Deaths in March 2015

The following is a list of notable deaths in March 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.

March 2015

1 Bob Armstrong, 82, American politician, member of the Texas House of Representatives (1963–1971) and Commissioner of the General Land Office (1971–1983).Remembering Bob Armstrong Malcolm Bennett, 56, British poet and author.Malcolm Bennett obituary William Bowyer, 88, British painter.William Bowyer obituary Jennifer Ward Clarke, 79, British cellist.Jennifer Ward Clarke obituary John Clegg, 80, Australian archaeologist.John Clegg Deedee Corradini, 70, American politician, Mayor of Salt Lake City (1992–2000), lung cancer. Suzanne Farrington, 81, British stage actress. Joshua Fishman, 88, American linguist.Joshua Fishman (1926–2015) Orrin Keepnews, 91, American jazz record producer, executive and writer."Orrin Keepnews, Jazz Producer and Record Executive, Is Dead at 91" Georg Kreisel, 91, Austrian mathematical logician.Georg Kreisel, R.I.P. Anatoly Logunov, 88, Russian theoretical physicist and academician (Russian Academy of Sciences). Stuart McGrady, 29, Scottish footballer (Ayr United, Queen's Park).Former Ayr United footballer Stuart McGrady dies in sleep after scoring in match Jeff McKnight, 52, American baseball player (New York Mets, Baltimore Orioles), leukemia.Jeff McKnight, Met of many numbers, dead at age 52 Guram Minashvili, 79, Georgian basketball player, Olympic silver medalist (1960), three-time European champion (1957, 1959, 1963).გარდაიცვალა გურამ მინაშვილი Minnie Miñoso, 89, Cuban baseball player (Chicago White Sox, Cleveland Indians), pulmonary artery dissection.White Sox great Minnie Minoso passes away Kenneth Plante, 75, American politician, complications from amyotrophic lateral sclerosis.Kenneth "Ken" Plante Tony Reddin, 95, Irish hurler (Tipperary GAA).Hurling great Tony Reddin passes away Atul Tandon, 67, Indian academic, heart attack.Former MICA Director Atul Tandan passes away Raymond Toscanelli, 93, French footballer (Angers, Montpellier).Nécrologie. Football: l'ancien entraîneur et joueur Raymond Toscanelli Carel Visser, 86, Dutch sculptor.Carel Visser: Sculptor hailed as a master of minimalism who turned metal and concrete into elegant and powerful forms Daniel von Bargen, 64, American actor (Malcolm in the Middle, O Brother, Where Art Thou?, Super Troopers).Cincinnati native, 'Seinfeld,' 'Malcolm' actor passes away Thomas Philip Watson, 81, American politician, member of the Oklahoma Senate (1972–1987).Former Oklahoma state Sen. Thomas Philip Watson dies Chris Welp, 51, German basketball player (Washington Huskies), heart attack.Christian Welp, UW's All-Time Leading Scorer, Dies at Age 51 Wolfram Wuttke, 53, German footballer, Olympic bronze medalist (1988), multiple organ failure.Wolfram Wuttke, das schlamperte Genie, ist tot Matthew Young, 70, British civil servant and executive (Panini Group).Matthew Young, civil servant - obituary

2 Dennis Barker, 85, British journalist.Dennis Barker obituary Tom Butters, 89, Canadian politician.Tom Butters, 5-term N.W.T. MLA and founder of Inuvik Drum, dies at 89 Les Chamberlain, 81, English rugby league player.Les Chamberlain Obituary Desmond Daniel, 72, South African cricketer.Desmond Daniel Kent Finlay, 77, American singer-songwriter.Finlay, James Kent Francisco González Ledesma, 87, Spanish novelist, comics writer and journalist, complications of a stroke.Muere Francisco González Ledesma, gran exponente de la novela policíaca española Bettina Graziani, 90, French fashion model.Bettina Graziani Dies at 89; Supermodel of Fashion's ‘New Look’ Beverly Hall, 68, Jamaican-born American educator, breast cancer.Beverly Hall dies; criminal case — and her legacy — unresolved David Harker, 64, British charity administrator, cancer.David Harker obituary Dean Hess, 97, American minister and air force colonel.Dean E. HESS Lavkumar Khachar, 84, Indian ornithologist, prostate cancer.Renowned ornithologist K.S. Lavkumar Khachar dies at 84 Joseph Kohnen, 74, Luxembourgish writer.Prof. Dr. Joseph Kohnen verstorben Dave Mackay, 80, Scottish football player and manager (Tottenham Hotspur, Derby County).Dave Mackay of Scotland, Hearts, Tottenham and Derby, dies aged 80 Jem Marsh, 84, British automotive engineer, co-founder of Marcos Engineering.Jem Marsh, legend of Marcos sports cars, has died at 84 Jenna McMahon, 89, American television writer (The Carol Burnett Show, The Facts of Life, Mama's Family), heart failure.Jenna McMahon Dies at 89; Created Popular Sitcoms Michel Menu, 99, French engineer and author.Décès du fondateur des Goums, marches spirituelles dans le désert Jay Morrish, 78, American golf course designer. Mal Peet, 67, British author and illustrator, cancer.Mal Peet, writer, dies aged 67 Marc Taraskoff, 59, French illustrator and stamp designer.Disparition de Marc Taraskoff

3 Kerry Ashby, 86, New Zealand Olympic rower (1952).Kerry Ashby obituary Ernest Braun, 89, Austrian-born British academic and author. André Brulé, 93, French racing cyclist. Gilles Cistac, 53, French-born Mozambican human rights lawyer, shot.Prominent Mozambique rights lawyer gunned down in Maputo Denis Coe, 86, British politician, MP for Middleton and Prestwich (1966–1970). M. Stanton Evans, 80, American journalist, author and educator, pancreatic cancer.M. Stanton Evans, Pioneer of Conservative Movement, Dies at 80 Otto Kinne, 91, German marine biologist.Announcement Roy McCrohan, 84, English footballer (Norwich City).City Legend Roy McCrohan Passes Away Octávio Mobiglia, 83, Brazilian Olympic swimmer (1952, 1956).Ex-nadador Otávio Mobiglia morre aos 83 anos John Mockler, 73, American politician, California Secretary of Education (2000–2002), pancreatic cancer.John Mockler, Capitol's top education finance guru, dies at 73 Joseph T. Palastra Jr., 83, American army general.GEN (Ret) Joseph T. Palastra Jr. -- RHOF 2010 -- dies in Highlandville, Missouri Peter Yaxley, 86, New Zealand rugby player and referee.Petere Yaxley's passing means rugby league loses a Sydenham servant Brett Young, 47, American CFL football player, kidney failure.Friends mourn loss of gentle lion Brett Young

4 Stacey Arceneaux, 79, American basketball player (St. Louis Hawks).BOB STACEY Obituary Emory Bass, 89, American actor (Dark Shadows, 1776, Angie).Actor Emory Bass Dies At 89 Dušan Bilandžić, 90, Croatian historian and politician.Umro akademik Dušan Bilandžić Marguerite Dupire, 94, French ethnologist.Marguerite Dupire (1920-2015) Terry Fearnley, 81, Australian rugby league player (Eastern Suburbs) and coach (national team), cancer.Terry Fearnley, former NSW Blues and Kangaroos coach, dies aged 81 George W. Grayson, 76, American politician, member of the Virginia House of Delegates from the 51st (1973–1981) and 97th (1983–2001) districts, heart attack. Ray Hatton, 83, British-born American author. Iwao Horiuchi, 63, Japanese wrestler, diabetes.東京五輪レスリング銅メダルの堀内岩雄さん　糖尿病で死去 Karl-Alfred Jacobsson, 89, Swedish footballer (GAIS).Gais störste har gått ur tiden Jørgen Jensen, 68, Danish Olympic cyclist (1968).Eks-OIK-formand Jørgen Jensen er død William King, 90, American sculptor.William King, Sculptor Who Used Wit, Dies at 90 Ninan Koshy, 81, Indian academic. Lothar Lutze, 87, Polish-born German scholar.Lothar Lutze passes away Laxminarayana Mudiraj, 86, Indian politician, Mayor of Hyderabad (1969–1970).Former Hyderabad mayor Laxminarayan Mudiraj dead James Norick, 95, American politician, Mayor of Oklahoma City (1959–1963, 1967–1971).Former OKC Mayor James Norick Dies At 95 Thomas Oakland, 75, American psychologist, house fire.Former UF professor’s life, career celebrated by family Jim Rhodes, 69, English golf player.Jim Rhodes thanksgiving service details Jam Sebastian, 28, Filipino webcast personality, lung cancer.Jamich's Jam Sebastian dies at 28 Steve Shea, 72, American baseball player (Houston Astros, Montreal Expos). John Simopoulos, 91, British philosopher.John Simopoulos, Oxford don - obituary Jack Swanstrom, 53, American educator and film director.AUS CAAD faculty member passes away Arthur Wyatt, 85, British diplomat, High Commissioner to Ghana (1986–1989).Arthur Wyatt: Consul-General in Tehran who helped the US Embassy staff escape in 1979 but was sorely traduced by the film 'Argo'

5 Klaus Basikow, 77, German football player and manager.Ein Freund ist von uns gegangen Vlada Divljan, 56, Serbian musician (Idoli).Preminuo Vlada Divljan Edward Egan, 82, American Roman Catholic prelate, Cardinal, Bishop of Bridgeport (1988–2000), Archbishop of New York (2000–2009).Death of Edward Cardinal Egan Evelyn Furtsch, 100, American sprinter, Olympic gold medalist (1932).Evelyn Furtsch Ojeda, an Olympic gold medalist and Santa Ana resident, dies at 100 Katherine Godwin, 98, American teacher and educator, First Lady of Virginia (1966–1970, 1974–1978).Katherine Godwin, widow of Gov. Mills Godwin, dies at 98 Maigore Kallon, 89, Sierra Leonean politician, Minister of Foreign Affairs (1965–1967, 1996).Sierra Leone Politics : SLPP's Maigore Kallon Passes Away at 89 John R. Keennan, 74, American baseball scout (Los Angeles Dodgers). Karina Kraushaar, 43, German actress, multiple organ failure.Tragischer Tod mit 43! Fred Latremouille, 69, Canadian radio host.Longtime Vancouver Radio Host Fred Latremouille Dies at 69 Albert Maysles, 88, American documentary filmmaker (Gimme Shelter, Grey Gardens).Documentary Filmmaker Albert Maysles Dies At 88 Jim McCann, 70, Irish musician (The Dubliners).The Dubliners' singer Jim McCann has passed away at age of 70 Umarali Quvvatov, 46, Tajikistani opposition politician and leader of Group 24, shot.Tajik opposition leader killed in gun attack in Istanbul ML Procise, 62, American sound engineer.Live Sound Engineer, Executive M.L. Procise Passes Away Erling Sandene, 93, Norwegian judge, Chief Justice of the Supreme Court (1984–1991), County Governor of Møre og Romsdal (1966–1972).Kjent jurist død Dirk Shafer, 52, American model, actor and director (Man of the Year), drug intoxication.‘Man Of The Year’ Filmmaker Dirk Shafer Found Dead Madoka Takagi, 58–59, Japanese-American photographer.Madoka Takagi American, 1956-2015 Ron Wilke, 88, South African Olympic sprinter.Ron Wilke Jerry Wilson, 78, American football player (Auburn Tigers, Philadelphia Eagles, Toronto Argonauts).Gerald R. "Jerry" Wilson Obituary

6 Lisa Bonchek Adams, 45, American breast cancer advocate and blogger, breast cancer.Breast cancer advocate, blogger dies at 45 Mick Clark, 78, English rugby league player (Leeds), Parkinson's disease.Former Leeds RL captain Clark dies Fred Craddock, 86, American Christian minister, Parkinson's disease.Fred Craddock, a 'preaching genius,' dies at 86 Ram Sundar Das, 94, Indian politician, Chief Minister of Bihar (1979–1980).Former Bihar Chief Minister Ram Sundar Das Dies Arthur Gratias, 94, American politician.Arthur L. Gratias Obituary Paul John, 85, American tribal chief (Yupik peoples).Yup'ik cultural leader Paul John of Toksook Bay dead at 85 Edward L. Keenan, 79, American historian.In Memoriam Edward L. Keenan Ben Kingree, 80, American politician, member of the Tennessee House of Representatives (1967–1969).Ben Kingree III *Kishore Te, 36, Indian film editor (Aadukalam), blood clot.Editor Kishore Passes Away; Celebrities Mourn His Death Dan Lewis, 79, American football player (Detroit Lions), diabetes.Ex-Lions running back Dan Lewis dies at 79 Vasilios Magginas, 66, Greek politician, Minister of Employment (2007).Former ND minister Vasilis Magginas passes away, aged 66 Osi Rhys Osmond, 71, Welsh painter and television presenter, cancer.Welsh artist and lecturer Osi Rhys Osmond dies Andrew Oung, 64, Taiwanese businessman and politician, heart attack.