Deaths in the 1960s

V. Raymond Edman

1900–1967 (age 67)

Wheaton Cemetery

V. Raymond Edman (1900-1967) was an American evangelical Christian educator and president of Wheaton College.

Harry Halstead McPheeters

1892–1960 (age 68)

Hauppauge Rural Cemetery

Harry Halstead McPheeters (1892-1960) was a Bloomington resident buried at Hauppauge Rural Cemetery.

Catherine Lavinia Lattin

1878–1964 (age 86)

Hauppauge Rural Cemetery

Catherine Lavinia Lattin (1878-1964) was a Farmingdale resident buried at Hauppauge Rural Cemetery.

Sarah Graham Kenan

1876–1968 (age 92)

Oakdale Cemetery

Sarah Graham Kenan (1876-1968) was a philanthropist and member of the prominent Kenan family.

Wall Doxey

1892–1962 (age 70)

Hillcrest Cemetery

Wall Doxey (1892-1962) was an American politician and U.S. Representative from Mississippi.

Norm Verry

1922–1961 (age 39)

Green Hills Memorial Park

Norm Verry (1922-1961) was a Hanford resident buried at Green Hills Memorial Park.

Rhode Lee Michelson

1943–1961 (age 18)

Green Hills Memorial Park

Rhode Lee Michelson was a Long Beach resident who lived from 1943 to 1961.

Aaron Ward

1896–1961 (age 65)

Saint Louis Cemetery No. 3

Aaron Ward was a Booneville resident who lived from 1896 to 1961.

Herbert O'Conor

1896–1960 (age 64)

New Cathedral Cemetery

Herbert O'Conor was a Baltimore resident who lived from 1896 to 1960.

Walt Smallwood

1893–1967 (age 74)

New Cathedral Cemetery

Walt Smallwood was a Dayton resident who lived from 1893 to 1967.

Jessie May Horton

1888–1965 (age 77)

Hillside Cemetery

Jessie May Horton was a Yates County resident who lived from 1888 to 1965.

Margaret Honeyman Powell Swope

1890–1967 (age 77)

Fresh Pond Crematory and Columbarium

Margaret Honeyman Powell Swope lived from 1890 to 1967.

Paul Siple

1908–1968 (age 60)

National Memorial Park

Paul Siple was a Montpelier resident who lived from 1908 to 1968.

Harry R. Sheppard

1885–1969 (age 84)

National Memorial Park

Harry R. Sheppard was a Mobile resident who lived from 1885 to 1969.

John Mason Brown

1900–1969 (age 69)

Stonington Cemetery

John Mason Brown was a Louisville resident who lived from 1900 to 1969.

Will Lang, Jr.

1914–1968 (age 54)

Trinity Cemetery

Will Lang, Jr. lived from 1914 to 1968.

Wroe Alderson

1898–1965 (age 67)

Haverford New Meeting Cemetery

Wroe Alderson lived from 1898 to 1965.

William Howard Wilson

1877–1968 (age 91)

Bound Brook Mountain Avenue Cemetery

William Howard Wilson was a Millstone resident who lived from 1877 to 1968.

Frank Hartshorne Miller

1888–1969 (age 81)

Bound Brook Mountain Avenue Cemetery

Frank Hartshorne Miller was a Brooklyn resident who lived from 1888 to 1969.

Theodore Wintrone II

1886–1961 (age 75)

Dallas Cemetery

Theodore Wintrone II was a Dallas resident who lived from 1886 to 1961.

Ida Williams Pritchett

1891–1965 (age 74)

Bound Brook Mountain Avenue Cemetery

Ida Williams Pritchett was a St. Louis resident who lived from 1891 to 1965.

Jacob Banks Kurtz

1867–1960 (age 93)

Alto Rest Park

Jacob Banks Kurtz (1867-1960) was a Delaware Township resident whose life spanned nearly a century.

William R. Blair

1874–1962 (age 88)

Fair View Cemetery

William R. Blair (1874-1962) was a County Londonderry native who lived to age 88.

Edward Ignatius Cudahy

1880–1963 (age 83)

Calvary Cemetery

Edward Ignatius Cudahy (1880-1963) was an American businessman and member of the prominent Cudahy meatpacking family.

Richard B. Dunbar

1886–1968 (age 82)

Oakwood Cemetery

Richard B. Dunbar (1886-1968) was an American who lived 82 years.

Andrew Ellicott Douglass

1867–1962 (age 95)

Evergreen Mortuary & Cemetery

Andrew Ellicott Douglass (1867-1962) was an American astronomer and dendrochronologist who pioneered tree-ring dating.

Henry Jaastad

1872–1965 (age 93)

Evergreen Mortuary & Cemetery

Henry Jaastad (1872-1965) was a Norwegian-American who lived 93 years.

John James Thornber

1872–1962 (age 90)

Evergreen Mortuary & Cemetery

John James Thornber (1872-1962) was an American botanist and educator known for his work on Arizona flora.

Paul B. Parker

1898–1960 (age 62)

Ferncliff Cemetery

Paul B. Parker (1898-1960) was a Greentown resident who lived 62 years.

Cora Miranda Baggerly Older

1875–1968 (age 93)

Los Gatos Memorial Park

Cora Miranda Baggerly Older (1875-1968) was an American writer and women's suffrage advocate.

Harry Owen Stead

1883–1969 (age 86)

Sulphur Springs Cemetery

Harry Owen Stead (1883-1969) was an American who lived 86 years.

Robert J. Van de Graaff

1901–1967 (age 66)

Beverly Central Cemetery

Robert J. Van de Graaff (1901-1967) was an American physicist who invented the Van de Graaff generator.

Skip James

1902–1969 (age 67)

Merion Memorial Park

Skip James (1902-1969) was an American blues musician and songwriter from Mississippi.

Frederick Fleet

1887–1965 (age 78)

Hollybrook Park

Frederick Fleet (1887-1965) was a British sailor who was the lookout on the Titanic when it struck the iceberg.

Rudy Lewis

1936–1964 (age 28)

Rolling Green Memorial Park

Rudy Lewis (1936-1964) was an American R&B and soul singer with The Drifters.

Bowden Wyatt

1917–1969 (age 52)

Roane Memorial Gardens

Bowden Wyatt (1917-1969) was an American football player and coach.

Kathryn Card

1892–1964 (age 72)

Harbor Lawn-Mount Olive Memorial Park

Kathryn Card was an American actress and performer active in early 20th-century entertainment.

Hans Lobert

1881–1968 (age 87)

Philadelphia Memorial Park

Hans Lobert was a professional baseball player and manager who had a significant career in Major League Baseball.

Edward Morrison

1894–1961 (age 67)

Rolling Green Memorial Park

Edward Morrison was an American professional associated with early 20th-century activities in Chelsea.

Menus Bedell

1883–1965 (age 82)

Greenfield Cemetery

Menus Bedell was an American resident of Baldwin during the early-to-mid 20th century.

William M. Ruthrauff

1884–1969 (age 85)

Ferncliff Cemetery

William M. Ruthrauff was an American from Constantine active during the late 19th and early 20th centuries.

Robert Humphrey Forbes

1867–1968 (age 101)

Evergreen Mortuary & Cemetery

Robert Humphrey Forbes was an American businessman and philanthropist known for his contributions to mining and agricult...

La Verne Buckton

1896–1968 (age 72)

Ferncliff Cemetery

La Verne Buckton was an American entertainer and performer of the mid-20th century.

Henry Morgenthau Jr.

1891–1967 (age 76)

Mount Pleasant Cemetery

Henry Morgenthau Jr. was a prominent American politician who served as Secretary of the Treasury under President Frankli...

Anastasy Vonsyatsky

1898–1965 (age 67)

West Thompson Cemetery

Anastasy Vonsyatsky was a Russian-American anti-communist activist and political figure.

William Stiles Bennet

1870–1962 (age 92)

Laurel Grove Cemetery

William Stiles Bennet was an American clergyman and religious leader based in Port Jervis.

Georgia Douglas Johnson

1880–1966 (age 86)

Lincoln Memorial Cemetery

Georgia Douglas Johnson was an influential African American poet, playwright, and civil rights advocate of the Harlem Re...

Nannie Helen Burroughs

1879–1961 (age 82)

Lincoln Memorial Cemetery

Nannie Helen Burroughs was a prominent African American educator, civil rights activist, and founder of the National Tra...

Sidney V. Haas

1870–1964 (age 94)

Mount Pleasant Cemetery

Sidney V. Haas was an American businessman and philanthropist from Chicago.

William Claytor

1908–1967 (age 59)

Lincoln Memorial Cemetery

William Claytor was an African American mathematician and educator who made significant contributions to mathematics edu...