Deaths in the 2020s

Joe Turkel

1927–2022 (age 95)

Hollywood Forever Cemetery

Joe Turkel (1927–2022) was a Brooklyn-born American actor celebrated for films such as 'Blade Runner' who was buried a...

Ronnie Hillman

1991–2022 (age 31)

Inglewood Park Cemetery

Ronnie Hillman, born in Long Beach in 1991, was an NFL running back who contributed to the Denver Broncos' 2013 Super Bo...

Mary Wilson

1944–2021 (age 77)

Holy Cross Cemetery

Dallas Taylor, born in Denver in 1948, was a session drummer celebrated for his work with Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young.

Olivia Newton-John

1948–2022 (age 74)

Santa Ynez

Olivia Newton-John (1948–2022) was an English-born Australian singer and actress celebrated for her pop hits and her s...

Joseph Migliucci

1938–2020 (age 82)

Ferncliff Cemetery

Joseph Migliucci (1938–2020) was a Bronx-born American whose life spanned the latter half of the twentieth century bef...

Ladislava Bakanic

1924–2021 (age 97)

Ferncliff Cemetery

Ladislava Bakanic (1924–2021) was a New York City-born resident whose nearly century-long life concluded with intermen...

Ted Donaldson

1933–2023 (age 90)

Hollywood Forever Cemetery

Ted Donaldson, the New York City-born actor remembered for his childhood performances in the 1940s, died in 2023 and is ...

David Lynch

1946–2025 (age 79)

Hollywood Forever Cemetery

David Lynch, the Missoula-born filmmaker acclaimed for his surrealist cinema and television works, is noted here as pass...

Abbie Voorhies DeVerges

1915–2020 (age 105)

Holy Cross Cemetery

Abbie Voorhies DeVerges (1915–2020) was a lifelong Louisianan buried at Holy Cross Cemetery.

Siah Armajani

1939–2020 (age 81)

Lakewood Cemetery

Siah Armajani (1939–2020) was an Iranian-born American sculptor and installation artist honored through interment at L...

Jim Ramstad

1946–2020 (age 74)

Lakewood Cemetery

Jim Ramstad (1946–2020) was a Minnesota lawyer and congressman whose career led to burial at Lakewood Cemetery.

Harry Hains

1992–2020 (age 28)

Hollywood Forever Cemetery

Harry Hains (1992–2020) was an Australian actor and model who passed away in Melbourne and was interred at Hollywood F...

Fethullah Gülen

1941–2024 (age 83)

Ross Township

Fethullah Gülen (1941–2024) was a Turkish cleric, educator, and leader of the Gülen movement, buried in Ross Townshi...

Horace D. Hummel

1928–2021 (age 93)

Daykin

Horace D. Hummel (1928–2021) was a Fairbury native laid to rest in Daykin.

George J. Dvorak

1933–2022 (age 89)

Albany Rural Cemetery

George J. Dvorak (1933–2022) departed in Prague and rests at Albany Rural Cemetery.

David Gergen

1942–2025 (age 83)

Mount Auburn Cemetery

David Gergen (1942–2025) closed his life in Durham before being laid to rest at Mount Auburn Cemetery.

Charles John Martin

1935–2022 (age 87)

Albany Rural Cemetery

Charles John Martin (1935–2022) departed from Sloatsburg and was interred at Albany Rural Cemetery.

Bernard Bailyn

1922–2020 (age 98)

Mount Auburn Cemetery

Bernard Bailyn (1922–2020) was a Pulitzer Prize-winning historian of early American colonial history at Harvard Univer...

Kathryn Crosby

1933–2024 (age 91)

Holy Cross Cemetery

Kathryn Crosby (1933–2024) was an American actress and singer who appeared on stage and screen before partnering with ...

Eileen Ryan

1927–2022 (age 95)

Holy Cross Cemetery

Eileen Ryan (1927–2022) was an American stage and screen actress who also supported a family of actors as the wife of ...

Leonora Schildkraut

1931–2024 (age 93)

Hollywood Forever Cemetery

Leonora Schildkraut (1931–2024) spent much of her life in California and is interred at Hollywood Forever Cemetery.

Cicely Tyson

1924–2021 (age 97)

Woodlawn Cemetery

Cicely Tyson (1924–2021) was a Bronx-born actress renowned for portraying strong African American women across theater...

Lee Konitz

1927–2020 (age 93)

Woodlawn Cemetery

Lee Konitz (1927-2020) was an American jazz alto saxophonist celebrated for his cool-jazz tone and inventive improvisati...

Gene Dresselhaus

1929–2021 (age 92)

Mount Auburn Cemetery

Gene Dresselhaus (1929-2021) was an American physicist noted for the Dresselhaus effect in spin-orbit coupling.

Russell T. Scott Jr.

1938–2024 (age 86)

Camden

Russell T. Scott Jr. (1938-2024) lived in Lewiston and is buried in Camden.

Dave Parker

1951–2025 (age 74)

Spring Grove Cemetery

Dave Parker (1951-2025) was a Major League Baseball Hall of Fame outfielder nicknamed 'The Cobra' who starred with the P...

David Hatler Webb

1949–2024 (age 75)

Cottage Grove

David Hatler Webb (1949-2024) was a Minnesota resident buried at Cottage Grove.

Johnny Pacheco

1935–2021 (age 86)

Woodlawn Cemetery

Johnny Pacheco (1935–2021) was a Dominican musician, bandleader, and co-founder of Fania Records who helped popularize...

Adam Kovacs

1947–2020 (age 73)

Mount Hebron Cemetery

Adam Kovacs (1947–2020) was a Hungarian-born individual honored with burial at Mount Hebron Cemetery.

Neal Edward Smith

1920–2021 (age 101)

Packwood

Neal Edward Smith (1920–2021) was an American politician who represented Iowa in the U.S. House of Representatives for...

Edgar H. Brown

1926–2021 (age 95)

Mount Auburn Cemetery

Edgar H. Brown (1926–2021) was an American mathematician noted for his contributions to homotopy theory and cohomology...

Steven Weinberg

1933–2021 (age 88)

Texas State Cemetery

Steven Weinberg (1933–2021) was an American theoretical physicist and Nobel laureate recognized for unifying the weak ...

Joseph P. Wyatt, Jr.

1941–2022 (age 81)

Texas State Cemetery

Joseph P. Wyatt, Jr. (1941–2022) was a Texas-based figure whose remains lie at the Texas State Cemetery.

Walter Cunningham

1932–2023 (age 91)

Texas State Cemetery

Walter Cunningham (1932–2023) was an American astronaut who flew on Apollo 7.

Eddie Bernice Johnson

1934–2023 (age 89)

Texas State Cemetery

Eddie Bernice Johnson (1934–2023) was a Democratic U.S. Representative from Texas known for championing science and tr...

Ken Starr

1946–2022 (age 76)

Texas State Cemetery

Ken Starr (1946–2022) was an American lawyer and judge who led the investigation into President Bill Clinton's adminis...

Jeremiah Farrell

1937–2022 (age 85)

Fishers

Jeremiah Farrell (1937–2022) lived in Hastings and was buried in Fishers.

Jerry B. Lingrel

1935–2020 (age 85)

Spring Grove Cemetery

Jerry B. Lingrel (1935–2020) was laid to rest at Spring Grove Cemetery.

André Delacroix

1951–2023 (age 72)

Burton

André Delacroix (1951-2023) was a French individual from Tricot who was buried in France.

Jerry Jeff Walker

1942–2020 (age 78)

Texas State Cemetery

Jerry Jeff Walker (1942–2020) was an American country singer-songwriter best known for writing 'Mr. Bojangles'.

Bob Krueger

1935–2022 (age 87)

Texas State Cemetery

Bob Krueger (1935–2022) was an American politician, ambassador and educator who briefly represented Texas in the U.S. ...

James B. Adams

1926–2020 (age 94)

Texas State Cemetery

James B. Adams (1926–2020) was an American law enforcement official who served as acting director of the FBI and later...

Al Edwards

1937–2020 (age 83)

Texas State Cemetery

Al Edwards (1937–2020) was an American politician who spent decades as a member of the Texas House of Representatives ...

James D. Hornfischer

1965–2021 (age 56)

Texas State Cemetery

James D. Hornfischer chronicled naval history in acclaimed books while teaching and writing as a historian.

Vernon Jordan

1935–2021 (age 86)

Oak Hill Cemetery

Vernon Jordan was a civil rights leader, lawyer, and presidential adviser who shaped economic and political opportunity.

Roberta Flack

1937–2025 (age 88)

Oak Hill Cemetery

Roberta Flack (1937–2025), the Grammy-winning singer best known for "Killing Me Softly," was buried at Oak Hill Cemete...

Sarah Weddington

1945–2021 (age 76)

Texas State Cemetery

Sarah Weddington (1945–2021), the attorney who argued Roe v. Wade and later served in the Texas legislature, is interr...

Guy A. Wiggins

1920–2020 (age 100)

Woodlawn Cemetery

Guy A. Wiggins (1920–2020) was a New London native whose memory lives on at Woodlawn Cemetery.

Arnold Birenbaum

1939–2020 (age 81)

Woodlawn Cemetery

Arnold Birenbaum (1939–2020) was a Bronx-born figure whose remains lie at Woodlawn Cemetery.

Gavin MacLeod

1931–2021 (age 90)

Forest Lawn Cemetery

Gavin MacLeod was a Mount Kisco-born actor best known for his affable roles on television staples such as The Love Boat.