Obituaries Archives

A funeral will be held Saturday for Aaliyah Mayes, a 6-year-old girl from outside of St.

University officials say an LSU student, who is not yet being identified, has died of meningitis.

SERVICES: Visitation will be held at the Parker Kohl Funeral Home in Faribault, Minn., from 4 to 8 p.m. Friday.

Francis Hollendonner, a former editor of The Intelligencer of Wheeling and publisher of the Parkersburg News and Sentinel, has died.

E. Berry Smith, a longtime executive for Schurz Communications Inc., parent company of WSBT and the South Bend Tribune, has died.

The second student injured by a lightning strike on the Colorado State University campus has died from his injuries, authorities said Wednesday.

LOS ANGELES - Otto Fuerbringer, who was Time magazine's managing editor during the turbulent 1960s when it famously asked: "Is God Dead?" on the cover and switched to opposing the Vietnam War, has died.

Thomas "Tom" B. Rudderforth, age 51, of Grand Rapids, died Friday, July 25, 2008 in Grand Rapids.

Edie Huggins, one of the first black women to be an on-camera television reporter in Philadelphia, has died.

Retired U.S. District Judge Thomas Hull of Greeneville, who spent 23 years on the federal bench, died Tuesday.

TV Online Eileen Slocum, grande dame of Newport, dies at 92 NEWPORT, R.I. - Newport society's grande dame Eileen Slocum, who lived in a Gilded Age mansion along Millionaire's Row and was a former national ...

Former Labour Cabinet minister Lord Eric Varley, who served as Industry Secretary in the 1970s, has died at the age of 75.

Children from the Unitarian church where authorities said an out-of-work truck driver shot and killed two people, ended a prayer vigil by singing a song from the musical the gunman interrupted.

Sgt. Thomas Ray Green, 37, passed away Saturday, July 26, 2008, in Stephenville.

A South Carolina woman who became well-known for her book on her biracial heritage has died at age 95.

Surfersvillage Global Surf News , 28 July, 2008 : - - San Luis Obispo, California - - Bud Browne, an innovator in surf filmmaking, has died in San Luis Obispo after a brief illness.

The casket of Pulaski Tri-County Fire Chief Frank Wichlacz is carried on an antique fire truck during a procession after his funeral service at Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary Church in Pulaski on Monday, ...

Dearborn's police chief has died of an apparent heart attack. Michael Celeski was just 49 years old.

Ohio State President E. Gordon Gee made his first public comments on Sunday since his son-in-law's death.

Authorities on Monday were investigating why an apparent stranger entered a Unitarian church and opened fire during a children's performance based on the musical "Annie," killing two, including a burly usher ...

PRINCETON Rev. Emerick John Hydo C.M., died Friday . Father Hydo was born in 1923 in Perth Amboy.

A woman's whose vehicle went into the Meramec River has died, a day after her grandson also died.Sandra Branham, 63, of Crestwood, died Saturday at St.

Authorities say a firefighter has died while scouting a Northern California blaze.

Family and friends of a 4-year-old who died after an attack in her Sutherland home are remembering the girl for her innocence and ability to love.

SAN ANTONIO - Robert T. Herres, a former 8th Air Force commander who later served as vice chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff under Gen.

Jeff Hornagold loved being a UPS driver.

So when the suburban Chicago man died this week of lung cancer, longtime co-worker Michael McGowan agreed to take him on one last delivery.

McGowan transported Hornagold's body from Davenport Family Funeral Home to Saturday's funeral services in his UPS truck.

McGowan says he plans to keep a picture of Hornagold in his truck until he retires so that they can keep riding together.

Hornagold was a UPS driver for 20 years, and his wife Judy Hornagold described him as 'just the happiest UPS man alive.'

Swift was laid to rest today at a funeral attended by over 2000 people at Morgan State University.

A private funeral is planned in Virginia for the son-in-law of Ohio State University President Gordon Gee.

The man behind the inspirational video that went viral on the web, Randy Pausch, succomed to pancreatic cancer today at the age of 47. Pausch became widely known from his video called the "Last Lecture," on what somone would say if it was the last lecture they would give.

South Carolina's longest serving mayor, John McCrorey of Richburg in Chester County, has died.

Balancing safety concerns against the wishes of families of highway fatality victims, West Virginia's Division of Highways wants to offer the option of state-maintained memorial signs near crash sites.

The body of 2nd Lt. Holley Wimunc, of Dubuque, was discovered July 13, three days after a suspicious fire at her Fayetteville apartment.

Most people don't think palm trees can grow in New Jersey, but they can. A few hearty palms can survive the New Jersey winters and people throughout the state are planting them to give everything a more ...

PULASKI - Funeral arrangements have been set for Pulaski Tri-County Fire Chief Frank Wichlacz, who was killed in the line of duty Wednesday at his agency's Glenbrook Avenue fire station.

Estelle Getty always liked a bargain. Despite her sitcom success with "The Golden Girls," son Carl Gettleman told friends and family gathered at a private memorial service Thursday that his mother always chose ...

A preliminary autopsy report shows that a Navarre man who fatally shot an Okaloosa County deputy and was later shot by other deputies actually killed himself.

The Dodge County Sheriff's Department is investigating the death of a pilot killed while inspecting his helicopter in the Town of Leroy.

DeKalb Mayor Frank Van Buer has died at the age of 74. Van Buer, the mayor since 2005, died of pancreatic cancer on Wednesday Van Buer learned he had cancer in April and soon began undergoing chemotherapy.

State police are trying to determine who damaged a memorial for two police officers killed during a charity bike ride in 2006.

Richard Roeper, fresh off announcing that he was leaving the balcony of "At the Movies with Ebert & Roeper," may have put it best.

Dallas police Detective Paul Bentley, who helped arrest presidential assassin Lee Harvey Oswald at the Texas Theater, had a ready retort for those who didn't accept the official story that Oswald acted alone.

The St. Louis County medical examiner on Wednesday identified remains at the scene of an ambush at a suburban St.

Funeral services for Ellie Mae Brown will be at 10 a.m., Friday, July 25, 2008, in the Heartland Funeral Home Chapel.

Gladys Nederlander, theater and television producer and wife of George Nederlander, died yesterday.

Joseph Johnson had a lifelong dream to learn to fly. Two-and-a-half years ago, at the age of 75, Johnson achieved his dream by getting his pilot's license.

He was 65. The veteran musician died on Sunday in his Woodstock, New York home. Traum enjoyed a long and successful career as a songwriter and guitarist in New York's famed Greenwich Village music scene during ...

A combined funeral service will be held Thursday for the four teenagers from Denton who were killed in a weekend traffic crash.

Actress Estelle Getty has died at the age of 84. Her son, Carl Gettleman, says the co-star of the TV show "The Golden Girls" died early Tuesday at home in Los Angeles.

Funeral services will be held for a slain Fort Myers officer who was shot and killed during a disturbance at a downtown nightclub.

' Longtime Ridgway resident and schoolteacher George Gardner died Saturday evening while solo climbing a route on Wyoming's Grand Teton.

Jerome Holtzman - a longtime baseball writer who was inducted into the Hall of Fame, created the saves rule, and later became Major League Baseball's official historian - died Saturday in Evanston.

Artie Traum, a veteran folk songwriter and guitarist who came out of the famous Greenwich Village music scene of the '60s, is dead.

Associated Press - July 21, 2008 10:45 AM ET GRAND ISLAND, Neb. - Funeral services for a former Grand Island police chief who died over the weekend have not been set.

A grieving Waikato family who thought they had farewelled their mother at her recent funeral had no idea the body in the casket was that of a man they did not know.

June White, 86, Brookville, died Saturday, July 19, 2008. Visitation is Monday, July 21, from 5 p.m. until the 7 p.m. memorial service at Cook Funeral Home there.

William L. Tancredi Sr., 74, of Lawrence Township died on July 11, 2008, at St. Mary's Medical Center in Middletown Township, Pa.

ELSIE M. GLADDEN STALKER, 97, of LAKEWOOD, died Sunday, July 13, at home. Born in New Brunswick, she lived there and in Plainfield before moving to the Leisure Village community in Lakewood in 1969.

The recent death of Tony Snow brought sadness to millions of Ameri-cans who admired the man's public service and optimism about his country.

The family of murdered teenager Ben Kinsella are planning a concert with an anti-knife crime message.

The family and friends of a former Edmonton resident slain in North Carolina held a public memorial service Saturday to mourn the 34-year-old woman whose body was found Monday near her home.

Irvin Hutchison, a well-known Chester newsman, has died of natural causes. He was 85.

A memorial service will be held Sunday for the 60-year-old South Seattle man killed while watering a neighborhood traffic circle.

Police say Stella Tuozzolo died Thursday after approaching the truck in her driveway, possibly to tip the driver.

Band singer Jo Stafford has died at her home in Los Angeles at the age of 90. The star was a big hit with US servicemen in World War II who nicknamed her GI Jo.

A memorial service will be held for a slain Broward County Sheriff's Office K-9 dog.

After resisting the idea for more than three decades, the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Indianapolis has ordained its first class of deacons, taking some pressure off overworked priests and giving a new role to ...

A police force has launched a review after a member of the public was told to dispose of a knife found days after the murder of a father of three.

TV Online Suspect arrested in W.Va. post office killing MORGANTOWN, W.Va. - A West Virginia post master has died after police say a man she knew shot her at her post office.

Olga B. Mortenson, 84, of Grand Rapids, died Wednesday, July 16, 2008 in her home, surrounded by her family and friends, after a long battle with cancer.

Archie R. McCardell, who headed International Harvester during a pivotal 172-day labor strike in 1979, has died in Casper at age 81.

Clinton ''Clint'' Johnson Jr., 86, of Lorain, went home to be with the Lord on Tuesday, July 15, 2008, in his home following a brief illness.

Kathleen "Kat" Kinkade, one of the founders of the rural Twin Oaks commune, has died.

Max E. McIntyre, age 70, of Early went home to be with Jesus Tuesday July 15, 2008.

The state Department of Children and Family Services is investigating allegations of neglect after a 2-year-old boy northwest suburban boy died Wednesday as a result of injuries suffered in a June fire.

Former Premier of Victoria, Lindsay Thompson, in 1982. Former Liberal Premier of Victoria Lindsay Thompson has died at the age of 84.

Robert L. McCloud, 80, Davidson County, Madison, died Monday, July 14, 2008, at his home.

President Bush is honoring his former spokesman, Tony Snow, by recounting his experiences at the White House and offering prayers and continued support for his family.

Snow died of colon cancer July 12. He was being remembered Thursday at services at the Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception on the campus of Catholic University.

A family friend and members of the family also were expected to speak at the funeral for the 53-year-old Snow, who is survived by his wife, Jill, and their three children.

LOVELAND - An altar boy who served at Loveland's St. John the Evangelist Church in 1969 and 1970 has filed the latest in a series of lawsuits against the Catholic Archdiocese of Denver that concern former ...

Houstonians have one more chance to honor the legacy of Dr. Michael DeBakey today.

Twenty billboards thanking the community for its support following the death of Los Angeles SWAT Officer Randal Simmons are being installed around Southern California.

Longtime radio and television journalist Gene Looper has died at the age of 86. Looper's wife, Gloria, told The Associated Press he died at their home last week after a short illness.

Elizabeth R. Seaboldt, 54, passed away on Friday, March 28, 2008, in Gaffney, S.C. She was a former resident of New Brunswick for more than 30 years.

Funeral services are scheduled this week for Virginia Macdonald, who served in the Illinois General Assembly for 20 years.

Steve Peterson, NASCAR's technical director who spent 13 years helping make the circuit safer for drivers, was found dead in his home in Concord, N.C., on Tuesday.

Detectives investigating the death of teenager David Idowu have charged a 16-year-old with murder.

Evelyn Grace Chesterfield Guarini, 80, died very peacefully at the Tallwoods Care Center, Bayville, on Sunday, July 13, 2008.

Owen Riley King, 3 months, died July 14, 2008, at St. Vincent Mercy Hospital in Elwood.

McAlester businessman Francis Stipe, brother of former state Sen. Gene Stipe, died today at a Tulsa hospital.

Berkeley City Councilwoman Dona Spring died Sunday at Alta Bates hospital of complications from rheumatoid arthritis.

Red Foley, the most celebrated official scorer of his time in major league baseball, has died.

LAMANTIA, Dorothy M., 82, of Toronto, Ohio, passed away Sunday, July 13, 2008, in Trinity Medical Center West, Steubenville, Ohio.

MOUNT VERNON --Thomas W. Coxey, 89, of Pleasant Valley Road, died Saturday morning, July 12, 2008, at the Laurels of Mount Vernon.

Caroline Stankiewicz, 88, of Perth Amboy died Saturday, July 12, 2008, at at The Chelsea Cottages-Manalapan Assisted Living.

Rita Marie Calabro of the Iselin section of Woodbridge died Saturday, July 12, 2008, at home.

Colin Gregory and Zander Alan Dostert, twin boys of Christian and Samantha Dostert, died Thursday, July 10, 2008, at Children's Hospital, Minneapolis.

BINGAMAN, JOHN WALTER, Denham Springs, La. - Mr. Bingaman died Aug. 12, 2006. A Celebration of Life Service will be held at 5 p.m. Saturday, July 19, at the AMVETS, 939 S. Broadway, Pendleton.

She was born in Newark, and was formerly of Edison before moving to Warren 30 years ago.

Sunday, 13 July 2008, 4:45pm Source: TV3 When Dr. Michael E. DeBakey pushed forward with his groundbreaking research and maverick approach to medicine a half century ago, heart surgery was a medical marvel.

Bobby Murcer tips his hat to the crowd after hitting his 100th RBI during the 1981 season at Yankee Stadium.

NEW ORLEANS - Between acres of aboveground tombs that are this marshy city's way to inter the dead, there is a strip of land that is an empty tribute to the victims of Hurricane Katrina.

Bobby A. Hopkins, 66, of Oak Harbor, died Thursday in his residence. Visitation: Monday, July 14 from 10 A.M. to 1 P.M. followed by funeral services at 1 P.M. at Gerner-Wolf-Walker Funeral; Home and Crematory ...

Vice President Dick Cheney arrives for funeral services for former Sen. Jesse Helms at Hayes-Barton Baptist Church in Raleigh, N.C., Tuesday, July 8, 2008.

Tony Snow, a conservative writer and commentator who cheerfully sparred with reporters in the White House briefing room during a stint as President Bush's press secretary, has died of colon cancer, Fox News reported Saturday. Snow was 53 years old.

Snow, who served as the first host of the television news program 'Fox News Sunday' from 1996 to 2003, would later say that in the Bush administration he was enjoying 'the most exciting, intellectually aerobic job I'm ever going to have.'

Snow was working for Fox News Channel and Fox News Radio when he replaced Scott McClellan as press secretary in May 2006 during a White House shake-up. Unlike McClellan, who came to define caution and bland delivery from the White House podium, Snow was never shy about playing to the cameras.

Hundreds of people have packed into the Church of the Holy Cross in Dundrum to pay their last respects to former Government minister Seamus Brennan.

Avant-garde film-maker and artist Bruce Conner has died at his home in San Francisco at the age of 74.

The parents of twin infants who died this week at a Corpus Christi hospital where a pharmacy incorrectly mixed up doses of a common blood thinner were just teens themselves, excited about the birth of their son ...

The victim, who has not been named, is the 20th teenager to die violently in the capital this year.

J.D. Schwalm, a photographer at The Clarion-Ledger newspaper of Jackson for 24 years, has died after a 15-month battle with cancer.

A NSW police officer will bury her mother and two young children in Cowra today, nearly a fortnight after the three were allegedly murdered by her father.

Alaska State Troopers say a fourth victim from a devastating July 4th car crash has died.

Angie White and Lonnie Gray make their way out of The Tabernacle Church in Laurel after the casket of their son, Ronnie L. White, who was found dead in his cell just days after he allegedly killed a police ...

One person is dead and two others wounded after what police describe as an ambush shooting in St.

A second infant has died at a Corpus Christi hospital where an investigation is under way into overdoses of the blood thinner heparin given to as many as 17 babies.

Sherman E. Lee, director of the Cleveland Museum of Art for 25 years and expanded its world-renowned Asian art and Old Master collections, died Wednesday, the museum said.

Funeral services for former congressman and well-known rodeo announcer Clem McSpadden have been set for Saturday morning.

PORTLAND, Ore. - Police say they've arrested a man who researched obituaries to find families who might be vulnerable to extortion and wealthy enough to make the crime pay.

Nearly 1,000 people turned out to say goodbye to a 12-year-old Vermont girl who disappeared last month and was later found dead.

Bill Lofthouse, a float builder whose name became synonymous with the Tournament of Roses Parade, has died.

SOUTH PLAINFIELD - Hildred Holcombe, 78, died on Thursday, at Muhlenberg Regional Medical Center in Plainfield.

Assault: James Barnes has avoided jail after attacking three female police officers and a bouncer two days after his mother's memorial service The son of late News At Ten presenter Carol Barnes narrowly avoided ...

Hundreds remembered the life and work of North Carolina Senator Jesse Helms Tuesday at his funeral service in Raleigh.

WINCHESTER - Doris J. Bush, 78, of Winchester, passed away at her home on Monday, July 07, 2008.

Funeral arrangements are now set for the couple beaten to death last week in Festus, Mo., allegedly by accused serial killer Nicholas Sheley .

A man from suburban Naperville has died while climbing Mount McKinley in Alaska.

DELETES garble from headline. BRANFORD, Conn. _ Robert Leeney, a former editor at the New Haven Register whose career spanned more than 50 years at the newspaper, has died.

Scores of Chicago police officers and other mourners are expected to attend the funeral Monday of Officer Richard Francis, who was fatally shot in the line of duty Wednesday on the Northwest Side.

The Teague Volunteer Fire Department chief has died from injuries suffered while fighting a blaze in downtown Teague, authorities said.