Deaths in the 1950s

Herbert Victor Wiley

1891–1954 (age 63)

Golden Gate National Cemetery

Herbert Victor Wiley (1891–1954) from Wheeling was laid to rest at Golden Gate National Cemetery.

Sadie Eloise Johnston

1878–1958 (age 80)

Golden Gate National Cemetery

Sadie Eloise Johnston (1878–1958) is remembered through her burial at Golden Gate National Cemetery.

Willard Gibbs Van Name

1872–1959 (age 87)

Grove Street Cemetery

Willard Gibbs Van Name (1872–1959) of New Haven was buried in Grove Street Cemetery.

Elizabeth Upham Kingsley Farnam

1860–1951 (age 91)

Grove Street Cemetery

Elizabeth Upham Kingsley Farnam (1860–1951) was laid to rest at Grove Street Cemetery.

Henry Benjamin Clark

1874–1958 (age 84)

Fort Rosecrans National Cemetery

Henry Benjamin Clark (1874–1958) of Walworth County rests at Fort Rosecrans National Cemetery.

Kathleen Howard

1884–1956 (age 72)

Forest Lawn Cemetery

Kathleen Howard (1884–1956) of Niagara Falls was buried at Forest Lawn Cemetery.

Clarence MacGregor

1872–1952 (age 80)

Forest Lawn Cemetery

Clarence MacGregor (1872–1952) of Newark is interred at Forest Lawn Cemetery.

Willis Carrier

1876–1950 (age 74)

Forest Lawn Cemetery

Willis Carrier (1876–1950) of Angola, the American engineer who invented modern air conditioning, rests at Forest Lawn...

Lawrence Dale Bell

1894–1956 (age 62)

Forest Lawn Cemetery

Lawrence Dale Bell (1894–1956) of Mentone and founder of Bell Aircraft is buried at Forest Lawn Cemetery.

Barbara Siggers Franklin

1917–1952 (age 35)

Forest Lawn Cemetery

Barbara Siggers Franklin (1917–1952) of Shelby, mother of singer Aretha Franklin, is buried at Forest Lawn Cemetery.

C. S. Brice

1887–1953 (age 66)

Fort Bliss National Cemetery

C. S. Brice (1887–1953) is interred at Fort Bliss National Cemetery.

Almira Brown

1863–1951 (age 88)

Forest Lawn Memorial Park

Almira Brown (1863–1951) is buried at Forest Lawn Memorial Park.

Gertrude Adeline Kountze

1904–1953 (age 49)

Forest Lawn Memorial Park

Gertrude Adeline Kountze (1904–1953) rests at Forest Lawn Memorial Park.

John McDonald

1861–1956 (age 95)

Forest Lawn Memorial Park

John McDonald (1861–1956) of Prince Edward Island is interred at Forest Lawn Memorial Park.

Jackson Pollock

1912–1956 (age 44)

Green River Cemetery

Jackson Pollock (1912–1956) of Cody, the influential American abstract expressionist painter, is buried at Green River...

Louis B. Bishop

1865–1950 (age 85)

Grove Street Cemetery

Louis B. Bishop (1865–1950) of Guilford lies at Grove Street Cemetery.

George Henry Nettleton

1874–1959 (age 85)

Grove Street Cemetery

George Henry Nettleton (1874–1959) of Boston is buried at Grove Street Cemetery.

J. A. Pierce

1874–1956 (age 82)

Homewood Cemetery

J. A. Pierce (1874–1956) of Jefferson Hills rests at Homewood Cemetery.

Ren Wylie

1861–1951 (age 90)

Homewood Cemetery

Ren Wylie (1861–1951) of Elizabeth is interred at Homewood Cemetery.

Stephen Varzaly

1890–1957 (age 67)

Homewood Cemetery

Stephen Varzaly (1890–1957) is buried at Homewood Cemetery.

Tom Boggs

1905–1952 (age 47)

Homewood Cemetery

Tom Boggs (1905–1952) of Allegheny is buried at Homewood Cemetery.

Francis Dunlap Gamewell

1857–1950 (age 93)

Hackensack Cemetery

Francis Dunlap Gamewell (1857-1950) lived in Camden and is interred at Hackensack Cemetery.

Michael Late Benedum

1869–1959 (age 90)

Homewood Cemetery

Michael Late Benedum (1869-1959) made his home in Bridgeport and rests at Homewood Cemetery.

James Cardwell

1921–1954 (age 33)

Harleigh Cemetery

James Cardwell (1921-1954) of Camden was laid to rest in Harleigh Cemetery.

Eugene Messler

1873–1950 (age 77)

Homewood Cemetery

Eugene Messler (1873-1950) called Pittsburgh home and is buried at Homewood Cemetery.

Carl Buergerniss

1877–1956 (age 79)

Harleigh Cemetery

Carl Buergerniss (1877-1956) lived in Philadelphia and is interred at Harleigh Cemetery.

Charles Edward Ensko Sr.

1880–1952 (age 72)

Hackensack Cemetery

Charles Edward Ensko Sr. (1880-1952) resided in Manhattan and rests at Hackensack Cemetery.

Sophie Charlotte Ensko

1886–1954 (age 68)

Hackensack Cemetery

Sophie Charlotte Ensko (1886-1954) of Manhattan is buried at Hackensack Cemetery.

Calman David Matt

1887–1951 (age 64)

Har Nebo Cemetery

Calman David Matt (1887-1951) emigrated from Kaunas and is laid to rest at Har Nebo Cemetery.

Ethel Minerva Beaver

1881–1957 (age 76)

Hackensack Cemetery

Ethel Minerva Beaver (1881-1957) lived in Manhattan and is interred at Hackensack Cemetery.

Dutch Schesler

1900–1953 (age 53)

Harrisburg Cemetery

Dutch Schesler (1900-1953) hailed from Frankfurt and is buried at Harrisburg Cemetery.

Lavinia L. Dock

1858–1956 (age 98)

Harrisburg Cemetery

Lavinia L. Dock (1858-1956) was associated with Harrisburg and rests at Harrisburg Cemetery.

Marquis James

1891–1955 (age 64)

Greenwood Union Cemetery

Marquis James (1891-1955) is interred at Greenwood Union Cemetery.

Anna Lillian Lindauer

1872–1956 (age 84)

Greenwood Union Cemetery

Anna Lillian Lindauer (1872-1956) of Manhattan is laid to rest at Greenwood Union Cemetery.

James Sears McCulloh

1868–1957 (age 89)

Greenwood Union Cemetery

James Sears McCulloh (1868-1957) lived in Englewood and is buried at Greenwood Union Cemetery.

Lawson Purdy

1863–1959 (age 96)

Greenwood Union Cemetery

Lawson Purdy (1863-1959) is interred at Greenwood Union Cemetery.

Frederick Stapley Wonham

1870–1952 (age 82)

Greenwood Union Cemetery

Frederick Stapley Wonham (1870–1952) spent his life across the turn of the century before being buried at Greenwood Un...

Watson Bradley Dickerman

1918–1955 (age 37)

Greenwood Union Cemetery

Watson Bradley Dickerman (1918–1955) was laid to rest at Greenwood Union Cemetery following a brief life in mid-20th-c...

Edna Purviance

1895–1958 (age 63)

Grand View Memorial Park Cemetery

Edna Purviance (1895–1958) of Paradise Valley, celebrated for her work in early cinema, rests at Grand View Memorial P...

Margaret Joslin

1883–1956 (age 73)

Grand View Memorial Park Cemetery

Margaret Joslin (1883–1956), born in Cleveland, was interred at Grand View Memorial Park Cemetery after four decades o...

Charles Aubrey Eaton

1868–1953 (age 85)

Hillside Cemetery

Charles Aubrey Eaton (1868–1953), a Pugwash-born statesman, was buried at Hillside Cemetery after a long political car...

Everett Sanders

1882–1950 (age 68)

Highland Lawn Cemetery

Everett Sanders (1882–1950) of Coalmont, whose life spanned the Progressive Era and beyond, found his final resting pl...

Percy Hamilton Stewart

1867–1951 (age 84)

Hillside Cemetery

Percy Hamilton Stewart (1867–1951) from Newark was buried at Hillside Cemetery following years devoted to public servi...

Lafe McKee

1872–1959 (age 87)

Grand View Memorial Park Cemetery

Lafe McKee (1872–1959) of Morrison, a familiar face in early film, is buried at Grand View Memorial Park Cemetery.

Walter Kingsford

1882–1958 (age 76)

Grand View Memorial Park Cemetery

Walter Kingsford (1882–1958), born in Redhill and known for his stage and screen presence, rests at Grand View Memoria...

James Arnold Colescott

1897–1950 (age 53)

Highland Lawn Cemetery

James Arnold Colescott (1897–1950) of Terre Haute lies in Highland Lawn Cemetery, marking the end of a life that bridg...

Eli F. Peckumn

1873–1953 (age 80)

Grand View Memorial Park Cemetery

Eli F. Peckumn (1873–1953) from Iowa was laid to rest at Grand View Memorial Park Cemetery after decades in the Midwes...

Harry Stewart

1908–1956 (age 48)

Grand View Memorial Park Cemetery

Harry Stewart (1908–1956) of Tacoma was interred at Grand View Memorial Park Cemetery after contributing to the cultur...

W. P. Finney

1871–1954 (age 83)

Grand View Memorial Park Cemetery

W. P. Finney (1871–1954) of Dana rests at Grand View Memorial Park Cemetery after witnessing the early 20th century un...

Tom Patricola

1891–1950 (age 59)

Grand View Memorial Park Cemetery

Tom Patricola (1891–1950), a New Orleans-born entertainer, was buried at Grand View Memorial Park Cemetery after years...