Deaths in the 2000s

Claude Williams

1908–2004 (age 96)

Mount Moriah Cemetery

Claude Williams (1908–2004) was a jazz violinist and guitarist from Muskogee laid to rest at Mount Moriah Cemetery.

Earl Anthony

1938–2001 (age 63)

Mountain View Memorial Park

Earl Anthony (1938–2001) was a champion professional bowler from Tacoma interred at Mountain View Memorial Park.

Eddie Forrest

1921–2001 (age 80)

Gate of Heaven Catholic Cemetery

Eddie Forrest (1921–2001) was a San Francisco resident memorialized at Gate of Heaven Catholic Cemetery.

Gus Cifelli

1926–2009 (age 83)

Highland Cemetery

Gus Cifelli (1926–2009) died in Philadelphia and was laid to rest at Highland Cemetery.

Ron Herbel

1938–2000 (age 62)

Mountain View Memorial Park

Ron Herbel (1938–2000) was a right-handed Major League Baseball pitcher best known for his time with the San Francisco...

Wally Fromhart

1913–2002 (age 89)

Highland Cemetery

Wally Fromhart (1913–2002) was an American football player and coach who rose to prominence as a Notre Dame standout b...

H. W. Lewis

1917–2000 (age 83)

Woodland Cemetery

H. W. Lewis (1917–2000) died in Keene, New Hampshire, and was buried at Woodland Cemetery.

Samuel DeCoster Atkins

1910–2002 (age 92)

Evergreen Cemetery

Samuel DeCoster Atkins (1910–2002) spent his final days in Madison, Wisconsin, and his remains lie at Evergreen Cemete...

Blue Barron

1913–2005 (age 92)

Baltimore Hebrew Cemetery

Blue Barron (1913–2005) was an American big-band leader celebrated for his smooth style of swing-era dance music.

James Orthwein

1924–2008 (age 84)

Sunset Memorial Park and Mausoleum

James Orthwein (1924–2008) was an American businessman and Anheuser-Busch heir who briefly owned the St. Louis Blues h...

Silvestre S. Herrera

1917–2007 (age 90)

West Resthaven Park Cemetery

Silvestre S. Herrera (1917–2007) was a United States Army staff sergeant who earned the Medal of Honor for valor in Wo...

Frank Pellegrino

1923–2008 (age 85)

Sunset Memorial Park and Mausoleum

Frank Pellegrino (1923–2008) died in St. Louis and is interred at Sunset Memorial Park and Mausoleum.

Robert Kirkpatrick

1920–2005 (age 85)

Sunset Memorial Park and Mausoleum

Robert Kirkpatrick (1920–2005) passed away in St. Joseph, Missouri, and was buried at Sunset Memorial Park and Mausole...

Frank X. Gallagher

1925–2000 (age 75)

Saint Mary Catholic Cemetery

Frank X. Gallagher (1925–2000) died in Northeast Baltimore and rests at Saint Mary Catholic Cemetery.

Chip Reese

1951–2007 (age 56)

Palm Northwest Mortuary & Cemetery

Chip Reese (1951–2007) was an American professional poker player renowned for his tournament victories and legendary s...

Mollie Orshansky

1915–2006 (age 91)

Mount Lebanon Cemetery

Mollie Orshansky (1915–2006) was an American economist who developed the widely used Orshansky poverty thresholds.

Neil David Levin

1954–2001 (age 47)

Mount Lebanon Cemetery

Neil David Levin (1954–2001) was the executive director of the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey and was kille...

Donald Halperin

1945–2006 (age 61)

Mount Lebanon Cemetery

Donald Halperin (1945–2006) was a Democratic New York politician who served in both the State Assembly and State Senat...

Michael Buckley Jr.

1902–2006 (age 104)

Santa Clara Mission Cemetery

Michael Buckley Jr. (1902–2006) of Bisbee was laid to rest at Santa Clara Mission Cemetery.

Louie A. Gardella

1908–2002 (age 94)

Mountain View Cemetery

Louie A. Gardella (1908–2002) of Wadsworth was interred at Mountain View Cemetery.

Andrew Morby

1906–2007 (age 101)

Mountain View Cemetery

Andrew Morby (1906–2007) of Ogden was buried at Mountain View Cemetery.

Richard N. Peaden

1928–2008 (age 80)

Mountain View Cemetery

Richard N. Peaden (1928–2008) was laid to rest at Mountain View Cemetery.

Robert H. Ruf, Jr.

1932–2005 (age 73)

Mountain View Cemetery

Robert H. Ruf, Jr. (1932–2005) was buried at Mountain View Cemetery.

James Dudley Rogers

1917–2004 (age 87)

Mountain View Cemetery

James Dudley Rogers (1917–2004) of Tulsa was interred at Mountain View Cemetery.

Hernando J. Woods, Jr.

1921–2001 (age 80)

Mountain View Cemetery

Hernando J. Woods, Jr. (1921–2001) was laid to rest at Mountain View Cemetery.

George Zappettini

1921–2006 (age 85)

Mountain View Cemetery

George Zappettini (1921–2006) of Genoa was buried at Mountain View Cemetery.

Clement Wolfe Kohlman

1916–2000 (age 84)

Beth El Cemetery

Clement Wolfe Kohlman (1916–2000) of Manhattan was laid to rest at Beth-El Cemetery.

Charles W. Dullea

1916–2004 (age 88)

Santa Clara Mission Cemetery

Charles W. Dullea (1916–2004) of San Francisco was interred at Santa Clara Mission Cemetery.

Sam Chiaramonte

1921–2002 (age 81)

Santa Clara Mission Cemetery

Sam Chiaramonte (1921–2002) of San Jose was buried at Santa Clara Mission Cemetery.

Leona Munk

1911–2003 (age 92)

Big Meadow Cemetery

Leona Munk (1911–2003) of Tonopah was laid to rest at Big Meadow Cemetery.

Charlie Norwood

1941–2007 (age 66)

Westover Memorial Park

Charlie Norwood (1941–2007) of Valdosta served as a U.S. Representative before being buried at Westover Memorial Park.

Wayman Tisdale

1964–2009 (age 45)

Memorial Park Cemetery

Wayman Tisdale (1964–2009) of Fort Worth, a celebrated basketball player, was laid to rest at Memorial Park Cemetery.

Guy Rodgers

1935–2001 (age 66)

Mount Lawn Cemetery

Guy Rodgers (1935–2001) of Philadelphia was buried at Mount Lawn Cemetery after a celebrated career as a point guard.

Arthur W. Lehman

1917–2009 (age 92)

Maryland Veterans Cemetery

Arthur W. Lehman (1917-2009) lived a long life in the United States before being laid to rest at Maryland Veterans Cemet...

Billy James Hargis

1925–2004 (age 79)

Memorial Park Cemetery

Billy James Hargis (1925-2004) was an American evangelical minister whose legacy remained tied to Texarkana and Memorial...

Billy Johnson

1918–2006 (age 88)

Westover Memorial Park

Billy Johnson (1918-2006) spent his life in the U.S. and was buried at Westover Memorial Park in Montclair.

Charles Rufus Baxter

1929–2005 (age 76)

Evergreen Cemetery

Charles Rufus Baxter (1929-2005) remained connected to Paris throughout his life and is buried in Evergreen Cemetery the...

Howard M. Ervin

1915–2009 (age 94)

Memorial Park Cemetery

Howard M. Ervin (1915-2009) was an American Pentecostal theologian who concluded his earthly journey at Memorial Park Ce...

Louis Dalton Porter

1919–2006 (age 87)

Maryland Veterans Cemetery

Louis Dalton Porter (1919-2006) was laid to rest at Maryland Veterans Cemetery after decades of American life.

Wilmer Harris

1924–2004 (age 80)

Mount Lawn Cemetery

Wilmer Harris (1924-2004) spent his years in Philadelphia before being interred at Mount Lawn Cemetery.

Jenkin Lloyd Jones

1911–2004 (age 93)

Memorial Park Cemetery

Jenkin Lloyd Jones (1911-2004) rests at Memorial Park Cemetery after a long life in the United States.

Jeanne-Claude

1935–2009 (age 74)

City Cemetery

Jeanne-Claude (1935-2009) was a French-American environmental artist renowned for her large-scale installations and was ...

Kam Fong Chun

1918–2002 (age 84)

Diamond Head Memorial Park

Kam Fong Chun (1918-2002) was a Hong Kong-born American actor famed for his role on Hawaii Five-O and was laid to rest a...

Patricia Buckley Bozell

1927–2008 (age 81)

Saint Mary's Catholic Cemetery

Patricia Buckley Bozell (1927-2008) was an American Catholic writer in the Buckley family and was interred at Saint Mary...

Robert H. Burke

1922–2003 (age 81)

Maui Veterans Cemetery

Robert H. Burke (1922-2003) was an American politician who spent time in Des Moines and now rests in the Maui Veterans C...

Lewis Haggins

1955–2003 (age 48)

City Cemetery

Lewis Haggins (1955-2003) concluded his life in the United States and was buried in the local City Cemetery.

John Owen Ward

1919–2000 (age 81)

City Cemetery

John Owen Ward (1919-2000) was laid to rest at the City Cemetery in Sydenham after a life connected to that place.

Charles Richard Pugh Jr.

1920–2003 (age 83)

Evergreen Cemetery

Charles Richard Pugh Jr. (1920-2003) ended his days in the United States and is buried at Evergreen Cemetery.

Charles Bushnell Wooster jr.

1928–2002 (age 74)

City Cemetery

Charles Bushnell Wooster Jr. (1928–2002) was a Cambridge resident who was laid to rest in City Cemetery.

Dorothy Helen Kendall

1912–2002 (age 90)

Mission Burial Park

Dorothy Helen Kendall (1912–2002) spent her life connected to Bayonne before her burial at Mission Burial Park.