People who died in 2026
3,804 people remembered here.
Margaret Alexiou1939 – 2026 · Byzantinist and Modern Greek scholarHarvard Seferis Professor who taught three generations to hear Greek lament across time.
3 candles · 1 tributes- LLu Ann Gruber1941 – 2026 · Homemaker
A devoted wife, mother and grandmother who cared for her family and her neighbors alike.
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Joseph John1938 – 2026 · Coffee importer and nuclear physicistNuclear physicist turned coffee pioneer who brought Indian coffee and the science of espresso to America.
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Patricia Marie Franks† 2026 · HomemakerA Grammy remembered for welcome, leftovers, and joy.
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Judy Gumbo1943 – 2026 · ActivistOriginal Yippie, feminist organizer, and chronicler of a revolutionary era.
3 candles · 1 tributes- EElizabeth Burroughs "Betty" Taylor1935 – 2026 · Homemaker
A devoted wife, mother and woman of faith.
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Claude Bachand1951 – 2026 · PoliticianGrounded Bloc MP who put Saint-Jean first for nearly two decades
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David Arnason1940 – 2026 · AuthorManitoba author and professor who chronicled Icelandic Interlake life.
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Win Aung1966 – 2026 · Footballer (striker)Myanmar striker and heading specialist of the Silver Age, remembered from Singapore to Yangon.
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Jim Collier1939 – 2026 · American football player and coachArkansas All-SWC receiver and longtime LSU coaches' aide whose Giants touchdown came from a blocked punt.
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BloodHound Q502004 – 2026 · RapperChicago drill voice who turned grief into bars, then left too soon.
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Robert Szreder1946 – 2026 · Violinist and violin pedagoguePolish-born violinist who rebuilt his art in the Netherlands and taught generations in Maastricht.
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Hartmut Welker1941 – 2026 · Opera singerGerman bass-baritone who rose from toolmaker to Bayreuth and the world stages.
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Naseer al-Chaderchi1933 – 2026 · Lawyer and politicianLawyer, democrat and son of Baghdad who carried his father's civic ideals into a new Iraq.
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Sergio Toledo Machado1945 – 2026 · Basketball playerFrom skinny Macarrao to Olympic bronze: Brazil's lasting basketball generation.
3 candles · 1 tributes- BBarbara C. Fordham† 2026
A devoted wife, mother, and grandmother of Independence, Missouri.
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Tomás Solís1934 – 2026 · teacherChilean teacher and first mayor of Chiguayante who rebuilt civic life after exile.
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Mahmood Bashir Virk1937 – 2026 · PoliticianGujranwala five-term MNA and former federal law minister for the PML-N.
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Richard Mortimer Ware1930 – 2026 · Marine Corps fighter pilotMarine aviator, Pan Am pilot, financial advisor and sailor whose life was extraordinarily well lived.
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Rev. Leon William "Sonny" Clark1953 – 2026 · Baptist pastor and community leaderOrange County pastor who spent nearly fifty years starting where he was and serving what he could.
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Dudley Emerson "Skip" Farrell† 2026 · AudiologistA devoted audiologist who spent his life serving veterans and mentoring students.
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Aleksey Borovitin1954 – 2026 · Ski jumperSoviet ski jumper, two-time world championship bronze medallist, Olympian and later coach of Russia's women jumpers.
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Tolofuaivalelei Falemoe Leiʻataua1950 – 2026 · PoliticianSpeaker of Samoa's Parliament, son of Leulumoega, devoted husband, father and man of faith.
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Alister Smart1935 – 2026 · ActorOriginal Play School presenter who also shaped Australian soap and drama as a director.
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Monowar Hossain Chowdhury1948 – 2026 · Civil engineerEngineer, public servant and twice the voice of Gobindaganj in parliament.
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Kyle Bickham† 2026 · Warehouse worker (AmazonA hardworking son and brother, remembered for laughter and love.
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Knox Chitiyo1961 – 2026 · Zimbabwean academic and security analystZimbabwean scholar who interpreted Harare to London with rigour and warmth.
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Allen Engel1932 – 2026 · FarmerSaskatchewan NDP MLA who fought for family farms and Grasslands National Park.
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Lynne "Brooke" Bredenbeck1936 – 2026 · Director of AdmissionsA force by many names: mother, career woman, reader, knitter, and Mamoo to her grandchildren.
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Albert Alós1939 – 2026 · EngineerSpanish-born Nigerian engineer who founded Lagos Business School and pioneered Pan-Atlantic University.
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Felton Earls1942 – 2026 · Child psychiatrist / social epidemiologist / medical educatorHarvard child psychiatrist who proved neighbors' willingness to act for one another can curb violence.
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Rosa Fung Pineda† 2026 · ArchaeologistPeruvian archaeologist who opened San Marcos teaching to women and mapped the coastal Preceramic.
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Peter Leaver1944 – 2026 · BarristerKC, Spurs man and Premier League chief who spent 53 years at One Essex Court.
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Çekdar Paytext (Barış Akan)† 2026Guerrilla fighter remembered by his comrades as a symbol of loyalty and sacrifice.
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Phil Tindall1947 – 2026 · BankerOtley rugby captain and devoted father, remembered after a long fight with Parkinson's disease.
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Andrew Strathern1939 – 2026 · Social anthropologistCambridge Melanesianist who mapped moka, kinship and ritual across Oceania and beyond.
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Sylvia Spring1942 – 2026 · Feminist filmmakerFirst woman to produce and direct a Canadian English-language feature; MediaWatch founder who reshaped CRTC sex-role policy
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Marcus "Marc" Martone1926 – 2026 · High school football coach and athletic administratorCarey High's first football coach, who helped run New York school sport for decades.
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John Sedgwick1954 – 2026 · AuthorAmerican author who wrote the Sedgwick family memoir and histories of duel, Cherokee and railroad wars.
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Amber Lockwood1984 – 2026 · Psychiatric registered nursePsychiatric nurse and animal lover who lit up every room she entered.
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Izuru Narushima1961 – 2026 · Film director and screenwriterDirector of Rebirth and Solomon's Perjury, who filmed ordinary lives with patience and kindness.
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Eric Karson1940 – 2026 · Film director and producerHe put Chuck Norris among the ninjas and helped make Van Damme a star.
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Cindy Pontoriero1942 – 2026 · Chicago Police Department lieutenantChicago's first female detective, who said she simply wanted to be a cop.
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Bunny Levine1928 – 2026 · Actress and former school librarianSchool librarian who became a Hollywood actress after retiring, and was still auditioning at 97.
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Tsuri Sagi1934 – 2026 · Israeli paratrooper and brigadier generalParatrooper, farmer and the Israeli officer who taught Kurdish fighters to win in the mountains.
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Neville Fay† 2026 · ArboriculturistHe founded Tree Aid and taught a generation to care for ancient trees.
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John Whenham† 2026 · MusicologistMonteverdi scholar and patient teacher who gave Birmingham a home for music.
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Durga Lal Shrestha† 2026 · Nepalese poet and lyricistThe people's poet, whose simple, singing words carried the Nepal Bhasa language forward.
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