Neptune Society Columbarium - Notable Interments

Notable Interments

The Columbarium holds the remains, memorials, and cenotaphs of some of San Francisco's most prominent founding families, and celebrities:

  • George Ainslie (1838–1913) - Congressional delegate from Idaho Territory
  • Chet Helms (1942–2005) - Music promoter and father of San Francisco's 1967 "Summer of Love"
  • Frank E. Hill (1850–1872) - US Army officer during the American Indian Wars and Medal of Honor recipient
  • Harry August Jansen (1883–1955) - Professional magician, also known as Dante the Magician
  • Jerry Juhl (1938–2005) - Muppeteer and writer for the Muppets
  • Anna Elizabeth Klumpke (1856–1942) - Genre painter and companion to the great French animal painter Rosa Bonheur
  • Dorothea Klumpke (1861–1942) - Astronomer and mathematician; 339 Dorothea and 1040 Klumpkea were named after her
  • Harvey Milk (1930–1978) - American politician; first openly gay man elected to a public office in California
  • Edward Robeson Taylor (1838–1923) - 28th Mayor of San Francisco

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