Ruth Roberts

She co-wrote "Meet the Mets" -- via ESPN. Darned if she didn't write "It's a Beautiful Day for a Ball Game" and "I Love Mickey (Mantle)" as well!

Jimmy Roselli

Singer -- via nj.com.

C.W. Whalen Jr.

Six-term Congressman -- via the New York Times. Why is he listed on Obit Patrol? He opposed the Vietnam War; he helped end the draft; he was a liberal Republican who wanted to eliminate social injustice, boost education and reverse urban decline.

Ron "Byrd" Foster

Drummer -- via the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Worked with the Igniters, the Silencers, the Iron City Houserockers, and more regional combos.

Benton Flippen

Fiddler -- via the Mount Airy News.

Anthony Herrera

Actor -- via michaelfairmansoaps.com.

Simon Heere Heeresma

Writer -- via bndestem.nl.

Marjorie Brown "Marnie" Jump

Co-founder of A-Basin ski area in Colorado -- via the Summit Daily.

Arthur B. Balinger

Actor -- via obits.dignitymemorial.com. A ubiquitous member of Jack Webb's acting troupe, he appeared in many Mark VII Ltd. TV productions such as "Dragnet," "Adam-12" and "Emergency!", usually as a captain or chief. Before this, he worked extensively in radio.

Edith Fellows

Actress -- via the L.A. Times.

George Ballas

Inventor of the Weed Eater -- via the Houston Chronicle.

Richie Myers

Shortstop -- via the Sacramento Bee.

Ted Gray

Pitcher -- via baseball-fever.com.

Claudia Bryar aka Hortense Rizler

Actress -- via westernboothill.blogspot.com.

Fernando Larrain Munita

Humorist -- via radioagricultura.cl.

Phillip "Phil the Fan" Hamon III

Lighting guy and music lover -- via Westword.

Calvin Scott Sr

Multi-instrumentalist -- via the Montgomery Advertiser.

Rachel Maxwell-Hyslop

Archaeologist and scholar -- via the Guardian.

Dietfried Bernet

Conductor -- via the Guardian.

Maciej Zembaty

Writer, journalist, singer, poet and comedian -- via muzyka.interia.pl. Known promarily for his translations and popularizationjs of Leonard Cohen in the Polish language.

Jacqueline Balmer aka Jacquie de Creed, and husband James

Stuntwoman -- via the Telegraph.

Elaine Stewart

Actress -- via the Hollywood Reporter. My strongest memory of her is in the role of Jane Ashton, Gene Kelly's erstwhile fiancee in "Brigadoon."

Margaret Tyzack

Actress -- via the Guardian.

Sidney Radner

Magician and guardian of Houdini's legacy -- via the New York Times.

Saurav Chaliha aka Surendra Nath Medhi

Writer -- via the Time of India.

Zachary Hartwell

Navy veteran, killed in crash caused by drunken driving of reality star Ryan Dunn -- via CMR.

Alice Playten aka Alice Plotkin

Actress and singer -- via Playbill.

Jared Southwick

Guitarist -- via Noisecreep.

Christiane Desroches Noblecourt

Egyptologist -- via AFP.

Gaye Delorme

Songwriter, composer and guitar master -- via the Montreal Gazette.