Head of Russian military intelligence Igor Koborov, dead after a "long and grave illness" at 62.

New York state senator Jose Peralta, dead Wednesday from what's believed to have been a septic shock-inducing infection at 47.

Former NHL referee Mick McGeough, who served from 1987 to 2008, dead of a stroke at 62.

Master magician and actor Ricky Jay (not to be confused with 2001 Canadian one-hit wonder Ricky J), dead of natural causes at 72.

Vernita Lee, mother of Oprah (born Orpah) Winfrey, dead Thursday at 83.

Revered filmmaker Nicholas Roeg, best known for directing The Man Who Fell To Earth, dead Friday at 90.

Oscar-winning filmmaker Bernardo Bertolucci, best known for Last Tango In Paris and The Last Emperor, dead at 77.

SpongeBob Squarepants creator Stephen Hillenburg, dead from ALS at 57.

Canadian World War II veteran and refugee activist Harry Leslie Smith, known as the "World's Oldest Rebel", dead at 95.

America's Next Top Model Season 8 contestant Jael Strauss, dead of breast cancer at 34.

Actor Peter Armitage, who played Bill Webster on Coronation Street from 1984 to 2011, dead from causes yet unknown at 78.

Buzzcocks singer Pete Shelley, dead from a suspected heart attack at 63.

Pro wrestling legend Larry "The Axe" Hennig, father of Curt "Mr. Perfect" Hennig and grandfather of Curtis Axel, dead at 82.

Florence Klein, mother of KISS frontman Gene Simmons, dead at 92.

Former two-time All-Pro NFL linebacker Isiah Robertson, killed in a car crash at 69.

Alter Wiener, author of From A Name To A Number: A Holocaust Survivor's Autobiography, struck and killed by a car at 92.

Oscar-nominated actress-producer-director Sondra Locke, dead November 3 of cardiac arrest at 74 (don't ask why it took so long to be reported, I don't know).

Grammy-winning jazz singer Nancy Wilson, dead at 81.

Actress-director Penny Marshall, who played the former half of Laverne & Shirley and helmed Big, among other achievements, dead of heart failure caused by atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease at 75.

Romanian-Canadian singer Anca Pop, who garnered a loyal fanbase in Japan with her rhythmic and pop vibe, drowned at 34 after her car crashed into the Danube River.

Filmmaker-actor Peter Masterson, dead from complications of Parkinson's at 84.

Here's one I've been watching for: Richard Overton, the world's oldest World War II veteran, dead at 112.

Actor Frank Adonis, best known for his role as Anthony Stabile in Goodfellas, dead from a series of health issues at 83.

Conservative writer Bre Payton, dead suddenly of swine flu at 26.

Musician and vocalist Mike "Beard Guy" Taylor, who played many, many instruments in Walk Off the Earth, dead of natural causes in his sleep at "an unspecified age".