The following is a list of notable deaths in April 2015.
Entries for each day are listed alphabetically by surname. A typical entry lists information in the following sequence: Name, age, country of citizenship and reason for notability, established cause of death, reference.
April 2015
1 Dave Ball, 65, British musician (Procol Harum), colorectal cancer.Dave Ball passed away Roel Cortez, 57, Filipino singer-songwriter, colon cancer.Singer Roel Cortez dies Harold Dahl, 91, American basketball player (Oshkosh All-Stars).Harold K. Dahl Peter Diamandopoulos, 86, Greek-born American academic, President of Adelphi University (1985–1997).Peter Diamandopoulos, 86; Adelphi University president Johnny Gardiner, 92, Canadian CFL football player (Winnipeg Blue Bombers).John W. Gardiner Jean Graul, 90, Swiss Olympic sailor.Jean Graul John Paul Hammerschmidt, 92, American politician, member of the US House of Representatives from Arkansas's 3rd district (1967–1993), heart and respiratory failure.John Paul Hammerschmidt dies at 92 John Hunwick, 79, British academic and scholar.John Hunwick, Esteemed Scholar of Islam and Africa, Dies at 78 Sir John Ingram, 90, New Zealand engineer and businessman.Sir John Henderson Ingram Joseph R. Jennings, 93, American art director and production designer (Star Trek: The Motion Picture, Yellowbeard, Johnny Dangerously).Joseph Jennings Zdravko-Ćiro Kovačić, 89, Croatian water polo player, Olympic silver medalist for Yugoslavia (1952, 1956).Odlazak Preminuo vaterpolist i srebrni olimpijac Zdravko Ćiro Kovačić William Leach, 72, Canadian lieutenant general.Former Canadian Army commander Bill Leach passes away Eddie LeBaron, 85, American football player (Washington Redskins, Dallas Cowboys).Eddie LeBaron, who starred at UOP and in NFL, dies at 85 Cynthia Lennon, 75, British author, cancer.John Lennon's Ex-Wife, Cynthia Lennon, Dead at 75 Raul Loya, 76, American workers' rights activist.Raul Loya Sandy Mason 75, American country music singer-songwriter, cancer.'When I Dream' songwriter Sandy Mason dies Ramon E. Moore, 85, American mathematician.Ramon E. Moore (1929-2015) Nicolae Rainea, 81, Romanian football referee (FIFA World Cup (1974, 1978, 1982), UEFA Euro 1980 Final), pulmonary edema.Romania mourns much-celebrated referee Rainea Paul D. Reynolds, 52, Canadian investment banker, CEO of Canaccord Genuity.Canaccord CEO Paul Reynolds dies after triathlon incident J. D. Smith, 83, American football player (San Francisco 49ers).Ex-49ers running back J.D. Smith dies Joseph Sweda, 89, American politician.Joseph Sweda Robert Walker, 54, Canadian-born American animator (Aladdin, The Lion King) and film director (Brother Bear), heart attack.Obituary: Ottawa animator Bob Walker was nominated for Academy Award Kazuo Yamagishi, 80, Japanese chef, inventor of tsukemen.The One about Yamagishi “God of Ramen” Kazuo Part 2 and the division among Taishoken apprentices Muhammadu Dikko Yusufu, 84, Nigerian politician and police officer, Inspector General of the Police (1976–1979).Former Inspector General Of Police, MD Yusuf Is Dead
2 Paule Anglim, 92, Canadian-born American art dealer (Gallery Paule Anglim).Appreciation The irreplaceable Paule Anglim Luis Delgado Aparicio, 74, Peruvian politician, MP (1995–2001), pancreatic cancer.Luis Delgado Aparicio, 'El Dr. Saravá', falleció hoy a los 74 años Natalia Bobrova, 36, Russian gymnast, stomach cancer.Russian gymnast Natalia Bobrova dies at 36 Mick Brown, 77, New Zealand jurist.Champion of youth justice passes away Per Vilhelm Brüel, 100, Danish engineer.Lydgeniet Per Vilhelm Brüel er død – 100 år gammel Wally Cassell, 103, Italian-born American actor (White Heat).Actor Wally Cassell dies Tom Coyne, 84, British news broadcaster and television presenter (Top Gear).Former Top Gear host dies aged 84 James de Beaujeu Domville, 81, French-born Canadian theatrical producer.James de Beaujeu Domville: Film and stage giant travelled the world William Benedict Friend, 83, American Roman Catholic prelate, Bishop of Alexandria-Shreveport (1982–1986) and Shreveport (1986–2006). Raúl Gorriti, 58, Peruvian footballer (national team).Exfutbolista peruano Raúl Gorriti murió ayer a los 58 años Robert Blair Kaiser, 84, American journalist.Robert Blair Kaiser, longtime Catholic critic, reformer, dies at 84 Steve Kowit, 77, American poet.Steve Kowit Adolfo Lubnicki, 81, Argentine-born Uruguayan Olympic basketball player.Adolfo Lubnicki Dennis Marks, 66, British television producer and music director.Dennis Marks, BBC head of music – obituary Ben Meisner, 76, Canadian broadcaster (CKPG), cancer.Ben Meisner, broadcasting icon, dies after short battle with cancer Norman H. Nie, 72, American social scientist, lung cancer.Norman Nie, Stanford scholar and entrepreneur, dies at 72 Richard J. O'Connell, 73, American geophysicist, prostate cancer.Richard John O’Connell dies Hayley Okines, 17, British progeria campaigner, pneumonia.Progeria campaigner Hayley Okines dies at 17 Manoel de Oliveira, 106, Portuguese film director and screenwriter, heart failure.Portuguese film director Manoel de Oliveira dies aged 106 Stanisław Pestka, 85, Polish Kashubian poet.Wielka strata dla Pomorza. Nie żyją prof. Jerzy Treder i Stanisław Pestka Joseph L. Reid, 92, American oceanographer.Obituary Notice Joseph Reid Science Expert in Global Ocean Circulation Barbara Sass, 78, Polish film director and screenwriter.Director Barbara Sass dies aged 79 Olga Sawicka, 83, Polish dancer and choreographer.Olga Sawicka nie żyje (1932–2015) Doug Sax, 79, American audio mastering engineer, cancer.Legendary Mastering Engineer Doug Sax Has Passed Away Robert H. Schuller, 88, American televangelist (Hour of Power).Robert Schuller, Crystal Cathedral megachurch founder, dies Alberto Ricardo da Silva, 71, East Timorese Roman Catholic prelate, Bishop of Díli (2004–2015).Óbito Morreu ex-bispo de Díli, Alberto Ricardo da Silva Larrie W. Stalks, 89, American politician.Larrie Stalks Steve Stevaert, 60, Belgian politician, Chairman of the SP.a (2003–2005), Governor of Limburg (2005–2009).Steve Stevaert dood teruggevonden in Albertkanaal Abdelhadi Tazi, 94, Moroccan scholar and diplomat.Abdelhadi Tazi, Member of Morocco's Academy, dies at 94 Tom Towles, 65, American actor (Henry: Portrait of a Serial Killer, Miami Vice, The Rock), complications from a stroke.Tom Towles, Actor in Rob Zombie Films, Dies at 65 Jerzy Treder, 72, Polish philologist.Nie żyje Jerzy Treder, wybitny profesor Eugene Vielle, 101, British air force officer and inventor.Group Captain Eugene 'Tubby' Vielle – obituary
3 Milton Berkes, 90, American politician.Milton Berkes, 90, Pa. lawmaker Michael Birkett, 2nd Baron Birkett, 85, British hereditary peer and film producer.Lord Birkett, arts supremo – obituary Nigel Boocock, 77, British speedway rider.Nigel Boocock 1937–2015 Sarah Brady, 73, American gun control campaigner, pneumonia.Sarah Brady, Wife of Former White House Secretary Jim Brady, Dies Fred Broussard, 82, American football player (New York Giants, Pittsburgh Steelers, Denver Broncos).Roll Call Tribute Bob Burns, 64, American drummer (Lynyrd Skynyrd), traffic collision.Former Lynyrd Skynyrd Drummer Dies in Crash Sam Cathcart, 90, American football player (San Francisco 49ers), cancer. John Darnton, 96, American football coach (Adrian Bulldogs). Traute Foresti, 100, Austrian poet and actress.Traute Foresti 1915 – 2015 Rocío García Gaytán, 55, Mexican politician, MP (1997–2000), cancer.Fallece Rocío García Gaytán, ex titular de Inmujeres Osea Gavidi, 71, Fijian politician, indigenous chief and secessionist leader. Mathias Gnädinger, 74, Swiss actor (The Boat Is Full, Journey of Hope), cardiac complications and acute respiratory distress syndrome.Der Schauspieler Mathias Gnädinger ist tot Paul Grigoriu, 70, Romanian radio personality (SRR).Paul Grigoriu a incetat din viata Don Hansey, 85, American politician, member of the Washington House of Representatives (1971–1977).Donald G. Hansey Michael Jandreau, 71, American Native leader, chairman of the Lower Brulé Sioux tribe, pneumonia and heart disease.Lower Brule Sioux Tribe leader Michael Jandreau dies Kayahan, 66, Turkish musician, cancer. Daeng Koro, 52, Indonesian Islamist and commander of East Indonesia Mujahideen, shot.Hasil tes DNA pastikan gembong teroris Daeng Koro tewas Terdell Middleton, 59, American football player (Green Bay Packers).Former Tiger star Terdell Middleton dies at 59 Vivian Nathan, 98, American actress (Klute).Vivian Nathan, Original Member of The Actors Studio, Dies at 98 Mpok Nori, 84, Indonesian comedian.Komedian Mpok Nori Meninggal Dunia Algirdas Vaclovas Patackas, 71, Lithuanian politician and poet, signatory of the 1990 Act of the Re-Establishment of the State of Lithuania.Mirė Seimo narys Algirdas Patackas Luis María Pérez de Onraíta, 81, Spanish-born Angolan Roman Catholic prelate, Archbishop of Malanje (1998–2012).Fallece el opispo alavés Luis María Perez de Onraíta Chris Plumridge, 70, British golf writer.Chris Plumridge, golf correspondent – obituary Andrew Porter, 86, British music critic, pneumonia.Multifaceted Music Critic Andrew Porter Dies At 86 Christopher Reynolds, 92, British linguist. Robert Rietti, 92, British-born Italian actor (Hannibal, The Omen).Robert Rietti Charlie Sumner, 84, American football player (Chicago Bears). Shmuel Wosner, 101, Austrian-born Israeli Haredi rabbi.Boruch Dayan Ha'Emmes: Hagon Harav SHummel Halevi Wosner Zatzal – One Of The Poskei Hador
4 Jaroslav Balcar, 62, Czechoslovak Olympic ski jumper (1976).Zemřel bývalý skokanský reprezentant Jaroslav Balcar Ramón Barreto, 75, Uruguayan football referee (1974 FIFA World Cup).Falleció Ramón Barreto Zdeněk Čihák, 82, Czech Olympic athlete.ZEMŘEL ZDENĚK ČIHÁK Bill Ellerington, 91, English footballer (Southampton).Southampton's legendary Bill Ellerington dies aged 91 John Gogo, 83, Canadian politician.Prominent Lethbridge Politician John Gogo, 83, dies Julio Graffigna, 83, Argentine Olympic wrestler.Julio Graffigna Jamaluddin Jarjis, 63, Malaysian politician, MP for Rompin (since 1990), helicopter crash.Chopper crash Jamaluddin Jarjis, five others killed Ernest Norman Johnson, 99, American politician.Ernest N. Johnson Elmer Lach, 97, Canadian Hall of Fame ice hockey player (Montreal Canadiens), stroke.Canadiens legend Elmer Lach dies at age 97 Donald N. Levine, 83, American sociologist. Ira Lewis, 82, American actor and playwright (Chinese Coffee), complications following open heart surgery.Ira Lewis, Actor and Playwright, Dies at 82 Yoshiko Miya, 70, Japanese freelance writer and journalist, pancreatic cancer.著者プロフィール Elie Naasan, 83, Lebanese Olympic wrestler.Elie Naasan Ioan Pușcaș, 82, Romanian gastroenterologist.Medicul sălăjean Ioan Puşcaş a decedat. Era unul dintre marii specialişti în gastroenterologie Sir John Read, 97, British executive.Sir John Read, businessman – obituary Klaus Rifbjerg, 83, Danish writer (Anna, I, Anna), recipient of the Nordic Council's Literature Prize (1970).Rifbjerg remembered for writing style, legacy Lisa Simon, 64, American director, producer and production assistant (Sesame Street, Wonder Pets, Blue Jasmine).Lisa Simon Dies: Emmy-Winning 'Sesame Street' Producer Was 64 Marjorie Townsend, 85, American electrical engineer.Marjorie Townsend: Electrical engineer who joined Nasa and became the first woman to manage the launch of a US spacecraft Dick Wood, 79, American football player (New York Jets).
5 Bauyrzhan Baimukhammedov, 67, Kazakh football player and coach.Умер Бауржан Баймухамедов Barbara Bergmann, 87, American feminist economist. Fredric Brandt, 65, American dermatologist, suicide by hanging.Madonna's Dermatologist Fredric Brandt Found Dead After Apparent Suicide Juan Carlos Cáceres, 79, Argentine tango musician and painter, cancer.Juan Carlos Caceres: Musician who made Paris 'the second capital of Tango'