Deaths in the 1950s

Artur Rodziński

1892–1958 (age 66)

Saint Agnes Cemetery

Artur Rodziński (1892–1958), born in Split, rose to international acclaim as a conductor before his burial at Saint A...

Wilhelm Julius Arthur Zimdin

1880–1951 (age 71)

Elsinore Valley Cemetery

Wilhelm Julius Arthur Zimdin (1880–1951) of Tartu rests at Elsinore Valley Cemetery after a life that bridged Estonia ...

J. Twing Brooks

1884–1956 (age 72)

Sewickley Cemetery

J. Twing Brooks (1884–1956) of Edgeworth is interred at Sewickley Cemetery.

Grace Schureman Keys

1876–1951 (age 75)

Sewickley Cemetery

Grace Schureman Keys (1876–1951) is remembered in Sewickley Cemetery, where she was laid to rest.

Rudolph G. Volkwein

1882–1954 (age 72)

Union Dale Cemetery

Rudolph G. Volkwein (1882–1954) of Breitenbach now rests in Union Dale Cemetery.

Olive Roberts Barton

1880–1957 (age 77)

Union Dale Cemetery

Olive Roberts Barton (1880–1957), born in Pittsburgh, wrote extensively on home economics and is buried in Union Dale ...

Walter L. Main

1862–1950 (age 88)

Union Dale Cemetery

Walter L. Main (1862–1950) is buried in Union Dale Cemetery.

Arthur Capper

1865–1951 (age 86)

Topeka Cemetery

Arthur Capper (1865–1951) of Garnett served as a prominent Kansas newspaper publisher and U.S. senator before being bu...

Charles Laban Abernethy

1872–1955 (age 83)

Cedar Grove Cemetery

Charles Laban Abernethy (1872–1955) of Burke County represented North Carolina in Congress and is buried in Cedar Grov...

John Phillip Rilley

1877–1950 (age 73)

Greenlawn Cemetery

John Phillip Rilley (1877–1950) of Allentown rests at Greenlawn Cemetery.

William Bard Wells

1885–1954 (age 69)

Charles Baber Cemetery

William Bard Wells (1885–1954) of Pottsville is interred at Charles Baber Cemetery.

Andriy Livytskyi

1879–1954 (age 75)

Saint Andrew Cemetery

Andriy Livytskyi (1879–1954) of Lipliave, a Ukrainian statesman, is interred at Saint Andrew Cemetery.

Sviatoslav Shramchenko

1893–1958 (age 65)

Saint Andrew Cemetery

Sviatoslav Shramchenko (1893–1958), born in Baku, now rests at Saint Andrew Cemetery.

Vasyl Krychevsky

1873–1952 (age 79)

Saint Andrew Cemetery

Vasyl Krychevsky (1873–1952) of Vorozhba, a Ukrainian artist and architect, is buried at Saint Andrew Cemetery.

Andriy Yakovliv

1872–1955 (age 83)

Saint Andrew Cemetery

Andriy Yakovliv (1872–1955), a native of Chyhyryn, was laid to rest at Saint Andrew Cemetery.

Jan Karaszewicz-Tokarzewski

1885–1954 (age 69)

Saint Andrew Cemetery

Jan Karaszewicz-Tokarzewski (1885–1954) of Chabanivka lies at Saint Andrew Cemetery.

Boris Georgiyovych Ivanytskyi

1878–1953 (age 75)

Saint Andrew Cemetery

Boris Georgiyovych Ivanytskyi (1878–1953) of Sumy is buried at Saint Andrew Cemetery.

Ivan Dubynets

1903–1954 (age 51)

Saint Andrew Cemetery

Ivan Dubynets (1903–1954) of Medvyn now rests at Saint Andrew Cemetery.

Alben W. Barkley

1877–1956 (age 79)

Mount Kenton Cemetery

Alben W. Barkley (1877–1956) of Lowes, Kentucky, who served as the 35th Vice President of the United States, is buried...

Samuel Francis Hobbs

1887–1952 (age 65)

Live Oak Cemetery

Samuel Francis Hobbs (1887–1952) of Selma, Alabama, who represented Alabama’s 6th district in the U.S. House, rests ...

Ava Alice Muriel Astor

1902–1956 (age 54)

Rhinebeck Cemetery

Ava Alice Muriel Astor (1902–1956), the New York City-born American heiress and socialite, is interred at Rhinebeck Ce...

Helen Morton

1876–1952 (age 76)

Rhinebeck Cemetery

Helen Morton (1876–1952), born in Newport, is buried at Rhinebeck Cemetery.

Ernst Kroner

1866–1955 (age 89)

Wilhelm's Portland Memorial Funeral Home

Ernst Kroner (1866–1955) of Göppingen lies at Wilhelm’s Portland Memorial Funeral Home.

Edith Abbott

1876–1957 (age 81)

Grand Island Cemetery

Edith Abbott (1876–1957), born in Grand Island, Nebraska, was a pioneering American educator and social reformer and i...

Charles Aaron West

1890–1957 (age 67)

Memorial Park Cemetery

Charles Aaron West (1890–1957) of Cherokee was laid to rest at Memorial Park Cemetery.

Edwin J. Taylor

1869–1956 (age 87)

Memorial Park Cemetery

Edwin J. Taylor (1869–1956), born in Waddington, now rests at Memorial Park Cemetery.

George Knapp Abbott

1880–1959 (age 79)

Montecito Memorial Park

George Knapp Abbott (1880-1959) was a resident of Spirit Lake who was laid to rest at Montecito Memorial Park.

John H. Edwards

1875–1955 (age 80)

Fort Lincoln Cemetery

John H. Edwards (1875-1955) lived in South Charleston and was buried at Fort Lincoln Cemetery.

Minnie Louise Pyles Raul

1886–1955 (age 69)

Fort Lincoln Cemetery

Minnie Louise Pyles Raul (1886-1955) of Camp Springs was laid to rest at Fort Lincoln Cemetery.

Ethel Arnold Tilden

1876–1950 (age 74)

Forest Hill Cemetery

Ethel Arnold Tilden (1876-1950) was buried in Forest Hill Cemetery.

Leslie Murray

1898–1952 (age 54)

Rhinebeck Cemetery

Leslie Murray (1898-1952) rests in Rhinebeck Cemetery.

Kathleen Moore Mallory

1879–1954 (age 75)

Live Oak Cemetery

Kathleen Moore Mallory (1879-1954) of Summerfield was interred at Live Oak Cemetery.

Alfred William Poole

1881–1959 (age 78)

Powell Cemetery

Alfred William Poole (1881-1959) from Jersey City is buried in Powell Cemetery.

Clinton C. Howard

1884–1955 (age 71)

Live Oak Cemetery

Clinton C. Howard (1884-1955) of Selma lies in Live Oak Cemetery.

May Faris McKinney

1874–1959 (age 85)

Mount Kenton Cemetery

May Faris McKinney (1874-1959) is buried at Mount Kenton Cemetery.

J. Milton Dyer

1870–1957 (age 87)

Woodland Cemetery

J. Milton Dyer (1870-1957) rests in Woodland Cemetery.

Ernest R. Hall

1880–1959 (age 79)

City of Mesa Cemetery

Ernest R. Hall (1880-1959) from Creston was laid to rest at City of Mesa Cemetery.

Margaret Stanley-Brown

1895–1958 (age 63)

Judea Cemetery

Margaret Stanley-Brown (1895-1958) of Washington, D.C., rests at Judea Cemetery.

John W. Martin

1884–1958 (age 74)

Evergreen Cemetery

John W. Martin (1884-1958) of Florida is buried in Evergreen Cemetery.

Michael Karpovich

1888–1959 (age 71)

Novo-Diveevo Russian Orthodox Cemetery

Michael Karpovich (1888-1959) of Tbilisi is interred at Novo-Diveevo Russian Orthodox Cemetery.

Sofia Panina

1871–1956 (age 85)

Novo-Diveevo Russian Orthodox Cemetery

Sofia Panina (1871-1956) of Moscow was laid to rest at Novo-Diveevo Russian Orthodox Cemetery.

Burt D. Cady

1874–1952 (age 78)

Lakeside Cemetery

Burt D. Cady (1874–1952) spent his life in the Port Huron area of Michigan and was laid to rest in Lakeside Cemetery.

Leo Draveling

1907–1955 (age 48)

Lakeside Cemetery

Leo Draveling (1907–1955) remained tied to Port Huron, Michigan, where he was buried in Lakeside Cemetery.

Ted Easterly

1885–1951 (age 66)

Lower Lake Cemetery

Ted Easterly (1885–1951) was an American Major League Baseball catcher who played with the Cleveland Naps, Chicago Whi...

Jack Schneider

1883–1958 (age 75)

Evergreen Cemetery

Jack Schneider (1883–1958) is remembered through his burial at Evergreen Cemetery.

Bina West Miller

1867–1954 (age 87)

Lakeside Cemetery

Bina West Miller (1867–1954) was an American businesswoman from St. Clair County, Michigan, who founded the Woman's Be...

Ninah May Holden Cummer

1875–1958 (age 83)

Evergreen Cemetery

Ninah May Holden Cummer (1875–1958) spent her final years around Bremen and was buried in Evergreen Cemetery.

Walter Joseph Murphy

1899–1959 (age 60)

Gate of Heaven Cemetery

Walter Joseph Murphy (1899–1959) was a Brooklyn resident whose grave is located at Gate of Heaven Cemetery.

Arthur Lange

1889–1956 (age 67)

Fort Lincoln Cemetery

Arthur Lange (1889–1956) was an American composer and arranger of film and popular music born in Philadelphia whose re...

Ahmed Zaki Abu Shadi

1892–1955 (age 63)

Fort Lincoln Cemetery

Ahmed Zaki Abu Shadi (1892–1955) was an Egyptian poet, publisher, and founder of the Apollo literary society whose cof...