Ruben Yesayan
Russian-Armenian test pilot
Died on Thursday January 1st 2026
Who Died in December 2025?
Who died in December 2025? Over 1,000 obituaries from that month — notable deaths, news, info and memorial pages.
Dame Karen Poutasi
New Zealand public health official
Died on Thursday January 1st 2026
Mukhsin Mukhamadiev
Tajik-Russian football player (Tajikistan national team
Died on Thursday January 1st 2026
Tim Robertson
English-born Australian actor (Chances
Died on Thursday January 1st 2026
Margaret Anne Staggers
American politician
Died on Thursday January 1st 2026
Jeon Jun-ho
South Korean baseball player (Hyundai Unicorns
Died on Thursday January 1st 2026
Nexhat Daci
Kosovan politician
Died on Thursday January 1st 2026
Candy Raymond
Australian actress (Don's Party
Died on Thursday January 1st 2026
Morris Kahn
South African-born Israeli entrepreneur
Died on Thursday January 1st 2026
Lowell MacDonald
Canadian ice hockey player (Pittsburgh Penguins
Died on Wednesday December 31st 2025
Julius Berman
American rabbi and attorney
Died on Wednesday December 31st 2025
Therrell C. Smith
American ballet dancer
Died on Wednesday December 31st 2025
Gökmen Özdenak
Turkish footballer (İstanbulspor
Died on Wednesday December 31st 2025
Serge Roy
French footballer (Racing Besançon
Died on Wednesday December 31st 2025
Stewart Cheifet
American television host (Computer Chronicles)
Died on Wednesday December 31st 2025
Jean Le Gac
French painter and photographer
Died on Wednesday December 31st 2025
Oscar Maroni
Brazilian night club owner
Died on Wednesday December 31st 2025
Ion H. Ciubotaru
Romanian ethnologist and literary historian
Died on Wednesday December 31st 2025
Raúl Corriveau
Canadian Roman Catholic prelate
Died on Wednesday December 31st 2025
Pavel Schenk
Czech volleyball player
Died on Wednesday December 31st 2025
Mahmudul Hasan
Bangladeshi major general and politician
Died on Wednesday December 31st 2025
K. K. Narayanan
Indian politician
Died on Wednesday December 31st 2025
Marijan Čerček
Croatian footballer (Dinamo Zagreb
Died on Wednesday December 31st 2025
Dean C. Jessee American historian dead at age 96
Dean C. Jessee, an American historian of the early Latter Day Saint movement and a leading expert on the writings of Joseph Smith Jr.,
died on December 31, 2025. Born…
Paul Idlout Canadian Inuk Anglican bishop dead at age 90
Paul Idlout, a Canadian Inuk Anglican bishop and former police constable,
died on December 31, 2025. Born on April 21, 1935, in Pond Inlet, Northwest Territories, he was raised in…
Enno Hallek Artist dead at age 94
Enno Hallek, a Swedish artist and academic,
died on December 31, 2025, at the age of 94. Born in Rohuküla, Estonia, on November 7, 1931, he moved with his family…
Francis Hallé French botanist and biologist dead at age 87
Francis Hallé, the French botanist and biologist,
died on December 31, 2025, at the age of 87. He was a specialist in tropical rainforests and tree architecture, and is best…
Bobby Gosh American musician and singer-songwriter dead at age 89
Bobby Gosh, an American musician and singer-songwriter known for writing “A Little Bit More,”
died on December 31, 2025, at age 89. Born Robert Gosch on May 31, 1936, in…
Jerry Bledsoe Author, journalist dead at age 84
Jerry Bledsoe, an American author and journalist,
died on December 31, 2025, at age 84. Born in Danville, Virginia, on July 14, 1941, he was known for several true crime…
Billy Ray Barnes American football player dead at age 90
Billy Ray Barnes, an American football player and coach,
died on December 31, 2025, at age 90. Barnes was a halfback in the National Football League, playing for the Philadelphia…
Jiří Zubrický Czech Olympic weightlifter dead at age 61
Jiří Zubrický, a Czech Olympic weightlifter who competed in the 1988 and 1992 Games for Czechoslovakia,
died on December 31, 2025, at the age of 61. Born in Most on…
Godiya Akwashiki Only Eggon Representative In House of Rep dead at age 52
Godiya Akwashiki, Nigerian politician and senator representing Nasarawa North since 2019,
died on December 31, 2025. He was elected to the Senate in Nigeria’s 2019 general elections and re-elected in…
Dick Zimmer American politician, member of the U.S. House of Representatives dead at age 81
Dick Zimmer, an American politician and member of the U.S. House of Representatives from 1991 to 1997,
died on December 31, 2025, at age 81. A Republican from New Jersey,…
Gillian Wagner Writer and philanthropist dead at age 98
Dame Gillian Wagner, British writer and philanthropist and chair of Barnardo's,
died on December 31, 2025, aged 98. Born Gillian Mary Millicent Graham in London on October 25, 1927, she…
Hayden Thompson American rockabilly musician dead at age 87
Hayden Thompson, an American singer, songwriter and rockabilly musician,
died on December 31, 2025, at age 87. Born in Booneville, Mississippi, Thompson was a member of the Rockabilly Hall of…
Yuri Sudakov Russian boxer dead at age 77
Yuri Sudakov, a Russian boxer and boxing coach,
died on December 31, 2025, at the age of 77. Born Yuri Evgenievich Sudakov on July 3, 1948, in Moscow, he competed…
Harvey Pratt Forensic artist dead at age 84
Harvey Pratt, an American forensic and Native American artist,
died on December 31, 2025, at age 84. Pratt, also known as Harvey Phillip Pratt, worked for more than 40 years…
Mark McCullough American lighting designer dead at age 62
Mark McCullough, an American lighting designer,
died on December 31, 2025. A native of North Carolina, he studied at the North Carolina School of the Arts and the Yale School…
Elizabeth Kelly Actress dead at age 104
Elizabeth Kelly, the English actress best known for playing Nellie Ellis in the BBC soap opera EastEnders,
died on December 31, 2025, aged 104. Born Elizabeth Hutton Kelly in Newcastle…
Pasha Kasanov Ukrainian football player and manager dead at age 72
Pasha Kasanov, a Ukrainian football player and manager,
died on December 31, 2025, at the age of 72. Known as Pasha Namazovych Kasanov, he played for Nyva Vinnytsia and Metalurh…
Sam Sommers
American racing driver
Died on Wednesday December 31st 2025
Jacqueline de Ribes
French fashion designer
Died on Wednesday December 31st 2025
Sharif Nazarov
Tajik football player (Pamir) and manager (Varzob Dushanbe
Died on Wednesday December 31st 2025
Mary Bradley
Northern Irish politician
Died on Wednesday December 31st 2025
Moisés Avelino
Brazilian politician
Died on Wednesday December 31st 2025
Miroslav Zeman
wrestler
Died on Wednesday December 31st 2025
Hisham N. Ashkouri
American architect
Died on Wednesday December 31st 2025
Michael Lahti
American politician
Died on Wednesday December 31st 2025
Ben Nighthorse Campbell
American politician
Died on Wednesday December 31st 2025
Rhoda Billings
American lawyer and justice
Died on Wednesday December 31st 2025
Rhoda Bryan Billings
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Died on Tuesday December 30th 2025
Ken Greatorex
English rugby footballer
Died on Tuesday December 30th 2025
Dick Schulze
American politician
Died on Tuesday December 30th 2025
Tatiana Schlossberg
American journalist (The New York Times)
Died on Tuesday December 30th 2025
Andy Billups
British bass guitarist (The Hamsters)
Died on Tuesday December 30th 2025
Alexandra Wedgwood
British architectural historian
Died on Tuesday December 30th 2025
Carmen de Lavallade
American dancer and choreographer
Died on Tuesday December 30th 2025
Richard Smallwood
American gospel singer ("Total Praise")
Died on Tuesday December 30th 2025
Gordon Jones
English footballer (Middlesbrough
Died on Tuesday December 30th 2025
Francisco Barrio
Mexican politician
Died on Tuesday December 30th 2025
Emil Kio, Jr.
Russian illusionist
Died on Tuesday December 30th 2025
Ed Wallace
American radio personality
Died on Tuesday December 30th 2025
Francisco Fernández Marugán
Spanish politician and economist
Died on Tuesday December 30th 2025
Jerry Welsh American college basketball coach
Jerry Welsh, an American college basketball coach and former head coach of the SUNY Potsdam Bears and Iona Gaels,
died on December 30, 2025, at the age of 89. Welsh…
Killing of Monique and Spencer Tepe American dentist, shot dead at age 37
Monique Tepe, an American dentist, was shot dead on December 30, 2025, alongside her husband, Spencer Tepe, in their Columbus, Ohio, home. The couple were found after Spencer failed to…
Mate Meštrović Journalist, academic, lobbyist, politician, ambassador dead at age 95
Mate Meštrović, a Croatian-American journalist,
died on December 30, 2025, in Zagreb at the age of 95. Also known as Matthew Mestrovic and Matthew Meštrović, he was born in Zagreb…
Killing of Monique and Spencer Tepe American early childhood educator, shot dead at age 39
Monique Tepe, an American early childhood educator, was shot dead on December 30, 2025, in Columbus, Ohio. She and her husband, Spencer Tepe, were found dead inside their home after…
Emilija Soklič Audio engineer for early Slovene film production, innovator dead at age 107
Emilija Soklič, a Slovene electrical engineer and audio engineer,
died on December 30, 2025. She was known as one of the first professional filmmakers in Slovenia and for technical support…
David Heap English-born Ireland-based actor dead at age 76
David Heap, an English-born Ireland-based actor known for his roles in Fair City and Botched,
died on December 30, 2025. Born in Cinderford, Gloucestershire, he initially worked for Procter &…
Joe Byrne Northern Irish politician, MLA dead at age 72
Joe Byrne, the Northern Irish SDLP politician who served as an MLA for West Tyrone from 1998 to 2003 and again from 2011 to 2015,
died on December 30, 2025,…
Thomas W. Bradshaw American politician, mayor of Raleigh, North Carolina dead at age 87
Thomas W. Bradshaw, an American politician and businessman who served as mayor of Raleigh, North Carolina,
died on December 30, 2025, at age 87. A member of the Raleigh city…
Patrice Péron
French rugby union player (Racing 92
Died on Tuesday December 30th 2025
Karel Konečný
Czech politician
Died on Tuesday December 30th 2025
Laurence Thomas
American philosopher
Died on Tuesday December 30th 2025
Akshu Fernando
Sri Lankan cricketer (Panadura Sports Club)
Died on Tuesday December 30th 2025
Tetsuzo Fuwa
Japanese politician
Died on Tuesday December 30th 2025
Michael Lippman
American music manager (David Bowie
Died on Tuesday December 30th 2025
Denny Tsao
Taiwanese singer and actor (Westgate Tango) (body discovered on this date)
Died on Tuesday December 30th 2025
Khaleda Zia
Bangladeshi politician
Died on Tuesday December 30th 2025
Elías Barreiro
Cuban guitarist and academic
Died on Tuesday December 30th 2025
Ruth Wagner
German politician
Died on Monday December 29th 2025
Enrique Collar
Spanish footballer
Died on Monday December 29th 2025
Günter Lyhs
German gymnast
Died on Monday December 29th 2025
