By Joseph Martinez -

As we bid farewell to 2013, let's take a look and remember the celebrities and other notables that passed away this year. Some deaths more sensational than others, but all worth noting. 2013 saw the loss of many talented individuals from Peter O'Toole to James Gandolfini et al. So now, we say a final good-bye.

    January – Singer Patti Page Dead at 85
    January – ‘Diff’rent Strokes’ Actor Conrad Bain Dead at 89
    February – Former New York City Mayor Ed Koch Dead at 88
    February – Country Music Star Mindy McCready Dead at 37
    March – ‘Harry Potter’ Actor Richard Griffiths Dead at 65
    April – ‘Buckwild’ Star Shain Gandee Found Dead at 21
    April – Film Critic Roger Ebert Dead at 70
    April – Fashion Designer Lilly Pulitzer Dies at 81
    April – Former British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher: Dead at 87
    April – Former ‘Mouseketeer’ Annette Funicello: Dead at 70
    April – Comedian Jonathan Winters Dead at 87
    April – Deftones Bassist Chi Cheng Passes Away at Age 42
    May – Kriss Kross Rapper Chris Kelly Found Dead at 34
    June – ‘All in the Family’ Star Jean Stapleton: Dead at 90
    June – 'The Sopranos' Star James Gandolfini Dead at 51
    July – 'Glee' star Cory Monteith Dead at 31
    July – Actor Dennis Farina Dead at 69
    August – ‘Wizard of Oz’ Munchkin Margaret Pellegrini Dead at 89
    August – ‘Bachelor’ Contestant Gia Allemand Dead at 29 in Apparent Suicide
    August – That ’70′s Show’s Lisa Robin Kelly Dead at 43
    August – Rizzoli & Isles’ Lee Thompson Young Dead at 29
    August – Hollywood Writer Elmore Leonard Dead at 87
    August – 'East of Eden' Actress Julie Harris Dead at 87
    September – David Frost British Broadcaster Dead at 74
    October – Author Tom Clancy Dead at 66
    October – Veteran Character Actor Ed Lauter Dead at 74
    October – ‘The Simpsons’ & 'The Bob Newhart Show' Actress Marcia Wallace Dead at 70
    October – Musician Lou Reed Dead at 71
    November – Honeymooner’s Revival Star Jane Kean Dead at 90
    November – 'Fast & the Furious' Star Paul Walker Dead at 40
    December – Nelson Mandela Dead at 95
    December – Legendary Actor Peter O’Toole Dead at 81
    December – Actress Joan Fontaine Dead at 96
    December – ‘Fresh Prince’ Producer Jeff Pollack Found Dead at 54