Find A Grave - Livonia

Abel, Sid (Sidney Gerald) b. February 22, 1918 d. February 8, 2000
Hall of Fame Professional Hockey Player. An integral part of the Detroit Red Wings "Production Line" of the 1940s and 1950s, he was often overshadowed by his team mates on that line - Hall of Famers Ted Lindsay and Gordie Howe - yet is considered today by many Hockey historians as being the backbone of the Red Wings teams of the era. Nicknamed "Old Bootnose", he played for the Red Wings from 1938 to 1943, and from 1946 to 1952 (the two year break was the result of his serving in the Canadian...[Read More] (Bio by: Russ Dodge)
Glen Eden Memorial Park, Livonia, Wayne County, Michigan, USA
Bryan, Ford Richardson b. May 13, 1912 d. May 14, 2004
Author/Historian. As a 4th cousin of Henry Ford I, he authored many articles on the Ford Family and Henry Ford, in the Dearborn Historian, and the Ford Legend. He worked 33 years as a Spectrochemical Analyst for Ford Motor Company. When he became a volunteer at The Henry Ford in 1981, he found a lot of material to write on Henry Ford and the Ford legacy. His first book was "The Fords of Dearborn, Illustrated History." His other books are "Henry's Lieutenants," "Clara, Mrs. Henry Ford," "Friends...[Read More] (Bio by: Joel Hurley)
Glen Eden Memorial Park, Livonia, Wayne County, Michigan, USA
Cicotte, Eddie (Edward Victor) b. June 19, 1884 d. May 5, 1969
Major League Baseball Player. Born in Springwells, Michigan, he was best known as one of the eight Chicago White Sox players permanently ineligible for professional baseball for his alleged participation in the Black Sox scandal in the 1919 World Series against the Cincinnati Reds. Nicknamed "Knuckles", he was a right handed pitcher making his debut with the Detroit Tigers on September 3, 1905. For fourteen seasons, he played with the Detroit Tigers in 1905, Boston Red Sox (1906-12) and Chicago...[Read More] (Bio by: John "J-Cat" Griffith)
Parkview Memorial Cemetery, Livonia, Wayne County, Michigan, USA
Plot: Section 79, Grave 2
Haas, Karl b. December 6, 1913 d. February 6, 2005
Revered radio personality and musician whose syndicated program “Adventures in Good Music” was the longest running and most popular daily classical radio program in both national and international broadcast history. Karl brought musical enjoyment and appreciation of classical music to millions of connoisseurs and laymen, and was for many years the most listened to classical music radio program in the world, carried by hundreds of stations in the United States, Australia, Mexico, Panama and...[Read More] (Bio by: Malcolm Nicoll)
Beth El Memorial Park Cemetery, Livonia, Wayne County, Michigan, USA
Hoeft, Billy (William Frederick) b. May 17, 1932 d. March 16, 2010
Major League Baseball Player. For fifteen seasons (1952 to 1966), he was a left-handed pitcher with the Detroit Tigers, Boston Red Sox, Baltimore Orioles, San Francisco Giants, Milwaukee Braves and Chicago Cubs. Born William Frederick Hoeft, he attended Oshkosh High School in Wisconsin where he lettered in baseball and basketball. He made his Major League debut with Detroit at the age of 19 on April 18, 1952, and appeared in 34 games that season. The following year, he secured a place in the...[Read More] (Bio by: C.S.)
Parkview Memorial Cemetery, Livonia, Wayne County, Michigan, USA
Whitfield Jr., Thomas Anthony b. April 30, 1954 d. June 21, 1992
Gospel composer, musician, singer and producer. Referred to by gospel music fans as "The Maestro" because of his reputation as a consummate composer, musician, singer and producer. He is best known for organizing one of the most popular contemporary gospel choirs of all time, the Thomas Whitfield Company, and for producing best-selling recordings for gospel artist Vanessa Bell Armstrong, Shirley Caesar, Yolanda Adams, Douglas Miller, Keith Pringle, Bishop Paul Morton and for Aretha Franklin...[Read More] (Bio by: Curtis Jackson)
Mount Hope Memorial Gardens, Livonia, Wayne County, Michigan, USA

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