Deaths in the 1950s
16,000+ memorials
Lionel Belmore
1867–1953 (age 86)
Flushing Cemetery
Lionel Belmore (1867-1953) was a British actor.
Adam Clayton Powell
1865–1953 (age 88)
Flushing Cemetery
Adam Clayton Powell (1865-1953) was a Franklin County resident.
Alfred Conkling Coxe Jr.
1880–1957 (age 77)
Forest Hill Cemetery
Alfred Conkling Coxe Jr. (1880-1957) was an Utica resident.
Frederick H. Hazard
1865–1958 (age 93)
Forest Hill Cemetery
Frederick H. Hazard (1865-1958) was an American businessman and philanthropist.
Wallace Irwin
1875–1959 (age 84)
Cave Hill Cemetery
Wallace Irwin (1875-1959) was an American humorist, journalist, and author.
Harry Camnitz
1884–1951 (age 67)
Cave Hill Cemetery
Harry Camnitz (1884-1951) was a professional baseball pitcher.
Andrew Petersen
1870–1952 (age 82)
Cypress Hills Cemetery
Andrew Petersen (1870-1952) was a Danish-American immigrant and craftsman.
Eugene Kinckle Jones
1885–1954 (age 69)
Flushing Cemetery
Eugene Kinckle Jones (1885-1954) was an African American social worker and civil rights advocate.
Herman B. Baruch
1872–1953 (age 81)
Flushing Cemetery
Herman B. Baruch (1872-1953) was an American businessman and financier.
Marston T. Bogert
1868–1954 (age 86)
Flushing Cemetery
Marston T. Bogert (1868-1954) was an American chemist and university professor.
Agnes Northrop
1857–1953 (age 96)
Flushing Cemetery
Agnes Northrop (1857-1953) was an American educator and women's rights advocate.
Herbert Belmore
1875–1952 (age 77)
Flushing Cemetery
Herbert Belmore (1875-1952) was an American businessman and civic leader.
Edith DeForest Lord
1915–1959 (age 44)
Flushing Cemetery
Edith DeForest Lord (1915-1959) was an American socialite and philanthropist.
Austin Morris Harmon
1878–1950 (age 72)
Chebeague Island
Austin Morris Harmon (1878-1950) was an American architect known for skyscraper design.
Guy Hamilton Burrage
1867–1954 (age 87)
Congressional Cemetery
Guy Hamilton Burrage (1867-1954) was an American author and historian.
William Randolph Hearst
1863–1951 (age 88)
Cypress Lawn Memorial Park
William Randolph Hearst (1863-1951) was an American newspaper magnate and media tycoon.
Curtis D. Wilbur
1867–1954 (age 87)
Cypress Lawn Memorial Park
Curtis D. Wilbur (1867-1954) was an American naval officer and Secretary of the Navy.
Charles Hitchcock Adams
1868–1951 (age 83)
Cypress Lawn Memorial Park
Charles Hitchcock Adams (1868-1951) was an American educator and university administrator.
Harry W. Musselwhite
1868–1955 (age 87)
Cypress Lawn Memorial Park
Harry W. Musselwhite (1868-1955) was a Coldwater resident whose life spanned the late 19th and mid-20th centuries.
Thomas Rolph
1885–1956 (age 71)
Cypress Lawn Memorial Park
Thomas Rolph (1885-1956) was a San Francisco-based individual who lived during the early-to-mid 20th century.
Charles S. Howard
1877–1950 (age 73)
Cypress Lawn Memorial Park
Charles S. Howard (1877-1950) was a Marietta native and prominent figure of the early 20th century.
Arthur Brown, Jr.
1874–1957 (age 83)
Cypress Lawn Memorial Park
Arthur Brown, Jr. (1874-1957) was an Oakland-based architect and designer known for significant Bay Area contributions.
Daniel C. Jackling
1869–1956 (age 87)
Cypress Lawn Memorial Park
Daniel C. Jackling (1869-1956) was a pioneering mining engineer and industrialist.
Lawrence Henry Smith
1892–1958 (age 66)
Mount Pleasant
Lawrence Henry Smith (1892-1958) was a Racine resident who lived through much of the 20th century.
Harry Lyman Davis
1878–1950 (age 72)
Lake View Cemetery
Harry Lyman Davis (1878-1950) was a Cleveland-based individual active in the early-to-mid 20th century.
Alva Bradley
1884–1953 (age 69)
Lake View Cemetery
Alva Bradley (1884-1953) was a Cleveland resident and member of a prominent Ohio family.
Henry I. Emerson
1871–1953 (age 82)
Lake View Cemetery
Henry I. Emerson (1871-1953) was a Litchfield native who lived during the industrial era.
L. L. Marshall
1888–1958 (age 70)
Lake View Cemetery
L. L. Marshall (1888-1958) was a Bucyrus resident spanning the late 19th and mid-20th centuries.
Abram Garfield
1872–1958 (age 86)
Lake View Cemetery
Abram Garfield (1872-1958) was a Washington, D.C. resident and descendant of President James A. Garfield.
Adella Prentiss Hughes
1869–1950 (age 81)
Lake View Cemetery
Adella Prentiss Hughes (1869-1950) was a Cleveland philanthropist and cultural patron.
Belle Sherwin
1869–1955 (age 86)
Lake View Cemetery
Belle Sherwin (1869-1955) was a prominent women's rights advocate and civic leader.
Carl Gaertner
1898–1952 (age 54)
Lake View Cemetery
Carl Gaertner (1898-1952) was a Cleveland-based artist and painter.
Charles Berger
1882–1954 (age 72)
Lake View Cemetery
Charles Berger (1882-1954) was a LaSalle resident of the early-to-mid 20th century.
Charles Jenkins
1872–1952 (age 80)
Lake View Cemetery
Charles Jenkins was a Cleveland resident who lived from 1872 to 1952.
Ed McFarland
1874–1959 (age 85)
Lake View Cemetery
Ed McFarland was a Cleveland-based individual who lived from 1874 to 1959.
Ernest Bloch
1880–1959 (age 79)
Agate Beach
Ernest Bloch was a Swiss composer born in Geneva in 1880 who died in 1959.
Robert H. Jackson
1892–1954 (age 62)
Frewsburg
Robert H. Jackson was an American jurist and Supreme Court Justice who lived from 1892 to 1954.
Maxim Kopf
1892–1958 (age 66)
Barnard
Maxim Kopf was a Vienna-born individual who lived from 1892 to 1958.
Lou Rogers
1879–1952 (age 73)
Patten
Lou Rogers was a Patten resident who lived from 1879 to 1952.
Willis Isbister Milham
1874–1957 (age 83)
Kinderhook
Willis Isbister Milham was a Kinderhook resident who lived from 1874 to 1957.
Viktor Kochubey
1893–1953 (age 60)
Mahopac
Viktor Kochubey was a Saint Petersburg-born individual who lived from 1893 to 1953.
Clarence L. Fisher
1877–1959 (age 82)
Lyons Falls
Clarence L. Fisher was a Lyonsdale resident who lived from 1877 to 1959.
Harry Crocker
1893–1958 (age 65)
Cypress Lawn Memorial Park
Harry Crocker was a San Francisco resident who lived from 1893 to 1958.
James S. Hutchinson
1867–1959 (age 92)
Cypress Lawn Memorial Park
James S. Hutchinson was a San Francisco resident who lived from 1867 to 1959.
Lewis P. Hobart
1873–1954 (age 81)
Cypress Lawn Memorial Park
Lewis P. Hobart was a St. Louis-born architect and designer who lived from 1873 to 1954.
Tommy Code
1873–1956 (age 83)
Cypress Lawn Memorial Park
Tommy Code was a California resident who lived from 1873 to 1956.
Harry Cowell
1866–1954 (age 88)
Cypress Lawn Memorial Park
Harry Cowell was an Irish-born resident of County Carlow who lived from 1866 to 1954.
Elizabeth Thacher Kent
1868–1952 (age 84)
Cypress Lawn Memorial Park
Elizabeth Thacher Kent was an American conservationist and philanthropist who lived from 1868 to 1952.
Grace Gimmini Potts
1886–1956 (age 70)
Cypress Lawn Memorial Park
Grace Gimmini Potts (1886-1956) was a San Francisco Bay Area resident.
Rodman Drake de Kay Gilder
1877–1953 (age 76)
Syosset
Rodman Drake de Kay Gilder (1877-1953) was a New York-based individual from an established family.