Deaths in the 1970s

Ernest Truex

1889–1973 (age 84)

Central California

Ernest Truex (1889-1973) was an American actor and entertainer from Kansas City.

Eileen Percy

1900–1973 (age 73)

Chapel of the Pines Crematory

Eileen Percy (1900-1973) was a silent film actress born in Belfast.

Torben Meyer

1884–1975 (age 91)

Chapel of the Pines Crematory

Torben Meyer (1884-1975) was a Danish-American character actor from Copenhagen.

Johnny Kan

1906–1972 (age 66)

Chapel of the Chimes

Johnny Kan (1906-1972) was a Chinese-American restaurateur and businessman.

Charlotte Ah Tye Chang

1873–1972 (age 99)

Chapel of the Chimes

Charlotte Ah Tye Chang (1873-1972) was a Chinese-American woman from La Porte.

George C. Kyte

1892–1972 (age 80)

Chapel of the Chimes

George C. Kyte (1892-1972) was an American man buried at Chapel of the Chimes.

Frederick Middlebush

1890–1971 (age 81)

Columbia Cemetery

Frederick Middlebush (1890-1971) was an American educator and university administrator.

Claude Wayne Secrest

1917–1979 (age 62)

Columbia Gardens Cemetery

Claude Wayne Secrest (1917-1979) was an American man from Bedford.

John W. Gibson

1910–1976 (age 66)

Columbia Gardens Cemetery

John W. Gibson (1910-1976) was an American man buried at Columbia Gardens Cemetery.

Judy Harlan

1896–1978 (age 82)

Decatur Cemetery

Judy Harlan (1896-1978) was an American woman from Ottumwa.

Mary Gregory Jewett

1908–1976 (age 68)

Decatur Cemetery

Mary Gregory Jewett (1908-1976) was an American woman from Owensboro.

Lois Bancroft Long

1901–1974 (age 73)

Easton Cemetery

Lois Bancroft Long (1901-1974) was an American writer and journalist from Stamford.

John Marshall Butler

1897–1978 (age 81)

Druid Ridge Cemetery

John Marshall Butler (1897-1978) was an American politician and U.S. Senator from Baltimore.

Red Kellett

1909–1970 (age 61)

Druid Ridge Cemetery

Red Kellett (1909-1970) was an American football player and coach from Brooklyn.

Theodore Albin Seraphin

1881–1976 (age 95)

Christ Church Burial Ground

Theodore Albin Seraphin (1881-1976) was a Philadelphia resident whose life spanned nearly a century.

Chester C. Thompson

1893–1971 (age 78)

Chippiannock Cemetery

Chester C. Thompson (1893-1971) was a Rock Island native who lived for 78 years.

Stuyvesant LeRoy French

1895–1974 (age 79)

Chester Village Cemetery

Stuyvesant LeRoy French (1895-1974) lived a 79-year life in the Chester area.

Marianne Moore

1887–1972 (age 85)

Evergreen Cemetery

Marianne Moore (1887-1972) was a renowned American modernist poet and writer from Kirkwood.

J. Scott Williams

1877–1975 (age 98)

Evergreen Cemetery

J. Scott Williams (1877-1975) was an Everton resident who lived for 98 years.

Bill Garrett

1929–1974 (age 45)

Crown Hill Cemetery

Bill Garrett (1929-1974) was a Shelbyville native and pioneering African American basketball player.

Catherine Eddy Beveridge

1881–1970 (age 89)

Crown Hill Cemetery

Catherine Eddy Beveridge (1881-1970) was a Chicago resident who lived for 89 years.

Groucho Marx

1890–1977 (age 87)

Eden Memorial Park

Groucho Marx (1890-1977) was an iconic American comedian, actor, and member of the Marx Brothers.

Don McCafferty

1921–1974 (age 53)

Dulaney Valley Memorial Gardens

Don McCafferty (1921-1974) was a Cleveland-born NFL coach who led the Baltimore Colts to a Super Bowl victory.

Giles B. Cooke

1897–1974 (age 77)

Dulaney Valley Memorial Gardens

Giles B. Cooke (1897-1974) was a Gloucester County resident who lived for 77 years.

Winthrop Morgan Phelps

1894–1971 (age 77)

Druid Ridge Cemetery

Winthrop Morgan Phelps (1894-1971) was a Bound Brook native and pioneering physician in pediatric neurology.

Abe Aaron

1910–1970 (age 60)

Eden Memorial Park

Abe Aaron (1910-1970) was a Toronto resident and early African American professional baseball player.

Bert Gordon

1895–1974 (age 79)

Eden Memorial Park

Bert Gordon (1895-1974) was a Manhattan-based ventriloquist and radio personality known as 'The Mad Russian.'

George Tunnell

1912–1975 (age 63)

Eden Cemetery

George Tunnell (1912-1975) was a Philadelphia native who lived for 63 years.

Howard Hollander

1915–1971 (age 56)

Eden Memorial Park

Howard Hollander (1915-1971) was a resident who lived for 56 years.

Paul Russo

1914–1976 (age 62)

Crown Hill Cemetery

Paul Russo was an American resident of Kenosha who lived from 1914 to 1976.

Floyd Davis

1909–1977 (age 68)

Crown Hill Cemetery

Floyd Davis was an Illinois-born individual who lived from 1909 to 1977.

Arthur William Sidney Herrington

1891–1970 (age 79)

Crown Hill Cemetery

Arthur William Sidney Herrington was an English-born engineer and inventor who lived from 1891 to 1970.

Eli Lilly

1885–1977 (age 92)

Crown Hill Cemetery

Eli Lilly was an American pharmaceutical entrepreneur and founder of Eli Lilly and Company who lived from 1885 to 1977.

Ezra Dee Alexander

1891–1971 (age 80)

Crown Hill Cemetery

Ezra Dee Alexander was a Bloomington resident who lived from 1891 to 1971.

Guy Levis Grant

1891–1973 (age 82)

Crown Hill Cemetery

Guy Levis Grant was a New Albany resident who lived from 1891 to 1973.

Harry Hartz

1896–1974 (age 78)

Crown Hill Cemetery

Harry Hartz was an American race car driver from Pomona who lived from 1896 to 1974.

Irving Jacob Reuter

1885–1972 (age 87)

Crown Hill Cemetery

Irving Jacob Reuter was an American resident who lived from 1885 to 1972.

Maria Goeppert Mayer

1906–1972 (age 66)

El Camino Memorial Park

Maria Goeppert Mayer was a Polish-born theoretical physicist and Nobel Prize laureate who lived from 1906 to 1972.

Frank Nelson

1887–1970 (age 83)

Elmwood Cemetery

Frank Nelson was an American actor and comedian from Detroit who lived from 1887 to 1970.

Don Barclay

1892–1975 (age 83)

El Camino Memorial Park

Don Barclay was an American actor from Ashland who lived from 1892 to 1975.

William Barrymore

1899–1978 (age 79)

El Camino Memorial Park

William Barrymore was an American actor of Russian origin who lived from 1899 to 1978.

Cedric Durst

1896–1971 (age 75)

El Camino Memorial Park

Cedric Durst was an American resident of Austin who lived from 1896 to 1971.

Charles Alan Pownall

1887–1975 (age 88)

El Camino Memorial Park

Charles Alan Pownall was an American naval officer from Atglen who lived from 1887 to 1975.

Teller Ammons

1895–1972 (age 77)

Fairmount Cemetery

Teller Ammons was an American politician and Governor of Colorado who lived from 1895 to 1972.

Donald H. Magnuson

1911–1979 (age 68)