CLICK ON THE UNDERLINED NAME FOR A NEWS ARTICLE ON THE DECEASED. NEW ENTRIES ADDED EACH MONDAY.

Friday, 27 June
Leonard Pennario pianist, of complications from Parkinson's disease, age 83.

Tuesday, 24 June
Ira Tucker, gospel singer (The Dixie Hummingbirds), of heart failure, age 83.

23 June 2008
George Carlin, Comedian died of heart failure, age 71.
Dody Goodman, actress ("Grease"),cause of death not reported age 93.

Saturday, 21 June
Scott Kalitta, auto racer (NHRA), in a racing-related crash, age 46.
Junior Morgan, college basketball player (Duke University), of prostate cancer, age 74.

Tuesday, 17 June 2008
Cyd Charisse, Dancer/actress died from a heart attack, age 86.

Monday, 16 June
Bert Shepard, major leaguer (Washington Nationals), age 87.

Sunday, 15 June
Ray Getliffe, NFL hockey player (Montreal Canadiens), age 94.
Stan Winston, film special effects designer ("Aliens"), died of multiple myeloma, age 62.
Billy Muffett, major leaguer (St. Louis Cardinals), cause not reported, 77.

Friday, 13 June 2008
Tim Russert, NBC News’ Washington bureau chief and moderator for Meet the Press, died of massive heart attack, age 58.
Allen "Red" Gagnon, restaurateur ("Red's Eats" in Maine), of respiratory failure, age 71.

Thursday, 12 June
Danny Davis, trumpet player (Nashville Brass), from cardiac arrest, age 83.
Charlie Jones, sportscaster (National Football League), of a heart attack, age 77.

Wednesday, 11 June
Mitch Frerotte, NFL football player (Buffalo Bills), of cardiomyopathy, age 43.

Tuesday, 10 June
Eliot Asinof, author ("Eight Men Out"), of complications from pneumonia, age 88.
John Rauch, NFL football coach (Oakland Raiders),died in his sleep, age 80.

Saturday, 7 June 2008
Jim McKay, TV sports host ("Wide World of Sports") died of natural causes, age 86.
Tom Catlin, NFL football player (Philadelphia Eagles), of complications from surgery, age 76.

Friday, 6 June
Bob Anderson, actor ("It's a Wonderful Life"), of cancer, age 75.
Jimmy Croll, racehorse trainer, age 88.
Dwight "Mad Dog" White, NFL football player (Pittsburgh Steelers), cause not reported, age 58.
Gene Persson, stage producer ("You're a Good Man, Charlie Brown"), of a heart attack, 74.


Monday, 2 June
Bo Diddley, Pioneering rock guitarist and singer died today of heart failure, age 79.
Dick Evans, NFL football player (Green Bay Packers), age 93.
Mel Ferrer, actor ("War and Peace"), age 90. He was the husband of actress Audrey Hepburn.

Sunday, 1 June
Yves Saint Laurent, Fashion designer died after battling brain cancer, age 71.

Saturday, 31 May
Joe Axelson, NBA basketball executive (Cincinnati Royals), age 80.

Thursday, 29 May 2008
Harvey Korman, Actor ("The Carol Burnett Show") died today of complications from an abdominal aortic aneurysm, age 81.

Wednesday, 28 May
Robert H. Justman, TV producer ("Star Trek"), of complications from Parkinson's disease, age 81.

Monday, 26 May
Sydney Pollack, film director ("Out of Africa"), who died of cancer, age 73.
Earle H. Hagen, TV composer ("The Andy Griffith Show" theme),cause not reported, age 88.

Sunday, 25 May 2008
Dick Martin, Comedian("Rowan and Martin's Laugh-In") died of respiratory complications, age 86.
Joseph Pevney, TV director ("Star Trek"), age 96.
Geremi Gonzalez, major leaguer (five teams), struck by lightning, age 33.
James D. Griffin, mayor of Buffalo (1978-93), age 78.
Thomas McHale, NFL football player (Tampa Bay Buccaneers), cause not reported, age 45.
Mitch Mullany, comedian (White Mike on "The Wayans Brothers"), from a stroke and diabetes, age 39.


Friday, 23 May
George A. Dahmer, aka Chief White Owl, pro wrestler, cause not reported, age 72.
Bruce Duncan "U. Utah" Phillips, folk singer, of congestive heart failure, age 73.

Thursday, 22 May
Robert Asprin, fantasy writer ("MythAdventures"), of a heart attack, age 61.

Tuesday, 20 May
Herb Hash, major leaguer (Boston Red Sox), age 97.
Hamilton Jordon, White House chief of staff (Carter administration), of cancer, age 63.

Sunday, 18 May
Lloyd Moore, auto racer (Nascar), age 95.

Friday, 16 May
Robert Mondavi, winemaker (Mondavi), age 94.
Sandy Howard, film producer ("A Man Called Horse"), with Alzheimer's disease, age 80.

Thursday, 15 May
Alexander Courage, the death of TV theme & soundtrack composer Alexander Courage ("Star Trek")age 88.


Wednesday, 14 May
Will Elder, cartoonist ("Mad"), of Parkinson's disease, age 86.

Tuesday, 13 May
Bernardin Gantin, Roman Catholic cardinal, age 86.
John Phillip Law, actor ("Barbarella"), cause not reported, age 70.
Ron Stone, TV news anchor (Houston), of cancer, age 72.


Monday, 12 May
Penny Banner, pro wrestler, of cancer, age 73.
Robert Rauschenberg, pop artist, age 82.

Sunday, 11 May
Dottie Rambo, gospel singer/songwriter ("We Shall Behold Him"), in a bus accident, age 74.
Curtis Whitley, NFL football player (San Diego Chargers), cause not reported, age 39.

Thursday, 8 May 2008
Eddy Arnold, Country singer ("Make the World Go Away")died just days of this 90th birthday, age 89.

Wednesday, 7 May
Clifford Jones, Pennsylvania political figure, of prostate cancer, age 80.

Monday, 5 May
Cal Howe, major leaguer (Chicago Cubs), of heart problems, age 83.
Irvine Robbins, ice cream maker (Baskin-Robbins), of natural causes, age 90.
Jerry Wallace, country singer ("Primrose Lane"), of congestive heart failure, age 79.


Saturday, 3 May
Ted Key, cartoonist ("Hazel"), 95.
Alan Seiden, college basketball player (St. John's NIT), after complications from a stroke two years ago, 71.

Friday, 2 May
Beverlee McKinsey, actress (Alexandra Spaulding on "The Guiding Light"), of complications from a kidney transplant, age 72.


Thursday, 1 May
Jim Hager, best known as one of the Hager twins on "Hee Haw", died of a heart attack.
Deborah Jeane Palfrey aka the "D.C. Madam", escort service operator, hanged (apparent suicide), age 52.
Bernard Archard, actor (British), age 91.


Tuesday, 29 April
Julie Ege, actress ("On Her Majesty's Secret Service"), died of cancer, age 64.
Albert Hofmann, chemist (invented the drug LSD), age 102.

Monday, 28 April
Jack Hanrahan, TV writer ("Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In"), of heart complications, age 75.

Sunday, 27 April
Mike Patrick, NFL football player (New England Patriots), cause not reported, age 55.


Friday, 25 April
Everett "Sonny" Grandelius, college football player (Michigan State), cause not reported, 79.
Humphrey Lyttleton, trumpeter and radio host (British), following surgery, 86.

Thursday, 24 April
Kenneth Keith Kallenbach, TV/radio personality (Howard Stern show), of pneumonia, 39.

Wednesday, 23 April
Joe Feeney, singer ("The Lawrence Welk Show"), of emphysema, 76.

Tuesday, 22 April
Paul Davis, pop singer ("I Go Crazy"), of a heart attack, 60.

Monday, 21 April
Al Wilson, soul singer ("Show and Tell"), of kidney failure, 68.

Sunday, 20 April
Harry Ulinski, NFL football player (Washington Redskins), 83.

Saturday, 19 April
John Marzano, major leaguer (Seattle Mariners), after falling down stairs (possibly from a heart attack), 45.
Alfonso Lopez Trujillo, Roman Catholic cardinal (Colombia), after a lengthy illness, 72.
Lawrence Hertzog, TV writer/producer ("Nowhere Man"), of cancer, 56.

Friday, 18 April
Kay Linaker, actress ("The Girl from Mandalay"), 94.

Thursday, 17 April
Louis Allen, NFL football player (Pittsburgh Steelers), 83.
Gwyneth Dunwoody, British member of Parliament (Labour, 1974-2008), after a brief illness, 77.
Danny Federici, keyboardist (Bruce Springsteen's E Street Band), from melanoma, 58.

Wednesday, 16 April 2008
Edward Lorenz, Meterologist, who pioneered scientific chaos theory with the idea called "the butterfly effect", died of cancer, age 90.

Tuesday, 15 April
Hazel Court, horror film actress ("The Raven"), 82.
Nicolette Goulet, actress (Meredith Reade on "The Guiding Light"), of breast cancer, 51 or 52. She was the daughter of singer Robert Goulet. NOTE: Her DOD has also been reported as 16 May and 17 May.
Floyd Simmons, actor ("South Pacific"), 84.

Monday, 14 April
Tommy Holmes, major leaguer (Boston Braves), 91.
Ollie Johnston, animator ("Bambi"), of natural causes, 95.

Sunday, 13 April
Wally Klein, NFL football player (Washington Redskins), of heart failure, 43.
Jerry Crider, major leaguer (Chicago White Sox), cause not reported, 66. NOTE: His death was first reported on 14 April, with no DOD given. It is highly possible that he died before the 13th.


Saturday, 12 April
Patrick Hillery, Irish president (Fianna Fail, 1976-90), after a brief illness, age 84.
Buzz Nutter, NFL football player (Baltimore Colts), of heart failure, 77.
Cecilia Colledge, figure skater (1932 Olympics), 87.

Friday, 11 April
Bob Pellegrini, NFL football player (Philadelphia eagles), cause not reported, age 73.
John "Jack" Hart Jr., soul singer (The Trammps), of heart failure, 67.


Thursday, 10 April
Ernesto Corripio Ahumada, Roman Catholic cardinal (Mexico), died from complications of heart problems, thrombosis and diabetes, age88.

Tuesday, 8 April
Stanley Kamel, actor (Dr. Graham Lester on "Monk"), of a heart attack, age 65.

Monday, 7 April
Bobby Howard, NFL football player (San Diego Chargers), of cancer, age 63.

Sunday, 6 April
Gib Shanley, football announcer (Cleveland Browns), complications of pneumonia, age 76.

Saturday,5 April
Charlton Heston, Actor, died had been suffering from symptoms of Alzheimer’s disease, age 84.
Walt Masterson, major leaguer (Washington Senators), age 87.
Stephen Oliver, actor (Lee Webber on "Peyton Place"), of gastric cancer, 66.


Thursday, 3 April
Wayne "Frosty Freeze" Frost, break dancer ("Flashdance"), after a lengthy illness, 44.

Wednesday, 2 April
Ray Smith Poole, NFL football player (New York Giants)
Marvin Stone, college basketball player (Kentucky), apparently of a heart attack (collapsed during a game halftime), 26.

Tuesday, 1 April
Will Spens, radio/TV reporter (New York & Los Angeles), in an auto accident, 57.

Monday, 31 March
Bill Dickinson, U.S. Congressman (D, then R-AL, 1965-93), of colon cancer, 82.

Sunday, 30 March
Sean Levert, R&B singer (LeVert), of an illness, 39. He was the son of R&B singer Eddie Levert and brother of R&B singer Gerald Levert.
Bob Menke, college basketball player & Indiana legislator, 88.
Jim Mooney, comic artist ("Supergirl"), 88.

Friday, 28 March
Herb Rich, NFL football player (New York Giants), cause not reported, age 79.

Thursday, 27 March
Billy Consolo, major leaguer (Detroit Tigers), apparently of a heart attack, age 73.
Wally Phillips, radio host (WGN in Chicago), with Alzheimer's disease, age 82.

Wednesday, 26 March
Robert Fagles, translator of classic Greek literature ("The Iliad"), of prostate cancer, age 74.
John Yokley, college basketball player (North Carolina), of leukemia, age 64.

Tuesday, 25 March
Victor Ellis, college football player (Alabama), of cancer, age 28.
Abby Mann, screenwriter ("Judgment at Nuremberg"), age 80.

Monday, 24 March 2008
Richard Widmark, Actor ("The Alamo") died after he suffered a fractured verterbra in recent months, age 93.
John List, murderer (New Jersey), in prison - cause not reported, age 82.

Sunday, 23 March
Neil Aspinall, business manager (Apple Corps), of lung cancer, age 66.
Al Copeland, restaurateur (Popeyes), of cancer, age 64.
Suárez Rivera, Roman Catholic cardinal (Mexico), of a brain hemorrhage, age 81.

Saturday, 22 March
Israel "Cachao" Lopez, Cuban musician, after a brief illness, age 89.
W.D. "Red" Stroud, college basketball player (Mississippi State), of leukemia, age 66.


Wednesday, 19 March 2008
Arthur C. Clarke, Science fiction author ("2001: A Space Odyssey") died in Sri Lanka of breathing problems, age 90.
Paul Scofield, actor ("A Man for All Seasons"), of leukemia, age 86.

Tuesday, 18 March
Anthony Minghella, film director ("The English Patient"), of complications from neck surgery, age 54.

Sunday, 16 March 2008
Ivan Dixon, Actor, best known as Sgt. Kinchloe on "Hogan's Heroes", died of Kidney Failure, age 76.
Ola Brunkert, pop drummer (ABBA), bled to death from injuries in a home accident, age 62.
Wayne Davis, NFL football player (San Diego Chargers), from amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, age 44.
G. David Low, U.S. astronaut (Shuttle), from colon cancer, age 52. (Some obituaries say he died on 3/15.)
Bob Purkey, major leaguer (Cincinnati Reds), cause not reported, age 78.
Gary Richard Williams, aka Playboy Gary Hart, pro wrestler, of heart disease, age 66.

Saturday, 15 March
Fred Jacoby, college football executive (Southwest Conference), of cancer, age 80.
Niles C. "Sonny" Jordan, major leaguer (Philadelphia Phillies), age 82.
Vicki Van Meter, trans-atlantic pilot, of suicide (shot), age 26.
Sam C. Pointer, U.S. judge (Birmingham integration case), of an illness, age 73.
Ken Reardon, NHL hockey player (Montreal Canadiens), age 86.

Wednesday, 12 March
Howard M. Metzenbaum, Ohio Senator, retired, no cause given, age 90.

Monday, 10 March
Otto Schnellbacher, NFL football player (New York Giants) and NBA basketball player, died of cancer, age 84.
Dave Stevens, comic artist ("The Rocketeer"), of leukemia, 52. He was the ex-husband of actress Brinke Stevens.

Sunday, 9 March
Gus Giordano, jazz choreographer ("The Rehearsal"), of pneumonia, age 84.

Saturday, 8 March
Carol Barnes, TV newscaster (British), following a stroke, age 63.

Friday, 7 March
Richard J. Durrell, magazine publisher ("People"), of lung cancer, age 82.
Francis Pym, British member of Parliament and Thatcher's cabinet, after a long illness, age 86.

Thursday, 6 March
Don Curtis, pro wrestler, following a stroke, 80.
Peter Poreku Dery, Roman Catholic cardinal, age 89.

Wednesday, 5 March
Leonard Rosenman, film score composer ("Barry Lyndon"), of a heart attack, age 83.

Tuesday, 4 March
Gary Gygax, game creator (Dungeons & Dragons), after a lengthy illness, age 69.

Monday, 3 March
Giuseppe Di Stefano, operatic tenor (Italian), of complications from a head injury suffered in a 2004 attack, age 86.
Norman "Hurricane" Smith, recording artist engineer/producer, also recorded the hit "Oh Babe What Would You Say?", age 85.

Sunday, 2 March
Jeff Healey, rock guitarist ("Angel Eyes"), of cancer, age 41.
Douglas L. Lockridge, college football player (University of Alabama), cause not reported, age 79.

Friday, 29 February
Bill Carlson, TV news anchor (Minneapolis), of cancer, age 73.
Gilbert "Buddy" Dial, NFL football player (Pittsburgh Steelers), of multiple illnesses, 71

Thursday, 28 February
Katoucha Niane, fashion model (Yves Saint Laurent), cause not reported (probably drowned), age 47. She had been missing since January. Her body was found in a river on 28 February.
Mike Smith, pop singer (The Dave Clark Five), of pneumonia, age 64.

Wednesday,27 February 2008
William F. Buckley, Conservative political commentator has died the cause of death was unknown, but he had been ill with emphysema, age 82.
Boyd Coddington, car builder ("American Hot Rod"), complications of diabetes, age 63.
Max Perry, college basketball player (Utah State), of natural causes, 72.


Tuesday, 26 February
Myron Cope, football announcer (Pittsburgh Steelers, of a respiratory illness, age 79.
Herschel "Speedy" Haworth Jr., country guitarist, of Parkinson's disease, age 85.
Buddy Miles, rock drummer, of congestive heart failure, age 60.

Friday, 22 February
Herman "Eagle" Day, NFL football player (Washington Redskins), after a brief illness, age 75.
Stephen Marlowe, author ("The Second Longest Night"), after a long illness, age 79.

Thursday, 21 February
Evan Mecham, Arizona governor (1987-88), after a long illness, age 83.
Robin Moore, author ("The French Connection"), after a long illness, age 82.
Billy Jack Murphy, college football coach (Memphis State), age 87.

Tuesday, 19 February
Mary Barclay, actress (British), age 91.

Saturday, 16 February
Jerry Karl, auto racer (Indianapolis 500), of injuries from an auto accident (non-racing), age 66.
Bobby Lord, country music artist ("Without Your Love"), from an illness, age 74.
Charles Ryan, songwriter ("Hot Rod Lincoln"), of heart diseased, age 92.

Friday, 15 February
Steve Fossett, millionaire adventurer, 63. He had been missing since 3 September while piloting a small plane. He was declared legally dead on 15 February

Thursday, 14 February
Jess Cain, radio host (Boston), of cancer, 81.
Perry Lopez, actor ("Chinatown"), of lung cancer, 78.
William Modell, sporting goods retailer (Modell's), of complications from prostate cancer, 86.

Wednesday, 13 February
Thomas T. Roberts, labor arbitrator (major league arbitration collusion case), 84.

Tuesday, 12 February
David Groh, actor (Joe Gerard on "Rhoda"), of kidney cancer, 68.
Chuck Heaton, news columnist (Cleveland Plain Dealer), of pneumonia, 90. He was the father of actress Patricia Heaton.

Monday, 11 February
Tom Lantos, U.S. Congressman (D-CA, 1981-2008), of cancer of the esophagus, 80.

Sunday, 10 February
Roy Scheider, actor ("Jaws") of complications from a staph infection, age 75.
Steve Gerber, comic book writer ("Howard the Duck"), from pulmonary fibrosis, 60.
Ron Leavitt, TV writer/producer ("Married With Children"), of lung cancer, 60.
Dario Lodigiani, major-league player and scout (Chicago White Sox), 91.

Saturday, 9 February
Robert DoQui, actor ("Robocop"), cause not reported, 74.
Gene Knutson, NFL football player (Green Bay Packers), of cancer, 75.
Joseph T. Sneed III, U.S. judge (9th Circuit Court of Apepals), 87.


Friday, 8 February
Phyllis A. Whitney, author ("A Place for Ann"), of pneumonia, age 104.
Robert Jastrow, astronomer ("God and the Astronomers"), of pneumonia, 82.

Wednesday, 6 February
John Grimsley, NFL football player (Houston Oilers), shot (apparently self-inflicted), age 45.
John McWethy, news correspondent (ABC News), in a skiing accident, age 61.
Ruth Stafford Peale, religious leader ("Guideposts"), age 101. She was the widow of religious leader Norman Vincent Peale.
John Alvin, illustrator (movie posters), of a heart attack, 59.


Tuesday, 5 February
Maharishi Mahesh Yogi, Transcendental meditation guru, age 91.
Ken Konz, NFL football player (Cleveland Browns), of complications from pneumonia, age 79.

Saturday, 2 February 2008
Earl Butz, Former U.S. Secretary of Agriculture who was the oldest living U.S. Cabinet member, died in his sleep, age 98.
Gus Arriola, cartoonist ("Gordo"), of Parkinson's disease, age 90.
Barry Morse, actor (Lt. Philip Gerard on "The Fugitive"), age 89.
Ed Vargo, major league umpire (National League, 1960-83), cause not reported, age 79.

Friday, 1 February
Shell Kepler, actress (Nurse Amy Vining on "General Hospital"), of kidney failure, age 49.
Allan Grant, photographer (last photos taken of Marilyn Monroe), age 88.

Wednesday, 30 January
Jeremy Beadle, British TV host ("You've Been Framed"), of pneumonia, age 59.

Tuesday, 29 January
Margaret Truman Daniel, writer ("Murder in the White House"), age 83. She was the daughter of President Harry Truman.

Monday, 28 January
Larry Smith, college football coach (Southern California), of chronic lymphatic leukemia, age 68.

Sunday,27 January 2008
Suharto, Former Indonesian dictator died of multiple organ failure after more than three weeks on life support , age 86.
Gordon Hinckley, Mormon church president, died today, age 97.
Mike Holovak, NFL football player (Chicago Bears) and coach/executive (Botson Patriots), of pneumonia, age 88.
Ken Hunt, major leaguer (Cincinnati Reds), cause not reported, age 69.
Louie Welch, mayor of Houston (1963-73), of lung cancer, age 89.

Friday, 25 January
Christopher Allport, actor (Jesse Atkinson on "Dynasty"), in an avalanche while snowskiing, 60. The avalanche occurred on 25 January and his body was discovered the next day, so it is possible that he died on the 26th.
Richard Darman, White House budget director (Bush-41 administration), of leukemia, 64.
Ralph Dupas, professional boxer, from complications of boxing-induced brain damage, age 72.
Louisa Horton Hill, actress ("All My Sons"), age 87.

Thursday, 24 January
Randy Salerno, TV news anchor (Chicago), in a snowmobile accident, 45.
Arthur Frantz, major-league umpire, of congestive heart failure, age 86.

Tuesday, 22 January 2008
Heath Ledger, Actor, ("Brokeback Mountain") was found dead today, possibly from a drug overdose, age 28.
Bernie Boston, news photographer ("Flower Power"), of a blood disease, 74.


Saturday, 19 January
Suzanne Pleshette, Actress (Emily Hartley on "The Bob Newhart Show") died of lung cancer, age 70.
John Stewart, Folk singer, who was a member of the Kingston Trio in the 1960's, died of a stroke, age 68.
Eugene Sawyer, mayor of Chicago (1987-89), following a series of strokes, 73.


Friday, 18 January
Georgia Frontiere, NFL football executive (St. Louis Rams), of breast cancer, age 80.
Al Montreuil, major leaguer (Chicago Cubs), cause not reported, age 64.
Frances Lewine, White House news correspondent (Associated Press), 86.
Lois Nettleton, actress (Joanne St. John on "In the Heat of the Night"), of lung cancer, 80.

Thursday, 17 January
Ernie Holmes, NFL football player (Pittsburgh Steelers), in an auto accident, age 59.
John McHale, major-league baseball player and executive (Detroit Tigers), age 86.
Allan Melvin, actor, who played Sam the butcher on "The Brady Bunch," died of cancer, age 84.
Bobby Fischer, former Chess champion, age 64.

Tuesday, 15 January
Brad Renfro, actor ("The Client"), cause not reported, age 25.

Monday, 14 January
Don Cardwell, major leaguer (New York Mets), case not reported, age 72.

Friday, 11 January
Edmund Hillary, mountaineer who in 1953 became the first man to reach the summit of Mt. Everest, died in New Zealand, age 88.
Carl N. Karcher, restaurateur (Carl's Jr.), age 90.

Thursday, 10 January
Rod Allen, pop singer (The Fortunes), of liver cancer, age 63.
Christopher Bowman, figure skater, possibly from a drug overdose, age 40.
John Harvey-Jones, business executive (British), after a long illness, age 85.
Maila Nurmi, TV hostess (Vampira), age 86.

Thursday, January 10
Jack Eagle, actor (played a monk in a famous Xerox ad in 1977), age 81.


Wednesday, 9 January
Johnny Grant, actor/emcee ("The honorary mayor of Hollywood"), age 84.

Tuesday, 8 January
Jim Dooley, NFL football coach (Chicago Bears), of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS Lou Gerhig's Disease), age 77.
Clyde Otis, pop songwriter & producer ("It's Just a Matter of Time"), age 83.
Steve Ridzik, major leaguer (Philadelphia Phillies), cause not reported, age 78.

Monday, 7 January
Edward "Buddy" LeRoux, baseball executive (Boston Red Sox), of natural causes, age 77.

Sunday, 6 January
Bob LeMond, TV announcer ("Leave It To Beaver" opening credits), age 94.
Johnny Podres, major leaguer (Brooklyn Dodgers), cause not reported, age 75.

Saturday, 5 January
John Ashley, NHL hockey referee, of heart failure, age 77.

Friday, 4 January
Mort Garson, composer ("Our Day Will Come"), of kidney failure, age 83.

Thursday, 3 January
Jimmy Stewart, auto racer, cause not reported, age 76.

Wednesday, 2 January
Lee Sherman Dreyfus, Wisconsin governor (R, 1979-83), of heart and breathing problems, 81.
George Macdonald Fraser, novelist ("Flashman"), of cancer, 82.
Belarmino "Blackie" Gonzales, televangelist (New Mexico), of a stroke, age 74.
Gerry Staley, major leaguer (Chicago White Sox), age 87.

Tuesday, 1 January
Salvatore "Bill" Bonanno, organized crime figure (Bonanno family), of a heart attack, age 75.
Peter Caffrey, actor (Irish), after a lengthy illness, age 58.

Monday, 31 December
Tony Elliott, NFL football player (New Orleans Saints), after a lengthy illness, age 48.
Bill Idelson, TV writer ("The Andy Griffith Show") and actor (Herman Glimscher on "The Dick Van Dyke Show"), of complications from a fall, age 87.

Sunday, 30 December
John Roedel, TV news anchor (St. Louis), age 86.
Louis Wolfson, racehorse owner (Affirmed), of colon cancer, age 95.

Thursday, 27 December
Benazir Bhutto, Pakistani prime minister (1988-90, 1993-96), either from gunshots or head trauma in a shooting/bombing assassination, age 54. (23 others were reported killed in the attack.)
Edward Brennan, retailer (Sears), after a brief illness, age 73.
Steven T. Florio, publisher (Conde Nast), of complications from a heart attack, age 58.
Tab Thacker, Olympic wrestler / actor ("Police Academy 4: Citizens on Patrol") after a lengthy illness of diabetes, age 45.

Wednesday, 26 December
Stu Nahan, sportscaster (Los Angeles), of lymphoma, age 81.

Tuesday, 25 December
Jim Beauchamp, major leaguer and coach (Atlanta Braves), of leukemia, age 68.

Sunday, 23 December
Aloisio Lorscheider, Roman Catholic cardinal (Brazil), of a heart problem, age 83.
Oscar Peterson, jazz pianist, of kidney failure, age 82.

Saturday, 22 December
Andy Davis, NFL football player (Washington Redskins), of congestvie heart failure, age 80.
Ruth Wallis, novelty singer, died of Alzheimer's-related causes("The Dinghy Song"), age 87.

Friday, 21 December
Ken Hencricks, roofing materials distributor (ABC Supply Co.), of head injuries after falling through his roof, age 66.
Jack Lamabe, major leaguer (St. Louis Cardinals), cause not reported, age 71.

Thursday, 20 December
Jeanne Carmen, actress and self-proclaimed "Marilyn Monroe's best friend" (though it's doubtful that they ever met), of lymphoma, age 77.
Lorne Davis, NHL hockey player (Montreal Canadiens) and scout/executive (Edmonton Oilers), after a brief illness, age 77.
Lydia Mendoza, Tejano singer ("Mal Hombre"), of natural causes, age 91.

Wednesday, 19 December
Jack Armstrong, college football player (Columbia), of injuries from being struck by a car, age 75.
Frank Capra Jr., TV & film executive (EUE Screen Gems Studios), of prostate cancer, age 73. He was the son of film director Frank Capra Sr.
Albert "Dapper" O'Neil, Boston city council member (1971-99), age 87.

Tuesday, 18 December
Jack Linkletter, TV host, of lymphoma, 70. He was the son of TV host Art Linkletter (who is alive) age 70.

Monday, 17 December
Don Chevrier, sports announcer, cause not reported, age 69.
Joel Dorn, record producer (Roberta Flack), of a heart attack, age 65.
Tom Murphy, Georgia legislator (D, 1961-2003), age 83.

Sunday, 16 December 2007
Dan Fogelberg, Singer/songwriter ("The Leader of the Band") died today of prostate cancer, age 56.
Harold Davis, college football player (Westminster, Pennsylvania), of cancer, age 73.
Hugh Smith, TV news anchor (Tampa), of cancer, age 73.


Saturday, 15 December
Julia Carson, U.S. Congresswoman (D-IN, 1997-2007), of lung cancer, age 69.

Friday, 14 December
Hank Kaplan, boxing
historian, of cancer, age 88.
Clarence "Cuddles" Marshall, major leaguer (New York Yankees), age 82.

Thursday, 13 December
Floyd Red Crow Westerman, actor ("Dances With Wolves"), of complications from leukemia, 71.

Wednesday, 12 December
Ike Turner, R&B musician and former husband of Tina Turner, age 76.
Ted Corbitt, ultramarathoner, of a breathing problem, age 88.
Shawn Eckhardt, conspirator in the attack on figure skater Nancy Kerrigan, of natural causes, age 40.

Tuesday, 11 December
Freddie Fields, Hollywood talent agent (Creative Management Associates), of lung cancer, age 84.

Monday, 10 December
George Morris, college football player (Georgia Tech), apparently of a heart attack, age 76.

Saturday, 8 December
Roger M. King, television executive (King World Productions), of a stroke, age 63.
Al Scaduto, cartoonist ("They'll Do It Every Time"), age 80.

Thursday, 6 December
Katy French, fashion model, suffered brain damage. It has also emerged the 24-year-old had taken cocaine before she was admitted to hospital, age 24. (She fell into a coma four days earlier.)

Wednesday, 5 December
Arnold Hardy, photographer (1946 Atlanta Winecoff Hotel fire), died from complications of hip surgery, age 85.

Tuesday, 4 December
Pimp C, r.n. Chad Butler, rap artist, cause not reported, age 33.
David "Chip" Reese, poker player, apparently of a heart attack, age 56.
Carlos Valdes, conga musician, of complications from emphysema, age 81.

Monday, 3 December
Art Arfons, drag racer ("Green Monster") age 81.

Sunday, 2 December
Robert O. Anderson, oil producer (ARCO),from complications of a fall, age 90.

Saturday, 1 December
Ken McGregor, pro tennis player, of complications from stomach cancer, age 78.
Anton Rodgers, actor ("May to December"), cause not reported, age 74.

Friday, 30, November
Evel Knievel, motorcyclist daredevil, died from diabetes and an incurable condition that scared his lungs, age 69.

Thursday, 29 November
James Barber, TV chef (Canadian), of natural causes, age 84.
Ralph Beard, college basketball player (Kentucky Wildcats), of heart failure, age 79.
Henry Hyde, U.S. Congressman (R-IL, 1975-2007), age 83.
Tommy Kron, NBA basketball player (St. Louis Hawks), cause not reported, age 64.
Roger B. Smith, automobile manufacturer (General Motors), after a brief illness, age 82.

Wednesday, 28 November
Jeanne Bates, actress ("The Phantom), age 89.

Tuesday, 27 November
J. Robert Cade, doctor/inventor (Gatorade), of kidney failure, age 80.
Sean Taylor, NFL football player (Washington Redskins), shot (homicide), age 24.
Bill Willis, NFL football player (Cleveland Browns), after a brief illness, age 86.

Monday, 26 November
Bill Hartack, jockey, of heart disease, age 74.
Mel Tolkin, comedy writer ("Your Show of Shows"), of heart failure, age 94.

Sunday 25 November
John Drury, TV news anchor (Chicago), of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, age 80.
Kevin Dubrow, heavy metal vocalist (Quiet Riot), cause not reported, age 52.

Saturday, 24 November
Joseph G. Minish, U.S. Congressman (D-NJ, 1963-85), age 91.
William O'Neill, Conneticut governor (D, 1980-91), after a lengthy illness, age 77.

Friday, 23 November
Joe Kennedy, major leaguer (Tampa Bay Devil Rays), possibly of a brain aneurysm, age 28.
Frank Guarrera, operatic baritone (New York), of complications from diabetes, age 83.


Thursday, 22 November
Verity Lambert, British TV producer ("Doctor Who"), cause not reported, age 71.
Reg Park, bodybuilder (Mr. Universe), cause not reported, age 79.

Wednesday, 21 November
Tom Johnson, NHL hockey player (Boston Bruins), cause not reported, age 79.
Richard Leigh, author ("Holy Blood and the Holy Grail"), of a heart attack, age 64.


Tuesday, 20 November
Ian Smith, Rhodesian prime minister (1964-79), of a stroke, age 88.

Monday, 19 November
Jim Ringo, NFL football player (Green Bay Packers), after a brief illness of pneumonia, age 75.
Dick Wilson, actor (Mr. Whipple in Charmin commercials), of natural causes, age 91.


Sunday, 18 November
John Hughey, steel guitar player, of heart problems, age 73.
Paul Wasserman, publicist (The Rolling Stones), of respiratory failure, age 73.
Chickie Williams, country singer ("Beyond the Sunset"),died age 88.

Saturday, 17 November
Hy Lit, disc jockey (Philadelphia),died of heart and kidney failure, age 73.
Robert E. McNair, South Carolina governor (D, 1965-71), of brain cancer, age 83.

Friday, 16 November
Victor Rabinowitz, lawyer (Alger Hiss), age 96.


Thursday, 15 November
Joe Nuxhall, major leaguer and broadcaster (Cincinnati Reds),while hospitalized for treatment of pneumonia. He was awaiting surgery to insert a pacemaker, and had been slowed by a recurrence of cancer since September.
age 79.

Wednesday, 14 November
Ronnie Burns, TV performer ("The George Burns and Gracie Allen Show"), of cancer, age 72. He was the son of Burns and Allen.
Michael Blodgett, actor ("Beyond the Valley of the Dolls), apparently of a heart attack, age 68.

Tuesday, 13 November
Robert Taylor, track athlete (1972 Olympics), presumably of heart problems, age 59.

Monday, 12 November
Ira Levin, writer ("The Stepford Wives") of a heart attack, age 78.
Aletra Hampton, jazz musician (the Hampton Sisters), after a lengthy illness, age 92.
Ira Levin, author ("Rosemary's Baby"), of a heart attack, age 78.

Sunday, 11 November
Delbert Mann, film director ("Marty"), of pneumonia, age 87.
Dick Nolan, NFL football player and coach (San Francisco 49ers), of prostate cancer, age 75. He was the father of NFL coach Mike Nolan.

Saturday, 10 November
Norman Mailer, author ("The Naked and the Dead"), of kidney failure, age 84.
Laraine Day, actress ("Foreign Correspondent"), of natural causes, age 87.
Augustus "Gus" Hawkins, U.S. Congressman (D-CA, 1963-1991), of natural causes, age 100.

Friday, 9 November
Luis Herrera Campins, Venezualan president (1979-84), after a lengthy illness, age 82.

Thursday, 8 November
Stephen Fumio Hamao, Roman Catholic cardinal (Tokyo), of cancer, 77.

Wednesday, 7 November
George W. George, film & stage writer/producer, 87.

Tuesday, 6, November
Hank Thompson, Country singer ("Humpty Dumpty Heart") died of
lung cancer, age 82.
Jim Hawthorne, radio and TV broadcaster (Los Angeles), of congestive heart disease, age 88.


Saturday, 3 November
Ryan Shay, marathon runner, after collapsing during a race, age 28.

Friday, 2 November
Henry Cele, actor ("Shaka Zulu"), died of a chest infection, age 58.
Lillian Ellison, aka The Fabulous Moolah, pro wrestler, age 84.

Thursday, 1 November
Paul Tibbets, U.S. bomber commander (Enola Gay), age 92.
John R. Walsh, figure skater, of complications from a stroke, age 85.

Wednesday, 31 October
John H. Baker, NFL football player (Los Angeles Rams), cause not reported, age 72.

Tuesday, October 30
Robert Goulet, actor, died of a rare form of pulmonary fibrosis, a progressive and fatal condition, age 73.
Peter Hoagland, U.S. Congressman (D-NE, 1989-95), of Parkinson's disease, age 65. John Woodruff, track athlete (1936 Olympics), age 92.

Monday, 29 October
Sam Dana, NFL football player (Buffalo Bills), age 104.
Thomas J. Meskill, U.S. Congressman (R-CT, 1967-71), of a heart attack, age 79.

Sunday, October 28
Porter Wagoner, country singer ("Say Forever You'll Be Mine"), age 80.