Find A Grave - Contra Costa County

Baldwin Jr., John Finley b. June 28, 1915 d. March 9, 1966
US Congressman. Served as a Colonel in the United States Army during World War II. Elected to represent California's 6th and 14th Districts in the United States House of Representatives, serving from 1955 until his death in 1966. (Bio by: K)
Oakmont Memorial Park, Lafayette, Contra Costa County, California, USA
Bowie, Gen. George Washington b. 1827 d. August 11, 1901
Civil War Union Brevet Brigadier General. A native of Maryland, Bowie was first commissioned into military service during the Mexican War. Assigned as a First Lieutenant with the 15th Infantry Regiment, he would serve with distinction during the war and would be brevetted to the rank of Major by war's end. Returning to civilian life, he moved to California in 1850 and became involved in politics. In 1854, he was elected to the California state assembly. He also made unsuccessful campaigns for...[Read More] (Bio by: G.Photographer)
Alhambra Cemetery, Martinez, Contra Costa County, California, USA
Plot: 47, Cypress
Culp, Robert b. August 16, 1930 d. March 24, 2010
Actor, Screenwriter. Best known for his work in television, he earned an international reputation for his role as Kelly Robinson on I Spy (1965-1968), the espionage series, where he and co-star Bill Cosby played a pair of secret agents. He came to national attention very early in his career as the star of the 1957-1959 Western television series Trackdown in which he played Texas Ranger Hoby Gilman. Trackdown was a spin-off of Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theater, also on CBS. His character was...[Read More]
Sunset View Cemetery, El Cerrito, Contra Costa County, California, USA
Eltse, Ralph Roscoe b. September 13, 1885 d. March 18, 1971
US Congressman. Elected to represent California's 7th District in the United States House of Representatives, serving from 1933 to 1935. He was defeated in 1940. (Bio by: K)
Sunset View Cemetery, El Cerrito, Contra Costa County, California, USA
Plot: Mausoleum
Galan, Augie (August) b. May 25, 1912 d. December 28, 1993
Major League Baseball Player. The switch hitter played 16 years in the big leagues with the Chicago Cubs (1934-41), the Brooklyn Dodgers (1941-46), the Cincinnati Reds (1947-48), the New York Giants (1949) and Philadelphia Athletics (1949). He fashioned a .287 lifetime batting average, collecting 1,706 hits that included 336 doubles and 100 homers. He drove in 830 runs and scored 1,004 times. Galan played in three losing World Series: in 1935 (4 for 25, .160), 1938 (0 for 2 as a pinch hitter)...[Read More] (Bio by: Ron Coons)
Saint Josephs Cemetery, San Pablo, Contra Costa County, California, USA
Griffith, Robert Warren b. June 24, 1963 d. August 27, 1983
Literary Figure. Subject of the book "Prayers for Bobby".
Cause of death: Suicide
Oakmont Memorial Park, Lafayette, Contra Costa County, California, USA
Hickox, Laurie Jean b. December 6, 1945 d. February 15, 1961
Sister and pairs skating partner of William Hickox. 1960 National Junior Pairs figure skating champions and third place at the 1961 National pairs figure skating champinionships. Member of the 1960 US World Figure Skating Team. She perished along with the entire 1961 US Figure Skating Team, including coaches, family members, and...[Read More]
Sunset View Cemetery, El Cerrito, Contra Costa County, California, USA
Hickox, William Holmes b. March 28, 1942 d. February 15, 1961
Figure skater and Air Force Cadet. Brother and pairs skating partner of Laurie Hickox. They won the 1960 National Junior Pairs figure skating championships and third place at the 1961 National pairs figure skating championships. Member of the 1961 U.S. World Figure Skating Team.
Cause of death: Plane crash
Sunset View Cemetery, El Cerrito, Contra Costa County, California, USA
Jacuzzi, Candido b. February 24, 1903 d. October 7, 1986
Inventor. Born in Casarsa della Delizia, Pordenone, Friuli-Venezia Giulia, Candido emigrated with his family to Berkeley, California. In the early 1900s the seven Jacuzzi brothers worked together and invented the first enclosed cabin monoplane. This airplane carried mail and ferried passengers from the San Francisco Bay Area to Yosemite National Park. In 1956 they invented a portable hydrotherapy pump, the J-300, which was sold to hospitals and schools. Necessity being the mother of invention...[Read More] (Bio by: Megan)
Queen of Heaven Cemetery, Lafayette, Contra Costa County, California, USA
Plot: Mausoleum, Saint matthew section, second tier
Landrum, Don (Donald Leroy) b. February 16, 1936 d. January 9, 2003
Major League Baseball Player. Played Major League baseball as an outfielder for eight seasons (1957, 1960 to 1966) with the Philadelphia Phillies, St. Louis Cardinals, Chicago Cubs, and San Francisco Giants. Originally signed by scout Don McShane on June 26, 1954 as an amateur free agent for the Philadelphia Phillies, he was a left-handed hitter with outstanding speed, but was not much of a threat in the hitting department, usually having trouble with curves ball and other breaking pitches...[Read More] (Bio by: Frank Russo)
Holy Cross Cemetery, Antioch, Contra Costa County, California, USA
Lazzeri, Anthony Michael b. December 6, 1903 d. August 6, 1946
Professional Baseball Player. Hall of Fame member (Yankees). Though "Poosh 'Em Up" Tony Lazzeri, the power-hitting second sacker for the Murderers' Row Yankees, may have been overshadowed by his teammates, those in the game respected his leadership skills. A key member of six pennant-winners, he was a .300 hitter five times and drove in over 100 runs seven times. Lazzeri, who still holds the American League single-game record with 11 RBI on May 24, 1936, belted 60 home runs and drove in 222...[Read More]
Sunset View Cemetery, El Cerrito, Contra Costa County, California, USA
Luckey, Henry Carl b. November 22, 1868 d. December 31, 1956
US Congressman. Elected to represent Nebraska's 1st District in the United States House of Representatives, serving from 1935 to 1939. (Bio by: K)
Sunset View Cemetery, El Cerrito, Contra Costa County, California, USA
McCracklin, Jimmy b. August 13, 1921 d. December 20, 2012
Musician, composer and rhythm&blues pianist. Known and regarded as one of the best American musicians of the post World War II. During his career, lasting over 70 years, he wrote almost a thousand songs and recorded a hundred of these, including "My Rockin 'Soul United," "Every Night, Every Day Imperial", "Let's Get Together Mint" and "All His Bluesblasters Ace". Jimmy McCracklin received prestigious awards, including a "Pioneer Award by the Rhythm and Blues Foundation", the "Living Legend and...[Read More] (Bio by: Lucy Caldarelli)
Saint Josephs Cemetery, San Pablo, Contra Costa County, California, USA
McKinlay, Duncan E. b. October 6, 1862 d. December 30, 1914
US Congressman. A native of Ontario, Canada, McKinlay moved to California in the 1880's. In 1892 he became a lawyer and by 1905 was appointed a United States attorney in San Francisco. In 1905, he was elected to the United States House of Representatives representing California's 2nd District until 1911. Also in 1905, the newly elected congressman would be part of then Secretary of War William Taft's trip to Japan. A close supporter of later President Taft, he was appointed surveyor of customs...[Read More] (Bio by: G.Photographer)
Sunset View Cemetery, El Cerrito, Contra Costa County, California, USA
Michaels, Leonard b. 1933 d. May 10, 2003
Author. He was a writer and educator who published a small, but critically praised body of work. The most famous being his 1981 novel "The Men's Club". He also wrote the 1986 screenplay which starred Roy Scheider, Harvey Keitel, and Richard Jordan. He wrote short stories which includes: "Going Places" in 1969, and "I Would Have Saved Them If I Could" in 1975". (Bio by: Chuck Kearns)
Oakmont Memorial Park, Lafayette, Contra Costa County, California, USA
Muir, John b. April 21, 1838 d. December 24, 1914
Author, Naturalist. He studied nature by wandering on foot through the northern United States and Canada with first hand observations of nature, making trips to Alaska, Australia, South America, Africa, Europe, China and Japan. He also was a prolific writer turning out over 300 articles which appeared in the major publications of the time. He authored ten books, including "Our National Parks" which caught the attention of President Theodore Roosevelt, whose meeting with John Muir in the...[Read More] (Bio by: Donald Greyfield)
Muir-Strentzel Hanna Cemetery, Martinez, Contra Costa County, California, USA
Mydland, Brent R. b. 1952 d. July 26, 1990
Musician. Born in Munich, Germany, he was best known as the keyboard player for the band the Grateful Dead. In 1978, he was doing a solo project with Grateful Dead member Bob Weir, when he was asked to join the band. From 1979, until his death, he was an integral part of the Dead, touring, recording and he wrote many of the group's songs, including "Hell in a Bucket", "Just a Little Light", "Far From Me" and "Easy to Love You". He died in Lafayette, California. (Bio by: John "J-Cat" Griffith)
Cause of death: Drug overdose
Oakmont Memorial Park, Lafayette, Contra Costa County, California, USA
Pinson, Vada Edward b. August 11, 1938 d. October 21, 1995
Major League Baseball Player, Coach. For eighteen seasons (1958 to 1975), he played at the outfielder position with the Cincinnati Redlegs/Reds, St. Louis Cardinals, Cleveland Indians, California Angels and Kansas City Royals. Raised in Oakland, California, he attended McClynmonds High School and was signed as an amateur free agent by Cincinnati in 1956. He broke into the Major Leagues on April 15th, 1958 and appeared in 27 games with Cincinnati that year, recording 26 hits with a .271 batting...[Read More] (Bio by: C.S.)
Rolling Hills Memorial Park, El Sobrante, Contra Costa County, California, USA
Plot: Garden Of Faith Lot 108 Space 1
Rodia, Sam (Simon) b. 1875 d. July 17, 1965
He designed and built the famous Watts Towers in Los Angeles. In 1921, Simon Rodia bought a wedge-shaped lot at 1765 E. 107th Street in the Watts area of Los Angeles, California. Like many Italian immigrants, Rodia was a construction worker by trade. For the next thirty three years, Rodia used every spare minute he had building the now-famous Watts Towers which are recognized internationally as brilliant examples of folk art. Using discarded materials from his day job, bits of broken glass and...[Read More] (Bio by: Joe Costa)
Saint Catherine of Siena Cemetery, Martinez, Contra Costa County, California, USA
Scott, Gene b. August 14, 1929 d. February 21, 2005
Religious Leader. He was an internationally known eligious broadcaster and author of 20 books. He served as pastor of the University Cathedral in Los Angeles, California, which claimed a membership of 15,000 people. Outside Los Angeles, his ministry reached listeners in more than 180 countries and was the first Christian broadcaster to cover the globe through satellite, shortwave and Internet media. He attended Stanford University, where he earned his Ph.D. in Philosophies of Education in 1957...[Read More] (Bio by: Genet)
Sunset Mausoleum-Columbarium, Kensington, Contra Costa County, California, USA

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