Deaths in the 1950s

Ida Olson Abelset

1871–1951 (age 80)

Mount Pleasant Cemetery

Ida Olson Abelset shaped Mount Pleasant by championing education and community life.

Jennie Clinton

1859–1950 (age 91)

Chief Schonchin Cemetery

Jennie Clinton (1859-1950) of Tule Lake is buried at Chief Schonchin Cemetery.

Alfred Washington Adson

1887–1951 (age 64)

Oakwood Cemetery

Alfred Washington Adson (1887-1951) of Terril was an American neurosurgeon who is buried at Oakwood Cemetery.

Leonidas C. Dyer

1871–1957 (age 86)

Oak Grove Cemetery

Leonidas C. Dyer (1871-1957) of Warren County was a U.S. congressman noted for sponsoring the Dyer Anti-Lynching Bill an...

Allen J. Furlow

1890–1954 (age 64)

Oakwood Cemetery

Allen J. Furlow (1890-1954) of Rochester was a lawyer and politician who served in Congress and is buried at Oakwood Cem...

Reginald Sheffield

1901–1957 (age 56)

Oak Grove Cemetery

Reginald Sheffield (1901-1957) of Hanover Square was an English-born actor remembered for his work on stage and screen a...

Joseph Pulitzer

1885–1955 (age 70)

Oak Grove Cemetery

Joseph Pulitzer Jr. (1885-1955) was an American newspaper publisher whose leadership of the St. Louis Post-Dispatch is c...

Clyde Bruckman

1894–1955 (age 61)

Fairhaven Memorial Park

Clyde Bruckman (1894-1955) of San Bernardino was a film writer-director who rests at Fairhaven Memorial Park.

Glenn L. Martin

1886–1955 (age 69)

Fairhaven Memorial Park

Glenn L. Martin (1886-1955) of Macksburg was an aviation pioneer and industrialist whose remains lie at Fairhaven Memori...

Chick Brandom

1887–1958 (age 71)

Fairhaven Memorial Park

Chick Brandom (1887-1958) of Coldwater was a professional baseball pitcher who is buried at Fairhaven Memorial Park.

George Peddy

1892–1951 (age 59)

Ramah Cemetery

George Peddy (1892-1951) of Shelby County was an attorney and political figure remembered for his independent 1922 Senat...

Wesley O. Smith

1878–1951 (age 73)

Linkville Pioneer Cemetery

Wesley O. Smith (1878-1951) of Geary is buried at Linkville Pioneer Cemetery.

Jennie Lasby Tessmann

1882–1959 (age 77)

Fairhaven Memorial Park

Jennie Lasby Tessmann (1882-1959) of Castle Rock is buried at Fairhaven Memorial Park.

Rebecca Altman

1880–1957 (age 77)

Riverview Cemetery

Rebecca Altman (1880-1957) is buried at Riverview Cemetery.

Jim Morrison

1898–1951 (age 53)

Greenwood Cemetery

Jim Morrison (1898-1951) of Sioux City is buried at Greenwood Cemetery.

Billy Bevan

1887–1957 (age 70)

Oak Hill Memorial Park

Billy Bevan (1887-1957) of Orange was an Australian-born film actor who is buried at Oak Hill Memorial Park.

Sadie Hurst

1857–1952 (age 95)

Oak Hill Memorial Park

Sadie Hurst (1857–1952) was an Iowa resident laid to rest at Oak Hill Memorial Park.

Clarence Lewis Friend

1878–1958 (age 80)

Oak Hill Memorial Park

Clarence Lewis Friend (1878–1958) spent much of his life in Nebraska before being laid to rest at Oak Hill Memorial Pa...

James Frederick Abel

1878–1958 (age 80)

Winnemucca Cemetery

James Frederick Abel (1878–1958) was a Nevada resident whose final resting place is Winnemucca Cemetery.

Charles Pember Squires

1865–1958 (age 93)

Memory Gardens Memorial Park

Charles Pember Squires (1865–1958) lived in Waterloo and is buried at Memory Gardens Memorial Park.

Arthur E. Nickel

1883–1959 (age 76)

Chesterton Cemetery

Arthur E. Nickel (1883–1959) was a Chicago resident whose remains lie at Chesterton Cemetery.

Joseph Hamilton Castleman

1873–1959 (age 86)

Chesterton Cemetery

Joseph Hamilton Castleman (1873–1959) is interred at Chesterton Cemetery.

Algie McBride

1869–1956 (age 87)

Greenlawn Cemetery

Algie McBride (1869–1956) was an American Major League Baseball outfielder whose grave is at Greenlawn Cemetery.

Austin E. Lathrop

1865–1950 (age 85)

Forest Lawn Cemetery

Austin E. Lathrop (1865–1950) was an Alaskan industrialist and entrepreneur remembered for his media and transportatio...

Jack Phillips

1919–1958 (age 39)

Resurrection Cemetery

Jack Phillips (1919–1958) was an American Major League Baseball first baseman from St. Louis who is interred at Resurr...

Henry T. Bannon

1867–1950 (age 83)

Greenlawn Cemetery

Henry T. Bannon (1867–1950) served as a U.S. Representative from Ohio and is buried at Greenlawn Cemetery.

Bertha Raffetto

1885–1952 (age 67)

Masonic Memorial Gardens

Bertha Raffetto (1885–1952) was an American singer-songwriter best known for composing the Nevada state song and is in...

George Wingfield

1876–1959 (age 83)

Masonic Memorial Gardens

George Wingfield (1876–1959) was an American banker and mining magnate whose legacy in Nevada finance rests alongside ...

Helen Rulison Shipley

1870–1955 (age 85)

Masonic Memorial Gardens

Helen Rulison Shipley (1870–1955) was a Dayton resident interred at Masonic Memorial Gardens.

Robert McKay

1887–1958 (age 71)

Saint Philip's Church Cemetery

Robert McKay (1887–1958) was a Frankfort resident whose remains are in Saint Philip's Church Cemetery.

Thomas Harlan Ellett

1880–1951 (age 71)

Saint Philip's Church Cemetery

Thomas Harlan Ellett (1880–1951) was an American architect noted for his classical designs and is buried at Saint Phil...

William Church Osborn

1862–1951 (age 89)

Saint Philip's Church Cemetery

William Church Osborn (1862–1951) of Chicago was laid to rest at Saint Philip's Church Cemetery.

Johnny Cutler

1887–1950 (age 63)

Saint Philip's Church Cemetery

Johnny Cutler (1887–1950) of Bangor was buried at Saint Philip's Church Cemetery.

Walter Ernest Clark

1873–1955 (age 82)

Masonic Memorial Gardens

Walter Ernest Clark (1873–1955) of Defiance was interred at Masonic Memorial Gardens.

Robert Stewart

1877–1950 (age 73)

Masonic Memorial Gardens

Robert Stewart (1877–1950) of American Fork was laid to rest at Masonic Memorial Gardens.

Theodore H. Post

1892–1955 (age 63)

Masonic Memorial Gardens

Theodore H. Post (1892–1955) was buried at Masonic Memorial Gardens.

Claude Carson Smith

1895–1956 (age 61)

Masonic Memorial Gardens

Claude Carson Smith (1895–1956) of Corryton found his final resting place at Masonic Memorial Gardens.

Vanderbilt Webb

1891–1956 (age 65)

Saint Philip's Church Cemetery

Vanderbilt Webb (1891–1956) was interred at Saint Philip's Church Cemetery.

Edward Lyman Bill Jr.

1897–1956 (age 59)

Pleasant View Cemetery

Edward Lyman Bill Jr. (1897–1956) was laid to rest at Pleasant View Cemetery.

William Harrison Hays

1879–1954 (age 75)

Center Ridge Cemetery

William Harrison Hays (1879–1954) of Sullivan was buried at Center Ridge Cemetery.

Ralph Bell

1890–1959 (age 69)

Oakland Cemetery

Ralph Bell (1890–1959) of Kahoka was interred at Oakland Cemetery.

Wooda Nicholas Carr

1871–1953 (age 82)

Oak Grove Cemetery

Wooda Nicholas Carr (1871–1953) of Allegheny was laid to rest at Oak Grove Cemetery.

Gus Schoenlein

1883–1958 (age 75)

Most Holy Redeemer Cemetery

Gus Schoenlein (1883–1958) of Maryland was buried at Most Holy Redeemer Cemetery.

Winona Evans Reeves

1871–1955 (age 84)

Oakland Cemetery

Winona Evans Reeves (1871–1955) was interred at Oakland Cemetery.

Richard Kirman, Sr.

1877–1959 (age 82)

Mountain View Cemetery

Richard Kirman, Sr. (1877–1959) of Nevada was laid to rest at Mountain View Cemetery.

Charles L. Richards

1877–1953 (age 76)

Mountain View Cemetery

Charles L. Richards (1877–1953) of Austin was buried at Mountain View Cemetery.

George A. Bartlett

1869–1951 (age 82)

Mountain View Cemetery

George A. Bartlett (1869-1951) was a San Francisco-based figure whose final resting place is Mountain View Cemetery.

Pat McCarran

1876–1954 (age 78)

Mountain View Cemetery

Pat McCarran (1876-1954) served as a U.S. Senator from Nevada and is buried in Mountain View Cemetery outside Reno.

Jeanne Elizabeth Wier

1870–1950 (age 80)

Mountain View Cemetery

Jeanne Elizabeth Wier (1870-1950) was associated with Grinnell, Iowa, and is interred at Mountain View Cemetery.

Edward G. Sutherland

1888–1955 (age 67)

Mountain View Cemetery

Edward G. Sutherland (1888-1955) is commemorated by a grave at Mountain View Cemetery.