Deaths in the 1960s
20,000+ memorials
Gertrude Clare Owens
1887–1963 (age 76)
Sisters of Providence Convent Cemetery
Gertrude Clare Owens (1887-1963) of Chicago rests at the Sisters of Providence Convent Cemetery.
Elmer Schaake
1911–1966 (age 55)
Skylawn Memorial Park
Elmer Schaake (1911-1966) of Lawrence is interred at Skylawn Memorial Park.
Mabel Riegelman
1888–1967 (age 79)
Skylawn Memorial Park
Mabel Riegelman (1888-1967) of Cincinnati was an American opera soprano now buried at Skylawn Memorial Park.
Doc White
1879–1969 (age 90)
Rock Creek Cemetery
Doc White (1879-1969) who died in Washington, D.C., was a Major League Baseball pitcher and is buried at Rock Creek Ceme...
Fulton Lewis Jr.
1903–1966 (age 63)
Rock Creek Cemetery
Fulton Lewis Jr. (1903-1966) rests at Rock Creek Cemetery after a career as a national radio broadcaster.
Jacob J. Shubert
1879–1963 (age 84)
Salem Fields Cemetery
Jacob J. Shubert (1879-1963) of New York City, part of the influential theatre-producing Shubert family, is buried at Sa...
Horton Smith
1908–1963 (age 55)
Springfield National Cemetery
Horton Smith (1908-1963) of Springfield, the first Masters Tournament champion, is buried at Springfield National Cemete...
T. Markoe Robertson
1879–1962 (age 83)
Southampton Cemetery
T. Markoe Robertson (1879-1962) of New York rests at Southampton Cemetery.
Stephen Peabody Jr.
1884–1962 (age 78)
Southampton Cemetery
Stephen Peabody Jr. (1884-1962) is buried at Southampton Cemetery.
Agnew Hunter Bahnson
1886–1966 (age 80)
Salem Cemetery
Agnew Hunter Bahnson (1886-1966) is buried at Salem Cemetery.
Jobyna Ralston
1899–1967 (age 68)
San Fernando Mission Cemetery
Jobyna Ralston (1899-1967) of South Pittsburg, a popular silent film actress, is buried at San Fernando Mission Cemetery...
William Bendix
1906–1964 (age 58)
San Fernando Mission Cemetery
William Bendix (1906-1964) of New York City was an actor best known for his roles in film and radio before being interre...
James V. Kern
1909–1966 (age 57)
San Fernando Mission Cemetery
James V. Kern (1909-1966) of New York City, an actor, writer, and director, is buried at San Fernando Mission Cemetery.
Artie Ortego
1890–1960 (age 70)
San Fernando Mission Cemetery
Artie Ortego (1890–1960) of San Jose was a Native American character actor best known for his work in early Hollywood ...
Charles Beaumont
1929–1967 (age 38)
San Fernando Mission Cemetery
Charles Beaumont (1929–1967) of Chicago became a celebrated Twilight Zone screenwriter before being laid to rest at Sa...
Estelita Rodriguez
1928–1966 (age 38)
San Fernando Mission Cemetery
Estelita Rodriguez (1928–1966), born in Guanajay, was a Cuban actress and singer who appeared in Hollywood Westerns an...
Jimmy Conlin
1884–1962 (age 78)
San Fernando Mission Cemetery
Jimmy Conlin (1884–1962) of Camden was a character actor on stage and screen whose career highlights are remembered al...
Pat O'Malley
1890–1966 (age 76)
San Fernando Mission Cemetery
Pat O'Malley (1890–1966) from Forest City moved from silent films into talkies and now lies buried at San Fernando Mis...
Lee Moran
1888–1961 (age 73)
San Fernando Mission Cemetery
Lee Moran (1888–1961), a Chicago-born actor, writer, and director from the silent era, is buried at San Fernando Missi...
Myron Schaeffer
1908–1965 (age 57)
Sharon Center
Myron Schaeffer (1908–1965) of Barberton spent his life in Ohio before being laid to rest at Sharon Center.
Wayne Chatfield-Taylor
1893–1967 (age 74)
Rock Creek Cemetery
Wayne Chatfield-Taylor (1893–1967) of Chicago served as Assistant Secretary of the Treasury and is interred at Rock Cr...
William Patterson MacCracken, Jr.
1888–1969 (age 81)
Rock Creek Cemetery
William Patterson MacCracken, Jr. (1888–1969) of Chicago became the first head of the Aeronautics Branch of the Commer...
Edna Hague Fawcett
1879–1960 (age 81)
Rock Creek Cemetery
Edna Hague Fawcett (1879–1960) of Washington, D.C. is remembered by her burial at Rock Creek Cemetery.
Myron M. Cowen
1898–1965 (age 67)
Rock Creek Cemetery
Myron M. Cowen (1898–1965) served as a U.S. diplomat and is buried at Rock Creek Cemetery.
Ali Gholi Khan
1879–1966 (age 87)
Rock Creek Cemetery
Ali Gholi Khan (1879–1966) of Iran is interred at Rock Creek Cemetery.
Bertha Noyes
1876–1966 (age 90)
Rock Creek Cemetery
Bertha Noyes (1876–1966) of Washington, D.C. was an artist whose final resting place is Rock Creek Cemetery.
M. L. Wilson
1885–1969 (age 84)
Rock Creek Cemetery
M. L. Wilson (1885–1969) from Atlantic is buried at Rock Creek Cemetery after a lifetime spent near the nation's capit...
Charles Wilson Killam
1871–1961 (age 90)
Shawsheen Cemetery
Charles Wilson Killam (1871–1961) of Charlestown was an architect and educator remembered through his burial at Shawsh...
Frankie Genaro
1901–1966 (age 65)
St. Peter's Cemetery
Frankie Genaro (1901–1966) was a New York City native laid to rest at St. Peter's Cemetery.
Vincent R. Capodanno
1929–1967 (age 38)
St. Peter's Cemetery
Vincent R. Capodanno (1929–1967) hailed from Staten Island and was buried at St. Peter's Cemetery.
James J. Murphy
1898–1962 (age 64)
St. Peter's Cemetery
James J. Murphy (1898–1962) came from Brooklyn and is interred at St. Peter's Cemetery.
Noble C. Powell
1891–1968 (age 77)
St. Thomas Church
Noble C. Powell (1891–1968) was a Lowndesboro native buried at St. Thomas Church.
John Walter Kerr
1871–1962 (age 91)
Rock Creek Cemetery
John Walter Kerr (1871–1962) of Grand Rapids was laid to rest in Rock Creek Cemetery.
Margaret Scully Zimmele
1872–1964 (age 92)
Rock Creek Cemetery
Margaret Scully Zimmele (1872–1964) from Pittsburgh rests in Rock Creek Cemetery.
Paul Felix Warburg
1904–1965 (age 61)
Salem Fields Cemetery
Paul Felix Warburg (1904–1965) is interred at Salem Fields Cemetery.
Benjamin Harrison Namm
1888–1969 (age 81)
Salem Fields Cemetery
Benjamin Harrison Namm (1888–1969) was laid to rest at Salem Fields Cemetery.
Bob Kelley
1917–1966 (age 49)
San Fernando Mission Cemetery
Bob Kelley (1917–1966) is buried at San Fernando Mission Cemetery.
Byron Morgan
1889–1963 (age 74)
San Fernando Mission Cemetery
Byron Morgan (1889–1963) of Carthage lies in San Fernando Mission Cemetery.
Edmund Sebree
1898–1966 (age 68)
San Francisco National Cemetery
Edmund Sebree (1898–1966) from Olney is interred at San Francisco National Cemetery.
Emory Sherwood Adams
1881–1967 (age 86)
San Francisco National Cemetery
Emory Sherwood Adams (1881–1967) of Manhattan rests at San Francisco National Cemetery.
Ernie Orsatti
1902–1968 (age 66)
San Fernando Mission Cemetery
Ernie Orsatti (1902–1968) of Los Angeles is buried at San Fernando Mission Cemetery.
Florence Shirley
1892–1967 (age 75)
San Fernando Mission Cemetery
Florence Shirley (1892–1967) of New York City lies in San Fernando Mission Cemetery.
Joseph Crehan
1883–1966 (age 83)
San Fernando Mission Cemetery
Joseph Crehan (1883–1966) from Baltimore is interred at San Fernando Mission Cemetery.
Kathryn Minner
1892–1969 (age 77)
San Fernando Mission Cemetery
Kathryn Minner (1892–1969) was a New York City native whose final resting place is San Fernando Mission Cemetery.
William H. Parker
1905–1966 (age 61)
San Fernando Mission Cemetery
William H. Parker (1905–1966) led the Los Angeles Police Department as chief from 1950 until his death and is buried a...
William Haade
1903–1966 (age 63)
San Fernando Mission Cemetery
William Haade (1903–1966) was an American character actor from New York City remembered for supporting roles in Hollyw...
William T. Perkins, Jr.
1947–1967 (age 20)
San Fernando Mission Cemetery
William T. Perkins, Jr. (1947–1967) was a U.S. Marine who posthumously received the Medal of Honor for heroism in Viet...
Ray Montgomery
1909–1966 (age 57)
San Fernando Mission Cemetery
Ray Montgomery (1909–1966) was a Wheeling native whose life concluded with burial at San Fernando Mission Cemetery.
Gordon Thomas Whyburn
1904–1969 (age 65)
University of Virginia Cemetery and Columbarium
Gordon Thomas Whyburn (1904–1969) was an American mathematician and longtime University of Virginia faculty member kno...
Samuel Alfred Mitchell
1874–1960 (age 86)
University of Virginia Cemetery and Columbarium
Samuel Alfred Mitchell (1874–1960) was a Canadian-American astronomer and director of the McCormick Observatory who ta...