Obituary Stories category, Page 14
Richard Moll, who found fame as a bailiff on the original sitcom ‘Night Court,’ dies at 80Video
NEW YORK — Richard Moll, a character actor who found lasting fame as an eccentric but gentle giant bailiff on the original “Night Court” sitcom, has died. He was 80. Moll died Thursday at his home in Big Bear Lake, California, according to Jeff Sanderson, a publicist at Chasen &...
Former major leaguer Tom Walker, father of longtime Pirate Neil Walker, dies at age 74
Tom Walker, who once threw a 15-inning no-hitter in the minor leagues and was one of the last people to see Roberto Clemente alive, died Monday, according to the Pittsburgh Pirates. He was 74. Over the past several seasons, Walker was a fixture around PNC Park where he watched as...
Burt Young, Oscar-nominated actor who played Paulie in ‘Rocky’ films, dies at 83
LOS ANGELES — Burt Young, the Oscar-nominated actor who played Paulie, the rough-hewn, mumbling-and-grumbling best friend, corner-man and brother-in-law to Sylvester Stallone in the “Rocky” franchise, has died. Young died Oct. 8 in Los Angeles, his daughter, Anne Morea Steingieser, told the New York Times on Wednesday. No cause was...
Phyllis Coates, actor who first portrayed ‘Superman’ reporter Lois Lane on TV, dies at 96Video
LOS ANGELES — Phyllis Coates, who portrayed “Superman” Daily Planet reporter Lois Lane, has died. She was 96. Coates, who was the first actor to play the iconic role on the 1950s “Adventures of Superman” television series, died Wednesday of natural causes at the Motion Picture & Television Fund’s retirement...
Actress Suzanne Somers, ‘Three’s Company’ star, dies at 76
Suzanne Somers, the effervescent blonde actor known for playing Chrissy Snow on the television show “Three’s Company” as well as her business endeavors, has died. She was 76. Somers had breast cancer for over 23 years and died Sunday morning, her family said in a statement provided by her longtime...
Rudolph Isley, founding member of Isley Brothers and Rock and Roll Hall of Fame member, dies at 84
Rudolph Isley, a founding member of the Isley Brothers who helped perform such raw rhythm and blues classics as “Shout” and “Twist and Shout” and the funky hits “That Lady” and “It’s Your Thing,” has died at 84. “There are no words to express my feelings and the love I...
Late North Huntingdon truck racer ‘would give you the shirt off his back’
On Fridays or Saturdays, Ronnie Ruggiero would tow his 1977 Ford F-150 with him to work, at Bob Tyke’s Auto Service in Monroeville, and as soon as the day was done, he’d head off to race it. The F-150 wasn’t just any truck — it belonged to Ruggiero’s father, who...
Michael Gambon, actor who played Dumbledore in ‘Harry Potter’ movies, dies at 82
LONDON — Veteran actor Michael Gambon, who was known to many for his portrayal of Hogwarts headmaster Albus Dumbledore in six of the eight “Harry Potter” films, has died, his publicist said Thursday. He was 82. A statement by his family, issued by his publicist, said he died following “a...
David McCallum, star of hit TV series ‘The Man From U.N.C.L.E.’ and ‘NCIS,’ dies at 90
LOS ANGELES — Actor David McCallum, who became a teen heartthrob in the hit series “The Man From U.N.C.L.E.” in the 1960s and was the eccentric medical examiner in the popular “NCIS” 40 years later, has died. He was 90. McCallum died Monday of natural causes surrounded by family at...
Ford City native and country music star Bob Corbin and his wife die in the same week
Their love spanned five decades, and Bob and Edana Corbin died the same week. The music world is mourning both of their losses — Bob Corbin of the Corbin/Hanner Band, and his wife, an author and freelance writer for a country music magazine. Bob Corbin and Dave Hanner wrote hits...
Former North Carolina U.S. Sen. Lauch Faircloth dies at 95
RALEIGH, N.C. — Former U.S. Sen. Lauch Faircloth of North Carolina, a onetime conservative Democrat who switched late in his career to the Republicans and then got elected to Congress, died Thursday. He was 95. Faircloth, who served one Senate term before losing to then-unknown Democrat John Edwards in 1998,...
Ian Wilmut, a British scientist who led the team that cloned Dolly the Sheep, dies at age 79
LONDON — Ian Wilmut, the cloning pioneer whose work was critical to the creation of Dolly the Sheep in 1996, has died, the University of Edinburgh in Scotland said Monday. He was 79. Wilmut set off a global discussion about the ethics of cloning when he announced that his team...
Smash Mouth frontman Steve Harwell dies at 56
LOS ANGELES — Steve Harwell, the longtime frontman of the Grammy-nominated pop rock band Smash Mouth has died. He was 56. The band’s manager, Robert Hayes, said Harwell “passed peacefully and comfortably” Monday morning surrounded by family and friends at his home in Boise, Idaho. The cause of death was...
Bill Richardson, a former governor and UN ambassador who worked to free detained Americans, dies
WASHINGTON — Bill Richardson, a two-term Democratic governor of New Mexico and an American ambassador to the United Nations who also worked for years to secure the release of Americans detained by foreign adversaries, has died. He was 75. The Richardson Center for Global Engagement, which he founded and led,...
‘Margaritaville’ singer Jimmy Buffett, who turned beach-bum life into an empire, dies at 76
NEW YORK — Singer-songwriter Jimmy Buffett, who popularized beach bum soft rock with the escapist Caribbean-flavored song “Margaritaville” and turned that celebration of loafing into a billion-dollar empire of restaurants, resorts and frozen concoctions, has died. He was 76. “Jimmy passed away peacefully on the night of September 1st surrounded...
Former Pirates investor and newspaper group publisher G. Ogden Nutting has died at 87
WHEELING, W.Va. — G. Ogden Nutting, whose 2006 investment in the Pittsburgh Pirates led to his son taking control 11 years later and helped grow his family’s newspaper business to more than 50 daily publications in 18 states, has died. He was 87. Nutting died Friday, according to The Intelligencer...
Joe the Plumber, who questioned Obama’s tax proposals during the 2008 campaign, dies at 49
TOLEDO, Ohio — Samuel “Joe” Wurzelbacher, who was thrust into the political spotlight as “Joe the Plumber” after questioning Barack Obama about his economic proposals during the 2008 presidential campaign, and who later forayed into politics himself, has died, his son said Monday. He was 49. His oldest son, Joey...
Bob Barker, dapper ‘Price Is Right’ and ‘Truth or Consequences’ host and animal advocate, dies at 99
Bob Barker, the enduring, dapper game show host who became a household name over a half century of hosting “Truth or Consequences” and “The Price Is Right,” has died. He was 99. Barker — also a longtime animal rights activist — died Saturday morning at his home in Los Angeles,...
WWE star Bray Wyatt dies at 36
Professional wrestler and WWE star Bray Wyatt has died at the age of 36. The news was announced on social media by Triple H (real name Paul Michael Levesque), the company’s chief content officer. “Just received a call from WWE Hall of Famer Mike Rotunda who informed us of the...
Ron Cephas Jones, ‘This Is Us’ actor who won 2 Emmys, dies at 66
LOS ANGELES — Ron Cephas Jones, a veteran stage actor who won two Emmy Awards for his role as as a long-lost father who finds redemption on the NBC television drama series “This Is Us,” has died at age 66, a representative said Saturday. Jones’ manager, Dan Spilo, said in...
Westmoreland law librarian remembered as friendly helping hand to all
Shelves of books and manuals lined the walls and aisles in the law library at the Westmoreland County Courthouse, but it was the puzzles and the librarian who set them out that became the main attraction. Lawyers, county employees and citizens routinely stopped their busy days in Greensburg to add...
Longtime Trib employee Janet Beresik remembered for friendliness, dedication to family
Janet Beresik never went searching for the next career opportunity once she started working in sales and marketing for her hometown newspaper. “My sister had wonderful people skills, so when she started working at the Valley News Dispatch (now the Tribune-Review), it really was the perfect job for her,” said...
Maple Leafs prospect Rodion Amirov, who was diagnosed with a brain tumor, has died at age 21
Toronto Maple Leafs prospect Rodion Amirov has died less than 2 years since being diagnosed with a brain tumor. He was 21. Agent Dan Milstein confirmed to The Associated Press that Amirov died Monday in Munich, Germany. The team said in February 2022 that Amirov had a brain tumor and...
Clarence Avant, ‘Godfather of Black Music’ and benefactor of athletes and politicians, dies at 92
NEW YORK — Clarence Avant, the judicious manager, entrepreneur, facilitator and adviser who helped launch or guide the careers of Quincy Jones, Bill Withers and many others and came to be known as “The Godfather of Black Music,” has died. He was 92. Avant, inducted into the Rock & Roll...
Robbie Robertson, lead guitarist and songwriter of The Band, dies at 80Video
Robbie Robertson, The Band’s lead guitarist and songwriter who in such classics as “The Weight,” “Up on Cripple Creek” and “The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down” mined and helped reshape American music, has died at 80. Robertson died surrounded by family, a statement from his manager said. From their...
