Deaths in the 2000s

Kathleen Antonelli

1921–2006 (age 85)

Philadelphia

Kathleen Antonelli (1921–2006) was one of the original ENIAC programmers whose pioneering programming helped launch th...

Alex Hannum

1923–2002 (age 79)

Philadelphia

Alex Hannum (1923–2002) was an American professional basketball player turned coach who won NBA championships with bot...

Paul Arizin

1928–2006 (age 78)

Philadelphia

Paul Arizin (1928–2006) was an American basketball Hall of Famer known for his prolific scoring as a forward for the P...

Xie Jin

1923–2008 (age 85)

Philadelphia

Xie Jin (1923-2008) was a Chinese film director from Shangyu District whose career defined modern Chinese cinema before ...

Dick Vertlieb

1930–2008 (age 78)

Philadelphia

Dick Vertlieb (1930-2008) was an American basketball executive from Watts who helped assemble championship teams and is ...

Carl Rowan

1925–2000 (age 75)

Philadelphia

Carl Rowan (1925-2000) was an American journalist and civil servant from Ravenscroft whose columns and government servic...

Edward Stutman

1945–2005 (age 60)

Philadelphia

Edward Stutman (1945-2005) was an American federal prosecutor whose career touched many high-profile cases before he was...

Tee Corinne

1943–2006 (age 63)

Philadelphia

Tee Corinne (1943-2006) was an American photographer and author from St. Petersburg known for her candid explorations of...

Adeem Hashmi

1946–2001 (age 55)

Chicago

Adeem Hashmi (1946-2001) was a Pakistani poet and writer born in Firozpur whose work resonated with readers before he wa...

Dimebag Darrell

1966–2004 (age 38)

Arlington

Dimebag Darrell (1966-2004) was an American heavy metal guitarist best known for Pantera and Damageplan who was laid to ...

Volodymyr Huzar

1925–2009 (age 84)

Brooklyn

Volodymyr Huzar (1925-2009) was a Ukrainian-born emigre whose journey from Odesa ended with burial in Brooklyn.

Edythe Cutting

1911–2006 (age 95)

Sacramento

Edythe Cutting (1911-2006) was a Grant County native who was buried in Sacramento.

Oliver F. Sigworth

1921–2005 (age 84)

Tucson

Oliver F. Sigworth (1921-2005) was a Glendale-born American interred in Tucson.

Donald E. Agthe

1940–2009 (age 69)

Tucson

Donald E. Agthe (1940-2009) was an American whose final resting place is in Tucson.

Patricia Mees Armstrong

1933–2008 (age 75)

Mandan

Patricia Mees Armstrong (1933-2008) was a Morristown native interred in Mandan.

Roland A. Hopmann

1922–2004 (age 82)

Saint Paul

Roland A. Hopmann (1922-2004) was born in Lovell and laid to rest in Saint Paul.

Avalon Daggett

1907–2002 (age 95)

Baton Rouge

Avalon Daggett (1907-2002) was born in Jennings and eventually interred in Baton Rouge.

Alexander MacKenzie Cantin

1912–2002 (age 90)

Oakland

Alexander MacKenzie Cantin (1912-2002) was born in Dresden and buried in Oakland.

Fred Rodell

1920–2005 (age 85)

Houston

Fred Rodell (1920–2005) was an American legal scholar whose wry critiques of the judiciary left a lasting imprint on l...

Thomas Lee Judge

1934–2006 (age 72)

Helena

Thomas Lee Judge (1934–2006) was the ninth governor of Montana, guiding the state through economic and environmental c...

Albert Huffstickler

1927–2002 (age 75)

Santa Fe

Albert Huffstickler (1927–2002) was an American poet whose countercultural verse drew on life in the Southwest before ...

Edward D. Head

1919–2005 (age 86)

Buffalo

Edward D. Head (1919–2005) served as bishop of the Diocese of Buffalo, shepherding that community through turbulent de...

Robert Laxalt

1923–2001 (age 78)

Carson City

Robert Laxalt (1923–2001) was a Basque-American writer who chronicled the experiences of immigrant families in the Ame...

Isadore Shapiro

1920–2007 (age 87)

Woonsocket

Isadore Shapiro (1920–2007) was an American mathematician noted for his work in applied analysis and for mentoring gen...

Robert Adler

1913–2007 (age 94)

Boise

Robert Adler (1913–2007) was an Austrian-born American inventor whose pioneering work on television remote controls tr...

Kevin Granata

1961–2007 (age 46)

Toledo

Kevin Granata (1961–2007) was a Toledo-area engineer and educator remembered for his local contributions to academia.

F. Albert Cotton

1930–2007 (age 77)

Texas A&M University

F. Albert Cotton (1930–2007) was an American chemist celebrated for his research on metal-metal bonding and leadership...

Gábor Delneky

1932–2008 (age 76)

Orlando

Gábor Delneky (1932–2008) was a Hungarian Olympic fencer whose competitive achievements brought him international rec...

Gordon Solie

1929–2000 (age 71)

Tampa

Gordon Solie (1929–2000) was an American professional wrestling announcer whose distinctive voice became synonymous wi...

Wanda Jean Allen

1959–2001 (age 42)

Oklahoma City

Wanda Jean Allen (1959–2001) was an American woman whose execution in Oklahoma City sparked national debate about race...

Archbishop Iakovos of America

1911–2005 (age 94)

Brookline

Archbishop Iakovos of America (1911–2005) was the primate of the Greek Orthodox Archdiocese in the United States and a...

Anthony Hecht

1923–2004 (age 81)

Bard College

Anthony Hecht (1923–2004) was an American poet renowned for formal craftsmanship and meditations on war and memory.

Corey Engen

1916–2006 (age 90)

Sandy

Corey Engen (1916–2006) was a Norwegian-American skier who helped popularize alpine skiing in the Intermountain West.

Daniel Thompson

1935–2004 (age 69)

Cleveland

Daniel Thompson (1935–2004) was born in Washington, D.C., and was buried in Cleveland.

John S. Lesmeister

1955–2006 (age 51)

Bismarck

John S. Lesmeister (1955–2006) hailed from Dickinson and was interred in Bismarck.

Ricky Romero

1931–2006 (age 75)

Amarillo

Ricky Romero (1931–2006) was born in San Bernardino and is buried in Amarillo.

Sverre Engen

1911–2001 (age 90)

Sandy

Sverre Engen (1911–2001) was a native of Mjøndalen whose remains rest in Sandy.

Oleksa Bulavytsky

1916–2001 (age 85)

Minneapolis

Oleksa Bulavytsky (1916–2001) came from Uman and was laid to rest in Minneapolis.

Donda West

1949–2007 (age 58)

Oklahoma City

Donda West (1949–2007) was an American educator born and buried in Oklahoma City.

William F. Tanner

1917–2000 (age 83)

Tallahassee

William F. Tanner (1917–2000) was born in Milledgeville and is buried in Tallahassee.

Charles Heimsch

1914–2003 (age 89)

Dayton

Charles Heimsch (1914–2003) was a Dayton native who was buried there as well.

Tahirih K. Foroughi

1936–2007 (age 71)

Glendale

Tahirih K. Foroughi (1936–2007) hailed from Kerman and was interred in Glendale.

Alice Rainville

1928–2009 (age 81)

Minneapolis

Alice Rainville (1928–2009) was buried in Minneapolis after her lifetime there.

Flora Mather

1907–2000 (age 93)

Ketchikan

Flora Mather (1907–2000) was born in Metlakatla and was buried in Ketchikan.

John Hoyt Williams

1940–2003 (age 63)

Charleston

John Hoyt Williams (1940–2003) was a Darien native who found his final resting place in Charleston.

Aileen Wuornos

1956–2002 (age 46)

Tuscola County

Aileen Wuornos (1956–2002) was an American serial killer from Rochester buried in Tuscola County.

Leonore Annenberg

1918–2009 (age 91)

Riverside County

Leonore Annenberg (1918–2009) was an American philanthropist and former U.S. Chief of Protocol born in New York City a...

Darwood Kaye

1929–2002 (age 73)

Riverside County

Darwood Kaye (1929–2002) was born in Fort Collins and was laid to rest in Riverside County.

Emerson Stewart Williams

1909–2005 (age 96)

Riverside County

Emerson Stewart Williams (1909–2005) is remembered through his burial in Riverside County.

George T. Alexander

1971–2005 (age 34)

Clanton

George T. Alexander (1971–2005) lived in Alexandria and now rests at the Clanton burial site.