Congresswoman dies after cancer fight (AP)

Sun, 07 Oct 2007 11:11:12 GMT

AP - Republican U.S. Rep. Jo Ann Davis, who represented southeastern Virginia for seven years, was diagnosed with breast cancer in 2005. This year, she suffered a recurrence.

Obituaries in the news (AP)

Sat, 06 Oct 2007 01:21:43 GMT
AP - Alexandra Boulat

IRA veteran dies at age 105 (AP)

Thu, 04 Oct 2007 22:07:48 GMT
AP - Dan Keating, an IRA member and the last surviving veteran of Ireland's 1919-21 war of independence from Britain, has died, his nursing home and fringe political party said. He was 105.

Correction: Perez Obituary (AP)

Thu, 04 Oct 2007 18:20:35 GMT
AP - In stories sent Oct. 2 and Oct. 3 about the death of Dominican activist Pedro Saul Perez, The Associated Press incorrectly reported his age. He was 64, not 54.

Father of Romania's constitution dies (AP)

Thu, 04 Oct 2007 16:47:30 GMT
AP - Antonie Iorgovan, the lead author of Romania's first post-Communist constitution, died Thursday of a heart attack, his party said. He was 59.

Tony-winning actor George Grizzard dies (AP)

Wed, 03 Oct 2007 22:30:20 GMT

AP - Broadway and screen actor George Grizzard, who won acclaim, and a Tony Award, for performing in Edward Albee's dramas, has died. He was 79.

'Match Game' Panelist Brett Somers Dies (AP)

Wed, 03 Oct 2007 03:36:19 GMT
AP - In a Sept. 17 story about the death of actress Brett Somers, The Associated Press erroneously listed a daughter among the survivors. Her daughter, Leslie, died in 2003.

Mohegan tribe chief dies at 88 (AP)

Tue, 02 Oct 2007 02:53:19 GMT
AP - Mohegan Chief Ralph Sturges, who helped shepherd his eastern Connecticut tribe through federal recognition and the development of its highly successful casino, has died. He was 88.

Sheriff Harry Lee dead at 75 (AP)

Mon, 01 Oct 2007 20:02:32 GMT

AP - Harry Lee, the seven-term suburban New Orleans sheriff whose blunt talk sometimes led to sour relations with black leaders, died Monday, several months after announcing he had leukemia, his chief deputy said. He was 75.

President of Bosnian Serb republic dies (AP)

Mon, 01 Oct 2007 03:18:36 GMT

AP - Milan Jelic, president of Bosnia's Serb Republic died of a heart attack Sunday after less than a year on the job, the prime minister said. He was 51.

TV producer Martin Manulis dies (AP)

Mon, 01 Oct 2007 00:51:15 GMT

AP - Martin Manulis, a television, film and stage producer who created the classic, Emmy-winning program "Playhouse 90," has died. He was 92.

Dutch WWII hero Roelfzema dies at 90 (AP)

Sat, 29 Sep 2007 11:18:13 GMT
AP - The Dutch World War II resistance hero, Erik Hazelhoff Roelfzema — better known as the "Soldier of Orange" — died this week at his home in Hawaii, his family said in a death notice published in a Dutch newspaper. He was 90.

Physicist, activist Panofsky dies at 88 (AP)

Sat, 29 Sep 2007 02:43:20 GMT

AP - Wolfgang K.H. Panofsky, a physicist who was a consultant on the Manhattan Project and devoted much of his life to promoting nuclear arms control, has died. He was 88.

Former chief rabbi of Israel dies (AP)

Fri, 28 Sep 2007 18:43:23 GMT

AP - Rabbi Avraham Shapira, an Israeli spiritual leader most famous for urging soldiers to disobey orders to evacuate the Gaza Strip, has died at the age of 94.

Belgrade mayor dies of cancer (AP)

Thu, 27 Sep 2007 20:19:30 GMT
AP - Belgrade Mayor Nenad Bogdanovic, who launched the Serbian capital's postwar recovery, died Thursday at age 54.

'Young and Restless' actor Evans dies (AP)

Wed, 26 Sep 2007 20:56:44 GMT
AP - British-born actor Michael Evans, who wooed Audrey Hepburn on Broadway in "Gigi" and was the best friend to a billionaire on the soap opera "The Young and the Restless," has died. He was 87.

Palestinian negotiator Abdel Shafi dies (AP)

Tue, 25 Sep 2007 19:08:23 GMT
AP - A former Palestinian negotiator, leading Palestinian nationalist and physician, Haidar Abdel Shafi, died Tuesday in the Gaza Strip. He was 88.

Palestinian former peace negotiator Abdel-Shafi dies (Reuters)

Tue, 25 Sep 2007 09:03:48 GMT

Reuters - Haidar Abdel-Shafi, a former Palestinian negotiator who became a vocal critic of the Oslo interim peace accords with Israel, died on Tuesday in the Gaza Strip, his doctors said. He was 88.

Canadian painter Ken Danby dead at 67 (AP)

Tue, 25 Sep 2007 00:59:53 GMT
AP - Canadian realist painter Ken Danby, best known for his 1972 painting "At the Crease," depicting a masked hockey goaltender, has died. He was 67.

Mime legend Marcel Marceau dies at 84 (AP)

Mon, 24 Sep 2007 00:12:00 GMT

AP - Marcel Marceau, the master of mime who transformed silence into poetry with lithe gestures and pliant facial expressions that spoke to generations of young and old, has died. He was 84.

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