Obituaries
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Don Howe, England player turned respected coach, dies at 80
Dec 23, 2015 6:00 am - LONDON (AP) - Don Howe, a former England defender who became a key member of the England coaching staff, has died. He was 80. Howe's death was announced Wednesday by the...
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'Nebraska' actress Angela McEwan dies at 81
Dec 22, 2015 6:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - Angela McEwan, who became a professional actress in her 70s and drew acclaim for her role in Alexander Payne's "Nebraska," has died. She was 81. A public...
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Tony-winning actress and TV soap star Patricia Elliott dies
Dec 21, 2015 6:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - Patricia Elliott, who won a Tony Award on her Broadway musical debut, went on to star opposite David Bowie in "The Elephant Man" and spent 23 years aboar...
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Services set for Judy Allison, wife of NASCAR driver
Dec 21, 2015 6:00 am - BESSEMER, Ala. (AP) - The wife of retired NASCAR driver Bobby Allison is being remembered in a burial mass. The service for 74-year-old Judy Allison was set for Monday a...
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28-year-old grandson of Jimmy Carter dies in Georgia
Dec 21, 2015 6:00 am - PEACHTREE CITY, Ga. (AP) - Jeremy Carter, the grandson of former President Jimmy Carter, has died near Atlanta. He was 28. The cause of death was not yet known, Fayette ...
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EX-UK politician Greville Janner dies before sex abuse trial
Dec 20, 2015 6:00 am - LONDON (AP) - Former British politician Greville Janner has died at 87, days after a court ruled him unfit because of ill health to stand trial for alleged child sexual ...
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Kurt Masur, who led New York Philharmonic, dies at 88
Dec 19, 2015 6:00 am - BERLIN (AP) - Kurt Masur was a conductor who knew how to use his authority. He used it to tame orchestras - notably the unruly New York Philharmonic, which he led for 11...
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NY Philharmonic says German conductor Kurt Masur dead at 88
Dec 19, 2015 6:00 am - BERLIN (AP) - Conductor Kurt Masur, who was credited with helping prevent violence after the collapse of communism in East Germany and later reinvigorated the New York P...
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Longtime owner of the former Spiegler's Department Store in Des Plaines diesDec 19, 2015 12:00 am - Spiegler's Department Store was Des Plaines' version of Marshall Field's, a mainstay of the community from its opening in 1900 to its sale in 1986. And even after the st...
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Bob Krause, former Kansas State administrator, dies
Dec 17, 2015 6:00 am - MANHATTAN, Kan. (AP) - Former Kansas State administrator Bob Krause has died. He was 70. The university said a memorial service for Krause will be Monday at All Faiths C...