Deaths in the 1980s
21,000+ memorials
Wenceslaus Cyrill Michalicka
1894–1982 (age 88)
St. Procopius Abbey Cemetery
Wenceslaus Cyrill Michalicka (1894-1982) was a Union City resident who lived 88 years.
Walter Jendrusak
1904–1980 (age 76)
St. Procopius Abbey Cemetery
Walter Jendrusak (1904-1980) was a Yonkers resident who lived 76 years.
Adrian Klepac
1904–1984 (age 80)
St. Procopius Abbey Cemetery
Adrian Klepac (1904-1984) was a Cleveland resident who lived 80 years.
Hubertus Strughold
1898–1986 (age 88)
Mission Burial Park
Hubertus Strughold (1898-1986) was a Hamm-born individual who lived 88 years.
Lynn Patrick
1912–1980 (age 68)
Resurrection Cemetery
Lynn Patrick (1912-1980) was a Victoria resident who lived 68 years.
Ernie Godfrey
1892–1980 (age 88)
Evergreen Burial Park
Ernie Godfrey (1892-1980) was a Dover resident who lived 88 years.
Gene Green
1933–1981 (age 48)
Resurrection Cemetery
Gene Green (1933-1981) was a Los Angeles resident who died at age 48.
John Sumner Burroughs
1916–1988 (age 72)
Trinity Memorial Gardens
John Sumner Burroughs (1916-1988) was a Washington, D.C. resident who lived 72 years.
Elizabeth Lee Scull
1923–1981 (age 58)
Sandy Spring Friends Meeting House Cemetery
Elizabeth Lee Scull (1923-1981) lived 58 years before her death.
Brooke Johns
1893–1987 (age 94)
Sandy Spring Friends Meeting House Cemetery
Brooke Johns (1893-1987) lived 94 years.
Gerhard Aho
1923–1987 (age 64)
Concordia Cemetery Gardens
Gerhard Aho (1923-1987) was a Jersey City resident who lived 64 years.
Evelyn Ankers
1918–1985 (age 67)
Maui Veterans Cemetery
Evelyn Ankers was a British-American actress known for her roles in horror and adventure films during the 1940s.
Peter Maivia
1937–1982 (age 45)
Diamond Head Memorial Park
Peter Maivia was a Samoan professional wrestler and founder of the Maivia wrestling family dynasty.
Esquerita
1938–1986 (age 48)
City Cemetery
Esquerita was an American rock and roll pianist and singer who influenced early rock music in the 1950s.
Ethel Azama
1934–1984 (age 50)
Diamond Head Memorial Park
Ethel Azama was a Hawaiian entertainer and dancer known for her performances in traditional Hawaiian music and hula.
La Meri
1899–1988 (age 89)
Mission Burial Park
La Meri was an American dancer and choreographer who pioneered the study and performance of world dance forms.
George Dinsmore Stoddard
1897–1981 (age 84)
City Cemetery
George Dinsmore Stoddard was an American educational psychologist and university administrator.
J. Louise Despert
1892–1982 (age 90)
City Cemetery
J. Louise Despert was a French-American child psychiatrist and pioneer in the study of childhood mental disorders.
Thomas E. Barker
1954–1988 (age 34)
Friends Quaker Cemetery
Thomas E. Barker was an American businessman and entrepreneur with interests in various commercial ventures.
Krista Harrison
1971–1982 (age 11)
Maple Grove Cemetery
Krista Harrison was an American woman who died at age 11.
Bob Nulf
1906–1985 (age 79)
Covington Memorial Gardens
Bob Nulf was an American businessman or public figure from the early 20th century.
Christian Dante Gauss
1905–1985 (age 80)
Lincoln-Noyes Cemetery
Christian Dante Gauss was an American academic and literary scholar at Princeton University.
John Mauchly
1907–1980 (age 73)
Rose Hill Cemetery
John Mauchly was an American physicist and pioneer in the development of early electronic computers, co-inventor of ENIA...
William B. Stansbury
1923–1985 (age 62)
Calvary Cemetery
William B. Stansbury was an American military officer or public servant.
Louis John Chiaramonte
1899–1988 (age 89)
Calvary Catholic Cemetery
Louis John Chiaramonte was an Italian-American businessman or community figure.
Lucie Harris Locke Price
1904–1989 (age 85)
Mission Burial Park
Lucie Harris Locke Price was an American woman involved in civic or social activities.
Earl Averill
1902–1983 (age 81)
Grand Army of the Republic Cemetery
Earl Averill was an American professional baseball player who played in Major League Baseball during the early 20th cent...
István Kertész
1904–1986 (age 82)
Highland Cemetery
István Kertész was a Hungarian conductor known for his work in classical music during the mid-20th century.
Thor Carl Tollefson
1901–1982 (age 81)
Mountain View Memorial Park
Thor Carl Tollefson was an American politician who served in the U.S. House of Representatives from Washington.
Cap Peterson
1942–1980 (age 38)
Mountain View Memorial Park
Cap Peterson was an American professional baseball player who played in Major League Baseball.
Hilton Smith
1907–1983 (age 76)
Mount Moriah Cemetery
Hilton Smith was an American professional baseball player who played in the Negro Leagues.
George B. Walden
1895–1982 (age 87)
Forest Lawn Memory Gardens
George B. Walden was an American businessman and community leader from Franklin.
Richard Goldensohn
1945–1985 (age 40)
Mount Lebanon Cemetery
Richard Goldensohn was an American physician and medical researcher.
Bertha McCleary
1895–1980 (age 85)
Forest Lawn Cemetery
Bertha McCleary was an American woman from Murray who lived during the late 19th and 20th centuries.
Joe Kopcha
1905–1986 (age 81)
Ridgelawn Cemetery
Joe Kopcha was an American professional baseball player who played in Major League Baseball.
Marvin Arthur Williamson
1928–1987 (age 59)
Ada Cemetery
Marvin Arthur Williamson was an American resident of Ada during the mid-20th century.
Louie Rae Woodard
1920–1986 (age 66)
City View Memoriam Mausoleum
Louie Rae Woodard was an American resident of Salt Lake City during the 20th century.
Edward Adelbert Doisy
1893–1986 (age 93)
Oak Hill Cemetery
Edward Adelbert Doisy was an American biochemist who won the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine.
Claude Pepper
1900–1989 (age 89)
Oakland Cemetery
Claude Pepper was an American politician who served in the U.S. Senate and House of Representatives from Florida.
Nicholas Civella
1912–1983 (age 71)
Mount Saint Mary Catholic Cemetery
Nicholas Civella was an American organized crime figure who led the Kansas City Mafia.
Ruth Olive Schornhurst Breen
1905–1987 (age 82)
Oakland Cemetery
Ruth Olive Schornhurst Breen was an American woman from Detroit who lived during the 20th century.
Ralph Lee Eyman
1885–1986 (age 101)
Oakland Cemetery
Ralph Lee Eyman (1885-1986) was a Golden resident who lived to age 101.
Norman Norris Royall, Jr.
1908–1983 (age 75)
Mount Moriah Cemetery
Norman Norris Royall, Jr. (1908-1983) was a Whiteville resident who lived to age 75.
Richard Gompertz
1892–1981 (age 89)
Zion Memorial Park Cemetery
Richard Gompertz (1892-1981) was born in Emmerich am Rhein and lived to age 89.
Frances Greene Nix
1907–1982 (age 75)
Oakwood Cemetery
Frances Greene Nix (1907-1982) was a Montgomery resident who lived to age 75.
Alta Larson
1903–1986 (age 83)
Mountain View Memorial Park
Alta Larson (1903-1986) was a Virginia resident who lived to age 83.
John William Corrington
1932–1988 (age 56)
Forest Park East Cemetery
John William Corrington (1932-1988) was a Memphis resident and writer known for his literary works.
Gerry Bertier
1953–1981 (age 28)
Mount Comfort Cemetery
Gerry Bertier (1953-1981) was an Alexandria resident and notable high school football player.
Dan Sandifer
1927–1987 (age 60)
Forest Park East Cemetery
Dan Sandifer (1927-1987) was a Shreveport resident who lived to age 60.
Whitfield Jack
1906–1989 (age 83)
Forest Park East Cemetery
Whitfield Jack (1906-1989) was a Shreveport resident who lived to age 83.