Deaths in the 2010s

George P. Steele

1924–2018 (age 94)

United States Naval Academy Cemetery

George P. Steele (1924–2018) was a U.S. Navy admiral from San Francisco and a longtime advocate for the sea services w...

Albert Baciocco

1931–2015 (age 84)

United States Naval Academy Cemetery

Albert Baciocco (1931–2015) was a U.S. Navy rear admiral from San Francisco interred at the Naval Academy Cemetery.

Barbara Meek

1934–2015 (age 81)

Swan Point Cemetery

Barbara Meek (1934–2015) was a Detroit-born American stage and television actress celebrated for her work with the Kar...

John Thomas Vigiano Sr.

1938–2018 (age 80)

Saint Charles Cemetery

John Thomas Vigiano Sr. (1938–2018) was a Brooklyn resident laid to rest at Saint Charles Cemetery.

Daniel Holmes Miller

1932–2013 (age 81)

Sacramento Valley National Cemetery

Daniel Holmes Miller (1932–2013) was a U.S. military veteran buried at Sacramento Valley National Cemetery.

Louise Suggs

1923–2015 (age 92)

Westview Cemetery

Louise Suggs (1923–2015) was an Atlanta-born golf champion and one of the founders of the LPGA Tour.

Charles Thone

1924–2018 (age 94)

Wyuka Cemetery

Charles Thone (1924–2018) was a Nebraska politician who served as both a U.S. representative and state governor before...

Bill Harris

1939–2011 (age 72)

Wyuka Cemetery

Bill Harris (1939–2011) of Charlotte is buried at Wyuka Cemetery, a lasting presence for the community he called home.

Lane Evans

1951–2014 (age 63)

Rock Island National Cemetery

Lane Evans (1951–2014) was a long-serving U.S. Representative from Illinois whose remains lie in Rock Island National ...

Nicholas Caldwell

1944–2016 (age 72)

Rolling Hills Memorial Park

Nicholas Caldwell (1944–2016) was an R&B singer best remembered as a founding member of The Whispers, laid to rest at ...

E. Barrett Prettyman Jr.

1925–2016 (age 91)

Rockville Cemetery

E. Barrett Prettyman Jr. (1925–2016) served as a judge on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit and is interr...

Harold Lloyd Buell

1919–2014 (age 95)

San Lorenzo Cemetery

Harold Lloyd Buell (1919–2014) of Keokuk is buried at San Lorenzo Cemetery.

Louise Arnold

1923–2010 (age 87)

Swan Point Cemetery

Louise Arnold (1923–2010) was a player in the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League who now rests at Swan Po...

Andrei Gerich

1919–2014 (age 95)

Rock Creek Cemetery

Andrei Gerich (1919–2014) of Rechytsa is buried at Rock Creek Cemetery.

Thomas Grenville Pridham

1920–2011 (age 91)

Rock Island National Cemetery

Thomas Grenville Pridham (1920–2011) of Chicago now lies at Rock Island National Cemetery.

Lynn Anderson

1947–2015 (age 68)

Woodlawn Memorial Park Cemetery

Lynn Anderson (1947–2015) was a Grammy-winning country singer best known for “Rose Garden,” and she is buried at W...

George Jones

1931–2013 (age 82)

Woodlawn Memorial Park Cemetery

George Jones (1931–2013), nicknamed “The Possum,” was a Hall of Fame country singer who was laid to rest at Woodla...

Liz Anderson

1927–2011 (age 84)

Woodlawn Memorial Park Cemetery

Liz Anderson (1927–2011) was a country singer-songwriter credited with helping launch her daughter Lynn Anderson’s c...

Little Jimmy Dickens

1920–2015 (age 95)

Woodlawn Memorial Park Cemetery

Little Jimmy Dickens (1920–2015) was a diminutive country music star and Grand Ole Opry fixture whose grave is at Wood...

Tompall Glaser

1933–2013 (age 80)

Woodlawn Memorial Park Cemetery

Tompall Glaser (1933–2013) was a country singer and promoter associated with the Outlaw movement, buried at Woodlawn M...

George Richey

1935–2010 (age 75)

Woodlawn Memorial Park Cemetery

George Richey (1935–2010) was an Arkansas-born country music songwriter and producer who wrote hits for Tammy Wynette ...

Jerry Chesnut

1931–2018 (age 87)

Woodlawn Memorial Park Cemetery

Jerry Chesnut (1931–2018) was a Harlan County-born country songwriter whose compositions such as "Good Year for the Ro...

Hattie Canty

1933–2012 (age 79)

Woodlawn Cemetery

Hattie Canty (1933–2012) was a St. Stephens-born labor activist who led the Culinary Workers Union Local 226 in Las Ve...

Harold "Deacon" Duvall

1917–2014 (age 97)

Woodlawn Cemetery

Harold "Deacon" Duvall (1917–2014) was a Fairmont college football coach who guided Fairmont State University to multi...

Stella Parson

1929–2016 (age 87)

Woodlawn Cemetery

Stella Parson (1929–2016) was a Lake native whose life is commemorated by her burial at Woodlawn Cemetery.

Lee Iacocca

1924–2019 (age 95)

White Chapel Memorial Cemetery

Lee Iacocca (1924–2019) was an Allentown-born automotive executive who helped create the Ford Mustang and later led Ch...

Carl Williams

1959–2013 (age 54)

White Plains Rural Cemetery

Carl "The Truth" Williams (1959–2013) was a Belle Glade-born heavyweight boxer who fought the likes of Larry Holmes an...

Ralph Waite

1928–2014 (age 86)

White Plains Rural Cemetery

Ralph Waite (1928–2014) was a White Plains actor best known for portraying John Walton Sr. on the television series "T...

William Broomfield

1922–2019 (age 97)

White Chapel Memorial Cemetery

William Broomfield (1922–2019) was a Royal Oak-born Republican congressman who represented Michigan for more than thre...

Evelyn G. Lowery

1925–2013 (age 88)

Westview Cemetery

Evelyn G. Lowery (1925–2013) was a Memphis-born civil rights activist who helped lead the Southern Christian Leadershi...

Horace Ward

1927–2016 (age 89)

Westview Cemetery

Horace Ward (1927–2016) was a LaGrange civil rights attorney and the first African American federal judge in Georgia, ...

Nick Rogers

1979–2010 (age 31)

Westview Cemetery

Nick Rogers (1979–2010) was an East Point-born NFL linebacker who played for the Minnesota Vikings and Detroit Lions, ...

Rodney Mims Cook, Sr.

1924–2013 (age 89)

Westview Cemetery

Rodney Mims Cook Sr. (1924–2013) was an Atlanta politician and civic leader who championed urban renewal and civil rig...

Chris Kelly

1978–2013 (age 35)

Westview Cemetery

Chris Kelly (1978–2013) was an Atlanta rapper best known as one-half of Kris Kross, and he is buried at Westview Cemet...

Minnie H. Steinberg

1920–2017 (age 97)

Westlawn Cemetery

Polish-born Minnie H. Steinberg (1920–2017) was laid to rest at Westlawn Cemetery after a life spanning nearly a centu...

Albert P. Clark

1913–2010 (age 97)

United States Air Force Academy Cemetery

Albert P. Clark (1913–2010) was a U.S. Air Force officer whose remains were interred at the United States Air Force Ac...

Millie Kirkham

1923–2014 (age 91)

Woodlawn Memorial Park Cemetery

Millie Kirkham (1923–2014) was an American singer best known for her work as a backing vocalist, and she was buried at...

Francis George

1937–2015 (age 78)

All Saints Cemetery

Francis George (1937–2015), the cardinal and Archbishop Emeritus of Chicago, was buried at All Saints Cemetery.

Morgan F. Murphy

1932–2016 (age 84)

All Saints Cemetery

Morgan F. Murphy (1932–2016) was a U.S. Representative from Illinois whose legacy rests at All Saints Cemetery.

Brian Barnett Duff

1930–2016 (age 86)

All Saints Cemetery

Brian Barnett Duff (1930–2016), a federal judge in Illinois, was interred at All Saints Cemetery following his death i...

Adelaide McAlpin

1922–2015 (age 93)

Swan Point Cemetery

Adelaide McAlpin (1922–2015) was interred at Swan Point Cemetery.

Paul Coe Nicholson

1918–2018 (age 100)

Swan Point Cemetery

Paul Coe Nicholson (1918–2018) rests at Swan Point Cemetery.

Elie Wiesel

1928–2016 (age 88)

Kensico Cemetery

Elie Wiesel (1928–2016), the Nobel Peace Prize-winning writer and Holocaust survivor, was buried at Kensico Cemetery.

I. M. Pei

1917–2019 (age 102)

Kensico Cemetery

I. M. Pei (1917–2019), the renowned architect behind landmarks like the Louvre Pyramid, was buried at Kensico Cemetery...

Martin Bregman

1926–2018 (age 92)

Kensico Cemetery

Martin Bregman (1926–2018), the New York City-born film producer, was laid to rest at Kensico Cemetery.

Gil Scott-Heron

1949–2011 (age 62)

Kensico Cemetery

Gil Scott-Heron, Chicago-born poet, musician, and spoken-word pioneer, left a lasting legacy in soul and jazz before his...

Jill Haworth

1945–2011 (age 66)

Kensico Cemetery

Jill Haworth, the British-born actress whose film and television work spanned the 1950s and 1960s, died in 2011 and was ...

Ulu Grosbard

1929–2012 (age 83)

Kensico Cemetery

Antwerp-born Ulu Grosbard was a respected theatre and film director whose New York career earned acclaim before his buri...

Melvin Sparks

1946–2011 (age 65)

Kensico Cemetery

Melvin Sparks, the Houston-born soul-jazz guitarist, influenced the genre with his groove-heavy playing before he was bu...

Danny Chen

1992–2011 (age 19)

Kensico Cemetery

Danny Chen, a New York City native and U.S. Army private whose 2011 hazing death sparked calls for reform, was laid to r...