Deaths in the 1950s

George Will Caldwell

1883–1953 (age 70)

Bridgeboro Methodist Cemetery

George Will Caldwell (1883–1953) who lies at Bridgeboro Methodist Cemetery is commemorated there.

Lilius Bratton Rainey

1876–1959 (age 83)

Glenwood Cemetery

Lilius Bratton Rainey (1876–1959) of Dadeville is buried in Glenwood Cemetery.

Claude Weaver

1867–1954 (age 87)

Fairlawn Cemetery

Claude Weaver (1867–1954) of Gainesville is buried at Fairlawn Cemetery.

John W. Harreld

1872–1950 (age 78)

Fairlawn Cemetery

John W. Harreld (1872–1950) of Morgantown rests at Fairlawn Cemetery.

Martin E. Trapp

1877–1951 (age 74)

Fairlawn Cemetery

Martin E. Trapp (1877–1951) of Robinson lies in Fairlawn Cemetery.

Harry Brawley

1876–1954 (age 78)

Mount Benedict Cemetery

Harry Brawley (1876–1954) of Roxbury is buried at Mount Benedict Cemetery.

Charles Keck

1875–1951 (age 76)

Fishkill Rural Cemetery

Charles Keck (1875–1951) of New York City is interred in Fishkill Rural Cemetery.

William Phillips Comstock

1880–1956 (age 76)

Fishkill Rural Cemetery

William Phillips Comstock (1880–1956) was laid to rest at Fishkill Rural Cemetery.

Margaret Piatt

1878–1952 (age 74)

Westbrookville Cemetery

Margaret Piatt (1878–1952) of Westbrookville rests in Westbrookville Cemetery.

Donna Ruth Camp

1869–1952 (age 83)

Mount Evergreen Cemetery

Donna Ruth Camp (1869–1952) of Jackson is buried at Mount Evergreen Cemetery.

Albert Estopinal Jr.

1869–1952 (age 83)

Saint Louis Cemetery No. 3

Albert Estopinal Jr. (1869–1952) of Poydras is commemorated at Saint Louis Cemetery No. 3.

Alexander Scott Van Dyke

1858–1951 (age 93)

Reformed Church of Mount Pleasant

Alexander Scott Van Dyke (1858–1951) was a Manhattan resident who was laid to rest at the Reformed Church of Mount Ple...

John Walter Flock Sr.

1873–1952 (age 79)

Woodbine Cemetery and Mausoleum

John Walter Flock Sr. (1873–1952) spent his life in Allentown and is buried in Woodbine Cemetery and Mausoleum.

Clarence Millet

1897–1959 (age 62)

Saint Louis Cemetery No. 3

Clarence Millet (1897–1959) was interred at Saint Louis Cemetery No. 3 after his death in 1959.

Charles O. Beebe

1871–1956 (age 85)

Woodbine Cemetery and Mausoleum

Charles O. Beebe (1871–1956) lived in Long Branch and was buried at Woodbine Cemetery and Mausoleum.

Jack McGrath

1919–1955 (age 36)

San Gabriel Cemetery

Jack McGrath (1919–1955) was an American racing driver known for his IndyCar competition before his death and is inter...

Vincenzo Capone

1892–1952 (age 60)

Omaha Valley Cemetery

Vincenzo Capone (1892–1952) died in Angri and was buried at Omaha Valley Cemetery.

George Kingsley Zipf

1902–1950 (age 48)

Mayflower Cemetery

George Kingsley Zipf (1902–1950) was a Harvard linguist celebrated for formulating Zipf's law and was laid to rest at ...

Raymond Joseph Cannon

1894–1951 (age 57)

Holy Cross Cemetery

Raymond Joseph Cannon (1894–1951) served as a U.S. Representative from Wisconsin and was buried at Holy Cross Cemetery...

Laura Scudder

1881–1959 (age 78)

San Gabriel Cemetery

Laura Scudder (1881–1959) was an entrepreneur who popularized packaged potato chips and was buried at San Gabriel Ceme...

Red Dunn

1901–1957 (age 56)

Holy Cross Cemetery

Red Dunn (1901–1957) was a professional football player best remembered for his time with the Green Bay Packers and is...

Elmo Scott Watson

1892–1951 (age 59)

Evergreen Cemetery

Elmo Scott Watson (1892–1951) spent his final years in Colfax and is interred at Evergreen Cemetery.

Zel Eugene Talbert

1869–1954 (age 85)

Green Hills Memorial Park

Zel Eugene Talbert (1869–1954) hailed from Preble County and rests at Green Hills Memorial Park.

George Gibbs

1878–1950 (age 72)

Green Hills Memorial Park

George Gibbs (1878–1950) of Riverton was buried in Green Hills Memorial Park at the time of his death.

Augustin Duncan

1873–1954 (age 81)

Fresh Pond Crematory and Columbarium

Augustin Duncan (1873–1954) was an American stage actor and director remembered for his work in the early 20th-century...

Clara Lipman

1864–1952 (age 88)

Fresh Pond Crematory and Columbarium

Clara Lipman (1864–1952) was a prominent American stage actress and playwright who is buried at Fresh Pond Crematory a...

Herbert Bayard Swope

1882–1958 (age 76)

Fresh Pond Crematory and Columbarium

Herbert Bayard Swope (1882–1958) was an American journalist from St. Louis who was laid to rest at Fresh Pond Cremator...

Alison Turnbull Hopkins

1880–1951 (age 71)

Fresh Pond Crematory and Columbarium

Alison Turnbull Hopkins (1880–1951) was a Morristown-born suffragist whose legacy endures at Fresh Pond Crematory and ...

Margaret Morris Hoskins

1886–1955 (age 69)

Fresh Pond Crematory and Columbarium

Margaret Morris Hoskins (1886–1955) of Williamstown spent her life in the early 20th century and is buried at Fresh Po...

Maryse Rutledge

1884–1957 (age 73)

Fresh Pond Crematory and Columbarium

Maryse Rutledge (1884–1957) of Tuxedo is memorialized with burial at Fresh Pond Crematory and Columbarium.

Irene Guggenheim

1868–1954 (age 86)

Fresh Pond Crematory and Columbarium

Irene Guggenheim (1868–1954) is interred at Fresh Pond Crematory and Columbarium.

Genevieve Belasco

1871–1956 (age 85)

Fresh Pond Crematory and Columbarium

Genevieve Belasco (1871–1956) of London lies in rest at Fresh Pond Crematory and Columbarium.

Charles Lawrance

1882–1950 (age 68)

Locust Valley Cemetery

Charles Lawrance (1882–1950) of Lenox was an aviation engineer remembered with burial at Locust Valley Cemetery.

John William Davis

1873–1955 (age 82)

Locust Valley Cemetery

John William Davis (1873–1955) of Clarksburg, the 1924 Democratic presidential nominee, is interred at Locust Valley C...

Elizabeth Harrison Walker

1897–1955 (age 58)

Locust Valley Cemetery

Elizabeth Harrison Walker (1897–1955) of New York City, daughter of President Benjamin Harrison, practiced law before ...

Harrison Williams

1873–1953 (age 80)

Locust Valley Cemetery

Harrison Williams (1873–1953) was a prominent businessman whose grave rests at Locust Valley Cemetery.

Luther H. Story

1932–1950 (age 18)

Andersonville National Cemetery

Luther H. Story (1932–1950) of Buena Vista was a U.S. Army soldier memorialized at Andersonville National Cemetery.

William Robertson Coe

1869–1955 (age 86)

Locust Valley Cemetery

William Robertson Coe (1869–1955) of Kingswinford made his mark as an insurance executive and philanthropist before be...

Joseph David Toloff

1888–1957 (age 69)

Andersonville National Cemetery

Joseph David Toloff (1888–1957) of Russia, a U.S. veteran, is buried at Andersonville National Cemetery.

Herbert Pulitzer

1896–1957 (age 61)

Locust Valley Cemetery

Herbert Pulitzer (1896–1957) is buried at Locust Valley Cemetery.

Nancy Gordon Steele

1895–1955 (age 60)

Locust Valley Cemetery

Nancy Gordon Steele (1895–1955) rests at Locust Valley Cemetery.

William Chapman Potter

1874–1957 (age 83)

Locust Valley Cemetery

William Chapman Potter (1874-1957) was a Locust Valley resident whose life ended in 1957 and who was laid to rest at Loc...

Boykin Cabell Wright

1891–1956 (age 65)

Locust Valley Cemetery

Boykin Cabell Wright (1891-1956) is remembered through his interment at Locust Valley Cemetery, marking his ties to that...

Vincent Luke Palmisano

1882–1953 (age 71)

New Cathedral Cemetery

Vincent Luke Palmisano (1882-1953) served as a U.S. Representative from Maryland before retiring to Termini Imerese and ...

Ambrose Jerome Kennedy

1893–1950 (age 57)

New Cathedral Cemetery

Ambrose Jerome Kennedy (1893-1950) represented Maryland in the U.S. House as a congressman before being buried at New Ca...

Charles H. Purcell

1883–1951 (age 68)

East Lawn Memorial Park

Charles H. Purcell (1883-1951) spent his final days near North Bend and is interred at East Lawn Memorial Park.

Eugene O'Dunne

1875–1959 (age 84)

New Cathedral Cemetery

Eugene O'Dunne (1875-1959) was an American jurist on the Supreme Bench of Baltimore who is buried at New Cathedral Cemet...

Berthea Aske Bergh

1867–1954 (age 87)

Fresh Pond Crematory and Columbarium

Berthea Aske Bergh (1867-1954) came from Stavanger and now rests in Fresh Pond Crematory and Columbarium.

Rose Nicolaier

1885–1957 (age 72)

Fresh Pond Crematory and Columbarium

Rose Nicolaier (1885-1957), born in Wrocław, is memorialized at Fresh Pond Crematory and Columbarium.

Carlotta Havemeyer

1901–1952 (age 51)

Maryrest Cemetery

Carlotta Havemeyer (1901-1952) belonged to the prominent Havemeyer family and is interred at Maryrest Cemetery.