Find A Grave - St. Joseph County

Brick, Abraham Lincoln b. May 27, 1860 d. April 7, 1908
US Congressman. He was elected as a Republican to represent Indiana's 13th District in the United States House of Representatives, serving five terms from 1899 until his death in office. He was born on his father's farm near South Bend, Indiana, and attended South Bend High School. After study at Cornell and Yale Colleges, he graduated from the law department of the University of Michigan at Ann Arbor in 1883; that same year he was admitted to the bar and returned to South Bend to set up a...[Read More] (Bio by: Robert Edwards)
Riverview Cemetery, South Bend, St. Joseph County, Indiana, USA
Butterworth, Charles b. 1896 d. June 13, 1946
Actor and comedian from the 1930s and 1940s. He was in the films "The Mad Genius," "Love Me Tonight" (with Jeanette Macdonald), "The Cat And The Fiddle," "Magnificent Obsession," "The Boys From Syracuse," "Second Chorus," "This Is The Army," and "Everyday's a Holiday" (with Mae West). He died in a car accident where he lost control of his small convertible and crashed into a lamp post. He was thrown from the car and suffered a fractured skull. (Bio by: Tim Crutchfield)
Saint Joseph Valley Memorial Park, Granger, St. Joseph County, Indiana, USA
Cifelli, Gus b. February 3, 1925 d. March 26, 2009
Professional Football Player, Jurist. Drafted by the Detroit Lions from the University of Notre Dame in 1950, he was a member of the Detroit Lions 1952 World Championship team. As a tackle, he started 36 games playing with Bobby Layne and Doak Walker. He also played for the Green Bay Packers, Philadelphia Eagles, and Pittsburgh Steelers. Born and raised in the Kensington section of Philadelphia, he was an amateur boxer, and ultimately won Heavyweight Golden Gloves Championships in Nevada and...[Read More] (Bio by: Always with Love)
Highland Cemetery, South Bend, St. Joseph County, Indiana, USA
Colfax, Schuyler b. March 23, 1823 d. January 13, 1885
17th United States Vice President, US Congressman.
City Cemetery, South Bend, St. Joseph County, Indiana, USA
Corby, Rev. William b. October 2, 1833 d. December 28, 1897
Civil War Union Army Chaplain. Served as Chaplain with the Union's Army of the Potomac's Irish Brigade. On July 2, 1863, Father Corby mounted a large rock on Cemetery Ridge and gave absolution to the men of the Irish Brigade before they entered the battle in the Wheatfield. Today a statue of him stands on the rock he mounted that day. (Bio by: Ethan F. Bishop)
Holy Cross Cemetery, Notre Dame, St. Joseph County, Indiana, USA
Coveleski, Stanley Anthony 'Stan' b. July 13, 1889 d. March 20, 1984
Hall of Fame Major League Baseball Player. Born Stanislaus Kowalewski, he was a right handed pitcher who leaned his stills by throwing stones at a tin cans on a log. When he was 18 years old, his abilities caught the attention of the local semi-professional ball club, which invited him to pitch for them. After a few years in the minor leagues, he made his debut with the Philadelphia Athletics on September 10, 1912 and pitched a shutout win in his first big league start. Known for throwing the...[Read More] (Bio by: John "J-Cat" Griffith)
Saint Joseph Cemetery, South Bend, St. Joseph County, Indiana, USA
Eddy, Norman b. December 10, 1810 d. January 28, 1872
US Congressman. Served as Colonel in the Union Army during the Civil War. Elected to represent Indiana's 9th District in the United States House of Representatives, serving from 1853 to 1855. Also served as a Candidate for the Indiana State House of Representatives in 1847, Member of the Indiana State Senate from 1849 to 1842, United States District Attorney for Minnesota from 1855 to 1857, and Secretary of the State of Indiana from 1871 until his death in 1872. (Bio by: K)
City Cemetery, South Bend, St. Joseph County, Indiana, USA
Ford, George b. 1846 d. 1917
US Congressman. Elected to represent Indiana's 13th District in the United States House of Representatives, serving from 1885 to 1887. Also served as a State Court Judge. (Bio by: K)
Riverview Cemetery, South Bend, St. Joseph County, Indiana, USA
Haas, Dr. Arthur Erich b. April 30, 1884 d. February 20, 1941
American Physicist and Educator. He was professor of physics at Vienna, Leipzig, London, and from 1936, the University of Notre Dame, South Bend, Indiana. After first doing work in the history of science, he turned in 1909 to theoretical physics and made a number of proposals in the field of atomic physics, anticipating Bohr's theory of the atom. In 1920 he derived formulas for the isotope effect in rotational spectra. His writings include Wave Mechanics and the New Quantum Theory (1928)...[Read More] (Bio by: Anonymous)
Cedar Grove Cemetery, Notre Dame, St. Joseph County, Indiana, USA
Hart, Leon b. November 21, 1928 d. September 24, 2002
Football player. 1949 Heisman Trophy winner. One of only 3 non-skill position players to win the award. Won 3 national championships with Notre Dame in 1946, 1947 and 1949. All-Pro for the Detroit Lions in the NFL. (Bio by: GP)
Cedar Grove Cemetery, Notre Dame, St. Joseph County, Indiana, USA
Konop, Thomas Frank b. August 17, 1879 d. October 17, 1964
US Congressman. Elected to represent Wisconsin's 9th District in the United States House of Representatives, serving from 1911 to 1917. (Bio by: K)
Highland Cemetery, South Bend, St. Joseph County, Indiana, USA
Kovatch, John b. July 21, 1920 d. August 18, 2012
Professional Football Player. For three seasons (1942, 1946 to 1947), he played at the offensive-end position in the National Football League with the Washington Redskins and Green Bay Packers. Born John George Kovatch, he attended Washington High School (Indiana) and played collegiate football at the University of Notre Dame. While with the Fighting Irish, he was a three-time letterman (1939 to 1941). Selected by the Washington Redskins during the 11th round of the 1942 NFL Draft, he appeared...[Read More] (Bio by: C.S.)
Hungarian Sacred Heart Cemetery, South Bend, St. Joseph County, Indiana, USA
Plot: Cremated and interred
Krause, Edward W. 'Moose' b. February 2, 1913 d. December 10, 1992
Hall of Fame College Basketball Player, Coach. At six feet, three inches tall and weighing two hundred and fifteen pounds, he was a �basketball giant� that turned Notre Dame into a national collegiate basketball power in the 1930s. He played for the Fighting Irish from 1932 to 1934. During that time the basketball team earned fifty-four wins against only twelve losses. He was one of the first players to average double digit scoring for a season and was the second player in collegiate basketball...[Read More] (Bio by: Bigwoo)
Cedar Grove Cemetery, Notre Dame, St. Joseph County, Indiana, USA
Kruckel, Marie b. June 18, 1924 d. July 21, 2012
Professional Baseball Player. A pitcher and outfielder, she is remembered for her four year career in the All American Girls Professional Baseball League (AAGPBL). Raised in The Bronx, she manifested her talent early, playing competitive softball from a young age. After graduating from Pennsylvania's East Stroudsburg State Teachers College she was working as a teacher when she requested a tryout with the AAGPBL; signed by the South Bend Blue Sox for 1946 she played in the outfield as she did...[Read More] (Bio by: Bob Hufford)
Welsheimer Crematory, South Bend, St. Joseph County, Indiana, USA
Kuhl, Charles H. b. November 6, 1915 d. January 31, 1971
United States Army Soldier. During World War II, he was stationed in Europe when he was wounded and had to be hospitalized. The hospital received a visit from General George Patton a few days later and when talking to Charles Kuhl, Patton took his black glove and slapped Kuhl across the face for no apparent reason and left. The slap gained nationwide attention at the time. (Bio by: K)
Fairview Cemetery, Mishawaka, St. Joseph County, Indiana, USA
Lemek, Raymond Edward b. June 28, 1934 d. September 17, 2005
Professional Football Player. After graduating from Notre Dame, he was a 19th round pick in the 1956 NFL draft by the Washington Redskins. After taking a year to rehabilitate an injured knee, he played offensive tackle and guard with the Redskins from 1957 through 1961. He was traded to the Pittsburgh Steelers in 1962 and played with them until his retirement in 1965. (Bio by: Mel Bashore)
Holy Cross Cemetery, Notre Dame, St. Joseph County, Indiana, USA
McInerny, Dr. Ralph b. February 24, 1929 d. January 29, 2010
Author. Though a respected scholar and a leading authority on the life and work of St. Thomas Aquinas, he is probably best remembered as the creator of the "Father Dowling" series of mysteries. Raised in Minnesota, he served in the US Marine Corps in 1946 and 1947. Following graduation from St. Paul Seminary in 1951, he took his master's from the University of Minnesota in 1952, then earned his Ph.D. at Quebec's Laval University in 1954. After teaching at Creighton University in Omaha for a...[Read More] (Bio by: Bob Hufford)
Cedar Grove Cemetery, Notre Dame, St. Joseph County, Indiana, USA
Nimtz, F. Jay b. December 1, 1915 d. December 6, 1990
US Congressman. Served in the United States Army during World War II. Elected to represent Indiana's 3rd District in the United States House of Representatives, serving from 1957 to 1959. He was defeated in 1958 and 1960. (Bio by: K)
Riverview Cemetery, South Bend, St. Joseph County, Indiana, USA
O'Hara, John Francis b. August 1, 1888 d. August 28, 1960
Roman Catholic Archbishop. Raised in Indiana and Uruguay, he began studies at the University of Notre Dame in 1909, and was ordained a Holy Cross priest in 1916. At Notre Dame he taught commerce and became the university president in 1934. From 1939 till the end of World War II, he was the Bishop of the Military. After the war, he became the Bishop of Buffalo, New York, and later served that same role in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. His leadership there was active, expanding education, opening...[Read More] (Bio by: rjschatz)
Basilica of The Sacred Heart , Notre Dame, St. Joseph County, Indiana, USA
Plot: Tomb in the Cardinal O'Hara Chapel of the Basilica
O'Malley, Francis J. b. 1909 d. 1974
Legendary professor of English at Notre Dame; mentor to thousands of students.
Cause of death: acute alcoholism
Holy Cross Cemetery, Notre Dame, St. Joseph County, Indiana, USA
Plot: To the left, just inside the main gate

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