Deaths in the 1950s
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Harry Baals
1886–1954 (age 68)
Lindenwood Cemetery
Harry Baals (1886-1954) served multiple terms as mayor of Fort Wayne and is buried at Lindenwood Cemetery.
Max Altglass
1890–1952 (age 62)
Mount Moriah Cemetery
Max Altglass (1890-1952), born in Warsaw, is buried at Mount Moriah Cemetery after a life that spanned Europe and the Un...
Abraham Feller
1904–1952 (age 48)
Mount Moriah Cemetery
Abraham Feller (1904-1952) was an American lawyer who served as legal counsel for the United Nations Secretariat and is ...
Lucy Forney Bittinger
1859–1955 (age 96)
Mount Olivet Cemetery
Lucy Forney Bittinger (1859-1955) of Cleveland is buried at Mount Olivet Cemetery after a long life that bridged two cen...
William Martin Armistead
1873–1955 (age 82)
Mount Olivet Cemetery
William Martin Armistead (1873-1955) is laid to rest at Mount Olivet Cemetery following a life that witnessed the rise o...
John Owsley Manier
1887–1956 (age 69)
Mount Olivet Cemetery
John Owsley Manier (1887-1956) of Nashville was a standout Vanderbilt University football player and is buried at Mount ...
Lucius E. Burch
1874–1959 (age 85)
Mount Olivet Cemetery
Lucius E. Burch (1874–1959) was a Nashvillian laid to rest at Mount Olivet Cemetery.
William E. Beard
1873–1950 (age 77)
Mount Olivet Cemetery
William E. Beard (1873–1950) spent his life in Estill Springs before being buried at Mount Olivet Cemetery.
Helen Morton
1892–1954 (age 62)
Lake Forest Cemetery
Helen Morton (1892–1954) was laid to rest at Lake Forest Cemetery.
Thomas Elliott Donnelley
1867–1955 (age 88)
Lake Forest Cemetery
Thomas Elliott Donnelley (1867–1955) rests in Lake Forest Cemetery after a life spanning the turn of two centuries.
Mary Jerusha Kerlin
1875–1956 (age 81)
Riverview Cemetery
Mary Jerusha Kerlin (1875–1956) was interred at Riverview Cemetery.
Fred Lewis Crawford
1888–1957 (age 69)
Cedar Hill Cemetery
Fred Lewis Crawford (1888–1957) of Dublin lies buried in Cedar Hill Cemetery.
Arnold L. Kirkpatrick
1886–1953 (age 67)
Greenleaf Cemetery
Arnold L. Kirkpatrick (1886–1953) of Coleman County is buried in Greenleaf Cemetery.
Ewing Y. Freeland
1887–1953 (age 66)
Greenleaf Cemetery
Ewing Y. Freeland (1887–1953) of Turnersville rests at Greenleaf Cemetery.
George Frederick Zook
1885–1951 (age 66)
Cedar Hill Cemetery
George Frederick Zook (1885–1951) of Fort Scott was laid to rest in Cedar Hill Cemetery.
Gwinn Henry
1877–1955 (age 78)
Greenleaf Cemetery
Gwinn Henry (1877–1955) of Eden lies buried at Greenleaf Cemetery.
Thomas E. Stone
1869–1959 (age 90)
Cedar Hill Cemetery
Thomas E. Stone (1869–1959) of Leonardtown rests in Cedar Hill Cemetery.
Rose Schuster Taylor
1863–1951 (age 88)
Logan Park Cemetery
Rose Schuster Taylor (1863–1951) of Middleton was interred in Logan Park Cemetery.
Richard Cheatham Plater
1872–1955 (age 83)
Mount Olivet Cemetery
Richard Cheatham Plater (1872–1955) rests at Mount Olivet Cemetery.
James Burnette Eskridge
1866–1952 (age 86)
Mount Olivet Cemetery
James Burnette Eskridge (1866–1952) of Nashville was laid to rest at Mount Olivet Cemetery.
Thomas Pim Goodbody
1878–1955 (age 77)
Woodlawn Cemetery
Thomas Pim Goodbody (1878–1955) was interred in Woodlawn Cemetery.
Maude Martin Evers
1892–1953 (age 61)
Washington Cemetery
Maude Martin Evers (1892–1953) hailed from Watseka and was laid to rest at Washington Cemetery.
Marie Celeste
1875–1954 (age 79)
Woodlawn Cemetery
Marie Celeste (1875–1954) lived in New York City and was buried at Woodlawn Cemetery.
Oliver Grosz
1875–1957 (age 82)
Woodlawn Cemetery
Oliver Grosz (1875–1957) was originally from Hungary and his final resting place is Woodlawn Cemetery.
Charles Francis Adams III
1866–1954 (age 88)
Mount Wollaston Cemetery
Charles Francis Adams III (1866–1954) of Quincy was interred at Mount Wollaston Cemetery.
Ida Annah Ryan
1873–1950 (age 77)
Grove Hill Cemetery
Ida Annah Ryan (1873–1950) resided in Waltham and was buried in Grove Hill Cemetery.
Gregory P. Baxter
1876–1953 (age 77)
Mount Wollaston Cemetery
Gregory P. Baxter (1876–1953) of Somerville was laid to rest at Mount Wollaston Cemetery.
H. Clough-Leighter
1874–1956 (age 82)
Mount Wollaston Cemetery
H. Clough-Leighter (1874–1956) lived in Washington, D.C., and was buried at Mount Wollaston Cemetery.
Frances Lovering
1869–1956 (age 87)
Mount Wollaston Cemetery
Frances Lovering (1869–1956) came from Taunton and was interred at Mount Wollaston Cemetery.
Emery Holden Greenough
1879–1953 (age 74)
Mount Wollaston Cemetery
Emery Holden Greenough (1879–1953) was buried at Mount Wollaston Cemetery.
Carle John Blenner
1864–1952 (age 88)
Evergreen Cemetery
Carle John Blenner (1864–1952) of Richmond rests in Evergreen Cemetery.
Adaline Emerson Thompson
1859–1951 (age 92)
Greenwood Cemetery
Adaline Emerson Thompson (1859–1951) lived in Rockford and was laid to rest at Greenwood Cemetery.
Anna Alice Cutler
1864–1957 (age 93)
Evergreen Cemetery
Anna Alice Cutler (1864–1957) hailed from New Haven and was buried at Evergreen Cemetery.
Frederick N. Sperry
1872–1950 (age 78)
Evergreen Cemetery
Frederick N. Sperry (1872–1950) of New Haven was interred at Evergreen Cemetery.
William Hoyt
1875–1954 (age 79)
Calvary Cemetery
William Hoyt (1875–1954) came from Glastonbury and was buried at Calvary Cemetery.
Louis E. Miller
1899–1952 (age 53)
Calvary Cemetery
Louis E. Miller (1899–1952) of Willisburg rests at Calvary Cemetery.
John B. Sullivan
1897–1951 (age 54)
Calvary Cemetery
John B. Sullivan (1897–1951) represented Missouri in the U.S. House before being interred at Calvary Cemetery in Sedal...
Eduard Miloslavić
1884–1952 (age 68)
Calvary Cemetery
Eduard Miloslavić (1884–1952) is buried at Calvary Cemetery in Oakland.
William L. Igoe
1879–1953 (age 74)
Calvary Cemetery
William L. Igoe (1879–1953) served as a U.S. Representative from Missouri and was buried at Calvary Cemetery in St. Lo...
Royden Dixon
1911–1954 (age 43)
Cedar Hill Cemetery
Royden Dixon (1911–1954) was laid to rest in Cedar Hill Cemetery in Washington, D.C.
Dolly Gann
1863–1953 (age 90)
Cedar Hill Cemetery
Dolly Gann (1863–1953) rests at Cedar Hill Cemetery in Topeka.
Elizabeth Eppes Osborne Robinson Hawes
1879–1952 (age 73)
Cedar Hill Cemetery
Elizabeth Eppes Osborne Robinson Hawes (1879–1952) is buried at Cedar Hill Cemetery.
Atalie Unkalunt
1895–1954 (age 59)
Cedar Hill Cemetery
Atalie Unkalunt (1895–1954), a Cherokee singer and activist, was buried at Cedar Hill Cemetery in Stilwell.
Joseph Yates Porter III
1881–1955 (age 74)
Key West Cemetery
Joseph Yates Porter III (1881–1955), an American physician who worked in tropical medicine, was laid to rest at Key We...
Helen Fidelia Draper
1871–1951 (age 80)
Rural Cemetery
Helen Fidelia Draper (1871–1951) rests at Rural Cemetery.
Harry J. Tuthill
1885–1957 (age 72)
Calvary Cemetery
Harry J. Tuthill (1885–1957) gained recognition as a cartoonist before being buried at Calvary Cemetery in Chicago.
John B. Watson
1878–1958 (age 80)
Willowbrook Cemetery
John B. Watson (1878–1958), pioneering psychologist and father of behaviorism, was interred at Willowbrook Cemetery in...
Alphonse Trent
1905–1959 (age 54)
Oak Cemetery
Alphonse Trent (1905–1959), a jazz bandleader and pianist from Fort Smith, was laid to rest in Oak Cemetery.
James Earle Fraser
1876–1953 (age 77)
Willowbrook Cemetery
James Earle Fraser (1876–1953), the sculptor behind the 'End of the Trail,' is buried at Willowbrook Cemetery in Winon...
Edward Thomas Bedford II
1888–1952 (age 64)
Willowbrook Cemetery
Edward Thomas Bedford II (1888–1952) was buried at Willowbrook Cemetery.