Deaths in the 1970s

Winder R. Harris

1888–1973 (age 85)

Historic Oakwood Cemetery

Winder R. Harris (1888–1973) of Raleigh served as a U.S. congressman before being buried at Historic Oakwood Cemetery.

William G. Enloe

1902–1972 (age 70)

Historic Oakwood Cemetery

William G. Enloe (1902–1972) was a Rock Hill resident whose life concluded with burial at Historic Oakwood Cemetery.

David Diamond

1900–1979 (age 79)

Hillside Memorial Park

David Diamond (1900–1979) was an American composer celebrated for his symphonies and film scores.

Henry H. Daniels, Jr.

1919–1973 (age 54)

Hillside Memorial Park

Henry H. Daniels, Jr. (1919–1973) lived in Plainfield and was laid to rest at Hillside Memorial Park.

Kenne Duncan

1902–1972 (age 70)

Grand View Memorial Park Cemetery

Canadian-born actor Kenne Duncan (1902–1972) appeared in numerous B-movies and is buried at Grand View Memorial Park C...

Samuel Bischoff

1890–1975 (age 85)

Hillside Memorial Park

Samuel Bischoff (1890–1975) worked as an American film producer during Hollywood’s golden age before being buried at...

Shelly Novack

1944–1978 (age 34)

Hillside Memorial Park

Shelly Novack (1944–1978) was an American actor known for television roles including "Land of the Giants" and is inter...

Sid Rogell

1900–1973 (age 73)

Hillside Memorial Park

Sid Rogell (1900–1973) was an American film producer and studio executive whose final resting place is Hillside Memori...

Hal March

1920–1970 (age 50)

Hillside Memorial Park

Hal March (1920–1970) was an American comedian, actor, and game show host best remembered for hosting "The $64,000 Que...

Harry Richman

1895–1972 (age 77)

Hillside Memorial Park

Harry Richman (1895–1972) was an American singer and actor whose career in vaudeville and film preceded his interment ...

Moe Franklin

1914–1978 (age 64)

Hillside Memorial Park

Moe Franklin (1914–1978) played as a Major League Baseball infielder for the Chicago Cubs and is buried at Hillside Me...

Paul Richards

1924–1974 (age 50)

Hillside Memorial Park

Paul Richards (1924–1974) served as a Major League Baseball catcher, manager, and executive during a career that ended...

Louise Broomall Elkins Sinkler

1890–1977 (age 87)

Huntingdon Valley

Louise Broomall Elkins Sinkler (1890–1977) is remembered through her burial at Huntingdon Valley.

E. Fox Walker

1896–1979 (age 83)

Riverside National Cemetery

E. Fox Walker (1896–1979) lived in Oceanside and was laid to rest at Riverside National Cemetery.

Frank McCormick

1894–1976 (age 82)

Riverside National Cemetery

Frank McCormick (1894–1976) was a National League first baseman and MVP whose career earned him burial at Riverside Na...

George Baker

1915–1975 (age 60)

Riverside National Cemetery

George Baker (1915–1975) hailed from Lowell and rests at Riverside National Cemetery.

Tehilla Lichtenstein

1893–1973 (age 80)

Riverside Cemetery

Tehilla Lichtenstein (1893–1973) was laid to rest at Riverside Cemetery after a lifetime of quiet influence in her com...

Cyril Marcus

1930–1975 (age 45)

Riverside Cemetery

Cyril Marcus (1930–1975), a native of Binghamton, is buried at Riverside Cemetery.

Kurt Gödel

1906–1978 (age 72)

Princeton Cemetery

Kurt Gödel (1906–1978), the Brno-born logician whose incompleteness theorems transformed mathematics, rests in Prince...

Oskar Morgenstern

1902–1977 (age 75)

Princeton Cemetery

Oskar Morgenstern (1902–1977), the Görlitz-born economist who helped found game theory, is interred at Princeton Ceme...

Ledlie Irwin Laughlin

1890–1977 (age 87)

Princeton Cemetery

Ledlie Irwin Laughlin (1890–1977) lies buried at Princeton Cemetery.

Louis Serle Dederick

1883–1972 (age 89)

Princeton Cemetery

Louis Serle Dederick (1883–1972) of Chicago is buried in Princeton Cemetery.

L. L. Watts

1888–1974 (age 86)

Riverview Cemetery

L. L. Watts (1888–1974) of Stony Point rests at Riverview Cemetery.

Thomas T. K. Frelinghuysen

1905–1974 (age 69)

Princeton Cemetery

Thomas T. K. Frelinghuysen (1905–1974) is buried at Princeton Cemetery.

Robert Maxwell Scoon

1886–1970 (age 84)

Princeton Cemetery

Robert Maxwell Scoon (1886–1970) lies buried in Princeton Cemetery after decades of service to his community.

Elizabeth Grier Hibben

1888–1970 (age 82)

Princeton Cemetery

Elizabeth Grier Hibben (1888–1970) rests at Princeton Cemetery.

Louis Francis Chauvenet

1895–1970 (age 75)

Riverview Cemetery

Louis Francis Chauvenet (1895–1970) is interred at Riverview Cemetery.

Carlo Ascanio Lanzillotti

1911–1979 (age 68)

Saint Charles Cemetery

Carlo Ascanio Lanzillotti (1911–1979) is buried at Saint Charles Cemetery.

Ernesto Berúmen

1889–1975 (age 86)

Saint Charles Cemetery

Ernesto Berúmen (1889–1975), born in Mazatlán, is laid to rest at Saint Charles Cemetery.

Gaspar DiGregorio

1905–1970 (age 65)

Saint Charles Cemetery

Gaspar DiGregorio (1905–1970), the Castellammare del Golfo-born mobster, is buried in Saint Charles Cemetery.

Mary Ann Ganser

1948–1970 (age 22)

Saint Charles Cemetery

Mary Ann Ganser (1948–1970), the Queens-born singer, rests at Saint Charles Cemetery.

Michele Rice

1966–1972 (age 6)

Saint Mary Cemetery

Michele Rice (1966–1972) was a San Francisco native whose life ended young and who is buried at Saint Mary Cemetery.

Ed Begley

1901–1970 (age 69)

San Fernando Mission Cemetery

Ed Begley (1901–1970) was a Hartford-born American actor celebrated for his film and stage performances, and he is bur...

William Kiernan

1908–1973 (age 65)

San Fernando Mission Cemetery

William Kiernan (1908–1973) was a New York City resident remembered by his interment at San Fernando Mission Cemetery.

Solomon Lefschetz

1884–1972 (age 88)

Princeton Cemetery

Solomon Lefschetz (1884–1972) was a Russian-born American mathematician renowned for contributions to algebraic geomet...

John O'Hara

1905–1970 (age 65)

Princeton Cemetery

John O'Hara (1905–1970) was a Pottsville-born writer best known for novels and stories dissecting American social clas...

Jefferson Patterson

1891–1977 (age 86)

Rock Creek Cemetery

Jefferson Patterson (1891–1977) was a U.S. diplomat whose career in the State Department is memorialized in his burial...

Nils Erik Wahlberg

1885–1977 (age 92)

Rock Creek Cemetery

Nils Erik Wahlberg (1885–1977) was laid to rest at Rock Creek Cemetery after a life spent in the Washington area.

Benjamin Mosby McKelway

1895–1976 (age 81)

Rock Creek Cemetery

Benjamin Mosby McKelway (1895–1976) is remembered only by his interment at Rock Creek Cemetery.

Peyton Ford

1911–1971 (age 60)

Rock Creek Cemetery

Peyton Ford (1911–1971) was an American lawyer and Assistant Attorney General whose grave is in Rock Creek Cemetery.

William S. B. Lacy

1910–1978 (age 68)

Rock Creek Cemetery

William S. B. Lacy (1910–1978) was a public servant whose final resting place is at Rock Creek Cemetery.

Katherine Garrison Chapin

1890–1977 (age 87)

St. Thomas' Whitemarsh

Katherine Garrison Chapin (1890–1977) was a Waterford-born American poet whose work graces anthologies and who is buri...

Gertrude Audrey Barber

1892–1974 (age 82)

St. Peter's Cemetery

Gertrude Audrey Barber (1892–1974) is remembered by her burial at St. Peter's Cemetery after a life in Providence.

Edmund Lowe

1890–1971 (age 81)

San Fernando Mission Cemetery

Edmund Lowe (1890–1971) was a San Jose-born American actor whose film work made him a familiar face and who is buried ...

Orville Pottenger

1921–1978 (age 57)

Springfield National Cemetery

Orville Pottenger (1921–1978) rests at Springfield National Cemetery, marking the life of a servicemember from that er...

Robert Milchrist Cannon

1901–1976 (age 75)

San Francisco National Cemetery

Robert Milchrist Cannon (1901–1976) was a Salt Lake City-born U.S. Army general buried at San Francisco National Cemet...

William R. Gruber

1890–1979 (age 89)

San Francisco National Cemetery

William R. Gruber (1890–1979) was laid to rest at San Francisco National Cemetery after a long life bridging two centu...

Adeline Sarah Ames

1879–1976 (age 97)

Wyuka Cemetery

Adeline Sarah Ames (1879–1976) of Henderson was interred at Wyuka Cemetery after a life that spanned nearly a century.

Martha Groves McKelvie

1886–1976 (age 90)

Wyuka Cemetery

Martha Groves McKelvie (1886–1976) of Smithfield now rests at Wyuka Cemetery.

Burl Friddle

1900–1978 (age 78)

Greenlawn Cemetery

Burl Friddle (1900–1978) was laid to rest in Greenlawn Cemetery after a long life.