In Memoriam

We honor the following animation professionals who have belonged to the Animation Guild or any other animation union.

Links from names to obituaries are in the works, check back later for updates.

Index by Last Name

A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P R S T U V W Y Z

A

Derdad Aghmalian, September 10, 2009
John Ahern, October 29, 2008
Renee Alcazar, August 17, 2007
Jim Algar, February 26, 1998
Arthur Alsberg, August 7, 2004
Ryan Anthony, May 20, 2002
Ruben Apodaca, July 17, 2005
Ray Aragon, March 15, 2009
Roger Armstrong, June 7, 2007
Gus Arriola, February 3, 2008
Susan Ashley, April 29, 1998
Pete Alvarado, January 30, 2004

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B

Dina Gottliebova Babbitt, July 29, 2009
Lada Babicka, February 9, 2005
Hilary Bader, November 7, 2002
Jack Bailey, May 6, 2000
Lila Bakke, August 14, 2004
Joe Barbera, December 18, 2006
Dale Barnhart, April 6, 1996
Phyllis Barnhart, February 6, 2008
Warren Batchelder, February 12, 2007
Yvonne “Vonnie” Batson, June 16, 2010
Eli Bauer, January 7, 1998
Max Becraft, March 25, 2007
Carole Beers, March 16, 1999
Gordon Bellamy, January 29, 2008
Bob Bemiller, January 12, 1999
Dawn Benedict, June 30, 2006
Ed Benedict, August 12, 2006
Bill Berg, March 2, 2002
Ted Berman, July 1, 2001
Al Bertino, August 18, 1996
Kennard Betts, June 22, 2003
Tom Bird, December 12, 2010
Barry Blitzer, January 27, 2010
John Boersema, December 8, 1999
Virginia Bogart, October 20, 2003
Nicolette Bonnell, November 1, 2006
Mildred Bourne, May 2, 2003
Carleton (Jack) Boyd, October 4, 1998
Jack Bradbury, May 15, 2004
Kathleen Brain, August 5, 2005
Sylvia Brenner, September 14, 1998
Jameson Brewer, September 11, 2003
Sheila Brown, January 17, 2007
Bill Browne, January 23, 2009
Ruth Bullington, December 20, 2002
Barrington Bunce, June 14, 2005
Marlene Burkhart, September 1, 2006
Bill Butler, October 19, 1998
Vivian Byrne, March 11, 2008

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C

Kimie Calvert, December 23, 2005
Joyce Carlson, January 2, 2008
Bill Carney, April 16, 2002
Bob Carr, September 27, 2008
Wilfredo “Fred” Carrillo, August 18, 2005
Brad Case, March 19, 2006
Elizabeth Case Zwicker, April 20, 2006
Joan Swanson Case, April 7, 2000
Erica Cassetti, April 21, 2007
Lillian Chapman, November 17, 2010
Karen Jepson Ciraulo, April 1, 2005
Eric Cleworth, December 11, 1999
Ralph Coffman, July 16, 2000
Mary Jane Cole, March 19, 2005
Pat Collins, September 26, 2002
Tom Coppola, July 13, 1996
Marie Harvey Cornell, May 12, 1997
Elizabeth Cotter, June 9, 2009
Alice Cowing Smith, August 23, 1999
Phyllis Craig, May 18, 1997
Helen Cromelin, March 4, 2003
Karen (Rodgers) Crudge, November 14, 2000
Else Cruz, August 4, 2004
Louise Cuarto, October 11, 1998
Shamus “Jimmy” Culhane, February 2, 1996

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D

Suzi Dalton, April 10, 2006
Bill Danch, October 6, 2004
Retta (Scott) Davidson, June 12, 1998
Art Davis, May 9, 2000
Marc Davis, January 12, 2000
Vincent Davis, May 7, 2009
Raynelle Day, November 9, 2002
Barbara Dayyan, May 13, 2006
Danilo De Asis, January 20, 2005
Al De Maio, November 27, 1997
Xenia De Mattia, November 23, 1998
Alberto De Mello, November 20, 2007
Guy Deel, December 13, 2005
Cecilia Dellamore, March 24, 1999
Ed DeMattia, January 11, 1997
Al Dempster, June 28, 2001
Joe Denton, May 11, 2003
Robert Dettloff, June 3, 2010
Rose Di Bucci, May 28, 2008
Lou Di Gerolamo, December 20, 2001
Jaime Diaz, June 20, 2009
Diane Dixon, July 25, 2007
Charlie Downs, July 21, 2008
Judith Drake, March 30, 1999
Bob Dranko, February 15, 2009
Greg Drolette, August 19, 2007

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E

Eyvind Earle, July 20, 2000
Bill Eigle, September 11, 2005
Ruth Eisengart, February 26, 2004
Kay Ellermaier, December 8, 1999
Jules Engel, September 9, 2003
Gloria Estrada, December 18, 2005
Ric Estrada, May 1, 2009
Al Eugster, January 1, 1997
Lillian Evans, January 11, 2003

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F

Becky Fallberg, October 8, 2007
Carl Fallberg, May 9, 1996
Mary Fallis, February 8, 2001
Mary Lou Ferguson, October 16, 2007
Ben Ferrer, March 22, 2007
Tom Ferriter, September 20, 2002
Otto Feuer, December 18, 1998
Joseph Finck, September 14, 2001
Joni Jones (Lillian) Fitts, November 16, 2008
Jim Fletcher, December 14, 2004
Frank Follmer, January 30, 2000
Don Foster, May 12, 2000
Romeo Francisco, April 20, 2009
John Freeman, January 1, 2010
Fred Freiberger, March 3, 2003
Frank Frezzo, May 17, 2001
Ed Friedman, April 29, 2005
Etsuko Fujioka, April 10, 2008

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G

René Garcia, November 28, 2000
John Garling, March 20, 2010
John Gentilella, December 26, 1997
Marie Gerard, May 6, 1999
Steve Gerber, February 10, 2008
Blanche Germanetti Phifer, January 2, 2006
Vance Gerry, March 5, 2005
Mabel Gesner, March 28, 2001
Leota Gibeaut, March 5, 2004
Lilliane Girard, April 17, 2003
Eugene Giudice, March 7, 2009
Rexene Gold, July 15, 1998
Adrian Gonzales, October 23, 1998
Fernando Gonzalez, December 8, 2007
Louis Gorham, April 28, 2010
Dina Gottliebova Babbitt, July 29, 2009
Charlette Grable, September 5, 1996
Joe Grant, May 6, 2005
Brian Green, May 12, 2005
Marion Green, July 30, 2009
Stan Green, May 23, 1997
Elizabeth Griffin, February 5, 1999
Roberta Gruetert Marshall, April 26, 2007
Ernie Guanlao, November 9, 2010
Lu Guarnier, December 27, 2007
John Guerin, June 11, 1997
Janet Gusdavison, February 17, 1998

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H

Victor Haboush, May 24, 2009
Barbara Hackley, August 3, 2001
Norman Hall Wright, July 21, 2001
Ann Hamilton, January 16, 2010
Lee Halpern, December 19, 2001
Yoo Sik Ham, January 14, 2008
Ed Hansen, December 11, 2007
Helen Hansen, November 22, 2004
Yvonne Hansford, April 1, 2004
Terry Harrison, February 28, 2007
Johnny Hart, April 9, 2007
Marie Harvey Cornell, May 12, 1997
Jerry Hathcock, March 8, 1997
Chris Hayward, November 20, 2006
Gene Hazelton, April 6, 2005
Herb Hazelton, December 24, 2001
Mike Hazy, December 9, 2004
Kyle Healey, December 4, 2004
Florence Heintz, October 16, 2007
John Hench, February 5, 2004
Renée Henning, February 3, 2004
Tex Henson, December 2, 2002
Margie (Hix) Hermanson, March 12, 2008
Anne Herschenburgh, September 24, 2004
Thomas Hickson, March 14, 2006
Loretta High, August 31, 2003
Dave Hilberman, July 5, 2007
Libby Hilberman, July 11, 2006
Marie Hines, December 26, 1997
Margie (Hix) Hermanson, March 12, 2008
Dick Hoffman, October 30, 2007
Kent Holaday, June 24, 2001
Harry Holt, April 13, 2004
Ruth Howard, July 1, 2002
Jack Huber, May 12, 1998
Faith Hubley, December 7, 2001
Bill Hurtz, October 20, 2000

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I

Rex Irvine, August 28, 1996

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J

Diane Jacobs Matranga, April 10, 2010
Marion O’Callahan Jeffress, June 7, 1998
Pat Jencks, October 13, 2001
Karen Jepson Ciraulo, April 1, 2005
Mary Lou (Manlove) Johnson, September 22, 1996
Ollie Johnston, April 14, 2008
Joni Jones (Lillian) Fitts, November 16, 2008
Susan Jones, December 15, 1996
Volus Jones, May 3, 2004
George Jorgensen, December 27, 1996
Connie Julian, August 7, 1998

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K

Shirley Kahn, April 18, 2001
Bob Kane, November 3, 1998
Gil Kane, January 21, 2000
Millard Kaufman, March 14, 2009
Masao “Mike” Kawaguchi, June 4, 1999
Bill Keil, August 29, 2003
Lew Keller, January 10, 1996
Selby Kelly, late June, 2005
Patrick Kenney, October 14, 2005
Mignonette Kerby Sterges, January 22, 2010
Jack Kerns, September 30, 2004
Katie Kerwin, June 25, 2002
Ted Key, May 3, 2008
Perry Kiefer, July 4, 2001
Larry Kilty, July 3, 2002
Kwang-Min Kim, May 7, 1999
Betty Kimball, July 1, 2010
Ward Kimball, July 8, 2002
Olive King, July 15, 1998
Les Kline, March 22, 1997
Gilda Palinginis Kouros, November 28, 2005
Lyn Kroeger, March 29, 2008

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L

Sherman Labby, June 1, 1998
Dana Landsberg, December 30, 2009
Joanne Lansing, September 22, 1999
Rudy Larriva, February 16, 2010
Phyllis Larson, September 17, 2003
Bill Layne, April 7, 2005
Charlotte Levitow, June 14, 1997
Craig Littell-Herrick, October 10, 2002
Frank Little, April 15, 1997
Anneline Liu, October 8, 1999
Jim Logan, January 13, 2003
Johanna Lohr, May 3, 1998
Bill Lorencz, January 15, 2006
Ed Love, May 5, 1996
Harry Love, February 27, 1997
Dick Lucas, August 27, 1997
Fred Lucky, October 8, 1999
Jim Ludtke, March 26, 2004
Carol Lundberg, February 11, 2007
Mitzi Luukkonen, January 31, 2005

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M

Brice Mack, January 2, 2008
Ron Maidenberg, September 3, 1996
Grace Mallon, December 16, 1997
Mary Lou (Manlove) Johnson, September 22, 1996
Dennis Marks, January 10, 2006
Alla Marshall, July 2, 2009
John Marshall, July 3, 2007
Lew Marshall, August 20, 2002
Roberta Gruetert Marshall, April 26, 2007
Diane Jacobs Matranga, April 10, 2010
Bob Matz, March 28, 2003
Maia Mazer aka Susan Mazer, May 5, 2001
Norm McCabe, January 17, 2006
Virginia McColley, October 11, 1996
Robert McIntosh, June 17, 2010
Lee McDonald, October 2, 2003
Tom McKimson, February 14, 1998
Peggy McMahon, October 17, 1998
Rae McSpadden, October 27, 2002
Bill Melendez, September 2, 2008
Serge Michaels, September 10, 2009
Barbara Miller, May 16, 2000
Fritz Miller, May 12, 1999
John Parr Miller, October 29, 2004
John Miller, September 2, 2001
Larry Miller, March 17, 1996
Lee Mishkin, June 19, 2001
Mike Mitchell, September 6, 2009
Flavia Mitman, September 16, 2009
Gary Mooney, August 5, 2008
Joe Morrison, December 8, 2003
Gray Morrow, November 6, 2001
Jim Mueller, November 13, 2008
Don Murray, March 2, 1996
Costi Mustatea, April 17, 1996

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N

June Nam (Myung Nam Park), February 24, 2008
Donna Narhuminti, June 21, 2009
Ann Neale, August 7, 2009
Milt Neil, October 19, 1997
Buf Nerbovig, October 20, 2000
George “Nick” Nicholas, November 26, 1996
Maurice Noble, May 18, 2001
Jane Nordin, November 28, 2000
Lovell Norman, August 20, 2000
Bill Nunes, January 27, 2004

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O

Kevin Oakley, August 18, 2003
James O’Brien, July 26, 2005
Marion O’Callahan Jeffress, June 7, 1998
Kendall O’Connor, May 27, 1998
Ann Oliphant, November 25, 2010
Dale Oliver, October 2, 2003
Patricia Oliver (Rey), August 22, 2003
Tom O’Loughlin, October 26, 2007
June Olsen, January 8, 2009
Mike O’Mara, August 29, 2004
Frank Onaitis, December 21, 1999
Bob Onorato, May 6, 2002
Joan Orbison, January 19, 2003
Ethan Ormsby, June 12, 2008
Henry Ortiz, March 6, 2007
Anna Osborn, August 27, 1996
Jack Ozark, November 16, 2000
Shana Ozark, May 31, 2010

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P

Joan Pabian, October 29, 2001
Donna Paiker, February 12, 2006
Gilda Palinginis Kouros, November 28, 2005
Amby Paliwoda, June 9, 1999
Barbara Palmer, September 11, 2005
June Nam (Myung Nam Park), February 24, 2008
Brant Parker, April 14, 2007
ZoÎ Parker, November 1, 1997
Edwin Parks, January 31, 1999
Catherine Parotino, December 20, 2007
Jack Parr, September 12, 1997
John Parr Miller, October 29, 2004
Nicole Pascal, November 25, 2007
Don Patterson, December 12, 1998
Ray Patterson, December 30, 2001
Louis Patton, August 18, 2003
Val Vreeland Paul, May 24, 2005
Lillian Peel, March 15, 1996
Bill Peet, May 11, 2002
Bill Perez, August 29, 2008
Curt Perkins, June 11, 1996
John Perry, November 3, 2003
Don Peters, October 4, 2002
Peggy Peters, July 1, 2003
Hugh Pettibone, May 18, 2005
Blanche Germanetti Phifer, January 2, 2006
Jane Phillippi, September 30, 1997
Bruce Phillipson, April 1, 1999
Jo-Anne (Wolf) Plein, December 1, 2000
Jacinto Ponce, October 16, 2010
Gene Portwood, Jr., July 17, 2000
Bill Pratt, May 28, 2001
Hawley Pratt, March 2, 1999

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R

Virgil Raddatz, May 9, 2003
Joe Ranft, August 16, 2005
Maurice Rapf, April 15, 2003
Tom Ray, April 7, 2010
Julia Raymond, December 5, 2000
Daniel Read, May 25, 2010
Patricia Oliver (Rey), August 22, 2003
Lloyd Rees, June 1, 2006
Gertrude Reynolds, March 12, 2005
Denis Rich, November 26, 2007
Nelda Ridley, March 22, 2003
Art Riley, December 28, 1998
Len Riley, August 9, 1998
Tony Rizzo, January 17, 2000
Cliff Roberts, April 10, 1999
Dodie Roberts, February 11, 2008
Karen (Rodgers) Crudge, November 14, 2000
Jesus Rodriguez, October 30, 2010
Pres Romanillos, July 17, 2010
Irma Rosien, April 11, 2008
Frances Ross, July 18, 1997
Virgil Ross, May 15, 1996
John Roth, September 29, 1998

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S

Gerard Salvio, June 23, 2008
Dalton Sandifer, April 16, 2008
Jay Sarbry, June 13, 2000
Don Schloat, October 31, 2010
Caren (Scarpulla) Terry, May 21, 2007
Zack Schwartz, January 13, 2003
Don Schweikert, March 21, 2005
Retta (Scott) Davidson, June 12, 1998
Marty Scully, August 30, 2005
Hal Seeger, March 13, 2005
Jeanne Selby Thorpe, October 14, 2002
Don Selders, December 17, 1997
Christine Serino, October 19, 2001
Allison Sgroi, August 17, 1998
Tony Sgroi, July 16, 1998
Armand Shaw, December 30, 1998
Kevin Sheedy, August 2009
Gordon Sheehan, September 6, 1996
Ben Shenkman, April 14, 1996
Don Sheppard, February 21, 2008
Gina Sheppherd, April 5, 2008
Evelyn Sherwood, August 27, 2000
Dea Shirley, June 15, 2003
Dave Simons, June 10, 2009
Charlene Singleton, August 2, 2007
Kevin Sirois, January 5, 1999
Alice Cowing Smith, August 23, 1999
Betty Smith, October 9, 1998
Robert Smith, October 10, 2008
Terry Smith, May 26, 2006
Jim Snider, January 20, 2008
Ralph Somerville, February 13, 2000
Helen Soule, February 10, 2006
Bill Southwood, June 28, 2003
Ken Southworth, December 5, 2007
Gary Sperling, April 24, 2003
Marguerite “Connie” Spongberg, February 23, 2007
Walt Stanchfield, September 7, 2000
Virginia Stephenson, November 27, 1998
Mignonette Kerby Sterges, January 22, 2010
Al Stetter, January 27, 2008
Art Stevens, May 22, 2007
Dave Stevens, March 10, 2008
Bruce Strock, March 15, 1997
Mike Svayko, November 20, 2002
Jan Svochak, September 6, 2006
Joan Swanson Case, April 7, 2000
Lydia Swayne, July 24, 2005
David Swift, December 31, 2001

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T

Iwao Takamoto, January 8, 2007
Bruce Talkington, November 20, 2000
Louis Tate, March 15, 2003
Caren (Scarpulla) Terry, May 21, 2007
Carmi Teves, December 14, 2004
Dick Thomas, December 31, 1996
Frank Thomas, September 8, 2004
Shirley Thomas, June 7, 2000
Richard Thompson, June 12, 1998
Mimi Thornton, October 16, 1996
Jeanne Selby Thorpe, October 14, 2002
Jim Thurman, April 14, 2007
Alex Toth, May 26, 2006

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U

Carl Urbano, October 16, 2003

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V

Kathrin Victor, October 22, 2004
Val Vreeland Paul, May 24, 2005

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W

Myron Waldman, February 4, 2006
Beverly Ware, July 18, 1997
Thomas Warkentin, March 12, 2002
Clair Weeks, August 26, 1996
Sam Weiss, March 24, 2001
William Weldon, April 9, 2000
Choyoko Wergles, February 21, 2008
Robert “Tiger” West, February 13, 2006
Kathy White, July 25, 2009
Lillian White, January 13, 1999
Jeanette Whiteaker, October 11, 2005
Jim Willoughby, December 11, 2004
Al Wilson, August 5, 2007
Rowland Wilson, May 12, 2005
Thelma Witmer, July 12, 1996
Berny Wolf, September 7, 2006
Jo-Anne (Wolf) Plein, December 1, 2000
Lenore Wood, August 1, 1996
Karran “Kay” Wright, April 3, 1999
Norman Hall Wright, July 21, 2001
Irene “Pee Wee” Wyman, August 8, 2003
Irv Wyner, November 8, 2002

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Y

Tom Yakutis, January 25, 2002
Sandra Young, April 7, 1998
Bob Youngquist, August 3, 1996

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Z

Bob Zamboni, June 5, 2002
Jack Zander, December 17, 2007
Louise Zingarelli, December 14, 2000
Morris Zukofsky aka Morey Zukor, June 24, 1999
Lou Zukor, March 16, 2004
Elizabeth Case Zwicker, April 20, 2006

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