Obituaries
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Former White Sox pitcher Daniel Webb dies at 28 in ATV crash
Oct 15, 2017 7:00 am - WAVERLY, Tenn. (AP) - Daniel Webb, a former relief pitcher for the Chicago White Sox, has died in an ATV accident. He was 28. Humphreys County Sheriff Chris Davis says W...
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Milwaukee speedskating coach, Robert Fenn, dies at 73
Oct 12, 2017 7:00 am - WAUKESHA, Wis. (AP) - Robert Fenn, a Milwaukee-based speedskating coach who mentored two-time Olympic gold medalist Shani Davis, has died. He was 73. A funeral notice fr...
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Bob Schiller, veteran 'I Love Lucy' writer, dies at 98
Oct 10, 2017 7:00 am - Bob Schiller, a comedy writer whose credits reach back to TV's infancy, including "I Love Lucy," and later, "Maude," ''All in the Family" and "The Carol Burnett Show," h...
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Former Mount Prospect pastor left a lasting impression on his flockOct 10, 2017 1:00 am - Kris Zeile remembers her father, the Rev. Erhard Adolph (John) Zeile, as a shepherd of people. "He loved visiting people in hospitals. It wasn't like he went in and thre...
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Jimmy Beaumont, co-writer of 'Since I Don't Have You,' dies
Oct 09, 2017 7:00 am - MCKEESPORT, Pa. (AP) - Jimmy Beaumont, the lead singer of the doo-wop group the Skyliners and a co-writer of the iconic ballad "Since I Don't Have You," has died at age ...
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French actor Jean Rochefort dies at 87
Oct 09, 2017 7:00 am - PARIS (AP) - French actor Jean Rochefort, who starred in more than 100 movies over a half-century and was much loved by the French public, has died. He was 87. French cu...
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'Bumfights' homeless actor Rufus Hannah dies at 63
Oct 07, 2017 7:00 am - LOS ANGELES (AP) - Rufus Hannah, a formerly homeless alcoholic who was paid to fight other homeless men and perform dangerous stunts in the notorious "Bumfights" videos,...
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Taco Bell designer and ex-president Robert McKay dies at 86
Oct 06, 2017 7:00 am - TUSTIN, Calif. (AP) - Robert L. McKay, who designed the first Taco Bell restaurant and with founder Glen Bell turned it from a quirky food stand into a fast-food empire,...
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Popular mayor of Amsterdam dies after battling lung cancer
Oct 06, 2017 7:00 am - THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) - Eberhard van der Laan, the popular mayor of Amsterdam who ran the city with a firm hand and a compassionate touch, has died after a long ba...
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Bunny Sigler, who helped create 1970s Philly Sound, dies
Oct 06, 2017 7:00 am - PHILADELPHIA (AP) - Walter "Bunny" Sigler, a singer, songwriter and producer who helped create "The Sound of Philadelphia" in the 1970s, has died. His longtime attorney,...