Obituaries
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Century Tile mourns one of its foundersJan 23, 2014 10:31 am - Life story Paul Spiewak ~ 1927-2014 By Eileen O. Daday Daily Herald correspondent The co-founder of an iconic company in the Northwest suburbs, Century Tile & Supp...
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Italian conductor Claudio Abbado dies at 80Jan 21, 2014 11:19 am - ROME — Claudio Abbado, a star in the great generation of Italian conductors revered for developing a rapport with members of the world’s leading orchestras while still a...
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Notable deaths last weekJan 18, 2014 6:26 pm - KOLKATA, India — Suchitra Sen, a legendary Indian actress known for her memorable roles in both Bengali-language and Hindi Bollywood films, has died at 82. Sen started a...
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Wheaton native remembered as caring coach, inventorJan 18, 2014 11:00 am - George J. Dekan was a “Renaissance Man” before the term was coined. A Wheaton native who worked as a guidance counselor at Glenbard East High School and taught electroni...
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Former Palatine Library Board president rememberedJan 17, 2014 4:33 pm - A memorial service for Don Maurice Jacobs, former Palatine Library Board president, will be held 10 a.m., Saturday, Jan. 18, at the First United Church of Palatine, on 1...
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‘Wizard of Oz’ Munchkin Duccini diesJan 16, 2014 8:53 pm - LAS VEGAS — Ruth Robinson Duccini, the last of the original female Munchkins from the 1939 movie “The Wizard of Oz,” has died. She was 95. With her death, only one actor...
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Madden, ‘Partridge Family’ agent, dies in FloridaJan 16, 2014 8:39 pm - NEW YORK — Comic actor Dave Madden, who played the child-hating agent on the hit 1970s sitcom “The Partridge Family,” died in Florida on Thursday at age 82. Madden died...
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Russell Johnson, ‘Gilligan’ professor, dead at 89Jan 16, 2014 2:24 pm - NEW YORK — The actor who played “The Professor” on “Gilligan’s Island,” Russell Johnson, has died. His agent, Mike Eisenstadt, says Johnson died Thursday morning at his ...
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Northwest suburban coach preached hard work and dedicationJan 16, 2014 11:00 am - A legendary coach, who helped shape basketball and football programs at four different Northwest suburban high schools, has died. Ted Wissen taught physical education an...
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Dist. 214 mourns death of longtime social workerJan 15, 2014 3:10 pm - Northwest Suburban High School District 214 is mourning the loss of longtime social worker Marilyn Medina-Perez, who died Wednesday morning after a six-month battle with...