Deaths in the 1940s

Frederick Stock

1872–1942 (age 70)

Rosehill Cemetery

Frederick Stock (1872-1942) was a conductor and musician born in Jülich who was buried at Rosehill Cemetery.

Eugene Clark

1873–1942 (age 69)

Rosehill Cemetery

Eugene Clark (1873-1942) was a Washington, D.C. resident whose life spanned the late 19th and early 20th centuries.

Victor Potel

1889–1947 (age 58)

Rosehill Cemetery

Victor Potel (1889-1947) was a Lafayette-born individual active during the early-to-mid 20th century.

Adrienne Kroell

1892–1949 (age 57)

Rosehill Cemetery

Adrienne Kroell (1892-1949) was a Chicago resident who lived through the Progressive Era and interwar period.

Oswald Bruce Cooper

1879–1940 (age 61)

Rosehill Cemetery

Oswald Bruce Cooper (1879-1940) was a Mount Gilead native known for his work in typography and design.

Bill Bowman

1867–1944 (age 77)

Rosehill Cemetery

Bill Bowman (1867-1944) was a Chicago-based individual who lived through the late 19th and early 20th centuries.

Charles M. Thomson

1877–1943 (age 66)

Rosehill Cemetery

Charles M. Thomson (1877-1943) was a Chicago resident active during the early 20th century.

Ernest Thompson Seton

1860–1946 (age 86)

Seton Village

Ernest Thompson Seton (1860-1946) was a British-born naturalist, author, and founder of the Woodcraft movement.

Ben Quintana

1920–1944 (age 24)

Santa Fe National Cemetery

Ben Quintana (1920-1944) was a Pueblo de Cochiti native who died during World War II.

Alma Feltner

1883–1940 (age 57)

Saint Charles Cemetery

Alma Feltner (1883-1940) was a New York resident who lived during the late 19th and early 20th centuries.

Gladys Crocker Ashe

1884–1947 (age 63)

Sacramento Historic City Cemetery

Gladys Crocker Ashe (1884-1947) was a Sacramento-area resident active during the early-to-mid 20th century.

John F. Madden

1870–1946 (age 76)

Sacramento Historic City Cemetery

John F. Madden (1870-1946) was a Sacramento resident who lived through the late 19th and early 20th centuries.

Julien August Gehrung

1878–1949 (age 71)

Saint Charles Cemetery

Julien August Gehrung (1878-1949) was a St. Louis native who lived through the late 19th and early 20th centuries.

Paul J. Leonard

1914–1943 (age 29)

Santa Fe National Cemetery

Paul J. Leonard was an American serviceman who died during World War II and was buried in Algeria.

Joe Choynski

1868–1943 (age 75)

Walnut Hills Cemetery

Joe Choynski (1868-1943) was a San Francisco-born boxer and prominent figure in early American professional boxing.

Gaspar Griswold Bacon

1886–1947 (age 61)

Walnut Hills Cemetery

Gaspar Griswold Bacon (1886-1947) was a Jamaica Plain resident and member of the prominent Bacon family.

Pauline Edelstein

1866–1942 (age 76)

Washington Cemetery

Pauline Edelstein (1866-1942) was a Romanian-born resident of Iași who lived to age 76.

James Geddes

1858–1948 (age 90)

Walnut Hills Cemetery

James Geddes (1858-1948) was a Boston resident who lived to age 90.

Eliza Orne White

1856–1947 (age 91)

Walnut Hills Cemetery

Eliza Orne White (1856-1947) was a Keene resident and author known for children's literature.

Gertrude Freudenberg

1863–1940 (age 77)

Washington Cemetery

Gertrude Freudenberg (1863-1940) was a Manhattan resident who lived to age 77.

Hugh Cabot

1872–1945 (age 73)

Walnut Hills Cemetery

Hugh Cabot (1872-1945) was a Beverly Farms resident and prominent surgeon.

Martin Schoenwald

1866–1941 (age 75)

Washington Cemetery

Martin Schoenwald (1866-1941) was a Wrocław-born resident who lived to age 75.

Philip Cabot

1872–1941 (age 69)

Walnut Hills Cemetery

Philip Cabot (1872-1941) was a Boston-area resident and philanthropist.

George C. Dyer

1862–1943 (age 81)

Walnut Hills Cemetery

George C. Dyer (1862-1943) was a resident who lived to age 81.

Charley Paddock

1900–1943 (age 43)

Sitka National Cemetery

Charley Paddock (1900-1943) was an American Olympic sprinter and track and field champion.

Louise Beaudet

1859–1947 (age 88)

Woodside

Louise Beaudet (1859-1947) was a Lotbinière resident who lived to age 88.

Mary Bernard Laughlin

1876–1948 (age 72)

Sisters of Providence Convent Cemetery

Mary Bernard Laughlin (1876-1948) was a Fort Wayne resident and member of the Sisters of Providence.

Mary Raphael Slattery

1863–1940 (age 77)

Sisters of Providence Convent Cemetery

Mary Raphael Slattery (1863-1940) was a Galesburg resident and member of the Sisters of Providence.

Jack Williams

1924–1945 (age 21)

Springfield National Cemetery

Jack Williams (1924-1945) was a Harrison resident who died in World War II at age 21.

Richard Merrill Atkinson

1894–1947 (age 53)

Spring Hill Cemetery

Richard Merrill Atkinson (1894-1947) was a Nashville resident who lived to age 53.

Frank Wead

1895–1947 (age 52)

Springdale Cemetery

Frank Wead (1895-1947) was a Peoria-born naval officer and screenwriter.

Estelle Bush

1856–1942 (age 86)

Salem Pioneer Cemetery

Estelle Bush was a Salem resident who lived from 1856 to 1942.

Edward Beale McLean

1889–1941 (age 52)

Rock Creek Cemetery

Edward Beale McLean was a wealthy Washington, D.C. businessman and newspaper publisher who lived from 1889 to 1941.

Frank Brett Noyes

1863–1948 (age 85)

Rock Creek Cemetery

Frank Brett Noyes was a Washington, D.C. journalist and newspaper executive who lived from 1863 to 1948.

Irwin B. Laughlin

1871–1941 (age 70)

Rock Creek Cemetery

Irwin B. Laughlin was a Pittsburgh-based diplomat and U.S. ambassador who lived from 1871 to 1941.

Joseph Quincy Adams, Jr.

1880–1946 (age 66)

Rock Creek Cemetery

Joseph Quincy Adams, Jr. was a Greenville-based Shakespeare scholar and literary editor who lived from 1880 to 1946.

Anna Keichline

1889–1943 (age 54)

Union Cemetery

Anna Keichline was a Bellefonte inventor and engineer who lived from 1889 to 1943.

Jacob Mann

1888–1940 (age 52)

United Jewish Cemetery

Jacob Mann was a Przemyśl-born Jewish scholar and rabbi who lived from 1888 to 1940.

Joseph M. Reeves

1872–1948 (age 76)

United States Naval Academy Cemetery

Joseph M. Reeves was a U.S. Navy admiral from Tampico who lived from 1872 to 1948.

Armistead Rust

1862–1941 (age 79)

United States Naval Academy Cemetery

Armistead Rust was a Campbell County military officer who lived from 1862 to 1941.

David Philipson

1862–1949 (age 87)

United Jewish Cemetery

David Philipson was a Wabash-based rabbi and Jewish religious leader who lived from 1862 to 1949.

Eddie Tiemeyer

1885–1946 (age 61)

Vine Street Hill Cemetery

Eddie Tiemeyer was a Cincinnati resident who lived from 1885 to 1946.

Madeleine Astor

1893–1940 (age 47)

Trinity Church Cemetery

Madeleine Astor was a wealthy Brooklyn-born socialite and widow of the Titanic's John Jacob Astor IV who lived from 1893...

Thomas Fuller Potter

1865–1948 (age 83)

Trinity Church Cemetery

Thomas Fuller Potter was a Paris-based American expatriate who lived from 1865 to 1948.

Herbert Hewitt

1871–1944 (age 73)

Springdale Cemetery

Herbert Hewitt was an individual who lived from 1871 to 1944.

Edward Nelson Woodruff

1862–1947 (age 85)

Springdale Cemetery

Edward Nelson Woodruff was a Peoria resident who lived from 1862 to 1947.

Alice J. Heading

1852–1945 (age 93)

Springdale Cemetery

Alice J. Heading was a Peoria resident who lived from 1852 to 1945.

Felix D. Robertson

1871–1941 (age 70)

Sparkman-Hillcrest Memorial Park Cemetery

Felix D. Robertson lived from 1871 to 1941 and was buried at Sparkman-Hillcrest Memorial Park Cemetery.

W. W. Caruth

1876–1949 (age 73)

Sparkman-Hillcrest Memorial Park Cemetery

W. W. Caruth lived from 1876 to 1949 and was buried at Sparkman-Hillcrest Memorial Park Cemetery.

Max Reinhardt

1873–1943 (age 70)

Westchester Hills Cemetery

Max Reinhardt was a Baden resident who lived from 1873 to 1943.