Deaths in the 2000s
23,000+ memorials
Brooks McCormick
1917–2006 (age 89)
Graceland Cemetery
Brooks McCormick (1917-2006) of Chicago, longtime head of International Harvester, rests at Graceland Cemetery.
Josef von Stroheim
1922–2002 (age 80)
Valhalla Memorial Park Cemetery
Josef von Stroheim (1922-2002) was a Los Angeles-based costume designer now laid to rest at Valhalla Memorial Park Cemet...
Paul Mickelson
1927–2001 (age 74)
Valhalla Memorial Park Cemetery
Paul Mickelson (1927-2001) was a widely heard organist whose final resting place is Valhalla Memorial Park Cemetery.
Faye Dancer
1925–2002 (age 77)
Woodlawn Memorial Cemetery
Faye Dancer (1925-2002) was an infielder in the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League and is buried at Woodlaw...
Walter Perry
1921–2003 (age 82)
Woodlawn Memorial Cemetery
Walter Perry (1921-2003) from Dundee is buried at Woodlawn Memorial Cemetery.
Henry Cuesta
1931–2003 (age 72)
Woodlawn Memorial Cemetery
Henry Cuesta (1931-2003) was a McAllen-born clarinetist who performed on national television and is buried at Woodlawn M...
Lynn F. Reynolds
1917–2003 (age 86)
Woodlawn Memorial Cemetery
Lynn F. Reynolds (1917-2003) lived in Hollywood and is buried at Woodlawn Memorial Cemetery.
Alfred Thomas Quinn
1922–2003 (age 81)
Woodlawn Memorial Cemetery
Alfred Thomas Quinn (1922-2003) hailed from Omaha and lies at Woodlawn Memorial Cemetery.
David I. Abramson
1905–2002 (age 97)
Oakridge Glen Oaks Cemetery
David I. Abramson (1905-2002) is buried at Oakridge Glen Oaks Cemetery.
Marjorie Sawyer Goodman Graff
1914–2009 (age 95)
Graceland Cemetery
Marjorie Sawyer Goodman Graff (1914-2009) of Chicago lies at Graceland Cemetery.
Betty Comden
1917–2006 (age 89)
Mount Carmel Cemetery
Betty Comden (1917-2006) was a celebrated Brooklyn-born lyricist, playwright, and screenwriter interred at Mount Carmel ...
Edith Hirsch Luchins
1921–2002 (age 81)
Mount Carmel Cemetery
Edith Hirsch Luchins (1921-2002), born in Brzeziny, was a mathematician known for her work on problem-solving and is bur...
Florence Dreizen
1918–2009 (age 91)
Mount Carmel Cemetery
Florence Dreizen (1918-2009) is buried at Mount Carmel Cemetery.
Alexander H. Chiang
1949–2001 (age 52)
Rose Hills Memorial Park
Alexander H. Chiang (1949–2001) was a Tainan City native who was laid to rest at Rose Hills Memorial Park.
Spencer Lamont Johnson
1973–2005 (age 32)
Rose Hills Memorial Park
Spencer Lamont Johnson (1973–2005) is remembered through his burial at Rose Hills Memorial Park.
Woodrow Player III
1987–2009 (age 22)
Rose Hills Memorial Park
Woodrow Player III (1987–2009) was laid to rest at Rose Hills Memorial Park after a life cut short.
Jim Varney
1949–2000 (age 51)
Lexington Cemetery
Jim Varney (1949–2000) was the prolific actor best known for his Ernest P. Worrell persona and is buried in Lexington ...
Robert F. Stephens
1927–2002 (age 75)
Lexington Cemetery
Robert F. Stephens (1927–2002) served as a distinguished judge in Kentucky before his interment at Lexington Cemetery.
Hazel Brooks
1924–2002 (age 78)
Calvary Cemetery
Hazel Brooks (1924–2002) was a film actress whose remains rest at Calvary Cemetery in Cape Town.
Robert Bruce Merrifield
1921–2006 (age 85)
Brookside Cemetery
Nobel Prize–winning biochemist Robert Bruce Merrifield (1921–2006) is buried at Brookside Cemetery in Fort Worth.
Dody Goodman
1914–2008 (age 94)
Brookside Cemetery
Character actress Dody Goodman (1914–2008) is interred at Brookside Cemetery in Columbus.
Edgar Toppin
1928–2004 (age 76)
Blandford Cemetery
Historian Edgar Toppin (1928–2004) spent his life chronicling African-American history before being laid to rest at Bl...
Joe Fortunato
1918–2004 (age 86)
Brookside Cemetery
Joe Fortunato (1918–2004) was a standout football player whose grave is located in Brookside Cemetery, Ohio.
Lilian Kallir
1931–2004 (age 73)
Brookside Cemetery
Pianist Lilian Kallir (1931–2004) is buried at Brookside Cemetery after a life devoted to music.
John Reynolds Gardiner
1944–2006 (age 62)
Angelus-Rosedale Cemetery
Author John Reynolds Gardiner (1944–2006), known for the children’s book Stone Fox, is interred at Angelus-Rosedale ...
Alberta Schenck Adams
1928–2009 (age 81)
Anchorage Memorial Park
Civil rights activist Alberta Schenck Adams (1928–2009) rests at Anchorage Memorial Park, a legacy of her Nome upbring...
Bill Bowman
1931–2008 (age 77)
Andrew Johnson National Cemetery
Bill Bowman (1931–2008) is remembered through his burial at Andrew Johnson National Cemetery.
Thelma Buchholdt
1934–2007 (age 73)
Anchorage Memorial Park
Alaska politician Thelma Buchholdt (1934–2007) was laid to rest at Anchorage Memorial Park after a career advocating f...
William Alex Stolt
1900–2001 (age 101)
Anchorage Memorial Park
William Alex Stolt (1900–2001) was a Boston resident now buried at Anchorage Memorial Park.
Lorene Harrison
1905–2005 (age 100)
Anchorage Memorial Park
Lorene Harrison (1905–2005) spent her life until passing in Sterling and is laid to rest at Anchorage Memorial Park.
George M. Sullivan
1922–2009 (age 87)
Anchorage Memorial Park
George M. Sullivan (1922–2009) hailed from Portland and is buried at Anchorage Memorial Park.
Ramona Barnes
1938–2003 (age 65)
Anchorage Memorial Park
Ramona Barnes (1938–2003) lived her final years before being interred at Anchorage Memorial Park.
Tim Kelly
1944–2009 (age 65)
Anchorage Memorial Park
Tim Kelly (1944–2009) passed away in Sacramento and is buried at Anchorage Memorial Park.
Peter Lovseth
1921–2007 (age 86)
Anchorage Memorial Park
Peter Lovseth (1921–2007) came from Cordova and his remains rest at Anchorage Memorial Park.
Jack Weise
1915–2000 (age 85)
Anchorage Memorial Park
Jack Weise (1915–2000) originally from Skagway is buried at Anchorage Memorial Park.
Carl Brady
1919–2005 (age 86)
Anchorage Memorial Park
Carl Brady (1919–2005) of Chelsea was laid to rest at Anchorage Memorial Park.
Edward Ross Roybal
1916–2005 (age 89)
Calvary Cemetery
Edward Ross Roybal (1916–2005) of Albuquerque is buried at Calvary Cemetery.
Fayard Nicholas
1914–2006 (age 92)
Valhalla Memorial Park Cemetery
Fayard Nicholas (1914–2006) from Mobile now rests at Valhalla Memorial Park Cemetery.
Thelma White
1910–2005 (age 95)
Valhalla Memorial Park Cemetery
Thelma White (1910–2005) was a Lincoln resident who was buried at Valhalla Memorial Park Cemetery.
Nicholas Worth
1937–2007 (age 70)
Valhalla Memorial Park Cemetery
Nicholas Worth (1937–2007) hailed from Clayton and is interred at Valhalla Memorial Park Cemetery.
Fernando Bujones
1955–2005 (age 50)
Caballero Rivero Woodlawn Park North Cemetery and Mausoleum
Fernando Bujones (1955–2005) of Miami is buried at Caballero Rivero Woodlawn Park North Cemetery and Mausoleum.
David Myers
1926–2001 (age 75)
Burr Oak Cemetery
David Myers (1926–2001) from Byhalia is buried at Burr Oak Cemetery.
Lawrence E. Roberts
1922–2004 (age 82)
Biloxi National Cemetery
Lawrence E. Roberts (1922–2004) of Vauxhall rests at Biloxi National Cemetery.
Tom Hennies
1939–2009 (age 70)
Black Hills National Cemetery
Tom Hennies (1939–2009) hailed from Wagner and was laid to rest at Black Hills National Cemetery.
Doris Leader Charge
1930–2001 (age 71)
Black Hills National Cemetery
Doris Leader Charge (1930–2001) lived on the Rosebud Indian Reservation and was buried at Black Hills National Cemeter...
Charles Parr
1918–2000 (age 82)
Birch Hill Cemetery
Charles Parr (1918–2000) of Mobile is remembered with a burial at Birch Hill Cemetery.
Anthony Mondell
1916–2009 (age 93)
Calvary Cemetery
Anthony Mondell (1916–2009) spent his final years in Los Angeles before being laid to rest at Calvary Cemetery.
Lou Filippo
1925–2009 (age 84)
Calvary Cemetery
Lou Filippo (1925–2009) was a Los Angeles resident who was buried at Calvary Cemetery.
Mervin King
1914–2008 (age 94)
Calvary Cemetery
Mervin King (1914–2008) was associated with San Francisco and found his resting place in Calvary Cemetery.
Rita Quigley
1923–2008 (age 85)
Calvary Cemetery
Rita Quigley (1923–2008) lived in Bell and was interred at Calvary Cemetery.