Deaths in the 1940s

John Gustavson

1890–1949 (age 59)

Solberga cemetery

Laura Löwenhielm

1862–1948 (age 86)

Nysund cemetery

Laura Löwenhielm was a Swedish librarian dedicated to knowledge and education.

Volrath Berg

1855–1942 (age 87)

Skallsjö cemetery

David Emanuel Wahlberg

1882–1949 (age 67)

Långsele cemetery

David Emanuel Wahlberg was a Swedish Christian minister and spiritual leader.

Axel Hedenlund

1859–1948 (age 89)

Borås S:t Ansgars griftegård

Emanuel Holmner

1872–1943 (age 71)

Stensele cemetery

Emanuel Holmner was a Swedish politician who served his constituents during the late 19th and early 20th centuries.

Petter Silfverskiöld

1854–1940 (age 86)

Styrsö cemetery

Leonore Odenkrantz

1857–1946 (age 89)

Borås S:t Ansgars griftegård

Leonore Odenkrantz was a Swedish suffragist who championed women's rights and political representation.

Adolf Englund

1881–1949 (age 68)

Ådals-Liden cemetery

Valfrid Wikholm

1877–1948 (age 71)

Södra Björke cemetery

Valfrid Wikholm was a Swedish composer who contributed to the nation's musical heritage.

Gustaf Adolf Rosén

1874–1945 (age 71)

Kållands-Åsaka old cemetery

Karl Allan Westman

1883–1948 (age 65)

Skeppså cemetery

Karl Allan Westman was a Swedish politician who served his constituents during the early 20th century.

Laura Sjunnesson

1860–1940 (age 80)

Vadstena new cemetery

Sofia Christina Augusta Emilia Piper

1856–1940 (age 84)

Kimstad cemetery

Sofia Christina Augusta Emilia Piper was a Swedish woman who lived during the late 19th and early 20th centuries.

Somerton Man

1948–1948 (age 0)

Adelaide

The Somerton Man was an unidentified person whose body was discovered on Somerton Beach in Adelaide in 1948, becoming on...

George Alan Vasey

1895–1945 (age 50)

Australia

Harold Stanley

1883–1945 (age 62)

Port Pirie

Harold Stanley was an Australian rules football player from Port Pirie who contributed to the sport during the early twe...

Tom Jones

1904–1944 (age 40)

Port Pirie

Bill Hanson

1893–1946 (age 53)

Warragul

Bill Hanson was an Australian rules football player from Warragul who played during the early twentieth century.

Tom McLean

1876–1948 (age 72)

Traralgon

Tom Pollard

1894–1941 (age 47)

Newcastle

Tom Pollard was an Australian rules football player from Newcastle who played during the early twentieth century.

Donald Mills

1909–1945 (age 36)

Bass Strait

Harry Maynard

1890–1947 (age 57)

Sale

Harry Maynard was an Australian rules football player from Sale who played during the early twentieth century.

Harvey Johnson

1907–1948 (age 41)

Sale

Allan Johnston

1906–1944 (age 38)

Wangaratta

Allan Johnston was an Australian rules football player from Wangaratta who played during the early twentieth century.

George Hutchinson

1874–1946 (age 72)

Maryborough

Michael Kelly

1850–1940 (age 90)

St. Mary's Cathedral

Michael Kelly was a Catholic priest who served at St. Mary's Cathedral and dedicated his life to his ministry in the Chu...

Jimmy Robinson

1881–1947 (age 66)

Seymour

John Grieve

1879–1942 (age 63)

Deniliquin

John Grieve was an Australian rules football player from Deniliquin who played during the early twentieth century.

Bill Mearns

1885–1948 (age 63)

Maryborough

George Morgan

1877–1948 (age 71)

Echuca

George Morgan was a cyclist from Echuca who competed during the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries.

Arthur Hando

1891–1949 (age 58)

Glen Innes

Harriett Sophia Foot

1839–1940 (age 101)

Springsure

Harriett Sophia Foot was a pioneering botanical collector from Springsure who dedicated over a century to documenting Au...

William Angwin

1863–1944 (age 81)

Fremantle

Bill Lewis

1874–1940 (age 66)

Kalgoorlie

Bill Lewis was an Australian rules football player from Kalgoorlie who contributed to the sport's development in Western...

Gordon Downes

1878–1946 (age 68)

Pakenham

James Doran McComish

1880–1948 (age 68)

Rookwood Necropolis

James Doran McComish was a botanical collector whose scientific work contributed to the documentation of Australian plan...

John Whittle

1882–1946 (age 64)

Rookwood Necropolis

John Whittle (1882-1946) was an Australian from Huon Island who was buried at Rookwood Catholic Cemeteries and Crematori...

Catherine Cecily O'Brien

1893–1945 (age 52)

Rookwood Necropolis

Catherine Cecily O'Brien was a religious sister whose life was dedicated to faith and service within the Catholic commun...

Frederick Ashton

1866–1941 (age 75)

Rookwood Necropolis

Harold Dick

1917–1943 (age 26)

Rookwood Necropolis

Harold Dick was a photographer whose work documented important moments in early 20th century Australian life.

Athol Milne

1889–1946 (age 57)

Berwick

Frank Langley

1882–1946 (age 64)

Berwick

Frank Langley was a physician who served the Berwick community with dedication and professional expertise.

Noel Ellis

1921–1942 (age 21)

Beaudesert

Bill Webb

1883–1947 (age 64)

Bairnsdale

Bill Webb was an Australian rules football player from Bairnsdale who contributed to the sport's development in Victoria...

Bill Newton

1875–1941 (age 66)

Bairnsdale

Ernie Vernon

1895–1949 (age 54)

Avoca

Ernie Vernon was an Australian rules football player from Avoca who contributed to the sport's development in Victoria.

Alf Chapman

1875–1948 (age 73)

Mildura

Hannah Roselie Higgens

1857–1940 (age 83)

Melbourne General Cemetery

Hannah Roselie Higgens was a writer from Melbourne whose literary work contributed to Australian cultural life.

Gordon Davie

1903–1941 (age 38)

Trentham