Looks like Francine York was not our first in 2017. Here is one we all missed:
(https://c1.staticflickr.com/1/666/31526048104_0fd66d06cd_o.jpg)
"They're dead. They're all messed Up".
George Kosana (Sheriff McClelland) died on Jan. 4th. He was 81.
The announcement:
http://www.usatoday.com/story/life/people/2017/01/03/george-kosana-sheriff-night-living-dead-dies-81/96133166/ (http://www.usatoday.com/story/life/people/2017/01/03/george-kosana-sheriff-night-living-dead-dies-81/96133166/)
His IMDb Credits:
http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0466916/ (http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0466916/)
Not a long list, but he is listed as reprising his role as Sheriff McClelland in a 2016 movie that is still in Post-Production, "My Uncle John Is a Zombie".
I'm from Pittsburgh and volunteer at our local con. Had the opportunity to meet Mr Kosar on numerous occassions. He was a really nice guy who always remembered what neighborhood I was from.