Tag Archives: obit

  • Entertainment Tova and Ernest Borgnine

    Actor Ernest Borgnine dead at 95

    Film and television actor Ernest Borgnine, who won an Academy Award for his portrayal of a lovelorn butcher in 1955′s “Marty,” died at age 95.

  • Entertainment Andy Griffith photo from andygriffith.org

    Report: Andy Griffith dead at 86

    Several media outlets are reporting legendary television and film actor Andy Griffith died Tuesday, July 3, 2012 at the age of 86.

  • Entertainment Ray Bradbury from raybradbury.com

    Author Ray Bradbury dies

    Science fiction author Ray Bradbury died Tuesday at the age of 91.

  • Entertainment Donna Summer (from ilovethatsong.com)

    Donna Summer’s friends gather for disco queen’s funeral

    Several hundred of Donna Summer’s closest friends and family gathered to say goodbye to the queen of disco, who died of lung cancer last week.

  • Entertainment Robin Gibb (TMZ)

    Robin Gibb dies after battle with cancer

    Robin Gibb, one of three brothers who made up the Bee Gees, died on Sunday, according to a statement on his website.

  • Entertainment Donna Summer (from ilovethatsong.com)

    Disco diva Donna Summer dies

    Known as the “Queen of Disco”, legendary singer Donna Summer died after battling cancer.

  • Entertainment Swamp People's Mitchell Guist Dies (CNN)

    ‘Swamp People’ star Mitchell Guist dies

    Mitchell Guist, a star of the reality TV show “Swamp People,” died Monday in Louisiana.

  • Entertainment Dick Clark

    TV legend Dick Clark dies

    The publicist representing legendary television producer and host Dick Clark confirms the star has died.

  • News William "Bill" Armstrong

    Senior member of RICO Board passes away

    William “Bill” Armstrong, senior member of the Rock Island County Board, passed away Thursday morning, April 12, 2012.

  • Entertainment / News Mike Wallace (Peter Freed/CBS)

    Veteran newsman Mike Wallace dead at 93

    Mike Wallace, who spent four decades as a hard-hitting, provocative news correspondent on “60 Minutes,” has died, CBS reported Sunday. He was 93.

  • Entertainment Earl Scruggs

    Bluegrass legend Earl Scruggs dies

    Earl Scruggs, whose distinctive picking style and association with Lester Flatt cemented bluegrass music’s place in popular culture, died Wednesday of natural causes.