Deaths in the 1950s

Lucy Monroe Calhoun

1865–1950 (age 85)

Graceland Cemetery

Lucy Monroe Calhoun (1865–1950) is buried at Graceland Cemetery, closing out a life that began shortly after the Civil...

Johnny Kilbane

1889–1957 (age 68)

Calvary Cemetery

Johnny Kilbane (1889–1957) was the world featherweight boxing champion for over a decade and is buried at Calvary Ceme...

Bill Bradley

1878–1954 (age 76)

Calvary Cemetery

Bill Bradley (1878–1954) was a Major League Baseball third baseman and outfielder who played for the Cleveland Spiders...

Alvin F. Weichel

1891–1956 (age 65)

Calvary Cemetery

Alvin F. Weichel (1891–1956) served as a U.S. Representative from Ohio's 13th district during the 1940s and is buried ...

Del Young

1885–1959 (age 74)

Calvary Cemetery

Del Young (1885–1959) was a professional baseball infielder who appeared briefly in the major leagues before his death...

Frank Piekarski

1879–1951 (age 72)

Calvary Catholic Cemetery

Frank Piekarski (1879–1951) was an All-American football guard at Penn who later practiced dentistry and was buried in...

Gaylon Smith

1916–1958 (age 42)

Calvary Cemetery

Gaylon Smith (1916–1958) of Lonoke is memorialized by his interment at Calvary Cemetery.

James Renshaw Cox

1886–1951 (age 65)

Calvary Catholic Cemetery

James Renshaw Cox (1886–1951) of Lawrenceville rests at Calvary Catholic Cemetery.

Catherine Backus

1863–1955 (age 92)

Caballero Rivero Woodlawn Park North Cemetery and Mausoleum

Catherine Backus (1863–1955) of Attica lies at rest in Caballero Rivero Woodlawn Park North Cemetery and Mausoleum.

Louis Charles McClure

1867–1957 (age 90)

Fairmount Cemetery

Louis Charles McClure (1867–1957) is interred at Fairmount Cemetery.

Roe Emery

1874–1953 (age 79)

Fairmount Cemetery

Roe Emery (1874–1953) is remembered through his burial at Fairmount Cemetery.

Lillian Olive Bridwell

1878–1957 (age 79)

Fairmount Cemetery

Lillian Olive Bridwell (1878–1957) of Ohio is buried at Fairmount Cemetery.

Harry L. Baum

1887–1951 (age 64)

Fairmount Cemetery

Harry L. Baum (1887–1951) of Shelbyville is laid to rest at Fairmount Cemetery.

George Louis Bettcher

1862–1952 (age 90)

Fairmount Cemetery

George Louis Bettcher (1862–1952) of Jersey City rests at Fairmount Cemetery.

Benjamin Franklin Bailey

1875–1954 (age 79)

Forest Hill Cemetery

Benjamin Franklin Bailey (1875–1954) is interred at Forest Hill Cemetery.

Shirley W. Smith

1875–1959 (age 84)

Forest Hill Cemetery

Shirley W. Smith (1875–1959) of Nashville lies at Forest Hill Cemetery.

Thomas A. Bogle, Jr.

1890–1955 (age 65)

Forest Hill Cemetery

Thomas A. Bogle, Jr. (1890–1955) of Ann Arbor is buried at Forest Hill Cemetery.

Luther Patrick

1894–1957 (age 63)

Elmwood Cemetery

Luther Patrick (1894–1957) of Decatur rests at Elmwood Cemetery.

Herman Ekern

1872–1954 (age 82)

Forest Hill Cemetery

Herman Ekern (1872–1954) of Pigeon Falls lies at Forest Hill Cemetery.

Frederick E. Turneaure

1866–1951 (age 85)

Forest Hill Cemetery

Frederick E. Turneaure (1866–1951) of Freeport is laid to rest at Forest Hill Cemetery.

Glenn Thistlethwaite

1885–1956 (age 71)

Forest Lawn Cemetery

Glenn Thistlethwaite (1885–1956) of Franklin is interred at Forest Lawn Cemetery.

Florence Mary Fitch

1875–1959 (age 84)

Forest Lawn Cemetery

Florence Mary Fitch (1875–1959) is interred at Forest Lawn Cemetery.

Harriet B. Mack

1866–1954 (age 88)

Forest Lawn Cemetery

Harriet B. Mack (1866–1954) of Buffalo rests at Forest Lawn Cemetery.

Harry D. Kirkover

1872–1958 (age 86)

Forest Lawn Cemetery

Harry D. Kirkover (1872–1958) of Buffalo is buried at Forest Lawn Cemetery.

Hamilton Robert Bruce

1871–1958 (age 87)

Forest Lawn Cemetery

Hamilton Robert Bruce (1871–1958) of Wellington is laid to rest at Forest Lawn Cemetery.

Frederick N. Burt

1863–1955 (age 92)

Forest Lawn Cemetery

Frederick N. Burt (1863–1955) is interred at Forest Lawn Cemetery.

A. Howard Aaron

1892–1952 (age 60)

Forest Lawn Cemetery

A. Howard Aaron (1892–1952) of Buffalo lies buried at Forest Lawn Cemetery.

Harriet Mack Welch

1897–1952 (age 55)

Forest Lawn Cemetery

Harriet Mack Welch (1897–1952) is buried at Forest Lawn Cemetery.

Stuart Cary Welch

1895–1959 (age 64)

Forest Lawn Cemetery

Stuart Cary Welch (1895–1959) of Buffalo is interred at Forest Lawn Cemetery.

Benjamin A. Dahlke

1883–1958 (age 75)

Forest Lawn Cemetery

Benjamin A. Dahlke (1883–1958) of New York rests at Forest Lawn Cemetery.

Alfred Heerdt

1881–1958 (age 77)

Forest Lawn Cemetery

Alfred Heerdt (1881–1958) of Buffalo is buried at Forest Lawn Cemetery.

Bob Hall

1878–1950 (age 72)

Forest Hills Cemetery

Bob Hall (1878–1950) of Baltimore is buried at Forest Hills Cemetery.

Charles R. Codman

1893–1956 (age 63)

Forest Hills Cemetery

Charles R. Codman (1893–1956) of Boston is laid to rest at Forest Hills Cemetery.

Frederick Lewis Allen

1890–1954 (age 64)

Forest Hills Cemetery

Frederick Lewis Allen (1890–1954) of Boston rests at Forest Hills Cemetery.

George H. Nee

1876–1952 (age 76)

Forest Hills Cemetery

George H. Nee (1876–1952) of Boston is interred at Forest Hills Cemetery.

Gustavus Hindman Miller

1857–1959 (age 102)

Forest Hills Cemetery

Gustavus Hindman Miller (1857–1959) is buried at Forest Hills Cemetery.

George Russell Agassiz

1862–1951 (age 89)

Forest Hills Cemetery

George Russell Agassiz (1862-1951) is remembered through his burial at Forest Hills Cemetery after a life spanning the l...

Karl Guthe Jansky

1905–1950 (age 45)

Forest Hill Cemetery

Karl Guthe Jansky (1905-1950) was an American radio engineer and physicist whose pioneering work in radio astronomy earn...

Alvan Macauley

1872–1952 (age 80)

Elmwood Cemetery

Alvan Macauley (1872-1952) was an American businessman whose contributions are memorialized at Elmwood Cemetery in Wheel...

John C. Lodge

1862–1950 (age 88)

Elmwood Cemetery

John C. Lodge (1862-1950) served as a long-time Detroit politician, including a term as mayor, and is buried at Elmwood ...

Charles P. Hall

1886–1953 (age 67)