Obituaries
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Longtime Gurnee Fire Chief Samuel Dada dies at 91Jan 18, 2021 12:00 am - Former Gurnee Fire Chief Samuel J. Dada, who was so revered that village leaders named a street after him, died Friday at the age of 91. Dada started with the department...
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Carpentersville man remembered as 'a modern take on the Renaissance man'Jan 18, 2021 12:00 am - Remembered as "a modern take on the Renaissance man," Norman Kopp of Carpentersville died last week from complications to COVID-19. Kopp, 77, spent most of his life work...
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Founder of the Pro-Life Action League dies at 93
Jan 18, 2021 12:00 am - Joe Scheidler, the founder of the Pro-Life Action League who is known as the godfather of the pro-life movement, died Monday at the age of 93, the organization confirmed...
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Phil Spector, famed music producer and murderer, dies at 81
Jan 17, 2021 6:00 am - LOS ANGELES (AP) - Phil Spector, the eccentric and revolutionary music producer who transformed rock music with his 'œWall of Sound'ť method and who later was convicted ...
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Banking heir Benjamin de Rothschild dies at 57
Jan 16, 2021 6:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - Benjamin de Rothschild, who oversaw the banking empire started by his father in 1953, has died. He was 57. The Edmond de Rothschild Group, the company he...
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Philip J. Smith, who led Shubert Organization, dies at 89
Jan 15, 2021 6:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - Philip J. Smith, who rose from box office treasurer at the Imperial Theatre on Broadway to chairman and co-CEO of the theatrical giant Shubert Organizati...
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Bruce Headley, California thoroughbred trainer, dies at 86
Jan 15, 2021 6:00 am - ARCADIA, Calif. (AP) - Bruce Headley, the thoroughbred trainer who developed sprint champion Kona Gold and many other stakes winners during a 61-year career based in Cal...
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Noted character actor Peter Mark Richman dies at 93
Jan 15, 2021 6:00 am - LOS ANGELES (AP) - Peter Mark Richman, a character actor who appeared in hundreds of television episodes and had recurring roles on 'œThree's Company" and 'œBeverly Hill...
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Dorothy Schmidt Cole, oldest living Marine, dies at 107
Jan 15, 2021 6:00 am - KANNAPOLIS, N.C. (AP) - Dorothy Schmidt Cole, recognized last year as the oldest living U.S. Marine, has died at age 107. Beth Kluttz, Cole's only child, confirmed Frida...
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CHADWICK TODD RAYMOND, 68, OF NORTHBROOKJan 15, 2021 12:00 am - Chadwick Todd Raymond was born on Jan. 4, 1953, in Ames, Iowa, to Virgil and Solveig Raymond. He graduated from Roland-Story High School in 1971. He earned a Bachelor o...