Obituaries
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'Everything was beautiful and dangerous and good': Emil Garippo, longtime Bloomingdale resident, dies at 100Sep 01, 2023 1:00 am - This article has been updated to correct Emil Garippo's birth year. When Emil Garippo reflected on his life at a July ceremony honoring him, he said, "Everything wa...
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Publicist says popular game show host Bob Barker has died
Aug 26, 2023 1:00 am - A publicist says popular game show host Bob Barker, a household name for a half-century as host of "Truth or Consequences" and "The Price Is Right," has died at his home...
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Former Kane Sheriff Ramsey remembered as soldier, teacher, deacon and family man
Aug 23, 2023 1:00 am - Former Kane County Sheriff Kenneth Ramsey, 75, who died Saturday, was a longtime lawman, soldier, teacher and, later in life, a deacon at Holy Cross Catholic Church in B...
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Ron Cephas Jones, 'This Is Us' actor who won 2 Emmys, dies at 66
Aug 20, 2023 1:00 am - LOS ANGELES - Ron Cephas Jones, a veteran stage actor who won two Emmy Awards for his role as a long-lost father who finds redemption on the NBC television drama series ...
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'He truly lived his faith': Pastor of merged Schaumburg, Hoffman Estates parishes dies at 59Aug 17, 2023 1:00 am - The life of the Rev. Michael Scherschel, pastor of the newly merged parishes of Saints Matthew and Hubert in Schaumburg and Hoffman Estates, was celebrated by Cardinal B...
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Clarence Avant, 'Black Godfather' of entertainment and beyond, dies at 92Aug 14, 2023 1:00 am - NEW YORK - Clarence Avant, the judicious manager, entrepreneur, facilitator and adviser who helped launch or guide the careers of Quincy Jones, Bill Withers and many oth...
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Robbie Robertson, lead guitarist and songwriter of The Band, dies at 80
Aug 09, 2023 1:00 am - Robbie Robertson, The Band's lead guitarist and songwriter who in such classics as "The Weight," "Up on Cripple Creek" and "The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down" mined an...
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William Friedkin, who directed 'The Exorcist' and 'The French Connection,' dies at 87
Aug 07, 2023 1:00 am - LOS ANGELES — William Friedkin, the generation-defining director who brought a visceral realism to 1970s hits “The French Connection” and “The Exorcist” and was quickly ...
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Angus Cloud, breakout star of 'Euphoria,' is dead at 25
Jul 31, 2023 1:00 am - LOS ANGELES - Angus Cloud, the actor who starred as the drug dealer Fezco "Fez" O'Neill on the HBO series "Euphoria," has died. He was 25. Cloud's publicist, Cait Bailey...
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Tony Bennett, masterful stylist of American musical standards, dies at 96
Jul 21, 2023 1:00 am - NEW YORK - Tony Bennett, the eminent and timeless stylist whose devotion to classic American songs and knack for creating new standards such as "I Left My Heart In San F...