Deaths in May 1988

The following is a list of notable deaths in May 1988.

Entries for each day are listed alphabetically by surname. A typical entry lists information in the following sequence:

  • Name, age, country of citizenship at birth, subsequent country of citizenship (if applicable), reason for notability, cause of death (if known), and reference.

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References

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  2. ↑ Claude Demetrius. WorldCat. Retrieved 28 Oct 2024.
  3. ↑ "Ben Lexcen, Designer Of Innovative Yacht". The New York Times. May 2, 1988. p. D 14. Retrieved April 16, 2024.
  4. ↑ The top aide to a Maryland congressman jumped to.... United Press International. Retrieved 11 Jul 2024.
  5. ↑ Daily News. Newspapers.com (Daily News). Retrieved 10 Jul 2024.
  6. ↑ "Olympedia – Raoul Thiercelin". www.olympedia.org. Retrieved October 5, 2025.
  7. ↑ John Weir Foote. Government of Canada website. Retrieved 9 Jun 2024.
  8. ↑ "Art Hefner Stats, Height, Weight, Position, Rookie Status & More". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved October 4, 2025.
  9. ↑ Henry Picker. WorldCat. Retrieved 28 Oct 2024.
  10. ↑ Jackson Miles Abbott, Eagle Expert, Dies at 68. Washington Post. Retrieved 25 May 2024.
  11. ↑ Oxford DNB Article: 'Erhardt, Carl Alfred (1897-1988), British Olympic Ice Hockey Captain. academia.edu. Retrieved 7 Jun 2024.
  12. ↑ Julia Butler Hansen. WA.gov. Retrieved 12 Jun 2024.
  13. ↑ "Olympedia – José María Jáuregui". www.olympedia.org. Retrieved October 4, 2025.
  14. ↑ Ah Huat believed to have killed Chicken-Eater owner. The Straits Times, 7 May 1988, Page 1. Retrieved 20 Jun 2024.
  15. ↑ Biswajit Sinha; Ashok Kumar Choudhury (1996). Encyclopaedia of Indian Writers: Bengali. Eastern Book Linkers. p. 100. ISBN 978-81-86339-31-2.
  16. ↑ Yakov Sinai (October 8, 2003). Russian Mathematicians In The 20th Century. World Scientific. p. 345. ISBN 978-981-4492-55-3.
  17. ↑ Abraham Seidenberg, Mathematics: Berkeley. University of California: In Memoriam, 1989. Retrieved 6 Jul 2024.
  18. ↑ William C. Speidel; Author and Guide, 76. source. Retrieved 9 Jul 2024.
  19. ↑ Paul Vario, 73; Called a Leader Of Crime Group. New York Times. Retrieved 14 Jul 2024.
  20. ↑ Michael Brenson (May 6, 1988). "Stanley William Hayter, 86, Dies; Painter Taught Miro and Pollack". The New York Times. p. A 32. Retrieved April 16, 2024.
  21. ↑ Carl A. Jensen Candidate. University of Minnesota Twin Cities. Retrieved 15 Jun 2024.
  22. ↑ Oleg Zhakov. WorldCat. Retrieved 28 Oct 2024.
  23. ↑ Billo Frómeta. WorldCat. Retrieved 28 Oct 2024.
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  26. ↑ D.D. Kashyap. WorldCat. Retrieved 28 Oct 2024.
  27. ↑ Katharine Du Pre Lumpkin. New Georgia Encyclopedia. Retrieved 21 Jun 2024.
  28. ↑ Andrew L. Yarrow (May 6, 1988). "George Rose, 68, Broadway Star And Winner of 2 Tonys, Is Dead; A Versatile Perennial". The New York Times. p. A 32. Retrieved April 16, 2024.
  29. ↑ "Michael J. Shaara, 58; Pulitzer Prize Winner". The New York Times. May 9, 1988. p. D 11. Retrieved April 16, 2024.
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  31. ↑ Strack-Zimmermann, Benjamin. "Joep Brandes (Player)". www.national-football-teams.com.
  32. ↑ Richard S. Caliguiri Dies at 56 In 3d Term as Pittsburgh Mayor. New York Times. Retrieved 30 May 2024.
  33. ↑ "Weldon Edwards Stats, Height, Weight, Position, Draft, College". Pro-Football-Reference.com.
  34. ↑ "Article clipped from The Napa Valley Register". The Napa Valley Register. May 10, 1988. p. 8. Retrieved October 4, 2025.
  35. ↑ "Layton, Caleb Rodney III | Federal Judicial Center". www.fjc.gov. Retrieved October 4, 2025.
  36. ↑ Grace Glueck (May 7, 1988). "Costantino Nivola, 76, A Sculptor Of Public and Small-Scale Works". The New York Times. p. 1 33. Retrieved April 16, 2024.
  37. ↑ Dr. Hans Popper, an Authority On Liver Diseases, Is Dead at 84. New York Times. Retrieved 2 Jul 2024.
  38. ↑ "Olympedia – Fernand Donna". www.olympedia.org.
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  40. ↑ Robert A. Heinlein Is Dead at 80; Renowned Science-Fiction Writer. New York Times. Retrieved 7 Jul 2024.
  41. ↑ Nappy Lamare. WorldCat. Retrieved 28 Oct 2024.
  42. ↑ Domingo Ortega. Britannica. Retrieved 30 Jun 2024.
  43. ↑ Michael Brenson (May 10, 1988). "Charles Pollock, Abstract Painter And Brother of Jackson, Dies at 86". The New York Times. p. D 26. Retrieved April 16, 2024.
  44. ↑ Funeral Book for Ruby Margaret Rouss. University of Florida. Retrieved 28 Oct 2024.
  45. ↑ "Olympedia – Abdel Moneim Wahibi". www.olympedia.org. Retrieved October 5, 2025.
  46. ↑ "Olympedia – Alfons Julen". www.olympedia.org. Retrieved October 4, 2025.
  47. ↑ Moir, Willie. National Football Teams. Retrieved 25 Jun 2024.
  48. ↑ Deaths Elsewhere. Washington Post. Retrieved 29 May 2024.
  49. ↑ Hugh Laing, Specialist in Ballets By Antony Tudor, Is Dead at 77. New York Times. Retrieved 18 Jun 2024.
  50. ↑ Strack-Zimmermann, Benjamin. "Ion Neacşu (Player)". www.national-football-teams.com. Retrieved October 4, 2025.
  51. ↑ John T. McQuiston (May 11, 1988). "Richard B. Ogilvie Is Dead at 65; Illinois Governor From '68 to '72". The New York Times. p. D 19. Retrieved April 16, 2024.
  52. ↑ Gravestone: John Sterling Rockefeller 10.5.88. Retrieved 19 Sep 2024.
  53. ↑ "Obituaries: Shen Congwen; Chinese Author Provided Vivid Picture of Rural Life in Chaotic Era". Los Angeles Times. Times Wire Services. May 14, 1988. Retrieved January 10, 2014.
  54. ↑ "Olympedia – Domenico Cambieri". www.olympedia.org.
  55. ↑ Remarkable female scientists – Isabella Gordon, Crustacea specialist. Natural History Museum. Retrieved 10 Jun 2024.
  56. ↑ Lt.-Gen. Sir George Charles Gordon-Lennox. The Cambridge University Heraldic & Genealogical Society. Retrieved 10 Jun 2024.
  57. ↑ Mühlmann, Wilhelm Emil. Deutsche Biographie. Retrieved 26 Jun 2024.
  58. ↑ Kim Philby, Double Agent, Dies. New York Times. Retrieved 7 Jul 2024.
  59. ↑ "Olympedia – Edmund Sobkowiak". www.olympedia.org. Retrieved October 5, 2025.
  60. ↑ "Olympedia – César Gallardo". www.olympedia.org. Retrieved April 30, 2026.
  61. ↑ "Olympedia – Jaime Giralt". www.olympedia.org.
  62. ↑ "Jacquelyn (Kelley) Savage (". www.aagpbl.org. Retrieved October 4, 2025.
  63. ↑ Paul Osborn, 86, the Playwright Of 'Morning's at 7,' 'Suzie Wong'. New York Times. Retrieved 30 Jun 2024.
  64. ↑ Without Chick Parsons, General MacArthur May Never Have Made His Famed Return to the Philippines. Smithsonian Magazine. Retrieved 30 Jun 2024.
  65. ↑ "Hank Schenz Stats, Height, Weight, Position, Rookie Status & More". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved October 5, 2025.
  66. ↑ Chet Baker, Jazz Trumpeter, Dies at 59 in a Fall. New York Times. Retrieved 7 Jul 2024.
  67. ↑ "Olympedia – Jack Garrison". www.olympedia.org.
  68. ↑ Gravestone: Paul Genge 13.5.88. Retrieved 19 Sep 2024.
  69. ↑ Sergei Gorshkov Dies at 78; Admiral Built Soviet Navy. New York Times. Retrieved 10 Jun 2024.
  70. ↑ Guggenberger, Friedrich ('U-28' 'U-81'). Traces of War. Retrieved 19 Sep 2024.
  71. ↑ Cilla (Ciel) Loots. Online Begraafplaatsen (gravestone). Retrieved 21 Jun 2024.
  72. ↑ Irene Manton. 17 April 1904-13 May 1988. JSTOR. Retrieved 22 Jun 2024.
  73. ↑ WYNN family, of Wynnstay Ruabon. Dictionary of Welsh Biography (year of death only). Retrieved 16 Jul 2024.
  74. ↑ Obituary: Prinz Ernst Aschwin Georg Carol Heinrich Ignatz zur Lippe-Biesterfeld 14.5.88. NRC Handelsblad. Retrieved 19 Sep 2024.
  75. ↑ Fred Atkins. Australian Wrestling. Retrieved 26 May 2024.
  76. ↑ Willem Drees Dies at 101; Postwar Dutch Leader. New York Times. Retrieved 7 Jul 2024.
  77. ↑ Giménez Caballero, Ernesto 1899-1988. encyclopedia.com. Retrieved 10 Jun 2024.
  78. ↑ Obituary for Wayne Jarratt. Newspapers.com (The Sydney Morning Herald). Retrieved 14 Jun 2024.
  79. ↑ "Schute Merritt Stats, Height, Weight, Position, Rookie Status & More". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved October 4, 2025.
  80. ↑ Andrew L. Yarrow (May 18, 1988). "Andrew Duggan, an Actor on TV, Stage and the Screen, Dies at 64". The New York Times. p. B 8. Retrieved April 16, 2024.
  81. ↑ Fulvia Franco. WorldCat. Retrieved 28 Oct 2024.
  82. ↑ "Lois M. Maloy; U.S., Social Security Death Index 1935-2014". Ancestry. Retrieved February 19, 2025.
  83. ↑ Greta Nissen; Film Beauty From Norway. L.A. Times. Retrieved 7 Jul 2024.
  84. ↑ Sol Polk, Co-founder of Polk Bros. Stores. Chicago Tribune. Retrieved 2 Jul 2024.
  85. ↑ Alfonso A. Narvaez (May 17, 1988). "T. E. Stephens, Eisenhower Aide And G.O.P. Strategist, Dies at 84". The New York Times. p. D 25. Retrieved April 16, 2024.
  86. ↑ "Olympedia – Heikki Taskinen". www.olympedia.org. Retrieved October 5, 2025.
  87. ↑ Woodland Hills Crash Victim Was Pioneering Body Builder. L.A. Times. Retrieved 28 May 2024.
  88. ↑ Douglas Martin (1993). Charles Keeping: An Illustrator's Life. Julia MacRae Books. p. 202. ISBN 978-1-85681-062-3.
  89. ↑ Anatoly Maslyonkin. Olympedia.com. Retrieved 22 Jun 2024.
  90. ↑ "Joe Matte Stats, Height, Weight, Position, Title". Hockey-Reference.com. Retrieved October 4, 2025.
  91. ↑ "Olympedia – Torahiko Miyahata". www.olympedia.org. Retrieved October 4, 2025.
  92. ↑ Alfonso A. Narvaez (May 21, 1988). "Col. Peter J. Ortiz, 75, Legendary Marine Officer". The New York Times. p. 1 10. Retrieved April 16, 2024.
  93. ↑ Bishop Killed in Air Crash
  94. ↑ Frank Gallop obit. Newspapers.com (The Palm Beach Post). Retrieved 10 Jun 2024.
  95. ↑ "Elio Gerussi". www.procyclingstats.com.
  96. ↑ "Al Wiseman". lambiek.net. Retrieved October 5, 2025.
  97. ↑ Charles Butler, 71, Cartoon Voice. New York Times. Retrieved 30 May 2024.
  98. ↑ "Drew Ellis Stats, Height, Weight, Position, Draft, College". Pro-Football-Reference.com.
  99. ↑ Why Dirk Bogarde was a truly dangerous film star. BBC (year of death only). Retrieved 9 Jun 2024.
  100. ↑ Christopher Gore, 45, Screenwriter of 'Fame'. New York Times. Retrieved 10 Jun 2024.
  101. ↑ Daniel Lewis James is Dead at 77; Wrote About Los Andgeles Barrio. New York Times. Retrieved 14 Jun 2024.
  102. ↑ "R.B. Nunnery Stats, Height, Weight, Position, Draft, College". Pro-Football-Reference.com.
  103. ↑ Sir Brandon Rhys Williams. UK Parliament. Retrieved 3 Jul 2024.
  104. ↑ "Olympedia – Armand Savoie". www.olympedia.org. Retrieved October 5, 2025.
  105. ↑ Michiko Meinl (1909-1988). National Film and Sound Archive. Retrieved 11 Jul 2024.
  106. ↑ Katalog der Deutschen Nationalbibliothek (year of death only). source. Retrieved 13 Jun 2024.
  107. ↑ "Olympedia – Dave McCleave". www.olympedia.org. Retrieved October 4, 2025.
  108. ↑ Lloyd Vaughan, Longtime Cartoon Animator, Dies. Herald, via likelylooneymostlymerrie. Retrieved 14 Jul 2024.
  109. ↑ Glenn Fowler (May 29, 1988). "Ana Aslan, Rumanian Specialist On the Aging Process, Dies in 90's". The New York Times. p. 1 28. Retrieved April 16, 2024.
  110. ↑ "Olympedia – Bjørn Gulbrandsen". www.olympedia.org.
  111. ↑ "Olympedia – Paddy Harrold". www.olympedia.org. Retrieved October 4, 2025.
  112. ↑ Dick Jacobs. WorldCat. Retrieved 28 Oct 2024.
  113. ↑ "Olympedia – František Kiehlmann". www.olympedia.org. Retrieved October 4, 2025.
  114. ↑ Anthony C. Perera. Daily Mirror Sri Lanka. Retrieved 1 Jul 2024.
  115. ↑ Glenn Fowler (May 21, 1988). "Marion G. Romney, 90, President Of the Mormon Council of Twelve". The New York Times. p. 1 10. Retrieved April 16, 2024.
  116. ↑ Babasin, Harry (1921–1988). Texas State Historical Association. Retrieved 9 Jun 2024.
  117. ↑ Federal Judge Slain by a Gunman in Westchester. New York Times. Retrieved 4 Jun 2024.
  118. ↑ "Sammy Davis Sr. Dies; Vaudeville Star Was 87". The New York Times. May 24, 1988. p. D 24. Retrieved April 16, 2024.
  119. ↑ John D. Fitzgerald Papers. University of Minnesota Twin Cities. Retrieved 9 Jun 2024.
  120. ↑ Bruno Frei. WorldCat. Retrieved 28 Oct 2024.
  121. ↑ Glenn Fowler (May 24, 1988). "Count Dino Grandi, 92, Early Ally of Mussolini". The New York Times. p. D 25. Retrieved April 16, 2024.
  122. ↑ "Clem Hill Profile - Cricket Player Australia | Stats, Records, Video". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved October 4, 2025.
  123. ↑ Laage, Barbara (1920–1988). encyclopedia.com (year of death only). Retrieved 18 Jun 2024.
  124. ↑ Giorgio Almirante, Italian Neo-Fascist, Dies at 73. New York Times. Retrieved 3 Jul 2024.
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  126. ↑ "Giorgio Almirante, Italian Neo-Fascist, Dies at 73". The New York Times. May 23, 1988. p. D 11. Retrieved April 16, 2024.
  127. ↑ Lionel Edirisinghe. Daily Mirror (Sri Lanka). Retrieved 6 Jun 2024.
  128. ↑ Aya Kitō. WorldCat. Retrieved 28 Oct 2024.
  129. ↑ "Carl Littlefield Stats, Height, Weight, Position, Draft, College". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved October 4, 2025.
  130. ↑ David Schoenbrun Is Dead at 73; Veteran Journalist for CBS News. New York Times. Retrieved 6 Jul 2024.
  131. ↑ "Roberto Succo". data.bnf.fr (in French). Bibliothèque nationale de France. Retrieved April 16, 2024.
  132. ↑ Tony Viramontes. WorldCat. Retrieved 28 Oct 2024.
  133. ↑ Tom Adair. WorldCat. Retrieved 28 Oct 2024.
  134. ↑ Jamie Hamilton. Olympedia.com. Retrieved 12 Jun 2024.
  135. ↑ "Bill Horton Stats, Height, Weight, Position, Title". Hockey-Reference.com.
  136. ↑ Aleksei Fëdorovich Losev. Encyclopedia.com (year of death only). Retrieved 21 Jun 2024.
  137. ↑ Obituary - Leo Schamroth: 1924–1988. Wiley Online Library. Retrieved 5 Jul 2024.
  138. ↑ Monte Kay Dies at 63; Founder of Nightclubs. New York Times. Retrieved 16 Jun 2024.
  139. ↑ Ruth Malcomson Schaubel obit. Newspapers.com (Pottsville Republican). Retrieved 21 Jun 2024.
  140. ↑ "Charlie Perkins Stats, Height, Weight, Position, Rookie Status & More". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved October 4, 2025.
  141. ↑ Leon Shimkin, a Guiding Force At Simon & Schuster, Dies at 81. New York Times. Retrieved 7 Jul 2024.
  142. ↑ Martin Slavin. WorldCat. Retrieved 28 Oct 2024.
  143. ↑ "Olympedia – Bill Steinmetz". www.olympedia.org. Retrieved October 5, 2025.
  144. ↑ Alfonso A. Narvaez (May 26, 1988). "Karl A. Wittfogel, Social Scientist Who Turned on Communists, 91". The New York Times. p. B 14. Retrieved April 16, 2024.
  145. ↑ "Olympedia – Jules Gales". www.olympedia.org.
  146. ↑ "Olympedia – Robert Graf". www.olympedia.org.
  147. ↑ "Juan Orol, Film Director, 90". The New York Times. May 28, 1988. p. 1 10. Retrieved April 16, 2024.
  148. ↑ "Dick Strahs Stats, Height, Weight, Position, Rookie Status & More". Baseball-Reference.com.
  149. ↑ "Olympedia – Nicolò Vittori". www.olympedia.org. Retrieved October 5, 2025.
  150. ↑ Bill Bollinger. WorldCat. Retrieved 28 Oct 2024.
  151. ↑ "Olympedia – Carlos Choque". www.olympedia.org.
  152. ↑ Body of a Reputed Mobster Is Found in a Bag in River. New York Times. Retrieved 5 Jun 2024.
  153. ↑ "Profile". lop.parl.ca. Retrieved October 4, 2025.
  154. ↑ Florida Friebus; Played Mother of Dobie Gillis. L.A. Times. Retrieved 9 Jun 2024.
  155. ↑ "Olympedia – Jimmy O'Brien". www.olympedia.org. Retrieved October 4, 2025.
  156. ↑ Ernst Ruska, a German Nobel Winner, Dies at 81. New York Times. Retrieved 7 Jul 2024.
  157. ↑ "Olympedia – Ralph Townsend, Jr". www.olympedia.org. Retrieved October 5, 2025.
  158. ↑ "Olympedia – Adolfo Contoli". www.olympedia.org.
  159. ↑ Morrow, Felix (1906-1988). Encyclopedia.com. Retrieved 26 Jun 2024.
  160. ↑ Sy Oliver, 77, a Jazz Composer, Arranger and Band Leader, Dies. New York Times. Retrieved 29 Jun 2024.
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  163. ↑ "Deaths". The Times. May 31, 1988. p. 2.
  164. ↑ "Dodë Tahiri". worldfootball.net. Retrieved October 5, 2025.
  165. ↑ Alfredo Volpi, 1896-1988. Yale Collections. Retrieved 14 Jul 2024.
  166. ↑ Charla Doherty, Actress, 41. New York Times. Retrieved 5 Jun 2024.
  167. ↑ Henry Johansen. Olympedia.com. Retrieved 15 Jun 2024.
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  169. ↑ Siaka P. Stevens Is Dead at 82; Sierra Leone Leader for 17 Years. New York Times. Retrieved 7 Jul 2024.
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  171. ↑ Katherine Bishop, Special To the New York Times (May 30, 1988). "Elaine Black Yoneda, 81, Radical Labor Activist". The New York Times. p. 1 28. Retrieved April 16, 2024.
  172. ↑ "Olympedia – Hans Bryner". www.olympedia.org.
  173. ↑ "Olympedia – Isaline Crivelli". www.olympedia.org.
  174. ↑ "Curtis Hollingsworth Stats, Height, Weight, Position, Rookie Status & More". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved October 4, 2025.
  175. ↑ "Olympedia – Miroslav Nový". www.olympedia.org. Retrieved October 4, 2025.
  176. ↑ Ella Raines, a Star of Westerns And Dramas in the 40's, Dies at 67. New York Times. Retrieved 7 Jul 2024.
  177. ↑ "Peter Timmis Profile - Cricket Player England | Stats, Records, Video". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved October 5, 2025.
  178. ↑ June Buchanan, College Co-founder, 100. New York Times. Retrieved 30 May 2024.
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