Obituaries
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Last of Soviet soldiers who liberated Auschwitz dies at 98
Jun 06, 2021 7:00 am - BERLIN (AP) - David Dushman, the last surviving Soviet soldier involved in the liberation of the Nazi death camp at Auschwitz, has died. He was 98. The Jewish Community ...
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Clarence Williams III, 'The Mod Squad's' Linc, dies at 81
Jun 06, 2021 7:00 am - Clarence Williams III, who played the cool undercover cop Linc Hayes on the counterculture series 'œThe Mod Squad'ť and Prince's father in 'œPurple Rain,'ť has died. He ...
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Popular Nigerian televangelist T.B. Joshua dies at 57
Jun 06, 2021 7:00 am - LAGOS, Nigeria (AP) - Temitope Balogun Joshua, one of Africa's most popular televangelists who was known as T.B. Joshua, has died. He was 57. The Nigerian-born pastor wa...
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Celebrity attorney F. Lee Bailey dead at 87
Jun 03, 2021 7:00 am - WALTHAM, Mass. (AP) - F. Lee Bailey, the celebrity attorney who defended O.J. Simpson, Patricia Hearst and the alleged Boston Strangler, but whose legal career halted wh...
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Mike Marshall, 1st reliever to win Cy Young, dies at 78
Jun 01, 2021 7:00 am - LOS ANGELES (AP) - Mike Marshall, who became the first reliever to win the Cy Young Award when he set a major league record by pitching 106 games in a season for the Los...
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Sam Boulmetis Sr., Hall of Fame New Jersey rider, dies at 94
Jun 01, 2021 7:00 am - RED BANK, N.J. (AP) - Sam Boulmetis Sr., a Hall of Fame jockey who won four Monmouth Park riding titles in the 1940s and '50s during a nearly 20-year career, has died. H...
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A life full of law and pizza; Mathias Mattern of Naperville dies at 87May 31, 2021 1:00 am - Mathias Michael "Mickey" Mattern is being remembered by family and friends for his generosity and dedicated work ethic in the U.S. military, as an attorney and in the pi...
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Swiss motorcyclist Dupasquier dies following Moto3 crash
May 30, 2021 7:00 am - FLORENCE, Italy (AP) - Swiss motorcycle rider Jason Dupasquier has died following a crash during Moto3 qualifying for the Italian Grand Prix, the Careggi Hospital in Flo...
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'Hooked on a Feeling' singer B.J. Thomas dies at 78
May 30, 2021 7:00 am - B.J. Thomas, the Grammy-winning singer who enjoyed success on the pop, country and gospel charts with such hits as 'œI Just Can't Help Believing,'ť 'œRaindrops Keep Fall...
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'We should have had him another 10 years': Onesti recalls friendship with B.J. ThomasMay 30, 2021 1:00 am - The loss of singer B.J. Thomas, who gained national fame through songs like "Raindrops Keep Fallin' on My Head" and "Hooked on a Feeling," is being felt in suburban Chic...