Recent Deaths & Obituaries

Andrea Kdolsky, minister of health, died on September 30, 2026

Andrea Kdolsky dies at age 63

Andrea Kdolsky, the Austrian politician and former health minister, died on September 30, 2026, aged 63. Born Andrea Pelucha on November 2, 1962, in Vienna, she grew up in the city and first studied law and economics before completing a Doctor of Medicine at the University of Vienna…

Ramón Luis Rivera, Politician, died on September 30, 2026

Ramón Luis Rivera passed away at age 97

Ramón Luis Rivera, the Puerto Rican politician who served as mayor of Bayamón from 1977 to 2001, died on September 30, 2026, at age 97. A native of Aguas Buenas, he was affiliated with the New Progressive Party and later became one of Bayamón’s most prominent political figures.…

Janice Laking, mayor of Barrie, died on September 30, 2026

Obituary: Janice Laking, dead at age 96

Janice Laking, the Canadian politician who served as mayor of Barrie, died on September 30, 2026, aged 96. Known also by her married name and born Janice McCuaig, she was a long-serving figure in local politics in Barrie, Ontario. She was first elected to Barrie City Council in…

Peppino Mazzullo, Voice actor, died on September 30, 2026

Peppino Mazzullo has died at age 100

Peppino Mazzullo, the Italian actor and voice actor whose voice helped define the character Topo Gigio for decades, died on September 30, 2026, aged 100. Born Giuseppe Mazzullo on June 6, 1926, in Messina, he built a career across theatre, radio and television and became closely associated with…

Athanasios Iliadis, Greek boxer, died on September 30, 2026

Athanasios Iliadis, died aged 74

Athanasios Iliadis, a Greek boxer who competed in the men's welterweight event at the 1976 Summer Olympics, died on September 30, 2026, aged 74. Born in Thessaloniki on August 23, 1952, he represented Greece at the Montreal Games in one of the sport's key weight divisions and was…

John Bröcheler, Operatic baritone, died on September 30, 2026

John Bröcheler passed away at age 81

John Bröcheler, the Dutch operatic baritone, died on September 30, 2026, aged 81. Born in Vaals on February 21, 1945, he began his career as a concert singer and built a reputation in contemporary music, including the world premiere of Mauricio Kagel’s Mare Nostrum. He made his Dutch…

Kalki Bhagawan, Spiritual teacher from India, died on September 29, 2026

Kalki Bhagawan, died aged 77

Kalki Bhagawan, a spiritual teacher from India, died on September 29, 2026, aged 77. Born Vijay Kumar Naidu on March 7, 1949, in Natham, Tamil Nadu, he was also known as Sri Bhagavan and was identified as an Indian spiritual master and philosopher. He founded the spiritual organization…

Phil Gifford, New Zealand sportswriter and broadcaster, died on September 29, 2026

Phil Gifford has died at age 79

Phil Gifford, the New Zealand sportswriter and broadcaster associated with The Sunday Star-Times and Radio Sport, died on September 29, 2026, aged 79. He was a familiar voice on Radio Sport through his rugby show Front Row, heard on Saturdays from 8 to 10 a.m., and wrote a…

Jean-Jacques Nyenimigabo, Burundian politician, died on September 29, 2026

Jean-Jacques Nyenimigabo death at age 77

Jean-Jacques Nyenimigabo, a Burundian politician, died on September 29, 2026, at age 77. He served as Burundi’s minister of youth, culture and sports after being appointed in 2010 by President Pierre Nkurunziza, beginning his term on August 30 that year. Nyenimigabo also represented the Mubuga zone in parliament.…

Gonzalo Suárez, Spanish film director, died on September 29, 2026

Gonzalo Suárez has died at age 92

Gonzalo Suárez, the Spanish film director behind Rowing with the Wind, Epilogue and The Detective and Death, died on September 29, 2026, aged 92. Born Gonzalo Suárez Morilla in Oviedo on July 30, 1934, he built a long career as a writer, screenwriter, actor, film producer and novelist,…

Joe Callanan, Irish politician, died on September 29, 2026

Joe Callanan obituary: died at age 77

Joe Callanan, the Irish former Fianna Fáil politician and TD for Galway East from 2002 to 2007, died on September 29, 2026, aged 77. Born in Kilconnell, County Galway, he was elected to Dáil Éireann at the 2002 general election and lost his seat at the 2007 contest.…

Náfer Durán, Colombian accordionist and songwriter, died on September 29, 2026

Death of Náfer Durán at age 93

Náfer Durán, the Colombian accordionist and songwriter who was crowned rey vallenato in 1976, died on September 29, 2026, aged 93. Born Náfer Santiago Durán Díaz in El Paso, Colombia, on December 26, 1932, he became one of vallenato’s noted figures after winning the accordionist competition at the…

Donald Bergagård, Swedish evangelist, died on September 29, 2026

Donald Bergagård has died at age 90

Donald Bergagård, the Swedish evangelist, singer and accordionist, died on September 29, 2026, at the age of 90. Born in Öckerö on February 13, 1936, he first worked as a pastor in the Pentecostal congregation Elim in Örebro in the late 1950s before a 1959 visit to Aage…

Gilbert Bigio, Founder of GB Group, died on September 29, 2026

Gilbert Bigio dead at age 91

Gilbert Bigio, the Haitian business conglomerate founder of GB Group, died on September 29, 2026, aged 91. A retired businessman, he built GB Group into a major Haitian enterprise and was widely identified as the country’s first billionaire. Bigio also served as an honorary consul to Israel and…

Pac, English professional wrestler, died on September 27, 2026

Pac has died at age 40

Pac, the English professional wrestler better known outside the ring as Benjamin Satterley, died on September 27, 2026, aged 40. Born in Newcastle upon Tyne on August 22,…

Bob Agee, president of Oklahoma Baptist University, died on September 26, 2026

Bob Agee death at age 88

Bob Agee, the American academic administrator who served as president of Oklahoma Baptist University, died on September 26, 2026, at age 88. He led the university as its…

Norm Kimball, general manager of Edmonton Eskimos and president of Montreal Alouettes, died on September 25, 2026

Norm Kimball dead at age 96

Norm Kimball, the Canadian football executive who served as general manager of the Edmonton Eskimos and later president and chief operating officer of the Montreal Alouettes, died on…

David Marsden, complications from a fall, died on September 25, 2026

Obituary: David Marsden, dead at age 85

David Marsden, the Canadian radio broadcaster and program director who helped shape Toronto radio as a disc jockey and later guided CFNY-FM’s influential “Spirit of Radio” identity, died…

Peter May, novelist, and crime writer, died on September 25, 2026

Peter May dies at 74

Peter May, the Scottish television screenwriter, novelist and crime writer, died on September 25, 2026, aged 74. Born in Glasgow and educated at Eastwood High School, he built…