Deaths in the 2000s

James M. Burns

1924–2001 (age 77)

Mount Calvary Cemetery

James M. Burns (1924-2001) served as a U.S. District Judge in Oregon and is buried in Portland’s Mount Calvary Cemeter...

Eileen Darby

1916–2004 (age 88)

Mount Calvary Cemetery

Eileen Darby (1916-2004) was an American photographer renowned for her theatre portraits, interred in Portland’s Mount...

Alma Dea Morani

1907–2001 (age 94)

Moravian Cemetery

Alma Dea Morani (1907-2001) was a pioneering American plastic surgeon and sculptor buried in the Bronx’s Moravian Ceme...

Jeffrey James Olsen

1970–2001 (age 31)

Moravian Cemetery

Jeffrey James Olsen (1970-2001) was a Staten Island resident laid to rest in Moravian Cemetery.

Louis Arena

1969–2001 (age 32)

Moravian Cemetery

Louis Arena (1969-2001) was a Brooklyn resident interred at Moravian Cemetery.

Frank Moss

1911–2003 (age 92)

Salt Lake City Cemetery

Frank Moss (1911-2003) served as a U.S. Senator from Utah and is buried in Salt Lake City Cemetery.

Gordon B. Hinckley

1910–2008 (age 98)

Salt Lake City Cemetery

Gordon B. Hinckley (1910-2008) led The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints as its fifteenth president and rests ...

Calvin L. Rampton

1913–2007 (age 94)

Salt Lake City Cemetery

Calvin L. Rampton (1913-2007) served three terms as governor of Utah and is buried in Salt Lake City Cemetery.

Wayne Owens

1937–2002 (age 65)

Salt Lake City Cemetery

Wayne Owens (1937-2002) represented Utah in the U.S. Congress and is buried in Salt Lake City Cemetery.

Fred Gehrke

1918–2002 (age 84)

Salt Lake City Cemetery

Fred Gehrke (1918-2002) was a pioneering NFL halfback credited with painting the iconic ram’s horn on the Los Angeles ...

George I. Cannon

1920–2009 (age 89)

Salt Lake City Cemetery

George I. Cannon (1920-2009) was a leader in The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints interred in Salt Lake City ...

Janath R. Cannon

1918–2007 (age 89)

Salt Lake City Cemetery

Janath R. Cannon (1918-2007) served in leadership roles within The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and is bu...

Larry H. Miller

1944–2009 (age 65)

Salt Lake City Cemetery

Larry H. Miller (1944-2009) was a Utah businessman best known for owning the Utah Jazz and is buried in Salt Lake City C...

Mabel Jones Gabbott

1910–2004 (age 94)

Salt Lake City Cemetery

Mabel Jones Gabbott (1910–2004) was a Malad City-born hymnwriter whose contributions enriched the Latter-day Saint hym...

Pierre Koenig

1925–2004 (age 79)

Los Angeles National Cemetery

Pierre Koenig (1925–2004), born near San Francisco, was a modernist architect celebrated for his Case Study Houses and...

Irving Gertz

1915–2008 (age 93)

Los Angeles National Cemetery

Irving Gertz (1915–2008) of Providence composed scores for horror and science-fiction films in Hollywood and now rests...

Lew Gallo

1928–2000 (age 72)

Los Angeles National Cemetery

Lew Gallo (1928–2000) was a Mount Kisco-born actor and producer with a steady television career who is buried at Los A...

Neal A. Maxwell

1926–2004 (age 78)

Salt Lake City Cemetery

Neal A. Maxwell (1926–2004) of Salt Lake City served as an educator and a member of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles ...

Bernie Scherer

1913–2004 (age 91)

National Memorial Cemetery of Arizona

Bernie Scherer (1913–2004) of Spencer was an NFL end whose post-football years ended near Phoenix with burial at the N...

Evan Mecham

1924–2008 (age 84)

National Memorial Cemetery of Arizona

Evan Mecham (1924–2008), a Duchesne native, briefly served as Governor of Arizona in the late 1980s and was later inte...

Eldon Rudd

1920–2002 (age 82)

National Memorial Cemetery of Arizona

Eldon Rudd (1920–2002) of Camp Verde represented Arizona in the U.S. House and is buried at the National Memorial Ceme...

Bernie Williams

1945–2003 (age 58)

National Harmony Memorial Park

Bernie Williams (1945–2003) was a Washington, D.C. resident whose life is commemorated at National Harmony Memorial Pa...

Bob Tracy

1928–2008 (age 80)

National Memorial Cemetery of Arizona

Bob Tracy (1928–2008) spent his final years in Arizona and was laid to rest at the National Memorial Cemetery of Arizo...

Doyle Lade

1921–2000 (age 79)

National Memorial Cemetery of Arizona

Doyle Lade (1921–2000) of Fairbury was a Major League Baseball pitcher celebrated in the Midwest before his burial at ...

Thomas Neville Bonner

1923–2003 (age 80)

National Memorial Cemetery of Arizona

Thomas Neville Bonner (1923–2003) of Rochester was a historian of medicine who chronicled the lives of American physic...

Francine Hurd Barker

1947–2005 (age 58)

National Harmony Memorial Park

Francine Hurd Barker (1947–2005) of Anacostia was a dancer and arts educator whose legacy is honored at National Harmo...

Harry H. Malvin

1928–2003 (age 75)

National Memorial Cemetery of Arizona

Harry H. Malvin (1928–2003) is remembered through his interment at the National Memorial Cemetery of Arizona.

Vance Phillips

1915–2009 (age 94)

National Memorial Cemetery of Arizona

Vance Phillips (1915–2009) of Salt Lake County is buried at the National Memorial Cemetery of Arizona, marking the end...

Iwao Takamoto

1925–2007 (age 82)

Mount Sinai Memorial Park Cemetery

Iwao Takamoto (1925-2007) was a Japanese-American animator and character designer for Hanna-Barbera who created Scooby-D...

Wendie Jo Sperber

1958–2005 (age 47)

Mount Sinai Memorial Park Cemetery

Wendie Jo Sperber (1958-2005) was a film and television actress best known for her roles in Back to the Future and the s...

Bruce Malmuth

1934–2005 (age 71)

Mount Sinai Memorial Park Cemetery

Bruce Malmuth (1934-2005) was a film director and former sports broadcaster whose taut action dramas like Nighthawks sho...

Gregg Hoffman

1963–2005 (age 42)

Mount Sinai Memorial Park Cemetery

Gregg Hoffman (1963-2005) was a film producer whose work at Lionsgate helped launch the Saw franchise.

David Groh

1939–2008 (age 69)

Mount Sinai Memorial Park Cemetery

David Groh (1939-2008) was a stage and screen actor celebrated for playing Joe Gerard on the sitcom Rhoda.

Devery Freeman

1913–2005 (age 92)

Mount Sinai Memorial Park Cemetery

Devery Freeman (1913-2005) was a screenwriter and union leader who helped found the Writers Guild of America while scrip...

Walter Scharf

1910–2003 (age 93)

Mount Sinai Memorial Park Cemetery

Walter Scharf (1910-2003) was an Academy Award-nominated composer and conductor who scored films and documentaries for d...

Larry Levine

1928–2008 (age 80)

Mount Sinai Memorial Park Cemetery

Larry Levine (1928-2008) was a sound engineer famed for mixing the Beatles' recordings as well as winning Oscars for his...

Harold J. Stone

1913–2005 (age 92)

Mount Sinai Memorial Park Cemetery

Harold J. Stone (1913-2005) was a prolific character actor whose tough-guy performances graced stage, film, and televisi...

John Larch

1914–2005 (age 91)

Mount Sinai Memorial Park Cemetery

John Larch (1914-2005) was a character actor whose authoritative presence appeared in genre films and numerous televisio...

Maxine Cooper Gomberg

1924–2009 (age 85)

Mount Sinai Memorial Park Cemetery

Maxine Cooper Gomberg (1924-2009) was an actress remembered for her role in Kiss Me Deadly before turning to photojourna...

Sydney Lassick

1922–2003 (age 81)

Mount Sinai Memorial Park Cemetery

Sydney Lassick (1922-2003) was a character actor best known for playing Lenny in One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest.

Warren Cowan

1921–2008 (age 87)

Mount Sinai Memorial Park Cemetery

Warren Cowan (1921-2008) was a pioneering public relations executive who co-founded Rogers & Cowan and shaped Hollywood'...

William Ganz

1919–2009 (age 90)

Mount Sinai Memorial Park Cemetery

William Ganz (1919-2009) was a cardiologist who co-invented the Swan-Ganz catheter, revolutionizing critical care cardio...

Larry Harmon

1925–2008 (age 83)

Mount Sinai Memorial Park Cemetery

Larry Harmon (1925-2008) was an entertainer and producer who preserved Bozo the Clown as a cultural icon while running h...

June Carroll

1917–2004 (age 87)

Mount Sinai Memorial Park Cemetery

June Carroll (1917–2004), a Detroit native, was laid to rest at Mount Sinai Memorial Park Cemetery.

Mel Ferber

1922–2003 (age 81)

Mount Sinai Memorial Park Cemetery

Mel Ferber (1922–2003) spent his life connected to New York City and is buried at Mount Sinai Memorial Park Cemetery.

Ellen Idelson

1961–2003 (age 42)

Mount Sinai Memorial Park Cemetery

Ellen Idelson (1961–2003) was a Los Angeles-born individual whose remains rest at Mount Sinai Memorial Park Cemetery.

Benny Goldberg

1918–2001 (age 83)

Mount Sinai Memorial Park Cemetery

Benny Goldberg (1918–2001) came from Warsaw and now lies in Mount Sinai Memorial Park Cemetery.

Dave Barry

1918–2001 (age 83)

Mount Sinai Memorial Park Cemetery

Dave Barry (1918–2001) originated in New York City and is buried at Mount Sinai Memorial Park Cemetery.

David Jove

1942–2004 (age 62)

Mount Sinai Memorial Park Cemetery

David Jove (1942–2004) hailed from Toronto before being interred at Mount Sinai Memorial Park Cemetery.

Florence Stanley

1924–2003 (age 79)

Mount Sinai Memorial Park Cemetery

Florence Stanley (1924–2003) was born in Chicago and is buried at Mount Sinai Memorial Park Cemetery.