Tag: Obituaries

Walter Koenig appears at the Creative Arts Emmy Awards in Los Angeles on Sept. 8, 2018. (Richard Shotwell/Invision/AP, File)

Walter Koenig, 1936-2026

Daniel Ross Goodman · October 30, 2026 5:05 am

Chicago Bears head coach Mike Ditka strikes a prayerful pose as he watches the team workout, Jan. 26, 1986 in New Orleans before the start of NFL football's Super Bowl XX. (AP Photo/Rob Kozloff)

Mike Ditka, 1939-2026

Daniel Ross Goodman · October 23, 2026 5:05 am

House Speaker Dennis Hastert (R-IL) sits for a portrait in his Capitol Hill office on June 15, 2007. (AP Photo / Susan Walsh, File)

Dennis Hastert, 1942–2026

Daniel Ross Goodman · October 9, 2026 5:05 am

Dennis Hastert was sworn in as Speaker of the House in January of 1999. (AP/Greg Gibson)

Former House Speaker Dennis Hastert dies at 84

Molly Parks · October 5, 2026 10:09 am

Bob Pettit

Bob Pettit, 1932-2026

Daniel Ross Goodman · October 2, 2026 5:05 am

Sen. Jon Kyl

Jon Kyl, 1942-2026

Daniel Ross Goodman · September 25, 2026 5:05 am

ESPN Analyst and NHL Network contributor Barry Melrose during Media Day for the Stanley Cup Finals at STAPLES Center in Los Angeles, California on June 3, 2014. (Photo via Newscom)

Barry Melrose, 1956-2026

Daniel Ross Goodman · September 18, 2026 5:05 am

Sen. Jon Kyl (R-AZ)

Arizona Republican Jon Kyl dies at 84 after battle with dementia

Claire Carter · September 17, 2026 12:06 pm

Norwegian King Harald.

Norwegian King Harald V, Europe’s oldest reigning monarch, dies at 89

Brady Knox · August 28, 2026 8:18 am

Country singer Dolly Parton appears at a rehearsal session in Nashville on Nov. 11, 1982. (AP Photo/Mark Humphrey)

Dolly Parton, 1946-2026

Daniel Ross Goodman · August 28, 2026 5:05 am

Serbian commander Gen. Ratko Mladic is pictured near a United Nations flag at Sarajevo Airport, May 17, 1993.

‘Butcher of Bosnia’ Ratko Mladic dies at 84 while serving life sentence in The Hague

Brady Knox · August 27, 2026 12:45 pm

Cooter, actor Ben Jones, sits atop one of the 229 hotrods, named the General Lee, used in the show "Dukes of Hazzard" as ecstatic fan, Aliceson Johnson, of Charlottesville, Va., sits in the drivers seat in front of his store in Sperryville, Va., Tuesday, Aug. 10, 1999. Jones, who played the greasy mechanic in the slapstick TV series, opened his Dukes museum in June and has been swamped by fans. (AP Photo/Steve Helber)

Ben Jones, 1941-2026

Jack Hunter · August 21, 2026 5:00 am