Deaths in the 2000s
23,000+ memorials
Ann Brewster
1918–2005 (age 87)
Ridgewood
Ann Brewster (1918–2005) spent her life in New York City before being laid to rest in Ridgewood.
Worth Mitten
1884–2000 (age 116)
Oakdale Memorial Gardens
Worth Mitten (1884–2000) of Davenport is buried in Oakdale Memorial Gardens.
Don Melvoin
1922–2002 (age 80)
Oak Woods Cemetery
Don Melvoin (1922–2002) was a Chicago resident interred at Oak Woods Cemetery.
Edward H. Levi
1911–2000 (age 89)
Rockefeller Chapel
Edward H. Levi (1911–2000) of Chicago rests at Rockefeller Chapel.
Sonny Gamber
1916–2006 (age 90)
Rock Island National Cemetery
Sonny Gamber (1916–2006) called Davenport home and is buried at Rock Island National Cemetery.
Robert Lyle Brown
1920–2003 (age 83)
Rock Creek Cemetery
Robert Lyle Brown (1920–2003) from Ohio is buried in Rock Creek Cemetery.
Jock'Lyante Quincy Adanandus Jr.
2002–2006 (age 4)
Rolling Hills Memorial Park
Jock'Lyante Quincy Adanandus Jr. (2002–2006) is interred at Rolling Hills Memorial Park.
Viola Mae Young-Horvath
1915–2007 (age 92)
Rock Creek Cemetery
Viola Mae Young-Horvath (1915–2007) rests at Rock Creek Cemetery.
Clifford Geertz
1926–2006 (age 80)
Princeton Cemetery
Clifford Geertz (1926-2006) was a San Francisco-born American cultural anthropologist whose interpretive approach to sym...
John Tukey
1915–2000 (age 85)
Princeton Cemetery
John Tukey (1915-2000) was a New Bedford-born American statistician who coined the term 'bit' and developed influential ...
David Lewis
1941–2001 (age 60)
Princeton Cemetery
David Lewis (1941-2001) was an Oberlin-born American philosopher renowned for his work on modal realism and analytic met...
John N. Bahcall
1934–2005 (age 71)
Princeton Cemetery
John N. Bahcall (1934-2005) was a Shreveport-born American astrophysicist whose pioneering research on solar neutrinos s...
Herbert Robbins
1915–2001 (age 86)
Princeton Cemetery
Herbert Robbins (1915-2001) was a New Castle-born American mathematician and statistician known for his contributions to...
Fred Marsh
1924–2006 (age 82)
Pine Grove Cemetery
Fred Marsh (1924-2006) was a Valley Falls-born American professional baseball infielder who played in the major leagues ...
Shiloh Pepin
1999–2009 (age 10)
Pine Grove Cemetery
Shiloh Pepin (1999-2009) was a West Kennebunk-born American girl who drew international attention as a medical case afte...
Victor Borge
1909–2000 (age 91)
Putnam Cemetery
Victor Borge (1909-2000) was a Danish-American comedian and pianist known as 'The Clown Prince of Denmark' who entertain...
Jacob C. E. Dekker
1921–2004 (age 83)
Princeton Cemetery
Jacob C. E. Dekker (1921-2004) was a Hilversum-born Dutch expatriate whose life concluded with interment at Princeton Ce...
John P. McCullough
1925–2006 (age 81)
Princeton Cemetery
John P. McCullough (1925-2006) was a Dallas-born American whose final resting place is Princeton Cemetery.
Kevin Patrick York
1960–2001 (age 41)
Princeton Cemetery
Kevin Patrick York (1960-2001) was a St. George's Island-born American whose burial in Princeton Cemetery followed his l...
William Grant Stratton
1914–2001 (age 87)
Rosehill Cemetery
William Grant Stratton (1914-2001) was an Ingleside-born American politician who served as Governor of Illinois from 195...
Jim Dooley
1930–2008 (age 78)
Rosehill Cemetery
Jim Dooley (1930-2008) was a Stoutsville-born American football player and coach who spent much of his career with the C...
Derya Arbaş
1968–2003 (age 35)
Oakwood Memorial Park Cemetery
Derya Arbaş (1968-2003) was a Santa Monica-born Turkish-American actress who appeared in both American and Turkish film...
Gilberto Gierbolini-Ortiz
1926–2009 (age 83)
Puerto Rico National Cemetery
Gilberto Gierbolini-Ortiz (1926-2009) was a Coamo-born Puerto Rican U.S. military veteran laid to rest at Puerto Rico Na...
John Peterson
1924–2002 (age 78)
Riverside Cemetery
John Peterson (1924–2002) was a Bradford resident whose passing was commemorated at Riverside Cemetery.
Virgil Bozeman
1912–2007 (age 95)
Riverside Cemetery
Virgil Bozeman (1912–2007) lived into his mid-90s and was laid to rest at Riverside Cemetery.
Edward Byron Smith
1909–2002 (age 93)
Rosehill Cemetery
Edward Byron Smith (1909–2002) spent his life before being buried at Rosehill Cemetery.
George F. Kennan
1904–2005 (age 101)
Princeton Cemetery
George F. Kennan (1904–2005) was a Milwaukee-born diplomat and historian best known for shaping U.S. Cold War policy a...
Jane Bolin
1908–2007 (age 99)
Poughkeepsie Rural Cemetery
Jane Bolin (1908–2007), born in Poughkeepsie, became the first African American woman judge in the United States and i...
Tommy Johnson
1935–2006 (age 71)
Oakwood Memorial Park Cemetery
Tommy Johnson (1935–2006) was a Los Angeles resident whose life concluded with burial at Oakwood Memorial Park Cemeter...
Christopher Columbus Fordham
1926–2008 (age 82)
Old Chapel Hill Cemetery
Christopher Columbus Fordham (1926–2008) lived in Greensboro and now rests at Old Chapel Hill Cemetery.
Nell Battle Booker Sonnemann
1918–2004 (age 86)
Old Chapel Hill Cemetery
Nell Battle Booker Sonnemann (1918–2004) spent her life in Durham before being buried at Old Chapel Hill Cemetery.
Ida E. Rubin
1923–2008 (age 85)
Poughkeepsie Rural Cemetery
Ida E. Rubin (1923–2008) was a New York City resident whose grave is in Poughkeepsie Rural Cemetery.
William F. Buckley Jr.
1925–2008 (age 83)
St. Bernard Cemetery
William F. Buckley Jr. (1925–2008) was a New York City-born conservative author and commentator who was laid to rest a...
Christopher Bowman
1967–2008 (age 41)
St. Hedwig Cemetery
Christopher Bowman (1967–2008) was a Hollywood-based American figure skater and two-time U.S. champion whose remains a...
Dan Devine
1924–2002 (age 78)
St. Francis Catholic Cemetery
Dan Devine (1924–2002) was an American football coach and college athletics administrator remembered for leading the G...
Joseph D. Ward
1914–2003 (age 89)
St. Bernard Cemetery
Joseph D. Ward (1914–2003) was a Fitchburg-born Massachusetts politician whose final resting place is St. Bernard Ceme...
Tony Hillerman
1925–2008 (age 83)
Santa Fe National Cemetery
Tony Hillerman (1925–2008) was an author celebrated for his Navajo Tribal Police mysteries and is buried at Santa Fe N...
John W. Gardner
1912–2002 (age 90)
San Francisco National Cemetery
John W. Gardner (1912–2002) was a Los Angeles–born public servant who served as U.S. Secretary of Health, Education,...
Frederick Ashworth
1912–2005 (age 93)
Santa Fe National Cemetery
Frederick Ashworth (1912–2005) of Beverly is buried at Santa Fe National Cemetery.
Don Weis
1922–2000 (age 78)
Santa Fe National Cemetery
Don Weis (1922–2000) of Milwaukee lies at rest in Santa Fe National Cemetery.
Frederick Hammersley
1919–2009 (age 90)
Santa Fe National Cemetery
Frederick Hammersley (1919–2009) from Salt Lake City is interred at Santa Fe National Cemetery.
Howard C. Bratton
1922–2002 (age 80)
Santa Fe National Cemetery
Howard C. Bratton (1922–2002) of Clovis is buried at Santa Fe National Cemetery.
John Crosby
1926–2002 (age 76)
Santa Fe National Cemetery
John Crosby (1926–2002) of New York City rests in Santa Fe National Cemetery.
Mack Easley
1916–2006 (age 90)
Santa Fe National Cemetery
Mack Easley (1916–2006) from Tahlequah is buried at Santa Fe National Cemetery.
Paul Bennewitz
1927–2003 (age 76)
Santa Fe National Cemetery
Paul Bennewitz (1927–2003) is laid to rest in Santa Fe National Cemetery.
Raymond G. Murphy
1930–2007 (age 77)
Santa Fe National Cemetery
Raymond G. Murphy (1930–2007) of Pueblo is interred at Santa Fe National Cemetery.
Robert Hanson
1920–2005 (age 85)
Santa Fe National Cemetery
Robert Hanson (1920–2005) from Walla Walla rests in Santa Fe National Cemetery.
Tom Cleary
1923–2009 (age 86)
Santa Fe National Cemetery
Tom Cleary (1923–2009) is buried at Santa Fe National Cemetery.
Boris Prianisznikow
1902–2002 (age 100)
Rock Creek Cemetery
Boris Prianisznikow (1902–2002) of Wieluń lies at Rock Creek Cemetery.
Vladimir Vishnevsky
1920–2000 (age 80)
Rock Creek Cemetery
Vladimir Vishnevsky (1920–2000) of Khabarovsk is interred at Rock Creek Cemetery.