Find A Grave - Ponce Municipality

Fernández, Ruth b. May 23, 1919 d. January 9, 2012
Singer, Political Figure. Called "The Soul of Puerto Rico made song", she was perhaps her country's most popular and respected vocalist. Born Ruth Naomi Fernandez Cortada, she was raised by her grandmother following her mother's early death, learned to play the piano at a young age, and by 14 was singing professionally on the radio. Spotted by bandleader Mingo around 1940 she began establishing a following in nightclubs and casinos and soon made her first tour which took her to Latin America...[Read More] (Bio by: Bob Hufford)
Cementerio Municipal De Ponce, Ponce Municipality, Puerto Rico, USA
Ferre, Luis Alberto b. February 17, 1904 d. October 21, 2003
Puerto Rico Governor. Ferre served as the Governor of Puerto Rico from 1969 to 1973. Ferre also served as a Delegate to the Republican National Convention from Puerto Rico in 1964. In 1967 he founded the Pro-Statehood New Progressive Party, and also served as Puerto Rico's Senate President from 1977 to 1980. (Bio by: K)
Cementerio Las Mercedes, Ponce Municipality, Puerto Rico, USA
Lavoe (Perez Martinez), Hector b. September 30, 1946 d. June 29, 1993
Salsa Singer. Legendary figure who became one of the biggest stars in that musical genre during the 1960s and 1970s. He played with the likes of Ruben Blades, Tito Puente, and other major Salsa singers of the past and present. His tombstone only lists his son's name, due to the family's request in order not to attract legions of fans to his graves by listing his name on the stone.
Cementerio Civil, Ponce, Ponce Municipality, Puerto Rico, USA
McFarlane, Orlando b. June 28, 1938 d. July 18, 2007
Major League Baseball Player. Born Orlando Dejesus (Quesada) in Oriente, Cuba. He was a catcher for five seasons (1962, 1964, 1966 to 1968) with the Pittsburgh Pirates, Detroit Tigers and California Angels. His most successful season was in 1966 when he had a career high 35 hits, with 5 home runs and a .254 batting average. In 124 career games, McFarlane had 70 hits with a .240 lifetime batting average. (Bio by: C.S.)
Cementerio Civil, Ponce, Ponce Municipality, Puerto Rico, USA
Navarro, Emilio 'Millito' b. September 26, 1905 d. April 30, 2011
Negro League Baseball Player. An infielder, he was the first Puerto Rican in the Negro Leagues and prior to his death had been the oldest living professional baseball player. Raised in Patillas, he was a high school track star and turned-down a college scholarship, choosing instead to help support his family. After playing ball in the Dominican Rebublic and Venezuela Navarro signed with the Cuban Stars of the Eastern Colored League and in 1928 batted .337 as the leadoff hitter; handicapped by...[Read More] (Bio by: Bob Hufford)
Cementerio La Piedad, Ponce, Ponce Municipality, Puerto Rico, USA
Paoli, Antonio b. April 14, 1871 d. August 24, 1946
Internationally acclaimed opera singer. He was born in Ponce, Puerto Rico, and was known as "the king of tenors" in his day and the first Puerto Rican to reach international fame in the arts. Paoli's sister Amalia helped arrange a scholarship from Spain's Queen María Cristina, for Paoli. In 1882, he started his studies under that scholarship, at the Real Monasterio del Escorial. He later studied at the Academia de Canto La Scala in Milan, Italy in 1897, and subsequently debuted in Rossini's...[Read More] (Bio by: Jose Ruiz-Alvarez)
Panteón Nacional Román Baldorioty de Castro, Ponce, Ponce Municipality, Puerto Rico, USA

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