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Robert Gottlieb

Robert Gottlieb, celebrated literary editor of Toni Morrison and Robert Caro, dies at 92

NEW YORK (AP) — Robert Gottlieb, the inspired and eclectic literary editor whose brilliant career was launched with Joseph Heller’s...
Roger Payne

Roger Payne, who found out that whales could sing, dies at 88

Roger Payne, the scientist who spurred a worldwide environmental conservation movement with his discovery that whales could sing, has died. He was...
Patrick Gasienica

American Olympic ski jumper Patrick Gasienica dies in motorcycle accident at 24

BULL VALLEY, Ill. (AP) — Olympic ski jumper Patrick Gasienica, who competed for the United States last year in the Beijing Games, has died. He...
John Hollins

John Hollins, former Chelsea player and manager, dies at 76
Cormac McCarthy

Cormac McCarthy, lauded author of 'The Road' and 'No Country for Old Men,' dies at 89
Flavia Franzoni

Flavia Franzoni, professor and wife of Italy's ex-Premier Romano Prodi, dies during hike at 76
Treat Williams

Hair,' 'Everwood' actor Treat Williams dies after Vermont motorcycle crash
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Thomas Edward Sweeney

Thomas Edward Sweeney

Sweeney, Thomas Edward

November 13, 1968- April 2, 2024
It is with great sadness that we announce the passing of Thomas Edward Sweeney on April 2, 2024, at the age of 55...

Donald Beal

Donald Beal

Don Beal passed on March 28, 2024 surrounded by friends and loved ones. His love for family, golf, gin, dogs and friendships was abundant. He is survived by his wife of 67...

Phyllis Edith Dziura

Phyllis Edith Dziura

Edith Phyllis Dziura, best known as Phyllis, died peacefully on March 27, 2024 at Wynn Hospital in Utica New York. A lifelong resident of the Mohawk Valley, she was born in...

Elsa Ahsaf

Elsa Ahsaf

Elsa Ahsaf, born on January 23, 1932, in New York, passed away on March 9, 2024, at the age of 92 in Allentown, Pennsylvania. Elsa was a loving mother to her children,...

Gary Marvin Kellogg

Gary Marvin Kellogg

Gary Marvin Kellogg passed away peacefully on Sunday, February 18, 2024, at the young age of 66. He left this world with his loving wife, Valerie Kellogg, by his side.

Gary...

Cynthia (Cindy) Ann Delmonico

Cynthia (Cindy) Ann Delmonico

On February 17th, 2024, Cynthia (Cindy) Ann Delmonico, 69, of Elk River, Minnesota, left her earthly body and blazed a bright and glittery trail to her eternal home. She was...

Theresa Wozniak

Theresa Wozniak

Theresa Wozniak, 91, of Macomb, MI, passed away on February 16, 2024. She was born to parents Harry and Rose Matuszewski in Detroit, MI. Theresa was raised in Hamtramck where...

James Evan Vance

James Evan Vance

James Evan Vance, 67, of Whitehouse, TX, joined our Lord in heaven on February 15, 2024, in Tyler, TX. He was born on July 16, 1956, in Denver, CO, to the late John A. Vance and...

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