Deaths in the 1960s
20,000+ memorials
Nellie Rowe Jones
1887–1960 (age 73)
Green Hill Cemetery
Nellie Rowe Jones was a woman from Greensboro who lived from 1887 to 1960.
John I. Falconer
1888–1963 (age 75)
Union Cemetery
John I. Falconer was a man from Mason who lived from 1888 to 1963.
Ella Dales Cantelow
1875–1964 (age 89)
Sunset Mausoleum and Columbarium
Ella Dales Cantelow was a woman from San Francisco who lived from 1875 to 1964.
Frank William Hart
1881–1965 (age 84)
Sunset Mausoleum and Columbarium
Frank William Hart was a man from Quincy who lived from 1881 to 1965.
Wilmer Garfield Stover
1881–1961 (age 80)
Union Cemetery
Wilmer Garfield Stover was a man who lived from 1881 to 1961.
Alexander Richard Heron
1891–1965 (age 74)
Sunset Mausoleum and Columbarium
Alexander Richard Heron was a man from Flesherton who lived from 1891 to 1965.
H.D.
1886–1961 (age 75)
Nisky Hill Cemetery
H.D. was a person from Bethlehem who lived from 1886 to 1961.
Dean G. Witter
1887–1969 (age 82)
Sunset View Cemetery
Dean G. Witter was an American investment banker who lived from 1887 to 1969.
Eugene Grace
1876–1960 (age 84)
Nisky Hill Cemetery
Eugene Grace was an American steel industry executive who lived from 1876 to 1960.
Laurie Hickox
1945–1961 (age 16)
Sunset View Cemetery
Laurie Hickox was a person from San Francisco who lived from 1945 to 1961.
Ray Kremer
1893–1965 (age 72)
Sunset View Cemetery
Ray Kremer was an American professional baseball player who lived from 1893 to 1965.
William Hickox
1942–1961 (age 19)
Sunset View Cemetery
William Hickox was a San Francisco resident who lived from 1942 to 1961.
William R. Coyle
1878–1962 (age 84)
Nisky Hill Cemetery
William R. Coyle was a Washington, D.C. resident who lived from 1878 to 1962.
Ralph Smith Minor
1876–1961 (age 85)
Sunset View Cemetery
Ralph Smith Minor was a Deposit resident who lived from 1876 to 1961.
Franz Kline
1910–1962 (age 52)
Hollenback Cemetery
Franz Kline was an abstract expressionist painter from Wilkes-Barre who lived from 1910 to 1962.
Joe Vincent Meigs
1892–1963 (age 71)
Hildreth Family Cemetery
Joe Vincent Meigs was a Lowell resident who lived from 1892 to 1963.
Craig Wadsworth
1872–1960 (age 88)
Temple Hill Cemetery
Craig Wadsworth was a Philadelphia resident who lived from 1872 to 1960.
Laura E. Frenger
1873–1961 (age 88)
Masonic Cemetery
Laura E. Frenger was a St. Louis resident who lived from 1873 to 1961.
William A. Sutherland
1876–1969 (age 93)
Masonic Cemetery
William A. Sutherland was a Corpus Christi resident who lived from 1876 to 1969.
Elmo Neale Pickerill
1885–1968 (age 83)
Pinelawn Memorial Park
Elmo Neale Pickerill was a Green Ridge resident who lived from 1885 to 1968.
George Gamow
1904–1968 (age 64)
Green Mountain Cemetery
George Gamow was a renowned theoretical physicist from Odesa who lived from 1904 to 1968.
Bill Swift
1908–1969 (age 61)
Oak Hill Burial Park
Bill Swift was an Elmira resident who lived from 1908 to 1969.
Bob Higgins
1893–1969 (age 76)
Centre County Memorial Park
Bob Higgins was a Corning resident who lived from 1893 to 1969.
Cleve Cartmill
1908–1964 (age 56)
Westminster Memorial Park
Cleve Cartmill was a science fiction writer from Platteville who lived from 1908 to 1964.
D. M. Balliet
1866–1960 (age 94)
Mount Hope Cemetery
D. M. Balliet was a Lehighton resident who lived from 1866 to 1960.
Howard Parker Talman
1893–1961 (age 68)
Oak Hill Burial Park
Howard Parker Talman was a Spring Valley resident who lived from 1893 to 1961.
Wolcott McCormick Blair
1893–1966 (age 73)
Brookville Cemetery
Wolcott McCormick Blair (1893-1966) was an American businessman and philanthropist.
Frederick Orville Grover
1868–1964 (age 96)
Westwood Cemetery
Frederick Orville Grover (1868-1964) was a Bangor resident who lived to the age of 96.
Edmund Jennings Lee
1877–1962 (age 85)
Elmwood Cemetery
Edmund Jennings Lee (1877-1962) was an American of the late 19th and early 20th centuries.
Carl E. Howe
1898–1966 (age 68)
Westwood Cemetery
Carl E. Howe (1898-1966) was an American who lived during the 20th century.
Newell Leroy Sims
1878–1965 (age 87)
Westwood Cemetery
Newell Leroy Sims (1878-1965) was a Fremont resident and American of the early 20th century.
Walter A. Shewhart
1891–1967 (age 76)
Friends Central Cemetery
Walter A. Shewhart (1891-1967) was an American statistician and pioneer of quality control.
Kid Howard
1908–1966 (age 58)
Mount Olivet Cemetery
Kid Howard (1908-1966) was a New Orleans jazz musician and trumpeter.
Pedro Flores
1896–1964 (age 68)
South Lawn Cemetery
Pedro Flores (1896-1964) was a Filipino-American entrepreneur and inventor of the yo-yo.
Edgar Allan Poe
1871–1961 (age 90)
Saint Thomas Episcopal Church Cemetery
Edgar Allan Poe (1871-1961) was a Baltimore resident and American of the late 19th and early 20th centuries.
Samuel M. Shoemaker, III
1893–1963 (age 70)
Saint Thomas Episcopal Church Cemetery
Samuel M. Shoemaker, III (1893-1963) was a Baltimore-based American religious leader and theologian.
Alan Bunce
1900–1965 (age 65)
Long Ridge Union Cemetery
Alan Bunce (1900-1965) was a Westfield-based American actor and performer.
Anna Melissa Graves
1875–1964 (age 89)
Saint Thomas Episcopal Church Cemetery
Anna Melissa Graves (1875-1964) was a Baltimore resident and American of the late 19th and early 20th centuries.
James Douglas Birchim
1946–1968 (age 22)
Honolulu Memorial
James Douglas Birchim (1946-1968) was an American who died at age 22.
Nell Louise Pomeroy O'Brien
1897–1966 (age 69)
Lake Lawn Park Cemetery and Mausoleum
Nell Louise Pomeroy O'Brien (1897-1966) was a New Orleans resident and American of the early 20th century.
Herbert A. May, Jr.
1919–1969 (age 50)
Saint Thomas Episcopal Church Cemetery
Herbert A. May, Jr. (1919-1969) was a Pittsburgh-based American of the mid-20th century.
Philip Salisbury
1891–1967 (age 76)
Long Ridge Union Cemetery
Philip Salisbury was an Oregon resident who lived from 1891 to 1967.
Harry Sylvester Will
1886–1967 (age 81)
Union Cemetery
Harry Sylvester Will was a Carey resident who lived from 1886 to 1967.
Cord Meyer III
1893–1964 (age 71)
All Faiths Cemetery
Cord Meyer III was a New York City resident who lived from 1893 to 1964.
Edward J. Robeson, Jr.
1890–1966 (age 76)
Green Hill Cemetery
Edward J. Robeson, Jr. was a Waynesville resident who lived from 1890 to 1966.
Elizabeth Christ Trump
1880–1966 (age 86)
All Faiths Cemetery
Elizabeth Christ Trump was a Kallstadt native who lived from 1880 to 1966.
Virginia MacFadyen
1900–1966 (age 66)
Green Hill Cemetery
Virginia MacFadyen was born in 1900 and died in 1966.
Vernon L. Nickell
1891–1969 (age 78)
Mount Hope Cemetery and Mausoleum
Vernon L. Nickell was a Bellflower resident who lived from 1891 to 1969.
Al Bridwell
1884–1969 (age 85)
Greenlawn Cemetery
Al Bridwell was a Friendship resident who lived from 1884 to 1969.
Philip Franklin
1898–1965 (age 67)
Northeast Cemetery
Philip Franklin was a New York City resident who lived from 1898 to 1965.