Deaths in the 1980s

John L. Etchells

1909–1981 (age 72)

Montlawn Memorial Park

John L. Etchells (1909-1981) was buried at Montlawn Memorial Park.

Maurice Tauber

1908–1980 (age 72)

Mount Lebanon Cemetery

Maurice Tauber (1908-1980) was buried at Mount Lebanon Cemetery.

Jeremiah B. Bloom

1913–1983 (age 70)

Mount Lebanon Cemetery

Jeremiah B. Bloom (1913-1983) was buried at Mount Lebanon Cemetery.

Lucy Carnegie Ferguson

1899–1989 (age 90)

Carnegie Cemetery

Lucy Carnegie Ferguson (1899-1989) was buried at Carnegie Cemetery.

William J. Dunne

1897–1980 (age 83)

Santa Clara Mission Cemetery

William J. Dunne (1897-1980) was a San Francisco resident buried at Santa Clara Mission Cemetery.

Joseph Lauder

1902–1983 (age 81)

Beth El Cemetery

Joseph Lauder (1902-1983) was buried at Beth-El Cemetery.

Isaac Hilliard Polk Jr.

1898–1984 (age 86)

Santa Clara Mission Cemetery

Isaac Hilliard Polk Jr. (1898-1984) was buried at Santa Clara Mission Cemetery.

Margaret Ruth Murphy

1900–1984 (age 84)

Santa Clara Mission Cemetery

Margaret Ruth Murphy (1900-1984) was buried at Santa Clara Mission Cemetery.

James Corson

1906–1981 (age 75)

Acacia Memorial Park

James Corson (1906-1981) was a Modesto resident buried at Acacia Memorial Park.

Valerie Harrisse Walter

1892–1984 (age 92)

Oheb Shalom Cemetery

Valerie Harrisse Walter (1892-1984) was a Baltimore resident buried at Oheb Shalom Cemetery.

Wilfred Joseph Grandmaison

1901–1984 (age 83)

Edgewood Cemetery

Wilfred Joseph Grandmaison (1901-1984) was a Nashua resident buried at Edgewood Cemetery.

Benny Goodman

1909–1986 (age 77)

Long Ridge Union Cemetery

Benny Goodman (1909-1986) was an American jazz clarinetist and bandleader known as the 'King of Swing' who popularized s...

Eugene Carson Blake

1906–1985 (age 79)

Long Ridge Union Cemetery

Eugene Carson Blake (1906-1985) was a prominent Presbyterian minister and ecumenical leader who advocated for civil righ...

Professor Longhair

1918–1980 (age 62)

Mount Olivet Cemetery

Professor Longhair (1918-1980) was an influential New Orleans pianist and singer who pioneered the boogie-woogie style t...

Charlie Gilbert

1919–1983 (age 64)

Lake Lawn Park Cemetery and Mausoleum

Charlie Gilbert (1919-1983) was a New Orleans-based musician and performer active in the mid-20th century jazz and blues...

Genevieve Clark Thomson

1894–1982 (age 88)

Old Chapel Cemetery

Genevieve Clark Thomson (1894-1982) was a notable figure whose specific biographical details remain limited in available...

Barbara Whitney

1903–1982 (age 79)

Westbury Friends Cemetery

Barbara Whitney (1903-1982) was a member of the prominent Whitney family with connections to American business and socie...

Henry Bradley Martin

1906–1988 (age 82)

Westbury Friends Cemetery

Henry Bradley Martin (1906-1988) was an American financier and investment banker active during the mid-20th century.

Kathryne Steele

1896–1981 (age 85)

Westbury Friends Cemetery

Kathryne Steele (1896-1981) was a woman of the early 20th century whose specific biographical details remain limited in ...

William Zisman

1905–1986 (age 81)

King David Memorial Gardens

William Zisman (1905-1986) was an Albany-based individual whose specific biographical details remain limited in availabl...

Emil Danenberg

1917–1982 (age 65)

Westwood Cemetery

Emil Danenberg (1917-1982) was a Hong Kong Island resident whose specific biographical details remain limited in availab...

Philip Guston

1913–1980 (age 67)

Woodstock Artists Cemetery

Philip Guston (1913-1980) was an American abstract expressionist painter and muralist known for his distinctive style an...

Charles Henry Elston

1891–1980 (age 89)

Forest Lawn Memorial Gardens Central

Charles Henry Elston (1891-1980) was a Marietta resident whose specific biographical details remain limited in available...

David Wendell Guion

1892–1981 (age 89)

Evergreen Cemetery

David Wendell Guion (1892-1981) was an American composer and pianist known for his orchestral works and contributions to...

Hazel Dawn

1890–1988 (age 98)

Nassau Knolls Cemetery

Hazel Dawn (1890-1988) was an American actress and singer active in early 20th-century theater and silent film.

Reed Crandall

1917–1982 (age 65)

Greenwood Cemetery

Reed Crandall (1917-1982) was an American comic book artist and illustrator known for his detailed artwork in Golden Age...

Tennyson Guyer

1912–1981 (age 69)

Maple Grove Cemetery

Tennyson Guyer (1912-1981) was an American politician from Findlay, Ohio.

Frank Henry Balsley

1918–1987 (age 69)

Oakdale Cemetery

Frank Henry Balsley (1918-1987) was an American whose life spanned most of the 20th century.

Rudolph Augustus Hecht

1904–1986 (age 82)

Mount Calvary Cemetery

Rudolph Augustus Hecht (1904-1986) was a resident of Haledon, New Jersey.

Eleanora Ambrose

1901–1988 (age 87)

Greenwood Cemetery

Eleanora Ambrose (1901-1988) was a woman from Newton who lived through much of the 20th century.

Constance Hahn

1899–1983 (age 84)

Willow Dell Cemetery

Constance Hahn (1899-1983) was a long-lived resident of Cornwall.

Divine

1945–1988 (age 43)

Prospect Hill Cemetery

Divine (1945-1988) was an American performer and artist from Baltimore known for avant-garde work.

Arthur Godfrey

1903–1983 (age 80)

Union Cemetery

Arthur Godfrey (1903-1983) was an American radio and television personality from Manhattan.

Betty Garde

1905–1989 (age 84)

Westminster Cemetery

Betty Garde (1905-1989) was an American actress from Philadelphia.

Samuel Gardner

1891–1984 (age 93)

Mount Ararat Cemetery

Samuel Gardner (1891-1984) was an American of Ukrainian descent.

Kenny Delmar

1910–1984 (age 74)

Long Ridge Union Cemetery

Kenny Delmar (1910-1984) was an American radio actor and comedian from Boston.

James Cabell Bruce

1892–1980 (age 88)

Saint Thomas Episcopal Church Cemetery

James Cabell Bruce (1892-1980) was an American from Baltimore.

Roland MacKenzie

1907–1988 (age 81)

Saint Thomas Episcopal Church Cemetery

Roland MacKenzie (1907-1988) was a resident of Washington, D.C.

Earlene Brown

1935–1983 (age 48)

Lincoln Memorial Park

Earlene Brown (1935-1983) was an American track and field athlete from Laredo, Texas.

Elizabeth Hawley Gasque

1886–1989 (age 103)

Mount Hope Cemetery

Elizabeth Hawley Gasque (1886-1989) was a long-lived South Carolina resident from Blythewood.

Eddie Vinson

1917–1988 (age 71)

Lincoln Memorial Park

Eddie Vinson (1917-1988) was an American blues and R&B musician from Houston, Texas.

Chester L. Washington

1902–1983 (age 81)

Lincoln Memorial Park

Chester L. Washington was an African American journalist and civil rights advocate from Pittsburgh who lived from 1902 t...

David Lynch

1929–1981 (age 52)

Lincoln Memorial Park

David Lynch was a filmmaker and artist from St. Louis who lived from 1929 to 1981.

Stanley Wing Handford

1906–1989 (age 83)

Oaklawn Cemetery

Stanley Wing Handford was a resident of Batesville who lived from 1906 to 1989.

Benjamin A. Rogge

1920–1980 (age 60)

Oak Hill Cemetery

Benjamin A. Rogge was an economist and educator who lived from 1920 to 1980.

Hartford N. Gunn Jr.

1926–1986 (age 60)

Nassau Knolls Cemetery

Hartford N. Gunn Jr. was a broadcasting executive from Port Washington who lived from 1926 to 1986.

Jennifer Levin

1968–1986 (age 18)

Nassau Knolls Cemetery

Jennifer Levin was a young woman from New York who lived from 1968 to 1986.

Owen Cunningham

1901–1987 (age 86)

Glendale Cemetery

Owen Cunningham was a resident who lived from 1901 to 1987.

Walter Uhl

1903–1984 (age 81)

Nassau Knolls Cemetery

Walter Uhl was a resident who lived from 1903 to 1984.

Henry Edward Drayton

1903–1980 (age 77)

Nassau Knolls Cemetery

Henry Edward Drayton was a resident who lived from 1903 to 1980.