Robert Fenn, Shani Davis' speed skating coach, dies at 73
WAUKESHA, Wis. -- Robert Fenn, a Milwaukee-based speed skating coach who mentored two-time Olympic gold medalist Shani Davis, has died. He was 73.
View ArticleSuffolk police: Officer Salvatore Mingoia dies after cancer battle
A Suffolk County police officer with three decades on the force has died after a two-year battle with lymphoma, officials said.
View ArticleRudolph Ressmeyer, LI Lutheran pastor and high school founder, dies
The Rev. Rudolph P.F. Ressmeyer presided over a period of enormous growth at Our Redeemer Lutheran Church in Seaford after he became its pastor in 1954.
View ArticleMurray Seeman dead; former Great Neck Estates mayor was 103
Former Great Neck Estates Mayor Murray Seeman, who "lived every inch out of life" and maintained the vitality to keep working full time until age 95, has died, his family said.
View ArticleAlexander Gardega dead; artist challenged 'Fearless Girl' statue
Alexander Gardega, the eccentric Locust Valley artist who caused a national stir this year after erecting a statue of a urinating dog on Wall Street, has died. He was 48.
View ArticleFormer White Sox pitcher Daniel Webb, 28, dies in ATV crash
WAVERLY, Tenn. -- Daniel Webb, a former relief pitcher for the Chicago White Sox, has died in an ATV accident. He was 28.
View ArticleGord Downie, Tragically Hip lead singer, dies at 53
Gord Downie died at age 53 after a battle with brain cancer.
View ArticleLegendary French actress Danielle Darrieux dies at 100
PARIS -- Danielle Darrieux, a prolific French actress whose movie and theater career spanned eight decades, has died. She was 100.
View ArticleDeer Park massage therapist with 'heart of gold' dies at 39
Kindness for all, generosity and a welcoming spirit, all set off by her characteristic "sparkle," helped define the life of Nicole Elizabeth Hendrickson, her sister said.
View ArticleBill Kaufman dies at 84; was former Newsday reporter
Bill Kaufman wrote with ease and expertise about all manner of subjects for Newsday, from the Hollywood stars he knew to civil rights leaders to the victims of Sept. 11, 2001.
View ArticleEleanor Powers DeFeo dies at 84; was known for kindness, generosity
Eleanor Powers DeFeo was "the darling of the Huntington Country Club," so beautiful that she modeled for Lord & Taylor and once caught the eye of actor Marlon Brando, who danced with her on a...
View ArticleJonathan Lester, convicted in Howard Beach attack, dies at 48
Jonathan Lester, who spent fifteen years in prison as the accused ringleader of an infamous racial attack in Howard Beach, Queens in December 1986, has died. He was 48.
View ArticleAlexander G. McKay dies, Eatons Neck teacher, photographer was 83
Alexander Glenn McKay, a longtime Eatons Neck resident, English teacher, author, photographer and environmentalist described by his children as a devoted family man, died Aug. 18 of natural causes. He...
View ArticleMothers Against Drunk Driving LI founder Celia Strow, 81
It wasn't just that Celia Strow was a nurse, administrator and professor. Or that she took a personal tragedy and used it to create an influential organization. Or that she helped raise four daughters.
View ArticleSherylyn Brightman dies of cancer; mom shared beauty with lens
Sherylyn Brightman, a Long Island native who raised four children on her own, working four to five jobs at once, died Saturday of cervical cancer, her family said.
View ArticleJane Juska, author of best-selling memoir, dies at 84
CHICO, Calif. -- Jane Juska, whose chronicle of searching for sex as a woman in her 60s became a best-selling memoir and later a stage show, has died in California. She was 84.
View ArticleJudy Martz, Montana's only female governor, dies at 74
HELENA, Mont. -- Montana's only female governor and lieutenant governor, whose fiscal success running the state was overshadowed by scandal and gaffes, has died.
View ArticleDennis Banks, American Indian leader, dies at 80
Dennis Banks, a co-founder of the American Indian Movement and a leader of the 1973 Wounded Knee occupation, has died, his family announced Monday. He was 80.
View ArticleLegendary mountain climber Fred Beckey dies at 94
SEATTLE -- Legendary mountain climber Fred Beckey, who wrote dozens of books and is credited with notching more first ascents than any other American mountaineer, has died. He was 94.
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