The Duke of Dorchester dead at age 81, American wrestler
The Duke of Dorchester, an American professional wrestler, died on June 17, 2026. Known outside the ring as Pete Doherty, he was born on January 18, 1941, in Dorchester. He…
Who Died This Month?
Notable deaths this month: Over 400 obituaries with additional info, news, and memorial pages.
James Breen dead at age 81, Irish politician
James Breen, an Irish independent politician who served as a Teachta Dála for Clare from 2002 to 2007, died on June 17, 2026, aged 81. Born in County Clare on…
Tom Dreesen dead at age 86, American comedian and actor
Tom Dreesen, an American stand-up comedian and actor, died on June 17, 2026. Born on September 11, 1942, in Harvey, Illinois, he grew up in the Chicago suburb and attended…
Éric Roy dead at age 58, French football player and manager
Éric Roy, the French football player and manager who led Brest in Ligue 1, died on June 17, 2026, at age 58. Born Éric Serge Armand Roy on September 26,…
Alisher Mirzonabot dead at age 45, Tajik politician
Alisher Mirzonabot, a Tajik politician and deputy of the National Assembly, died on June 17, 2026, in a traffic collision. He was 45. Born on August 27, 1980, in Rushon…
Aleksandr Samokutyaev dead at age 56, Russian politician and cosmonaut
Aleksandr Samokutyaev, a Russian politician and former cosmonaut, died on June 17, 2026, at age 56. Born in Penza on March 13, 1970, he built a career in aviation and…
Teddie Beverley dead at age 99, English singer
Teddie Beverley, the English singer best known as one-third of The Beverley Sisters, died on June 17, 2026, at the age of 99. Born Hazel Pamela Chinery in Bethnal Green,…
Teresė Nekrošaitė dead at age 64, public figure
Teresė Nekrošaitė, a Lithuanian athletics competitor and javelin thrower, died on June 17, 2026, at the age of 64. Born on October 19, 1961, in Bitvanas, she represented Lithuania at…
Walter Parazaider dead at age 81, American Hall Of Fame woodwind musician
Walter Parazaider, an American Hall of Fame woodwind musician and founding member of Chicago, died on June 17, 2026, at age 81 from complications of Alzheimer's disease. Born in Chicago…
Prasad Sawkar dead at age 97, Indian classical vocalist
Prasad Sawkar, an Indian classical vocalist, died on June 17, 2026, at the age of 97. Born Sambaprasad Raghuvir Sawkar on December 14, 1928, in Baroda, Gujarat, he was known…
Carlo Ginzburg dead at age 87, Italian historian
Carlo Ginzburg, an Italian historian and leading figure in microhistory, died on June 17, 2026, at the age of 87. Born in Turin on April 15, 1939, he became known…
Camillo Ruini dead at age 95, Italian Roman Catholic cardinal
Camillo Ruini, the Italian Roman Catholic cardinal who led the Italian Episcopal Conference from 1991 to 2007 and served as cardinal vicar of Rome from 1991 to 2008, died on…
Daniel Senet dead at age 72, French Olympic weightlifter
Daniel Senet, a French Olympic weightlifter and silver medalist at the 1976 Summer Olympics, died on June 16, 2026. He was 72. Born in Amiens on June 26, 1953, Senet…
Afsaneh Malek dead at age 83, Iranian singer
Afsaneh Malek died on June 16, 2026. Tags Musicians, 16 June 2026, Afsaneh, Iran, Malek, June 16, June 2026
Peter Kampits dead at age 83, Austrian philosopher
Peter Kampits, an Austrian philosopher and author who taught at the University of Vienna, died on June 16, 2026. He was 83. Born in Vienna on January 1, 1942, Kampits…
Joan Viñas dead at age 75, Spanish physician
Joan Viñas, a Spanish physician and university teacher, died on June 16, 2026, at the age of 75. Born in Mataró on December 11, 1950, he was known as Joan…
Daveigh Chase dead at age 35, American actress
Daveigh Chase, an American actress known for roles in Lilo & Stitch, The Ring and Donnie Darko, died June 16, 2026, at age 35 of complications from meningitis. Born Daveigh…
Chatch Kuldilok dead at age 82, Thai politician
Chatch Kuldilok, a Thai politician and former member of Thailand’s House of Representatives, died on June 16, 2026. He was 82. Kuldilok, who was born on January 1, 1943, served…
Michael Kapovich dead at age 63, Russian-American mathematician
Michael Kapovich, a Russian-American mathematician who worked at the University of California, Davis, died on June 16, 2026. He was 63. Born in Khabarovsk on March 13, 1963, and also…
Harunobu Yonenaga dead at age 60, Japanese politician
Harunobu Yonenaga, a Japanese politician, died on June 16, 2026, at the age of 60. Born on October 21, 1965, in Masuho, Yamanashi, he graduated from Sophia University and later…
Robert Thurman dead at age 84, American Buddhist writer and academic
Robert Thurman, an American Buddhist writer and academic, died on June 16, 2026, at age 84. Born Robert Alexander Farrar Thurman in New York City on August 3, 1941, he…
Sergey Shashurin dead at age 69, Russian politician
Sergey Shashurin, a Russian politician and former deputy of the State Duma, died on June 16, 2026, at the age of 69. Born in Nizhniye Vyazovye on January 13, 1957,…
Raimundo Carrero dead at age 78, Brazilian writer
Raimundo Carrero, a Brazilian journalist and writer, died on June 16, 2026, at age 78. Born in Salgueiro, Pernambuco, in 1947, he went on to study at the Federal University…
Lidia Litvinova dead at age 76, Russian politician
Lidia Litvinova, a Russian politician who served in the Soviet of the Union from 1979 to 1989, died on June 16, 2026, at age 76. Born Lidia Mikhailovna Litvinova on…
Megan Kimmel dead at age 46, American mountain runner
Megan Kimmel died June 15, 2026, at the age of 45. She was an American athletics competitor. Kimmel was born in Denver in 1980. Tags Athletes, 15 June 2026, America,…
Tatyana Pletnyova dead at age 49, Russian actress
Tatyana Pletnyova died on June 15, 2026. She was an actress. Tags Actors, 15 June 2026, Pletnyova, Russia, Tatyana, June 15, June 2026
Alvin Libin dead at age 95, Canadian businessman, sports executive and philanthropist
Alvin Libin, a Canadian businessman, sports executive and philanthropist, died on June 15, 2026, at the age of 95. Based in Calgary, he was president and chief executive officer of…
Serhiy Osyka dead at age 71, Ukrainian politician
Serhiy Osyka, a Ukrainian politician who served as a deputy in the Verkhovna Rada from 2002 to 2012, died on June 15, 2026, at age 71. Born in Kyiv on…
Alexander Vinidiktov dead at age 76, Russian politician
Alexander Vinidiktov, a Russian politician and deputy of the 3rd State Duma, died on June 15, 2026, at the age of 76. Born on June 10, 1950, in Kizel, Perm…
Piero Amerio dead at age 92, Italian psychologist
Piero Amerio died on June 15, 2026. He was an academic. Tags Scientists, 15 June 2026, Amerio, Aries, Italy, Piero, June 15, June 2026
Francesco Michele Barra dead at age 78, Italian politician
Francesco Michele Barra died on June 15, 2026, at the age of 78. He was an Italian politician and tax advisor, according to his Wikipedia biography. Born in Castrovillari on…
Brian Johnson dead at age 86, British artist
Brian Johnson, the British designer and director of film and television special effects, died on June 15, 2026. Born Brian Johncock on June 29, 1939, in Surrey, he changed his…
Semyon Skrepetsky dead at age 45, Russian artist
Semyon Skrepetsky, a Russian artist, activist and blogger, died on June 15, 2026, at age 45. Born Robert Kuzovkov in Altai Krai in 1981, he became known for political caricature,…
J. Michael Criley dead at age 95, American medical researcher
J. Michael Criley, an American cardiologist and medical researcher, died on June 15, 2026. He was 95. A professor emeritus at the UCLA David Geffen School of Medicine, Criley was…
Telê Ancona Lopez dead at age 87, Brazilian academic
Telê Ancona Lopez died on June 15, 2026. She was a Brazilian literary scholar who worked at the University of São Paulo and its Institute of Brazilian Studies. Born in…
Jerry de Jong dead at age 61, Surinamese-born Dutch footballer
Jerry de Jong, the Surinamese-born Dutch footballer who played for Telstar, MVV and the Netherlands national team, died on June 15, 2026, aged 61. Born in Paramaribo on August 29,…
Alan Ward dead at age 78, public figure
Alan Ward, the English cricketer who played for Derbyshire, Leicestershire and the England Test side, died on June 15, 2026, at the age of 78. Born in Dronfield on August…
Toyoji Sudo dead at age 67, Japanese politician
Toyoji Sudo died on June 15, 2026. Tags Politicians, 15 June 2026, Japan, Sudo, Toyoji, June 15, June 2026
Serhiy Osyka dead at age 71, Ukrainian politician
Serhiy Osyka died on June 15, 2026. He was a Ukrainian politician. Tags Politicians, 15 June 2026, Cancer, Osyka, Serhiy, Ukraine, June 15, June 2026
Toyoji Sudo dead at age 67, Japanese politician
Toyoji Sudo died on June 15, 2026. Tags Politicians, 15 June 2026, Japan, Sudo, Toyoji, June 15, June 2026
Vladimir Gulyamkhaydarov dead at age 80, Tajik-Kazakh footballer and manager
Vladimir Gulyamkhaydarov, a Soviet association football player and coach, died on June 15, 2026. He was 80. Born in Dushanbe on February 26, 1946, Gulyamkhaydarov was a Tajik-Kazakh football figure…
Beatrice Lumpkin dead at age 107, American organizer
Beatrice Lumpkin, an American union organizer, activist, professor and writer, died on June 15, 2026, at the age of 107. Born Beatrice Shapiro on August 3, 1918, in The Bronx,…
Kyle Calder dead at age 47, Canadian ice hockey player
Kyle Calder, a Canadian ice hockey player who spent parts of his NHL career with the Chicago Blackhawks, Philadelphia Flyers and Los Angeles Kings, died on June 15, 2026. He…
Danny Simmons dead at age 72, American abstract expressionist painter
Danny Simmons, an American abstract expressionist painter, died on June 15, 2026, at age 72. Born Daniel Simmons Jr. on August 17, 1953, in New York, he worked as a…
Abdullah Ibrahim dead at age 91, South African jazz pianist and composer
Abdullah Ibrahim, the South African jazz pianist and composer known for The Jazz Epistles and the song "Mannenberg," died on June 15, 2026, at age 91. Born Adolph Johannes Brand…
Minkailu Mansaray dead, Sierra Leoneon politician
Minkailu Mansaray, a Sierra Leonean politician and minister, died on June 15, 2026. Born in Tonkolili District, he served in Parliament from 2002 to 2007 and later held ministerial posts,…
Ronell Johnson dead at age 49, American trombonist
Ronell Johnson, an American trombonist with the Preservation Hall Jazz Band, died on June 15, 2026. He was 49. Johnson was identified in reports as a member of the long-running…
Etienne Cooreman dead at age 97, Belgian politician
Etienne Cooreman, a Belgian politician and lawyer, died on June 15, 2026, at the age of 97. Born in Zele on November 14, 1928, he sat in the Chamber of…
Togba Zogbélémou dead, Guinean politician
Togba Zogbélémou, a Guinean politician and former minister of justice, died on June 15, 2026, in Conakry. A member of the Rally of the Guinean People, he served as Guinea’s…
Christian Bujeau dead at age 81, French actor
Christian Bujeau died on June 15, 2026. He was an actor. Tags Actors, 15 June 2026, Bujeau, Christian, France, June 15, June 2026
Ece İrtem dead at age 35, Turkish actress
Ece İrtem, a Turkish actress and opera singer, died on June 15, 2026, after suffering a heart attack. She was 35. Born in Sivas on June 14, 1991, İrtem graduated…
Eddie Andelman dead at age 89, American sports radio talk-show host
Eddie Andelman, the American sports radio talk-show host whose voice became a fixture in Boston for more than four decades, died on June 15, 2026. He was 89. Andelman built…
Tatyana Pletnyova dead at age 49, Russian actress
Tatyana Pletnyova died on June 15, 2026. Tags Actors, 15 June 2026, Pletnyova, Russia, Tatyana, June 15, June 2026
Converse Chellis dead at age 82, American politician
Converse Chellis, an American politician and former treasurer of South Carolina, died on June 14, 2026. He was 82. Born in Summerville, South Carolina, Chellis served in the South Carolina…
Lettie Oosthoek dead at age 88, Dutch actress
Lettie Oosthoek, the Dutch actress known for roles in Flodder, Dossier Verhulst and Flodder in Amerika!, died on June 14, 2026, at the age of 88. Born Aletta Lapère in…
Chantal Deruaz dead at age 76, French actress
Chantal Deruaz, a French actress known for her work on stage and in films including Diva and The Return of Martin Guerre, died on June 14, 2026. She was 76.…
Behrouz Razavi dead at age 78, radio and television presenter, and actor
Behrouz Razavi died on June 14, 2026. He was an Iranian voice actor, radio and television presenter, and actor. Razavi was known for his work in Iranian media and performance.…
Lucas Frota dead at age 21, Brazilian music producer
Lucas Frota died on June 14, 2026. He was a Brazilian music producer. Tags Musicians, 14 June 2026, Brazil, Frota, Lucas, June 14, June 2026
Oliver Tree dead at age 32, American singer-songwriter
Oliver Tree, the American singer-songwriter, rapper, record producer, comedian and filmmaker, died on June 14, 2026, in a helicopter crash in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. He was 32. Born Oliver…
Kay Halloran dead at age 89, American politician
Kay Halloran, an American politician and lawyer who served in the Iowa House of Representatives and later as mayor of Cedar Rapids, Iowa, died on June 14, 2026, at age…
Philippe Stern dead at age 88, Swiss businessman
Philippe Stern died on June 14, 2026, at the age of 87. He was a Swiss entrepreneur born in Geneva on November 10, 1938. His death was announced without further…
Lorcan O’Herlihy dead at age 66, Irish architect
Lorcan O'Herlihy, an Irish architect and founding principal of Lorcan O'Herlihy Architects (LOHA), died on June 14, 2026. He was 66. Born in Dublin on January 1, 1959, he trained…
Dave Greenslade dead at age 83, Greenslade
Dave Greenslade, the British composer and keyboardist known for his work with Colosseum and his own band Greenslade, died on June 14, 2026, at the age of 83. Born David…
Andy Lewis dead at age 39, American slackliner and stunt performer
Andy Lewis, an American slackliner and stunt performer known professionally as Sketchy Andy, died on June 14, 2026, at age 39. Born in Santa Rosa, California, on October 7, 1986,…
Gaspi dead at age 23, Argentine Youtuber
Gaspi, the Argentine YouTuber known for blending parody, dark humor and social commentary, died on June 14, 2026. He was 23. Born Gaspar Prim Díaz on December 28, 2002, in…
Roy Hattersley dead at age 93, MP and member of the House of Lords
Roy Hattersley, the British politician, author and journalist who served as a Labour MP from 1964 to 1997 and sat in the House of Lords from 1997 to 2017, died…
Lucas A. Vignale dead at age 28, Argentine film director and screenwriter
Lucas A. Vignale, an Argentine film director and screenwriter best known for co-writing and co-directing The River Train, died on June 14, 2026. Born in 1997 in Buenos Aires, he…
Ivan Rektor dead at age 77, neuroscientist and academic
Ivan Rektor died on June 14, 2026. He was a Slovak neurologist, neuroscientist and academic at CEITEC, Masaryk University. His death was reported without further details. Tags Doctors, Scientists, 14…
Taty Almeida dead at age 95, Argentine human rights activist
Taty Almeida, an Argentine human rights activist, died on June 14, 2026, at the age of 95. Born Lidia Stella Mercedes Miy Uranga in Belgrano, Buenos Aires, on June 28,…
Győző Somogyi dead at age 83, Hungarian graphic artist and painter
Győző Somogyi, a Hungarian graphic artist and painter, died on June 14, 2026. He was 83. Born in Budapest on July 28, 1942, Somogyi worked across graphic art and painting,…
Anne Schedeen dead at age 77, Marcus Welby, M.D., Three’s Company
Anne Schedeen, an American actress best known for her roles on ALF, Marcus Welby, M.D. and Three's Company, died on June 14, 2026. She was 77. Born Luanne Ruth Schedeen…
Josep Maria Sans i Travé dead at age 78, Spanish archivist and historian
Josep Maria Sans i Travé, a Spanish archivist and historian, died on June 14, 2026, at the age of 78. Born in 1947 in Solivella, he earned a degree in…
Choi Jungwha dead at age 70, South Korean translator
Choi Jungwha, a South Korean translator and interpreter, died on June 14, 2026, at the age of 70. Born in Seoul on October 16, 1955, she was educated at Kyunggi…
Roger Cook dead at age 83, New Zealand-born British investigative journalist and television broadca…
Roger Cook, the New Zealand-born British investigative journalist and television broadcaster known for The Cook Report, died on June 13, 2026, aged 83. Born on April 6, 1943, he was…
Boris Isachenko dead at age 67, Belarusian Olympic archer
Boris Isachenko, a Belarusian Olympic archer who competed for the Soviet Union at the 1980 Games, died on June 13, 2026. He was 67. Born Boris Valentinovich Isachenko on December…
Felix Kreichman dead at age 77, Russian economist and politician
Felix Kreichman died on June 13, 2026, at the age of 77. He was a Russian economist and politician. Born on June 8, 1949, in Tiraspol, he studied at Samara…
Netanel Lasri dead at age 40, Israeli military officer
Netanel Lasri died on June 13, 2026. He was an Israeli military officer. Tags Other, 13 June 2026, Israel, Lasri, Netanel, June 13, June 2026
Betty Lindberg dead at age 101, American track and field athlete
Betty Lindberg, an American track and field athlete, died on June 13, 2026, at the age of 101. Born on September 7, 1924, she was identified in records as a…
Silvano Herminio Pedroso Montalvo dead at age 73, Cuban Catholic bishop
Silvano Herminio Pedroso Montalvo died on June 13, 2026. He was a Cuban Catholic bishop and priest. Born on April 25, 1953, in Cárdenas, he was also known as Padre…
Peter Heppelthwaite dead at age 58, British actor
Peter Heppelthwaite died on June 13, 2026. He was a British actor known for his role in "The Green Green Grass." Tags Actors, 13 June 2026, Britain, Heppelthwaite, Peter, June…
Avelino Rico dead at age 95, Spanish carom billiards player
Avelino Rico, the Spanish carom billiards player, died on June 13, 2026. He was 95. Born on February 12, 1931, in Bustantigo, Spain, Rico was a leading figure in carom…
Luisa Muraro dead at age 85, Italian academic and philosopher
Luisa Muraro, the Italian academic and philosopher, died on June 13, 2026, a day before her 86th birthday. Born in Montecchio Maggiore on June 14, 1940, she studied at the…
Flor Vargas dead at age 93, Colombian actress
Flor Vargas died on June 13, 2026. She was a Colombian actress. Tags Actors, 13 June 2026, Cancer, Colombia, Flor, Vargas, June 13, June 2026
Almas Ordabajev dead at age 88, Kazakh architect
Almas Ordabajev died on June 13, 2026. He was a Kazakh architect. Tags Other, 13 June 2026, Almas, Ordabajev, June 13, June 2026
John D. Groendyke dead at age 81, American trucking executive
John D. Groendyke, an American trucking executive and chief executive officer of Groendyke Transport, died on June 13, 2026. He led the Enid, Oklahoma-based company, which by 2015 was the…
Silvano Pedroso Montalvo dead at age 73, bishop of Guantánamo-Baracoa
Silvano Pedroso Montalvo, the Cuban Roman Catholic prelate who served as bishop of Guantánamo-Baracoa, died on June 13, 2026, at the age of 73. Born on April 25, 1953, in…
Görel Hanser dead at age 76, Swedish record company executive and talent manager
Görel Hanser, a Swedish record company executive and talent manager known for her work with ABBA, died on June 13, 2026. She was 76. Born Görel Kristina Johnsen on June…
Hidayat Orujov dead at age 81, chairman of the State Committee on Affairs with Religious Associatio…
Hidayat Orujov, the Azerbaijani writer and politician who chaired the State Committee on Affairs with Religious Associations from 2006 to 2012, died on June 13, 2026, at the age of…
Vovô Anésio dead at age 88, cardiac arrest
Vovô Anésio, a Brazilian social media influencer, died on June 13, 2026, of cardiac arrest. He was 88. Born Anezio Fiori, he was active online from 2023 to 2026 and…
Zaini Abdullah dead at age 86, governor of Aceh
Zaini Abdullah, the Indonesian politician who served as governor of Aceh from 2012 to 2017, died on June 13, 2026, at age 86. Born on April 24, 1940, in Pidie,…
Shahrzad Javaheri dead at age 49, Iranian actress
Shahrzad Javaheri died on June 13, 2026. She was an actress. Tags Actors, 13 June 2026, Iran, Javaheri, Shahrzad, June 13, June 2026
Balazs Martos dead at age 73, Hungarian electrical engineer
Balazs Martos died on June 13, 2026. He was a Hungarian electrical engineer. Tags Other, 13 June 2026, Balazs, Hungary, Martos, June 13, June 2026
Victor Gbeho dead at age 91, MP and minister of foreign affairs
Victor Gbeho, the Ghanaian politician who served as a member of parliament from 1991 to 2001 and as minister of foreign affairs from 2001 to 2005, died on June 13,…
Umer Chapra dead at age 93, Pakistani-Saudi economist
Umer Chapra, a Pakistani-Saudi economist and adviser, died on June 13, 2026, at the age of 93. Born in Bombay on February 1, 1933, he was also known as Muhammad…
Rosamond McKitterick dead at age 77, British medieval historian
Rosamond McKitterick, a British medieval historian and university teacher, died on June 13, 2026, at the age of 77. Born Rosamond Deborah Pierce in Chesterfield on May 31, 1949, she…
Ralph Haben dead at age 84, member of the Florida House of Representatives
Ralph Haben, an American politician who served in the Florida House of Representatives from 1972 to 1982, died on June 13, 2026. He was 84. Haben, who was born in…
Gideon Konchellah dead, MP, cardiac arrest
Gideon Konchellah died on June 13, 2026. He was a Kenyan politician who served as a member of parliament from 2003 to 2022. His death was reported as the result…
Aldon Smith dead at age 36, Oakland Raiders
Aldon Smith, the American football player who starred for the San Francisco 49ers and later the Oakland Raiders, died on June 13, 2026, at age 36. Born Aldon Jacarus Smith…