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Helmut Oberlander died on Monday. https://www.timesofisrael.com/ex-nazi-interpreter-facing-extradition-dies-in-canada/

The source by looks of it: You'd have expected that to travel beyond that tweet in 4 days though, not even a single reply!

According to twitter and Wikipedia Swedish childrens author Ulf Nilsson has died aged 73. He was behind stories such as Goodbye Mr Muffin.

Robert Gentile, a reputed mobster and the last surviving person of interest in the $500 million Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum art heist in 1990, has died. He was 85. The Boston museum art theft remains unsolved more than 30 years after it took place. https://www.nbcboston.com/news/local/last-surviving-person-of-interest-in-gardner-museum-heist-dies/2499018/

Gunnar Utterberg, Swedish Gold in the K2 Canoe 1000m sprint at the 1964 Olympics, died 12 September. https://www-jnytt-se.translate.goog/logga-in/jkk-vannerna-minns-bortgangne-os-guldmedaljoren-gunnar-utterberg-fanns-inga-hinder-for-honom-nar-han-kom-ut-pa-sjon?_x_tr_sl=sv&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en&_x_tr_pto=nui,sc,elem (Paywall) About time, a hit for time.

Robert Fyfe brings me up to 16/50

I think it's worth mentioning to add to the list that Roy Clarke, the show's writer, is still alive, aged 91.

Mel Gooding, art historian, author and critic but probably more significantly (if you wanted a QO) occasional obituary writer for The Guardian, reportedly died on Monday:

Tom Steele, a Scottish radio pioneer and a key figure in the launch of Radio Forth almost 50 years ago, has died. https://radiotoday.co.uk/2021/09/former-radio-forth-md-tom-steele-dies-after-illness/

According to the personal life paragraph on her wiki page Avril Elgar passed away on 17th of September 2021. I can't find any official source for that though.

High on my list of people I assumed died decades ago but are still breathing.

Absolutely. It’s also worth mentioning that the show’s producer, Alan J.W. Bell, is still alive, aged 83.

Here is a picture of the aforementioned appearance.

For completeness, going to also drop here that Robert Fyfe has died. Some additional coverage: Mirror. Express. Metro. Scottish Sun. One more LOTSW death to mention, who appears to have passed away with little notice, is Ron Backhouse who played the barman. He was born in 1941 and died on 1st November 2018, aged 77. He pretty much played himself as he was the real life barman at the White Horse Inn, which was featured in the show. Death notice here. An updated list of credited cast who appeared in 10 or more episodes (ordered by # of appearances): Peter Sallis (1921–2017; 96) Jane Freeman (1935–2017; 81) Kathy Staff (1928–2008; 80) Robert Fyfe (1930–2021; 90) Juliette Kaplan (1939–2019; 80) Jean Fergusson (1944–2019; 74) Sarah Thomas (b. 1952) Bill Owen (1914–1999; 85) Jean Alexander (1926–2016; 90) Mike Grady (b. 1946) Dame Thora Hird (1911–2003; 91) Gordon Wharmby (1933–2002; 68) Frank Thornton (1921–2013; 92) Stephen Lewis (1926–2015; 88) Brian Wilde (1927–2008; 80) Tom Owen (1949–2022; 73) Danny O'Dea (1911–2003; 91) Ken Kitson (b. 1946) Burt Kwouk (1930–2016; 85) Brian Murphy (b. 1932) Keith Clifford (b. 1938) Josephine Tewson (1931–2022; 91) Louis Emerick (b. 1960) Dora Bryan (1923–2014; 91) John Comer (1924–1984; 59) Joe Gladwin (1906–1987; 81) Dame June Whitfield (1925–2018; 93) Tony Capstick (1944–2003; 59) Michael Aldridge (1920–1994; 73) Christopher Beeny (1941–2020; 78) Trevor Bannister (1934–2011; 76) Jonathan Linsley (b. 1956) Barbara Young (b. 1931) Russ Abbot (b. 1947) Michael Bates (1920–1978; 57) Julie T. Wallace (b. 1961) Ron Backhouse (1941–2018; 77)

Next one: Robert Fyfe is a hit for Steve and The Daredevil!

I see the 1980 bronze medallist Juri Tamm has died one week later. That's all three medallists dead since 2018. Hammer throwers aren't tennis players, eh.

Cloyd Boyer Death Notice: https://obituaries.joplinglobe.com/obituary/cloyd-boyer-1083306607

Melvin Van Peebles (wiki), American actor and filmmaker, dead at 89. Best known ofc for directing/writing/starring in/producing/editing/composing the score for the 1971 blaxploitation Sweet Sweetback's Baasasssss Song. Also the father of actor-director Mario Van Peebles (b. 1957). Unpicked in the DDP and never mentioned on DL before(!), though his son has been. EDIT: Hollywood Report obit

One week after Bouteflika now his follower and former Algerian Presiden Abdelkader Bensalah died from cancer and Covid at 79 years : https://en.royanews.tv/news/31458/2021-09-22

Bouteflika & Greaves bring me up to 10/50

Well this surprised me! (Link)

Was this guy basically the Des Lynam of Germany?

I'm quite fond of the person (there's always one of them) who, when the news story is "so and so died today", they post "hope they feel better soon"!

Pulitzer Prize-winning poet Lisel Mueller whose best-known works include The Need to Hold Still and The Private Life died at 96 years. The former work received the National Book Award for Poetry in 1981. https://chicago.suntimes.com/2020/2/22/21148773/lisel-mueller-obituary-chicago-pulitzer-winner