Below is our list of notable people who were born, died or were buried in the area surrounding Highland Lakes. 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 28 miles [45.1 km] to the east of Highland Lakes.
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 Lakes.
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 18 miles [29 km] to the east of Highland Lakes.
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 Lakes.
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 Lakes.
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 Lakes.
He was born in Paterson (NJ) on May 4, 1933 (a Thursday) and died in Wheat Ridge (CO) on October 14, 1982 (a Thursday) at the age of 49. He is buried at Mt. Olivet Cemetery (Jefferson County, Colorado).
Paterson is located 23 miles [37 km] to the southeast of Highland Lakes.
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 18 miles [29 km] to the east of Highland Lakes.
Wyckoff is located 19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast of Highland Lakes.
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 19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest of Highland Lakes.
Grover Cleveland (22nd & 24th President of the US (1885 - 1889 & 1893 - 1897, died in office due to illness))
Full name: Stephen Grover Cleveland
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 Lakes.
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 Lakes.
He was born in Paterson (NJ) on March 6, 1906 (a Tueday) and died in Beverly Hills (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 Lakes.
He was born in Harrison (NJ) on April 26, 1922 (a Wednesday) and died in Montclair (NJ) on April 21, 2002 (a Sunday) at the age of 80. He is buried at Holy Cross Cemetery (Bergen County, New Jersey).
Montclair is located 27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast of Highland Lakes.
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 Lakes.
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