Dieter Roth died on 5 June 1998, in his studio in Basel, of a heart attack, and was buried at Arnarstapi on Snaefellsnes, Iceland.
Dieter Roth avled av en hjärtattack 5 juni 1998, i sin studio i Basel, och ligger begravd vid Arnarstapi i Snaefellsnes på Island.