Celebrity Obituaries - Page 6

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES July 12, 2024

Kentucky Rep. Thomas Massie shares update after wife's passing: 'Still devastated'

Kentucky Congressman Thomas Massie, a Republican, shared a loving tribute to his late wife, Rhonda, on social media two weeks after she died unexpectedly.

New York May 24, 2024

Caleb Carr, military historian and author of bestselling novel 'The Alienist,' dies at 68

Caleb Carr, the accomplished military historian and bestselling novelist of 'The Alienist,' has died at age 68 from cancer, according to his publisher Little, Brown and Company.

California May 21, 2024

Fred Roos, ‘Godfather Part II’ producer and longtime Coppola collaborator, dies at 89

Fred Roos, the Oscar-winning 'Godfather Part II' producer who helped launch the careers of Tom Cruise and Jack Nicholson, has died at age 89 at his home in California.

Europe May 21, 2024

Oscar-winning composer of 'Finding Neverland' music, Jan A.P. Kaczmarek dies at age 71

Jan A.P. Kaczmarek, a Polish composer who won an Oscar in 2005 for the musical score of 'Finding Neverland,' has died at age 71; he suffered from a rare neurological disorder.

Georgia May 17, 2024

Hundreds pack funeral for Roger Fortson, the airman killed in his home by a Florida deputy

Family, friends and hundreds of members of the Air Force paid their final respects to Roger Fortson at a suburban Atlanta megachurch, after he was shot and killed in Florida by a sheriff's deputy.

Canada May 13, 2024

Billionaire Arthur Irving, one of Canada's richest men, dies at age 93

Canadian billionaire Arthur L. Irving, who spent much of his life growing the oil business of his father K.C. Irving, has died at age 93 surrounded by his wife and daughter.

California May 8, 2024

Pete McCloskey, GOP congressman who once challenged Nixon, dies at 96

Pete McCloskey, the former California Congressman who ran for president in 1972 against incumbent Richard Nixon, has died at age 96; he is survived by his wife and four children.

Illinois May 8, 2024

Nirvana producer Steve Albini, a pioneer of alt rock, dead at 61

Steve Albini, a producer for Nirvana, the Pixies, PJ Harvey, and other prominent musicians of the era, has died of a heart attack. He was 61.

South America April 22, 2024

Peruvian psychologist Ana Estrada, who fought in courts for 'death with dignity,' has died by euthanasia

Peruvian psychologist Ana Estrada, who suffered from an incurable disease and fought in courts for years for the right to 'die with dignity,' has died by euthanasia.

Massachusetts April 22, 2024

William Strickland, civil rights activist and friend of Malcom X, dead at 87

Civil rights activist William Strickland, who worked alongside leaders like Malcom X in the 1960s on school boycotts, rent strikes and police brutality protests, has died. He was 87.

Africa April 18, 2024

Kenya’s military chief dies in a helicopter crash

Kenya's President William Ruto announced Thursday that the country's miltary chief Gen. Francis Ogolla died in a helicopter crash; Ruto declared 3 days of national mourning.