Deaths in the 1960s
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Gordon Leo McDonough
1895–1968 (age 73)
Holy Cross Cemetery
Gordon Leo McDonough was a California politician who served multiple terms as a Republican U.S. Representative from 1945...
Rudolph Maté
1898–1964 (age 66)
Holy Cross Cemetery
Rudolph Maté was a Polish-born cinematographer and director celebrated for his work on films such as The Passion of Joa...
Rita Johnson
1913–1965 (age 52)
Holy Cross Cemetery
Rita Johnson was an American actress whose career spanned stage, radio, and films during Hollywood’s Golden Age.
Wallace Ford
1898–1966 (age 68)
Holy Cross Cemetery
Wallace Ford was an English-born character actor who appeared in hundreds of films, including The Informer and Lifeboat.
Alan Mowbray
1896–1969 (age 73)
Holy Cross Cemetery
Alan Mowbray was an English stage and film actor who became a familiar face in Hollywood comedies and dramas.
Walter Catlett
1889–1960 (age 71)
Holy Cross Cemetery
Walter Catlett was an American character actor and comedian best remembered for his excitable supporting roles in classi...
Juanita Hansen
1895–1961 (age 66)
Holy Cross Cemetery
Juanita Hansen was an American silent film actress whose turbulent life later drew attention amid the prohibition-era un...
Frank Lovejoy
1912–1962 (age 50)
Holy Cross Cemetery
Frank Lovejoy was an American actor known for his portrayals of gritty everymen on radio, film, and television, includin...
Margaret Gibson
1894–1964 (age 70)
Holy Cross Cemetery
Margaret Gibson was an American film actress of the silent era whose name resurfaced amid scandal decades after her earl...
Frank Albertson
1909–1964 (age 55)
Holy Cross Cemetery
Frank Albertson was an American character actor remembered for his turns in It’s a Wonderful Life and The Maltese Falc...
Gaston Glass
1899–1965 (age 66)
Holy Cross Cemetery
Gaston Glass was a French-born actor who transitioned from silent films to talkies in early Hollywood.
Gene Fowler
1890–1960 (age 70)
Holy Cross Cemetery
Gene Fowler was an American journalist, biographer, and novelist celebrated for his colorful memoirs of the literary and...
Paul Sloane
1893–1963 (age 70)
Inglewood Park Cemetery
Paul Sloane was an American screenwriter and film director who contributed to comedies and dramas in the silent and earl...
William Duncan
1879–1961 (age 82)
Inglewood Park Cemetery
William Duncan (1879–1961) was a Scottish-born American film actor, director, and writer whose silent-era Westerns mad...
Charles W. Lyon
1887–1960 (age 73)
Inglewood Park Cemetery
Charles W. Lyon (1887–1960) was a California legislator who served multiple terms in both houses of the state legislat...
Fletcher Bowron
1887–1968 (age 81)
Inglewood Park Cemetery
Fletcher Bowron (1887–1968) was a reform-minded mayor of Los Angeles for 15 years who led anti-corruption efforts duri...
George Pepperdine
1886–1962 (age 76)
Inglewood Park Cemetery
George Pepperdine (1886–1962) was a businessman and philanthropist who founded Western Auto Supply Company and later e...
Irish Meusel
1893–1963 (age 70)
Inglewood Park Cemetery
Irish Meusel (1893–1963) was a Major League Baseball outfielder best known for his time with the New York Giants and P...
James J. Cline
1899–1969 (age 70)
Inglewood Park Cemetery
James J. Cline (1899–1969) was born in Fremont County before ultimately being laid to rest at Inglewood Park Cemetery ...
Oris Hockett
1909–1969 (age 60)
Inglewood Park Cemetery
Oris Hockett (1909–1969) was a Major League Baseball outfielder who played for the Cleveland Indians and Chicago White...
Raynold E. Acre
1889–1966 (age 77)
Inglewood Park Cemetery
Raynold E. Acre (1889–1966) was born in Auburn, California, and later interred at Inglewood Park Cemetery.
Rockwell D. Hunt
1868–1966 (age 98)
Inglewood Park Cemetery
Rockwell D. Hunt (1868–1966) was a historian and university professor who taught at UC Berkeley and wrote extensively ...
Sam Polo
1872–1966 (age 94)
Inglewood Park Cemetery
Sam Polo (1872–1966) was a silent-film actor and stunt performer who appeared in dozens of early Hollywood productions...
Buzz Arlett
1899–1964 (age 65)
Lakewood Cemetery
Buzz Arlett (1899–1964) was a professional baseball slugger nicknamed the "Babe Ruth of the minor leagues" for his pro...
Cedric Adams
1902–1961 (age 59)
Lakewood Cemetery
Cedric Adams (1902–1961) was a beloved Minneapolis radio announcer and columnist whose voice and commentary defined Mi...
James Ford Bell
1879–1961 (age 82)
Lakewood Cemetery
James Ford Bell (1879–1961) was a Minnesota businessman who founded General Mills and became a major philanthropist ac...
Mabeth Hurd Paige
1869–1961 (age 92)
Lakewood Cemetery
Mabeth Hurd Paige (1869–1961) was one of Minnesota's earliest female legislators, serving in the state House to champi...
John H. MacMillan, Jr.
1895–1960 (age 65)
Lakewood Cemetery
John H. MacMillan, Jr. (1895–1960) was a longtime president of Cargill who guided the family-owned agribusiness into a...
Joseph A. A. Burnquist
1879–1961 (age 82)
Lakewood Cemetery
Joseph A. A. Burnquist (1879–1961) hailed from Dayton and was laid to rest at Lakewood Cemetery.
Joseph William Rankin
1876–1963 (age 87)
Holy Cross Cemetery
Joseph William Rankin (1876–1963) lived in Manhattan before being buried at Holy Cross Cemetery.
Edwin Corning Jr.
1919–1964 (age 45)
Albany Rural Cemetery
Edwin Corning Jr. (1919–1964) was connected to Albany and is buried at Albany Rural Cemetery.
Humphrey F. Redfield
1894–1960 (age 66)
Albany Rural Cemetery
Humphrey F. Redfield (1894–1960) rests at Albany Rural Cemetery.
Marjorie Howard Lowrie
1875–1961 (age 86)
Albany Rural Cemetery
Marjorie Howard Lowrie (1875–1961) was interred at Albany Rural Cemetery.
Sarah Jane Isdell
1879–1960 (age 81)
Albany Rural Cemetery
Sarah Jane Isdell (1879–1960) of Albany was laid to rest at Albany Rural Cemetery.
John Kenneth Howard
1891–1965 (age 74)
Mount Auburn Cemetery
John Kenneth Howard (1891–1965) is buried at Mount Auburn Cemetery.
Anna Woolson Paine
1901–1960 (age 59)
Mount Auburn Cemetery
Anna Woolson Paine (1901–1960) went to her final rest at Mount Auburn Cemetery.
Mary Cleveland Bigelow
1884–1968 (age 84)
Mount Auburn Cemetery
Mary Cleveland Bigelow (1884–1968) rests at Mount Auburn Cemetery.
Mary Beidler Camp
1889–1969 (age 80)
Mount Auburn Cemetery
Mary Beidler Camp (1889–1969) is buried at Mount Auburn Cemetery.
Martin H. Kennelly
1887–1961 (age 74)
Mount Olivet Cemetery
Martin H. Kennelly (1887–1961) of Chicago found his final resting place at Mount Olivet Cemetery.
Charles P. Nelson
1907–1962 (age 55)
Georgetown
Charles P. Nelson (1907–1962) was associated with Waterville and is buried in Georgetown.
Anne Carroll Moore
1871–1961 (age 90)
Limerick
Anne Carroll Moore (1871–1961) had ties to Limerick and was buried there.
Lou Bruce
1877–1968 (age 91)
Richfield Springs
Lou Bruce (1877–1968) hailed from Saint Regis and is buried in Richfield Springs.
Hazel Heald
1896–1961 (age 65)
Monmouth
Hazel Heald (1896–1961) was laid to rest in Monmouth.
Frank Fayant
1876–1965 (age 89)
Fort Plain
Frank Fayant (1876–1965) was a Fort Plain resident who was laid to rest in that community.
Virginia Herndon Perrin
1881–1968 (age 87)
Cave Hill Cemetery
Virginia Herndon Perrin (1881–1968) lived in the Louisville area and was interred at Cave Hill Cemetery.
Tom Parker
1912–1964 (age 52)
Alexandria National Cemetery
Tom Parker (1912–1964) hailed from Alexandria and was buried at Alexandria National Cemetery, indicating his service i...
Ivar Skarland
1889–1965 (age 76)
Birch Hill Cemetery
Ivar Skarland (1889–1965) of Høylandet Municipality emigrated to the United States and was buried at Birch Hill Cemet...
Earnest B. Collins
1873–1967 (age 94)
Birch Hill Cemetery
Earnest B. Collins (1873–1967) lived in Farmland before being buried at Birch Hill Cemetery.
Walter LeFevre
1918–1967 (age 49)
Birch Hill Cemetery
Walter LeFevre (1918–1967) resided in Marion and was later interred at Birch Hill Cemetery.
John Hall
1891–1967 (age 76)
Birch Hill Cemetery
John Hall (1891–1967) of Marshall was buried at Birch Hill Cemetery after his death.