Auberson, 84, orchestra conductor July 14: Hans A. Pestalozzi, 75, author, manager, social critic July 17: Alfred Hofkunst, 61, artist August 17: Clo Duri Bezzola, 59, Romansh language author, teacher August: Walo Bertschinger, construction entrepreneur August 22: Ota Šik, 84, Czech economist and politician, professor at St. Gallen August 24: Elisabeth Kübler-Ross, 78, Swiss-born American psychiatrist August 28: Sigi Feigel, 83, attorney September 29: Alberto Camenzind, 90, architect (Professor emeritus at the ETH Zurich) October 2: Robert Leuenberger, 88, theologian, president of the University of Zurich, father of Moritz Leuenberger October 4: Willy Guhl, 89, designer October 8: Rico Weber, 62, artist October 15: Walter Bretscher, 66, screenwriter, journalist October 16: Mario Santi, 63, Sports commentator October 22: Jean-François Leuba, 70, politician October 30: Ernst Cincera, 77, National Councillor November 4: Beat Tschümperlin, 50, politician, member of the Nidwalden government in office November 8: Davy Sidjanski, 49, editor November 16: Hans Künzi, 80, politician November 21: Uwe Scholz, 45, German dance choreographer, director Zurich Opera ballet (1985–1991) November 26: Hans Schaffner, 96, member of the Federal Council in the 1960s November 27: 7 fire fighters in Gretzenbach December 1: Rudolf Gisler, 62, politician, former Landammann of Glarus December 16: Dietrich Schwanitz, 64, German professor and author, grew up in Switzerland. December 17: Gyula Marsovsky, 68, Grand Prix motorcycle rider December 18: Marcel Pasche, 73, former Edipresse manager, 24 Heures editor-in-chief. December: Heinrich (Heini) Gränicher, 71, ETH professor for experimental physics December 22: Peter Schärer, 71, dean of Dental School, Zurich December 26: Otto Marchi, 62, writer, one of the Swiss tsunami victims December 28, Aldo Zappia, 80, football player See also: Deaths in 2004, List of Swiss people, 2005 in Switzerland#Deaths. 2000s in Switzerland Years of the 21st century in Switzerland Switzerland Switzerland