Deaths in the 1940s
23,000+ memorials
Louis Santop
1890–1942 (age 52)
Philadelphia National Cemetery
Louis Santop (1890-1942) was an African American baseball player who was considered one of the greatest catchers in Negr...
Anna Isabel Mulford
1848–1943 (age 95)
Rosedale Cemetery
Anna Isabel Mulford (1848-1943) was a New Jersey resident who lived nearly a century during a period of significant Amer...
William Hamilton Osborne
1873–1942 (age 69)
Rosedale Cemetery
William Hamilton Osborne (1873-1942) was an American banker and financier based in Newark, New Jersey.
William Redmond Cross
1874–1940 (age 66)
Rosedale Cemetery
William Redmond Cross (1874-1940) was a New Jersey resident involved in business and community affairs.
Katherine McKim Garrison
1873–1948 (age 75)
Rosedale Cemetery
Katherine McKim Garrison (1873-1948) was an East Orange resident from a prominent American family with ties to architect...
Henry Plummer Cheatham, Jr.
1892–1940 (age 48)
Philadelphia National Cemetery
Henry Plummer Cheatham, Jr. (1892-1940) was an American educator and descendant of a prominent African American politica...
Henry Victor
1892–1945 (age 53)
Oakwood Memorial Park Cemetery
Henry Victor was a London-born resident who lived from 1892 to 1945.
Charles Courtice Alderton
1857–1941 (age 84)
Oakwood Cemetery
Charles Courtice Alderton was an English-born individual who lived from 1857 to 1941.
John Dwight Hanna Jr.
1922–1943 (age 21)
Oakwood Cemetery
John Dwight Hanna Jr. was born in 1922 and died in 1943.
William Proudfit Burden
1876–1943 (age 67)
Oakwood Cemetery
William Proudfit Burden lived from 1876 to 1943.
Carl Lovelace
1876–1944 (age 68)
Oakwood Cemetery
Carl Lovelace was a Crystal City resident who lived from 1876 to 1944.
Decca Lamar West
1866–1942 (age 76)
Oakwood Cemetery
Decca Lamar West lived from 1866 to 1942.
Romanzo Adams
1868–1942 (age 74)
O'ahu Cemetery
Romanzo Adams was a Clinton-based individual who lived from 1868 to 1942.
Emilie Widemann Macfarlane
1859–1947 (age 88)
O'ahu Cemetery
Emilie Widemann Macfarlane was a Līhuʻe resident who lived from 1859 to 1947.
Katsu Ogawa Okumura
1868–1942 (age 74)
O'ahu Cemetery
Katsu Ogawa Okumura was born in Osaka in 1868 and died in 1942.
Julie Judd Swanzy
1860–1941 (age 81)
O'ahu Cemetery
Julie Judd Swanzy lived from 1860 to 1941.
Ellen Frye Barker
1873–1944 (age 71)
Oak Grove Cemetery
Ellen Frye Barker was a Fall River resident who lived from 1873 to 1944.
James G. Manchester
1871–1948 (age 77)
Oak Grove Cemetery
James G. Manchester was a Fall River resident who lived from 1871 to 1948.
James S. McCandless
1855–1943 (age 88)
O'ahu Cemetery
James S. McCandless was an Indiana-born individual who lived from 1855 to 1943.
R. H. Hamilton
1873–1946 (age 73)
Restland Memorial Park
R. H. Hamilton was a Corsicana resident who lived from 1873 to 1946.
Horace White
1865–1943 (age 78)
Oakwood Cemetery
Horace White was a Buffalo resident who lived from 1865 to 1943.
Bert E. Salisbury
1870–1946 (age 76)
Oakwood Cemetery
Bert E. Salisbury (1870-1946) was a resident of Geddes who was buried at Oakwood Cemetery.
C. Hamilton Sanford
1873–1942 (age 69)
Oakwood Cemetery
C. Hamilton Sanford (1873-1942) was a Cleveland resident buried at Oakwood Cemetery.
Ernest Lynn Waldorf
1876–1943 (age 67)
Oakwood Cemetery
Ernest Lynn Waldorf (1876-1943) was buried at Oakwood Cemetery.
Florence E.S. Knapp
1875–1949 (age 74)
Oakwood Cemetery
Florence E.S. Knapp (1875-1949) was a Syracuse resident buried at Oakwood Cemetery.
Frank H. Hiscock
1856–1946 (age 90)
Oakwood Cemetery
Frank H. Hiscock (1856-1946) was a Tully resident buried at Oakwood Cemetery.
Gustav Stickley
1858–1942 (age 84)
Oakwood Cemetery
Gustav Stickley (1858-1942) was an Osceola resident and influential furniture designer and craftsman buried at Oakwood C...
W. M. Smallwood
1873–1949 (age 76)
Oakwood Cemetery
W. M. Smallwood (1873-1949) was a Warsaw resident buried at Oakwood Cemetery.
William Hale Thompson
1869–1944 (age 75)
Oak Woods Cemetery
William Hale Thompson (1869-1944) was a Boston-born politician who served as Mayor of Chicago and was buried at Oak Wood...
Charles S. Deneen
1863–1940 (age 77)
Oak Woods Cemetery
Charles S. Deneen (1863-1940) was an Illinois politician and Governor buried at Oak Woods Cemetery in Edwardsville.
Billy DeBeck
1890–1942 (age 52)
Oak Woods Cemetery
Billy DeBeck (1890-1942) was a Chicago-based cartoonist famous for creating the comic strip Barney Google and was buried...
Wilfred Hudson Osgood
1875–1947 (age 72)
Oak Woods Cemetery
Wilfred Hudson Osgood (1875-1947) was a Rochester resident and naturalist buried at Oak Woods Cemetery.
Max Bendix
1866–1945 (age 79)
Oak Woods Cemetery
Max Bendix (1866-1945) was a Detroit resident and conductor buried at Oak Woods Cemetery.
Kenesaw Mountain Landis
1866–1944 (age 78)
Oak Woods Cemetery
Kenesaw Mountain Landis (1866-1944) was the first Commissioner of Major League Baseball buried at Oak Woods Cemetery in ...
Charles H. Beeson
1870–1949 (age 79)
Oak Woods Cemetery
Charles H. Beeson (1870-1949) was a Columbia City resident buried at Oak Woods Cemetery.
Edgar Bronson Tolman
1859–1947 (age 88)
Oak Woods Cemetery
Edgar Bronson Tolman (1859-1947) was buried at Oak Woods Cemetery.
George C. Nimmons
1865–1947 (age 82)
Oak Woods Cemetery
George C. Nimmons (1865-1947) was an American architect and designer known for his work in institutional and commercial ...
William Isaac Thomas
1863–1947 (age 84)
Old Gray Cemetery
William Isaac Thomas (1863-1947) was a pioneering American sociologist and social psychologist who made significant cont...
Hubert Fisher
1877–1941 (age 64)
Old Gray Cemetery
Hubert Fisher (1877-1941) was an American professional baseball player who played in the major leagues.
Hugh B. Lindsay
1856–1944 (age 88)
Old Gray Cemetery
Hugh B. Lindsay (1856-1944) was an American businessman and civic leader in Kentucky.
John C. Villepigue
1896–1943 (age 47)
Old Quaker Cemetery
John C. Villepigue (1896-1943) was an American resident of Camden, South Carolina.
Miriam Howard Du Bose
1862–1945 (age 83)
Linwood Cemetery
Miriam Howard Du Bose (1862-1945) was an American woman from Russell County, Virginia.
Edna Bowman Kuhn
1870–1947 (age 77)
Oak Hill Memorial Park
Edna Bowman Kuhn (1870-1947) was an American resident of Napa County, California.
Bill DeLancey
1911–1946 (age 35)
St. Francis Catholic Cemetery
Bill DeLancey (1911-1946) was an American professional baseball player and manager.
Frederick M. Irish
1870–1941 (age 71)
St. Francis Catholic Cemetery
Frederick M. Irish (1870-1941) was an American resident of Dubuque, Iowa.
Ysmael R. Villegas
1924–1945 (age 21)
Riverside National Cemetery
Ysmael R. Villegas (1924-1945) was an American soldier who died during World War II.
John L. Sullivan
1891–1949 (age 58)
St. Francis Catholic Cemetery
John L. Sullivan (1891-1949) was an American resident of Pennsylvania.
Fred W. Hammond
1872–1942 (age 70)
Oakwood Cemetery
Fred W. Hammond (1872-1942) was an American resident of the United States.
George Griffin Lewis
1865–1946 (age 81)
Oakwood Cemetery
George Griffin Lewis (1865-1946) was an American resident of Avoca, Iowa.
William Metzler
1863–1943 (age 80)
Oakwood Cemetery
William Metzler (1863-1943) was an American resident of Odessa, Texas.