Obituaries
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Bess Myerson, the 1st Jewish Miss America, dies at 90Jan 04, 2015 10:00 pm - LOS ANGELES (AP) - Bess Myerson, the first Jewish Miss America and a New York political force until a series of scandals dubbed the "Bess Mess" forced her into obscurity...
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Expert who oversaw German World War II records dead at 93Jan 04, 2015 10:00 pm - WASHINGTON (AP) - Robert Wolfe, who for more than 30 years served as a specialist in Nazi Germany at the National Archives and Records Administration, has died. He was 9...
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Top Reagan adviser and author, Martin Anderson, dies at 78Jan 04, 2015 10:00 pm - PORTOLA VALLEY, Calif. (AP) - Martin Anderson, a top domestic policy adviser to President Ronald Reagan and author of several books about his life and legacy, has died. ...
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Former Giants pitcher Stu Miller dies at age 87Jan 04, 2015 10:00 pm - SAN FRANCISCO (AP) - Stu Miller, the former Giants pitcher who committed perhaps the most famous balk in All-Star game history, has died. He was 87. The Giants said Mond...
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Soldier from Md. buried at ArlingtonJan 04, 2015 10:00 pm - SALISBURY, Md. (AP) - A soldier from Wicomico County who was killed in Afghanistan has been laid to rest at Arlington National Cemetery. Sgt. Maj. Wardell Turner of Nant...
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Funeral for longtime Elgin City Council member Gilliam set for TuesdayJan 04, 2015 12:01 am - Funeral services for former longtime Elgin City Council member Robert "Bob" Gilliam will take place at 11 a.m. Tuesday, Jan. 6, at Second Baptist Church, 1280 Summit St....
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Family, former students remember Dist. 15 trustee Richard BokorJan 04, 2015 12:01 am - Richard Bokor, a longtime Fremd High School teacher and District 15 school board trustee, died Sunday morning of complications from colon cancer, according to his family...
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Utah woman dies after inspirational cancer fightJan 03, 2015 10:00 pm - BEAR RIVER, Utah (AP) - Kathy Taylor, who inspired singer Sarah McLachlan and others, has died in Utah after a fight against cancer while pregnant with her sixth child. ...
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Mercury Records co-founder Steinberg dies at 94Jan 03, 2015 10:00 pm - BRATTLEBORO, Vt. (AP) - A co-founder of Mercury Records and an innovator in the digital music industry has died. Irwin Steinberg was 94. Publicist Scott Gorenstein says ...
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Baseball executive Hank Peters diesJan 03, 2015 10:00 pm - CLEVELAND (AP) - Hank Peters helped build championship baseball in Baltimore and revive the sport in Cleveland. A longtime executive who began his career after serving i...