The following is a list of notable deaths in June 2017.
Entries for each day are listed alphabetically by surname. A typical entry lists information in the following sequence: Name, age, country of citizenship at birth, subsequent country of citizenship (if applicable), what subject was noted for, cause of death (if known), and reference.
June 2017
1 Ernie Ackerley, 73, British footballer (South Melbourne).Vale Ernie Ackerley George Badke, 71, American football player and coach.George Badke Roy Barraclough, 81, British comedian (Cissie and Ada) and actor (Coronation Street) respiratory problems.Coronation Street actor Roy Barraclough dies aged 81 Donald Caird, 91, Irish Anglican prelate, Archbishop of Dublin (1985–1996).The Most Revd Dr Donald Arthur Richard Caird J. B. Dauda, 74, Sierra Leonean politician, MP for Kenema (1986–1992), Second Vice-President (1991–1992), and Minister of Foreign Affairs (2010–2012).JB Dauda passes away in Accra, Ghana Roberto De Vicenzo, 94, Argentine golfer, Open champion (1967).Former Open champ De Vicenzo dies at 94 Tankred Dorst, 91, German playwright.Tankred Dorst ist tot Ludvig Hope Faye, 86, Norwegian politician.Tidligere fylkesordfører Ludvig Hope Faye er gått bort Viviane Gauthier, 99, Haitian dancer.Viviane dansera toujours José Greci, 76, Italian actress (Ben-Hur, The Ten Gladiators, The Sicilian Connection).RIP José Greci Sir Owen Green, 92, British chief executive (BTR plc).Sir Owen Green obituary George Joseph, 66, Indian diplomat, Ambassador to Turkmenistan (1997–2001), Qatar (2005–2009) and Bahrain (2009–2010), kidney disease.Former Indian ambassador to Qatar George Joseph dies Jack McCloskey, 91, American basketball coach (Penn Quakers, Portland Trail Blazers) and executive (Detroit Pistons), complications from Alzheimer's disease.Detroit Pistons Mourn Loss of Legendary General Manager Jack McCloskey Alois Mock, 82, Austrian politician, Vice-Chancellor (1987–1989) and Foreign Minister (1987–1995), complications from Parkinson's disease.Alois Mock, Austrian foreign minister at the fall of the Iron Curtain – obituary Ty Page, 59, American skateboarder, brain cancer.Ty "Mr. Incredible" Page Charles Simmons, 92, American author.Charles Simmons, Novelist Who Satirized His Other Job, Book Reviewing, Dies at 92 Sonja Sutter, 86, German actress (Derrick).Burgschauspielerin Sonja Sutter gestorben Rosa Taikon, 90, Swedish silversmith and Romani people activist.Samhällsdebattören Rosa Taikon har avlidit Raino Westerholm, 97, Finnish politician.Presidenttiehdokas Raino Westerholm on kuollut David Woods, 73, Australian Olympic water polo player (1972, 1976).David Woods
2 Avie Bennett, 89, Canadian executive, Chancellor of York University (1998–2004).Publisher, philanthropist, real estate developer Avie Bennett dead at 89 Gordon Christian, 89, American ice hockey player, Olympic silver medalist (1956).UND hockey legend and Olympic medalist Gordon Christian dies at 89 Saundra Edwards, 79, American actress and model.Saundra Edwards Walter Eggert, 76, German Olympic luger (1964).Walter Eggert Iakovos Garmatis, 89, Greek-born American Orthodox hierarch, Metropolitan of Chicago (since 1997), complications from surgery.Metropolitan Iakovos of Chicago Falls Asleep in the Lord Ellen José, 66, Australian artist and photographer.Radical artist and campaigner for justice Oskar Kaibyshev, 78, Russian scientist.В Турции ушел из жизни известный ученый-физик, академик Оскар Кайбышев Jaroslav Kořán, 77, Czech translator, writer and politician, Charter 77 signatory, Mayor of Prague (1990–1991).Zemřel Jaroslav Kořán, první polistopadový primátor Prahy Leon Lemmens, 63, Belgian Roman Catholic prelate, Auxiliary Bishop of Mechelen-Brussels (since 2011), leukemia.Monseigneur Leon Lemmens, évêque auxiliaire de Malines-Bruxelles, est décédé Malcolm Lipkin, 85, English composer.Malcolm Lipkin, composer – obituary Pierrino Mascarino, 77, Italian actor (Uncle Nino, Aaron's Way, Tears of the Sun).SAG-AFTRA In Memoriam David Mattingley, 94, Australian WWII bomber pilot.David Mattingley Jack O'Neill, 94, American businessman (O'Neill).Jack O'Neill, Santa Cruz surf wetsuit pioneer, dies Barrie Pettman, 73, British author, publisher and philanthropist.In memoriam - Professor Barrie Pettman (1944-2017) Sharifuddin Pirzada, 93, Pakistani lawyer and politician, Minister of Foreign Affairs (1966–1968) and Attorney-General (1968–1971, 1977–1984).Legal luminary Syed Sharifuddin Pirzada dies at 94 Charles V. Pyle Jr., 82, American judge and politician.Charles Victor Pyle, Jr. S. Abdul Rahman, 79, Indian poet, urinary infection.Tamil poetry loses sufi voice as Kavikko departs Peter Sallis, 96, English actor (Last of the Summer Wine, Wallace and Gromit, The Wind in the Willows).Peter Sallis: Wallace and Gromit actor dies aged 96 Herm Starrette, 80, American baseball player (Baltimore Orioles).Herman "Herm" Paul Starrette Sir Jeffrey Tate, 74, British conductor, heart attack.Sir Jeffrey Tate: Conductor with spina bifida dies at 74 Tom Tjaarda, 82, American automobile designer.Tom Tjaarda overleden in Turijn Sergei Vikharev, 55, Russian ballet dancer, blood clot.Sergei Vikharev, Russian Ballet Master Who Revived the Past, Dies at 55 Ralph Wetton, 89, English footballer (Tottenham Hotspur, Plymouth Argyle).Obituary - Ralph Wetton Stephen Williams, 90, American archaeologist. Aamir Zaki, 49, Pakistani guitarist, heart failure.Pakistan's ace guitarist Aamir Zaki dies at the age of 49
3 Clifford Blackburn, 89, Canadian Olympic boxer.Clifford Blackburn Andrew Chambers, 85, American lieutenant general.Andrew Chambers David Choby, 70, American Roman Catholic prelate, Bishop of Nashville (since 2005), complications from a fall.Bishop David Choby dies from complications after fall Ignacio Echeverría, 39, Spanish banker, stabbed.Muere Ignacio Echeverría, el héroe del monopatín Sara Ehrman, 98, American political lobbyist and Jewish activist, endocarditis.Sara Ehrman, Hill staffer, Mideast peace activist and Hillary Clinton mentor, dies at 98 Stefan Gryff, 79, Polish-born Australian actor (Julia, Surviving Picasso, The Saint).Stefan Gryff – In Memory Of The Actor Who Played Captain Michael Krasakis, Alongside Ian Hendry In The Lotus Eaters (1938 – 2017) Jack Klemens, 95, American ice hockey player and coach.John F. "Jack" Klemens James E. Martin, 84, American educator, president of the University of Arkansas (1980–1984) and Auburn University (1984–1992).Former Auburn University President Jim Martin dies Niels Helveg Petersen, 78, Danish politician, Minister of Foreign Affairs (1993–2000), MP (1966–1974, 1977–1993, 1994–2011), esophageal cancer.Niels Helveg Petersen er død Jimmy Piersall, 87, American baseball player (Boston Red Sox, Cleveland Indians) and broadcaster.Former Red Sox outfielder Jimmy Piersall dies at 87 Rehman Rashid, 62, Malaysian journalist (New Straits Times, Asiaweek).Veteran journalist Rehman Rashid dies James M. Seely, 84, American rear admiral.James Seely RADM Shivraj, 96, Indian actor (Patita, Seema, Miss Mary).Character actor Shivraj passes away Eleanor Singer, 87, Austrian-born American expert on survey methodology. Vincent Tshabalala, 75, South African golfer.Former SA golfer Vincent Tshabalala dies John K. Watts, 80, Australian football player (East Perth) and broadcaster.WA football and broadcasting legend John K Watts dies aged 80 Lawrence Weed, 93, American medical researcher.Health informatics pioneer Larry Weed dies at 93
4 Esmé Berman, 88, South African art historian, Parkinson's disease.Esmé Berman Bill Butler, 83, British film editor (A Clockwork Orange, A Touch of Class).Bill Butler, Oscar-Nominated Film Editor on 'A Clockwork Orange,' Dies at 83 Danny Dias, 34, American reality television personality (Road Rules, The Challenge), complications from chronic substance abuse.MTV Road Rules and The Challenge Star Danny Dias Dies at 34 Orlando Figuera, 22, Venezuelan young man, killed during the 2017 Venezuelan protests. Juan Goytisolo, 86, Spanish essayist, poet and novelist.Muere el escritor Juan Goytisolo a los 86 años en Marrakech Bennie Hofs, 70, Dutch footballer (Vitesse).Vitesse-boegbeeld Bennie Hofs overleden Patrick G. Johnston, 58, Northern Irish scientist and academic administrator, Vice-Chancellor of Queen's University, Belfast (2014–2017).Tributes paid to Queen's University vice-chancellor Patrick Johnston Robert L. Kistler, 92, American politician.Robert Leo Kistler Arthur Mather, 91, Australian cartoonist (Captain Atom).Arthur Richard Mather David Nicholls, 61, British jockey and horse trainer.David 'Dandy' Nicholls: Former trainer dies aged 61 Babatunde Osotimehin, 68, Nigerian politician and civil servant, executive director of the United Nations Population Fund (since 2011).UNFPA chief Osotimehin dies at 68 Thomas C. Perry, 76, American politician, Mayor of Akron, New York (1987–1991).Thomas Charles Perry Washington Sixolo, 83, South African actor (Emzini Wezinsizwa, Shaka Zulu, Who Am I?).Emzini Wezinsizwa actor Washington Sixolo dies at 83 Roger Smith, 84, American actor (77 Sunset Strip, Mister Roberts, Auntie Mame), complications from Parkinson's disease.Roger Smith Dies: 'Auntie Mame' And '77 Sunset Strip' Star Was 84 Ravi Subramanian, 51, Indian cricket umpire.In Memoriam 2017 Merle Tingley, 95, Canadian cartoonist.Tingfest carries on LFP cartoonist's legacy Jack Trout, 82, American marketer and author, intestinal cancer.Jack Trout, Who Fought for Consumers' Minds and Money, Dies at 82 *Zhang Tianfu, 106, Chinese agronomist and tea expert.中国茶界泰斗张天福先生离世 享年108岁
5 Annette Barbier, 66, American artist, complications from a bone marrow disorder.Annette Barbier Kay Byer, 72, American poet, North Carolina Poet Laureate (2005–2009), lymphoma.Kathryn Stripling Byer, North Carolina's first female poet laureate, has died Marco Coll, 81, Colombian footballer (América de Cali).Fallece, Marcos Coll, autor del único gol olímpico en un Mundial Andy Cunningham, 67, British magician, puppeteer and actor (Bodger & Badger), cancer.Andy Cunningham, star of BBC's Bodger And Badger, dead aged 67 Helen Dunmore, 64, British poet and writer (Zennor in Darkness), cancer.Helen Dunmore (1952-2017) Victor Gold, 88, American journalist and White House press secretary.Vic Gold, GOP consultant and writer who reveled in political theater, dies at 88 Marilyn Hall, 90, Canadian-born American television producer (A Woman Called Golda).Marilyn Hall Dies: Emmy-Winning TV Producer & Wife Of Monty Hall Was 90 Anna Jókai, 84, Hungarian writer.Meghalt Jókai Anna író William Krisel, 92, Chinese-born American architect.William Krisel, Architect Who Helped Define California Modernism, Dies At 92 Georgios Masadis, 72, Greek footballer (Veria F.C.).Νικήθηκε ο 'κέρβερος'.... - 'Έφυγε' ο Γιώργος Μασάδης! Rita Riggs, 86, American costume designer (Psycho, All in the Family, The Birds).Rita Riggs Dies: Hitchcock, 'All In The Family' Costumer Was 86 Giuliano Sarti, 83, Italian footballer (Fiorentina, Inter). N. S. Ramanuja Tatacharya, 90, Indian academic.Vice-Chancellor of Rashtriya Sanskrit Vidyapeetha passes away Jimmy Thomas, 69, American football player (San Francisco 49ers).Jimmy Thomas, first of three Greenville brothers to play in NFL, passes at age 69 Cheick Tioté, 30, Ivorian footballer (Twente, Newcastle United, national team), heart attack.Cheick Tioté, former Newcastle and Ivory Coast midfielder, dies aged 30 Ted Topor, 87, American football player (Detroit Lions).Ted Topor Ruth Tunstall-Grant, 72, American artist, pulmonary hypertension.Ruth Tunstall-Grant James Vance, 64, American comic book writer (Kings in Disguise, Omaha the Cat Dancer, The Crow), cancer.James Vance Passes Away At 64 Héctor Wagner, 48, Dominican baseball player (Kansas City Royals), stomach cancer.Muere de cáncer ex lanzador dominicano Héctor Wagner
6 Bob Bartels, 88, American swimming coach.Robert L. "Bob" Bartels