Nancy Halliday Ely-Raphel obituary: died at age 89
Nancy Halliday Ely-Raphel, an American diplomat and ambassador to Slovakia, died on August 9, 2026, aged 89. She served as the United States ambassador to Slovenia from 1998 to 2001.…
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Obituary: Garreth Lynch, dead at age 83
Garreth Lynch, an American politician who served in the Massachusetts House of Representatives from 1973 to 1978, died on August 9, 2026, aged 83. A member of the Democratic Party,…
Obituary: David H. Lund, dead at age 86
David H. Lund, an American philosopher and writer, died on August 9, 2026, aged 86. Born David Herbert Lund in Roseau, Minnesota, on October 23, 1939, he studied at the…
Reggie Bannister dies at 80
Reggie Bannister, the American actor best known for playing Reggie in the Phantasm film series, died on August 9, 2026, aged 80, of complications from dementia and Parkinson's disease. Born…
Rick Galbos dies at 75
Rick Galbos, an American football player who later played running back in the Canadian Football League, died on August 8, 2026, aged 75. Galbos grew up in Mentor, Ohio, and…
William G. Anderson dies at 98
William G. Anderson, an American surgeon and osteopathic physician who played a leading role in the Albany Movement, died on August 8, 2026, aged 98. Anderson was the first African-American…
John Rousmaniere, died aged 82
John Rousmaniere, an American author and sailor whose work focused on sailing and historical writing, died on August 8, 2026, at age 82. Born in Louisville, Kentucky, he wrote 30…
Girvin passed away at age 12
Girvin, an American Thoroughbred racehorse, died on August 8, 2026, aged 12. Foaled on March 31, 2014, the dark bay or brown colt rose to prominence in 2017 when he…
Randy Burns death at age 78
Randy Burns, the American folk singer, songwriter and guitarist, died on August 8, 2026, aged 78. Known professionally as Randall R. Burns and also associated with the Sky Dog Band,…
La Norma Fox has died at age 100
La Norma Fox, the Danish-born American aerialist and trapeze artist also known as La Norma, died on August 8, 2026, aged 100. Born Norma Nielsen in Randers, Denmark, she built…
Rachel Naomi Remen, died aged 88
Rachel Naomi Remen, an American pediatrician, died on August 8, 2026, aged 88. Born in New York City on February 8, 1938, she became known as an author and teacher…
Death of Bob Jones at age 93
Bob Jones, an American Episcopal prelate and bishop of Wyoming, died on August 8, 2026, aged 93. Bob Gordon Jones served as bishop of Wyoming from 1977 to 1996. Born…
Violet Hensley, died aged 109
Violet Hensley, an American luthier and fiddle player, died on August 7, 2026, aged 109. Born Violet Brumley in Mount Ida, Arkansas, she made and played the fiddle and later…
Charles Hollis Jones dies at age 81
Charles Hollis Jones, the American furniture designer known for his use of acrylic and lucite, died on August 7, 2026, aged 81. Jones built a reputation for turning materials such…
Death of Aaron Marsh at age 81
Aaron Marsh, an American football player for the Boston Patriots, died on August 7, 2026, at age 81. Known as Butch, Aaron Washington Marsh Jr. was born on July 27,…
Eugene McDaniel passes away at age 94
Eugene McDaniel, an American Navy captain and naval aviator, died on August 7, 2026, at age 94; the cause was heart failure. Born Eugene Barker McDaniel in Kinston, North Carolina,…
Chandler David Hendry passed away at age 27
Chandler David Hendry, an American social media personality and founder of Restored Truth, died on August 7, 2026, at age 27 in a car crash in Lehi, Utah. Known as…
Peter Katsis has died at age 69
Peter Katsis, an American music manager and talent manager who helped guide acts including the Backstreet Boys, Korn and Jane’s Addiction, died on August 6, 2026, aged 69. Born in…
Whitney Chadwick passes away at age 83
Whitney Chadwick, the American art historian and educator whose work examined contemporary art, modernism, Surrealism and questions of gender and sexuality, died on August 6, 2026, aged 83. She taught…
Death of Tom Rockmore at age 84
Tom Rockmore, an American philosopher who wrote extensively on German idealism, died on August 6, 2026, aged 84. A scholar of the history of philosophy as well as philosophy itself,…
Death of William Ilgenfritz at age 79
William Ilgenfritz, an American Anglican bishop, died on August 6, 2026, aged 79. Ordained first as an Episcopal priest, he became the first bishop consecrated in the newly formed Anglican…
Death of Harry C. Dorn at age 82
Harry C. Dorn, an American chemist who spent five decades on the faculty at Virginia Tech, died on August 6, 2026, aged 82. Dorn, whose full name was Harry Conrad…
Martha Rivers Ingram dies at age 90
Martha Rivers Ingram, the American business executive who led Ingram Industries as chairman and chief executive officer, died on August 6, 2026, aged 90. Known also as Martha Robinson Rivers…
Flo Anthony death at age 74
Flo Anthony, an American gossip columnist, died on August 6, 2026, aged 74. Known also as Florence Anthony, she worked as a journalist and writer, building a career that included…
Obituary: Ann Bogan, dead at age 85
Ann Bogan, the American singer known for her work with the Motown groups the Andantes and the Marvelettes, died on August 6, 2026, at age 85. Sometimes credited as Anne…
Ben Clarke passes away at age 98
Ben Clarke, an American politician and member of the Colorado House of Representatives, died on August 6, 2026, aged 98. A Democrat, he served in the Colorado House from 1995…
Obituary: Benjamin Rader, dead at age 90
Benjamin Rader, an American historian and writer, died on August 6, 2026, aged 90. Born on August 25, 1935, he attended West Plains High School before earning a bachelor’s degree…
Terry Buffalo Ware passes away at age 76
Terry Buffalo Ware, an American guitarist and composer, died on August 5, 2026, at age 76. A native of Woodward, Oklahoma, he grew up in northwest Oklahoma and studied at…
Sammy Price death at age 82
Sammy Price, an American football player who ran for the Miami Dolphins in the American Football League, died on August 5, 2026, at age 82. Born on October 1, 1943,…
Death of John Langeloth Loeb Jr. at age 96
John Langeloth Loeb Jr., the American diplomat and former ambassador to Denmark, died on August 5, 2026, aged 96. Born in Manhattan on May 2, 1930, he also served as…
Sydney Towle dies at 26
Sydney Towle, an American social media influencer who shared her life with cholangiocarcinoma online, died on August 5, 2026, aged 26. Towle, whose full name was Sydney Elizabeth Towle, had…
Gloria Carlin died at age 84
Gloria Carlin, a Canadian actress known for The Hanoi Hilton, died on August 5, 2026, at age 84. Carlin’s screen work included the 1987 war drama, and she is identified…
Jack Mortland, died aged 91
Jack Mortland, an American Olympic racewalker, died on August 5, 2026, aged 91. Born John Eggart Mortland on January 23, 1935, he represented the United States in the men’s 20…
Laurence E. Nyquist passes away at age 87
Laurence E. Nyquist, an American planetary scientist, died on August 5, 2026, aged 87. He was known for work on the chronometry of planetary materials, research that helped scientists better…
Cozell McQueen dead at age 64
Cozell McQueen, an American basketball player who was part of North Carolina State’s 1983 NCAA championship team, died on August 5, 2026, aged 64. Born in Paris, McQueen played center…
Robby Albarado death at age 52
Robby Albarado, an American jockey, died on August 4, 2026, aged 52. Born in Lafayette, Louisiana, he became one of thoroughbred racing’s most accomplished riders, winning more than 5,000 races…
Dory Funk Jr. passes away at age 85
Dory Funk Jr., the American professional wrestler and trainer known for his work in NWA and AJPW, died on August 4, 2026, aged 85. Born Dorrance Earnest Funk in Hammond,…
Jim Toman dies at 64
Jim Toman, an American baseball player and coach, died on August 4, 2026, aged 64, after a battle with brain cancer. A native of Monroeville, Pennsylvania, Toman played baseball at…
Terry Trotter passes away at age 85
Terry Trotter, the American jazz pianist and composer who wrote the theme music for "Everybody Loves Raymond," died on August 4, 2026, aged 85. Born in Los Angeles in 1940,…
Victor Niederhoffer passed away at age 82
Victor Niederhoffer, an American investor and writer, died on August 4, 2026, aged 82. Born in Brooklyn on December 10, 1943, he was also known as a statistician, economist and…
John Damore death at age 92
John Damore, an American football player who played offensive lineman for the Chicago Bears, died on August 4, 2026, at age 92. Born in Riverside, Illinois, on October 20, 1933,…
James G. Roche passes away at age 86
James G. Roche, the American politician who served as secretary of the Air Force, died on August 4, 2026, at age 86. Born James Gerard Roche in Brooklyn, New York,…
Herb Snyder, died aged 72
Herb Snyder, an American politician and member of the West Virginia Senate, died on August 3, 2026, aged 72. A Democrat, he represented District 16 in the state Senate from…
Mickey Guillory death at age 86
Mickey Guillory, an American politician and former Louisiana state representative, died on August 3, 2026, aged 86. Known also as Mickey James Guillory and Mickey J. Guillory, he served as…
Jon Cypher passed away at age 94
Jon Cypher, the American actor known for his work in "Hill Street Blues," "Major Dad" and "Masters of the Universe," died on August 3, 2026, aged 94. He was best…
Ray Jarvis, died aged 77
Ray Jarvis, an American football player who played wide receiver in the National Football League, died on August 3, 2026, aged 77. Born Leon Raeminton Jarvis on February 2, 1949,…
Alfonso Fanjul Jr. dies at 89
Alfonso Fanjul Jr., the American sugar refining and real estate executive associated with Domino Sugar, died on August 3, 2026, aged 89. Known as Alfy Fanjul, he was born in…
Death of Iván Szelényi at age 88
Iván Szelényi, the Hungarian-American sociologist and university teacher who became a leading figure in the study of social and economic change, died on August 3, 2026, aged 88. Born in…
David Z passes away at age 78
David Z, the American record producer and musician known for his work on “She Drives Me Crazy” and “Looking for a New Love,” died on August 2, 2026, aged 78.…
Rick Sapienza passes away at age 90
Rick Sapienza, an American football player who was a defensive back for the New York Titans, died on August 2, 2026, at age 90. Born Americo Sapienza in Boston, he…
Janet Howell dies at age 82
Janet Howell, the American politician who served in the Virginia Senate for more than three decades, died on August 2, 2026, aged 82. A Democrat, Howell was elected to the…
Bill Goichberg died at age 83
Bill Goichberg, an American chess player, died on August 2, 2026, at age 83. Widely known in chess circles as both a master and a tournament organizer, he founded the…
Kay Granger has died at age 83
Kay Granger, the American politician who represented Texas in the U.S. House of Representatives from 1997 to 2025, died on August 2, 2026, at age 83. A Republican, she chaired…
Vincent Pastore dies at 80
Vincent Pastore, the American actor best known for playing Salvatore “Big Pussy” Bonpensiero on HBO’s The Sopranos, died on August 1, 2026, aged 80. Born in New York City on…
Monty Roberts dies at 91
Monty Roberts, the American horse trainer and author who promoted natural horsemanship through his Join-Up International organization, died on August 1, 2026, aged 91. Born Marvin Earl Roberts in Salinas,…
Jonathan Leo Fairbanks death at age 93
Jonathan Leo Fairbanks, an American art curator and artist, died on August 1, 2026, at age 93. Born in Ann Arbor, Michigan, on February 19, 1933, he became an authority…
Fred Hoaglin death at age 82
Fred Hoaglin, an American football player and coach, died on August 1, 2026, aged 82. A native of Alliance, Ohio, he was born George Frederick Hoaglin on January 28, 1944,…
Sam Nusum dead at age 82
Sam Nusum, a Bermudian soccer player who played as a goalkeeper, died on August 1, 2026, aged 82. Born in Bermuda on October 3, 1943, he represented his country at…
Obituary: Philip Ruppe, dead at age 99
Philip Ruppe, an American politician who represented Michigan in the U.S. House of Representatives from 1967 to 1979, died on August 1, 2026, aged 99. Born Philip Edward Ruppe in…
Alexeis Argilagos death at age 51
Alexeis Argilagos, a Cuban volleyball player and member of the country’s men’s national team, died on August 1, 2026, aged 51. He represented Cuba at the 2000 Summer Olympics in…
Obituary: Norris Brown, dead at age 65
Norris Brown, an American football player who played for the Minnesota Vikings, New Jersey Generals and Jacksonville Bulls, died on July 31, 2026, at age 65. Willie Norris Brown was…
Harry D. Train II dies at 98
Harry D. Train II, a retired United States Navy admiral who commanded the U.S. Sixth Fleet and later the U.S. Atlantic Fleet, died on July 31, 2026, aged 98. Born…
Orris E. Kelly has died at age 100
Orris E. Kelly, an American military officer and chief of chaplains, died on July 31, 2026, aged 100. Known also as Orris Eugene Kelly and Orris Kelly, he served as…
Jakob Butturff obituary: died at age 32
Jakob Butturff, the American ten-pin bowler, died on July 31, 2026, aged 32. A left-handed competitor from Chandler, Arizona, he was a member of the Professional Bowlers Association and represented…
Magic Weisner has died at age 27
Magic Weisner, an American Thoroughbred racehorse, died on July 30, 2026, aged 27. Bred by Nancy H. Alberts, he was sired by Ameri Valay and traced his lineage to Bold…
Johanna Fernández dead at age 55
Johanna Fernández, an American historian and associate professor of history at Baruch College, died on July 30, 2026, aged 55. A Dominican-American scholar based in New York City, she focused…
Death of James Munkres at age 95
James Munkres, an American mathematician known for his work in topology and the Hungarian algorithm, died on July 30, 2026, aged 95. Born in Omaha, Nebraska, he studied at Nebraska…
Death of Simone Forti at age 91
Simone Forti, the American postmodern dancer, choreographer and artist whose work helped shape postmodern dance, died on July 29, 2026, aged 91. Born in Florence on March 25, 1935, she…
Carol Lynn Pearson dies at age 86
Carol Lynn Pearson, the American poet, author and screenwriter known for works including "Cipher in the Snow," died on July 29, 2026, at age 86. Born Carol Lynn Wright in…
Arlene Smith has died at age 84
Arlene Smith, an American singer best known as the lead vocalist of the Chantels, died on July 29, 2026, at age 84. Smith helped establish the group in the Bronx…
Raymond J. Smit death at age 97
Raymond J. Smit, an American politician who served in the Michigan House of Representatives, died on July 29, 2026, aged 97. A Republican, he represented his district in the state…
Fred Doucette has died at age 61
Fred Doucette, an American politician and member of the New Hampshire House of Representatives from 2014 to 2025, died on July 29, 2026, aged 61. A Republican from Salem, New…
Howard H. Pattee died at age 99
Howard H. Pattee, an American biologist and academic, died on July 29, 2026, aged 99. Born in Pasadena, California, in 1926, he studied at Stanford University, earning his degree in…
Death of Ferdousi Shahriar at age 54
Ferdousi Shahriar, a Bangladeshi diplomat, died on July 29, 2026, aged 54. She served as director general of the Myanmar wing at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and previously was…
Harry Mitchell died at age 86
Harry Mitchell, an American politician and educator who served in the U.S. House of Representatives from 2007 to 2011, died July 29, 2026, aged 86. A Democrat, he represented Arizona’s…
Billy Ray Smith Jr. dead at age 64
Billy Ray Smith Jr., an American football player who starred as a linebacker for the San Diego Chargers, died on July 29, 2026, aged 64. Smith played 10 seasons in…
Obituary: Dominick Occhicone, dead at age 80
Dominick Occhicone, an American convicted murderer who was executed by lethal injection, died on July 28, 2026, aged 80. Born Dominick Anthony Occhicone Jr. on August 29, 1945, in Carmel,…
Death of Ghanaati at age 20
Ghanaati, an American Thoroughbred racehorse, died on July 28, 2026, aged 20. Foaled on March 28, 2006, the American-bred, British-trained filly ran six times in a career that lasted from…
James Aren Duckett, died aged 68
James Aren Duckett, an American convicted child murderer and sex offender, died on July 28, 2026, at age 68, after being executed by lethal injection in Florida. Duckett was a…
Richard Yuille has died at age 79
Richard Yuille, an American judge, died on July 28, 2026, aged 79. In 2009, he became chief judge of the 7th Circuit Court of Genesee County in Michigan and later…
Death of G. Thomas Goodnight at age 77
G. Thomas Goodnight, an American scholar and communication theorist, died on July 28, 2026, at age 77. Born in Houston, Texas, he earned a bachelor’s degree in political science from…
Geraldine Bey dies at age 91
Geraldine Bey, the American jazz singer and concert organiser associated with the Chicago Jazz Festival, died on July 28, 2026, aged 91. Performing as Geraldine Bey de Haas, she began…
Joe Novak has died at age 81
Joe Novak, an American football player and coach, died on July 28, 2026, aged 81. He served as head football coach at Northern Illinois University from 1996 to 2007, compiling…
Benjamin Alire Sáenz has died at age 71
Benjamin Alire Sáenz, the American author of "Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe," died on July 28, 2026, at age 71. A poet, novelist and writer of…
Obituary: Bobby Hunt, dead at age 85
Bobby Hunt, the American football player who spent parts of eight seasons in the American Football League with the Dallas Texans, Kansas City Chiefs and Cincinnati Bengals, died on July…
Jerry Hopkins passed away at age 85
Jerry Hopkins, an American football player who played linebacker for six seasons in the NFL, died on July 27, 2026, aged 85. Hopkins, whose full name was Jerry Wayne Hopkins,…
Lucy López death at age 96
Lucy López, the Chilean high jumper who won silver in the women’s high jump at the 1951 Pan American Games, died on July 27, 2026, aged 96. López Cruz, born…
Ursula Hegi passed away at age 80
Ursula Hegi, the German-born American writer known for novels including Floating in My Mother’s Palm and Stones from the River, died on July 27, 2026, aged 80. Born Ursula Johanna…
Death of René Hicks at age 70
René Hicks, an American actress and comedian, died on July 27, 2026, aged 70. Born in San Francisco, she built a career in stand-up comedy, appearing on Comedy Central Presents…
Jerry Lamb obituary: died at age 85
Jerry Lamb, an American Episcopal prelate who served as bishop of Northern California, died on July 26, 2026, aged 85. Born Jerry Alban Lamb in Denver, Colorado, on September 4,…
Thomas W. Luce III, died aged 86
Thomas W. Luce III, an American government official and lawyer, died on July 26, 2026. He also worked as a nonprofit executive and served as an adviser to H. Ross…
Betye Saar dies at age 99
Betye Saar, the American artist known for her assemblage work, died on July 26, 2026, aged 99. Born Betye Irene Brown on July 30, 1926, in Los Angeles, she built…
Frank Tusa, died aged 79
Frank Tusa, an American bassist and composer, died on July 26, 2026, aged 79. Born in New York City on April 1, 1947, he became known as a jazz double-bassist,…
John Anderson dies at age 71
John Anderson, the American baseball player and coach who built a long career with the University of Minnesota Golden Gophers, died on July 26, 2026, of a heart attack. Born…
Gilberto Cárdenas dead at age 79
Gilberto Cárdenas, an American sociologist and art collector, died on July 26, 2026, at age 79. He was born in San Gabriel, California, and was identified with work in sociology…
Robert Hallinen obituary: died at age 77
Robert Hallinen, an American journalist and photojournalist who spent 33 years at the Anchorage Daily News, died on July 26, 2026, at age 77. Born Robert James Hallinen on October…
Esther Tomljanovich, died aged 94
Esther Tomljanovich, an American judge who served as a justice of the Minnesota Supreme Court from 1990 to 1998, died on July 26, 2026, at age 94. Born Esther Jeanne…
Joel Cohen dead at age 84
Joel Cohen, an American musician and lutenist who specialized in early music, died on July 26, 2026, aged 84. He was associated for decades with the Boston Camerata, serving as…
John Carro obituary: died at age 98
John Carro, an American judge who served on the New York Supreme Court and later in its Appellate Division, died on July 26, 2026, at age 98. Born in Orocovis,…