Deaths in the 2020s

Charlie Maxwell

1927–2024 (age 97)

Wildey Cemetery

Charlie Maxwell (1927–2024) was laid to rest at Wildey Cemetery after dying in Lawton.

L. Q. Jones

1927–2022 (age 95)

Magnolia Cemetery

L. Q. Jones (1927–2022) was laid to rest at Magnolia Cemetery after passing away in Beaumont.

Alan Abel

1928–2020 (age 92)

Pentecost Cemetery

Alan Abel (1928–2020) was buried at Pentecost Cemetery after his death in Hobart.

Barbara Harris

1930–2020 (age 90)

Fairview Cemetery

Barbara Harris (1930-2020) was an American actress celebrated for her work on stage and in films such as "Plaza Suite" a...

Leo Traister

1919–2020 (age 101)

Olio Township Cemetery

Leo Traister (1919–2020) spent over a century in Sterling before being laid to rest at Olio Township Cemetery.

Kenneth R. Going

1932–2020 (age 88)

Wautoma Union Cemetery

Kenneth R. Going (1932–2020) was a Palmer Rapids resident whose life is commemorated at Wautoma Union Cemetery.

Thomas P. Rosandich

1932–2020 (age 88)

Memory Gardens of Fairhope

Thomas P. Rosandich (1932–2020) of Sheboygan Falls, a noted athletics administrator, is interred at Memory Gardens of ...

Kim Eastland

1952–2020 (age 68)

Rosedale Cemetery

Kim Eastland (1952–2020) is buried at Rosedale Cemetery.

Oliver E. Williamson

1932–2020 (age 88)

Greenwood Cemetery

Economist Oliver E. Williamson (1932–2020) of Superior, Nobel laureate in economic sciences, is buried at Greenwood Ce...

Paul Unruh

1928–2023 (age 95)

Mount Hawley Cemetery

Paul Unruh (1928–2023) starred as a collegiate basketball standout at Bradley University before going on to play profe...

David Emge

1946–2024 (age 78)

Saint Joseph Catholic Cemetery

David Emge (1946–2024) is best known for his role as Stephen in George A. Romero's Dawn of the Dead, making him a cult...

Hamilton Reed Armstrong

1937–2020 (age 83)

Good Hope Cemetery

Hamilton Reed Armstrong (1937–2020) was a Greenwich resident remembered by his community for decades of family and civ...

Jerry Lee Lewis

1935–2022 (age 87)

Herron Family Cemetery

Jerry Lee Lewis (1935–2022) from Ferriday, Louisiana, was a pioneering rock and roll singer and pianist laid to rest a...

Donald Snyder

1951–2023 (age 72)

Jordan United Church of Christ Cemetery

Donald Snyder (1951–2023) of Allentown was a Pennsylvania legislator whose grave is at Jordan United Church of Christ ...

Eli N. Evans

1936–2022 (age 86)

Durham Hebrew Cemetery

Eli N. Evans (1936–2022) of Durham chronicled Jewish life in the American South and is buried at Durham Hebrew Cemeter...

Sol Urbach

1925–2021 (age 96)

Flemington Jewish Community Cemetery

Sol Urbach (1925–2021) of Kalwaria Zebrzydowska is buried at Flemington Jewish Community Cemetery.

Betty Rose Newell

1918–2022 (age 104)

Mountain View Cemetery

Betty Rose Newell (1918-2022) was an American centenarian from Tombstone celebrated by her community.

Kurt Saxon

1932–2021 (age 89)

McDaniel Cemetery

Kurt Saxon (1932-2021) was an American survivalist author and publisher known for chronicling frontier skills.

Daunte Wright

2000–2021 (age 21)

Lakewood Cemetery

Daunte Wright (2000-2021) was an American man whose fatal police shooting in Brooklyn Center, Minnesota, sparked nationa...

Miriam Koval

1935–2022 (age 87)

Saint Basil the Great Convent Cemetery

Miriam Koval (1935-2022) was an American Ukrainian Greek Catholic sister associated with Saint Basil the Great Convent.

Otis Redding III

1963–2023 (age 60)

Cedar Ridge Cemetery

Otis Redding III (1963-2023) was an American singer and musician who carried on his father’s musical legacy.

Jerry Stiller

1927–2020 (age 93)

Nantucket Jewish Cemetery

Jerry Stiller was a Brooklyn-born actor and comedian beloved for his supporting TV and film roles as well as the Stiller...

T.V. Varughese

1934–2020 (age 86)

Mount Peace Cemetery

T.V. Varughese was a native of Kerala whose personal legacy is held by the local community even as broader biographical ...

Olavo de Carvalho

1947–2022 (age 75)

Saint Joseph's Roman Catholic Cemetery

Olavo de Carvalho (1947–2022) was a Brazilian writer and conservative commentator who was buried at Saint Joseph's Rom...

Jean Carnahan

1933–2024 (age 91)

Carson Hill Cemetery

Jean Carnahan (1933–2024) was a U.S. Senator from Missouri appointed after her husband Mel Carnahan's posthumous elect...

Joey Jordison

1975–2021 (age 46)

Highland Memory Gardens Cemetery

Joey Jordison (1975-2021) was the founding drummer of Slipknot and is interred at Highland Memory Gardens Cemetery.

Vida Blue

1949–2023 (age 74)

Mary Evergreen Baptist Church Cemetery

Vida Blue (1949-2023) was a standout Major League Baseball pitcher who is buried at Mary Evergreen Baptist Church Cemete...

Art McNally

1925–2023 (age 98)

Saint Ignatius Catholic Cemetery

Art McNally (1925–2023) was a Philadelphia resident laid to rest at Saint Ignatius Catholic Cemetery.

Katie Wolf

1925–2020 (age 95)

Saint James Lutheran Cemetery

Katie Wolf (1925–2020) is buried at Saint James Lutheran Cemetery.

Israel Horovitz

1939–2020 (age 81)

B'Nai Brith Cemetery

Israel Horovitz (1939-2020) was an American playwright and screenwriter whose prolific work included founding New York S...

Little Richard

1932–2020 (age 88)

Oakwood Memorial Gardens Cemetery

Little Richard (1932-2020) was a Macon-born singer and pianist widely credited with helping pioneer rock and roll music.

Ruth DeYoung Kohler

1941–2020 (age 79)

Woodland Cemetery

Ruth DeYoung Kohler (1941-2020) was buried at Woodland Cemetery.

Stratton Christophersen Jaquette

1944–2024 (age 80)

Grays Hill Cemetery

Stratton Christophersen Jaquette (1944-2024) of Philadelphia was interred at Grays Hill Cemetery.

Wilson D. Leggett III

1935–2023 (age 88)

Greenwood Cemetery

Wilson D. Leggett III (1935–2023) was a San Diego resident whose life is commemorated at Greenwood Cemetery.

Ruthann I Blough-Pfau

1961–2022 (age 61)

Mount Calvary Cemetery

Ruthann I Blough-Pfau (1961–2022) was buried at Mount Calvary Cemetery in Wooster.

Ken Rice

1939–2020 (age 81)

Big Canoe Chapel Cemetery

Ken Rice (1939–2020) rests at Big Canoe Chapel Cemetery in Attapulgus.

Arthur Ashkin

1922–2020 (age 98)

Congregation B'nai Israel Cemetery

Arthur Ashkin (1922–2020) was a Nobel Prize-winning American physicist known for optical tweezers and is buried at Con...

Tony Prince

1952–2021 (age 69)

Heritage Memorial Cemetery

Tony Prince (1952–2021) was buried at Heritage Memorial Cemetery in Harlem.

Baddiewinkle

1928–2025 (age 97)

Flatwoods Cemetery

Baddiewinkle (1928-2025) was a Hazard, Kentucky-born social media personality known for her playful sense of style and i...

Tom Heinsohn

1934–2020 (age 86)

Saint Mary's Cemetery

Tom Heinsohn (1934-2020) was an American basketball player and coach from Jersey City enshrined in the Hall of Fame and ...

Rudolfo Anaya

1937–2020 (age 83)

Mount Calvary Cemetery

Rudolfo Anaya (1937-2020) was a celebrated Chicano author from Pastura, New Mexico who is buried at Mount Calvary Cemete...

Phillip F. Maloof

1926–2020 (age 94)

Mount Calvary Cemetery

Phillip F. Maloof (1926-2020) was a member of the Maloof family whose funeral concluded with burial at Mount Calvary Cem...

Shelly Zegart

1941–2025 (age 84)

Adath Jeshurun Cemetery

Shelly Zegart (1941–2025) is buried at Adath Jeshurun Cemetery in Pittsburgh.

Hugh Davidson

1928–2020 (age 92)

Riverside Cemetery

Hugh Davidson (1928–2020) rests in Riverside Cemetery in Grant.

Iris Westman

1905–2021 (age 116)

Silent Hill Cemetery

Iris Westman (1905–2021) is laid to rest at Silent Hill Cemetery in Aneta.

Anne Wilson Schaef

1934–2020 (age 86)

Baptist Mission Cemetery

Anne Wilson Schaef (1934–2020) is interred at Baptist Mission Cemetery.

Myra Sklarew

1934–2024 (age 90)

Adas Israel Cemetery

Myra Sklarew (1934–2024) is laid to rest at Adas Israel Cemetery in Baltimore.

Barbara W. Cook

1938–2023 (age 85)

Sumnerville Cemetery

Barbara W. Cook (1938–2023) was a Niles resident whose legacy is preserved by family and friends at Sumnerville Cemete...

Ed Bearss

1923–2020 (age 97)

Bethel Cemetery

Ed Bearss (1923–2020) was an American military historian renowned for his Civil War scholarship and is buried at Bethe...

Norma Howard

1960–2024 (age 64)

Antioch Cemetery

Norma Howard (1960–2024) spent her life in Stigler before being laid to rest at Antioch Cemetery.