Obituaries

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Jean-Pierre Van Rossem, colourful Belgian ex-Marxist ‘financial wizard’, libertarian politician and one-time F1 team owner
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Jean-Pierre Van Rossem, who has died aged 73, was a self-styled financial wizard and Marxist turned anarchist, one-time millionaire owner of a Formula One racing team, convicted fraudster, former heroin
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Hong Kong
Chung Sze-Yuen, ‘godfather’ of Hong Kong politics who persisted in standing up for his citizens – obituary
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Chung Sze-Yuen, who has died aged 101, was the “godfather” of Hong Kong politics, having held influential public roles both before and after the handover of the former British colony to communist China.
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St. Louis obituaries published today
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7 hrs ago DeWitt, Stephen 59, Dec. 16, 2018. Vis. at Schrader Funeral Home, Ballwin, Fri. (12/21), 10:30 a.m. until serv. at 11:30 a.m. Inurnment …
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Scott English, co-writer and performer of Top 20 single ‘Brandy’ which became Barry Manilow’s breakthrough hit ‘Mandy’ –
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Scott English, who has died aged 81, was a lyricist and singer who co-wrote Jeff Beck’s best-known song, produced Thin Lizzy’s first album and, most famously, provided Barry Manilow’s 1974 breakthrough
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Oribe Canales, Celebrity Hairdresser to Celebrities, Dies at 62
The New York Times - By RACHEL FELDER
Oribe Canales, a celebrity hairdresser who worked, and palled around, with models like Naomi Campbell, Cindy Crawford and Linda Evangelista in the era of big hair and fat shoulder pads, died on Sunday
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Elvis Presley, George Jones Songwriter Jerry Chesnut Dead at 87
Rolling Stone - Stephen L. Betts
Nashville songwriter Jerry Chesnut, whose songs were recorded by dozens of artists including Elvis Costello and Elvis Presley, as well as George …
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Human Rights
Lyudmila Alexeyeva, Russian dissident who fought for freedom of thought from the Krushchev era onwards – obituary
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Lyudmila Alexeyeva, the Russian dissident, who has died aged 91, fought for civil and human rights from the Khrushchev era of the 1950s and refused to let up after the end of communism, becoming a prominent
Maine
Lewiston officials pinpoint key issues with legislators
sunjournal.com - Jon Bolduc, Sun Journal
LEWISTON — The School Committee and City Council met with local legislators met Monday night to pinpoint issues they would like to see addressed by …
Maine
Surge in injured owls tied to abundance of their favorite food – rodents
sunjournal.com - By Deirdre FlemingPress Herald
YORK — Wildlife rehabilitation centers in Maine are seeing a significant increase in the number of owls that have been injured by vehicles and …
Maine
Rep. Poliquin to appeal ruling upholding his loss in ranked-choice election
sunjournal.com - By Kevin MillerPress Herald
Rep. Bruce Poliquin is appealing a recent federal judge’s rejection of his lawsuit challenging the constitutionality of ranked-choice voting. Poliquin …
Rap & Hip-Hop
Hear the Music of Galt MacDermot, 89, composer of Hair…and more
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Galt MacDermot, who died Monday a day before his 90th birthday, is best known as the composer of the musical Hair, which helped define a generation, …
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China
Palden Gyatso, monk who spent 33 years in prison following the Chinese invasion of Tibet – obituary
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Palden Gyatso, who has died aged 85, was a Tibetan monk who survived torture, hard labour and virtual starvation during 33 years in prison following China’s invasion of Tibet. The Dalai Lama described
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Loneliness
Evelyn Berezin, computer designer and businesswoman who created the first computerised word processor – obituary
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Evelyn Berezin, who has died aged 93, was a computer designer and businesswoman who created the first computerised word processor. The Data Secretary, a typewriter with word-processing capability, consisted
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Puzzles, comics and more for December 17th
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North Shore Death Notices Dec. 10 - Dec. 16
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Recent obituaries and upcoming services on Chicago's North Shore. Alice Pirie Wirtz, 87, known to her close friends as Ittie, died peacefully at her …
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World News
Meng Lang, Poet Who Promoted Dissident Writers, Dies at 57
The New York Times - By MIKE IVES
Meng Lang, a poet who promoted Liu Xiaobo, the Nobel Peace Prize laureate, along with other dissident Chinese writers, died on Dec. 12 in Hong Kong. He was 57. His death, at Prince of Wales Hospital, confirmed
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Ian Strange, naturalist, author, artist and photographer who championed wildlife in the Falklands – obituary
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Ian Strange, who has died aged 84, was a naturalist, accomplished wildlife artist and photographer and one-time mink farmer who championed sustainable land management and wildlife conservation in the Islands
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HQ Trivia and Vine Co-Founder Colin Kroll Dies, Apparently of Overdose, Police Say
The New York Times - By LUIS FERRÉ-SADURNÍ and SAPNA MAHESHWARI
Colin Kroll, the co-founder and chief executive of the popular HQ Trivia app, was found dead apparently of a drug overdose in his Lower Manhattan apartment early Sunday, the police said. Police officers
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Colin Kroll, a co-founder of Vine and HQ Trivia, found dead at 34
USA TODAY - Eli Blumenthal
Corrections and Clarifications: A previous version of this story incorrectly stated Kroll's age. Colin Kroll, co-founder and CEO of the popular HQ Trivia app, was found dead in his apartment Sunday by
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New Jersey
Dolores O’Riordan remembered by Dave Davies
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I met Dolores a few years ago in a restaurant in Edgewater, New Jersey. It was a small place off the beaten track, the kind of place you go to where nobody knows you and no one will bother you. Dolores
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Hockey lover Tom Moro, owner of Johnny's IceHouse, dies at 49
suntimes.com - ByMitchell Armentrout
In the middle of a successful investment banking career, the lure of hockey kept tugging at Tom Moro. He was already a regular in goalie pads at …
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Ohio State University
Joan Steinbrenner, 83, Yankees Vice-Chairwoman and Owner’s Widow, Dies
The New York Times - By FIELD LEVEL MEDIA
Joan Steinbrenner, a philanthropist and vice-chairwoman of the Yankees and the widow of George Steinbrenner, who had a tumultuous but hugely successful run as the team’s principal owner and chairman, on
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Ray Hill, evangelical preacher and cat burglar who campaigned for the rights of prisoners and gay people – obituary
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Ray Hill, who has died aged 78, was a former evangelical preacher and cat burglar who became a campaigner for gay and prisoners’ rights in the US. Raymond Wayne Hill was born in Houston, Texas, on October
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Fly Fishing
Peter O’Reilly, doyen of Irish fly fishing who popularised the sport in a series of bestselling books – obituary
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Peter O’Reilly, who has died aged 78, was the doyen of Irish fly-fishing, credited with popularising and illuminating the sport in his native country in a series of bestselling books. O’Reilly, a game
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The Arts
Irwin Hollander, 90, Master Lithographer Who Revived Fine Art, Dies
The New York Times - By ROBERTA SMITH
Irwin Hollander, an artist and a master printer who persuaded Willem de Kooning, Robert Motherwell and other Abstract Expressionist painters to try their hands at lithography in his East Village workshop,
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Los Angeles
Sondra Locke, 74, Is Dead; Oscar-Nominated Actress
The New York Times - By JULIA JACOBS
Sondra Locke, an actress who received an Oscar nomination for her first film and starred in a series of movies with Clint Eastwood, with whom she had a turbulent relationship, died on Nov. 3 at her home
Chicago
Grammy-winning singer Nancy Wilson dies at 81
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LOS ANGELES — Nancy Wilson, the Grammy-winning “song stylist” and torch singer whose polished pop-jazz vocals made her a platinum artist and top …
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Nancy Wilson, legendary jazz singer, dead at 81
CNN - By Nicole Chavez and Joe Sutton, CNN
(CNN) — Nancy Wilson, a three-time Grammy-winning artist who called herself a "song stylist," has died, her manager said. She was 81. Wilson passed away peacefully Thursday at her home after a long illness,
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'It was way too easy’: Parents call for gun purchase ‘cooling off’ period in son’s obituary
The Washington Post - By Kyle Swenson
Andrew Black was a blond-haired and wide-grinning 23-year-old from Vermont. He loved hiking the Green Mountain Trails, the NHL’s Montreal Canadiens and brewing his own beer. He had been stirring together
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Clint Eastwood
Sondra Locke, actress who appeared with Clint Eastwood in hit films of the 1970s such as ‘Every Which Way but Loose’ and
The Telegraph
Sondra Locke, the actress, who has died aged 74, was nominated for an Oscar for her first screen role in The Heart is a Lonely Hunter (1968), but she became most associated both professionally and personally