Today’s Obituaries
- Russell Daniel Angus
- Thomas W. Archer
- Garnett M. Arnold
- Everett M. Christensen, Jr.
- Rita M. Donlin
- Robert 'Bob' Eidem
- Phillip J. Erickson
- Mary Frances (Theisen) Fayfield
- Ellen Elaine Ferguson
- Frances H. Gantz
- Katie George
- Dale W. Good
- Ronald G. Harber
- Carroll James 'CJ' Hillesland
- LaVerne 'Judy' Holmes
- Connie Marie Hyde
- Mary P. (Noble) Jacobson
- Larry Kristoff
- Laura Marie (Jorde) LaPointe
- Ryan M. Lightner
- Rene Ann McCoy
- Diane F. Nichols
- Scott Fredrick Parsons
- David L. Roberts
- Glenora Marlys Schuman
- James J. Sear
- Vincent Patrick Trammel
- Tou-Fu Vang
- Jean M. Wallis
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Principal, mentor Mary Bright, who helped lead troubled youth and young athletes, dies at 57
During more than three decades as a youth counselor and social worker, Mary Bright stood out for her empathy."She was a great teammate, friend, mentor…
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Kansas man's obit criticizes those who won't wear masks
He was born as America was recovering from the Great Depression and about to enter World War II — periods of national sacrifice his son would recall decades later in an obituary lamenting his death from COVID-19 even as many people refused to wear "a piece of cloth on their face to protect one another."
Nation
Alison Lurie, prize winning novelist, dead at 94
Alison Lurie, the Pulitzer Prize-winning novelist whose satirical and cerebral tales of love and academia included the marital saga "The War Between the Tates" and the comedy of Americans abroad "Foreign Affairs," died Thursday at age 94.
Business
Late French ex-president Giscard helped reshape Europe
No one who saw it will forget Valery Giscard d'Estaing's imperious exit from the Elysee Palace. Seated alone at his desk, he offered a stiff televised farewell to the French who had voted him out of office, then stood and left the room. For 45 seconds, the camera kept rolling on an empty chair.
World
China testing blunders stemmed from secret deals with firms
In the early days in Wuhan, the first city struck by the virus, getting a COVID test was so difficult that residents compared it to winning the lottery.
Nation
Lon Adams, Slim Jim jerky recipe creator, dies of COVID-19
Alonzo "Lon" T. Adams II, the man who created the formula for Slim Jim beef jerky sticks, has died from complications of COVID-19. He was 95.
World
Ex-French leader Valery Giscard d'Estaing dies at age 94
Valery Giscard d'Estaing, the president of France from 1974 to 1981 who became a champion of European integration, died on Wednesday. He was 94.
Obituaries
Richard Cisek, who helped put the Minnesota Orchestra in the big leagues, dies at 92
"A giant." "A legend." "A pivotal figure." Despite being on the administrative side of the Minnesota Orchestra — "the man behind the music," as one…
Sports
Rafer Johnson, 1960 Olympic decathlon champion, dies at 86
Rafer Johnson, who won the decathlon at the 1960 Rome Olympics and helped subdue Robert F. Kennedy's assassin in 1968, died Wednesday. He was 86.
Business
Pizza Hut co-founder Frank Carney dies from pneumonia at 82
Frank Carney, who with his brother started the Pizza Hut empire in Wichita, died Wednesday from pneumonia. He was 82.
World
Pakistan's former prime minister Zafarullah Khan Jamali dies
Zafarullah Khan Jamali, a veteran Pakistani politician who served as the country's prime minister from 2002 to 2004 died on Wednesday at a hospital in the garrison city of Rawalpindi, days after he suffered a heart attack at the age of 76.
Nation
Thomas Reavley, oldest active federal judge, dies at 99
Thomas M. Reavley, the oldest active federal judge who served for 41 years on the 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, has died. He was 99.
Business
Ron Lindner, who founded a family fishing empire, dies at 86
He started a fishing tackle business more than 60 years ago in his parents' basement and went on to cement the "Lindy" brand as a…
Nation
'Very dark couple of weeks': Morgues and hospitals overflow
Nearly 37,000 Americans died of COVID-19 in November, the most in any month since the dark early days of the pandemic, engulfing families in grief, filling newspaper obituary pages and testing the capacity of morgues, funeral homes and hospitals.
Local
Jean-Claude Tindillier, French chef, dies at 87
Even at 12 years old, Jean-Claude Tindillier had a discerning palate.One weekend, he ran away from his boarding school outside Paris, trekking 10 miles back…
Variety
Acclaimed art scholar, ex-RISD president Roger Mandle dies
Roger Mandle, an internationally renowned art scholar and the former longtime president of the Rhode Island School of Design, has died, RISD said Tuesday. He was 79.
Nation
Owner of Casey Jones Village tourist stop in Tennessee dies
Clark Shaw, a Tennessee tourism leader who built Casey Jones Village in Jackson into a popular roadside attraction featuring a restaurant, a train museum, a country store, an ice cream parlor and even a farm, has died. He was 66.
World
Irina Antonova, head of top Moscow art museum, dies at 98
Irina Antonova, a charismatic art historian who presided over one of Russia's top art museums for more than half a century, has died at 98.
Local
Jon Rondesvedt, Robbinsdale English teacher, dies of COVID-19 complications at 81
Jon Rondestvedt had an intense love of literature and held nothing back as he shared that passion with students in Robbinsdale Area Schools, where he…
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