Dave's Cemetery Photo Collection Company Founders Graves of People Famous for the Companies that Still Bear their Name (People with companies named after them, regardless of their relationship to the current firm). Dave Home Page Dave Cemetery Main Page US Presidents US Money Artists Automakers Gangsters Industrialists Under Construction Founder Burial Site Claim to Fame Visited www.findagrave.com Col Harland Sanders Louisville, KY KFC Founder Jan-02 Louis & Arthur Chevrolet Indianapolis, IN Auto Pioneers Sep-01 James A Allison Indianapolis, IN Auto Pioneer Sep-01 Eli Lilly Indianapolois, IN Pharmaceuticals Sep-01 Eastman Rochester, NY Camera Maker Aug-01 Bausch & Lomb Rochester, NY Optical Pioneers Aug-01 Gannett Rochester, NY Newspaper Founder Aug-01 H.J. Heinze Pittsburgh, PA Ketchup   Jul-01 Levi Strauss Colma (SF), CA Blue Jeans Sep-00 Schlitz, Blatz, Pabst Milwaukee, WI Beer Barons Aug-00 Kroger Cincinnati, OH Grocer Jun-00 Proctor & Gamble Cincinnati, OH Soap Maker Jun-00 Milton Bradley Springfield, MA Game Maker May-00 Henry Ford Detroit, MI Auto Pioneer May-98 May-98 Henry Ford Dearborn Michigan, the hometown of Dave, Lyn, Jesse and Henry Ford. The founder of the famous motorcar company, perfected the assembly line, created the "Five Dollar Day", and was at one point the world's richest man. Read the story of our visit May-00 Milton Bradley Springfield, Mass is the final resting place of the man that over a century ago founded the company (now a division of Hasbro) that produced the games that made his name synonymous with family fun. No Story Yet Sep-00 Levi Strauss Colma, CA, the famous "City of the Dead" on the  San Francisco peninsula includes all the graves relocated from city cemetaries and the earthly remains of the man whose name has come to mean tough denim clothing. Read the Story of Our Visit Spic and Span Jun-00 Proctor & Gamble Spring Grove Cemetery in Cincinati contains the family graves for the two men that started a modest soap and candle company that eventualy grew to an international conglomerate of quality household consumer goods.The company neary invented many techniques to study and exploit aspects of consumer behavior. No Story Yet mmm-yy Kroger Spring Grove also contains the grave of the founder of a small regional grocery chain that is now a national presence through the purchase of such other chains as Ralph's, King Soopers, Fred Meyers, Smith's and Fry's. No Story Yet mmm-yy H. J. Heinz Homewood Cemetery in Pittsburgh has the grave the man famous for 57 varieties of ketchup. This multi-billion dollar world-wide corporation once employed as spokesanimals both Morris the Cat (9-Lives) and Charlie the Tuna (Star-Kist). The Heinz family foundation underwrites many local public arts projects. Buried nearby is his grandson H J Heinz III, the Senator from Pennsylvania that died in a plane crash in 1991. Aug-00 Schlitz, Blatz and Pabst Forest Home Cemetery in Milwaukee contains the famiy graves of men whose small family breweries grew to national prominence. While their companies have recently faded due to industry consolidations and microbrews, their names still mean beer. The cemetery provides a map and refers to them collectively as "the beer barons" and provided me small informational postcards about them. mmm-yy George Eastman Buried on the property of the Kodak campus in Rochester, NY. How old do you have to be to have Eastman-Kodak roll off your tongue. Read the Story of Our Visit Optical Pioneers mmm-yy Baush & Lomb On my visit to Rochester, I visited the family plot for the founders of the optics company. Read the Story of Our Visit mmm-yy Eli Lilly Story Goes Here Crown Hill Cemetery, Indianapolis, IN Read the Story of Our Visit mmm-yy Gannett Story Goes Here Read the Story of Our Visit Jan-02 Col Sanders Story Goes Here Read the Story of Our Visit Original Web Upload November 2001 Last Update: May 2, 2008