Deaths in the 2000s

Les Paul

1915–2009 (age 94)

Prairie Home Cemetery

Les Paul (1915–2009) was an American guitarist and inventor renowned for pioneering the solid-body electric guitar, an...

Lee S. Dreyfus

1926–2008 (age 82)

Prairie Home Cemetery

Lee S. Dreyfus (1926–2008) served as Wisconsin’s governor and educator before his burial at Prairie Home Cemetery in...

Eugene Dorff

1930–2005 (age 75)

Green Ridge Cemetery

Eugene Dorff (1930–2005) represented Kenosha in public office and is interred at Green Ridge Cemetery.

George Wetherill

1925–2006 (age 81)

Westminster Cemetery

George Wetherill (1925–2006) was a Philadelphia-born planetary scientist who developed techniques for dating meteorite...

Raymond J. Saulnier

1908–2009 (age 101)

St. Paul's Kent Churchyard

Raymond J. Saulnier (1908–2009) of Hamilton is memorialized at St. Paul’s Kent Churchyard.

Vincent Andrew Hartgen

1914–2002 (age 88)

Riverside Cemetery

Vincent Andrew Hartgen (1914–2002) was an art historian and collector remembered at Riverside Cemetery.

James Francis Lynch

1954–2001 (age 47)

Saint Peter's Cemetery

James Francis Lynch (1954–2001) of New Brunswick lies in Saint Peter’s Cemetery.

Jimmy Staggs

1935–2007 (age 72)

Lakeside Cemetery

Jimmy Staggs (1935–2007) was a Bessemer-born radio disc jockey who was laid to rest at Lakeside Cemetery.

Phil Goldman

1964–2003 (age 39)

Hills of Eternity Memorial Park

Phil Goldman (1964-2003) died in San Francisco and is buried at Hills of Eternity Memorial Park.

Fred Taylor

1924–2002 (age 78)

Union Cemetery

Fred Taylor (1924-2002) was from Zanesville and is buried at Union Cemetery.

Dave Thomas

1932–2002 (age 70)

Union Cemetery

Dave Thomas (1932-2002) died in Atlantic City and is buried at Union Cemetery.

Martin James Monti

1921–2000 (age 79)

Sacred Heart Cemetery

Martin James Monti (1921-2000) died in St. Louis and is buried at Sacred Heart Cemetery.

Arthur E. Adams

1917–2007 (age 90)

Union Cemetery

Arthur E. Adams (1917-2007) is buried at Union Cemetery.

John Raitt

1917–2005 (age 88)

Anaheim Cemetery

John Raitt (1917-2005) died in Santa Ana and is buried at Anaheim Cemetery.

Daniel Draper

1940–2004 (age 64)

Tahlequah Cemetery

Daniel Draper (1940-2004) died in Tahlequah and is buried at Tahlequah Cemetery.

Ralph Kaplowitz

1919–2009 (age 90)

Mount Ararat Cemetery

Ralph Kaplowitz (1919-2009) died in The Bronx and is buried at Mount Ararat Cemetery.

Arthur Richman

1925–2009 (age 84)

Mount Ararat Cemetery

Arthur Richman (1925-2009) died in the United States and is buried at Mount Ararat Cemetery.

C. H. Patterson

1912–2006 (age 94)

Saint Mary's Cemetery

C. H. Patterson (1912-2006) died in Lynn and is buried at Saint Mary's Cemetery.

Mildred Clinton

1914–2008 (age 94)

Mount Ararat Cemetery

Mildred Clinton (1914-2008) died in Brooklyn and is buried at Mount Ararat Cemetery.

Sylvia Froos

1914–2004 (age 90)

Mount Ararat Cemetery

Sylvia Froos (1914-2004) is buried at Mount Ararat Cemetery.

David M. Weiss

1960–2001 (age 41)

Mount Ararat Cemetery

David M. Weiss (1960-2001) died in Hempstead and is buried at Mount Ararat Cemetery.

Marthann Alexander

1907–2004 (age 97)

Fountain Park Cemetery

Marthann Alexander (1907-2004) is buried at Fountain Park Cemetery.

Fredric M. Jablin

1952–2004 (age 52)

Mount Ararat Cemetery

Fredric M. Jablin (1952-2004) died in Queens and is buried at Mount Ararat Cemetery.

Andrew Steven Zucker

1974–2001 (age 27)

Mount Ararat Cemetery

Andrew Steven Zucker (1974-2001) from Syosset is buried at Mount Ararat Cemetery.

Beatrice Glaser

1915–2005 (age 90)

Mount Ararat Cemetery

Beatrice Glaser (1915-2005) spent her life in New York City and is buried at Mount Ararat Cemetery.

William Safire

1929–2009 (age 80)

King David Memorial Gardens

William Safire (1929-2009) was a New York City-born journalist and presidential speechwriter now buried at King David Me...

Rick Husband

1957–2003 (age 46)

Llano Cemetery

Rick Husband (1957-2003), the Amarillo-born astronaut who commanded the Space Shuttle Columbia, is buried at Llano Cemet...

O. Winston Link

1914–2001 (age 87)

Elmwood Cemetery

O. Winston Link (1914-2001), the Brooklyn-born photographer celebrated for his railroad imagery, is buried at Elmwood Ce...

Abe Pollin

1923–2009 (age 86)

King David Memorial Gardens

Abe Pollin (1923-2009), the Philadelphia-born sports executive best known for owning Washington’s professional basketb...

Clyde L. Choate

1920–2001 (age 81)

Anna Cemetery

Clyde L. Choate (1920-2001) of West Frankfort was a decorated soldier and Illinois state legislator buried at Anna Cemet...

Ellis Batten Page

1924–2005 (age 81)

Elmwood Cemetery

Ellis Batten Page (1924-2005) was an influential psychologist and educator whose final resting place is Elmwood Cemetery...

Pauline Menes

1924–2009 (age 85)

King David Memorial Gardens

Pauline Menes (1924-2009) of New York City is buried at King David Memorial Gardens.

Harold Liebowitz

1924–2004 (age 80)

King David Memorial Gardens

Harold Liebowitz (1924-2004) is interred at King David Memorial Gardens.

Franc M. Wertheimer

1927–2002 (age 75)

King David Memorial Gardens

Franc M. Wertheimer (1927-2002), born in Nuremberg, is buried at King David Memorial Gardens.

William Swetland

1913–2003 (age 90)

Westwood Cemetery

William Swetland (1913-2003) of Kalispell lies at Westwood Cemetery.

Darin Howard Pontell

1975–2001 (age 26)

Baltimore Hebrew Cemetery

Darin Howard Pontell (1975-2001) of Arlington Heights is buried at Baltimore Hebrew Cemetery.

Henry S. Miller Jr.

1914–2009 (age 95)

Emanu-El Cemetery

Henry S. Miller Jr. (1914-2009) was a Texas real estate pioneer whose final resting place is Emanu-El Cemetery.

Sunny Skylar

1913–2009 (age 96)

Davis Memorial Park

Sunny Skylar (1913-2009), the Brooklyn-born singer and songwriter, is buried at Davis Memorial Park.

Bo Belinsky

1936–2001 (age 65)

Davis Memorial Park

Bo Belinsky was a colorful Major League Baseball pitcher best remembered for his 1962 rookie season with the Los Angeles...

Liz Renay

1926–2007 (age 81)

Bunkers Eden Vale Memorial Park

Liz Renay was an American model and actress whose flamboyant life on and off screen made her a staple of mid-century Hol...

Dusty Rhodes

1927–2009 (age 82)

Davis Memorial Park

Dusty Rhodes, born Virgil Runnels, was an influential and charismatic American professional wrestler famed for his work ...

Earl Jolly Brown

1939–2006 (age 67)

Davis Memorial Park

Earl 'Jolly' Brown was an American actor noted for his role in the 1973 James Bond film Live and Let Die and other 1970s...

Kathy Augustine

1956–2006 (age 50)

Davis Memorial Park

Kathy Augustine was a Nevada politician who served in the State Assembly and as statewide controller before her untimely...

Maceo Anderson

1909–2001 (age 92)

Palm Boulder Highway Mortuary & Cemetery

Maceo Anderson was an American tap dancer and founding member of the pioneering Four Step Brothers troupe who performed ...

Rudy Maugeri

1931–2004 (age 73)

Palm Northwest Mortuary & Cemetery

Rudy Maugeri was a Toronto native whose life concluded in 2004 and who is remembered by family in Nevada's Palm Northwes...

Mary Kaye

1924–2007 (age 83)

Palm Northwest Mortuary & Cemetery

Mary Kaye was a nightclub musician and guitarist credited with helping define the Las Vegas lounge sound as the leader o...

James C. Davis

1925–2009 (age 84)

Lone Mountain Cemetery

James C. Davis spent his life in Nevada until his death in 2009 and is buried at Lone Mountain Cemetery.

Holbert H. Hendrix

1914–2007 (age 93)

Bunkers Eden Vale Memorial Park

Holbert H. Hendrix was a French Lick native who passed away in 2007 and now rests at Bunkers Eden Vale Memorial Park.

Ernest Loeb Inwood

1906–2002 (age 96)

Lone Mountain Cemetery

Ernest Loeb Inwood lived through nearly a century before his 2002 burial at Lone Mountain Cemetery.

Edna B. Patterson

1907–2002 (age 95)

Elko City Cemetery

Edna B. Patterson was born in Salina in 1907 and after a long life returned to small-town roots in Elko City Cemetery.