The Stiffs for 2025

For the 32nd year running, we present our fondest farewells to the recently departed.

If they were on any lists — or if they mattered at all in the world — you'll find them here.

If you're looking for everybody, then you need to head on over to the Directory.

Gil Gerard · 82

January 23rd, 1943 - December 16th, 2025

Out of time.

Anita Bryant · 85

March 25th, 1940 - December 16th, 2025

Head of the Florida Citrus Commission from 1969 - 1980. We think she also made some records or something.

Dick Cheney · 84

January 30th, 1941 - November 3rd, 2025

White House Chief of Staff, Secretary of Defense, Vice President - and all we remember is when he shot that dude in the face while hunting.

Diane Ladd · 89

November 29th, 1935 - November 3rd, 2025

Diane doesn't live here anymore.

June Lockhart · 100

June 25th, 1925 - October 23rd, 2025

Started with A Christmas Carol and All This, and Heaven Too and finished with Zombie Hamlet and Bongee Bear and the Kingdom of Rhythm. Solid.

Hulk Hogan · 71

August 11th, 1953 - July 24th, 2025

This guy was dumb for a WRESTLER. Think about that.

Ozzy Osbourne · 76

December 3rd, 1948 - July 22nd, 2025

The Prince of Darkerness.

Michael Madsen · 67

September 25th, 1957 - July 3rd, 2025

His best role: Free Willy. No question.

Brian Wilson · 82

June 20th, 1942 - June 11th, 2025

Rhonda? Hello?

Sly Stone · 82

March 15th, 1943 - June 9th, 2025

Say what you want, but with a lifetime of drug problems, and SEVEN paragraphs under "Personal Problems" in Wikipedia, the guy knew how to be a rockstar.

Jim Marshall · 87

December 30th, 1937 - June 3rd, 2025

He really got things turned around.

Loretta Swit · 87

November 4th, 1937 - May 30th, 2025

Coldlips.

George Wendt · 76

October 17th, 1948 - May 20th, 2025

Guess where he Wendt?

Ruth Buzzi · 88

July 24th, 1936 - May 1st, 2025

Went to school with Dustin Hoffman and Gene Hackman, and then later went on to star in Baggy Pants and the Nitwits..

Pope Francis · 88

December 17th, 1936 - April 21st, 2025

He oversaw the church during the tumultuous "child abuse scandal", so who knows WHERE the fuck he is right now.

Carl Erskine · 98

December 13th, 1926 - April 16th, 2025

Ankles Crier
Care Linkers
Realer Snick

Sometimes when we can't think of an obit for someone, we just put up anagrams of their name.

Cranker Isle
Creak Liners

Now is one of those times.

Val Kilmer · 65

December 31st, 1959 - April 1st, 2025

No longer your huckleberry.

Richard Chamberlain · 90

March 31st, 1934 - March 29th, 2025

This guy won the Golden Apple Award for Most Cooperative Actor - two years IN A ROW!

George Foreman · 76

January 10th, 1949 - March 21st, 2025

Seems like a pretty smart guy, until you find out that he had 5 sons and named them all George.

Roberta Flack · 88

February 10th, 1937 - February 24th, 2025

Time for the obvious song title to be used as the obit:

"Feel Like Making Love".

Gene Hackman · 95

January 30th, 1930 - February 17th, 2025

This dude's body of work was massive, so a funny obit should be easy. But we are STILL trying to figure out what happened to him in that mud room.

Tony Roberts · 85

October 22nd, 1939 - February 7th, 2025

Welp, the Fame Committee rule this guy famous. He was in a ton of movies, TV and stage work, and we have NO idea who he is.

Fay Vincent · 86

May 29th, 1938 - February 1st, 2025

Baseball guy.

Marianne Faithfull · 78

December 29th, 1946 - January 30th, 2025

Even for someone addicted to heroin, this chick fell down a LOT.

Jules Feiffer · 95

January 26th, 1929 - January 17th, 2025

He won a Pulitzer Prize for cartoons. Wow.

Bob Uecker · 89

January 26th, 1935 - January 16th, 2025

Juuuust a bit outside.

David Lynch · 78

January 20th, 1946 - January 16th, 2025

If you're ever feeling like getting weird, just go watch ANY of his movies.

Year	Stiffs
2025	28
2024	44
2023	54
2022	44
2021	57
2020	71
2019	54
2018	51
2017	65
2016	72
2015	59
2014	63
2013	68
2012	81
2011	65
2010	80
2009	65
2008	83
2007	78
2006	99
2005	84
2004	70
2003	97
2002	101
2001	99
2000	92
1999	192
1998	127
1997	119
1996	63
1995	40

Guess the Stiff!