Deaths in the 1950s
16,000+ memorials
Roy Ellsworth Lane
1884–1956 (age 72)
Restland Memorial Park
Roy Ellsworth Lane (1884–1956) from Kansas City rests at Restland Memorial Park.
Katherine Brady Harris
1870–1950 (age 80)
Roslyn Cemetery
Katherine Brady Harris (1870–1950) is laid to rest at Roslyn Cemetery.
Minnie Watson Kamm
1886–1954 (age 68)
Rich Township
Minnie Watson Kamm (1886–1954) is among those buried in Rich Township.
Florence Parks
1892–1956 (age 64)
Restland Memorial Park
Florence Parks (1892–1956) died in Birmingham and is buried at Restland Memorial Park.
Rudolph Wieser Holmes
1870–1953 (age 83)
Rosehill Cemetery
Rudolph Wieser Holmes (1870–1953) of Chicago rests at Rosehill Cemetery.
Robert Seeley DeGolyer
1876–1952 (age 76)
Rosehill Cemetery
Robert Seeley DeGolyer (1876–1952) is buried at Rosehill Cemetery in Chicago.
Vernon Spencer Watson
1878–1950 (age 72)
Rosehill Cemetery
Vernon Spencer Watson (1878–1950) was a Chicago resident whose final resting place is Rosehill Cemetery.
Morris B. Sachs
1896–1957 (age 61)
Rosehill Cemetery
Morris B. Sachs (1896–1957) was born in Lithuania and later laid to rest at Rosehill Cemetery in Chicago.
Billie Holiday
1915–1959 (age 44)
Saint Raymond's Cemetery
Billie Holiday (1915–1959) was a Philadelphia-born jazz singer and songwriter buried at Saint Raymond's Cemetery.
William Fox
1879–1952 (age 73)
Salem Fields Cemetery
William Fox (1879–1952), born in Tolcsva, Hungary, was a pioneering film executive and founder of Fox Film and is inte...
Richard Thurmond Chatham
1896–1957 (age 61)
Salem Cemetery
Richard Thurmond Chatham (1896–1957) of Elkin, North Carolina, was a businessman and Congressman buried at Salem Cemet...
Lillian Lorraine
1892–1955 (age 63)
Saint Raymond's Cemetery
Lillian Lorraine (1892–1955) was a San Francisco-born stage actress interred at Saint Raymond's Cemetery.
James A. Gray Jr.
1889–1952 (age 63)
Salem Cemetery
James A. Gray Jr. (1889–1952) of Winston-Salem was a businessman buried at Salem Cemetery.
John P. Cohalan
1873–1950 (age 77)
Saint Raymond's Cemetery
John P. Cohalan (1873–1950) is buried at Saint Raymond's Cemetery.
Katherine Carr
1865–1951 (age 86)
Saint Raymond's Cemetery
Katherine Carr (1865–1951) of Hollygrove rests at Saint Raymond's Cemetery.
Elizabeth Magie
1906–1958 (age 52)
Salem Cemetery
Elizabeth Magie (1906–1958) of Virginia was the creator of The Landlord's Game and is buried at Salem Cemetery.
Pauline Bahnson Gray
1891–1955 (age 64)
Salem Cemetery
Pauline Bahnson Gray (1891–1955) is interred at Salem Cemetery.
Thomas Joseph Hughes
1876–1955 (age 79)
St. Francis Catholic Cemetery
Thomas Joseph Hughes (1876–1955) of Crawford is buried at St. Francis Catholic Cemetery.
Charles Church Roberts
1882–1957 (age 75)
Prospect Hill Cemetery
Charles Church Roberts (1882–1957) of Newton rests at Prospect Hill Cemetery.
Gilberto José Marxuach
1910–1957 (age 47)
Puerto Rico National Cemetery
Gilberto José Marxuach (1910–1957) of San Juan is interred at Puerto Rico National Cemetery.
Leonard Dyer
1873–1955 (age 82)
Putnam Cemetery
Leonard Dyer (1873–1955) of Washington, D.C., was laid to rest at Putnam Cemetery.
Grace Gallatin Seton Thompson
1872–1959 (age 87)
Putnam Cemetery
Grace Gallatin Seton Thompson (1872-1959) was a Sacramento-born American author, travel writer, and women’s rights adv...
Benjamin Harrison McKee
1887–1958 (age 71)
Putnam Cemetery
Benjamin Harrison McKee (1887-1958) was a 20th-century American whose life concluded with burial at Putnam Cemetery.
Fred Schutz
1895–1954 (age 59)
Prospect Hill Cemetery
Fred Schutz (1895-1954) spent his final years in Washington, D.C., and is remembered through his interment at Prospect H...
Richard Raymond Tybout
1865–1951 (age 86)
Silverbrook
Richard Raymond Tybout (1865-1951) was a Wilmington resident whose memory is commemorated at the Silverbrook Cemetery.
Manny Ayulo
1921–1955 (age 34)
San Fernando Mission Cemetery
Manny Ayulo (1921-1955) was a Los Angeles-born American racecar driver whose Indy 500 dreams ended when he was killed in...
John Patrick Higgins
1893–1955 (age 62)
St. Joseph Cemetery
John Patrick Higgins (1893-1955) was a Massachusetts lawyer and Democratic U.S. Representative who is buried at St. Jose...
Joseph Crockett Shaffer
1880–1958 (age 78)
St. John's Lutheran Church and Cemetery
Joseph Crockett Shaffer (1880-1958) was a lawyer and Republican U.S. Representative from Virginia who is interred at St....
Daniel J. Gallagher
1873–1953 (age 80)
St. Joseph Cemetery
Daniel J. Gallagher (1873-1953) was an American whose memory rests at St. Joseph Cemetery in Newton.
August Benziger
1867–1955 (age 88)
St. Peter's Cemetery
August Benziger (1867-1955) was a Swiss-American publisher from the Benziger Brothers Catholic publishing house now buri...
Bertrand Louis Conway
1872–1959 (age 87)
St. Paul the Apostle Church
Bertrand Louis Conway (1872-1959) was a New York City-born Roman Catholic bishop whose tomb is at St. Paul the Apostle C...
Robert G. Vignola
1882–1953 (age 71)
St. Agnes Cemetery
Robert G. Vignola (1882-1953) was an Italian-born actor and film director of early Hollywood whose body lies at St. Agne...
James Joseph Skehan
1873–1953 (age 80)
Saint Raymond's Cemetery
James Joseph Skehan (1873-1953) was an American whose final resting place is at Saint Raymond's Cemetery.
Lydia Longacre
1870–1951 (age 81)
The Woodlands
Lydia Longacre (1870-1951) was a New York City painter noted for her miniatures and portraits, now interred at The Woodl...
Emily Drayton Taylor
1860–1952 (age 92)
The Woodlands
Emily Drayton Taylor (1860-1952) was a Philadelphia-born artist whose work and life ended with burial at The Woodlands.
Bertha Sanglel
1884–1958 (age 74)
Temple Israel Cemetery
Bertha Sanglel (1884-1958) was a Mogilev-born individual remembered at Temple Israel Cemetery.
Marie Helene Franey
1898–1953 (age 55)
Sisters of Providence Convent Cemetery
Marie Helene Franey (1898–1953) of Galesburg is buried at Sisters of Providence Convent Cemetery.
Mary Borromeo Brown
1879–1953 (age 74)
Sisters of Providence Convent Cemetery
Mary Borromeo Brown (1879–1953) rests at Sisters of Providence Convent Cemetery.
Joseph Edward Otis
1867–1959 (age 92)
Rosehill Cemetery
Joseph Edward Otis (1867–1959) is interred at Rosehill Cemetery.
Otto Chester Brodhay
1871–1954 (age 83)
Rosehill Cemetery
Otto Chester Brodhay (1871–1954) of Washington, D.C., lies at Rosehill Cemetery.
Ritchie Valens
1941–1959 (age 18)
San Fernando Mission Cemetery
Ritchie Valens (1941–1959) was a pioneering Chicano rock and roll singer and songwriter from Pacoima buried at San Fer...
Alice Joyce
1890–1955 (age 65)
San Fernando Mission Cemetery
Alice Joyce (1890–1955), a film actress from Kansas City, is buried at San Fernando Mission Cemetery.
Edward Arnold
1890–1956 (age 66)
San Fernando Mission Cemetery
Edward Arnold (1890–1956), the Manhattan-born actor, is buried at San Fernando Mission Cemetery.
Harry Fox
1882–1959 (age 77)
San Fernando Mission Cemetery
Harry Fox (1882–1959), a dancer and actor from Pomona, is buried at San Fernando Mission Cemetery.
Frank Louis Kramer
1880–1958 (age 78)
Rosedale Cemetery
Frank Louis Kramer (1880–1958), the champion cyclist from Evansville, is buried at Rosedale Cemetery.
Thomas J. Preston Jr.
1862–1955 (age 93)
Rosedale Cemetery
Thomas J. Preston Jr. (1862–1955) of Hastings-on-Hudson is buried at Rosedale Cemetery.
Stella Stevens Bradford
1871–1959 (age 88)
Rosedale Cemetery
Stella Stevens Bradford (1871–1959), the Montclair physician, rests at Rosedale Cemetery.
Mary Kendall Loring Colvin
1869–1955 (age 86)
Rosedale Cemetery
Mary Kendall Loring Colvin (1869–1955) of Sterling is buried at Rosedale Cemetery.
Charles Lee Raper
1870–1957 (age 87)
Rosedale Cemetery
Charles Lee Raper (1870–1957) is buried at Rosedale Cemetery.
Bette Grayson
1920–1954 (age 34)
Washington Cemetery
Bette Grayson (1920–1954) of New York City is buried at Washington Cemetery.