Deaths in the 1940s

Bernard P. Mullady

1892–1941 (age 49)

Calvary Cemetery

Bernard P. Mullady was a Rantoul resident who lived from 1892 to 1941.

Adrienne Ames

1907–1947 (age 40)

Oakwood Cemetery

Adrienne Ames was an American actress and model who appeared in films during the 1930s and 1940s.

Jimmy Barry

1870–1943 (age 73)

Calvary Cemetery

Jimmy Barry was an American boxer and one of the earliest bantamweight champions in professional boxing history.

Euday L. Bowman

1887–1949 (age 62)

Oakwood Cemetery

Euday L. Bowman was an American composer and songwriter known for his contributions to ragtime and popular music.

Frederic McLaughlin

1877–1944 (age 67)

Calvary Cemetery

Frederic McLaughlin was an American ice hockey executive and founder of the Chicago Black Hawks NHL franchise.

Horace S. Carswell, Jr.

1916–1944 (age 28)

Oakwood Cemetery

Horace S. Carswell, Jr. was a United States Army Air Forces pilot who received the Medal of Honor for his heroism during...

James McAndrews

1862–1942 (age 80)

Calvary Cemetery

James McAndrews was an American industrialist and businessman active in the late 19th and early 20th centuries.

James R. Buckley

1870–1945 (age 75)

Calvary Cemetery

James R. Buckley was an American businessman and civic leader in Chicago during the early 20th century.

Joe Pate

1892–1948 (age 56)

Oakwood Cemetery

Joe Pate was an American businessman and community figure in Alice, Texas.

Antonio Lagorio

1857–1944 (age 87)

Calvary Cemetery

Antonio Lagorio was an Italian-American businessman and prominent figure in the Chicago Italian community.

Edward J. Hughes

1888–1944 (age 56)

Calvary Cemetery

Edward J. Hughes was an American businessman and civic leader active in the early 20th century.

Patrick Joseph Griffin

1881–1945 (age 64)

Calvary Cemetery

Patrick Joseph Griffin was an Irish-born American businessman and community leader.

Mary Onahan Gallery

1866–1941 (age 75)

Calvary Cemetery

Mary Onahan Gallery was an American philanthropist and patron of the arts in Chicago.

Margaret Carry

1899–1942 (age 43)

Calvary Cemetery

Margaret Carry was an American woman whose life and accomplishments remain largely undocumented in historical records.

Edward Cudahy

1860–1941 (age 81)

Calvary Cemetery

Edward Cudahy was an American meatpacking magnate and member of the prominent Cudahy family business dynasty.

Ethel Marie Walsh Smyth

1889–1944 (age 55)

Calvary Cemetery

Ethel Marie Walsh Smyth was an American woman active in the early 20th century.

John McDonnell Smyth

1882–1948 (age 66)

Calvary Cemetery

John McDonnell Smyth (1882-1948) was an Irish-American businessman and community figure.

Duncan Black MacDonald

1863–1943 (age 80)

Old North Cemetery

Duncan Black MacDonald (1863-1943) was a Scottish-born academic and religious scholar.

Fred Tyler

1891–1945 (age 54)

Forest Hill Cemetery

Fred Tyler (1891-1945) was an Irish resident of Derry.

Edwin Kirtland Morse

1856–1942 (age 86)

Poland Riverside Cemetery

Edwin Kirtland Morse (1856-1942) was an American associated with Poland.

Carolyn Wells

1862–1942 (age 80)

Rahway Cemetery

Carolyn Wells (1862-1942) was an American author and poet from Rahway, New Jersey.

Fred H. Albee

1876–1945 (age 69)

Rahway Cemetery

Fred H. Albee (1876-1945) was an American orthopedic surgeon and medical innovator.

S. W. Green

1860–1946 (age 86)

Saint Louis Cemetery No. 3

S. W. Green (1860-1946) was an American resident of Waterproof, Louisiana.

Thomas Mills Day

1864–1947 (age 83)

Old North Cemetery

Thomas Mills Day (1864-1947) was an American businessman and community member.

Stuart G. Gibboney

1877–1944 (age 67)

East End Cemetery

Stuart G. Gibboney (1877-1944) was an American civic leader and businessman.

Preston Alfred DeLong

1873–1942 (age 69)

Watsontown Cemetery

Preston Alfred DeLong (1873-1942) was an American resident of Rockdale.

Joseph Francis Kent

1870–1944 (age 74)

East End Cemetery

Joseph Francis Kent (1870-1944) was an American businessman and community figure.

Eduard Bloch

1872–1945 (age 73)

Beth David Cemetery

Eduard Bloch (1872-1945) was an Austrian-Jewish physician and historical figure.

Emerson Harrington

1864–1945 (age 81)

Christ Episcopal Church Cemetery

Emerson Harrington (1864-1945) was an American politician and governor of Maryland.

Phillips Lee Goldsborough

1865–1946 (age 81)

Christ Episcopal Church Cemetery

Phillips Lee Goldsborough (1865-1946) was an American politician and U.S. Senator from Maryland.

Harry Strauss

1909–1941 (age 32)

Beth David Cemetery

Harry Strauss (1909-1941) was an American organized crime figure from Brooklyn.

Abo Stolzenberg

1905–1941 (age 36)

Beth David Cemetery

Abo Stolzenberg was a resident of Hlyniany who lived from 1905 to 1941.

Abraham Soyer

1868–1940 (age 72)

Beth David Cemetery

Abraham Soyer was a Ludza-born individual who lived from 1868 to 1940.

Washington Fernando Wood

1870–1940 (age 70)

Trinity Church Cemetery and Mausoleum

Washington Fernando Wood was an American who lived from 1870 to 1940.

David Fränkel

1876–1948 (age 72)

Beth David Cemetery

David Fränkel was a Sanok resident who lived from 1876 to 1948.

Arthur Tryon Kemp

1871–1945 (age 74)

Trinity Church Cemetery and Mausoleum

Arthur Tryon Kemp was an American who lived from 1871 to 1945.

Margaret Helen Schieffelin

1870–1949 (age 79)

Trinity Church Cemetery and Mausoleum

Margaret Helen Schieffelin was an American woman who lived from 1870 to 1949.

Samuel Verplanck Hoffman

1866–1942 (age 76)

Trinity Church Cemetery and Mausoleum

Samuel Verplanck Hoffman was an American who lived from 1866 to 1942.

Marione Cowles Cushman

1866–1946 (age 80)

Trinity Church Cemetery and Mausoleum

Marione Cowles Cushman was an American woman who lived from 1866 to 1946.

Horace A. Moses

1863–1947 (age 84)

Springfield Cemetery

Horace A. Moses was a Ticonderoga resident who lived from 1863 to 1947.

Ralph W. Ellis

1856–1945 (age 89)

Springfield Cemetery

Ralph W. Ellis was a South Hadley resident who lived from 1856 to 1945.

Horace M. Thorne

1918–1944 (age 26)

Fair View Cemetery

Horace M. Thorne was a Keansburg resident who lived from 1918 to 1944.

Pinky Hargrave

1896–1942 (age 46)

Greenlawn Memorial Park

Pinky Hargrave was a New Haven resident who lived from 1896 to 1942.

Norman Leslie Rowe II

1876–1940 (age 64)

Fair View Cemetery

Norman Leslie Rowe II was a Jersey City resident who lived from 1876 to 1940.

Obadiah C. Bogardus

1859–1943 (age 84)

Fair View Cemetery

Obadiah C. Bogardus was a Monmouth County resident who lived from 1859 to 1943.

Wilbert E. Longfellow

1881–1947 (age 66)

Pawtuxet Memorial Park

Wilbert E. Longfellow was a Pawtuxet Village resident who lived from 1881 to 1947.

Andrew H. Hudspeth

1874–1948 (age 74)

White Oaks Mine

Andrew H. Hudspeth (1874-1948) was a resident of Greenville who was buried at White Oaks Mine.

George Wilson Herzog

1903–1940 (age 37)

Westhampton Cemetery

George Wilson Herzog (1903-1940) was a Southampton resident whose brief life ended at age 37.

Charles Kellogg Field

1873–1948 (age 75)

Prospect Hill Cemetery

Charles Kellogg Field (1873-1948) was a Montpelier resident buried at Prospect Hill Cemetery.

W. Edgar Baker

1885–1942 (age 57)

Rahway Cemetery

W. Edgar Baker (1885-1942) was a Palestine resident who died at age 57.