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Gravecast Recap May 30th 2013 – Holy Sepulchre Cemetery and Clover Hill Park Cemetery

01 Saturday Jun 2013

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So on Thursday, being that it was in the 80s temperature wise. I decided to take advantage of the beautiful weather, and checkout some cemeteries. Over the winter, and the past few years, I’ve been keeping an eye on local Detroit “celebrities” who’ve passed away. One of which was “Dr. Death” Jack Kevorkian, who passed away in 2011, and is buried in White Chapel Cemetery, in Troy, a Detroit suburb.

Dr. Kevorkian was my original goal for Thursday. However the plan soon changed, when upon further review on the website Find A Grave. When I checked out the bookmark I had saved for the memorial honoring highly acclaimed American journalist, columnist, author, and co-author, Jeffrey Zaslow. I noticed that Zaslow, who’s buried in Clover Hill Park Cemetery, in Birmingham, another Detroit suburb, had a marker at his graveside. Zaslow passed away in 2012 due to complications from an automobile accident he was involved in on a snowy northern Michigan road.  Another grave I planned to look into was the grave of Charles Leiter who’s rumored to also be buried at Clover Hill Park Cemetery. Leiter was an early mentor of the 1920s era Purple Gang who operated in the Detroit, and south-east, Michigan region. Another cemetery I planned to visit along with Clover Hill. Was Holy Sepulchre Cemetery, in Southfield, Michigan.

Upon my arrival at Clover Hill Park Cemetery. I cruised over to section 10B, which is where author, and columnist Jeffery Zaslow, rests. I was unable to find his gravesite, so I then cruised over to section 7, where Charles Leiter is rumored to be buried. After searching section: 7, for about twenty or so minutes, I came up empty-handed trying to find his grave. I then hopped back into my car, and cruised over to Holy Sepulchre Cemetery in Southfield.

Upon my arrival at Holy Sepulchre, I strolled into the office to inquire about three particular names of whose graves I was looking for. After obtaining the precise locations of “reputed” Detroit organized crime figures: Pietro “Peter” Corrado who died in January 1957, his son Dominic Peter “Fats” Corrado who died on June 26th 1985, & Michael Santo Polizzi who died on December 6th 1997. I then cruised over to the majestic mausoleum where these three hoodlums were at eternal rest. After photographing the graves (which you can see below) of the three Detroit mafioso’s. I then made my departure for home.

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Todays Grave Hunting Mission

01 Wednesday Apr 2009

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Today since it was so nice outside I decided to hit the cemeteries it was a spur of the moment decision. Anyway I went over to Resurrection cemetery again located over on Clinton River Rd in Clinton Township. At Resurrection I tracked down the grave site of Detroit mafia figure Vincent Meli who died in 2008 of natural causes I believe. After tracking down his grave site I then headed over to the other side of town to Holy Sepulcher cemetery on 10 Mile Rd between Telegraph and Inkster roads.

At Holy Sepulcher I was about to track down the grave sites of Anthony D’Anna who was a gangster here in Detroit during the 1920s he was affiliated with the Gianolla brothers who died in the 1980s. Also at Holy Sepulcher I tracked down the grave site of Jay Sebring also known as Thomas J. Kummer. He was a well-known Hollywood hair stylist to the stars, make-up artist, and he also had his own hair care products line. Anyway he was one of the Manson Family victims who was murdered in 1969 along with Sharon Tate, and several others in what was to be known as Helter Skelter.

In other news yesterday I ordered two books. I ordered “Resting Places: The Burial Sites of over 10,000 Famous Persons” by Scott Wilson this book is the most expensive book I’ve purchased not including college textbooks. The other book I purchased was “LA’s Graveside Companion” by my friend Steve Goldstein who knows his stuff about celebrity grave sites in Hollywood. The Wilson book I ordered from the publisher, and Goldstein’s book I ordered from Amazon.