Iona (Gloucester County, NJ)

Notable Births & Deaths for Iona ...

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

Louisa May Alcott (Author)
- She was born in Germantown (PA) on November 29, 1832 (a Thursday) and died in Boston (MA) on March 6, 1888 (a Tueday) at the age of 55. She is buried at Sleepy Hollow Cemetery (Middlesex County, Massachusetts).
- Germantown is located 29 miles [46.7 km] to the north of Iona.
- Find-A-Grave Memorial: Louisa May Alcott<1>
Lloyd Alexander (Author)
- He was born in Philadelphia (PA) on January 30, 1924 (a Wednesday) and died in Drexel Hill (PA) on May 17, 2007 (a Thursday) at the age of 83. He is buried at Arlington Cemetery (Delaware County, Pennsylvania).
- Philadelphia is located 24 miles [38.6 km] to the north of Iona.
- Drexel Hill is located 26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest of Iona.
- Find-A-Grave Memorial: Lloyd Alexander<1>
Edward Enoch 'Jersey' Bakeley (Major League Baseball)
- He was born in Blackwood (NJ) on April 17, 1864 (a Sunday) and died in Philadelphia (PA) on February 17, 1915 (a Wednesday) at the age of 50. He is buried at Greenmount Cemetery (Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania).
- Blackwood is located 13 miles [20.9 km] to the north of Iona.
- Philadelphia is located 24 miles [38.6 km] to the north of Iona.
- Find-A-Grave Memorial: Edward Enoch 'Jersey' Bakeley<1>
Hobart 'Hobey' Amory Hare Baker (Professional hockey, Hockey Hall of Fame - 1945)
- He was born in Bala - Cynwyd (PA) on January 15, 1892 (a Friday) and died in Toul (France) on December 21, 1918 (a Saturday) at the age of 26. He is buried at West Laurel Hill Cemetery (Montgomery County, Pennsylvania).
- Bala - Cynwyd is located 29 miles [46.7 km] to the north of Iona.
- Find-A-Grave Memorial: Hobart 'Hobey' Amory Hare Baker<1>
James Barton (Actor)
- He was born in Gloucester City (NJ) on November 1, 1890 (a Saturday) and died in Mineola (NY) on December 19, 1962 (a Wednesday) at the age of 72. He is buried at St. John RC Cemetery (Queens County, New York).
- Gloucester City is located 20 miles [32.2 km] to the north of Iona.
- Find-A-Grave Memorial: James Barton<1>
Charles J. Bastian (Major League Baseball)
- He was born in Philadelphia (PA) on July 4, 1860 (a Wednesday) and died in Pennsauken (NJ) on January 18, 1932 (a Monday) at the age of 71. He is buried at Holy Cross Cemetery (Delaware County, Pennsylvania).
- Philadelphia is located 24 miles [38.6 km] to the north of Iona.
- Pennsauken is located 24 miles [38.6 km] to the north of Iona.
- Find-A-Grave Memorial: Charles J. Bastian<1>
Robert Montgomery Bird (Playwright)
- He was born in New Castle (DE) on February 5, 1806 (a Wednesday) and died in Philadelphia (PA) on January 23, 1854 (a Monday) at the age of 47. He is buried at Laurel Hill Cemetery (Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania).
- New Castle is located 26 miles [41.8 km] to the west of Iona.
- Philadelphia is located 24 miles [38.6 km] to the north of Iona.
- Find-A-Grave Memorial: Robert Montgomery Bird<1>
Joseph Emley Borden (Major League Baseball)
- He was born in Jacobstown (NJ) on May 9, 1854 (a Tueday) and died in Yeadon (PA) on October 14, 1929 (a Monday) at the age of 75. He is buried at Oaklands Cemetery (Chester County, Pennsylvania).
- Yeadon is located 25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest of Iona.
- Find-A-Grave Memorial: Joseph Emley Borden<1>
Carroll William Brown (Major League Baseball)
- He was born in Woodbury (NJ) on February 2, 1887 (a Wednesday) and died in Burlington (NJ) on February 8, 1977 (a Tueday) at the age of 90. He is buried at Laurel Memorial Park (Atlantic County, New Jersey).
- Woodbury is located 16 miles [25.7 km] to the north of Iona.
- Find-A-Grave Memorial: Carroll William Brown<1>
Lawrence Lloyd Brown, Sr. (Musician)
- He was born in Philadelphia (PA) on November 5, 1944 (a Sunday) and died in Chester (PA) on April 6, 2008 (a Sunday) at the age of 63. He is buried at Mt. Lawn Cemetery (Delaware County, Pennsylvania).
- Philadelphia is located 24 miles [38.6 km] to the north of Iona.
- Chester is located 22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest of Iona.
- Find-A-Grave Memorial: Lawrence Lloyd Brown, Sr.<1>
Walter T. Butterworth (Actor)
- Full name: Walter Thomas Butterworth
- He was born in Wallingford (PA) on April 4, 1892 (a Monday) and died in Los Angeles (CA) on March 10, 1962 (a Saturday) at the age of 69. He is buried at Hollywood Forever Cemetery (Los Angeles County, California).
- Wallingford is located 25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest of Iona.
- Find-A-Grave Memorial: Walter T. Butterworth<1>
Mary Carr (Actress)
- She was born in Germantown (PA) on March 14, 1874 (a Saturday) and died in Woodland Hills (CA) on June 24, 1973 (a Sunday) at the age of 99. She is buried at Calvary Cemetery (Los Angeles County, California).
- Germantown is located 29 miles [46.7 km] to the north of Iona.
- Find-A-Grave Memorial: Mary Carr<1>
Joseph Phillip 'Joe' Cassidy (Major League Baseball)
- He was born in Chester (PA) on February 8, 1883 (a Thursday) and died in Chester (PA) on March 25, 1906 (a Sunday) at the age of 23. He is buried at Immaculate Heart of Mary Catholic Cemetery (Delaware County, Pennsylvania).
- Chester is located 22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest of Iona.
- Chester is located 22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest of Iona.
- Find-A-Grave Memorial: Joseph Phillip 'Joe' Cassidy<1>
Russ Columbo (Singer, actor)
- Born: Ruggiero Eugenio di Rodolpho Colombo
- He was born in Camden (NJ) on January 14, 1908 (a Tueday) and died in Los Angeles (CA) on September 2, 1934 (a Sunday) at the age of 26. He is buried at Forest Lawn Memorial Park (Glendale) (Los Angeles County, California).
- Camden is located 22 miles [35.4 km] to the north of Iona.
- Find-A-Grave Memorial: Russ Columbo<1>
Peter J. 'Pete' Conway (Major League Baseball)
- He was born in Burmont (PA) on October 30, 1866 (a Tueday) and died in Clifton Heights (PA) on January 13, 1903 (a Tueday) at the age of 36.
- Burmont is located 25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest of Iona.
- Clifton Heights is located 25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest of Iona.
- Find-A-Grave Memorial: Peter J. 'Pete' Conway<1>
Robert Cornelius (Photography pioneer)
- He was born in Philadelphia (PA) on March 1, 1809 (a Wednesday) and died in Frankford (PA) on August 10, 1893 (a Thursday) at the age of 84. He is buried at Laurel Hill Cemetery (Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania).
- Philadelphia is located 24 miles [38.6 km] to the north of Iona.
- Frankford is located 28 miles [45.1 km] to the north of Iona.
- Find-A-Grave Memorial: Robert Cornelius<1>
William Michael 'Bill' Crowley (Major League Baseball)
- He was born in Philadelphia (PA) on April 8, 1857 (a Wednesday) and died in Gloucester City (NJ) on July 14, 1891 (a Tueday) at the age of 34.
- Philadelphia is located 24 miles [38.6 km] to the north of Iona.
- Gloucester City is located 20 miles [32.2 km] to the north of Iona.
- Find-A-Grave Memorial: William Michael 'Bill' Crowley<1>
Felix Octavius Carr Darley (Artist)
- He was born in Philadelphia (PA) on June 22, 1821 (a Friday) and died in Claymont (DE) on March 27, 1888 (a Tueday) at the age of 66. He is buried at Mt. Auburn Cemetery (Middlesex County, Massachusetts).
- Philadelphia is located 24 miles [38.6 km] to the north of Iona.
- Claymont is located 25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest of Iona.
- Find-A-Grave Memorial: Felix Octavius Carr Darley<1>
Reverend Gary D. 'Blind Gary' Davis (Musician)
- He was born in Laurens (SC) on April 30, 1896 (a Thursday) and died in Hammonton (NJ) on May 5, 1972 (a Friday) at the age of 76. He is buried at Rockville Cemetery (Nassau County, New York).
- Hammonton is located 14 miles [22.5 km] to the east of Iona.
- Find-A-Grave Memorial: Reverend Gary D. 'Blind Gary' Davis<1>
Buddy DeFranco (Musician)
- Full name: Boniface Ferdinand Leonard DeFranco
- He was born in Camden (NJ) on February 15, 1923 (a Thursday) and died in Panama City (FL) on December 24, 2014 (a Wednesday) at the age of 91. The body was cremated.
- Camden is located 22 miles [35.4 km] to the north of Iona.
- Find-A-Grave Memorial: Buddy DeFranco<1>
Roy Del Ruth (Director, producer)
- He was born in New Castle (DE) on October 18, 1893 (a Wednesday) and died in Sherman Oaks (CA) on April 27, 1961 (a Thursday) at the age of 67. He is buried at San Fernando Mission Cemetery (Los Angeles County, California).
- New Castle is located 26 miles [41.8 km] to the west of Iona.
- Find-A-Grave Memorial: Roy Del Ruth<1>

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.