Find A Grave - Bergen County

Adonis, Joe (Guiseppe Antonio Doto) b. November 22, 1902 d. November 26, 1971
Organized Crime Figure. He was a close friend of mob boss Lucky Luciano and a member of his Mafia family in both Brooklyn, New York City, New York and New Jersey. He was deported to Italy in 1956 and died there of natural causes.
Cause of death: Natural causes
Madonna Cemetery, Fort Lee, Bergen County, New Jersey, USA
Aycrigg, John Bancker b. July 9, 1798 d. November 8, 1856
US Congressman. He was elected as a Whig to represent New Jersey as an At-Large Delegate in the United States House of Representatives, serving first from 1837 to 1839, then from from 1841 to 1843.
Old Paramus Reformed Church Cemetery, Ridgewood, Bergen County, New Jersey, USA
Balsam, Martin b. November 4, 1919 d. February 13, 1996
Actor. Appeared on stage, on television, and in motion pictures. Dubbed the "Bronx Barrymore," he won a Tony award for his stage role in "You Know I Can't Hear You When the Water's Running." He appeared in numerous movies, including "Psycho," and "A Thousand Clowns," for which he won an Oscar for Best Supporting Actor. His hundreds of television appearances included a regular role as Carroll O'Connor's business partner in "Archie Bunker's Place."
Cedar Park Cemetery, Paramus, Bergen County, New Jersey, USA
Barker, Jedh Colby b. June 20, 1945 d. September 21, 1967
Viet Nam Congressional Medal of Honor Recipient. Served in the United States Marine Corps during the War in Viet Nam as a Lance Corporal in Company F, 2nd Battalion, 4th Marines, 3rd Marine Division (Rein), FMF. He was awarded the CMOH for his bravery near Con Thein, Republic of Vietnam on September 21, 1967. His citation reads "For conspicuous gallantry and intrepidity at the risk of his life above and beyond the call of duty while serving as a machine gunner with Company F. During a...[Read More] (Bio by: Russ Dodge)
George Washington Memorial Park, Paramus, Bergen County, New Jersey, USA
Plot: Block M, Lot 63, Section A, Grave 2
Bass, Samuel [original burial site] d. 1884
Civil Rights Activist. The widely respected African-American sexton of the First Baptist Church in Hackensack, New Jersey, Samuel Bass had requested to be buried in local Hackensack Cemetery. When he died in 1884, however, his body was refused interment there on the basis of race. During the public outcry which followed, newly-elected Governor Leon Abbett (Democrat, 1884-87; 1890-93) championed Bass's cause, and prevailed upon the New Jersey State Legislature to pass the "Negro Burial Bill" of...[Read More] (Bio by: Nikita Barlow)
Gethsemane Cemetery, Little Ferry, Bergen County, New Jersey, USA
Plot: *Original burial site
Beck, Julian b. May 31, 1925 d. September 14, 1985
Actor, Motion Picture Producer, Director. Known for his experimental and improvisatory approach. He was co-founder, with wife Judith Malina, of the influential "Living Theater"(1972). He was best known for his role in "Poltergeist II" as the evil Reverend Henry Kane. (Bio by: Tomas)
Cedar Park Cemetery, Paramus, Bergen County, New Jersey, USA
Plot: Block 1, Hirsch Society plot
Becton, Maxwell Wilbur b. 1868 d. 1951
Businessman. Co-founder of Fortune 500 Company Becton Dickson.
Hillside Cemetery, Lyndhurst, Bergen County, New Jersey, USA
Berger, Meyer 'Mike' b. September 1, 1898 d. February 8, 1959
Journalist. Berger won the 1950 Pulitzer Prize for Journalism, for a 4,000 word story regarding the shooting of 13 people by an insane war veteran in Camden, NJ.
Riverside Cemetery, Saddle Brook, Bergen County, New Jersey, USA
Plot: Section 2, Block A, Lot 103, Grave 4
Blaché, Alice Guy b. July 1, 1873 d. March 24, 1968
Generally considered to be the world's first female director, she directed over 400 films between 1897 and 1920. She also produced hundreds of films. A secretary with Gaumont-Paris, she became one of their first directors when they started producing movies. In 1905 she was made the company's production director, supervising the company's other directors. In 1907 she married Herbert Blaché, and they went to the U.S. to set up the company's operations. In 1910 she set up her own production...[Read More] (Bio by: Ginny M)
Maryrest Cemetery, Mahwah, Bergen County, New Jersey, USA
Plot: 3 FB 16
Bodenheim, Maxwell b. May 26, 1892 d. February 6, 1954
Novelist and Poet. Once considered a leading modernist author of the early 20th Century, he is credited with introducing the spirit of French Naturalism into American Literature. His novel "Replenishing Jessica" (1925), a brutally frank tale about a young woman's sexual liberation among seedy bohemians, was the subject of a famous obscenity trial that helped loosen censorship restrictions in the United States. When the court ruled in Bodenheim's favor, New York City Mayor Jimmy Walker...[Read More] (Bio by: Robert Edwards)
Cedar Park Cemetery, Paramus, Bergen County, New Jersey, USA
Bogdanove, Abraham Jacob 'A.J.' b. September 2, 1886 d. August 26, 1946
Painter, Educator. He is best known for his Maine seascapes. Bogdanove came to America on December 25, 1900 with his parents and two brothers. He won a scholarship to Cooper Union and later to Columbia University to study Art. After graduating, he apprenticed with C.Y.Turner and F.C. Jones as a muralist, often working with the architectural firm of McKim, Meade and White. Bogdanove branched out on his own and painted murals in The Hebrew Sheltering and Guardian Society in 1912, Commercial HS...[Read More] (Bio by: Seth Bogdanove)
Riverside Cemetery, Saddle Brook, Bergen County, New Jersey, USA
Boiardo, Ruggiero 'Richie the Boot' b. December 8, 1890 d. October 29, 1984
Organized Crime Figure. He was a Capo in the Genovese Family from the days of Joe the Boss Masseria in the 1920's until his retirement in the early 1970's. He was based in the North Ward of Newark, New Jersey and he had absolute power over all organized crime in that city. His influence in City Hall brought about the arrest and conviction on racketeering charges of Newark Mayor Hugh Addonizio in 1969. Addonizio served 62 months in a federal prison. Ruggiero Boiardo died of natural causes at the...[Read More]
Holy Cross Cemetery, North Arlington, Bergen County, New Jersey, USA
Plot: Section 2
Boorse, Henry A b. September 17, 1904 d. July 25, 2003
Scientist. Member of the Manhattan Project that developed the first Atomic Bombs. (Bio by: Erik Lander)
George Washington Memorial Park, Paramus, Bergen County, New Jersey, USA
Boyd, Adam b. March 21, 1746 d. August 15, 1835
US Congressman. He served with the Bergen County board of freeholders and justices in 1773, 1784, 1791, 1794, and 1798. He was the sheriff of Bergen County from 1778 to 1781 and then again in 1789. He was a member of the New Jersey General Assembly for five terms and judge on Bergen County's Court of Common Pleas from 1803 to 1805. He was elected to the Eighth Congress as a Democratic-Republican and served from March 4, 1803 to March 3, 1805. He was elected to the Tenth Congress to fill the...[Read More] (Bio by: Tom Todd)
First Dutch Reformed Churchyard, Hackensack, Bergen County, New Jersey, USA
Braddock, James J. b. June 7, 1905 d. November 29, 1974
Professional Boxer. He was the Heavyweight Champion of the World 1935-1937 and inducted in the International Boxing Hall of Fame (2001). He was nicknamed "The Cinderella Man," and he fought over 100 fights. He defeated Max Baer for the Heavyweight Championship (June 22,1937). (Bio by: Angelo Darden)
Mount Carmel Cemetery, Tenafly, Bergen County, New Jersey, USA
Plot: East St. Patrick Grave 47 (along fence)
Brown, Wandra b. 1925 d. November 2, 1994
Composer and Singer. She wrote "Baby Lover" for Petula Clark, "Don't Take It Out on This World" for the Adam's Apples, and other hits for singers, including Connie Francis. She co-wrote "Pepino the Italian Mouse" for Lou Monte. (Bio by: Richard H.)
George Washington Memorial Park, Paramus, Bergen County, New Jersey, USA
Plot: Block FF, Lot 47,Section C, Grave 1
Butler, Billy b. December 15, 1925 d. March 20, 1991
Soul jazz and blues guitarist. His professional career began in the late 1940s with the Harlemaires, a doo-wop/R&B group. He then led various combos until he joined Harry "Doc" Bagby's trio in 1952. His most recognizable work came during his 1954 to 1961 tenure with soul jazz organist Bill Doggett. In 1956 he was a co-writer and the featured guitarist on Doggett's recording "Honky Tonk" (Parts 1 and 2), the number one R&B hit that year, and considered by many to be the first instrumental...[Read More] (Bio by: Rick Bryant)
Fair Lawn Memorial Cemetery, Fair Lawn, Bergen County, New Jersey, USA
Cassedy, George b. 1783 d. 1842
US Congressman. Elected to representative New Jersey in the United States House of Representatives, serving from 1821 to 1827.
First Dutch Reformed Churchyard, Hackensack, Bergen County, New Jersey, USA
Chapman, Frank Michler b. June 12, 1864 d. November 15, 1945
Scientist. Prominent Ornithologist. Curator of Ornithology for the American Museum of Natural History in New York City from 1908 to 1942. Photographed and collected data on North American birds for over 50 years, and did much to popularize bird watching in the 20th Century. (Bio by: Russ Dodge)
Brookside Cemetery, Englewood, Bergen County, New Jersey, USA
Plot: East Side, Lot 110
Cohen, Myron b. May 1, 1902 d. March 10, 1986
Comedian. He was working as a salesman within the fabric industry of New York City when he was encouraged to go into stand up comedy. He was the unsurpassed story teller of comedy and a favorite guest for many years on the Tonight Show Featuring Johnny Carson and The Ed Sullivan Show. Myron was also a regular entertainer in Las Vegas, nightclubs and the "Borscht Belt." Although he spoke perfect, cultured English, he was a master at capturing the ethnic accents of the Jewish citizens of New York...[Read More] (Bio by: bosguy)
Cedar Park Cemetery, Paramus, Bergen County, New Jersey, USA
Plot: 305, grave 2 block 2
GPS coordinates: 40.9696808, -74.0539703 (hddd.dddd)

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