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Kinkade, Thomas b. January 19, 1958 d. April 6, 2012
Artist. Called the "Painter of Light", he created a large body of popular and best-selling works that often depicted idyllic pastoral themes. Raised in Placerville, California, at the foot of the Sierra Nevada Mountains, he studied at the University of California, Berkeley, before transferring to Pasadena's famed Art Center College of Design. He was to spend the 1980s traveling and refining his craft, along the way publishing 1982's "The Artist's Guide to Sketching" and producing the background...[Read More] (Bio by: Bob Hufford)
Madronia Cemetery, Saratoga, Santa Clara County, California, USA
Kung Pin-Mei, Ignatius b. August 2, 1901 d. March 12, 2000
Roman Catholic Leader. A native of P'ou-tong, near Shanghai, he was taught Chinese classics and religious instruction by his aunt Martha, a homebound nun, who encouraged him to join the priesthood. He later attended St. Ignatius High School in Shanghai and entered the seminary. On May 28, 1930, he was ordained. From 1930 to 1949, he did pastoral work in the diocese of Shanghai and although a diocesan priest, he was appointed headmaster of Aurora High School and later of Gonzaga High School...[Read More] (Bio by: Guy Gagnon)
Santa Clara Mission Cemetery, Santa Clara, Santa Clara County, California, USA
Lick, James b. August 25, 1796 d. October 1, 1876
Philanthropist.
Lick Observatory, Mount Hamilton, Santa Clara County, California, USA
Love, Harry b. 1809 d. 1868
American Folk Figure, Law Officer. He was a California Ranger reputed to have killed and beheaded the legendary bandit Joaquin Murietta in 1858 for a $5,000 state reward. Legend had it he called himself "The Black Knight of Zayante" After he retired from the Rangers he moved to Ben Lomond to run a lumber mill. He is credited with building the first road to Felton. (Bio by: Debbie)
Mission City Memorial Park, Santa Clara, Santa Clara County, California, USA
Lyon, William Penn b. October 28, 1822 d. April 4, 1913
Civil War Union Brevet Brigadier General. At the outbreak of the Civil War he was district attorney of Racine County, Wisconsin and was involved in the state Legislature. To support volunteer troops, he enlisted and was elected Captain of a company in the Eagle Regiment in 1861. As part of the 4th Army Corps, he was promoted Major in the 8th Wisconsin Infantry on January 18, 1862. With the 8th Wisconsin Infantry, he participated in various expeditions in Kentucky and Tennessee until September...[Read More] (Bio by: John "J-Cat" Griffith)
Oak Hill Memorial Park, San Jose, Santa Clara County, California, USA
Plot: Section P, Block 52
Masson, Paul b. 1859 d. 1940
Vintner (wine maker).
Oak Hill Memorial Park, San Jose, Santa Clara County, California, USA
Plot: Mausoleum, Fern corridor west
McKernan, Ronald C. 'Pigpen' b. September 8, 1945 d. March 6, 1973
Musician. Born in San Bruno, California, he was a vocalist, organist and harmonica player best known for being a member of The Grateful Dead. In the mid 1960s, he with musicians Jerry Garcia and Bob Weir, formed the band The Grateful Dead and released their self-titled album on the Warner Bros. label in 1967. With the Dead, he recorded songs to include "Katie Mae", "Hard to Handle", "Midnight Hour", "Death Don't Have No Mercy" and "Bring Me My Shotgun". After the Dead toured Europe in 1972, he...[Read More] (Bio by: John "J-Cat" Griffith)
Alta Mesa Memorial Park, Palo Alto, Santa Clara County, California, USA
Plot: Hillview Sec.Bb16 Lot 374
McKiernan, Charles Henry b. 1825 d. January 16, 1892
Old West Pioneer and Folk Figure. Charles Henry “Mountain Charlie” McKiernan was the first white settler in Santa Cruz Mountain section, he settled here in 1850. A pioneer, hunter, rancher, teamster, and a road builder. His motto was “Right Wrongs Nobody.” A native of Ireland, he made his fortune as a teamster near the Weaverville Mines. Business was prosperous until the local natives ran his mules off, forcing him to move to Santa Clara County, where he continued his teamster operations among...[Read More] (Bio by: Debbie)
Oak Hill Memorial Park, San Jose, Santa Clara County, California, USA
Memorial, Overland Pioneers
This is a tribute to the early Overland Pioneers that settled in the Santa Clara Valley. Members of the Stephens, Townsend, Murphy Party of 1844; John M. Murphy, Moses Schallenberger, Dr. John Townsend. Members of the Donner Party of 1846; George Donner, Jr., Wiliam H. Eddy, Mary Donner Houghton, Martha Jane "Patty" Reed Lewis, William McCutchen, Virginia Reed Murphy, James F. Reed, James F. Reed, Jr., Margaret W. Reed, Thomas K. Reed. Members of Other Overland Emigrant Parties of 1846; Joseph...[Read More] (Bio by: Debbie)
Oak Hill Memorial Park, San Jose, Santa Clara County, California, USA
Mieuli, Franklin b. September 14, 1920 d. April 25, 2010
Sports Magnate. From 1962 to 1985, he was proprietor of the San Francisco/Golden State Warriors. Born to Italian immigrants, he attended the University of Oregon where he studied advertising and served in the United States Navy during World War II. Upon his return home, he worked for his family's nursery business before joining the advertising department of the San Francisco Brewing Company in 1949. During the 1950s he became a successful TV and radio producer, purchasing a percentage of the...[Read More] (Bio by: C.S.)
Gate Of Heaven Catholic Cemetery, Los Altos, Santa Clara County, California, USA
Nava, Rev. Antonio Castaneda b. October 4, 1892 d. August 2, 1999
Religious Figure. A pioneer in the modern pentecostal movement tracing its roots to the historic 1906-1909 Azusa Street in Los Angeles, California. Antonio Nava's ministry beginning in 1918, evangelizing and pastoring in Yuma, Arizona, and the border towns of Calexico, California and Mexicali, Baja California. Rev. Nava helped incorporate The Apostolic Assembly In Faith Christ Jesus in 1930. He helped shepherd the growth and consolidation of the Spanish Apostolic movement in the Southwest...[Read More] (Bio by: Alex L. Reyes)
Oak Hill Memorial Park, San Jose, Santa Clara County, California, USA
Norris, Charles Gilman Smith b. 1881 d. 1945
Author, novelist, dramatist, and editor. Charles was born April 23, 1881 in Chicago, Illinois. He attended U.C. Berkeley in 1903 and married writer Kathleen Thompson in 1909. He was assistant editor of Country Life in America, circulation manager of Sunset magazine, and art editor of American magazine (1908-1913). His published works include The Amateur (1916), Salt: or, The education of Griffith Adams (1918), Brass: A Novel of Marriage (1921), Bread (1923), Pig Iron (1925), Zelda Marsh (1927)...[Read More] (Bio by: Debbie)
Alta Mesa Memorial Park, Palo Alto, Santa Clara County, California, USA
Plot: Block 2D
Norris, Kathleen Thompson b. July 16, 1880 d. January 18, 1966
Author. She worked for several San Francisco, California newspapers before marrying author Charles Gilman Norris in 1909. She wrote primarily novels, but also short stories and one play and contributed to magazines. Her published works include "Mother" (1911), "The Callahans and The Murphys" (1924), "The Foolish Virgin" (1928), "My San Francisco" (1932), "Bread Into Roses" (1937), "The Venables" (1941) and "Family Gatherings" (1959). Her collections are stored in the Special Collections...[Read More] (Bio by: Debbie)
Alta Mesa Memorial Park, Palo Alto, Santa Clara County, California, USA
Plot: Block 2D
Older, Fremont b. August 30, 1856 d. March 3, 1935
Journalist. He was a newspaperman and editor in San Francisco, California for nearly fifty years, and is best known for his campaigns against civic corruption of San Francisco Mayor Eugene Schmitz and his efforts on behalf of Tom Mooney and Warren Billings, wrongly convicted of the Preparedness Day bombing of 1916. Born in a log cabin in Appleton, Wisconsin, Older came to California in 1873. He began his working life at age twelve as an apprentice printer after reading the story of Horace...[Read More] (Bio by: Family Searcher)
Fremont Older Open Space Preserve, Cupertino, Santa Clara County, California, USA
Plot: Unmarked plot
Owen, Marvin James b. March 22, 1906 d. June 22, 1991
Major League Baseball Player. He was a third baseman making his debut with the Detroit Tigers on For nine seasons, he played with the Detroit Tigers (1931-37), Chicago White Sox (1938-39) and Boston Red Sox (1940). Known as a hard hitting infielder, he helped the Tigers win the American League Pennant in (1934-35) and set a post-season record of most consecutive plate appearances between hits with 31. He concluded his career with a record of 1040 hits, 473 runs scored, 31 homeruns, 497 runs...[Read More] (Bio by: John "J-Cat" Griffith)
Santa Clara Mission Cemetery, Santa Clara, Santa Clara County, California, USA
Packard, David b. September 7, 1912 d. March 26, 1996
Business Magnate. Co-founder of Hewlett-Packard with William Hewlett.
Alta Mesa Memorial Park, Palo Alto, Santa Clara County, California, USA
Ruel, Herold b. February 20, 1896 d. November 13, 1963
Major League Baseball Player, Manager. The right-handed hitter enjoyed a 19-year career in the major leagues and for a time was Walter Johnson's catcher with the Washington Senators. He made his big-league debut with the St. Louis Browns in 1915 and played for the New York Yankees in 1917-20 and the Boston Red Sox in 1921-22. Ruel was traded to Washington on February 10, 1923 and appeared in the 1924 and 1925 World Series. Even though he hit only .095 in the 1924 classic, he played a key role...[Read More] (Bio by: Ron Coons)
Alta Mesa Memorial Park, Palo Alto, Santa Clara County, California, USA
Sanborn, Fred 'Freddie' b. November 23, 1899 d. March 9, 1961
Vaudeville comedian, musician, and motion picture actor of the 1910s through the 1940s. Appeared on stage as comic foil to Ted Healy & His Stooges (later to become The Three Stooges). He also had a role in the innovative 1941 comedy film "Hellzapoppin." He died in 1961 in his hometown of Cupertino, California. (Bio by: A.J. Marik)
Oak Hill Memorial Park, San Jose, Santa Clara County, California, USA
Shipstad, Roy L. b. 1910 d. January 20, 1975
Co-founder and producer of "Ice Follies." Beginning in 1935, the first world-class traveling professional ice show.
Gate Of Heaven Catholic Cemetery, Los Altos, Santa Clara County, California, USA
Plot: Queen of Peace, Row 7, Grave 93
Shortridge, Samuel Morgan b. August 3, 1861 d. January 15, 1952
US Senator. He was elected as a Senator from California to the United States Senate, serving from 1921 to 1933. (Bio by: K)
Oak Hill Memorial Park, San Jose, Santa Clara County, California, USA

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