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Niece, heiress to Greta Garbo fortune dies at 85

By KRISTIN J. BENDER
Jul 10, 2017 7:00 am - SAN FRANCISCO (AP) - Gray Gustafson Reisfield, the sole heiress to her aunt Greta Garbo's estate and a woman who was a long-time companion to the late Swedish-born actre...
West Dundee businessman known as 'Mr. Dundee' dies at 86

By Lauren Rohr
Jul 10, 2017 1:00 am - Whether it be for his local business endeavors, his public service or his personable demeanor, lifelong Dundee-area resident Jim Masi is remembered as a fixture in the c...
Longtime assistant coach Bob Elliott dies at 64; had cancer

The Associated Press
Jul 09, 2017 7:00 am - IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) - Longtime assistant football coach Bob Elliott has died following a lengthy battle with cancer. He was 64. Iowa, where Elliott played and later coa...
Dr. Spencer Johnson, author of self-help best-seller, dies

The Associated Press
Jul 09, 2017 7:00 am - ENCINITAS, Calif. (AP) - Dr. Spencer Johnson, whose book "Who Moved My Cheese?" sold 25 million copies and became a business and self-help phenomenon, has died. Johnson'...
Kenya's interior minister dies a month before election

By TOM ODULA
Jul 08, 2017 7:00 am - NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) - Joseph Nkaissery, Kenya's interior minister and a retired general, died Saturday in a Nairobi hospital a month before the East African country's pr...
Louise Solheim, wife of late Ping founder, dies at 99

The Associated Press
Jul 08, 2017 7:00 am - PHOENIX (AP) - Louise Solheim, the wife of late Ping golf equipment founder Karsten Solheim, has died. She was 99. Ping said she died Friday. The company didn't give a c...
Dr. Spencer Johnson, author of self-help best-seller, dies

The Associated Press
Jul 08, 2017 7:00 am - ENCINITAS, Calif. (AP) - Dr. Spencer Johnson, whose book "Who Moved My Cheese?" sold 25 million copies and became a business and self-help phenomenon, has died. Johnson'...
'True Blood' actor Nelsan Ellis dead at 39

By JOCELYN NOVECK
Jul 08, 2017 7:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - Actor Nelsan Ellis, best known for his memorable portrayal of Lafayette Reynolds on HBO's "True Blood," has died at the age of 39. Ellis' manager, Emily ...
Sheila Michaels, who popularized 'Ms.' for women, dies at 78

By MARK KENNEDY
Jul 07, 2017 7:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - Sheila Michaels, a feminist and civil-rights activist in the 1960s who has been credited with popularizing the courtesy title "Ms.," died June 22 in New ...
International Tennis Hall of Famer Nancy Jeffett dies

The Associated Press
Jul 07, 2017 7:00 am - DALLAS (AP) - Nancy P. Jeffett, who was instrumental in arranging the first network broadcast of women's tennis, has died. She was 88. International Tennis Hall of Fame ...

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