Deaths in the 1940s

William Branch Jones

1880–1943 (age 63)

Historic Oakwood Cemetery

William Branch Jones (1880-1943) was buried at Historic Oakwood Cemetery.

Frederick Cook

1865–1940 (age 75)

Forest Lawn Cemetery

Frederick Cook (1865-1940) was a Hortonville resident buried at Forest Lawn Cemetery.

George Crouse Tyler

1867–1946 (age 79)

Grandview Cemetery

George Crouse Tyler (1867-1946) was buried at Grandview Cemetery.

William Wallace

1867–1945 (age 78)

Grandview Cemetery

William Wallace (1867-1945) was an Indianapolis resident buried at Grandview Cemetery.

Emma Lewis Coleman

1853–1942 (age 89)

Forest Hills Cemetery

Emma Lewis Coleman (1853-1942) was buried at Forest Hills Cemetery.

Mary Ruth McBurney

1879–1947 (age 68)

Forest Hills Cemetery

Mary Ruth McBurney (1879-1947) was a Chelsea resident buried at Forest Hills Cemetery.

William Arthur Wallace

1867–1945 (age 78)

Grandview Cemetery

William Arthur Wallace (1867-1945) was a Chillicothe resident buried at Grandview Cemetery.

Elizabeth "Lilly" Amory

1856–1947 (age 91)

Forest Hills Cemetery

Elizabeth "Lilly" Amory (1856-1947) was buried at Forest Hills Cemetery.

Charles Goodnow Rice

1866–1943 (age 77)

Forest Hills Cemetery

Charles Goodnow Rice (1866-1943) was a Boston resident buried at Forest Hills Cemetery.

Thomas Meehan III

1921–1944 (age 23)

Jefferson Barracks National Cemetery

Thomas Meehan III (1921-1944) was a Philadelphia resident buried at Jefferson Barracks National Cemetery.

Charles William Dickey

1871–1942 (age 71)

Kyoto Gardens of Honolulu Memorial Park

Charles William Dickey (1871-1942) was buried at Kyoto Gardens of Honolulu Memorial Park.

Lewis K. Rockefeller

1875–1948 (age 73)

Kinderhook Cemetery

Lewis K. Rockefeller (1875-1948) was a prominent businessman from Schenectady.

Frank Hill

1879–1944 (age 65)

Holy Sepulchre Cemetery

Frank Hill (1879-1944) was a notable figure whose full biographical details remain limited.

Albert W. Jefferis

1868–1942 (age 74)

Forest Lawn Memorial Park

Albert W. Jefferis (1868-1942) was a resident of Embreeville during his lifetime.

Ellen Scripps

1863–1948 (age 85)

Greenwood Cemetery

Ellen Scripps (1863-1948) was a philanthropist and media pioneer known for her contributions to education and journalism...

Frederic Clemson Howe

1867–1940 (age 73)

Greendale Cemetery

Frederic Clemson Howe (1867-1940) was a progressive reformer and political figure from Meadville.

George Gough Booth

1864–1949 (age 85)

Greenwood Cemetery

George Gough Booth (1864-1949) was a prominent Canadian industrialist and art patron from Toronto.

Claude Simons, Sr.

1887–1943 (age 56)

Greenwood Cemetery

Claude Simons, Sr. (1887-1943) was a businessman of the early 20th century.

Frank Taffel

1877–1947 (age 70)

Greenwood Cemetery

Frank Taffel (1877-1947) was a notable figure from the early industrial era.

Nathaniel Jarrett Webb

1891–1943 (age 52)

Greenlawn Memorial Park

Nathaniel Jarrett Webb (1891-1943) was a professional of the early 20th century.

Mary Soper Pope

1872–1940 (age 68)

Greenwood Cemetery

Mary Soper Pope (1872-1940) was a woman of prominence during the Progressive Era.

Carl A. Swanson

1879–1949 (age 70)

Forest Lawn Memorial Park

Carl A. Swanson (1879-1949) was a Swedish-born entrepreneur from Karlskrona.

Leo B. Bozell

1886–1946 (age 60)

Forest Lawn Memorial Park

Leo B. Bozell (1886-1946) was a businessman from Mitchell.

Victor Rosewater

1871–1940 (age 69)

Forest Lawn Memorial Park

Victor Rosewater (1871-1940) was a newspaper publisher and civic leader from Omaha.

Arthur Walsh

1896–1947 (age 51)

Gate of Heaven Cemetery

Arthur Walsh (1896-1947) was a Newark resident of the mid-20th century.

William Eugene Drummond

1876–1946 (age 70)

Forest Home Cemetery

William Eugene Drummond (1876-1946) was a Newark-based professional from the early 20th century.

Bernard Fantus

1874–1940 (age 66)

Forest Home Cemetery

Bernard Fantus was a Hungarian-born physician who pioneered blood banking and transfusion medicine.

George Ernest Robinson

1888–1945 (age 57)

Forest Hills Cemetery

George Ernest Robinson was an American businessman and philanthropist from Boston.

Marian Weld

1862–1942 (age 80)

Forest Hills Cemetery

Marian Weld was an American woman of the late 19th and early 20th centuries.

Frederick S. Jones

1862–1944 (age 82)

Grove Street Cemetery

Frederick S. Jones was an American resident of Palmyra during the late 19th and early 20th centuries.

Frank Chamberlin Porter

1859–1946 (age 87)

Grove Street Cemetery

Frank Chamberlin Porter was an American from Beloit active in the late 19th and early 20th centuries.

Arthur Ellicott Case

1894–1946 (age 52)

Grove Street Cemetery

Arthur Ellicott Case was an American from Trenton who lived during the early 20th century.

Forbes Hawkes

1865–1940 (age 75)

Grove Street Cemetery

Forbes Hawkes was a New York City resident of the late 19th and early 20th centuries.

Marian Parker Whitney

1861–1946 (age 85)

Grove Street Cemetery

Marian Parker Whitney was an American woman from New Haven active during the late 19th and early 20th centuries.

Walter Camp, Jr.

1891–1940 (age 49)

Grove Street Cemetery

Walter Camp, Jr. was an American from New Haven, son of the legendary Yale football coach.

Samuel Hoffenstein

1890–1947 (age 57)

Hillside Memorial Park

Samuel Hoffenstein was a Ukrainian-born American poet, screenwriter, and satirist.

Henry Bergman

1868–1946 (age 78)

Hillside Memorial Park

Henry Bergman was an American character actor from San Francisco known for his work in silent films.

Bruce Van Voorhis

1908–1943 (age 35)

Jefferson Barracks National Cemetery

Bruce Van Voorhis was an American military serviceman from Aberdeen who died in World War II.

Donald D. Pucket

1915–1944 (age 29)

Jefferson Barracks National Cemetery

Donald D. Pucket was an American military serviceman from Longmont who died in World War II.

Hughie Miller

1886–1945 (age 59)

Jefferson Barracks National Cemetery

Hughie Miller was an American from St. Louis who served in World War II.

John Baker White

1868–1944 (age 76)

Indian Mound Cemetery

John Baker White was an American resident of Romney from the late 19th and early 20th centuries.

Henry Randolph Burke

1864–1947 (age 83)

Ivy Hill Cemetery

Henry Randolph Burke (1864-1947) was an American businessman and civic leader.

Josephus Daniels

1862–1948 (age 86)

Historic Oakwood Cemetery

Josephus Daniels (1862-1948) was a prominent American newspaper editor and politician who served as Secretary of the Nav...

Clement Samuel Brimley

1863–1946 (age 83)

Historic Oakwood Cemetery

Clement Samuel Brimley (1863-1946) was a British naturalist and museum curator.

Josiah Bailey

1873–1946 (age 73)

Historic Oakwood Cemetery

Josiah Bailey (1873-1946) was an American politician and U.S. Senator from North Carolina.

Herbert Hutchinson Brimley

1861–1946 (age 85)

Historic Oakwood Cemetery

Herbert Hutchinson Brimley (1861-1946) was a British naturalist and ornithologist.

Cornelia Petty Jerman

1874–1946 (age 72)

Historic Oakwood Cemetery

Cornelia Petty Jerman (1874-1946) was an American civic leader and philanthropist.

Addie Worth Bagley Daniels

1869–1943 (age 74)

Historic Oakwood Cemetery

Addie Worth Bagley Daniels (1869-1943) was an American socialite and wife of Secretary of the Navy Josephus Daniels.

Samuel P. Bush

1863–1948 (age 85)

Green Lawn Cemetery

Samuel P. Bush (1863-1948) was an American industrialist and railroad executive.

J. Horace McFarland

1859–1948 (age 89)

Harrisburg Cemetery

J. Horace McFarland (1859-1948) was an American horticulturist and conservation advocate.