Deaths in the 1980s
21,000+ memorials
William Wiggins
1900–1985 (age 85)
Oak Mound Cemetery
William Wiggins was a Galesburg resident who lived from 1900 to 1985.
Henry Stillman Taylor
1918–1985 (age 67)
Memorial Cemetery of St. John's Church
Henry Stillman Taylor lived from 1918 to 1985.
Jeannette Jennings Taylor
1898–1985 (age 87)
Memorial Cemetery of St. John's Church
Jeannette Jennings Taylor lived from 1898 to 1985.
Hank Swasey
1893–1980 (age 87)
Milton Mills Cemetery
Hank Swasey was a South Berwick resident who lived from 1893 to 1980.
Raymond Carver
1938–1988 (age 50)
Ocean View Cemetery
Raymond Carver was an American writer and poet from Clatskanie who lived from 1938 to 1988.
John Ulric Nef
1899–1988 (age 89)
Pine Knoll Cemetery
John Ulric Nef was a Chicago resident who lived from 1899 to 1988.
Ray Nash
1905–1982 (age 77)
Pine Knoll Cemetery
Ray Nash lived from 1905 to 1982.
Chester George Jaeger
1896–1983 (age 87)
Oak Park Cemetery
Chester George Jaeger lived from 1896 to 1983.
Peter J. Weber
1893–1983 (age 90)
Oak Park Cemetery
Peter J. Weber was a San Francisco resident who lived from 1893 to 1983.
Thomas Andrew Donnellan
1914–1987 (age 73)
Arlington Memorial Park
Thomas Andrew Donnellan was a Bronx resident who lived from 1914 to 1987.
Don Walker
1907–1989 (age 82)
Thompson Memorial Cemetery
Don Walker was a Lambertville resident who lived from 1907 to 1989.
Edith Emerson
1888–1981 (age 93)
Thompson Memorial Cemetery
Edith Emerson (1888-1981) was an Oxford resident who lived to the age of 93.
Dale Singleton
1955–1985 (age 30)
West Hill Cemetery
Dale Singleton (1955-1985) died at age 30 and was buried in West Hill Cemetery.
Morris F. Skinner
1906–1989 (age 83)
Ainsworth Cemetery
Morris F. Skinner (1906-1989) was a Springview resident who lived 83 years.
Marjorie Berlin Fink
1900–1989 (age 89)
Bethlehem Memorial Park
Marjorie Berlin Fink (1900-1989) was a Bethlehem resident who lived to age 89.
Martha Wolf
1901–1984 (age 83)
Mount Pulaski Cemetery
Martha Wolf (1901-1984) was a Mount Pulaski resident who lived 83 years.
Kate Grosvenor Fowler
1888–1982 (age 94)
Norton Cemetery
Kate Grosvenor Fowler (1888-1982) lived 94 years and was buried at Norton Cemetery.
Randy Rhoads
1956–1982 (age 26)
Mountain View Cemetery
Randy Rhoads (1956-1982) was a Santa Monica-based musician who died at age 25.
Sunny Johnson
1953–1984 (age 31)
Mountain View Cemetery
Sunny Johnson (1953-1984) was a Bakersfield resident who lived 31 years.
Ernest Omar Wollan
1902–1984 (age 82)
Oak Ridge Memorial Park
Ernest Omar Wollan (1902-1984) was a Glenwood resident who lived 82 years.
Vasco M. Tanner
1892–1989 (age 97)
Provo City Cemetery
Vasco M. Tanner (1892-1989) was a Payson resident who lived 97 years.
Ronald Bamford
1901–1981 (age 80)
Denton Cemetery
Ronald Bamford (1901-1981) was a Rochdale resident who lived 80 years.
Frank E. Schooley
1906–1987 (age 81)
Saint Lawrence Cemetery
Frank E. Schooley (1906-1987) was an Effingham resident who lived 81 years.
Harry Thayer
1907–1980 (age 73)
Fantinekill Cemetery
Harry Thayer (1907-1980) lived 73 years and was buried at Fantinekill Cemetery.
Walter Nelson Thayer
1910–1989 (age 79)
Fantinekill Cemetery
Walter Nelson Thayer (1910-1989) was a Dannemora resident who lived 79 years.
Esther M. (Ransbottom) Nast
1906–1981 (age 75)
Memorial Park Cemetery
Esther M. (Ransbottom) Nast (1906-1981) was a Roseville resident who lived 75 years.
Frank Parsons Shepard
1895–1982 (age 87)
Cedar Lawn Cemetery
Frank Parsons Shepard (1895-1982) was an American whose life spanned nearly nine decades.
Dan Daniel
1890–1981 (age 91)
Forest Lawn Memorial Gardens North
Dan Daniel (1890-1981) was a Springfield resident who lived for 91 years.
Norman Bekkedahl
1903–1986 (age 83)
Forest Lawn Memorial Gardens North
Norman Bekkedahl (1903-1986) lived 83 years and was buried in Forest Lawn Memorial Gardens North.
C. Fred Chambers
1918–1989 (age 71)
Rosario Cemetery
C. Fred Chambers (1918-1989) was a Dallas native who lived 71 years.
Donald Hill Rock
1911–1989 (age 78)
Sunnyside Cemetery
Donald Hill Rock (1911-1989) was a Saint Paul resident who lived 78 years.
Reynaldo John Rivera
1924–1982 (age 58)
Rosario Cemetery
Reynaldo John Rivera (1924-1982) was a Santa Fe native who lived 58 years.
Robert McKay
1921–1982 (age 61)
Mayville Cemetery
Robert McKay (1921-1982) was a Mayville resident who lived 61 years.
Hoagy Carmichael
1899–1981 (age 82)
Rose Hill Cemetery
Hoagy Carmichael (1899-1981) was an American composer and musician from Bloomington, Indiana.
Charles N. Agree
1897–1982 (age 85)
Clover Hill Park Cemetery
Charles N. Agree (1897-1982) was a Stamford resident who lived 85 years.
Gerry H. Kisters
1919–1986 (age 67)
Rose Hill Cemetery
Gerry H. Kisters (1919-1986) was a Salt Lake City resident who lived 67 years.
Harold Ave
1900–1986 (age 86)
Oakwood Cemetery
Harold Ave (1900-1986) was a Cleveland resident who lived 86 years.
Ray Hanson
1895–1982 (age 87)
Oakwood Cemetery
Ray Hanson (1895-1982) was a Vasa resident who lived 87 years.
Luna Mishoe
1917–1989 (age 72)
Bucksport Memorial Cemetery
Luna Mishoe (1917-1989) was a Bucksport resident who lived 72 years.
Gaston F. Lewis
1903–1989 (age 86)
Sugar Grove Cemetery
Gaston F. Lewis (1903-1989) was a Clinton resident who lived 86 years.
Charles S. Hyneman
1900–1985 (age 85)
Rose Hill Cemetery
Charles S. Hyneman (1900-1985) was an American who lived 85 years.
Joseph O. Butcher
1912–1988 (age 76)
Rose Hill Cemetery
Joseph O. Butcher was an American resident of Bloomington who lived from 1912 to 1988.
Thomas Gibson Walton
1893–1984 (age 91)
Memorial Park Cemetery
Thomas Gibson Walton lived from 1893 to 1984 and was buried in Memorial Park Cemetery.
Ethel Taylor Sessions
1892–1989 (age 97)
Provo City Cemetery
Ethel Taylor Sessions was a Provo resident who lived from 1892 to 1989.
Melba S. Bushnell
1898–1987 (age 89)
Provo City Cemetery
Melba S. Bushnell of Meadow lived from 1898 to 1987.
V. C. Andrews
1923–1986 (age 63)
Olive Branch Cemetery
V. C. Andrews was a Portsmouth-based author who lived from 1923 to 1986.
R. Budd Dwyer
1939–1987 (age 48)
Blooming Valley Cemetery
R. Budd Dwyer was an American politician from St. Charles who lived from 1939 to 1987.
Bernard Heselton
1903–1981 (age 78)
Cottage Grove Cemetery
Bernard Heselton was a Saint Paul resident who lived from 1903 to 1981.
Gordon F. Marsh
1908–1982 (age 74)
Olive Branch Cemetery
Gordon F. Marsh was a North Carolina resident who lived from 1908 to 1982.
Walter B. Chilsen
1885–1982 (age 97)
Merrill Memorial Park
Walter B. Chilsen of Merrill lived from 1885 to 1982.