Celebrity Obituaries - Page 22

January 29, 2022

Wayne Stenehjem, North Dakota's longest-serving AG, dead at 68

North Dakota Attorney General Wayne Stenehjem, a former legislator and the state's longest-serving attorney general, died at age 68, his office announced Friday, just hours after he was taken to a hospital.

January 23, 2022

Don Wilson, guitarist with The Ventures, dies at 88

Don Wilson, co-founder and rhythm guitarist of the instrumental guitar band The Ventures, has died.

January 21, 2022

Clark Gillies, member of NY Islanders' Stanley Cup teams, dead at 67

Clark Gillies, a key member of the New York Islanders’ 1980s NHL dynasty that notched four consecutive Stanley Cup championships and a record 19 straight playoff series victories, died Friday, the team announced. He was 67.

January 16, 2022

Dallas Frazier, writer of Oak Ridge Boys hit 'Elvira' and other songs, dead at 82

Songwriter Dallas Frazier, a multi-time Grammy winner who is enshrined in the Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame, died on Friday, according to a report. He was 82.

January 16, 2022

Ralph Emery, famed country music broadcaster, dead at 88

Ralph Emery, 88, who became known as the dean of country music broadcasters over more than a half-century in both radio and television, died Saturday, his family said.

January 11, 2022

European Parliament President David Sassoli dies at 65

European Parliament President David Sassoli has died at a hospital in Italy, his spokesman said in a tweet Tuesday.

December 20, 2021

Hollywood bard, muse and reveler Eve Babitz dies at 78

Eve Babitz, the Hollywood bard, muse and reveler who with warmth and candor chronicled the excesses of her native world in the 1960s and 1970s and became a cult figure to generations of readers, has died. She was 78.

December 5, 2021

Republicans, Democrats react to Bob Dole's death: He 'represented the finest of American values'

The death of former Senate Majority Leader Bob Dole, 98, sparked a wave of reactions from Republicans and Democrats.

December 5, 2021

Longtime GOP senator and presidential candidate Bob Dole dead at 98

Former Senate Majority Leader Bob Dole died Sunday morning at age 98 after he was treated for lung cancer earlier this year.

November 26, 2021

Mark Roth, pro bowling hall-of-famer, dead at 70

Mark Roth, a pro bowling champion from the 1970s and 1980s who ranks among the sport’s greatest names, has died, according to reports. He was 70.