Deaths in the 2000s

23,000+ memorials

George Montgomery
1916–2000 (age 84)
Forest Lawn Cemetery
George Montgomery (1916-2000) was a Hollywood actor and skilled craftsman who starred in numerous westerns before being ...
John Conte
1915–2006 (age 91)
Forest Lawn Cemetery
John Conte (1915-2006) was a Massachusetts-born actor and television host remembered for his warm baritone voice before ...
George Nader
1921–2002 (age 81)
Forest Lawn Cemetery
George Nader (1921-2002) was an actor prominent in 1950s films and television before he was laid to rest at Forest Lawn ...
Guy Speranza
1956–2003 (age 47)
Gotha
Guy Speranza (1956-2003) was an American singer best known as the original lead vocalist for the heavy metal band Riot a...
Irv Robbins
1917–2008 (age 91)
Forest Lawn Cemetery
Irv Robbins (1917-2008) was a Canadian-born American entrepreneur who co-founded Baskin-Robbins ice cream and is buried ...
Michael Rizzitello
1929–2005 (age 76)
Forest Lawn Cemetery
Michael Rizzitello (1929-2005) was a Montreal-born American mobster who rose through the Los Angeles crime family before...
William C. McInnes
1923–2009 (age 86)
Weston
William C. McInnes (1923-2009) was a Dorchester-born American Jesuit priest and academic administrator who was laid to r...
Kisa Hughes
1973–2007 (age 34)
Forest Lawn Memorial Park
Kisa Hughes (1973-2007) was a Harbor City resident whose life ended at the age of 34 and who rests at Forest Lawn Memori...
Howard K. Smith
1914–2002 (age 88)
Oak Hill Cemetery
Howard K. Smith (1914-2002) was a Ferriday-born American journalist and broadcaster noted for his work on ABC and CBS, b...
Irving Green
1916–2006 (age 90)
Desert Memorial Park
Irving Green (1916-2006) was a Brooklyn-born American record executive who founded Mercury Records and is buried at Dese...
Alex Dreier
1916–2000 (age 84)
Desert Memorial Park
Alex Dreier (1916-2000) was a Honolulu-born American broadcast journalist and actor who reported for NBC and later serve...
Chris Alcaide
1922–2004 (age 82)
Desert Memorial Park
Chris Alcaide (1922-2004) was a Youngstown-born American character actor remembered for his roles in Westerns, buried at...
Ralph Young
1918–2008 (age 90)
Desert Memorial Park
Ralph Young (1918-2008) was a New York City-born American singer and actor who enjoyed success in nightclubs and televis...
Velma Wayne Dawson
1912–2007 (age 95)
Desert Memorial Park
Velma Wayne Dawson (1912-2007) was an American puppeteer who designed the original Howdy Doody marionette and was interr...
Louis Galen
1925–2007 (age 82)
Desert Memorial Park
Louis Galen (1925-2007) was an American banker and philanthropist who built Golden West Financial Corporation and is bur...
Dorothy Sunrise Lorentino
1909–2005 (age 96)
Indiahoma
Dorothy Sunrise Lorentino (1909-2005) was a Comanche educator who became among the first Native American women certified...
Bill Miller
1904–2002 (age 98)
Desert Memorial Park
Bill Miller (1904-2002) was a Pinsk-born American pianist and bandleader best known as Frank Sinatra's longtime accompan...
Baba Majos de Nagyzsenye
1914–2007 (age 93)
Desert Memorial Park
Baba Majos de Nagyzsenye (1914-2007) was a Hungarian-born expatriate who spent her final years in the United States and ...
Maurice Webster
1916–2001 (age 85)
Valhalla
Maurice Webster (1916–2001) of Gibbon was laid to rest at Valhalla Cemetery.
Roy Fey
1915–2000 (age 85)
Desert Memorial Park
Roy Fey (1915–2000) of Chicago was buried at Desert Memorial Park after a life spanning the 20th century.
Edith Kingdon Gould
1920–2004 (age 84)
Oak Hill Cemetery
Edith Kingdon Gould (1920–2004) was interred at Oak Hill Cemetery.
Fred J. Maroon
1924–2001 (age 77)
Oak Hill Cemetery
Fred J. Maroon (1924–2001) of New Brunswick rests at Oak Hill Cemetery.
John Brewer Wright
1900–2000 (age 100)
Oak Hill Cemetery
John Brewer Wright (1900–2000) of Washington, D.C., spent a century before being buried at Oak Hill Cemetery.
Wayne A. Downing
1940–2007 (age 67)
West Point Cemetery
Wayne A. Downing (1940–2007) of Peoria was a U.S. Army general honored with burial at West Point Cemetery.
Charles R. Meyer
1913–2001 (age 88)
West Point Cemetery
Charles R. Meyer (1913–2001) of West Point was a career U.S. Army general interred at West Point Cemetery.
Donald V. Bennett
1915–2005 (age 90)
West Point Cemetery
Donald V. Bennett (1915–2005) of Lakeside, a U.S. Army general, lies at West Point Cemetery.
Edward Hamilton
1917–2006 (age 89)
West Point Cemetery
Edward Hamilton (1917–2006) was a longtime U.S. Army officer buried at West Point Cemetery.
Emily Perez
1983–2006 (age 23)
West Point Cemetery
Emily Perez (1983–2006) was a West Point graduate and Army lieutenant laid to rest at West Point Cemetery.
Howard D. Graves
1939–2003 (age 64)
West Point Cemetery
Howard D. Graves (1939–2003) was a U.S. Army general who served as West Point superintendent and is buried at West Poi...
Hugh Franklin Foster Jr.
1918–2004 (age 86)
West Point Cemetery
Hugh Franklin Foster Jr. (1918–2004) was a U.S. Army officer from Brooklyn interred at West Point Cemetery.
Louis W. Truman
1908–2004 (age 96)
West Point Cemetery
Louis W. Truman (1908–2004) of Kansas City was a U.S. Army general buried at West Point Cemetery.
Michael S. Davison
1917–2006 (age 89)
West Point Cemetery
Michael S. Davison (1917–2006) of San Francisco was a U.S. Army general laid to rest at West Point Cemetery.
Reginald J. Brown
1940–2005 (age 65)
West Point Cemetery
Reginald J. Brown (1940–2005) of New Orleans was a U.S. Army officer and public servant buried at West Point Cemetery.
Richard M. Scott
1918–2005 (age 87)
West Point Cemetery
Richard M. Scott (1918–2005) was a West Point alumnus and U.S. Army officer who was laid to rest at West Point Cemeter...
Samuel W. Koster
1919–2006 (age 87)
West Point Cemetery
Samuel W. Koster (1919–2006) served as a U.S. Army officer and is buried at West Point Cemetery.
Theodore S. Westhusing
1960–2005 (age 45)
West Point Cemetery
Theodore S. Westhusing (1960–2005) was a U.S. Army officer whose career and life ended before he was interred at West ...
Thomas J. H. Trapnell
1902–2002 (age 100)
West Point Cemetery
Thomas J. H. Trapnell (1902–2002) was a long-serving U.S. Army officer remembered with a burial at West Point Cemetery...
Willard Warren Scott, Jr.
1926–2009 (age 83)
West Point Cemetery
Willard Warren Scott, Jr. (1926–2009) was a U.S. Army officer honored in burial at West Point Cemetery.
William F. Train
1908–2006 (age 98)
West Point Cemetery
William F. Train (1908–2006) served as a U.S. Army officer and rests at West Point Cemetery.
Maggie Dixon
1977–2006 (age 29)
West Point Cemetery
Maggie Dixon (1977–2006) was the head coach of the Army women’s basketball team and is buried at West Point Cemetery...
John Norton
1918–2004 (age 86)
West Point Cemetery
John Norton (1918–2004) was a U.S. Army officer whose final resting place is West Point Cemetery.
Rush B. Lincoln Jr.
1910–2002 (age 92)
West Point Cemetery
Rush B. Lincoln Jr. (1910–2002) served as a U.S. Army officer and is buried at West Point Cemetery.
Elvin R. Heiberg II
1904–2000 (age 96)
West Point Cemetery
Elvin R. Heiberg II (1904–2000) was a U.S. Army officer commemorated in burial at West Point Cemetery.
Lester S. Bork
1906–2002 (age 96)
West Point Cemetery
Lester S. Bork (1906–2002) served the United States as an Army officer and rests at West Point Cemetery.
Frederick Charles Lough
1916–2002 (age 86)
West Point Cemetery
Frederick Charles Lough (1916–2002) was a U.S. Army officer remembered with a burial at West Point Cemetery.
Robert G. Fergusson
1911–2001 (age 90)
West Point Cemetery
Robert G. Fergusson (1911–2001) was a U.S. Army officer whose grave lies at West Point Cemetery.
Chester A. Dahlen
1910–2006 (age 96)
West Point Cemetery
Chester A. Dahlen (1910–2006) served as a U.S. Army officer and is interred at West Point Cemetery.
Kerry K. Pierce
1952–2000 (age 48)
West Point Cemetery
Kerry K. Pierce (1952–2000) was a U.S. Army officer honored with burial at West Point Cemetery.
William Westmoreland
1914–2005 (age 91)
West Point Cemetery
William Westmoreland (1914-2005) was a Spartanburg-born United States Army general whose Vietnam command made him one of...
Bernard W. Rogers
1921–2008 (age 87)
West Point Cemetery
Bernard W. Rogers (1921-2008) was a Fairview-born United States Army general who later served as NATO Supreme Allied Com...