Deaths in the 1940s

23,000+ memorials

Frank Nitti
1886–1943 (age 57)
Mount Carmel Cemetery
Frank Nitti was an Italian-born organized crime figure who lived from 1886 to 1943.
Agnes Nestor
1880–1948 (age 68)
Mount Carmel Cemetery
Agnes Nestor was a labor activist and women's rights advocate from Grand Rapids who lived from 1880 to 1948.
Ed Sweeney
1888–1947 (age 59)
Mount Carmel Cemetery
Ed Sweeney was a Chicago resident who lived from 1888 to 1947.
Jack Powell
1874–1944 (age 70)
Mount Carmel Cemetery
Jack Powell was a Bloomington resident who lived from 1874 to 1944.
May de Sousa
1884–1948 (age 64)
Mount Carmel Cemetery
May de Sousa was a Chicago resident who lived from 1884 to 1948.
Howard Paul Savage
1884–1944 (age 60)
Mount Carmel Cemetery
Howard Paul Savage was a Boone resident who lived from 1884 to 1944.
Peter Genna
1881–1948 (age 67)
Mount Carmel Cemetery
Peter Genna was an Italian-born resident of Marsala who lived from 1881 to 1948.
Draža Mihailović
1893–1946 (age 53)
St. Sava's Serbian Orthodox Seminary
Draža Mihailović was a Serbian military officer and resistance leader who lived from 1893 to 1946.
Jovan Dučić
1871–1943 (age 72)
St. Sava's Serbian Orthodox Seminary
Jovan Dučić was a Serbian poet, diplomat, and bishop who lived from 1871 to 1943.
Lillian Blauvelt
1873–1947 (age 74)
St. Sava's Serbian Orthodox Seminary
Lillian Blauvelt was a Brooklyn-born woman who lived from 1873 to 1947.
Willibald Borowietz
1893–1945 (age 52)
Fort Benning
Willibald Borowietz was a German-born soldier from Racibórz who lived from 1893 to 1945.
Dan Tyler Moore
1877–1941 (age 64)
Fort Sam Houston
Dan Tyler Moore (1877-1941) was a Montgomery resident buried at Fort Sam Houston.
Rhody Hathaway
1868–1944 (age 76)
Forest Lawn Memorial Park
Rhody Hathaway (1868-1944) was a San Francisco resident buried at Forest Lawn Memorial Park.
Anna Chance
1879–1943 (age 64)
Forest Lawn Memorial Park
Anna Chance (1879-1943) was buried at Forest Lawn Memorial Park.
William Gould Brokaw
1868–1941 (age 73)
Forest Lawn Memorial Park
William Gould Brokaw (1868-1941) was buried at Forest Lawn Memorial Park.
John P. Medbury
1894–1947 (age 53)
Forest Lawn Memorial Park
John P. Medbury (1894-1947) was buried at Forest Lawn Memorial Park.
Donald B. Parkinson
1895–1945 (age 50)
Forest Lawn Memorial Park
Donald B. Parkinson (1895-1945) was buried at Forest Lawn Memorial Park.
Wilbur J. Thomas
1920–1947 (age 27)
Forest Lawn Memorial Park
Wilbur J. Thomas (1920-1947) was an El Dorado resident buried at Forest Lawn Memorial Park.
Frederick Vogeding
1887–1942 (age 55)
Forest Lawn Memorial Park
Frederick Vogeding (1887-1942) was a Nijmegen resident buried at Forest Lawn Memorial Park.
Leigh H. Irvine
1860–1942 (age 82)
Forest Lawn Memorial Park
Leigh H. Irvine (1860-1942) was buried at Forest Lawn Memorial Park.
Elbridge Amos Stuart
1856–1944 (age 88)
Forest Lawn Memorial Park
Elbridge Amos Stuart (1856-1944) was a Greensboro resident buried at Forest Lawn Memorial Park.
Clyde Phillips
1891–1946 (age 55)
Forest Lawn Memorial Park
Clyde Phillips (1891-1946) was an Oklahoma resident buried at Forest Lawn Memorial Park.
Dorothea Rhodes Lummis Moore
1857–1942 (age 85)
Forest Lawn Memorial Park
Dorothea Rhodes Lummis Moore (1857-1942) was a Chillicothe resident buried at Forest Lawn Memorial Park.
Alexander Edward Curlett
1881–1942 (age 61)
Forest Lawn Memorial Park
Alexander Edward Curlett (1881-1942) was a San Francisco resident buried at Forest Lawn Memorial Park.
Kay Van Riper
1908–1948 (age 40)
Forest Lawn Memorial Park
Kay Van Riper (1908-1948) was buried at Forest Lawn Memorial Park.
Frank Dale Hudson
1868–1941 (age 73)
Forest Lawn Memorial Park
Frank Dale Hudson (1868-1941) was an Oakland resident buried at Forest Lawn Memorial Park.
Harry Laurenz Wells
1854–1940 (age 86)
Forest Lawn Memorial Park
Harry Laurenz Wells (1854-1940) was a Geneva-born individual who lived during the late 19th and early 20th centuries.
Arthur Albert Lee
1882–1943 (age 61)
Forest Lawn Memorial Park
Arthur Albert Lee (1882-1943) was a Pennsylvania resident who lived through the early decades of the 20th century.
Chester Osler
1896–1947 (age 51)
Forest Lawn Memorial Park
Chester Osler (1896-1947) was an individual who lived during the mid-20th century.
Neely Dickson
1877–1946 (age 69)
Forest Lawn Memorial Park
Neely Dickson (1877-1946) was an Iowa-born person who lived during the late 19th and mid-20th centuries.
Herbert Denman Scott
1904–1948 (age 44)
Forest Lawn Memorial Park
Herbert Denman Scott (1904-1948) was an individual who lived during the early-to-mid 20th century.
Willis Thorndike
1872–1940 (age 68)
Forest Lawn Memorial Park
Willis Thorndike (1872-1940) was a Stockton resident who lived during the late 19th and early 20th centuries.
Blanche Berndt Mehaffey
1875–1941 (age 66)
Forest Lawn Memorial Park
Blanche Berndt Mehaffey (1875-1941) was an individual who lived during the late 19th and early 20th centuries.
Henry Winfield Ward
1861–1947 (age 86)
Forest Lawn Memorial Park
Henry Winfield Ward (1861-1947) was an Odon-born person who lived during the late 19th and mid-20th centuries.
Anna Beecroft Briggs
1862–1949 (age 87)
Forest Lawn Memorial Park
Anna Beecroft Briggs (1862-1949) was an individual who lived during the late 19th and mid-20th centuries.
Gertrude Potter Daniels
1876–1940 (age 64)
Forest Lawn Memorial Park
Gertrude Potter Daniels (1876-1940) was a Chicago resident who lived during the late 19th and early 20th centuries.
Ora J. Howard Teasley
1876–1948 (age 72)
Forest Lawn Memorial Park
Ora J. Howard Teasley (1876-1948) was an individual who lived during the late 19th and mid-20th centuries.
Nancy Evans Kimberley
1874–1946 (age 72)
Forest Lawn Memorial Park
Nancy Evans Kimberley (1874-1946) was an individual who lived during the late 19th and mid-20th centuries.
Lora Barden Van Dusen
1865–1947 (age 82)
Forest Lawn Memorial Park
Lora Barden Van Dusen (1865-1947) was an individual who lived during the late 19th and mid-20th centuries.
Maud Humphrey
1868–1940 (age 72)
Forest Lawn Memorial Park
Maud Humphrey (1868-1940) was a Rochester resident who lived during the late 19th and early 20th centuries.
Harry E. Edington
1888–1949 (age 61)
Forest Lawn Memorial Park
Harry E. Edington (1888-1949) was an individual who lived during the late 19th and mid-20th centuries.
Charles Henry Cooper
1865–1946 (age 81)
Forest Lawn Memorial Park
Charles Henry Cooper (1865-1946) was an English resident of Houghton Regis who passed away at age 81.
David J. Hanna
1866–1946 (age 80)
Forest Lawn Memorial Park
David J. Hanna (1866-1946) was a Randolph County resident who lived to the age of 80.
Lou Nordyke
1876–1945 (age 69)
Forest Lawn Memorial Park
Lou Nordyke (1876-1945) was a Brighton resident who died at age 69.
Lawrence Cobb
1894–1945 (age 51)
Forest Lawn Memorial Park
Lawrence Cobb (1894-1945) was a Nebraska resident who passed away at age 51.
Nora Lane
1905–1948 (age 43)
Forest Lawn Memorial Park
Nora Lane (1905-1948) was a Chester resident who died at age 43.
Roy Seldon Price
1888–1940 (age 52)
Forest Lawn Memorial Park
Roy Seldon Price (1888-1940) was an American who lived to age 52.
Joseph De Stefani
1879–1940 (age 61)
Forest Lawn Memorial Park
Joseph De Stefani (1879-1940) was an Italian-born resident of Venice who died at age 61.
Harry C. Bradley
1869–1947 (age 78)
Forest Lawn Memorial Park
Harry C. Bradley (1869-1947) was a San Francisco resident who passed away at age 78.
Jenny Dolly
1892–1941 (age 49)
Forest Lawn Memorial Park
Jenny Dolly (1892-1941) was a Hungarian-born performer from Balassagyarmat who died at age 49.