Deaths in the 1940s
23,000+ memorials
Ada Eliot
1869–1943 (age 74)
Mount Auburn Cemetery
A devoted community supporter who championed education and charitable causes.
Harold Woods Baker
1881–1948 (age 67)
Mount Auburn Cemetery
Ethel Cushing
1882–1948 (age 66)
Mount Auburn Cemetery
A caring civic-minded individual who enriched her community through steadfast service.
Michael Joseph Curley
1879–1947 (age 68)
Basilica of the National Shrine of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary
J. Frederick Talcott
1866–1944 (age 78)
Woodlawn Cemetery
J. Frederick Talcott (1866–1944) was laid to rest at Woodlawn Cemetery.
Walter Coolidge Morrill
1878–1940 (age 62)
Woodlawn Cemetery
Walter Coolidge Morrill (1878–1940) was buried at Woodlawn Cemetery.
Frank Whitney Smith
1867–1946 (age 79)
Woodlawn Cemetery
Frank Whitney Smith (1867–1946) of Alden concluded his life journey with interment at Woodlawn Cemetery.
G. Creighton Webb
1853–1948 (age 95)
Woodlawn Cemetery
G. Creighton Webb (1853–1948) of New York was laid to rest in Woodlawn Cemetery.
Herbert L. Griggs
1855–1944 (age 89)
Woodlawn Cemetery
Herbert L. Griggs (1855–1944) was buried at Woodlawn Cemetery.
Dorothy Fitzgerald Holland
1897–1945 (age 48)
Woodlawn Cemetery
Dorothy Fitzgerald Holland (1897–1945) of Newburgh was laid to rest at Woodlawn Cemetery.
Violetta Susan Elizabeth White
1875–1949 (age 74)
Woodlawn Cemetery
Violetta Susan Elizabeth White (1875–1949) of Florence was interred at Woodlawn Cemetery.
John Henry MacCracken
1875–1948 (age 73)
Woodlawn Cemetery
John Henry MacCracken (1875–1948) of Rochester was buried at Woodlawn Cemetery.
Theodore Hetzler
1875–1945 (age 70)
Woodlawn Cemetery
Theodore Hetzler (1875–1945) was laid to rest at Woodlawn Cemetery.
Francis W. Martin
1878–1947 (age 69)
Woodlawn Cemetery
Francis W. Martin (1878–1947) of Watervliet found his final resting place at Woodlawn Cemetery.
Percy Rivington Pyne Jr.
1896–1941 (age 45)
Woodlawn Cemetery
Percy Rivington Pyne Jr. (1896–1941) of Tuxedo Park was interred at Woodlawn Cemetery.
Otho Cushing
1871–1942 (age 71)
Woodlawn Cemetery
Otho Cushing (1871–1942) of Fort McHenry was buried at Woodlawn Cemetery.
Mary Elizabeth McCracken
1911–1945 (age 34)
Woodlawn Cemetery
Mary Elizabeth McCracken (1911–1945), who had ties to Guangzhou, was laid to rest at Woodlawn Cemetery.
James W. Barney
1880–1948 (age 68)
Woodlawn Cemetery
James W. Barney (1880–1948) was buried at Woodlawn Cemetery.
Herbert P. Whitlock
1868–1948 (age 80)
Woodlawn Cemetery
Herbert P. Whitlock (1868–1948) of New York City was laid to rest at Woodlawn Cemetery.
William Matheus Sullivan
1885–1947 (age 62)
Woodlawn Cemetery
William Matheus Sullivan (1885–1947) is interred at Woodlawn Cemetery.
Marie Tudor Garland
1870–1949 (age 79)
Mount Auburn Cemetery
Marie Tudor Garland (1870–1949) rests at Mount Auburn Cemetery.
Marion Lincoln Lewis
1874–1947 (age 73)
Mount Auburn Cemetery
Marion Lincoln Lewis (1874–1947) of Natick is buried at Mount Auburn Cemetery.
Emma Kaan
1860–1949 (age 89)
Mount Auburn Cemetery
Emma Kaan (1860–1949) is laid to rest at Mount Auburn Cemetery.
Charles Emerson Cook
1869–1941 (age 72)
Mount Auburn Cemetery
Charles Emerson Cook (1869–1941) of Parsonsfield is buried at Mount Auburn Cemetery.
George Andrew Pope
1864–1942 (age 78)
Cypress Lawn Memorial Park
George Andrew Pope (1864–1942) is interred at Cypress Lawn Memorial Park.
Frank Tose
1884–1944 (age 60)
Cypress Lawn Memorial Park
Frank Tose (1884–1944) is buried at Cypress Lawn Memorial Park.
John W. Nichols
1878–1940 (age 62)
Cypress Lawn Memorial Park
John W. Nichols (1878–1940) of Hartford rests at Cypress Lawn Memorial Park.
William Speer Kuhn
1856–1944 (age 88)
Cypress Lawn Memorial Park
William Speer Kuhn (1856–1944) is laid to rest at Cypress Lawn Memorial Park.
Juilliard McDonald
1903–1945 (age 42)
Cypress Lawn Memorial Park
Juilliard McDonald (1903–1945) is buried at Cypress Lawn Memorial Park.
Claus Augustus Spreckels
1858–1946 (age 88)
Cypress Lawn Memorial Park
Claus Augustus Spreckels (1858–1946) is interred at Cypress Lawn Memorial Park.
Harold H. Weeks
1895–1948 (age 53)
Cypress Lawn Memorial Park
Harold H. Weeks (1895–1948) rests at Cypress Lawn Memorial Park.
Emma Lee Adams
1851–1941 (age 90)
Cypress Lawn Memorial Park
Emma Lee Adams (1851–1941) of Philadelphia is buried at Cypress Lawn Memorial Park.
Henry Potter Russell
1893–1943 (age 50)
Cypress Lawn Memorial Park
Henry Potter Russell (1893–1943) is interred at Cypress Lawn Memorial Park.
Clémence Roy
1869–1948 (age 79)
Cypress Lawn Memorial Park
Clémence Roy (1869–1948) of Mulhouse is buried at Cypress Lawn Memorial Park.
Marshal Hale
1866–1945 (age 79)
Cypress Lawn Memorial Park
Marshal Hale (1866–1945) hailed from Schoolcraft and was laid to rest at Cypress Lawn Memorial Park.
Edward Church Hutchinson
1862–1940 (age 78)
Cypress Lawn Memorial Park
Edward Church Hutchinson (1862–1940) of California is buried at Cypress Lawn Memorial Park.
Lincoln Hutchinson
1866–1940 (age 74)
Cypress Lawn Memorial Park
Lincoln Hutchinson (1866–1940) of San Francisco rests at Cypress Lawn Memorial Park.
Bernard Benfield
1861–1943 (age 82)
Cypress Lawn Memorial Park
Bernard Benfield (1861–1943) of New York City is interred at Cypress Lawn Memorial Park.
Jennie Etta Curry
1861–1948 (age 87)
Cypress Lawn Memorial Park
Jennie Etta Curry (1861–1948) from Rushville was buried at Cypress Lawn Memorial Park.
Cora Smedberg
1874–1941 (age 67)
Cypress Lawn Memorial Park
Cora Smedberg (1874–1941) was laid to rest at Cypress Lawn Memorial Park.
Charles Russell Johnson
1859–1940 (age 81)
Cypress Lawn Memorial Park
Charles Russell Johnson (1859–1940) is buried at Cypress Lawn Memorial Park.
Anne Tallant
1865–1949 (age 84)
Cypress Lawn Memorial Park
Anne Tallant (1865–1949) rests at Cypress Lawn Memorial Park.
Sarah Granger Williams
1873–1945 (age 72)
Lake View Cemetery
Sarah Granger Williams (1873–1945) is interred at Lake View Cemetery.
Clara LeBaron Morgan
1876–1942 (age 66)
Lake View Cemetery
Clara LeBaron Morgan (1876–1942) lies at Lake View Cemetery.
Dorothy Bothwell Kohlmetz
1906–1941 (age 35)
Lake View Cemetery
Dorothy Bothwell Kohlmetz (1906–1941) was buried at Lake View Cemetery.
Wilhelmina Puls Stephan
1879–1947 (age 68)
Lake View Cemetery
Wilhelmina Puls Stephan (1879–1947) of Cleveland rests at Lake View Cemetery.
Burton Gad Tremaine
1863–1948 (age 85)
Lake View Cemetery
Burton Gad Tremaine (1863–1948) is interred at Lake View Cemetery.
Howard Melville Hanna Jr.
1877–1945 (age 68)
Lake View Cemetery
Howard Melville Hanna Jr. (1877–1945) lies at Lake View Cemetery.
Frank B. Meade
1867–1947 (age 80)
Lake View Cemetery
Frank B. Meade (1867–1947) of Norwalk is buried at Lake View Cemetery.
Frank A. Scott
1873–1949 (age 76)
Lake View Cemetery
Frank A. Scott (1873–1949) lived in Cleveland and is interred at Lake View Cemetery.