Deaths in the 1940s

Benjamin B. Beekman

1863–1945 (age 82)

Jacksonville Cemetery

Benjamin B. Beekman was a Jacksonville resident who lived from 1863 to 1945.

Margaret Chrisman

1855–1942 (age 87)

Mount Washington Cemetery

Margaret Chrisman lived from 1855 to 1942.

Milton Herbert Bancroft

1867–1947 (age 80)

Sandy Spring Friends Meeting House Cemetery

Milton Herbert Bancroft was a Newton resident who lived from 1867 to 1947.

Gerrish Newell

1873–1941 (age 68)

Walnut Hill Cemetery

Gerrish Newell lived from 1873 to 1941.

Bartholomew Kvitek

1872–1949 (age 77)

St. Procopius Abbey Cemetery

Bartholomew Kvitek was a Mrákov resident who lived from 1872 to 1949.

Procopius Charles Neuzil

1861–1946 (age 85)

St. Procopius Abbey Cemetery

Procopius Charles Neuzil was a Bechyně resident who lived from 1861 to 1946.

Rudolph Hills Garfield

1899–1946 (age 47)

Mentor Municipal Cemetery

Rudolph Hills Garfield was an American resident of Ohio who lived from 1899 to 1946.

Wilmot Whitworth Midgley

1872–1949 (age 77)

Citizens Cemetery

Wilmot Whitworth Midgley was a Carver County resident who lived from 1872 to 1949.

Augustine Lonergan

1874–1947 (age 73)

Mount Saint Benedict Cemetery

Augustine Lonergan was a Thompson resident who lived from 1874 to 1947.

Andy Cooper

1896–1941 (age 45)

Greenwood Cemetery

Andy Cooper was a Waco-based individual who lived from 1896 to 1941.

Dorothea Brande

1893–1948 (age 55)

Jewell Cemetery

Dorothea Brande was a Chicago-born writer and editor who lived from 1893 to 1948.

Jules Bledsoe

1897–1943 (age 46)

Greenwood Cemetery

Jules Bledsoe was an American baritone singer and actor from Waco who lived from 1897 to 1943.

Edward Chauncey Worden

1875–1940 (age 65)

Presbyterian Cemetery

Edward Chauncey Worden was an American resident who lived from 1875 to 1940.

Revels Alcorn Adams

1869–1945 (age 76)

Westlawn Cemetery

Revels Alcorn Adams was a Vicksburg resident who lived from 1869 to 1945.

Jacob Gould Schurman

1854–1942 (age 88)

St. Matthew's Episcopal Churchyard

Jacob Gould Schurman was an American educator and diplomat from Prince Edward Island who lived from 1854 to 1942.

Enoch Albert Bryan

1855–1941 (age 86)

Pullman City Cemetery

Enoch Albert Bryan was an American educator from Bloomington who lived from 1855 to 1941.

Fred Swanton

1862–1940 (age 78)

Santa Cruz Memorial Park

Fred Swanton was a Brooklyn-born resident who lived from 1862 to 1940.

H. F. Samuels

1869–1948 (age 79)

Sequim View Cemetery

H. F. Samuels was a Washington County resident who lived from 1869 to 1948.

Charles Lloyd Ritter

1865–1945 (age 80)

Spring Hill Cemetery

Charles Lloyd Ritter was a Muncy resident who lived from 1865 to 1945.

Mary Chaffey Wells

1863–1944 (age 81)

Oakland Cemetery

Mary Chaffey Wells was an American woman who lived from 1863 to 1944.

Anna Walter McMillan

1856–1944 (age 88)

Oakland Cemetery

Anna Walter McMillan was an American woman who lived from 1856 to 1944.

Samuel McMillan Shepard

1883–1945 (age 62)

Oakland Cemetery

Samuel McMillan Shepard was an American resident who lived from 1883 to 1945 and was buried in Oakland Cemetery.

Caroline Drake Lightner

1862–1945 (age 83)

Oakland Cemetery

Caroline Drake Lightner was an American woman who lived from 1862 to 1945 and was buried in Oakland Cemetery.

Frederic Russell Bigelow

1870–1946 (age 76)

Oakland Cemetery

Frederic Russell Bigelow was an American resident who lived from 1870 to 1946 and was buried in Oakland Cemetery.

Emma Bigelow

1860–1940 (age 80)

Oakland Cemetery

Emma Bigelow was an American woman who lived from 1860 to 1940 and was buried in Oakland Cemetery.

Julius Nufer

1879–1949 (age 70)

Oakhurst Cemetery

Julius Nufer was an American resident of Whitehall who lived from 1879 to 1949 and was buried in Oakhurst Cemetery.

Anthony Viéban

1872–1944 (age 72)

Sulpician Cemetery

Anthony Viéban was an American resident who lived from 1872 to 1944 and was buried in Sulpician Cemetery.

Josephine Van Dyke Brownson

1880–1942 (age 62)

Mount Elliott Cemetery

Josephine Van Dyke Brownson was a Detroit resident who lived from 1880 to 1942 and was buried in Mount Elliott Cemetery.

Caspar J. Lingeman

1887–1947 (age 60)

Mount Elliott Cemetery

Caspar J. Lingeman was a Detroit resident who lived from 1887 to 1947 and was buried in Mount Elliott Cemetery.

William Wilson Cooke

1872–1949 (age 77)

Fern Oaks Cemetery

William Wilson Cooke was a Greenville resident who lived from 1872 to 1949 and was buried in Fern Oaks Cemetery.

Isabelle Walsh

1874–1949 (age 75)

Mount Elliott Cemetery

Isabelle Walsh was an American woman who lived from 1874 to 1949 and was buried in Mount Elliott Cemetery.

John R. Fox

1915–1944 (age 29)

Colebrook Cemetery

John R. Fox was a Cincinnati resident who lived from 1915 to 1944 and was buried in Colebrook Cemetery.

Robert T. Henry

1923–1944 (age 21)

Greenville Cemetery

Robert T. Henry was a Greenville resident who lived from 1923 to 1944 and was buried in Greenville Cemetery.

Harry Stuart Fonda

1864–1942 (age 78)

Greenlawn Memorial Park

Harry Stuart Fonda was a Marysville resident who lived from 1864 to 1942 and was buried in Greenlawn Memorial Park.

J. Stanley Joyce

1886–1944 (age 58)

Oakland Cemetery

J. Stanley Joyce was an American resident who lived from 1886 to 1944 and was buried in Oakland Cemetery.

Pauline Sawtelle Jones

1853–1943 (age 90)

Forest Grove Cemetery

Pauline Sawtelle Jones was an Old Town resident who lived from 1853 to 1943 and was buried in Forest Grove Cemetery.

Carl F. Wolf

1911–1946 (age 35)

Bethlehem Cemetery

Carl F. Wolf was an American resident of Effingham who lived from 1911 to 1946.

Laura Kate Colman

1860–1942 (age 82)

Forest Grove Cemetery

Laura Kate Colman was born in 1860 and died in 1942, with her final resting place at Forest Grove Cemetery.

Henry Ford

1863–1947 (age 84)

Ford Cemetery

Henry Ford (1863-1947) was an American industrialist and founder of the Ford Motor Company who revolutionized automobile...

Karl Landsteiner

1868–1943 (age 75)

Prospect Hill Cemetery

Karl Landsteiner (1868-1943) was an Austrian-American immunologist and pathologist who discovered blood groups and won t...

Robert Benchley

1889–1945 (age 56)

Prospect Hill Cemetery

Robert Benchley (1889-1945) was an American humorist, actor, and writer known for his witty essays and comedic performan...

Frank N. Seerley

1859–1946 (age 87)

Oak Grove Cemetery

Frank N. Seerley (1859-1946) was an American educator and administrator from South English, Iowa.

Mary Inez Stevens Wood

1866–1945 (age 79)

Harmony Grove Cemetery

Mary Inez Stevens Wood (1866-1945) was an American woman from Woodstock who lived during the late 19th and early 20th ce...

R. Stanley-Brown

1889–1944 (age 55)

Prospect Hill Cemetery

R. Stanley-Brown (1889-1944) was an American from Mentor, Ohio who lived during the early 20th century.

H. Marshall Gardiner

1883–1942 (age 59)

Prospect Hill Cemetery

H. Marshall Gardiner (1883-1942) was an American inventor and engineer from York who pioneered early electric vehicle te...

Ruth Benedict

1887–1948 (age 61)

Mount Hope Cemetery

Ruth Benedict (1887-1948) was an American cultural anthropologist and writer who made significant contributions to the f...

Duane R. Stuart

1873–1941 (age 68)

Lincoln-Noyes Cemetery

Duane R. Stuart (1873-1941) was an American from Oneida who lived during the late 19th and early 20th centuries.

Roger Bresnahan

1879–1944 (age 65)

Calvary Cemetery

Roger Bresnahan (1879-1944) was an American professional baseball player and manager from Toledo, Ohio.

Allen F. Moore

1869–1945 (age 76)

Monticello Cemetery

Allen F. Moore (1869-1945) was an American resident of St. Charles who lived during the late 19th and early 20th centuri...

Joe E. Mann

1922–1944 (age 22)

Greenwood Memorial Terrace

Joe E. Mann (1922-1944) was an American soldier from Reardan, Washington who died during World War II.