Deaths in the 2010s

Fred Heineman

1929–2010 (age 81)

Woodlawn Cemetery

Fred Heineman (1929-2010) was a U.S. Representative from North Carolina's 3rd district and former Charlotte police chief...

Joe Wilder

1922–2014 (age 92)

Woodlawn Cemetery

Joe Wilder (1922–2014) was an American jazz trumpeter, composer, and bandleader noted for his elegant tone.

Louise Henry

1911–2011 (age 100)

Woodlawn Cemetery

Louise Henry (1911–2011) was a Syracuse-born woman whose century-spanning life concluded with her burial at Woodlawn C...

Dean Meminger

1948–2013 (age 65)

Woodlawn Cemetery

Dean Meminger (1948–2013) was an American basketball player who starred as a guard for the New York Knicks and later c...

Ricardo Alegría

1921–2011 (age 90)

Santa María Magdalena de Pazzis Cemetery

Ricardo Alegría (1921–2011) was a Puerto Rican anthropologist, historian, and cultural advocate who founded the Insti...

George Weinberg

1929–2017 (age 88)

Mount Hebron Cemetery

George Weinberg (1929–2017) was an American psychologist who popularized the term “homophobia” and wrote extensive...

Mina Bern

1911–2010 (age 99)

Mount Hebron Cemetery

Mina Bern (1911–2010) was a Polish-born actress and singer revered for her performances in the Yiddish theater.

Morrie Yohai

1920–2010 (age 90)

Mount Hebron Cemetery

Morrie Yohai (1920–2010) was an American food executive best known for inventing Cheez Doodles.

Richard Kuh

1921–2011 (age 90)

Mount Hebron Cemetery

Richard Kuh (1921–2011) was a New York City native whose life spanned nine decades before he was buried at Mount Hebro...

Marvin Kaplan

1927–2016 (age 89)

Mount Hebron Cemetery

Marvin Kaplan (1927–2016) was an American character actor and voice artist remembered for his roles on stage, screen, ...

Bernard Gotfryd

1924–2016 (age 92)

Mount Hebron Cemetery

Bernard Gotfryd (1924–2016) was a Polish-born photojournalist and Holocaust survivor whose work captured postwar life ...

Erwin Price

1922–2015 (age 93)

Mount Hebron Cemetery

Erwin Price (1922–2015) was a lifelong New Yorker whose final resting place is Mount Hebron Cemetery.

LeRoy Neiman

1921–2012 (age 91)

Woodlawn Cemetery

LeRoy Neiman (1921–2012) was an American artist celebrated for his colorful paintings of sporting events and leisure s...

Ethelrine Shaw-Nickerson

1933–2014 (age 81)

Spring Grove Cemetery

Ethelrine Shaw-Nickerson (1933–2014) was a McDonough resident now interred at Spring Grove Cemetery.

Tom Magliozzi

1937–2014 (age 77)

Mount Auburn Cemetery

Tom Magliozzi (1937–2014) was an American radio broadcaster best known as the co-host of NPR's Car Talk.

Eugene Cernan

1934–2017 (age 83)

Texas State Cemetery

Eugene Cernan (1934–2017) was an American astronaut who became the last person to walk on the Moon.

W. Marvin Watson

1924–2017 (age 93)

Texas State Cemetery

W. Marvin Watson (1924–2017) was an American political aide who served as Postmaster General and White House Chief of ...

Mark White

1940–2017 (age 77)

Texas State Cemetery

Mark White (1940–2017) served as governor of Texas from 1983 to 1987.

James Cotton

1935–2017 (age 82)

Texas State Cemetery

James Cotton (1935–2017) was an influential American blues harmonica player and bandleader.

Herb Kelleher

1931–2019 (age 88)

Texas State Cemetery

Herb Kelleher (1931–2019) was the co-founder and longtime CEO of Southwest Airlines.

Lolita Lebrón

1919–2010 (age 91)

Santa María Magdalena de Pazzis Cemetery

Lolita Lebrón (1919–2010) was a Puerto Rican nationalist activist noted for her 1954 attack on the U.S. House of Repr...

Miguel Ángel Álvarez

1928–2011 (age 83)

Santa María Magdalena de Pazzis Cemetery

Miguel Ángel Álvarez (1928–2011) was a Puerto Rican actor, comedian, and journalist known for his work on television...

Virginia Anne “Ginny” Burnside Cox

1930–2018 (age 88)

St. Mary's City

Virginia Anne “Ginny” Burnside Cox (1930–2018) lived in Washington, D.C., and was buried at St. Mary’s City.

Fran Hopper

1922–2017 (age 95)

Thornton

Fran Hopper (1922–2017) was a Maryland resident who was buried in Thornton.

Wallace J. Peterson

1931–2018 (age 87)

Sanford

Wallace J. Peterson (1931–2018) spent his later years in Sanford before being laid to rest there.

Edward House Auchincloss

1929–2015 (age 86)

Woodlawn Cemetery

Edward House Auchincloss (1929–2015) was interred at Woodlawn Cemetery.

Dee Presley

1925–2013 (age 88)

Goodlettsville

Dee Presley (1925–2013) was buried in Goodlettsville.

Anthony Hill

1988–2015 (age 27)

Moncks Corner

Anthony Hill (1988–2015) was a Moncks Corner resident interred there after his passing.

Eugene W. Linse

1923–2014 (age 91)

Modena

Eugene W. Linse (1923–2014) called Modena home and was buried there.

Prince

1958–2016 (age 58)

Paisley Park

Prince (1958–2016) was the Minneapolis-born musician, singer-songwriter, and performer whose estate at Paisley Park se...

Steve Jobs

1955–2011 (age 56)

Alta Mesa Memorial Park

Steve Jobs (1955–2011) was the visionary co-founder of Apple Inc. buried at Alta Mesa Memorial Park.

John McCarthy

1927–2011 (age 84)

Alta Mesa Memorial Park

John McCarthy (1927–2011) was a pioneering computer scientist credited with coining “artificial intelligence” and ...

Shirley Temple

1928–2014 (age 86)

Alta Mesa Memorial Park

Shirley Temple (1928–2014) was the beloved child actress turned diplomat laid to rest at Alta Mesa Memorial Park.

Y. A. Tittle

1926–2017 (age 91)

Alta Mesa Memorial Park

Y. A. Tittle (1926–2017) was a Hall of Fame NFL quarterback who was buried at Alta Mesa Memorial Park.

Gordy Soltau

1925–2014 (age 89)

Alta Mesa Memorial Park

Gordy Soltau (1925–2014) was an American football wide receiver who starred for the San Francisco 49ers during the lat...

Mark Hurd

1957–2019 (age 62)

Alta Mesa Memorial Park

Mark Hurd (1957–2019) was an American technology executive best known for leading Hewlett-Packard and later Oracle as ...

Thomas Barlow

1940–2017 (age 77)

Barlow

Thomas Barlow (1940–2017) was a Washington, D.C. resident whose life concluded there and whose remains were laid to re...

Essie Mae Washington-Williams

1925–2013 (age 88)

West Columbia

Essie Mae Washington-Williams (1925–2013) was the educator and author who publicly revealed she was Senator Strom Thur...

Henry de Linde

1923–2019 (age 96)

Alexander

Henry de Linde (1923–2019) spent his final days in Scranton before being buried at Alexander Cemetery.

Esther Earl

1994–2010 (age 16)

Medway

Esther Earl (1994–2010) was an American fan community activist and YouTube personality whose friendship with John Gree...

Cedric Benson

1982–2019 (age 37)

Texas State Cemetery

Cedric Benson (1982–2019) was an American football running back who starred with the University of Texas and played ni...

Lam Jones

1958–2019 (age 61)

Texas State Cemetery

Lam Jones (1958–2019) was an American Olympic sprinter who won gold in 1976 before becoming a wide receiver for the Ne...

Jack English Hightower

1926–2013 (age 87)

Texas State Cemetery

Jack English Hightower (1926–2013) was an American politician and jurist who served as a U.S. Representative from Texa...

Robert Gammage

1938–2012 (age 74)

Texas State Cemetery

Robert Gammage (1938–2012) was an American politician and lawyer who represented Texas's 14th district in Congress and...

Chris Kyle

1974–2013 (age 39)

Texas State Cemetery

Chris Kyle (1974–2013) was an American Navy SEAL sniper whose memoir American Sniper became the best-selling autobiogr...

Don Baylor

1949–2017 (age 68)

Texas State Cemetery

Don Baylor gained acclaim as a gritty Major League Baseball outfielder and manager noted for his toughness and 1979 AL M...

Augie Garrido

1939–2018 (age 79)

Texas State Cemetery

Augie Garrido became the winningest coach in college baseball history by leading multiple programs to College World Seri...

Barbara Smith Conrad

1937–2017 (age 80)

Texas State Cemetery

Barbara Smith Conrad was a trailblazing African American opera singer who overcame discrimination to forge an internatio...

Bob Armstrong

1932–2015 (age 83)

Texas State Cemetery

Bob Armstrong, the patriarch of the Armstrong wrestling family, entertained fans for decades with his work as a Texas-ba...

Cactus Pryor

1923–2011 (age 88)

Texas State Cemetery

Cactus Pryor parlayed his folksy humor into a long-running career as an Austin radio and television personality.