Obituaries
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Polish composer, conductor Krzysztof Penderecki dies at 86
Mar 29, 2020 7:00 am - WARSAW, Poland (AP) - Krzysztof Penderecki, an award-winning conductor and one of the world's most popular contemporary classical music composers whose works have featur...
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Singer-songwriter Jan Howard dies at 91
Mar 29, 2020 7:00 am - NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - Singer-songwriter Jan Howard, who had a No. 1 country hit 'œFor Loving You'ť with Bill Anderson and wrote hits for others like Kitty Wells' 'œIt'...
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Country singer Joe Diffie dies of coronavirus complications
Mar 29, 2020 7:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - Country singer Joe Diffie, who had a string of hits in the 1990s with chart-topping ballads and honky-tonk singles like 'œHome'ť and 'œPickup Man,'ť has ...
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Former Atlético Madrid defender Capón dies at age 72
Mar 29, 2020 7:00 am - MADRID (AP) - Atlético Madrid says former defender José Luis Capón has died. He was 72. The club has not disclosed the cause of death. Capón was part of the Atlétic...
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Funeral home owner, winner of McHenry coroner primary has died
Mar 29, 2020 1:00 am - Mark Justen, a man many knew as an "institution" in the city of McHenry, has died, the Northwest Herald confirmed with multiple sources on Sunday. McHenry Police Departm...
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Longtime soap opera actor John Callahan dies at 66
Mar 28, 2020 7:00 am - LOS ANGELES (AP) - Actor John Callahan, known for playing Edmund Grey on 'œAll My Children'ť and also starring on other soaps including 'œDays of Our Lives,'ť 'œSanta Ba...
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Ex-Sen. Tom Coburn, conservative political maverick, dies
Mar 28, 2020 7:00 am - OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) - Former U.S. Sen. Tom Coburn, an Oklahoma family doctor who earned a reputation as a conservative political maverick as he railed against federal ear...
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Joseph Lowery, civil rights leader and MLK aide, dies at 98
Mar 28, 2020 7:00 am - ATLANTA (AP) - The Rev. Joseph E. Lowery fought to end segregation, lived to see the election of the country's first black president and echoed the call for 'œjustice to...
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Joseph Lowery, civil rights leader and MLK aide, dies at 98
Mar 28, 2020 1:00 am - ATLANTA - The Rev. Joseph E. Lowery fought to end segregation, lived to see the election of the country's first black president and echoed the call for "justice to roll ...
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Les Hunter, star on Loyola Chicago championship team, dies
Mar 27, 2020 7:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - Les Hunter, a star on Loyola Chicago's barrier-breaking 1963 NCAA championship team, died Friday. He was 77. The university announced Hunter's death, sayi...