Deaths in the 1980s

Rudd Weatherwax

1907–1985 (age 78)

Valhalla Memorial Park Cemetery

Rudd Weatherwax was an American animal trainer and actor best known for training Lassie for film and television.

Morgan Farley

1898–1988 (age 90)

Valhalla Memorial Park Cemetery

Morgan Farley was an American actor who appeared in numerous films and television shows throughout his career.

George Tobias

1901–1980 (age 79)

Mount Carmel Cemetery

George Tobias was an American character actor known for his distinctive voice and roles in film and television.

Sam Levene

1905–1980 (age 75)

Mount Carmel Cemetery

Sam Levene was an American actor and playwright known for his work in theater, film, and television.

Benny Friedman

1905–1982 (age 77)

Mount Carmel Cemetery

Benny Friedman was an American football pioneer and one of the first major professional football players.

David Schoenbrun

1915–1988 (age 73)

Mount Carmel Cemetery

David Schoenbrun was an American journalist and broadcaster known for his work in television news and documentary produc...

Luther Adler

1903–1984 (age 81)

Mount Carmel Cemetery

Luther Adler was an American actor and director known for his work in theater and film during the mid-20th century.

Roger C. Carmel

1932–1986 (age 54)

Mount Carmel Cemetery

Roger C. Carmel was an American actor best known for his television roles in Star Trek and other classic TV series.

Nathaniel M. Minkoff

1893–1984 (age 91)

Mount Carmel Cemetery

Nathaniel M. Minkoff was an American professional whose specific occupation is not readily inferrable from available inf...

Li Fu Lee

1904–1985 (age 81)

Graceland Cemetery

Li Fu Lee was an American resident of the early 20th century whose specific occupation is not readily inferrable from av...

William Hamilton Mitchell

1895–1987 (age 92)

Graceland Cemetery

William Hamilton Mitchell was an American professional from Chicago whose specific occupation is not readily inferrable ...

Curtis Burton Munson

1892–1980 (age 88)

Graceland Cemetery

Curtis Burton Munson was an American professional whose specific occupation is not readily inferrable from available inf...

Marjorie Beebe

1908–1983 (age 75)

Valhalla Memorial Park Cemetery

Marjorie Beebe was an American entertainer and actress known for her work in vaudeville and early film.

Virginia Lucille Jones

1909–1986 (age 77)

Valhalla Memorial Park Cemetery

Virginia Lucille Jones was an American professional whose specific occupation is not readily inferrable from available i...

Thelma Pelish

1926–1983 (age 57)

Valhalla Memorial Park Cemetery

Thelma Pelish was an American resident of New York City whose specific occupation is not readily inferrable from availab...

Ximena McGlashan

1893–1986 (age 93)

Mountain View Cemetery

Ximena McGlashan was an American professional whose specific occupation is not readily inferrable from available informa...

Lucille Cavanagh

1895–1983 (age 88)

Mountain View Cemetery

Lucille Cavanagh was an American resident of St. Louis whose specific occupation is not readily inferrable from availabl...

Victor Jules Bergeron, Jr.

1902–1984 (age 82)

Mountain View Cemetery

Victor Jules Bergeron, Jr. was an American restaurateur and mixologist famous for creating the Mai Tai cocktail.

Ellen Marie Johnson

1893–1987 (age 94)

Mountain View Cemetery

Ellen Marie Johnson was an American professional whose specific occupation is not readily inferrable from available info...

Pola Negri

1897–1987 (age 90)

Calvary Cemetery

Pola Negri was a Polish-American silent film actress and one of the most popular stars of the 1920s and 1930s.

Raya Dunayevskaya

1910–1987 (age 77)

Haymarket Martyrs' Monument

Raya Dunayevskaya was a Ukrainian-American Marxist theorist and founder of the News and Letters Committees organization.

Irene Rich

1891–1988 (age 97)

Calvary Cemetery

Irene Rich was an American actress and entertainer who had a long career in stage and film during the early-to-mid 20th ...

Henry Winston

1911–1986 (age 75)

Haymarket Martyrs' Monument

Henry Winston was an American communist activist and labor organizer who served as national chairman of the Communist Pa...

Joseph O'Malley

1893–1985 (age 92)

Gate of Heaven Cemetery

Joseph O'Malley was an Irish-American resident of San Francisco during the late 19th and early 20th centuries.

Mary Frances Kennedy

1896–1982 (age 86)

Gate of Heaven Cemetery

Mary Frances Kennedy was an American woman who lived in Harlem during the early-to-mid 20th century.

Liane Carrera

1895–1988 (age 93)

Gate of Heaven Cemetery

Liane Carrera was a French woman who lived through much of the 20th century.

James Aloysius Farley Jr.

1928–1986 (age 58)

Gate of Heaven Cemetery

James Aloysius Farley Jr. was an American businessman and son of the prominent political figure James A. Farley.

Wendell Culley

1906–1983 (age 77)

Rose Hills Memorial Park

Wendell Culley was an American resident of Worcester who lived during the early-to-mid 20th century.

Tex Gibbons

1907–1984 (age 77)

Rose Hills Memorial Park

Tex Gibbons was an American from Elk City who lived during the early-to-mid 20th century.

Lee Mulleneaux

1908–1985 (age 77)

Rose Hills Memorial Park

Lee Mulleneaux was an American resident of Phoenix during the early-to-mid 20th century.

Marguerite Cole

1897–1987 (age 90)

Rose Hills Memorial Park

Marguerite Cole was an American woman from Orange City who lived during the late 19th and early 20th centuries.

Wallace Newman

1902–1985 (age 83)

Rose Hills Memorial Park

Wallace Newman was an American resident who lived during the early-to-mid 20th century.

Robert Masato Hirohata

1931–1981 (age 50)

Rose Hills Memorial Park

Robert Masato Hirohata was an American of Japanese descent from Los Angeles known for customizing automobiles.

Clifford Edward Milner

1892–1980 (age 88)

Rose Hills Memorial Park

Clifford Edward Milner was an American resident of Plainfield who lived during the late 19th and early 20th centuries.

Gwendolyn Bridges Needham

1906–1988 (age 82)

Rose Hills Memorial Park

Gwendolyn Bridges Needham was an American woman from Altus who lived during the early-to-mid 20th century.

Marquette Frye

1944–1986 (age 42)

Rose Hills Memorial Park

Marquette Frye was an American whose name became associated with the 1965 Watts riots in Los Angeles.

Helen Schucman

1909–1981 (age 72)

Baron Hirsch Cemetery

Helen Schucman (1909-1981) was a psychologist and scribe who transcribed 'A Course in Miracles' in New York City.

Morrow J. Allen

1909–1988 (age 79)

Barrancas National Cemetery

Morrow J. Allen (1909-1988) was an Indianapolis resident who served in the military.

Neil H. Swanson

1896–1983 (age 87)

Baltimore National Cemetery

Neil H. Swanson (1896-1983) was a Minneapolis-born individual who lived to age 87.

Lucille Feynman

1895–1981 (age 86)

Bayside Acacia Cemetery, Queens

Lucille Feynman (1895-1981) was a New York resident and mother of renowned physicist Richard Feynman.

Arthur M. Lowenthal

1888–1986 (age 98)

Mount Hope Cemetery

Arthur M. Lowenthal (1888-1986) was a Rochester resident who lived to age 98.

Sally Calkins Wood Kohn

1897–1985 (age 88)

Mount Hope Cemetery

Sally Calkins Wood Kohn (1897-1985) was a long-lived individual buried in Rochester.

Frances Hamill

1904–1987 (age 83)

Graceland Cemetery

Frances Hamill (1904-1987) was a Clarendon Hills resident who lived to age 83.

Alberta Gay

1913–1987 (age 74)

Rose Hills Memorial Park

Alberta Gay (1913-1987) was a Rocky Mount resident who lived to age 74.

Andy Bakjian

1914–1986 (age 72)

Rose Hills Memorial Park

Andy Bakjian (1914-1986) was a West Hoboken resident who lived to age 72.

Chuck McMurtry

1937–1984 (age 47)

Rose Hills Memorial Park

Chuck McMurtry (1937-1984) was a Chandler resident who lived to age 47.

Donald Nixon

1914–1987 (age 73)

Rose Hills Memorial Park

Donald Nixon (1914-1987) was the younger brother of President Richard Nixon and lived in Yorba Linda.

J. C. Agajanian

1913–1984 (age 71)

Rose Hills Memorial Park

J. C. Agajanian (1913-1984) was a San Pedro-born racing promoter and sports figure.

Tamara Wiszniewska

1919–1981 (age 62)

Mount Hope Cemetery

Tamara Wiszniewska (1919-1981) was a Dubno native who lived to age 62.

Georgiana Sibley

1887–1980 (age 93)

Mount Hope Cemetery

Georgiana Sibley (1887-1980) was a West Orange resident who lived to age 93.