Deaths in the 1950s
16,000+ memorials
George Franklin Morris
1866–1953 (age 87)
Summer Street Cemetery
George Franklin Morris (1866–1953) was a federal judge on the U.S. District Court for the District of New Hampshire.
Raymond Fellows
1885–1957 (age 72)
Silver Lake Cemetery
Raymond Fellows (1885-1957) lived in Bucksport and was buried at Silver Lake Cemetery.
Nathaniel Lewis Goodrich
1880–1957 (age 77)
Pine Knoll Cemetery
Nathaniel Lewis Goodrich (1880-1957) called Concord home and was laid to rest in Pine Knoll Cemetery.
John L. Balderston
1889–1954 (age 65)
Colora Friends Meeting Cemetery
John L. Balderston (1889-1954), a Philadelphia-born playwright, is buried at Colora Friends Meeting Cemetery.
J. Howard Swick
1879–1952 (age 73)
Concord Cemetery
J. Howard Swick (1879-1952) of New Brighton found his final rest at Concord Cemetery.
John Longfellow
1896–1956 (age 60)
Rice Cemetery
John Longfellow (1896-1956) of Warsaw was interred at Rice Cemetery.
Johnny Allen
1904–1959 (age 55)
Memorial Park Cemetery
Johnny Allen (1904-1959) of Lenoir was buried in Memorial Park Cemetery.
Louis Bauman
1875–1950 (age 75)
Germantown Church of the Brethren Cemetery
Louis Bauman (1875-1950) was a Brethren minister from Nora Springs who rests in Germantown Church of the Brethren Cemete...
Simon E. Lantz
1872–1952 (age 80)
Olio Township Cemetery
Simon E. Lantz (1872-1952), a Carlock-area farmer and Illinois legislator, was laid to rest at Olio Township Cemetery.
Hattie Horner Louthan
1865–1950 (age 85)
Brainerd Cemetery
Hattie Horner Louthan (1865-1950) lived in the United States and is buried at Brainerd Cemetery.
Fred Biesel
1893–1954 (age 61)
Furnessville Cemetery
Fred Biesel (1893-1954) was interred at Furnessville Cemetery.
Eleanor M. Mead
1861–1954 (age 93)
North Bridgton Cemetery
Eleanor M. Mead (1861-1954) of Turner was laid to rest in North Bridgton Cemetery.
Perry Edwards Powell
1866–1955 (age 89)
Memorial Park Cemetery
Perry Edwards Powell (1866-1955) from New Castle rests in Memorial Park Cemetery.
Oscar Tschirky
1866–1950 (age 84)
New Paltz Rural Cemetery
Oscar Tschirky (1866-1950), the famed maître d'hôtel of New York's Waldorf-Astoria, was buried at New Paltz Rural Ceme...
John G. Cooper
1872–1955 (age 83)
Lake Park Cemetery
John G. Cooper (1872-1955) from Wigan is buried at Lake Park Cemetery.
Jack Frye
1904–1959 (age 55)
Wheeler Cemetery
Jack Frye (1904-1959), the pioneering aviator and airline executive behind Trans World Airlines, was laid to rest at Whe...
Merv Shea
1900–1953 (age 53)
Saint Mary's Catholic Cemetery and Mausoleum
Merv Shea (1900-1953) was a San Francisco-born major league baseball catcher whose life ended before he was buried at Sa...
Russell "Busty" Ashbaugh
1889–1953 (age 64)
Lake Park Cemetery
Russell "Busty" Ashbaugh (1889-1953) was a Youngstown-born American football player whose career is remembered by fans i...
William W. Arnold
1877–1957 (age 80)
Robinson New Cemetery
William W. Arnold (1877-1957) was a resident of Oblong who spent his final days before being interred at Robinson New Ce...
Jessie Eldridge Southwick
1865–1957 (age 92)
Union Hill Cemetery
Jessie Eldridge Southwick (1865-1957) gained recognition as an American elocutionist and educator before her burial at U...
T. B. Shotts
1902–1950 (age 48)
Florence Cemetery
T. B. Shotts (1902-1950) lived in the Florence area and was laid to rest at Florence Cemetery.
Robert Stanford Mohry
1899–1953 (age 54)
Saint Marks Cemetery
Robert Stanford Mohry (1899-1953) was an Allentown native whose remains lie in Saint Marks Cemetery.
Morrison Giffen
1884–1953 (age 69)
Tarkio Home Cemetery
Morrison Giffen (1884-1953) spent his later years linked to Asyut and was buried at Tarkio Home Cemetery.
Alvin Edward Andersen
1872–1956 (age 84)
Tarkio Home Cemetery
Alvin Edward Andersen (1872-1956) hailed from Wisconsin and was interred at Tarkio Home Cemetery.
Robert Clem Allison
1928–1955 (age 27)
Robinson New Cemetery
Robert Clem Allison (1928-1955) of Robinson Township rests in Robinson New Cemetery.
Jeremiah D. M. Ford
1873–1958 (age 85)
Saint Pauls Cemetery
Jeremiah D. M. Ford (1873-1958) of Cambridge was laid to rest in Saint Pauls Cemetery.
Frank Gillespie
1869–1954 (age 85)
Park Hill Cemetery and Mausoleum
Frank Gillespie (1869-1954) of White Sulphur Springs was buried at Park Hill Cemetery and Mausoleum.
Joseph Patrick Tumulty
1879–1954 (age 75)
New Saint Mary's Catholic Church Cemetery
Joseph Patrick Tumulty (1879-1954) was a Jersey City-born lawyer and political secretary best known for serving as Woodr...
Lefty Tyler
1889–1953 (age 64)
St. Patrick Cemetery
Lefty Tyler (1889-1953) was a Derry-born major league baseball pitcher whose career concluded before his interment at St...
William Gallagher
1874–1950 (age 76)
St. Patrick Cemetery
William Gallagher (1874-1950) of Lowell rests at St. Patrick Cemetery.
Homer W. Hall
1870–1954 (age 84)
Park Hill Cemetery and Mausoleum
Homer W. Hall (1870-1954) was a Shelbyville-area figure later buried at Park Hill Cemetery and Mausoleum.
C. W. Whitten
1871–1957 (age 86)
Park Hill Cemetery and Mausoleum
C. W. Whitten (1871–1957) was laid to rest at Park Hill Cemetery and Mausoleum after a life that left few public recor...
Marie Kinne
1880–1958 (age 78)
Ovid Union Cemetery
Marie Kinne (1880–1958) was buried at Ovid Union Cemetery after spending her final days in Waverly.
Gilbert G. Collier
1930–1953 (age 23)
De Witt Cemetery
Gilbert G. Collier (1930–1953) spent his brief life in Hunter before being buried at De Witt Cemetery.
Win Kellum
1876–1951 (age 75)
Highland View Cemetery
Win Kellum (1876–1951) was a Canadian Major League Baseball pitcher whose body was interred at Highland View Cemetery ...
Aaron J. Levy
1881–1955 (age 74)
Mokom Sholom Cemetery
Aaron J. Levy (1881–1955) was buried at Mokom Sholom Cemetery after a life about which little is recorded.
Eberly Hutchinson
1871–1951 (age 80)
Johnstown Cemetery
Eberly Hutchinson (1871–1951) died in Johnstown and was buried at Johnstown Cemetery.
Pudge Heffelfinger
1867–1954 (age 87)
Hawley Cemetery
Pudge Heffelfinger (1867–1954) was an early American professional football guard who was buried at Hawley Cemetery aft...
Elmer Harry Kreps
1880–1957 (age 77)
Saint Helena's Cemetery
Elmer Harry Kreps (1880–1957) was buried at Saint Helena's Cemetery.
Arno Benedict Luckhardt
1885–1957 (age 72)
Saint John the Baptist Catholic Cemetery
Arno Benedict Luckhardt (1885–1957) was laid to rest at Saint John the Baptist Catholic Cemetery after residing in Chi...
Santo Trafficante, Sr.
1886–1954 (age 68)
L'Unione Italiana Cemetery
Santo Trafficante, Sr. (1886–1954) was a Sicilian-born mobster and patriarch of the Tampa crime family whose remains w...
Johnny Risko
1902–1953 (age 51)
Brooklyn Heights Cemetery
Johnny Risko (1902–1953) was an Austrian-born professional boxer laid to rest at Brooklyn Heights Cemetery.
Charles Townsend Copeland
1860–1952 (age 92)
Calais Cemetery
Charles Townsend Copeland (1860–1952) was an American poet and Harvard professor buried at Calais Cemetery.
Josh Devore
1887–1954 (age 67)
New Marshfield Cemetery
Josh Devore (1887–1954) was a Major League Baseball outfielder laid to rest at New Marshfield Cemetery in Murray City.
Marvin M. Dickinson
1877–1951 (age 74)
Hillview Cemetery
Marvin M. Dickinson (1877–1951) was an American baseball infielder who was buried at Hillview Cemetery in Savannah.
Virgil Barnes
1897–1958 (age 61)
Holton Cemetery
Virgil Barnes (1897–1958) was a major league pitcher whose grave is at Holton Cemetery.
Julius Long
1907–1955 (age 48)
Bellefontaine City Cemetery
Julius Long (1907–1955) lived in Ohio and was laid to rest at Bellefontaine City Cemetery.
Cecil B. Ross
1901–1953 (age 52)
Heavner Cemetery
Cecil B. Ross (1901–1953) was associated with West Virginia and is buried at Heavner Cemetery.
John Henry Binney
1895–1950 (age 55)
College Station Cemetery
John Henry Binney (1895–1950) lived in Willis and was buried at College Station Cemetery.
Art Engstrom
1898–1953 (age 55)
Oneota Cemetery
Art Engstrom (1898–1953) was laid to rest at Oneota Cemetery.