Deaths in the 1950s

Albert Wittmer

1897–1950 (age 53)

Union Dale Cemetery

Albert Wittmer (1897–1950), a college football player and coach, rests at Union Dale Cemetery in Pittsburgh.

Dave Black

1893–1959 (age 66)

Union Dale Cemetery

Nathan Lewis Miller

1868–1953 (age 85)

Cortland Rural Cemetery

Nathan Miller is remembered for his thoughtful leadership as Governor of New York and his lifelong commitment to justice...

Clayton R. Lusk

1872–1959 (age 87)

Cortland Rural Cemetery

Hamilton Craigie

1880–1956 (age 76)

Brooksville Cemetery

Hamilton Craigie is remembered as a civic-minded Brooksville leader who served his community with steady devotion.

Jean Morton Cudahy

1883–1953 (age 70)

Lake Forest Cemetery

George Hubbard Blakeslee

1871–1954 (age 83)

Rural Cemetery

George Hubbard Blakeslee advanced global understanding through scholarship and the founding of international educational...

Antonio Correa Cotto

1926–1952 (age 26)

Cementerio Civil de Ponce

C. Frederick Pracht

1880–1950 (age 70)

Lawnview Memorial Park

C. Frederick Pracht is remembered for steady representation and principled leadership on behalf of his Pennsylvania neig...

David Arthur Brodie

1867–1951 (age 84)

Mount Hebron Cemetery and Gatehouse

George Winter

1878–1951 (age 73)

Riverview Cemetery

George Winter is remembered for nurturing the Riverview community with steadfast care and fellowship.

Abraham Cressy Morrison

1864–1951 (age 87)

Pondville Cemetery

Christie Benet

1879–1951 (age 72)

Elmwood Cemetery

Christie Benet served with thoughtful judgment as Senator and jurist, always upholding the principles of fairness.

John Lloyd Newcomb

1881–1954 (age 73)

University of Virginia Cemetery and Columbarium

Walter Walker Palmer

1882–1950 (age 68)

Tyringham Cemetery

Walter Walker Palmer is remembered for his steady leadership and devotion to the Berkshire community.

Mayo Methot

1904–1951 (age 47)

Wilhelm's Portland Memorial Funeral Home

William A. Ekwall

1887–1956 (age 69)

Wilhelm's Portland Memorial Funeral Home

William A. Ekwall (1887-1956) of Ludington rests at Wilhelm's Portland Memorial Funeral Home after his life in Michigan.

Sara Mae Cadwell

1880–1956 (age 76)

Cedar Grove Cemetery

Sara Mae Cadwell (1880-1956) of Wethersfield lies at Cedar Grove Cemetery.

Clara B. Eno

1854–1951 (age 97)

Fairview Cemetery

Clara B. Eno (1854-1951) of Van Buren is interred at Fairview Cemetery.

Bertha Sarah Kimball Dickens

1872–1957 (age 85)

Sunset Cemetery

Bertha Sarah Kimball Dickens (1872-1957) is buried at Sunset Cemetery.

Hattie Caraway

1878–1950 (age 72)

US Sen. Hattie Caraway Gravesite

Hattie Caraway (1878-1950), the pioneering U.S. senator from Arkansas, is memorialized at the U.S. Sen. Hattie Caraway G...

Anna Heyward Taylor

1879–1956 (age 77)

Elmwood Cemetery

Anna Heyward Taylor (1879-1956) of Columbia rests at Elmwood Cemetery.

Alma Louise Daniel Weston

1885–1954 (age 69)

Elmwood Cemetery

Alma Louise Daniel Weston (1885-1954) is buried at Elmwood Cemetery.

William S. Jewell

1867–1956 (age 89)

Oak Hill Cemetery

William S. Jewell (1867-1956) of Logan County lies at Oak Hill Cemetery.

Jazep Varonka

1891–1952 (age 61)

Elmwood Cemetery

Jazep Varonka (1891-1952) of Kuźnica is interred at Elmwood Cemetery.

Carmel Henry Carfora

1878–1958 (age 80)

Irving Park Cemetery

Carmel Henry Carfora (1878-1958), who died in Naples, rests at Irving Park Cemetery.

Reuben Roddy

1906–1959 (age 53)

Holt Cemetery

Reuben Roddy (1906-1959) is buried at Holt Cemetery.

John Conrad Hansen

1869–1952 (age 83)

Irving Park Cemetery

John Conrad Hansen (1869-1952) of Trondheim lies at Irving Park Cemetery.

John J. Hopfield

1891–1953 (age 62)

Parklawn Memorial Park

John J. Hopfield (1891-1953) of Płock is interred at Parklawn Memorial Park.

Herbert Corey

1872–1954 (age 82)

Parklawn Memorial Park

Herbert Corey (1872-1954) of Toledo rests at Parklawn Memorial Park.

Robert W. Baker

1863–1956 (age 93)

Mount Hebron Cemetery and Gatehouse

Robert W. Baker (1863-1956) of Winchester is buried at Mount Hebron Cemetery and Gatehouse.

Ellen Swan Rouss

1877–1950 (age 73)

Mount Hebron Cemetery and Gatehouse

Ellen Swan Rouss (1877–1950) was a Brooklyn resident who in her later years was laid to rest at Mount Hebron Cemetery ...

Thomas H. Brown

1864–1952 (age 88)

People's Memorial Cemetery

Thomas H. Brown (1864–1952) spent his life connected to Petersburg and was buried in People’s Memorial Cemetery.

Cyrus Maffet Palmer

1887–1959 (age 72)

Charles Baber Cemetery

Cyrus Maffet Palmer (1887–1959) lived in Pottsville and is interred at Charles Baber Cemetery.

Phil Morrison

1894–1955 (age 61)

Rosehill Elmwood Cemetery

Phil Morrison (1894–1955) hailed from Rockport and was laid to rest at Rosehill Elmwood Cemetery.

Gordon Conway

1894–1956 (age 62)

Oakland Cemetery

Gordon Conway (1894–1956) called Cleburne home before his burial at Oakland Cemetery.

Laura S. Walker

1861–1955 (age 94)

Lott Cemetery

Laura S. Walker (1861–1955) was a Milledgeville educator and conservationist remembered for her dedication to the outd...

James H. Rudy

1909–1956 (age 47)

Rosehill Elmwood Cemetery

James H. Rudy (1909–1956) lived in Daviess County and is buried in Rosehill Elmwood Cemetery.

Sallie Gibbs

1879–1958 (age 79)

Oakland Cemetery

Sallie Gibbs (1879–1958) was laid to rest at Oakland Cemetery after spending her life in the region.

Charles C. Moore

1866–1958 (age 92)

Mount Olivet Cemetery

Charles C. Moore (1866–1958) from Holt County is remembered in Mount Olivet Cemetery.

Charlotte Andrews Stephens

1854–1951 (age 97)

Oakland-Fraternal Cemetery

Charlotte Andrews Stephens (1854–1951) was a pioneering African American educator in Little Rock whose grave is at Oak...

Merab Eberle

1891–1959 (age 68)

Woodhill Cemetery

Merab Eberle (1891–1959) of Mattoon was laid to rest at Woodhill Cemetery.

Horace J. Andrews

1892–1951 (age 59)

Rose City Cemetery

Horace J. Andrews (1892–1951) was interred at Rose City Cemetery after a lifetime connected to the area.

Clinton Chollet Furniss

1883–1957 (age 74)

Oakland-Fraternal Cemetery

Clinton Chollet Furniss (1883–1957) is buried at Oakland-Fraternal Cemetery.

James P. Johnson

1894–1955 (age 61)

Mount Olivet Cemetery

James P. Johnson (1894–1955) was a New Brunswick-born pianist and composer who revolutionized jazz piano and rests at ...

Tony Canzoneri

1908–1959 (age 51)

Mount Olivet Cemetery

Tony Canzoneri (1908–1959) was a Slidell-born professional boxer who now lies at Mount Olivet Cemetery.

Honus Wagner

1874–1955 (age 81)

Jefferson Memorial Cemetery

Honus Wagner (1874–1955), born in Chartiers, became one of baseball’s legendary shortstops and was laid to rest in J...

Frances Elliott Clark

1860–1958 (age 98)

Mount Olivet Cemetery

Frances Elliott Clark (1860–1958) of Scott Township was a pioneering music educator whose work is memorialized at Moun...

John F. Tobin

1880–1954 (age 74)

Mount Olivet Cemetery

John F. Tobin (1880–1954) of Macomb, whose life spanned the turn of the century, is buried at Mount Olivet Cemetery.

Simon Rawidowicz

1896–1957 (age 61)

Sharon Memorial Park

Simon Rawidowicz (1896–1957), born in Grajewo, was a Jewish philosopher and writer honored with a gravesite at Sharon ...