Deaths in the 1940s

Francis Perkins Van Pelt

1862–1942 (age 80)

Moravian Cemetery

Francis Perkins Van Pelt (1862–1942) was an American whose life concluded with interment at the Moravian Cemetery.

Elvira Methfessel

1869–1949 (age 80)

Moravian Cemetery

Elvira Methfessel (1869–1949) was a woman whose 1949 death is marked by a grave at the Moravian Cemetery.

Henry Carey Denslow

1867–1944 (age 77)

Moravian Cemetery

Henry Carey Denslow (1867–1944) was a Rochester-born American laid to rest at the Moravian Cemetery.

Albert Lee

1868–1946 (age 78)

Mount Adnah Cemetery

Albert Lee (1868–1946) was a New Orleans native whose 1946 burial in Mount Adnah Cemetery closed the chapter on his li...

Cornelius Vanderbilt III

1873–1942 (age 69)

Moravian Cemetery

Cornelius Vanderbilt III (1873–1942) was a New York City resident who was laid to rest at Moravian Cemetery.

Allan Benny

1867–1942 (age 75)

Moravian Cemetery

Allan Benny (1867–1942) lived in New York City and is interred at Moravian Cemetery.

Frank J. LeFevre

1874–1941 (age 67)

Moravian Cemetery

Frank J. LeFevre (1874–1941) was buried at Moravian Cemetery after a life remembered there.

George Evan Roberts

1857–1948 (age 91)

Oakland Cemetery

George Evan Roberts (1857–1948) hailed from Colesburg and was laid to rest at Oakland Cemetery.

William T. Davis

1862–1945 (age 83)

Moravian Cemetery

Staten Island native William T. Davis (1862–1945) was buried at Moravian Cemetery.

Worth Mitten

1884–1940 (age 56)

Oakdale Memorial Gardens

Worth Mitten (1884–1940) of Davenport is buried at Oakdale Memorial Gardens.

Edith A. Ross

1867–1940 (age 73)

Oakdale Memorial Gardens

Westfield resident Edith A. Ross (1867–1940) rests at Oakdale Memorial Gardens.

Shaʼul Zilber

1881–1946 (age 65)

Oak Woods Cemetery

Shaʼul Zilber (1881–1946) was born in Naujamiestis, Panevėžys and later interred at Oak Woods Cemetery.

Lucy Waite

1860–1943 (age 83)

Oak Woods Cemetery

Lucy Waite (1860–1943) of Palatine was laid to rest at Oak Woods Cemetery.

Donn P. Crane

1878–1944 (age 66)

Oak Woods Cemetery

Donn P. Crane (1878–1944) of Springfield is among those buried at Oak Woods Cemetery.

William A. Bond

1849–1943 (age 94)

Oak Woods Cemetery

William A. Bond (1849–1943) was buried at Oak Woods Cemetery after his lifetime of work.

Mabel Banta

1864–1949 (age 85)

Oak Woods Cemetery

Mabel Banta (1864–1949) was interred at Oak Woods Cemetery.

Sylvester Woodbridge Beach

1852–1940 (age 88)

Princeton Cemetery

Sylvester Woodbridge Beach (1852–1940) of Woodville was laid to rest at Princeton Cemetery.

Elizabeth Alexander Alexander

1866–1947 (age 81)

Princeton Cemetery

Elizabeth Alexander Alexander (1866–1947) is buried at Princeton Cemetery.

Walter Schiffer

1906–1949 (age 43)

Princeton Cemetery

Walter Schiffer (1906–1949), born in Germany, was interred at Princeton Cemetery.

Arnold Guyot Cameron

1864–1947 (age 83)

Princeton Cemetery

Arnold Guyot Cameron (1864–1947) was associated with Princeton and is buried at Princeton Cemetery.

Louis J. Brann

1876–1948 (age 72)

Riverside Cemetery

Louis J. Brann (1876–1948) of Madison served as Governor of Maine and is interred at Riverside Cemetery.

George Peek

1873–1943 (age 70)

Riverside Cemetery

George Peek (1873–1943) of Polo was an agricultural economist and U.S. Secretary of Agriculture who promoted farm coop...

George T. Clark

1837–1940 (age 103)

Riverside Cemetery

George T. Clark (1837–1940) is buried at Riverside Cemetery.

William Fitz Randolph Mills

1856–1941 (age 85)

Riverside Cemetery

William Fitz Randolph Mills (1856–1941) of New York City is interred at Riverside Cemetery.

Anna Olsson

1866–1946 (age 80)

Riverside Cemetery

Anna Olsson (1866–1946) of Värmland was a Swedish-American writer whose work reflected immigrant life, and she is bur...

Richard Balkam Stanley

1875–1943 (age 68)

Riverside Cemetery

Richard Balkam Stanley (1875–1943) of Lewiston is buried at Riverside Cemetery.

James Franklin Lane

1874–1944 (age 70)

Riverside Cemetery

James Franklin Lane (1874–1944) of Jackson is buried at Riverside Cemetery.

Coe I. Crawford

1858–1944 (age 86)

Oakland Cemetery

Coe I. Crawford (1858–1944) of Allamakee County served as Governor and U.S. Senator from South Dakota and lies at Oakl...

Carl Seashore

1866–1949 (age 83)

Oakland Cemetery

Carl Seashore (1866–1949) of Mörlunda was a psychologist and educator known for his work on musical aptitude, and he ...

Albert Schinz

1870–1943 (age 73)

Oakland Cemetery

Albert Schinz (1870–1943) of Neuchâtel is buried at Oakland Cemetery.

Louis Pelzer

1879–1946 (age 67)

Oakland Cemetery

Louis Pelzer (1879–1946) of Griswold was a historian of the American Midwest and is interred at Oakland Cemetery.

Fred M. Smith

1888–1946 (age 58)

Oakland Cemetery

Fred M. Smith (1888–1946) of Yale is buried at Oakland Cemetery.

Violet S. Williams

1857–1948 (age 91)

Oakland Cemetery

Violet S. Williams (1857–1948) of Johnson County rests at Oakland Cemetery.

Elsie Procter

1872–1946 (age 74)

Princeton Cemetery

Elsie Procter (1872–1946) is buried at Princeton Cemetery.

William H. McSurely

1865–1943 (age 78)

Rosehill Cemetery

William H. McSurely (1865–1943) was laid to rest at Rosehill Cemetery.

Ernest Pfennig

1866–1941 (age 75)

Rosehill Cemetery

Ernest Pfennig (1866–1941) was buried at Chicago's Rosehill Cemetery.

Modie J. Spiegel

1871–1943 (age 72)

Rosehill Cemetery

Modie J. Spiegel (1871–1943) rests at Rosehill Cemetery.

Frances Dickinson

1856–1945 (age 89)

Rosehill Cemetery

Frances Dickinson (1856–1945) of Chicago was interred at Rosehill Cemetery.

Peter Schuttler III

1873–1941 (age 68)

Rosehill Cemetery

Peter Schuttler III (1873–1941) was buried at Rosehill Cemetery.

Ida Sophia Hippach

1867–1940 (age 73)

Rosehill Cemetery

Ida Sophia Hippach (1867–1940) of Chicago was laid to rest at Rosehill Cemetery.

Charles William Alisky

1866–1946 (age 80)

River View Cemetery

Charles William Alisky (1866–1946) was buried at San Francisco's River View Cemetery.

John Churchhill Ainsworth

1870–1943 (age 73)

River View Cemetery

John Churchhill Ainsworth (1870–1943) rests at River View Cemetery.

Margaret Green Reed

1865–1946 (age 81)

River View Cemetery

Margaret Green Reed (1865–1946) was laid to rest at River View Cemetery.

James Peter Rasmussen

1853–1948 (age 95)

River View Cemetery

James Peter Rasmussen (1853–1948) of Ringsted Parish was buried at River View Cemetery.

Eleanor Josephine Johnson Slaughter

1880–1949 (age 69)

Rosehill Cemetery

Eleanor Josephine Johnson Slaughter (1880–1949) was interred at Rosehill Cemetery.

Cornelia Fort

1919–1943 (age 24)

Mount Olivet Cemetery

Cornelia Fort (1919–1943) was buried at Mount Olivet Cemetery in Nashville.

Eleanor T. Wragg

1860–1940 (age 80)

Magnolia Cemetery

Eleanor T. Wragg (1860–1940) of South Carolina rests at Magnolia Cemetery.

Sarah Conover Holmes

1869–1943 (age 74)

Magnolia Cemetery

Sarah Conover Holmes (1869–1943) was buried at Magnolia Cemetery.

Harriette Kershaw Leiding

1874–1948 (age 74)

Magnolia Cemetery

Harriette Kershaw Leiding (1874–1948) of Sewanee was interred at Magnolia Cemetery.

James Stephen Brown

1858–1946 (age 88)

Mount Olivet Cemetery

James Stephen Brown (1858-1946) died in Paris and is interred at Mount Olivet Cemetery.