Deaths in the 2010s

Ernest Herbert Paul Schwerin

1919–2010 (age 91)

Brookside Cemetery

Ernest Herbert Paul Schwerin (1919–2010) emigrated from Berlin and was buried at Brookside Cemetery.

Ursula Elizabeth Johanna Schwerin

1925–2018 (age 93)

Brookside Cemetery

Ursula Elizabeth Johanna Schwerin (1925–2018) also hailed from Berlin and was laid to rest at Brookside Cemetery.

Judith S. Kaye

1938–2016 (age 78)

Beth Olam Cemetery

Judith S. Kaye (1938–2016), the trailblazing first female Chief Judge of the New York Court of Appeals, was buried at ...

Joe Frazier

1944–2011 (age 67)

Ivy Hill Cemetery

Joe Frazier (1944–2011) was an American heavyweight boxing champion interred at Ivy Hill Cemetery.

Matthew Saad Muhammad

1954–2014 (age 60)

Ivy Hill Cemetery

Matthew Saad Muhammad (1954–2014), a former world light heavyweight boxing champion, was buried at Ivy Hill Cemetery.

Mahlon Duckett

1922–2015 (age 93)

Ivy Hill Cemetery

Mahlon Duckett (1922–2015) was a Negro League baseball infielder from Philadelphia laid to rest at Ivy Hill Cemetery.

Acel Moore

1940–2016 (age 76)

Ivy Hill Cemetery

Acel Moore (1940–2016) was a journalist whose work resonated in Philadelphia before his burial at Ivy Hill Cemetery.

Ralph H. Baer

1922–2014 (age 92)

Manchester Hebrew Cemetery

Ralph H. Baer (1922–2014) was the pioneering video game inventor from Rodalben buried at Manchester Hebrew Cemetery.

Clay Matthews Sr.

1928–2017 (age 89)

Live Oak Memorial Park

Clay Matthews Sr. (1928–2017) was a Charleston-born football player and coach interred at Live Oak Memorial Park.

Gareth B. Matthews

1929–2011 (age 82)

Wildwood Cemetery

Gareth B. Matthews was a philosopher and educator who wrote extensively on the nature of childhood and philosophical edu...

Otto Vogl

1927–2013 (age 86)

Wildwood Cemetery

Otto Vogl was a polymer chemist who made contributions to polymer science.

David J. Foulis

1930–2018 (age 88)

Wildwood Cemetery

David J. Foulis was a mathematician known for his work on lattice theory and the foundations of quantum mechanics.

Stanley Fromovitz

1936–2017 (age 81)

George Washington Cemetery

Stanley Fromovitz, born in Poland, is remembered through his burial at George Washington Cemetery.

Johnny Otis

1921–2012 (age 91)

Mountain View Cemetery and Mausoleum

Johnny Otis was a bandleader, record producer, and talent scout who played a pivotal role in the rise of rhythm and blue...

Robert F. Christy

1916–2012 (age 96)

Mountain View Cemetery and Mausoleum

Robert F. Christy was a theoretical physicist and professor who worked on the Manhattan Project and later taught at Calt...

Cynthia Myers

1950–2011 (age 61)

Mountain View Cemetery and Mausoleum

Cynthia Myers was a model and actress best known for her Playboy centerfold and appearances in 1960s films.

Gerard J. Campbell

1919–2012 (age 93)

Georgetown University Jesuit Community Cemetery

Gerard J. Campbell was a Jesuit priest and academic who served as president of Georgetown University.

John Van de Kamp

1936–2017 (age 81)

Mountain View Cemetery and Mausoleum

John Van de Kamp was an attorney and public servant who served as Los Angeles County District Attorney and California At...

Charlotte Holloman

1922–2015 (age 93)

Lincoln Memorial Cemetery

Charlotte Holloman, laid to rest at Lincoln Memorial Cemetery, is remembered for her decades in the Washington, D.C. com...

James MacGregor Burns

1918–2014 (age 96)

Williams College Cemetery

James MacGregor Burns was a Pulitzer Prize-winning historian and political scientist noted for his biographies of Americ...

Sonia Malkine

1923–2014 (age 91)

Mount Evergreen Cemetery

Sonia Malkine is remembered through her burial at Mount Evergreen Cemetery.

Henry J. Bruton

1921–2013 (age 92)

Williams College Cemetery

Henry J. Bruton (1921-2013) was a Dallas resident who was buried at Williams College Cemetery.

Robert Angeloch

1922–2011 (age 89)

Mount Evergreen Cemetery

Robert Angeloch (1922-2011) spent his life in Richmond Hill and was laid to rest at Mount Evergreen Cemetery.

John Sheahan

1923–2017 (age 94)

Williams College Cemetery

John Sheahan (1923-2017) lived in Toledo and was interred at Williams College Cemetery.

Aiyana Mo'Nay Stanley-Jones

2002–2010 (age 8)

Trinity Cemetery

Aiyana Mo'Nay Stanley-Jones (2002-2010) was a Detroit child whose tragic death drew national attention before she was bu...

John Warlick McDonald

1922–2019 (age 97)

National Memorial Park

John Warlick McDonald (1922-2019) died in Koblenz and was buried at National Memorial Park.

Edward D. Lowry

1929–2013 (age 84)

National Memorial Park

Edward D. Lowry (1929-2013) was laid to rest at National Memorial Park.

Stanley Sheinbaum

1920–2016 (age 96)

Santa Barbara Cemetery

Stanley Sheinbaum (1920-2016) was a New York businessman and activist who was buried at Santa Barbara Cemetery.

Phillip Pipersburg

1955–2018 (age 63)

Santa Barbara Cemetery

Phillip Pipersburg (1955-2018) spent his final days in the Santa Barbara area and was buried at Santa Barbara Cemetery.

Betty Warner Sheinbaum

1920–2017 (age 97)

Santa Barbara Cemetery

Betty Warner Sheinbaum (1920-2017) was buried at Santa Barbara Cemetery after a life that included time spent in New Yor...

Michael H. O'Brien

1954–2018 (age 64)

Holy Cross Cemetery

Michael H. O'Brien (1954-2018) was a Philadelphia resident laid to rest at Holy Cross Cemetery.

Nathan Rosenberg

1927–2015 (age 88)

Los Gatos Memorial Park

Nathan Rosenberg (1927-2015) was buried at Los Gatos Memorial Park after a life connected to Passaic.

Jimmy Piersall

1929–2017 (age 88)

Wheaton Cemetery

Jimmy Piersall (1929-2017) was an American Major League Baseball center fielder whose career was marked by both brillian...

Jaime Zapata

1978–2011 (age 33)

Rose Lawn Memorial Gardens

Jaime Zapata (1978-2011) was a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement special agent killed in the line of duty and bur...

Lee Pfund

1919–2016 (age 97)

Wheaton Cemetery

Lee Pfund was an American professional baseball pitcher and later college coach from Oak Park who left a lasting legacy ...

Emile Griffith

1938–2013 (age 75)

Saint Michael's Cemetery

Emile Griffith was a Saint Thomas-born professional boxer who captured world titles in both the welterweight and middlew...

Yomo Toro

1933–2012 (age 79)

Saint Michael's Cemetery

Yomo Toro was a Puerto Rican cuatro virtuoso and composer who brought the sounds of the island to salsa and Latin music ...

John Eleuthère du Pont

1938–2010 (age 72)

Du Pont de Nemours Cemetery

John Eleuthère du Pont was an American heir and philanthropist whose involvement in sports science ended amid notoriety...

Deacon Turner

1955–2011 (age 56)

Union Cemetery

Deacon Turner was an American football running back who played in the NFL during the late 1970s and remains remembered b...

Hal Geer

1916–2017 (age 101)

Valley Oaks Memorial Park

Hal Geer was an American film producer and director best known for overseeing Looney Tunes projects and other animation ...

Charles Issac Ecker

1928–2015 (age 87)

Meadow Branch Cemetery

Charles Issac Ecker was a Uniontown native whose life spanned from 1928 to 2015 and who is buried at Meadow Branch Cemet...

Gene Scherer

1937–2015 (age 78)

Valley Oaks Memorial Park

Gene Scherer was an American whose life concluded in 2015 and who is interred at Valley Oaks Memorial Park.

Anna Maria Arcudi

1927–2017 (age 90)

Jordan Cemetery

Anna Maria Arcudi was a Westport resident remembered by family and friends prior to her burial at Jordan Cemetery in 201...

Markay Harotoune Malootian

1925–2019 (age 94)

Jordan Cemetery

Markay Harotoune Malootian was a Hartford native whose memory lives on through those who knew her before she was laid to...

Julian St. John

1989–2014 (age 25)

Valley Oaks Memorial Park

Julian St. John was a Los Angeles native whose untimely death in 2014 and burial at Valley Oaks Memorial Park marked the...

Harvey Alexander

1921–2013 (age 92)

Guilford Memorial Park

Harvey Alexander was a Georgetown-born resident who rests at Guilford Memorial Park following his death in 2013.

Anna Jean Coomes Woods

1924–2014 (age 90)

Guilford Memorial Park

Anna Jean Coomes Woods (1924–2014) was laid to rest at Guilford Memorial Park.

Dorothy Salisbury Davis

1916–2014 (age 98)

Rockland Cemetery

Dorothy Salisbury Davis (1916–2014) was a Chicago-based crime novelist celebrated for her psychological mysteries.

Fang Lizhi

1936–2012 (age 76)

East Lawn Palms Cemetery and Mortuary

Fang Lizhi (1936–2012) was a Chinese astrophysicist and outspoken pro-democracy dissident.

Chico Fernández

1932–2016 (age 84)

Our Lady Queen of Heaven Cemetery

Chico Fernández (1932–2016) was a Cuban shortstop who played in Major League Baseball.