Deaths in the 1940s
23,000+ memorials
Russell Willson
1883–1948 (age 65)
United States Naval Academy Cemetery
Russell Willson was a U.S. Naval officer from Fredonia who lived from 1883 to 1948.
Emile Alexay
1891–1949 (age 58)
Woodland Cemetery
Emile Alexay was an immigrant from Volovets who lived from 1891 to 1949.
Charlotte Reeve Conover
1855–1940 (age 85)
Woodland Cemetery and Arboretum
Charlotte Reeve Conover was a Dayton resident who lived from 1855 to 1940.
George Henry Wood
1867–1945 (age 78)
Woodland Cemetery and Arboretum
George Henry Wood was a Dayton resident who lived from 1867 to 1945.
Jessie Marian Leech
1860–1940 (age 80)
Woodland Cemetery and Arboretum
Jessie Marian Leech was a Pittsburgh resident who lived from 1860 to 1940.
Johnny Shackleford
1913–1948 (age 35)
Woodland Cemetery and Arboretum
Johnny Shackleford was a resident who lived from 1913 to 1948.
Paul Mares
1900–1949 (age 49)
All Saints Cemetery
Paul Mares was a New Orleans resident who lived from 1900 to 1949.
Thomas Leonard Owens
1897–1948 (age 51)
All Saints Cemetery
Thomas Leonard Owens was a Chicago resident who lived from 1897 to 1948.
Erwin Hinckley Barbour
1856–1947 (age 91)
Wyuka Cemetery
Erwin Hinckley Barbour was an Oxford resident who lived from 1856 to 1947.
Thomas Charles Munger
1861–1941 (age 80)
Wyuka Cemetery
Thomas Charles Munger was a Fletcher resident who lived from 1861 to 1941.
Charles Duryee Traphagen
1862–1947 (age 85)
Wyuka Cemetery
Charles Duryee Traphagen was a Haverstraw resident who lived from 1862 to 1947.
Albert Luther Candy
1857–1945 (age 88)
Wyuka Cemetery
Albert Luther Candy was a Jonesboro resident who lived from 1857 to 1945.
James H. Cook
1857–1942 (age 85)
Wyuka Cemetery
James H. Cook was a Kalamazoo resident who lived from 1857 to 1942.
Elizabeth Hawley Everett
1857–1940 (age 83)
Wyuka Cemetery
Elizabeth Hawley Everett was a Pekin resident who lived from 1857 to 1940.
Carrie Adeline Barbour
1861–1942 (age 81)
Wyuka Cemetery
Carrie Adeline Barbour was a Springfield resident who lived from 1861 to 1942.
Bertha Felix Campigli
1882–1949 (age 67)
Tomales Bay
Bertha Felix Campigli was a Marshall resident who lived from 1882 to 1949.
Thomas Stinson Allen
1865–1945 (age 80)
Wyuka Cemetery
Thomas Stinson Allen was a Paynes Point resident who lived from 1865 to 1945.
Emma J. Hedges
1861–1940 (age 79)
Wyuka Cemetery
Emma J. Hedges lived from 1861 to 1940.
William Brandon Rose
1862–1946 (age 84)
Wyuka Cemetery
William Brandon Rose lived from 1862 to 1946.
Charles W. Bryan
1867–1945 (age 78)
Wyuka Cemetery
Charles W. Bryan was a Salem resident who lived from 1867 to 1945.
James A. O'Leary
1889–1944 (age 55)
St. Peter's Cemetery
James A. O'Leary was a New Brighton resident who lived from 1889 to 1944.
Joseph F. Merrell
1926–1945 (age 19)
St. Peter's Cemetery
Joseph F. Merrell was a Staten Island resident who lived from 1926 to 1945.
Minna Everleigh
1866–1948 (age 82)
St. Paul's Cemetery
Minna Everleigh lived from 1866 to 1948.
Charles Louis Borie, Jr.
1870–1943 (age 73)
St. Thomas' Whitemarsh
Charles Louis Borie, Jr. was a Philadelphia-area resident who lived from 1870 to 1943.
John J. Gorman
1883–1949 (age 66)
All Saints Cemetery
John J. Gorman was a Minneapolis resident who lived from 1883 to 1949.
Henry Joseph Schroeder
1875–1942 (age 67)
All Saints Cemetery
Henry Joseph Schroeder was a Detroit resident who lived from 1875 to 1942.
George Curry
1861–1947 (age 86)
Santa Fe National Cemetery
George Curry was a West Feliciana Parish resident who lived from 1861 to 1947.
Jose F. Valdez
1925–1945 (age 20)
Santa Fe National Cemetery
Jose F. Valdez was a New Mexico resident who lived from 1925 to 1945.
James B. Jones
1886–1947 (age 61)
Santa Fe National Cemetery
James B. Jones was an Edgefield resident who lived from 1886 to 1947.
Anna Jarvis
1864–1948 (age 84)
West Laurel Hill Cemetery
Anna Jarvis was the founder of Mother's Day who lived from 1864 to 1948.
Eldridge R. Johnson
1867–1945 (age 78)
West Laurel Hill Cemetery
Eldridge R. Johnson was a Wilmington resident and founder of the Victor Talking Machine Company who lived from 1867 to 1...
Cecilia Beaux
1855–1942 (age 87)
West Laurel Hill Cemetery
Cecilia Beaux was a prominent Philadelphia portrait painter who lived from 1855 to 1942.
Alexander Stirling Calder
1870–1945 (age 75)
West Laurel Hill Cemetery
Alexander Stirling Calder was a Philadelphia sculptor known for his monumental works who lived from 1870 to 1945.
William P. Upshur
1881–1943 (age 62)
United States Naval Academy Cemetery
William P. Upshur was a Richmond resident and United States Navy officer who lived from 1881 to 1943.
Harris Laning
1873–1941 (age 68)
United States Naval Academy Cemetery
Harris Laning was an Illinois resident and United States Navy officer who lived from 1873 to 1941.
Richard Wainwright
1881–1944 (age 63)
United States Naval Academy Cemetery
Richard Wainwright was a Washington, D.C. resident and United States Navy officer who lived from 1881 to 1944.
William P.O. Clarke
1893–1949 (age 56)
United States Naval Academy Cemetery
William P.O. Clarke was a United States Naval officer who served during the early 20th century and was buried at the Nav...
Samuel M. Harrington
1882–1948 (age 66)
United States Naval Academy Cemetery
Samuel M. Harrington was a naval professional from Annapolis who died in 1948 and was interred at the United States Nava...
Edith Elmer Wood
1871–1945 (age 74)
United States Naval Academy Cemetery
Edith Elmer Wood was a Portsmouth resident and housing reformer who lived from 1871 to 1945.
Anne Burton Jeffers
1851–1946 (age 95)
United States Naval Academy Cemetery
Anne Burton Jeffers was a woman who lived from 1851 to 1946 and was buried at the United States Naval Academy Cemetery.
David Kerr Claude
1903–1943 (age 40)
United States Naval Academy Cemetery
David Kerr Claude was an Annapolis-based naval officer who died in 1943 during World War II and was buried at the Naval ...
Farnsworth Wright
1888–1940 (age 52)
Willamette National Cemetery
Farnsworth Wright was a California-based editor and publisher who lived from 1888 to 1940.
Charles T. Main
1856–1943 (age 87)
Wildwood Cemetery
Charles T. Main was a Marblehead engineer and consulting firm founder who lived from 1856 to 1943.
Doremus Scudder
1858–1942 (age 84)
Wildwood Cemetery
Doremus Scudder was a 19th-century figure who lived from 1858 to 1942 and was buried in Wildwood Cemetery.
Hermann Dudley Murphy
1867–1945 (age 78)
Wildwood Cemetery
Hermann Dudley Murphy was a Marlborough-based artist and muralist who lived from 1867 to 1945.
Nelly Littlehale Murphy
1867–1941 (age 74)
Wildwood Cemetery
Nelly Littlehale Murphy was a Stockton resident who lived from 1867 to 1941.
Lewis Parkhurst
1856–1949 (age 93)
Wildwood Cemetery
Lewis Parkhurst was a Dunstable resident who lived from 1856 to 1949 and was buried in Wildwood Cemetery.
Edith Bucknell
1880–1944 (age 64)
The Woodlands
Edith Bucknell was a woman who lived from 1880 to 1944 and was buried at The Woodlands.
Cordelia Rundell Bradley
1873–1947 (age 74)
The Woodlands
Cordelia Rundell Bradley lived from 1873 to 1947 and was buried at The Woodlands cemetery.
Mary Howard Sturgis
1872–1941 (age 69)
The Woodlands
Mary Howard Sturgis was a woman who lived from 1872 to 1941 and was interred at The Woodlands.