Deaths in the 2010s

XXXTentacion

1998–2018 (age 20)

Boca Raton

XXXTentacion was an influential and controversial American rapper and singer-songwriter from Plantation, Florida, whose ...

Don Wallace Driggs

1924–2014 (age 90)

Phoenix

Don Wallace Driggs (1924-2014) spent his life in Phoenix, Arizona, and was also laid to rest there.

Gardner Dean Blodgett

1925–2019 (age 94)

Concord

Gardner Dean Blodgett (1925-2019) was closely tied to Concord, New Hampshire, where he died and was buried.

Rivka Bertisch Meir

1941–2014 (age 73)

Philadelphia

Rivka Bertisch Meir (1941-2014) was born in 1941 and is interred in Philadelphia.

Mae Young

1923–2014 (age 91)

Columbia

Mae Young (1923-2014) was a pioneering American professional wrestler from Sand Springs who was buried in Columbia.

Hannah Atkins

1923–2010 (age 87)

Oklahoma City

Hannah Atkins (1923-2010) was an Oklahoma politician whose life included time in Winston-Salem and whose final resting p...

Mary Louise Rasmuson

1911–2012 (age 101)

Anchorage

Mary Louise Rasmuson (1911-2012) was an American philanthropist from East Pittsburgh who later became a prominent figure...

Esther Gurevich

1921–2015 (age 94)

Cleveland

Esther Gurevich (1921-2015) was born in Tatarsk and later laid to rest in Cleveland.

Lillian Vernon

1927–2015 (age 88)

Manhattan

Lillian Vernon (1927-2015) was a German-born American entrepreneur whose Manhattan-based mail-order business made her a ...

Charles C. Edwards

1923–2011 (age 88)

Des Moines

Charles C. Edwards (1923-2011) and his life were rooted in Overton before he was buried in Des Moines.

Mabel I. Edmundson

1919–2012 (age 93)

Boise

Mabel I. Edmundson (1919-2012) had ties to Canadian County and spent her final years near Boise, Idaho.

Joseph C. Greenley

1922–2018 (age 96)

Boise

Joseph C. Greenley (1922-2018) lived in San Jose before being buried in Boise.

Robert L. Friedli

1940–2010 (age 70)

Boise

Robert L. Friedli (1940-2010) was from Logan and is buried in Boise, Idaho.

Michael W. Dolby

1939–2014 (age 75)

Boise

Michael W. Dolby (1939-2014) hailed from Olympia and rests in Boise, Idaho.

Victoria Martens

2006–2016 (age 10)

Albuquerque

Victoria Martens (2006-2016) was a child from Albuquerque who was buried there.

Adrian Lamo

1981–2018 (age 37)

Wichita

Adrian Lamo (1981-2018) was a Boston-born hacker and security analyst who was buried in Wichita.

Jan Carew

1920–2012 (age 92)

Winston-Salem

Jan Carew (1920-2012) was a Guyanese writer and educator who was buried in Winston-Salem.

Zygmunt Błażejewicz

1918–2017 (age 99)

Mesa

Zygmunt Błażejewicz (1918-2017) was born in Vitebsk and was laid to rest in Mesa.

Thomas William Proulx

1948–2014 (age 66)

Bridgeport

Thomas William Proulx (1948-2014) was a resident of Haverhill who was buried in Bridgeport.

Floyd Elton Kinsinger

1925–2017 (age 92)

St. George

Floyd Elton Kinsinger (1925-2017) hailed from Ness City and was buried in St. George.

Charles L. Metten

1927–2018 (age 91)

Orem

Charles L. Metten (1927-2018) came from Fort Bragg and was laid to rest in Orem.

G. Lynn Shurbet

1928–2010 (age 82)

Lubbock

G. Lynn Shurbet (1928-2010) was born in Lockney and buried in Lubbock.

Jersey Bridgeman

2006–2012 (age 6)

Aurora

Jersey Bridgeman (2006-2012) was a Bentonville-born child who was buried in Aurora.

Noll Gray Thompson

1919–2010 (age 91)

St. George

Noll Gray Thompson (1919-2010) was from Durham and was laid to rest in St. George.

Jack H. Crouchet

1923–2017 (age 94)

Lafayette

Jack H. Crouchet (1923-2017) was a Lafayette native who was buried in Lafayette.

Khalid I. Babaa

1924–2017 (age 93)

Denton

Khalid I. Babaa (1924-2017) was born in Tulkarm and was buried in Denton.

Selma Epstein

1927–2014 (age 87)

Killeen

Selma Epstein (1927-2014) was from Brooklyn and was buried in Killeen.

Mable Jeannette Williams

1922–2010 (age 88)

Beaumont

Mable Jeannette Williams (1922–2010) lived her life in Texas before being laid to rest in Beaumont.

Paul Baran

1926–2011 (age 85)

Palo Alto

Paul Baran (1926–2011) was a Polish-born American engineer and computer scientist who pioneered packet-switched networ...

Annie Lee Cooper

1910–2010 (age 100)

Selma

Annie Lee Cooper (1910–2010) became a celebrated Selma voting-rights activist who famously challenged segregationists ...

Ruby Jean Jensen

1927–2010 (age 83)

Pea Ridge

Ruby Jean Jensen (1927–2010) wrote numerous gothic and horror novels that earned her a devoted readership, a life that...

James S. Roberts

1924–2010 (age 86)

Carson City

James S. Roberts (1924–2010) was a Detroit native whose life story ended with burial in Carson City.

Jean Briggs Watters

1925–2018 (age 93)

Omaha

Jean Briggs Watters (1925–2018) left Bury St Edmunds and was later interred in Omaha.

Donald R. Tuohy

1926–2012 (age 86)

Carson City

Donald R. Tuohy (1926–2012) served as an American Roman Catholic bishop before his burial in Carson City.

Barney Sellers

1926–2012 (age 86)

Calico Rock

Barney Sellers (1926–2012) was a lifelong Arkansan whose story is remembered locally and who was buried in Calico Rock...

Milton Babbitt

1916–2011 (age 95)

Princeton

Milton Babbitt (1916–2011) was a pioneering American composer and music theorist known for his serial and electronic w...

Haron Din

1940–2016 (age 76)

Livermore

Haron Din (1940–2016) was a prominent Malaysian Islamic scholar and political figure who spent his final days away fro...

Jānis Robiņš

1925–2013 (age 88)

Minneapolis

Jānis Robiņš (1925–2013) was a Latvian-born individual whose life concluded in Minneapolis.

Spencer G. Shaw

1916–2010 (age 94)

Hartford

Spencer G. Shaw (1916–2010) was an influential American librarian and educator known for expanding library services fo...

Raymond A. Evans

1925–2010 (age 85)

Tucson

Raymond A. Evans (1925–2010) spent his life in the Southwest before being buried in Tucson.

Jenni Rivera

1969–2012 (age 43)

Los Angeles County

Jenni Rivera (1969–2012) was a Mexican-American singer, songwriter, and media personality who rose to fame in the regi...

Katherine Siva Saubel

1920–2011 (age 91)

Riverside County

Katherine Siva Saubel (1920–2011) was a Cahuilla elder, scholar, and cultural advocate from the United States.

Rashid Yasin

1931–2012 (age 81)

St. Louis County

Rashid Yasin (1931–2012) was a Baghdad-born individual whose life eventually led to burial in St. Louis County.

Douglas W. Downey (1929-2016)

1929–2016 (age 87)

Cook County

Douglas W. Downey (1929–2016) was an American whose life story is tied to Cook County, where he was buried.

Herb Jeffries

1913–2014 (age 101)

Hollywood

Herb Jeffries (1913–2014) was a pioneering African American jazz singer and actor from Detroit who was laid to rest in...

Ferren W. Bunker

1918–2014 (age 96)

Las Vegas

Ferren W. Bunker (1918–2014) was a resident of Bunkerville whose final resting place is in Las Vegas.

C. Linnis Mills

1937–2014 (age 77)

Las Vegas

C. Linnis Mills (1937–2014) was a Salt Lake City native who was buried in Las Vegas.

Paul C. Harris, Jr.

1919–2010 (age 91)

Las Vegas

Paul C. Harris, Jr. (1919–2010) was a Seattle-born individual whose burial took place in Las Vegas.

Earl Douglas Mitchell

1929–2015 (age 86)

Houston

Earl Douglas Mitchell (1929–2015) hailed from Owasso and was laid to rest in Houston.

Julius O. Purczinsky, Jr.

1925–2010 (age 85)

Falls County

Julius O. Purczinsky, Jr. (1925–2010) was an American whose life concluded with burial in Falls County.