Deaths in the 1950s

Leah Rachel Yoffie

1883–1956 (age 73)

Beth Hamedrosh Hagodol Cemetery

Leah Rachel Yoffie (1883–1956) had ties to Dnipro and was buried at Beth Hamedrosh Hagodol Cemetery.

Hubert Adair Crouch, Sr.

1888–1958 (age 70)

Rose Hill Memorial Gardens

Hubert Adair Crouch, Sr. (1888–1958) was buried at Rose Hill Memorial Gardens.

Ed Walsh

1881–1959 (age 78)

Forest Lawn Memorial Gardens North

Ed Walsh (1881–1959) spent his later years in Pennsylvania and is buried at Forest Lawn Memorial Gardens North.

J. Andre Smith

1880–1959 (age 79)

Branford Center Cemetery

J. Andre Smith (1880–1959) had ties to Hong Kong and was laid to rest at Branford Center Cemetery.

J. H. Tayler

1859–1959 (age 100)

Fort Howard Memorial Park

J. H. Tayler (1859–1959) was a longtime Green Bay resident buried at Fort Howard Memorial Park.

J. Norman Elliott

1894–1959 (age 65)

Park Hill Cemetery and Mausoleum

J. Norman Elliott (1894–1959) lived in Chicago and was buried at Park Hill Cemetery and Mausoleum.

Wilbur J. Cash

1887–1956 (age 69)

Park Hill Cemetery and Mausoleum

Wilbur J. Cash (1887–1956) was connected to Gridley and laid to rest at Park Hill Cemetery and Mausoleum.

Cyrus Mills Faircloth

1876–1950 (age 74)

Springvale Cemetery

Cyrus Mills Faircloth (1876–1950) was buried at Springvale Cemetery.

Guy Atherton Righter

1876–1953 (age 77)

Fairlawn Cemetery

Guy Atherton Righter (1876–1953) was laid to rest at Fairlawn Cemetery.

Maurice M. Hassett

1869–1953 (age 84)

Saint Edwards Cemetery

Maurice M. Hassett (1869–1953) hailed from County Tipperary and was buried at Saint Edwards Cemetery.

Benjamin F. Whitson

1867–1957 (age 90)

Friends Southwestern Burial Ground

Benjamin F. Whitson (1867–1957) was buried at Friends Southwestern Burial Ground.

Alene Asay

1912–1954 (age 42)

Price City Cemetery

Alene Asay (1912–1954) was a Huntington resident laid to rest in Price City Cemetery.

Nelson G. Kraschel

1889–1957 (age 68)

Harlan Cemetery

Nelson G. Kraschel (1889–1957) was an American politician who served as Governor of Iowa and was buried in Harlan Ceme...

Wilbur Shaw

1902–1954 (age 52)

Vernon Cemetery

Wilbur Shaw (1902–1954) was an American race car driver and three-time Indianapolis 500 champion who died in Shelbyvil...

Eugene F. McGee

1882–1952 (age 70)

Forest Park Cemetery West

Eugene F. McGee (1882–1952) was a New Lebanon resident who was buried at Forest Park Cemetery West.

Royal George Finch

1884–1959 (age 75)

Mettowee Valley Cemetery

Royal George Finch (1884–1959) was an Eagle Bridge resident laid to rest at Mettowee Valley Cemetery.

John Webster Spargo

1896–1956 (age 60)

Lake Charles Park Cemetery

John Webster Spargo (1896–1956) was buried at Lake Charles Park Cemetery.

Chuck Wollet

1899–1957 (age 58)

Rosemont Cemetery

Chuck Wollet (1899–1957) was laid to rest at Rosemont Cemetery.

Al Simmons

1902–1956 (age 54)

Saint Adalbert Cemetery

Al Simmons (1902–1956) was a Hall of Fame Major League Baseball outfielder from Milwaukee who was laid to rest at Sain...

John C. Kleczka

1885–1959 (age 74)

Saint Adalbert Cemetery

John C. Kleczka (1885–1959) was the first Polish-American elected to the U.S. House of Representatives, representing W...

J. Scott Wolff

1878–1958 (age 80)

Gamel Cemetery

J. Scott Wolff (1878–1958) was a Westmoreland County resident buried at Gamel Cemetery.

Percy Snell

1887–1953 (age 66)

Riverside Cemetery

Percy Snell (1887–1953) was buried in Riverside Cemetery.

Arthur Shattuck

1881–1951 (age 70)

Oak Hill Cemetery

Arthur Shattuck (1881–1951) was interred at Oak Hill Cemetery.

Isadore Banks

1895–1954 (age 59)

Marion Memorial Cemetery

Isadore Banks (1895–1954) was a Cave Spring resident laid to rest at Marion Memorial Cemetery.

Harry James Snook

1886–1958 (age 72)

Park View Cemetery

Harry James Snook (1886–1958) was buried at Park View Cemetery.

Adam McMullen

1872–1959 (age 87)

Wymore Cemetery

Adam McMullen (1872–1959) was a Nebraska politician who served as Governor of Nebraska from 1925 to 1927 and was burie...

William B. Baugh

1930–1950 (age 20)

Glen Haven Cemetery

William B. Baugh was a United States Army soldier who posthumously received the Medal of Honor for throwing himself on a...

Ada Hayden

1884–1950 (age 66)

Ames Municipal Cemetery

Ada Hayden was an American botanist and Iowa State University faculty member who served as Iowa's state botanist and bec...

Hugo Otopalik

1890–1953 (age 63)

Ames Municipal Cemetery

Hugo Otopalik was an American wrestling and tennis coach at Iowa State University whose teams won national titles and wh...

Styles Hutchins

1852–1950 (age 98)

Dodge Grove Cemetery

Styles Hutchins was a Lawrenceville-born American whose life spanned from the Reconstruction era into mid-century and wh...

C. Spurgeon Smith

1886–1952 (age 66)

San Marcos Cemetery

C. Spurgeon Smith was a San Marcos resident active in the early 20th century before his burial in San Marcos Cemetery in...

Sherburne Philbrick Hopkins

1891–1957 (age 66)

San Marcos Cemetery

Sherburne Philbrick Hopkins was a 20th-century San Marcos figure whose remains rest in San Marcos Cemetery.

Etta Mae Budd

1863–1952 (age 89)

Ames Municipal Cemetery

Etta Mae Budd was an American art instructor at Iowa State University who is credited with discovering Grant Wood and pr...

Henry Ness

1874–1954 (age 80)

Ames Municipal Cemetery

Henry Ness was an Ames, Iowa, resident whose life extended into the 1950s before he was laid to rest in Ames Municipal C...

Howard Quicksell

1900–1953 (age 53)

Oakwood Memorial Mausoleum

Howard Quicksell was an American musician active in the first half of the 20th century before his burial at Oakwood Memo...

George Sweetland

1872–1954 (age 82)

Constantine Township Cemetery

George Sweetland was an American physician and college football coach who guided several Midwestern teams in the early 1...

George Moreby Acklom

1870–1959 (age 89)

Oak Park Cemetery

George Moreby Acklom was a British-born writer, translator, and editor who worked in American publishing for much of the...

Mary Minerva Haskell

1869–1953 (age 84)

Oak Park Cemetery

Mary Minerva Haskell was an American missionary educator in Plovdiv, Bulgaria, where she spent decades teaching girls.

Maud E. Craig Sampson Williams

1880–1958 (age 78)

Evergreen Cemetery

Maud E. Craig Sampson Williams was an American whose life spanned the late 19th and early 20th centuries and who is buri...

Henry Lawrence McCrorey

1863–1951 (age 88)

Pinewood Cemetery

Henry Lawrence McCrorey was a long-serving president of Spelman College who oversaw its growth in the early 20th century...

Robert P. Carroll

1886–1954 (age 68)

Glenwood Cemetery and Chapel Mausoleum

Robert P. Carroll was an American whose life concluded in 1954 and whose grave is at Glenwood Cemetery and Chapel Mausol...

Eliza Jane Ellis

1863–1959 (age 96)

Chapel of the Light Columbarium and Cemetery

Eliza Jane Ellis (1863–1959) of Visalia is interred at Chapel of the Light Columbarium and Cemetery after a lifetime i...

Mayer Koerner

1886–1951 (age 65)

Dalton Jewish Cemetery

Mayer Koerner (1886–1951) of Lviv rests at Dalton Jewish Cemetery, marking his final return to a place of community re...

Kim Sigler

1894–1953 (age 59)

Riverside Cemetery

Kim Sigler (1894–1953) of Schuyler, who rose to serve as governor of Michigan, lies buried at Riverside Cemetery.

Seymour H. Person

1879–1957 (age 78)

Deepdale Memorial Park

Seymour H. Person (1879–1957) of Howell is memorialized at Deepdale Memorial Park after decades in Michigan.

John C. Lehr

1878–1958 (age 80)

St. Joseph Cemetery

John C. Lehr (1878–1958) of Monroe is laid to rest at St. Joseph Cemetery.

William D. Cochran

1894–1951 (age 57)

Forest Hill Cemetery

William D. Cochran (1894–1951) of Houghton is buried at Forest Hill Cemetery.

Helen Trix

1886–1951 (age 65)

Millcreek Memorial Cemetery

Helen Trix (1886–1951) is remembered at Millcreek Memorial Cemetery.

Jack W. Kelso

1934–1952 (age 18)

Washington Colony Cemetery

Jack W. Kelso (1934–1952) of Madera rests at Washington Colony Cemetery.

Charles E. Tuffley

1872–1956 (age 84)

Boscobel Cemetery

Charles E. Tuffley (1872–1956) lies in Boscobel Cemetery.