Obituaries
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Ty Hardin, star of TV Western 'Bronco,' dead at 87
Aug 07, 2017 7:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - Ty Hardin, a popular film and television actor who starred as the gunman Bronco Layne in the TV Western series "Bronco" and worked with Henry Fonda and K...
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Retired Elgin police officer dies due to complications from cancerAug 07, 2017 1:00 am - Retired Elgin Police Officer Ken Herman died Sunday due to complications from cancer, which he'd fought for several years, officials said. "Our thoughts and prayers are ...
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Longtime AP skiing photographer Trovati dies at 73
Aug 06, 2017 7:00 am - MILAN (AP) - Armando Trovati, a longtime photographer for The Associated Press and skiing beat expert, has died. He was 73. After a lengthy illness, Trovati died of lung...
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Former Democratic Texas Gov. Mark White dies at 77
Aug 05, 2017 7:00 am - AUSTIN, Texas (AP) - Former Texas Gov. Mark White, a Democrat who championed public education reforms that included the landmark "no-pass, no-play" policy for high schoo...
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Italian cardinal, seen as 2005 papal candidate, dies at 83
Aug 05, 2017 7:00 am - ROME (AP) - Cardinal Dionigi Tettamanzi, a retired Milan archbishop who was once seen as a strong bet to become pontiff, has died. He was 83. The Milan diocese said the ...
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Alberto Culver founder, horse breeder Lavin dies at 97
Aug 04, 2017 7:00 am - RIVER FOREST - Leonard Lavin, who built a small beauty supply firm into the billion-dollar Alberto Culver company and owned a successful horse breeding, training and rac...
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Correction: Obit-Disney Imagineer story
Aug 04, 2017 7:00 am - LOS ANGELES (AP) - In a story July 28 about the death of Disney "Imagineer" Martin Sklar, The Associated Press omitted the name of one of his children, Leslie Sklar, amo...
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Robert Hardy, Cornelius Fudge in 'Harry Potter', dies at 91
Aug 03, 2017 7:00 am - LONDON (AP) - Robert Hardy, a veteran British stage and screen actor who played Minister for Magic Cornelius Fudge in the "Harry Potter" movies, has died. He was 91. His...
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Former NASCAR team owner Harry Scott Jr. dies at 51
Aug 03, 2017 7:00 am - Former NASCAR team owner Harry Scott Jr. has died at 51. His family says in statement he died Wednesday but details were not disclosed. The family on Thursday described ...
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Wake Forest scoring leader Dickie Hemric dies at 83
Aug 03, 2017 7:00 am - WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. (AP) - Dickie Hemric, the leading scorer and rebounder in Wake Forest history, has died. He was 83. School spokesman Steve Kirkland said family membe...