Obituaries
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Priest and abstract-expressionist painter Bill Moore dies
Oct 19, 2020 7:00 am - LOS ANGELES (AP) - Father Bill Moore, a Catholic priest and prominent abstract expressionist who spent decades spreading spiritualism through his paintings, has died at ...
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Longtime priest and seminary professor dies two weeks after 100th birthdayOct 19, 2020 1:00 am - Monsignor Charles R. Meyer, a senior professor emeritus at St. Mary of the Lake and Mundelein Seminary died Thursday, two weeks after his 100th birthday. According to a ...
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Longtime Minnesota sports columnist Sid Hartman dies at 100
Oct 18, 2020 7:00 am - MINNEAPOLIS (AP) - Minnesota sports columnist and radio personality Sid Hartman, an old-school home team booster who once ran the NBA's Minneapolis Lakers and achieved n...
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Former Democratic power broker James A. Johnson dies at 76
Oct 18, 2020 7:00 am - MINNEAPOLIS (AP) - James A. Johnson, a former Democratic campaign operative who was CEO of housing lender Fannie Mae in the 1990s and served as chairman of Walter Mondal...
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Rhonda Fleming, film star of '~40s and '~50s, dies at 97
Oct 17, 2020 7:00 am - LOS ANGELES (AP) - Actress Rhonda Fleming, the fiery redhead who appeared with Burt Lancaster, Kirk Douglas, Charlton Heston, Ronald Reagan and other film stars of the 1...
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Scheuer, Philly sports media denizen for decades, dies at 88
Oct 16, 2020 7:00 am - PHILADELPHIA (AP) - Jack Scheuer, the go-to guy at courtside, on the field and in the press box, who covered Philadelphia sports from the days of Wilt Chamberlain to Bry...
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Herbert Kretzmer, lyricist of Les Miserables, dead at 95
Oct 14, 2020 7:00 am - LONDON (AP) - Herbert Kretzmer, the journalist and lyricist best known for his English-language adaptation of the musical Les Miserables, has died. He was 95. His family...
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New Zealand cricket great John Reid dies at 92
Oct 14, 2020 7:00 am - AUCKLAND, New Zealand (AP) - John Reid, the New Zealand cricket great who captained his country for its first three test victories and was one of the world's best allrou...
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Egyptian actor Mahmoud Yassin dies at age 79
Oct 14, 2020 7:00 am - CAIRO (AP) - Mahmoud Yassin, an Egyptian actor and pillar of the country's film industry during the second half of the 20th century, has died. He was 79. Yassin had suff...
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Former AP sports writer Ken Rappoport dead at age 85
Oct 13, 2020 7:00 am - Some people light up a room with their smile. Ken Rappoport could energize an entire arena or stadium with his laugh. Not to mention his zest for life, sense of humor an...