Deaths in the 2000s
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Walter Washington
1915–2003 (age 88)
Lincoln Memorial Cemetery
Walter Washington (1915–2003) spent his later years in Dawson before being interred at Lincoln Memorial Cemetery.
Brother Theodore
1906–2001 (age 95)
Mount Pleasant Cemetery
Brother Theodore (1906–2001), who hailed from Vienna, is buried at Mount Pleasant Cemetery.
Ann A. Bernatitus
1912–2003 (age 91)
Saint Casimir's Cemetery
Ann A. Bernatitus (1912–2003) of Exeter rests at Saint Casimir's Cemetery.
W. Leonard Evans Jr.
1914–2007 (age 93)
East Lawn Palms Cemetery and Mortuary
W. Leonard Evans Jr. (1914–2007) of Louisville was laid to rest at East Lawn Palms Cemetery and Mortuary.
Lawrence B. Darrah
1915–2004 (age 89)
East Lawn Cemetery
Lawrence B. Darrah (1915–2004) was buried at East Lawn Cemetery.
Donald P. Hayes
1927–2006 (age 79)
East Lawn Cemetery
Donald P. Hayes (1927–2006) of Baltimore joined his family at East Lawn Cemetery.
Patricia Hollarn
1920–2008 (age 88)
East Lawn Palms Cemetery and Mortuary
Patricia Hollarn (1920–2008) of Spring Grove rests at East Lawn Palms Cemetery and Mortuary.
Robert Prentis Munger
1909–2001 (age 92)
East Lawn Palms Cemetery and Mortuary
Robert Prentis Munger (1909–2001) spent his final days in Sioux City and was buried at East Lawn Palms Cemetery and Mo...
Joseph Samuel Bonpietro
1919–2002 (age 83)
East Ridgelawn Cemetery
Joseph Samuel Bonpietro (1919–2002) of Clifton was laid to rest at East Ridgelawn Cemetery.
Frank Birnbaum
1922–2005 (age 83)
Star of David Memorial Gardens
Rabbi Frank Birnbaum (1922–2005) served as a Conservative Jewish leader before being buried at Star of David Memorial ...
Mayo Kaan
1914–2002 (age 88)
Star of David Memorial Gardens
Mayo Kaan (1914–2002) was an American bodybuilder who claimed to have served as the first live-action Superman and now...
Nadine Shamir
1972–2004 (age 32)
Star of David Memorial Gardens
Nadine Shamir (1972–2004) of New York City was interred at Star of David Memorial Gardens after her death.
Vesta Josephine Frost Boyer
1910–2007 (age 97)
Evergreen Cemetery
Vesta Josephine Frost Boyer (1910–2007) was laid to rest at Evergreen Cemetery.
Bernard M. Krebs
1911–2004 (age 93)
Star of David Memorial Gardens
Bernard M. Krebs (1911–2004) was buried at Star of David Memorial Gardens.
Jack Burmaster
1926–2005 (age 79)
Memorial Park Cemetery
Jack Burmaster (1926–2005) was an American basketball player and coach from Elgin whose remains lie at Memorial Park C...
Adeline Geo-Karis
1918–2008 (age 90)
Memorial Park Cemetery
Adeline Geo-Karis (1918–2008) was a Greek-born Illinois state legislator and mayor who is buried in Memorial Park Ceme...
Alex Agase
1922–2007 (age 85)
Memorial Park Cemetery
Alex Agase (1922–2007) was a Chicago-born collegiate and professional football player and coach interred at Memorial P...
Bill Mueller
1920–2001 (age 81)
Memorial Park Cemetery
Bill Mueller (1920–2001) of Bay City rests at Memorial Park Cemetery.
Byrne Piven
1929–2002 (age 73)
Memorial Park Cemetery
Byrne Piven (1929–2002) was an American stage and screen actor and acting teacher from Scranton buried at Memorial Par...
Kevin Foster
1969–2008 (age 39)
Memorial Park Cemetery
Kevin Foster (1969–2008) was an Evanston resident buried at Memorial Park Cemetery.
Robert Nagy
1929–2008 (age 79)
Calvary Cemetery
Robert Nagy (1929–2008) was an American operatic tenor from Lorain whose final resting place is Calvary Cemetery.
Frank Sheeran
1920–2003 (age 83)
Holy Cross Cemetery
Frank Sheeran (1920–2003) was an American labor union official and alleged organized crime associate who was buried at...
Fred Rogers
1928–2003 (age 75)
Unity Cemetery
Fred Rogers (1928–2003) was an American television host, musician, puppeteer, and minister best known for creating and...
Gene H. Golub
1932–2007 (age 75)
Shalom Memorial Park
Gene H. Golub was a pioneering American mathematician and computer scientist whose work in numerical analysis left a las...
Fayette Pinkney
1948–2009 (age 61)
Ivy Hill Cemetery
Fayette Pinkney was a Philadelphia-born singer best known as a founding member of the soul group The Three Degrees.
Joseph A. Walker
1935–2003 (age 68)
Lincoln Memorial Cemetery
Joseph A. Walker was an American test pilot and NASA astronaut who became the first person to reach space twice aboard t...
Howie Carl
1938–2005 (age 67)
Shalom Memorial Park
Howie Carl, a lifelong Chicago resident, passed away in 2005 and was laid to rest at Shalom Memorial Park.
Al Dvorin
1922–2004 (age 82)
Shalom Memorial Park
Al Dvorin was a Chicago-born show business announcer remembered for introducing Elvis Presley at concerts and television...
Ruth S. Morgenthau
1931–2006 (age 75)
Mount Pleasant Cemetery
Ruth S. Morgenthau was an American political advisor and professor whose work focused on rural development and internati...
Dorothy Wolf
1921–2008 (age 87)
Shalom Memorial Park
Dorothy Wolf spent her life in Chicago, where she died in 2008 and was buried at Shalom Memorial Park.
Harold Dembo
1915–2006 (age 91)
Shalom Memorial Park
Harold Dembo was a Chicago resident who died in 2006 and is buried at Shalom Memorial Park.
Kurt Matzdorf
1922–2008 (age 86)
Mount Pleasant Cemetery
Kurt Matzdorf was a German-born American metalsmith and jeweler noted for teaching at SUNY New Paltz and creating liturg...
Doris Suk-Yuen Eng
1971–2001 (age 30)
Mount Pleasant Cemetery
Doris Suk-Yuen Eng lived much of her life in New York City before passing in 2001 and being buried at Mount Pleasant Cem...
Robert Wendell Scott
1913–2001 (age 88)
Bountiful Memorial Park
Robert Wendell Scott was the first African American driver to win a NASCAR Grand National race, breaking barriers in mot...
Maxine Hovey
1920–2007 (age 87)
Bountiful Memorial Park
Maxine Hovey lived in Cache Junction and was buried at Bountiful Memorial Park after her passing in 2007.
Janice Dunn
1934–2007 (age 73)
Bountiful Memorial Park
Janice Dunn, who died in 2007, was laid to rest at Bountiful Memorial Park in Wendell after a life rooted in her hometow...
Don Haskins
1930–2008 (age 78)
Memory Gardens of the Valley
Don Haskins was the legendary college basketball coach who led Texas Western to the 1966 NCAA championship with a histor...
Griffith Baley Price
1905–2006 (age 101)
Pioneer Cemetery
Griffith Baley Price, a Brookhaven resident, was buried at Pioneer Cemetery following his death in 2006.
Walter Martin Kollmorgen
1907–2008 (age 101)
Pioneer Cemetery
Walter Martin Kollmorgen (1907–2008) of Bancroft spent a long life before being laid to rest in Pioneer Cemetery.
Pat O'Rourke
1942–2001 (age 59)
Memory Gardens of the Valley
Pat O'Rourke (1942–2001) of El Paso was remembered after his burial at Memory Gardens of the Valley.
Carolyn Beug
1952–2001 (age 49)
Logan City Cemetery
Carolyn Beug (1952–2001) of Santa Monica was interred at Logan City Cemetery after her death.
Danniebelle Hall
1938–2000 (age 62)
Olivet Gardens of Cypress Lawn Memorial Park
Danniebelle Hall (1938–2000) was honored at Olivet Gardens of Cypress Lawn Memorial Park.
Hank Borowy
1916–2004 (age 88)
Mount Olivet Cemetery
Hank Borowy (1916–2004) of Bloomfield rests in Mount Olivet Cemetery after a life that ended at age 88.
Jean Sullivan
1923–2003 (age 80)
Logan City Cemetery
Jean Sullivan (1923–2003) of Logan was laid to rest in Logan City Cemetery.
Lee Artoe
1917–2005 (age 88)
Memorial Park Cemetery
Lee Artoe (1917–2005) of Tacoma was laid to rest at Memorial Park Cemetery.
Lee Frischknecht
1928–2004 (age 76)
Logan City Cemetery
Lee Frischknecht (1928–2004) of Brigham City found his final resting place in Logan City Cemetery.
Mario Tonelli
1916–2003 (age 87)
Memorial Park Cemetery
Mario Tonelli (1916–2003) of Chicago was buried at Memorial Park Cemetery after his passing.
Irv Kupcinet
1912–2003 (age 91)
Memorial Park Cemetery
Irv Kupcinet (1912–2003) of North Lawndale was interred at Memorial Park Cemetery.
Theo Titus
1920–2008 (age 88)
Laurel Hill Cemetery
Theo Titus (1920–2008) of Thomasville was laid to rest in Laurel Hill Cemetery.
Richard S. H. Mah
1934–2004 (age 70)
Memorial Park Cemetery
Richard S. H. Mah (1934–2004) of Shanghai was buried at Memorial Park Cemetery.