Deaths in the 1940s
23,000+ memorials
Reginald B. DeLacour
1886–1948 (age 62)
Union Cemetery
Reginald B. DeLacour was a Wichita resident who lived from 1886 to 1948.
Benjamin William Arnett, Jr.
1865–1942 (age 77)
Mount Lawn Cemetery
Benjamin William Arnett, Jr. was a Brownsville resident who lived from 1865 to 1942.
Caroline Lucy Upham
1874–1941 (age 67)
Riverside Cemetery
Caroline Lucy Upham was a woman who lived from 1874 to 1941.
Philetus Horace Sawyer
1873–1941 (age 68)
Riverside Cemetery
Philetus Horace Sawyer was a man who lived from 1873 to 1941.
T. Gilbert Pearson
1873–1943 (age 70)
Green Hill Cemetery
T. Gilbert Pearson was a Tuscola resident and conservationist who lived from 1873 to 1943.
William McCracken
1864–1940 (age 76)
Oak Grove Cemetery
William McCracken was a Missouri resident who lived from 1864 to 1940.
Clara Dunham Crowell
1876–1944 (age 68)
Calvary Cemetery
Clara Dunham Crowell was an Austin resident who lived from 1876 to 1944.
Charles Risk
1897–1943 (age 46)
Saint Francis Cemetery
Charles Risk was a Central Falls resident who lived from 1897 to 1943.
Lola Maverick Lloyd
1875–1944 (age 69)
Mission Burial Park
Lola Maverick Lloyd was a Castroville resident and philanthropist who lived from 1875 to 1944.
Elizabeth Servaty
1882–1945 (age 63)
Mission Burial Park
Elizabeth Servaty was a New Haven resident who lived from 1882 to 1945.
Louis Julius Lindauer II
1887–1940 (age 53)
City Cemetery
Louis Julius Lindauer II was a man who lived from 1887 to 1940.
George Horine
1890–1948 (age 58)
Winton Cemetery
George Horine was an American athlete who lived from 1890 to 1948 in Escondido.
A. F. Maciejewski
1893–1949 (age 56)
Resurrection Catholic Cemetery and Mausoleums
A. F. Maciejewski was a resident of Anderson who lived from 1893 to 1949.
Billy Liesaw
1875–1941 (age 66)
Woodlawn Cemetery
Billy Liesaw was a Vassar resident who lived from 1875 to 1941.
Clayton Teetzel
1876–1948 (age 72)
Mount Hope Cemetery
Clayton Teetzel was a Michigan resident who lived from 1876 to 1948.
Lou Young
1894–1948 (age 54)
Atlantic City Cemetery
Lou Young was a Philadelphia resident who lived from 1894 to 1948.
Martin Gorski
1886–1949 (age 63)
Resurrection Catholic Cemetery and Mausoleums
Martin Gorski was a Polish immigrant who lived from 1886 to 1949.
Elmer Zebley Taylor
1864–1949 (age 85)
Saint Peter's Cemetery
Elmer Zebley Taylor was a Smyrna resident who lived from 1864 to 1949.
Bethel J. Rucker
1862–1945 (age 83)
Evergreen Cemetery
Bethel J. Rucker was an individual who lived from 1862 to 1945.
Mary E. Hazeltine
1868–1949 (age 81)
Lake View Cemetery
Mary E. Hazeltine was a Jamestown resident who lived from 1868 to 1949.
Herbert Couper Wilson
1858–1940 (age 82)
Oaklawn Cemetery
Herbert Couper Wilson was a Lewiston resident who lived from 1858 to 1940.
Carolus M. Broomall
1870–1942 (age 72)
Media Cemetery
Carolus M. Broomall was an Upper Providence Township resident who lived from 1870 to 1942.
Lars W. Boe
1875–1942 (age 67)
Oaklawn Cemetery
Lars W. Boe was an individual who lived from 1875 to 1942.
Louis C. Chamberlin
1872–1941 (age 69)
Oaklawn Cemetery
Louis C. Chamberlin was a Wisconsin resident who lived from 1872 to 1941.
Theodore Annemann
1907–1942 (age 35)
Glenwood Cemetery
Theodore Annemann was a Tioga County resident who lived from 1907 to 1942.
Marcus Neustaedter
1871–1947 (age 76)
Union Field Cemetery
Marcus Neustaedter was an individual who lived from 1871 to 1947.
Edith M. Nelson
1890–1942 (age 52)
North Hilmar Cemetery
Edith M. Nelson was a resident of Saint Paul who lived from 1890 to 1942.
Anne Elizabeth Alexander
1843–1940 (age 97)
Makawao Cemetery
Anne Elizabeth Alexander lived nearly a century from 1843 to 1940.
Maurice B. Blumenthal
1871–1948 (age 77)
Union Field Cemetery
Maurice B. Blumenthal was a New York City resident who lived from 1871 to 1948.
Henry E. Lee
1875–1947 (age 72)
Mountain View Cemetery
Henry E. Lee lived from 1875 to 1947.
Edward Thorndike
1874–1949 (age 75)
Hillside Cemetery
Edward Thorndike was a prominent psychologist and educator who lived from 1874 to 1949 in Williamsburg.
Elliott Northcott
1869–1946 (age 77)
Spring Hill Cemetery
Elliott Northcott was a Clarksburg resident who lived from 1869 to 1946.
Eloise Hughes Smith
1893–1940 (age 47)
Spring Hill Cemetery
Eloise Hughes Smith was a Huntington resident who lived from 1893 to 1940.
Oscar Hallam
1865–1945 (age 80)
Oakland Cemetery
Oscar Hallam was a Linden resident who lived from 1865 to 1945.
Robert Wadlow
1918–1940 (age 22)
Oakwood Cemetery
Robert Wadlow was the tallest man in recorded history, living from 1918 to 1940 in Alton.
Jacob Hollander
1871–1940 (age 69)
Har Sinai Cemetery
Jacob Hollander was a Baltimore resident who lived from 1871 to 1940.
Frank Naleway
1902–1949 (age 47)
Resurrection Catholic Cemetery and Mausoleums
Frank Naleway was a Chicago resident who lived from 1902 to 1949.
Margaret Rhodes Peattie
1891–1946 (age 55)
Mount Hope Cemetery
Margaret Rhodes Peattie lived from 1891 to 1946.
Herbert Friedenwald
1870–1944 (age 74)
Baltimore Hebrew Cemetery
Herbert Friedenwald was a Baltimore resident who lived from 1870 to 1944.
Isaac Lobe Straus
1871–1946 (age 75)
Har Sinai Cemetery
Isaac Lobe Straus was a Baltimore resident who lived from 1871 to 1946.
Swepson Earle
1879–1943 (age 64)
Christ Church Cemetery
Swepson Earle was a Queen Anne's County resident who lived from 1879 to 1943.
J. C. van Hulsteyn
1867–1947 (age 80)
Parsons Cemetery
J. C. van Hulsteyn was an Amsterdam resident who lived from 1867 to 1947.
Leon E. Greenbaum
1872–1943 (age 71)
Baltimore Hebrew Cemetery
Leon E. Greenbaum was a Baltimore-based individual who lived from 1872 to 1943.
Virginia Terhune Van de Water
1865–1945 (age 80)
Pompton Reformed Church Cemetery
Virginia Terhune Van de Water was a Newark resident and author who lived from 1865 to 1945.
Edward Henry Ohlinger
1881–1948 (age 67)
At the End of the Trail Cemetery
Edward Henry Ohlinger was a Sewell resident who lived from 1881 to 1948.
Edward Hills Wason
1865–1941 (age 76)
New Boston Cemetery
Edward Hills Wason was a New Boston resident who lived from 1865 to 1941.
Tom McCreery
1874–1941 (age 67)
Beaver Cemetery and Mausoleum
Tom McCreery was a Beaver resident who lived from 1874 to 1941.
Hugh Thomas Miller
1867–1947 (age 80)
Columbus City Cemetery
Hugh Thomas Miller was a Johnson County resident who lived from 1867 to 1947.
Sarah Louise Arnold
1859–1943 (age 84)
Mount Vernon Cemetery
Sarah Louise Arnold lived from 1859 to 1943.
Howard Carleton Platts
1884–1943 (age 59)
Mount Vernon Cemetery
Howard Carleton Platts was a Holbrook resident who lived from 1884 to 1943.