Obituaries
-
Nissan executive known as 'father of the Z' dies at 105Feb 20, 2015 10:00 pm - TOKYO (AP) - Yutaka Katayama, a former president of Nissan Motor Co.'s U.S. unit who built the Z sports car into a powerful global brand in the 1970s, has died, his son ...
-
Anti-abortion advocate Dr. John Willke dies at 89 in OhioFeb 20, 2015 10:00 pm - CINCINNATI (AP) - Dr. John Willke, an obstetrician who helped shape the modern anti-abortion movement with ideas including a belief that a woman can resist conception fr...
-
Mount Prospect mourns "Butterfly Lady" Arlene PrchalFeb 19, 2015 12:00 am - Mount Prospect is mourning the death of Arlene Prchal, a longtime member of the Garden Club of Mount Prospect who earned the nickname "Butterfly Lady" for her work at th...
-
Physicist whose work helped world see 1st moon walk diesFeb 18, 2015 10:00 pm - ITHACA, N.Y. (AP) - Physicist Ernest Sternglass, whose research helped make it possible for the world to see the first moon walk, has died at age 91 of heart failure. Hi...
-
Former Trail Blazers player Jerome Kersey dies at 52Feb 18, 2015 10:00 pm - PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) - Jerome Kersey, the versatile small forward who helped the Portland Trail Blazers reach two NBA Finals and won a title with the San Antonio Spurs in...
-
Former world cycling champion Claude Criquielion dies at 58Feb 17, 2015 10:00 pm - BRUSSELS (AP) - Claude Criquielion, a former world cycling champion from Belgium, died Wednesday following a massive stroke over the weekend, Belgian Prime Minister Char...
-
Physicist whose work helped world see 1st moon walk diesFeb 17, 2015 10:00 pm - ITHACA, N.Y. (AP) - Physicist Ernest Sternglass, whose research helped make it possible for the world to see the first moon walk, has died at age 91 of heart failure. Hi...
-
Former Red Sox, Giants 3B coach Wendell Kim dies at 64Feb 16, 2015 10:00 pm - BOSTON (AP) - Former Boston and San Francisco third base coach Wendell Kim has died. The Red Sox say he died at the age of 64 after a struggle with early-onset Alzheimer...
-
Globe-trotting journalist de Borchgrave dies at age 88Feb 16, 2015 10:00 pm - WASHINGTON (AP) - Arnaud de Borchgrave, a globe-trotting foreign correspondent and news executive who covered 17 wars by his count and cultivated connections with world ...
-
Movita Castaneda, actress who married Marlon Brando, diesFeb 16, 2015 10:00 pm - LOS ANGELES (AP) - Movita Castaneda, the dark-haired actress who met Marlon Brando on a movie set and later married him and had two of his children, has died. Barbara St...