Deaths in March 1985

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The following is a list of notable deaths in March 1985.

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

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  1. OLGIVANNA LLOYD WRIGHT, WIFE OF THE ARCHITECT, IS DEAD AT 85
  2. JOHN B. KELLY JR. DEAD AT 57; OLYMPIC COMMITTEE LEADER
  3. Lawyer and activist, William Stringfellow, dies at age 56
  4. SARAH G. BLANDING, VASSAR'S 6TH CHIEF
  5. Thomas F. Gallagher obituary
  6. Sandor Scheiber, a Hebraist And Rabbi, Dies in Budapest
  7. IOSIF S. SHKLOVOSKY, ASTRONOMER, DIES
  8. ERIC SLOANE, WHO CELEBRATED EARLY AMERICANA IN PAINTINGS
  9. Victor W. Farris, 75; Industrialist-Inventor
  10. George Schick, 76, Is Dead; President of Music School
  11. ROBERT WOODRUFF DIES; BUILT COCA-COLA EMPIRE
  12. Edward Andrews, 70, Actor In Broadway Plays and Films
  13. BERTRAM BAKER, 87, IS DEAD; EX-BROOKLYN ASSEMBLYMAN
  14. RALPH INGERSOLL, EDITOR AND PUBLISHER
  15. MARGARETTA SALINGER, A CURATOR EMERITUS AT THE MET MUSEUM
  16. Services set for NU grad Stiner
  17. Donald McPherrin Weller, 76, a retired Marine ... (subscription required)
  18. Rock Music’s Robert Blackwell, 66, Dies (subscription required)
  19. Former Sen. Chan Gurney dies in Yankton at age 88
  20. WILLIAM E. JENNER, EX-SENATOR, DEAD
  21. President Konstantin Chernenko, who took power 13 months ago,...
  22. Former Major Leaguer Bob Nieman, 58, Dies (subscription required)
  23. Cornelius van Niel, Pioneer In Microbiology, Dies at 87
  24. TOM ADAMS, PRIME MINISTER OF BARBADOS, DIES AT AGE 53
  25. Drag Racer Shepherd Dies in Crash (subscription required)
  26. Earle Clements, Ex-Ky. Senator, Governor, Dies (subscription required)
  27. JOSE DE RIVERA IS DEAD AT 80; KNOWN FOR METAL SCULPTURES
  28. DR. HARRY D. GIDEONSE DEAD; EX-HEAD OF BROOKLYN COLLEGE
  29. EUGENE ORMANDY IS DEAD AT 85 IN PHILADELPHIA
  30. Elmer A. Benson, former governor and anti-capitalist, dies
  31. Jules Gregory of Lambertville; renowned architect, planner
  32. Annette Hanshaw Dies at 74; Singer in 1920's and 1930's
  33. MURDERER OF THREE WOMEN IS EXECUTED IN TEXAS
  34. Janet Rutherfurd Dies at 39; Half-Sister of Mrs. Onassis
  35. Robert Shad Dies at 65; Veteran Record Producer (subscription required)
  36. JOSEPH BROWN
  37. ADM. EDWIN J. ROLAND, 80, DIES; EX-COMMANDANT OF COAST GUARD
  38. EDDIE SHORE OF BOSTON BRUINS, 82
  39. MERRILL C. TENNEY, 80, WHEATON THEOLOGY PROF (subscription required)
  40. Leopold Tyrmand, 64, Editor Who Emigrated From Poland
  41. JOHN B. LIS
  42. SIR MICHAEL REDGRAVE DEAD; HEAD OF ACTING CLAN WAS 77
  43. Ex-Chief Justice Wright, Foe of Death Penalty, Dies (subscription required)
  44. ARTHUR ALLYN; ONCE OWNED WHITE SOX (subscription required)
  45. Natalie Cole’s Ex-Husband Dies (subscription required)
  46. Dr. Peter Charanis Dies at 76; Retired Professor at Rutgers
  47. PATRICIA R. HARRIS, CARTER AIDE, DIES
  48. ZOOT SIMS, 59, SAXOPHONIST RENOWNED IN JAZZ
  49. GEORGE LONDON IS DEAD AT 64; MET SINGER KNOWN FOR 'BORIS'
  50. Maj. Arthur Donald Nicholson Jr., killed by a Soviet...
  51. VICTOR HERMAN, EXILE IN SOVIET
  52. ZVEE SCOOLER DEAD; ACTED IN FILM, PLAYS AND YIDDISH RADIO
  53. Morton Hopponfeld Dies (subscription required)
  54. Delmas Henry Nucker obituary (subscription required)
  55. Lillie Mae Glover, 76, Dies; Emulated Singer Ma Rainey (subscription required)
  56. EDGAR RICHARDSON, 82, DIES; ART HISTORIAN AND ARCHIVIST
  57. DONATO RICO
  58. MARC CHAGALL IS DEAD AT 97; ONE OF MODERN ART'S GIANTS
  59. DR. EDWARD ROSEN, CITY U. PROFESSOR
  60. DR. LUTHER L. TERRY, 73, IS DEAD; WARNED PUBLIC OF CIGARETTE PERIL
  61. J. V. CUNNINGHAM, 73, DIES; POET ACCLAIMED FOR EPIGRAMS
  62. HAROLD PEARY, 76, RADIO STAR
  63. Dr. Richard P. McKeon Dies; Professor, Dean and Author