Deaths in the 1950s
16,000+ memorials
Allan D. MacLean
1907–1950 (age 43)
Korean War Veterans Memorial
Allan D. MacLean (1907-1950) was a Wilmington resident and Korean War veteran.
Herbert Putnam
1861–1955 (age 94)
Woods Hole
Herbert Putnam (1861-1955) was a New York City native who was buried in Woods Hole.
Martha Meara Rogers
1859–1951 (age 92)
Green-Wood Cemetery
Martha Meara Rogers (1859-1951) was a Newport resident who was buried in Green-Wood Cemetery.
George Achilles Harder
1886–1959 (age 73)
Green-Wood Cemetery
George Achilles Harder (1886-1959) was buried in Green-Wood Cemetery.
Abby Huntington Ware
1876–1952 (age 76)
Green-Wood Cemetery
Abby Huntington Ware (1876-1952) was a Fort Scott resident who was buried in Green-Wood Cemetery.
Dorothy Battie
1894–1956 (age 62)
Green-Wood Cemetery
Dorothy Battie (1894-1956) was a Manhattan resident who was buried in Green-Wood Cemetery.
Max Dehn
1878–1952 (age 74)
Black Mountain College
Max Dehn (1878-1952) was a Hamburg-born mathematician who was buried at Black Mountain College.
Irwin Strasburger
1880–1953 (age 73)
Ottumwa
Irwin Strasburger (1880-1953) was a Washington, D.C. resident who was buried in Ottumwa.
Carl Alfred Jacobson
1876–1952 (age 76)
York
Carl Alfred Jacobson (1876-1952) was a resident of Grantsburg.
Carroll Chilton
1870–1950 (age 80)
Forest Glen
Carroll Chilton (1870-1950) was a Washington, D.C. resident.
John Woodburn, 1901-1952
1901–1952 (age 51)
Towanda
John Woodburn (1901-1952) was buried in Towanda.
John Mott
1865–1955 (age 90)
Washington National Cathedral
John Mott (1865-1955) was a prominent Livingston Manor resident and Christian leader.
Cordell Hull
1871–1955 (age 84)
Washington National Cathedral
Cordell Hull (1871-1955) was a U.S. Secretary of State and Nobel Peace Prize laureate.
Joseph Edward Davies
1876–1958 (age 82)
Washington National Cathedral
Joseph Edward Davies (1876-1958) was a U.S. diplomat and ambassador.
Frederick H. Prince
1860–1953 (age 93)
Washington National Cathedral
Frederick H. Prince (1860-1953) was a prominent Winchester businessman and financier.
Willmott Lewis
1877–1950 (age 73)
Washington National Cathedral
Willmott Lewis (1877-1950) was a British diplomat and journalist.
E. Ruth Rockwood
1872–1952 (age 80)
Oregon City
E. Ruth Rockwood (1872-1952) was a New York City resident.
Otto Kerner, Sr.
1884–1952 (age 68)
Bohemian National Cemetery
Otto Kerner, Sr. (1884-1952) was a Chicago businessman and civic leader.
Joseph Francis Kaspar
1876–1955 (age 79)
Bohemian National Cemetery
Joseph Francis Kaspar (1876-1955) was a Prague-born resident.
Jaroslav Josef Zmrhal
1878–1951 (age 73)
Bohemian National Cemetery
Jaroslav Josef Zmrhal (1878-1951) was a Čáslav native.
Joseph Simek
1883–1950 (age 67)
Bohemian National Cemetery
Joseph Simek (1883-1950) was a resident of Bohemian descent.
E. G. Tabor
1865–1954 (age 89)
Meridian
E. G. Tabor (1865-1954) was a Cayuga County resident.
George Lucas Paddison
1883–1954 (age 71)
Burgaw
George Lucas Paddison (1883-1954) was a Burgaw, North Carolina resident.
Lebbeus Harding Rogers
1874–1950 (age 76)
Garden of the Gods
Lebbeus Harding Rogers was a New York City resident who lived from 1874 to 1950 and was buried in the Garden of the Gods...
Chester A. Brennen
1894–1952 (age 58)
Elko
Chester A. Brennen was a Halleck resident who lived from 1894 to 1952 and was buried in Elko.
Roy Raley
1880–1956 (age 76)
Pendleton
Roy Raley was a Pendleton resident who lived from 1880 to 1956 and was buried in Pendleton.
Karl Dewey Myers
1899–1951 (age 52)
Elkins
Karl Dewey Myers was a Tucker County resident who lived from 1899 to 1951 and was buried in Elkins.
Frank S. Monnett
1857–1953 (age 96)
Bucyrus
Frank S. Monnett was a Hardin County resident who lived from 1857 to 1953 and was buried in Bucyrus.
Cecil Eugene Evans
1871–1958 (age 87)
San Marcos
Cecil Eugene Evans was a Bowdon resident who lived from 1871 to 1958 and was buried in San Marcos.
Albert Einstein
1879–1955 (age 76)
National Museum of Health and Medicine
Albert Einstein was a theoretical physicist born in Ulm in 1879 who died in 1955 and was buried at the National Museum o...
Marshall Allen Harrell
1900–1959 (age 59)
Brenham
Marshall Allen Harrell was a Smithville resident who lived from 1900 to 1959 and was buried in Brenham.
Albert Sprott
1887–1951 (age 64)
El Cerrito
Albert Sprott was a San Diego resident who lived from 1887 to 1951 and was buried in El Cerrito.
Lena Madesin Phillips
1881–1955 (age 74)
Nicholasville
Lena Madesin Phillips was a Nicholasville resident who lived from 1881 to 1955 and was buried in Nicholasville.
Edith Noyes Porter
1875–1956 (age 81)
Framingham
Edith Noyes Porter was a Cambridge resident who lived from 1875 to 1956 and was buried in Framingham.
William Weeks Hall
1894–1956 (age 62)
New Iberia
William Weeks Hall lived from 1894 to 1956 and was buried in New Iberia.
Frances Holmstrom
1881–1956 (age 75)
Coquille
Frances Holmstrom was a Saginaw County resident who lived from 1881 to 1956 and was buried in Coquille.
Frank H. Lamb
1875–1951 (age 76)
Hoquiam
Frank H. Lamb was a Cookstown resident who lived from 1875 to 1951 and was buried in Hoquiam.
Brushy Bill Roberts
1859–1950 (age 91)
Hamilton
Brushy Bill Roberts was a Sebastian County resident who lived from 1859 to 1950 and was buried in Hamilton.
Norman G. Baker
1882–1958 (age 76)
Muscatine
Norman G. Baker was an American inventor and radio broadcaster from Muscatine, Iowa who lived from 1882 to 1958.
Bohdan Anton Filipi
1880–1952 (age 72)
Clarkson
Bohdan Anton Filipi was a Czech-American resident of Malčín who immigrated to the United States and lived from 1880 to...
Karel Zdislav Petlach
1872–1953 (age 81)
Clarkson
Karel Zdislav Petlach was a Czech-American from Blansko who settled in Nebraska and lived from 1872 to 1953.
Marie Makousky
1905–1955 (age 50)
Clarkson
Marie Makousky was a Clarkson, Nebraska resident who lived from 1905 to 1955.
Marie Meyer
1899–1956 (age 57)
Macon
Marie Meyer was an American woman who lived from 1899 to 1956 and was buried in Macon.
Velura Powell
1874–1950 (age 76)
Glenwood
Velura Powell was a Morgan County resident who lived from 1874 to 1950 and was buried in Glenwood.
Bugs Moran
1893–1957 (age 64)
United States Penitentiary, Leavenworth
Bugs Moran was a notorious Chicago gangster and prohibition-era crime boss who lived from 1893 to 1957 and died in feder...
Cyril Zupan
1862–1951 (age 89)
Cañon City
Cyril Zupan was a Slovenian-American from Upper Carniola who lived from 1862 to 1951.
Robert Nathaniel Brooks
1888–1953 (age 65)
Waveland
Robert Nathaniel Brooks was a Cleveland County resident who lived from 1888 to 1953.
John Dewey
1859–1952 (age 93)
University of Vermont
John Dewey was an influential American philosopher, psychologist, and educational reformer who lived from 1859 to 1952.
Elisabeth H. Cheney
1859–1959 (age 100)
Lima
Elisabeth H. Cheney was an American woman who lived from 1859 to 1959 and was buried in Lima.
Genevieve Blinn
1874–1956 (age 82)
Colma
Genevieve Blinn was a New Brunswick native who lived from 1874 to 1956 and was buried in Colma, California.