Deaths in the 1940s

Arthur C. Wheeler

1856–1941 (age 85)

Riverside Cemetery

Arthur C. Wheeler (1856-1941) was a Norwalk resident who lived to age 85.

Joseph Saul Kornfeld

1876–1944 (age 68)

Congregation Anshe Emeth Cemetery

Joseph Saul Kornfeld (1876-1944) was a Hungarian-born man who lived in America.

Henry Squarebriggs Mackay

1860–1948 (age 88)

Fairhaven Memorial Park

Henry Squarebriggs Mackay (1860-1948) was a Middle Ohio resident.

Joseph Jastrow

1863–1944 (age 81)

Oheb Shalom Cemetery

Joseph Jastrow (1863-1944) was a Warsaw-born scholar and psychologist.

C. K. Fauver

1872–1942 (age 70)

Westwood Cemetery

C. K. Fauver (1872-1942) was an Eaton Township resident.

Edgar Fauver

1875–1946 (age 71)

Westwood Cemetery

Edgar Fauver (1875-1946) was an Eaton Township resident.

Edward Fauver

1875–1949 (age 74)

Westwood Cemetery

Edward Fauver (1875-1949) was an Eaton Township resident.

Fred Bonine

1863–1941 (age 78)

Silverbrook Cemetery

Fred Bonine (1863-1941) was a Niles resident.

Della T. Lutes

1867–1942 (age 75)

Horton Cemetery

Della T. Lutes (1867-1942) was a Summit Township resident and author.

George M. Lawton

1886–1941 (age 55)

Pine Lake Cemetery

George M. Lawton (1886-1941) was a Ridgetown resident.

Stanley Grafton Mortimer I

1889–1947 (age 58)

Saint Mary's-In-Tuxedo Church Cemetery

Stanley Grafton Mortimer I (1889-1947) was a man buried at Saint Mary's-In-Tuxedo Church.

Eben Richards

1866–1942 (age 76)

Saint Mary's-In-Tuxedo Church Cemetery

Eben Richards (1866-1942) was a St. Louis resident whose life spanned the post-Civil War era.

Harry Hopkins

1890–1946 (age 56)

Hazelwood Cemetery

Harry Hopkins (1890-1946) was a prominent New Deal administrator and close advisor to President Franklin D. Roosevelt.

Colin H. Livingstone

1863–1943 (age 80)

Claverack Dutch Reformed Church

Colin H. Livingstone (1863-1943) was a Saint John resident who lived through the late 19th and early 20th centuries.

John Jay McKelvey Sr.

1863–1947 (age 84)

Claverack Dutch Reformed Church

John Jay McKelvey Sr. (1863-1947) was a Sandusky-based individual who lived into his eighties.

Alonzo Englebert Taylor

1871–1949 (age 78)

Alden Cemetery

Alonzo Englebert Taylor (1871-1949) was a long-lived individual who reached the age of 78.

William M. Simonson

1866–1942 (age 76)

Mount Pleasant Cemetery

William M. Simonson (1866-1942) was a Rockville Centre resident of the late 19th and early 20th centuries.

Wolfram E. Dreyfus

1864–1949 (age 85)

Mount Hope Cemetery

Wolfram E. Dreyfus (1864-1949) was an Ettenheim native who lived 85 years.

Abraham "A. Bern" Hirsh

1858–1945 (age 87)

Mount Hope Cemetery

Abraham "A. Bern" Hirsh (1858-1945) was a Lancaster resident who lived through nearly nine decades.

James A. Reed

1861–1944 (age 83)

Mount Washington Cemetery

James A. Reed (1861-1944) was a Mansfield-based individual of the late 19th and early 20th centuries.

Bill Coughlin

1878–1943 (age 65)

Cathedral Cemetery

Bill Coughlin (1878-1943) was a Scranton resident and baseball player who played in the major leagues.

Patrick J. Boland

1880–1942 (age 62)

Cathedral Cemetery

Patrick J. Boland (1880-1942) was a Scranton-based U.S. Congressman who represented Pennsylvania.

Patrick McLane

1875–1946 (age 71)

Cathedral Cemetery

Patrick McLane (1875-1946) was a County Mayo native who lived 71 years.

Martin A. Norton

1922–1944 (age 22)

Cathedral Cemetery

Martin A. Norton (1922-1944) was a young Scranton resident who died at age 22.

John Halifax Wiles

1861–1941 (age 80)

Mount Washington Cemetery

John Halifax Wiles (1861-1941) was a Flemingsburg resident who lived 80 years.

Charles S. Keith

1873–1945 (age 72)

Mount Washington Cemetery

Charles S. Keith (1873-1945) was a Kansas City-based individual who lived 72 years.

George Washington Carver

1864–1943 (age 79)

Tuskegee University Campus Cemetery

George Washington Carver was an influential African American scientist and inventor who revolutionized agricultural prac...

Albert B. Fall

1861–1944 (age 83)

Evergreen Cemetery

Albert B. Fall was a U.S. Senator and Secretary of the Interior who became the first Cabinet member imprisoned for crime...

Thomas Calloway Lea, Jr.

1877–1945 (age 68)

Evergreen Cemetery

Thomas Calloway Lea, Jr. was an American businessman and civic leader from Independence.

Tom Seaton

1887–1940 (age 53)

Evergreen Cemetery

Tom Seaton was an American resident of Blair during the early 20th century.

Monroe Work

1866–1945 (age 79)

Tuskegee University Campus Cemetery

Monroe Work was an African American sociologist and historian who conducted pioneering research on race relations and co...

Anne Harriman Vanderbilt

1861–1940 (age 79)

Vanderbilt Family Cemetery and Mausoleum

Anne Harriman Vanderbilt was a member of the prominent Vanderbilt family and a notable figure in New York high society.

Juanita Breckenridge Bates

1860–1946 (age 86)

Lake View Cemetery

Juanita Breckenridge Bates was an American woman from a prominent family.

Charles Whiting Baker

1865–1941 (age 76)

Lakeview Cemetery

Charles Whiting Baker was an American businessman and civic figure.

John Holmes Jackson

1871–1944 (age 73)

Lakeview Cemetery

John Holmes Jackson was a Canadian resident of Montreal.

Rosamond Lancaster Warburton

1897–1947 (age 50)

Vanderbilt Family Cemetery and Mausoleum

Rosamond Lancaster Warburton was a member of the prominent Vanderbilt family.

Emilie Rose Jonas

1877–1940 (age 63)

Lake View Cemetery

Emilie Rose Jonas was an American woman from Schuyler.

G. Hermann Kinnicutt

1877–1943 (age 66)

St. Bernard's Cemetery

G. Hermann Kinnicutt was an American chemist and academic from Manhattan.

Arthur Craig Quick

1864–1946 (age 82)

Lakeview Cemetery

Arthur Craig Quick was an American resident of South Branch.

Lynette Mae Curlhair

1872–1942 (age 70)

Rosedale and Rosehill Cemetery

Lynette Mae Curlhair was an American woman from Binghamton.

Julia Lore McGrew

1849–1942 (age 93)

Maplewood Cemetery

Julia Lore McGrew was an American woman who lived in Buenos Aires.

Alma Drayer Jackson

1883–1945 (age 62)

Durham Cemetery

Alma Drayer Jackson (1883-1945) was a Kankakee County resident buried at Durham Cemetery.

Gouverneur Morris Carnochan Jr.

1892–1943 (age 51)

St. Bernard's Cemetery

Gouverneur Morris Carnochan Jr. (1892-1943) was buried at St. Bernard's Cemetery.

Kathleen Millay

1896–1943 (age 47)

Rosedale and Rosehill Cemetery

Kathleen Millay (1896-1943) was buried at Rosedale and Rosehill Cemetery.

Dean Sage Jr.

1875–1943 (age 68)

St. Bernard's Cemetery

Dean Sage Jr. (1875-1943) was buried at St. Bernard's Cemetery.

Anna Parker Sage

1876–1941 (age 65)

St. Bernard's Cemetery

Anna Parker Sage (1876-1941) was buried at St. Bernard's Cemetery.

Edward Bechly

1874–1945 (age 71)

Sugar Creek Cemetery

Edward Bechly (1874-1945) was a Searsboro resident buried at Sugar Creek Cemetery.

Gates W. McGarrah

1863–1940 (age 77)

Slate Hill Cemetery

Gates W. McGarrah (1863-1940) was a Monroe resident buried at Slate Hill Cemetery.

James R. Carpenter

1867–1943 (age 76)

Lakeview Cemetery

James R. Carpenter (1867-1943) was a Monmouth resident buried at Lakeview Cemetery.

John Lorin Smiley

1852–1940 (age 88)

Sugar Creek Cemetery

John Lorin Smiley (1852-1940) was a Tippecanoe County resident buried at Sugar Creek Cemetery.