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Notable Births & Deaths for Highland Lake ...

Below is our list of notable people who were born, died or were buried in the area surrounding Highland Lake. 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.

  • Slim Aarons
    • Photographer. He was born in New York (NY) on October 29, 1916 (a Sunday) and died in Montrose (NY) on May 23, 2006 (a Tueday) at the age of 89. He is buried at Mt. Auburn Cemetery (Middlesex County, Massachusetts).
    • Montrose is located 27 miles [43.5 km] to the east of Highland Lake.
    • Find-A-Grave Memorial: Slim Aarons<1>
  • Gerald Anthony
    • Born: Gerald Bucchiarelli
    • Actor. He was born in Pittsburgh (PA) on July 31, 1951 (a Tueday) and died in Butler (NJ) on May 28, 2004 (a Friday) at the age of 52. He is buried at Calvary Catholic Cemetery (Allegheny County, Pennsylvania).
    • Butler is located 13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast of Highland Lake.
    • Find-A-Grave Memorial: Gerald Anthony<1>
  • Phil Arnold
    • Actor. He was born in Hackensack (NJ) on September 15, 1909 (a Wednesday) and died in Van Nuys (CA) on May 9, 1968 (a Thursday) at the age of 58. He is buried at Eden Memorial Park (Los Angeles County, California).
    • Hackensack is located 29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast of Highland Lake.
    • Find-A-Grave Memorial: Phil Arnold<1>
  • Lawrence Peter 'Yogi' Berra
  • Alice Guy Blache
    • Director. She was born in Paris (France) on July 1, 1873 (a Tueday) and died in Mahwah (NJ) on March 24, 1968 (a Sunday) at the age of 94. She is buried at Maryrest Cemetery (Bergen County, New Jersey).
    • Mahwah is located 17 miles [27.4 km] to the east of Highland Lake.
    • Find-A-Grave Memorial: Alice Guy Blache<1>
  • Robert Blake
    • Born: Michael James Gubitosi
    • Actor. He was born in Nutley (NJ) on September 18, 1933 (a Monday) and died in Los Angeles (CA) on March 9, 2023 (a Thursday) at the age of 89.
    • Nutley is located 28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast of Highland Lake.
    • Find-A-Grave Memorial: Robert Blake<1>
  • Holbrook Blinn
  • Carol Haney Blyden
    • Born: Carolyn Grace Haney
    • Dancer. She was born in New Bedford (MA) on December 24, 1924 (a Wednesday) and died in Saddle Brook (NJ) on May 10, 1964 (a Sunday) at the age of 39. She is buried at Holyhood Cemetery (Norfolk County, Massachusetts).
    • Saddle Brook is located 26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast of Highland Lake.
    • Find-A-Grave Memorial: Carol Haney Blyden<1>
  • Ruggiero 'Richie the Boot' Boiardo
    • Also known as: Ruggiero 'Richie the Boot' Boiardo
    • Crime figure. He was born in Naples (Italy) on December 8, 1890 (a Monday) and died in Livingston (NJ) on October 29, 1984 (a Monday) at the age of 93. He is buried at Holy Cross Cemetery (Bergen County, New Jersey).
    • Livingston is located 27 miles [43.5 km] to the south of Highland Lake.
    • Find-A-Grave Memorial: Ruggiero 'Richie the Boot' Boiardo<1>
  • Cesare 'The Tall Guy' Bonventre
    • Crime figure. He was born in Castellammare del Golfo (Sicilia) on January 1, 1951 (a Monday) and died in Garfield (NJ) on April 16, 1984 (a Monday) at the age of 33. He is buried at St. Charles RC Cemetery (Suffolk County, New York).
    • Garfield is located 27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast of Highland Lake.
    • Find-A-Grave Memorial: Cesare 'The Tall Guy' Bonventre<1>
  • Wandra Merrell Brown
  • Francis X. Carey
  • Phil Joseph 'Philip' Carey
  • Frank Jacob Chamberlin
    • Professional football. He was born in Mahwah (NJ) on January 2, 1978 (a Monday) and died in Wyckoff (NJ) on November 17, 2013 (a Sunday) at the age of 35. He is buried at Maryrest Cemetery (Bergen County, New Jersey).
    • Mahwah is located 17 miles [27.4 km] to the east of Highland Lake.
    • Wyckoff is located 18 miles [29 km] to the southeast of Highland Lake.
    • Find-A-Grave Memorial: Frank Jacob Chamberlin<1>
  • William Chauvenet
    • Mathematician, professor. He was born in Milford (PA) on May 24, 1820 (a Wednesday) and died in Saint Paul (MN) on December 13, 1870 (a Tueday) at the age of 50. He is buried at Bellefontaine Cemetery (Saint Louis City, Missouri).
    • Milford is located 20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest of Highland Lake.
    • Find-A-Grave Memorial: William Chauvenet<1>
  • Grover Cleveland
    • Full name: Stephen Grover Cleveland
    • 22nd & 24th President of the US (1885 - 1889 & 1893 - 1897, died in office due to illness). He was born in Caldwell (NJ) on March 18, 1837 (a Saturday) and died in Princeton (NJ) on June 24, 1908 (a Wednesday) at the age of 71. He is buried at Princeton Cemetery (Mercer County, New Jersey).
    • Caldwell is located 25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast of Highland Lake.
    • Find-A-Grave Memorial: Grover Cleveland<1>
  • Edward Smtih Cole
    • Inventor. He was born in Washington, DC on December 29, 1871 (a Friday) and died in Upper Montclair (NJ) on March 18, 1950 (a Saturday) at the age of 78. He is buried at Mt. Hebron Cemetery (Essex County, New Jersey).
    • Upper Montclair is located 26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast of Highland Lake.
    • Find-A-Grave Memorial: Edward Smtih Cole<1>
  • Lou Costello
    • Born: Louis Francis Cristillo
    • Actor, comedian. He was born in Paterson (NJ) on March 6, 1906 (a Tueday) and died in Los Angeles (CA) on March 3, 1959 (a Tueday) at the age of 53. He is buried at Calvary Cemetery (Los Angeles County, California).
    • Paterson is located 23 miles [37 km] to the southeast of Highland Lake.
    • Find-A-Grave Memorial: Lou Costello<1>
  • Samuel Joseph 'Sam' Dente
  • Lawrence Eugene 'Larry' Doby
    • Major League Baseball. He was born in Camden (SC) on December 13, 1923 (a Thursday) and died in Montclair (NJ) on June 18, 2003 (a Wednesday) at the age of 79. The body was cremated.
    • Montclair is located 27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast of Highland Lake.
    • Find-A-Grave Memorial: Lawrence Eugene 'Larry' Doby<1>
  • Anne Theresa Donovan
    • Professional basketball. She was born in Ridgewood (NJ) on November 1, 1961 (a Wednesday) and died in Wilmington (NC) on June 13, 2018 (a Wednesday) at the age of 56. She is buried at Maryrest Cemetery (Bergen County, New Jersey).
    • Ridgewood is located 22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast of Highland Lake.
    • Find-A-Grave Memorial: Anne Theresa Donovan<1>

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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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