Deaths in the 1980s
21,000+ memorials
Alan Napier
1903–1988 (age 85)
Chapel of the Pines Crematory
Alan Napier (1903-1988) was a British actor best known for playing Batman's butler Alfred.
Dorothy Jordan
1906–1988 (age 82)
Chapel of the Pines Crematory
Dorothy Jordan (1906-1988) was an American actress.
Bess Flowers
1898–1984 (age 86)
Chapel of the Pines Crematory
Bess Flowers (1898-1984) was an American actress and dancer.
Julanne Johnston
1900–1988 (age 88)
Chapel of the Pines Crematory
Julanne Johnston (1900-1988) was an American silent film actress.
Constance Dallas
1902–1983 (age 81)
Church of St. James the Less
Constance Dallas (1902-1983) was a Brooklyn Heights resident.
Henry Armstrong
1912–1988 (age 76)
Angelus-Rosedale Cemetery
Henry Armstrong (1912-1988) was an American professional boxer and three-time world champion.
Betty Burbridge
1895–1987 (age 92)
Angelus-Rosedale Cemetery
Betty Burbridge was a San Diego resident who lived from 1895 to 1987.
Fernando Lamas
1915–1982 (age 67)
Angelus-Rosedale Cemetery
Fernando Lamas was an Argentine-born actor and entertainer who lived from 1915 to 1982.
Raymond Eugene Plummer
1913–1987 (age 74)
Anchorage Memorial Park
Raymond Eugene Plummer was a Harlan native who lived from 1913 to 1987.
Eklutna Annie
1954–1980 (age 26)
Anchorage Memorial Park
Eklutna Annie was a notable figure who lived from 1954 to 1980.
William E. Ogle
1918–1984 (age 66)
Anchorage Memorial Park
William E. Ogle was a Los Angeles resident who lived from 1918 to 1984.
Homer Moseley
1907–1982 (age 75)
Anchorage Memorial Park
Homer Moseley was an Oklahoma City native who lived from 1907 to 1982.
Philip Ober
1902–1982 (age 80)
Chapel of the Pines Crematory
Philip Ober was an American actor from Fort Payne who lived from 1902 to 1982.
Sarah Y. Mason
1896–1980 (age 84)
Chapel of the Pines Crematory
Sarah Y. Mason was a Pima resident and screenwriter who lived from 1896 to 1980.
Stephen Stucker
1947–1986 (age 39)
Chapel of the Pines Crematory
Stephen Stucker was an American actor and comedian from Des Moines who lived from 1947 to 1986.
Ray Nazarro
1902–1986 (age 84)
Chapel of the Pines Crematory
Ray Nazarro was a Boston-born film and television director who lived from 1902 to 1986.
Theresa Harris
1906–1985 (age 79)
Angelus-Rosedale Cemetery
Theresa Harris was an African-American actress from Houston who lived from 1906 to 1985.
Ernestine Wade
1906–1983 (age 77)
Angelus-Rosedale Cemetery
Ernestine Wade was an African-American actress and radio performer from Jackson who lived from 1906 to 1983.
Edwin A. Pollock
1899–1982 (age 83)
Beaufort National Cemetery
Edwin A. Pollock was an Augusta resident who lived from 1899 to 1982.
Frederic M. Wheelock
1902–1987 (age 85)
Bellevue Cemetery
Frederic M. Wheelock was a Lawrence resident who lived from 1902 to 1987.
Maria Elizabeth Winblad
1895–1987 (age 92)
Bayview – New York Bay Cemetery
Maria Elizabeth Winblad was a Greenwich Village resident who lived from 1895 to 1987.
Helen Eloise Freudenberg
1928–1989 (age 61)
Bayview – New York Bay Cemetery
Helen Eloise Freudenberg was a Jersey City resident who lived from 1928 to 1989.
George I. Forsythe
1918–1987 (age 69)
Beaufort National Cemetery
George I. Forsythe was a Butte-based individual who lived from 1918 to 1987.
Lyda Moore Merrick
1890–1987 (age 97)
Beechwood Cemetery
Lyda Moore Merrick was a Hayti resident who lived from 1890 to 1987.
Elton Henry Lee Wade
1899–1980 (age 81)
Cedar Grove Cemetery
Elton Henry Lee Wade was a Newton resident who lived from 1899 to 1980.
Dorothy Bigelow Melville
1894–1989 (age 95)
Caroline Church and Cemetery
Dorothy Bigelow Melville lived from 1894 to 1989 and was buried at Caroline Church and Cemetery.
Charles W. Sandman, Jr.
1921–1985 (age 64)
Cold Spring Presbyterian Church
Charles W. Sandman, Jr. was a Philadelphia resident who lived from 1921 to 1985.
Reginald H. Sullivan
1876–1980 (age 104)
Crown Hill Cemetery
Reginald H. Sullivan was an Indianapolis resident who lived from 1876 to 1980.
Frederic Bartter
1914–1983 (age 69)
Cohasset Central Cemetery
Frederic Bartter was a Manila resident who lived from 1914 to 1983.
Ted Ogdahl
1921–1988 (age 67)
City View Cemetery
Ted Ogdahl lived from 1921 to 1988 and was buried at City View Cemetery.
Ellen S. Spinden
1897–1985 (age 88)
Cohasset Central Cemetery
Ellen S. Spinden was a Cohasset resident who lived from 1897 to 1985.
Francis Alan Gunther
1918–1985 (age 67)
Evergreen Cemetery
Francis Alan Gunther was a Los Angeles resident who lived from 1918 to 1985.
Peter H. Dominick
1915–1981 (age 66)
Fairmount Cemetery
Peter H. Dominick was a Stamford resident who lived from 1915 to 1981.
Gordon Allott
1907–1989 (age 82)
Fairmount Cemetery
Gordon Allott was a Pueblo resident who lived from 1907 to 1989.
Arthur Kent White
1889–1981 (age 92)
Fairmount Cemetery
Arthur Kent White was a Denver resident who lived from 1889 to 1981.
LeRoy R. Hafen
1893–1985 (age 92)
Fairmount Cemetery
LeRoy R. Hafen was a Bunkerville resident who lived from 1893 to 1985.
Ray Hanken
1911–1980 (age 69)
Culpeper National Cemetery
Ray Hanken was an American resident of Oelwein who lived from 1911 to 1980.
Howard Garns
1905–1989 (age 84)
Crown Hill Cemetery
Howard Garns was an Indiana-born man who lived from 1905 to 1989 and is credited with inventing the modern Sudoku puzzle...
Bill Shirley
1921–1989 (age 68)
Crown Hill Cemetery
Bill Shirley was an American tenor singer from Indianapolis who performed in musical theater and films from the 1940s th...
Rensis Likert
1903–1981 (age 78)
Forest Hill Cemetery
Rensis Likert was an influential American organizational psychologist and management theorist who developed the Likert s...
Erich Rothe
1895–1988 (age 93)
Forest Hill Cemetery
Erich Rothe was a German-born mathematician who lived from 1895 to 1988.
Cecil O. Creal
1899–1986 (age 87)
Forest Hill Cemetery
Cecil O. Creal was an American who lived from 1899 to 1986.
Elmer Mitchell
1889–1983 (age 94)
Forest Hill Cemetery
Elmer Mitchell was an American recreation and physical education pioneer who lived from 1889 to 1983.
Sarah Goddard Power
1935–1987 (age 52)
Forest Hill Cemetery
Sarah Goddard Power was a Detroit-born American woman who lived from 1935 to 1987.
Ruel Vance Churchill
1899–1987 (age 88)
Forest Hill Cemetery
Ruel Vance Churchill was an American who lived from 1899 to 1987.
Bob Ufer
1920–1981 (age 61)
Forest Hill Cemetery
Bob Ufer was an American sportscaster and announcer for the University of Michigan football team from 1945 to 1981.
William Warner Bishop, Jr.
1906–1987 (age 81)
Forest Hill Cemetery
William Warner Bishop, Jr. was an American librarian and Princeton resident who lived from 1906 to 1987.
Robert P. Hanson
1918–1987 (age 69)
Forest Hill Cemetery
Robert P. Hanson was an American who lived from 1918 to 1987.
Lillian Alley
1923–1981 (age 58)
Elmwood Cemetery
Lillian Alley was an American woman from Elm Creek who lived from 1923 to 1981.
Louise Lovett Wright
1919–1985 (age 66)
Elmwood Cemetery
Louise Lovett Wright was an American woman who lived from 1919 to 1985.