Deaths in the 2010s

Gene Smith

1917–2011 (age 94)

Jefferson Barracks National Cemetery

Gene Smith (1917-2011) was laid to rest at Jefferson Barracks National Cemetery following his years in Ansley, Nebraska.

Hugo Black, Jr.

1922–2013 (age 91)

Ivy Hill Cemetery

Hugo Black, Jr. (1922-2013) was a Birmingham attorney and author buried at Ivy Hill Cemetery.

Shirley LeFlore

1940–2019 (age 79)

Jefferson Barracks National Cemetery

Shirley LeFlore (1940-2019) was a St. Louis poet and performance artist interred at Jefferson Barracks National Cemetery...

Willye Dennis

1926–2012 (age 86)

Jacksonville National Cemetery

Willye Dennis (1926-2012) was laid to rest at Jacksonville National Cemetery after contributing to the Jacksonville comm...

Jerry Koch

1933–2019 (age 86)

Jefferson Barracks National Cemetery

Jerry Koch (1933-2019) was buried at Jefferson Barracks National Cemetery following a life in St. Louis.

Clayton Love

1927–2010 (age 83)

Jefferson Barracks National Cemetery

Clayton Love (1927-2010) rests at Jefferson Barracks National Cemetery after his years in Mattson, Alabama.

Jerry Weintraub

1937–2015 (age 78)

Hillside Memorial Park

Jerry Weintraub (1937-2015) was a Brooklyn-born film and television producer buried at Hillside Memorial Park.

Lupita Tovar

1910–2016 (age 106)

Hillside Memorial Park

Lupita Tovar (1910-2016) was a Mexican-born actress remembered at Hillside Memorial Park.

Andrew Breitbart

1969–2012 (age 43)

Hillside Memorial Park

Andrew Breitbart (1969-2012) was a conservative commentator and publisher whose remains were interred at Hillside Memori...

Irving Fein

1911–2012 (age 101)

Hillside Memorial Park

Irving Fein (1911-2012) was a Brooklyn-born producer best known for managing comedians before his burial at Hillside Mem...

Brad Grey

1957–2017 (age 60)

Hillside Memorial Park

Brad Grey (1957-2017) was a New York City–born entertainment executive and film producer buried at Hillside Memorial P...

Arthur Gardner

1910–2014 (age 104)

Hillside Memorial Park

Arthur Gardner (1910–2014) was a Marinette-born actor and producer whose Hollywood career spanned decades.

Tony Martin

1913–2012 (age 99)

Hillside Memorial Park

Tony Martin (1913–2012) was a San Francisco-born singer and actor best known for his smooth baritone voice in Hollywoo...

Connie Sawyer

1912–2018 (age 106)

Hillside Memorial Park

Connie Sawyer (1912–2018) was a Pueblo-born actress who became one of Hollywood’s most enduring character performers...

Gilbert Cates

1934–2011 (age 77)

Hillside Memorial Park

Gilbert Cates (1934–2011) was a New York City-born film and television director and producer who oversaw numerous Acad...

Monty Hall

1921–2017 (age 96)

Hillside Memorial Park

Monty Hall (1921–2017) was a Winnipeg-born game show host and producer famed for creating and emceeing “Let’s Make...

Corey Allen

1934–2010 (age 76)

Hillside Memorial Park

Corey Allen (1934–2010) was a Cleveland-born actor and director remembered for his work in television and film.

Sherwood Schwartz

1916–2011 (age 95)

Hillside Memorial Park

Sherwood Schwartz (1916–2011) was a Passaic-born television writer and producer best known for creating “The Brady B...

Robert B. Sherman

1925–2012 (age 87)

Hillside Memorial Park

Robert B. Sherman (1925–2012) was a New York City-born songwriter who, with his brother, penned beloved Disney classic...

Elliot Handler

1916–2011 (age 95)

Hillside Memorial Park

Elliot Handler (1916–2011) was a Chicago-born entrepreneur who co-founded Mattel and helped create iconic toys like Ba...

Don Payne

1964–2013 (age 49)

Hillside Memorial Park

Don Payne (1964–2013) was a Wilmington-born writer and producer best known for scripting animated features and televis...

Van Alexander

1915–2015 (age 100)

Hillside Memorial Park

Van Alexander (1915–2015) was a New York City-born bandleader, composer, and arranger who shaped the sound of swing-er...

Shelley Berman

1925–2017 (age 92)

Hillside Memorial Park

Shelley Berman (1925–2017) was a Chicago-born comedian and actor hailed as a pioneer of stand-up comedy.

Jack Butterfield

1919–2010 (age 91)

Hillcrest Park Cemetery

Jack Butterfield (1919–2010) was a Regina-born hockey executive who served as president of the American Hockey League.

Paul Alter

1922–2011 (age 89)

Hillside Memorial Park

Paul Alter (1922–2011) was a Chicago-born television director who worked on long-running game shows such as “The Pri...

Sammi Kane Kraft

1992–2012 (age 20)

Hillside Memorial Park

Sammi Kane Kraft was an American actress and athlete best known for her role as Amanda Wurlitzer in the 2005 film The Ba...

Mary Leona Gage

1939–2010 (age 71)

Hillside Memorial Park

Mary Leona Gage was an American model and beauty queen who briefly held the Miss USA crown before being stripped of the ...

Abby Singer

1917–2014 (age 97)

Hillside Memorial Park

Abby Singer was an American production manager whose name became industry shorthand for the penultimate shot of a film o...

Bernard Gilmore

1937–2013 (age 76)

Hillside Memorial Park

Bernard Gilmore was an American composer and educator noted for his chamber operas and contributions to contemporary cla...

Bernie West

1918–2010 (age 92)

Hillside Memorial Park

Bernie West was an American actor, writer, and producer who co-created and wrote for classic sitcoms such as All in the ...

Darrell Zwerling

1928–2014 (age 86)

Hillside Memorial Park

Darrell Zwerling was an American character actor noted for supporting roles in films like Chinatown.

Edith Flagg

1919–2014 (age 95)

Hillside Memorial Park

Edith Flagg was an Austrian-born American fashion designer and philanthropist credited with popularizing polyester in th...

Frank Bank

1942–2013 (age 71)

Hillside Memorial Park

Frank Bank was an American actor best known for portraying Clarence 'Lumpy' Rutherford on Leave It to Beaver.

Gogi Grant

1924–2016 (age 92)

Hillside Memorial Park

Gogi Grant was an American popular singer whose 1956 hit 'The Wayward Wind' reached number one.

Helen Beverley

1916–2011 (age 95)

Hillside Memorial Park

Helen Beverley was an American actress who appeared in stage and screen musicals from the 1930s into the 1940s.

Lela Swift

1919–2015 (age 96)

Hillside Memorial Park

Lela Swift was an American television director and producer best known for her work on the gothic soap opera Dark Shadow...

Ray Kappe

1927–2019 (age 92)

Hillside Memorial Park

Ray Kappe was an American architect and educator who founded the Southern California Institute of Architecture and champ...

Ronni Chasen

1946–2010 (age 64)

Hillside Memorial Park

Ronni Chasen was an American film publicist who represented stars and shaped promotional campaigns across Hollywood.

Russ Alben

1929–2012 (age 83)

Hillside Memorial Park

Russ Alben was an American advertising executive and composer known for creating memorable jingles and managing high-pro...

Mickey Rose

1935–2013 (age 78)

Hillside Memorial Park

Mickey Rose was an American comedy writer who collaborated with Woody Allen on early material and co-wrote The Honeymoon...

Sandra Zober

1927–2011 (age 84)

Hillside Memorial Park

Sandra Zober (1927-2011) left her mark from Cordova before being laid to rest at Hillside Memorial Park.

Leonard Beerman

1921–2014 (age 93)

Hillside Memorial Park

Leonard Beerman (1921-2014) was an Altoona-born rabbi and peace activist who served in Los Angeles and is buried at Hill...

Max Webb

1917–2018 (age 101)

Hillside Memorial Park

Max Webb (1917-2018) was born in Łódź and spent his final years remembered at Hillside Memorial Park.

Merv Adelson

1929–2015 (age 86)

Hillside Memorial Park

Merv Adelson (1929-2015) was a Los Angeles-based television producer and media executive interred at Hillside Memorial P...

Victor A. Vyssotsky

1931–2012 (age 81)

Massachusetts National Cemetery

Victor A. Vyssotsky (1931-2012) was an American computer scientist buried at Massachusetts National Cemetery.

Donald "Duck" Dunn

1941–2012 (age 71)

Memorial Park Funeral Home & Cemetery

Donald "Duck" Dunn (1941-2012) was a Memphis-born bassist for Booker T. & the M.G.'s and is buried at Memorial Park Fune...

William Usery

1923–2016 (age 93)

Memory Hill Cemetery

William Usery (1923-2016) was a labor leader and U.S. government official from Hardwick who rests at Memory Hill Cemeter...

Bob Welch

1945–2012 (age 67)

Memorial Park Funeral Home & Cemetery

Bob Welch (1945-2012) was a Hollywood-born singer-songwriter and former member of Fleetwood Mac buried at Memorial Park ...

Andrew Love

1941–2012 (age 71)

Memorial Park Funeral Home & Cemetery

Andrew Love (1941-2012) was a Memphis saxophonist of the renowned Memphis Horns buried at Memorial Park Funeral Home & C...

Bobby Bland

1930–2013 (age 83)

Memorial Park Funeral Home & Cemetery

Bobby Bland (1930-2013) was a Rosemark-born blues singer interred at Memorial Park Funeral Home & Cemetery.