Deaths in the 1970s

Antanas Aleksandravičius

1885–1970 (age 85)

Petrašiūnai Cemetery

Antanas Bistrickas

1900–1971 (age 71)

Petrašiūnai Cemetery

Antanas Bistrickas shaped the cityscape with purposeful and humane architecture.

Antanina Vainiūnaitė-Kubertavičienė

1896–1973 (age 77)

Petrašiūnai Cemetery

Balys Buračas

1897–1972 (age 75)

Petrašiūnai Cemetery

Balys Buračas preserved the spirit of his homeland through photographic attention.

Blažiejus Abraitis

1899–1975 (age 76)

Petrašiūnai Cemetery

Konstantinas Zubovas

1940–1971 (age 31)

Petrašiūnai Cemetery

Konstantinas Zubovas pursued engineering projects that met real community needs.

Bernardas Bučas

1903–1979 (age 76)

Romainiai cemetery

Jonas Karosas

1912–1975 (age 63)

Saulė Cemetery

Jonas Karosas upheld a steady hand in journalism and public life.

Feliksas Mikšys

1893–1973 (age 80)

Romainiai cemetery

Juozas Skaisgiris

1901–1977 (age 76)

Romainiai cemetery

Juozas Skaisgiris embodied dedication in civil service with a steady and compassionate presence.

Jurgis Petrauskas

1886–1977 (age 91)

Romainiai cemetery

Kazimieras Masiliūnas

1902–1973 (age 71)

Romainiai cemetery

Kazimieras Masiliūnas is remembered for his calm resolve amid a changing world.

Telesforas Šiurkus

1908–1974 (age 66)

Petrašiūnai Cemetery

Jonas Sereikis

1921–1974 (age 53)

Donelaitis Cemetery

Poet Jonas Sereikis is remembered for lending his lyrical voice to the lives of his compatriots.

Juozas Orlauskis

1887–1970 (age 83)

Donelaitis Cemetery

Juozas Muralis

1896–1970 (age 74)

Eiguliai Cemetery

Juozas Muralis is remembered for his steady dedication to the community life he cherished.

Tadas Ivanauskas

1882–1970 (age 88)

Tabariškiai cemetery

Antanas Gruodis

1905–1978 (age 73)

Rokantiškės Cemetery

Antanas Gruodis is remembered for the quiet courage with which he supported his community through changing times.

Petras Biržys

1896–1970 (age 74)

Saltoniškės Cemetery

Jonas Raudonis

1899–1978 (age 79)

Rokantiškės Cemetery

Agronomist Jonas Raudonis is remembered for nurturing both the land and the people who worked it in his care.

Mindaugas Tomonis

1940–1975 (age 35)

Rokantiškės Cemetery

Jadvyga Katinaite-Matuliauskiene

1924–1971 (age 47)

Rokantiškės Cemetery

Art historian Jadvyga Katinaite-Matuliauskiene is remembered for her care in preserving the stories carried by Lithuania...

Anastazija Kasinskaite

1926–1979 (age 53)

Rokantiškės Cemetery

Adomas Matuliauskas

1914–1977 (age 63)

Rokantiškės Cemetery

Painter Adomas Matuliauskas is remembered for the tender palettes with which he captured everyday beauty.

Vladas Kurkauskas

1895–1970 (age 75)

Kurtuvėnai cemetery

Benjaminas Jakševičius

1895–1979 (age 84)

Kavarskas cemetery

Sculptor Benjaminas Jakševičius is remembered for the dignified forms he shaped to honor shared memory.

Anton Shantyr

1919–1976 (age 57)

Paneriai Cemetery

Balys Dvarionas

1904–1972 (age 68)

Palanga cemetery

Composer Balys Dvarionas is remembered for the melodic warmth he brought to Lithuanian music and education.

Oskar Schindler

1908–1974 (age 66)

Mount Zion

Oskar Schindler was a businessperson whose courage and compassion saved countless lives during a time of darkness.

Ernst David Bergmann

1903–1975 (age 72)

Har HaMenuchot

Ernst David Bergmann was a distinguished chemist whose research advanced scientific knowledge.

Martin Plessner

1900–1973 (age 73)

Har HaMenuchot

Martin Plessner was an orientalist whose scholarship fostered greater understanding across cultures.

Leah Goldberg

1911–1970 (age 59)

Har HaMenuchot

Leah Goldberg was a celebrated writer whose literary works profoundly shaped Hebrew culture.

Rachel Yanait Ben-Zvi

1886–1979 (age 93)

Har HaMenuchot

Rachel Yanait Ben-Zvi was a writer and leader whose voice inspired civic pride and enduring commitment to the land.

Naftali Herz Tur-Sinai

1886–1973 (age 87)

Har HaMenuchot

Naftali Herz Tur-Sinai was an eminent scholar and translator of Jewish texts.

Joseph Klarwein

1893–1970 (age 77)

Har HaMenuchot

Joseph Klarwein was an architect whose thoughtful designs honored both heritage and new horizons.

Karel Salomon

1897–1974 (age 77)

Har HaMenuchot

Abraham Robinson

1918–1974 (age 56)

Har HaMenuchot

Abraham Robinson was an engineer whose clarity and mentorship advanced the scientific community.

Chaim Jacob Lipchitz

1891–1973 (age 82)

Har HaMenuchot

Ezra Attiya

1881–1970 (age 89)

Har HaMenuchot

Ezra Attiya was a revered rabbi whose wisdom and compassion guided generations of learners.

Moe Berg

1902–1972 (age 70)

Mount Scopus

Dahlia Greidinger

1926–1979 (age 53)

Haifa

Robert Piesen

1921–1977 (age 56)

Haifa

Avraham Kariv

1900–1976 (age 76)

Haifa

Gershon Shofman

1880–1972 (age 92)

Haifa

Rakhel Feygenberg

1885–1972 (age 87)

Tel-Aviv

Moshe Heth

1900–1972 (age 72)

Haifa

Kaete Dan Danielewicz

1890–1978 (age 88)

Haifa

Avner Gilai

1911–1978 (age 67)

Haifa

Daniel Hagege

1892–1976 (age 84)

Jerusalem

Yehuda Rubinstein

1899–1977 (age 78)

Jerusalem