Obituaries
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Andre Previn, Oscar-winning composer, has died at 89
Feb 28, 2019 6:00 am - Andre Previn, the pianist, composer and conductor whose broad reach took in the worlds of Hollywood, jazz and classical music, always rejecting suggestions that his bop ...
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Memorial set for Wood Dale's 'Pastor Rick'Feb 28, 2019 12:00 am - The Rev. Richard "Rick" Bullis was generous and serious when the time called for it, but if you ask his children, he also had a knack for fishing and may have been the i...
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Florist Leo Kinsch helped make Palatine beautiful for decadesFeb 27, 2019 12:00 am - The owner of one of the oldest florists in the Northwest suburbs, with a history going back more than 80 years in Palatine, has died. Leo Kinsch arrived in the suburbs a...
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Clark Gable III, grandson of acting great, dies in Dallas
Feb 26, 2019 6:00 am - DALLAS (AP) - Clark James Gable III, host of the reality TV show "Cheaters" and grandson of late Academy Award-winning actor Clark Gable, has died in Texas. The Dallas C...
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Singer Mark Hollis of 1980s band Talk Talk dies at 64
Feb 26, 2019 6:00 am - LONDON (AP) - Singer-songwriter Mark Hollis, frontman of 1980s British new wave band Talk Talk, has died at the age of 64. Manager Keith Aspden said Tuesday that Hollis ...
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Viatorian Barth never taught a class, but was a beloved teacher of life lessonsFeb 26, 2019 12:00 am - Brother Dale Barth never taught a class at St. Viator High School, but many graduates remember him as their favorite teacher - of life lessons - in thinking back to thei...
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Bluegrass and country vocalist Mac Wiseman dead at 93
Feb 25, 2019 6:00 am - NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - A funeral home says bluegrass and country vocalist Mac Wiseman, known for his high tenor and songs like "The Ballad of Davy Crockett" and "Jimmy ...
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Longtime Pittsburgh sports writer McHugh dies at 103
Feb 25, 2019 6:00 am - PITTSBURGH (AP) - Roy McHugh, who spent decades covering Pittsburgh sports with elegance for both the Pittsburgh Press and the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, has died. He was ...
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'A true patriot': Northwest suburban Army vet Jill Morgenthaler diesFeb 25, 2019 12:00 am - Decorated Northwest suburban veteran Jill Morgenthaler - who was among the first women to enter Army boot camp and later had a dramatic staredown with Saddam Hussein - d...
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Longtime Wheeling Trustee Ken Brady diesFeb 24, 2019 12:00 am - Wheeling village Trustee Ken Brady, who for decades helped shape the growth of the community and advocated for efforts to enhance its appearance, died Saturday at 77. "H...