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Constable: Losing my mom is hard, but reflecting on her good 92-year-old life brings me comfort

By Burt Constable
Nov 23, 2019 12:00 am - My Mom died Tuesday. As much as I admire her 92 years of life, I remember as a kid thinking life had cheated her at times. Lois Evaughn Schembs was born on a farm outsid...
Snowboarding visionary Jake Burton Carpenter dies at 65

By EDDIE PELLS
Nov 22, 2019 6:00 am - Whether you had a gold medal hanging from your neck, were just learning how to stand on a snowboard, or were one of those flustered skiers wondering where all the kids i...
Walter Minton, US publisher of '~Lolita,'~ dies at 96

By HILLEL ITALIE
Nov 20, 2019 6:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - Walter J. Minton, a publishing scion and risk taker with a self-described "nasty streak" who as head of G.P. Putnam's Sons released works by Norman Maile...
Terry O'Neill, whose images captured '~60s London, dies at 81

The Associated Press
Nov 17, 2019 6:00 am - LONDON (AP) - British photographer Terry O'Neill, whose images captured London's Swinging '~60s and who created iconic portraits of Elton John, Brigitte Bardot and Winst...
Dry cleaning was Robert Zengeler's life

By Steve Zalusky
Nov 17, 2019 12:00 am - Dry cleaner remembered for work ethic, integrity
Harrison Dillard, Olympic champion sprinter/hurdler, dies

The Associated Press
Nov 16, 2019 6:00 am - CLEVELAND (AP) - Harrison Dillard, the former Buffalo Soldier and only Olympic runner to win gold medals in both the sprints and high hurdles, has died. He was 96. Longt...
Czech filmmaker Vojtech Jasny dies at age 93

The Associated Press
Nov 16, 2019 6:00 am - PRAGUE (AP) - Vojtech Jasny, a filmmaker who belonged to the new wave of Czechoslovak cinema in the 1960s, has died. He was 93. Slovacke divadlo, a theatre he frequently...
Vera Clemente, Roberto Clemente's widow, has died

The Associated Press
Nov 16, 2019 6:00 am - PITTSBURGH (AP) - Vera Clemente, the widow of Hall of Fame outfielder Roberto Clemente and a goodwill ambassador for Major League Baseball, has died. She was 78. MLB and...
Last survivor of the Hindenburg disaster dies at age 90

By KATHY McCORMACK
Nov 16, 2019 6:00 am - CONCORD, N.H. (AP) - The last remaining survivor of the Hindenburg disaster, who suffered severe burns to his face, arms and legs before his mother managed to toss him a...
Iowa Supreme Court Chief Justice Mark Cady dies unexpectedly

By DAVID PITT
Nov 16, 2019 6:00 am - DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) - Mark Cady, the soft-spoken chief justice of the Iowa Supreme Court who wrote key decisions on gay marriage and abortion access that rankled socia...

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