Obituaries
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Barrington area couple known for their love of natureOct 11, 2019 1:00 am - Judson Bergman and Mary Miller-Bergman loved to spend time at their Barrington-area home, nestled near Cuba Marsh amid its tall grasses, oak savannas and woodlands. Fam...
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Sherwood Chillingworth, former racing executive, dies at 93
Oct 09, 2019 7:00 am - ARCADIA, Calif. (AP) - Sherwood C. Chillingworth, a longtime executive with the Oak Tree Racing Association who had partnerships in several stakes-winning thoroughbreds,...
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Andrés Gimeno, oldest French Open champion, dies at 82
Oct 09, 2019 7:00 am - MADRID (AP) - Andrés Gimeno, the Spanish tennis player who became the oldest man to win the French Open in the professional era, has died. He was 82. The Spanish tennis...
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Suburban engineer who had key role in early NASA success, moon landing diesOct 09, 2019 1:00 am - A brilliant suburban engineer who helped lay the groundwork for the first manned space orbit and ultimately the moon landing has died. Paul Chung lived with his family i...
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Sanders' daughter-in-law dies at 46 after cancer diagnosis
Oct 08, 2019 7:00 am - The daughter-in-law of Democratic presidential candidate Bernie Sanders has died, shortly after being diagnosed with cancer. Rainè Riggs was 46. The Lee & Martin Funera...
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Alabama sports promoter Art Clarkson dies
Oct 08, 2019 7:00 am - BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (AP) - The promoter responsible for a string of professional sports teams that played in Alabama has died. The Birmingham Bulls hockey team announced Tu...
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Bob Larrañaga, ex-St. John's basketball player, dies at 78
Oct 07, 2019 7:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - Bob Larrañaga, a former St. John's basketball player and the older brother of Miami Hurricanes coach Jim Larrañaga, has died at 78. St. John's said in ...
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Correction: Obit-Rip Taylor story
Oct 07, 2019 7:00 am - LOS ANGELES (AP) - In a story Oct. 6 about the death of comedian Rip Taylor, The Associated Press reported erroneously that he was 84. The age came from his publicist, w...
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Ginger Baker, Cream's volatile drummer, dies at 80
Oct 06, 2019 7:00 am - LONDON - Ginger Baker, the volatile and propulsive drummer for Cream and other bands who wielded blues power and jazz finesse and helped shatter boundaries of time, temp...
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Marcello Giordani, tenor of beauty and heft, dies at 56
Oct 05, 2019 7:00 am - Tenor Marcello Giordani, renowned for a voice of beauty and heft that made him a star at the world's top opera houses, died Saturday. He was 56. Giordani had a heart att...