Deaths in the 1940s

John Frank Stevens

1853–1943 (age 90)

Mount Hope Cemetery

John Frank Stevens was a West Gardiner-based civil engineer and railroad builder who lived from 1853 to 1943.

Nig Clarke

1882–1949 (age 67)

Woodmere Cemetery

Nig Clarke (1882-1949) was an Amherstburg resident buried at Woodmere Cemetery.

Joseph Killackey

1879–1946 (age 67)

Mount Moriah Cemetery

Joseph Killackey (1879-1946) was an Irish-born individual buried at Mount Moriah Cemetery.

Pat Deasley

1857–1943 (age 86)

Mount Moriah Cemetery

Pat Deasley (1857-1943) was an Irish-born person buried at Mount Moriah Cemetery.

Clorinda Cuneo

1866–1949 (age 83)

Holy Cross Cemetery

Clorinda Cuneo (1866-1949) was buried at Holy Cross Cemetery.

Charles E. L. Wingate

1861–1944 (age 83)

Wildwood Cemetery

Charles E. L. Wingate (1861-1944) was an Exeter resident buried at Wildwood Cemetery.

Robert C. Coit

1861–1942 (age 81)

Wildwood Cemetery

Robert C. Coit (1861-1942) was a Brookfield resident buried at Wildwood Cemetery.

Chesley Johnston

1870–1942 (age 72)

West Laurel Hill Cemetery

Chesley Johnston (1870-1942) was a Maine native buried at West Laurel Hill Cemetery.

Edward Gowen Budd Sr.

1870–1946 (age 76)

West Laurel Hill Cemetery

Edward Gowen Budd Sr. (1870-1946) was a Smyrna resident buried at West Laurel Hill Cemetery.

Roland Post Falkner

1866–1940 (age 74)

West Laurel Hill Cemetery

Roland Post Falkner (1866-1940) was a Bridgeport resident buried at West Laurel Hill Cemetery.

Joseph Miller Huston

1866–1940 (age 74)

West Laurel Hill Cemetery

Joseph Miller Huston (1866-1940) was a Philadelphia resident buried at West Laurel Hill Cemetery.

Myron Fuller

1889–1949 (age 60)

West Laurel Hill Cemetery

Myron Fuller (1889-1949) was a Boston resident buried at West Laurel Hill Cemetery.

Nellie Neilson

1873–1947 (age 74)

West Laurel Hill Cemetery

Nellie Neilson (1873-1947) was buried at West Laurel Hill Cemetery.

Robert Eneas Lamberton

1886–1941 (age 55)

West Laurel Hill Cemetery

Robert Eneas Lamberton (1886-1941) was a Bethlehem resident buried at West Laurel Hill Cemetery.

Roy Jackson

1876–1944 (age 68)

West Laurel Hill Cemetery

Roy Jackson (1876-1944) was a Rising Sun-Lebanon resident buried at West Laurel Hill Cemetery.

William Gibson Spiller

1863–1940 (age 77)

West Laurel Hill Cemetery

William Gibson Spiller (1863-1940) was a Baltimore resident buried at West Laurel Hill Cemetery.

Helen Thompson Woolley

1874–1947 (age 73)

West Laurel Hill Cemetery

Helen Thompson Woolley was an English psychologist and pioneering researcher in child development and educational psycho...

Leonard Chadwick

1878–1940 (age 62)

Mount Hope Cemetery

Leonard Chadwick was an English industrialist and businessman active in the 19th and early 20th centuries.

William Ashbie Hawkins

1862–1941 (age 79)

Mount Auburn Cemetery

William Ashbie Hawkins was an American civil rights advocate and lawyer who fought against racial discrimination.

William Spicer

1864–1949 (age 85)

Mount Hope Cemetery

William Spicer was an English businessman and entrepreneur based in Liverpool during the late 19th century.

Frank Elmer Smith

1864–1943 (age 79)

Mount Hope Cemetery

Frank Elmer Smith was an American professional active in Boston during the early 20th century.

Gustavus B. Timanus

1865–1941 (age 76)

Ivy Hill Cemetery

Gustavus B. Timanus was an American businessman and civic figure of the late 19th and early 20th centuries.

Portia Smiley

1858–1948 (age 90)

Mount Hope Cemetery

Portia Smiley was an American woman of note from Charleston Harbor active during the late 19th century.

Joseph Michael Gleason

1869–1942 (age 73)

Holy Cross Cemetery

Joseph Michael Gleason was an American professional from San Francisco active in the early 20th century.

Edward D. Vandeleur

1886–1943 (age 57)

Holy Cross Cemetery

Edward D. Vandeleur was an American of the early 20th century.

Aloysius Joseph Welch

1880–1949 (age 69)

Holy Cross Cemetery

Aloysius Joseph Welch was an American professional active during the early 20th century.

Will Marion Cook

1869–1944 (age 75)

Woodlawn Cemetery

Will Marion Cook was an African American composer, conductor, and pioneering figure in early American musical theater.

Clyde O. DeLand

1872–1947 (age 75)

West Laurel Hill Cemetery

Clyde O. DeLand was an American businessman from Union City active in the early 20th century.

Edwin H. Fetterolf

1873–1941 (age 68)

West Laurel Hill Cemetery

Edwin H. Fetterolf was an American professional of the early 20th century.

Lucy Cooper Gendell

1874–1944 (age 70)

West Laurel Hill Cemetery

Lucy Cooper Gendell was an American woman from Pennsylvania active during the late 19th and early 20th centuries.

Martin Meulenberg

1872–1941 (age 69)

Long Island National Cemetery

Martin Meulenberg was a German-born baseball player who pitched in Major League Baseball during the early 20th century.

Wilson Eyre

1858–1944 (age 86)

The Woodlands

Wilson Eyre was a prominent American architect known for his residential and institutional designs in Philadelphia and t...

Ezra Townsend Cresson, Jr.

1876–1948 (age 72)

The Woodlands

Ezra Townsend Cresson, Jr. was a Philadelphia-based naturalist and entomologist who made significant contributions to Am...

Margaret Kuhl Kelly

1867–1940 (age 73)

The Woodlands

Margaret Kuhl Kelly was a Philadelphia socialite and philanthropist involved in cultural and charitable endeavors.

Anthony Joseph Drexel III

1887–1946 (age 59)

The Woodlands

Anthony Joseph Drexel III was a member of the prominent Philadelphia banking and industrial Drexel family.

Edsel Bryant Ford

1893–1943 (age 50)

Woodlawn Cemetery

Edsel Bryant Ford was the son of Henry Ford and served as president of the Ford Motor Company during a critical period o...

Mary P. Burrill

1881–1946 (age 65)

Woodlawn Cemetery

Mary P. Burrill was a Washington, D.C.-based playwright and educator known for her contributions to African American the...

J. Fred Hesse

1872–1941 (age 69)

Woodlawn Cemetery

J. Fred Hesse was a Hoboken-based businessman and industrialist active in the early 20th century.

Russell Gleason

1907–1945 (age 38)

Long Island National Cemetery

Russell Gleason was an American actor who appeared in numerous films and theatrical productions during the 1930s and 194...

Oscar L. Auf der Heide

1874–1945 (age 71)

Hoboken Cemetery

Oscar L. Auf der Heide was a New York-based businessman and entrepreneur of German heritage.

James H. Fay

1899–1948 (age 49)

Long Island National Cemetery

James H. Fay was a Manhattan resident whose life was cut short during the post-World War II era.

James Young Deer

1876–1946 (age 70)

Long Island National Cemetery

James Young Deer was a Native American filmmaker and actor, a pioneering figure in early American cinema.

Bernard J. Ray

1921–1944 (age 23)

Long Island National Cemetery

Bernard J. Ray (1921-1944) was an American serviceman from Brooklyn who was killed in World War II and buried at Henri-C...

George K. Shuler

1884–1942 (age 58)

Long Island National Cemetery

George K. Shuler was a Lyons-based businessman active in the early 20th century.

Clark Williams

1870–1946 (age 76)

Woodlawn Cemetery

Clark Williams was a New York City resident and businessman of the late 19th and early 20th centuries.

Lewis Henry

1885–1941 (age 56)

Woodlawn Cemetery

Lewis Henry was an Elmira-based businessman and community figure active in the early 20th century.

Stanton Davis Kirkham

1868–1944 (age 76)

Woodlawn Cemetery

Stanton Davis Kirkham (1868-1944) was an American businessman and philanthropist from Nice.

Elliott Dexter

1870–1941 (age 71)

Kensico Cemetery

Elliott Dexter (1870-1941) was an American actor and silent film star from Galveston.

Frank Craven

1881–1945 (age 64)

Kensico Cemetery

Frank Craven (1881-1945) was an American actor, playwright, and director from Boston.

Grace Henderson

1861–1944 (age 83)

Kensico Cemetery

Grace Henderson (1861-1944) was an American actress from Ann Arbor known for early film work.