Deaths in the 1980s
21,000+ memorials
Phillip C. Katz
1889–1987 (age 98)
Cypress Lawn Memorial Park
Phillip C. Katz was an American software developer and entrepreneur best known for creating the ZIP file compression for...
Herman Phleger
1890–1984 (age 94)
Cypress Lawn Memorial Park
Herman Phleger was an American lawyer and diplomat who served as legal advisor to the U.S. State Department.
Paul Kalmanovitz
1905–1987 (age 82)
Cypress Lawn Memorial Park
Paul Kalmanovitz was a Russian-American businessman who built a major beer brewing empire in the United States.
Lucille Powers
1911–1981 (age 70)
Cypress Lawn Memorial Park
Lucille Powers was an American woman whose life spanned most of the 20th century.
Dohrmann Kaspar Pischel
1895–1988 (age 93)
Cypress Lawn Memorial Park
Dohrmann Kaspar Pischel was a San Francisco-based businessman and entrepreneur.
Elizabeth Willis DeHuff
1886–1983 (age 97)
Beech Island
Elizabeth Willis DeHuff was an American author and educator known for her work on Native American culture.
Bertha Adkins
1906–1983 (age 77)
Dwight D. Eisenhower Presidential Library, Museum and Boyhood Home
Bertha Adkins was an American political figure and women's rights advocate who served in government.
James Hagerty
1909–1981 (age 72)
Dwight D. Eisenhower Presidential Library, Museum and Boyhood Home
James Hagerty was an American journalist and press secretary who served under President Dwight D. Eisenhower.
Merlo J. Pusey
1902–1985 (age 83)
Dwight D. Eisenhower Presidential Library, Museum and Boyhood Home
Merlo J. Pusey was an American journalist and Pulitzer Prize-winning author.
Blanche Jennings Thompson
1887–1983 (age 96)
Geneseo
Blanche Jennings Thompson was an American botanist and curator of the New York Botanical Garden.
W. Averell Harriman
1891–1986 (age 95)
Arden
W. Averell Harriman was an American diplomat, businessman, and politician who served as Governor of New York.
Harold Sakata
1920–1982 (age 62)
National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific
Harold Sakata was a Hawaiian-American actor and professional wrestler best known for his role as Oddjob in James Bond.
Benjamin F. Wilson
1921–1988 (age 67)
National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific
Benjamin F. Wilson was an American military officer who served with distinction in World War II.
Steve Rubell
1943–1989 (age 46)
West Babylon
Steve Rubell was an American nightclub impresario and co-founder of the legendary Studio 54 disco.
Arthur H. Wicks
1887–1985 (age 98)
Stone Ridge
Arthur H. Wicks was an American businessman and philanthropist based in New York City.
Archie R. Albright
1911–1985 (age 74)
Smith
Archie R. Albright was an American whose life and achievements remain largely undocumented.
Louis R. Bruce Jr.
1906–1989 (age 83)
Richfield Springs
Louis R. Bruce Jr. was an Onondaga Nation leader and Native American activist who served as Commissioner of Indian Affai...
Kazimierz Deskur
1923–1984 (age 61)
Johnson City
Kazimierz Deskur was a Polish cardinal and Vatican diplomat who served in the Roman Catholic Church hierarchy.
Marjorie Moore Brown
1885–1987 (age 102)
Cypress Lawn Memorial Park
Marjorie Moore Brown was an American socialite and philanthropist from the San Francisco Bay Area.
Alletta Nathalie Lorillard Morris
1912–1986 (age 74)
Cypress Lawn Memorial Park
Alletta Nathalie Lorillard Morris was a member of the prominent Lorillard tobacco family and American heiress.
Fazlur Khan
1929–1982 (age 53)
Graceland Cemetery
Fazlur Khan was a pioneering structural engineer and architect who revolutionized skyscraper design.
Karl Menger
1902–1985 (age 83)
Graceland Cemetery
Karl Menger was an Austrian mathematician known for his contributions to topology and dimension theory.
Bruce Goff
1904–1982 (age 78)
Graceland Cemetery
Bruce Goff was an innovative American architect known for his organic and experimental architectural designs.
Joe Maphis
1921–1986 (age 65)
Hendersonville Memory Gardens
Joe Maphis was an American country and bluegrass musician and guitarist known for his virtuosic playing.
Maxwell Lapham
1899–1983 (age 84)
Newfane
Maxwell Lapham was an American businessman and member of the prominent Lapham family.
Kerna Maybeck
1903–1987 (age 84)
Mountain View Cemetery
Kerna Maybeck was an American artist and wife of renowned architect Bernard Maybeck.
George Hyde Fallon
1902–1980 (age 78)
Green Mount Cemetery
George Hyde Fallon was an American politician who served as a U.S. Representative from Maryland.
Leonard Matlovich
1943–1988 (age 45)
Congressional Cemetery
Leonard Matlovich was a decorated U.S. Air Force sergeant and pioneering gay rights activist.
Don the Beachcomber
1907–1989 (age 82)
National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific
Don the Beachcomber was an American restaurateur and mixologist who pioneered the tiki bar concept.
Ralph Waldo Christie
1893–1987 (age 94)
National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific
Ralph Waldo Christie was an American serviceman and World War II veteran.
Wilfred Holmes
1900–1986 (age 86)
National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific
Wilfred Holmes was a British serviceman and World War II veteran.
J. Roderick MacArthur
1920–1984 (age 64)
Graceland Cemetery
J. Roderick MacArthur was a prominent San Francisco businessman and philanthropist who lived from 1920 to 1984.
Bill Raisch
1905–1984 (age 79)
Woodlawn Memorial Cemetery
Bill Raisch was an American actor known for his television and film roles, born in North Bergen in 1905 and died in 1984...
Paul Fix
1901–1983 (age 82)
Woodlawn Memorial Cemetery
Paul Fix was an accomplished American character actor with a career spanning decades from 1901 until his death in 1983.
Elsa de Haas
1901–1984 (age 83)
Beechwoods Cemetery
Elsa de Haas was a woman who lived from 1901 to 1984 and was buried in Beechwoods Cemetery.
Eddie Sauter
1914–1981 (age 67)
Oak Hill Cemetery
Eddie Sauter was an American jazz musician and composer born in Brooklyn in 1914 who died in 1981.
Gerald W. Johnson
1890–1980 (age 90)
Green Mount Cemetery
Gerald W. Johnson was a Scottish-born individual who lived from 1890 to 1980.
Gordon Stick
1903–1986 (age 83)
Green Mount Cemetery
Gordon Stick was a man who lived from 1903 to 1986 and spent time in Nagoya, Japan.
Robert M. Underhill
1893–1988 (age 95)
Mountain View Cemetery
Robert M. Underhill was a San Francisco resident and mountaineer who lived from 1893 to 1988.
Hubert Buel
1915–1984 (age 69)
Cypress Lawn Memorial Park
Hubert Buel was a Sacramento resident who lived from 1915 to 1984.
Henry Miller Bowles
1918–1981 (age 63)
Cypress Lawn Memorial Park
Henry Miller Bowles was a San Francisco native who lived from 1918 to 1981.
Newton Johnston Hale
1902–1985 (age 83)
Cypress Lawn Memorial Park
Newton Johnston Hale lived from 1902 to 1985 and was buried at Cypress Lawn Memorial Park.
Edmond H. Leavey
1894–1980 (age 86)
National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific
Edmond H. Leavey lived from 1894 to 1980 and was interred at the National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific.
Jack Holtwick
1907–1987 (age 80)
National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific
Jack Holtwick was an Eufaula resident who lived from 1907 to 1987 and was buried at the National Memorial Cemetery of th...
Elizabeth Norton
1887–1985 (age 98)
Graceland Cemetery
Elizabeth Norton was a Chicago-born woman who lived from 1887 to 1985 and was buried in Graceland Cemetery.
Robert Mapplethorpe
1946–1989 (age 43)
St. John Cemetery
Robert Mapplethorpe was a groundbreaking American photographer and artist born in Floral Park in 1946 who died in 1989.
Frank Tieri
1904–1981 (age 77)
St. John Cemetery
Frank Tieri was a Neapolitan-born organized crime figure who operated in New York during the mid-20th century.
Aniello Dellacroce
1914–1985 (age 71)
St. John Cemetery
Aniello Dellacroce was a prominent Italian-American mobster and underboss in New York's organized crime hierarchy.
Paul Vario
1914–1988 (age 74)
St. John Cemetery
Paul Vario was a Brooklyn-based organized crime figure who was involved in racketeering and illegal gambling operations.
Roy DeMeo
1940–1983 (age 43)
St. John Cemetery
Roy DeMeo was a Brooklyn mobster known for his involvement in contract killing and organized crime activities.