Deaths in the 1940s

Arthur Lincoln Farwell

1863–1945 (age 82)

Lake Forest Cemetery

Arthur Lincoln Farwell was an American composer and music educator known for his contributions to American classical mus...

Katherine Isham

1867–1940 (age 73)

Lake Forest Cemetery

Katherine Isham was an American woman from a prominent family in the late 19th and early 20th centuries.

Beatrice Allen

1893–1944 (age 51)

Grove Hill Memorial Park

Beatrice Allen was an American woman from the early 20th century.

George Dealey

1859–1946 (age 87)

Grove Hill Memorial Park

George Dealey was an American newspaper publisher and founder of The Dallas Morning News.

Salomon Krach

1902–1941 (age 39)

Mayfield Cemetery

Salomon Krach was an immigrant from Pidvolochysk who settled in America during the early 20th century.

Harry Baxter Benninghoff

1874–1949 (age 75)

Greenlawn Cemetery

Harry Baxter Benninghoff was a Pennsylvania-born American from the late 19th and early 20th centuries.

Jessica Cohen

1869–1945 (age 76)

Mayfield Cemetery

Jessica Cohen (1869-1945) was a Cleveland resident buried at Mayfield Cemetery.

Alexander Seton Coke

1872–1945 (age 73)

Grove Hill Memorial Park

Alexander Seton Coke (1872-1945) was interred at Grove Hill Memorial Park.

John Henry Connell

1867–1943 (age 76)

Grove Hill Memorial Park

John Henry Connell (1867-1943) was a Walnut Hill resident buried at Grove Hill Memorial Park.

Alwin Charles Ernst

1881–1948 (age 67)

Knollwood Cemetery

Alwin Charles Ernst (1881-1948) was a Cleveland resident buried at Knollwood Cemetery.

E. J. Hopple

1881–1941 (age 60)

Knollwood Cemetery

E. J. Hopple (1881-1941) was a Crawford County resident buried at Knollwood Cemetery.

Joe Fogg

1882–1946 (age 64)

Knollwood Cemetery

Joe Fogg (1882-1946) was a Mount Vernon resident buried at Knollwood Cemetery.

John Edmund Newell

1861–1949 (age 88)

Knollwood Cemetery

John Edmund Newell (1861-1949) was buried at Knollwood Cemetery.

Irving Ramsey Wiles

1861–1948 (age 87)

Cutchogue Cemetery

Irving Ramsey Wiles (1861-1948) was a Utica resident buried at Cutchogue Cemetery.

Walter Logan

1876–1940 (age 64)

Woodland Cemetery

Walter Logan (1876-1940) was a Huntingdon resident buried at Woodland Cemetery.

Harry Clay Smith

1863–1941 (age 78)

Woodland Cemetery

Harry Clay Smith (1863-1941) was a Clarksburg resident buried at Woodland Cemetery.

John Patterson Green

1845–1940 (age 95)

Woodland Cemetery

John Patterson Green (1845-1940) was a New Bern resident buried at Woodland Cemetery.

Magdalena Kučera

1864–1948 (age 84)

Woodland Cemetery

Magdalena Kučera (1864-1948) was a Bohemia resident buried at Woodland Cemetery.

May B. Wallace

1867–1948 (age 81)

Woodland Cemetery

May B. Wallace (1867-1948) was buried at Woodland Cemetery.

Joseph Wiltsie Fuller Potter

1882–1945 (age 63)

Cathedral Church of Saint John the Divine

Joseph Wiltsie Fuller Potter (1882-1945) was buried at the Cathedral Church of Saint John the Divine.

Phyllis Schuyler Kerr

1895–1949 (age 54)

Judea Cemetery

Phyllis Schuyler Kerr (1895-1949) was a New Brighton resident buried at Judea Cemetery.

Constance Cabell

1862–1942 (age 80)

Summerville Cemetery

Constance Cabell (1862-1942) was an American woman of the late 19th and early 20th centuries.

Kid Rena

1898–1949 (age 51)

Saint Louis Cemetery No. 2

Kid Rena (1898-1949) was a New Orleans-based musician known for his work in early jazz.

Harold Skinner

1920–1945 (age 25)

Westbrookville Cemetery

Harold Skinner (1920-1945) was a young man from Mamakating who died during World War II.

Daniel Gunner Ashworth

1876–1949 (age 73)

Westbrookville Cemetery

Daniel Gunner Ashworth (1876-1949) was a Salem resident who lived to 73 years of age.

Claire Allen

1853–1942 (age 89)

Mount Evergreen Cemetery

Claire Allen (1853-1942) was a Pontiac woman who lived through the late 19th and early 20th centuries.

Henry Shute

1856–1943 (age 87)

Exeter Cemetery

Henry Shute (1856-1943) was an American who lived 87 years during the industrial era.

James O'Donnell Bennett

1870–1940 (age 70)

Mount Evergreen Cemetery

James O'Donnell Bennett (1870-1940) was a Jackson-based journalist and author.

Manuel Perez, Jr.

1923–1945 (age 22)

Fairlawn Cemetery

Manuel Perez, Jr. (1923-1945) was an Oklahoma City native who died in World War II.

William Balser Skirvin

1860–1944 (age 84)

Fairlawn Cemetery

William Balser Skirvin (1860-1944) was an American businessman and philanthropist.

Oscar Ameringer

1870–1943 (age 73)

Fairlawn Cemetery

Oscar Ameringer (1870-1943) was a German-born American socialist, journalist, and labor activist.

John Scammon

1865–1940 (age 75)

Exeter Cemetery

John Scammon (1865-1940) was a Stratham resident who lived 75 years.

Louis William Stotesbury

1870–1948 (age 78)

Fishkill Rural Cemetery

Louis William Stotesbury (1870-1948) was a Fishkill banker and prominent financier.

Frank Conner

1908–1944 (age 36)

Exeter Cemetery

Frank Conner (1908-1944) was an Exeter man who died during World War II.

Samuel Higby Camp

1871–1944 (age 73)

Mount Evergreen Cemetery

Samuel Higby Camp (1871-1944) was a Jackson resident and businessman of the early 20th century.

Lida Keck Wiggins

1873–1946 (age 73)

Fishkill Rural Cemetery

Lida Keck Wiggins (1873-1946) was a Hamilton woman who lived 73 years.

Richard James Page

1913–1945 (age 32)

Westbrookville Cemetery

Richard James Page was a resident of Westbrookville who lived from 1913 to 1945.

Archibald Reed Page

1876–1945 (age 69)

Westbrookville Cemetery

Archibald Reed Page was a Westbrookville resident who lived from 1876 to 1945.

Charles F. Barrett

1861–1946 (age 85)

Fairlawn Cemetery

Charles F. Barrett was a Galion resident who lived from 1861 to 1946.

George William Burleigh

1870–1940 (age 70)