Deaths in the 1960s

Martha Mercer, née Dana

1872–1960 (age 88)

Mount Auburn Cemetery

Martha Mercer, née Dana (1872-1960) was an American woman.

Florence Fair

1907–1969 (age 62)

Woodlawn Cemetery

Florence Fair (1907-1969) was an American from Salida.

Birleanna Blanks

1889–1968 (age 79)

Woodlawn Cemetery

Birleanna Blanks (1889-1968) was an American from Iowa.

Orme Wilson Jr.

1860–1966 (age 106)

Woodlawn Cemetery

Orme Wilson Jr. (1860-1966) was an American resident of New York City.

Pedro Albizu Campos

1891–1965 (age 74)

Santa María Magdalena de Pazzis Cemetery

Pedro Albizu Campos (1891-1965) was a Puerto Rican nationalist and independence advocate from Ponce.

Rafael Hernández Marín

1891–1965 (age 74)

Santa María Magdalena de Pazzis Cemetery

Rafael Hernández Marín (1891-1965) was a Puerto Rican politician and former governor from Aguadilla.

Gilberto Concepción de Gracia

1909–1968 (age 59)

Santa María Magdalena de Pazzis Cemetery

Gilberto Concepción de Gracia (1909-1968) was a Puerto Rican lawyer and political leader from Vega Alta.

Susanna M. Salter

1860–1961 (age 101)

Argonia

Susanna M. Salter (1860-1961) was an American woman from Belmont County, Ohio, notable as the first female mayor in the ...

José Santos Alegría

1886–1965 (age 79)

Santa María Magdalena de Pazzis Cemetery

José Santos Alegría (1886-1965) was a Puerto Rican from Dorado.

Leopoldo Figueroa

1887–1969 (age 82)

Santa María Magdalena de Pazzis Cemetery

Leopoldo Figueroa (1887-1969) was a Puerto Rican from San Juan.

Muna Lee

1895–1965 (age 70)

Santa María Magdalena de Pazzis Cemetery

Muna Lee (1895-1965) was an American poet and diplomat from Raymond.

Sophie Stevens Lanneau

1880–1963 (age 83)

Wake Forest

Sophie Stevens Lanneau was a Lexington resident who lived from 1880 to 1963.

Kate Rodd Moffett

1882–1961 (age 79)

Taylorsville

Kate Rodd Moffett was a New Orleans woman who lived from 1882 to 1961.

Charles Francis Potter

1885–1962 (age 77)

Maplewood Cemetery

Charles Francis Potter was a Marlborough resident and religious figure who lived from 1885 to 1962.

Vernon J. Brown

1874–1964 (age 90)

Mason

Vernon J. Brown was a Vevay Township resident who lived from 1874 to 1964.

Sue Harvard

1888–1967 (age 79)

Woodlawn Cemetery

Sue Harvard was a Wales resident who lived from 1888 to 1967.

Irving Sands Olds

1887–1963 (age 76)

Woodlawn Cemetery

Irving Sands Olds was an Erie resident who lived from 1887 to 1963.

Louis Everett Burnham

1915–1960 (age 45)

Woodlawn Cemetery

Louis Everett Burnham was a Harlem-based activist and communist organizer who lived from 1915 to 1960.

Glen M. Waters

1885–1965 (age 80)

Lakewood Cemetery

Glen M. Waters was a resident who lived from 1885 to 1965.

Mary C. van Wert

1881–1963 (age 82)

Lakewood Cemetery

Mary C. van Wert was a resident who lived from 1881 to 1963.

Louis Blodgett Newell

1871–1966 (age 95)

Lakewood Cemetery

Louis Blodgett Newell was a resident who lived from 1871 to 1966.

Katharine S. Wheaton

1884–1965 (age 81)

Lakewood Cemetery

Katharine S. Wheaton was a resident who lived from 1884 to 1965.

Jack Kerouac

1922–1969 (age 47)

Edson Cemetery

Jack Kerouac was a Lowell-born novelist and poet who became a central figure of the Beat Generation, living from 1922 to...

William Martin

1898–1960 (age 62)

Lowell Cemetery

William Martin was a Massachusetts resident who lived from 1898 to 1960.

Stanley Elroy Qua

1880–1965 (age 85)

Lowell Cemetery

Stanley Elroy Qua was a resident who lived from 1880 to 1965.

Chester M. Kearney

1897–1969 (age 72)

Montgomery

Chester M. Kearney was a Dover-Foxcroft resident who lived from 1897 to 1969.

Tobie Kendall Grant

1887–1968 (age 81)

Scottdale

Tobie Kendall Grant was an American resident of Scottdale who lived from 1887 to 1968.

Josiah McCracken

1874–1962 (age 88)

Woodlawn Cemetery

Josiah McCracken was a Lincoln County resident who lived from 1874 to 1962.

John Ross Delafield

1874–1964 (age 90)

Woodlawn Cemetery

John Ross Delafield was an American who lived from 1874 to 1964.

Margaret Lethbridge

1898–1961 (age 63)

Woodlawn Cemetery

Margaret Lethbridge was an Orange resident who lived from 1898 to 1961.

George Arents

1875–1960 (age 85)

Woodlawn Cemetery

George Arents was an American who lived from 1875 to 1960.

Catherine Hughes Waddell

1898–1961 (age 63)

Woodlawn Cemetery

Catherine Hughes Waddell was an American woman who lived from 1898 to 1961.

Donald Carr

1887–1961 (age 74)

Woodlawn Cemetery

Donald Carr was an American who lived from 1887 to 1961.

Nicholas Lambrinides

1879–1962 (age 83)

Spring Grove Cemetery

Nicholas Lambrinides was a Kastoria native who lived from 1879 to 1962.

Powel Crosley, Jr.

1886–1961 (age 75)

Spring Grove Cemetery

Powel Crosley Jr. was a Cincinnati-based industrialist and entrepreneur who lived from 1886 to 1961.

Robert N. Gorman

1896–1962 (age 66)

Spring Grove Cemetery

Robert N. Gorman was a Hartwell resident who lived from 1896 to 1962.

Frederick Davis Greene

1863–1962 (age 99)

Spring Grove Cemetery

Frederick Davis Greene was a Van resident who lived from 1863 to 1962.

Lillian Josephine Chester

1887–1961 (age 74)

Spring Grove Cemetery

Lillian Josephine Chester was a Cincinnati resident who lived from 1887 to 1961.

Nina Mae McKinney

1912–1967 (age 55)

Woodlawn Cemetery

Nina Mae McKinney was a Lancaster-born actress and entertainer who lived from 1912 to 1967.

Robert Lehman

1891–1969 (age 78)

Woodlawn Cemetery

Robert Lehman was a New York City-based art collector and philanthropist who lived from 1891 to 1969.

Henry J. Topping Jr.

1914–1968 (age 54)

Woodlawn Cemetery

Henry J. Topping Jr. was a New York resident who lived from 1914 to 1968.

Vivian Wessell

1894–1965 (age 71)

Mount Auburn Cemetery

Vivian Wessell was a New York City resident who lived from 1894 to 1965.

Mathilda Elizabeth Frelinghuysen Davis

1876–1960 (age 84)

Mount Auburn Cemetery

Mathilda Elizabeth Frelinghuysen Davis lived from 1876 to 1960 and was a member of the prominent Frelinghuysen family.

John E. Thayer Jr.

1887–1966 (age 79)

Mount Auburn Cemetery

John E. Thayer Jr. was born in 1887 and died in 1966.

Henry Joshua Winslow

1880–1963 (age 83)

Mount Auburn Cemetery

Henry Joshua Winslow was a Cambridge resident who lived from 1880 to 1963.

Edwin Hale Abbot, Jr.

1881–1966 (age 85)

Mount Auburn Cemetery

Edwin Hale Abbot Jr. was a Milwaukee resident who lived from 1881 to 1966.

Archibald James Macintyre

1908–1967 (age 59)

Spring Grove Cemetery

Archibald James Macintyre was a Sheffield resident who lived from 1908 to 1967.

Al Jorden

1917–1967 (age 50)

Spring Grove Cemetery

Al Jorden was an Evanston resident who lived from 1917 to 1967.

Eleanor Kellogg Chase

1894–1961 (age 67)

Spring Grove Cemetery

Eleanor Kellogg Chase was a Waterbury resident who lived from 1894 to 1961.

Laura Campbell Gano

1874–1966 (age 92)

Spring Grove Cemetery

Laura Campbell Gano lived from 1874 to 1966.