Frank Joseph Dewane death at age 76
Frank Joseph Dewane, an American Roman Catholic prelate who served as bishop of Venice, died October 7, 2026, aged 76. He died in Sarasota, Florida. Born in Green Bay, Wisconsin,…
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Notable deaths this month: Over 100 obituaries with additional info, news, and memorial pages.
Hans-Dieter Schmidt died at age 78
Hans-Dieter Schmidt, a German football manager and former player, died on October 7, 2026, aged 78. Born in Hanover on January 9, 1948, Schmidt played football, including for Hannover 96.…
Barbara Spinelli passes away at age 80
Barbara Spinelli, an Italian journalist, writer and politician, died in Rome on October 7, 2026, aged 80. Born in Rome on May 31, 1946, she was the daughter of Altiero…
Virjibhai Thummar died at age 64
Virjibhai Thummar, an Indian politician who served as a member of Parliament and a Gujarat MLA, died on October 7, 2026, aged 64. Born in Amreli, Gujarat, on May 31,…
Eva Marie Saint passed away at age 102
Eva Marie Saint, the American actress, died October 6, 2026, aged 102. Born in Newark on July 4, 1924, she graduated from Bowling Green State University in 1946 and began…
Bisera Alikadić, died aged 87
Bisera Alikadić, a Bosnian poet and author, died on October 6, 2026, aged 87. Born in Podhum near Livno, she built a body of work that included poetry, romance novels…
Ramesh Babaji Maharaj dead at age 87
Ramesh Babaji Maharaj, an Indian spiritual teacher, social worker and cow-welfare advocate, died October 6, 2026, aged 87. Also known as Shri Ramesh Baba Ji Maharaj, Babashri and Baba Maharaj,…
Dennis Franchione passed away at age 75
Dennis Franchione, an American college football coach who led programs including Pittsburg State, TCU and New Mexico, died of cancer on October 6, 2026, aged 75. Born in Girard, Kansas,…
Jean Manga Onguéné passed away at age 80
Jean Manga Onguéné, a Cameroonian footballer, died on October 6, 2026, aged 80. Born on June 12, 1946, he played as a centre-forward and spent his entire playing career with…
Fusako Yusaki death at age 89
Fusako Yusaki, the Japanese-Italian stop-motion animator, died October 6, 2026, aged 89. Born in 1937, she studied at Brera Academy and became known for claymation, making animated works with plasticine.…
Víctor Hugo Ayala death at age 92
Víctor Hugo Ayala, the Colombian singer known for bolero recordings and his performance of the national anthem, died October 6, 2026, aged 92. Born in Bogotá on June 13, 1934,…
Paul Ferris passes away at age 62
Paul John Ferris, a Scottish writer and organised crime figure, died October 6, 2026, aged 62. Born in Blackhill on November 10, 1963, he became an enforcer for Glasgow crime…
Richard Morecroft dies at 70
Richard Morecroft, Australian radio announcer, ABC News newsreader and television presenter, died of cancer on October 6, 2026, aged 70. Born in Market Harborough, England, he moved with his family…
Juarez Machado passes away at age 85
Juarez Machado, the Brazilian painter, died October 6, 2026, aged 85. Born in Joinville, Santa Catarina, in 1941, he studied fine arts at the School of Art in Paraná, in…
Jacek Ziober, died aged 60
Jacek Ziober, the Polish football player, died October 6, 2026, aged 60. Born in Łódź on November 18, 1965, he played as a forward and began his career in 1982,…
Neil Andrew dies at age 82
Neil Andrew, an Australian politician and horticulturalist who served as Speaker of the House of Representatives, died October 6, 2026, aged 82. Known formally as John Neil Andrew, he was…
Hesham Yahya dies at 63
Hesham Yahya, an Egyptian journalist, novelist and screenwriter, died October 5, 2026, aged 63. His career joined newspaper journalism and literary writing, and also included television program preparation and screenwriting.…
Jeffrey Archer, Baron Archer of Weston-super-Mare died at age 86
Jeffrey Archer, Baron Archer of Weston-super-Mare, the British politician and author, died October 5, 2026, aged 86. Born in London on April 15, 1940, he was educated at Wellington School…
Death of George Fenton at age 76
George Richard Ian Howe Fenton, known professionally as George Fenton, the English composer, died October 5, 2026, aged 76. Born in Bromley, Kent, he became best known for writing film…
Carlos Alberto Dias dies at 59
Carlos Alberto Dias, a Brazilian football player, died October 5, 2026, aged 59. Born in Brasília on May 5, 1967, he is also known by the fuller name Carlos Alberto…
Tadeusz Lutak dies at 109
Tadeusz Lutak, a Polish World War II veteran and soldier, died October 5, 2026, aged 109. Born Tadeusz Władysław Lutak on August 29, 1917, in Żarnowa, then part of Austria-Hungary,…
Ilie Datcu dead at age 89
Ilie Datcu, a Romanian footballer and coach who played as a goalkeeper, died on October 5, 2026, aged 89. Born in Bucharest, he began playing in the junior ranks of…
Death of Matt Howarth at age 72
Matt Howarth, an American comic book writer and artist, died October 5, 2026, aged 72. He was known for the series Those Annoying Post Bros, Savage Henry, Star Crossed and…
Vlado Jug death at age 79
Vlado Jug, a Slovenian ice hockey player and Olympian, died October 5, 2026, aged 79. Born in Jesenice, in what was then Yugoslavia, on April 6, 1947, he was identified…
Freddie Jackson dead at age 70
Freddie Jackson, the American rhythm and blues singer known for “You Are My Lady” and “Rock Me Tonight (For Old Times Sake),” died October 5, 2026, aged 70. Born Frederick…
Lena Martell dies at age 86
Lena Martell, the Scottish singer known for “One Day at a Time,” died October 5, 2026, aged 86. Born Helen Thomson in Glasgow, she began singing at 11 with her…
Obituary: George Ali Murad Khan, dead at age 93
George Ali Murad Khan, the Pakistani monarch who served as Mir of Khairpur from 1947 to 1954, died October 5, 2026, aged 93. Born in Brighton, England, on June 29,…
Sam McDowell dead at age 84
Sam McDowell, the American former professional baseball player and starting pitcher known as “Sudden Sam,” died October 5, 2026, aged 84. Born in Pittsburgh on September 21, 1942, McDowell pitched…
Göksel Arsoy obituary: died at age 90
Göksel Arsoy, the Turkish actor known for films including Şafak Bekçileri, Gençlik Hülyaları and Şehirdeki Yabancı, died on October 5, 2026, aged 90. Born in Kayseri on March 15, 1936,…
Dennis Hastert died at age 84
Dennis Hastert, the American politician who served in the U.S. House of Representatives from 1987 to 2007 and as speaker from 1999 to 2007, died October 5, 2026, aged 84.…
John Rudnicki passed away at age 75
John Rudnicki, an American engineer, died October 5, 2026, aged 75. Born in Huntington, West Virginia, he began studying at Brown University in 1969, earning a bachelor’s degree in 1973,…
Gabriele Sabatini passes away at age 50
Gabriele Sabatini, an Italian football player and manager, died on October 5, 2026, aged 50. Born in La Spezia on March 22, 1976, he played for Pisa, Castelnuovo and Cuneo…
Obituary: Fred Claire, dead at age 91
Fred Claire, the American baseball executive who served as vice president and general manager of the Los Angeles Dodgers, died October 5, 2026, aged 91. He worked in several capacities…
William Osorio dead at age 55
William Adalberto Osorio Rivera, the Salvadoran footballer known as William Osorio, died October 5, 2026, aged 55. Born in San Salvador on April 13, 1971, he was a retired player…
Colin Wilson passes away at age 54
Colin Wilson, the Australian heavyweight boxer known as “Kid Coalminer,” died on October 5, 2026, aged 54. Born in Palmerston North, New Zealand, on April 18, 1972, Wilson made his…
Benon Sevan dead at age 88
Benon Sevan, a Cypriot international diplomat and assistant secretary-general in the United Nations Department of Political Affairs from 1992 to 2005, died October 5, 2026, aged 88. Born in Nicosia…
Jim Bakker dies at 86
Jim Bakker, an American televangelist known for The PTL Club, died October 5, 2026, aged 86. Born James Orsen Bakker in Muskegon, Michigan, he attended North Central University in Minneapolis,…
Tom J. Dugger, died aged 78
Tom J. Dugger, an accountant and former Oklahoma state senator, died October 5, 2026, aged 78. A Republican, he represented the state Senate’s 21st District after winning election in November…
Dean Hawkes, died aged 87
Dean Hawkes, a British designer, architect and award-winning academic, died on October 4, 2026, aged 87. Born in Rochdale, Lancashire, in 1938, he studied at the Regional College of Art…
Gordon Davis obituary: died at age 85
Gordon Jamison Davis, an American lawyer and civic leader who served as New York City parks commissioner from 1978 to 1983, died October 4, 2026, from complications of emphysema. He…
Death of Denis Zacharopoulos at age 74
Denis Zacharopoulos, a Greek art historian, died in Athens on October 4, 2026, aged 74. Born in Athens on June 11, 1952, he studied music there before moving to France…
Yosef Hagoel death at age 80
Yosef Hagoel, an Israeli military officer, died on October 4, 2026, aged 80. Born in Tel Aviv and raised in Ramat Gan, he enlisted in the Israel Defense Forces and…
Louis Erlo death at age 97
Louis Erlo, the French stage director who led the Opéra de Lyon from 1969 to 1995, died October 4, 2026, aged 97. Born Louis Jean Marie Camerlo in Lyon on…
Obituary: Emil Poklitar, dead at age 87
Emil Poklitar, a German footballer and coach, died in Saarbrücken on October 4, 2026, aged 87. Born in Tatanir on June 14, 1939, he was the son of Vladimir and…
Nelson Toburen dies at 87
Nelson Toburen, an American football player who played linebacker for the Green Bay Packers, died of pancreatic cancer on October 4, 2026, aged 87. Born Nelson Edward Toburen in Boulder,…
Amund Sjøbrend death at age 73
Amund Sjøbrend, the Norwegian Olympic speed skater, died October 4, 2026, aged 73. Born Amund Martin Sjøbrend on December 1, 1952, in Slåstad, he became one of Norway’s leading all-round…
Messan Hilaire Locoh-Donou dead, Messan Hilaire Locoh-Donou, Togolese architect and hotelier
Messan Hilaire Locoh-Donou, a Togolese architect, urban planner, lecturer and hotelier, died in Lomé on October 4, 2026. He studied at the École nationale supérieure des Beaux-Arts in Paris before…
Death of Clément Atangana at age 85
Clément Atangana, a Cameroonian magistrate who served as a counsellor of the Supreme Court from 1991 to 2014, died in Paris on October 4, 2026, aged 85. He was born…
Joseph Yegba Maya, died aged 82
Joseph Yegba Maya, a Cameroonian footballer associated with Marseille, Valenciennes and the national team, died on October 4, 2026, aged 82. Born in Otélé, Cameroon, on April 8, 1944, Maya…
Death of Vladimir Gogoladze at age 60
Vladimir Gogoladze, the Georgian gymnast who represented the Soviet Union at the 1988 Olympic Games, died on October 4, 2026, aged 60. Born in Tbilisi on August 18, 1966, he…
James M. Adovasio died at age 82
James M. Adovasio, an American archaeologist known for his work at Meadowcroft Rockshelter, died October 4, 2026, aged 82. Born in Youngstown, Ohio, on February 17, 1944, he earned a…
Anastazja Pustelnik passes away at age 76
Anastazja Pustelnik, the Polish Roman Catholic nun of the Daughters of Divine Charity and cookbook author known as Sister Anastazja, died on October 4, 2026, aged 76. Born in Dylągowa…
Devprasad John Ganawa has died at age 74
Devprasad John Ganawa, an Indian Roman Catholic prelate who served as bishop of Jhabua from 2009 to 2012 and of Udaipur from 2012, died on October 4, 2026, aged 74.…
Shalva Bedoyev passes away at age 85
Shalva Bedoyev, a Russian painter, died on October 4, 2026, aged 85. Born on October 15, 1940, in the South Ossetian Autonomous Oblast, he became known as a Soviet and…
Ángel Arroyo passed away at age 70
Ángel Arroyo, the Spanish racing cyclist who finished second overall in the 1983 Tour de France, died on October 4, 2026, aged 70. Born in El Barraco, Spain, Arroyo was…
Obituary: Robert Corbin, dead at age 78
Robert Corbin, a Guyanese politician who led the opposition People's National Congress from 2002 to 2012, died on October 4, 2026, aged 78. Born Robert Herman Orlando Corbin in Linden,…
Neem Chandra Bhowmik dead, Neem Chandra Bhowmik, Bangladeshi physicist and diplomat
Neem Chandra Bhowmik, a Bangladeshi physicist and diplomat, died on October 4, 2026. He was a professor in the Department of Applied Physics at the University of Dhaka and a…
Joël Manglou passed away at age 68
Joël Manglou, a French musician, died October 3, 2026, aged 68. Born on June 14, 1958, in Sainte-Suzanne, Réunion, he grew up in a family of nine children. He initially…
Palle Rama Rao passes away at age 89
Palle Rama Rao, an Indian scientist and metallurgist, died on October 3, 2026, aged 89. He was known for his work in physical and mechanical metallurgy and held academic and…
Dafroza Gauthier dies at age 72
Dafroza Gauthier, a Rwandan political activist and chemical engineer, died on October 3, 2026, aged 72. Born Dafroza Mukarumongi in Butare on August 4, 1954, she became known as a…
Jim Ray Smith passes away at age 94
Jim Ray Smith, an American football player who played as an offensive guard for the Cleveland Browns and Dallas Cowboys, died October 3, 2026, aged 94. Born James Ray Smith…
Robert Kelker-Kelly died at age 62
Robert Kelker-Kelly, the American actor known for playing Bo Brady on Days of Our Lives and Sam Fowler on Another World, and a professional aircraft pilot, died October 3, 2026,…
Singeetham Srinivasa Rao passed away at age 95
Singeetham Srinivasa Rao, an Indian film director and screenwriter who was regarded as one of the most versatile and innovative filmmakers in South Indian cinema, died on October 3, 2026,…
Bob Fontaine Jr. passes away at age 73
Bob Fontaine Jr., an American baseball scout with the Toronto Blue Jays, died October 3, 2026, aged 73. The son of Bob Fontaine Sr., he worked in Major League Baseball…
Mad Sandhu death at age 29
Mad Sandhu, an Indian LGBTQ social media influencer and make-up artist, died in Amritsar on October 3, 2026, aged 29. Born Madhusudan Sandhu, he also worked as a stylist and…
Vladimir Khanan dead at age 81
Vladimir Khanan, a Russian-Israeli poet, prose writer and essayist, died on October 3, 2026, at age 81. Born in Yerevan on May 9, 1945, he was also known by his…
Vincent M. Battle death at age 85
Vincent M. Battle, an American diplomat who served as ambassador to Lebanon, died on October 3, 2026, aged 85. Also known as Vincent Martin Battle, he represented the United States…
Anatoly Kashpirovsky passes away at age 87
Anatoly Kashpirovsky, the Ukrainian-born Russian psychotherapist, hypnotist and politician who became one of the Soviet Union’s best-known alternative healers, died on October 3, 2026, aged 87. Born Anatoly Mikhailovich Kashpirovsky…
Jan Roelof Kruithof, died aged 89
Jan Roelof Kruithof, the Dutch speed skater and marathonschaatser, died on October 3, 2026, aged 89. Born in Ouwsterhaule on October 16, 1936, he became one of the country’s most…
Metal Maniac dead, Metal Maniac, American professional wrestler
Metal Maniac, the American professional wrestler best known as Jeffrey Miller, died on October 3, 2026. A native of North Plainfield, New Jersey, he also wrestled under his birth name…
Geoff Hickson, died aged 87
Geoff Hickson, the English footballer who played as a goalkeeper, died on October 3, 2026, aged 87. Born in Crewe in 1939, he came through as an amateur with Coventry…
Sidney Offit dies at 97
Sidney Offit, an American author and writer, died on October 3, 2026, aged 97. Born in Baltimore on October 13, 1928, he became known for his children's books and for…
Moïse Kwasivi Fiadjoe dead
Moïse Kwasivi Fiadjoe, a Togolese gynecologist, died in France on October 3, 2026. A graduate of the faculty of medicine at the University of Lille, he specialized in anatomy, sonography…
Tony Reno passes away at age 52
Tony Reno, an American college football player and coach, died on October 2, 2026, at age 52. A native of Oxford, Massachusetts, he was born Anthony Paul Reno on February…
İoanna Kuçuradi dies at age 89
İoanna Kuçuradi, the Turkish philosopher and academic, died on October 2, 2026, aged 89. Born in Istanbul on October 4, 1936, she studied philosophy at Istanbul University after attending Zappeion…
Obituary: Robert Kururangi, dead at age 69
Robert Kururangi, a New Zealand rugby union player, died on October 2, 2026, aged 69. A wing, he represented Counties at provincial level and was part of the New Zealand…
Duke Carlisle died at age 84
Duke Carlisle, the American football player who starred at quarterback for the Texas Longhorns, died on October 2, 2026, at age 84. Born Emmet Augustus Carlisle III in Kaufman, Texas,…
Denys Tremblay dies at age 75
Denys Tremblay, a Canadian artist and micronational leader who served as king of L'Anse-Saint-Jean, died October 2, 2026, aged 75. Born in Chicoutimi, Quebec, on February 5, 1951, Tremblay was…
Roy H, died aged 14
Roy H, the American Thoroughbred racehorse and two-time Breeders’ Cup Sprint winner, died on October 2, 2026, at age 14 from complications of colic. Foaled on April 22, 2012, the…
Lyle Odelein dies at 58
Lyle Odelein, the Canadian ice hockey player and former NHL defenceman who served as the inaugural captain of the Columbus Blue Jackets, died on October 2, 2026, of a heart…
Marjoe Gortner passes away at age 82
Marjoe Gortner, the American actor and evangelist who became known as a child preacher, died on October 2, 2026, aged 82. Born Hugh Marjoe Ross Gortner on January 14, 1944,…
Death of Sir William Heseltine at age 96
Sir William Heseltine, the Australian civil servant who served as private secretary to Queen Elizabeth II from 1986 to 1990, died on October 2, 2026, aged 96. Born William Frederick…
Jeff Van Note obituary: died at age 80
Jeff Van Note, the American football player who spent much of his career with the Atlanta Falcons, died on October 2, 2026, at age 80. Born Jeffrey Aloysius Van Note…
Sudi Özkan passes away at age 87
Sudi Özkan, the Turkish businessman and hotelier-casino operator, died on October 2, 2026, aged 87. Born in Adana in 1939, he built a business career that expanded from modest beginnings…
Toufique Imrose Khalidi dead, Toufique Imrose Khalidi, Bangladeshi journalist
Toufique Imrose Khalidi, a Bangladeshi journalist and editor, died on October 2, 2026. He was the owner and editor-in-chief of bdnews24.com, the online news outlet he launched in 2006 after…
Nikos Sevastopoulos dies at 81
Nikos Sevastopoulos, the Greek footballer who played as a forward, died on October 2, 2026, aged 81. Born in Tavros on February 26, 1945, he was known for his spells…
Cheikh Hamidou Kane dead at age 98
Cheikh Hamidou Kane, the Senegalese writer best known for L’Aventure ambiguë, died on October 2, 2026, aged 98. Born in Matam in 1928, he became one of Senegal’s best-known literary…
Ray Close dead at age 57
Ray Close, a Northern Irish boxer, died on October 2, 2026, aged 57. Born in Belfast, he spent much of his career in the super-middleweight division before finishing in the…
Irene Butter death at age 95
Irene Butter, the German-American academic and Holocaust survivor, died on October 2, 2026, aged 95. Born Irene Hasenberg in Berlin in 1930, she became a public health scholar and professor…
Death of Sir William Heseltine at age 96
Sir William Heseltine, the Australian civil servant who served as Private Secretary to the Sovereign from 1986 to 1990, died on October 2, 2026, aged 96. Born Sir William Frederick…
Death of Bruce Baird at age 84
Bruce Baird, the Australian politician and trade commissioner, died on October 2, 2026, aged 84. Born Bruce George Baird in Sydney on February 28, 1942, he served in the New…
Irene H. Butter passed away at age 95
Irene H. Butter, a German-American academic and Holocaust survivor, died on October 2, 2026, aged 95. Born Irene Hasenberg in Berlin in 1930, she was a public health scholar and…
Dottie Martin died at age 89
Dottie Martin, an American educator and real estate broker who served as First Lady of North Carolina, died on October 2, 2026, aged 89. Born Dorothy Ann McAulay in Charlotte,…
Cesar Virata passes away at age 95
Cesar Virata, the Filipino politician who served as prime minister of the Philippines, died on October 2, 2026, aged 95. Born Cesar Enrique Aguinaldo Virata in Kawit, he became the…
Sass Jordan, died aged 63
Sass Jordan, the Canadian singer-songwriter known for her rock recordings, died on October 2, 2026, at age 63. Born Sarah Jordan in Birmingham, England, she was raised in Montreal and…
Oscar Reynert Olsen has died at age 101
Oscar Reynert Olsen, a Norwegian artist, died on October 1, 2026, aged 101. Born in Stavanger on May 23, 1925, he built a career as an illustrator, painter, graphic artist…
Hilary McPhee, died aged 85
Hilary McPhee, the Australian publisher who co-founded McPhee Gribble with Di Gribble, died on October 1, 2026, aged 85. Also known as Hilary Jane McPhee, she was born in Melbourne…
Obituary: Kol Israel, dead at age 85
Kol Israel, an Israeli radio program editor, died on October 1, 2026, at age 85. Also known as Kol Yisrael, the name identified Israel’s public domestic and international radio service,…
George Waft passes away at age 26
George Waft, British politician, died on October 1, 2026, aged 26. A Manx politician, he served as a Member of the Legislative Council of the Isle of Man. Waft was…