Deaths in the 1930s

Benjamin Thaw

1859–1933 (age 74)

Allegheny Cemetery

Benjamin Thaw (1859-1933) was a Pittsburgh industrialist and member of a prominent Pennsylvania family.

John A. Moorhead

1882–1931 (age 49)

Allegheny Cemetery

John A. Moorhead (1882-1931) was a Sharpsburg resident and member of a notable Pittsburgh banking family.

Henry Harnischfeger

1855–1930 (age 75)

Forest Home Cemetery

Henry Harnischfeger (1855-1930) was a German-born industrialist and founder of the Harnischfeger Corporation, a major eq...

Marie Dressler

1868–1934 (age 66)

Forest Lawn Memorial Park

Marie Dressler (1868-1934) was a Canadian-born actress and Academy Award winner who became a major Hollywood star.

Joseph Strauss

1870–1938 (age 68)

Forest Lawn Memorial Park

Joseph Strauss (1870-1938) was a Cincinnati-born engineer famous for designing the Golden Gate Bridge.

Ernest Torrence

1878–1933 (age 55)

Forest Lawn Memorial Park

Ernest Torrence (1878-1933) was a Scottish-born actor known for his roles in silent films and early talkies.

Billy Mitchell

1879–1936 (age 57)

Forest Home Cemetery

Billy Mitchell (1879-1936) was a pioneering American military aviator and advocate for air power who served as a general...

Edward Voigt

1873–1934 (age 61)

Forest Home Cemetery

Edward Voigt (1873-1934) was a Bremen-born industrialist and businessman in the American manufacturing sector.

Herbert James Hagerman

1871–1935 (age 64)

Forest Home Cemetery

Herbert James Hagerman (1871-1935) was a Milwaukee resident and member of a prominent business family.

Pete Weckbecker

1864–1935 (age 71)

Hampton National Cemetery

Pete Weckbecker (1864-1935) was a Butler resident and military veteran who served his country.

William Thaw II

1893–1934 (age 41)

Allegheny Cemetery

William Thaw II was a Pittsburgh-based businessman and member of the prominent Thaw family.

Willie Clark

1872–1932 (age 60)

Allegheny Cemetery

Willie Clark was a Pittsburgh resident whose life spanned the late 19th and early 20th centuries.

Marion Foster

1851–1935 (age 84)

Allegheny Cemetery

Marion Foster was a Pittsburgh resident who lived during the mid-to-late 19th century.

Elma Ellsworth Dows Thaw

1861–1931 (age 70)

Allegheny Cemetery

Elma Ellsworth Dows Thaw was a member of the Pittsburgh Thaw family.

Lon Chaney

1883–1930 (age 47)

Forest Lawn Memorial Park

Lon Chaney was a legendary silent film actor known for his versatile character roles and makeup artistry.

Robert Woolsey

1888–1938 (age 50)

Forest Lawn Memorial Park

Robert Woolsey was an American comedian and actor known for his work in vaudeville and early cinema.

Ernie Triplett

1906–1934 (age 28)

Forest Lawn Memorial Park

Ernie Triplett was a professional baseball player who had a brief career in Major League Baseball.

Flora Call Disney

1868–1938 (age 70)

Forest Lawn Memorial Park

Flora Call Disney was the mother of Walt Disney and played a significant role in his early life.

Frank Shaver Allen

1860–1930 (age 70)

Forest Lawn Memorial Park

Frank Shaver Allen was an American architect and designer active in the early 20th century.

George Getty

1855–1930 (age 75)

Forest Lawn Memorial Park

George Getty was an oil magnate and patriarch of the Getty family fortune.

Gordon Westcott

1903–1935 (age 32)

Forest Lawn Memorial Park

Gordon Westcott was a professional baseball player in Major League Baseball during the 1930s.

Gurdon Wattles

1855–1932 (age 77)

Forest Lawn Memorial Park

Gurdon Wattles was an American businessman and philanthropist from the late 19th century.

James M. Guffey

1839–1930 (age 91)

Allegheny Cemetery

James M. Guffey was a prominent oil industrialist and founder of the Guffey Petroleum Company.

Benjamin Thaw Jr.

1888–1937 (age 49)

Allegheny Cemetery

Benjamin Thaw Jr. was a member of the prominent Pittsburgh Thaw family.

Leonard G. Woods

1867–1934 (age 67)

Allegheny Cemetery

Leonard G. Woods was a Pittsburgh resident from the late 19th and early 20th centuries.

Francis Raymond Holland

1886–1934 (age 48)

Allegheny Cemetery

Francis Raymond Holland was a Pittsburgh resident who lived from 1886 to 1934.

Joe Steen

1873–1932 (age 59)

Allegheny Cemetery

Joe Steen was a Pennsylvania native who lived from 1873 to 1932.

Harry Darlington

1888–1931 (age 43)

Allegheny Cemetery

Harry Darlington lived from 1888 to 1931 and was buried in Allegheny Cemetery.

Clara Palmer Howe

1848–1934 (age 86)

Allegheny Cemetery

Clara Palmer Howe lived from 1848 to 1934 and was buried in Allegheny Cemetery.

Andrew Hartupee McKee

1870–1931 (age 61)

Allegheny Cemetery

Andrew Hartupee McKee lived from 1870 to 1931 and was buried in Allegheny Cemetery.

Jacob Painter

1851–1937 (age 86)

Allegheny Cemetery

Jacob Painter lived from 1851 to 1937 and was buried in Allegheny Cemetery.

Jack Freulich

1880–1936 (age 56)

Forest Lawn Memorial Park

Jack Freulich was a Russian-born individual who lived from 1880 to 1936.

William Henderson Franklin

1852–1935 (age 83)

Rogersville

William Henderson Franklin was a Knoxville resident who lived from 1852 to 1935.

Tracy Chatfield Becker

1855–1935 (age 80)

Forest Lawn Memorial Park

Tracy Chatfield Becker lived from 1855 to 1935 and was buried in Forest Lawn Memorial Park.

George Washington Somerville

1855–1937 (age 82)

Forest Lawn Memorial Park

George Washington Somerville was from Ripley County and lived from 1855 to 1937.

Allie Luse Dick

1859–1933 (age 74)

Forest Lawn Memorial Park

Allie Luse Dick was from Clyde and lived from 1859 to 1933.

Charles Wellborn

1867–1930 (age 63)

Forest Lawn Memorial Park

Charles Wellborn was an Atlanta resident who lived from 1867 to 1930.

William Forbes Adams

1898–1935 (age 37)

Forest Lawn Memorial Park

William Forbes Adams was from Lawrence and lived from 1898 to 1935.

Doris Elizabeth Gifford

1920–1933 (age 13)

Forest Lawn Memorial Park

Doris Elizabeth Gifford lived from 1920 to 1933, dying at a young age.

Wesley Wilbur Beckett

1857–1936 (age 79)

Forest Lawn Memorial Park

Wesley Wilbur Beckett lived from 1857 to 1936 and was buried in Forest Lawn Memorial Park.

Edith Woodthorpe

1861–1935 (age 74)

Forest Lawn Memorial Park

Edith Woodthorpe (1861-1935) was a woman whose life spanned the late Victorian and early modern eras.

George Janssen

1882–1937 (age 55)

Forest Lawn Memorial Park

George Janssen (1882-1937) was a German-born individual who lived during the interwar period.

Laura Edith Janssen

1889–1938 (age 49)

Forest Lawn Memorial Park

Laura Edith Janssen (1889-1938) was an Illinois resident during the early 20th century.

Marjorie Violet Moss

1894–1935 (age 41)

Forest Lawn Memorial Park

Marjorie Violet Moss (1894-1935) lived during the Jazz Age and interwar years.

William A. Doyle

1857–1937 (age 80)

Forest Lawn Memorial Park

William A. Doyle (1857-1937) was a long-lived individual who witnessed eight decades of American history.

Caroline Mitchell Morris

1886–1934 (age 48)

Allegheny Cemetery

Caroline Mitchell Morris (1886-1934) was a woman who lived through the Progressive Era and World War I.

Henry Hughart Laughlin

1878–1938 (age 60)

Allegheny Cemetery

Henry Hughart Laughlin (1878-1938) was a man whose life encompassed the turn of the 20th century.

Mary Franklin Jones

1851–1931 (age 80)

Allegheny Cemetery

Mary Franklin Jones (1851-1931) lived through the post-Civil War era into the Great Depression.

William Ross Proctor

1863–1930 (age 67)

Allegheny Cemetery

William Ross Proctor (1863-1930) was a man who lived during the Gilded Age and Roaring Twenties.

Elizabeth Singer

1864–1937 (age 73)

Allegheny Cemetery

Elizabeth Singer (1864-1937) was a woman whose life spanned from the Reconstruction era through the New Deal.