Celebrity Obituaries - Page 17

April 19, 2023

Former Pennsylvania congressman, 'King of Asphalt' Bud Shuster dead at 91

Former Republican Pennsylvania Rep. Bud Shuster, who represented the Keystone State's rural south in Congress for almost three decades, has died. He was 91.

April 8, 2023

US cycling champion dead in San Francisco after being struck by car

USA cycling champion Ethan Boyes was struck and killed by a car on Tuesday while cycling in the Presidio of San Francisco. Boyes was a 10-time national cycling champion.

April 6, 2023

Iconic New York Post publisher Martin Singerman dead at 96

Iconic longtime New York Post publisher and media executive Martin Singerman died at the age of 96, the paper announced Wednesday.

April 5, 2023

Herb Rule, former Arkansas legislator and US House candidate, dead at 87

Herb Rule, a former Democratic Arkansas legislator and one-time House of Representatives candidate, died Monday, according to family members. He was 87.

April 4, 2023

Ronald Sarasin, former GOP congressman who helmed Capitol Historical Society, dead at 88

Former GOP Connecticut Rep. Ronald Sarasin, who chaired the Capitol Historical Society after leaving politics in the wake of an unsuccessful 1978 gubernatorial bid, has died. He was 88.

April 4, 2023

Japanese musician and composer Ryuichi Sakamoto dead after cancer battle

Japanese musician and film composer Ryuichi Sakamoto died March 28, after a battle with cancer, the recording company Avex said in a statement.

March 29, 2023

Mel King, Boston civil rights figurehead and former mayoral candidate, dead at 94

Mel King, a prominent civil rights figurehead in Boston credited with much of the city's progress on integration in the 1970s and 1980s, died Tuesday. He was 94.

March 10, 2023

Last surviving member of prominent anti-Hitler resistance group dead at 103

Traute Lafrenz, the last known surviving member of the White Rose, a WWII-era, anti-Hitler German resistance group, has died in South Carolina at age 103.

March 8, 2023

Children's author, 'Olivia' creator Ian Falconer dead at 63

Children's author Ian Falconer, creator and author of the "Olivia" series, died of natural causes Tuesday at his Norwalk, Connecticut, home. He was 63.

March 2, 2023

Steve Mackey, bass guitarist for British band Pulp, dead at 56

Steve Mackey, bass guitarist for British alt rock band Pulp, has died at age 56. No cause of death has been given as of yet.