Weekly Obituaries Roundup

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Deaths for the week ending 31 May 2025:

Ralph Heck, NFL football player (Philadelphia Eagles), 83.

Simon House, rock musician (Hawkwind), cause not reported, 76.

Phil Robertson, businessman and TV personality ("Duck Dynasty"), with Alzheimer's disease, 79.

Rick Derringer, rock musician ("Rock and Roll, Hoochie Koo"), cause not reported, 77.

Robert Jarvik, inventor (Jarvik-7 artificial heart), of complications from Parkinson's disease, 79.

Charles Rangel, U.S. Congressman (D-NY, 1971-2017), 94.

Horace Speed, major leaguer (Cleveland Indians), cause not reported, 73.

Ed Gale, actor (Child's Play), in hospice, 61.

Len St. Jean, NFL football player (New England Patriots), 83. His death was reported on 27 May with no DOD given.

Al Foster, jazz drummer, 82.

Alf Clausen, TV score composer ("The Simpsons"), after a long illness, 84.

Mike Eddy, auto racer (American Speed Association), cause not reported, 72.

Bernie Kerik, police commissioner (New York City, New York), of heart disease, 69.

Valerie Mahaffey, actress (Victoria MacElroy on "Young Sheldon"), of cancer, 71.

Loretta Swit, actress (Major Margaret Houlihan on "M*A*S*H"), apparently of natural causes, 87.