Deaths in the 1980s

Jim Jordan

1896–1988 (age 92)

Holy Cross Cemetery

Jim Jordan was an American radio and television actor best known for his role on the long-running comedy series Fibber M...

Kipp Hamilton

1934–1981 (age 47)

Holy Cross Cemetery

Kipp Hamilton was an American actress who appeared in television shows and films throughout the 1950s and 1960s.

Robert Paige

1910–1987 (age 77)

Holy Cross Cemetery

Robert Paige was an American actor who appeared in numerous films and television productions from the 1930s through the ...

Alfred S. Bloomingdale

1916–1982 (age 66)

Holy Cross Cemetery

Alfred S. Bloomingdale was an American businessman and socialite known for his involvement with the Bloomingdale's depar...

Christine McIntyre

1911–1984 (age 73)

Holy Cross Cemetery

Christine McIntyre was an American actress and singer who appeared in films and television, notably in The Three Stooges...

Erv Palica

1928–1982 (age 54)

Holy Cross Cemetery

Erv Palica was an American professional baseball pitcher who played in Major League Baseball during the 1940s and 1950s.

Frederick Brisson

1912–1984 (age 72)

Holy Cross Cemetery

Frederick Brisson was a Danish-American theatrical producer and talent agent known for managing major entertainment care...

Lindsay Crosby

1938–1989 (age 51)

Holy Cross Cemetery

Lindsay Crosby was an American singer and actor, the son of legendary entertainer Bing Crosby.

Johnny Bero

1922–1985 (age 63)

Holy Cross Cemetery

Johnny Bero was an American professional wrestler and actor who appeared in wrestling promotions and film productions.

Johnny Desmond

1919–1985 (age 66)

Holy Cross Cemetery

Johnny Desmond was an American singer and actor known for his work in musical theater and as a recording artist.

Clara Steuermann

1922–1982 (age 60)

Ferncliff Cemetery

Clara Steuermann was an Austrian-American pianist and music educator known for her classical music performances.

Irén Palásthyi

1898–1985 (age 87)

Ferncliff Cemetery

Irén Palásthyi was a Hungarian resident of Rákospalota who lived from 1898 to 1985.

Lemuel L. Foster

1890–1981 (age 91)

Ferncliff Cemetery

Lemuel L. Foster was an American who lived from 1890 to 1981 in Meridian.

Mark W. Clark

1896–1984 (age 88)

The Citadel

Mark W. Clark was a U.S. Army general and military leader born in Sackets Harbor in 1896.

Mildred Gillars

1900–1988 (age 88)

Lockbourne

Mildred Gillars was an American broadcaster known for her propaganda work during World War II.

R. Patenaude

1912–1989 (age 77)

North Smithfield

R. Patenaude was a Canadian resident of Trois-Pistoles who lived from 1912 to 1989.

Woodrow Wilson Big Bow

1914–1988 (age 74)

Fort Cobb

Woodrow Wilson Big Bow was a Native American from Carnegie who lived from 1914 to 1988.

Frank Elsass

1913–1981 (age 68)

Waynesburg

Frank Elsass was a resident of Waynesburg who lived from 1913 to 1981.

James E. Patterson

1918–1987 (age 69)

McLean

James E. Patterson was an American from McKenzie who lived from 1918 to 1987.

Harold A. Moore

1913–1981 (age 68)

McLean

Harold A. Moore was an American from Champaign who lived from 1913 to 1981.

Carl Ferdinand Cori

1896–1984 (age 88)

Mount Auburn Cemetery

Carl Ferdinand Cori was a Czech-American biochemist who won the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine in 1947.

David Marr

1945–1980 (age 35)

Mount Auburn Cemetery

David Marr was a British neuroscientist and cognitive scientist who made pioneering contributions to computational visio...

Buckminster Fuller

1895–1983 (age 88)

Mount Auburn Cemetery

Buckminster Fuller was an American inventor, architect, and futurist known for the geodesic dome.

Roman Jakobson

1896–1982 (age 86)

Mount Auburn Cemetery

Roman Jakobson was a Russian-American linguist and literary theorist who profoundly influenced structural linguistics.

Helen B. Taussig

1898–1986 (age 88)

Mount Auburn Cemetery

Helen B. Taussig was an American pediatric cardiologist who pioneered the field of pediatric cardiology.

Frank Carlson

1893–1987 (age 94)

Concordia

Frank Carlson was an American politician who served as U.S. Senator and Governor of Kansas.

James Ford Bell Jr.

1903–1981 (age 78)

Lakewood Cemetery

James Ford Bell Jr. was an American businessman and philanthropist who served as chairman of General Mills.

Franklin Halverson

1892–1989 (age 97)

Sioux Rapids

Franklin Halverson was an American businessman and civic leader in Iowa.

Mariella Gable

1898–1985 (age 87)

St. Joseph

Mariella Gable was an American Catholic nun and educator who founded Clarke University.

Louisa Fidelia Palmer

1886–1982 (age 96)

Brooklyn

Louisa Fidelia Palmer was an American philanthropist and social reformer active in Brooklyn.

Maurice Raymond Robinson

1895–1980 (age 85)

Vassar

Maurice Raymond Robinson was an American businessman and community leader in Michigan.

Erastus Corning 2nd

1909–1983 (age 74)

Albany Rural Cemetery

Erastus Corning 2nd was an American politician who served as mayor of Albany, New York for 41 years.

Samuel Atkins Eliot, Jr.

1893–1984 (age 91)

Mount Auburn Cemetery

Samuel Atkins Eliot Jr. was an American philanthropist and civic leader in Boston.

Stephen P. Mugar

1901–1982 (age 81)

Mount Auburn Cemetery

Stephen P. Mugar was an American businessman and philanthropist based in Boston.

William V. Shannon

1927–1988 (age 61)

Mount Auburn Cemetery

William V. Shannon was an American diplomat and journalist who served as U.S. Ambassador to Ireland.

Madeline Hurlock

1897–1989 (age 92)

Woodlawn Cemetery

Madeline Hurlock was an American actress and silent film performer active in early Hollywood.

Robert Moses

1888–1981 (age 93)

Woodlawn Cemetery

Robert Moses was an American urban planner and public official who shaped the development of New York City.

Karl Struss

1886–1981 (age 95)

Woodlawn Cemetery

Karl Struss was an American cinematographer and photographer pioneering early motion picture photography.

Augustus Peabody Loring

1915–1986 (age 71)

Mount Auburn Cemetery

Augustus Peabody Loring was an American businessman and philanthropist from a prominent New England family.

Sarah Moore Field

1885–1988 (age 103)

Mount Auburn Cemetery

Sarah Moore Field was an American philanthropist and patron of the arts in New England.

Otto Preminger

1905–1986 (age 81)

Woodlawn Cemetery

Otto Preminger was an Austrian-American film and theater director known for his innovative cinematic techniques.

Irving Berlin

1888–1989 (age 101)

Woodlawn Cemetery

Irving Berlin was a legendary American composer and lyricist who created some of the most iconic songs in American music...

Bob Short

1917–1982 (age 65)

Mendota Heights

Bob Short was an American businessman and sports executive known for his ownership of professional sports teams.

Francis Speight

1896–1989 (age 93)

Greenville

Francis Speight was an American painter and printmaker known for his landscapes and rural scenes.

Edward A. Kennard

1907–1989 (age 82)

Stanley

Edward A. Kennard was an American businessman and entrepreneur.

Sargent Bradlee

1898–1987 (age 89)

Mount Auburn Cemetery

Sargent Bradlee was an American journalist and editor known for his work in print media.

James Holland Beal

1904–1981 (age 77)

Mount Auburn Cemetery

James Holland Beal was an American businessman and philanthropist.

Robert Six

1907–1986 (age 79)

Holy Cross Cemetery

Robert Six was an American airline executive and founder of Continental Airlines.

Toni Mannix

1906–1983 (age 77)

Holy Cross Cemetery

Toni Mannix was an American actress and dancer known for her work in Hollywood during the Golden Age of cinema.

Joseph Bodner

1925–1982 (age 57)

Holy Cross Cemetery

Joseph Bodner was an American businessman and entrepreneur.