Deaths in the 1980s

Gifford Bryce Pinchot

1915–1989 (age 74)

Milford Cemetery

Gifford Bryce Pinchot was a member of the prominent Pinchot family of Pennsylvania.

David Maysles

1931–1987 (age 56)

Sharon Memorial Park

David Maysles was an American documentary filmmaker and pioneer of cinema vérité.

Samuel A. Latt

1938–1988 (age 50)

Sharon Memorial Park

Samuel A. Latt was an American individual from Harrisburg, Pennsylvania.

Beatrice Blackmar Gould

1898–1989 (age 91)

Solebury

Beatrice Blackmar Gould was an American editor and co-founder of Ladies' Home Journal.

Irvin Lavine

1902–1980 (age 78)

Sharon Memorial Park

Irvin Lavine was an American businessman and immigrant from Minsk.

Harry Shwachman

1910–1986 (age 76)

Sharon Memorial Park

Harry Shwachman was an American pediatrician and cystic fibrosis researcher from Boston.

Aleene McFarland

1902–1983 (age 81)

Oakland Cemetery

Aleene McFarland was an American crafts innovator and businesswoman known for founding a major adhesive and craft suppli...

Simon Kuznets

1901–1985 (age 84)

Sharon Memorial Park

Simon Kuznets was a Belarusian-American economist who won the Nobel Prize for his empirical research on economic growth ...

Joseph Boggs Cornelison, Jr.

1926–1988 (age 62)

Richmond Cemetery

Joseph Boggs Cornelison, Jr. was an American businessman and civic leader in Richmond.

Hugh Everett III

1930–1982 (age 52)

Fort Lincoln Cemetery

Hugh Everett III was an American physicist who developed the many-worlds interpretation of quantum mechanics.

Sonny Stitt

1924–1982 (age 58)

Fort Lincoln Cemetery

Sonny Stitt was an American jazz saxophonist known for his bebop and hard bop styles.

Fritz Pollard

1894–1986 (age 92)

Fort Lincoln Cemetery

Fritz Pollard was an American football pioneer, coach, and one of the first African American players in professional foo...

Catherine Marshall

1914–1983 (age 69)

Fort Lincoln Cemetery

Catherine Marshall was an American author and wife of chaplain Peter Marshall, known for inspirational and religious wri...

Clarence Bamberger

1886–1984 (age 98)

Mount Olivet Cemetery

Clarence Bamberger was an American businessman and founder of the ZCMI department store in Salt Lake City.

Caroline Stevens Rogers

1894–1985 (age 91)

Ridgewood Cemetery

Caroline Stevens Rogers was an American woman of social prominence in New England.

George Balanchine

1904–1983 (age 79)

Oakland Cemetery

George Balanchine was a Russian-American ballet choreographer and founder of New York City Ballet.

Ina Claire

1893–1985 (age 92)

Mount Olivet Cemetery

Ina Claire was an American actress known for her work in theater and early cinema during the 20th century.

Nelson Algren

1909–1981 (age 72)

Oakland Cemetery

Nelson Algren was an American writer known for his novels about urban life and crime in Chicago.

Jack Rothrock

1905–1980 (age 75)

Montecito Memorial Park

Jack Rothrock was an American aviator and stunt pilot known for pioneering aerobatic flying.

Mabel E. Workman

1886–1981 (age 95)

Montecito Memorial Park

Mabel E. Workman was a mountaineer and explorer known for her climbing expeditions in the Himalayas.

Effie Jeanette Lattin

1895–1989 (age 94)

Montecito Memorial Park

Effie Jeanette Lattin was an American woman of the late 19th and early 20th centuries.

Ernest McFarland

1894–1984 (age 90)

Greenwood/Memory Lawn Mortuary & Cemetery

Ernest McFarland (1894-1984) was an American politician and jurist from Oklahoma.

Earl Grace

1907–1980 (age 73)

Greenwood/Memory Lawn Mortuary & Cemetery

Earl Grace (1907-1980) was an American from Barlow.

Edith Luckett Davis

1888–1987 (age 99)

Greenwood/Memory Lawn Mortuary & Cemetery

Edith Luckett Davis (1888-1987) was an American actress and mother of Ronald Reagan.

Loyal Davis

1896–1982 (age 86)

Greenwood/Memory Lawn Mortuary & Cemetery

Loyal Davis (1896-1982) was an American neurosurgeon and stepfather of Ronald Reagan.

Roscoe S. Strivings

1897–1983 (age 86)

Greenwood/Memory Lawn Mortuary & Cemetery

Roscoe S. Strivings (1897-1983) was an American.

Ford Smith

1919–1983 (age 64)

Greenwood/Memory Lawn Mortuary & Cemetery

Ford Smith (1919-1983) was an American from Phoenix.

Izydora Kosach-Borysova

1888–1980 (age 92)

Saint Andrew Cemetery

Izydora Kosach-Borysova (1888-1980) was a Ukrainian writer and poet known by the pen name Lesya Ukrainka.

Floyd C. Noble

1884–1980 (age 96)

Lakeview Cemetery

Floyd C. Noble (1884-1980) was an American.

Charles Black

1923–1982 (age 59)

Doddridge Chapel and Cemetery

Charles Black (1923-1982) was an American.

Taras Bulba-Borovets

1908–1981 (age 73)

Saint Andrew Cemetery

Taras Bulba-Borovets (1908-1981) was a Ukrainian military and political leader.

Petro Hryhorenko

1907–1987 (age 80)

Saint Andrew Cemetery

Petro Hryhorenko (1907-1987) was a Ukrainian dissident and political figure.

Mykola Livytskyi

1907–1989 (age 82)

Saint Andrew Cemetery

Mykola Livytskyi (1907-1989) was a Ukrainian intellectual and cultural figure.

Hryhorii Kytastyi

1907–1984 (age 77)

Saint Andrew Cemetery

Hryhorii Kytastyi (1907-1984) was a Ukrainian scholar and academic.

Yuriy Lopatynsky

1906–1982 (age 76)

Saint Andrew Cemetery

Yuriy Lopatynsky (1906-1982) was a Ukrainian mathematician and scientist.

Borys Barvinskyi

1888–1980 (age 92)

Saint Andrew Cemetery

Borys Barvinskyi (1888-1980) was a Ukrainian political and cultural leader.

Mykoła Otreszko-Arski

1900–1986 (age 86)

Saint Andrew Cemetery

Mykoła Otreszko-Arski was a Ukrainian resident of Zaporizhzhia who lived from 1900 to 1986.

Petro Samutin

1889–1982 (age 93)

Saint Andrew Cemetery

Petro Samutin was a Ukrainian from Pereiaslav-Khmelnytskyi Raion who lived from 1889 to 1982.

Petro Andrusiv

1906–1981 (age 75)

Saint Andrew Cemetery

Petro Andrusiv was a Ukrainian resident of Kamianobrid who lived from 1906 to 1981.

Anatolʹ Hak

1893–1980 (age 87)

Saint Andrew Cemetery

Anatolʹ Hak was a Ukrainian from Huliaipole Raion who lived from 1893 to 1980.

Roman Bzhesky

1894–1982 (age 88)

Saint Andrew Cemetery

Roman Bzhesky was a Ukrainian resident of Nizhyn who lived from 1894 to 1982.

Daria Gnatkovskaya

1912–1989 (age 77)

Saint Andrew Cemetery

Daria Gnatkovskaya was a Ukrainian woman from Smodna who lived from 1912 to 1989.

Havrylo Hordienko

1902–1982 (age 80)

Saint Andrew Cemetery

Havrylo Hordienko was a Ukrainian resident of Zaporizhzhia who lived from 1902 to 1982.

Mykhailo Doroshenko

1899–1986 (age 87)

Saint Andrew Cemetery

Mykhailo Doroshenko was a Ukrainian from Tsybuliv who lived from 1899 to 1986.

Alexa Kenin

1962–1985 (age 23)

New Montefiore Cemetery

Alexa Kenin was an American tennis player from New York City who lived from 1962 to 1985.

Satchel Paige

1906–1982 (age 76)

Forest Hill Cemetery

Satchel Paige was a legendary American baseball pitcher from Mobile who lived from 1906 to 1982.

Joe Kuhel

1906–1984 (age 78)

Forest Hill Cemetery

Joe Kuhel was an American baseball player from Cleveland who lived from 1906 to 1984.

Joyce C. Hall

1891–1982 (age 91)

Forest Hill Cemetery

Joyce C. Hall was an American businessman from David City who lived from 1891 to 1982.

Daniel G. Albert

1901–1983 (age 82)

New Montefiore Cemetery

Daniel G. Albert was an American who lived from 1901 to 1983.

Nahum Tschacbasov

1899–1984 (age 85)

New Montefiore Cemetery

Nahum Tschacbasov was a Russian-American artist from Baku who lived from 1899 to 1984.