Deaths in the 2020s

Albert Péter

1932–2023 (age 91)

Sfântu Gheorghe

Draga Olteanu Matei

1933–2020 (age 87)

Piatra Neamț

Draga Olteanu Matei (née Olteanu) (Romanian pronunciation: [ˈdraɡa olˈte̯anu maˈtej]; 24 October 1933 – 18 Novem...

Marin Diaconescu

1943–2020 (age 77)

Piatra Neamț

Mihaela Peneș

1947–2024 (age 77)

Bellu Cemetery

Mihaela Peneș (22 July 1947 – 29 August 2024) was a Romanian javelin thrower.

Ivan Patzaichin

1949–2021 (age 72)

Bellu Cemetery

Ivan Patzaichin (Romanian pronunciation: [iˈvan paˈt͡sajkin]; 26 November 1949 – 5 September 2021) was a Romanian c...

Dan Berindei

1923–2021 (age 98)

Bellu Cemetery

Dan Berindei (3 November 1923 – 23 December 2021) was a Romanian historian.

Mitică Popescu

1936–2023 (age 87)

Bellu Cemetery

Mitică Popescu (Romanian pronunciation: [miˈtikə poˈpesku]; 2 December 1936 – 3 January 2023) was a Romanian actor...

Ilie Ilașcu

1952–2025 (age 73)

Bellu Cemetery

Ilie Ilașcu (30 July 1952 – 17 November 2025) was a Moldovan and Romanian politician, especially known for being sent...

Alexandru Arșinel

1939–2022 (age 83)

Bellu Cemetery

Alexandru Ioan Arșinel (Romanian pronunciation: [alekˈsandru arʃiˈnel]; 4 June 1939 – 29 September 2022) was a Rom...

Mihai Șora

1916–2023 (age 107)

Bellu Cemetery

Mihai Șora (Romanian pronunciation: [miˈhaj ˈʃora]; 7 November 1916 – 25 February 2023) was a Romanian philosopher...

Răzvan Theodorescu

1939–2023 (age 84)

Bellu Cemetery

Emil Răzvan Theodorescu (22 May 1939 – 6 February 2023) was a Romanian historian and politician.

Alex Ștefănescu

1947–2024 (age 77)

Bellu Cemetery

Ion Dichiseanu

1933–2021 (age 88)

Bellu Cemetery

Ion Dichiseanu (20 October 1933 – 20 May 2021) was a Romanian actor.

Sorin Dumitrescu

1946–2024 (age 78)

Bellu Cemetery

Eugen Simion

1933–2022 (age 89)

Bellu Cemetery

Eugen Simion (25 May 1933 – 18 October 2022) was a Romanian literary critic and historian, editor, essayist and academ...

Tita Bărbulescu

1936–2021 (age 85)

Bellu Cemetery

Zsolt Kozma

1935–2023 (age 88)

Házsongárd cemetery

Academic scholar whose intellectual work advanced his field of study.

Géza Mihály Szőcs

1937–2024 (age 87)

Târgu Secuiesc

Dorli Blaga

1930–2021 (age 91)

Lancrăm

Ferenc Csomafáy

1936–2021 (age 85)

Házsongárd cemetery

Ferenc Csomafáy was a Hungarian photographer.

Samu Benkő

1928–2021 (age 93)

Házsongárd cemetery

Piroska Pálfalvi

1934–2023 (age 89)

Házsongárd cemetery

Győző Román

1943–2022 (age 79)

Házsongárd cemetery

László Sipos

1943–2022 (age 79)

Házsongárd cemetery

Csaba Varga

1959–2021 (age 62)

Házsongárd cemetery

Katalin Sztranyiczki

1935–2023 (age 88)

Házsongárd cemetery

Klára Makkay

1930–2023 (age 93)

Házsongárd cemetery

Árpád Toró

1930–2022 (age 92)

Ulieș

Vasile Ouatu

1949–2020 (age 71)

Bistrița Monastery

Ileana Hogea-Velișcu

1936–2022 (age 86)

Sudiți

Béla Darvay

1938–2022 (age 84)

Házsongárd cemetery

Ioan Berci

1967–2021 (age 54)

Házsongárd cemetery

Mariana Nicolesco

1948–2022 (age 74)

Ghencea Cemetery

Mariana Nicolesco (Romanian: [mariˈana nikoˈlesko] or pronounced [nikoˈlesku]; 28 November 1948 – 14 October 2022) ...

Niculae Spiroiu

1936–2022 (age 86)

Ghencea Cemetery

Niculae Spiroiu (6 July 1936 – 31 March 2022) was a Romanian engineer and retired Romanian Armed Forces general.

Cornelia Catangă

1958–2021 (age 63)

Ghencea Cemetery

Cornelia Catangă (9 March 1958 – 26 March 2021) was a Romanian lăutar musician of Roma origin.

Mihai Berca

2000–2024 (age 24)

Ghencea Cemetery

Sanda Budiș

1926–2021 (age 95)

Ghencea Cemetery

Mihai Dimitrie Sturdza

1934–2020 (age 86)

Eternitatea cemetery

Constantin Arvinte

1926–2021 (age 95)

Săftica

Mircea Păcurariu

1932–2021 (age 89)

Annunciation Church, Sibiu

Mircea Păcurariu (30 July 1932 – 13 January 2021) was a Romanian theologian, historian and priest in the Romanian Ort...

Vlasie Mogîrzan

1941–2023 (age 82)

Monastery Slătioara

Vlasie Mogîrzan was a Christian minister whose spiritual dedication and pastoral work enriched the monastic community a...

Demosten Ioniță

1927–2024 (age 97)

Brădățel Monastery

Nicolae Sabău

1929–2020 (age 91)

Cicârlău

Nicolae Sabău was a Romanian singer whose musical talent and performances enriched the cultural heritage of his communi...

Delia Budeanu

1946–2024 (age 78)

Ghighiu Monastery

Delia Budeanu was a Romanian announcer whose professional voice and broadcasting career served the media landscape with ...

Emilian Popescu

1928–2020 (age 92)

Cernica monastery

Pimen Zainea

1929–2020 (age 91)

Mănăstirea Sihăstria Putnei

Pimen Zainea was an Eastern Orthodox priest whose spiritual ministry and monastic dedication enriched the faith communit...

Patricia Grigoriu

1962–2020 (age 58)

Olari Church (Bucharest)

Patricia Grigoriu was a Romanian actor whose dramatic talent and artistic performances enriched the cultural landscape.

Iancu Țucărman

1922–2021 (age 99)

Giurgiului Jewish Cemetery

Iancu Țucărman (30 October 1922 – 8 January 2021) was a Romanian Jewish agricultural engineer and survivor of the Ho...

Emerich Jenei

1937–2025 (age 88)

Cemetery Rulikowski

Emerich Alexandru Jenei (Hungarian: Jenei Imre Sándor; 22 March 1937 – 5 November 2025) was a Romanian football manag...

Sanda Manu

1933–2023 (age 90)

Sfânta Vineri Cemetery

Sanda Manu was a Romanian actress with a career spanning much of the twentieth century.