Celebrity Obituaries - Page 7

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

April 17, 2024

Ellen Ash Peters, first female chief justice of Connecticut Supreme Court, dies at 94

Ellen Ash Peters, the first woman to serve as Connecticut's chief justice, died on Tuesday at age 94; Peters was also Yale Law School's first female faculty member.

April 12, 2024

Italian fashion designer Roberto Cavalli has died at age 83, his company says

Roberto Cavalli, the Italian fashion designer known for his textile innovations and 'glamorous' style, has died at age 83; he is survived by his partner Sandra Nilsson and six children.

April 12, 2024

Robert MacNeil, longtime PBS anchorman, dies at 93

Longtime political journalist, PBS anchorman and the founder of "PBS NewsHour," Robert MacNeil, has passed away in a Manhattan hospital at the age of 93.