Noteworthy and influential people who've died this year

The month of April saw the death of history’s first Latin American pope.

Val Kilmer also died in the month of February .

Rosita Missoni was the matriarch of the iconic Italian fashion house.

Nancy Leftenant-Colon , 104 , was the first Black woman to join the U.S. Army Nurse Corps .

The Aga Khan , the spiritual leader of the world’s millions of Ismaili Muslims at age 20 as a Harvard undergraduate.

Marianne Faithfull , 78 , inspired and helped write some of the Rolling Stones ’ greatest songs.

Virginia McCaskey inherited the Chicago Bears from her father, George Halas , but avoided the spotlight during more than four decades as team's principal owner.

The last surviving member of the glam and protopunk band the New York Dolls is David Johansen .

Carl Dean , 82 , Dolly Parton’s devoted husband of nearly 60 years , inspired her timeless hit “ Jolene” Oleg Gordievsky , 86 , helped change the course of the Cold War by covertly passing secrets to Britain .

Junior Bridgeman , 71 , led Louisville to a Final Four , starred for the NBA 's Milwaukee Bucks and then launched an even more successful career as a businessman.