Deaths in May 2015

The following is a list of notable deaths in May 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.

May 2015

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Stephen Milburn Anderson, 67, American film director, writer and producer, throat cancer.{{cite web|url=https://variety.com/2015/film/people-news/steve-anderson-dead-dies-south-central-cash-1201485860/|title=Steve Anderson Dies at 67; Director of 'South Central,' 'Cash'|date=1 May 2015}}
Martha W. Bark, 86, American politician.[https://www.bradleystow.com/notices/Martha-Bark Martha W. (Whitmer) Bark]
Jamie Bishop, 44, Welsh cricketer (Glamorgan).{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-wales-south-west-wales-32580686|title=Ex-Glamorgan cricketer found dead|date=4 May 2015|via=www.bbc.co.uk}}
Pete Brown, 80, American professional golfer.{{cite web|url=https://www.pgatour.com/news/2015/05/01/pete-brown-obituary.html|title=Brown passes away at age 80|website=PGATour}}
José Canalejas, 90, Spanish actor (Django, The Ugly Ones, The Mercenary).{{cite web|url=http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0133531/|title=José Canalejas|website=IMDb}}
Ray Ceresino, 86, Canadian ice hockey player (Toronto Maple Leafs).{{cite web|url=http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/delmartimes/obituary.aspx?n=ray-ceresino&pid=174903337|title=Ray Ceresino's obituary}}
Amitabha Chowdhury, 87, Indian journalist.{{cite web|url=https://www.business-standard.com/article/pti-stories/eminent-journalist-amitabha-chowdhury-dies-in-kolkata-115050100677_1.html|title=Eminent journalist Amitabha Chowdhury dies in Kolkata|work=Press Trust of India|date=1 May 2015|via=Business Standard}}
David Day, 63, Australian radio broadcaster (Triple M Adelaide).{{cite web|url=https://www.abc.net.au/news/2015-05-01/david-day-adelaide-radio-legend-dies/6437024|title=Australian radio legend David Day dies|date=1 May 2015|website=ABC News}}
Petro Didyk, 54, Ukrainian footballer, traffic collision.{{Cite web|url=https://www.ua-football.com/ua/ukrainian/news/1431501399-u-dtp-zaginuv-kolishniy-futbolist-nivi.html|title=У ДТП загинув колишній футболіст Ниви|first=Внешние|last=источники|date=May 13, 2015|website=www.ua-football.com}}
Geoff Duke, 92, British motorcycle racer, six-time Grand Prix world champion.{{cite web|url=http://www.bikesportnews.com/news/news-detail/grand-prix-and-tt-legend-geoff-duke-has-died|title=Grand Prix and TT legend Geoff Duke has died|first=Robin|last=Miller|website=Bikesport News}}
Harry Geisinger, 81, American politician, member of the Georgia House of Representatives (1969–1974, since 2005), leukemia.[https://web.archive.org/web/20150503003534/http://politics.blog.ajc.com/2015/05/01/state-rep-harry-geisinger-the-state-capitols-top-horse-racing-proponent-dies/ State Rep. Harry Geisinger, the state Capitol's top horse-racing proponent, dies]
Dave Goldberg, 47, American executive (SurveyMonkey, LAUNCH Media), head trauma from treadmill fall.{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/business-32586657|title=Gym fall killed Silicon Valley boss|date=5 May 2015|via=www.bbc.co.uk}}
Vafa Guluzade, 74, Azerbaijani diplomat and political scientist.{{Cite web |url=http://en.apa.az/news/226533 |title=Former State Adviser Vafa Guluzade dies |access-date=2015-06-07 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150719145939/http://en.apa.az/news/226533 |archive-date=2015-07-19 |url-status=dead }}
Leonard Haber, 82, American psychologist, politician and radio show host, Mayor of Miami Beach, Florida (1977–1979).{{cite web|url=https://www.miamiherald.com/news/local/obituaries/article20021079.html|title=Former Miami Beach mayor, psychologist Dr. Leonard Haber dies at 82|website=miamiherald}}
John Hansen, 97, American politician.{{cite web|url=http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/journaltimes/obituary.aspx?pid=174777184|title=John R. Hansen Obituary}}
Alexander Kok, 89, South African-born British cellist.{{cite web|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/obituaries/11589637/Alexander-Kok-cellist-obituary.html|title=Alexander Kok, cellist - obituary|date=7 May 2015|via=www.telegraph.co.uk}}
Amar Laskri, 73, Algerian film director.{{usurped|1=[https://web.archive.org/web/20150503203109/http://www.huffpostmaghreb.com/2015/05/01/amar-laskri_n_7187678.html "Yaou Alikoum men Guelma" ... Décès du cinéaste Amar Laskri]}} {{in lang|fr}}
Paul Walter Myers, 82, British classical record producer.{{cite web|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/obituaries/11600179/Paul-Myers-record-producer-obituary.html|title=Paul Myers, record producer - obituary|date=12 May 2015|via=www.telegraph.co.uk}}
Francie O'Regan, 82, Irish hurler.[https://rip.ie/death-notice/francie-oregan-cork-farranree-243519 The death has occurred of Francie O'Regan]
Phyllis Rutledge, 83, American politician, member of the West Virginia House of Delegates (1968–1972, 1988–1994).{{cite web|url=http://obits.dignitymemorial.com/dignity-memorial/obituary.aspx?n=Phyllis-Rutledge&lc=9903&pid=174783555&uuid=1928b475-fb9e-440b-81f4-1922c3099a99|title=Phyllis Jean Rutledge}}
María Elena Velasco, 74, Mexican actress, comedian and film producer (La India María), stomach cancer.{{cite web|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/mexican-slapstick-comedy-icon-la-792782|title=Mexican Slapstick Comedy Icon 'La India Maria' Dies at 74|website=The Hollywood Reporter}}
Bob Wareing, 84, British politician, MP for Liverpool West Derby (1983–2010).{{cite web|url=http://www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/news/liverpool-news/plans-liverpool-memorial-service-former-9931215|title=Plans for Liverpool memorial service for former West Derby MP Bob Wareing|first=Laura|last=Tacey|date=27 August 2015|website=liverpoolecho}}
Colin Whitaker, 82, English footballer (Shrewsbury Town, Oldham Athletic).{{cite web|url=https://www.oldham-chronicle.co.uk/news-features/10/oldham-athletic-news/91804/tribute-to-a-sporting-allrounder|title=Tribute to a sporting all-rounder|website=oldham-chronicle.co.uk}}
Grace Lee Whitney, 85, American actress (Star Trek, Irma la Douce, Some Like It Hot).{{Cite web|url=http://www.yourcentralvalley.com/story/d/story/breaking-news-grace-lee-whitney-janice-rand-of-sta/59006/FOK2_p3fKUezOgKbksZ8_A|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150613075644/http://www.yourcentralvalley.com/story/d/story/breaking-news-grace-lee-whitney-janice-rand-of-sta/59006/FOK2_p3fKUezOgKbksZ8_A|url-status=dead|title=Breaking News - Grace Lee Whitney, Janice Rand of "Star Trek" dies at 85|archive-date=June 13, 2015}}
Beth Whittall, 78, Canadian Olympic swimmer (1956), double Pan American champion (1955).{{Cite web|url=http://www.houston-today.com/national/sport/302263481.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160305050115/http://www.houston-today.com/national/sport/302263481.html|url-status=dead|title=Former Olympic swimmer Whittall dies at 78|archive-date=March 5, 2016}}

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Stuart Archer, 100, British army colonel, recipient of the George Cross (1941).{{cite web|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/obituaries/11580289/Colonel-Stuart-Archer-GC-obituary.html|title=Colonel Stuart Archer, GC - obituary|date=3 May 2015|via=www.telegraph.co.uk}}
Michael Blake, 69, American author and screenwriter (Dances with Wolves), Oscar winner (1991).{{cite web|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/michael-blake-oscar-winning-screenwriter-792983|title=Michael Blake, Oscar-Winning Screenwriter of 'Dances With Wolves,' Dies at 69|website=The Hollywood Reporter}}
Guy Carawan, 87, American folk singer and civil rights activist.{{cite web|url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2015/may/06/guy-carawan|title=Guy Carawan obituary|first=Derek|last=Schofield|date=6 May 2015|via=www.theguardian.com}}
José María Castiñeira de Dios, 94, Argentine poet, pneumonia.{{Cite web|url=https://www.infobae.com/2015/05/03/1726297-murio-jose-maria-castineira-dios-creador-volvere-y-sere-millones/|title=Murió José María Castiñeira de Dios, creador de "Volveré y seré millones"|website=Infobae}}
Sarah Correa, 22, Brazilian swimmer, South American Games champion (2010), hit by car.{{cite web|url=https://swimswam.com/22-year-old-pan-ams-silver-medalist-sarah-correa-hit-by-car/|title=22-Year Old Pan Ams Silver Medalist Sarah Correa Dies After Being Hit By Car|date=3 May 2015|website=SwimSwam}}
John M. Daley, 91, American politician.[https://www.sheehyfh.com/obituaries/obituary-listings?obid=496179#obituaryinfo John M. Daley]
Philip S. Goodman, 89, American director, screenwriter and producer (We Shall Return, Profiles in Courage).{{cite web|url=https://variety.com/2015/tv/people-news/philip-s-goodman-dead-dies-1201486230/|title=Philip S. Goodman, Writer & Director for Film, TV, Dies at 89|date=2 May 2015}}
Konstantyn Kuzminsky, 75, Russian performance poet.{{Cite web|url=https://www.svoboda.org/a/26991732.html|title=Патриарх, поэт, актер|website=Радио Свобода}}
Ma Shui-long, 75, Taiwanese composer.{{cite web|url=http://focustaiwan.tw/news/aedu/201505110007.aspx|title=Taiwanese composer Ma Shui-long dies at 75 - Culture - FOCUS TAIWAN - CNA ENGLISH NEWS|website=focustaiwan.tw}}
John Mahaffy, 96, Canadian ice hockey player (Montreal Canadiens, New York Rangers).{{cite web|url=http://www.sihrhockey.org/__a/members/deaths_by_year.cfm?year=2015&month=05|title=Player Death Index - 2015|website=sihrhockey.org}}
Ryan McHenry, 27, Scottish film director and social media personality (Vine), bone cancer.{{cite web|url=https://www.vanityfair.com/hollywood/2015/05/ryan-gosling-cereal-meme-tribute|title=Ryan Gosling Responds to an Old Meme in the Perfect Way|first=Joanna|last=Robinson|website=HWD}}
Nick Mead, 93, British World War II Royal Navy officer.{{cite web|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/obituaries/11627188/Nick-Mead-naval-officer-obituary.html|title=Nick Mead, naval officer - obituary|date=25 May 2015|via=www.telegraph.co.uk}}
Martin Nag, 88, Norwegian writer, stroke.{{Cite web|url=https://www.aftenposten.no/article/ap-M8d5.html|title=Nekrolog: Martin Nag|website=Aftenposten}}
Andrew Noren, 71, American filmmaker (The Lighted Field), lung cancer.[https://www.nytimes.com/2015/12/27/movies/homevideo/andrew-noren-avant-garde-filmmaker-fades-to-black.html Andrew Noren, Avant-Garde Filmmaker, Fades to Black]
Rex Percy, 81, New Zealand rugby league player (Auckland, Balmain, national team).{{cite web|url=http://notices.nzherald.co.nz/obituaries/nzherald-nz/obituary.aspx?n=rex-percy&pid=174786282|title=Rex Percy obituary}}
Maya Plisetskaya, 89, Russian prima ballerina, heart attack.{{cite web|url=https://www.theguardian.com/stage/2015/may/03/maya-plisetskaya|title=Maya Plisetskaya obituary|first=Judith|last=Cruickshank|date=3 May 2015|via=www.theguardian.com}}
Ruth Rendell, 85, English crime novelist (Inspector Wexford), stroke.{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-32564813|title=Author Ruth Rendell dies aged 85|date=2 May 2015|via=www.bbc.com}}
Bob Schmidt, 82, American baseball player (San Francisco Giants, Washington Senators, Cincinnati Reds).[https://www.legacy.com/us/obituaries/news-journalonline/name/robert-schmidt-obituary?pid=174793003 Robert Benjamin Schmidt]
Frank Snow, 74, American politician, lung cancer.[http://www.baldwincremation.com/obituaries.php/Francis-Frank-Snow/4668/index Francis "Frank" Snow] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150518091608/http://www.baldwincremation.com/obituaries.php/Francis-Frank-Snow/4668/index |date=2015-05-18 }}
Norman Thaddeus Vane, 86, American screenwriter and film director (Frightmare).{{cite web|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/norman-thaddeus-vane-dead-frightmare-793037|title=Writer-Director Norman Thaddeus Vane Dies at 86|website=The Hollywood Reporter}}
Yu Pengnian, 93, Chinese real estate magnate and philanthropist.{{cite web|url=http://english.cri.cn/12394/2015/05/05/3921s877420.htm|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150723195743/http://english.cri.cn/12394/2015/05/05/3921s877420.htm|url-status=dead|archive-date=July 23, 2015|title=Chinese Philanthropist Dies, Leaving No Money to Family|website=english.cri.cn}}

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Abdul Wahid Aresar, 65, Pakistani politician.{{cite web|url=https://www.geo.tv/latest/2756|title=Sindhi nationalist leader Arisar dies at 65|website=geo.tv}}
Revaz Chkheidze, 88, Georgian film director (Father of a Soldier, The Saplings).{{cite web|url=https://dfwatch.net/georgian-film-director-rezo-chkheidze-dies-at-age-88-35488|title=Georgian film director Rezo Chkheidze dies at age 88|date=4 May 2015}}
Thomas A. Constantine, 76, American police superintendent, Administrator for the Drug Enforcement Administration (1994–1999).{{cite web|url=http://www.buffalonews.com/city-region/obituaries/thomas-a-constantine-law-enforcement-leader-20150505|title=Thomas A. Constantine, law enforcement leader}}
John Elders, 84, English rugby union player (Leicester).{{cite web|url=https://www.leicestertigers.com/news/ex-captain-john-elders-dies-aged-84-2015-05-05|title=Ex-captain John Elders dies aged 84|website=Leicester Tigers}}
Lawrence W. Fagg, 91, American physicist.[https://www.legacy.com/us/obituaries/washingtonpost/name/lawrence-fagg-obituary?id=6124924 Lawrence W. Fagg]
Ned Fairchild, 85, American songwriter ("Twenty Flight Rock"), complications from Alzheimer's disease.[https://www.legacy.com/us/obituaries/postregister/name/nelda-fairchild-obituary?id=16160743 Nelda Fairchild]
Margaret Garwood, 88, American opera composer, acute heart failure.{{Cite web|url=https://www.inquirer.com/archives/|title=Archives | The Philadelphia Inquirer|website=www.inquirer.com}}
André Gruchet, 82, French Olympic cyclist (1956, 1960).{{cite web|url=http://www.cyclingarchives.com/coureurfiche.php?coureurid=21620|title=André Gruchet|website=cyclingarchives.com}}
Alan Hall, 62, British cell biologist.{{cite web|url=https://www.the-scientist.com/the-nutshell/prominent-cell-biologist-dies-35527|title=Prominent Cell Biologist Dies|website=The Scientist Magazine®}}
Bruce Barrymore Halpenny, 78, English military historian and author.{{cite web |url=https://www.legacy.com/obituaries/marketrasenmail-uk/obituary.aspx?n=Bruce-Halpenny&pid=182658043 |work=Market Rasen Mail |title=Bruce Halpenny death notice |date=27 May 2015 |via=Legacy.com |access-date=9 July 2020 |archive-date=5 November 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201105143006/https://www.legacy.com/obituaries/marketrasenmail-uk/obituary.aspx?n=bruce-halpenny&pid=182658043 |url-status=dead }}
Danny Jones, 29, English rugby league footballer, heart attack.{{cite web|url=https://www.abc.net.au/news/2015-05-04/wales-player-danny-jones-dies-of-heart-attack-on-pitch/6441646|title=Wales international Danny Jones dies after on-field heart attack|date=4 May 2015|website=ABC News}}
Symphorian Thomas Keeprath, 84, Indian Roman Catholic prelate, Bishop of Jalandhar (1971–2007).{{Cite web |url=http://www.yespunjab.com/punjab/news/item/67308-dr-symphorian-keeprath-bishop-emeritus-of-diocese-of-jalandhar-passes-away |title=Dr. Symphorian Keeprath, Bishop emeritus of Diocese of Jalandhar, passes away |access-date=2015-06-07 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150506232345/http://www.yespunjab.com/punjab/news/item/67308-dr-symphorian-keeprath-bishop-emeritus-of-diocese-of-jalandhar-passes-away |archive-date=2015-05-06 |url-status=dead }}
Zoran Lalović, 65, Serbian musician.{{Cite web|url=http://www.story.rs/vesti/u-fokusu/52010-preminuo-zoran-lalovi-lotke-frontmen-kraljevskog-apartmana-video.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150518111616/http://www.story.rs/vesti/u-fokusu/52010-preminuo-zoran-lalovi-lotke-frontmen-kraljevskog-apartmana-video.html|url-status=dead|title=Preminuo Zoran Lalović Lotke, frontmen Kraljevskog apartmana|archive-date=May 18, 2015}}

*Lu Ping, 87, Chinese politician and diplomat, cancer.{{cite web|url=https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/politics/article/1785543/beijing-negotiator-hong-kong-affairs-lu-ping-dies-age-87|title=Beijing negotiator on Hong Kong affairs Lu Ping dies at age 87|date=4 May 2015|website=South China Morning Post}}

Harry Martin, 95, American judge.{{cite web|url=http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/citizen-times/obituary.aspx?n=harry-martin&pid=174787588|title=Harry Martin (1920 - 2015) Obituary}}
Hiroshi Osada, 75, Japanese poet and author.[https://www2.nhk.or.jp/archives/articles/?id=D0009250436_00000 長田弘おさだひろし] {{in lang|ja}}
Elizabeth Raybould, 89, British nurse and nursing educator.{{cite web|url=http://announcements.telegraph.co.uk/deaths/190487/raybould|title=Raybould - Deaths Announcements|website=announcements.telegraph.co.uk}}
Warren Smith, 99, American professional golfer.{{cite web|url=https://www.coloradogolf.org/|title=Colorado Golf Association – Colorado Golf Association}}

*Su Wenmao, 86, Chinese xiangsheng actor.[http://finance.ifeng.com/a/20150503/13679453_0.shtml 相声表演艺术家苏文茂逝世被誉为"文哏"大师] {{in lang|zh}}

Per Sundberg, 65, Swedish Olympic fencer.{{cite web|url=https://sok.se/idrottare/idrottare/p/per-sundberg.html|title=Per Sundberg - Sveriges Olympiska Kommitté|website=sok.se}}
Yūsuke Takita, 84, Japanese actor (Submersion of Japan, Double Suicide, The Long Darkness), cancer.[https://www.nikkansports.com/entertainment/news/1474320.html ドラマ「事件記者」俳優・滝田裕介さん死去　84歳] {{in lang|ja}}
Abdul Basit Usman, 40–41, Filipino fugitive, shot.{{cite web|url=http://www.rappler.com//nation/91964-most-wanted-basit-usman|title=Palace confirms terrorist Basit Usman killed in Maguindanao|website=Rappler}}
Tung Jeong, 84, Chinese-born American physicist.{{cite web|url=https://www.integraf.com/about/tung-h-jeong|title=Tung H. Jeong|website=integraf.com}}

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Eva Aeppli, 90, Swiss artist.{{Cite web|url=http://www.bzbasel.ch/basel/basler-kuenstlerin-eva-aeppli-zwei-tage-nach-ihrem-90-geburtstag-gestorben-129104537|title=Basler Künstlerin Eva Aeppli zwei Tage nach ihrem 90. Geburtstag gestorben|access-date=2015-06-07|archive-date=2015-06-30|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150630033528/http://www.bzbasel.ch/basel/basler-kuenstlerin-eva-aeppli-zwei-tage-nach-ihrem-90-geburtstag-gestorben-129104537|url-status=dead}}
Ann Barr, 85, British writer (The Official Sloane Ranger Handbook).{{cite web|url=http://www.independent.co.uk/news/people/news/ann-barr-writer-and-editor-who-in-the-1980s-identified-the-new-social-groups-of-sloane-rangers-and-10227334.html|title=Ann Barr: Writer and editor who in the 1980s identified the new social|date=5 May 2015|website=The Independent}}
William Bast, 84, American screenwriter and author, Alzheimer's disease.{{cite web|url=https://variety.com/2015/tv/people-news/william-bast-dead-dies-tv-writer-james-dean-1201490189/|title=William Bast, Writer for TV Who Penned James Dean Bios, Dies at 84|first1=Carmel|last1=Dagan|date=7 May 2015}}
Ellen Albertini Dow, 101, American actress (The Wedding Singer, Patch Adams, Wedding Crashers), pneumonia.{{cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2015/05/ellen-albertini-dow-dead-wedding-singer-rapping-granny-1201420781/|title=Ellen Albertini Dow Dies: 'Wedding Singer's' Rapping Granny Was 101|first1=Erik|last1=Pedersen|date=5 May 2015}}
Emilio Echeverry, 86, Colombian Olympic fencer.[https://www.olympedia.org/athletes/21491 Emilio Echeverri]
Zhivko Gospodinov, 57, Bulgarian footballer.{{Cite web|url=https://petel.bg/IN-MEMORIAM--Tova-be-ZHivko-Gospodinov-__110864|title=In Memoriam: Това бе Живко Господинов|website=Petel.bg}}
Jesús Hermida, 77, Spanish journalist and broadcaster, stroke.{{cite web|url=http://www.typicallyspanish.com/news-spain/national/Spanish_journalist_and_commentator_Jes_s_Hermida_has_died_at_the_age_of_77.shtml|title=Spanish journalist and commentator, Jesús Hermida, has died at the age of 77 - Spain News in English|website=typicallyspanish.com}}
Marv Hubbard, 68, American football player (Oakland Raiders, Detroit Lions), prostate cancer.{{cite web|url=http://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/12822512|title=Hubbard, running back for '70s Raiders, dies|date=5 May 2015|website=ESPN.com}}
Claude LaForge, 78, Canadian ice hockey player (Detroit Red Wings, Philadelphia Flyers, Montreal Canadiens).[https://www.lenecrologue.com/canada/quebec/montreal/montreal/lasalle-qc/yveslegare/ZjU3/claude-laforge/avis-de-deces/ LaForge Claude] {{in lang|fr}}
Andrew Lewis, 44, Guyanese Olympic boxer (1992) and WBA welterweight champion (2001-2002), traffic collision.{{cite web|url=https://uk.news.yahoo.com/former-wba-welterweight-champ-andrew-lewis-dies-guyana-223237109.html#279Sa3d|title=Former WBA welterweight champ Andrew Lewis dies in Guyana}}
Joshua Ozersky, 47, American food writer, drowned.{{cite web|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2015/05/05/dining/joshua-ozersky-prolific-food-writer-is-dead.html|title=Joshua Ozersky, Food Writer Who Extolled Meat, Is Dead at 47|first=Julia|last=Moskin|date=4 May 2015|work=The New York Times}}
James Ritter, 84, American politician.{{cite web|url=http://www.wfmz.com/news/lehigh-valley/former-pa-state-rep-jim-ritter-dies-1/20946530|title=Former Pa. State Rep., Jim Ritter, dies|date=5 May 2015|website=WFMZ}}
Rich Stotter, 70, American football player (Houston Oilers).[https://uhcougars.com/news/2015/5/6/Rich_Stotter_First_UH_Consensus_All_American_Passes_Away Rich Stotter, First UH Consensus All-American Passes Away]
Matti Viljanen, 77, Finnish politician, MP (1979–1991).{{Cite web|url=http://www.ess.fi/uutiset/kotimaa/2015/05/11/ex-kansanedustaja-matti-viljanen-on-kuollut|title=Ex-kansanedustaja Matti Viljanen on kuollut|date=May 11, 2015|website=ESS.fi}}
William Willson, 93, British businessman (Aston Martin).{{cite web|url=http://announcements.telegraph.co.uk/deaths/190685/wilson-william-angus-walter-mbe|title=Wilson - William Angus Walter, MBE - Deaths Announcements - Telegraph Announcements|website=announcements.telegraph.co.uk}}
John J. Wilson, 88, American politician.[https://www.legacy.com/us/obituaries/starledger/name/john-wilson-obituary?id=11283606&fhid=17081 John Wilson]
Vicente Joaquim Zico, 88, Brazilian Roman Catholic prelate, coadjutor Archbishop (1980–1990) and Archbishop of Belém do Pará (1990–2004).{{cite web|url=http://catholic-hierarchy.org/bishop/bzico.html|title=Archbishop Vicente Joaquim Zico [Catholic-Hierarchy]|website=catholic-hierarchy.org}}

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Jobst Brandt, 80, American author and cyclist.{{cite web|url=https://www.bicycleretailer.com/north-america/2015/05/06/jobst-brandt-cyclist-inventor-author-and-industry-gadfly-dies-80|title=Jobst Brandt, cyclist, inventor, author and industry influencer, dies at 80|website=Bicycle Retailer and Industry News}}
Michael Burns, 54, Irish Gaelic football player (Cork).{{cite web|url=https://www.irishexaminer.com/sport/gaa/football/castlehaven-mourns-cork-servant-michael-burns-329122.html|title=Castlehaven mourns Cork servant Michael Burns|date=7 May 2015|website=irishexaminer.com}}
Jon Castañares, 90, Spanish economist and politician.[http://www.deia.com/2015/05/06/bizkaia/bilbao/fallece-castanares-primer-alcalde-de-bilbao-en-democracia Fallece Castañares, primer alcalde del PNV de Bilbao en democracia.] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150518083250/http://www.deia.com/2015/05/06/bizkaia/bilbao/fallece-castanares-primer-alcalde-de-bilbao-en-democracia |date=2015-05-18 }} {{in lang|es}}
Gerard Davison, 47, Northern Irish Provisional IRA commander, shot.{{cite web|url=https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2015/may/05/former-ira-commander-shot-dead-in-belfast|title=Murder of former Belfast IRA commander condemned|first=Henry|last=McDonald|date=5 May 2015|via=www.theguardian.com}}
Craig Gruber, 63, American rock musician (Rainbow, Bible Black), prostate cancer.{{cite web|url=https://classicrock.teamrock.com/news/2015-05-06/rainbow-bassist-craig-gruber-dead-at-63|title=Rainbow bassist Craig Gruber dead at 63}}
Oscar Holderer, 95, German-born American engineer, worked on Saturn V project.{{cite web|url=http://www.al.com/news/huntsville/index.ssf/2015/05/oscar_holderer_last_of_wernher.html|title=Oscar Holderer dies, last of Wernher von Braun's original 'Operation Paperclip' moon rocket team|website=AL.com}}
Hans Jansen, 72, Dutch politician, MEP (since 2014), stroke.{{Cite web|url=https://nos.nl/l/2034124|title=Arabist en PVV'er Hans Jansen overleden|website=nos.nl}}
Jimmy Jones, 87, English footballer.{{Hugman|10436|Jimmy Jones}}
Ralph Lainson, 88, British parasitologist.{{cite web|url=https://www.theguardian.com/science/2015/may/17/ralph-lainson|title=Ralph Lainson obituary|first=Jimmy|last=Whitworth|date=17 May 2015|via=www.theguardian.com}}
Odd Lie, 88, Norwegian Olympic gymnast.{{Cite web|url=http://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/li/odd-lie-1.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200417191841/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/li/odd-lie-1.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=2020-04-17|title=Odd Lie Bio, Stats, and Results|website=Olympics at Sports-Reference.com}}
Bruce G. Lindsay, 68, American statistician, cancer.{{cite web|url=http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/centredaily/obituary.aspx?n=bruce-lindsay&pid=174827304&fhid=15341|title=Bruce Lindsay Obituary}}
Takashi Nomura, 88, Japanese film director (A Colt Is My Passport), pneumonia.[https://www.nikkansports.com/entertainment/news/1476547.html 野村孝さん死去　裕次郎さん「夜霧のブルース」監督] {{in lang|ja}}
Des O'Hagan, 81, Northern Irish politician (Workers' Party).{{cite web|url=http://workersparty.ie/workers-party-veteran-des-ohagan-dies-at-81/|title=Workers Party veteran Des O'Hagan dies at 81}}
Ann Shaw, 93, American social worker.[https://mynewsla.com/life/2015/05/09/ann-shaw-african-american-civic-leader-activist-dead-at-93/ Ann Shaw, African-American civic leader, activist dead at 93]
Niisan Takahashi, 89, Japanese screenwriter (Gamera, the Giant Monster), intracerebral hemorrhage.[https://www.nikkei.com/article/DGXLASDG15H2L_V10C15A5CC0000/ 高橋二三氏が死去　脚本家] {{in lang|ja}}

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Novera Ahmed, 85, Bangladeshi sculptor.{{cite web|url=https://www.dhakatribune.com/error|title=Page not found - Dhaka Tribune|website=dhakatribune.com|access-date=2019-02-10|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190210122031/https://www.dhakatribune.com/error|archive-date=2019-02-10|url-status=dead}}
Richard J. Bartlett, 89, American legislator, New York State Chief Administrative Judge of the Courts (1974–1979).{{cite web|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2015/05/12/nyregion/richard-bartlett-legislator-who-fought-new-yorks-death-penalty-dies-at-89.html|title=Richard Bartlett, Legislator Who Fought New York's Death Penalty, Dies at 89|first=Sam|last=Roberts|date=11 May 2015|work=The New York Times}}
William Bronder, 84, American actor (Stand by Me, CHiPs).{{cite web|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/william-bronder-dead-stand-by-799897|title=William Bronder, Actor in Rob Reiner's 'Stand by Me,' Dies at 84|website=The Hollywood Reporter}}
Errol Brown, 71, Jamaican-born British singer (Hot Chocolate), liver cancer.{{cite web|url=http://www.independent.co.uk/news/people/errol-brown-dead-hot-chocolate-singer-has-passed-away-10229763.html|title=Errol Brown: Frontman of Hot Chocolate dies aged 71|date=6 May 2015|website=The Independent}}
Jerome Cooper, 68, American jazz drummer, multiple myeloma.{{cite web|url=https://avantmusicnews.com/2015/05/07/rip-jerome-cooper/|title=RIP Jerome Cooper|last=Mike|date=8 May 2015}}
Graham Harcourt, 81, British Olympic gymnast.{{Cite web|url=http://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/ha/graham-harcourt-1.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200417102654/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/ha/graham-harcourt-1.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=2020-04-17|title=Graham Harcourt Bio, Stats, and Results|website=Olympics at Sports-Reference.com}}

*Nicolas Huỳnh Văn Nghi, 88, Vietnamese Roman Catholic prelate, Bishop of Phan Thiết (1975–2005).{{Cite web|url=http://gpbuichu.org/news/TIN-GIAO-HOI-VIET-NAM-74/DGM-Nicolas-Huynh-Van-Nghi-qua-doi-1012.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150518090956/http://gpbuichu.org/news/TIN-GIAO-HOI-VIET-NAM-74/DGM-Nicolas-Huynh-Van-Nghi-qua-doi-1012.html|url-status=dead|title=ĐGM Nicolas Huỳnh Văn Nghi qua đời|archive-date=May 18, 2015}}

Denise McCluggage, 88, American racing car driver, journalist, author and photographer.{{cite web|url=https://autoweek.com/article/car-life/denise-mccluggage-1927-2015|title=Denise McCluggage: 1927-2015|website=Autoweek}}
Michael O'Brien, 67, British historian of the Southern United States, cancer.{{cite web|url=https://www.theguardian.com/books/2015/may/14/michael-obrien|title=Michael O'Brien obituary|first1=Joel|last1=Isaac|first2=Samuel|last2=James|date=14 May 2015|via=www.theguardian.com}}
Anson D. Shupe, 67, American sociologist.{{cite web|url=http://www.journalgazette.net/news/local/frank-gray/Anson-Shupe--IPFW-prof--dies-6523977|title=Anson Shupe, IPFW prof, dies - Downtown - Journal Gazette|website=journalgazette.net|access-date=2015-07-01|archive-date=2015-06-26|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150626134603/http://www.journalgazette.net/news/local/frank-gray/Anson-Shupe--IPFW-prof--dies-6523977|url-status=dead}}
Janko Vranyczany-Dobrinović, 95, Croatian politician and diplomat.{{Cite web|url=https://www.index.hr/clanak.aspx?id=818532|title=Umro Janko Vranyczany, prvi hrvatski ministar turizma|website=www.index.hr}}
Jim Wright, 92, American politician, member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Texas's 12th district (1955–1989), Speaker of the House (1987–1989).{{cite web|url=https://www.dallasnews.com/obituaries/obituaries/2015/05/06/former-speaker-jim-wright-who-championed-tarrant-and-texas-dies-at-92|title=Former Speaker Jim Wright, who championed Tarrant and Texas, dies at 92|date=6 May 2015|website=Dallas News}}

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Asim Thahit Abdullah al Khalaqi, 47, Saudi Arabian Guantanamo Bay detainee, kidney failure.{{cite web|url=https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2015/may/22/guantanamo-detainee-asim-thabit-abdullah-al-khalaqi-dies-kazakhstan|title=Former Guantánamo detainee dies in Kazakhstan six months after release|first1=Diana Cariboni Raya Jalabi in New|last1=York|first2=Jonathan|last2=Watts|date=22 May 2015|via=www.theguardian.com}}
Michael Barratt Brown, 97, British economist and political activist.{{cite web|url=https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2015/may/26/michael-barratt-brown|title=Michael Barratt Brown obituary|first=Robin|last=Murray|author-link=Robin Murray (economist)|date=26 May 2015|via=www.theguardian.com}}
Joey Brush, 59, American politician, member of the Georgia State Senate (1996–2004), traffic collision.{{cite web|url=http://politics.blog.ajc.com/2015/05/07/joey-brush-former-state-senator-killed-in-motorcycle-crash/|title=Joey Brush, former state senator, killed in motorcycle crash|access-date=2015-06-07|archive-date=2015-06-01|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150601170706/http://politics.blog.ajc.com/2015/05/07/joey-brush-former-state-senator-killed-in-motorcycle-crash/|url-status=dead}}
Víctor de la Lama, 95, Mexican Olympian [https://www.olympedia.org/athletes/61772]
Frank DiPascali, 58, American financier and fraudster, lung cancer.{{cite web|url=https://abcnews.go.com/US/madoff-lieutenant-frank-dipascali-dies-months-sentencing/story?id=30959636|title=Bernie Madoff Lieutenant Frank DiPascali Dies 4 Months Before Sentencing|website=ABC News}}
John Dixon, 86, Australian cartoonist (Air Hawk and the Flying Doctors), stroke.{{cite web|url=http://www.comicoz.com/1/post/2015/05/john-danger-dixon-1929-1915.html|title=John Dangar Dixon 1929 - 2015|website=Australian Comics! Comicoz: SHARING our Comics with the World.}}
Sir Sam Edwards, 87, Welsh physicist.{{cite web|url=http://www.admin.cam.ac.uk/reporter/2014-15/weekly/6388/section8.shtml|title=Obituaries - Cambridge University Reporter 6388|website=admin.cam.ac.uk}}
Arieh Elias, 94, Israeli actor (Kazablan, The Boy Across the Street).[http://www.jpost.com/Israel-News/Beloved-actor-Arieh-Elias-dies-at-94-402385 Beloved actor Arieh Elias dies at 94]
Sir Maurice Flanagan, 86, British businessman (Emirates).{{cite web|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2015/05/09/business/maurice-flanagan-airline-founder-is-dead-at-86.html|title=Maurice Flanagan, 86, Dies; Made Dubai a Hub With Emirates Airline|first=Jad|last=Mouawad|date=8 May 2015|work=The New York Times}}
Rigby Graham, 84, British painter.{{cite web|url=https://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/2015/jun/01/rigby-graham|title=Rigby Graham obituary|first=Christopher|last=Masters|date=1 June 2015|via=www.theguardian.com}}
Leroy V. Grosshuesch, 95, American colonel.[https://obits.staradvertiser.com/2015/06/05/lee-v-grosshuesch/ Lee V. Grosshuesch]
Amalendu Guha, 91, Indian historian.{{cite web|url=https://indianexpress.com/article/india/india-others/historian-amalendu-guha-dies-body-donated-to-medical-college/|title=Historian Amalendu Guha dies, body donated to medical college|date=8 May 2015}}
Thomas F. Lamb, 92, American politician, member of the Pennsylvania Senate (1969–1974) and House of Representatives (1959–1966).{{cite web|url=http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/postgazette/obituary.aspx?n=thomas-f-lamb&pid=174818833&fhid=10409|title=Thomas F. Lamb}}
Gilbert Lewis, 74, American actor (Pee-wee's Playhouse, Don Juan DeMarco, Candyman).{{cite web|url=https://www.pressofatlanticcity.com/obituaries/gilbert-lewis-tookie/article_76f83024-430a-5f12-9f9a-645bb7e8ba4e.html|title=Gilbert, Lewis "Tookie"|website=Press of Atlantic City}}
Józef Pazdur, 90, Polish Roman Catholic prelate, Auxiliary Bishop of Wrocław (1984–2000).{{cite web|url=http://www.catholic-hierarchy.org/bishop/bpazdur.html|title=Bishop Józef Pazdur [Catholic-Hierarchy]|website=catholic-hierarchy.org}}
Jean de Croutte de Saint Martin, 82, French Olympic equestrian.[https://web.archive.org/web/20200417195738/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/de/jean-de-croutte-de-saint-martin-1.html Jean de Croutte de Saint Martin]
Michel Saykali, 82, Lebanese Olympic fencer.[https://www.olympedia.org/athletes/22875 Michel Saykali]

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Zeki Alasya, 72, Turkish actor and director, liver disease.[http://national.bgnnews.com/how-did-zeki-alasya-die-who-was-zeki-alasya-haberi/5794 How did Zeki Alasya die? Who was Zeki Alasya?] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150518082222/http://national.bgnnews.com/how-did-zeki-alasya-die-who-was-zeki-alasya-haberi/5794 |date=2015-05-18 }}
Sir Edward Burgess, 87, British army general, Deputy Supreme Allied Commander Europe (1984–1987).{{cite web|url=http://announcements.telegraph.co.uk/deaths/190580/burgess|title=Burgess - Deaths Announcements - Telegraph Announcements|website=announcements.telegraph.co.uk}}
Joanne Carson, 83, American model.[https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-news/joanne-carson-dead-second-wife-794643/ Joanne Carson, Second Wife of Famed ‘Tonight Show’ Host Johnny Carson, Dies at 83]
Chuck Dow, 83, American politician, member of the Maine House of Representatives (1971–1980) and Senate (1983–1990).{{cite web|url=http://obituaries.centralmaine.com/obituaries/MaineToday-CentralMaine/obituary.aspx?pid=174830488|title=Charles "Chuck" Dow Sr.}}
Thomas Herlihy, 58, American politician, State Senator for Connecticut's 8th District (1999–2009).{{cite web|url=https://www.registercitizen.com/news/article/Long-time-state-Sen-Thomas-Herlihy-dies-11974853.php|title=Long-time state Sen. Thomas Herlihy dies|date=11 May 2015|website=The Register Citizen|access-date=10 February 2019|archive-date=12 February 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190212011214/https://www.registercitizen.com/news/article/Long-time-state-Sen-Thomas-Herlihy-dies-11974853.php|url-status=dead}}
Mwepu Ilunga, 66, Congolese footballer.{{cite web|url=https://www.theguardian.com/football/2015/may/08/zaire-mwepu-ilunga-free-kick-world-cup-1974|title=Former Zaire defender Mwepu Ilunga dies aged 66 after long illness|first=Ed|last=Aarons|date=8 May 2015|via=www.theguardian.com}}
Menashe Kadishman, 82, Israeli artist, recipient of the Israel Prize (1995).{{cite web|url=https://www.jpost.com/Israel-News/Culture/Menashe-Kadishman-famed-Israeli-artist-dies-at-82-402518|title=Menashe Kadishman, famed Israeli artist, dies at 82 - Israel News - Jerusalem Post|website=jpost.com}}
Adriana Maraž, 84, Slovene graphic artist.{{Cite web|url=https://www.delo.si/kultura/vizualna-umetnost/adriana-maraz-1931ndash-2015.html|title=Adriana Maraž (1931–2015)|first=Milček|last=Komelj|date=May 14, 2015|website=www.delo.si}}
Bob Nelson, 80, American songwriter.[https://obits.staradvertiser.com/2015/05/30/robert-e-l-nelson-2/ Robert E.L. Nelson]
Bob Sandberg, 93, Canadian football player (Winnipeg Blue Bombers).{{cite web|url=http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/sctimes/obituary.aspx?pid=174828906|title=Robert Sandberg Obituary}}
Juan Schwanner, 94, Hungarian-Chilean football player and coach.{{Cite web|url=http://www.fourfourtwo.hu/hirek/magyarorszag/elhunyt-schwanner-janos-az-egyetlen-magyar-edzo-aki-brazil-bajnoknak-mondhatta-magat|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150518091738/http://www.fourfourtwo.hu/hirek/magyarorszag/elhunyt-schwanner-janos-az-egyetlen-magyar-edzo-aki-brazil-bajnoknak-mondhatta-magat|url-status=dead|title=Elhunyt Schwanner János|archive-date=May 18, 2015}}
Atanas Semerdzhiev, 90, Bulgarian politician, vice-president (1990–1992).{{cite web|url=https://www.novinite.com/articles/168400/Bulgaria%27s+Former+Vice+President+Atanas+Semerdzhiev+Dies+at+90|title=Bulgaria's Former Vice President Atanas Semerdzhiev Dies at 90 - Novinite.com - Sofia News Agency|website=novinite.com}}
Phil Skoglund, 77, New Zealand lawn bowls player, triples world champion (1988).{{cite web|url=https://www.stuff.co.nz/sport/other-sports/68397927/null|title=Bowls legend Phil Skoglund dies, aged 77|website=Stuff}}
Myriam Yardeni, 83, Israeli historian.{{cite web|url=http://grhp.hypotheses.org/735|title=Hommage à Myriam Yardeni|last=Jouanna|first=Arlette|date=12 May 2015|publisher=Groupe de Recherche en Histoire des Protestantismes |language=fr|access-date=3 June 2015}}
Notable people killed in the 2015 Pakistan Army Mil Mi-17 crash:{{cite web|url=https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2015/05/pakistan-helicopter-carrying-foreign-diplomats-crashes-150508073528072.html|title=Pakistan helicopter crash kills foreign diplomats|website=aljazeera.com}}
Leif Holger Larsen, 61, Norwegian diplomat, Ambassador to Pakistan (since 2014).
Domingo Lucenario Jr., 54, Filipino diplomat, Ambassador to Pakistan (since 2013).

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Buddy Corlett, 93, Canadian-born New Zealand softball and basketball player.{{cite web|url=https://www.softball.org.nz/Softball+NZ/Obituaries/Passing+of+Charles+Corlett.html|title=Passing of Charles Corlett|website=softball.org.nz}}
Russell Dermond, 78, American Olympic sprint canoer (1956).{{cite web|url=https://www.meaningfulfunerals.net/obituary/3097708?lud=E1A3BF2C4B6CB74B6AC6FA85FC0B4477&fh_id=14583|title=Obituary for Russell "Chick" C. Dermond at Henderson-Biedekapp Funeral Chapel|website=meaningfulfunerals.net}}
Berry Avant Edenfield, 80, American federal judge and politician, U.S. District Court Judge for the Southern District of Georgia (1978–2006), member of the Georgia State Senate (1965–1966), lung cancer.{{cite web|url=http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/macon/obituary.aspx?n=berry-avant-edenfield&pid=174823266&fhid=5316|title=Berry Avant Edenfield (1934-2015)}}
Edward W. Estlow, 95, American football player, journalist and businessman (E. W. Scripps Company).{{cite web|url=http://www.thedenverchannel.com/news/local-news/former-ew-scripps-company-president-and-ceo-ed-estlow-dies-in-denver05092015|title=Former E.W. Scripps Company President and CEO Ed Estlow dies in Denver|access-date=2015-06-07|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150518094534/http://www.thedenverchannel.com/news/local-news/former-ew-scripps-company-president-and-ceo-ed-estlow-dies-in-denver05092015|archive-date=2015-05-18|url-status=dead}}
Kenan Evren, 97, Turkish military officer and coup leader, Chief of the General Staff (1978–1983), President (1980–1989).{{cite web|url=https://www.dailysabah.com/turkey/2015/05/09/mastermind-of-1980-turkish-coup-kenan-evren-dies-legacy-lingers|title=Mastermind of 1980 Turkish coup Kenan Evren dies, legacy lingers|website=DailySabah}}
Johnny Gimble, 88, American country music fiddler.{{cite web|url=https://www.tennessean.com/story/entertainment/music/2015/05/09/johnny-gimble-legendary-fiddler-dies-at-88/27050385/|title=Legendary fiddler Johnny Gimble dies at 88|website=The Tennessean}}
Igor Gorynin, 89, Russian metallurgist.{{Cite web|url=https://topspb.tv/news/2015/05/9/v-peterburge-skonchalsya-prezident-tsnii-prometej-igor-goryinin/|title=В Петербурге скончался президент ЦНИИ "Прометей" Игорь Горынин|website=topspb.tv}}
Ton Hartsuiker, 81, Dutch pianist and director of music academies.{{cite news | url=http://www.rd.nl/muziek/musicus-en-conservatoriumdirecteur-ton-hartsuiker-overleden-1.469696 | title=Musicus en conservatoriumdirecteur Ton Hartsuiker overladen | work=Reformatorisch Dagblad | date=2015-05-13 | access-date=2016-08-03}}
Alexandre Lamfalussy, 86, Hungarian-born Belgian economist.{{cite web|url=https://www.thetimes.com/comment/register/article/alexandre-lamfalussy-lg3d2d98dgb|title=Alexandre Lamfalussy|date=12 May 2015|via=www.thetimes.co.uk}}

*Lo Wing-lok, 60, Hong Kong politician, member of the Legislative Council for Medical (2000–2004), lung cancer.{{Cite web|url=http://www2.hkej.com/instantnews/current/article/1049289/%E5%8B%9E%E6%B0%B8%E6%A8%82%E6%93%9A%E5%A0%B1%E4%BB%8A%E6%97%A9%E7%97%85%E9%80%9D+%E7%B5%82%E5%B9%B460%E6%AD%B2|title=信報即時新聞 -- 勞永樂據報今早病逝終年60歲|website=信報即時新聞|access-date=2015-06-07|archive-date=2015-06-24|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150624030050/http://www2.hkej.com/instantnews/current/article/1049289/%E5%8B%9E%E6%B0%B8%E6%A8%82%E6%93%9A%E5%A0%B1%E4%BB%8A%E6%97%A9%E7%97%85%E9%80%9D+%E7%B5%82%E5%B9%B460%E6%AD%B2|url-status=dead}}

Michael MacKellar, 76, Australian politician, MP for Warringah (1969–1994).{{cite web|url=http://www.theaustralian.com.au/news/latest-news/fraser-govt-minister-mackellar-dies/story-fn3dxiwe-1227348473758|title=Fraser govt minister MacKellar dies}}
Odo Marquard, 87, German philosopher.[http://www.uni-giessen.de/cms/ueber-uns/pressestelle/pm/pm77-15 Universität Gießen trauert um Prof. Odo Marquard] {{in lang|de}}
Đorđe Pavlić, 76, Serbian Yugoslav footballer.{{Cite web|url=https://naslovi.net/2015-05-10/dnevnik/in-memoriam-djordje-pavlic-1938-2015/14573739|title=In Memoriam: Đorđe Pavlić (1938–2015)|website=Naslovi.net|access-date=2019-12-30|archive-date=2019-12-30|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191230183311/https://naslovi.net/2015-05-10/dnevnik/in-memoriam-djordje-pavlic-1938-2015/14573739|url-status=dead}}
Ragne Tangen, 88, Norwegian children's television presenter.{{Cite web|url=https://www.nrk.no/kultur/barne-tvs-ragne-tangen-er-dod-1.12353123|title=Barne-tvs Ragne Tangen er død|first=Helge|last=Carlsen|date=May 9, 2015|website=NRK}}
David Gilbert Thomas, 86, British-born American chemist and solid-state physicist.[https://www.legacy.com/us/obituaries/nytimes/name/david-thomas-obituary?id=22125687 David Thomas]
Elizabeth Wilson, 94, American actress (The Birds, The Graduate, 9 to 5), Tony Award winner (1972).{{cite web|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2015/05/11/arts/television/elizabeth-wilson-a-character-actress-of-stage-screen-and-tv-dies-at-94.html|title=Elizabeth Wilson, Tony Winner With a Foot in Hollywood, Dies at 94|first=David|last=Belcher|date=10 May 2015|work=The New York Times}}
Christopher Wood, 79, English novelist and screenwriter (Moonraker, Remo Williams: The Adventure Begins, The Spy Who Loved Me).{{cite web|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/christopher-wood-dead-james-bond-833142|title=Christopher Wood, Screenwriter for Two James Bond Films, Dies at 79|website=The Hollywood Reporter}}

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Chukwuma Azikiwe, 75, Nigerian politician.{{cite web|url=https://www.vanguardngr.com/2015/05/ziks-first-son-chukwuma-dies-at-75/|title=Zik's first son, Chukwuma, dies at 75|first=Akintayo|last=Eribake|date=11 May 2015}}
Ray Baillie, 80, Canadian football player (Montreal Alouettes), fall.{{cite web|url=https://mcgillathletics.ca/news/2015/5/11/Football_0511154614.aspx|title=Obit: Ray Baillie, former CFL player and McGill football coach, was 80|website=McGill University Athletics}}
Ninad Bedekar, 65, Indian historian and writer.{{cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/marathi/movies/news/Ninad-Bedekar-dies-at-65/articleshow/47221449.cms|title=Eminent historian Ninad Bedekar no more - Times of India|website=The Times of India}}
Jack Body, 70, New Zealand composer.{{cite web|url=https://www.stuff.co.nz/dominion-post/68426767/null|title="Arts icon" Jack Body has died|website=Stuff}}
Chris Burden, 69, American artist, melanoma.{{cite web|url=https://www.latimes.com/entertainment/arts/culture/la-et-chris-burden-dies-20150510-story.html|title=Chris Burden dies at 69: artist's light sculpture at LACMA is symbol of L.A.|first=Christopher|last=Knight|website=Los Angeles Times}}
Al Cartwright, 97, American sportswriter.{{Cite web|title=Longtime Delaware sports editor dies at age 97|url=https://www.inquirer.com/philly/sports/20150512_Longtime_Delaware_sports_editor_dies_at_age_97.html|website=www.inquirer.com}}
William T. Cooper, 81, Australian bird illustrator.{{cite web|url=https://www.abc.net.au/news/2015-05-12/queensland-bird-illustrator-william-cooper-dies-at-home/6462116|title=Celebrated bird illustrator William Cooper dies at home in Queensland|first=Kristy|last=Sexton-McGrath|date=12 May 2015|website=ABC News}}
Mario Da Vinci, 73, Italian Canzone Napoletana singer and actor.{{Cite web|url=http://corrieredelmezzogiorno.corriere.it/napoli/spettacoli/15_maggio_11/addio-mario-vinci-star-sceneggiata-padre-sal-be4c8f1e-f7eb-11e4-9511-7f1de10957d5.shtml|title=Addio a Mario Da Vinci, star della sceneggiata e padre di Sal|date=May 11, 2015|website=Corriere della Sera}}
Jerry Dior, 82, American graphic designer, creator of the Major League Baseball logo, colorectal cancer.{{cite web|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2015/05/30/sports/baseball/jerry-dior-designer-of-major-league-baseballs-logo-dies-at-82.html|title=Jerry Dior, Designer of Major League Baseball's Logo, Dies at 82|first=Margalit|last=Fox|date=29 May 2015|work=The New York Times}}
Juan Emery, 82, Spanish footballer.{{Cite web|url=https://www.diariovasco.com/deportes/futbol/201505/10/fallece-juan-emery-exportero-20150510211911.html|title=Fallece Juan Emery, exportero y padre de Unai|date=May 10, 2015|website=El Diario Vasco}}
Anita Gordon, 85, American singer.[https://www.dignitymemorial.com/obituaries/newhall-ca/anita-chan-6443158 Anita Gordon Chan]
Luiz Henrique da Silveira, 75, Brazilian politician, Senator (since 2011), Governor of Santa Catarina (2003–2006, 2007–2010), Minister of Science and Technology (1987–1988), heart attack.{{Cite web|url=http://agenciabrasil.ebc.com.br/politica/noticia/2015-05/senador-luiz-henrique-da-silveira-morre-em-joinville|title=Senador Luiz Henrique da Silveira morre em Joinville|date=May 10, 2015|website=Agência Brasil}}
Delois Huntley, 69, American civil rights activist.[https://www.legacy.com/us/obituaries/charlotte/name/delois-huntley-obituary?id=52137912 Delois Huntley]
Kim Kyok-sik, 76, North Korean military officer, Defence Minister (2012–2013), acute respiratory failure.{{cite web|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2015/05/12/world/asia/kim-kyok-sik-hard-line-north-korean-general-dies-at-77.html|title=Kim Kyok-sik, North Korean General Tied to Attacks, Dies at 77|first=Choe|last=Sang-Hun|date=11 May 2015|work=The New York Times}}
Donald Neff, 84, American journalist and author, coronary heart disease and diabetes.{{Cite web|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/obituaries/donald-neff-foreign-correspondent-and-author-dies-at-84/2015/05/14/67aa9e4a-fa47-11e4-9ef4-1bb7ce3b3fb7_story.html|title=Donald Neff, foreign correspondent and author, dies at 84|first=Adam|last=Bernstein|date=May 14, 2015|via=www.washingtonpost.com}}
James F. Rinehart, 64, American academic.{{cite web|url=http://www.troy.edu/news/articles/2015/05/troy-university-mourns-untimely-death-of-arts-and-sciences-dean-james-rinehart.html|title=404|website=troy.edu|access-date=2015-06-07|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150519000753/http://www.troy.edu/news/articles/2015/05/troy-university-mourns-untimely-death-of-arts-and-sciences-dean-james-rinehart.html|archive-date=2015-05-19|url-status=dead}}
Mario Rodríguez, 77, Argentine footballer (Chacarita Juniors, Independiente).[http://aquichacarita.com.ar/2015/05/se-nos-fue-un-grandemariomariulorodriguez/ Se nos fue un grande:Mario”Mariulo”Rodriguez] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150518075931/http://aquichacarita.com.ar/2015/05/se-nos-fue-un-grandemariomariulorodriguez/ |date=2015-05-18 }} {{in lang|es}}
Jindřich Roudný, 91, Czech Olympic steeplechase athlete (1952).{{Cite web|url=https://www.atletika.cz/cas-informuje/zemrel-jindrich-roudny/|title=Zemřel Jindřich Roudný - Atletika|website=www.atletika.cz}}
Rachel Rosenthal, 88, French-born American performance artist, heart failure.{{cite web|url=http://wnyt.com/pages/programming/page-not-found.shtml|title=page not found|date=26 July 2016|website=WNYT NewsChannel 13|access-date=10 February 2019|archive-date=19 January 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190119043427/https://wnyt.com/pages/programming/page-not-found.shtml|url-status=dead}}
Victor Salvi, 95, American-born Italian harpist and harp maker.{{cite web|url=https://harpcolumn.com/blog/remembering-victor-salvi/|title=Remembering Victor Salvi|date=11 May 2015}}
Barbara Turnbull, 50, Canadian journalist and disability campaigner.{{cite web|url=https://www.thestar.com/opinion/editorials/2015/05/11/barbara-turnbull-set-an-inspiring-example-editorial.html|title=Barbara Turnbull set an inspiring example: Editorial - The Star|website=thestar.com}}
Davey Whitney, 85, American Hall of Fame basketball coach (Alcorn State).{{cite web|url=https://collegebasketball.nbcsports.com/2015/05/10/former-alcorn-state-head-coach-davey-l-whitney-sr-dies-at-85/|title=Former Alcorn State head coach Davey L. Whitney Sr. dies at 85|first=Raphielle|last=Johnson|date=11 May 2015}}

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Maggie Black, 85, American ballet instructor, heart failure.{{cite web|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2015/05/22/arts/dance/maggie-black-esteemed-ballet-and-modern-dance-teacher-dies-at-85.html|title=Maggie Black, Teacher to the Stars of Ballet and Modern Dance, Dies at 85|first=Sam|last=Roberts|date=21 May 2015|work=The New York Times}}
Alan Borovoy, 83, Canadian human rights activist and lawyer.{{cite web|url=https://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/national/alan-borovoy-lawyer-who-championed-civil-liberties-for-decades-dies-at-82/article24392184/|title=Alan Borovoy, lawyer who championed civil liberties for decades, dies at 82}}
Donna Jean Christianson, 83, American politician, cancer.{{cite web|url=http://www.lakeviewfuneralhome.net/index.cfm/memsol.cgi?user_id=1583398|title=Lakeview Funeral Home: Fairmont, Minnesota (MN)|website=Lakeview Funeral Home}}{{Dead link|date=July 2023 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}
Stan Cornyn, 81, American record label executive.{{cite web|url=https://www.allaccess.com/net-news/archive/story/141381/stan-cornyn-legendary-warner-bros-records-creative|title=Stan Cornyn, Legendary Warner Bros. Records Creative Head, Dies At 81|website=All Access}}
Pierre Daboval, 96, French artist.{{Cite web|url=https://www.ladepeche.fr/article/2015/05/22/2109308-adieu-l-artiste-pierredaboval-s-est-eteint.html|title=Mirepoix. Adieu l'artiste… PierreDaboval s'est éteint|website=ladepeche.fr}}
Nick Dioguardi, 82, Italian racing driver.[https://www.legacy.com/us/obituaries/glendalenewspress/name/nick-dioguardi-obituary?id=16860939 Nick Dioguardi]
Peter Füri, 77, Swiss footballer (Concordia Basel, F.C. Basel), heart failure.{{Cite web|url=http://www.fcb.ch/de-CH/News/2015/05/15/Peter-Fueri-ist-ueberraschend-verstorben|title=FC Basel 1893 - Peter Füri ist überraschend verstorben|access-date=2015-06-07|archive-date=2015-09-24|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150924011345/http://www.fcb.ch/de-CH/News/2015/05/15/Peter-Fueri-ist-ueberraschend-verstorben|url-status=dead}}
Jef Geeraerts, 85, Belgian author, heart attack.{{Cite web|url=https://www.standaard.be/cnt/dmf20150511_01674646|title=Schrijver Jef Geeraerts is overleden|website=De Standaard}}
Kay Heim, 97, Canadian baseball player (Kenosha Comets).{{cite web|url=http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/twincities/obituary.aspx?n=Katherine-Ann-McDANIEL&pid=174846746|title=Katherine McDaniel obituary}}
John Hewie, 87, Scottish footballer (Charlton Athletic, Arcadia Shepherds).{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/32698921|title=Former Scotland and Charlton defender John Hewie dies|date=11 May 2015|via=www.bbc.com}}
Olavi Lanu, 89, Finnish sculptor.{{Cite web|url=http://yle.fi/uutiset/kuvanveistaja_professori_olavi_lanu_on_kuollut/7986263|title=Kuvanveistäjä, professori Olavi Lanu on kuollut|website=Yle Uutiset}}
Bob Light, 88, American college basketball coach (Appalachian State).{{cite web|url=https://www.journalnow.com/sports/asu/light-longtime-coach-at-appalachian-state-dies-at/article_22e4fd56-f83e-11e4-a201-97b8ec7b64c8.html|title=Light, longtime coach at Appalachian State, dies at 88|first=Tommy|last=Bowman|website=Winston-Salem Journal}}
Frank Matich, 80, Australian racing car driver.{{cite web|url=https://www.autosport.com/other/news/118931/obituary-frank-matich-19352015|title=Obituary: Frank Matich 1935-2015|first=Phil|last=Branagan|website=Autosport.com}}
Leonardo Neher, 92, American diplomat.{{cite web|url=http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/washingtonpost/obituary.aspx?pid=174926085|title=Amb. Leonardo Neher (Ret.)}}
Glen Orbik, 51, American artist.{{cite web|url=https://www.newsarama.com/24467-glen-orbik-passes-away-at-51.html|title=Glen Orbik Passes Away at 51|website=Newsarama}}
Mohammad-Ali Sepanlou, 75, Iranian poet.{{cite web|url=http://www.tehrantimes.com/news/246706/Poet-of-Tehran-Mohammad-Ali-Sepanlu-dies-at-75|title='Poet of Tehran', Mohammad-Ali Sepanlu dies at 75|date=12 May 2015|website=Tehran Times}}
Gideon Singer, 88, Israeli actor and singer.[https://www.ynet.co.il/articles/0,7340,L-4656209,00.html הלך לעולמו השחקן גדעון זינגר] (in Hebrew)
Eldridge Small, 65, American football player (New York Giants).{{cite web|url=https://javelinaathletics.com/news/2015/5/11/FB_0511155532.aspx?path=football|title=Javelina Hall of Famer Eldridge Small Passes Away|website=Texas A&M - Kingsville Athletics}}
Frankie Sodano, 84, American Olympic boxer (1948).{{cite web|url=http://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/so/frankie-sodano-1.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200418103300/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/so/frankie-sodano-1.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=2020-04-18|title=Frankie Sodano Bio, Stats, and Results|website=Olympics at Sports-Reference.com}}
Tommy Tolleson, 72, American football player (Atlanta Falcons), complications from Huntington's disease.[https://www.brunswickmemorialpark.com/obituaries/Thomas-A-Tolleson-Sr?obId=23241609 Thomas A. Tolleson Sr.]
Isobel Varley, 77, British tattooed woman, world's most tattooed senior, Alzheimer's disease.{{cite web|url=https://www.ibtimes.co.uk/worlds-most-tattooed-female-senior-citizen-isobel-varley-dies-1501380|title=World's most tattooed female senior citizen Isobel Varley dies|date=14 May 2015|website=International Business Times UK}}
Derek Walker, 85, British architect.{{cite web|url=http://www.independent.co.uk/news/people/derek-walker-architect-whose-greatest-achievement-was-serving-as-the-chief-designer-of-milton-keynes-10251435.html|title=Derek Walker: Architect whose greatest achievement was serving as the chief designer of Milton Keynes, the 'Forest City'|date=15 May 2015|website=The Independent}}
Sir John Watts, 93, Grenadian politician, President of the Senate (1988–1990, 1995–2004).{{cite web|url=http://www.nowgrenada.com/2015/05/sir-john-watts-kcmg-passes-on/|title=Sir John Watts, KCMG, Passes On|date=12 May 2015}}
Richard W. Winder, 91, American LDS church elder.{{cite web|url=http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/deseretnews/obituary.aspx?pid=174836052|title=Richard Winder}}

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Cecil Jones Attuquayefio, 70, Ghanaian football player and coach, throat cancer.{{cite web|url=https://www.pulse.ng/sports/football/cecil-jones-attuquayefio-african-coaching-legend-dies-at-70/pv358ct|title=African coaching legend dies at 70|date=12 May 2015|website=pulse.ng}}
Tony Ayala Jr., 52, American light middleweight boxer.{{Cite web |url=http://www.kens5.com/story/news/local/2015/05/12/sa-boxing-legend-tony-ayala-jr-dies-at-52/27174711/ |title=S.A. boxer Tony Ayala Jr. dies at 52 |access-date=2015-06-07 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150518084920/http://www.kens5.com/story/news/local/2015/05/12/sa-boxing-legend-tony-ayala-jr-dies-at-52/27174711/ |archive-date=2015-05-18 |url-status=dead }}
Suchitra Bhattacharya, 65, Indian novelist, left ventricular failure.{{cite web|url=https://www.ndtv.com/kolkata-news/bengali-writer-suchitra-bhattacharya-dead-762609|title=Bengali Writer Suchitra Bhattacharya Dies at 65|website=NDTV.com}}
Mervyn Burtch, 86, Welsh composer.{{cite news | url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/obituaries/11611037/Mervyn-Burtch-composer-obituary.html | title=Mervyn Burtch, composer - obituary | work=Telegraph | date=2015-05-17 | access-date=2016-08-03}}
John Colenback, 79, American actor (As the World Turns), chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.{{cite web|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/john-colenback-dead-as-world-802522|title=John Colenback, Star of 'As the World Turns,' Dies at 79|website=The Hollywood Reporter}}
John Compton, 91, American actor (The D.A.'s Man, Jesse James Rides Again, Cheyenne).[https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/general-news/john-compton-dead-mildred-pierce-796647/ John Compton, Actor in ‘Mildred Pierce’ and ‘The D.A.’s Man,’ Dies at 91]
John Dewes, 88, English cricketer (Middlesex, national team).{{cite web|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/obituaries/11603048/John-Dewes-cricketer-obituary.html|title=John Dewes, cricketer - obituary|date=13 May 2015|via=www.telegraph.co.uk}}
Sir Peter Fry, 83, British politician, MP for Wellingborough (1969–1997).{{cite web|url=http://announcements.telegraph.co.uk/deaths/190772/fry-sir-peter-derek|title=FRY - Sir Peter Derek - Deaths Announcements - Telegraph Announcements|website=announcements.telegraph.co.uk}}
Peter Gay, 91, German-born American historian.{{cite web|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2015/05/13/arts/peter-gay-historian-who-explored-social-history-of-ideas-dies-at-91.html|title=Peter Gay, Historian Who Explored Social History of Ideas, Dies at 91|first=William|last=Grimes|date=12 May 2015|work=The New York Times}}
Bill Guthridge, 77, American college basketball coach (University of North Carolina).{{cite web|url=http://www.sportingnews.com/us/ncaa-basketball/news/bill-guthridge-death-died-dean-smith-north-carolina-unc-obituary/17vgasclq5vr51vo44troblfh2|title=Former UNC head coach Bill Guthridge dies|date=13 May 2015|website=Sporting News}}
Rachel Jacobs, 39, American entrepreneur, injuries sustained in a train derailment.{{Cite web|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/missing-ceo-in-amtrak-crash-is-a-dynamo-and-mother-of-2-year-old/2015/05/13/697c9264-f9a7-11e4-a13c-193b1241d51a_story.html|title=CEO mom who went missing after the Amtrak crash now mourned as dead|first=Ian|last=Shapira|date=May 13, 2015|via=www.washingtonpost.com}}
Bobby Jameson, 70, American pop singer and songwriter.{{cite web|url=http://nightflight.com/remembering-mondo-hollywoods-bobby-jameson/|title=Remembering "Mondo Hollywood"'s Bobby Jameson|access-date=2015-06-07|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150524063321/http://nightflight.com/remembering-mondo-hollywoods-bobby-jameson/|archive-date=2015-05-24|url-status=dead}}
Syd Lieberman, 71, American storyteller.{{cite web|url=http://my.chicagotribune.com/#section/-1/article/p2p-83623815/|title=Chicago Tribune|website=my.chicagotribune.com|access-date=2015-06-07|archive-date=2020-04-13|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200413224112/http://my.chicagotribune.com/#section/-1/article/p2p-83623815/|url-status=dead}}
William MacDonald, 90, English-born Australian serial killer.{{cite web|url=https://www.abc.net.au/radio-australia/|title=ABC Radio Australia|website=abc.net.au}}
Evany José Metzker, 67, Brazilian journalist, homicide.{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-latin-america-32822331|title=Brazil probes journalist's murder|date=21 May 2015|via=www.bbc.co.uk}}
Saulat Mirza, 43–44, Pakistani convicted murderer and political activist, execution by hanging.{{cite web|url=https://www.geo.tv/latest/2961|title=Saulat Mirza hanged in Mach jail|website=geo.tv}}
Ruth Mompati, 89, South African politician (1956 Women's March).{{Cite web |url=http://citizen.co.za/382752/ruth-mompatis-death-a-loss-to-sa-rustenburg-mayor/ |title=Ruth Mompati's death a loss to SA – Rustenburg mayor |access-date=2015-06-07 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150522074033/http://citizen.co.za/382752/ruth-mompatis-death-a-loss-to-sa-rustenburg-mayor/ |archive-date=2015-05-22 |url-status=dead }}
Robin Page, 82, British artist.{{cite web|url=https://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/2015/jun/03/robin-page|title=Robin Page obituary|first=Charles|last=Darwent|date=3 June 2015|via=www.theguardian.com}}
John Slater, 63, Canadian politician, MLA for Boundary-Similkameen (2009–2013).{{cite web|url=https://www.pentictonwesternnews.com/news/former-south-okanagan-politician-dies/|title=Former South Okanagan politician dies|date=13 May 2015|website=Penticton Western News}}
András Takács, 69, Hungarian Olympic cyclist.[https://www.olympedia.org/athletes/16783 András Takács]
Neranjan Wickremasinghe, 53, Sri Lankan politician.{{cite web|url=https://www.srilankamirror.com/news/item/3908-dy-minister-neranjan-wickramasinghe-passes-away|title='Ceylon Tea' brand is truly ambassadorial - Mangala|website=srilankamirror.com}}
Anthony C. Yu, 76, American translator (Journey to the West) and literature scholar, heart failure.{{cite web|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2015/05/29/arts/anthony-c-yu-translator-of-the-saga-of-a-chinese-pilgrimage-dies-at-76.html|title=Anthony C. Yu, Translator of the Saga of a Chinese Pilgrimage, Dies at 76|first=Sam|last=Roberts|date=28 May 2015|work=The New York Times}}
William Zinsser, 92, American writer.{{cite web|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2015/05/13/arts/william-zinsser-author-of-on-writing-well-dies-at-92.html|title=William Zinsser, Author of 'On Writing Well,' Dies at 92|first=Douglas|last=Martin|date=12 May 2015|work=The New York Times}}

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Earl Averill Jr., 83, American baseball player (Los Angeles Angels, Chicago Cubs).{{cite web|url=https://www.seattletimes.com/sports/mariners/ex-major-league-and-snohomish-star-earl-averill-jr-dies/|title=Ex-major league and Snohomish star Earl Averill Jr. dies|date=14 May 2015|website=The Seattle Times}}
Eric Bakie, 87, Scottish footballer (Dunfermline Athletic, Aberdeen).{{cite web|url=https://www.scotsman.com/news/obituaries/obituary-eric-bakie-footballer-and-civil-servant-1-3781102|title=Obituary: Eric Bakie, footballer and civil servant|website=scotsman.com}}
Kathryn I. Bowers, 72, American politician, member of the Tennessee House of Representatives (1995–2005) and Senate (2005–2007).{{cite web|url=https://www.memphisflyer.com/JacksonBaker/archives/2015/05/14/longtime-public-figure-kathryn-bowers-dies|title=Longtime Public Figure Kathryn Bowers Dies|first=Jackson|last=Baker|website=Memphis Flyer}}
John C. Crowell, 98, American geologist.[https://www.legacy.com/us/obituaries/newspress/name/john-crowell-obituary?id=7384564 John J. Chambers Crowell]
Derek Davis, 67, Irish broadcaster (Live at 3).[http://utv.ie/Entertainment/2015/05/13/Broadcaster-Derek-Davis-dies-aged-67-37149 Broadcaster Derek Davis dies aged 67] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150518093623/http://utv.ie/Entertainment/2015/05/13/Broadcaster-Derek-Davis-dies-aged-67-37149 |date=2015-05-18 }}
Gill Dennis, 74, American screenwriter (Walk the Line, Return to Oz).{{cite web|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/gill-dennis-dead-walk-line-795926|title=Gill Dennis, Screenwriter on 'Walk the Line,' Dies at 74|website=The Hollywood Reporter}}
Robert Drasnin, 87, American composer and clarinet player, complications from a fall.{{cite web|url=https://variety.com/2015/music/news/robert-drasnin-dead-dies-twilight-zone-voodoo-1201497751/|title=Robert Drasnin, 'Twilight Zone' Composer, Dies at 87|first1=Jon|last1=Burlingame|date=15 May 2015}}
Lucy Fabery, 84, Puerto Rican jazz singer.{{Cite web|url=https://www.elnuevodia.com/entretenimiento/musica/nota/fallecelacantantelucyfabery-2046953/|title=Fallece la cantante Lucy Fabery|date=May 13, 2015|website=El Nuevo Dia}}
Romolo Ferri, 86, Italian motorcycle racer.{{cite web|url=http://necrologie.altoadige.gelocal.it/necrologi/2015/provincia-98-trento/citta-7408-trento/616782-ferri-romolo|title=FERRI ROMOLO|access-date=2015-06-24|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150518101518/http://necrologie.altoadige.gelocal.it/necrologi/2015/provincia-98-trento/citta-7408-trento/616782-ferri-romolo|archive-date=2015-05-18|url-status=dead}}
Joseph Fidel, 91, American politician.{{cite web|url=https://www.abqjournal.com/584886/former-state-sen-joseph-fidel-of-grants-dies-at-91.html|title=Former state Sen. Joseph Fidel of Grants dies at 91 |author=Deborah Baker |website=abqjournal.com}}
Ed Fouhy, 80, American journalist and television news executive (ABC, CBS, NBC), complications from cancer.{{cite web|url=http://www.msnbc.com/msnbc/ed-fouhy-award-winning-journalist-dies-80|title=Award-winning journalist Ed Fouhy dies at 80|date=13 May 2015|website=MSNBC}}
George W. Haley, 89, American politician and diplomat.{{cite web|url=http://www2.ljworld.com/weblogs/capitol-report/2015/may/14/george-haley-one-of-first-african-americ/|title=Statehouse Live - George Haley, one of first African Americans in Kansas Senate, dies}}
Albert Hitchen, 76, English railway preservationist and racing cyclist.[http://announce.jpress.co.uk/yorkshire-weekly-newspaper-group/obituary/albert-hitchen/41865672 Albert Hitchen Obituary]{{Dead link|date=November 2018 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}
Anna Levinson, 76, German zoologist.{{Cite web|url=https://trauer.sueddeutsche.de/todesanzeige/anna-rose-levinson|title=Gedenkseite von Anna-Rose Levinson|website=trauer.sueddeutsche.de}}
Nina Otkalenko, 86, Russian athlete.{{Cite web|url=https://riafan.ru/277945-skonchalas-chempionka-sssr-po-begu-nina-otkalenko|title=Скончалась чемпионка СССР по бегу Нина Откаленко|first=Сергей|last=Петров|website=Федеральное агентство новостей No.1|access-date=2019-12-30|archive-date=2019-12-30|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191230183315/https://riafan.ru/277945-skonchalas-chempionka-sssr-po-begu-nina-otkalenko|url-status=dead}}
Bob Randall, c. 81, Australian Indigenous musician and author.{{cite web|url=https://www.abc.net.au/news/2015-05-13/brown-skin-baby-writer-and-stolen-generations-advocate-dies/6465834|title=Brown Skin Baby songwriter and Stolen Generations advocate dies|date=13 May 2015|website=ABC News}}
David Sackett, 80, Canadian physician.{{cite web|url=https://www.vox.com/2015/5/15/8612233/david-sackett-dies|title=David Sackett, the father of evidence-based medicine, dies at 80|first=Julia|last=Belluz|date=15 May 2015|website=Vox}}
Gainan Saidkhuzhin, 77, Russian Soviet Olympic cyclist (1960, 1964), heart attack.{{Cite web|url=https://www.sport.ru/other/Skonchalsya_10-kratnyy_chempion_SSSR_po_velosportu_Gaynan_Saydhujin/article276097/|title=Велоспорт. Скончался 10-кратный чемпион СССР по велоспорту Гайнан Сайдхужин|date=May 14, 2015|website=www.sport.ru}}
Stanley Sproul, 95, American politician, Mayor of Augusta, Maine (1971–1974), member of the Maine House of Representatives (1973–1974).{{cite web|url=https://www.pressherald.com/2015/05/14/former-augusta-mayor-legislator-stanley-sproul-dies-at-95/|title=Stanley Sproul, former Augusta mayor and legislator, dies at 95|first=Betty|last= Adams|work=Kennebec Journal|date=14 May 2015}}
Marisa Volpi, 86, Italian art historian and writer.[http://www.sardegnasoprattutto.com/archives/6851 Marisa Volpi [di Carlo A. Borghi]

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James H. Andreasen, 83, American judge.{{cite web|url=http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/desmoinesregister/obituary.aspx?pid=174873721|title=James "Jim" Andreasen Obituary}}
Geraldo Majela de Castro, 84, Brazilian Roman Catholic prelate, Coadjutor Bishop (1982–1988) and Archbishop of Montes Claros (1988–2007).{{cite web|url=http://catholic-hierarchy.org/bishop/bdecastro.html|title=Archbishop Geraldo Majela (João José) de Castro [Catholic-Hierarchy]|website=catholic-hierarchy.org}}
Charles Favre, 54, Swiss Olympic sailor.[https://www.olympedia.org/athletes/61982 Charles Favre]
Jolly Katongole, 29, Ugandan Olympic boxer.[https://www.olympedia.org/athletes/106134 Jolly Katongole]
B.B. King, 89, American Hall of Fame blues guitarist, singer and songwriter ("The Thrill Is Gone"), complications from Alzheimer's disease.{{cite web|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/b-b-king-coroners-report-no-evidence-of-poisoning-165712/|title=B.B. King Coroner's Report: No Evidence of Poisoning|first1=Daniel|last1=Kreps|date=14 July 2015}}
Alex M. Loeb, 96, American painter.[https://obituaries.meridianstar.com/obituary/alex-loeb-754332441 Alex M. Loeb]
Thomas Lothian, 86, American politician and academic.[https://web.archive.org/web/20150520035110/http://www.kenoshanews.com/news/lothian_remembered_as_gentleman_dedicated_public_servant_482715876.html Lothian remembered as gentleman, dedicated public servant]
Micheál O'Brien, 91, Irish Gaelic footballer and hurler (Meath).{{cite web|url=https://www.meathchronicle.ie/news/roundup/articles/2015/05/15/4037707-death-of-all-ireland-medallist-michel-obrien/|title=Meath Chronicle - Death of all ireland medallist michel obrien|website=Meath Chronicle}}
Stanton J. Peale, 78, American astrophysicist.{{cite web|url=https://aas.org/obituaries/stanton-j-peale-1937-2015|title=Stanton J. Peale (1937 - 2015) - American Astronomical Society|website=aas.org|access-date=2019-02-10|archive-date=2019-02-12|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190212130717/https://aas.org/obituaries/stanton-j-peale-1937-2015|url-status=dead}}
Mariana Pfaelzer, 89, American federal judge, U.S. District Court Judge for the Central District of California (1978–1997).{{cite web|url=http://www.centraldistrictinsider.com/2015/05/14/district-court-judge-mariana-r-pfaelzer-dies/|title=District Court Judge Mariana R. Pfaelzer Dies. - Central District Insider}}
Jean Pliya, 83, Beninese playwright and short story writer.{{Cite web|url=https://www.lemonde.fr/afrique/article/2015/05/18/l-ecrivain-jean-pliya-est-mort_4635435_3212.html|title=L'écrivain Jean Pliya est mort|date=May 18, 2015|via=Le Monde}}
Martin St James, 80, Australian hypnotist, stroke.[https://www.abc.net.au/news/2015-05-15/hypnotist-martin-st-james-dies-aged-80-on-gold-coast/6470494?future=true& Australian hypnotist Martin St James dies aged 80 on Queensland's Gold Coast]
Franz Wright, 62, American poet, lung cancer.{{cite web|url=https://www.latimes.com/books/jacketcopy/la-et-jc-franz-wright-pulitzer-prize-poet-dies-20150515-story.html|title=Franz Wright, Pulitzer Prize-winning poet, dies at 62|first=Carolyn|last=Kellogg|website=Los Angeles Times}}
Zdzisław Żygulski, 93, Polish art historian.{{Cite web|url=http://mnk.pl/aktualnosci/zmarl-prof-zdzislaw-zygulski|title=Zmarł prof. Zdzisław Żygulski - Muzeum Narodowe w Krakowie|website=mnk.pl}}

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Ortheia Barnes, 70, American R&B and jazz singer, heart failure.{{Cite web|url=http://www.wxyz.com/news/region/detroit/detroit-singer-ortheia-barnes-dies-at-70|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150518233910/http://www.wxyz.com/news/region/detroit/detroit-singer-ortheia-barnes-dies-at-70|url-status=dead|title=Detroit singer Ortheia Barnes dies at 70|archive-date=May 18, 2015}}
Elisabeth Bing, 100, German physical therapist, author and proponent of natural childbirth.{{cite web|url=https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2015/may/17/natural-childbirth-pioneer-elisabeth-bing-dies-at-100|title=Natural childbirth pioneer Elisabeth Bing dies at 100|date=17 May 2015|work=The Guardian}}
Jackie Brookner, 69, American artist, cancer.{{cite web|url=https://newsgrist.typepad.com/underbelly/2015/05/in-memoriam-jackie-brookner-1945-2015.html|title=In Memoriam: Jackie Brookner (1945-2015)|website=NEWSgrist - where spin is art}}
Michael Campus, 80, American director, producer, and screenwriter (The Mack).{{cite web|url=https://variety.com/2015/film/news/michael-campus-dies-dead-the-mack-1201503001/|title='The Mack' Director Michael Campus Dies at 80|first1=Dave|last1=McNary|date=22 May 2015}}
Samih Darwazah, 85, Jordanian executive (Hikma Pharmaceuticals).{{Cite web|url=http://www.westerndailypress.co.uk/Visionary-wanted-bring-medicine/story-26532911-detail/story.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150614145701/http://www.westerndailypress.co.uk/Visionary-wanted-bring-medicine/story-26532911-detail/story.html|url-status=dead|title=Visionary Samih Darwazah, who wanted to bring medicine to all, dies age 85|archive-date=June 14, 2015}}
Alfred DelBello, 80, American politician, Lieutenant Governor of New York (1983–1985), Westchester County Executive (1974–1982), Mayor of Yonkers, New York (1970–1974).{{Cite web|url=http://lewisboro.dailyvoice.com/obituaries/former-county-executive-alfred-del-bello-dies|archive-url=https://archive.today/20150516080828/http://lewisboro.dailyvoice.com/obituaries/former-county-executive-alfred-del-bello-dies|url-status=dead|title=Former County Executive Alfred Del Bello Dies|archive-date=May 16, 2015}}
Tommy Dunne, 83, Irish international footballer.{{cite web|url=https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/soccer/national-league/former-ireland-international-tommy-dunne-passes-away-1.2216701|title=Former Ireland international Tommy Dunne passes away|first=Emmet|last=Malone|website=The Irish Times}}
Corey Hill, 36, American mixed martial artist (UFC), collapsed lung and heart attack.{{cite web|url=https://www.sherdog.com/news/news/Reports-Former-UFC-Fighter-Corey-Hill-Dead-at-36-86207|title=Reports: Former UFC Fighter Corey Hill Dead at 36|website=Sherdog}}
Flora Hommel, 87, American childbirth educator.[https://www.peoplesworld.org/article/flora-hommel-87-life-as-a-labor-of-love/ Flora Hommel, 87: life as a labor of love]
Bob Hopkins, 80, American basketball player (Syracuse Nationals) and coach (Seattle SuperSonics), heart and kidney failure.{{cite web|url=https://www.seattletimes.com/sports/nba/bob-hopkins-who-briefly-coached-sonics-in-1978-dies-at-age-80/|title=Bob Hopkins, who briefly coached Sonics in 1977, dies at age 80|date=16 May 2015|website=The Seattle Times}}
John Jarvis-Smith, 93, British World War II naval officer and shipbroker.{{cite web|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/obituaries/11621213/John-Jarvis-Smith-shipbroker-obituary.html|title=John Jarvis-Smith, shipbroker - obituary|date=21 May 2015|via=www.telegraph.co.uk}}
Jacob Jensen, 89, Danish industrial designer.{{cite web|url=https://www.thetimes.com/sunday-times-100-tech/hardware-profile/article/jacob-jensen-vgwxd7dt52x|title=Jacob Jensen|date=18 May 2015|via=www.thetimes.co.uk}}
Matulidi Jusoh, 57, Malaysian politician, MP for Dungun (2008–2013), diabetes.{{cite web|url=http://english.astroawani.com/malaysia-news/former-dungun-mp-dies-age-57-59985|title=Former Dungun MP dies at age 57|work=Astro Awani}}
André Jean René Lacrampe, 73, French Roman Catholic prelate, Bishop of Ajaccio (1995–2003) and Archbishop of Besançon (2003–2013).{{cite web|url=http://www.catholic-hierarchy.org/bishop/blacrampe.html|title=Archbishop André Jean René Lacrampe [Catholic-Hierarchy]|website=catholic-hierarchy.org}}
Claude Lajoie, 87, Canadian politician.{{Cite web|url=http://www.lapresse.ca/le-nouvelliste/actualites/201505/20/01-4870966-deces-de-lancien-depute-claude-g-lajoie.php|title=Décès de l'ancien député Claude G. Lajoie}}
John Lo Schiavo, 90, American Jesuit and educator, President of University of San Francisco (1977–1991).{{cite web|url=http://www.usfca.edu/president/loschiavo/obituary/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150518205439/http://www.usfca.edu/president/loschiavo/obituary/|url-status=dead|archive-date=18 May 2015|title=John Lo Schiavo, S.J. Obituary - University of San Francisco (USF)|date=18 May 2015}}
Flora MacNeil, 86, Scottish Gaelic singer.{{cite web|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/obituaries/11621128/Flora-MacNeil-folk-singer-obituary.html|title=Flora MacNeil, folk singer - obituary|date=21 May 2015|via=www.telegraph.co.uk}}
Carlos Maggi, 92, Uruguayan writer (Generación del 45).{{Cite web|url=https://www.montevideo.com.uy/Noticias/Fallecio-Carlos-Maggi-uc271198|title=Falleció Carlos Maggi|website=Montevideo Portal}}
Valentina Maureira, 14, Chilean euthanasia advocate, cystic fibrosis.{{cite web|url=https://www.nbcnews.com/news/latino/chilean-girl-who-asked-president-let-her-die-passes-away-n359486 |title=Chilean Girl Who Asked To Be Allowed To Die Passes Away |work=NBC News |access-date=2017-04-08}}
Didi Petet, 58, Indonesian actor.{{cite web|url=https://www.thejakartapost.com/news/2015/05/15/actor-didi-petet-dies-aged-58.html-0|title=Actor Didi Petet dies aged 58|website=The Jakarta Post}}
John Stephenson, 91, American voice actor (The Flintstones, The Transformers, Jonny Quest), Alzheimer's disease.{{cite web|url=https://www.behindthevoiceactors.com/news/John-Stephenson-Death-of-a-Voice-Acting-Icon/|title=John Stephenson: Death of a Voice Acting Icon|website=Behind The Voice Actors}}
James Takemori, 89, American judo coach.{{cite web|url=http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/washingtonpost/obituary.aspx?pid=174888962|title=James H. Takemori (Age 89)}}
Donald Wrye, 77, American film director (Ice Castles).{{cite web|url=http://www.contactmusic.com/news/director-donald-wrye-dies-aged-77_4742350|title=Director Donald Wrye Dies Aged 77|date=22 May 2015|website=Contactmusic.com}}
Garo Yepremian, 70, Cypriot-born American football player (Miami Dolphins), brain cancer.{{cite web|url=https://www.msn.com/en-us/sports/nfl/former-dolphins-kicker-garo-yepremian-dies-at-70/ar-BBjQqHR|title=Former Dolphins kicker Garo Yepremian dies at 70|website=MSN|access-date=2019-02-10|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190212011813/https://www.msn.com/en-us/sports/nfl/former-dolphins-kicker-garo-yepremian-dies-at-70/ar-BBjQqHR|archive-date=2019-02-12|url-status=dead}}
Renzo Zorzi, 68, Italian racing driver.{{cite web|url=https://www.autosport.com/f1/news/119038/obituary-renzo-zorzi-19462015|title=Obituary: Renzo Zorzi 1946-2015|website=Autosport.com}}

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Jackie Basehart, 63, American-born Italian actor (The Inglorious Bastards).{{Cite web|url=http://www.ilfattoquotidiano.it/2015/05/20/jackie-basehart-addio-al-figlio-di-valentina-cortese-il-dolore-muto-di-una-madre/1699719/|title=Blog | Jackie Basehart, addio al figlio di Valentina Cortese. Il dolore muto di una madre|date=May 20, 2015|website=Il Fatto Quotidiano}}
Prashant Bhargava, 42, American filmmaker, cardiac arrest.{{cite web|url=https://www.rogerebert.com/balder-and-dash/prashant-bhargava-1973-2015|title=Prashant Bhargava: 1973-2015 - Balder and Dash - Roger Ebert|first=Omer M.|last=Mozaffar|website=rogerebert.com}}
Nelson Doi, 93, American politician, Lieutenant Governor of Hawaii (1974–1978).{{cite web|url=http://www.staradvertiser.com/news/breaking/20150518_Former_Lt_Gov_Nelson_Doi_dies_on_Hawaii_island.html?id=304210231|title=Former Lt. Gov. Nelson Doi dies on Hawaii island}}
Ernesto Estrada, 65, Filipino basketball player, heart attack.{{cite web|url=http://www.rappler.com//sports/by-sport/basketball/pba/93502-ernesto-estrada-dies|title=Ernesto Estrada, 1970s PBA star, dies at 65|first=Ignacio|last=Dee|website=Rappler}}
Johannes Exner, 89, Danish architect.{{Cite web|url=https://fyens.dk/artikel/arkitekt-johannes-exner-er-d%C3%B8d-89-%C3%A5r-gammel|title=Arkitekt Johannes Exner er død - 89 år gammel|date=May 23, 2015|website=fyens.dk}}
Elias Gleizer, 81, Brazilian actor, circulatory failure.{{Cite web|url=https://televisao.uol.com.br/noticias/redacao/2015/05/16/morre-o-ator-elias-gleiser-aos-81-anos.htm|title=Morre o ator Elias Gleizer, aos 81 anos|website=UOL TV e Famosos}}
Shikha Joshi, 40, Indian actress (B.A. Pass).{{cite web |url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/bollywood/shikha-joshi-dead-all-you-need-to-know-about-the-struggling-bollywood-actor/story-mgynTzrgPjAteTstTgMdgJ.html |title=Shikha Joshi dead: All you need to know about the struggling Bollywood actor|date=18 May 2015|website=Hindustan Times}}
Adam Kilgarriff, 55, English linguist.{{cite web|url=http://britainisnocountryforoldmen.blogspot.com/2015/05/britain-is-no-longer-country-for-and_26.html |website=Britain is no country for old men |title=Britain is no longer a country for and says "Farewell" to its Prince of Linguists, Adam Kilgarriff |author=johnboy|date=26 May 2015}}
Moshe Levinger, 80, Israeli Orthodox rabbi.{{Cite web|url=https://www.jpost.com/Israel-News/Rabbi-Moshe-Levinger-ideological-force-behind-Jewish-settlement-in-Hebron-dies-403273|title=Rabbi Moshe Levinger, ideological force behind Jewish settlement in Hebron, dies|website=The Jerusalem Post | JPost.com}}
Dean Potter, 43, American rock climber, BASE-jumping accident.{{cite web|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2015/05/18/sports/dean-potter-extreme-climber-dies-in-jumping-accident-at-yosemite.html|title=Dean Potter, Extreme Climber, Dies in BASE-Jumping Accident at Yosemite|first=John|last=Branch|date=17 May 2015|work=The New York Times}}
Adrian Robinson, 25, American football player (Pittsburgh Steelers, Temple Owls), suicide by hanging.{{cite web|url=https://www.denverpost.com/2015/05/18/coroner-adrian-robinson-former-broncos-linebacker-died-of-suicide/|title=Coroner: Adrian Robinson, former Broncos linebacker, died of suicide|date=18 May 2015}}
Abu Sayyaf, Tunisian senior ISIS commander, head of oil operations, shot.{{cite web|url=https://www.cnn.com/2015/05/16/middleeast/syria-isis-us-raid/index.html|title=Abu Sayyaf, key ISIS figure in Syria, killed in U.S. raid|author1=Barbara Starr |author2=Laura Smith-Spark |author3=Ray Sanchez|website=CNN}}
Peter Tallberg, 77, Finnish Olympic sailor (1960, 1964, 1968, 1972, 1980) and IOC member.{{cite web|url=http://uk.eurosport.yahoo.com/news/olympics-long-serving-ioc-member-tallberg-dies-141753509--spt.html|title=Olympics-Long-serving IOC member Tallberg dies|website=uk.eurosport.yahoo.com}}
Syd Tate, 90, Australian VFL football player (Geelong).{{cite web|url=http://www.geelongcats.com.au/news/2015-05-20/cats-mourn-passing-of-syd-tate|title=Cats mourn passing of Syd Tate|website=geelongcats.com.au}}
John Templeton Jr., 75, American physician and philanthropist, brain cancer.{{cite web|url=http://www.worldmag.com/2015/05/jack_templeton_dies_at_age_75|title=Jack Templeton dies at age 75}}
Raphael Tenthani, 43, Malawian journalist, traffic collision.{{cite web|url=https://news.yahoo.com/prominent-malawian-journalist-killed-car-accident-171249351.html|title=Malawian journalist and Associated Press contributor dies}}
Dominik Tóth, 89, Slovak Roman Catholic prelate, Auxiliary Bishop of Bratislava (1990–2004).{{Cite web|url=https://domov.sme.sk/c/7808691/zomrel-emeritny-biskup-dominik-toth-ten-co-pisal-nahlikovi-a-sokolovi.html|title=Zomrel emeritný biskup Dominik Tóth, ten čo písal Náhlikovi a Sokolovi|website=domov.sme.sk}}
Yeung Kwong, 89, Hong Kong pro-communist activist.{{cite web|url=https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/politics/article/1799475/veteran-unionist-yeung-kwong-ringleader-1967-hong-kong-riots|title=Veteran unionist Yeung Kwong, ringleader in 1967 Hong Kong riots, dies at 89|date=16 May 2015|website=South China Morning Post}}
Ahmed Zanna, 60, Nigerian politician, Senator for Borno Central (since 2011).[http://www.ngrguardiannews.com/2015/05/borno-senator-ahmad-zanna-dies-at-60/ Borno Senator, Ahmad Zanna, Dies At 60]

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Claude Carliez, 90, French fencer and stunt director (Moonraker, A View to a Kill).{{Cite web|url=http://www.escrime-ffe.fr/carnets/deces-de-claude-carliez|title=FFE : Carnets » Décès de Claude Carliez | Fédération française d'escrime (FFE)|website=www.escrime-ffe.fr}}
Chinx, 31, American rapper, shot.{{cite web|url=https://www.tmz.com/2015/05/17/chinx-drugz-shot-killed-coke-boys-drive-by-rapper/|title=Rapper Chinx Drugz Killed in Drive-By Shooting ... Member of French Montana's Coke Boys|website=TMZ}}
Óscar Collazos, 72, Colombian writer.{{cite web|url=http://caracol.com.co/radio/2015/05/17/nacional/1431841800_765202.html|title=Fallece el escritor Óscar Collazos|date=17 May 2015|website=Caracol Radio}}
Sheshrao Deshmukh, 85, Indian politician.{{cite web|url=http://articles.economictimes.indiatimes.com/2015-07-21/news/64683581_1_madhya-pradesh-assembly-lok-sabha-sitting-bjp-member|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151011231147/http://articles.economictimes.indiatimes.com/2015-07-21/news/64683581_1_madhya-pradesh-assembly-lok-sabha-sitting-bjp-member|url-status=dead|archive-date=October 11, 2015|title=Lok Sabha adjourned without transacting business}}
Margaret Dunning, 104, American philanthropist, fall.{{cite web|url=https://www.hometownlife.com/story/news/local/plymouth/2015/05/18/plymouths-margaret-dunning-dies-california-visit/27540637/|title=Plymouth's Margaret Dunning, 104, dies on California visit|website=HometownLife}}
Rex Garner, 94, British actor and theatre director.{{cite web|url=https://www.timeslive.co.za/sunday-times/opinion-and-analysis/2015-05-24-obituary-rex-garner-gifted-comic-actor-and-theatre-director/|title=Obituary: Rex Garner, gifted comic actor and theatre director|website=timeslive.co.za}}
Leo Honkala, 82, Finnish wrestler, Olympic bronze medalist (1952).{{Cite web|url=https://www.aftonbladet.se/a/wEVg4M|title=Leo Honkala har avlidit – blev 82|website=Aftonbladet}}
Keiji Matsumoto, 65, Japanese racing driver.{{Cite web|url=https://www.as-web.jp/past/%e5%85%a8%e6%97%a5%e6%9c%acf2%e3%81%aa%e3%81%a9%e3%81%a7%e6%b4%bb%e8%ba%8d%e3%80%82%e6%9d%be%e6%9c%ac%e6%81%b5%e4%ba%8c%e3%81%95%e3%82%93%e4%ba%a1%e3%81%8f%e3%81%aa%e3%82%8b|title=全日本F2などで活躍。松本恵二さん亡くなる |website=www.as-web.jp}}
Nancy Masterton, 84, American politician, member of the Maine House of Representatives.{{cite web|url=http://obituaries.pressherald.com/obituaries/mainetoday-pressherald/obituary.aspx?n=Nancy-Masterton&pid=174889651|title=Nancy Masterton 1930-2015}}
Michael Alfred Peszke, 83, Polish-born American psychiatrist and historian.{{cite web|url=http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/hartfordcourant/obituary.aspx?pid=174932130|title=Michael A. Peszke M.D.}}
S. W. Schmitthenner, 87, American missionary, President of Andhra Evangelical Lutheran Church (1969–1981).{{cite web|url=http://www.gettysburgtimes.com/obituaries/article_8d9e4750-ec24-5793-897b-8b337e79d391.html|title=Rev. Samuel William Schmitthenner|website=GettysburgTimes.com}}
Gerald Steadman Smith, 85, Canadian artist.{{cite web|url=http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/ottawacitizen/obituary.aspx?pid=174900157|title=Gerald Smith}}
Don Smoothey, 96, British actor and comedian.{{cite web|url=https://www.thestage.co.uk/features/obituaries/2015/obituary-don-smoothey/|title=Obituary: Don Smoothey - Features, Obituaries|first=Richard Anthony|last=Baker|date=27 May 2015}}
Tranquility Bass, 47, American hip-hop musician.{{cite web|url=https://pitchfork.com/news/59644-michael-kandel-tranquility-bass-has-died/|title=Michael Kandel (Tranquility Bass) Has Died|website=Pitchfork}}

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Frank Pierpoint Appleby, 101, Canadian politician.{{cite web|url=http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/edmontonjournal/obituary.aspx?pid=174915326|title=Frank Applebly Notice}}
Norm Armstrong, 89, Australian football player.{{cite web|url=http://tributes.theage.com.au/obituaries/theage-au/obituary.aspx?n=norman-thomas-armstrong&pid=174900334|title=Norman Thomas Armstrong Notice}}
Halldór Ásgrímsson, 67, Icelandic politician, Prime Minister (2004–2006), heart attack.{{cite web|url=https://www.icelandreview.com/news/former-prime-minister-iceland-passes-away/|title=Former Prime Minister of Iceland Passes Away}}
Tommy Bing, 83, English footballer (Margate).{{cite web|url=https://www.tottenhamhotspur.com/news-archive-1/tommy-bing-rip/|title=Tommy Bing RIP|website=Tottenham Hotspur}}
Dewi Bridges, 81, Welsh Anglican prelate, Bishop of Swansea and Brecon (1988–1998).{{cite web|url=https://funeral-notices.co.uk/Wales-South+Wales-South+Wales/death-notices/notice/BRIDGES/1152724|title=The Rt Rev Dewi Morris BRIDGES|website=funeral-notices.co.uk}}
Eric Caidin, 62, American film memorabilia collector, cardiac arrest.[https://www.popculturemaven.com/oddsends/eric-caidin-1952-2015/ Eric Caidin 1952-2015]
Cyprian Davis, 84, American Catholic monk and historian.[https://www.ncronline.org/news/people/benedictine-fr-cyprian-davis-top-chronicler-black-catholic-history-dies Benedictine Fr. Cyprian Davis, top chronicler of black Catholic history, dies]
Helen Davis, 88, American politician, member of the Florida House of Representatives and Senate.{{cite web|url=http://obits.dignitymemorial.com/dignity-memorial/obituary.aspx?n=Helen-Davis&lc=9755&pid=174894130&uuid=d6776f09-a012-4b90-9dbb-a11e8f5d035d|title=In Memory of Helen Gordon Davis}}
Raymond Gosling, 88, British scientist.{{cite web|url=https://www.thetimes.com/uk/science/article/professor-raymond-gosling-50cbm597g9q|title=Professor Raymond Gosling|date=20 May 2015|via=www.thetimes.co.uk}}
Hasanuzzaman Khan, 88, Bangladeshi journalist.{{cite web|url=https://www.thedailystar.net/city/journalist-hasanuzzaman-passes-away-83968|title=Journalist Hasanuzzaman passes away|date=19 May 2015|website=The Daily Star}}
Steiner Arvid Kvalø, 92, Norwegian politician.{{Cite web|url=https://www.stortinget.no/no/Representanter-og-komiteer/Representantene/Representant/?perid=STKV&tab=Biography|title=Biografi: Kvalø, Steiner Arvid|date=March 9, 2008|website=Stortinget}}
Al Matsalla, 89, Canadian politician.{{cite web|url=http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/thestarphoenix/obituary.aspx?n=adolph-matsalla&pid=174900193|title=Adolph Matsalla Obituary}}
Dick Mountjoy, 83, American politician, Mayor of Monrovia, California (1968–1976), member of the California State Assembly (1978–1995) and Senate (1995–2000), heart attack.{{cite web|url=http://www.pasadenastarnews.com/obituaries/20150519/former-state-senator-monrovia-mayor-richard-dick-mountjoy-dies-at-83|title=Former state senator, Monrovia mayor Richard 'Dick' Mountjoy dies at 83|date=19 May 2015}}
Eli M. Pearce, 86, American chemist.{{cite web|url=https://cen.acs.org/articles/93/web/2015/05/Eli-Pearce-Dies-86.html|title=Eli Pearce Dies At 86 - Chemical & Engineering News|website=cen.acs.org}}
Harald Seeger, 93, German football player (1. FC Union Berlin) and manager.{{Cite web|url=https://www.sport1.de/fussball/2015/05/frueherer-ddr-nationaltrainer-harald-seeger-mit-93-jahren-gestorben|title=Früherer DDR-Nationaltrainer Harald Seeger mit 93 Jahren gestorben|website=Sport1.de}}
Roland Sink, 89, American Olympic athlete.{{Cite web|url=http://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/si/roland-sink-1.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200418115925/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/si/roland-sink-1.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=2020-04-18|title=Roland Sink Bio, Stats, and Results|website=Olympics at Sports-Reference.com}}
Jean-François Théodore, 68, French executive (Euronext).{{Cite web|url=http://www.lemonde.fr/economie/article/2015/05/19/deces-de-jean-francois-theodore-l-architecte-de-la-bourse-paneuropeenne_4636350_3234.html|title=Décès de Jean-François Théodore, l'architecte de la Bourse paneuropéenne}}
Elbert West, 47, American country music singer-songwriter ("Sticks and Stones").{{cite web|url=https://musicrow.com/2015/05/lifenotes-songwriter-elbert-west/|title=Lifenotes: Songwriter Elbert West Passes|date=19 May 2015}}

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Ahmad Alaskarov, 79, Azerbaijani football player and manager.{{Cite web|url=https://www.azerisport.com/az/futbol/20150520000932583.html|title=Əhməd Ələsgərov dünyasını dəyişib|website=www.azerisport.com}}
Jack Aspinwall, 82, British politician, MP (1979–1997), cancer.{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-bristol-32793916|title=Former Tory MP Jack Aspinwall dies|date=19 May 2015|via=www.bbc.com}}
Joseph J. Barnicke, 92, Canadian real estate magnate.{{cite web|url=https://financialpost.com/news/joseph-j-barnicke-founder-canadas-largest-independent-real-estate-firm|title=Joseph J. Barnicke, dead at 92, remembered as active leader in Canadian real estate industry - Financial Post|date=21 May 2015}}
Manuel Bernabeu, 95, Spanish Olympic pentathlete.[https://www.olympedia.org/athletes/34698 Manuel Bernabéu]
Joe Carr, 83, Scottish footballer (St Johnstone).{{Cite web|url=http://www.perthstjohnstonefc.co.uk/newsitemsdetail.php?param=3567|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150526130901/http://www.perthstjohnstonefc.co.uk/newsitemsdetail.php?param=3567|url-status=dead|title='Hall Of Fame' Inductee Joe Carr Passes Away Aged 83|archive-date=May 26, 2015}}
James Findlay, 60, Australian Olympic swimmer.{{Cite web|url=https://tributes.theherald.com.au/obituaries/theherald-au/obituary.aspx?n=james-norman-findlay-jimmy&pid=174933082|title=James Findlay Death Notice - Newcastle, New South Wales | Newcastle Herald}}{{dead link|date=February 2024|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}
Sir Thomas Gault, 76, New Zealand jurist.{{cite web|url=https://www.lawsociety.org.nz/about-nzls/my.lawsociety|title=my.lawsociety - NZ Law Society|website=lawsociety.org.nz|access-date=2019-02-10|archive-date=2019-02-12|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190212011721/https://www.lawsociety.org.nz/about-nzls/my.lawsociety|url-status=dead}}
Edmond J. Gong, 84, American politician, member of the Florida House of Representatives (1963–1966) and Senate (1967–1971).[http://www.miamiherald.com/news/local/obituaries/article21603849.html Former state senator Edmond Gong dies at 84]
Gerald Götting, 91, German politician, President of the East German People's Chamber (1969–1976).{{Cite web|url=https://www.welt.de/regionales/thueringen/article141716109/Langjaehriger-Chef-der-DDR-CDU-Gerald-Goetting-tot.html|title=Langjähriger Chef der DDR-CDU Gerald Götting tot|date=May 31, 2015|via=www.welt.de}}
Edward F. Holland, 84, American politician.[https://www.legacy.com/us/obituaries/providence/name/edward-holland-obituary?id=15344774 Edward Holland]
Fahd Jaradat, 84–85, Jordanian politician, Finance Minister (1970).{{cite web|url=http://jordantimes.com/news/local/fahd-jaradat-passes-away|title=Fahd Jaradat passes away|date=19 May 2015|website=Jordan Times}}
Bruce Lundvall, 79, American record executive (Blue Note Records), complications of Parkinson's disease.{{cite web|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2015/05/21/arts/music/bruce-lundvall-who-revived-blue-note-dies-at-79.html|title=Bruce Lundvall, Who Revived Blue Note Jazz Label, Dies at 79|first=Nate|last=Chinen|date=20 May 2015|work=The New York Times}}
Patrick MacAdam, 80, Canadian writer.[https://ottawacitizen.com/news/local-news/pat-macadam-1934-2015-author-columnist-political-operator-was-mulroneys-man From the archives: Pat MacAdam (1934 - 2015): 'Mulroney's Man' was author, columnist, political operator]
Ted McWhinney, 91, Australian-born Canadian politician and academic.{{cite web|url=http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/vancouversun/obituary.aspx?pid=174922113|title=Edward McWHINNEY Obituary}}
Yevgeni Menshov, 68, Russian actor and presenter.{{Cite web|url=https://www.mk.ru/culture/2015/05/19/umer-narodnyy-artist-rossii-evgeniy-menshov.html|title=Умер народный артист России Евгений Меньшов|website=www.mk.ru}}
Burhan Muhammad, 57, Indonesian diplomat, Ambassador to Pakistan (since 2012), burns from helicopter crash.{{cite web|url=http://newsweekpakistan.com/indonesian-envoy-injured-in-naltar-dies/|archive-url=https://archive.today/20150530153510/http://newsweekpakistan.com/indonesian-envoy-injured-in-naltar-dies/|url-status=dead|archive-date=May 30, 2015|title=Indonesian Envoy Injured in Naltar Dies|date=19 May 2015|website=Newsweek Pakistan}}
Dale D. Myers, 93, American aerospace engineer, Deputy Administrator of NASA (1986–1989).{{Cite web|url=https://timesofsandiego.com/life/2015/05/31/nasa-legend-dale-myers-dies-at-93-helped-save-apollo-13/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150601093019/http://timesofsandiego.com/life/2015/05/31/nasa-legend-dale-myers-dies-at-93-helped-save-apollo-13/|url-status=dead |title=NASA Legend Dale Myers Dies at 93; Helped Save Apollo 13|first=Ken|last=Stone|date=June 1, 2015|archive-date=June 1, 2015}}
S. V. Raju, 81, Indian politician.{{cite web|url=https://www.thenational.ae/world/india-s-last-anti-socialist-dies-1.114553|title=India's last 'anti-socialist' dies|website=The National}}
Happy Rockefeller, 88, American socialite and philanthropist, Second Lady of the United States (1974–1977), First Lady of New York (1963–1973).{{cite web|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2015/05/20/nyregion/happy-rockefeller-whose-marriage-to-governor-scandalized-voters-dies-at-88.html|title=Happy Rockefeller, 88, Dies; Marriage to Governor Scandalized Voters|first=Robert D.|last=McFadden|date=19 May 2015|work=The New York Times}}
Jack Simpson, 86, Australian politician.[https://www.heraldsun.com.au/tributes/notice/death-notices/simpson-john-jack/4325218/?nk=f467ae4cfc3d0d4a7e981e5ade138f9b-1745862205 Simpson, John (Jack)]
State of Bengal, 50, Bangladeshi-born British DJ and music producer.[http://www.dhakatribune.com/entertainment/2015/may/21/state-bengal-aka-sam-zaman-dead-50 State of Bengal aka Sam Zaman dies] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150521235008/http://www.dhakatribune.com/entertainment/2015/may/21/state-bengal-aka-sam-zaman-dead-50 |date=2015-05-21 }}
Roger J. Thomas, 73, American physicist.{{cite web|url=https://aas.org/obituaries/roger-j-thomas-1942-2015|title=Roger J. Thomas (1942 - 2015) - American Astronomical Society|website=aas.org|access-date=2015-11-24|archive-date=2015-09-21|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150921180358/https://aas.org/obituaries/roger-j-thomas-1942-2015|url-status=dead}}
Robert S. Wistrich, 70, Kazakh-born Israeli-British history professor, heart attack.{{cite web|url=https://www.jpost.com/Diaspora/Robert-Wistrich-leading-scholar-of-anti-Semitism-dies-of-heart-attack-403590|title=Robert Wistrich, leading scholar of anti-Semitism, dies of heart attack - Diaspora - Jerusalem Post|website=jpost.com}}

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Edward Adeane, 75, British courtier, Private Secretary to the Prince of Wales (1979–1985).{{cite web|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/obituaries/11621568/Edward-Adeane-courtier-obituary.html|title=Edward Adeane, courtier - obituary|date=21 May 2015|via=www.telegraph.co.uk}}
Billy Baggett, 85, American football player (Dallas Texans).{{cite web|url=http://www.lsusports.net/ViewArticle.dbml?ATCLID=210101287&DB_OEM_ID=5200|title=LSU Hall of Famer Billy Baggett Dies, 85|website=LSUsports.net|access-date=2019-02-10|archive-date=2019-02-12|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190212011152/http://www.lsusports.net/ViewArticle.dbml?ATCLID=210101287&DB_OEM_ID=5200|url-status=dead}}
Bob Belden, 58, American musician, heart attack.{{cite news | url=https://www.nytimes.com/2015/05/22/arts/music/bob-belden-jazz-saxophonist-and-historian-of-the-music-dies-at-58.html | title=Bob Belden, Jazz Saxophonist, Composer and Historian, Dies at 58 | work=New York Times | author=Ben Ratliff | date=2015-05-21 | access-date=2016-08-03}}
Abdelaziz Bennani, 79, Moroccan army general.{{cite web|url=https://www.moroccoworldnews.com/2015/05/158854/general-abdelaziz-bennani-dies-at-80/|title=General Abdelaziz Bennani Dies at 80|work=Morocco World News|date=20 May 2015}}
Sir Brian Cubbon, 87, British civil servant, Permanent Secretary of the Home Office (1979–1988), heart attack.{{cite web|url=https://www.thetimes.com/world/ireland-world/article/sir-brian-cubbon-6lqg3q9tcvg|title=Sir Brian Cubbon|date=26 May 2015|via=www.thetimes.co.uk}}
Harald Eriksson, 93, Swedish cross-country skier, Olympic silver medalist (1948).{{Cite web|url=https://idrottonline.se/IFKUmea/Foreningen/Arkiv/Nyheter/Egnanyheter/SkidlegendarenSme-HaraldErikssonIFKUmeaharavlidit|title=Skidlegendaren "Sme-Harald" Eriksson, IFK Umeå har avlidit|website=IFK Umeå}}
Eileen Gray, 95, British bicycle racer.{{cite web|url=https://www.surreycomet.co.uk/news/12965510.womens-cycling-pioneer-eileen-gray-dies/|title=Women's cycling pioneer Eileen Gray dies|website=Surrey Comet}}
J. S. Harry, 76, Australian poet.{{cite web|url=https://www.smh.com.au/national/js-harry-the-virtuoso-poet-who-took-her-curious-rabbit-on-world-discovery-tour-20150604-ghh1d2.html|title=JS Harry, the virtuoso poet who took her curious rabbit on world discovery tour|first=Nicolette|last=Stasko|date=4 June 2015|website=The Sydney Morning Herald}}
Ebba Hentze, 84, Faroese writer.{{Cite web|url=http://ordlydblog.blogspot.com/2015/05/nekrolog-frernes-bedste-overstter-ebba.html|title=Ordlyd Ordblog: Nekrolog: Færøernes bedste oversætter, Ebba Hentze, er død.|first=Flemming|last=Andersen|date=May 20, 2015}}
Kirsten Idebøen, 52, Norwegian financier (SpareBank 1).{{Cite web|url=https://www.dn.no/kirsten-ideboen-er-dod/1-1-5383707|title=Kirsten Idebøen er død|date=May 25, 2015|website=www.dn.no}}
Robert T. Krska, 78, American politician.[https://www.tributearchive.com/obituaries/918055/Robert-T-Krska Robert T. Krska]
Sir John Lea, 91, British Royal Navy vice-admiral.{{cite web|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/obituaries/11744407/Vice-Admiral-Sir-John-Lea-obituary.html|title=Vice-Admiral Sir John Lea - obituary|date=16 July 2015|via=www.telegraph.co.uk}}
Paul Liao, 67, Taiwanese entrepreneur, lung cancer.{{cite web|url=http://www.chinapost.com.tw/taiwan/business/2015/05/23/436679/Paul-Liao.htm|title=Paul Liao, Breeze Group chief, passes away in Taipei at age 67}}
Chifita Matafwali, 55, Zambian politician, member of the National Assembly for Bangweulu (since 2011).{{cite web|url=https://zambiareports.com/2015/05/21/pf-mourns-death-of-bangweulu-lawmaker/|title=PF Mourns Death of Bangweulu Lawmaker|date=21 May 2015|website=Zambia Reports|access-date=10 February 2019|archive-date=29 October 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211029180206/https://zambiareports.com/2015/05/21/pf-mourns-death-of-bangweulu-lawmaker/|url-status=dead}}
Manfred Müller, 88, German Roman Catholic prelate, Auxiliary Bishop of Augsburg (1972–1982) and Bishop of Regensburg (1982–2002).{{Cite web|url=https://www.wochenblatt.de/news-stream/regensburg/artikel/118092/regensburger-alt-bischof-manfred-mueller-ist-gestorben|title=title|first=Christian|last=Eckl|website=www.wochenblatt.de}}
Bob Priestley, 95, American football player (Philadelphia Eagles).{{cite web|url=http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/bostonglobe/obituary.aspx?pid=174923283|title=Robert B. Priestley obituary}}
Jan Prochyra, 66, Polish actor.{{Cite web|url=http://www.dziennikteatralny.pl/portrety/jan-prochyra.html|title=Jan Prochyra|website=www.dziennikteatralny.pl}}
Femi Robinson, 74, Nigerian actor (The Village Headmaster).{{Cite web|url=http://www.punchng.com/news/village-headmaster-femi-robinson-dies-at-75/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150524080552/http://www.punchng.com/news/village-headmaster-femi-robinson-dies-at-75/|url-status=dead|title=Village Headmaster, Femi Robinson, dies at 75|archive-date=May 24, 2015}}
Sudha Shivpuri, 77, Indian actress (Kyunki Saas Bhi Kabhi Bahu Thi), multiple organ failure.{{cite web|url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/magazines/panache/baa-of-kyunki-sudha-shivpuri-passes-away/articleshow/47353959.cms|title='Baa' of 'Kyunki', Sudha Shivpuri, passes away|date=20 May 2015|via=The Economic Times}}
Mary Ellen Trainor, 62, American actress (Lethal Weapon, Die Hard, The Goonies), pancreatic cancer.{{cite web|url=https://variety.com/2015/film/news/actress-mary-ellen-trainor-zemeckis-ex-wife-of-robert-zemeckis-dies-at-62-1201514737/|title=Mary Ellen Trainor, 'Lethal Weapon' and 'Goonies' Actress, Dies at 62|first1=Carmel|last1=Dagan|date=8 June 2015}}
Livien Ven, 81, Belgian Olympic rower.{{cite web|url=http://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/ve/livien-ven-1.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200418052724/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/ve/livien-ven-1.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=2020-04-18|title=Livien Ven Bio, Stats, and Results|website=Olympics at Sports-Reference.com}}

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Jassem Al-Kharafi, 75, Kuwaiti magnate and politician, Speaker of the National Assembly (1999–2011), heart attack.{{cite web|url=https://www.khaleejtimes.com/region/kuwait-magnate-jassem-al-kharafi-dies-at-75|title=Kuwait magnate Jassem Al Kharafi dies at 75|via=AFP|website=Khaleej Times}}
Zaya Avdysh, 69, Ukrainian football player and manager.[http://zhitomir-online.com/2015/05/21/pomer-zaya-avdysh.html Помер Зая Авдиш] {{in lang|uk}}
David Blake, 90, English cricketer (Hampshire).{{Cite web |url=http://www.thepca.co.uk/obituaries.html#David%20Blake |title=David Blake |access-date=2015-06-07 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170622192424/http://www.thepca.co.uk/obituaries.html#David%20Blake |archive-date=2017-06-22 |url-status=dead }}
César Boutteville, 97, Vietnamese-born French chess player.{{Cite web|url=http://www.idf-echecs.com/pages/4-ligue-idf1/1-actus/951-deces-de-cesar-boutteville.html|title=Décès de César Boutteville|website=www.idf-echecs.com}}
Allan Cations, 82, Australian rules footballer (Richmond).[https://tobinbrothers.com.au/tribute/1256-Allan-Cations/?rid=true Allan Cations]
Eduard Derzsei, 80, Romanian Olympic volleyball player.{{cite web|url=http://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/de/eduard-derzsei-1.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200418061823/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/de/eduard-derzsei-1.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=2020-04-18|title=Eduard Derzsei Bio, Stats, and Results|website=Olympics at Sports-Reference.com}}
Anne Duguël, 69, Belgian author.{{cite web|url=https://www.lemonde.fr/disparitions/article/2015/05/29/anne-liger-belair_4643564_3382.html|title=Anne Liger-Belair|date=29 May 2015|via=Le Monde}}
Joaquim Durão, 84, Portuguese chess player.{{Cite web|url=https://www.dn.pt/desporto/outras-modalidades/morreu-o-mestre-internacional-de-xadrez-joaquim-durao-4580497.html|title=Morreu o mestre internacional de xadrez Joaquim Durão - DN|website=www.dn.pt}}
Robert M. Durling, 86, American scholar and translator.[https://news.ucsc.edu/2015/06/in-memoriam-robert-durling.html In Memoriam: Robert Durling]
Fred Gladding, 78, American baseball player (Detroit Tigers, Houston Astros).{{cite web|url=http://www.knoxnews.com/sports/former-mlb-pitcher-powell-resident-fred-gladding-dies-at-78_54420549|title=Former MLB pitcher, Powell resident Fred Gladding dies at 78}}
Ernie Hannigan, 72, Scottish footballer (Preston North End, Coventry City).{{cite web|url=https://www.lep.co.uk/sport/football/winger-ernie-passes-away-1-7274443|title=Winger Ernie passes away|website=lep.co.uk}}{{Dead link|date=July 2023 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}
Louis Johnson, 60, American bassist (The Brothers Johnson, Michael Jackson).{{cite web|url=http://theboombox.com/louis-johnson-dead-60/|title=Louis Johnson, Legendary Bassist, Dead at 60|first=Jeff|last=Giles|website=The Boombox}}
Martin Kitcher, 53, British singer-songwriter.{{cite web|url=https://www.bournemouthecho.co.uk/news/features/obituaries/12979104.bournemouth-music-legend-martin-kitcher/|title=Bournemouth music legend Martin Kitcher|website=Bournemouth Echo}}
James McDuffie, 85, American politician, member of the North Carolina Senate (1975–1987).{{cite web|url=https://www.charlotteobserver.com/news/local/article22158006.html|title=James McDuffie, former NC senator and Charlotte City Council member, dies at 85|website=charlotteobserver}}
Juan Molinar Horcasitas, 59, Mexican politician, amyotrophic lateral sclerosis.{{Cite web|url=https://www.reforma.com/aplicaciones/articulo/default.aspx?id=545336|title=Muere Juan Molinar Horcasitas|website=www.reforma.com}}
Marty Pasetta, 82, American television producer and director, traffic collision.{{cite web|url=https://variety.com/2015/tv/news/marty-pasetta-dead-car-accident-oscarcast-director-1201503832/|title=Marty Pasetta, Longtime Oscarcast Director, Dies at 82|first1=Reece|last1=Ristau|date=22 May 2015}}
Annarita Sidoti, 45, Italian race walker, world champion (1997), breast cancer.{{Cite web|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/more-sports/athletics/Former-Italian-race-walking-world-champion-Sidoti-dies-at-44/articleshow/47372547.cms|title=Former Italian race walking world champion Sidoti dies at 44}}
Ellen Tronnier, 87, American baseball player (South Bend Blue Sox).{{Cite web|url=http://www.aagpbl.org/index.cfm/articles/tronnier-ellen-j--hornet--6-28-1927--5-21-2015/303⋅Tronnier,|title=Ellen J. "Hornet" (6/28/1927 - 5/21/2015)}}
Twinkle, 66, British singer-songwriter ("Terry"), cancer.{{cite web|url=http://www.contactmusic.com/news/sixties-singer-twinkle-dies_4744371|title=Sixties Singer Twinkle Dies|date=23 May 2015|website=Contactmusic.com}}
Alan Woodward, 68, English footballer (Sheffield United).{{cite web|url=http://www.newson6.com/story/29128597/tulsa-roughnecks-legend-alan-woodward-dies|title=Tulsa Roughnecks Legend Alan Woodward Dies|website=newson6.com}}

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Albert Baciocco, 84, American vice admiral.{{cite web|url=http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/charleston/obituary.aspx?pid=174975950|title=Vice Admiral Albert Joseph Baciocco Jr.}}
Marques Haynes, 89, American Hall of Fame basketball player (Harlem Globetrotters).{{cite web|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2015/05/23/sports/marques-haynes-harlem-globetrotters-star-dribbler-dies-at-89.html|title=Marques Haynes, 89, Dies; Dribbled as a Globetrotter and Dazzled Worldwide|first=Bruce|last=Weber|date=22 May 2015|work=The New York Times}}
Sir John Horlock, 87, British mechanical engineer and university vice-chancellor (Open University, University of Salford).{{cite web|url=http://www.independent.co.uk/news/people/sir-john-horlock-engineer-who-led-campaign-to-prevent-closure-of-the-open-university-10303111.html|title=Sir John Horlock: Engineer who led campaign to prevent closure of the Open University|date=7 June 2015|website=The Independent}}
Kevin Hunt, 66, American football player.{{cite web|url=https://www.smartfuneralhome.com/notices/RKevin-Hunt|title=Obituary for R. Kevin Hunt|work=William F. Smart Sr Memorial Home|access-date=2019-02-10|archive-date=2019-02-12|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190212070542/https://www.smartfuneralhome.com/notices/RKevin-Hunt|url-status=dead}}
Vladimir Katriuk, 93, Romanian-born Canadian alleged war criminal.{{cite web|url=https://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/politics/alleged-nazi-war-criminal-sought-by-russia-dies-in-quebec/article24667197/|title=Alleged Nazi war criminal sought by Russia dies in Quebec|via=The Globe and Mail}}
Alan Koch, 77, American baseball player (Detroit Tigers, Washington Senators).{{cite web|url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/k/kochal01.shtml|title=Alan Koch Stats|website=Baseball-Reference.com}}
Michel Mortier, 90, French interior designer and architect.[http://www.paris-art.com/echos/deces-du-designer-francais-michel-mortier/1610.html Décès du designer français Michel Mortier] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150924064442/http://www.paris-art.com/echos/deces-du-designer-francais-michel-mortier/1610.html |date=2015-09-24 }} {{in lang|fr}}
John Mosley, 93, American football player (Colorado A&M Aggies) and World War II RAF officer (Tuskegee Airmen).{{cite web|url=https://www.denverpost.com/2015/05/23/john-mosley-dies-at-93-denver-native-was-tuskegee-airman-sports-pioneer/|title=John Mosley dies at 93: Denver native was Tuskegee Airman, sports pioneer|date=23 May 2015}}
Radomir Naumov, 68, Serbian politician, Minister of Energy and Mining (2004–2007), Minister of Religion (2007–2008).{{Cite web|url=https://www.novosti.rs/vesti/naslovna/politika/aktuelno.289.html:549298-Preminuo-Radomir-Naumov|title=Preminuo Radomir Naumov|website=www.novosti.rs}}
Virginia C. Purdy, 92, American archivist and historian.[https://www.legacy.com/us/obituaries/washingtonpost/name/virginia-purdy-obituary?id=6052339 Virginia C. Purdy]
Aminah Robinson, 75, American artist.{{cite web|url=https://www.dispatch.com/article/20150523/ENTERTAINMENT/305239880|title=Aminah Robinson was powerful advocate for Columbus|first=Laura|last=Arenschield|website=The Columbus Dispatch}}
John C. Ruckelshaus, 85, American politician.[https://www.legacy.com/us/obituaries/indystar/name/john-ruckelshaus-obituary?id=7305993&fhid=14558 John C. "Jack" Ruckelshaus II]
Jean-Luc Sassus, 52, French football player, heart attack.{{Cite web|url=https://www.lequipe.fr/Football/Actualites/Disparition-de-jean-luc-sassus/560517|title=Disparition de Jean-Luc Sassus - Foot - Carnet|website=L'Équipe}}
Byron Sherwin, 69, American rabbi and theology scholar.{{cite web|url=http://jewishweek.timesofisrael.com/rabbi-byron-sherwin-jewish-scholar-and-ethicist-at-spertus-dies/|title=Rabbi Byron Sherwin, Jewish Scholar And Ethicist At Spertus, Dies|website=jewishweek.timesofisrael.com}}
Terry Sue-Patt, 50, British actor (Grange Hill).{{cite web|url=http://www.mirror.co.uk/3am/celebrity-news/terry-sue-patt-dead-live-5744992|title=Grange Hill's Terry Sue-Patt found dead aged 50|first=Claire|last=Rutter|date=22 May 2015|website=mirror}} (body discovered on this date)
Michael Osborne Waddell, 92, British World War II army officer and Military Cross recipient.{{cite web|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/obituaries/11659978/Dr-Michael-Waddell-MC-obituary.html|title=Dr Michael Waddell, MC - obituary|date=8 June 2015|via=www.telegraph.co.uk}}

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Hugh Ambrose, 48, American historian and author (The Pacific), cancer.{{cite web|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2015/05/28/books/hugh-ambrose-historian-who-wrote-the-pacific-dies-at-48.html|title=Hugh Ambrose, Historian Who Wrote 'The Pacific,' Dies at 48|first=Margalit|last=Fox|date=27 May 2015|work=The New York Times}}
Marcus Belgrave, 78, American jazz trumpeter, heart failure.{{cite web|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2015/05/27/arts/marcus-belgrave-trumpeter-and-mentor-in-detroits-jazz-scene-dies-at-78.html|title=Marcus Belgrave, Trumpeter and Mentor in Detroit's Jazz Scene, Dies at 78|first=Ben|last=Ratliff|date=26 May 2015|work=The New York Times}}
Leo Berman, 79, American businessman and politician, member of the Texas House of Representatives (1999–2013), lymphoma.{{cite web|url=https://www.texastribune.org/2015/05/24/former-state-rep-leo-berman-dies-79/|title=Former State Rep. Leo Berman Dies at 79|first=John|last=Gravois|date=24 May 2015|website=The Texas Tribune}}
Hugh Boyle, 79, Irish golfer.{{cite web|url=https://www.independent.ie/sport/golf/death-of-hugh-boyle-31253213.html|title=Death of Hugh Boyle|website=Independent.ie}}
Moyra Caldecott, 87, South African-born British writer.{{cite web|url=https://www.theguardian.com/books/2015/jun/08/moyra-caldecott-obituary|title=Moyra Caldecott obituary|first=Kevan|last=Manwaring|date=8 June 2015|via=www.theguardian.com}}
John Carter, 87, American actor (Barnaby Jones, Scarface, Law & Order), pneumonia.{{cite web|url=http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/nytimes/obituary.aspx?n=JOHN-CARTER&pid=175004505|title=John Carter - Obituary}}
Peter Corbett, 74, South African cricketer.{{cite web|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/southafrica/content/player/44472.html|title=Peter Corbett|website=Cricinfo}}
Trojan Darveniza, 93, Australian football player.{{cite web|url=http://tributes.heraldsun.com.au/notice/161272044/view|title=Herald Sun Tributes|website=tributes.heraldsun.com.au}}
Zedi Feruzi, Burundian politician, shot.{{cite web|url=https://www.reuters.com/article/us-burundi-politics-idUSKBN0O80S720150523|title=Burundi opposition figure shot dead in capital: activist|date=23 May 2015|via=www.reuters.com}}
Boody Gilbertson, 93, American basketball player (Sheboygan Red Skins).{{cite web|url=https://www.seattletimes.com/sports/uw-husky-basketball/former-everett-high-and-uw-basketball-player-merlin-boody-gilbertson-dies-at-age-92/|title=Former Everett High and UW basketball player Merlin 'Boody' Gilbertson dies at age 92|date=30 May 2015|website=The Seattle Times}}
Bruce Gilchrist, 84, British computer scientist.[https://www.legacy.com/us/obituaries/legacyremembers/bruce-gilchrist-obituary?id=9077374 Bruce Gilchrist]
Andy Hess, 91, American politician.{{cite web|url=http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/seattletimes/obituary.aspx?n=andrew-sterling-hess-andy&pid=175011911|title=Andrew Sterling (Andy) Hess}}
Yrjö Mäkelä, 88, Finnish Olympic athlete.{{Cite web|url=http://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/ma/yrjo-makela-1.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200417181918/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/ma/yrjo-makela-1.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=2020-04-17|title=YrjÃ¶ MÃ¤kelÃ¤ Bio, Stats, and Results|website=Olympics at Sports-Reference.com}}
Anne Meara, 85, American comedian (Stiller and Meara) and actress (Archie Bunker's Place, The King of Queens, Like Mike).{{cite web|url=https://www.cnn.com/2015/05/24/entertainment/feat-anne-meara-dies/index.html|title=Anne Meara of comedy team 'Stiller & Meara' dies|author=Emanuella Grinberg|website=CNN}}
Aleksey Mozgovoy, 40, Ukrainian pro-Russian separatist.
Alicia Nash, 82, Salvadoran-born American socialite and mental health care advocate, traffic collision.{{cite web|url=http://www.nj.com/middlesex/index.ssf/2015/05/famed_a_beautiful_mind_mathematician_wife_killed_in_taxi_crash_police_say.html|title=Famed 'A Beautiful Mind' mathematician John Nash, wife, killed in N.J. Turnpike crash|first=Ted|last=Sherman|website=NJ.com}}
John Forbes Nash, Jr., 86, American mathematician, laureate of the Nobel Prize in Economics (1994), subject of A Beautiful Mind, traffic collision.
Carl Nesjar, 94, Norwegian painter and sculptor.{{cite web|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/obituaries/11675444/Carl-Nesjar-artist-obituary.html|title=Carl Nesjar, artist - obituary|date=15 June 2015|via=www.telegraph.co.uk}}
Asbjørn Øksendal, 92, Norwegian writer.{{Cite web|url=http://snl.no/Asbj%C3%B8rn_%C3%98ksendal|title=Asbjørn Øksendal|date=May 23, 2019|via=Store norske leksikon}}
Andres Ortiz, 28, Puerto Rican basketball player, traffic collision.{{cite web|url=http://www.fiba.basketball/news/3x3-world-mourns-andy-ortiz-jr|title=3x3 World mourns Andy Ortiz Jr|website=FIBA.basketball}}
Ali Raymi, 41, Yemeni boxer, air strike.{{cite web|url=http://m.fightland.vice.com/blog/undefeated-yemeni-boxer-ali-raymi-killed-in-air-strike|title=Undefeated Yemeni Boxer Ali Raymi Killed in Air Strike|access-date=2016-02-15|archive-date=2015-11-19|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151119020032/http://m.fightland.vice.com/blog/undefeated-yemeni-boxer-ali-raymi-killed-in-air-strike|url-status=dead}}
Carole Seymour-Jones, 72, Welsh biographer.{{cite web|url=https://www.thetimes.com/comment/register/article/carole-seymour-jones-5j9cnpj9grz|title=Carole Seymour Jones|date=30 May 2015|via=www.thetimes.co.uk}}
Ross Speck, 87, American psychiatrist, complications from atrial fibrillation.[https://www.daviswagner.com/obituaries/ross-v-speck Ross V. Speck]
Joseph Velikonja, 92, Slovene-born American geographer.{{cite web|url=https://slavic.washington.edu/news/2015/06/01/professor-emeritus-joze-velikonja-laid-rest-ljubljana|title=Professor Emeritus Jože Velikonja laid to rest in Ljubljana - Slavic Languages & Literatures - University of Washington|website=slavic.washington.edu}}
Carlos Irizarry Yunqué, 93, Puerto Rican judge, justice of the Supreme Court (1973–1986).{{Cite web|url=https://www.primerahora.com/noticias/policia-tribunales/nota/falleceexjuezdelsupremocarlosirizarryyunque-1084966/|title=Fallece ex juez del Supremo Carlos Irizarry Yunqué|date=May 25, 2015|website=Primera Hora}}

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Morris Beckman, 94, English writer and anti-fascist activist (43 Group).{{cite web |url=http://www.jewishnews.co.uk/anti-fascist-hero-morris-beckman-dies-aged-94/ |title=Anti-fascist hero Morris Beckman dies, aged 94 |date=2 June 2015 |website=Jewish News Online |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150602193419/http://www.jewishnews.co.uk/anti-fascist-hero-morris-beckman-dies-aged-94/ |archive-date=2015-06-02}}
Dean Carroll, 52, English rugby league footballer.{{cite web|url=https://www.thepressnews.co.uk/press-news/tributes-pour-great-rugby-league-character|title=Tributes pour in for a great Rugby League character|website=The Press|access-date=2019-02-10|archive-date=2018-07-13|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180713165853/https://www.thepressnews.co.uk/press-news/tributes-pour-great-rugby-league-character|url-status=dead}}
Dorothy Fraser, 89, New Zealand community activist and politician.[https://www.odt.co.nz/news/dunedin/extraordinary-woman-farewelled 'Extraordinary woman' farewelled]
Krushna Ghoda, 61, Indian politician, MLA for Palghar (since 2014), heart attack.{{cite web|url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/other-states/palghar-mla-krushna-ghoda-dies/article7241159.ece|title=Palghar MLA Krushna Ghoda dies of heart attack|date=24 May 2015|via=www.thehindu.com}}
Cristian Gómez, 27, Argentine footballer (Club Atlético Paraná), heart attack.{{cite web|url=http://www.mirror.co.uk/sport/football/news/argentine-footballer-cristian-gomez-dies-5757178|title=Argentine footballer dies after suffering suspected heart attack during game|first=Ed|last=Malyon|date=24 May 2015|website=mirror}}
Vladimír Hagara, 71, Slovak footballer (FC Spartak Trnava).{{Cite web|url=http://www.futbalsfz.sk/slovensko/zaujimavosti/novinka/zomrel-vladimir-hagara-7111943-2452015.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150526070401/http://www.futbalsfz.sk/slovensko/zaujimavosti/novinka/zomrel-vladimir-hagara-7111943-2452015.html|url-status=dead|title=Zomrel Vladimír Hagara (7.11.1943-24.5.2015)|archive-date=May 26, 2015}}
John H. Kerr III, 79, American politician.{{cite web|url=http://www.wncn.com/story/29157981/ex-legislator-kerr-dies-served-as-champion-of-eastern-nc|title=Ex-legislator Kerr dies, served as champion of Eastern NC|access-date=2015-06-07|archive-date=2015-05-27|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150527040148/http://www.wncn.com/story/29157981/ex-legislator-kerr-dies-served-as-champion-of-eastern-nc|url-status=dead}}
Sir Kenneth Jacobs, 97, Australian judge.{{Cite web|url=http://inbrief.nswbar.asn.au/posts/e371c68ea0afb7756df68340801c2601/attachment/jacobs.pdf|title=Press Release}}
Krzysztof Kąkolewski, 85, Polish writer.{{cite web|url=http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0435417/|title=Krzysztof Kakolewski|website=IMDb}}
Eva Lee Kuney, 81, American child actress (Penny Serenade).[https://www.legacy.com/us/obituaries/lvrj/name/eva-feldman-obituary?id=18070785 Eva Feldman]
Tanith Lee, 67, British science fiction, horror and fantasy writer (Blake's 7), breast cancer.{{cite web|url=https://heavy.com/entertainment/2015/05/tanith-lee-dead-husband-john-kaiine/|title=Tanith Lee Dead: 5 Fast Facts You Need to Know|first=Paul|last=Farrell|date=26 May 2015}}
Daniel Meltzer, 63, American lawyer, legal adviser to Barack Obama, cancer.{{cite web|url=https://www.bostonglobe.com/metro/2015/05/30/daniel-meltzer-harvard-law-school-professor-had-served-principal-deputy-counsel-obama/MTsvr4LTO4FBb0bX0jkWNL/story.html|title=Daniel J. Meltzer, 63; Harvard Law School professor had served as principal deputy counsel to Obama - The Boston Globe|first=Bryan|last=Marquard|website=BostonGlobe.com}}
Guido Plante, 78, Canadian-born Honduran Roman Catholic prelate, Coadjutor Bishop (2004–2005) and Bishop of Choluteca (2005–2012).{{cite web|url=http://catholic-hierarchy.org/bishop/bplanteg.html|title=Bishop Guido Plante [Catholic-Hierarchy]|website=catholic-hierarchy.org}}
Pedro Roque, 47, Cuban Greco-Roman wrestler, world champion (1987), respiratory failure.{{Cite web|url=http://cafefuerte.com/otros/24345-fallece-luchador-pedro-roque-gloria-del-deporte-cubano/|title=Fallece luchador Pedro Roque, gloria del deporte cubano|work=Café Fuerte|date=May 25, 2015|access-date=December 30, 2019|archive-date=December 30, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191230183313/http://cafefuerte.com/otros/24345-fallece-luchador-pedro-roque-gloria-del-deporte-cubano/|url-status=dead}}
Michael W. Ryan, 66, American convicted murderer.{{cite web|url=https://www.ketv.com/article/death-row-inmate-michael-ryan-dies-before-execution/7652887|title=Death row inmate Michael Ryan dies before execution|date=25 May 2015|website=KETV}}
Jarmila Šťastná, 82, Czech Olympic speed skater.{{cite web|url=http://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/st/jarmila-stastna-1.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200418033703/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/st/jarmila-stastna-1.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=2020-04-18|title=Jarmila Å Å¥astnÃ¡ Bio, Stats, and Results|website=Olympics at Sports-Reference.com}}
Bharat Raj Upreti, 63, Nepali judge, justice of the Supreme Court (2009–2013), suicide by hanging.{{cite web|url=http://kathmandupost.ekantipur.com/news/2015-05-25/former-sc-justice-upreti-commits-suicide.html|title=Former SC Justice Upreti commits suicide|website=kathmandupost.ekantipur.com}}
John Oliver Wheeler, 90, Canadian geologist.[https://www.legacy.com/us/obituaries/legacyremembers/john-wheeler-obituary?id=43089398 John Oliver Wheeler]
Winged Love, 23, Irish Thoroughbred racehorse, colic.[http://www.bloodstock.racingpost.com/leading-jumps-sire-winged-love-dies/1885456/ Leading Jumps Sire Winged Love dies]{{dead link|date=November 2017 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}

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George Braden, 65, Canadian politician, member of the Legislative Assembly of the Northwest Territories (1979–1983), gastric cancer.{{cite web |url=https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/north/george-braden-n-w-t-s-1st-government-leader-dies-at-65-1.3088686 |title=George Braden, N.W.T.'s 1st government leader, dies at 65 |work=CBC News |date=May 26, 2015}}
Dien Cornelissen, 91, Dutch politician, member of the Senate (1969–1971) and House of Representatives (1971–1972, 1973–1986).{{Cite web|url=https://www.parlement.com/id/vju8iiu1oxcj/nieuws/cda_politica_dien_cornelissen_op_91|title=CDA-politica Dien Cornelissen op 91-jarige leeftijd overleden|website=www.parlement.com}}
Robert Lebel, 90, Canadian Roman Catholic prelate, Bishop of Valleyfield (1976–2000).{{cite web|url=http://www.gcatholic.org/dioceses/diocese/vall3.htm|title=Diocese of Valleyfield, Canada|website=GCatholic}}
Nathan J. Lindsay, 79, American major general (USAF) and astronaut.{{cite web|url=https://oconnormortuary.com/obits/|title=Obituaries Archive}}
Mary Ellen Mark, 75, American photographer, myelodysplastic syndrome.{{cite web|url=https://www.philly.com/philly/blogs/entertainment/fine_arts/Legendary-Philadelphia-photographer-Mary-Ellen-Mark-dies-75.html|title=Legendary Philadelphia-born photographer Mary Ellen Mark, 75, dies |author1=Molly Eichel |author2=Gabrielle Bonghi |website=www.philly.com}}
Moc Morgan, 86, Welsh fly fisherman and naturalist.{{cite web|url=http://www.walesonline.co.uk/news/wales-news/life-never-dull-you-were-9336061|title=Tributes paid to fishing legend Moc Morgan|first=Darren|last=Devine|date=26 May 2015|website=walesonline}}
John M. Murphy, 88, American politician, member of the U.S. House of Representatives from New York's 16th (1963–1973) and 17th (1973–1981) districts.{{cite web|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2015/05/27/us/politics/john-murphy-staten-island-congressman-convicted-in-abscam-sting-dies-at-88.html|title=John Murphy, Congressman Convicted in Abscam Sting, Dies at 88|first=Joseph P.|last=Fried|date=26 May 2015|work=The New York Times}}
Bill O'Herlihy, 76, Irish sports broadcaster (RTÉ Sport).{{cite web|url=https://www.independent.ie/sport/soccer/late-broadcasting-legend-bill-oherlihy-76-to-be-honoured-at-the-aviva-31251375.html|title=Late broadcasting legend Bill O'Herlihy (76) to be honoured at the Aviva|website=Independent.ie}}
Jorge Salomão, 77, Brazilian Olympic boxer.{{cite web|url=http://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/sa/jorge-sacoma-1.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200417190017/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/sa/jorge-sacoma-1.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=2020-04-17|title=Jorge SacomÃ£ Bio, Stats, and Results|website=Olympics at Sports-Reference.com}}
Wallace Sampson, 85, American critic of alternative medicine.{{cite web|url=http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/mercurynews/obituary.aspx?n=wallace-sampson&pid=174960087|title=Wallace Sampson 1930-2015}}
J. H. Shennan, 82, British historian.[https://www.theguardian.com/books/2015/jul/03/joe-shennan Joe Shennan obituary]
John Stubbs, 77, Australian political journalist.{{cite web|url=https://www.smh.com.au/national/man-of-letters-an-allround-political-tragic-20150603-ghfim6.html|title=Man of letters an all-round political tragic|date=3 June 2015|website=The Sydney Morning Herald}}
Zhanna Yorkina, 76, Russian Soviet cosmonaut.{{Cite web|url=http://novosti-kosmonavtiki.ru/news/28272/|title=Новости Космонавтики - Умерла Жанна Ёркина|website=novosti-kosmonavtiki.ru}}

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Vicente Aranda, 88, Spanish film director (Amantes).{{cite web|url=https://www.thelocal.es/20150526/spanish-director-vicente-aranda-dies-aged-88|title=Spanish director Vicente Aranda dies aged 88|date=26 May 2015|website=thelocal.es}}
Walter Byers, 93, American college athletics executive (NCAA), urinary tract infection.{{cite web|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2015/05/28/sports/walter-byers-ex-ncaa-leader-who-rued-corruption-dies-at-93.html|title=Walter Byers, Ex-N.C.A.A. Leader Who Rued Corruption, Dies at 93|first=Bruce|last=Weber|date=27 May 2015|work=The New York Times}}
Claudio Caligari, 67, Italian screenwriter and director (Toxic Love, The Scent of the Night).{{Cite web|url=https://www.huffingtonpost.it/2015/05/27/caligari-morto-ricordo-valerio-mastandrea_n_7449330.html|title=Muoio come uno stronzo. E ho fatto solo due film|date=May 27, 2015|website=L'HuffPost}}
Harold F. Clayton, 61, American sculptor, lung cancer.{{cite web|url=https://www.dallasnews.com/obituaries/obituaries/2015/05/28/dallas-artist-harold-fooshee-clayton-dies-at-61|title=Dallas artist Harold Fooshee Clayton dies at 61|date=28 May 2015|website=Dallas News}}
William Davidson, 95, English cricketer (Sussex).{{Cite web |url=http://www.thepca.co.uk/obituaries.html#BILL%20DAVIDSON |title=Bill Davidson |access-date=2015-06-07 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170622192424/http://www.thepca.co.uk/obituaries.html#BILL%20DAVIDSON |archive-date=2017-06-22 |url-status=dead }}
Gottfried Diener, 88, Swiss bobsledder, Olympic champion (1956).{{cite web|url=http://www.iau-crossbow.org/en/Archive/3206|title=Gottfried Diener November 1, 1926 – May 26, 2015|access-date=June 7, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150529222034/http://www.iau-crossbow.org/en/Archive/3206|archive-date=May 29, 2015|url-status=dead}}
Leo Drey, 98, American timber magnate.{{cite web|url=https://www.stltoday.com/news/local/obituaries/leo-drey-dies-missouri-s-largest-private-landowner-until-he/article_736f1bd8-6103-5202-aad0-7f74cb8f9234.html|title=Leo Drey dies; Missouri's largest private landowner until he gave it all away|first=Michael D.|last=Sorkin|website=stltoday.com}}
Rocky Frisco, 77, American pianist (JJ Cale Band).{{cite web|url=https://www.tulsaworld.com/blogs/scene/offbeat/tulsa-musician-rocky-frisco-dies-at/article_18bb4dd2-73bf-55a4-82bd-dc69a650c356.html|title=Tulsa musician Rocky Frisco dies at 77|first=Jerry|last= Wofford|website=Tulsa World}}
Thorbjørn Gjølstad, 72, Norwegian jurist and civil servant.{{Cite web|url=https://www.aftenposten.no/article/ap-PznJ.html|title=Nekrolog: Thorbjørn Gjølstad|first=Aftenposten|last=Redaksjon|website=Aftenposten}}
Franklin P. Hall, 76, American politician, member of the Virginia House of Delegates (1976–2009).{{cite web|url=https://wtvr.com/2015/05/26/former-lawmaker-franklin-p-hall-dies/|title=Former lawmaker Franklin P. Hall dies|date=26 May 2015}}
Jim Harness, 81, American football player (Baltimore Colts).[https://www.dignitymemorial.com/obituaries/brunswick-ga/jimmy-harness-6460381 Jimmy Harness]
Bob Hornery, 83, Australian actor (Neighbours, Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome, The Importance of Being Earnest).{{cite web|url=https://www.smh.com.au/entertainment/theatre/performing-arts-community-mourns-neighbours-actor-and-melbourne-theatre-company-actor-bob-hornery-20150527-ghaix3.html|title=Performing arts community mourns Neighbours actor and Melbourne Theatre Company actor Bob Hornery|first=Peter|last=Craven|date=27 May 2015|website=The Sydney Morning Herald}}
Les Johnson, 90, Australian politician, MP for Hughes (1955–1966, 1969–1983).
Sverre Johan Juvik, 93, Norwegian politician.{{Cite web|url=https://www.nrk.no/sognogfjordane/sverre-juvik-er-dod-1.12383140|title=Sverre Juvik er død|date=May 28, 2015|website=NRK}}
Robert Kraft, 87, American astronomer.{{cite web|url=https://news.ucsc.edu/2015/05/robert-kraft-obituary.html|title=Robert P. Kraft, eminent astronomer and former director of UC Observatories, dies at age 87|first=Tim|last=Stephens|website=UC Santa Cruz News}}
João Lucas, 35, Portuguese footballer (Académica).{{Cite web|url=https://www.record.pt/futebol/futebol-nacional/liga-nos|title=As principais notícias sobre Liga NOS|website=www.record.pt}}
Ubirajara Ribeiro Martins, 82, Brazilian entomologist.{{Cite web|url=http://www.mz.usp.br/?p=4901|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150528055204/http://www.mz.usp.br/?p=4901|url-status=dead|archive-date=May 28, 2015|title=Falecimento do Prof. Dr. Ubirajara Ribeiro Martins de Souza » MZUSP - Museu de Zoologia da USP|date=May 28, 2015}}
Edward Moylan, 91, American tennis player.{{cite web|url=http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/theithacajournal/obituary.aspx?n=edward-j-moylan-eddie&pid=174941321&fhid=7263|title=Edward J. "Eddie" Moylan Obituary}}
John Pinder, 70, New Zealand-born Australian comedy producer.{{cite web|url=https://www.smh.com.au/entertainment/circus-oz-and-melbourne-international-comedy-festival-cofounder-john-pinder-dies-aged-70-20150527-ghasvi.html|title=Circus Oz and Melbourne International Comedy Festival co-founder John Pinder dies aged 70|first=Debbie|last=Cuthbertson|date=27 May 2015|website=The Sydney Morning Herald}}
Cyril Roger, 93, English speedway rider.{{cite web|url=http://www.kent-speedway.com/news.php?extend.381.1|title=Cyril Roger (1921–2015) - Kent Kings Speedway Official Website|website=kent-speedway.com}}
Phil Schilling, 75, American magazine editor (Cycle).[https://www.independent.com/obits/2015/06/02/phil-schilling/ Phil Schilling]
Art Thieme, 73, American folk musician.{{cite web|url=https://www.chicagotribune.com/entertainment/music/ct-folk-musician-art-thieme-dies-met-20150527-story.html|title=Art Thieme, longtime Chicago folk musician, dies|first=Tony|last=Briscoe|website=chicagotribune.com}}
Aristidis Vlassis, 68, Greek painter.{{cite web|url=http://www.chaniapost.eu/2015/05/27/famous-cretan-painter-aristides-vlassis-dies-at-68/|title=Famous Cretan Painter Aristides Vlassis dies at 68|date=27 May 2015|access-date=7 June 2015|archive-date=29 May 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150529003724/http://www.chaniapost.eu/2015/05/27/famous-cretan-painter-aristides-vlassis-dies-at-68/|url-status=dead}}

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Hassan Abdullah Hersi al-Turki, c. 71, Somali Islamist and Al-Shabaab leader, military leader of the Islamic Courts Union and Al-Itihaad al-Islamiya.{{cite web|date=2015-05-28|title=Al-Shabaab Leader Linked to al-Qaeda Dies in South Somalia|url=https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2015-05-28/al-shabaab-leader-linked-to-al-qaeda-dies-in-southern-somalia|access-date=2020-10-14|website=Bloomberg.com}}
Erik Carlsson, 86, Swedish rally driver.{{cite web|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/obituaries/11651975/Erik-Carlsson-rally-driver-obituary.html|title=Erik Carlsson, rally driver - obituary|date=4 June 2015|via=www.telegraph.co.uk}}
Nils Christie, 87, Norwegian criminologist.{{Cite web|url=https://www.dagbladet.no/a/60688773|title=Professor Nils Christie er død|date=May 28, 2015|website=Dagbladet.no}}
Cotton Coulson, 63, American filmmaker and photographer (National Geographic), scuba diving accident.{{cite web|url=https://news.nationalgeographic.com/2015/05/150528-Cotton-Coulson-National-Geographic-photographer-dies/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150530110534/http://news.nationalgeographic.com/2015/05/150528-Cotton-Coulson-National-Geographic-photographer-dies/|url-status=dead|archive-date=May 30, 2015|title=Cotton Coulson, National Geographic Photographer, Dies|date=28 May 2015|website=National Geographic News}}
Peter Celestine Elampassery, 76, Indian Roman Catholic prelate, Bishop of Jammu-Srinagar (1998–2014).{{cite web|url=http://www.catholic-hierarchy.org/bishop/belam.html|title=Bishop Peter Celestine Elampassery [Catholic-Hierarchy]|website=catholic-hierarchy.org}}
Vittorio Paolo Fiorito, 74, Italian Hall of Fame basketball referee.{{Cite web|url=https://www.pianetabasket.com/lega-a/ci-ha-lasciati-paolo-fiorito-le-condoglianze-del-presidente-petrucci-disposto-un-minuto-di-silenzio-77503|title=Ci ha lasciati Paolo Fiorito. Le condoglianze del presidente Petrucci. Disposto un minuto di silenzio|website=Pianeta Basket}}
Bill Foster, 79, American college basketball coach (Miami Hurricanes, Clemson Tigers, Virginia Tech Hokies), Parkinson's disease.{{cite web|url=https://www.sun-sentinel.com/sports/miami-hurricanes/sfl-former-um-basketball-coach-bill-foster-dies-at-79-20150527-story.html|title=Former UM basketball coach Bill Foster dies at 79|first=Christy Cabrera|last=Chirinos|website=Sun-Sentinel.com}}
S. Parker Gilbert, 81, American financier, President of Morgan Stanley (1983–1990).{{cite web|url=https://www.hitc.com/en-gb/2015/05/28/ex-morgan-stanley-boss-dies-aged-81/|title=Morgan Stanley Wall Street legend dies|first=Ian|last=Bolland|date=29 May 2015|website=Here Is The City|access-date=10 February 2019|archive-date=12 February 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190212011945/https://www.hitc.com/en-gb/2015/05/28/ex-morgan-stanley-boss-dies-aged-81/|url-status=dead}}
Irvine B. Hill, 87, American politician, Mayor of Norfolk, Virginia (1974–1976).{{cite web|url=https://pilotonline.com/news/local/obituaries/article_4372f53c-8c8e-5013-9259-915b952551dc.html|title=Former Norfolk Mayor Irvine B. Hill dies at 87|first=Tim|last=Eberly|website=Virginian-Pilot|access-date=2019-02-10|archive-date=2019-02-12|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190212011817/https://pilotonline.com/news/local/obituaries/article_4372f53c-8c8e-5013-9259-915b952551dc.html|url-status=dead}}
Sir Gordon Hobday, 99, British scientist and industrialist.{{cite web|url=https://www.thetimes.com/uk/science/article/sir-gordon-hobday-b03xbhtv7n9|title=Sir Gordon Hobday|date=10 June 2015|via=www.thetimes.co.uk}}
Andy King, 58, English footballer (Everton), heart attack.{{cite web|url=https://www.mkdons.com/news/2015/may/statement-andy-king/|title=Statement: Andy King - News - Milton Keynes Dons|website=mkdons.com}}
Karsten Lund, 71, Danish footballer (Vejle Boldklub).{{Cite web|url=https://www.tipsbladet.dk/nyhed/1-division/vb-legende-pludselig-doed|title=VB-legende pludselig død|website=Tipsbladet.dk}}
Michael Martin, 83, American philosopher.{{cite web|url=https://www.patheos.com/blogs/secularoutpost/2015/05/28/michael-martin-has-died/|title=Michael Martin Has Died|work=The Secular Outpost|date=28 May 2015}}
John Miller, 81, American football player (Washington Redskins).{{Cite web|url=http://www.itemlive.com/news/a-player-a-coach-a-teacher-mourned/article_3e5346ea-04ed-11e5-b312-63d1bec504a6.html|title=A player, a coach, a teacher mourned}}{{Dead link|date=May 2023 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}
William Newman, 80, American actor (Mrs. Doubtfire, The Tick), vascular dementia.{{cite web|url=http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/nytimes/obituary.aspx?pid=174982583|title=William McLeod Newman}}
Liam Ryan, 79, Irish theologian and hurler (Limerick GAA).{{cite web|url=https://www.independent.ie/irish-news/news/liam-ryan-31267003.html|title=Liam Ryan|website=Independent.ie}}
Franca Sebastiani, 66, Italian singer, cancer.[http://www.today.it/cronaca/morta-franca-sebastiani-ex-massimo-ranieri.html È morta Franca Sebastiani, l'ex di Massimo Ranieri malata di cancro] (in Italian)
John Siegal, 97, American football player (Chicago Bears).{{cite web|url=https://patch.com/illinois/lakeforest/oldest-former-chicago-bears-player-dies|title=Oldest Former Chicago Bears Player Dies|date=28 May 2015|website=Lake Forest-Lake Bluff, IL Patch}}
Elisabeth Wiedemann, 89, German actress.{{Cite web|url=https://www.tagesschau.de/index.html|title=Aktuelle Nachrichten - Inland Ausland Wirtschaft Kultur Sport - ARD Tagesschau|website=tagesschau.de}}
Russell Wolfe, 50, American film producer (God's Not Dead), complications from amyotrophic lateral sclerosis.[https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/russell-wolfe-gods-not-dead-798956/ Russell Wolfe, ‘God’s Not Dead’ Actor and Producer, Dies at 50]
Zhang Jieqing, 102, Chinese politician and writer.{{Cite web|url=http://news.sohu.com/20150529/n414031989.shtml?pvid=c226ea1290ad3c2e|title=彭真夫人张洁清因病在北京逝世终年103岁-搜狐新闻|website=news.sohu.com}}

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John Buckner, 67, American politician, member of the Colorado House of Representatives (since 2013), sarcoidosis.{{cite web|url=https://kdvr.com/2015/05/29/state-rep-john-buckner-of-aurora-dies-at-67-after-short-illness/|title=State Rep. John Buckner of Aurora dies at 67 after short illness|date=29 May 2015}}
Jonas Čepulis, 75, Lithuanian heavyweight boxer, Olympic silver medalist (1968).{{Cite web|url=https://ru.delfi.lt/sport/lithuania/iz-zhizni-ushla-legenda-litovskogo-boksa.d?id=68105312|title=Из жизни ушла легенда литовского бокса|website=DELFI}}
Esther Ghan Firestone, 90, Canadian cantor.{{cite web|url=https://www.theglobeandmail.com/arts/esther-ghan-firestone-canadas-first-female-cantor-delighted-audiences-with-her-voice/article24867420/|title=Esther Ghan Firestone: Canada's first female cantor delighted audiences with her voice|via=The Globe and Mail}}
Ed Fullerton, 84, American football player (Pittsburgh Steelers).[https://www.legacy.com/us/obituaries/triblive-pittsburgh-tribune-review/name/edward-fullerton-obituary?id=13266644 Edward R. Fullerton]
Herbert Gelernter, 85, American computer scientist.[https://www.cs.stonybrook.edu/people/faculty/herbertgelernter In Memoriam - Professor Emeritus]
Steven Gerber, 66, American composer, cancer.{{cite web|url=http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/nytimes/obituary.aspx?pid=174969767|title=STEVEN GERBER Obituary}}
Masayuki Imai, 54, Japanese actor, writer and director, colon cancer.{{Cite web|url=http://mainichi.jp/english/english/features/news/20150528p2a00m0na010000c.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150529090735/http://mainichi.jp/english/english/features/news/20150528p2a00m0na010000c.html|url-status=dead|title=Actor Masayuki Imai dies at 54|archive-date=May 29, 2015}}
Johnny Keating, 87, British musician ("Theme from Z-Cars").{{cite web|url=https://www.edinburghnews.scotsman.com/news/edinburgh-born-composer-of-z-cars-theme-dies-1-3788196|title=Edinburgh-born composer of Z-Cars theme dies|website=edinburghnews.scotsman.com}}
Skeeter Kell, 85, American baseball player (Philadelphia Athletics).{{cite web|url=http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/thecabin/obituary.aspx?n=Everett-Lee-Kell-Skeeter&pid=174969262|title=Everett Kell Obituary}}
Ray Kennedy, 58, American jazz pianist, multiple sclerosis.{{cite web|url=https://www.stltoday.com/news/local/obituaries/ray-kennedy-renowned-jazz-pianist-from-st-louis-dies-at/article_be92c7c2-4677-5967-9230-250606e6acb9.html|title=Ray Kennedy, renowned jazz pianist from St. Louis, dies at 58 from MS|first=Michael D.|last=Sorkin|publisher=St. Louis Post-Dispatch|website=stltoday.com}}
Gyles Longley, 96, British World War II army officer and Military Cross recipient.{{cite web|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/obituaries/11675477/Gyles-Longley-Reconnaissance-officer-obituary.html|title=Gyles Longley, Reconnaissance officer - obituary|date=15 June 2015|via=www.telegraph.co.uk}}
Robert S. Morse, 90, American prelate, Archbishop of the Anglican Province of Christ the King.{{cite web|url=http://www.berkeleydailyplanet.com/issue/2015-05-29/article/43361?headline=Archbishop-Robert-S.-Morse-br-1924-2105--Barnaby-Conrad-III|title=Archbishop Robert S. Morse 1924-2105. Category: Obituaries from The Berkeley Daily Planet|website=berkeleydailyplanet.com}}
Reynaldo Rey, 75, American actor and comedian (227, Friday, White Men Can't Jump), stroke.{{cite web|url=https://variety.com/2015/film/news/reynaldo-rey-dead-friday-white-men-cant-jump-1201507615/Reynaldo|title=Rey, 'Friday' and 'White Men Can't Jump' Actor, Dies at 75}}
Claire Kelly Schultz, 90, American information scientist.{{cite web|url=http://www.huffandlakjer.com/obituary/3125604?lud=E1A3BF2C4B6CB74B6AC6FA85FC0B4477|title=Obituary for Claire Kelly Schultz at Huff & Lakjer Funeral Home, Inc.|website=huffandlakjer.com}}

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Martha Bachem, 90, Austrian Olympic figure skater.{{Cite web|url=http://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/ba/martha-bachem-1.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200418074617/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/ba/martha-bachem-1.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=2020-04-18|title=Martha Bachem Bio, Stats, and Results|website=Olympics at Sports-Reference.com}}
Arthur Bourns, 95, American chemist, President of McMaster University (1972–1980).{{cite web|url=https://www.thespec.com/news-story/5662445-mac-remembers-president-from-trying-times-of-the-70s/|title=Mac remembers president from trying times of the '70s|first=Mark|last=McNeil|date=5 June 2015|via=www.thespec.com}}
Henry Carr, 73, American track and field athlete, Olympic champion (1964), cancer.{{cite web|url=https://www.azcentral.com/story/sports/college/asu/2015/06/02/asu-track-henry-carr/28385971/|title=ASU, Olympic track champion Henry Carr dies at 73|website=azcentral}}
Peter Cropper, 69, British violinist.[https://www.theguardian.com/global/2015/jun/04/peter-cropper Peter Cropper obituary]
Doris Hart, 89, American Hall of Fame tennis player.{{Cite web|url=http://www.brandonsun.com/sports/breaking-news/doris-hart-who-won-all-4-grand-slams-including-3-wimbledon-titles-in-a-day-dies-at-89-305571531.html?thx=y|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150531015246/http://www.brandonsun.com/sports/breaking-news/doris-hart-who-won-all-4-grand-slams-including-3-wimbledon-titles-in-a-day-dies-at-89-305571531.html?thx=y|url-status=dead|title=Doris Hart, who won all 4 Grand Slams, including 3 Wimbledon titles in a day, dies at 89|archive-date=May 31, 2015}}
Willie Horgan, 71, Irish hurling referee.[http://www.eveningecho.ie/sport/cork-sport/willie-horgan-was-a-great-person-and-referee/ Willie Horgan was a great person and referee] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160305021142/http://www.eveningecho.ie/sport/cork-sport/willie-horgan-was-a-great-person-and-referee/ |date=2016-03-05 }}
Tom Jones, 72, American racing driver.{{cite web|url=https://www.driverdb.com/drivers/tom-jones-57841/|title=Tom Jones - Racing career profile - Driver Database|website=driverdb.com}}
Chris Kohlhase, 47, New Zealand softball player (national team) and coach (Samoa national team), Parkinson's disease.{{cite web|url=http://notices.nzherald.co.nz/obituaries/nzherald-nz/obituary.aspx?n=christopher-paul-kohlhase&pid=174964195&fhid=12541|title=Christopher Kohlhase obituary}}
Natalya Lagoda, 41, Ukrainian-born Russian singer and model (Playboy), bilateral pneumonia.{{Cite web|url=http://novayagazeta-ug.ru/note/u3037/2015/06/01/120454|title=Звезда 90-х годов Наталья Лагода скончалась в Луганске|access-date=2015-06-07|archive-date=2015-07-06|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150706060227/http://novayagazeta-ug.ru/note/u3037/2015/06/01/120454|url-status=dead}}
Rashid Massumi, 89, Iranian-born American cardiologist.{{Cite web|url=https://iama.org/services/condolences-rashid-massumi/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151119080616/https://iama.org/services/condolences-rashid-massumi/|url-status=dead|title=IAMA condolences for the loss of Dr. Rashid Massumi|archive-date=November 19, 2015}}
Naomi Miyake, 66, Japanese cognitive psychologist, cancer.[https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/10508406.2015.1065667 Remembrance: Naomi Miyake]
Wim van Norden, 97, Dutch journalist, director of Het Parool (1945–1979).{{Cite web|url=http://www.parool.nl/parool/nl/38/MEDIA/article/detail/4042937/2015/05/29/Parool-oprichter-Wim-van-Norden-97-overleden.dhtml|title=Parool-oprichter Wim van Norden (97) overleden}}
Betsy Palmer, 88, American actress (I've Got a Secret, Mister Roberts, Friday the 13th).{{cite web|url=http://www.sentinelandenterprise.com/ci_28225459/betsy-palmer-dies-was-killer-cook-friday-13th|title=Betsy Palmer, dies; was killer cook in 'Friday the 13th'|website=sentinelandenterprise.com|access-date=2019-02-10|archive-date=2019-02-12|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190212011211/http://www.sentinelandenterprise.com/ci_28225459/betsy-palmer-dies-was-killer-cook-friday-13th|url-status=dead}}
George Roger Sell, 78, American mathematician.[https://dsweb.siam.org/The-Magazine/Article/in-memory-of-george-sell-1 In Memory of George Sell]

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Michel Arpin, 79, French Olympic skier.[https://www.ledauphine.com/skichrono/2015/05/30/disparition-de-michel-arpin Disparition de Michel Arpin] {{in lang|fr}}
Jim Bailey, 77, American singer, actor and impressionist (Judy Garland, Barbra Streisand).[http://www.phillyvoice.com/philly-native-female-impersonator-jim-bailey-dies/ West Philly native, famous female impersonator Jim Bailey dies]
Beau Biden, 46, American politician, Attorney General of Delaware (2007–2015), brain cancer.{{cite web|url=https://ktla.com/2015/05/30/vice-president-joe-bidens-son-beau-dies-after-battle-with-brain-cancer/|title=Vice President Joe Biden's Son, Beau, Dies Following Battle With Brain Cancer|date=31 May 2015}}
Joël Champetier, 57, Canadian author, cancer.{{Cite web|url=https://www.revue-solaris.com/blogue-solaris/derniers-adieux-joel-champetier-1957-2015/|title=Derniers adieux : Joël Champetier (1957-2015) | Revue Solaris}}
Jake D'Arcy, 69, British actor (Still Game, Gregory's Girl, Outnumbered).{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-scotland-32943015|title=Tributes after Still Game actor dies|date=30 May 2015|via=www.bbc.com}}
John Drinkall, 93, British diplomat, Ambassador to Afghanistan (1972–1976), High Commissioner to Jamaica (1976–1981).{{cite web|url=https://www.thetimes.com/uk/politics/article/john-drinkall-hkr0bmlm5pc|title=John Drinkall|date=5 June 2015|via=www.thetimes.co.uk}}
Ingeborg Mueller Fernlund, 80, Swedish publisher.{{Cite web|url=https://www.svb.se/nyheter/ingeborg-mueller-fernlund|title=Ingeborg Mueller Fernlund|date=July 1, 2015|website=Svensk Bokhandel}}
Hugh Griffiths, Baron Griffiths, 91, British jurist and law lord.{{cite web|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/obituaries/11643661/Lord-Griffiths-obituary.html|title=Lord Griffiths - obituary|date=1 June 2015|via=www.telegraph.co.uk}}
James Grotstein, 89, American psychiatrist and psychoanalyst.[https://melanie-klein-trust.org.uk/writers/james-grotstein/ James Grotstein]
Julie Harris, 94, British costume designer (A Hard Day's Night, Darling, Live and Let Die), Oscar winner (1966).{{cite web|url=https://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/entertainment/film-tv/news/designer-julie-harris-dies-at-94-31267243.html|title=Designer Julie Harris dies at 94|via=www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk}}
Ivan Kochergin, 79, Russian Olympic wrestler.[https://infosport.ru/person/borba-greko-rimskaya/kochergin-ivan-vasilevich КОЧЕРГИН Иван Васильевич]{{in lang|ru}}
John L. Lumley, 84, American professor of aerospace engineering, brain cancer.{{cite web|url=http://news.cornell.edu/stories/2015/06/turbulent-fluid-flow-expert-john-lumley-dies-84|title=Turbulent fluid flow expert John Lumley dies at 84|website=Cornell Chronicle}}
Tony McNamara, 85, English footballer (Everton, Liverpool).{{cite web|url=http://www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/former-liverpool-everton-player-tony-9359505|title=Former Liverpool and Everton player Tony McNamara dies aged 85|first=Joe|last=Rimmer|date=30 May 2015|website=liverpoolecho}}
Lennie Merullo, 98, American baseball player (Chicago Cubs).{{cite web|url=https://www.bleedcubbieblue.com/2015/5/30/8692649/lennie-merullo-passes-away-aged-98|title=Lennie Merullo Passes Away, Aged 98|first=Al|last=Yellon|date=30 May 2015|website=Bleed Cubbie Blue}}
Cornell Moss, 55, Bahamian Anglican prelate, Archbishop of Guyana (since 2009), heart failure.{{Cite web|url=http://www.caribnewsdesk.com/news/10007-anglican-bishop-of-guyana-dies|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150602220229/http://www.caribnewsdesk.com/news/10007-anglican-bishop-of-guyana-dies|url-status=usurped|title=Anglican Bishop of Guyana dies|archive-date=June 2, 2015}}
L. Tom Perry, 92, American apostle of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, thyroid cancer.{{cite web|url=http://archive.sltrib.com/article.php?id=2570111&itype=CMSID|title=L. Tom Perry, the Mormon apostle with the big smile, dies at 92|website=The Salt Lake Tribune}}
Michael Collins Piper, 54, American talk radio host and conspiracy theorist.{{cite web|url=https://www.cdapress.com/archive/article-924e812e-1518-5dfb-b89a-09210fcf5ef9.html|title=Death raises questions|author1=Jeff Selle|author2=Maureen Dolan|date=3 July 2015|website=Coeur d'Alene / Post Falls Press|access-date=10 February 2019|archive-date=3 April 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190403215900/https://www.cdapress.com/archive/article-924e812e-1518-5dfb-b89a-09210fcf5ef9.html|url-status=dead}}
Azmat Rana, 63, Pakistani cricketer, cardiac arrest.{{cite web|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/pakistan/content/story/882625.html|title=Azmat Rana dies aged 63|date=31 May 2015|website=Cricinfo}}
Somalatha Subasinghe, 78, Sri Lankan actress and theater director.{{cite web|url=http://www.dailymirror.lk/article/veteran-dramatist-somalatha-subasinghe-passes-away-74367.html?fbrefresh=1549835997|title=Veteran dramatist Somalatha Subasinghe passes away|website=dailymirror.lk}}
Vic Travis, 63, American baseball umpire.[https://www.legacy.com/us/obituaries/kentucky/name/victor-travis-obituary?id=18680792 Victor Travis]
Alvin P. Wegeman, 88, American Nordic combined skier.{{cite web|url=https://www.steamboatpilot.com/news/steamboat-ski-great-paul-wegeman-dies-at-88-in-colorado-springs/|title=Steamboat ski great Paul Wegeman dies at 88 in Colorado Springs|website=steamboatpilot.com}}
Michele Wrightson, 73, American comic book artist.[https://www.cbr.com/comics-a-m-artist-michele-wrightson-passes-away/ Artist Michele Wrightson passes away]

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Iain Campbell, 87, English cricketer and headmaster.{{cite web|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/england/content/player/10993.html|title=Iain Campbell|website=Cricinfo}}
Nico Castel, 83, Portuguese-born American tenor.{{cite news | url=https://www.nytimes.com/2015/06/04/arts/music/nico-castel-tenor-and-diction-coach-at-the-met-dies-at-83.html | title=Nico Castel, Tenor and Diction Coach at the Met, Dies at 83 | work=The New York Times | author=Margalit Fox | date=2015-06-03 | access-date=2016-08-03}}
Will Holt, 86, American songwriter ("Lemon Tree") and playwright (Over Here!), Alzheimer's disease.{{cite web|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2015/06/05/arts/music/will-holt-who-wrote-lemon-tree-dies-at-86.html|title=Will Holt, Who Wrote 'Lemon Tree' and for the Musical Stage, Dies at 86|first=Bruce|last=Weber|date=4 June 2015|work=The New York Times}}
Jonathan Howes, 78, American politician, Secretary of the NCDENR (1992–1997), Mayor of Chapel Hill, North Carolina (1987–1991), heart disease.{{cite web|url=https://www.newsobserver.com/news/local/community/chapel-hill-news/article22795014.html|title=Former Chapel Hill Mayor Jonathan Howes dies at 78|website=newsobserver}}
Maj-Britt Johansson, 86, Swedish Olympic archer.[https://www.olympedia.org/athletes/2132 Maj-Britt Johansson]
Françoise-Hélène Jourda, 59, French architect.{{Cite web|url=https://www.lemonde.fr/architecture/article/2015/06/04/francoise-helene-jourda-pionniere-de-l-architecture-ecologique-est-morte_4647592_1809550.html|title=Françoise-Hélène Jourda, pionnière de l'architecture écologique, est morte|date=June 4, 2015|via=Le Monde}}
Hiroshi Koizumi, 88, Japanese actor (Mothra, Atragon), pneumonia.{{Cite web|url=http://www.scified.com/site/we-all-wear-suits---japanese-sci-fi--fantasy/hiroshi-koizumi-passes-away-at-88|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150703011959/http://www.scified.com/site/we-all-wear-suits---japanese-sci-fi--fantasy/hiroshi-koizumi-passes-away-at-88|url-status=dead|title=Hiroshi Koizumi Passes Away at 88|archive-date=July 3, 2015}}
François Mahé, 84, French professional cyclist.{{Cite web|url=https://www.lequipe.fr/Cyclisme-sur-route/Actualites/Deces-de-francois-mahe/563165|title=Décès de François Mahé - Cyclisme - Disparition|website=L'Équipe}}
Frank McKinnon, 80, Canadian sports executive.{{cite web |url=http://www.mbhockeyhalloffame.ca/final-face-off-sport-world-mourns-loss-of-frank-mckinnon/ |title=Final Face Off - Sport World Mourns Loss of Frank McKinnon |website=Manitoba Hockey Hall of Fame |access-date=2019-04-03}}
Ron Moore, 37, American football player (Atlanta Falcons), shot.[https://www.thescore.com/news/773320 Former Packers draft pick Ron Moore killed in triple shooting]
Eric Palmgren, 98, Finnish Olympic sailor.[https://www.olympedia.org/athletes/63217 Eric Palmgren]
Pat Petersen, 55, American marathon runner, pancreatic cancer.{{cite web|url=https://www.runnersworld.com/news/a20805236/pat-petersen-a-former-u-s-marathon-record-holder-dies-at-55/|title=Pat Petersen, a Former U.S. Marathon Record Holder, Dies at 55|first=John|last=Hanc|date=1 June 2015|website=Runner's World}}
Christina Reid, 73, Northern Irish playwright.{{cite web|url=https://www.thestage.co.uk/news/2015/playwright-christina-reid-dies/|title=Playwright Christina Reid dies - News|first=Michael|last=Quinn|date=2 June 2015}}
Slim Richey, 77, American guitarist, lymphoma.[https://web.archive.org/web/20150603005517/http://music.blog.austin360.com/2015/05/31/slim-richey-1938-2015-austin-jazz-guitarist/ Slim Richey, 1938-2015: Austin jazz guitarist - Austin Music Source]
Mario Saliwa, 31, South African first-class cricketer.{{cite web|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/southafrica/content/story/884175.html|title=Mario Saliwa dies aged 31|date=4 June 2015|website=Cricinfo}}
Rochelle Lee Shoretz, 42, American lawyer, complications from breast cancer.[https://www.jpost.com/Diaspora/Rochelle-Shoretz-Sharsheret-founder-and-cancer-advocate-is-dead-at-42-404705 Rochelle Shoretz, Sharsheret founder and cancer advocate, is dead at 42]
Gladys Taylor, 97, Canadian writer and newspaper publisher.{{Cite web |url=http://www.rockyviewweekly.com/article/20150608/RVW0302/306089994/0/RVW |title=Family and friends remember Gladys Taylor, founder of the Rocky View Weekly |access-date=2015-06-10 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150611195528/http://www.rockyviewweekly.com/article/20150608/RVW0302/306089994/0/RVW |archive-date=2015-06-11 |url-status=dead }}
Karl Wlaschek, 97, Austrian executive, founder of Billa.{{Cite web|url=https://apps.derstandard.at/privacywall/2000016755783/Unternehmer-Karl-Wlaschek-ist-tot|title=derStandard.at|website=Der Standard|access-date=2019-12-30|archive-date=2019-12-30|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191230183311/https://apps.derstandard.at/privacywall/2000016755783/Unternehmer-Karl-Wlaschek-ist-tot|url-status=dead}}

References

External links

[https://www.imdb.com/search/name/?death_date=2015-05-01,2015-05-31&adult=include List of May 2015 deaths] at IMDb

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