Deaths in the 2010s

Louise Bourgeois

1911–2010 (age 99)

Cutchogue Cemetery

Louise Bourgeois (1911–2010) was a French-born sculptor and installation artist whose work made her one of the 20th ce...

Robert Goldwyn

1930–2010 (age 80)

Sharon Memorial Park

Robert Goldwyn (1930–2010) was a Worcester-born plastic surgeon and writer who championed surgical ethics and rests at...

Albert Maysles

1926–2015 (age 89)

Sharon Memorial Park

Albert Maysles (1926–2015) was a Boston-raised documentary filmmaker celebrated for vérité classics like Grey Garden...

Arthur S. Obermayer

1931–2016 (age 85)

Sharon Memorial Park

Arthur S. Obermayer (1931–2016) was a Philadelphia-born chemist and philanthropist who founded Moleculon Research and ...

Alan Wood

1922–2013 (age 91)

Sierra Madre Pioneer Cemetery

Alan Wood (1922–2013) was an individual whose final resting place is at Sierra Madre Pioneer Cemetery.

Sumner Z. Kaplan

1920–2011 (age 91)

Sharon Memorial Park

Sumner Z. Kaplan (1920–2011) was a Boston-area resident who was buried at Sharon Memorial Park.

Jimmy Scott

1925–2014 (age 89)

Knollwood Cemetery

Jimmy Scott (1925–2014) was a Cleveland-born jazz vocalist celebrated for his emotive contralto who is buried at Knoll...

David Poythress

1943–2017 (age 74)

Riverside Cemetery

David Poythress (1943–2017) was a Bibb County-born Georgia political and military leader who lies at Riverside Cemeter...

Sonny Geraci

1947–2017 (age 70)

Knollwood Cemetery

Sonny Geraci (1947–2017) was a Cleveland-area pop singer best known for fronting The Outsiders and The Workshop and is...

John M. Young

1926–2010 (age 84)

Oak Hill Cemetery

John M. Young (1926–2010) was a Dubuque resident whose life concluded with burial at Oak Hill Cemetery.

Ruth Einsiedel

1930–2014 (age 84)

Hunt Hill Farm

Ruth Einsiedel (1930–2014) was a Plauen-born individual whose remains rest at Hunt Hill Farm.

Jeffrey James Borland

1943–2016 (age 73)

Longview Cemetery

Jeffrey James Borland (1943–2016) from Akron was laid to rest at Longview Cemetery.

Barys Danílûk

1923–2011 (age 88)

East Brunswick Belarusian Cemetery

Barys Danílûk (1923–2011) of Staradziaviatkavičy is interred among fellow Belarusian émigrés at East Brunswick Be...

Rosemary Rice

1925–2012 (age 87)

Lakeview Cemetery

Rosemary Rice (1925–2012) was an American actress remembered by admirers laid to rest at Lakeview Cemetery.

Anton Shukeloyts

1915–2017 (age 102)

East Brunswick Belarusian Cemetery

Anton Shukeloyts (1915–2017) of Jakielieŭščyna was buried at East Brunswick Belarusian Cemetery as part of the dias...

Antonin Scalia

1936–2016 (age 80)

Fairfax Memorial Park

Antonin Scalia (1936–2016) of Trenton served as a U.S. Supreme Court Justice before his burial at Fairfax Memorial Par...

Amanda Todd

1996–2012 (age 16)

Robinson Memorial Park

Amanda Todd (1996–2012) of Port Coquitlam became a symbol for anti-bullying awareness and is buried at Robinson Memori...

Arnold Kanter

1945–2010 (age 65)

Fairfax Memorial Park

Arnold Kanter (1945–2010) of Chicago was a diplomat and national security official interred at Fairfax Memorial Park.

Carl Kasell

1934–2018 (age 84)

Fairfax Memorial Park

Carl Kasell (1934–2018) of Goldsboro was a beloved radio broadcaster whose final resting place is Fairfax Memorial Par...

Wilford White

1928–2013 (age 85)

City of Mesa Cemetery

Wilford White (1928–2013) of Mesa was an American football player remembered at the City of Mesa Cemetery.

Stan Turley

1921–2014 (age 93)

City of Mesa Cemetery

Stan Turley (1921–2014) of Snowflake served as an Arizona politician before being buried at the City of Mesa Cemetery.

Ken Dyer

1946–2010 (age 64)

City of Mesa Cemetery

Ken Dyer (1946–2010) of Ann Arbor was an American football defensive back laid to rest at the City of Mesa Cemetery.

Darrell F. Smith

1927–2013 (age 86)

City of Mesa Cemetery

Darrell F. Smith (1927–2013) of Provo served as Arizona Attorney General and lies buried at the City of Mesa Cemetery.

Duane S. Cooley

1923–2011 (age 88)

Fairfax Memorial Park

Duane S. Cooley (1923–2011) is remembered through his burial at Fairfax Memorial Park.

Pat Sirrine

1930–2016 (age 86)

City of Mesa Cemetery

Pat Sirrine (1930–2016) spent his final days in Lethbridge before being interred in City of Mesa Cemetery.

Winona Ott

1944–2011 (age 67)

City of Mesa Cemetery

Winona Ott (1944–2011) left Soda Springs to be buried at City of Mesa Cemetery.

Ed Koch

1924–2013 (age 89)

Trinity Church Cemetery and Mausoleum

Ed Koch (1924–2013), the former mayor of New York City, was laid to rest at Trinity Church Cemetery and Mausoleum.

Cuba Gooding Sr.

1944–2017 (age 73)

Trinity Church Cemetery and Mausoleum

Cuba Gooding Sr. (1944–2017), the soul singer and patriarch of a show-business family, was buried at Trinity Church Ce...

John Barry

1933–2011 (age 78)

Locust Valley Cemetery

John Barry (1933–2011), the Oscar-winning film composer, was laid to rest in Locust Valley Cemetery.

Nelson Doubleday, Jr.

1933–2015 (age 82)

Locust Valley Cemetery

Nelson Doubleday, Jr. (1933–2015), the publishing magnate who ran Doubleday & Company, rests at Locust Valley Cemetery...

Patsy Pulitzer

1928–2011 (age 83)

Locust Valley Cemetery

Patsy Pulitzer (1928–2011), the socialite and granddaughter of publishing heir Joseph Pulitzer, was buried at Locust V...

Paul Pennoyer Jr.

1920–2010 (age 90)

Locust Valley Cemetery

Paul Pennoyer Jr. (1920–2010) is laid to rest at Locust Valley Cemetery after a long life.

Anne Donovan

1961–2018 (age 57)

Maryrest Cemetery

Anne Donovan was a Hall of Fame women's basketball player and coach from Ridgewood remembered for leading U.S. women's t...

Tony Lip

1930–2013 (age 83)

Maryrest Cemetery

Tony Lip was a Beaver Falls native turned character actor best known for his roles in films such as Goodfellas and on te...

Billy Brewer

1934–2018 (age 84)

Friendship Cemetery

Billy Brewer was a Columbus-born college football coach who led Ole Miss for more than a decade.

Frank Chamberlin

1978–2013 (age 35)

Maryrest Cemetery

Frank Chamberlin, originally from Mahwah, made his mark as an NFL linebacker before passing away in 2013.

Lester George "Rusty" Paul Jr

1941–2015 (age 74)

Maryrest Cemetery

Lester George 'Rusty' Paul Jr. was a Chicago resident remembered by family and friends before being buried at Maryrest C...

Sophie Dallas Bigelow

1927–2013 (age 86)

Maryrest Cemetery

Sophie Dallas Bigelow, whose life spanned 1927 to 2013, was laid to rest at Maryrest Cemetery.

Patrick Lucey

1918–2014 (age 96)

Holy Cross Cemetery

Patrick Lucey, born in La Crosse, served as Wisconsin's governor and later as U.S. ambassador to Mexico.

Lina Romay

1919–2010 (age 91)

San Gabriel Cemetery

Lina Romay, a Brooklyn native, spent her final years before being laid to rest at San Gabriel Cemetery.

Merlin Olsen

1940–2010 (age 70)

San Gabriel Cemetery

Merlin Olsen, raised in Logan, was a Pro Football Hall of Famer and television actor revered for his time with the Los A...

James Loper

1931–2013 (age 82)

San Gabriel Cemetery

James Loper, a Phoenix native, helmed the Television Academy for decades, helping shape the structure of the Emmy Awards...

Yvonne Chouteau

1929–2016 (age 87)

Fairlawn Cemetery

Yvonne Chouteau was a Fort Worth-born ballerina celebrated as one of the Five Moons representing Native American artistr...

Dr. John

1941–2019 (age 78)

Saint Louis Cemetery No. 1

Dr. John, the New Orleans pianist and singer-songwriter born Mac Rebennack, fused blues, jazz, and voodoo mystique in a ...

Paul Prudhomme

1940–2015 (age 75)

Saint Louis Cemetery No. 3

Paul Prudhomme, from Opelousas, became an iconic chef credited with popularizing Cajun cuisine across the United States.

Gil McDougald

1928–2010 (age 82)

Saint Catharine's Cemetery

Gil McDougald (1928–2010) was an American Major League Baseball infielder who spent his career with the New York Yanke...

Constance Adams

1964–2018 (age 54)

Saint Louis Cemetery No. 1

Constance Adams (1964–2018) was an American architect and space habitat designer whose work supported NASA missions.

George Tardiff

1936–2012 (age 76)

Saint Catharine's Cemetery

George Tardiff (1936–2012) was an American football coach and former player known for his work at the high school and ...

Robert Wussler

1936–2010 (age 74)

Saint Catharine's Cemetery

Robert Wussler (1936–2010) was an American broadcasting executive instrumental in the formation of the Cable News Netw...

Debbie Friedman

1951–2011 (age 60)

Harbor Lawn-Mount Olive Memorial Park

Debbie Friedman (1951–2011) was an American singer-songwriter whose contemporary Jewish liturgical music reshaped Refo...