Deaths in the 1950s

Walter C. Boetcher

1881–1951 (age 70)

Crown Hill Cemetery

Walter C. Boetcher was an American businessman and industrialist active during the early-to-mid 20th century.

William Lowe Bryan

1860–1955 (age 95)

Crown Hill Cemetery

William Lowe Bryan was an American educator and president of Indiana University who significantly advanced higher educat...

Bill Sowders

1864–1951 (age 87)

Crown Hill Cemetery

Bill Sowders was an American musician and bandleader from Louisville known for his contributions to American music.

Flora Lauter

1874–1952 (age 78)

Crown Hill Cemetery

Flora Lauter was an American woman who lived from 1874 to 1952.

Clarence Leo Best

1878–1951 (age 73)

Evergreen Cemetery

Clarence Leo Best was an American inventor and engineer who co-developed the Caterpillar tractor.

Elizabeth Peratrovich

1911–1958 (age 47)

Evergreen Cemetery

Elizabeth Peratrovich was an Alaska Native civil rights activist who fought against racial discrimination and helped pas...

John Reck

1865–1951 (age 86)

Evergreen Cemetery

John Reck was an American businessman and community leader from Elkader, Iowa.

Thelma Engstrom

1905–1957 (age 52)

Evergreen Cemetery

Thelma Engstrom was an American woman from Seattle who lived from 1905 to 1957.

Steve Vukovich

1890–1951 (age 61)

Evergreen Cemetery

Steve Vukovich was a Montenegrin-American resident of Danilovgrad who lived from 1890 to 1951.

Peter Hood Ballantine Frelinghuysen I

1882–1959 (age 77)

Evergreen Cemetery

Peter Hood Ballantine Frelinghuysen I was an American politician and businessman from Morris Plains who served in Congre...

Elisha Walker

1879–1950 (age 71)

Cemetery of the Holy Rood

Elisha Walker was an American banker and financier who lived from 1879 to 1950.

James Abresch

1899–1959 (age 60)

Cemetery of the Holy Rood

James Abresch was a German-American resident of Cologne who lived from 1899 to 1959.

Ralph Lawrence Carr

1887–1950 (age 63)

Fairmount Cemetery

Ralph Lawrence Carr was an American politician who served as Governor of Colorado from 1939 to 1943.

Eugene Millikin

1891–1958 (age 67)

Fairmount Cemetery

Eugene Millikin was an American politician who served as a U.S. Senator from Colorado.

Lawrence C. Phipps

1862–1958 (age 96)

Fairmount Cemetery

Lawrence C. Phipps was an American businessman and politician who served as a U.S. Senator from Colorado.

Warren A. Haggott

1864–1958 (age 94)

Fairmount Cemetery

Warren A. Haggott was an American resident of Sidney who lived from 1864 to 1958.

Otto Karl Schill

1863–1959 (age 96)

Fairmount Cemetery

Otto Karl Schill was a German-American resident of Pforzheim who lived from 1863 to 1959.

Abe Manley

1885–1952 (age 67)

Fairmount Cemetery

Abe Manley was an American baseball executive and co-owner of the Newark Eagles of the Negro Leagues.

F. T. Parks

1890–1959 (age 69)

Fairmount Cemetery

F. T. Parks was an American resident of Bellaire who lived from 1890 to 1959.

John A. Kenney Sr.

1874–1950 (age 76)

Fairmount Cemetery

John A. Kenney Sr. was an American physician and educator who founded Kenney Hospital in Newark.

Adolf Meyer

1866–1950 (age 84)

Druid Ridge Cemetery

Adolf Meyer was a Swiss-American psychiatrist and pioneer in mental health treatment who lived from 1866 to 1950.

Dorothy Park Benjamin

1893–1955 (age 62)

Druid Ridge Cemetery

Dorothy Park Benjamin was an American writer and editor who lived in New York City from 1893 to 1955.

Boileryard Clarke

1868–1959 (age 91)

Druid Ridge Cemetery

Boileryard Clarke was an American jazz musician and composer from New York City who lived from 1868 to 1959.

Butch Schmidt

1886–1952 (age 66)

Druid Ridge Cemetery

Butch Schmidt was an American resident of Baltimore who lived from 1886 to 1952.

Julian P. Alexander

1887–1953 (age 66)

Cedar Lawn Cemetery

Julian P. Alexander was a Jackson resident who lived from 1887 to 1953.

Donald F. Snow

1877–1958 (age 81)

Evergreen Cemetery

Donald F. Snow was a Bangor resident who lived from 1877 to 1958.

Helen Dean King

1869–1955 (age 86)

Evergreen Cemetery

Helen Dean King was a scientist and researcher from Owego who lived from 1869 to 1955.

Charles Goddard

1879–1951 (age 72)

Evergreen Cemetery

Charles Goddard was a Portland resident who lived from 1879 to 1951.

James S. Truman

1874–1957 (age 83)

Evergreen Cemetery

James S. Truman was an Owego resident who lived from 1874 to 1957.

Sarah Remsen Manice

1893–1954 (age 61)

Evergreen Cemetery

Sarah Remsen Manice lived from 1893 to 1954.

Emmett Till

1941–1955 (age 14)

Burr Oak Cemetery

Emmett Till was a 14-year-old African American boy from Chicago whose murder in 1955 became a catalyst for the Civil Rig...

Sid Catlett

1910–1951 (age 41)

Burr Oak Cemetery

Sid Catlett was an influential jazz drummer from Evansville who lived from 1910 to 1951.

J. Mark Wilcox

1890–1956 (age 66)

Caballero Rivero Woodlawn Park North Cemetery and Mausoleum

J. Mark Wilcox was a Willacoochee resident who lived from 1890 to 1956.

Henry Fillmore

1881–1956 (age 75)

Caballero Rivero Woodlawn Park North Cemetery and Mausoleum

Henry Fillmore was a renowned American composer and conductor from Cincinnati who lived from 1881 to 1956.

Annie Malone

1869–1957 (age 88)

Burr Oak Cemetery

Annie Malone was an African American entrepreneur and philanthropist from Metropolis who lived from 1869 to 1957.

Martin L. Hampton

1890–1950 (age 60)

Caballero Rivero Woodlawn Park North Cemetery and Mausoleum

Martin L. Hampton was a Laurens resident who lived from 1890 to 1950.

Denman Fink

1880–1956 (age 76)

Caballero Rivero Woodlawn Park North Cemetery and Mausoleum

Denman Fink was an American artist and muralist who lived from 1880 to 1956.

Charles Chadwick

1874–1953 (age 79)

Duck River Cemetery

Charles Chadwick was a New York City resident who lived from 1874 to 1953.

Bessie Potter Vonnoh

1872–1955 (age 83)

Duck River Cemetery

Bessie Potter Vonnoh was an American sculptor and artist known for her portrait busts and decorative works during the la...

Charles Alexander Munn

1913–1957 (age 44)

Druid Ridge Cemetery

Charles Alexander Munn was an American businessman and entrepreneur whose specific contributions remain largely undocume...

George H. Emerson

1869–1950 (age 81)

Druid Ridge Cemetery

George H. Emerson was an American professional whose life and career details are not widely documented in available hist...

Kenneth O'Brien

1895–1954 (age 59)

Corpus Christi Monastery

Kenneth O'Brien was an American religious figure associated with Corpus Christi Monastery during the mid-20th century.

William MacLeod Raine

1871–1954 (age 83)

Fairmount Cemetery

William MacLeod Raine was a British-American author and novelist best known for his Western fiction and adventure storie...

George D. Begole

1877–1956 (age 79)

Fairmount Cemetery

George D. Begole was an American professional whose specific career and accomplishments are not well documented in histo...

Julia May Courtney

1873–1951 (age 78)

Fairmount Cemetery

Julia May Courtney was an American woman whose life and professional details remain largely undocumented in available hi...

George H. Garrey

1875–1957 (age 82)

Fairmount Cemetery

George H. Garrey was an American professional whose specific career and contributions are not widely documented in histo...

Frederick W. Mausert III

1930–1951 (age 21)

Arlington National Cemetery

Frederick W. Mausert III, born in 1930 in Cambridge, served as an American serviceman and was laid to rest at Arlington ...

Gene Augusterfer

1914–1957 (age 43)

Arlington National Cemetery

Gene Augusterfer, a Washington, D.C. native born in 1914, was a U.S. serviceman who died in 1957 and is buried at Arling...

George Conrad Westervelt

1879–1956 (age 77)

Arlington National Cemetery

George Conrad Westervelt, born in 1879 in Corpus Christi, served his country as a member of the armed forces and was int...

George D. Libby

1919–1950 (age 31)

Arlington National Cemetery

George D. Libby, born in 1919 in Bridgton, was a U.S. service member who died in 1950 and is buried at Arlington Nationa...