Deaths in the 1940s
23,000+ memorials
George H. Clark
1872–1943 (age 71)
West Lawn Cemetery
George H. Clark was a Canton resident who lived from 1872 to 1943.
Theano Wattles Case
1853–1949 (age 96)
West Lawn Cemetery
Theano Wattles Case was a West Point resident who lived from 1853 to 1949.
Irene M. Kennedy
1851–1944 (age 93)
West Lawn Cemetery
Irene M. Kennedy was a Richland resident who lived from 1851 to 1944.
William Ernest Carter
1875–1940 (age 65)
West Laurel Hill Cemetery
William Ernest Carter was a Paris resident who lived from 1875 to 1940.
Henrietta Cozens
1862–1940 (age 78)
West Laurel Hill Cemetery
Henrietta Cozens lived from 1862 to 1940 and was buried at West Laurel Hill Cemetery.
George Bringhurst Kaiser
1873–1944 (age 71)
West Laurel Hill Cemetery
George Bringhurst Kaiser lived from 1873 to 1944 and was buried at West Laurel Hill Cemetery.
J. Fletcher Street
1880–1944 (age 64)
West Laurel Hill Cemetery
J. Fletcher Street was a Beverly resident who lived from 1880 to 1944.
H. Armstrong Roberts
1885–1947 (age 62)
West Laurel Hill Cemetery
H. Armstrong Roberts was a Pennsylvania resident who lived from 1885 to 1947.
George Barnes
1882–1948 (age 66)
West Laurel Hill Cemetery
George Barnes lived from 1882 to 1948 and was buried at West Laurel Hill Cemetery.
Charles Lincoln Brown
1864–1947 (age 83)
West Laurel Hill Cemetery
Charles Lincoln Brown was a Pennsylvania resident who lived from 1864 to 1947.
John Williams Converse
1879–1944 (age 65)
West Laurel Hill Cemetery
John Williams Converse lived from 1879 to 1944 and was buried at West Laurel Hill Cemetery.
Jacob Tamarkin
1888–1945 (age 57)
Swan Point Cemetery
Jacob Tamarkin was a Russian-American mathematician who made significant contributions to complex analysis and functiona...
Jesse H. Metcalf
1860–1942 (age 82)
Swan Point Cemetery
Jesse H. Metcalf was an American industrialist and U.S. Senator from Rhode Island.
Richard Steere Aldrich
1884–1941 (age 57)
Swan Point Cemetery
Richard Steere Aldrich was an American banker and diplomat who served as U.S. Minister to Belgium.
Charles V. Chapin
1856–1941 (age 85)
Swan Point Cemetery
Charles V. Chapin was a pioneering American public health official and epidemiologist.
Theodore W. Noyes
1858–1946 (age 88)
Rock Creek Cemetery
Theodore W. Noyes was an American journalist and editor of The Washington Post.
Charlie Graham
1878–1948 (age 70)
Holy Cross Cemetery
Charlie Graham was an early American baseball player and manager in the Pacific Coast League.
Edward Joseph Hanna
1860–1944 (age 84)
Holy Cross Cemetery
Edward Joseph Hanna was an American Roman Catholic archbishop of San Francisco.
Harry Krause
1888–1940 (age 52)
Holy Cross Cemetery
Harry Krause was an American boxer who competed as a lightweight in the early 20th century.
Jimmy Britt
1879–1940 (age 61)
Holy Cross Cemetery
Jimmy Britt was an American boxer and lightweight champion in the early 1900s.
Joe Corbett
1875–1945 (age 70)
Holy Cross Cemetery
Joe Corbett was an American boxer and heavyweight champion in the 1890s.
Lewis F. Byington
1868–1943 (age 75)
Holy Cross Cemetery
Lewis F. Byington was an American businessman and civic leader.
Pete McDonough
1872–1947 (age 75)
Holy Cross Cemetery
Pete McDonough was an American boxer and fighter in the early 20th century.
Felix Signoret McGinnis
1883–1945 (age 62)
Holy Cross Cemetery
Felix Signoret McGinnis was an American of mixed heritage active in early 20th century California.
Orville Wright
1871–1948 (age 77)
Woodland Cemetery and Arboretum
Orville Wright was an American aviation pioneer and co-inventor of the airplane with his brother Wilbur.
Byron B. Harlan
1886–1949 (age 63)
Woodland Cemetery and Arboretum
Byron B. Harlan was an American singer and recording artist popular in the early 20th century.
Charles G. Bickham
1867–1944 (age 77)
Woodland Cemetery and Arboretum
Charles G. Bickham was a Dayton resident who lived from 1867 to 1944.
Edmund S. Lorenz
1854–1942 (age 88)
Woodland Cemetery and Arboretum
Edmund S. Lorenz was a Lawrence Township resident who lived from 1854 to 1942.
Alfred H. Freiberg
1868–1940 (age 72)
United Jewish Cemetery
Alfred H. Freiberg was a Cincinnati resident who lived from 1868 to 1940.
Alex Campbell
1876–1942 (age 66)
Woodland Cemetery and Arboretum
Alex Campbell was a Scottish resident who lived from 1876 to 1942.
Alfred M. Cohen
1859–1949 (age 90)
United Jewish Cemetery
Alfred M. Cohen was a Cincinnati resident who lived from 1859 to 1949.
Raymond J. Bowman
1924–1945 (age 21)
Holy Sepulchre Cemetery
Raymond J. Bowman was a Rochester resident who lived from 1924 to 1945.
Gustave Tinlot
1887–1942 (age 55)
Holy Sepulchre Cemetery
Gustave Tinlot was a Clermont-Ferrand resident who lived from 1887 to 1942.
Paul Philippe Cret
1876–1945 (age 69)
The Woodlands
Paul Philippe Cret was a French architect and designer who lived from 1876 to 1945.
Craig Biddle
1879–1947 (age 68)
The Woodlands
Craig Biddle was a Philadelphia resident who lived from 1879 to 1947.
Anthony Joseph Drexel Biddle, Sr.
1874–1948 (age 74)
The Woodlands
Anthony Joseph Drexel Biddle, Sr. was a Philadelphia resident and member of the prominent Biddle family who lived from 1...
Priscilla Jane Thompson
1871–1942 (age 71)
The United American Cemetery
Priscilla Jane Thompson was a Rossmoyne resident who lived from 1871 to 1942.
Chester Holmes Aldrich
1871–1940 (age 69)
Swan Point Cemetery
Chester Holmes Aldrich was a Providence-based architect who lived from 1871 to 1940.
William Albert Setchell
1864–1943 (age 79)
Swan Point Cemetery
William Albert Setchell was an American botanist who lived from 1864 to 1943.
Oscar J. Upham
1871–1949 (age 78)
Summit View Cemetery
Oscar J. Upham was a Toledo resident who lived from 1871 to 1949.
George Alder Blumer
1857–1940 (age 83)
Swan Point Cemetery
George Alder Blumer was an American psychiatrist and medical educator who lived from 1857 to 1940.
Howard Hoppin
1856–1940 (age 84)
Swan Point Cemetery
Howard Hoppin was an American businessman and philanthropist from Rhode Island who lived from 1856 to 1940.
Mabel May Woodward
1877–1945 (age 68)
Swan Point Cemetery
Mabel May Woodward was a Providence-based woman who lived from 1877 to 1945.
Simon Bolivar Buckner Jr.
1886–1945 (age 59)
Frankfort Cemetery
Simon Bolivar Buckner Jr. was a U.S. Army officer and son of Confederate General Simon Bolivar Buckner who lived from 18...
J. C. W. Beckham
1869–1940 (age 71)
Frankfort Cemetery
J. C. W. Beckham was a Kentucky politician who served as Governor and lived from 1869 to 1940.
South Trimble
1864–1946 (age 82)
Frankfort Cemetery
South Trimble was a Kentucky politician and U.S. Representative from Wolfe County who lived from 1864 to 1946.
Johnson N. Camden Jr.
1865–1942 (age 77)
Frankfort Cemetery
Johnson N. Camden Jr. was an American businessman and son of U.S. Senator Johnson N. Camden who lived from 1865 to 1942.
Thomas Willmott Freeman
1871–1945 (age 74)
Frankfort Cemetery
Thomas Willmott Freeman was a Kentucky resident from Woodford County who lived from 1871 to 1945.
Emma Gowdy Collins
1854–1943 (age 89)
Frankfort Cemetery
Emma Gowdy Collins was a Campbellsville, Kentucky resident who lived from 1854 to 1943.
James P. Parker
1855–1942 (age 87)
United States Naval Academy Cemetery
James P. Parker was a U.S. Naval officer from Enfield who lived from 1855 to 1942.