2005 Necrology
What is a necrology? A necrology is a listing of people who have died during a specific time period. Find a Grave necrologies let you browse the names and faces of the 75 most famous people who have died during a selected year, all the way back to 1900. They are listed in order of their Find a Grave 'fame ranking', as voted by Find a Grave contributors. To view a necrology, simply select a year from the pop up list below. You can optionally select a category to restrict the list even further (just actors, just politicians, etc.). To visit the memorial page for any of the names listed on a necrology, click on their name or photo.
75 records found
Don Adams Famous Memorial Flowers have been left. Veteran
13 Apr 1923 – 25 Sep 2005Actor. He is best remembered for his role of 'Agent Maxwell...
Hollywood, Los Angeles County, California, USA
Eddie Albert Famous Memorial Flowers have been left. Veteran
22 Apr 1908 – 26 May 2005Actor. Born Edward Albert Heimberger, he is best remembered for...
Westwood, Los Angeles County, California, USA
Anne Bancroft Famous Memorial Flowers have been left.
17 Sep 1931 – 6 Jun 2005Actress, Stage, Screen, Television. Her career spanned half a...
Valhalla, Westchester County, New York, USA
Ronnie Barker Famous Memorial Flowers have been left.
25 Sep 1929 – 3 Oct 2005Actor, Comedian. Famous for being one of the 'The Two Ronnies'...
Banbury, Cherwell District, Oxfordshire, England
Stan Berenstain Famous Memorial Flowers have been left. Veteran
29 Sep 1923 – 26 Nov 2005Author. Born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, he trained in the...
Lloyd Bochner Famous Memorial Flowers have been left. Veteran
29 Jul 1924 – 29 Oct 2005Actor. Born Lloyd Wolfe Bochner in Toronto, Canada. Known for his...
Westwood, Los Angeles County, California, USA
Tommy “Butch” Bond Famous Memorial Flowers have been left. Veteran
16 Sep 1926 – 24 Sep 2005Actor. He gained fame as a child actor for his role of 'Butch' in...
Riverside, Riverside County, California, USA
J.D. Cannon Famous Memorial Flowers have been left. Veteran
24 Apr 1922 – 20 May 2005Actor. A native of Salmon, Idaho, Cannon is best remembered for...
Hudson, Columbia County, New York, USA
Johnny Carson Famous Memorial Flowers have been left. Veteran
23 Oct 1925 – 23 Jan 2005Entertainer, Television Host, Comedian. Born in Corning, Iowa, he...
Ossie Davis Famous Memorial Flowers have been left. Veteran
18 Dec 1917 – 4 Feb 2005Actor, Playwright, Film Director, and Social Reformer. Born...
Hartsdale, Westchester County, New York, USA
Sandra Dee Famous Memorial Flowers have been left.
23 Apr 1942 – 20 Feb 2005Actress. She received notoriety in the mid-20th century as an...
Hollywood Hills, Los Angeles County, California, USA
Bob Denver Famous Memorial Flowers have been left.
9 Jan 1935 – 2 Sep 2005Actor. He was best remembered for his role of 'Gilligan' in the...
Uli Derickson Famous Memorial Flowers have been left.
8 Aug 1944 – 18 Feb 2005American Folk Hero. She was a flight attendant aboard Trans World...
Ralph Edwards Famous Memorial Flowers have been left.
13 Jun 1913 – 16 Nov 2005Television Game Producer. He is probably best remembered as the...
Glendale, Los Angeles County, California, USA
Myron Floren Famous Memorial Flowers have been left.
5 Nov 1919 – 23 Jul 2005Musician. He was a talented accordion player best remembered for...
Shelby Foote Famous Memorial Flowers have been left. Veteran
17 Nov 1916 – 27 Jun 2005Historian. Although he is best known for his participation and...
Memphis, Shelby County, Tennessee, USA
Frank Gorshin Famous Memorial Flowers have been left. Veteran
5 Apr 1933 – 17 May 2005Actor. He was born in Pittsburgh (Pennsylvania). Appearing in...
Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, USA
Joe Grant Famous Memorial Flowers have been left.
15 May 1908 – 6 May 2005Cartoonist, Writer. One of Walt Disney's most talented artists...
Glendale, Los Angeles County, California, USA
Stephen Raymond Gregg Famous Memorial Flowers have been left. Veteran
1 Sep 1914 – 4 Feb 2005World War II Medal of Honor Recipient. He received the award...
North Arlington, Bergen County, New Jersey, USA
Eddie Guerrero Famous Memorial Flowers have been left.
9 Oct 1967 – 13 Nov 2005Professional Wrestler. He held the World Wrestling Entertainment,...
Scottsdale, Maricopa County, Arizona, USA
Kevin Hagen Famous Memorial Flowers have been left. Veteran
3 Apr 1928 – 9 Jul 2005Actor. He was popular character performer, best remembered for...
Grants Pass, Josephine County, Oregon, USA
June Haver Famous Memorial Flowers have been left.
10 Jun 1926 – 4 Jul 2005Actress. Born in Rock Island, Illinois, the daughter of Marie and...
Culver City, Los Angeles County, California, USA
Paul William Henning Famous Memorial Flowers have been left.
16 Sep 1911 – 25 Mar 2005Television Producer. Throughout the 1960s, he was the creator of...
Tuscumbia, Miller County, Missouri, USA
Hurricane Katrina Victims Famous Memorial Flowers have been left.
unknown – Aug 2005Memorial to the many who lost their lives during Hurricane...
New Orleans, Orleans Parish, Louisiana, USA
Hurricanes Katrina and Rita Memorial Famous Memorial Flowers have been left.
29 Aug 2005 – 24 Sep 2005Erected in August 2006, the monument is dedicated to the memory...
New Orleans, Orleans Parish, Louisiana, USA
Peter Jennings Famous Memorial Flowers have been left.
29 Jul 1938 – 7 Aug 2005Television Broadcast Journalist. Born in Toronto, Ontario,...
Ottawa, Ottawa Municipality, Ontario, Canada
Peter Jennings Flowers have been left.
29 Jul 1938 – 7 Aug 2005Ottawa, Ottawa Municipality, Ontario, Canada
Jessica Marie Lunsford Famous Memorial Flowers have been left.
6 Oct 1995 – 24 Feb 2005Nine-year-old Jessica was kidnapped and killed by a registered...
Homosassa Springs, Citrus County, Florida, USA
Virginia Mayo Famous Memorial Flowers have been left.
30 Nov 1920 – 17 Jan 2005Actress. Popular motion picture figure who appeared in numerous...
Westlake Village, Los Angeles County, California, USA
Arthur Miller Famous Memorial Flowers have been left.
17 Oct 1915 – 10 Feb 2005Playwright. He was born in a middle-class Jewish family. His...
Roxbury, Litchfield County, Connecticut, USA
Sir John Mills Famous Memorial Flowers have been left. Veteran
22 Feb 1908 – 23 Apr 2005Actor. He was a prolific British character actor and performer...
Denham, South Bucks District, Buckinghamshire, England
Pat Morita Famous Memorial Flowers have been left.
28 Jun 1932 – 24 Nov 2005Actor. Born in northern California to migrant fruit pickers, he...
Las Vegas, Clark County, Nevada, USA
Howard Morris Famous Memorial Flowers have been left. Veteran
4 Sep 1919 – 21 May 2005Actor, Cartoon Voice Actor, Director. During his decades long...
Culver City, Los Angeles County, California, USA
LT Michael Patrick Murphy Famous Memorial Flowers have been left. Veteran
7 May 1976 – 28 Jun 2005Afghanistan War Medal of Honor Recipient. A United States Navy...
Calverton, Suffolk County, New York, USA
Rosa Parks Famous Memorial Flowers have been left.
4 Feb 1913 – 24 Oct 2005Civil Rights Pioneer and Social Activist. An African-American...
Detroit, Wayne County, Michigan, USA
Brock Peters Famous Memorial Flowers have been left.
2 Jul 1927 – 23 Aug 2005Actor. Born George Fisher in New York City, son of French-African...
Hollywood Hills, Los Angeles County, California, USA
Richard Pryor Famous Memorial Flowers have been left. Veteran
1 Dec 1940 – 10 Dec 2005Comedian, Actor. He is best remembered for his comedy routines...
Hollywood Hills, Los Angeles County, California, USA
Thurl Ravenscroft Famous Memorial Flowers have been left. Veteran
6 Feb 1914 – 22 May 2005Voice Actor. Born Thurl Arthur Ravenscroft in Norfolk, Nebraska,...
Garden Grove, Orange County, California, USA
William Hubbs Rehnquist Famous Memorial Flowers have been left. Veteran
1 Oct 1924 – 3 Sep 200516th United States Supreme Court Chief Justice. He served for 33...
Arlington, Arlington County, Virginia, USA
COL Joseph Charles Rodriguez Famous Memorial Flowers have been left. Veteran
14 Nov 1928 – 1 Nov 2005Korean War Medal of Honor Recipient. He served in the United...
San Bernardino, San Bernardino County, California, USA
Chris Schenkel Famous Memorial Flowers have been left. Veteran
21 Aug 1923 – 11 Sep 2005Sports Broadcaster. A popular sportscaster on television and...
Bippus, Huntington County, Indiana, USA
Vincent Schiavelli Famous Memorial Flowers have been left.
11 Nov 1948 – 26 Dec 2005Actor. A native of Brooklyn, New York, he studied acting through...
Polizzi Generosa, Città Metropolitana di Palermo, Sicilia, Italy
Terri Marie Schiavo Famous Memorial Flowers have been left.
3 Dec 1963 – 31 Mar 2005Social Rights Figure, Medical Figure. After a heart attack in...
Clearwater, Pinellas County, Florida, USA
Max Schmeling Famous Memorial Flowers have been left. Veteran
28 Sep 1905 – 2 Feb 2005Professional Boxer. He was the Heavyweight Champion of the world...
Hollenstedt, Landkreis Harburg, Lower Saxony, Germany
Lane Smith Famous Memorial Flowers have been left. Veteran
29 Apr 1936 – 13 Jun 2005Actor. A versatile character actor, he is best known for...
John Spencer Famous Memorial Flowers have been left.
20 Dec 1946 – 16 Dec 2005Actor. He is best remembered for his television roles as White...
Totowa, Passaic County, New Jersey, USA
James Bond Stockdale Famous Memorial Flowers have been left. Veteran
23 Dec 1923 – 5 Jul 2005United States Navy Admiral, Vietnam Medal of Honor Recipient. As...
Annapolis, Anne Arundel County, Maryland, USA
Luther Vandross Famous Memorial Flowers have been left.
20 Apr 1951 – 1 Jul 2005Rhythm and Blues Singer. He became successful for soulful,...
Paramus, Bergen County, New Jersey, USA
Ruth Warrick Famous Memorial Flowers have been left.
29 Jun 1916 – 15 Jan 2005Actress. Appeared in several movies, but was primarly known for...
Manhattan, New York County, New York, USA
Simon Wiesenthal Famous Memorial Flowers have been left.
31 Dec 1908 – 20 Sep 2005Social Reformer. A Holocaust survivor, he was called the...
Herzilya, Tel Aviv District, Israel
Louis Hugh Wilson Jr. Famous Memorial Flowers have been left. Veteran
11 Feb 1920 – 21 Jun 2005US Marine Corps General, World War II Medal of Honor Recipient. A...
Arlington, Arlington County, Virginia, USA
Robert Wise Famous Memorial Flowers have been left.
10 Sep 1914 – 14 Sep 2005Motion Picture Director, Producer, Editor.
Teresa Wright Famous Memorial Flowers have been left.
27 Oct 1918 – 6 Mar 2005Actress. She personified "The Girl Next-Door" in films of the...
New Haven, New Haven County, Connecticut, USA
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