Obituaries
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5-Oscar winner, composer John Barry, dies at 77Jan 30, 2011 10:00 pm - LONDON — Five-time Oscar-winning composer John Barry, who wrote music for a dozen James Bond films, including "You Only Live Twice" and "Goldfinger" but couldn't persua...
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Businesses say Officer Juhl was part of their communityJan 25, 2011 11:00 pm - Barry Juhl ~ 1945-2011 By Eileen O. Daday For years, Arlington Heights Police Officer Barry Juhl walked his beat in the village’s downtown business district, going ...
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“Tremendous advocate” of Elgin Symphony dead at 81Jan 25, 2011 11:00 pm - Marcene Linstrom moved to Elgin in 1979 and soon after started work with the Elgin Symphony Orchestra doing secretarial work. By 1985 she had become the executive direct...
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Longtime Paddock executive was an industry leaderJan 25, 2011 11:00 pm - William F. Schoepke ~ 1924-2011
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Actor Paul Picerni of TV's 'Untouchables' diesJan 23, 2011 10:00 pm - PALMDALE, Calif. — Hollywood character actor Paul Picerni, perhaps best-known as Robert Stack's FBI agent sidekick on television's "The Untouchables," has died. He was 8...
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Oldest living member of 'Band of Brothers' diesJan 22, 2011 10:00 pm - OMAHA, Neb. — A member of the "Band of Brothers" who fought in some of World War II's fiercest European battles, Ed Mauser shunned the limelight and kept his service wi...
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Bono sings, fond memories flow at Shriver funeralJan 22, 2011 10:00 pm - POTOMAC, Md. — His 19 grandchildren read short remembrances, U2 frontman Bono led mourners in singing "Forever Young" and fond memories and laughter filled a funeral se...
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Shell station owner behind suburban landmark diesJan 21, 2011 11:00 pm - Among local landmarks in the Northwest suburbs, a Shell station in Arlington Heights with a rocket on its roof stands out. Grandt’s Shell Service Station has featured th...
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Mt. Prospect baker built family businessJan 20, 2011 12:00 am - One of the main ingredients behind the success of Central Continental Bakery in Mount Prospect has passed away. Ted Czerniak of Des Plaines was a second generation...
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Matriarch of long running Arlington Heights business diesJan 19, 2011 12:00 am - Life story ~Irene Mayer, 1926-2011 One of the longest running family businesses in Arlington Heights has lost its matriarch. Irene Mayer, known as the “brains” behi...