Japanese voice actor
Ryūji Saikachi (槐柳二) died on September 29th, 2017 at age of 89 due to congestive heart failure. He was best known for his roles as Matthew Cuthbert in Anne of Green Gables and Rafiki in the video game Kingdom Hearts II.
He was best known to Pocket Monsters anime fans as the Japanese voice of the
Merriep Farmer who appeared in
Hellgar and Togepi!.
Source:
http://www.oricon.co.jp/news/2098240/full/