Deaths in the 1950s

Ethel Gardere Jacquelin

1880–1951 (age 71)

Woodlawn Cemetery

Ethel Gardere Jacquelin lived from 1880 to 1951.

Rhoda Kaufman

1888–1956 (age 68)

Oakland Cemetery

Rhoda Kaufman was a Columbus resident who lived from 1888 to 1956.

Jane Farrow Cooper

1861–1950 (age 89)

Oakland Cemetery

Jane Farrow Cooper was a Laurens resident who lived from 1861 to 1950.

Samuel Atkins Eliot

1862–1950 (age 88)

Mount Auburn Cemetery

Samuel Atkins Eliot was an American clergyman and educator who served as president of Trinity College.

Pauline Bradford Mackie

1873–1956 (age 83)

Woodlawn Cemetery

Pauline Bradford Mackie was an American author and social reformer known for her writings on education and women's right...

Esther Gracie Ogden

1866–1956 (age 90)

Woodlawn Cemetery

Esther Gracie Ogden was an American philanthropist and civic leader active in New Jersey during the late 19th and early ...

Olive Fremstad

1871–1951 (age 80)

Grantsburg

Olive Fremstad was a Swedish-American opera singer renowned for her dramatic soprano roles at the Metropolitan Opera.

Philip H. Stoll

1874–1958 (age 84)

Kingstree

Philip H. Stoll was an American businessman and civic figure in South Carolina.

Penrhyn Stanlaws

1877–1957 (age 80)

Fitzwilliam

Penrhyn Stanlaws was a British-American illustrator and painter famous for his cover art and advertising illustrations.

Bill Goodwin

1910–1958 (age 48)

Desert Memorial Park

Bill Goodwin was an American radio and television actor known for his work in broadcasting and entertainment.

Pedro Salinas

1891–1951 (age 60)

Santa María Magdalena de Pazzis Cemetery

Pedro Salinas was a Spanish poet, playwright, and novelist who was a leading figure of the Generation of '27.

Alice Frances Chalifoux

1881–1957 (age 76)

Lowell Cemetery

Alice Frances Chalifoux was an American harpist and music educator who pioneered the modern concert harp repertoire.

Sumner Slichter

1892–1959 (age 67)

Mount Auburn Cemetery

Sumner Slichter was an American economist who served as a prominent labor economist and advisor to government policy.

Max C. Fleischmann

1877–1951 (age 74)

Spring Grove Cemetery

Max C. Fleischmann was an American businessman and philanthropist from the prominent Fleischmann yeast family.

Lucia Taft

1924–1955 (age 31)

Spring Grove Cemetery

Lucia Taft was an American artist and member of the prominent Taft family of Cincinnati.

Herbert Treadwell Wade

1872–1955 (age 83)

Woodlawn Cemetery

Herbert Treadwell Wade was an American lawyer and judge who served in New York's legal system.

Victor Hugo Paltsits

1867–1952 (age 85)

Woodlawn Cemetery

Victor Hugo Paltsits was an American librarian and bibliographer who served as keeper of manuscripts at the New York Pub...

Elisabeth Finley Thomas

1875–1955 (age 80)

Woodlawn Cemetery

Elisabeth Finley Thomas was an American author and historian who documented Minnesota's cultural and social history.

Agnes Huntington

1864–1953 (age 89)

Woodlawn Cemetery

Agnes Huntington (1864-1953) was a Kalamazoo resident who lived to age 89.

Ethel Levey

1880–1955 (age 75)

Woodlawn Cemetery

Ethel Levey (1880-1955) was a San Francisco-based performer and entertainer.

Arde Bulova

1887–1958 (age 71)

Woodlawn Cemetery

Arde Bulova (1887-1958) was a New York City resident associated with the Bulova watch company.

Clarence Derwent

1884–1959 (age 75)

Woodlawn Cemetery

Clarence Derwent (1884-1959) was an American actor and theater director.

Frank Munn

1894–1953 (age 59)

Woodlawn Cemetery

Frank Munn (1894-1953) was a Bronx-born American tenor singer.

Kathryn Osterman

1883–1956 (age 73)

Woodlawn Cemetery

Kathryn Osterman (1883-1956) was a Toledo resident who lived to age 73.

Sophie Radford de Meissner

1854–1957 (age 103)

Oak Hill Cemetery

Sophie Radford de Meissner (1854-1957) was a Morristown resident who lived to age 103.

Terrence Vincent Gilkison

1892–1957 (age 65)

Williamson

Terrence Vincent Gilkison (1892-1957) was a Huntington native who lived to age 65.

George Davis

1906–1957 (age 51)

Ludington

George Davis (1906-1957) was a London-born resident who lived to age 51.

Ramón Rivero

1909–1956 (age 47)

Santa María Magdalena de Pazzis Cemetery

Ramón Rivero (1909-1956) was a Puerto Rican comedian and entertainer known as 'Diplo'.

Arthur Curtis Dyke

1859–1951 (age 92)

Bridgewater

Arthur Curtis Dyke (1859-1951) was an American resident who lived to age 92.

Mary Nelson Winslow

1887–1952 (age 65)

Oak Hill Cemetery

Mary Nelson Winslow (1887-1952) was an American woman who lived to age 65.

Mary Virginia Merrick

1866–1955 (age 89)

Oak Hill Cemetery

Mary Virginia Merrick (1866-1955) was a Washington, D.C. philanthropist and social reformer.

Hoffman Philip

1872–1951 (age 79)

Oak Hill Cemetery

Hoffman Philip (1872-1951) was a Washington, D.C. resident who lived to age 79.

Beulah Weaver

1882–1957 (age 75)

Oak Hill Cemetery

Beulah Weaver (1882-1957) was a Washington, D.C. resident who lived to age 75.

Elizabeth Lindsay Glover

1878–1950 (age 72)

Oak Hill Cemetery

Elizabeth Lindsay Glover (1878-1950) was an American woman buried at Oak Hill Cemetery.

Henry Charles Lahee

1856–1953 (age 97)

Hingham

Henry Charles Lahee (1856-1953) was a London-born writer and music critic who later settled in Hingham.

Marion Nicholl Rawson

1878–1956 (age 78)

Alstead

Marion Nicholl Rawson (1878-1956) was a Plainfield-based author and historian of American domestic life.

James Thayer Gerould

1872–1951 (age 79)

Goffstown

James Thayer Gerould (1872-1951) was a Goffstown resident and academic librarian.

Otto Adolph Stemler

1872–1953 (age 81)

Spring Grove Cemetery

Otto Adolph Stemler (1872-1953) was a Cincinnati-based businessman and civic leader.

Samuel Scoville

1872–1950 (age 78)

Cornwall

Samuel Scoville (1872-1950) was a Norwich clergyman and religious writer.

Lewanna Wilkins

1869–1955 (age 86)

Oak Hill Cemetery

Lewanna Wilkins (1869-1955) was a Fairfax County resident of the late 19th and 20th centuries.

Brice Clagett

1889–1951 (age 62)

Oak Hill Cemetery

Brice Clagett (1889-1951) was an American whose life spanned the late 19th and mid-20th centuries.

Sally McAdoo

1904–1953 (age 49)

Oak Hill Cemetery

Sally McAdoo (1904-1953) was a Yonkers resident of the early-to-mid 20th century.

Herbert E. French

1883–1951 (age 68)

Oak Hill Cemetery

Herbert E. French (1883-1951) was a Washington, D.C. resident and public figure.

Mary Mayo Crenshaw

1875–1951 (age 76)

Oak Hill Cemetery

Mary Mayo Crenshaw (1875-1951) was an American woman of the late 19th and early 20th centuries.

Ellen Nella Fontaine Binckley

1877–1951 (age 74)

Oak Hill Cemetery

Ellen Nella Fontaine Binckley (1877-1951) was a Washington, D.C. resident and social figure.

Lewis Terman

1877–1956 (age 79)

Alta Mesa Memorial Park

Lewis Terman (1877-1956) was a pioneering psychologist and developer of the Stanford-Binet IQ test.

Myers Y. Cooper

1873–1958 (age 85)

Spring Grove Cemetery

Myers Y. Cooper (1873-1958) was a St. Louisville businessman and Ohio political figure.

Emil Leon Post

1897–1954 (age 57)

Mount Hebron Cemetery

Emil Leon Post (1897-1954) was an Augustów-born mathematician and logician who made significant contributions to comput...

Raphael Lemkin

1900–1959 (age 59)

Mount Hebron Cemetery

Raphael Lemkin (1900-1959) was a Polish-Jewish lawyer and genocide scholar who coined the term 'genocide' and pioneered ...

Max Rosen

1900–1956 (age 56)

Mount Hebron Cemetery

Max Rosen (1900-1956) was a Romanian-born individual who lived in Dorohoi before his death.