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Bufano, Beniamino Benevento b. October 15, 1890 d. August 18, 1970
Sculptor. Bufano crafted his own grave marker, a statue of St. Francis.
Holy Cross Catholic Cemetery, Colma, San Mateo County, California, USA
Plot: Section W, northeast of the main community mausoleum
Burr, Ephraim Willard b. March 7, 1809 d. July 20, 1894
San Francisco Mayor. A native of Rhode Island, Burr came to San Francisco in 1850 where he would open a store. In 1854 he helped establish California's first savings bank, the San Francisco Accumulating Fund Association, which he would later serve as president of from 1857 until 1879 after it became the Savings & Loan Society. A strong advocate for the cleaning up of San Francisco after the death of his son from disease, he gained the support of the San Francisco Vigilance Committee and was...[Read More] (Bio by: G.Photographer)
Cypress Lawn Memorial Park, Colma, San Mateo County, California, USA
Plot: Section I
Camilli, Adolph Louis b. April 23, 1907 d. October 21, 1997
Profession Baseball Player. In his 12-season career, Dolph Camilli played first base for four different teams: Chicago Cubs (1933-1934); Philadelphia Phillies (1934-1937); Brooklyn Dodgers (1938-1943); and Boston Red Sox (1945). (Bio by: Shiver)
Cypress Lawn Memorial Park, Colma, San Mateo County, California, USA
Carcione, Joe b. October 31, 1914 d. August 2, 1988
Television Personality. Joe Carcione was a San Francisco Bay Area icon. He started his career working in his father's produce market in 1933. In the 1970s, he got a daily spot on local news station KCBS, thereafter graduating to both print (San Francisco Chronicle) and television (KRON). His television show, "The Greengrocer," was ultimately syndicated on dozens of television stations across the country. His trademark pronunciation of "VEG-it-ibbles" was both endearing and humorous. Millions...[Read More] (Bio by: countedx58)
Holy Cross Catholic Cemetery, Colma, San Mateo County, California, USA
Plot: All Saints Mausoleum, St. Anthony of Padua chapel
Casserly, Eugene b. November 13, 1820 d. June 14, 1883
US Senator. Served as a United States Senator from California from 1869 to 1873.
Holy Cross Catholic Cemetery, Colma, San Mateo County, California, USA
Caveney, James Christopher 'Ike' b. December 10, 1894 d. July 6, 1949
Professional Baseball Player. Ike Caveney played short stop for the Cincinatti Reds from 1922-1925. (Bio by: Shiver)
Holy Cross Catholic Cemetery, Colma, San Mateo County, California, USA
Chapman (Kauffman), John (Charles Felix) b. February 10, 1844 d. September 30, 1905
Civil War Congressional Medal of Honor Recipient. Born in Strasburg, France, he enlisted in Limerick, Maine, as a Private of Company B, 1st Maine Volunteer Heavy Artillery on October 5, 1864 under the name of John Chapman, giving his place of birth as St. John, New Brunswick, for the reason that his father, F. A. Kauffman, was not willing that he should go. He was awarded the Medal of Honor for his bravery at Deatonsville (Sailor’s Creek), Virginia on April 6, 1865. His citation reads "capture...[Read More] (Bio by: Debbie)
Holy Cross Catholic Cemetery, Colma, San Mateo County, California, USA
Plot: Section B, Row 23, Area 22, Grave 3
Chipman, Norton Parker b. March 7, 1834 d. February 1, 1924
Civil War Union Brevet Brigadier General and Congressman. He left his law practice in Iowa at the outbreak of the Civil War, entered the Union Army and was commissioned Major of the 2nd Iowa Infantry on September 23, 1861. Promoted Colonel on April 17, 1862, he was seriously injured and reported as dead at Fort Donelson later that year. After he recuperated, he was assigned to special duty in Washington and was on President Lincoln's staff at Gettysburg, as judge advocate. For his service and...[Read More] (Bio by: John "J-Cat" Griffith)
Cypress Lawn Memorial Park, Colma, San Mateo County, California, USA
Christopher, George b. December 8, 1907 d. September 14, 2000
San Francisco Mayor. He served as the Mayor of San Francisco, California, from 1956 to 1964. He was defeated in 1951. As the Mayor of San Francisco, he was instrumental in convincing the New York Giants baseball team to move to San Francisco, and in the construction of Candlestick Park. Also served as an Alternate Delegate to the Republican National Convention from California in 1956, Presidential Elector for California in 1956, Candidate in Primary for United States Senator from California in...[Read More] (Bio by: K)
Greek Orthodox Memorial Park, Colma, San Mateo County, California, USA
Cotton, Aylett Rains b. November 29, 1826 d. October 30, 1912
US Congressman. Elected to represent Iowa in the United States House of Representatives, serving from 1871 to 1873. Also served as a County Judge from 1851 to 1853, Delegate to the Iowa State Constitutional Convention in 1857, and Member of the Iowa State House of representatives from 1868 to 1870. (Bio by: K)
Woodlawn Memorial Park, Colma, San Mateo County, California, USA
Coy, Bernard Paul b. February 13, 1901 d. May 4, 1946
Criminal. A bank robber from Louisville, Kentucky, Coy was serving a twenty-five year prison sentence when he was sent to Alcatraz Federal Penitentiary in 1938. While on the island, he began planning a major escape attempt with fellow inmates Joseph Cretzer, Marvin Hubbard, Sam Shockley, Myron Thompson, and Clarence Carnes. On May 2, 1946, with Coy as their leader, the inmates set their plans in motion and quickly took over the main cellblock and locked up most of the prison's guards before any...[Read More] (Bio by: G.Photographer)
Woodlawn Memorial Park, Colma, San Mateo County, California, USA
Cretzer, Joseph Paul [original burial site] b. April 17, 1911 d. May 4, 1946
Criminal. As a Bay Area bank robber, he was the most feared bank robber on the West Coast during the Depression, earning the distinction of Public Enemy No. 5. After his imprisonment, he was caught trying to escape from McNeil Island Prison, so he was sent to Alcatraz. In May 1941 he and three others attempted to escape The Rock, but they failed. After spending 5 years in solitary, he threw into another escape plan with Bernard Coy, Marvin Hubbard, Buddy Thompson, Sam Shockley, and Clarence...[Read More] (Bio by: Dennis Rice)
Cypress Lawn Memorial Park, Colma, San Mateo County, California, USA
Crews, Laura Hope b. December 12, 1879 d. September 13, 1942
Actress. She is best known for playing 'Aunt Pittypat Hamilton' in the 1939 classic movie "Gone With the Wind."
Cypress Lawn Memorial Park, Colma, San Mateo County, California, USA
Plot: Rose Mound, Lot 65
Crocker, William Henry b. January 13, 1861 d. September 25, 1937
Businessman Magnate. William Crocker founded and later became president of Crocker National Bank. When much of San Francisco was destroyed by the quake and fire of 1906, Crocker and his bank were major forces in financing reconstruction. Crocker was a University of California regent for nearly thirty years and funded the Lawrence Radiation Laboratory's second cyclotron. He was also on the Board of Directors for Pacific Telephone and Telegraph Co. and Chairman of the Board of Regents for Pacific...[Read More] (Bio by: John "J-Cat" Griffith)
Cypress Lawn Memorial Park, Colma, San Mateo County, California, USA
Plot: East Section, 23
Crosetti, Frank Peter Joseph 'The Crow' b. October 4, 1910 d. February 11, 2002
Played shortstop on eight New York Yankees World Series championship teams from 1932-48. He played 17 seasons with the Yankees and then was the third base coach for 20 more years taking part in 15 more World Series. (Bio by: Ron Moody)
Cause of death: Complications from a fall
Holy Cross Catholic Cemetery, Colma, San Mateo County, California, USA
Plot: All Saints Mausoleum, Corridor of Saint Agnes
Davis, Horace b. March 16, 1831 d. July 12, 1916
US Congressman. A Massachusetts native, Davis graduated from Harvard in 1849. In 1852 he moved to California and settled in San Francisco where in 1860, he took control of the Golden Gate Flouring Mills. In 1866 he became President of the Produce Exchange of San Francisco, a post he held until 1876. In 1877 he was elected to the United States House of Representatives representing California's 1st District until 1881. In 1888 he was appointed the sixth President of the University of California...[Read More] (Bio by: G.Photographer)
Cypress Lawn Memorial Park, Colma, San Mateo County, California, USA
Plot: Section K, Lot 170
de La Motte, Margeurite b. June 22, 1902 d. March 10, 1950
Dancer. Actress. Born in Duluth, Minnesota and educated in San Diego, California she trained as a dancer. She appeared in over 50 films in her career, including H.B. Warner’s ‘The Pagan God’ and ‘For a Woman’s Honor’ in 1919. Her popularity escalated when she was teamed with Douglas Fairbanks in a series of films including ‘The Mark of Zorro’ in 1920, ‘The Three Musketeers’ in 1921, and ‘The Iron Mask’ in 1929. She also starred opposite Lon Chaney in 1922’s ‘The Shadows’. She was married to...[Read More] (Bio by: Iola)
Cause of death: Cerebral thrombosis
Olivet Memorial Park, Colma, San Mateo County, California, USA
Plot: Olivet Columbarium, Room M, Niche 115
De Young, Charles b. January 6, 1845 d. April 23, 1880
Journalist. Co-founder and first Editor-in-Chief of the San Francisco Chronicle. Born in France, he emigrated to San Francisco with his parents around 1850. In January 1865 De Young and his brother Michael launched "The Daily Dramatic Chronicle", an eight-page theatrical handbill, with $20 borrowed from their landlord. Their first scoop was breaking the story of President Abraham Lincoln's assassination. By 1870 the Chronicle had become a full-fledged newspaper, with such staff writers as...[Read More] (Bio by: Robert Edwards)
Cypress Lawn Memorial Park, Colma, San Mateo County, California, USA
Plot: Section O
De Young, Michael b. September 30, 1849 d. February 15, 1925
Journalist. He co-founded the San Francisco Chronicle with his brother Charles in 1865. Initially serving as bookeeper and then treasurer, he helped turn a modest theatrical handbill into one of the nation's leading newspapers, and gained total control of the Chronicle after Charles De Young's murder in 1880. He continued his brother's scandal-mongering editorial policies and infuriated many of San Francisco's most influential citizens. Writer Ambrose Bierce quipped, "Hatred of De Young is the...[Read More] (Bio by: Robert Edwards)
Holy Cross Catholic Cemetery, Colma, San Mateo County, California, USA
Plot: Family Mausoleum
DeHaven, John Jefferson b. March 12, 1845 d. January 26, 1913
US Congressman. Elected to represent California in the United States House of Representatives, serving from 1889 to 1890. Also served as a Member of the California State Assembly in 1869, Member of California State Senate from 1871 to 1873, and Justice of the California State Supreme Court from 1890 to 1895. (Bio by: K)
Olivet Memorial Park, Colma, San Mateo County, California, USA

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