Here are the most recent deaths in the national news,
as reported at Legacy.com in the fourth week of November, 2025.
Visit Legacy.com to read full obituaries for most of the people
featured in this video, and leave your own condolences on their Legacy page.
Actor Spencer Lofranco died November 18, 2025, at the age of 33.
He starred alongside John Travolta in "Gotti," and he also had memorable roles
in "Unbroken," "At Middleton," and "Dixieland."
Lofranco is being remembered for his starring performance
in "Jamesy Boy" as a young man in prison.
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Singer and songwriter Jimmy Cliff died November 24, 2025,
of pneumonia following a seizure at the age of 81.
His beloved ska and reggae songs included "Wonderful World, Beautiful People," "You
Can Get it if You Really Want," and his covers of "Wild World" and "I Can See Clearly Now."
Cliff is being remembered as a pioneer of reggae who was inducted into the Rock
and Roll Hall of Fame for his work to popularize the genre around the world.
Basketball player Rodney Rogers died November 21,
2025, of complications from a spinal cord injury at the age of 54.
After a legendary college career at Wake Forest University,
he spent twelve seasons in the NBA with teams like the Denver Nuggets,
Los Angeles Clippers, and Phoenix Suns, and he won the Sixth Man of the Year Award in 2000.
Rogers is being remembered for his resilience after the 2008 ATV
accident that left him paralyzed from the shoulders down. He later established the
Rodney Rogers Foundation to support others with spinal cord injuries.
Musician Jellybean Johnson died November 21, 2025, at the age of 69.
He was the drummer for the Time, who had hits like
"Jungle Love" and "The Bird" and were featured in the movie "Purple Rain."
Johnson is being remembered for his influence on the Minneapolis sound,
and for producing music like Janet Jackson's "Black Cat."
Actor Udo Kier died November 23, 2025,
at a hospital in Palm Springs, California at the age of 81.
He was a prolific character actor whose many films included "My Own Private Idaho,"
"Blade," "Ace Ventura: Pet Detective," "Armageddon," and "Johnny Mnemonic."
Kier is also being remembered for his early work in the Andy Warhol films
"Flesh for Frankenstein" and "Blood for Dracula."
Viola Ford Fletcher died November 24, 2025, at the age of 111.
She was one of the last two remaining survivors of the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre.
She was seven years old when her family's home was destroyed, along with everything they owned.
Fletcher is being remembered for telling the story of her experience and for fighting
for justice for the massacre's survivors and their descendants,
including testifying in favor of reparations before U.S. Congress at the age of 107.
Actor Dharmendra died November 24, 2025,
at his home in Mumbai. He died of an illness at the age of 89.
He was one of India's top movie stars and heartthrobs, a Bollywood legend who
starred in romance dramas and action films throughout the 1960s and '70s and beyond.
Dharmendra is being remembered by his nickname,
“He-Man,” as one of the most handsome men in Bollywood.
Fashion designer Paul Costelloe died November 21,
2025, in London. He died after a short illness at the age of 80.
He was the personal designer to Diana,
Princess of Wales from 1983 until her death, creating some of her best loved styles.
Costelloe is also being remembered for designing a classic uniform for British Airways in the 1990s.
Baseball player George Altman died in November 2025 at the age of 92.
After getting his start in the Negro League with the Kansas City Monarchs,
he was a three-time All-Star in his nine-season Major League career with
the Chicago Cubs, St. Louis Cardinals, and New York Mets.
He is being remembered as one of the last Negro League players to make it
to the Major Leagues, as well as for his later professional career in Japan.
Altman was a U.S. Army veteran who served in the 1950s and played
baseball and basketball for the Fort Carson teams.
Actor, playwright, and theatre director Jack Shepherd died November 24, 2025,
after a short illness at the age of 85.
He starred in the U.K. TV series "Wycliffe," playing a detective
investigating murders amidst the picturesque scenery of Cornwall.
Shepherd is also being remembered for his Olivier Award-winning performance onstage
in "Glengarry Glen Ross," and for his work in such movies as "Wonderland" and "The Golden Compass."
Curling champion Colleen Jones died November 25, 2025, of cancer at the age of 65.
She was a legend of curling in her home of Canada,
with her major victories including two gold medals at the world curling championships and
six gold medals with Team Nova Scotia at the Scott Tournament of Hearts.
Jones is also being remembered for her long-running broadcasting career
with the CBC, covering curling at several Olympic
Games and presenting sports and weather for CBC Morning News.
There are still a few more celebrity tributes, but first, let me just say that some of the
most remarkable obituaries we saw this week at Legacy weren’t for celebrities,
but for everyday people like you and me. Those include…
This New Orleans restaurant owner who’s being remembered
for pouring the same love into his food as he did into his family...
This beloved grandmother, who spent her childhood in Wyoming,
riding a donkey to her piano lessons – and grew up to found an outdoor education nonprofit...
And this 101-year-old World War II veteran who fought in the Battle of the Bulge,
and who always insisted that cigars should count as vegetables, quote, “if you puff hard enough.”
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In addition to featuring current deaths in the news, Legacy.com also honors the lives
and legacies of notable people who died in the past. Here are some of this week’s anniversaries.
Nine years ago this week, actress Florence Henderson died at the age of 82. She was
one of the best-loved TV moms in sitcom history when she played Carol Brady on "The Brady Bunch."
Fifteen years ago this week, actor Leslie Nielsen died at the age of 84.
After an early career in more serious movies, he found his niche playing a
deadpan straight man in absurd comedies like "The Naked Gun" and "Airplane!"
Twenty years ago this week, actor Pat Morita died at the age of 73. He was Oscar nominated for his
performance as Mr. Miyagi in "The Karate Kid," and he had a regular TV role on "Happy Days."
Singer Percy Sledge was born 85 years ago this week. He died in April 2015 at the
age of 74. He had a No. 1 hit in 1966 with the enduring classic, "When a Man Loves a Woman."
Actor and martial artist Bruce Lee was born 85 years ago this week.
He died in July 1973 at the age of 32. He starred on TV in "The Green Hornet"
and in legendary martial arts films like "Enter the Dragon" and "Fist of Fury."
This week, the holiday season in America kicks off, not just with Thanksgiving and Black Friday,
but with Giving Tuesday, when people everywhere give to a charity they care about.
At Legacy, we’ve made it quick and easy to support lots of wonderful organizations that
help people. Just visit legacy.com/charity and pick the charity of your choice.
Every week in the United States,
flags are lowered to half-staff to honor the lives of Americans whose communities
are mourning their loss. Here are the most recent half-staff memorial flag honors.
Flags in West Virginia have been lowered to honor the
memory of former State Senator and House of Delegates representative Tony Whitlow.
Flags in California have been lowered to honor the
memory of Alhambra Police Officer Alec Sanders, who died in the line of duty.
Flags in Connecticut have been lowered to honor the memory of State Representative Kevin Ryan.
Flags in Wisconsin have been lowered to honor the memory of Tricia Ploessl,
who unexpectedly died in the course of her work as a nurse clinician at the
Wisconsin Department of Health Services Central Wisconsin Center facility.
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