Jeffrey R. Holland, next in line to lead Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, dies at 85
Holland died early Saturday morning from complications associated with kidney disease.
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Perry Bamonte, guitarist and keyboardist for The Cure, dies at 65
Bamonte is featured on a number of The Cure's albums, including 1992's “Wish.”
Mohammad Bakri, renowned and controversial Palestinian actor and filmmaker, dies at 72
Over the years, he made several films that spanned the spectrum of Palestinian experiences.
End of an era: Famous people who died in 2025
David Lynch, George Foreman, Ozzy Osbourne, Diane Keaton, Dick Cheney, Hulk Hogan, Val Kilmer and...
Vince Zampella, video game pioneer behind ‘Call of Duty,’ dies at 55
His work has inspired millions of players as well as developers worldwide.
Obituaries: These Bay Area residents left us in 2025
Chess grandmaster Daniel Naroditsky, legendary Apple developer Bill Atkinson, media pioneer Belva Davis and beloved...
Photos: Oldest National Park Ranger Betty Reid Soskin through the years
The oldest U.S. park ranger, Betty Reid Soskin, passed away on Sunday at 104 years...
‘Her cause of death was living’: East Bay park ranger Betty Reid Soskin dies at 104
A fixture of the East Bay’s historical landscape, Betty Reid Soskin spent more than a...
WWII Navy veteran Ira ‘Ike’ Schab, one of last remaining Pearl Harbor survivors, dies at 105
With his passing, there remain only about a dozen survivors of the surprise attack.
Lou Cannon, Reagan biographer and Mercury News reporter, dies at 92
A celebrated journalist and author, Lou Cannon covered Reagan for decades, first in California during...
Greg Biffle dies at 55; champion NASCAR racer was beloved for work helping others
He is remembered for his selfless and tireless work helping others as a helicopter pilot...
‘Buck Rogers’ star Gil Gerard dies at 82
He hosted the reality series “Code 3,” plus had guest appearances on such TV shows...
Joe Ely dies at 78; songwriter collaborated with music’s biggest names in storied career
The musician, a native of Texas, worked with such legends as Bruce Springsteen, the Clash...
Photos: Director-actor Rob Reiner remembered through the years
Rob Reiner and his and his wife, Michele Singer Reiner, were fatally stabbed in their...
Anthony Geary dies at 78; ‘General Hospital’ star played Luke, of beloved supercouple Luke and Laura
The 1981 wedding of Luke and Laura was a pop culture phenom done in two...
Michele Singer Reiner dies; photographer’s influence changed classic rom-com’s sadder ending to a more cheerful one
In addition to being a film producer, she also photographed the cover image of Donald...
Former Cal, Raiders head coach Mike White’s ties connected with nearly every team in the Bay Area during his six decades in football
White, who died Sunday at the age of 89, played at Acalanes High and Cal,...
Rob Reiner dies at 78; son of a comedy giant who became one in turn
Reiner worked both in front of and behind the camera, in comedies that stretched from...
Jeff Garcia, ‘Jimmy Neutron’ voice actor and comedian, dies at 50
Garcia was hospitalized on Tuesday in Southern California, but was taken off life support later...
Sophie Kinsella dies at 55; author of the best-selling ‘Shopaholic’ novels
An otherwise normal shopping excursion sparked the idea for writing her first “Shopaholic” novel
Raul Malo dies at 60; frontman of the Mavericks
His expansive guitar style and broad vocal range gave the genre-defying band its defining sound.
Former San Leandro Mayor Stephen Cassidy dies
Cassidy, who was elected mayor in 2010, was hailed as a dedicated public servant.
Frank Gehry dies at 96; celebrated architect designed Facebook HQ in Menlo Park, LA’s Walt Disney Concert Hall
Among his many masterpieces are the Guggenheim Museum in Bilbao, Spain and Berlin’s DZ Bank...
‘Country Ever After’ star Criscilla Anderson announces her own death at age 45
The reality TV personality and ex-wife of country music crooner Coffey Anderson announced her own...
Steve Cropper dies at 84; legendary musician co-wrote ‘(Sittin’ on) the Dock of the Bay’ and played with Booker T. and the M.G.’s
The guitar great's name was immortalized in the 1967 smash "Soul Man," and he appeared...
RIP, Claude: Beloved albino alligator at Cal Academy of Sciences in SF dies at 30
As an unofficial mascot of the museum and the city, he appeared in a children’s...
Laura Dern’s poignant tribute to late mom Diane Ladd on 90th birthday
Actress Laura Dern posted a bittersweet tribute to late mom Diane Ladd Saturday on what...
Tom Stoppard dies; wrote brain-teasing plays and movies including ‘Brazil,’ ‘Coast of Utopia,’ ‘The Real Thing’
The Czech-born Stoppard was often hailed as the greatest British playwright of his generation.
Golfer Fuzzy Zoeller dies; two-time major champion haunted by Tiger Woods joke
Zoeller was the last player to win the Masters on his first attempt, a three-man...
Toy inventor Burt Meyer, who dreamed up Lite-Brite and Rock ’Em Sock ’Em Robots, dies age 99
Despite challenges, he insisted on using electricity in toys.
H. Rap Brown dies at 82; former Black Panther leader was imprisoned for killing sheriff’s deputy
During the racial upheaval of the late 1960s and early 1970s, the civil rights activist...
Latin singer Delarosa, 22, shot dead in Los Angeles
Maria De La Rosa was one of three victims sitting in a car that came...
One of the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre’s last survivors, Viola Ford Fletcher, dies age 111
Viola Ford Fletcher died surrounded by family at a Tulsa hospital, a grandson says.
Dharmendra dies; iconic Bollywood actor and Indian cinema’s ‘He-Man’
Dharmendra combined the old-school heroism of an action star with the tenderness of a romantic...
Jimmy Cliff dies; reggae giant and star of landmark film ‘The Harder They Come’
"The Harder They Come" now stands as a cultural touchstone, with a soundtrack widely cited...
Paul Costelloe, Irish-American fashion designer for Princess Diana, dies at 80
Costelloe established a fashion house that celebrated luxurious fabrics and creativity.
Bay Area veteran seen reuniting with family in iconic Vietnam War-era photo dies at 92
The "Burst of Joy" photo from 1973 shows Robert Stirm, a prisoner of war, returning...
‘Punishable by DEATH!’: After Democrats’ warning to troops, Trump demands sedition trials
A group of lawmakers released a video telling intelligence community and military members to disobey...
Americana troubadour Todd Snider, alt-country singer-songwriter, dies at 59
Snider’s family and friends had said in a Friday statement that he had been diagnosed...
Remembering Donna Jean Godchaux-MacKay, ‘first lady of the Grateful Dead’
Known as “the first lady of the Grateful Dead,” she died of cancer on Nov....
BBQ influencer, Michael Duarte, dies in ‘horrible incident’
Michael Duarte, the California chef known as 'Food with Bear Hands' on social media, died...
Cleto Escobedo III dies at 59; bandleader for ‘Jimmy Kimmel Live!’ was host’s childhood friend
The musician also toured with Earth, Wind and Fire’s Phillip Bailey and Paula Abdul, and...
Sally Kirkland, stage and screen star who earned an Oscar nomination in ‘Anna,’ dies at age 84
Sally Kirkland, a one-time model who became a regular on stage, film and TV, best...
KISS guitarist Ace Frehley’s cause of death revealed
A cause of death has been revealed following the death of KISS co-founder and guitarist...
Lenny Wilkens dies at 88; basketball legend coached the most games in NBA history
He was a nine-time All-Star as a player, was the first person to reach 1,000...
Former NFL commissioner Paul Tagliabue, who oversaw financial growth, dies at 84
Tagliabue, who had developed Parkinson’s disease, was commissioner after Pete Rozelle from 1989 to 2006.
James Watson dies at 97; co-discoverer of DNA’s double-helix shape helped revolutionize scientific research
The breakthrough turned the Nobel Prize-winning biologist into a hallowed figure in the world of...
Pauline Collins dies at 85; British actress won cult following for playing Shirley Valentine
She was nominated for an Oscar for her role in the 1989 film, which started...
Bay Area fire department engineer dies at 41 from job-related cancer
The Fairfield Fire Department announced that retired Fairfield Fire Engineer Chris Bell died at the...
Rapper Young Bleed dead at 51 after brain aneurysm
Rapper Young Bleed died of a brain aneurysm Saturday in Las Vegas, following his collapse...
Dick Cheney, influential Republican vice president to George W. Bush, dies at 84
Dick Cheney, America’s most powerful modern vice president and chief architect of the “war on...
Diane Ladd dies at 89; acclaimed actor was nominated 3 times for Oscar
She received best supporting nods for "Alice Doesn't Live Here Anymore," “Wild at Heart” and...
Grateful Dead vocalist, who sang on big Elvis hit, dies at age 78
Rock and Roll Hall of Famer Donna Jean Godchaux-MacKay, who sang with the Grateful Dead...
‘Fresh Prince of Bel-Air’ child actor Floyd Roger Myers Jr. dead at 42
Floyd Roger Myers Jr., who made his screen debut as a young Will Smith on...
Buzz Aldrin’s wife, Anca Faur, dies at 66 less than 3 years into marriage
Anca Faur, the wife of Buzz Aldrin and an accomplished scientist in her own right,...
Admired former Danville mayor Mike Doyle dies at 96
Originally from Pennsylvania, Doyle called Danville his 'Camelot.'
Prunella Scales dies at 93; British actor played Sybil in beloved sitcom ‘Fawlty Towers’
She also was a versatile stage performer whose theater roles ranged from Shakespeare’s comedies to...
Carol Davis kept low profile in Oakland Raiders’ storied success. But she saw it all.
Carol Davis remained committed to the idea of the Raiders as a model of teamwork,...
George Atkinson, former Oakland Raiders’ controversial, hard-hitting safety, dies at 78
Atkinson was the last remaining member of the Oakland Raiders' famed "Soul Patrol" defensive backfield...
Jack DeJohnette dies at 83; acclaimed jazz drummer collaborated with many of genre’s greats
He worked with such stars as Miles Davis, Keith Jarrett, John Coltrane, Thelonious Monk, Herbie...
Carol Davis, Raiders co-owner, dead at 93
Hall of Fame center Jim Otto once remarked that "Al Davis is a tough son...
June Lockhart, beloved mother figure from ‘Lassie’ and ‘Lost In Space,’ dies at 100
Lockhart was cast frequently in ingenue roles as a young film actor. Television made her...
Dave Ball, one half of synth pop band Soft Cell, dies at 66
Along with singer Mark Almond, Soft Cell was best known for the 1981 hit song...
‘9-1-1: Nashville’ actress Isabelle Tate dead at 23
While no cause of death has been given, the aspiring actress is said to have...
KISS guitarist Ace Frehley buried in the Bronx with bandmates in attendance
The original members of KISS reunited one last time to bid farewell to guitarist Ace...
Civil rights leader, former EBMUD director Bill Patterson dies at 94
Patterson was the first Black director at EBMUD, where he served for 25 years championing...
Bay Area chess grandmaster mourned as game authorities investigate Russian rival for alleged cyberbullying
The scandal seems a world away from the Bay Area, where Naroditsky's old friends and...
Chess grandmaster Daniel Naroditsky dies at 29; started as prodigy in Foster City
As a sixth-grader from Foster City, he won the under-12 world championship.
Limp Bizkit bass player Sam Rivers has died, band members say
Fred Durst, the band's frontman, said he has shed “gallons and gallons of tears since...
Ace Frehley dies at 74; lead guitarist and founding member of Kiss brought theatrics to the stage
The Rock & Roll Hall of Famer often experimented with pyrotechnics, making his guitars glow,...
USF athletic director Williams dies at 62
The Orange native and Mater Dei alumnus played eight NFL seasons as an offensive guard...
Last surviving member of pioneering Mount Everest expedition dies
Kanchha Sherpa was among the 35-member team that put Edmund Hillary and his Sherpa guide...
Dallin H. Oaks, former Utah Supreme Court justice, is selected to lead Mormon church
As president, Oaks is considered a prophet.
D’Angelo, Grammy-winning R&B singer, dies at 51
The singer’s family confirmed in a statement Tuesday that he died after battle with cancer....
LendingTree CEO and founder Doug Lebda dies in ATV accident
A spokesperson said the accident occurred Sunday at a family farm in North Carolina.
Sam Sebastiani, Sonoma wine scion and founder of Viansa winery, dies at 84
Sam Sebastiani, a third-generation vintner, helped elevate Sebastiani Vineyards to a premium brand before founding...
Diane Keaton, Oscar-winning star of ‘Annie Hall’ and ‘The Godfather,’ dies at 79
People Magazine reported Saturday that she died in California with loved ones, citing a family...
John Lodge, singer and bassist of Moody Blues during classic era, dies at 82
His family announced that Lodge died suddenly and unexpectedly.
Joan Kennedy dies at 89; classical pianist was first wife of Sen. Edward Kennedy
She famously endured a troubled marriage marked by family tragedies, her husband’s infidelities and her...
George Smoot dies at 80; Nobel laureate researched the universe’s origins at UC Berkeley
He was a co-winner of the 2006 Nobel Prize for physics for finding the background...
Jilly Cooper dies at 88; British author wrote several bestselling risqué novels, including ‘Rivals’
Her “Rutshire Chronicles” was a humorous and racy series that portrayed the sex lives, scandals...
Musician Ike Turner Jr., son of Tina and Ike Sr., dead at 67
Ike Turner Jr., the second-eldest child in the brood shared by fellow musicians Tina and...
Conservationist Jane Goodall, whose work revolutionized the study of primates, has died
She died while in California during a speaking tour.
Belva Davis, a pioneering Bay Area journalist, dies at 92
Former KPIX-TV, KRON-TV and KQED journalist Belva Davis has died at the age of 92....
Sara Jane Moore dies at 95; she tried to assassinate President Gerald Ford in San Francisco in 1975
Moore served most of her sentence at the Federal Correctional Institution in Dublin when she...
Assata Shakur, a fugitive Black militant sought by the US since 1979, dies in Cuba
Shakur’s case had long been a thorny issue in the fraught relations between the U.S....
Bobby Grier, longtime NFL executive and father of Sharks GM Mike Grier, dies at 82
Bobby Grier, the father of Sharks general manager Mike Grier, has died at 82. He...
Sonny Curtis dies at 88; former bandmate of Buddy Holly wrote one of TV’s most memorable theme songs
He was a member of the Rock Hall of Fame with the Crickets, but he...
Photos: Over 63,000 attend conservative activist Charlie Kirk’s memorial
President Donald Trump praised Charlie Kirk as a “great American hero” and “martyr” for freedom as he and other...
Marilyn Hagerty dies at 99; North Dakota newspaper columnist’s review of Olive Garden went viral
The review drew the attention of chef and TV host Anthony Bourdain, who defended her...
‘I was always in love with Robert Redford’: Jane Fonda on her co-star, friend
Following Redford's death Tuesday, Fonda was among the luminaries paying tribute to the Hollywood icon,...
Robert Redford, actor, director, environmentalist, dead at 89
Robert Redford, the dashing actor and Oscar-winning director who eschewed his status as a Hollywood...
Bobby Hart dies at 86; songwriter co-wrote ‘Last Train to Clarksville’ and other hits for the Monkees
With creative partner Tommy Boyce, the pair wrote the band's TV theme song as well...
Bob Milano starred at Cal as a catcher before becoming the Golden Bears’ winningest baseball coach
Bob Milano, who coached baseball at Cal for 22 years before retiring after the 1999...
Polly Holliday, theater star famous as the tart waitress Flo on sitcom ‘Alice,’ dies at 88
She was the last surviving member of the principal cast of “Alice.”
Charlie Kirk, 31, helped build support for Trump among young people
Kirk rose from a teenage conservative campus activist to a top podcaster, culture warrior and...
Bay Area rock star who influenced Nirvana dies from heart attack
Bruce Loose, whose band Flipper influenced Nirvana, Melvins, Jane's Addiction and others, dies at 66.
Davey Johnson dies at 82; former MLB player managed 1986 New York Mets to World Series win
As a player, he was a four-time All-Star and won two titles with the Baltimore...
Rick Davies dies at 81; British musician was co-founder and singer of Supertramp
The band's 1979 album “Breakfast in America" topped charts in the United States and Canada,...
Unabashed California liberal and former US Rep. John Burton dies at 92
Former U.S. Rep. John Burton, a salty-tongued and unabashedly liberal San Francisco Democrat who stood...