Obituaries
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Comedian Tim Brooke-Taylor of The Goodies dies with COVID-19
Apr 12, 2020 7:00 am - LONDON (AP) - British performer Tim Brooke-Taylor, a member of comedy trio The Goodies, has died after contracting the new coronavirus. He was 79. Brooke-Taylor's agent ...
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Glenn Beckert, 4-time All-Star for Cubs, dies at 79
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Beckert, 4-time All-Star second baseman for Cubs, dies in FloridaApr 12, 2020 1:00 am - Glenn Beckert, a second baseman for the Cubs from 1965 to 1973 and a four-time All-Star, passed away in Florida Sunday morning at the age of 79. Often overshadowed by Ha...
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Award-winning sports writer William Millsaps dies at age 77
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Former Wheeling mayor remembered for sense of humor, outgoing personalityApr 11, 2020 1:00 am - Bill Hein, who served as Wheeling village president from 1977 to 1981, is being remembered for his sense of humor, outgoing personality and bringing development to a pla...
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Filmmaker Obayashi, who portrayed war's horrors, dead at 82
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Former Wheeling village president a victim of COVID-19Apr 10, 2020 1:00 am - COVID-19 has claimed the life of former Wheeling Village President William Hein, his family announced in a Facebook post Friday night. Hein's passing was confirmed by cu...
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Mad magazine illustrator Mort Drucker dies at 91
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Civil rights pioneer and face of gay marriage dies at 95
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Barbara Reed Turner, conservationist and member of Long Grove pioneering family, dies at 100Apr 09, 2020 1:00 am - Barbara Reed Turner, a member of a Long Grove pioneering family, died at her village home Thursday, according to the town's leaders. She was 100. "Barbara has been a res...