The following notable deaths in the United States occurred in October–December 2023. Names are reported under the date of death, in alphabetical order as set out in WP:NAMESORT. A typical entry reports information in the following sequence: Name, age, country of citizenship at birth and subsequent nationality (if applicable), what subject was noted for, year of birth (if known), and reference.
October
October 1 Eve Bunting, 94, Northern Irish-born author (Smoky Night, The Presence: A Ghost Story) (b. 1928)Obituary: Eve Bunting Jim Caple, 61, sports journalist (ESPN.com) and writer (b. 1962)Jim Caple, former ESPN, national MLB writer, dies at 61 Russ Francis, 70, football player (New England Patriots, San Francisco 49ers) (b. 1953) Ron Haffkine, 84, record producer and music manager (Dr. Hook & the Medicine Show) (b. 1938)Ron Haffkine, Dr. Hook Producer and Manager, Dies at 84 Doug Larsen, 46–47, politician, member of the North Dakota Senate (since 2020) (b. 1976)North Dakota state senator, his wife and 2 kids die in Utah plane crash, Senate leadership says Richard J. Lesniak, 84, politician, member of the Indiana House of Representatives (1968–1972) (b. 1939)Richard J. Lesniak Sr. Sir Christopher Lewinton, 91, British-born businessman (b. 1932)Sir Christopher Lewinton Richard McSpadden, 63, educator and pilot (b. 1959/1960) George Reed, 83, football player (Saskatchewan Roughriders) (b. 1939)Roughriders legend George Reed, one of CFL's greatest running backs, dies at 83 Tim Wakefield, 57, baseball player (Boston Red Sox, Pittsburgh Pirates) and commentator (NESN) (b. 1966)Selfless teammate, 'extraordinary human' Tim Wakefield passes away Claudius E. Watts III, 87, Air Force general, president of The Citadel (1989–1996) (b. 1936)Lt. Gen. Claudius 'Bud' Watts III, former president of The Citadel, dies at 87 Beverly Willis, 95, architect (b. 1928)Beverly Willis, 95, Dies; Architect and Advocate for Women in the Field October 2 Kevin M. Birmingham, 51, Roman Catholic prelate, auxiliary bishop of Chicago (since 2020) (b. 1971)Chicago Auxiliary Bishop Kevin M. Birmingham dead at 51 Mack C. Chase, 92, businessman (b. 1931) Casey Cox, 81, baseball player (Washington Senators/Texas Rangers, New York Yankees) (b. 1941)Casey Cox Herbert Handt, 97, operatic tenor and conductor (b. 1926)Obituary: Tenor Herbert John Handt Dies at 97 James Jorden, 69, journalist and music critic (Parterre Box) (b. 1954)James Jorden, Creator of an Essential Opera Blog, Dies at 69 (body found on this date) Josh Kruger, 39, journalist and activist (b. 1984)Philadelphia journalist and advocate Josh Kruger shot and killed at home David H. Montplaisir, 87, politician, member of the North Dakota House of Representatives (1965–1966) (b. 1936)David Henry Montplaisir Hampton Smith, 89, football coach (Albany State Golden Rams) (b. 1934)Coach Hampton Lee "Cutta" Smith October 3 Joe Christopher, 87, baseball player (Pittsburgh Pirates, New York Mets, Boston Red Sox) (b. 1935)Joe Christopher, outfielder on expansion 1962 Mets, dies at 87 Jennie M. Forehand, 87, politician, member of the Maryland Senate (1995–2015) and House of Delegates (1978–1994) (b. 1935)Jennie Margaret Meador Forehand Thomas Gambino, 94, mobster (Gambino crime family) (b. 1929)The Prodigal Son Of NYC's Five Families, Former Gambino Mob Captain Thomas Gambino, Gone At 94 Lena McLin, 95, music teacher, composer and pastor (b. 1928)Rev. Dr. Lena McLin, Chicago pastor, music teacher for Jennifer Hudson, Chaka Khan, dies Howard Murphy, 79, football coach (Westfield State) (b. 1944)Howard J. Murphy Jr. Harriet Pattison, 94, landscape architect (b. 1928)Harriet Pattison, 94, Dies; Landscape Architect With a Tie to Louis Kahn Bob Wagner, 76, football coach (Hawaii Rainbow Warriors) (b. 1947)Former Hawaii football coach Bob Wagner dies at 76 October 4 Wayne Comer, 79, baseball player (Detroit Tigers, Milwaukee Brewers, Washington Senators) (b. 1944)Former Major Leaguer, Shenandoah native Wayne Comer dies Pat Hays, 76, politician, mayor of North Little Rock, Arkansas (1989–2013) and member of the Arkansas House of Representatives (1987–1989) (b. 1947)Patrick Henry Hays, former North Little Rock Mayor and co-architect of twin city development, has died Rives McBee, 84, golfer (b. 1938) Boris M. Schein, 85, Russian-born mathematician (b. 1938)Boris M. Schein Shawna Trpcic, 56, costume designer (Mighty Morphin Power Rangers, Angel, Ahsoka) (b. 1966)Shawna Trpcic, ‘The Mandalorian’ and ‘Ahsoka’ Costume Designer, Dies at 56 George Tyndall, 74, gynecologist (b. 1948/1949)Ex-USC gynecologist charged with sexually assaulting students dies before going to trial October 5 Dick Butkus, 80, Hall of Fame football player (Chicago Bears) and actor (Hang Time, Johnny Dangerously) (b. 1942)Bears legend Dick Butkus dies at age 80 Keith Jefferson, 53, actor (Django Unchained, The Hateful Eight, Once Upon a Time in Hollywood) (b. 1970)Keith Jefferson Dies: Actor In Tarantino's ‘Django Unchained’, ‘Hateful Eight’ & ‘Once Upon A Time In Hollywood’ Was 53 Jordan Levy, 79, radio host (WTAG) and politician, mayor of Worcester, Massachusetts (1980–1981, 1988–1993) (b. 1943)Jordan Levy, former Worcester mayor and radio show host, dies at 79 October 6 Michael Chiarello, 61, celebrity chef (Top Chef, Top Chef Masters, The Next Iron Chef) (b. 1962)Michael Chiarello, Celebrity Chef and Former Food Network Star, Dies at 61 Loren Cunningham, 88, missionary leader (Youth with a Mission), co-founder of the University of the Nations (b. 1935)Loren Cunningham is with Jesus Vincent Patrick, 88, author and screenwriter (The Pope of Greenwich Village, Family Business, The Devil's Own) (b. 1935)Vincent Patrick, Chronicler of Hustlers and Mobsters, Dies at 88 Jim Poole, 57, baseball player (Baltimore Orioles, Cleveland Indians, San Francisco Giants) (b. 1966)Georgia Tech Mourns the Loss of Jim Poole October 7 Sy Becker, 87, reporter and movie critic (WWLP, WSPR) (b. 1936)Veteran WWLP-TV Channel 22 reporter Sy Becker has died (death announced on this date) Patricia Cray, 82, actress (Wonder Boys, The Kill Point, Love and Other Drugs) (b. 1941)Patricia Cray Eric Griffin, 55, Olympic boxer (1992) (b. 1967)Eric Griffin Anna Gutu, 31–32, Ukrainian-born mountaineer (b. 1990/1991)1 American Climber Killed, 1 Missing After Twin Avalanches Near Peak of Tibet Mountain Brian Iwata, 75, psychologist (b. 1948)Brian Anthony Iwata Obituary Loyal Jones, 95, folklorist (b. 1928)Loyal Jones passes Gina Marie Rzucidlo, 45, mountaineer (b. 1978)‘An extraordinary soul’: Auburn native and accomplished mountaineer declared dead after avalanches in Tibet Ted Schwinden, 98, politician, governor (1981–1989) and lieutenant governor (1977–1981) of Montana, member of the Montana House of Representatives (1959–1963) (b. 1925)Former Montana Gov. Schwinden dies at 98 October 8 Fred Boyd, 73, basketball player (Philadelphia 76ers, New Orleans Jazz) (b. 1950)Freddie Boyd, former Oregon State All-American and NBA first-round pick, dies at 73 David Dollar, 68, economist (b. 1954)On the passing of Brookings senior fellow David Dollar Bret Gilliam, 72, technical diver (b. 1951)Dive industry mourns tech pioneer Bret Gilliam James P. Kauahikaua, 72, geophysicist and volcanologist and first Native Hawaiian scientist-in-charge of the Hawaiian Volcano Observatory (b. 1951)Jim Kauahikaua, first Native Hawaiian to lead Hawaii Volcano Observatory, dies at 72 Jeff Peterek, 60, baseball player (Milwaukee Brewers) (b. 1963)Jeffrey A. Peterek Herschel Savage, 70, pornographic actor (Debbie Does Dallas, Memphis Cathouse Blues, The Texas Vibrator Massacre) and director (b. 1952)Herschel Savage Passes Away at 70 Burt Young, 83, actor (Rocky, Chinatown, The Pope of Greenwich Village) (b. 1940)Burt Young, ‘Rocky’ Actor Who Played Complex Tough Guys, Dies at 83 October 9 Greg Butcher, 71, politician, member of the West Virginia House of Delegates (b. 1952) Terry Dischinger, 82, basketball player (Chicago Zephyrs, Detroit Pistons, Portland Trail Blazers), Olympic champion (1960) (b. 1940)Former Trail Blazer and Lake Oswego orthodontist Terry Dischinger passes away Chuck Feeney, 92, travel retailer and philanthropist, founder of DFS Group and Atlantic Philanthropies (b. 1931)Chuck Feeney, Irish American billionaire who gave his fortune away, passes Keith Giffen, 70, comic book artist and writer (Legion of Super-Heroes, Justice League), co-creator of Rocket Raccoon (b. 1952)Keith Giffen, Co-Creator Of Rocket Raccoon & Lobo, Has Died, Aged 70 Steven Lutvak, 64, composer and singer-songwriter (A Gentleman's Guide to Love and Murder) (b. 1959)Steven Lutvak Dies: Composer Of Tony-Winning Hit 'A Gentleman's Guide to Love and Murder' Was 64 Kevin Phillips, 82, political commentator (NOW on PBS) (b. 1940)Kevin Phillips, 82, Dies; Political Analyst Predicted G.O.P. Resurgence Dick Rauh, 98, graphic artist and visual effects artist (Little Shop of Horrors, Star Trek V: The Final Frontier, Working Girl) (b. 1925)Richard Rauh Buck Trent, 85, country musician and television personality (Hee Haw) (b. 1938)Country Music Instrumentalist, Longtime Branson Entertainer Buck Trent Dies Allan Weisbecker, 75, surfer, novelist, and screenwriter (Crime Story) (b. 1948)Alternative surf memoirist Allan C. Weisbecker passes away (death announced on this date) October 10 Roger Bedford Jr., 67, politician, member of the Alabama Senate (1982–1990, 1994–2014) (b. 1956)Former Alabama State Senator dead at 67 Jeff Burr, 60, film director (Leatherface: The Texas Chainsaw Massacre III, Stepfather II, Puppet Master 4) (b. 1963)‘Texas Chainsaw Massacre III’ Director Jeff Burr Has Passed Away Shirley Jo Finney, 74, actress (Nashville Girl, Echo Park, Moving) and stage director (b. 1949)Director Shirley Jo Finney Passes Away at 74 Mark Goddard, 87, actor (Lost in Space, Blue Sunshine, Roller Boogie) (b. 1936)Mark Goddard Dies: 'Lost In Space' Actor Was 87 Martin Goetz, 93, software engineer (b. 1930)US: Martin Goetz, father of third-party software, dies at 93 John Klenke, 65, politician, member of the Wisconsin State Assembly (2011–2015) (b. 1958)Former Wisconsin Assembly member passes away Eva Kollisch, 98, Austrian-born lesbian rights activist and writer (b. 1925)Eva Kollisch, a prominent lesbian rights advocate who escaped the Holocaust to Staten Island, dies at 98 Ken Lally, 52, actor (Heroes, Mortal Kombat, Red Dead Redemption) and stuntman (b. 1971)Obituary: Ken Lally, video game actor, passed away at age 52 Dick Leach, 83, tennis player and coach (b. 1940) Brendan Malone, 81, basketball coach (Rhode Island Rams, Toronto Raptors) (b. 1942)Brendan Malone, NBA coach, father of Nuggets' Michael Malone, dies Louise Meriwether, 100, author (Daddy Was a Number Runner) and activist (b. 1923)Author and activist Louise Meriwether, who wrote the novel ‘Daddy Was a Number Runner,’ dies at 100 Gail O'Neill, 61, model and journalist (The Early Show) (b. 1962)Fashion Model and TV Journalist Gail O'Neill Dies at 61 October 11 Doug Clark, 75, serial killer (b. 1948)Douglas Clark, convicted murderer and half of the Sunset Strip Killers, dies of natural causes Phyllis Coates, 96, actress (Superman and the Mole Men, Adventures of Superman, The Incredible Petrified World) (b. 1927)Phyllis Coates Dies: TV's Original Lois Lane Was 96 Walt Garrison, 79, football player (Dallas Cowboys) (b. 1944)Oklahoma State, Dallas Cowboys, and American Legend Walt Garrison Passes Away Rudolph Isley, 84, singer-songwriter (The Isley Brothers) and songwriter ("It's Your Thing", "That Lady") (b. 1939)Rudolph Isley Dies: Founding Member Of The Isley Brothers Was 84 Jim Jensen, 89, politician, member of Nebraska Legislature (1994–2006) and contractor (b. 1934)Former Nebraska State Sen. Jim Jensen remembered for real estate dealings, love of family