Deaths in the 2010s

Marion Barry

1936–2014 (age 78)

Congressional Cemetery

Marion Barry (1936-2014) was an American politician who served multiple terms as mayor of Washington, D.C., and remained...

Robert Mosbacher

1927–2010 (age 83)

Congressional Cemetery

Robert Mosbacher (1927-2010) was an American businessman and Republican politician who served as U.S. Secretary of Comme...

William A. Niskanen

1933–2011 (age 78)

Congressional Cemetery

William A. Niskanen (1933–2011) was an American economist who chaired the Cato Institute and shaped public choice theo...

Stephen J. Solarz

1940–2010 (age 70)

Congressional Cemetery

Stephen J. Solarz (1940–2010) was an American politician who represented New York in the U.S. House and became known f...

William R. Orthwein, Jr.

1917–2011 (age 94)

Bellefontaine Cemetery

William R. Orthwein, Jr. (1917–2011) was a St. Louis businessman remembered for his civic philanthropy and stewardship...

Willie McCovey

1938–2018 (age 80)

Cypress Lawn Memorial Park

Willie McCovey (1938–2018) was an American baseball Hall of Famer who starred as a power-hitting first baseman for the...

Charlie Hennigan

1935–2017 (age 82)

Bienville

Charlie Hennigan (1935–2017) was an American football wide receiver who set early AFL receiving records with the Houst...

K. Connie Kang

1942–2019 (age 77)

Cypress Lawn Memorial Park

K. Connie Kang (1942–2019) was a Korean American journalist who covered Asian American issues for outlets like the Los...

Ed Lee

1952–2017 (age 65)

Cypress Lawn Memorial Park

Ed Lee (1952–2017) was an American attorney and politician who became the first Asian American mayor of San Francisco.

Luke Perry

1966–2019 (age 53)

Vanleer

Luke Perry (1966–2019) was an American actor best known for playing Dylan McKay on Beverly Hills, 90210 and later appe...

Josephine Wapp

1912–2014 (age 102)

Apache

Josephine Wapp (1912–2014) was an Apache woman whose century-long life ended with her burial in her home community.

Nephi Hannemann

1945–2018 (age 73)

Lāʻie

Nephi Hannemann (1945–2018) was an American Samoan actor and singer who worked to bring Pacific Islander stories to te...

William H. Daughaday

1918–2013 (age 95)

Bellefontaine Cemetery

William H. Daughaday (1918–2013) was a longtime Chicago resident who died in 2013 and was buried at Bellefontaine Ceme...

Laura Rand

1919–2014 (age 95)

Bellefontaine Cemetery

Laura Rand (1919–2014) was a Missouri native whose long life concluded in 2014 before she was laid to rest at Bellefon...

Frances Prindle Taft

1921–2017 (age 96)

Lake View Cemetery

Frances Prindle Taft (1921–2017) was a New Haven-born individual who was interred at Lake View Cemetery.

Harvey Pekar

1939–2010 (age 71)

Lake View Cemetery

Harvey Pekar (1939–2010) was an American comic book writer famed for his autobiographical series American Splendor.

Nate Thurmond

1941–2016 (age 75)

Lake View Cemetery

Nate Thurmond (1941-2016) was an Akron-born basketball Hall of Famer who now rests at Lake View Cemetery.

Louis Stokes

1925–2015 (age 90)

Lake View Cemetery

Louis Stokes (1925-2015) was a Cleveland congressman and civil rights pioneer buried at Lake View Cemetery.

Dick Latessa

1929–2016 (age 87)

Lake View Cemetery

Dick Latessa (1929-2016) was a Tony-winning actor raised near Cleveland whose remains are interred at Lake View Cemetery...

Seth Taft

1922–2013 (age 91)

Lake View Cemetery

Seth Taft (1922-2013) was a Cincinnati-born public servant from the Taft family laid to rest at Lake View Cemetery.

Alianna DeFreeze

2002–2017 (age 15)

Lake View Cemetery

Alianna DeFreeze (2002-2017) was a Detroit teenager whose tragic killing drew national attention and who is buried at La...

Albert R. Piato

1923–2010 (age 87)

Irondequoit

Albert R. Piato (1923-2010) was a Rochester resident laid to rest in Irondequoit.

Jack Curran

1930–2013 (age 83)

Rye Brook

Jack Curran (1930-2013) was a New York-based high school sports coach celebrated for decades of success, interred in Rye...

Zofia Deskur

1927–2018 (age 91)

Johnson City

Zofia Deskur (1927-2018) is buried in Johnson City.

Violet Barclay

1922–2010 (age 88)

East Farmingdale

Violet Barclay (1922-2010) was a New York City-born comic book artist whose ashes are at East Farmingdale.

John B. Terwilliger

1929–2012 (age 83)

Ellenville

John B. Terwilliger (1929-2012) is buried in Ellenville.

John S. Morris

1925–2019 (age 94)

Hamilton

John S. Morris (1925-2019) is buried in Hamilton.

Peter F. Brussard

1938–2018 (age 80)

Fort Bidwell

Peter F. Brussard (1938-2018) was a Reno resident buried at Fort Bidwell.

Leonard J. Cirino

1943–2012 (age 69)

Deadwood

Leonard J. Cirino (1943-2012) was a Los Angeles native interred at Deadwood.

Ike Lassiter

1940–2015 (age 75)

Mountain View Cemetery

Ike Lassiter (1940–2015) was a dominant defensive lineman in the American Football League and was laid to rest at Moun...

Harold J. Heinen

1916–2016 (age 100)

Mountain View Cemetery

Harold J. Heinen (1916–2016) of Gibbsville lived a century before being laid to rest at Mountain View Cemetery.

Ferlin Husky

1925–2011 (age 86)

Hendersonville Memory Gardens

Ferlin Husky (1925–2011) was an American country music singer-songwriter who found his final resting place at Henderso...

Bob Wootton

1942–2017 (age 75)

Hendersonville Memory Gardens

Bob Wootton (1942–2017) played lead guitar for Johnny Cash and is buried at Hendersonville Memory Gardens.

Jean Shepard

1933–2016 (age 83)

Hendersonville Memory Gardens

Jean Shepard (1933–2016) was a pioneering honky-tonk artist whose remains are interred at Hendersonville Memory Garden...

Osyp Moroz

1926–2013 (age 87)

Hamptonburgh

Osyp Moroz (1926–2013) was born in Pidhaitsi and later buried in Hamptonburgh.

Harold Hunter

1926–2013 (age 87)

Hendersonville Memory Gardens

Harold Hunter (1926–2013) of Kansas City is remembered through his burial at Hendersonville Memory Gardens.

Richard H. Baker

1933–2018 (age 85)

Logandale

Richard H. Baker (1933–2018) of Allen was laid to rest in Logandale.

Donald Arthur Glaser

1926–2013 (age 87)

Mountain View Cemetery

Donald Arthur Glaser (1926–2013) was a Nobel Prize-winning physicist buried at Mountain View Cemetery.

John Harold Haynes

1938–2019 (age 81)

Fifth Avenue Presbyterian Church

John Harold Haynes (1938–2019), born in British Ceylon, is memorialized at Fifth Avenue Presbyterian Church.

Geraldine Ferraro

1935–2011 (age 76)

St. John Cemetery

Geraldine Ferraro (1935–2011) made history as the first female vice-presidential nominee of a major American party and...

Mario Cuomo

1932–2015 (age 83)

St. John Cemetery

Mario Cuomo (1932–2015) served as governor of New York for three terms before being interred at St. John Cemetery.

Carmine Infantino

1925–2013 (age 88)

St. John Cemetery

Carmine Infantino was a Brooklyn-born comic book artist and editor whose dynamic work for DC Comics helped define the Si...

Marty Napoleon

1921–2015 (age 94)

St. John Cemetery

Marty Napoleon was a Brooklyn-born jazz pianist known for his work with Louis Armstrong and the Harry James Orchestra.

Jimmy Breslin

1928–2017 (age 89)

St. John Cemetery

Jimmy Breslin was a Jamaica-born columnist and author celebrated for his hard-hitting coverage of New York City politics...

Nathan Scott

1915–2010 (age 95)

Valhalla Memorial Park Cemetery

Nathan Scott was a Salinas-born composer who scored numerous television series and films over a career spanning decades.

Barbara Billingsley

1915–2010 (age 95)

Woodlawn Memorial Cemetery

Barbara Billingsley was a Los Angeles-born actress best remembered as June Cleaver on Leave It to Beaver.

Tom Hayden

1939–2016 (age 77)

Woodlawn Memorial Cemetery

Tom Hayden was a Detroit-born activist, writer, and politician who played a leading role in the 1960s civil rights and a...

Roberts Blossom

1924–2011 (age 87)

Woodlawn Memorial Cemetery

Roberts Blossom was a New Haven-born actor and poet remembered for character roles in films such as Home Alone and Close...

Cliff Osmond

1937–2012 (age 75)

Woodlawn Memorial Cemetery

Cliff Osmond was a Jersey City-born actor, writer, and director who appeared regularly on stage and screen, including in...

Jack Hanlon

1916–2012 (age 96)

Woodlawn Memorial Cemetery

Jack Hanlon was a Fort Worth-born actor who began his career as a child performer in silent films and later worked behin...