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YEARS
2000  -  up1996  -  19991991  -  19951986  -  1990
1981  -  19851966  -  19801951  -  19651900  -  1950
BURIAL SITES

1951
1952
Don Sugai
Don Sugai
Died: October 14, 1952
Auto accident, age 39


1953
Man Mountain Dean
Frank S. Leavitt
Died: May 29, 1963
Heart attack, age 63
Puther Khan
Puther Khan
Died: May 7, 1953
Executed by hanging

1954
The French Angel
Maurice Tillet
Died: September 3, 1954
Heart failure, age 51
Bobby Becker
John Emmerling
Died: 1954
Leukemia
Karl Pojello
Karl Pojello
Died: September 3, 1954
Heart failure
Gus Johnstone
Gus Johnstone
Died: December 8, 1954
Cerebral hemorrhage, age 50
  Henry Irslinger
Henry Irslinger
Died October 1, 1954
Cancer, age 66
1955
Albion "Alvin" Britt
Albion Britt
Died: December 24, 1955
Automobile accident, age 571
Dennis Clary
Vincent Lizdenis
Died: January 30, 1955
Brain tumor, age 31
Nick Lutze
Nick Lutze
Died: December 23, 1955
Heart attack, age 54
1956
Jack Taylor
Jack Taylor
Died: May 19, 1956
Natural causes, early 70s
   
1957
Babe Zaharias
 
Died: August 9, 1957
**Natural causes, age 42
Tom Jenkins
Tom Jenkins
Died June 19, 1957
Surgical shock, age 59
Mars Bennett

Died September 1957
Automobile accident
1958
"Carnation" Lou Daro
Lou Daro
Died: July 11, 1958
Natural causes, age 71


1959
Lord Lansdowne
Wilbur Finran
Died: November 28, 1959
Natural causes, age 54


1960
Tor Yamato
Toyoki Uyeda
Died: December 11, 1960
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1961
Chick Garibaldi
Chick Curcuru
December 18, 1961
**Heart attack, age 46
Stanley Mayeshiro
Oyama Kato
Died: January 9, 1961
Heart attack after wrestling

1962
Johnny Demchuk
Johnny Demchuk
Died: June 23, 1962
**Heart failure, age 49


1963
Gorgeous George
George Wagner
Died: December 26, 1963
Heart attack, age 48
Rikidozan
Mitsuhiro Momota
Died: December 15, 1963
Stab wounds
 
1964
Larry Chene
Arthur Lawrence Beauchene
Died: October 1, 1964
Auto accident
Louis Papineau
Louis Papineau
Died: March 7, 1964
**Heart failure, age 36
Tex Riley
Tex Riley
Died: 1964
Heart attack after wrestling, age 50
  Karol Kalmikoff
Karl Piwoworczyk
Died: December 9, 1964
Heart attack, age —
 
1965
Yukon Eric
Eric Holmbeck
Died: January 16, 1965
Suicide
Bomber Kulkovich
Henry Kulky
Died: February 12, 1965
Heart attack, age 53
Farmer Boy Townsend
Frank Townsend
Died: May 15, 1965
Boating accident, age 32
  Tom Mahoney
William S. Young
Died: October 17, 1965
Lung cancer, age 57
 

YEARS
2000  -  up1996  -  19991991  -  19951986  -  1990
1981  -  19851966  -  19801951  -  19651900  -  1950
BURIAL SITES


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