Obituaries
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Former Delaware governor Ruth Ann Minner dead at 86
Nov 05, 2021 7:00 am - DOVER, Del. (AP) - Ruth Ann Minner, a sharecropper's daughter who became the only woman to serve as Delaware's governor, has died. She was 86. Minner, who served as gove...
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Aaron Feuerstein, famously generous mill owner, dies at 95
Nov 05, 2021 7:00 am - BROOKLINE, Mass. (AP) - Aaron Feuerstein, who owned a textile mill in Massachusetts and famously continued to pay his workers even after a devastating fire, has died. He...
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Schaumburg police mourn death of veteran officer after cancer fightNov 04, 2021 1:00 am - Schaumburg police are mourning the death of officer Ross Urso, a 21-year department veteran who died Wednesday after a 2½-year battle with cancer. Urso, 50, served large...
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The Gap Band founder Ronnie Wilson dies at age 73
Nov 03, 2021 7:00 am - Ronnie Wilson, multi-instrumentalist and founder of the popular R&B and funk group The Gap Band, has died. He was 73. His wife, Linda Boulware-Wilson, posted on Faceboo...
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Arab world's legendary singer, Sabah Fakhri, dies at 88
Nov 02, 2021 7:00 am - BEIRUT (AP) - One of the Arab world's most famous singers, Sabah Fakhri, who has entertained generations with traditional songs and preserved nearly extinct forms of Ara...
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'Make whatever contributions you can': Floros remembered for dedication to Mount ProspectNov 02, 2021 1:00 am - Although much has changed about Mount Prospect over the past 60 years, one mainstay the community could always count on was Leo Floros. Floros died Saturday, Oct. 30, at...
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Mississippi blues promoter and raconteur Bill Luckett dies
Nov 01, 2021 7:00 am - JACKSON, Miss. (AP) - Bill Luckett was an attorney, small-town mayor, candidate for governor, blues promoter, friend and business partner of Morgan Freeman and irrepress...
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Former Winfield Township trustee remembered as good steward of taxpayers' moneyNov 01, 2021 1:00 am - Former Winfield Township Trustee Gerald E. "Jerry" Ruzicka, who died at age 81, is remembered for looking out for taxpayers' interests. The longtime Warrenville resident...
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Naperville mourning off-duty death of 'outstanding' firefighterNov 01, 2021 1:00 am - The Naperville Fire Department is mourning the off-duty death of firefighter Alexander Gard, who died Saturday in a single-vehicle car crash in Wisconsin. In a social me...
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Indian movie star Puneeth Rajkumar dies after heart attack
Oct 29, 2021 7:00 am - NEW DELHI (AP) - Puneeth Rajkumar, a leading star of southern Indian regional cinema, died Friday after a massive heart attack, a hospital said. He was 46. Rajkumar was ...