Frank Dewane dies at 76
Frank Dewane, an American Roman Catholic prelate who served as coadjutor bishop and bishop of Venice in Florida, died October 7, 2026, aged 76. Born in Green Bay, Wisconsin, on…
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Death of Sandra Bolden Cunningham at age 76
Sandra Bolden Cunningham, an American politician and former member of the New Jersey Senate, died October 7, 2026, aged 76. A Democrat, she represented the 31st Legislative District from 2007…
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,…
Jim Knipfel death at age 61
Jim Knipfel, an American novelist, autobiographer and journalist, died of cancer on October 7, 2026, aged 61. Born June 2, 1965, in Grand Forks, North Dakota, he studied at the…
Theodore J. St. Antoine death at age 97
Theodore J. St. Antoine, an American lawyer and academic who served as dean of the University of Michigan Law School from 1971 to 1978, died October 7, 2026, aged 97.…
Patrick Anthony Conmy dead at age 92
Patrick Anthony Conmy, an American jurist and judge of the U.S. District Court for the District of North Dakota, died October 7, 2026, aged 92. Born in Fargo, North Dakota,…
Elmer A. Bietz died at age 92
Elmer A. Bietz, an American politician and Republican member of the South Dakota Senate, died October 7, 2026, aged 92. Born May 4, 1934, in Tripp, South Dakota, he served…
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…
Paul Joseph Stankard death at age 83
Paul Joseph Stankard, an American glass artist, flameworker and author of inspirational books for object makers, died October 6, 2026, in Mantua, New Jersey, aged 83. Born in North Attleboro,…
Heidi Burge has died at age 54
Heidi Burge, an American basketball player who played for the Los Angeles Sparks and Washington Mystics, died October 6, 2026, aged 54. Born Heidi Ann Burge, she was also known…
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,…
James Nelligan has died at age 97
James Leo Nelligan, an American politician who represented Pennsylvania’s 11th Congressional District in the U.S. House, died October 6, 2026, aged 97. Born in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania, he graduated from James…
German Quiles dies at age 87
German Quiles, a politician and businessman, died October 6, 2026, aged 87, in Newtown Township, Bucks County, Pennsylvania. Born in Añasco, Puerto Rico, he moved to Philadelphia at age six…
T. Randall Lee died at age 64
T. Randall Lee, an American chemist who held the Cullen Distinguished University Chair in Chemistry at the University of Houston, died October 6, 2026, aged 64. At the university, he…
Don Pierce passed away at age 89
Don Pierce, an American Hall of Fame jockey, died October 5, 2026, aged 89. Born April 13, 1937, in Clebit, Oklahoma, Pierce earned his first win in 1954 and later…
Joseph Sciorra dead, Joseph Sciorra, American cultural historian
Joseph Sciorra, an American cultural historian who specialized in Italian American culture, died October 5, 2026. Born Joseph Umberto Sciorra on April 4, 1955, he devoted his work to the…
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…
Death of Calvin Schofield Jr. at age 93
Calvin Schofield Jr., an American Episcopalian bishop, died October 5, 2026, aged 93. Known formally as Calvin Onderdonk Schofield Jr., he was born in Delhi, New York. He served as…
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…
Obituary: Michael Kearns, dead at age 76
Michael Kearns, an American actor and activist, died October 5, 2026, aged 76. Born in St. Louis, Missouri, he studied at the Goodman School of Drama in Chicago, graduating in…
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…
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,…
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…
Dennis Meyer passes away at age 76
Dennis Meyer, the American football player and coach who played defensive back in the NFL and CFL, died October 5, 2026, aged 76. Born in Jefferson City, Missouri, on April…
Coke Reed dies at age 86
Coke Reed, an American mathematician, computer scientist and inventor of the Data Vortex, died October 5, 2026, aged 86. Born in Austin, Texas, in the United States, on March 8,…
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,…
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…
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,…
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…
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,…
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…
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…
Leroy Griffith obituary: died at age 94
Leroy Griffith, an American theater and nightclub owner, burlesque and adult-film producer, and chief executive of Club Madonna, died October 3, 2026, aged 94, in Miami. Born Leroy Charles Griffith…
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…
Death of Bob Hitchcock at age 97
Robert William “Bob” Hitchcock, an American high school football coach and educator, died October 3, 2026, aged 97. Born in San Bernardino, California, to Robert and Helen Hitchcock, he graduated…
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…
Steve Zaiser passed away at age 75
Steve Zaiser, a manager and former North Dakota legislator, died October 2, 2026, aged 75, in Fargo. A member of the North Dakota Democratic-NPL Party, he represented the 21st District…
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…
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,…
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…
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,…
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…
John James Sweeney passed away at age 99
John James Sweeney, an American politician and former member of the Pennsylvania State Senate, died October 2, 2026, aged 99. Born in Philadelphia on June 1, 1927, he served in…
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…
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…
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,…
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…
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…
Margaret Hamilton dies at 90
Margaret Hamilton, an American computer scientist and software engineer, died September 30, 2026, aged 90. Born Margaret Elaine Heafield in Paoli, Indiana, she became a central figure in the development…
Scott Froschauer obituary: died at age 57
Scott Froschauer, an American artist, sculptor and key grip, died on September 30, 2026, aged 57. He was known for public art installations that altered traditional traffic signs to convey…
Keith B. McMullin died at age 85
Keith B. McMullin, an American Latter-Day Saint operating executive who served as chief executive of Deseret Management Corporation from 2012 to 2023, died on September 30, 2026, aged 85. Born…
Steve Selvin has died at age 85
Steve Selvin, an American statistician and professor emeritus of biostatistics at the University of California, Berkeley, died September 30, 2026, aged 85. Born July 4, 1941, he studied at Berkeley…
Paul N. Lazarus III passed away at age 88
Paul N. Lazarus III, an American film producer, died September 30, 2026, aged 88. Born May 25, 1938, in New York City, Lazarus entered the entertainment business as an agent…
Pat Saiki death at age 96
Pat Saiki, an American politician and educator who represented Hawaii in the U.S. House of Representatives, died on September 30, 2026, at age 96. Born Patricia Hatsue Fukuda in Hilo,…
Amos Rapoport passed away at age 97
Amos Rapoport, the Polish-American architect and professor, died September 29, 2026, aged 97. He was one of the founders of Environment-Behavior Studies (EBS) and produced more than 200 academic publications…
Jan Jarboe Russell dead at age 75
Jan Jarboe Russell, an American journalist and writer who was born in Beaumont, Texas, died September 29, 2026, at age 75. A graduate of the University of Texas at Austin,…
Jacek Furdyna dies at 93
Jacek Furdyna, a Polish American physicist and professor emeritus at the University of Notre Dame, died on September 28, 2026, at age 93. Furdyna built his career in condensed matter…
Bethany Barratt dies at age 54
Bethany Barratt, an American political scientist and author, died on September 28, 2026, aged 54. She taught political science at Roosevelt University in Chicago, where she also directed the Joseph…
Death of Armando Vega at age 90
Armando Vega, an American gymnast and coach, died on September 28, 2026, aged 90. Born Jose Armando Vega in Hurley, New Mexico, he competed for the United States men's national…
Kathy Cornelius dead at age 93
Kathy Cornelius, the American golfer who won the 1956 U.S. Women’s Open, died on September 28, 2026, aged 93. Born Kathy McKinnon in Boston in 1932, she played golf at…
Dennis Haskins passed away at age 75
Dennis Haskins, the American actor best known for playing Principal Richard Belding on NBC’s Saved by the Bell, died on September 28, 2026, aged 75. Born in Chattanooga, Tennessee, he…
Gordon Johncock death at age 90
Gordon Johncock, the American racing driver and two-time Indianapolis 500 winner, died on September 28, 2026, at age 90. Born in Hastings, Michigan, Johncock became one of the best-known figures…
Manuel Seal dead at age 66
Manuel Seal, an American record producer and songwriter, died on September 27, 2026, aged 66. Born Manuel Lonnie Seal Jr. on September 26, 1960, in Freeport, he worked across pop,…
Steven T. Walther has died at age 83
Steven T. Walther, an American attorney and former Federal Election Commission commissioner, died September 27, 2026, aged 83. Born in Reno, Nevada, on July 18, 1943, he earned a Bachelor…
Death of Frank Busch at age 75
Frank Busch, an American swimming coach who worked at the collegiate, national team and Olympic levels, died on September 27, 2026, aged 75. Best known for leading the University of…
Howard H. Stevenson passes away at age 85
Howard H. Stevenson, an American business theorist who became the Sarofim-Rock Baker Foundation Professor Emeritus at Harvard University, died September 27, 2026, aged 85. Born June 27, 1941, he studied…
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 13th president…
Obituary: David Ring, dead at age 72
David Ring, an American evangelist and motivational speaker, died September 26, 2026, aged 72. Known for speaking openly about living with cerebral palsy, he began challenging audiences in 1973 with…
David Millage, died aged 73
David Millage, an American politician and lawyer who served in the Iowa House of Representatives from 1991 to 2003, died on September 26, 2026, aged 73. Born in Portland, Oregon,…
Death of Tony Tashnick at age 88
Tony Tashnick, an American swimmer, died on September 26, 2026, at age 88. A native of Detroit, Michigan, he attended Mackenzie High School and emerged as a versatile competitor who…
Roger Tarpy death at age 84
Roger Tarpy, an American psychologist, died September 25, 2026, aged 84. Tags Scientists, 25 September 2026, America, Capricorn, Roger, Tarpy, September 2026, September 25
Jeoff Long died at age 84
Jeoff Long, an American baseball player who spent part of the 1963 season and all of 1964 with the St. Louis Cardinals and Chicago White Sox, died on September 25,…
Bill Giles passes away at age 92
Bill Giles, the American baseball executive who was chairman and part-owner of the Philadelphia Phillies, died on September 25, 2026, aged 92. Born William Yale Giles in Rochester, New York,…
Richard Mulcahey dies at 91
Richard Mulcahey, an American politician and educator who served in the Illinois House of Representatives, died on September 24, 2026, aged 91. A Democrat, he represented the chamber from 1975…
John Baer died at age 79
John Baer, an American journalist and political columnist, died September 24, 2026, at age 79. He spent 32 years at The Philadelphia Daily News and The Philadelphia Inquirer before joining…
Death of John J. McCusker at age 87
John J. McCusker, an American economist and economic historian, died on September 24, 2026, aged 87. A native of upstate New York, he did graduate work at the University of…
Roy Belliveau, died aged 96
Roy Belliveau, an American basketball player and coach, died on September 24, 2026, at age 96. Born in Irvington, New Jersey, he played college basketball at Seton Hall University, where…
Bill Cahill dies at 75
Bill Cahill, an American football player who spent two seasons with the Buffalo Bills, died on September 24, 2026, aged 75. Born William Blackburn Cahill in Bellevue, Washington, he played…
Milan Panić died at age 96
Milan Panić, the Serbian businessman, humanitarian and politician who served as prime minister of the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia, died on September 24, 2026, aged 96. Born in Belgrade in…
J. Richard Wuest died at age 88
J. Richard Wuest, an American pharmacist and professor at the University of Cincinnati, died on September 24, 2026, aged 88. He joined the university’s James L. Winkel College of Pharmacy…
Obituary: First Dude, dead at age 19
First Dude, an American Thoroughbred racehorse, died on September 23, 2026, at age 19. Foaled in Florida in 2007, he was sired by Stephen Got Even and out of the…
Bob Pettit dies at age 93
Bob Pettit, the American basketball player who starred for the Milwaukee and St. Louis Hawks, died September 23, 2026, aged 93. Born Robert Lee Pettit Jr. in Baton Rouge, Louisiana,…
Leon Sirois dead at age 91
Leon Sirois, an American racing driver, died on September 23, 2026, aged 91. Known as Leon Duray “Jigger” Sirois, he came from Shelby in northern Indiana and competed across several…
David Hollister dies at age 84
David Hollister, the American politician who served in the Michigan House of Representatives and later as mayor of Lansing, died on September 23, 2026, aged 84. Born in Kalamazoo, Michigan,…
Dee Brock obituary: died at age 96
Dee Brock, the American cheerleading director who founded and became the first director of the Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders, died on September 23, 2026, aged 96. Brock was hired by Tex…
Garnet Coleman has died at age 65
Garnet Coleman, an American politician and member of the Texas House of Representatives, died on September 23, 2026, at age 65. Coleman served in the Texas House from 1991 to…
Edward Rogalski obituary: died at age 84
Edward Rogalski, the American academic administrator who served as president of St. Ambrose University from 1987 to 2007, died on September 23, 2026, aged 84. He was the 12th president…
Harriet Hancock, died aged 89
Harriet Hancock, an American LGBT rights activist, died on September 23, 2026, aged 89. An activist and lawyer, she founded the first southeast chapter of PFLAG and became a prominent…
Obituary: Lawrence Tanter, dead at age 76
Lawrence Tanter, the longtime Los Angeles Lakers public address announcer, died on September 23, 2026, aged 76, after complications from a stroke. Tanter was an American announcer and the program…
Death of Barry Luokkala at age 72
Barry Luokkala, an American physicist and longtime Carnegie Mellon University faculty member, died on September 23, 2026, aged 72. He spent his entire career at Carnegie Mellon, joining the university…
Harry Haines passes away at age 87
Harry Allen Haines, an American lawyer and judge who served on the United States Tax Court, died September 22, 2026, aged 87. Born in Missoula, Montana, to Jack and Millie…
Don Cooper obituary: died at age 70
Don Cooper, an American baseball player and coach, died on September 22, 2026, at age 70. Born Donald James Cooper in New York City, he played as a pitcher in…