Deaths in the 1950s

Anthony T. Kahoʻohanohano

1930–1951 (age 21)

Maui Veterans Cemetery

Anthony T. Kahoʻohanohano (1930-1951) was an American soldier from Maui who posthumously received the Medal of Honor fo...

Gladys Reichard

1893–1955 (age 62)

Citizens Cemetery

Gladys Reichard (1893-1955) was an American anthropologist and linguist known for her fieldwork among Native American co...

George Paele Mossman

1891–1955 (age 64)

Diamond Head Memorial Park

George Paele Mossman (1891-1955) was an American whose remains lie at Diamond Head Memorial Park.

Leo Francis Stock

1878–1954 (age 76)

Saint Mary's Catholic Cemetery

Leo Francis Stock (1878-1954) was an American whose final resting place is Saint Mary's Catholic Cemetery in Gettysburg.

Earl Insley

1911–1958 (age 47)

Citizens Cemetery

Earl Insley (1911-1958) was an American whose grave is in Citizens Cemetery.

Edward P. Carville

1885–1956 (age 71)

Our Mother of Sorrows Cemetery

Edward P. Carville (1885-1956) was an American lawyer and politician who served as Governor of Nevada and is buried at O...

Maurice J. Sullivan

1884–1953 (age 69)

Our Mother of Sorrows Cemetery

Maurice J. Sullivan (1884-1953) spent his life in San Rafael before being interred at Our Mother of Sorrows Cemetery.

Stu Clarkson

1919–1957 (age 38)

Seaside Memorial Park

Stu Clarkson (1919-1957) hailed from Corpus Christi and was laid to rest at Seaside Memorial Park.

Minnie Flanigan

1866–1953 (age 87)

Our Mother of Sorrows Cemetery

Minnie Flanigan (1866-1953) lived in Owego and is buried at Our Mother of Sorrows Cemetery.

Albert Sidney Camp

1892–1954 (age 62)

Oak Hill Cemetery

Albert Sidney Camp (1892-1954), a Moreland resident, rests at Oak Hill Cemetery.

Harry Sandager

1887–1955 (age 68)

Saint Francis Cemetery

Harry Sandager (1887-1955) spent his final days in Providence and was buried at Saint Francis Cemetery.

Edward Bailey Birge

1868–1952 (age 84)

Park Street Cemetery

Edward Bailey Birge (1868-1952) was known in Northampton and lies in Park Street Cemetery.

James G. Connolly

1886–1952 (age 66)

Saint Francis Cemetery

James G. Connolly (1886-1952) of West Warwick was interred at Saint Francis Cemetery.

Joe McGee

1902–1958 (age 56)

Saint Francis Cemetery

Joe McGee (1902-1958) is memorialized at Saint Francis Cemetery.

Itzikl Krantweiss

1876–1958 (age 82)

Mount Sharon Cemetery

Itzikl Krantweiss (1876-1958) from Podilsk rests in Mount Sharon Cemetery.

Kitty Tubb

1886–1957 (age 71)

New Tonopah Cemetery

Kitty Tubb (1886-1957) from Bradford County was laid to rest at New Tonopah Cemetery.

Clara M. Crisler

1882–1957 (age 75)

Lone Mountain Cemetery

Clara M. Crisler (1882-1957) of Carson City is buried at Lone Mountain Cemetery.

Frances Gertrude Friedhoff

1895–1958 (age 63)

Mountain View Cemetery

Frances Gertrude Friedhoff (1895-1958) of Stockton was interred at Mountain View Cemetery.

Roland N. Gibson

1880–1951 (age 71)

Lone Mountain Cemetery

Roland N. Gibson (1880-1951) lived in New York and is buried at Lone Mountain Cemetery.

Rita D. Millar

1884–1953 (age 69)

Lone Mountain Cemetery

Rita D. Millar (1884-1953) of Honolulu was laid to rest at Lone Mountain Cemetery.

William D. Mitchell

1874–1955 (age 81)

Oakland Cemetery

William D. Mitchell (1874-1955) from Winona rests at Oakland Cemetery.

Mary Colter

1869–1958 (age 89)

Oakland Cemetery

Mary Colter (1869-1958) was a Pittsburgh-born American architect and designer celebrated for her lodges and structures i...

Edith Ogden Heidel

1870–1956 (age 86)

Oakland Cemetery

Edith Ogden Heidel (1870-1956) was a Saint Paul-born American sculptor known for her classical public works, and her fin...

Alma Cecilia Haupt

1893–1956 (age 63)

Oakland Cemetery

Alma Cecilia Haupt (1893-1956), a Saint Paul native, is remembered through her gravesite at Oakland Cemetery.

George O. Redington

1871–1958 (age 87)

West Cemetery

George O. Redington (1871-1958) of Syracuse spent his life in upstate New York and is interred at West Cemetery.

James Anthony Mullen

1890–1959 (age 69)

Knights of Pythias Cemetery

James Anthony Mullen (1890-1959) was a Pittsburgh resident whose life concluded with burial at the Knights of Pythias Ce...

Malcolm Rutherford Thorpe

1891–1957 (age 66)

West Cemetery

Malcolm Rutherford Thorpe (1891-1957) is buried at West Cemetery after a life about which public records remain limited.

Worthington Scranton

1876–1955 (age 79)

Dunmore Cemetery

Worthington Scranton (1876-1955) was a Scranton-based businessman and civic leader from the Scranton family whose burial...

James B. Sumner

1887–1955 (age 68)

Canton Corner Cemetery

James B. Sumner (1887-1955) was the Canton-born Nobel Prize-winning chemist whose crystallization of enzymes transformed...

Charles Ives

1874–1954 (age 80)

Wooster Cemetery

Charles Ives (1874-1954) was a Danbury-born American composer celebrated for his pioneering experiments in musical moder...

Arthur B. Lamb

1880–1952 (age 72)

Woodlawn Cemetery

Arthur B. Lamb (1880-1952) hailed from Attleboro and is buried at Woodlawn Cemetery after a lifetime spent in Massachuse...

Dorothee Oppenheim

1912–1950 (age 38)

Mount Sharon Cemetery

Dorothee Oppenheim (1912-1950) was born in Tübingen and eventually took her rest at Mount Sharon Cemetery.

Pinchas Wechter

1900–1952 (age 52)

Mount Sharon Cemetery

Pinchas Wechter (1900-1952) originated from Alexăndreni and is buried at Mount Sharon Cemetery.

Mary Lowell Coolidge

1868–1957 (age 89)

Mosswood Cemetery

Mary Lowell Coolidge (1868-1957) is memorialized at Mosswood Cemetery after a life spent in the region.

Walker Carpenter

1893–1956 (age 63)

Oak Hill Cemetery

Walker Carpenter (1893-1956) was a Newnan-born college football star who anchored Georgia Tech’s line and is interred ...

Viola Bivins

1863–1951 (age 88)

Greenwood Cemetery

Viola Bivins (1863-1951) lived in Cass County and is buried at Greenwood Cemetery.

Winona Fisher

1888–1958 (age 70)

Maple Grove New Cemetery

Winona Fisher (1888–1958) rests at Maple Grove New Cemetery after a life whose record is preserved in memory.

Ada Brown

1890–1950 (age 60)

Westlawn Cemetery

Ada Brown (1890–1950), a Kansas City resident, is buried at Westlawn Cemetery.

Charles Ruggles Boardman

1860–1950 (age 90)

Riverside Cemetery

Charles Ruggles Boardman (1860–1950) of Empire was laid to rest at Riverside Cemetery.

Mary Hay

1901–1957 (age 56)

Riverside Cemetery

Mary Hay (1901–1957), whose life concluded at Fort Bliss, lies at Riverside Cemetery.

William F. Faber

1858–1951 (age 93)

Riverside Cemetery

William F. Faber (1858–1951) is buried at Riverside Cemetery after a long life.

Edith Pierpont Stickney

1876–1951 (age 75)

Oakland Cemetery

Edith Pierpont Stickney (1876–1951) of Parkersburg is interred at Oakland Cemetery.

Claude Harris Siems

1886–1953 (age 67)

Oakland Cemetery

Claude Harris Siems (1886–1953) rests at Oakland Cemetery.

Elizabeth Shippen Green

1871–1954 (age 83)

University of the South Cemetery

Elizabeth Shippen Green (1871–1954) of Philadelphia is buried at the University of the South Cemetery.

Richard Rubenstein

1922–1958 (age 36)

Valhalla Cemetery

Richard Rubenstein (1922–1958) of Alton is memorialized at Valhalla Cemetery.

R. B. H. Gradwohl

1877–1959 (age 82)

Valhalla Cemetery

R. B. H. Gradwohl (1877–1959) of Baltimore lies at Valhalla Cemetery.

Ernest John Russell

1870–1956 (age 86)

Valhalla Cemetery

Ernest John Russell (1870–1956) of London is interred at Valhalla Cemetery.

Gilbert F. Close

1881–1952 (age 71)

Valhalla Cemetery

Gilbert F. Close (1881–1952) of Pittsford rests at Valhalla Cemetery.

Owen Kimble

1876–1953 (age 77)

Valhalla Cemetery

Owen Kimble (1876–1953) of Louisville is buried at Valhalla Cemetery.

George B. Schwabe

1886–1952 (age 66)

Memorial Park Cemetery

George B. Schwabe (1886–1952) of Arthur is memorialized at Memorial Park Cemetery.