Deaths in the 1950s
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Scott E. Jameson
1877–1954 (age 77)
Masonic Memorial Gardens
Scott E. Jameson (1877-1954) of Greenville is buried at Masonic Memorial Gardens.
Reuben C. Thompson
1878–1951 (age 73)
Masonic Memorial Gardens
Reuben C. Thompson (1878-1951) rests at the Masonic Memorial Gardens.
Lydig Hoyt
1883–1959 (age 76)
Saint James Episcopal Churchyard
Lydig Hoyt (1883-1959) of New York City is laid to rest in Saint James Episcopal Churchyard.
Charles Sidney Haight
1877–1956 (age 79)
Saint James Episcopal Churchyard
Charles Sidney Haight (1877-1956) has his grave at Saint James Episcopal Churchyard.
Ralph E. Pomeroy
1930–1952 (age 22)
At the End of the Trail Cemetery
Ralph E. Pomeroy (1930-1952) from Quinwood is buried in At the End of the Trail Cemetery.
Henry Jones
1857–1955 (age 98)
Oak Grove Cemetery
Henry Jones (1857-1955) of New York City is interred at Oak Grove Cemetery.
Robert Benjamin Irwin
1883–1951 (age 68)
Pompton Reformed Church Cemetery
Robert Benjamin Irwin (1883-1951) of Rockford is buried in Pompton Reformed Church Cemetery.
Leland Hall
1883–1957 (age 74)
Forest Dale Cemetery
Leland Hall (1883-1957) is laid to rest in Forest Dale Cemetery.
Mary Ashe Miller
1874–1953 (age 79)
Memory Gardens Memorial Park
Mary Ashe Miller (1874-1953) rests in Memory Gardens Memorial Park.
Arthur Rosenthal
1887–1959 (age 72)
Jewish Cemetery of Greater Lafayette
Arthur Rosenthal (1887-1959) of Fürth lies at the Jewish Cemetery of Greater Lafayette.
Alexander Marx
1878–1953 (age 75)
Union Field Cemetery
Alexander Marx (1878-1953) of Elberfeld is buried in Union Field Cemetery.
Samuel Dickstein
1885–1954 (age 69)
Union Field Cemetery
Samuel Dickstein (1885–1954), originally from Vilnius, is remembered for his life spanning early 20th-century transiti...
Aurel Wintner
1903–1958 (age 55)
Fowlers Mill Cemetery
Aurel Wintner (1903–1958) emigrated from Budapest and spent his life contributing to the midcentury American community...
John Gallagher
1892–1952 (age 60)
Forest Lawn Cemetery
John Gallagher (1892–1952) of Pittsburgh lived through the industrial age’s height and rests at Forest Lawn Cemetery...
Ray Shuey Wetmore
1923–1951 (age 28)
Oakwood Memorial Park
Ray Shuey Wetmore (1923–1951) passed away in Kerman after a brief yet impactful life and is interred at Oakwood Memori...
Earl C. Mathews
1879–1953 (age 74)
Forest Lawn Cemetery
Earl C. Mathews (1879–1953) hailed from Mathews County and is buried in Forest Lawn Cemetery, leaving behind memories ...
Joseph D. Wood
1867–1959 (age 92)
Forest Lawn Cemetery
Joseph D. Wood (1867–1959) spent his later years in Washington County before being laid to rest at Forest Lawn Cemeter...
Harold Knutson
1880–1953 (age 73)
North Star Cemetery
Harold Knutson (1880–1953), originally from Skien, Norway, concluded his journey in the United States and is buried at...
Roland H. Hartley
1864–1952 (age 88)
Evergreen Cemetery
Roland H. Hartley (1864–1952) lived until the early 1950s and rests at Evergreen Cemetery after a lifetime that began ...
Elizabeth Thompson
1857–1950 (age 93)
Diamond Grove Cemetery
Elizabeth Thompson (1857–1950) lived through the turn of the century and is interred at Diamond Grove Cemetery.
Bertha Antoinette Palms
1875–1955 (age 80)
Mount Elliott Cemetery
Bertha Antoinette Palms (1875–1955) spent her life in the late 19th and early 20th centuries and was buried at Mount E...
Jim Kjelgaard
1910–1959 (age 49)
Wisconsin Memorial Park
Jim Kjelgaard (1910–1959) was a New York City native whose life ended in 1959 and who now rests at Wisconsin Memorial ...
Frank Gilhooley
1892–1959 (age 67)
Calvary Cemetery
Frank Gilhooley (1892–1959) of Toledo is remembered through his burial at Calvary Cemetery after living through wartim...
Harold W. Zent
1900–1951 (age 51)
Greenwood Memorial Terrace
Harold W. Zent (1900–1951) of Ritzville saw the midcentury transition and is memorialized at Greenwood Memorial Terrac...
David V. Connelly
1898–1955 (age 57)
Calvary Cemetery
David V. Connelly (1898–1955) of Easthampton concluded his life’s journey with interment at Calvary Cemetery.
Adda Eldredge
1864–1955 (age 91)
Rienzi Cemetery
Adda Eldredge (1864–1955), who hailed from Fond du Lac, rests in Rienzi Cemetery after witnessing nearly a century of ...
Harry Gandy
1881–1957 (age 76)
Mountain View Cemetery
Harry Gandy (1881–1957) of Churubusco was laid to rest at Mountain View Cemetery.
James Dole
1877–1958 (age 81)
Makawao Cemetery
James Dole (1877–1958) of Jamaica Plain became a fruit industrialist known for developing pineapple agriculture and wa...
Bernard Kent Marcus
1890–1954 (age 64)
Union Field Cemetery
Bernard Kent Marcus (1890–1954) of Manhattan is interred at Union Field Cemetery.
Jessie Callahan Mahoney
1887–1956 (age 69)
Elko Catholic Cemetery
Jessie Callahan Mahoney (1887–1956) of Austin was laid to rest at Elko Catholic Cemetery.
Baptista Tognoni
1914–1955 (age 41)
Saint Brendans Catholic Cemetery
Baptista Tognoni (1914–1955) of Eureka was buried at Saint Brendans Catholic Cemetery.
James "Russ" Madison Jr.
1879–1956 (age 77)
Mountain View Cemetery
James "Russ" Madison Jr. (1879–1956) of Bedford was laid to rest at Mountain View Cemetery.
Henry L. Jost
1873–1950 (age 77)
Mount Moriah Cemetery
Henry L. Jost (1873–1950) of New York City was interred at Mount Moriah Cemetery.
Kid Nichols
1869–1953 (age 84)
Mount Moriah Cemetery
Kid Nichols (1869–1953) of Madison was a celebrated baseball pitcher and was buried at Mount Moriah Cemetery.
Charles Gargotta
1900–1950 (age 50)
Mount Saint Mary Catholic Cemetery
Charles Gargotta (1900–1950) was a Kansas City mobster laid to rest at Mount Saint Mary Catholic Cemetery.
Emory J. Sweeney
1883–1953 (age 70)
Mount Saint Mary Catholic Cemetery
Emory J. Sweeney (1883–1953) of Chicago was interred at Mount Saint Mary Catholic Cemetery.
Jack A. Davenport
1931–1951 (age 20)
Mount Moriah Cemetery
Jack A. Davenport (1931–1951) of Kansas City was laid to rest at Mount Moriah Cemetery.
Russell Stover
1888–1954 (age 66)
Mount Moriah Cemetery
Russell Stover (1888–1954) of Alton founded the Russell Stover Candies empire and was buried at Mount Moriah Cemetery.
Martin W. Deyo
1902–1951 (age 49)
Floral Park Cemetery
Martin W. Deyo (1902–1951) was laid to rest at Floral Park Cemetery.
Clair Lake
1888–1958 (age 70)
Floral Park Cemetery
Clair Lake (1888–1958) was interred at Floral Park Cemetery.
John Joseph Driscoll
1868–1956 (age 88)
Mount Saint Mary Catholic Cemetery
John Joseph Driscoll (1868–1956) of St. Louis was buried at Mount Saint Mary Catholic Cemetery.
Israel T. Deyo
1854–1953 (age 99)
Floral Park Cemetery
Israel T. Deyo (1854-1953) was an American lawyer and politician from New York whose final resting place is Floral Park ...
Minnie Buckner Machen
1860–1958 (age 98)
Oakwood Cemetery
Minnie Buckner Machen (1860-1958) was an American whose long life ended in Oakwood Cemetery.
Robert Bruce Brown
1876–1957 (age 81)
Oak Hill Cemetery
Robert Bruce Brown (1876-1957) was an American whose life reached 81 years before he was buried at Oak Hill Cemetery.
Stuart F. Auer
1898–1958 (age 60)
Wisconsin Memorial Park
Stuart F. Auer (1898-1958) was an American whose remains lie in Wisconsin Memorial Park after a life spanning six decade...
Tasker Oddie
1870–1950 (age 80)
Lone Mountain Cemetery
Tasker Oddie (1870-1950) was an American lawyer, businessman, and politician who served as Governor and U.S. Senator fro...
Jessie Milliken
1877–1951 (age 74)
Lone Mountain Cemetery
Jessie Milliken (1877-1951) was an American botanist remembered for her studies of plant life before being laid to rest ...
Mary C. Franzman
1869–1952 (age 83)
Mountain View Cemetery
Mary C. Franzman (1869-1952) was an American whose final resting place is Mountain View Cemetery in Chaska.
Lucy Burke
1871–1952 (age 81)
Mountain View Cemetery
Lucy Burke (1871-1952) was an American who spent her final years in Reno and is buried at Mountain View Cemetery.
James Rudolph Garfield
1865–1950 (age 85)
Mentor Municipal Cemetery
James Rudolph Garfield (1865-1950) was an American politician and conservationist who served as Secretary of the Interio...