Deaths in the 1970s

Katherine Mackay

1900–1971 (age 71)

Masonic Memorial Gardens

Katherine Mackay was a Manhattan resident who lived from 1900 to 1971.

Vida McClure Boyle

1880–1972 (age 92)

Masonic Memorial Gardens

Vida McClure Boyle was a Virginia City resident who lived from 1880 to 1972.

Thomas O. Craven

1905–1976 (age 71)

Masonic Memorial Gardens

Thomas O. Craven was a Rocklin resident who lived from 1905 to 1976.

Wendell Meredith Stanley

1904–1971 (age 67)

Sunset View Cemetery

Wendell Meredith Stanley was a Ridgeville native and Nobel Prize-winning biochemist who lived from 1904 to 1971.

Marston Morse

1892–1977 (age 85)

Pine Grove Cemetery

Marston Morse was an American mathematician known for his contributions to calculus of variations and topology.

Frank Wickhorst

1905–1972 (age 67)

Sunset View Cemetery

Frank Wickhorst was an American businessman and community leader in Aurora during the early 20th century.

Dana Carey

1903–1976 (age 73)

Sunset View Cemetery

Dana Carey was a California resident who lived from 1903 to 1976.

William Henry Chandler

1878–1970 (age 92)

Sunset View Cemetery

William Henry Chandler was an American who lived from 1878 to 1970.

E. F. Joseph

1900–1979 (age 79)

Sunset View Cemetery

E. F. Joseph was a resident of Choiseul who lived from 1900 to 1979.

Adeline Gray

1916–1975 (age 59)

Trinity Cemetery

Adeline Gray was an American woman who lived from 1916 to 1975.

James Plummer Baker

1900–1976 (age 76)

Parsons City Cemetery

James Plummer Baker was a resident of Cheat Neck who lived from 1900 to 1976.

Emerson Freeman Hird

1883–1977 (age 94)

Stockbridge Cemetery

Emerson Freeman Hird was a North Brookfield resident who lived from 1883 to 1977.

George MacCulloch Miller

1886–1972 (age 86)

Westbury Friends Cemetery

George MacCulloch Miller was an American who lived from 1886 to 1972.

Ruth Merritt Gaynor

1902–1977 (age 75)

Westbury Friends Cemetery

Ruth Merritt Gaynor was an American woman who lived from 1902 to 1977.

Jim Londos

1897–1975 (age 78)

Oak Hill Memorial Park

Jim Londos was a professional wrestler who became a notable figure in early 20th-century American wrestling.

Eva Gillhouse

1891–1977 (age 86)

Memory Gardens Memorial Park

Eva Gillhouse was a Maricopa County resident who lived from 1891 to 1977.

William Maurice Culp

1891–1977 (age 86)

Oak Hill Memorial Park

William Maurice Culp was an Escondido resident who lived from 1891 to 1977.

B. Everett Jordan

1896–1974 (age 78)

Pine Hill Cemetery

B. Everett Jordan was a United States Senator from North Carolina who served from 1954 to 1973.

Harry C. Carver

1890–1977 (age 87)

Old Pine Grove Cemetery

Harry C. Carver was a Waterbury resident who lived from 1890 to 1977.

Judith Graham Pool

1919–1975 (age 56)

Hills of Eternity Memorial Park

Judith Graham Pool was an American biochemist who pioneered research on blood coagulation and platelet function.

Leslie H. Campbell

1892–1970 (age 78)

Buies Creek Cemetery

Leslie H. Campbell was an American civil rights activist and educator known for his work in New York City schools.

Samuel I. Parker

1891–1975 (age 84)

Oakwood Cemetery

Samuel I. Parker was an American businessman and community leader in Monroe during the late 19th and early 20th centurie...

Gerald Heaney

1899–1974 (age 75)

Oakwood Cemetery

Gerald Heaney was an American federal judge who served on the United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit.

Irving H. Saypol

1905–1977 (age 72)

Mount Ararat Cemetery

Irving H. Saypol was an American prosecutor best known for his role in the prosecution of Julius and Ethel Rosenberg.

Marion Duckett Jr.

1884–1970 (age 86)

Holy Trinity Cemetery

Marion Duckett Jr. was an American businessman and civic leader in Prince George's County, Maryland.

Jack Mills

1892–1979 (age 87)

Mount Ararat Cemetery

Jack Mills was a British railway worker who survived the Great Train Robbery of 1963.

Carl Benjamin Boyer

1906–1976 (age 70)

Springtown Cemetery

Carl Benjamin Boyer was an American historian of mathematics and science.

Edwin N. Holmes

1889–1973 (age 84)

Memorial Park Cemetery

Edwin N. Holmes was an American inventor and entrepreneur in the security and alarm systems industry.

Marguerite Gosse

1890–1972 (age 82)

Red Oak Cemetery

Marguerite Gosse was an American resident of Virginia City during the mining era.

Marshall Allen Neill

1914–1979 (age 65)

Pullman City Cemetery

Marshall Allen Neill was an American railroad worker and community member in Pullman, Illinois.

Doris Caesar

1892–1971 (age 79)

St. Matthew's Episcopal Churchyard

Doris Caesar was an American sculptor known for her abstract bronze works.

Vic Hurt

1899–1978 (age 79)

Memorial Park Cemetery

Vic Hurt was an American musician and entertainer active in the mid-20th century.

Frank Rinker Clark

1881–1974 (age 93)

Memorial Park Cemetery

Frank Rinker Clark was an American businessman and resident of Grantsville, Maryland.

Olney F. Flynn

1895–1970 (age 75)

Memorial Park Cemetery

Olney F. Flynn was an American civic leader and community member.

Edie Sedgwick

1943–1971 (age 28)

Oak Hill Cemetery

Edie Sedgwick was an American actress and model who became a prominent figure in Andy Warhol's Factory scene during the ...

Edward Malvern Handy

1904–1975 (age 71)

Peninsula Memorial Park

Edward Malvern Handy was an American academic and researcher whose career spanned the early-to-mid 20th century.

Hubert Stanley Wall

1902–1971 (age 69)

Garfield Cemetery

Hubert Stanley Wall was an American mathematician known for his contributions to mathematical research and education.

George R. Magee

1896–1979 (age 83)

Valley View Cemetery

George R. Magee was an American whose life and career details remain largely undocumented in available records.

Viola West Goldsworthy

1896–1975 (age 79)

Valley View Cemetery

Viola West Goldsworthy was an American resident of Yerington, Nevada who lived through much of the 20th century.

Martha Letcher Gottschalk

1881–1973 (age 92)

Boot Hill Cemetery

Martha Letcher Gottschalk was an early resident of Bodie, California during the mining era of the late 19th century.

Dorothy Keeler

1900–1976 (age 76)

Evergreen Cemetery

Dorothy Keeler was an American woman from Otego who lived during the 20th century.

Fred Strosnider

1897–1972 (age 75)

Elm Tree Cemetery

Fred Strosnider was an American resident of Mason whose life details remain largely undocumented.

Robert Louis Piemeisel

1889–1972 (age 83)

Twin Falls Cemetery

Robert Louis Piemeisel was an American botanist and researcher who contributed to botanical studies in the early 20th ce...

Wesley W. Hall

1906–1978 (age 72)

Masonic Memorial Gardens

Wesley W. Hall was an American resident of Lumberton who lived during the mid-20th century.

Ethel Olney

1876–1975 (age 99)

Oak Hill Cemetery

Ethel Olney was an American woman who lived nearly a century from the late 19th into the mid-20th century.

Kitty Recchia

1889–1976 (age 87)

Beech Grove Cemetery

Kitty Recchia was an American resident of Stratford whose life details remain largely undocumented in available records.

Harold Osborn

1899–1975 (age 76)

Mount Hope Cemetery and Mausoleum

Harold Osborn was an American athlete and Olympic champion known for his achievements in track and field.

Roger Adams

1889–1971 (age 82)

Mount Hope Cemetery and Mausoleum

Roger Adams was an American chemist and professor who made significant contributions to organic chemistry research.

Cyril Ritchard

1897–1977 (age 80)

Saint Mary's Cemetery

Cyril Ritchard was an Australian actor, singer, and dancer who achieved prominence in theater and television during the ...

Elmer Oliphant

1892–1975 (age 83)

Saint Mary's Cemetery

Elmer Oliphant was an American football player and coach who played for the U.S. Military Academy.