Verne Meisner, a virtuoso accordionist and bandleader who was known as the "Polka King of Wisconsin," died on June 10 from complications of melanoma. He was 66.
John T. Walton, an heir to the Wal-Mart fortune and one of the wealthiest men in America, died on June 27 in a plane crash. He was 58.
Gene Miller, a former Miami Herald reporter and editor who won two Pulitzer Prizes, died on June 17 of cancer. He was 76.
Ryan Alan Hade, the victim of a horrific attack, died on June 9 when his brand new Suzuki motorcycle collided with a pickup truck. He was 23.
Queen Makobo Constance Modjadji VI, the rain queen of the Balobedu people of South Africa, died on June 12. Cause of death is in dispute. She was 27.
Karl Mueller, the bass guitarist of the grunge rock band Soul Asylum, died on June 17 after a yearlong battle with esophageal cancer. He was 41.
David Sutherland, an illustrator whose work appeared in the "Dungeons and Dragons" rule books and boxed sets, died on June 6 of chronic liver failure. He was 56.
Allison Crews, a freelance writer and the Web editor behind Girl-Mom.com, died on June 11. Cause of death is under investigation. She was 22.
Louise Regan, a nurse who volunteered in Africa and India, died on June 6 of a brain aneurysm. She was 66.
Percy Arrowsmith, the world's longest married man, died on June 15. Cause of death was not released. He was 105.
Lucy Richardson, the woman John Lennon immortalized in The Beatles' hit "Lucy in the Sky With Diamonds," died on June 1 of cancer. She was 47.
Curtis Pitts, a crop duster who built the first aircraft specifically designed for aerobatics, died on June 10 of complications from a heart valve replacement. He was 89.
Anne Bancroft, an Oscar, Emmy and Tony award-winning actress who was best known for working miracles and seducing young men on screen, died on June 6 of uterine cancer. She was 73.
Brian Blaine Reynolds, a philanthropist who was also the first staff photographer at Sports Illustrated, died on June 2 of kidney disease. He was 89.
Jim Arthur, Britain's leading golf course agronomist, died on May 14. Cause of death was not released. He was 84.
George Mikan, a star center who led the Minneapolis Lakers to five NBA championships, died on June 1. Cause of death was not released. He was 80.
José Lopez, a retired Army master sergeant who single-handedly killed more than 100 German soldiers during World War II, died on May 16. Cause of death was not released. He was 94.
Thurl Ravenscroft, the deep booming voice behind Tony the Tiger and various Disney characters, died on May 22 of prostate cancer. He was 91.
Joe Grant, a pioneering Disney animator and writer, died on May 6 of a heart attack. He was 96.
Eddie Albert, a veteran actor of stage and screen who achieved his greatest fame on the 1960s TV show "Green Acres," died on May 26 of pneumonia. He was 99.