Deaths in the 1950s

J. R. Williams

1888–1957 (age 69)

Mountain View Cemetery and Mausoleum

J. R. Williams (1888–1957) was a Canadian-born cartoonist whose 'Out Our Way' panel celebrated the humor of everyday A...

Laura Oakley

1879–1957 (age 78)

Mountain View Cemetery and Mausoleum

Laura Oakley (1879–1957) was an American silent film actress who later became one of the first policewomen in Los Ange...

Martinus Sieveking

1867–1950 (age 83)

Mountain View Cemetery and Mausoleum

Martinus Sieveking (1867–1950) was a Dutch pianist and composer admired for his virtuoso performances and influence on...

Phyllis Barry

1908–1954 (age 46)

Mountain View Cemetery and Mausoleum

Phyllis Barry (1908–1954) was an English-born actress who appeared in Hollywood films during the 1930s.

Rudolph Hass

1892–1952 (age 60)

Mountain View Cemetery and Mausoleum

Rudolph Hass (1892–1952) was an American horticulturist whose development of the Hass avocado transformed the Californ...

William P. Bell

1886–1953 (age 67)

Mountain View Cemetery and Mausoleum

William P. Bell (1886–1953) was an American golf course architect credited with designing dozens of courses across the...

William B. Munro

1875–1957 (age 82)

Mountain View Cemetery and Mausoleum

William B. Munro (1875–1957) was a Canadian-American political scientist and historian noted for his scholarship on mu...

William Thacher

1866–1953 (age 87)

Mountain View Cemetery and Mausoleum

William Thacher (1866–1953) was an American whose life is commemorated at Mountain View Cemetery and Mausoleum.

Alexander Albert Pieters

1871–1958 (age 87)

Mountain View Cemetery and Mausoleum

Alexander Albert Pieters (1871–1958) was an American whose final resting place is Mountain View Cemetery and Mausoleum...

Lillie Deming Loshe

1877–1958 (age 81)

Woodland Cemetery

Lillie Deming Loshe (1877–1958) was an American whose life spanned Stamford and whose final resting place is Woodland ...

Burton L. French

1875–1954 (age 79)

Moscow Cemetery

Burton L. French (1875–1954) was an American politician who represented Idaho multiple times in the U.S. House of Repr...

Dorthea Dahl

1881–1958 (age 77)

Moscow Cemetery

Dorthea Dahl (1881–1958) lived in Åmot Municipality and was laid to rest in Moscow Cemetery.

Frederick William Magrady

1863–1954 (age 91)

Mount Carmel Cemetery

Frederick William Magrady (1863–1954) was associated with Pottsville before his burial at Mount Carmel Cemetery.

Jacob E. Long

1880–1955 (age 75)

Maplewood Cemetery

Jacob E. Long (1880–1955) hailed from Alamance County and found his final resting place at Maplewood Cemetery.

Rebekah Baines

1881–1958 (age 77)

Johnson Family Cemetery

Rebekah Baines (1881–1958) of McKinney is remembered in the Johnson Family Cemetery.

Gerry Gerard

1903–1951 (age 48)

Maplewood Cemetery

Gerry Gerard (1903–1951) was connected to Indiana and buried in Maplewood Cemetery.

Eschol M. Hammond

1890–1952 (age 62)

Hillcrest Cemetery

Eschol M. Hammond (1890–1952) lived in Morris County and was interred at Hillcrest Cemetery.

Paul H. Hammond

1895–1950 (age 55)

Hillcrest Cemetery

Paul H. Hammond (1895–1950) spent his life in Kansas and was buried at Hillcrest Cemetery.

Michael Andrew Dyer

1886–1954 (age 68)

Oak Grove Cemetery

Michael Andrew Dyer (1886–1954) of Malden rests in Oak Grove Cemetery.

Morris McNeil Musselman

1899–1952 (age 53)

Santa Barbara Cemetery

Morris McNeil Musselman (1899–1952) from Wichita is commemorated at Santa Barbara Cemetery.

Magnus Mainland

1878–1959 (age 81)

Santa Barbara Cemetery

Magnus Mainland (1878–1959) was laid to rest in Santa Barbara Cemetery.

Edward Owen Orpet

1863–1956 (age 93)

Santa Barbara Cemetery

Edward Owen Orpet (1863–1956) of Cirencester was buried in Santa Barbara Cemetery.

Charles Lee Horsey

1880–1958 (age 78)

Santa Barbara Cemetery

Charles Lee Horsey (1880–1958) was from Laurel and now lies in Santa Barbara Cemetery.

Mimi Brokaw

1906–1956 (age 50)

Santa Barbara Cemetery

Mimi Brokaw (1906–1956) lived in Manhattan before being buried in Santa Barbara Cemetery.

Charles A. Fernald

1872–1956 (age 84)

Santa Barbara Cemetery

Charles A. Fernald (1872–1956) is memorialized at Santa Barbara Cemetery.

Emma Brace Donaldson

1859–1952 (age 93)

Santa Barbara Cemetery

Emma Brace Donaldson (1859–1952) rests in Santa Barbara Cemetery.

Honora Elizabeth Winthrop

1868–1958 (age 90)

Santa Barbara Cemetery

Honora Elizabeth Winthrop (1868-1958) of Ryde was laid to rest at Santa Barbara Cemetery.

David Banks Rogers

1868–1954 (age 86)

Santa Barbara Cemetery

David Banks Rogers (1868-1954) was buried at Santa Barbara Cemetery after a life spanning from 1868 to 1954.

Perceval S. Rossiter

1874–1957 (age 83)

Santa Barbara Cemetery

Perceval S. Rossiter (1874-1957) of Shepherdstown rests at Santa Barbara Cemetery.

Helen Marlborough

1867–1955 (age 88)

Mountain View Cemetery and Mausoleum

Helen Marlborough (1867-1955) of Berkeley is interred at Mountain View Cemetery and Mausoleum.

Nancy McNally Neff

1863–1959 (age 96)

Mountain View Cemetery and Mausoleum

Nancy McNally Neff (1863-1959) lies at Mountain View Cemetery and Mausoleum.

Cathrine Countiss

1873–1955 (age 82)

Mountain View Cemetery and Mausoleum

Cathrine Countiss (1873-1955) of Sherman, a noted stage and silent film actress, was interred at Mountain View Cemetery ...

Georgia J. Johnson

1868–1953 (age 85)

Mountain View Cemetery and Mausoleum

Georgia J. Johnson (1868-1953) rests at Mountain View Cemetery and Mausoleum.

Jacob Henry Klein Jr.

1887–1958 (age 71)

Mountain View Cemetery and Mausoleum

Jacob Henry Klein Jr. (1887-1958) of Cincinnati is buried at Mountain View Cemetery and Mausoleum.

James Edward Allison

1870–1955 (age 85)

Mountain View Cemetery and Mausoleum

James Edward Allison (1870-1955) rests at Mountain View Cemetery and Mausoleum.

William Marion Jardine

1879–1955 (age 76)

Logan City Cemetery

William Marion Jardine (1879-1955) of Oneida County, who served as United States Secretary of Agriculture, was buried at...

William David Upshaw

1866–1952 (age 86)

Laurel Hill Cemetery

William David Upshaw (1866-1952) of Newnan, Georgia, served as a U.S. Representative before his burial at Laurel Hill Ce...

Russell Lowell Maughan

1893–1958 (age 65)

Logan City Cemetery

Russell Lowell Maughan (1893-1958) of Logan, a famed Army aviator, rests at Logan City Cemetery.

Stephen A. Day

1882–1950 (age 68)

Memorial Park Cemetery

Stephen A. Day (1882-1950) of Canton sleeps at Memorial Park Cemetery.

Woodson Ratcliffe Oglesby

1867–1955 (age 88)

Oak Hill Cemetery

Woodson Ratcliffe Oglesby (1867-1955) of Shelby County is interred at Oak Hill Cemetery.

Walter Prichard Eaton

1878–1957 (age 79)

Center Cemetery

Walter Prichard Eaton (1878-1957) of Malden, a well-known author and drama critic, was buried at Center Cemetery.

John Ohleyer Moseley

1893–1955 (age 62)

Memorial Park Cemetery

John Ohleyer Moseley (1893-1955) hailed from Meridian and was laid to rest at Memorial Park Cemetery.

Fleta Jan Brown Spencer

1882–1958 (age 76)

Pascack Cemetery

Fleta Jan Brown Spencer (1882-1958) lived in Sioux Rapids and is buried in Pascack Cemetery.

Henry Peterson

1868–1957 (age 89)

Logan City Cemetery

Henry Peterson (1868-1957) spent his life in Huntsville and was buried at Logan City Cemetery.

Solomon Goldman

1893–1953 (age 60)

Memorial Park Cemetery

Solomon Goldman (1893-1953) from Kozin rests at Memorial Park Cemetery.

James T. Jardine

1881–1954 (age 73)

Logan City Cemetery

James T. Jardine (1881-1954) was buried in Logan City Cemetery.

Marianne Lindauer

1863–1952 (age 89)

Wildey Cemetery

Marianne Lindauer (1863-1952) of Northumberland lies in Wildey Cemetery.

Abraham Levinson

1886–1955 (age 69)

Memorial Park Cemetery

Abraham Levinson (1886-1955) from Linkuva was laid to rest at Memorial Park Cemetery.

William G. Edens

1863–1957 (age 94)

Memorial Park Cemetery

William G. Edens (1863-1957) of Richmond rests in Memorial Park Cemetery.

Albert Davis Taylor

1883–1951 (age 68)

Riverside Cemetery

Albert Davis Taylor (1883-1951) hailed from Carlisle and was buried in Riverside Cemetery.