Deaths in the 2010s

Guy D. Penny

1928–2019 (age 91)

Evergreen Cemetery

Guy D. Penny (1928-2019) was laid to rest at Evergreen Cemetery following his years in Piedmont.

Thomas Ellsworth Hemmerly

1932–2016 (age 84)

Evergreen Cemetery

Thomas Ellsworth Hemmerly (1932-2016) was interred at Evergreen Cemetery.

Mike Ilitch

1929–2017 (age 88)

Holy Sepulchre Cemetery

Mike Ilitch was the Detroit-born entrepreneur behind Little Caesars Pizza and the owner of the Detroit Tigers and Red Wi...

Vince Banonis

1921–2010 (age 89)

Holy Sepulchre Cemetery

Vince Banonis was a Detroit-born guard who played in the NFL for the Detroit Lions.

Jack Tocco

1926–2014 (age 88)

Holy Sepulchre Cemetery

Jack Tocco was the longtime Detroit-area mob boss associated with the Detroit Partnership.

Norm Masters

1933–2011 (age 78)

Holy Sepulchre Cemetery

Norm Masters was a Detroit native who spent his career as an offensive tackle for the Green Bay Packers.

Jana Mason

1929–2013 (age 84)

Lake Forest Cemetery

Jana Mason (1929-2013) was a Jersey City native whose grave is at Lake Forest Cemetery.

Mary Beattie

1925–2015 (age 90)

Lake Forest Cemetery

Mary Beattie (1925-2015) was laid to rest at Lake Forest Cemetery.

Rosalyn Sussman Yalow

1921–2011 (age 90)

Mount Moriah Cemetery

Rosalyn Sussman Yalow was the New York City-born medical physicist who won the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine.

Robert A. Roe

1924–2014 (age 90)

Holy Sepulchre Cemetery

Robert A. Roe was a Wayne native who served as a U.S. Representative from New Jersey.

Bill Boedeker

1924–2014 (age 90)

Lindenwood Cemetery

Bill Boedeker was a Milwaukee-born NFL halfback.

C. Thomas Wyche

1926–2015 (age 89)

Springwood Cemetery

C. Thomas Wyche was a South Carolina attorney and civic leader whose final resting place is Springwood Cemetery.

Mari Womack

1942–2011 (age 69)

Glennon

Mari Womack (1942-2011) was laid to rest in Glennon after spending her life in Advance.

Daniel Schorr

1916–2010 (age 94)

Parklawn Memorial Park

Daniel Schorr was the Bronx-born journalist who reported for CBS News for decades.

Ruth Fernández

1919–2012 (age 93)

Cementerio Civil de Ponce

Ruth Fernández was a Puerto Rican singer and politician celebrated as the "Queen of the Bolero."

Norbert Ostrowski

1938–2018 (age 80)

Holy Sepulchre Cemetery

Norbert Ostrowski was a Detroit native interred at Holy Sepulchre Cemetery.

Tommy Keene

1958–2017 (age 59)

Parklawn Memorial Park

Tommy Keene (1958–2017) was an American singer-songwriter whose jangly power-pop work drew a devoted following before ...

Harriet H. Malitson

1926–2012 (age 86)

Parklawn Memorial Park

Harriet H. Malitson (1926–2012) spent her later years in Richmond and was laid to rest at Parklawn Memorial Park.

Viktor Kuzmič Abalakin

1930–2018 (age 88)

Novo-Diveevo Russian Orthodox Cemetery

Viktor Kuzmič Abalakin (1930–2018) was a Russian astronomer noted for refining asteroid orbits and he was interred at...

Vladimir Golitsyn

1942–2018 (age 76)

Novo-Diveevo Russian Orthodox Cemetery

Vladimir Golitsyn (1942–2018) lived in Belgrade and was buried at Novo-Diveevo Russian Orthodox Cemetery.

M. Patton Echols

1925–2012 (age 87)

University of Virginia Cemetery and Columbarium

M. Patton Echols (1925–2012) was a Honolulu resident whose remains were entombed at the University of Virginia Cemeter...

Tom Scott

1930–2015 (age 85)

University of Virginia Cemetery and Columbarium

Tom Scott (1930–2015) spent his final years in Baltimore and was buried at the University of Virginia Cemetery and Col...

Warren Giese

1924–2013 (age 89)

Elmwood Cemetery

Warren Giese (1924–2013) was an American college football coach and public servant who was buried at Elmwood Cemetery.

Monty M. Wyche

1926–2014 (age 88)

Plain Dealing Cemetery

Monty M. Wyche (1926–2014) was a lifelong Plain Dealing resident laid to rest in Plain Dealing Cemetery.

William Peter Blatty

1928–2017 (age 89)

Gate of Heaven Cemetery

William Peter Blatty (1928–2017) was an American author and filmmaker best known for writing The Exorcist, and he was ...

Jerry McMorris

1940–2012 (age 72)

Mount Olivet Cemetery

Jerry McMorris (1940–2012) was the baseball executive who helped bring the Colorado Rockies to the major leagues and w...

Paul Yesawich

1923–2017 (age 94)

Cortland Rural Cemetery

Paul Yesawich (1923–2017) lived in New York City and was buried at Cortland Rural Cemetery.

Bohdan S. Wynar

1926–2013 (age 87)

Mount Olivet Cemetery

Bohdan S. Wynar (1926–2013) was a Lviv native whose life concluded with burial at Mount Olivet Cemetery.

Lisa Ann Coleman

1975–2014 (age 39)

Captain Joe Byrd Cemetery

Lisa Ann Coleman (1975–2014) was a convicted murderer executed in Texas whose body was interred at Captain Joe Byrd Ce...

Willis M. Russell

1931–2010 (age 79)

Brooksville Cemetery

Willis M. Russell (1931-2010) was a lifelong Brooksville resident who now rests in Brooksville Cemetery.

Justin Carmical

1971–2014 (age 43)

Mount Olivet Cemetery

Justin Carmical (1971-2014) spent his life in Colorado Springs before being laid to rest at Mount Olivet Cemetery.

One'sy Mack

1941–2011 (age 70)

Darlington Memorial Cemetery

One'sy Mack (1941-2011) was a Darlington County native whose final resting place is Darlington Memorial Cemetery.

Johnny Pesky

1919–2012 (age 93)

Swampscott Cemetery

Johnny Pesky (1919-2012) was a beloved Boston Red Sox shortstop, coach, and broadcaster whose baseball career spanned de...

Sam Gibbons

1920–2012 (age 92)

Myrtle Hill Memorial Park

Sam Gibbons (1920-2012) served as a U.S. Representative from Tampa, Florida, earning respect for his legislative work be...

Helen Davis

1926–2015 (age 89)

Myrtle Hill Memorial Park

Helen Davis (1926-2015) called Brooklyn home before her burial at Myrtle Hill Memorial Park.

John E. Craighead

1930–2017 (age 87)

Tyringham Cemetery

John E. Craighead (1930-2017) spent his final years connected to Tyringham and was buried in Tyringham Cemetery.

Lewis A. Barness

1921–2013 (age 92)

Myrtle Hill Memorial Park

Lewis A. Barness (1921-2013) had roots in Atlantic City and was buried at Myrtle Hill Memorial Park.

Michael O'Hare

1952–2012 (age 60)

St. Adalbert Cemetery

Michael O'Hare (1952-2012) was an American actor best known for starring as Commander Jeffrey Sinclair on Babylon 5 befo...

Dan Rostenkowski

1928–2010 (age 82)

St. Adalbert Cemetery

Dan Rostenkowski (1928-2010) was a long-serving U.S. Representative from Chicago who concluded his life at St. Adalbert ...

Sam C. Sarkesian

1927–2011 (age 84)

Irving Park Cemetery

Sam C. Sarkesian (1927-2011) taught generations about national security and military affairs as a scholar before being b...

Steve Kordek

1911–2012 (age 101)

St. Adalbert Cemetery

Steve Kordek (1911-2012) revolutionized pinball machine design during his long career and was buried at St. Adalbert Cem...

Guy Prather

1958–2016 (age 58)

Gate of Heaven Cemetery

Guy Prather (1958-2016) was a Gaithersburg-born American football linebacker laid to rest at Gate of Heaven Cemetery.

James M. Quigley

1918–2011 (age 93)

Gate of Heaven Cemetery

James M. Quigley (1918-2011) served as a U.S. Representative before being laid to rest at Gate of Heaven Cemetery in Log...

Sahara Davenport

1984–2012 (age 28)

Gate of Heaven Cemetery

Sahara Davenport (1984-2012) was a Dallas-born drag performer and RuPaul’s Drag Race contestant whose final resting pl...

Paul Traver

1931–2011 (age 80)

Gate of Heaven Cemetery

Paul Traver (1931-2011) is buried at Gate of Heaven Cemetery after decades shaped by his local community.

Abby Marlatt

1916–2010 (age 94)

Sunset Cemetery

Abby Marlatt (1916-2010) was a Manhattan-based educator and women’s rights advocate whose grave is at Sunset Cemetery.

Mort Walker

1923–2018 (age 95)

Willowbrook Cemetery

Mort Walker (1923-2018) created the comic strip Beetle Bailey and is buried at Willowbrook Cemetery.

Carlos Dyer

1917–2016 (age 99)

Willowbrook Cemetery

Carlos Dyer (1917-2016) spent his Springfield years until being laid to rest at Willowbrook Cemetery.

Marilynn Smith

1929–2019 (age 90)

Topeka Cemetery

Marilynn Smith (1929-2019) was a pioneering golfer and LPGA co-founder from Topeka buried at Topeka Cemetery.

David Rockefeller

1915–2017 (age 102)

Rockefeller Family Cemetery

David Rockefeller (1915-2017) was a Manhattan-based banker and philanthropist of the Rockefeller family buried at the fa...