Obituaries
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The Latest: Helen DeVos services to be held Monday, Tuesday
Oct 19, 2017 7:00 am - GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (AP) - The Latest on the death of Helen J. DeVos, a philanthropist from western Michigan (all times local): 6:55 p.m. Services for western Michigan p...
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Howard Carroll, lead guitarist for Dixie Hummingbirds, dies
Oct 19, 2017 7:00 am - PHILADELPHIA (AP) - A lead guitarist for the influential and Grammy Award-winning gospel group the Dixie Hummingbirds has died in Philadelphia. Batchelor Brothers Funera...
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Helen DeVos, who backed health, education causes, dies at 90
Oct 19, 2017 7:00 am - GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (AP) - Helen J. DeVos, a philanthropist from western Michigan known for her support of children's health, Christian education and the arts, has died ...
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French actress Danielle Darrieux has died aged 100
Oct 19, 2017 7:00 am - PARIS (AP) - Danielle Darrieux, a prolific French actress whose movie and theater career spanned eight decades, has died. She was 100. One of France's best-loved actress...
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Gord Downie, lead singer of The Tragically Hip, has died
Oct 18, 2017 7:00 am - KINGSTON, Ontario (AP) - Gord Downie, who made himself part of Canada's national identity with songs about hockey and small towns as lead singer and songwriter of iconic...
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'Trailer Park Boys' star John Dunsworth dies at 71
Oct 17, 2017 7:00 am - HALIFAX, Nova Scotia (AP) - A Canadian actor best known for his role as an alcoholic trailer park supervisor in the Netflix comedy series "Trailer Park Boys" has died. J...
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'Project Runway' fashion designer Mychael Knight dies
Oct 17, 2017 7:00 am - Georgia fashion designer Mychael Knight, who was a finalist on the popular TV competition show "Project Runway," died Tuesday at age 39. Knight died outside Atlanta surr...
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Veteran British actor Roy Dotrice dies aged 94
Oct 16, 2017 7:00 am - LONDON (AP) - Roy Dotrice, a veteran British actor, died at his London home on Monday. He was 94. Dotrice was known for his role as Leopold Mozart in the Oscar-winning f...
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Carpentersville Trustee Schultz dies at 61Oct 16, 2017 1:00 am - In the years since Trustee Pat Schultz started becoming involved in Carpentersville, former Village President Ed Ritter says she began almost every thought with one key ...
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Richard Wilbur, Pulitzer Prize-winning poet, dies at 96
Oct 15, 2017 7:00 am - Richard Wilbur, the Pulitzer Prize-winning poet and translator who intrigued and delighted generations of readers and theatergoers through his rhyming editions of Molier...