Deaths in the 1940s

Raymond H. Arnot

1874–1948 (age 74)

Mount Hope Cemetery

Raymond H. Arnot was a California resident who lived from 1874 to 1948.

Edward Bausch

1854–1944 (age 90)

Mount Hope Cemetery

Edward Bausch was a Rochester resident from 1854 to 1944, likely connected to the prominent Bausch optical family.

Emily Sibley Watson

1855–1945 (age 90)

Mount Hope Cemetery

Emily Sibley Watson was a Rochester resident and philanthropist who lived from 1855 to 1945.

Edith Willis Linn Forbes

1865–1945 (age 80)

Mount Hope Cemetery

Edith Willis Linn Forbes was a New York City resident from 1865 to 1945.

Charles Howell Ward

1862–1943 (age 81)

Mount Hope Cemetery

Charles Howell Ward lived from 1862 to 1943 and was a member of the prominent Ward family.

Harriet Chapin Seelye

1866–1949 (age 83)

Mount Hope Cemetery

Harriet Chapin Seelye was an Amherst resident from 1866 to 1949.

Nathaniel Foote

1849–1944 (age 95)

Mount Hope Cemetery

Nathaniel Foote lived from 1849 to 1944 and was part of the 19th-century American gentry.

Wheeler Vivian Oakman

1890–1949 (age 59)

Valhalla Memorial Park Cemetery

Wheeler Vivian Oakman was a Washington, D.C. resident who lived from 1890 to 1949.

Charles H. Pierce

1875–1944 (age 69)

Valhalla Memorial Park Cemetery

Charles H. Pierce was a Maryland resident from 1875 to 1944.

Ralph Spence

1890–1949 (age 59)

Valhalla Memorial Park Cemetery

Ralph Spence was a Key West resident and writer who lived from 1890 to 1949.

Alice Nielsen

1872–1943 (age 71)

Lawrence

Alice Nielsen was a Nashville-based opera singer and performer who lived from 1872 to 1943.

George Henry Dole

1857–1942 (age 85)

Wayne

George Henry Dole (1857-1942) was an Adrian resident who lived to age 85.

James Cantine

1861–1940 (age 79)

Stone Ridge

James Cantine (1861-1940) was a Stone Ridge native who lived 79 years.

S. G. Ayres

1865–1942 (age 77)

Keeseville

S. G. Ayres (1865-1942) was a Peru resident who lived to age 77.

Melvin Hix

1865–1944 (age 79)

Johnson City

Melvin Hix (1865-1944) was a Jefferson native who lived 79 years.

Emma A. Winslow

1887–1943 (age 56)

Pittsford

Emma A. Winslow (1887-1943) was a Rutland County resident who lived to age 56.

James Augustine Farrell Sr.

1863–1943 (age 80)

Gate of Heaven Cemetery

James Augustine Farrell Sr. (1863-1943) was a New Haven industrialist and steel executive.

Henry Waters Taft

1859–1945 (age 86)

Gate of Heaven Cemetery

Henry Waters Taft (1859-1945) was a Cincinnati resident and member of the prominent Taft family.

John F. Condon

1860–1945 (age 85)

Gate of Heaven Cemetery

John F. Condon (1860-1945) was a Bronx educator known for his involvement in the Lindbergh kidnapping case.

Wilmer Elfrink

1893–1948 (age 55)

Valhalla Memorial Park Cemetery

Wilmer Elfrink (1893-1948) was a Cherokee resident who lived 55 years.

Robert Broadwell

1878–1947 (age 69)

Valhalla Memorial Park Cemetery

Robert Broadwell (1878-1947) lived 69 years.

Robert Cummings

1865–1949 (age 84)

Valhalla Memorial Park Cemetery

Robert Cummings (1865-1949) was a Los Angeles resident who lived to age 84.

Allan Sears

1887–1942 (age 55)

Valhalla Memorial Park Cemetery

Allan Sears (1887-1942) was a San Antonio resident who lived 55 years.

Dallas Welford

1872–1946 (age 74)

Valhalla Memorial Park Cemetery

Dallas Welford (1872-1946) was a Liverpool resident who lived 74 years.

Charlotte Granville

1860–1942 (age 82)

Valhalla Memorial Park Cemetery

Charlotte Granville (1860-1942) lived 82 years.

Ralph McCullough

1895–1943 (age 48)

Valhalla Memorial Park Cemetery

Ralph McCullough (1895-1943) was a Laramie resident who lived 48 years.

Katherine Lewis

1899–1949 (age 50)

Valhalla Memorial Park Cemetery

Katherine Lewis (1899-1949) was a resident of Newark who passed away at age 50.

Ward Wing

1893–1945 (age 52)

Valhalla Memorial Park Cemetery

Ward Wing (1893-1945) was a Springfield resident who lived to age 52.

Betty Alden

1891–1948 (age 57)

Valhalla Memorial Park Cemetery

Betty Alden (1891-1948) lived 57 years and was buried in Valhalla Memorial Park Cemetery.

Charlotte Williamson Himburg

1877–1944 (age 67)

Valhalla Memorial Park Cemetery

Charlotte Williamson Himburg (1877-1944) was an Indiana native who lived 67 years.

John C. Waldron

1900–1942 (age 42)

Black Hills National Cemetery

John C. Waldron (1900-1942) was a Fort Pierre resident who served in the military, as evidenced by his burial at Black H...

Esther Fussell Byrnes

1866–1945 (age 79)

Fair Hill Burial Ground

Esther Fussell Byrnes (1866-1945) was an Overbrook resident who lived 79 years.

Archibald E. Olpp

1882–1949 (age 67)

Brookside Cemetery

Archibald E. Olpp (1882-1949) was a Bethlehem resident who lived 67 years.

Frank M. Chapman

1864–1945 (age 81)

Brookside Cemetery

Frank M. Chapman (1864-1945) was a prominent Teaneck resident and naturalist who lived 81 years.

Thomas W. Lamont

1870–1948 (age 78)

Brookside Cemetery

Thomas W. Lamont (1870-1948) was a Claverack resident and prominent banker who lived 78 years.

Charles Rollinson Lamb

1860–1942 (age 82)

Brookside Cemetery

Charles Rollinson Lamb (1860-1942) was a New York City resident who lived 82 years.

Cornelius P. Kitchel

1875–1947 (age 72)

Brookside Cemetery

Cornelius P. Kitchel (1875-1947) lived 72 years and was buried at Brookside Cemetery.

Robert Elliott Speer

1867–1947 (age 80)

Brookside Cemetery

Robert Elliott Speer (1867-1947) was a Huntingdon County resident and prominent missionary who lived 80 years.

Seward Prosser

1871–1942 (age 71)

Brookside Cemetery

Seward Prosser (1871-1942) was a Buffalo resident and banker who lived 71 years.

Gertrude Crownfield

1867–1945 (age 78)

Brookside Cemetery

Gertrude Crownfield (1867-1945) lived 78 years and was buried at Brookside Cemetery.

Cissy Patterson

1881–1948 (age 67)

Graceland Cemetery

Cissy Patterson (1881-1948) was a prominent Chicago newspaper publisher and socialite who lived 67 years.

Frederick B. Moorehead

1875–1944 (age 69)

Graceland Cemetery

Frederick B. Moorehead was a prominent Mineral Point resident who lived from 1875 to 1944.

Granville Bates

1882–1940 (age 58)

Graceland Cemetery

Granville Bates was a Chicago-based figure who lived from 1882 to 1940.

John Augur Holabird

1886–1945 (age 59)

Graceland Cemetery

John Augur Holabird was an Evanston resident known during the period from 1886 to 1945.

John T. McCutcheon

1870–1949 (age 79)

Graceland Cemetery

John T. McCutcheon was a Tippecanoe County native who lived from 1870 to 1949.

Theodore Brentano

1854–1940 (age 86)

Graceland Cemetery

Theodore Brentano was a Kalamazoo resident who lived from 1854 to 1940.

Thomas Tallmadge

1876–1940 (age 64)

Graceland Cemetery

Thomas Tallmadge was a Washington, D.C.-based figure who lived from 1876 to 1940.

William Grigsby McCormick

1851–1941 (age 90)

Graceland Cemetery

William Grigsby McCormick was a Chicago resident who lived from 1851 to 1941.

Harold Fowler McCormick

1872–1941 (age 69)

Graceland Cemetery

Harold Fowler McCormick was a prominent Chicago figure who lived from 1872 to 1941.

Clara E. Laughlin

1873–1941 (age 68)

Graceland Cemetery

Clara E. Laughlin was a New York City-based author and travel writer who lived from 1873 to 1941.