J. C. Duncan, died aged 97
Jason Charlie (J. C.) Duncan, a South Carolina politician and teacher, died October 2, 2026, aged 97. Born June 27, 1929, in Lyman, South Carolina, he served in the state…
Who Died This Month?
Notable deaths this month: Over 500 obituaries with additional info, news, and memorial pages.
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…
Mac Steen dies at age 78
Malcolm E. “Mac” Steen, an American football player for the Florida Gators, died October 2, 2026, aged 78. Born in West Point, New York, on June 30, 1948, he attended…
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…
Khawaja Zakauddin died at age 89
Khawaja Zakauddin, a Pakistani Olympic field hockey player and forward, died on October 1, 2026, aged 89. Born in Jalandhar in 1936, he played for Pakistan from 1958 to 1966…
Lito Sousa died at age 59
Lito Sousa, a Brazilian aviation specialist known for his YouTube channel Aviões e Músicas, died on October 1, 2026, aged 59. Born Joselito Geraldo de Sousa on January 25, 1967,…
J. Todd Anderson dead at age 125
J. Todd Anderson, an American storyboard artist, died on October 1, 2026, aged 125. He worked with a number of filmmakers, including the Coen brothers, and also helped produce the…
Obituary: Bart Batten, dead at age 68
Bart Batten, an American professional wrestler known as one-half of the Batten Twins, died on October 1, 2026, at age 68. Batten and his identical twin brother, Brad, began wrestling…
Conrad Lant passed away at age 63
Conrad Lant, the British metal singer and bassist known as Cronos and founder, vocalist and bassist of Venom, died on October 1, 2026, aged 63. Born Conrad Thomas Lant in…
Death of Ken Krawetz at age 75
Ken Krawetz, a Canadian politician and Saskatchewan MLA from 1995 to 2016, died on October 1, 2026, aged 75. Known formally as Kenneth Patrick Krawetz, he was born in Saskatchewan…
Mario Eusebio Mestril Vega dead at age 86
Mario Eusebio Mestril Vega, a Cuban Roman Catholic prelate who served as auxiliary bishop of the Archdiocese of Camagüey from 1991 to 1996 and bishop of Ciego de Ávila from…
Obituary: Jakob Brechbühl, dead at age 74
Jakob Brechbühl, a Swiss footballer, died October 1, 2026, aged 74. Born on January 29, 1952, he played as a defender and represented Switzerland in 20 national-team matches. At club…
Kamil Pulec passes away at age 63
Kamil Pulec, a Czech actor, died on October 1, 2026, aged 63. Born on September 1, 1963, in Prešov, then in Czechoslovakia, he grew up from 1969 in Hluboká nad…
Štěpánka Ranošová dies at age 99
Štěpánka Ranošová, the Czech actress and founding member of the Petr Bezruč Theatre in Ostrava, died on October 1, 2026, aged 99. Born in Mariánské Hory, now part of Ostrava,…
James Walker dies at age 38
James Walker, the English-born Antiguan and Barbudan footballer who played as a striker, died on October 1, 2026, aged 38. Born in the London Borough of Hackney on November 25,…
Gilad Ben Shach death at age 85
Gilad Ben Shach, an Israeli radio program editor at Kol Israel, died on October 1, 2026, at age 85. According to the Hebrew biographical record, he was also a composer…
Toshio Kamo passes away at age 81
Toshio Kamo, a Japanese political scientist and professor emeritus of Osaka City University, died of acute respiratory failure on October 1, 2026, aged 81. His scholarship focused on local government…
Antônio Roberto Cavuto dies at 82
Antônio Roberto Cavuto, a Brazilian Roman Catholic prelate and bishop of Itapipoca, died on October 1, 2026, aged 82. Born in Espírito Santo do Pinhal on May 19, 1944, he…
Carl Berger, died aged 87
Carl Berger, a Canadian historian and academic, died October 1, 2026, aged 87. Born in The Pas, Manitoba, Berger studied at the University of Manitoba, earning a bachelor’s degree in…
Alisa Aksyonova dies at age 95
Alisa Aksyonova, a Russian museum director, died on October 1, 2026, aged 95. Born Alisa Ivanovna Kurnaeva on March 13, 1931, in Savino in what is now Ivanovo Oblast, she…
Obituary: Biljana Plavšić, dead at age 96
Biljana Plavšić, the Bosnian Serb politician who served as president of Republika Srpska, died on October 1, 2026, aged 96. Born in Tuzla in 1930, she worked as a university…
Nobutaka Tsutsui dies at age 81
Nobutaka Tsutsui, a Japanese politician who served in the House of Representatives in Japan’s Diet as a member of the Democratic Party of Japan, died on October 1, 2026, aged…
Don Wing dies at age 88
Don Wing, the Australian politician who served in the Tasmanian Legislative Council and as mayor of Launceston, died on October 1, 2026, aged 88. Born in Ulverstone on April 27,…
Milton Windler, died aged 94
Milton Windler, the American NASA flight director who helped guide some of the space agency’s most significant missions, died on October 1, 2026, aged 94. Known as Milt Windler, he…
Brooke Eby dies at 37
Brooke Eby, an American social media personality and ALS advocate, died on October 1, 2026, at age 37. Eby, who was also known as B. Eby, built an online following…
Death of Mary Louise Weller at age 80
Mary Louise Weller, the American actress best known for playing Mandy Pepperidge in the 1978 comedy "Animal House," died on October 1, 2026, aged 80. Born in New York City…
Caupolicán Peña passes away at age 96
Caupolicán Peña, the Chilean football player and manager who was a key figure for Colo-Colo and later coached Palestino, died on October 1, 2026, aged 96. Born in Carahue on…
Karel Zelenko has died at age 101
Karel Zelenko, the Slovenian graphic artist and illustrator, died on October 1, 2026, aged 101. Born in Celje on September 15, 1925, he studied at art and design schools in…
Mario Mestril passes away at age 86
Mario Mestril, a Cuban Roman Catholic prelate who served as auxiliary bishop of Camagüey and later bishop of Ciego de Ávila, died on October 1, 2026, aged 86. Born Mario…
Death of Simon Bingham, 8th Baron Clanmorris at age 88
Simon Bingham, 8th Baron Clanmorris, a British aristocrat and chartered accountant, died October 1, 2026, aged 88. He was the son of John Bingham, 7th Baron Clanmorris, and Madeline Bingham.…