Natural Causes

Natural Causes – A death by natural causes as recorded by coroners and on death certificates and associated documents, is one that is primarily attributed to an illness or an internal malfunction of the body not directly influenced by external forces. We add to the description as cruise ship deaths where no other cause of death is noted by government resources or news media and concerns of foul play is not a factor.

Becky Fisher Murray Notable Cruise Industry Death
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Becky Fisher Murray Notable Cruise Industry Death

April 8, 2018

Becky Fisher Murray, 94, from Austin, Texas died on Sunday, April 8, 2018. She was born in Bonne Terrre, Missouri. Becky graduated from Bonne Terre High School in Terre, Missouri. Soon after graduation she moved to Tulsa, Oklahoma […]

Judy Grace Cavender Notable Cruise Industry Death
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Judy Grace Cavender Notable Cruise Industry Death

April 6, 2018

Judy Grace Cavender Young, 70, of Galveston, Texas passed away on Friday, April 6, 2018 at University of Texas Medical Galveston. Judy was a loving wife, mother and grandmother. She was an avid bird watcher and […]

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David Leslie Chase Cruise Ship Passenger Death

March 25, 2018

David Leslie Chase, 64, of Lynchburg, Virginia passed away while on a cruise with his wife on Sunday, March 25, 2018. David was a retired Chief Petty Officer from the U.S. Navy where he served […]

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Jerry Wayne Cowan Cruise Ship Passenger Death

March 14, 2018

Jerry Wayne Cowan, 69, Rogersville, Missouri passed away Wednesday, March 14, 2018 while on a cruise with his family in the Eastern Caribbean. Jerry was involved in various businesses and was owner/partner of Custom Metalcraft […]

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Togo D West Jr Cruise Ship Passenger Death

March 8, 2018

Togo D. West Jr., 75 ,  was on a Silversea Cruises Caribbean cruise when he had a heart attack and died on Thursday, March 8, 2018 while sailing between Barbados and Puerto Rico. West was […]

Eileen Connors Turano Cruise Passenger Death
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Eileen Connors Turano Cruise Passenger Death

February 20, 2018

Eileen Connors Turano, 83,  from South Yarmouth, Massachusetts passed away from natural causes on Tuesday, February 20, 2018, while on a cruise in the Caribbean with her husband George. Turano was born in  Fall River […]

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Captain Bjarne Bahne Larsen Seabourn Cruises Death

February 17, 2018

Captain Bjarne Bahne Larsen, 48, passed away on Saturday, February 17, 2018 while aboard the Seabourn Quest in Antarctica. Seabourn Quest was en-route from Ushuaia (Argentina) to Port Stanley (East Falkland Island). Captain Larsen who was originally […]