Deaths in the 1970s

Grace Dodge Rea

1915–1977 (age 62)

Green Mount Cemetery

Grace Dodge Rea (1915-1977) was a member of the prominent Dodge family.

Minnie Tittell Brune

1875–1974 (age 99)

Calvary Cemetery

Minnie Tittell Brune was a San Francisco resident who lived from 1875 to 1974.

Johnny Hines

1895–1970 (age 75)

Calvary Cemetery

Johnny Hines (1895-1970) was a Golden, Colorado resident.

Alex Montoya

1907–1970 (age 63)

Calvary Cemetery

Alex Montoya was an El Paso resident who lived from 1907 to 1970.

Charles Christopher Dudley Short

1913–1978 (age 65)

Lexington Cemetery

Charles Christopher Dudley Short (1913-1978) was a Mayfair resident.

William Hugh Jansen

1914–1979 (age 65)

Lexington Cemetery

William Hugh Jansen lived from 1914 to 1979.

S. N. Behrman

1893–1973 (age 80)

Mount Carmel Cemetery

S. N. Behrman (1893-1973) was a Worcester-based playwright and screenwriter.

Bernard Spindel

1923–1971 (age 48)

Mount Carmel Cemetery

Bernard Spindel (1923-1971) was a New York City-based private investigator and surveillance expert.

Josef Rosensaft

1911–1975 (age 64)

Mount Carmel Cemetery

Josef Rosensaft (1911-1975) was a Holocaust survivor and Jewish community leader from Będzin, Poland.

Harry J. Fishbein

1897–1976 (age 79)

Mount Carmel Cemetery

Harry J. Fishbein (1897-1976) was a Manhattan resident.

John Barnes Chance

1932–1972 (age 40)

Lexington Cemetery

John Barnes Chance (1932-1972) was a Beaumont-based composer and conductor.

Adolph Rupp

1901–1977 (age 76)

Lexington Cemetery

Adolph Rupp (1901-1977) was a legendary college basketball coach at the University of Kentucky.

John B. Breckinridge

1913–1979 (age 66)

Lexington Cemetery

John B. Breckinridge (1913-1979) was a Washington, D.C. resident and diplomat.

Ernie Lombardi

1908–1977 (age 69)

Mountain View Cemetery

Ernie Lombardi (1908-1977) was an Oakland-born Hall of Fame baseball catcher.

Harold C. Bradley

1878–1976 (age 98)

Mountain View Cemetery

Harold C. Bradley was a California businessman and philanthropist who lived from 1878 to 1976.

William Knowland

1908–1974 (age 66)

Mountain View Cemetery

William Knowland was an American politician and newspaper publisher from Alameda who served in the U.S. Senate.

Kenneth K. Bechtel

1904–1978 (age 74)

Mountain View Cemetery

Kenneth K. Bechtel was an Oakland-based construction magnate and founder of Bechtel Corporation.

Marcus Foster

1923–1973 (age 50)

Mountain View Cemetery

Marcus Foster was an Oakland educator and superintendent of schools who was assassinated in 1973.

Chang Kia-ngau

1889–1979 (age 90)

Mountain View Cemetery

Chang Kia-ngau was a Chinese banker and government official who played a significant role in China's financial sector.

Amandus Johnson

1877–1974 (age 97)

Gloria Dei (Old Swedes') Church

Amandus Johnson was a Swedish-American historian and scholar of Scandinavian immigration to America.

Pep Goodwin

1891–1972 (age 81)

Mountain View Cemetery

Pep Goodwin was an American baseball player and manager from Pocatello.

Katharine Scott Bishop

1889–1975 (age 86)

Mountain View Cemetery

Katharine Scott Bishop was a New York-based philanthropist and arts patron.

George Whipple

1878–1976 (age 98)

Mount Hope Cemetery

George Whipple was an American physiologist and Nobel Prize winner for his work on blood regeneration.

Fletcher Steele

1885–1971 (age 86)

Mount Hope Cemetery

Fletcher Steele was a pioneering American landscape architect known for his innovative garden designs.

Harold Fowler McCormick Jr.

1898–1973 (age 75)

Graceland Cemetery

Harold Fowler McCormick Jr. was a Chicago-based businessman and member of the prominent McCormick industrial family.

Belle Borland

1881–1978 (age 97)

Graceland Cemetery

Belle Borland was a Chicago resident and member of a prominent Illinois family.

Ellen Thorne Smith

1902–1977 (age 75)

Graceland Cemetery

Ellen Thorne Smith was a Chicago-area resident who lived from 1902 to 1977.

Andy Razaf

1895–1973 (age 78)

Angelus-Rosedale Cemetery

Andy Razaf was an American lyricist and composer who wrote numerous jazz standards during the Harlem Renaissance.

Maria Rasputin

1898–1977 (age 79)

Angelus-Rosedale Cemetery

Maria Rasputin was the daughter of Grigori Rasputin and wrote memoirs about her father's life and influence in Imperial ...

Louise Glaum

1888–1970 (age 82)

Angelus-Rosedale Cemetery

Louise Glaum (1888-1970) was an American actress known for her work in silent films during the early 20th century.

Irvin Willat

1890–1976 (age 86)

Angelus-Rosedale Cemetery

Irvin Willat (1890-1976) was an American film director and producer who worked extensively in silent cinema.

William R. Lyman

1898–1972 (age 74)

Rose Hills Memorial Park

William R. Lyman (1898-1972) was a Nebraska resident whose specific occupation and accomplishments are not readily docum...

Don McCallister

1904–1977 (age 73)

Rose Hills Memorial Park

Don McCallister (1904-1977) was an Illinois native whose professional background remains undocumented.

Lauren Brink

1918–1978 (age 60)

Rose Hills Memorial Park

Lauren Brink (1918-1978) lived during the mid-20th century but specific biographical details are not available.

Ione Bright

1887–1976 (age 89)

Rose Hills Memorial Park

Ione Bright (1887-1976) was an Angels Camp resident whose life details remain largely undocumented.

Charles Edward Bull

1881–1971 (age 90)

Rose Hills Memorial Park

Charles Edward Bull (1881-1971) lived through nearly a century of American history but specific occupational details are...

Guy W. Wadsworth Jr.

1901–1977 (age 76)

Rose Hills Memorial Park

Guy W. Wadsworth Jr. (1901-1977) was an American whose professional background is not well documented.

Maude Heder

1904–1975 (age 71)

Rose Hills Memorial Park

Maude Heder (1904-1975) was a Bedford resident whose specific accomplishments are not readily available.

Richard L. Wolf

1905–1972 (age 67)

Rose Hills Memorial Park

Richard L. Wolf (1905-1972) was a Salt Lake City native whose biographical details remain largely unknown.

Margaret F. Slusher

1879–1971 (age 92)

Rose Hills Memorial Park

Margaret F. Slusher (1879-1971) lived through nearly a century of American history but specific details about her life a...

Rodney B. Janes

1892–1973 (age 81)

Mount Hope Cemetery

Rodney B. Janes (1892-1973) was an American whose professional background and accomplishments are not well documented.

Kenneth H. Burdick

1923–1978 (age 55)

Alfred

Kenneth H. Burdick (1923-1978) was a Salem resident whose specific occupation and life details remain unclear.

Katherine Stauffer Clark

1875–1974 (age 99)

All Saints Chapel and Morris Family Burial Ground

Katherine Stauffer Clark (1875-1974) was an American woman who lived nearly a century but whose specific accomplishments...

Wallace E. Conkling

1896–1979 (age 83)

All Saints Episcopal Church, Waveland

Wallace E. Conkling (1896-1979) was a Beacon resident who lived through most of the 20th century but whose specific back...

Red Faber

1888–1976 (age 88)

Acacia Park Cemetery

Red Faber was an American professional baseball player who pitched for the Chicago White Sox from 1911 to 1933.

Osborne Theomun Olsen

1883–1971 (age 88)

Acacia Park Cemetery

Osborne Theomun Olsen was a Chicago-based individual who lived from 1883 to 1971.

Rosa Gerhardt

1898–1975 (age 77)

Ahavas Chesed Cemetery

Rosa Gerhardt was a woman who lived from 1898 to 1975.

Harry Bertoia

1915–1978 (age 63)

Barto

Harry Bertoia was an Italian-American modernist sculptor, furniture designer, and artist known for his innovative sound ...

Donald B. Duncan

1896–1975 (age 79)

Barrancas National Cemetery

Donald B. Duncan was an American yo-yo champion and entrepreneur who popularized the yo-yo in the United States during t...

Joe W. Kelly

1910–1979 (age 69)

Barrancas National Cemetery

Joe W. Kelly was an American who lived from 1910 to 1979.