Deaths in the 1960s
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Hilde Körber
1906–1969 (age 63)
Waldfriedhof Dahlem
Politician dedicated to public service and community leadership.
Willi Müller-Hufschmid
1890–1966 (age 76)
Hauptfriedhof Karlsruhe
Kunigunde Fischer
1882–1967 (age 85)
Hauptfriedhof Karlsruhe
Kunigunde Fischer was a German politician whose career spanned the late 19th and 20th centuries.
Ludwig Egler
1894–1965 (age 71)
Hauptfriedhof Karlsruhe
Nikanor Abramovych
1883–1969 (age 86)
Hauptfriedhof Karlsruhe
Nikanor Abramovych was a presbyter who dedicated his life to spiritual ministry and pastoral leadership.
Karl Kleist
1879–1960 (age 81)
Frankfurt Main Cemetery
Tilly Edinger
1897–1967 (age 70)
Frankfurt Main Cemetery
Tilly Edinger was a pioneering zoologist whose research advanced the understanding of animal biology and evolution.
Gerhard Bersu
1889–1964 (age 75)
Frankfurt Main Cemetery
Wilhelm Backhaus
1884–1969 (age 85)
Melaten-Friedhof
Wilhelm Backhaus was a German composer whose musical works contributed to the cultural heritage of his era.
August Sander
1876–1964 (age 88)
Melaten-Friedhof
Peco Bauwens
1886–1963 (age 77)
Melaten-Friedhof
Peco Bauwens was an association football referee who contributed to the governance and development of the sport.
Leopold von Wiese
1876–1969 (age 93)
Melaten-Friedhof
Wilhelm Riphahn
1889–1963 (age 74)
Melaten-Friedhof
Wilhelm Riphahn was a German modernist architect known for his influential buildings in Cologne during the Weimar Republ...
Christine Teusch
1888–1968 (age 80)
Melaten-Friedhof
Christine Teusch was a German politician and educator who served as Minister of Culture in North Rhine-Westphalia, becom...
Georg von Schnitzler
1884–1962 (age 78)
Melaten-Friedhof
Georg von Schnitzler was a German industrialist and board member of IG Farben who was tried at Nuremberg for his role in...
Ernst Wilhelm Nay
1902–1968 (age 66)
Melaten-Friedhof
Ernst Wilhelm Nay was a prominent German abstract painter and a leading figure in post-war European modernist art.
Ernst Schwering
1886–1962 (age 76)
Melaten-Friedhof
Ernst Schwering was a German politician and lawyer who served as mayor of Cologne and played a significant role in the c...
Paulina Olga Guszalewicz
1897–1965 (age 68)
Melaten-Friedhof
Paulina Olga Guszalewicz was a Prague-born individual buried in Cologne's Melaten Cemetery.
Eduard Horst
1893–1966 (age 73)
Melaten-Friedhof
Eduard Horst was a Cologne-based individual who lived through both World Wars in Germany.
Erich Raeder
1876–1960 (age 84)
Kiel North Cemetery
Erich Raeder was a German admiral who served as Commander-in-Chief of the Kriegsmarine and was convicted of war crimes a...
Ernst Esche
1895–1969 (age 74)
Kiel North Cemetery
Ernst Esche was a German individual from Lübben who lived through the first half of the 20th century.
Wilhelm Sievers
1896–1966 (age 70)
Kiel North Cemetery
Wilhelm Sievers was a German SS officer and geographer who was executed for his involvement in medical experiments durin...
Ernst Halwe
1886–1961 (age 75)
Kiel North Cemetery
Ernst Halwe was a German individual from Lübbecke who lived through both World Wars.
Adolf Illchmann-Christ
1914–1960 (age 46)
Kiel North Cemetery
Carl von Eicken
1873–1960 (age 87)
Waldfriedhof Dahlem
Carl von Eicken was a military officer whose service spanned the late 19th and mid-20th centuries.
Zenzl Mühsam
1884–1962 (age 78)
Waldfriedhof Dahlem
Wilhelm Tank
1888–1967 (age 79)
Waldfriedhof Dahlem
Wilhelm Tank was an accomplished illustrator whose artistic work contributed to early-to-mid 20th century German culture...
Karl Romeis
1895–1960 (age 65)
Bogenhausener Friedhof
Heinrich Preß
1901–1968 (age 67)
Waldfriedhof Dahlem
Heinrich Preß was a hydraulic engineer whose technical innovations contributed to mid-20th century industrial developme...
Heinrich Jenewein
1887–1968 (age 81)
Dudweiler
Leo Spik
1894–1968 (age 74)
Waldfriedhof Dahlem
Leo Spik was an art dealer whose expertise and cultural influence shaped the early-to-mid 20th century art market.
Karl Thomas
1883–1969 (age 86)
Hauptfriedhof Freiburg
Hermann Ihringer
1881–1960 (age 79)
Hauptfriedhof Freiburg
Hermann Ihringer was a hotel manager whose professional dedication contributed to the hospitality industry in Freiburg.
Gustav Adler
1891–1963 (age 72)
Hauptfriedhof Freiburg
Nikolaus Hilling
1871–1960 (age 89)
Hauptfriedhof Freiburg
Nikolaus Hilling was a canon law jurist whose scholarly contributions shaped ecclesiastical legal thought in his era.
Heinrich Erggelet
1883–1969 (age 86)
Hauptfriedhof Freiburg
Thomas Aschenbrenner
1885–1963 (age 78)
Hauptfriedhof Freiburg
Thomas Aschenbrenner was a dean whose spiritual leadership and pastoral care served his community with distinction.
Hermann Mitsch
1903–1963 (age 60)
Hauptfriedhof Freiburg
Hans Wellmann
1911–1969 (age 58)
III. Städtischer Friedhof Stubenrauchstraße
Hans Wellmann was a politician whose public service contributed to civic governance during the mid-20th century.
Hermann Staudinger
1881–1965 (age 84)
Hauptfriedhof Freiburg
Otto Fretter-Pico
1893–1966 (age 73)
Hauptfriedhof Freiburg
Otto Fretter-Pico was a military officer whose service spanned the early-to-mid 20th century.
Alfred Kühn
1885–1968 (age 83)
Hauptfriedhof Freiburg
Friedrich Metz
1890–1969 (age 79)
Hauptfriedhof Freiburg
Friedrich Metz was a German professor who lived from 1890 to 1969.
Heinrich Julius Brenzinger
1879–1960 (age 81)
Hauptfriedhof Freiburg
Josef Brandel
1901–1964 (age 63)
Hauptfriedhof Freiburg
Friedrich Krebs
1894–1961 (age 67)
Frankfurt Main Cemetery
Otto Schmöle
1890–1968 (age 78)
Frankfurt Main Cemetery
Otto Schmöle was a German stage actor who lived from 1890 to 1968.
Hanno Hahn
1922–1960 (age 38)
Frankfurt Main Cemetery
Theodor W. Adorno
1903–1969 (age 66)
Frankfurt Main Cemetery
Theodor W. Adorno was a renowned German writer and philosopher who lived from 1903 to 1969.
Fritz Becker
1888–1963 (age 75)
Frankfurt Main Cemetery