Deaths in the 2010s
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David M. Himmelblau
1923–2011 (age 88)
Fort Sam Houston National Cemetery
David M. Himmelblau (1923–2011) is interred at Fort Sam Houston National Cemetery.
Anna Spillman Atteberry
1920–2011 (age 91)
Fort Sam Houston National Cemetery
Anna Spillman Atteberry (1920–2011) was from Donaldsonville and lies at Fort Sam Houston National Cemetery.
Laura Jacquelin Coggin
1931–2013 (age 82)
Fort Sam Houston National Cemetery
Laura Jacquelin Coggin (1931–2013) was a Macon resident now buried at Fort Sam Houston National Cemetery.
Mildred C. Fritz
1924–2010 (age 86)
Fort Sam Houston National Cemetery
Mildred C. Fritz (1924–2010) came from Collingswood and is laid to rest at Fort Sam Houston National Cemetery.
Jean Schiffman
1924–2014 (age 90)
Fort Sam Houston National Cemetery
Jean Schiffman (1924–2014) hailed from Philadelphia and rests at Fort Sam Houston National Cemetery.
Therese Slone-Baker
1917–2013 (age 96)
Fort Sam Houston National Cemetery
Therese Slone-Baker (1917–2013) was born in New York City and is buried at Fort Sam Houston National Cemetery.
James Johnson Kelly
1928–2018 (age 90)
Fort Sam Houston National Cemetery
James Johnson Kelly (1928–2018) was from High Point and lies at Fort Sam Houston National Cemetery.
Thomas Ellis (Tuskegee Airman)
1920–2018 (age 98)
Fort Sam Houston National Cemetery
Thomas Ellis (1920–2018), a Tuskegee Airman, is buried at Fort Sam Houston National Cemetery.
Granville C. Coggs
1925–2019 (age 94)
Fort Sam Houston National Cemetery
Granville C. Coggs (1925–2019) is interred at Fort Sam Houston National Cemetery.
Roger J. Price
1934–2011 (age 77)
Fort Sam Houston National Cemetery
Roger J. Price (1934–2011) is buried at Fort Sam Houston National Cemetery.
Thomas Menino
1942–2014 (age 72)
Fairview Cemetery
Longtime Boston mayor Thomas Menino (1942–2014) guided the city through two decades of service before being laid to re...
William P. Waggener
1929–2015 (age 86)
Fairmount Cemetery
William P. Waggener (1929–2015) was laid to rest at Fairmount Cemetery.
Anne Evans Sweeney
1917–2012 (age 95)
Fairmount Cemetery
Anne Evans Sweeney (1917–2012) is remembered by those close to her and buried with family at Fairmount Cemetery.
Bob Boozer
1937–2012 (age 75)
Forest Lawn Memorial Park
NBA champion Bob Boozer (1937–2012) starred for the Cincinnati Royals and Milwaukee Bucks and is buried at Forest Lawn...
Bertha Calloway
1925–2017 (age 92)
Forest Lawn Memorial Park
Historian and activist Bertha Calloway (1925–2017) chronicled Nebraska history and is laid to rest at Forest Lawn Memo...
Julie Wilson
1924–2015 (age 91)
Forest Lawn Memorial Park
Singer and actress Julie Wilson (1924–2015) brought her cabaret performances to stages across the country before her b...
Warren Wells
1942–2018 (age 76)
Forest Lawn Memorial Park
Wide receiver Warren Wells (1942–2018) wowed AFL crowds with his speed before being buried at Forest Lawn Memorial Par...
Robert Sunderland Dinsmore
1935–2015 (age 80)
Forest Lawn Memorial Park
Robert Sunderland Dinsmore (1935–2015) is remembered by family and friends and is buried at Forest Lawn Memorial Park ...
Scott Asheton
1949–2014 (age 65)
Forest Hill Cemetery
Scott Asheton (1949–2014) pounded the drums for the Stooges and is buried at Forest Hill Cemetery in Washington, D.C.
Don Lund
1923–2013 (age 90)
Forest Hill Cemetery
Baseball player and coach Don Lund (1923–2013) excelled at the University of Michigan and in Major League Baseball bef...
Robert J. Massie
1949–2015 (age 66)
Green Lawn Cemetery
Robert J. Massie (1949–2015) is buried at Green Lawn Cemetery in Queens.
Samuel W. Allen
1917–2015 (age 98)
Green Lawn Cemetery
Samuel W. Allen (1917–2015) was a Columbus-born African American writer and literary scholar whose work chronicled the...
Guy S. Meloy III
1930–2013 (age 83)
Fort Sam Houston National Cemetery
Guy S. Meloy III (1930–2013) was a U.S. Army officer whose service was honored with burial at Fort Sam Houston Nationa...
Sherwood L. Fawcett
1919–2015 (age 96)
Green Lawn Cemetery
Sherwood L. Fawcett (1919–2015) spent his life in and around Youngstown before being laid to rest at Columbus’s Gree...
Walter G. Benz Jr.
1919–2010 (age 91)
Fort Sam Houston National Cemetery
Walter G. Benz Jr. (1919–2010) was a U.S. Army serviceman memorialized at Fort Sam Houston National Cemetery.
Phillip Walker
1937–2010 (age 73)
Evergreen Cemetery
Phillip Walker (1937–2010) was an American electric blues guitarist and singer raised in Welsh, Louisiana.
Benoit Mandelbrot
1924–2010 (age 86)
Grove Street Cemetery
Benoit Mandelbrot (1924–2010) was a Polish-born French-American mathematician best known for founding fractal geometry...
Thomas A. Steitz
1940–2018 (age 78)
Grove Street Cemetery
Thomas A. Steitz (1940–2018) was an American biochemist who shared the Nobel Prize for determining the structure of th...
Bill Bergesch
1921–2011 (age 90)
Greenwood Union Cemetery
Bill Bergesch (1921–2011) was a St. Louis native who spent decades as an executive in Major League Baseball.
Elmore Leonard
1925–2013 (age 88)
Greenwood Cemetery
Elmore Leonard (1925–2013) was a New Orleans-born novelist and screenwriter famed for his crime stories and sharp dial...
George Strickland
1926–2010 (age 84)
Greenwood Cemetery
George Strickland (1926–2010) was an American Major League Baseball shortstop and manager from New Orleans.
S. Truett Cathy
1921–2014 (age 93)
Greenwood Cemetery
S. Truett Cathy (1921–2014) was an entrepreneur from Eatonton, Georgia, who founded the Chick-fil-A restaurant chain.
Charlotte Park
1918–2010 (age 92)
Green River Cemetery
Charlotte Park (1918–2010) was an American painter associated with the New York School and the Massachusetts art scene...
Dorothy Ruddick
1925–2010 (age 85)
Green River Cemetery
Dorothy Ruddick (1925–2010) was a Chicago native whose life came to rest in East Hampton’s Green River Cemetery.
Jerry Banks
1939–2012 (age 73)
Greenwood Cemetery
Jerry Banks (1939–2012) was a Birmingham native laid to rest at Greenwood Cemetery.
Joseph E. Persico
1930–2014 (age 84)
Gerald B. H. Solomon Saratoga National Cemetery
Joseph E. Persico (1930–2014) was an American author and historian known for his biographies and military histories, a...
Paul Fung, Jr.
1923–2016 (age 93)
Gerald B. H. Solomon Saratoga National Cemetery
Paul Fung, Jr. (1923–2016) was an American cartoonist whose career included work on comic strips and who was laid to r...
Amy Swerdlow
1923–2012 (age 89)
Glendale
Amy Swerdlow (1923–2012) was a New York City resident whose remains lie at Glendale.
Sherman Hemsley
1938–2012 (age 74)
Fort Bliss National Cemetery
Sherman Hemsley (1938–2012) was an actor best known for portraying George Jefferson and is buried at Fort Bliss Nation...
James Boren
1925–2010 (age 85)
Fort Gibson National Cemetery
James Boren (1925–2010) was an American humorist and government critic who was interred at Fort Gibson National Cemete...
William O. Wooldridge
1922–2012 (age 90)
Fort Bliss National Cemetery
William O. Wooldridge (1922–2012) made history as the first Sergeant Major of the U.S. Army and is buried at Fort Blis...
Ira A. Lutsey, Jr.
1925–2019 (age 94)
Fort Gibson National Cemetery
Ira A. Lutsey, Jr. (1925–2019) was a Pennsylvanian whose final resting place is Fort Gibson National Cemetery.
John G. Rossi
1961–2016 (age 55)
Fort Bliss National Cemetery
John G. Rossi (1961–2016) was a U.S. Army general whose career ended in service before he was interred at Fort Bliss N...
William Emmett Ryan III
1927–2013 (age 86)
Fort Bliss National Cemetery
William Emmett Ryan III (1927–2013) was a Midland resident who was buried at Fort Bliss National Cemetery.
Bobby Kenneth Hicks
1934–2014 (age 80)
Fort Gibson National Cemetery
Bobby Kenneth Hicks (1934–2014) was a celebrated bluegrass fiddler who is laid to rest at Fort Gibson National Cemeter...
Lonnie C. King, Jr.
1936–2019 (age 83)
Georgia National Cemetery
Lonnie C. King, Jr. (1936–2019) was a civil rights leader based in Atlanta who rests at Georgia National Cemetery.
Walter Victor
1917–2014 (age 97)
Georgia National Cemetery
Walter Victor (1917–2014) of Dupont was laid to rest at Georgia National Cemetery.
Simon Albert Stricklen, Jr
1940–2010 (age 70)
Georgia National Cemetery
Simon Albert Stricklen, Jr (1940–2010) of Monroeville was buried at Georgia National Cemetery.
June Gloria Seacord
1925–2018 (age 93)
George Washington Memorial Park
June Gloria Seacord (1925–2018) of Jersey City rests at George Washington Memorial Park.
Leon Varjian
1951–2015 (age 64)
George Washington Memorial Park
Leon Varjian (1951–2015) was laid to rest at George Washington Memorial Park.