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Notable Births & Deaths for Lake Forest ...

Below is our list of notable people who were born, died or were buried in the area surrounding Lake Forest. Please note that while we are collecting data on an ongoing basis, it's a big task and it's unlikely that our list will ever be more than a sample.

  • Nicholas James 'Nick' Adenhart
  • Loyd Arms
    • Professional football. He was born in Sulphur (OK) on September 24, 1919 (a Wednesday) and died in Garden Grove (CA) on June 18, 1999 (a Friday) at the age of 79. He is buried at Riverside National Cemetery (Riverside County, California).
    • Garden Grove is located 16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest of Lake Forest.
    • Find-A-Grave Memorial: Loyd Arms<1>
  • Jimmy Austin
    • Full name: James Phillip Austin
    • Professional baseball. He was born in Swansea (Wales) on December 8, 1879 (a Monday) and died in Laguna Beach (CA) on March 6, 1965 (a Saturday) at the age of 85.
    • Laguna Beach is located 9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest of Lake Forest.
    • Find-A-Grave Memorial: Jimmy Austin<1>
  • Raymond Bailey
    • Full name: Raymond Thomas Bailey
    • Actor, comedian. He was born in San Francisco (CA) on May 6, 1904 (a Friday) and died in Irvine (CA) on April 15, 1980 (a Tueday) at the age of 75. The body was cremated.
    • Irvine is located 6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest of Lake Forest.
    • Find-A-Grave Memorial: Raymond Bailey<1>
  • George Baker
  • Gordon Lee 'Tex' Beneke
  • Frank Bonner
    • Born: Frank Woodrow Boers, Jr.
    • Actor, director. He was born in Little Rock (AR) on February 28, 1942 (a Saturday) and died in Laguna Niguel (CA) on June 16, 2021 (a Wednesday) at the age of 79. The body was cremated.
    • Laguna Niguel is located 8 miles [12.9 km] to the south of Lake Forest.
    • Find-A-Grave Memorial: Frank Bonner<1>
  • Cornelia 'Corrie' Ten Boom
    • Author. She was born in Haarlem (Netherlands) on April 15, 1892 (a Friday) and died in Placentia (CA) on April 15, 1983 (a Friday) at the age of 91. She is buried at Fairhaven Memorial Park (Orange County, California).
    • Placentia is located 18 miles [29 km] to the northwest of Lake Forest.
    • Find-A-Grave Memorial: Cornelia 'Corrie' Ten Boom<1>
  • Ollie 'Downtown' Brown
    • Full name: Ollie Lee Brown
    • Major League Baseball. He was born in Tuscaloosa (AL) on February 11, 1944 (a Friday) and died in Buena Park (CA) on April 16, 2015 (a Thursday) at the age of 71.
    • Buena Park is located 23 miles [37 km] to the northwest of Lake Forest.
    • Find-A-Grave Memorial: Ollie 'Downtown' Brown<1>
  • Bill Burrud
  • Michele Lee Henson
  • Bobby Chacon
  • Lon Chaney, Jr.
    • Born: Chreighton Tull Chaney
    • Actor. He was born in Oklahoma City (OK) on February 10, 1906 (a Saturday) and died in San Clemente (CA) on July 12, 1973 (a Thursday) at the age of 67. We don't have any burial details.
    • San Clemente is located 15 miles [24.1 km] to the south of Lake Forest.
    • Find-A-Grave Memorial: Lon Chaney, Jr.<1>
  • William Brooks Ching
  • Eldridge Cleaver
    • Full name: Leroy Eldridge Cleaver
    • Activist, Black Panther leader, writer. He was born in Wabbaseka (AR) on August 31, 1935 (a Saturday) and died in Pomona (CA) on May 1, 1998 (a Friday) at the age of 62. He is buried at Mountain View Cemetery (Los Angeles County, California).
    • Pomona is located 28 miles [45.1 km] to the north of Lake Forest.
    • Find-A-Grave Memorial: Eldridge Cleaver<1>
  • Douglas 'Wrong Way' Corrigan
  • Del Crandall
    • Professional baseball. He was born in Ontario (CA) on March 5, 1930 (a Wednesday) and died in Mission Viejo (CA) on May 5, 2021 (a Wednesday) at the age of 91. He is buried at Loma Vista Memorial Park (Orange County, California).
    • Ontario is located 28 miles [45.1 km] to the north of Lake Forest.
    • Mission Viejo is located 3 miles [4.8 km] to the south of Lake Forest.
    • Find-A-Grave Memorial: Del Crandall<1>
  • Mike Darr
    • Major League Baseball. He was born in Corona (CA) on March 21, 1976 (a Sunday) and died in Peoria (AZ) on February 15, 2002 (a Friday) at the age of 25. He is buried at Crestlawn Memorial Park (Riverside County, California).
    • Corona is located 17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast of Lake Forest.
    • Find-A-Grave Memorial: Mike Darr<1>
  • Andy Devine
    • Full name: Andrew Vabre Devine
    • Actor. He was born in Flagstaff (AZ) on October 7, 1905 (a Saturday) and died in Orange (CA) on February 18, 1977 (a Friday) at the age of 71. The body was cremated.
    • Orange is located 13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest of Lake Forest.
    • Find-A-Grave Memorial: Andy Devine<1>
  • Don Doll
  • Herbert Stanley Dunn

The official website for Lake Forest: www.ci.lake-forest.ca.us/

The official website for Orange County: www.oc.ca.gov/

The official website for State of California: https://www.ca.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>The Find-a-Grave website is an excellent research tool with information about a cemetery's location and interments. They also offer a forum for their members which can provide additional help. More information about Find-a-Grave can be found on their website: findagrave.com.




 

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