Obituaries
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Former Michigan Rep. Vern Ehlers, a physicist, dies at 83
Aug 16, 2017 7:00 am - LANSING, Mich. (AP) - Vern Ehlers, a research physicist and moderate Republican who represented a western Michigan congressional district for 17 years and advocated for ...
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Citizens Park memorial service to honor Barrington-area conservation leaderAug 16, 2017 1:00 am - Thomas Waid Vanderpoel was known in the Barrington area for continuing his father's work with Citizens for Conservation, a nonprofit that's preserved thousands of acres ...
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Late Glen Ellyn teacher remembered for generosity, road tripsAug 16, 2017 1:00 am - As a kid growing up in Wheaton, Michael Miele and his family would spend summers on the road, traveling to every state in the continental U.S. Those family vacations ins...
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Robert Yancy, only child of singer Natalie Cole, dies at 39
Aug 15, 2017 7:00 am - LOS ANGELES (AP) - Robert Yancy, the only child of singer Natalie Cole and grandson of crooner Nat King Cole, has died. He was 39. Yancy was found dead Monday night at h...
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Longtime Arlington Heights funeral director Glueckert diesAug 15, 2017 1:00 am - John W. Glueckert Sr., the Arlington Heights native synonymous with his local funeral home business, has died after battling cancer since last year. Glueckert, 82, died ...
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'My Favorite Year' actor Joe Bologna dies at 82
Aug 14, 2017 7:00 am - LOS ANGELES (AP) - Joe Bologna, the actor, director and writer known for his role in the 1982 film comedy "My Favorite Year," died Sunday. He was 82. Bologna died in the...
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Rolling Meadows Alderman Jerry Hill diesAug 14, 2017 1:00 am - First-term Rolling Meadows Alderman Jerry Hill, whose family was among the city's first residents, has died. Hill, 64, who was elected Ward 2 alderman in April, died at ...
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State-run KUNA: Kuwaiti actor Abdulredha dies at age 78
Aug 12, 2017 7:00 am - KUWAIT CITY (AP) - Abdulhussain Abdulredha, Kuwait's most prominent actor and comedian who delighted audiences with a comical portrayal of Iraqi dictator Saddam Hussein,...
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Pfau, 'Mother Teresa of Pakistan,' dies at age 87
Aug 11, 2017 7:00 am - KARACHI, Pakistan (AP) - Ruth Pfau, a German physician and nun who devoted her life to the eradication of leprosy in Pakistan, has died at age 87. In a statement, the of...
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Artist and designer Alan Peckolick dead at age 76
Aug 10, 2017 7:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - Alan Peckolick, an innovative painter and graphic designer whose creations included the bold, underlined logo for General Motors and typefaces for Pfizer...