Deaths in the 1930s

Charles Dalton

1850–1933 (age 83)

Kensico Cemetery

Charles Dalton (1850–1933) hailed from Tignish and is remembered through his interment at Kensico Cemetery.

Fuller Mellish

1865–1936 (age 71)

Kensico Cemetery

Fuller Mellish (1865–1936) was a London-born stage and film actor whose career extended into the early motion picture ...

William A. Chanler

1867–1934 (age 67)

Trinity Church Cemetery

William A. Chanler (1867–1934) of Newport served as a U.S. Representative from New York before being buried at Trinity...

Frank J. Sullivan

1852–1930 (age 78)

Holy Cross Cemetery

Frank J. Sullivan (1852–1930) spent his life in San Francisco and is buried at Holy Cross Cemetery.

Mary Louise Phelan

1863–1933 (age 70)

Holy Cross Cemetery

Mary Louise Phelan (1863–1933) was a San Francisco resident whose final resting place is Holy Cross Cemetery.

William Alfred Newsom Sr.

1865–1933 (age 68)

Holy Cross Cemetery

William Alfred Newsom Sr. (1865–1933) spent his later years in San Francisco and was interred at Holy Cross Cemetery.

A. B. C. Dohrmann

1868–1936 (age 68)

Holy Cross Cemetery

A. B. C. Dohrmann (1868–1936) of Oakland is remembered through his burial at Holy Cross Cemetery.

John North Willys

1873–1935 (age 62)

Kensico Cemetery

John North Willys, born in Canandaigua in 1873, built the Willys-Overland Motor Company into a leading early American au...

Minnie Palmer

1857–1936 (age 79)

Kensico Cemetery

Minnie Palmer, born in Philadelphia in 1857, was a popular American stage actress known for her comedic roles on touring...

Herman A. Metz

1867–1934 (age 67)

Kensico Cemetery

Herman A. Metz, born in New York City in 1867, was a businessman and U.S. Representative who helped oversee his family�...

Josephine Crowell

1859–1932 (age 73)

Kensico Cemetery

Josephine Crowell, born in Nova Scotia in 1859, became a familiar character actress in American silent films before her ...

William L. Ward

1856–1933 (age 77)

Kensico Cemetery

William L. Ward, born in Greenwich in 1856, served as a Republican U.S. Representative from New York in the 1890s.

Harry Mainhall

1886–1931 (age 45)

Kensico Cemetery

Harry Mainhall, born in Oakland in 1886, was an American actor who appeared in silent and early sound films.

George Fisher Baker

1840–1931 (age 91)

Kensico Cemetery

George Fisher Baker, born in Troy in 1840, rose to prominence as one of America’s leading bankers and philanthropists ...

E. F. Albee

1857–1930 (age 73)

Kensico Cemetery

E. F. Albee, born in Machias in 1857, became a vaudeville entrepreneur who helped build the Keith-Albee-Orpheum circuit.

Fay Templeton

1865–1939 (age 74)

Kensico Cemetery

Fay Templeton, born in Little Rock in 1865, was a celebrated American stage actress, singer, and comedian of the late 19...

Flavia Camp Canfield

1844–1930 (age 86)

Kensico Cemetery

Flavia Camp Canfield, born in Black Earth in 1844, was an American author and clubwoman who championed the arts and civi...

Francis Wilson

1854–1935 (age 81)

Kensico Cemetery

Francis Wilson, born in Philadelphia in 1854, was a beloved American comedic stage actor and longtime pillar of The Lamb...

Gene Rodemich

1890–1934 (age 44)

Kensico Cemetery

Gene Rodemich, born in St. Louis in 1890, led popular orchestras on radio and in motion pictures as a pianist and compos...

S. Parkes Cadman

1864–1936 (age 72)

Kensico Cemetery

S. Parkes Cadman, born in Wellington in 1864, was a prominent Congregational clergyman and early radio preacher noted fo...

Ossip Gabrilowitsch

1878–1936 (age 58)

Woodlawn Cemetery

Ossip Gabrilowitsch, born in Saint Petersburg in 1878, was a Russian-born American pianist and conductor who led the Det...

Edward Eugene Loomis

1864–1937 (age 73)

Woodlawn Cemetery

Edward Eugene Loomis, born in German Flatts in 1864, served as a railroad executive and president of the Delaware, Lacka...

Frederick Collin

1850–1939 (age 89)

Woodlawn Cemetery

Frederick Collin (1850–1939) was a prominent Elmira attorney and New York Supreme Court justice whose legal career spa...

Henry Otto Wittpenn

1871–1931 (age 60)

Hoboken Cemetery

Henry Otto Wittpenn (1871–1931) was a New Jersey politician who served as Mayor of Jersey City and ran as the Democrat...

Vincent G. Apple

1874–1932 (age 58)

Woodland Cemetery and Arboretum

Vincent G. Apple (1874–1932) was an Elmira-area resident remembered as part of the community around Woodland Cemetery ...

Caroline Stevens Alexander Wittpenn

1859–1932 (age 73)

Hoboken Cemetery

Caroline Stevens Alexander Wittpenn (1859–1932) was a civic-minded Jersey City resident and wife of Mayor Henry Otto W...

Emily Contee Lewis

1857–1931 (age 74)

Hoboken Cemetery

Emily Contee Lewis (1857–1931) was a Hoboken resident whose life bridged the late 19th and early 20th centuries.

Oscar Fulton Davisson

1851–1932 (age 81)

Woodland Cemetery and Arboretum

Oscar Fulton Davisson (1851–1932) was a longtime resident of West Manchester whose burial at Woodland Cemetery and Arb...

Hannah J. Biddlecome

1843–1934 (age 91)

Woodland Cemetery and Arboretum

Hannah J. Biddlecome (1843–1934) was an Ohio native whose final resting place in Woodland Cemetery and Arboretum marks...

Leslie Dudley Carter

1881–1934 (age 53)

Woodland Cemetery and Arboretum

Leslie Dudley Carter (1881–1934) was a member of the Elmira community whose life ended at the height of the interwar p...

Louis George Meister

1890–1931 (age 41)

Woodland Cemetery and Arboretum

Louis George Meister (1890–1931) was a Manhattan resident remembered through his interment at Woodland Cemetery and Ar...

John Emory Andrus

1841–1934 (age 93)

Kensico Cemetery

John Emory Andrus (1841–1934) was an American businessman, philanthropist, and U.S. Representative from New York who f...

Joseph Kilgour

1863–1933 (age 70)

Kensico Cemetery

Joseph Kilgour (1863–1933) was a Canadian stage and silent film actor who enjoyed a notable career on both sides of th...

Paul Bonwit

1862–1939 (age 77)

Kensico Cemetery

Paul Bonwit (1862–1939) was the German-born retail executive who founded the luxury department store Bonwit Teller.

Peter Moore Speer

1862–1933 (age 71)

Kensico Cemetery

Peter Moore Speer (1862–1933) was a Republican U.S. Representative from Pennsylvania who served in Congress during the...

Phyllis Rankin

1874–1934 (age 60)

Kensico Cemetery

Phyllis Rankin (1874–1934) was an American stage actress from the Rankin theatrical family who appeared on Broadway.

William Muldoon

1852–1933 (age 81)

Kensico Cemetery

William Muldoon (1852–1933) was an Irish-born strongman and wrestling champion who later became a boxing trainer and a...

Brinsley Shaw

1876–1931 (age 55)

Kensico Cemetery

Brinsley Shaw (1876–1931) was an American stage and film actor from New York City whose career in silent-era productio...

Sid Farrar

1859–1935 (age 76)

Kensico Cemetery

Sid Farrar (1859–1935) was an American Major League Baseball infielder born in South Paris who was laid to rest at Ken...

Sydney Rosenfeld

1855–1931 (age 76)

Kensico Cemetery

Sydney Rosenfeld (1855–1931) was an American playwright and dramatist from Richmond known for his popular adaptations ...

William Blaisdell

1865–1931 (age 66)

Kensico Cemetery

William Blaisdell (1865–1931) was an American vaudeville and early screen actor who died in San Francisco and is inter...

Mario Majeroni

1870–1931 (age 61)

Kensico Cemetery

Mario Majeroni (1870–1931) was an Italian-born actor celebrated for his stage and silent film work in America before b...

Hudson Snowden Marshall

1870–1931 (age 61)

Kensico Cemetery

Hudson Snowden Marshall (1870–1931) was a Baltimore-born American whose final resting place is Kensico Cemetery.

Benjamin Bowditch Thayer

1862–1933 (age 71)

Kensico Cemetery

Benjamin Bowditch Thayer (1862–1933) was a San Francisco-born American whose burial in Kensico Cemetery marks the clos...

Jethro J. Warner

1874–1931 (age 57)

Kensico Cemetery

Jethro J. Warner (1874–1931) was an American from Dover whose remains are interred at Kensico Cemetery.

Edward Dean Adams

1846–1931 (age 85)

Kensico Cemetery

Edward Dean Adams (1846–1931) was an American financier and engineer from Boston celebrated for his work on hydroelect...

Louis Wiley

1869–1935 (age 66)

Kensico Cemetery

Louis Wiley (1869–1935) was an American from Hornell whose life concluded with burial at Kensico Cemetery.

Edward Quintard

1867–1936 (age 69)

Kensico Cemetery

Edward Quintard (1867–1936) was a Stamford native whose grave lies in Kensico Cemetery.

Helen F. Ward Pelouze

1863–1933 (age 70)

Kensico Cemetery

Helen F. Ward Pelouze (1863–1933) was an American woman of the late 19th century whose remains rest at Kensico Cemeter...

Sigmund Mayer Lehman

1859–1930 (age 71)

Kensico Cemetery

Sigmund Mayer Lehman (1859–1930) was an American whose remains rest at Kensico Cemetery.