Weekly Obits

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As we get Older it becomes a Pass Time to look around and see who is No Longer with us ....


Deaths reported during the week ending 22 April 2006

Saturday, 15 April
Louise Smith, auto racer (NASCAR), of cancer, 89.

Sunday, 16 April
Morton Freedbood, aka John Godey, author ("The Taking of Pelham One Two Three"), 93.
Dan Schaefer, U.S. Congressman (R-CO, 1983-99), of cancer, 70.

Monday, 17 April
Henderson Forsythe, actor (Dr. David Stewart on "As the World Turns"), 88.

Wednesday, 19 April
Bob Dove, NFL football player (Detroit Lions), after a lengthy illness, 85.

Thursday, 20 April
Robert B. Wegman, grocer (Wegmans), 87.

Saturday, 22 April
Ed Davis, Los Angeles police chief (1969-78), 89.
Alida Valli, actress ("The Third Man"), 84.

Compiled by David Carson
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Deaths reported during the week ending 29 April 2006

Sunday, 23 April
William P. Gottlieb, jazz photographer (1947 portrait of Billie Holiday), of a stroke, 89.
Phil Walden, music producer (Allman Brothers), of cancer, 66.

Monday, 24 April
Sibby Sisti, major leaguer (Boston Braves), 85.

Tuesday, 25 April
Bonnie Owens, country singer ("Just Between the Two of Us"), of Alzheimer's disease, 76. She was the wife of country singers Buck Owens and Merle Haggard.

Friday, 27 April
Steve Howe, major leaguer (Los Angeles Dodgers), in an auto accident, 48.
Harvey Ratner, NBA basketball executive (Minnesota Timberwolves), of cancer, 79.

Saturday, 28 April
John Kenneth Galbraith, economist ("The Affluent Society"), 97.

Compiled by David Carson

RIP

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Deaths reported during the week ending 6 May 2006

Wednesday, 26 April
Russ Swan, major leaguer (Seattle Mariners), of injuries from a fall, 42.

Thursday, 27 April
Kay Noble-Bell, pro wrestler, of stomach cancer, 65.
Louis Rukeyser, TV host ("Wall $treet Week"), of bone marrow cancer, 73.

Sunday, 30 April
Jay Bernstein, Hollywood publicist, following a stroke, 69.

Monday, 1 May
J O H N N Y Paris, rock musician (J o h n n y & the Hurricanes), after a lengthy illness, 65.

Compiled by David Carson

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Deaths reported during the week ending 13 May 2006

Wow - many of the folks this week were even way before my time !

Thursday, 4 May
Jim Delsing, major leaguer (St. Louis Browns), of cancer, 80.

Friday, 5 May
Larry Attebery, TV journalist (Los Angeles), of complications from pancreatic cancer, 73.

Monday, 8 May
John Kimbrough, college football player (Texas A&M) and actor ("Sundown Jim"), of pneumonia, 87.
Iain MacMillan, photographer ("Abbey Road" album cover), cause not reported, 67.

Tuesday, 9 May
Frank Boos, antiques expert ("Antiques Roadshow"), of complications from vascular disease, 70.

Wednesday, 10 May
Val Guest, science fiction filmmaker ("The Quatermass Experiment"), 94.
Floyd Patterson, heavyweight boxer, of prostate cancer, 71.
A.M. "Abe" Rosenthal, news editor (New York Times), of complications from a stroke, 84.

Thursday, 11 May
Frank Thomas Jr., actor ("Tom Corbett, Space Cadet"), following a stroke, 85.

Friday, 12 May
Gillespie V. "Sonny" Montgomery, U.S. Congressman (D-MS, 1967-97), after a lengthy illness, 85.

Saturday, 13 May
Ryan Francis, college basketball player (USC), shot while visiting back home (homicide), 19.

Compiled by David Carson

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Deaths reported during the week ending 20 May 2006

Saturday, 13 May
Johnnie Wilder Jr., R&B singer (Heatwave), cause not reported, 56.

Sunday, 14 May
Lew Anderson, actor (Clarabell the Clown on "The Howdy Doody Show"), of complications from prostate cancer, 84.
Jim Lemon, major leaguer (Senators/Twins), of cancer, 78.
Stanley Kunitz, poet, 100.

Monday, 15 May
George Blackburn, college football coach (Virginia), 93.
Chic Hecht, U.S. Senator (R-NV, 1983-89), of prostate cancer, 77.
Bill Strode, photographer, cause not reported, 68.

Tuesday, 16 May
Dan Ross, NFL football player (Cincinnati Bengals), collapsed after jogging, 49.

Friday, 19 May
Freddie Garrity, pop singer (Freddie and the Dreamers), of emphysema, 65 or 69.

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Deaths reported during the week ending 27 May 2006

Sunday, 21 May
Spencer Clark, auto racer (NASCAR), in a roadway automobile accident, 19.
Billy Walker, country singer ("Charlie's Shoes"), in an automobile accident, 77.

Monday, 22 May
Tom Adams, Florida leuitenant governor (D-1971-75), in an automobile accident, 89.

Tuesday, 23 May
Lloyd Bentsen, U.S. Senator (D-TX, 1971-93), from complications of a stroke, 85.
Jim Trimble, NFL football coach (Philadelphia Eagles), 87.
"Cowboy" Bob Yuma, pro wrestler, of lung disease, 55.

Wednesday, 24 May
Robert N. Giaimo, U.S. Congressman (D-CT, 1959-81), from lung ailments, 86.

Thursday, 25 May
Desmond Dekker, Jamaican ska musician ("Israelites"), apparently of a heart attack, 64.

Friday, 26 May
James Briggs McClatchy, newspaper publisher, of complications from surgery, 85.
Ted Schroeder, pro tennis player, of cancer, 84.

Saturday, 27 May
Paul Gleason, actor ("The Breakfast Club"), of mesothelioma lung cancer, 67.
Craig "Ironhead" Heyward, NFL football player (New Orleans Saints) / Zest spokesman, of a brain tumor, 39.

Compiled by David Carson

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Deaths reported during the week ending 3 June 2006

Saturday, 27 May
Romeo Lucas Garcia, Guatemalan president (1978-82), of respiratory failure, 81.

Sunday, 28 May
"Apache" Bull Ramos, pro wrestler, cause and age not reported.

Tony Sardisco, AFL football player (Boston Patriots), of a heart attack, 73.

Monday, 29 May
Peter C. Borsari, celebrity photographer (Elizabeth Taylor and Richard Burton), of complications from knee surgery, 67. :confused:

Brook Byron, actress ("Dimples"), 92.

Steve Mizerak, professional pool player, of complications from gall bladder surgery, 61.

Tuesday, 30 May
Slim Aarons, celebrity photographer ("A Wonderful Time"), of complications from a heart attack and stroke, 89.

Bobby L. Harden, country singer (The Harden Trio), cause not reported, 70.

Robert Sterling, actor (George Kerby on "Topper"), of natural causes, 88.

Wednesday, 31 May
Bobby Dykes, boxer, of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, 77.

Thursday, 1 June
J O H N N Y Grande, rock and roll pianist (Bill Haley and the Comets), of natural causes, 76.

Friday, 2 June
Vince Welnick, rock keyboardist (The Grateful Dead), from unspecified injuries (suicide has been speculated), age 51 or 55.

Compiled by David Carson

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Deaths reported during the week ending 10 June 2006

Saturday, 27 May
"Apache" Bull Ramos, pro wrestler, after a lengthy illness, 71.

Alex Toth, comic artist ("Space Ghost"), case not reported, 77.

Wednesday, 31 May
Betty Beale, society columnist (Washington Star), 94.

Terrence J. McCann, freestyle wrestler (1960 Olympics), of mesothelioma (chest cancer), 72.

Thursday, 1 June
Calvin "Prince" Pullins, pro wrestler, cause not reported, 74.

Sunday, 4 June
Robert Taylor, NFL football player (New York Giants), of complications from colon surgery, 68.

Monday, 5 June
Eric Gregg, major-league umpire, of a stroke, 55.

Tuesday, 6 June
Arnold Newman, celebrity portrait photographer, of a heart attack, 88.

Billy Preston, pop musician of kidney failure resulting from chronic hypertension, 59.

Wednesday, 7 June
Eddie Malone, major leaguer (Chicago White Sox), of a respiratory illness, 85. * His death was reported on 8 June, with no date of death given.

Abu Musab al-Zarqawi, Iraqi militant, in a U.S.-led air strike, 39.

John "Earthquake" Tenta, pro wrestler, of bladder cancer, 42.

Thursday, 8 June
Robert Donner, actor (Exidor on "Mork & Mindy"), from a heart attack, 75.

Saturday, 10 June
Moe Drabowsky, major leaguer (Baltimore Orioles), of complications from multiple myeloma (bone marrow cancer), 70.

Compiled by David Carson

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Happy to say that there's not that much to Report for last week !
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Deaths reported during the week ending 17 June 2006:

Sunday, 11 June
Tim Hildebrandt, artist (Star Wars movie poster), from complications of diabetes, 67.

Mike Quarry, boxer, from boxing-induced dementia, 55. He was the brother of boxer Jerry Quarry, who died from the same condition in 1999 at age 53.

Jack Walsh, strongman, from unspecified internal bleeding, 77.

Tuesday, 13 June
Charles Haughey, Irish prime minister, of prostate cancer, 80.

Compiled by David Carson

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Deaths reported during the week ending 24 June 2006

Saturday, 17 June
Arthur Franz, actor ("Hellcats of the Navy"), of heart failure and emphysema, 86.

Bob Weaver, TV weather caster (Miami), after an illness, 77.

Sunday, 18 June
Vincent Sherman, film & TV director ("Old Acquaintance"), of natural causes, 99.

Richard Stahl, actor ("Beware! The Blob"), of Parkinson's disease, 74.

Monday, 19 June
Duane Roland, rock guitarist (Molly Hatchet), of natural causes, 53.

Tuesday, 20 June
E. Pierce Marshall, oil fortune heir and litigant vs. Anna Nicole Smith, after a brief illness, 67.

Charles Smith, R&B guitarist (Kook & the Gang), after a lengthy illness, 57.

Wednesday, 21 June
Theo Bell, NFL football player (Pittsburgh Steelers), of kidney disease, 52.

Mickey Sims, NFL football player (Cleveland Browns), of a heart attack, 51.

Friday, 23 June
"Crazy Luke" Graham, real name Grady Johnson, pro wrestler, of apparent heart failure, age not reported.

Aaron Spelling, TV producer ("Charlie's Angels"), following a stroke, 83.

Saturday, 24 June
Patsy Ramsey, person of interest in the murder of her daughter, JonBenet Ramsey, of ovarian cancer, 49.

Compiled by David Carson

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Deaths reported during the week ending 1 July 2006

Sunday, 25 June

Arif Mardin, music producer, of pancreatic cancer, 72.

Monday, 26 June

Marlon Kalkai, aka Tiger Khan, pro wrestler, cause not reported, age not given (early 30's).

Abbye Stockton, weightlifter, of Alzheimer's disease, 88.

Tuesday, 27 June

Eileen Barton, singer ("If I Knew You Were Comin' I'd've Baked a Cake"), of natural causes, 76.

J. Robert Elliott, U.S. judge (Georgia), 96.

Wednesday, 28 June

Lennie Weinrib, voice actor ("H.R. Pufnstuf"), following a stroke, 71.

Thursday, 29 June

Randy Walker, college football coach (Northwestern), of an apparent heart attack, 52.

Saturday, 1 July

Irving Green, recording executive (Mercury Records), of natural causes, 90.

Ryutaro Hashimoto, Japanese prime minister (1996-98), following abdominal surgery, 68.

Compiled by David Carson

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Deaths reported during the week ending 8 July 2006

Monday, 26 June
Jeffrey Brock, actor (Fleegle on "The Banana Splits"), of a brain tumor, 64 or 65.

Wednesday 28 June
George Page, TV host ("Nature"), of cancer, 71.

Saturday, 1 July
Willie Denson, songwriter ("Mama Said"), of lung cancer, 69.

Sunday, 2 July
Jan Murray, TV host ("Treasure Hunt"), 89.

Monday, 3 July
Dick Dickey, NBA basketball player (Boston Celtics), of complications from lung surgery, 79.

Benjamin Hendrickson, actor (Chief Hal Munson on "As the World Turns"), shot (suicide), 55.

Ken Lay, business executive (Enron), of a heart attack, 64.

Amzie Strickland, actress, 87.

Tuesday, 4 July
Lars Korvald, Norwegian prime minister (Christian Democrat, 1972-73), 90.

Bobby Joe Mason, college & professional basketball player (Bradley & Harlem Globetrotters), from a cardiac arrest, 70.

Thursday, 6 July
Ralph Ginzburg, publisher ("Eros"), of multiple myeloma, 76.

Kasey Rogers, actress (Louise Tate on "Bewitched"), of cancer, 79