Deaths in the 1940s
23,000+ memorials
Kitty Bransfield
1875–1947 (age 72)
Saint John's Cemetery
Kitty Bransfield (1875-1947) was an American woman from Worcester active in the late 19th and early 20th centuries.
Hugh Bradley
1885–1949 (age 64)
Saint John's Cemetery
Hugh Bradley (1885-1949) was an American from Grafton who lived through the late 19th and mid-20th centuries.
Harold C. Agerholm
1925–1944 (age 19)
Mound Cemetery
Harold C. Agerholm (1925-1944) was an American serviceman from Racine who died during World War II.
Hanna Lineham Flanigan
1872–1940 (age 68)
Our Mother of Sorrows Cemetery
Hanna Lineham Flanigan (1872-1940) was an American woman from Grass Valley active during the late 19th and early 20th ce...
Henry Sherman Adams
1864–1948 (age 84)
Wethersfield Village Cemetery
Henry Sherman Adams (1864-1948) was an American notable of the late 19th and mid-20th centuries.
Anthony Joseph Drexel IV
1912–1948 (age 36)
Bluffton Cemetery
Anthony Joseph Drexel IV (1912-1948) was an American of the early-to-mid 20th century.
Mamie Smith
1891–1946 (age 55)
Frederick Douglass Memorial Park
Mamie Smith (1891-1946) was an American blues and jazz singer from Cincinnati known as the first Black artist to record ...
Clement Calhoun Young
1869–1947 (age 78)
Sunset View Cemetery
Clement Calhoun Young (1869-1947) was an American politician and Governor of California from Lisbon.
Tony Lazzeri
1903–1946 (age 43)
Sunset Mausoleum and Columbarium
Tony Lazzeri (1903-1946) was an American professional baseball player from San Francisco who played for the New York Yan...
Charles Atwood Kofoid
1865–1947 (age 82)
Sunset View Cemetery
Charles Atwood Kofoid (1865-1947) was an American zoologist and protozoologist from Granville.
Katherine Davies Jones
1860–1943 (age 83)
Sunset View Cemetery
Katherine Davies Jones (1860-1943) was an American woman from Berlin active during the late 19th and early 20th centurie...
Hubert Horatio Humphrey
1882–1949 (age 67)
Riverside Cemetery
Hubert Horatio Humphrey (1882-1949) was an American politician and Vice President of the United States.
Hugh Chisholm
1855–1942 (age 87)
Sunset View Cemetery
Hugh Chisholm (1855-1942) was a Scottish industrialist and businessman from Ross-shire.
Conn Baker
1870–1944 (age 74)
Union Cemetery
Conn Baker (1870-1944) was a resident of Toledo with limited biographical information available.
Aldo Leopold
1887–1948 (age 61)
Aspen Grove Cemetery
Aldo Leopold (1887-1948) was an American ecologist and conservationist from Burlington.
John B. Fairbanks
1855–1940 (age 85)
Payson City Cemetery
John B. Fairbanks (1855-1940) was a resident of Payson with limited biographical information available.
Walter R. Okeson
1875–1943 (age 68)
Nisky Hill Cemetery
Walter R. Okeson (1875-1943) was a resident of Port Royal with limited biographical information available.
Joseph L. Townsend
1849–1942 (age 93)
Payson City Cemetery
Joseph L. Townsend (1849-1942) was a Pennsylvania resident with limited biographical information available.
William Nathaniel Schwarze
1875–1948 (age 73)
Nisky Hill Cemetery
William Nathaniel Schwarze (1875-1948) was a person of unknown occupation and location.
LaMonte Cowles
1859–1942 (age 83)
Aspen Grove Cemetery
LaMonte Cowles (1859-1942) was a resident of Oskaloosa with limited biographical information available.
Arthur J. Weaver
1873–1945 (age 72)
Steele Cemetery
Arthur J. Weaver (1873-1945) was a resident of Falls City with limited biographical information available.
John H. Morehead
1861–1942 (age 81)
Steele Cemetery
John H. Morehead (1861-1942) was an Iowa resident with limited biographical information available.
Peter Dolfen
1880–1947 (age 67)
St. Michael's Cemetery
Peter Dolfen (1880-1947) was a Hartford resident with limited biographical information available.
Frederic Hatton
1879–1946 (age 67)
Peru City Cemetery
Frederic Hatton (1879-1946) was a Peru resident with limited biographical information available.
Henrietta Gertrude Fox
1871–1940 (age 69)
Forest Lawn Cemetery
Henrietta Gertrude Fox (1871-1940) was a Rice resident with limited biographical information available.
Peter Lane Van Arsdale
1867–1949 (age 82)
First Presbyterian Church Cemetery
Peter Lane Van Arsdale (1867-1949) was a Bedminster resident with limited biographical information available.
Jonathan Blackwell Pardoe
1872–1944 (age 72)
Highland Cemetery
Jonathan Blackwell Pardoe (1872-1944) was a resident of Pennington buried at Highland Cemetery.
Maym O'Connor Schweble
1874–1943 (age 69)
Churchill County Cemetery
Maym O'Connor Schweble (1874-1943) was a Missouri resident buried at Churchill County Cemetery.
Miles Poindexter
1868–1946 (age 78)
Fairmount Memorial Park
Miles Poindexter (1868-1946) was a Memphis resident buried at Fairmount Memorial Park.
Ed Brandt
1905–1944 (age 39)
Fairmount Memorial Park
Ed Brandt (1905-1944) was a Spokane resident buried at Fairmount Memorial Park.
Hazel Bell Wines
1885–1949 (age 64)
Knights of Pythias Cemetery
Hazel Bell Wines (1885-1949) was a Paradise Valley resident buried at Knights of Pythias Cemetery.
Frederic C. Walcott
1869–1949 (age 80)
Center Cemetery
Frederic C. Walcott (1869-1949) was a New York Mills resident buried at Center Cemetery.
Harriet Ford
1864–1949 (age 85)
Trinity Cemetery
Harriet Ford (1864-1949) was a Seymour resident buried at Trinity Cemetery.
Cora Randolph Trimble
1871–1946 (age 75)
Westbury Friends Cemetery
Cora Randolph Trimble (1871-1946) was associated with College of Mount Saint Vincent and buried at Westbury Friends Ceme...
John D. Benedict
1854–1946 (age 92)
Greenhill Cemetery
John D. Benedict (1854-1946) was a Clermont resident buried at Greenhill Cemetery.
Joseph N. Hallock
1861–1942 (age 81)
Old Burying Ground
Joseph N. Hallock (1861-1942) was buried at Old Burying Ground.
Lewis Nixon
1861–1940 (age 79)
Union Cemetery
Lewis Nixon (1861-1940) was a Leesburg resident buried at Union Cemetery.
Frederick William Stengel
1874–1949 (age 75)
Moravian Cemetery
Frederick William Stengel (1874-1949) was a Watertown resident buried at Moravian Cemetery.
William G. Conley
1866–1940 (age 74)
Sunset Memorial Park
William G. Conley (1866-1940) was a Kingwood resident buried at Sunset Memorial Park.
George Cromwell Scott
1864–1948 (age 84)
Graceland Park Cemetery
George Cromwell Scott (1864-1948) was a Kendall resident buried at Graceland Park Cemetery.
Leonard S. Echols
1871–1946 (age 75)
Sunset Memorial Park
Leonard S. Echols (1871-1946) was a Madison resident buried at Sunset Memorial Park.
Grant E. Mouser
1868–1949 (age 81)
Marion Cemetery
Grant E. Mouser (1868-1949) was a resident of LaRue who was buried at Marion Cemetery.
Herbert Joseph Thomas
1918–1943 (age 25)
Sunset Memorial Park
Herbert Joseph Thomas (1918-1943) was a young man from Columbus whose life was cut short, with burial at Sunset Memorial...
Joyce C. Stearns
1893–1948 (age 55)
Kingfisher Cemetery
Joyce C. Stearns (1893-1948) was a Meadville resident buried at Kingfisher Cemetery.
Eunice Foster Creel Thompson
1874–1944 (age 70)
Kingfisher Cemetery
Eunice Foster Creel Thompson (1874-1944) was an Osborne woman interred at Kingfisher Cemetery.
Georgia Perkins
1875–1948 (age 73)
Rose Hill Cemetery
Georgia Perkins (1875-1948) was laid to rest at Rose Hill Cemetery.
Stephen E. Conley
1871–1944 (age 73)
Oakwood Cemetery
Stephen E. Conley (1871-1944) was buried at Oakwood Cemetery.
Svetlana Hinzenberg
1917–1946 (age 29)
Unity Chapel Cemetery
Svetlana Hinzenberg (1917-1946) was interred at Unity Chapel Cemetery.
Saxon Kling
1891–1940 (age 49)
Marion Cemetery
Saxon Kling (1891-1940) was buried at Marion Cemetery.
Helen M. Yocum Quaintance
1871–1940 (age 69)
Saint Marks Episcopal Church Cemetery
Helen M. Yocum Quaintance (1871-1940) was a Wisconsin resident buried at Saint Marks Episcopal Church Cemetery.