Deaths in the 1980s
21,000+ memorials
Lily Harper Martin
1916–1988 (age 72)
Olive Branch Cemetery
Lily Harper Martin was a Portsmouth resident who lived from 1916 to 1988.
Caroline Clark Myers
1887–1980 (age 93)
Calkins Union Cemetery
Caroline Clark Myers of Morris lived from 1887 to 1980.
Jack Kerris
1925–1983 (age 58)
Saint Mary Catholic Cemetery and Mausoleums
Jack Kerris was a Chicago resident who lived from 1925 to 1983.
Tampa Red
1904–1981 (age 77)
Mount Glenwood Memory Gardens West
Tampa Red was an American blues musician from Smithville who lived from 1904 to 1981.
Gary Famiglietti
1913–1986 (age 73)
Eden Memorial Park
Gary Famiglietti of Medford lived from 1913 to 1986.
Thomas M. Tarpley
1922–1986 (age 64)
Fort Moore Main Post Cemetery
Thomas M. Tarpley was a Quincy resident and military serviceman who lived from 1922 to 1986.
Shiou-chuan Sun
1911–1981 (age 70)
Spring Creek Presbyterian Cemetery
Shiou-chuan Sun was a Chinese resident of Penglai District who lived from 1911 to 1981.
Marcus B. Bell
1893–1981 (age 88)
Fort Moore Main Post Cemetery
Marcus B. Bell was a military officer stationed at Fort Moore who lived from 1893 to 1981.
Marjorie Lowrie Sage
1900–1987 (age 87)
Memorial Cemetery of St. John's Church
Marjorie Lowrie Sage was a woman of faith who lived from 1900 to 1987 and was buried at a church cemetery.
Anthony J. Abruzzo, Jr.
1947–1981 (age 34)
Mount Saint Mary Cemetery
Anthony J. Abruzzo, Jr. was a resident who lived from 1947 to 1981, dying at a relatively young age.
Leon Keyserling
1908–1987 (age 79)
Beth Israel Cemetery
Leon Keyserling was a prominent Beaufort resident who lived from 1908 to 1987 and was active in Jewish community life.
Charles Schultz
1915–1989 (age 74)
San Carlos Cemetery
Charles Schultz was a Saint Paul resident who lived from 1915 to 1989.
Roman Zavadovych
1903–1985 (age 82)
Saint Nicholas Ukrainian Catholic Cemetery
Roman Zavadovych was a Ukrainian Catholic from Slavna who lived from 1903 to 1985.
Mykhailyna Stefanovych-Olshanska
1895–1981 (age 86)
Saint Nicholas Ukrainian Catholic Cemetery
Mykhailyna Stefanovych-Olshanska was a Ukrainian woman from Stariava who lived from 1895 to 1981.
Avis Tarrant Burke
1886–1984 (age 98)
Rose Hill Cemetery
Avis Tarrant Burke was a Winsted resident who lived from 1886 to 1984.
Lee Roy Norvelle
1892–1984 (age 92)
Rose Hill Cemetery
Lee Roy Norvelle was a Pendleton resident who lived from 1892 to 1984.
Hulda E. Thelander
1896–1988 (age 92)
Darling Cemetery
Hulda E. Thelander was a Little Falls resident who lived from 1896 to 1988.
Earl Brown
1886–1982 (age 96)
Rose Hill Cemetery
Earl Brown was a Bloomington resident who lived from 1886 to 1982.
Florence Morgan Sly
1899–1981 (age 82)
Memorial Park Cemetery
Florence Morgan Sly was a woman who lived from 1899 to 1981.
Ray Eliot
1905–1980 (age 75)
Roselawn Cemetery
Ray Eliot was a Brighton resident who lived from 1905 to 1980.
Kuo-Tsai Chen
1923–1987 (age 64)
Roselawn Cemetery
Kuo-Tsai Chen was a Chinese resident of Zhejiang who lived from 1923 to 1987.
Vince Oliver
1915–1985 (age 70)
Saint Mary Catholic Cemetery and Mausoleums
Vince Oliver was a resident of Whiting who lived from 1915 to 1985.
John Vitek
1907–1989 (age 82)
Saint Mary Catholic Cemetery and Mausoleums
John Vitek was born in 1907 and passed away in 1989.
Henry William Popp
1892–1989 (age 97)
Pine Hall Cemetery
Henry William Popp was a Millvale resident who lived from 1892 to 1989.
Joan Wilson
1928–1985 (age 57)
Waterside Cemetery
Joan Wilson was a Boston native who lived from 1928 to 1985.
Dean Butler Brush
1962–1983 (age 21)
Gore Cemetery
Dean Butler Brush was born in 1962 and died in 1983.
George E. Lynch
1907–1987 (age 80)
Fort Moore Main Post Cemetery
George E. Lynch was a West Point resident who lived from 1907 to 1987.
Normando A. Costello
1905–1985 (age 80)
Fort Moore Main Post Cemetery
Normando A. Costello lived from 1905 to 1985.
Harry Benjamin
1885–1986 (age 101)
Shelter Island Cemetery
Harry Benjamin was a Berlin resident who lived from 1885 to 1986.
Walter W. Bankhead
1897–1988 (age 91)
Oak Hill Cemetery
Walter W. Bankhead was a Jasper resident who lived from 1897 to 1988.
Ray Oyler
1938–1981 (age 43)
Sunset Hills Memorial Park
Ray Oyler was an Indianapolis resident who lived from 1938 to 1981.
William Elliott
1934–1983 (age 49)
Maryland Veterans Cemetery
William Elliott was a Baltimore native who lived from 1934 to 1983.
Edith Howitt Banghart
1883–1986 (age 103)
Sunset Hills Memorial Park
Edith Howitt Banghart lived from 1883 to 1986.
Frederick Kemper Freeman
1910–1982 (age 72)
Sunset Hills Memorial Park
Frederick Kemper Freeman lived from 1910 to 1982.
Charles Kenzie Steele
1914–1980 (age 66)
Tallahassee Memory Gardens
Charles Kenzie Steele was a McDowell County resident who lived from 1914 to 1980.
William Imbs Steinmetz
1899–1988 (age 89)
Oak Hill Cemetery
William Imbs Steinmetz was a Chicago resident who lived from 1899 to 1988.
Willis Carl Jackson
1923–1981 (age 58)
Tallahassee Memory Gardens
Willis Carl Jackson was an American jazz musician and saxophonist who performed from the 1940s through the 1970s.
Addie Luck Williams
1874–1982 (age 108)
Oak Hill Cemetery
Addie Luck Williams was a woman who lived to be 108 years old.
Charlotte Trowbridge
1918–1985 (age 67)
Browns Valley Cemetery
Charlotte Trowbridge was a California resident who lived for 67 years.
Leonard Conrad Ruckelshaus
1901–1985 (age 84)
Friedens Cemetery Mausoleum and Chapel
Leonard Conrad Ruckelshaus was an Indianapolis native who lived from 1901 to 1985.
Geraldine K. White
1903–1985 (age 82)
Fairview Cemetery
Geraldine K. White was a woman who lived to be 82 years old.
John B. Patton
1915–1988 (age 73)
Clear Creek Cemetery
John B. Patton was a Marion resident who lived from 1915 to 1988.
Donald Chester Peter Grant
1892–1985 (age 93)
Fairview Cemetery
Donald Chester Peter Grant was a Defiance, Ohio resident who lived from 1892 to 1985.
Byron Trippet
1908–1982 (age 74)
IOOF Cemetery
Byron Trippet was a man who lived from 1908 to 1982.
Geneve Newman
1889–1981 (age 92)
Holladay Memorial Park
Geneve Newman was a Salt Lake City resident who lived from 1889 to 1981.
Richard Dorson
1916–1981 (age 65)
Valhalla Memory Gardens
Richard Dorson was an American folklorist and professor known for his contributions to folklore studies.
Edward Buehrig
1910–1986 (age 76)
Valhalla Memory Gardens
Edward Buehrig was an American animator and character designer who worked on Disney films.
Tim Powers
1945–1988 (age 43)
Calvary Cemetery
Tim Powers is an American science fiction and fantasy author known for works blending historical fiction with supernatur...
Gordon Smiley
1946–1982 (age 36)
Calvary Cemetery
Gordon Smiley was an American race car driver who competed in IndyCar racing.
John Curulewski
1950–1988 (age 38)
St. Benedict Catholic Cemetery
John Curulewski was an American musician best known as the original keyboardist for the rock band Styx.