Obituaries
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Russian conductor Rozhdestvensky dies at 87
Jun 16, 2018 7:00 am - MOSCOW (AP) - Noted Russian conductor Gennady Rozhdestvensky, who directed orchestras in Moscow, Stockholm, Vienna and London, has died at age 87. Moscow's Tchaikovsky C...
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Hall of Fame coach and administrator C.M. Newton, 88, dies
Jun 16, 2018 7:00 am - Officials at Alabama and Kentucky say that Hall of Fame former administrator and basketball coach C.M. Newton has died. He was 88. The schools announced his death Monday...
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Leslie Grantham, Dirty Den in 'EastEnders,' dies at 71
Jun 15, 2018 7:00 am - LONDON (AP) - Actor Leslie Grantham, who became a British TV icon during the 1980s as arch-villain "Dirty" Den Watts on the soap opera "EastEnders," has died. He was 71....
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Longtime Elvis Presley drummer D.J. Fontana has died
Jun 14, 2018 7:00 am - MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) - D.J. Fontana, a rock 'n' roll pioneer who rose from strip joints in his native Shreveport, Louisiana, to the heights of musical history as Elvis Pr...
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Russian film director Stanislav Govorukhin dies at 82
Jun 14, 2018 7:00 am - MOSCOW (AP) - Stanislav Govorukhin, a prominent Russian film director who made some of the nation's most iconic movies, has died. He was 82. President Vladimir Putin sen...
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Longtime Philadelphia sports broadcaster Al Meltzer dies
Jun 14, 2018 7:00 am - PHILADELPHIA (AP) - A longtime Philadelphia sports broadcaster has died. Al Meltzer's family told WCAU-TV that he died Tuesday night, but a cause of death was not disclo...
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Arlington Heights man's ashes will be part of his family's next Halloween displayJun 13, 2018 1:00 am - An Arlington Heights man whose free and elaborate Halloween displays became an annual spooky tradition died Monday. Michael Podlin requested that his ashes be included i...
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Warrenville woman rememebered for saving horsesJun 13, 2018 1:00 am - A celebration of life will be held Saturday for Barbara Honeyman James, who is being remembered for her grit, positive attitude and efforts to rescue horses from slaught...
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Former Colgate TB Jordan Scott dies at 31
Jun 12, 2018 7:00 am - HAMILTON, N.Y. (AP) - Jordan Scott, the all-time leading rusher in Colgate history, has died while on vacation in Thailand. University officials confirmed the death Tues...
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WWII Navajo Code Talker Samuel Tom Holiday dies at age 94
Jun 12, 2018 7:00 am - ST. GEORGE, Utah (AP) - Samuel Tom Holiday, one of the last surviving Navajo Code Talkers, died in southern Utah Monday surrounded by family members who raised money thr...