People who died in 2026

3,561 people remembered here.

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  Alan Thornett

  1937 – 2026 · Car worker

  Cowley militant and Trotskyist who taught himself Marxism and Earth science: nothing can be built on a dead planet.

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  Indra Briķe

  1957 – 2026 · Stage and film actress

  Kroders' muse at Liepāja and a towering presence on the Dailes stage for three decades.

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  Jean Geney

  1939 – 2026 · Politician

  RPR mayor of Etupes and Doubs deputy who championed families of the missing.

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  Valentyn Smyntyna

  1948 – 2026 · Physicist

  Physicist who gave almost sixty years to Odesa University and led it as rector from 1995 to 2010.

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  Annette Green

  1924 – 2026 · Fragrance Foundation president

  She built the American fragrance industry a home, and its awards.

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  Stephen A. Jarislowsky

  1925 – 2026 · Investor and philanthropist

  Montreal investor who made corporate ethics and education his life's work.

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  Mark Pryor

  1967 – 2026 · Mystery novelist and criminal lawyer (former Travis County prosecutor)

  Prosecutor, defence lawyer and storyteller who walked Paris with Hugo Marston and asked us to love our local bookstores.

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  Roberta Kirk Francisco

  † 2026

  A devoted nurse, wife, and mother, remembered for her warmth, wit, and care for others.

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  Theodore J. St. Antoine

  1929 – 2026 · Lawyer

  A teacher, dean and arbitrator who believed fairness at work was a matter of law.

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  Ron Koslow

  1945 – 2026 · Screenwriter and television producer

  He created extraordinary worlds, on screen and in the lives of those who knew him.

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  Verne Allison

  1936 – 2026 · Singer and songwriter

  He named The Dells and, for nearly 60 years, his second tenor was part of their unmistakable harmony.

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  Klaus Bresser

  1936 – 2026 · Television journalist

  He asked the powerful the questions viewers wanted answered.

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  Amber Gail Adkins

  † 2026

  A beloved daughter, mother, sister and partner from Elyria, Ohio, dearly missed by her family.

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  Laila Rasheed

  1950 – 2026 · Memoirist

  Prem Nazir's eldest daughter and keeper of Laila Cottage's story.

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  Eddy Ford

  † 2026 · Mayor of Farragut and nuclear engineer

  Farragut's second mayor, who served his hometown for 29 years without debt or a property tax.

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  Jennifer Herzenstiel

  † 2026

  A Michigan daughter remembered by her family after a long illness.

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  Bisera Alikadić

  1939 – 2026 · Poet

  Sarajevo's poet of love, freedom and childhood, who gave her besieged city the City of Courage.

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  Nobuo Inaba

  1950 – 2026 · Banker

  Bank of Japan director and Ricoh chair who led NHK through fee cuts and the NHK One era.

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  Ralph Waldo Cail, Jr.

  † 2026

  A private, spiritual man who turned his imagination into books in his later years.

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  T. Randall Lee

  1962 – 2026 · Chemist

  Houston chemist, editor and mentor who built new materials one molecular layer at a time.

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  Dionysius "Dan" Dulchinos

  † 2026 · High school baseball coach

  Chicopee Comp baseball legend who shaped generations of student athletes.

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  Bruce J. Mabine, M.D.

  1950 – 2026 · Obstetrician-gynecologist

  Philadelphia OB-GYN and Temple educator who delivered thousands of babies and mentored generations of clinicians.

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  Boualem Boualem

  1952 – 2026 · Jurist and magistrate

  Magistrate, senator and chief of staff to Algeria's presidency, a discreet man of files who served two presidents.

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  Niamh O'Brien (Flatley)

  † 2026 · Irish dancer

  Lord of the Dance's Saoirse, a world-class dancer and a devoted wife and mother.

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  Kalev Mutond

  1957 – 2026 · Intelligence chief

  Congo's long-serving intelligence chief under Joseph Kabila, whose eight years at the ANR still divide the nation.

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  Heidi Burge Horton

  † 2026

  Trailblazing twin of the early WNBA, remembered as a devoted coach, wife and mother.

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  Amund Sjøbrend

  1952 – 2026 · Speed skater and skating coach

  One of Norway's four S's, world and European allround champion in 1981, who later gave his knowledge to young skaters.

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  Oleg Shavarsky (Олег Шаварський)

  1946 – 2026 · Actor

  People's Artist of Ukraine who gave more than fifty years to the Franko Theatre and to generations of students.

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  Cheikh Hamidou Kane

  1928 – 2026 · Politician

  Author of L'Aventure ambiguë; Senegalese writer and minister

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  Nelson Toburen

  1938 – 2026 · American football player and judge

  A Lombardi Packer whose career ended in one tackle, and who built a second life on the bench.

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  Marcus Conrad Stapleton

  † 2026

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  Robert X. Cringely

  1953 – 2026 · Technology journalist

  The irreverent chronicler of Silicon Valley who brought the story of the nerds to millions.

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  Vladimir Khanan

  1945 – 2026 · Poet

  Petersburg underground poet who rebuilt a free literary life in Jerusalem.

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  Eddimar Paola Hernandez

  † 2026

  A seven year old girl remembered for her joy, taken from her family too soon.

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  Elaine J. Mummert

  † 2026

  A devoted wife, mother and grandmother remembered for her warmth and her years of quiet community service.

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  Timothy F. Kelliher Jr.

  † 2026

  Timothy F. Kelliher Jr., of Wethersfield, Connecticut, 2026.

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  Lori Moore

  † 2026 · Radio and television host

  Kalamazoo's morning voice for decades, who turned her airtime into help for her city.

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  Steve Zaiser

  1951 – 2026 · Politician

  Fargo legislator and River Keepers co-founder who helped bring medical marijuana to North Dakota.

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  Jean Burrell Russo

  1941 – 2026 · Historian

  Historian who brought the working people of colonial Annapolis back into its story.

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  Jeff Van Note

  1946 – 2026 · NFL center for the Atlanta Falcons

  Eighteen seasons, one team. Falcons Ring of Honor center who defined toughness and loyalty.

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  Devon Dikeou

  1963 – 2026 · Conceptual artist

  Artist, publisher and collector who lived in the in-between and shared it with everyone.

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  Bo "Bosse" Johansson

  1942 – 2026 · Football coach

  The Swedish gentleman who gave Denmark its greatest World Cup summer.

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  Babsy Mlangeni

  1943 – 2026 · Singer

  Township soul pioneer whose voice crossed every language line in South Africa.

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  Gary Heffern

  1954 – 2026 · Punk rock singer

  The voice of San Diego punk who turned a hard childhood into songs of darkness and light.

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  Frank J. Dewane

  1950 – 2026 · Catholic bishop

  A Wisconsin farm boy turned Vatican diplomat who shepherded Southwest Florida's Catholics for 20 years under Justice, Peace, Joy.

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  Xavier Hernandez

  † 2026

  A son who asked for help and was met with force, remembered by a family still seeking answers.

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  Ken Krawetz

  1951 – 2026 · Politician

  Saskatchewan Party founder, deputy premier, and finance minister who put community and common sense first.

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  Ron Miles

  † 2026 · Local historian

  He spent his life telling the story of Jackfield and the Ironbridge Gorge.

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