Deaths in the 1950s

Loring M. Black

1886–1956 (age 70)

Fort Lincoln Cemetery

Loring M. Black (1886–1956) served as a U.S. Representative from New York and was buried at Fort Lincoln Cemetery.

Clark Calvin Griffith

1869–1955 (age 86)

Fort Lincoln Cemetery

Clark Calvin Griffith (1869–1955) was an American Major League Baseball pitcher, manager, and team owner who helped bu...

Bayard Wootten

1876–1959 (age 83)

Cedar Grove Cemetery

Bayard Wootten (1876–1959) was an American photographer from New Bern renowned for documenting the Carolinas and is in...

Juno Frankie Pierce

1864–1954 (age 90)

Greenwood Cemetery

Juno Frankie Pierce (1864–1954) was an African American educator and suffrage advocate from Nashville who is memoriali...

Marion B. Wilkinson

1870–1956 (age 86)

Orangeburg City Cemetery

Marion B. Wilkinson (1870–1956) was an African American civic leader and suffragist in Charleston whose grave is in Or...

Irvin McDowell Garfield

1870–1951 (age 81)

Oak Grove Cemetery

Irvin McDowell Garfield (1870–1951) was an American whose remains are buried at Oak Grove Cemetery in Hiram.

Susan Emmons

1878–1956 (age 78)

Oak Grove Cemetery

Susan Emmons (1878-1956) was laid to rest in Oak Grove Cemetery after a life spanning the turn of the century.

Edward Albert Hahnen

1877–1953 (age 76)

Woodland Cemetery

Edward Albert Hahnen (1877-1953) spent his life in Des Moines before being buried at Woodland Cemetery.

John D. Kelly

1928–1952 (age 24)

Jefferson Memorial Cemetery

John D. Kelly (1928-1952) from Youngstown is remembered in Jefferson Memorial Cemetery.

Ray Sprigle

1886–1957 (age 71)

Christ Our Redeemer Catholic Cemetery

Ray Sprigle (1886-1957) of Akron rests in Christ Our Redeemer Catholic Cemetery.

Rube Sellers

1881–1952 (age 71)

Jefferson Memorial Cemetery

Rube Sellers (1881-1952) from Duquesne is interred at Jefferson Memorial Cemetery.

Speed Walker

1898–1959 (age 61)

Jefferson Memorial Cemetery

Speed Walker (1898-1959) of Munhall is buried in Jefferson Memorial Cemetery.

Thomas E. Scanlon

1896–1955 (age 59)

Christ Our Redeemer Catholic Cemetery

Thomas E. Scanlon (1896-1955) was laid to rest in Christ Our Redeemer Catholic Cemetery in Pittsburgh.

Esther Burnam Bennett

1877–1952 (age 75)

Richmond Cemetery

Esther Burnam Bennett (1877-1952) of Richmond rests in Richmond Cemetery.

Nannette Logan Delany

1861–1956 (age 95)

Mount Hope Cemetery

Nannette Logan Delany (1861-1956) is buried at Mount Hope Cemetery.

Horace Carroll Jenkins (1890-1959)

1890–1959 (age 69)

Gwynedd

Horace Carroll Jenkins (1890-1959) found his final resting place in Gwynedd.

Thomas Sylvy Gordon

1893–1959 (age 66)

St. Adalbert Cemetery

Thomas Sylvy Gordon (1893-1959) of Chicago is interred at St. Adalbert Cemetery.

Nicholas Wreden

1901–1955 (age 54)

Novo-Diveevo Russian Orthodox Cemetery

Nicholas Wreden (1901-1955) rests at Novo-Diveevo Russian Orthodox Cemetery.

Nikolay Zuyev

1893–1953 (age 60)

Novo-Diveevo Russian Orthodox Cemetery

Nikolay Zuyev (1893-1953) of Vladivostok was buried at Novo-Diveevo Russian Orthodox Cemetery.

Nikolay Rybinsky

1888–1955 (age 67)

Novo-Diveevo Russian Orthodox Cemetery

Nikolay Rybinsky (1888-1955) from Kyiv is remembered at Novo-Diveevo Russian Orthodox Cemetery.

Grigorij Ivanovič Širjaev

1882–1954 (age 72)

Novo-Diveevo Russian Orthodox Cemetery

Grigorij Ivanovič Širjaev (1882-1954) of Kharkiv is interred at Novo-Diveevo Russian Orthodox Cemetery.

Ferdynand Zarzycki

1888–1958 (age 70)

St. Adalbert Cemetery

Ferdynand Zarzycki (1888–1958) hailed from Tarnów and was laid to rest in St. Adalbert Cemetery.

Leo Kocialkowski

1882–1958 (age 76)

St. Adalbert Cemetery

Leo Kocialkowski (1882–1958) was connected to Chicago and is buried in St. Adalbert Cemetery.

Ira Johnson

1880–1950 (age 70)

Elmwood Cemetery

Ira Johnson (1880–1950) is remembered through his burial at Elmwood Cemetery.

Saunders Taylor

1875–1958 (age 83)

Elmwood Cemetery

Saunders Taylor (1875–1958) was laid to rest in Elmwood Cemetery.

Mikhail Alekseevich Yanson

1887–1953 (age 66)

Novo-Diveevo Russian Orthodox Cemetery

Mikhail Alekseevich Yanson (1887–1953) spent his later years in Saint Petersburg before being buried at Novo-Diveevo R...

Pauline Adams

1874–1957 (age 83)

Elmwood Cemetery

Pauline Adams (1874–1957) departed from Dublin and was interred in Elmwood Cemetery.

Vladimir Fedorovich Kadulin

1884–1957 (age 73)

Novo-Diveevo Russian Orthodox Cemetery

Vladimir Fedorovich Kadulin (1884–1957) was born in Kamianets-Podilskyi and rests in Novo-Diveevo Russian Orthodox Cem...

Mikhail Rodzyanko

1884–1956 (age 72)

Novo-Diveevo Russian Orthodox Cemetery

Mikhail Rodzyanko (1884–1956) hailed from Saint Petersburg and is buried at Novo-Diveevo Russian Orthodox Cemetery.

Oscar E. Bland

1877–1951 (age 74)

Fort Lincoln Cemetery

Oscar E. Bland (1877–1951) passed away in Bloomfield and was buried at Fort Lincoln Cemetery.

Matthew Woll

1880–1956 (age 76)

Fort Lincoln Cemetery

Matthew Woll (1880–1956) was born in Luxembourg and lies in Fort Lincoln Cemetery.

Gordon Dean

1905–1958 (age 53)

Fort Lincoln Cemetery

Gordon Dean (1905–1958) was born in Seattle and is commemorated at Fort Lincoln Cemetery.

Morley A. Jull

1885–1959 (age 74)

Fort Lincoln Cemetery

Morley A. Jull (1885–1959) was from Burford and rests at Fort Lincoln Cemetery.

Charlotte Brown Dern

1875–1952 (age 77)

Mount Olivet Cemetery

Charlotte Brown Dern (1875–1952) was born in Fremont and was laid to rest in Mount Olivet Cemetery.

Augustus C. Behle

1871–1951 (age 80)

Mount Olivet Cemetery

Augustus C. Behle (1871–1951) hailed from Moro and is interred at Mount Olivet Cemetery.

Samuel H. Goodwin

1862–1951 (age 89)

Mount Olivet Cemetery

Samuel H. Goodwin (1862–1951) is remembered through his burial at Mount Olivet Cemetery.

B. Roland Lewis

1882–1959 (age 77)

Mount Olivet Cemetery

B. Roland Lewis (1882–1959) was a resident of St. Marys whose life is commemorated by his burial at Mount Olivet Cemet...

Larry Aurie

1905–1952 (age 47)

Holy Sepulchre Cemetery

Larry Aurie (1905–1952) was a Canadian professional ice hockey forward best known for starring with the Detroit Red Wi...

Harry Heilmann

1894–1951 (age 57)

Holy Sepulchre Cemetery

Harry Heilmann (1894–1951) was an American Hall of Fame baseball hitter who starred with the Detroit Tigers and is int...

Robert Yerkes

1876–1956 (age 80)

Evergreen Cemetery

Robert Yerkes (1876–1956) was an American psychologist and primatologist noted for pioneering comparative psychology a...

John David Dingell, Sr.

1894–1955 (age 61)

Holy Sepulchre Cemetery

John David Dingell Sr. (1894–1955) was a Democratic U.S. Representative from Michigan whose congressional career laid ...

Nathaniel Buchwald

1890–1956 (age 66)

New Montefiore Cemetery

Nathaniel Buchwald (1890–1956) was a Jewish-American writer, translator, and labor activist known for his Yiddish cult...

Bobby Ball

1925–1954 (age 29)