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Former Geneva fire chief, hardware store owner William Rosenfelder dies, at age 86

By Susan Sarkauskas
Mar 01, 2021 12:00 am - William "Bill" Rosenfelder Jr. loved two family traditions: running hardware stores and fighting fires. Rosenfelder, a former chief of the Geneva Fire Department, died l...
'Coronation Street' actor Johnny Briggs dies at age 85

The Associated Press
Feb 28, 2021 6:00 am - LONDON (AP) - Johnny Briggs, a British actor best known for his role as businessman Mike Baldwin in the long-running TV soap opera 'œCoronation Street,'ť has died. He wa...
Glenn Roeder, ex-Newcastle and West Ham manager, dies at 65

The Associated Press
Feb 28, 2021 6:00 am - LONDON (AP) - Glenn Roeder, a former West Ham, Newcastle, Norwich and Watford manager, has died. He was 65. Roeder, who also worked as a coach under England manager Glen...
Finnish rally legend 'Flying Finn' Hannu Mikkola dies at 78

By JARI TANNER
Feb 28, 2021 6:00 am - HELSINKI (AP) - Hannu Mikkola, the 1983 rally world champion and one of Finland's rally greats who earned the nickname the 'œFlying Finn'ť and international renown in a ...
Long-time mayor of Croatian capital of Zagreb dies at 65

The Associated Press
Feb 28, 2021 6:00 am - ZAGREB, Croatia (AP) - Milan Bandic, the controversial long-serving mayor of Croatia's capital of Zagreb, has died from a heart attack, his office said Sunday. He was 65...
North Carolina-based mystery writer Maron dies at 82

The Associated Press
Feb 28, 2021 6:00 am - RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) - Margaret Maron, a prolific North Carolina-based mystery writer whose book series won her major awards and plaudits in the genre, has died at age 82,...
John Kordek, diplomat who made home in Arlington Heights, dies at 82

By Steve Zalusky
Feb 28, 2021 12:00 am - John Kordek's decades of service in the U.S. diplomatic corps took him to meetings with former President Ronald Reagan, Pope John Paul II and foreign leaders around the ...
Fred Segal, LA celebrity fashion retailer, dead at 87

The Associated Press
Feb 27, 2021 6:00 am - LOS ANGELES (AP) - Fred Segal, a notable Los Angeles-based celebrity fashion retailer, died Thursday. He was 87. Segal died from the complications of a stroke at a Santa...
Squires, Kansas' first Black men's basketball player, dies

By DAVE SKRETTA
Feb 27, 2021 6:00 am - LAWRENCE, Kan. (AP) - LaVannes Squires, the first Black men's basketball player at Kansas and a member of the Jayhawks' 1952 national title team, died last week in Pasad...
'Meyers Manx' dune buggy creator dead at 94

By JOHN ROGERS
Feb 27, 2021 6:00 am - LOS ANGELES (AP) - Bruce Meyers was hanging out at Pismo Beach on California's Central Coast one afternoon in 1963 when he saw something that both blew his mind and chan...

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