Deaths in the 1950s
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George Rohe
1874–1957 (age 83)
Walnut Hills Cemetery
George Rohe (1874–1957), the Cincinnati-born baseball player, is buried at Walnut Hills Cemetery.
Albert F. Bigelow
1880–1958 (age 78)
Walnut Hills Cemetery
Albert F. Bigelow (1880–1958) was an American whose final resting place is Walnut Hills Cemetery.
Lloyd Gaston Smith
1891–1958 (age 67)
West Laurel Hill Cemetery
Lloyd Gaston Smith (1891–1958) was an American whose life concluded with burial at West Laurel Hill Cemetery.
William Heyward Drayton
1881–1953 (age 72)
West Laurel Hill Cemetery
William Heyward Drayton (1881–1953) was an American laid to rest at West Laurel Hill Cemetery.
Alexander Joseph Groesbeck
1873–1953 (age 80)
Woodlawn Cemetery
Alexander Joseph Groesbeck (1873–1953) was an American politician who served as Governor of Michigan and is buried at ...
Blair Moody
1902–1954 (age 52)
Woodlawn Cemetery
Blair Moody (1902–1954) was an American journalist and U.S. senator from Michigan whose remains lie at Woodlawn Cemete...
Howard Aldridge Coffin
1877–1956 (age 79)
Woodlawn Cemetery
Howard Aldridge Coffin (1877–1956) was an American congressman from Michigan interred at Woodlawn Cemetery.
Frank LaMar Christian
1876–1955 (age 79)
Woodlawn Cemetery
Frank LaMar Christian (1876–1955) was an American whose final resting place is Woodlawn Cemetery.
W. Hale Charch
1898–1958 (age 60)
Woodland Cemetery and Arboretum
W. Hale Charch (1898–1958) was an American whose gravesite is at Woodland Cemetery and Arboretum.
Malcolm Chace
1875–1955 (age 80)
Swan Point Cemetery
Malcolm Chace (1875–1955) was an American whose burial took place at Swan Point Cemetery.
Leonard Bacon
1887–1954 (age 67)
Swan Point Cemetery
Leonard Bacon (1887–1954) was an American whose remains rest at Swan Point Cemetery.
Lucy Aldrich
1869–1955 (age 86)
Swan Point Cemetery
Lucy Aldrich (1869–1955) was an American whose final resting place is Swan Point Cemetery.
Zenas Work Bliss
1867–1957 (age 90)
Swan Point Cemetery
Zenas Work Bliss (1867–1957) was an American whose final resting place is Swan Point Cemetery.
Walter Samuel Hunter
1889–1954 (age 65)
Swan Point Cemetery
Walter Samuel Hunter (1889–1954) was an American whose burial is at Swan Point Cemetery.
Charles G. Dawes
1865–1951 (age 86)
Rosehill Cemetery
Charles G. Dawes (1865–1951) was an American banker, general, and vice president of the United States buried at Rosehi...
Dwight H. Green
1897–1958 (age 61)
Rosehill Cemetery
Dwight H. Green (1897–1958) was an American lawyer and politician who served as Governor of Illinois and is buried at ...
Oscar Mayer
1859–1955 (age 96)
Rosehill Cemetery
Oscar Mayer (1859-1955) of Neresheim is buried at Rosehill Cemetery.
George Albert Gale
1893–1951 (age 58)
Swan Point Cemetery
George Albert Gale (1893-1951) rests in Swan Point Cemetery.
Nathaniel W. Smith
1900–1957 (age 57)
Swan Point Cemetery
Nathaniel W. Smith (1900-1957) of Providence is interred at Swan Point Cemetery.
Ray Cox
1881–1957 (age 76)
Swan Point Cemetery
Ray Cox (1881-1957) of Illinois is buried at Swan Point Cemetery.
Lester D. Boronda
1886–1951 (age 65)
Swan Point Cemetery
Lester D. Boronda (1886-1951) of Reno is interred at Swan Point Cemetery.
Henry Fletcher
1859–1953 (age 94)
Swan Point Cemetery
Henry Fletcher (1859-1953) of Birmingham is buried at Swan Point Cemetery.
Henry Parker Manning
1859–1956 (age 97)
Swan Point Cemetery
Henry Parker Manning (1859-1956) rests at Swan Point Cemetery.
Ethel Teare
1894–1959 (age 65)
Holy Cross Cemetery
Ethel Teare (1894-1959) of Phoenix is interred at Holy Cross Cemetery.
Bill Lange
1871–1950 (age 79)
Holy Cross Cemetery
Bill Lange (1871-1950) of San Francisco lies at Holy Cross Cemetery.
Franklin John Maloney
1899–1958 (age 59)
West Laurel Hill Cemetery
Franklin John Maloney (1899-1958) of Philadelphia is buried at West Laurel Hill Cemetery.
Randolph Greenfield Adams
1892–1951 (age 59)
West Laurel Hill Cemetery
Randolph Greenfield Adams (1892-1951) of Philadelphia rests at West Laurel Hill Cemetery.
Joseph Eugene Gillet
1888–1958 (age 70)
West Laurel Hill Cemetery
Joseph Eugene Gillet (1888-1958) of Hasselt is interred at West Laurel Hill Cemetery.
William I. Schaffer
1867–1953 (age 86)
West Laurel Hill Cemetery
William I. Schaffer (1867-1953) of Germantown lies at West Laurel Hill Cemetery.
Kelley Rees
1878–1954 (age 76)
West Laurel Hill Cemetery
Kelley Rees (1878-1954) of Mulberry is buried at West Laurel Hill Cemetery.
Thomas Fitz-Hugh
1862–1957 (age 95)
West Laurel Hill Cemetery
Thomas Fitz-Hugh (1862-1957) of Longwood rests at West Laurel Hill Cemetery.
Stephen Olney Metcalf
1857–1950 (age 93)
Swan Point Cemetery
Stephen Olney Metcalf (1857-1950) lived in Augusta and was laid to rest at Swan Point Cemetery.
Henry Dexter Sharpe
1872–1954 (age 82)
Swan Point Cemetery
Henry Dexter Sharpe (1872-1954) is among those interred at Swan Point Cemetery.
Kate Holmes Heiser
1873–1950 (age 77)
Swan Point Cemetery
Kate Holmes Heiser (1873-1950) rests at Swan Point Cemetery.
James Middleton Cox
1870–1957 (age 87)
Woodland Cemetery and Arboretum
James Middleton Cox (1870-1957) from Butler County was buried at Woodland Cemetery and Arboretum.
Charles F. Kettering
1876–1958 (age 82)
Woodland Cemetery and Arboretum
Charles F. Kettering (1876-1958) of Loudonville is buried at Woodland Cemetery and Arboretum.
William Aalto
1915–1958 (age 43)
Long Island National Cemetery
William Aalto (1915-1958) of The Bronx is interred at Long Island National Cemetery.
Frank Henry Schwarz
1894–1951 (age 57)
Long Island National Cemetery
Frank Henry Schwarz (1894-1951) from New York City rests in Long Island National Cemetery.
Heinrich Behnke
1882–1952 (age 70)
Long Island National Cemetery
Heinrich Behnke (1882-1952) from Germany is buried at Long Island National Cemetery.
William Henry Gowan
1884–1957 (age 73)
Long Island National Cemetery
William Henry Gowan (1884-1957) of Rye is buried at Long Island National Cemetery.
William Henry Thompson
1927–1950 (age 23)
Long Island National Cemetery
William Henry Thompson (1927-1950) of New York City is interred at Long Island National Cemetery.
Richard Rober
1910–1952 (age 42)
Holy Sepulchre Cemetery
Richard Rober (1910-1952) of Rochester lies at Holy Sepulchre Cemetery.
John R. Womersley
1907–1958 (age 51)
Woodland Cemetery and Arboretum
John R. Womersley (1907-1958) from Morley rests at Woodland Cemetery and Arboretum.
Leroy T. Marshall
1883–1950 (age 67)
Woodland Cemetery and Arboretum
Leroy T. Marshall (1883-1950) of Bellbrook is buried at Woodland Cemetery and Arboretum.
Charles Thaddeus Russell
1875–1952 (age 77)
Woodland Cemetery
Charles Thaddeus Russell (1875-1952) is buried at Woodland Cemetery.
Samuel Roy McKelvie
1881–1956 (age 75)
Wyuka Cemetery
Samuel Roy McKelvie (1881-1956) from Fairfield is laid to rest at Wyuka Cemetery.
William Edmund Scripps
1882–1952 (age 70)
Woodmere Cemetery
William Edmund Scripps (1882–1952) was a Detroit-born newspaper publisher and philanthropist of the Scripps family who...
Dexter M. Ferry Jr.
1873–1959 (age 86)
Woodmere Cemetery
Dexter M. Ferry Jr. (1873–1959) was a Detroit businessman who carried on the family seed enterprise and civic endeavor...
Ludwig Mactarian
1908–1955 (age 47)
Long Island National Cemetery
Ludwig Mactarian (1908–1955) was an American artist whose work reflected 20th-century life before he was interred at L...
John Everetts
1873–1956 (age 83)
Long Island National Cemetery
John Everetts (1873–1956) was a Thorold-born U.S. Navy sailor who was laid to rest at Long Island National Cemetery.