Today’s Obituaries
- Conrad W. Armstrong
- Gudrun 'Guda' Bakalich
- Rich Bird
- Pamela L. Brittain (Erbe)
- Winifred May 'Winnie' Brown
- Jason E. Buxell
- David D. Campbell
- William '(Bill)' Carrothers
- Eleanor (Mullins) Downing
- Virginia Evens
- Jennifer Mary Falk Warner
- John B. Goodman
- Merrolyn I. Irgens
- Richard I. Iverson
- Sharon James
- William A. 'Bill' Keiser
- Betty (Freed) Kidder
- Daniel J. Kinsella
- Patricia 'Pat' Kluch
- Elizabeth Jane LaRock
- Rollin K. Lippka
- Gordon P. MacDowell
- Phyllis B. Merwin
- Sandra Lee 'Sandy' Michaelson
- John C. Mingo
- Lucille R. Olson
- Henry P. Roberts
- Betty '(Dixie)' Robertson
- Edward Conrad Rudquist
- Dorothy O. Smith
- Dennis DeLane Snook
- Donald J. Sorenson
- Heinrich A. Tornquist
- Frances K. Walsh
- Keith Welter
- John William Yaeger
- Klara Zimmerman
Phife Dawg, founder of A Tribe Called Quest, dies at 45
A Tribe Called Quest founding member Phife Dawg has died. The rapper, real name Malik Taylor, was 45.
Joe Garagiola, ex-player turned glib broadcaster, dies at 90
Former big league catcher and popular broadcaster Joe Garagiola has died. He was 90.
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Business
John Goodman, builder of senior-living communities, dies at 66
He designed homes that aimed to enhance residents' well-being
Music
Rap pioneer Phife Dawg of A Tribe Called Quest dies at 45
Phife Dawg, a masterful lyricist whose witty wordplay was a linchpin of the groundbreaking hip-hop group A Tribe Called Quest, died Tuesday from complications resulting from diabetes, his family said in a statement on Wednesday. He was 45.
Nation
Boy shaken as a baby dies after 12 years on life support
A 12-year-old boy who was shaken as a baby and remained in a vegetative state for the rest of his life has died, authorities said Wednesday.
Movies
Veteran actress Rita Gam dies at age 88
Rita Gam, who had a lengthy acting career on film, television and stage, has died.
Variety
Civil rights photographer Bob Adelman dies at age 85
Bob Adelman, a photographer who documented the civil rights movement across the Deep South, has died at age 85.
Business
Dave Hubers, CEO of Ameriprise Financial predecessor firm
Dave Hubers, who rose from intern to chief executive at IDS, the forerunner to Ameriprise Financial, died last week.
Variety
Ex-Intel CEO Andy Grove dies at age 79
Andy Grove, the former Intel Corp. chief executive whose youth under Nazi occupation and escape from the Iron Curtain inspired an "only the paranoid survive" management philosophy that saved the chip maker from financial ruin in the 1980s, has died. He was 79.
Founder of Cool Moose Party in Rhode Island dies at 58
The founder of the Cool Moose Party who ran a half-dozen times for governor or lieutenant governor of Rhode Island has died. Robert Healey was 58.
Local
Schwab: Worked as transplant advocate after basketball
A former Marquette men's basketball assistant who later worked as an advocate for the University of Wisconsin organ donor program has died, 12 years after receiving a double-lung transplant.
Local
Obituary: Betty Wall Strohfus, WASP pilot and advocate for women who flew during World War II
Betty Wall, 96, of Faribault, was in the Women's Air Force Service Pilots, which trained men for combat.
Ex-congressman Sabo remembered for longtime service
Former U.S. Rep. Martin Olav Sabo was remembered Saturday for his long career of public service.
Nation
Ravens CB Tray Walker dies of dirt bike crash injuries
Baltimore Ravens cornerback Tray Walker, who played one season in the NFL, died Friday of injuries from a dirt bike crash in Miami.
West Metro
Obituary: Natalie Atkin, 105, of St. Louis Park, was a woman 'before her time'
Three months after 15-year-old Aliza Sevillia arrived in Minneapolis from Greece in 1958, she found herself at Natalie Atkin’s kitchen table sipping tea and trying…
Celebrities
'Rockford Files' star Joe Santos dies at 84
Joe Santos, who played Lieutenant Dennis Becker on "The Rockford Files," has died at 84.
TV & Media
Emmy-winning 'L.A. Law' actor Larry Drake dies at 66
Larry Drake, who earned back-to-back Emmy Awards for his sensitive portrayal of mentally challenged character Benny Stulwicz in "L.A. Law," has died. He was 66.
East Metro
Obituary: G. William "Bill" Carlson, 72, was Bethel University icon and St. Paul school board member
G. William “Bill” Carlson retired as a Bethel University history and political science professor in 2012, and to convey the impact of his life on…
The homemade 'Krisha' finds catharsis in tragedy
Aspiring filmmakers take note: Nine days of shooting at his mother's Montgomery, Texas, home, a minuscule budget of $100,000 and a cast led by his aunt were enough for writer-director Trey Edward Shults to make one of the more devastatingly empathetic portraits of addiction you're likely to see.
Celebrities
Pokemon designer, 42, killed after tree falls on his car in Seattle storm
Eric Medalle, 42, creative design director for the Pokemon Company, was killed in Seattle on Sunday when heavy winds caused a tree to fall on his…
Stage & Arts
TV magician Paul Daniels dies of a brain tumor. He was 77.
Paul Daniels, best known for The Paul Daniels Magic Show that regularly attracted 15 million TV viewers in Britain and was sold to 43 countries, has died after suffering from an inoperable brain tumor. He was 77.
Music
Frank Sinatra Jr. dies of cardiac arrest while on tour
Frank Sinatra Jr., who carried on his famous father's legacy with his own music career and whose kidnapping as a young man added a bizarre chapter to his father's legendary life, died Wednesday. He was 72.
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