Deaths in the 2000s
23,000+ memorials
Laurance Rockefeller
1910–2004 (age 94)
Rockefeller Family Cemetery
Laurance Rockefeller (1910–2004) was a philanthropist and conservationist who helped preserve vast tracts of American ...
Bill Black
1920–2002 (age 82)
Mount Kenton Cemetery
Bill Black (1920–2002) is buried at Mount Kenton Cemetery in Paducah.
Eamon McEneaney
1954–2001 (age 47)
Lakeview Cemetery
Eamon McEneaney (1954–2001) was an All-American lacrosse player and coach who died in the September 11 attacks and is ...
Marshall Hugh Montgomery
1909–2000 (age 91)
Lakeview Cemetery
Marshall Hugh Montgomery (1909–2000) spent his life in the United States and was laid to rest in Lakeview Cemetery aft...
Vasyl Barka
1908–2003 (age 95)
Saint Andrew Cemetery
Vasyl Barka (1908–2003) was a Ukrainian poet and novelist best known for writing about the Holodomor and the national ...
Julian Movchan
1913–2002 (age 89)
Saint Andrew Cemetery
Julian Movchan (1913–2002) was a Ukrainian émigré writer and journalist who chronicled the fortunes of Ukrainians bo...
Mary Beck
1908–2005 (age 97)
Saint Andrew Cemetery
Mary Beck (1908–2005) was a Ukrainian-American politician who served on the Detroit City Council and championed conser...
Renata Babak
1934–2003 (age 69)
Saint Andrew Cemetery
Renata Babak (1934–2003) was a Ukrainian-born opera singer whose mezzo-soprano performances graced the Metropolitan Op...
Wsiewołod Kołomijcew-Majdański
1927–2007 (age 80)
Saint Andrew Cemetery
Wsiewołod Kołomijcew-Majdański (1927–2007) was a Kalisz-born émigré remembered by the Saint Andrew Cemetery commu...
Stewart Faught
1924–2005 (age 81)
Greenlawn Cemetery
Stewart Faught (1924–2005) was an American football coach who led programs at institutions such as Evansville and Indi...
Shirley Horn
1934–2005 (age 71)
Fort Lincoln Cemetery
Shirley Horn (1934–2005) was an American jazz singer and pianist celebrated for her intimate, slow-burning interpretat...
Ralph Wiley
1952–2004 (age 52)
Fort Lincoln Cemetery
Ralph Wiley (1952–2004) was an American sportswriter whose insightful columns for Sports Illustrated and ESPN addresse...
Beethaeven Scottland
1975–2001 (age 26)
Fort Lincoln Cemetery
Beethaeven Scottland (1975–2001) was an American middleweight boxer remembered for his toughness in the ring and the t...
Marshall Miller Parks
1918–2005 (age 87)
Fort Lincoln Cemetery
Marshall Miller Parks (1918–2005) was an American pediatric ophthalmologist widely regarded as a pioneer in the treatm...
Jazep Sažyč
1917–2007 (age 90)
East Brunswick Belarusian Cemetery
Jazep Sažyč (1917–2007) was a Belarusian political leader who served as prime minister of the Rada of the Belarusian...
Iziaslav
1926–2007 (age 81)
East Brunswick Belarusian Cemetery
Iziaslav (1926–2007) was a Belarusian émigré from Bielavuša whose life in the United States is honored at the East ...
Raisa Zhuk-Hryshkevich
1919–2009 (age 90)
East Brunswick Belarusian Cemetery
Raisa Zhuk-Hryshkevich (1919–2009) was a Belarusian-born cultural figure remembered by the diaspora community in East ...
Walantyn Mickiewicz
1918–2005 (age 87)
East Brunswick Belarusian Cemetery
Walantyn Mickiewicz (1918–2005) was a Belarusian émigré from the Stoŭbcy District laid to rest in the East Brunswic...
Zora Kipel
1927–2003 (age 76)
East Brunswick Belarusian Cemetery
Zora Kipel (1927–2003) was born in Minsk and is buried at East Brunswick Belarusian Cemetery, marking her connection t...
Mikalaj
1917–2002 (age 85)
East Brunswick Belarusian Cemetery
Mikalaj (1917–2002) hailed from the Novouzensk District and rests at East Brunswick Belarusian Cemetery alongside fell...
Howard Metzenbaum
1917–2008 (age 91)
Mayfield Cemetery
Howard Metzenbaum (1917–2008) was an American lawyer and Democratic politician who represented Ohio in the U.S. Senate...
Jean Hill
1931–2000 (age 69)
Grove Hill Memorial Park
Jean Hill (1931–2000), known as the 'Lady in Red,' was a prominent witness to the assassination of President John F. K...
Ted Bonda
1917–2005 (age 88)
Mayfield Cemetery
Ted Bonda (1917–2005) was an American businessman best known for owning the Cleveland Indians baseball team.
Volodymyr Zhyla
1919–2004 (age 85)
Saint Andrew Cemetery
Volodymyr Zhyla (1919–2004) was from Zbarazh and was laid to rest at Saint Andrew Cemetery, reflecting his Ukrainian h...
Petro Karpenko-Krynyt͡si͡a
1917–2003 (age 86)
Saint Andrew Cemetery
Petro Karpenko-Krynyt͡si͡a (1917–2003) hailed from Baklanova Muraviika and is buried at Saint Andrew Cemetery, part ...
Bert Wolstein
1927–2004 (age 77)
Mayfield Cemetery
Bert Wolstein (1927–2004) was a Cleveland real estate developer and philanthropist who left a lasting mark on the city...
Michael R. Wittenstein
1967–2001 (age 34)
New Montefiore Cemetery
Michael R. Wittenstein (1967–2001) was a Brooklyn native remembered by his burial at New Montefiore Cemetery.
Abraham Beame
1906–2001 (age 95)
New Montefiore Cemetery
Abraham Beame (1906–2001) was a British-born accountant who served as mayor of New York City during the 1970s fiscal c...
Adrian Kantrowitz
1918–2008 (age 90)
New Montefiore Cemetery
Adrian Kantrowitz (1918–2008) was a pioneering American cardiothoracic surgeon who performed one of the earliest heart...
Johnnie Taylor
1934–2000 (age 66)
Forest Hill Cemetery
Johnnie Taylor (1934–2000) was an American singer whose blend of gospel, soul, and R&B produced hits like 'Who’s Mak...
Buck O'Neil
1911–2006 (age 95)
Forest Hill Cemetery
Buck O'Neil (1911–2006) was a Negro League baseball player, manager, and ambassador for the sport.
Al Seiden
1937–2008 (age 71)
New Montefiore Cemetery
Al Seiden (1937–2008) was an All-American college basketball guard at St. John's University before pursuing a life bey...
Joe Edwards
1921–2007 (age 86)
New Montefiore Cemetery
Joe Edwards (1921–2007) was a Manhattan native whose burial at New Montefiore Cemetery ties him to the New York Jewish...
Lillian Chestney
1913–2000 (age 87)
New Montefiore Cemetery
Lillian Chestney (1913–2000) was a New York resident whose life concluded with burial at New Montefiore Cemetery.
Len L. Trout, Jr.
1916–2001 (age 85)
Northern Nevada Veterans Memorial Cemetery
Len L. Trout, Jr. (1916–2001) was a Wood County-born veteran laid to rest at Northern Nevada Veterans Memorial Cemeter...
Wilson R. Haig
1920–2005 (age 85)
Northern Nevada Veterans Memorial Cemetery
Wilson R. Haig (1920–2005) was a veteran interred at Northern Nevada Veterans Memorial Cemetery.
Bernard Nicholas Schilling
1907–2001 (age 94)
Prospect Hill Cemetery
Bernard Nicholas Schilling (1907–2001) is buried at Prospect Hill Cemetery.
Hryhorii Kostiuk
1902–2002 (age 100)
Saint Andrew Cemetery
Hryhorii Kostiuk (1902–2002) hailed from Borishkivtsi and was buried at Saint Andrew Cemetery.
Myroslav Labunka
1927–2003 (age 76)
Saint Andrew Cemetery
Myroslav Labunka (1927–2003) of Kotiv was interred at Saint Andrew Cemetery.
Iya Matsyuk
1920–2008 (age 88)
Saint Andrew Cemetery
Iya Matsyuk (1920–2008) from Kamianets-Podilskyi lies in Saint Andrew Cemetery.
Yaroslav K. Turkalo
1924–2009 (age 85)
Saint Andrew Cemetery
Yaroslav K. Turkalo (1924–2009) was a native of Kyiv and was laid to rest at Saint Andrew Cemetery.
Ivan Turchan
1930–2003 (age 73)
Saint Andrew Cemetery
Ivan Turchan (1930–2003), originally from Buchach, was buried at Saint Andrew Cemetery.
Olha Kozakevych
1903–2004 (age 101)
Saint Andrew Cemetery
Olha Kozakevych (1903–2004) from Sambir rests at Saint Andrew Cemetery.
Natalka Andrusiv
1910–2002 (age 92)
Saint Andrew Cemetery
Natalka Andrusiv (1910–2002) of Kosiv was interred at Saint Andrew Cemetery.
George Oransky
1917–2008 (age 91)
Saint Andrew Cemetery
George Oransky (1917–2008) from Kharkiv was buried at Saint Andrew Cemetery.
Waylon Jennings
1937–2002 (age 65)
City of Mesa Cemetery
Waylon Jennings (1937–2002) was an American country music singer-songwriter from Littlefield interred at the City of M...
John Jacob Rhodes
1916–2003 (age 87)
City of Mesa Cemetery
John Jacob Rhodes (1916–2003) of Council Grove served as a Republican U.S. Representative from Arizona and was buried ...
Marilyn Jarrett
1939–2006 (age 67)
City of Mesa Cemetery
Marilyn Jarrett (1939–2006) of Snowflake, Arizona, served in the state legislature before being buried at City of Mesa...
Art Wall, Jr.
1923–2001 (age 78)
Glen Dyberry Cemetery
Art Wall, Jr. is remembered for his championship golf career and gracious sportsmanship.
Mike Murphy
1946–2006 (age 60)
Knollwood Cemetery