Deaths in the 1950s

Harry Agganis

1929–1955 (age 26)

Pine Grove Cemetery

Harry Agganis (1929-1955) of Lynn, the celebrated athlete nicknamed the "Golden Greek," rests in Pine Grove Cemetery.

William Walker Rockwell

1874–1958 (age 84)

Pittsfield Cemetery

William Walker Rockwell (1874–1958) was laid to rest in Pittsfield Cemetery.

Lester George Hornby

1882–1956 (age 74)

Pine Grove Cemetery

Lester George Hornby (1882–1956) hailed from Lowell and is buried in Pine Grove Cemetery.

William Hoag

1870–1953 (age 83)

Pine Grove Cemetery

William Hoag (1870–1953) of Lynn rests in Pine Grove Cemetery.

John H. Fahey

1873–1950 (age 77)

Pine Grove Cemetery

John H. Fahey (1873–1950) from Manchester lies in Pine Grove Cemetery.

Bob Sweikert

1926–1956 (age 30)

Lone Tree Cemetery

Bob Sweikert (1926–1956) died in Los Angeles and is buried in Lone Tree Cemetery.

Jack Holt

1888–1951 (age 63)

Los Angeles National Cemetery

Jack Holt (1888–1951) from New York City is interred at Los Angeles National Cemetery.

G. Pat Collins

1895–1959 (age 64)

Los Angeles National Cemetery

G. Pat Collins (1895–1959) from New York City is buried at Los Angeles National Cemetery.

Minor Hall

1897–1959 (age 62)

Los Angeles National Cemetery

Minor Hall (1897–1959) from Louisiana rests in Los Angeles National Cemetery.

Russell Hicks

1895–1957 (age 62)

Los Angeles National Cemetery

Russell Hicks (1895–1957) of Baltimore is buried at Los Angeles National Cemetery.

Ellen MacGregor

1906–1954 (age 48)

Oak Woods Cemetery

Ellen MacGregor (1906–1954) of Baltimore rests in Oak Woods Cemetery.

Maud Slye

1869–1954 (age 85)

Oak Woods Cemetery

Maud Slye (1869–1954) of Minneapolis is interred at Oak Woods Cemetery.

Nathan William MacChesney

1878–1954 (age 76)

Oak Woods Cemetery

Nathan William MacChesney (1878–1954) of Chicago rests in Oak Woods Cemetery.

Roger Sherman

1872–1957 (age 85)

Oak Woods Cemetery

Roger Sherman (1872–1957) of Chicago is buried at Oak Woods Cemetery.

William Draper Harkins

1873–1951 (age 78)

Oak Woods Cemetery

William Draper Harkins (1873–1951) of Titusville lies in Oak Woods Cemetery.

Jesse Binga

1865–1950 (age 85)

Oak Woods Cemetery

Jesse Binga (1865–1950) of Detroit is buried in Oak Woods Cemetery.

Julius Hess

1876–1955 (age 79)

Oak Woods Cemetery

Julius Hess (1876-1955) of Ottawa is buried at Oak Woods Cemetery.

Woodnut S. Burr

1861–1952 (age 91)

Oak Woods Cemetery

Woodnut S. Burr (1861-1952) is interred at Oak Woods Cemetery.

Ada S. McKinley

1868–1952 (age 84)

Oak Woods Cemetery

Ada S. McKinley (1868-1952) of Galveston rests at Oak Woods Cemetery.

Adam Styka

1890–1959 (age 69)

National Shrine of Our Lady of Czestochowa

Adam Styka (1890-1959), the Polish-born painter from Kielce, is buried at the National Shrine of Our Lady of Czestochowa...

Angelina Weld Grimké

1880–1958 (age 78)

National Harmony Memorial Park

Angelina Weld Grimké (1880-1958) of Boston, the writer and civil rights advocate, is buried at National Harmony Memoria...

William F. Lyell

1929–1951 (age 22)

Nashville National Cemetery

William F. Lyell (1929-1951) of Hickman County is buried at Nashville National Cemetery.

Agnes Ellen Harris

1883–1952 (age 69)

Myrtle Hill Cemetery

Agnes Ellen Harris (1883-1952) of Cedartown is buried at Myrtle Hill Cemetery.

Teofil Starzyński

1878–1952 (age 74)

National Shrine of Our Lady of Czestochowa

Teofil Starzyński (1878-1952) of Osówiec is interred at the National Shrine of Our Lady of Czestochowa.

Helen Woodrow Bones

1874–1951 (age 77)

Myrtle Hill Cemetery

Helen Woodrow Bones (1874-1951) of Rome is buried at Myrtle Hill Cemetery.

Henry Norris Russell

1877–1957 (age 80)

Princeton Cemetery

Henry Norris Russell (1877-1957), the American astronomer, is buried at Princeton Cemetery.

James H. Street

1903–1954 (age 51)

Old Chapel Hill Cemetery

James H. Street (1903-1954), the Lumberton-born author, is buried at Old Chapel Hill Cemetery.

Jim Tatum

1913–1959 (age 46)

Old Chapel Hill Cemetery

Jim Tatum (1913-1959), the college football coach from McColl, is buried at Old Chapel Hill Cemetery.

Lloyd G. Davies

1914–1957 (age 43)

Oakwood Memorial Park Cemetery

Lloyd G. Davies (1914-1957) is buried at Oakwood Memorial Park Cemetery.

Phyllis Livingston Potter

1908–1954 (age 46)

Oakwood Memorial Park Cemetery

Phyllis Livingston Potter (1908-1954) of Boston rests at Oakwood Memorial Park Cemetery.

Percy Rivington Pyne 2nd

1882–1950 (age 68)

Oakwood Memorial Park Cemetery

Percy Rivington Pyne 2nd (1882-1950) of Manhattan is buried at Oakwood Memorial Park Cemetery.

William Meade Prince

1893–1951 (age 58)

Old Chapel Hill Cemetery

William Meade Prince (1893–1951) was a North Carolina-born illustrator who contributed artwork to magazines and books ...

William Donald Carmichael, Sr.

1873–1959 (age 86)

Old Chapel Hill Cemetery

William Donald Carmichael, Sr. (1873–1959) was a long-time Chapel Hill resident whose life spanned eight decades and w...

Henry Worthington Bull

1874–1958 (age 84)

Oakwood Memorial Park Cemetery

Henry Worthington Bull (1874–1958) lived through the turn of the century and is memorialized at Oakwood Memorial Park ...

Bill Johnson

1892–1950 (age 58)

Los Angeles National Cemetery

Bill Johnson (1892–1950) was a Chicago-born veteran honored at Los Angeles National Cemetery for his military service.

Eliza Barchus

1857–1959 (age 102)

Lone Fir Cemetery

Eliza Barchus (1857–1959) was an Oregon painter celebrated for her luminous landscape canvases and is buried at Lone F...

Enoch Barton Garey

1883–1957 (age 74)

Los Angeles National Cemetery

Enoch Barton Garey (1883–1957) of Caroline County was an American veteran interred at Los Angeles National Cemetery.

Ernest William Hawkes

1883–1957 (age 74)

Los Angeles National Cemetery

Ernest William Hawkes (1883–1957) was an American anthropologist whose fieldwork among Arctic peoples informed early 2...

Frank Buchanan

1902–1951 (age 49)

Mount Vernon Cemetery

Frank Buchanan (1902–1951) was a Democratic U.S. Representative from Pennsylvania whose career ended with his death an...

Karl Linderfelt

1876–1957 (age 81)

Los Angeles National Cemetery

Karl Linderfelt (1876–1957) was a U.S. Army officer remembered for his role as a Colorado National Guard commander in ...

Vera Buchanan

1902–1955 (age 53)

Mount Vernon Cemetery

Vera Buchanan (1902–1955) succeeded her late husband Frank in Congress, serving Pennsylvania constituents before being...

Harriet Redmond

1862–1952 (age 90)

Lone Fir Cemetery

Harriet Redmond (1862–1952) was a St. Louis-born African American suffrage and civic activist whose gravesite is at Lo...

William Lee Judefind

1896–1951 (age 55)

Lorraine Park Cemetery

William Lee Judefind (1896–1951) was a Baltimore County native remembered locally and buried in Lorraine Park Cemetery...

Ralph W. Cram

1869–1952 (age 83)

Oakdale Memorial Gardens

Ralph W. Cram (1869–1952) was an Ohio native whose long life bridged the 19th and 20th centuries and whose final resti...

Eloise Blaine Cram

1896–1957 (age 61)

Oakdale Memorial Gardens

Eloise Blaine Cram (1896–1957) was an American parasitologist noted for her research on helminths and is buried in Oak...

Anna Ross Lapham

1869–1953 (age 84)

Oak Woods Cemetery

Anna Ross Lapham (1869–1953) was an Elderville-area resident whose life is commemorated at Oak Woods Cemetery.

Louis Sherman Aldrich

1882–1958 (age 76)

Oak Woods Cemetery

Louis Sherman Aldrich (1882–1958) was an American whose life spanned the early 20th century and who is buried at Oak W...

George Antheil

1900–1959 (age 59)

Riverview Cemetery

George Antheil (1900–1959) was an avant-garde American composer born in Trenton and laid to rest in Riverview Cemetery...

Mary Dillingham Frear

1870–1951 (age 81)

O'ahu Cemetery

Mary Dillingham Frear (1870–1951) was a Hawaiian civic leader and former first lady whose grave is in O'ahu Cemetery.

Alice Kahokuoluna

1888–1957 (age 69)

O'ahu Cemetery

Alice Kahokuoluna (1888–1957) was a Hawaiian religious leader interred at O'ahu Cemetery.