Deaths in the 1940s

Vaughan Clarke Spalding

1892–1949 (age 57)

Graceland Cemetery

Vaughan Clarke Spalding was an American resident who lived from 1892 to 1949.

Katharine Smith Lay

1862–1946 (age 84)

Graceland Cemetery

Katharine Smith Lay was an American resident who lived from 1862 to 1946.

Lloyd Loar

1886–1943 (age 57)

Acacia Park Cemetery

Lloyd Loar was an American musician and acoustical engineer who lived from 1886 to 1943.

Hubert Lyman Clark

1870–1947 (age 77)

Amherst West Cemetery

Hubert Lyman Clark was an American resident of Amherst who lived from 1870 to 1947.

Albert Henry Krehbiel

1873–1945 (age 72)

Acacia Park Cemetery

Albert Henry Krehbiel was a Danish-born American resident who lived from 1873 to 1945.

Alvah Curtis Roebuck

1864–1948 (age 84)

Acacia Park Cemetery

Alvah Curtis Roebuck was an American businessman and co-founder of Sears, Roebuck and Company who lived from 1864 to 194...

George C. Mathews

1886–1946 (age 60)

Acacia Park Cemetery

George C. Mathews was an American resident of Northwood who lived from 1886 to 1946.

Bernard John Quinn

1888–1940 (age 52)

Cemetery of the Holy Rood

Bernard John Quinn was a Newark resident who lived from 1888 to 1940.

Albert H. King

1921–1941 (age 20)

Porterdale Cemetery

Albert H. King lived from 1921 to 1941 and was buried in Porterdale Cemetery.

Lester W. Patterson

1893–1947 (age 54)

Gate of Heaven Cemetery

Lester W. Patterson was a Bronx resident who lived from 1893 to 1947.

Federico García Rodríguez

1859–1945 (age 86)

Gate of Heaven Cemetery

Federico García Rodríguez was born in Fuente Vaqueros in 1859 and died in 1945.

Anne Ide Cockran

1876–1945 (age 69)

Gate of Heaven Cemetery

Anne Ide Cockran lived from 1876 to 1945.

George Theron Slade

1871–1941 (age 70)

Gate of Heaven Cemetery

George Theron Slade lived from 1871 to 1941.

Benjamin Wistar Morris

1870–1944 (age 74)

Cedar Hill Cemetery

Benjamin Wistar Morris was a Portland resident and architect who lived from 1870 to 1944.

Doris Rankin

1887–1947 (age 60)

Cedar Hill Cemetery

Doris Rankin was a New York City-based actress who lived from 1887 to 1947.

Edson Fessenden Gallaudet

1871–1945 (age 74)

Cedar Hill Cemetery

Edson Fessenden Gallaudet was a Washington, D.C. resident and educator who lived from 1871 to 1945.

Howard A. Giddings

1868–1949 (age 81)

Cedar Hill Cemetery

Howard A. Giddings lived from 1868 to 1949.

Margaret Ellen Henry-Ruffin

1857–1941 (age 84)

Catholic Cemetery of Mobile

Margaret Ellen Henry-Ruffin was a Daphne resident who lived from 1857 to 1941.

Alice Getty

1865–1946 (age 81)

Carrie Eliza Getty Tomb

Alice Getty was a Muskegon resident who lived from 1865 to 1946.

Franz Boas

1858–1942 (age 84)

Dale Cemetery

Franz Boas was a renowned anthropologist born in Minden in 1858 who died in 1942.

Jimmie Lunceford

1902–1947 (age 45)

Elmwood Cemetery

Jimmie Lunceford was a Fulton-born jazz bandleader and musician who lived from 1902 to 1947.

John W. Thomas

1874–1945 (age 71)

Elmwood Cemetery

John W. Thomas was a resident of Phillips County who lived from 1874 to 1945.

Almanzo Wilder

1857–1949 (age 92)

De Smet Cemetery

Almanzo Wilder was a farmer and husband of Laura Ingalls Wilder who lived from 1857 to 1949.

Grace Ingalls

1877–1941 (age 64)

De Smet Cemetery

Grace Ingalls was the youngest daughter of Charles and Caroline Ingalls who lived from 1877 to 1941.

Carrie Ingalls

1870–1946 (age 76)

De Smet Cemetery

Carrie Ingalls was a daughter of Charles and Caroline Ingalls and sister to Laura Ingalls Wilder who lived from 1870 to ...

Charles A. Smith

1866–1948 (age 82)

Elmwood Cemetery

Charles A. Smith was an Ohio resident who lived from 1866 to 1948.

Cora Marsland

1859–1944 (age 85)

Dale Cemetery

Cora Marsland was a resident of Ossining who lived from 1859 to 1944.

Ivie Anderson

1905–1949 (age 44)

Angelus-Rosedale Cemetery

Ivie Anderson was a jazz singer who performed with Duke Ellington and lived from 1905 to 1949.

William Dennison Stephens

1859–1944 (age 85)

Angelus-Rosedale Cemetery

William Dennison Stephens was a California governor who served from 1917 to 1923 and lived from 1859 to 1944.

John Henry Patterson

1867–1947 (age 80)

Angelus-Rosedale Cemetery

John Henry Patterson was an Irish-born industrialist and founder of the National Cash Register Company who lived from 18...

Louise Peete

1880–1947 (age 67)

Angelus-Rosedale Cemetery

Louise Peete was a convicted murderer executed in California who lived from 1880 to 1947.

Willie Fung

1896–1945 (age 49)

Angelus-Rosedale Cemetery

Willie Fung was a Chinese-American actor who appeared in numerous Hollywood films and lived from 1896 to 1945.

Arthur Cyprian Harper

1866–1948 (age 82)

Angelus-Rosedale Cemetery

Arthur Cyprian Harper was a Columbus resident who lived from 1866 to 1948.

Frederic T. Woodman

1872–1949 (age 77)

Angelus-Rosedale Cemetery

Frederic T. Woodman was a Concord resident who lived from 1872 to 1949.

Elizabeth Magie

1866–1948 (age 82)

Columbia Gardens Cemetery

Elizabeth Magie was an inventor and board game designer who created the precursor to Monopoly and lived from 1866 to 194...

M. Joseph Conroy

1874–1946 (age 72)

Anchorage Memorial Park

M. Joseph Conroy was an Irish-born resident of Ballyconneely who lived from 1874 to 1946.

Sydney Laurence

1865–1940 (age 75)

Anchorage Memorial Park

Sydney Laurence was an American landscape painter known for his depictions of Alaskan scenery.

William Hayes Ackland

1855–1940 (age 85)

Ackland Art Museum

William Hayes Ackland was an American art collector and philanthropist who bequeathed his collection to establish an art...

Dudley Bartlett

1861–1944 (age 83)

Acacia Park Cemetery

Dudley Bartlett was an American businessman and civic leader in Jersey City.

Moritz F. Strauch

1876–1946 (age 70)

Acacia Park Cemetery

Moritz F. Strauch was an Austrian immigrant and resident of the United States.

Jacob Westlund

1867–1947 (age 80)

Acacia Park Cemetery

Jacob Westlund was a Swedish immigrant who settled in the United States.

Athol Rollins

1884–1942 (age 58)

Acacia Park Cemetery

Athol Rollins was an American resident of the early 20th century.

Helen Graham Fairbank

1868–1945 (age 77)

Acacia Park Cemetery

Helen Graham Fairbank was an American woman of the late 19th and early 20th centuries.

William Sulzer

1863–1941 (age 78)

Evergreen Cemetery

William Sulzer was an American politician who served as Governor of New York.

James P. Woods

1868–1948 (age 80)

Evergreen Burial Park

James P. Woods was an American resident of Roanoke, Virginia.

Charles Bryant

1879–1948 (age 69)

Evergreen Cemetery

Charles Bryant was an American resident of Hartford, Connecticut.

George F. Houston

1896–1944 (age 48)

Evergreen Cemetery

George F. Houston was an American resident of Hampton, Virginia.

Henry Monsky

1890–1947 (age 57)

Fisher Farm Cemetery

Henry Monsky was an American Jewish leader and civil rights advocate from Omaha, Nebraska.

Nicholas Murray Butler

1862–1947 (age 85)

Cedar Lawn Cemetery

Nicholas Murray Butler was an American educator, philosopher, and diplomat who served as president of Columbia Universit...

Jennie Tuttle Hobart

1849–1941 (age 92)

Cedar Lawn Cemetery

Jennie Tuttle Hobart was an American philanthropist and wife of Vice President Garret Hobart.