Obituaries
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Muscle Shoals songwriter, artist Donnie Fritts dies at 76
Aug 28, 2019 7:00 am - NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - Donnie Fritts, a Muscle Shoals songwriter, artist and actor who was a frequent collaborator with Kris Kristofferson and wrote the song "We Had It...
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Former board member who helped shape Inverness dies at 70Aug 28, 2019 1:00 am - A longtime Inverness leader who literally helped to shape the footprint of the community has died. James Baloun, who served two terms on the village board and also led t...
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Former AP reporter, bureau chief Haring dies at 86
Aug 27, 2019 7:00 am - TULSA, Okla. (AP) - Former Associated Press reporter and bureau chief and long-time Tulsa World executive editor Robert Haring has died. Stanleys Funeral and Cremation S...
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Elgin community mourns unexpected death of U-46 administrator Ron RaglinAug 27, 2019 1:00 am - An impassioned advocate for students, Elgin Area School District U-46 administrator Ronald Raglin died unexpectedly Monday from a heart attack. Raglin, 58, of Elgin, was...
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Fashion's Isabel Toledo, creator for Michelle Obama, dies
Aug 26, 2019 7:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - Isabel Toledo, the Cuban American fashion designer with an avant-garde flair who created former first lady Michelle Obama's standout lemon grass-colored ...
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Wauconda Fire District, Cuba Township trustee dies at 59Aug 26, 2019 1:00 am - Memorial bunting is hanging over the doors at the main Wauconda Fire District station to honor a district trustee who also served his community in other ways. Paul Dietz...
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Billionaire conservative donor David Koch dies at 79
Aug 23, 2019 7:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - Billionaire industrialist David H. Koch, who with his older brother Charles poured a fortune into right-wing causes, transforming the American political ...
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The Latest: Koch's twin: He was my best friend, despite suit
Aug 23, 2019 7:00 am - WASHINGTON (AP) - The Latest on the death of billionaire David Koch (all times local): 5:55 p.m. Billionaire industrialist David H. Koch's (kohk's) twin brother is mourn...
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Riesterer, wrote Black Eyed Peas' "I Gotta Feeling," dies
Aug 21, 2019 7:00 am - PARIS (AP) - Frederic Riesterer, the producer and creator of electronic dance music who co-wrote the Grammy-nominated hit "I Gotta Feeling" with The Black Eyed Peas, has...
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Bubba Hiers, brother of Paula Deen, dies of cancer at 65
Aug 19, 2019 7:00 am - SAVANNAH, Ga. (AP) - Bubba Hiers, who left behind landscaping to help his celebrity sister Paula Deen grow her Savannah restaurant business as she rose to fame, has died...