Monday, August 29, 2011

Grant D. Miller (1863-1945) - Mortuary owner; County Coroner; EBMUD Founder

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Grant D. Miller (Photo of crypt by Michael Colbruno) MAIN MAUSOLEUM, SEC. 9, Tier 1, Crypt 420 Grant D. Miller was a well-known unde...
Saturday, August 27, 2011

Lew Hing (劉興) (May 1858 – March 7, 1934) Prominent Businessman in SF and Oakland

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Lew Hing Hing crypt; Section 9, Main Mausoleum Lew Hing (Lew Yu-ling) immigrated to the United States from the Sun Ning d...
Thursday, August 25, 2011

Frank Gordon “Limb” McKenry (1888-1956) Cincinnati Reds Pitcher; Committed Suicide

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Limb McKenry Lot 67, Plot 137 Frank “Limb” McKenry was a pitcher for the Cincinnati Reds in 1915 and 1916 where he compiled a ...

Lincoln "Link" Blakely (1912-1976) Cincinnati Reds Outfielder

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--> Linc Blakely Main Mausoleum, Sec. 9, Crypt 153, Tier 10 Lincoln Blakely was born in Oakland and attended Oakland...
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Bill Brenzel (1910-1979) Major League Baseball Player and Scout

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Bill Brenzel Outdoor Garden Mausoleum, Crypt 11, Tier 2 Bill Branzel was an Oakland native who attended Fremont High School. He...
Friday, June 24, 2011

Washington Ryer (1821-1892) Respected Doctor; Famous Duelist

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Plot 9, Lots 23-30 Born in New York in 1821, Ryer studied medicine and joined General Winfield Scott’s Mexican campaign as an assistant ...
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Monday, June 20, 2011

Frederick Law Olmsted and Mountain View Cemetery

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Genius of Place by Justin Martin Mountain View Cemetery in its early days There is a wonderful new book out called "Genius...
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Tuesday, May 24, 2011

Walter Van Dyke (1823-1905); California Supreme Court Justice

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Plot 14B Walter Van Dyke was born in Tyre, New York to Martin Van Dyke and Irene Brockway. He moved to Ohio around 1846 in order to at...
Saturday, April 2, 2011

Mark (1826-1912) and William Ashby (1820-1896) - Berkeley Pioneers

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   Mark and William Ashby were brothers who came to California from Massachusetts hoping to strike it rich during the Gold Rush. Like ...
Sunday, March 20, 2011

Todd Crew (1965-1987) - Bassist for Jetboy

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Jetboy & Todd Crew Todd Crew was the bassist for the bands "Jetboy" and "The Drunk Fux." The group Jetboy wa...