Deaths in the 2010s

June Foray

1917–2017 (age 100)

Westwood Village Memorial Park Cemetery

Springfield-born voice actress June Foray, whose career enlivened countless cartoons, passed in 2017 and was buried at W...

Sondra Locke

1944–2018 (age 74)

Westwood Village Memorial Park Cemetery

Shelbyville-born actress Sondra Locke, remembered for her work in Clint Eastwood films, passed away in 2018 and was inte...

Margaret Whiting

1924–2011 (age 87)

Westwood Village Memorial Park Cemetery

Detroit-born singer Margaret Whiting, whose clear voice graced midcentury pop standards, died in 2011 and rests at Westw...

Alvin Toffler

1928–2016 (age 88)

Westwood Village Memorial Park Cemetery

New York City-born futurist and author Alvin Toffler, whose writings shaped modern visions of technological change, died...

Robert Loggia

1930–2015 (age 85)

Westwood Village Memorial Park Cemetery

Robert Loggia was a Staten Island-born actor whose memorable roles in "Scarface" and "Big" made him a prolific character...

Louis Jourdan

1921–2015 (age 94)

Westwood Village Memorial Park Cemetery

Louis Jourdan was a Marseille-born French actor celebrated for suave performances in Hollywood films such as "Gigi" and ...

Rod Taylor

1930–2015 (age 85)

Forest Lawn Memorial Park

Rod Taylor was an Australian actor from Sydney who headlined Hitchcock's "The Birds" and the sci-fi classic "The Time Ma...

Lemmy

1945–2015 (age 70)

Forest Lawn Memorial Park

Lemmy Kilmister was an English musician and frontman of Motörhead admired for his gravelly vocals and hard-rock persona...

Garry Marshall

1934–2016 (age 82)

Forest Lawn Memorial Park

Garry Marshall was a Bronx-born director, writer, and producer who created sitcoms like "Happy Days" and directed belove...

Tom Bosley

1927–2010 (age 83)

Forest Lawn Memorial Park

Tom Bosley was a Chicago-born actor best known as the affable Mr. Cunningham on "Happy Days" and as the narrator of "Fat...

Rodney King

1965–2012 (age 47)

Forest Lawn Memorial Park

Rodney King was a construction worker whose brutal beating by LAPD officers and the subsequent trial became a flashpoint...

Mickey Jones

1941–2018 (age 77)

Forest Lawn Memorial Park

Mickey Jones was a Houston-born drummer-turned-character actor who backed artists such as Bob Dylan before appearing on ...

Neva Patterson

1920–2010 (age 90)

Westwood Village Memorial Park Cemetery

Neva Patterson was a Nevada-born actress whose graceful stage and television work included Broadway productions and dayt...

Sage Stallone

1976–2012 (age 36)

Westwood Village Memorial Park Cemetery

Sage Stallone was a Los Angeles-born actor and filmmaker who followed his father into cinema with roles in films such as...

Sam Simon

1955–2015 (age 60)

Westwood Village Memorial Park Cemetery

Sam Simon was a television writer and producer who co-developed "The Simpsons" before dedicating his later years to phil...

Gail Zappa

1945–2015 (age 70)

Westwood Village Memorial Park Cemetery

Gail Zappa was a Philadelphia-born music businesswoman who managed the Zappa Family Trust and championed avant-garde art...

Phyllis Avery

1922–2011 (age 89)

Westwood Village Memorial Park Cemetery

Phyllis Avery was a New York City-born actress whose career spanned early television dramas and long-running soap operas...

Frances Reid

1914–2010 (age 96)

Westwood Village Memorial Park Cemetery

Frances Reid was an American actress celebrated for her decades-long portrayal of Alice Horton on the soap opera One Lif...

Earl Carroll

1937–2012 (age 75)

Forest Lawn Memorial Park

Earl Carroll was an American whose life spanned 1937 to 2012 and who was laid to rest at Forest Lawn Memorial Park.

Natalie Cole

1950–2015 (age 65)

Forest Lawn Memorial Park

Natalie Cole was an American singer-songwriter celebrated for hits such as “This Will Be” and for blending jazz, R&B...

Russi Taylor

1944–2019 (age 75)

Forest Lawn Memorial Park

Russi Taylor was an American voice actress renowned as the longtime voice of Minnie Mouse and numerous Disney characters...

Martha Hyer

1924–2014 (age 90)

Forest Lawn Memorial Park

Martha Hyer was an American actress remembered for her Oscar-nominated supporting role in Some Came Running and for her ...

Herb Geller

1928–2013 (age 85)

Forest Lawn Memorial Park

Herb Geller (1928-2013) was an American jazz saxophonist from Los Angeles who died in Germany and was buried at Old Nien...

Joe Jackson

1928–2018 (age 90)

Forest Lawn Memorial Park

Joe Jackson was an American talent manager who guided The Jackson 5 and helped launch Michael Jackson’s career into su...

Kate Williamson

1931–2013 (age 82)

Forest Lawn Memorial Park

Kate Williamson was an American actress whose work included character roles on television and occasional film appearance...

Pauline Wagner

1910–2014 (age 104)

Forest Lawn Memorial Park

Pauline Wagner was an American film actress and entertainer who appeared in early Hollywood musicals and comedies before...

Barbara Perry

1921–2019 (age 98)

Forest Lawn Memorial Park

Barbara Perry was an American actress, dancer, and singer who worked across stage, television, and film over many decade...

Dick Williams

1926–2018 (age 92)

Forest Lawn Memorial Park

Dick Williams was an American singer best known as a member of the Williams Brothers vocal group and for singing alongsi...

Victor Izay

1923–2014 (age 91)

Forest Lawn Memorial Park

Victor Izay was an American whose life extended from 1923 to 2014, concluding with his burial at Forest Lawn Memorial Pa...

Marilyn King

1931–2013 (age 82)

Forest Lawn Memorial Park

Marilyn King was an American whose life ended in Glendale in 2013 and who was laid to rest at Forest Lawn Memorial Park.

Willard M. Huyck

1917–2018 (age 101)

Forest Lawn Memorial Park

Willard M. Huyck was an American born in San Bernardino in 1917 who lived to 101 before being interred at Forest Lawn Me...

Robert Wilson

1957–2010 (age 53)

Forest Lawn Memorial Park

Robert Wilson (1957–2010) was laid to rest at Forest Lawn Memorial Park in Tulsa.

Beverly Long

1933–2014 (age 81)

Forest Lawn Memorial Park

Beverly Long (1933–2014) was an American actress whose television and film work concluded with her burial at Forest La...

James Nelson

1932–2014 (age 82)

Forest Lawn Memorial Park

James Nelson (1932–2014) was buried at Forest Lawn Memorial Park after passing away in California.

Jody Troup

1963–2010 (age 47)

Forest Lawn Memorial Park

Jody Troup (1963–2010) was laid to rest at Forest Lawn Memorial Park.

Chuck Osborne

1973–2012 (age 39)

Forest Lawn Memorial Park

Chuck Osborne (1973–2012) was interred at Forest Lawn Memorial Park following his death in Los Angeles.

Bill Hart

1934–2015 (age 81)

Forest Lawn Memorial Park

Bill Hart (1934–2015) was buried at Forest Lawn Memorial Park near Red Oak.

Alan Purwin

1961–2015 (age 54)

Forest Lawn Memorial Park

Alan Purwin (1961–2015) was a pioneering aerial film pilot whose life ended in Los Angeles before he was buried at For...

Henry Ong

1949–2018 (age 69)

Forest Lawn Memorial Park

Henry Ong (1949–2018) was a Malaysian-born playwright and librettist who was buried at Forest Lawn Memorial Park.

Faye Maltese

1928–2017 (age 89)

Forest Lawn Memorial Park

Faye Maltese (1928–2017) was laid to rest at Forest Lawn Memorial Park.

Michelle McNamara

1970–2016 (age 46)

Forest Lawn Memorial Park

Michelle McNamara (1970–2016) was an American true crime writer best known for researching the Golden State Killer, an...

Earl Kress

1951–2011 (age 60)

Forest Lawn Memorial Park

Earl Kress (1951–2011) was an Emmy-winning animation and television writer laid to rest at Forest Lawn Memorial Park a...

Rich Piana

1970–2017 (age 47)

Forest Lawn Memorial Park

Rich Piana (1970–2017) was an American bodybuilder and social-media personality who was buried at Forest Lawn Memorial...

Joyce K. Reynolds

1952–2015 (age 63)

Forest Lawn Memorial Park

Joyce K. Reynolds (1952–2015) was laid to rest at Forest Lawn Memorial Park.

Elizabeth Taylor

1932–2011 (age 79)

Forest Lawn Memorial Park

Elizabeth Taylor (1932–2011) was an iconic British-American actress and humanitarian whose remains were placed at Fore...

Nate Dogg

1969–2011 (age 42)

Forest Lawn Memorial Park

Nate Dogg (1969–2011) was a Long Beach-born singer-songwriter whose smooth vocals made him a West Coast hip-hop staple...

Ursula Thiess

1924–2010 (age 86)

Forest Lawn Memorial Park

Hamburg-born actress Ursula Thiess (1924–2010) brought European glamour to Hollywood before being laid to rest at Fore...

Lauren Bacall

1924–2014 (age 90)

Forest Lawn Memorial Park

Lauren Bacall (1924–2014), the Bronx-born film and stage actress famed for her smoky voice and instant chemistry with ...

Carrie Fisher

1956–2016 (age 60)

Forest Lawn Memorial Park

Beverly Hills-born Carrie Fisher (1956–2016) was a beloved actress and writer celebrated internationally for portrayin...

Bobby Womack

1944–2014 (age 70)

Forest Lawn Memorial Park

Cleveland-born Bobby Womack (1944–2014) was a soul and R&B singer-songwriter whose gritty vocals influenced generation...