In the news
People whose deaths were reported in the news: victims of accidents, attacks and disasters, and others the country stopped to notice. 702 people are remembered here. Light a candle, read their story, and add a memory of your own.
Jacob Teye Partey† 2026The father whose sacrifices helped launch his son's football career.
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Zara Shaw† 2026A beautiful girl, remembered by her family and her school community.
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Vivian Savella† 2026Vivian Savella, 4, killed hours after a custody hearing placed her in her father's care.
7 candles · 1 tributes- JJames F. Wainright† 2026
Husband, father, Army veteran, and longtime Xcel Energy maintenance worker from Rice, Minnesota.
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Tun Dr Siti Hasmah Mohd Ali† 2026Pioneering doctor and Malaysia's longest serving first lady, remembered for a lifetime of quiet public service.
7 candles · 1 tributes- KKimberly J. Meyerrenke† 2026
A devoted wife, mother and grandmother, remembered for her faith and her family.
7 candles · 1 tributes - LLeslie Lawrence Hughes† 2026
A Korean War veteran and lifelong guitar player, remembered for his music and his family.
7 candles · 1 tributes - JJames Robert Benton Watson, Sr.† 2026
A son, father and friend of Brazil, Indiana, remembered for living life on his own terms.
7 candles · 1 tributes - CCatherine T. D'Alessandro† 2026
Beloved wife, mother and homemaker, remembered for family, faith and her famous potato salad.
7 candles · 1 tributes - PPhyllis Scorzino† 2026
A wife, mother and grandmother who lived a full century of faith and family.
7 candles · 1 tributes - MMichael J. Carbone† 2026
Remembered for his kindness, his family, and his love of the open road.
7 candles · 1 tributes - CChristy Croke† 2026
Christy Croke of Thurles, County Tipperary, remembered by family and community.
7 candles · 1 tributes - HHarold Frank MacDowell Jr.† 2026
A devoted husband, father and community leader remembered for decades of service.
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Miriam Azzopardi† 2026A mother of three, remembered by her family for her warmth and her humour.
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Jaco Muller† 2026 · Game farmerNamibian rhino farmer who turned a son's school idea into nearly 200 births.
7 candles · 1 tributes- RRosemarie Gomez† 2026
The first Hispanic woman on East Chicago's City Council, and a lifelong servant of her community.
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R. Jeanette Kruer1929 – 2026 · Banking professional (Gem SavingsA gardener and craftswoman who made holidays and home feel carefully loved.
7 candles · 1 tributes- WWilliam Edward Delatour† 2026
Beloved as "Coach Billy," remembered for a lifetime of love, family, and faith.
7 candles · 1 tributes - JJason Rockhold† 2026
A former youth softball coach who died in an Illinois jail awaiting trial on child sex abuse charges.
7 candles · 1 tributes - WWalter Lee Sharp Sr. (also referred to as Walter Sharp II)† 2026
A World War II veteran, GE retiree and devoted family man who lived to 101.
7 candles · 1 tributes - MMiriam Gentry (identity unresolved)† 2026
Held: Bellaire TX Legacy notice vs Emory MD identity unresolved.
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King Harald V† 2026King of Norway for thirty five years, remembered for modernizing a quiet, well loved monarchy.
7 candles · 1 tributes- TTawfiq Abdul Haqq† 2026
Died August 21, 2026, in a Prince George's County police shooting that his family is still fighting to explain.
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Hubert de la Bouillerie1951 – 2026 · Film editorFilm editor behind Woodstock, The Witches of Eastwick and Tango and Cash.
7 candles · 1 tributes- BBolaji Alaba Olukotun† 2026
A pastor whose sudden death after a disputed eviction left unanswered questions.
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A young welder from South Georgia, remembered by family and a community he never got to grow old in.
7 candles · 1 tributes - LLouie Isaac Webster† 2026
A loveable rogue with a heart of gold, taken far too soon.
7 candles · 1 tributes - DDylante Richardson† 2026
An Akron man, 29, killed in a 2026 shooting later solved with license plate camera evidence.
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Lincoln Sabini† 2026A UC Davis student and cyclist, remembered by a community that is still asking for safer roads.
7 candles · 1 tributes- RRyan J. Piezonka1993 – 2025 · Transit worker
A gentle soul who loved flying and helping others.
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Glynn Simmons1953 – 2026 · ExonereeInnocent man who spent 48 years in prison and never stopped fighting to clear his name.
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Eulalia Marzetti1952 – 2026 · Justice of the peacePujato's justice of the peace and the mother behind Argentina's world champion coach.
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BP Singh (Brijendra Pal Singh)† 2026The director behind CID, who shaped one of Indian television's longest running crime dramas.
6 candles · 1 tributes- GGregory James Koeser† 2026
Remembered by his family as a son, brother, uncle, and lifelong lover of the Lake Michigan shoreline.
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Robert "Bobby" Boone, Jr.† 2026Beloved Dothan nurseryman who built Buds N' Blossoms into a community touchstone.
6 candles · 1 tributes- IIrlene Wiechelman† 2026
A longtime resident of Coleridge, Nebraska, remembered by her family and community.
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Monte Gakin† 2026A 29 year old Rapid City man whose 2025 shooting death led to a manslaughter conviction in 2026.
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A devoted husband, father and volunteer, remembered for quiet, steady service to others.
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Sibusisiwe Gugu Manqele† 2026 · Screenwriter and actressSouth African screenwriter and actress who championed isiZulu and local storytelling.
6 candles · 1 tributes- SShirley L. Spitzer† 2026
A devoted wife, mother and grandmother remembered for her faith, warmth and artistry.
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Tyler Cooper† 2026 · Physician and CEO of Cooper AerobicsPhysician, champion runner and mountaineer who carried his father's mission of healthier lives into a new generation.
6 candles · 1 tributes- JJoseph B. Gunnison† 2026
A Rochester special education teacher remembered for decades of quiet dedication to his students.
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Joey Cusumano1935 – 2026 · Restaurateur and film producerThe last man standing from Las Vegas's mob era, and, by his own telling, its luckiest man.
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Rhegan Spiegel† 2026Former UMKC volleyball player, remembered after a sudden and violent death.
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Raju Dewitt† 2026A Chatsworth man killed by a hit and run driver while walking in a crosswalk.
6 candles · 1 tributes- GGary Colombini† 2026
A proud tile setter remembered by family as unforgettable and deeply loved.
6 candles · 1 tributes - CCarolyn Monroe Hall† 2026
Teacher, volunteer, and devoted mother remembered for a lifetime of quiet service.
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An 11 year old girl from Bay City, Texas, remembered as Ny Ny and Star.
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