Deaths in the 1940s
23,000+ memorials
Frederick Converse
1871–1940 (age 69)
Westwood Cemetery
Frederick Converse (1871-1940) was a Newton resident and composer of classical music.
Florence Maybrick
1862–1941 (age 79)
Saint Michaels Chapel Cemetery
Florence Maybrick (1862-1941) was an American woman from Mobile, Alabama.
Aaron Van Schaick Cochrane
1858–1943 (age 85)
Riverside Cemetery
Aaron Van Schaick Cochrane (1858-1943) was a resident of Coxsackie, New York.
Bob Ewing
1873–1947 (age 74)
Walnut Hill Cemetery
Bob Ewing (1873-1947) was a New Hampshire native.
Chet Chadbourne
1884–1943 (age 59)
Abbot Village Cemetery
Chet Chadbourne (1884-1943) was a resident of Parkman.
L. J. C. Daniels
1858–1949 (age 91)
Grafton Village Cemetery
L. J. C. Daniels (1858-1949) lived during the late 19th and mid-20th centuries.
Grace Sandhouse
1896–1940 (age 44)
Oakwood Cemetery
Grace Sandhouse (1896-1940) was a Monticello resident.
Arthur Young
1863–1948 (age 85)
Bethany Cemetery
Arthur Young (1863-1948) was a Glasgow native.
Rose Melville
1867–1946 (age 79)
Long Neck Cemetery
Rose Melville (1867-1946) was a Terre Haute resident.
Joseph St. George Bryan
1879–1945 (age 66)
Emmanuel Episcopal Church Cemetery
Joseph St. George Bryan (1879-1945) lived in the late 19th and mid-20th centuries.
Frank Minzey
1878–1949 (age 71)
Long Neck Cemetery
Frank Minzey (1878-1949) was a resident of the late 19th and early 20th centuries.
Earl Thoenen
1902–1946 (age 44)
Greenwood Cemetery
Earl Thoenen (1902-1946) lived during the early-to-mid 20th century.
John Randall Walker
1874–1942 (age 68)
Patterson Cemetery
John Randall Walker (1874-1942) was a Blackshear resident.
Richard Joseph Hopkins
1873–1943 (age 70)
Highland Park Cemetery
Richard Joseph Hopkins (1873-1943) was a Jefferson City native.
Earl McDonald
1885–1949 (age 64)
Louisville Cemetery
Earl McDonald (1885-1949) was a Louisville resident.
John Milton Berdan
1873–1949 (age 76)
Forest Cemetery
John Milton Berdan (1873-1949) was a Toledo native.
Frank Ploetz
1870–1944 (age 74)
Prince of Peace Lutheran Cemetery
Frank Ploetz was a German resident who lived from 1870 to 1944.
Wardon Allan Curtis
1867–1940 (age 73)
Green Grove Cemetery
Wardon Allan Curtis was a New Mexico resident who lived from 1867 to 1940.
Joseph Erskine Agnew
1868–1949 (age 81)
Graceland Cemetery
Joseph Erskine Agnew lived from 1868 to 1949 and was buried in Graceland Cemetery.
Ralph F. Lozier
1866–1945 (age 79)
Oak Hill Cemetery
Ralph F. Lozier was a Hardin resident who lived from 1866 to 1945.
Robert L. Williams
1868–1948 (age 80)
Highland Cemetery
Robert L. Williams was a Brundidge resident who lived from 1868 to 1948.
Hallie Quinn Brown
1849–1949 (age 100)
Massies Creek Cemetery
Hallie Quinn Brown was a Pittsburgh-based educator and activist who lived from 1849 to 1949.
I. B. Perrine
1861–1943 (age 82)
Ira Burton Perrine Cemetery
I. B. Perrine was a Delaware resident who lived from 1861 to 1943.
William Rock Painter
1863–1947 (age 84)
Oak Hill Cemetery
William Rock Painter was a Carroll County resident who lived from 1863 to 1947.
Edgar D. Bush
1873–1949 (age 76)
Crown Hill Cemetery
Edgar D. Bush was a Washington County resident who lived from 1873 to 1949.
William A. Durant
1866–1948 (age 82)
Highland Cemetery
William A. Durant was a Bryan County resident who lived from 1866 to 1948.
Emma S. Ransom
1864–1943 (age 79)
Massies Creek Cemetery
Emma S. Ransom was a Selma resident who lived from 1864 to 1943.
Ralph Blodgett
1884–1940 (age 56)
Shelbina Cemetery
Ralph Blodgett was a Shelbina resident who lived from 1884 to 1940.
Mary Wolcott Green
1872–1947 (age 75)
Lemon Bay Historical Cemetery
Mary Wolcott Green was an Athens resident who lived from 1872 to 1947.
Hendrik Willem van Loon
1882–1944 (age 62)
First Congregational Church Cemetery
Hendrik Willem van Loon was a Dutch-born author and historian who lived from 1882 to 1944.
J. N. Langham
1861–1945 (age 84)
Oakland Cemetery
J. N. Langham was a Hillsdale resident who lived from 1861 to 1945.
Summers Melville Jack
1852–1945 (age 93)
Oakland Cemetery
Summers Melville Jack (1852-1945) was a resident of Summerville who lived to age 93.
H. B. Ferris
1865–1940 (age 75)
First Congregational Church Cemetery
H. B. Ferris (1865-1940) was a Greenwich resident who lived 75 years.
Ed Phelps
1879–1942 (age 63)
East Greenbush Cemetery
Ed Phelps (1879-1942) was an Albany resident who lived 63 years.
William J. Grabiarz
1925–1945 (age 20)
Saint Stanislaus Roman Catholic Cemetery
William J. Grabiarz (1925-1945) was a Buffalo resident who died at age 20.
William S. Peck, Sr.
1873–1946 (age 73)
Highland Park Cemetery
William S. Peck, Sr. (1873-1946) was a Catahoula Parish resident who lived 73 years.
Beatrice Cameron
1868–1940 (age 72)
Gardner Cemetery
Beatrice Cameron (1868-1940) was a Troy resident who lived 72 years.
Hilda Siller
1861–1945 (age 84)
Tryon Cemetery
Hilda Siller (1861-1945) was a Dubuque resident who lived 84 years.
Harry Twyford Peters
1881–1948 (age 67)
Emmanuel Church Cemetery
Harry Twyford Peters (1881-1948) was a Greenwich resident who lived 67 years.
Rossini Vrionides
1896–1943 (age 47)
Fairview Cemetery
Rossini Vrionides (1896-1943) was a Tipton resident who lived 47 years.
Howie Shanks
1890–1941 (age 51)
Union Cemetery
Howie Shanks (1890-1941) was a Chicago resident who lived 51 years.
Fred Ogilvie
1887–1946 (age 59)
IOOF Cemetery
Fred Ogilvie (1887-1946) was a Charleston resident who lived 59 years.
William Homer Axford
1874–1942 (age 68)
German Valley Rural Cemetery
William Homer Axford (1874-1942) was a Washington Township resident who lived 68 years.
Emmet E. Bailey
1872–1942 (age 70)
Grove Hill Cemetery
Emmet E. Bailey (1872-1942) was a Tully Valley resident who lived 70 years.
Sam Craig
1887–1947 (age 60)
Trinity Cemetery
Sam Craig (1887-1947) was a Newport resident who lived 60 years.
Winston Churchill
1871–1947 (age 76)
Churchill Cemetery
Winston Churchill (1871-1947) was a St. Louis resident who lived 76 years.
Francis Seiberling
1870–1945 (age 75)
Rose Hill Burial Park
Francis Seiberling (1870-1945) was an American industrialist and founder of the Goodyear Tire and Rubber Company.
Charles Henry Burke
1861–1944 (age 83)
Riverside Cemetery
Charles Henry Burke (1861-1944) was an American politician and Commissioner of Indian Affairs.
Arthur Chevrolet
1884–1946 (age 62)
Our Lady of Lourdes Cemetery
Arthur Chevrolet (1884-1946) was a Swiss-born racing driver and co-founder of the Chevrolet Motor Company.
Herbert Hawkes
1872–1943 (age 71)
Lakeview Cemetery
Herbert Hawkes (1872-1943) was an American educator and dean at Cornell University.