Obituaries
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Fred Hellerman, member of Weavers folk group, dies at 89
Sep 02, 2016 7:00 am - WESTON, Conn. (AP) - Fred Hellerman, a founding member of the influential folk music quartet the Weavers, has died. He was 89. Hellerman died Thursday at his home in Wes...
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Rockford bishop emeritus Thomas Doran diesSep 02, 2016 1:00 am - The Rev. Thomas G. Doran, bishop emeritus of the Rockford Diocese, died Thursday at his residence. He was 80. Those who knew him remember Doran as a tremendous teacher, ...
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Dr. Joy Browne, popular radio psychologist, dead at 71
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Wheeling bicycling legend Phyllis Harmon dies at age 99Sep 01, 2016 5:30 am - Phyllis Harmon, whom some referred to as the "Grand Dame of Bicycling," died last week at the age of 99. Harmon was inducted into the U.S. Bicycling Hall of Fame in 2009...
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Vera Caslavska, Czech gymnastics great, dies at 74
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Nobel Prize winner Roger Tsien dies; helped track cells
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Correction: Obit-Gene Wilder story
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Comic performer Gene Wilder kept his serious side off camera
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Tributes pour in after death of Catlow, Boloney's co-ownerAug 30, 2016 1:00 am - Dozens of flowers sat outside the Catlow Theater and Boloney's Sandwich Shop in downtown Barrington Tuesday in loving tribute to the life of the businesses' co-owner, Ro...
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Ex-Batavia chamber leader Donna Dallesasse rememberedAug 30, 2016 1:00 am - Donna Dallesasse retired from the Batavia Chamber of Commerce at the end of 1999, but that didn't mean her interest in the health of Batavia's business community ended. ...