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Singer Troy Shondell, singer of 'This Time,' dies at age 76

The Associated Press
Jan 08, 2016 6:00 am - NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - Rock n' roll singer Troy Shondell, who had a hit song in 1961 with "This Time (We're Really Breaking Up)," has died. He was 76. Shondell, whose r...
Pat Harrington Jr., a hit sitcom's cocky handyman, dies

By FRAZIER MOORE
Jan 08, 2016 6:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - Pat Harrington Jr., an actor and comedian who in the 1950s got attention as a member of Steve Allen's fabled TV comic troupe but secured lasting fame dec...
Correction: Obit-Caldwell story

The Associated Press
Jan 08, 2016 6:00 am - NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - In a story Jan. 6 about the death of Nicholas Caldwell, co-founder and singer of the R&B group The Whispers, The Associated Press reported errone...
Fashion designer, miniskirt pioneer Courreges dies aged 92

The Associated Press
Jan 08, 2016 6:00 am - PARIS (AP) - Fashion officials say French designer Andre Courreges, who laid claim to the invention of the 1960s miniskirt, has died at the age of 92. His fashion house ...
Iranian Princess Ashraf, shah's twin sister, dies at age 96

By JON GAMBRELL
Jan 08, 2016 6:00 am - DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) - Iranian Princess Ashraf Pahlavi, the twin sister of the country's deposed shah whose glamorous life epitomized the excesses of her bro...
Prospect Heights minister remembered for interfaith unity efforts

By Eileen O. Daday
Jan 08, 2016 12:00 am - Rev. Paul Flesner led the faith community at the Lutheran Church of the Good Shepherd in Prospect Heights for two decades and was instrumental in bringing leaders of dif...
Cuban trumpeter Alfredo 'Chocolate' Armenteros dead at 87

The Associated Press
Jan 07, 2016 6:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - Alfredo "Chocolate" Armenteros, the talented Cuban trumpeter, died Wednesday from complications of prostate cancer. He was 87. Armenteros died at the Nor...
Popular Slovak priest Anton Srholec dies at 86

The Associated Press
Jan 07, 2016 6:00 am - BRATISLAVA, Slovakia (AP) - Slovak Roman Catholic priest Anton Srholec, who was persecuted by the communist regime, has died. He was 86. His Slovak branch of the Salesia...
Retired Arlington Hts. firefighter volunteered for many causes

By Eileen O. Daday
Jan 07, 2016 12:00 am - A retired Arlington Heights fire lieutenant, who rose through the ranks but never tired of driving the engine and responding to fires, died unexpectedly last week at age...
Irish golfer Christy O'Connor Jr dies at 67

The Associated Press
Jan 06, 2016 6:00 am - LONDON (AP) - Christy O'Connor Jr., the Irish golfer who produced the shot of his career to help Europe retain the Ryder Cup in 1989, has died. He was 67. O'Connor died ...

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