Theorell died in Stockholm and is buried in Norra begravningsplatsen (The Northern Cemetery) alongside his wife, Elin Margit Elisabeth (née Alenius) Theorell, a distinguished pianist and harpsichordist.
Hugo Theorell (1903-1982}, scientist, Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine
After cremation, their ashes were interred together at the cemetery Norra begravningsplatsen in Stockholm.