Deaths in the 2010s
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Jim Boyd
1933–2013 (age 80)
Ferncliff Cemetery
Jim Boyd (1933–2013) was a Philadelphia-born American remembered, in part, through his burial at Ferncliff Cemetery.
Malcolm Shabazz
1984–2013 (age 29)
Ferncliff Cemetery
Malcolm Shabazz (1984–2013) was the grandson of Malcolm X who worked as a human-rights activist and became a public fi...
Francine York
1936–2017 (age 81)
Hollywood Forever Cemetery
Francine York, the Los Angeles-born actress and beauty queen noted for her sparkling character work in film and televisi...
Leonid Steele
1921–2014 (age 93)
Hollywood Forever Cemetery
Leonid Steele, the Ukrainian-born painter celebrated for his expressive realism who emigrated from Lebedyn, passed away ...
Rebecca Spikings-Goldsman
1967–2010 (age 43)
Hollywood Forever Cemetery
Rebecca Spikings-Goldsman, an influential film producer behind projects like “The Island of Dr. Moreau,” left this w...
Richard Dunn
1935–2010 (age 75)
Hollywood Forever Cemetery
Richard Dunn, the Urbana-born actor best known for his roles in television and film comedies, died in 2010 and rests at ...
Robert Horton
1924–2016 (age 92)
Hollywood Forever Cemetery
Robert Horton, the Los Angeles-born actor famed for his starring role in the television western “Wagon Train,” passe...
Lawrence Phillips
1975–2016 (age 41)
Inglewood Park Cemetery
Lawrence Phillips, the Little Rock native and former NFL running back, died in 2016 and is buried at Inglewood Park Ceme...
Herald Piper
1905–2018 (age 113)
Inglewood Park Cemetery
Herald Piper, a McCune-born resident, lived to the age of 113 and was laid to rest in Inglewood Park Cemetery after his ...
Betty Lasky
1922–2017 (age 95)
Hollywood Forever Cemetery
Betty Lasky, a Los Angeles native whose work as a film historian and author preserved Hollywood lore, passed away in 201...
James Victor
1939–2016 (age 77)
Hollywood Forever Cemetery
James Victor, born in Santiago de los Caballeros and long admired for his character work on television and film, died in...
August Schellenberg
1936–2013 (age 77)
Hillcrest Cemetery
August Schellenberg, the Montreal-born actor celebrated for his powerful portrayals of Indigenous characters, passed awa...
Elizabeth Baur
1947–2017 (age 70)
Holy Cross Cemetery
Elizabeth Baur, the Los Angeles-born actress who appeared on television series such as “Nichols,” died in 2017 and r...
Stephanie Niznik
1967–2019 (age 52)
Littleton
Stephanie Niznik, the Bangor-born actress known for her role on the series “Everwood,” died in 2019 and is buried in...
William Vitarelli
1910–2010 (age 100)
Jaws
William Vitarelli, the New York City-born educator and community builder dedicated to Pacific Island development, passed...
Christine Z. Wiser
1942–2017 (age 75)
Holy Cross Cemetery
Christine Z. Wiser (1942–2017) lived in Washington, D.C., and was laid to rest at Holy Cross Cemetery.
Nancy Harwood
1948–2014 (age 66)
Holy Cross Cemetery
Nancy Harwood (1948–2014) spent her life in Riverside before being buried at Holy Cross Cemetery.
Bud Wiser
1929–2017 (age 88)
Holy Cross Cemetery
Bud Wiser (1929–2017) worked in television before being interred at Holy Cross Cemetery.
Milly Del Rubio
1921–2011 (age 90)
Holy Cross Cemetery
Milly Del Rubio (1921–2011) was laid to rest at Holy Cross Cemetery after decades of life.
Hugh Chapman
1927–2015 (age 88)
Holy Cross Cemetery
Hugh Chapman (1927–2015) rests at Holy Cross Cemetery.
Heavy D
1967–2011 (age 44)
Ferncliff Cemetery
Heavy D (1967–2011) rose from Mandeville to international fame as a rapper and record producer before being laid to re...
Joe Muranyi
1928–2012 (age 84)
Ferncliff Cemetery
Joe Muranyi (1928–2012) gained renown as a jazz clarinetist prior to his burial at Ferncliff Cemetery.
Barbara Carroll
1925–2017 (age 92)
Ferncliff Cemetery
Barbara Carroll (1925–2017) was a celebrated jazz pianist whose career spanned decades before her burial at Ferncliff ...
James Serrin
1926–2012 (age 86)
Lakewood Cemetery
James Serrin (1926–2012) was an American mathematician known for his work on partial differential equations and was bu...
Martin Olav Sabo
1938–2016 (age 78)
Lakewood Cemetery
Martin Olav Sabo (1938–2016) served as a U.S. Representative from Minnesota before being laid to rest at Lakewood Ceme...
Wendell R. Anderson
1933–2016 (age 83)
Lakewood Cemetery
Wendell R. Anderson (1933–2016) served as governor of Minnesota before his burial at Lakewood Cemetery.
Stanisław Skrowaczewski
1923–2017 (age 94)
Lakewood Cemetery
Stanisław Skrowaczewski (1923–2017) was a Polish-American conductor and composer remembered at Lakewood Cemetery.
Howard Speicher Brembeck
1910–2010 (age 100)
Goshen
Howard Speicher Brembeck (1910–2010) was a longtime Wabash resident whose century-spanning life concluded with burial ...
Stephen Covey
1932–2012 (age 80)
Millcreek
Stephen Covey (1932–2012) was an American educator, author, and leadership expert best known for 'The 7 Habits of High...
Wilma Mankiller
1945–2010 (age 65)
Stilwell
Wilma Mankiller (1945–2010) served as the first female Principal Chief of the Cherokee Nation and was buried in Stilwe...
M. James Toner
1939–2018 (age 79)
Mendota Heights
M. James Toner (1939–2018) was a Hettinger native whose life ended with burial in Mendota Heights.
D. D. Garrett Sr.
1915–2011 (age 96)
Greenville
D. D. Garrett Sr. (1915–2011) was a longtime Fairmont resident buried in Greenville.
Richard G. Canning
1918–2010 (age 92)
Hollywood Forever Cemetery
Richard G. Canning (1918–2010) spent his life before being laid to rest at Hollywood Forever Cemetery.
Anne Gayle Ingram
1924–2011 (age 87)
Carrollton
Anne Gayle Ingram (1924–2011) was a Carrollton resident whose story concluded in her hometown cemetery.
Norman L. Letvin
1949–2012 (age 63)
Mount Auburn Cemetery
Norman L. Letvin (1949–2012) was a resident buried at Mount Auburn Cemetery.
Joyce Barbara Friedman
1928–2018 (age 90)
Mount Auburn Cemetery
Joyce Barbara Friedman (1928–2018) was a mathematician and computer scientist who lived in Washington, D.C., and was b...
Mildred Dresselhaus
1930–2017 (age 87)
Mount Auburn Cemetery
Mildred Dresselhaus (1930–2017) was a pioneering physicist and materials scientist born in Brooklyn and buried at Moun...
Mary Daly
1928–2010 (age 82)
Mount Auburn Cemetery
Mary Daly (1928–2010) was a radical feminist philosopher and theologian from Schenectady buried at Mount Auburn Cemete...
Frank Macchiarola
1941–2012 (age 71)
Holy Cross Cemetery
Frank Macchiarola (1941–2012) was a Brooklyn-born educator and public servant buried at Holy Cross Cemetery.
John M. Falcone
1967–2011 (age 44)
Holy Cross Cemetery
John M. Falcone (1967–2011) was a Brooklyn resident whose life ended before his burial at Holy Cross Cemetery.
Ashley Massaro
1979–2019 (age 40)
St. James
Ashley Massaro (1979–2019) was a New York City native remembered beyond her burial at St. James.
Barbara Johnson Zuber
1926–2019 (age 93)
Albany Rural Cemetery
Barbara Johnson Zuber (1926–2019) passed away in Philadelphia and is interred at Albany Rural Cemetery.
Jeffrey Chuan Chu
1919–2011 (age 92)
Woodlawn Cemetery
Jeffrey Chuan Chu (1919–2011) hailed from Tianjin and is buried at Woodlawn Cemetery.
Norma Miller
1919–2019 (age 100)
Woodlawn Cemetery
Norma Miller (1919–2019) left her mark on Harlem and now lies at Woodlawn Cemetery.
Arthur G. Siler
1935–2013 (age 78)
Mount Auburn Cemetery
Arthur G. Siler (1935–2013) concluded his life journey before burial at Mount Auburn Cemetery.
Mary Hunting Smith
1922–2010 (age 88)
Mount Auburn Cemetery
Mary Hunting Smith (1922–2010) spent her final years in New York City and now rests at Mount Auburn Cemetery.
Tom Pottenburgh
1932–2016 (age 84)
Albany Rural Cemetery
Tom Pottenburgh (1932–2016) called Rhinebeck home before his burial at Albany Rural Cemetery.
Melinda Yates
1945–2010 (age 65)
Albany Rural Cemetery
Melinda Yates (1945–2010) is remembered through her burial at Albany Rural Cemetery.
Demetria Dorsey
1960–2011 (age 51)
Inglewood Park Cemetery
Demetria Dorsey (1960–2011) has a final resting place at Inglewood Park Cemetery.
Kelvin Dorsey
1956–2010 (age 54)
Inglewood Park Cemetery
Kelvin Dorsey (1956–2010) is buried at Inglewood Park Cemetery.