Today’s Obituaries
- Terry Edstrom
- Joanne K. Engler
- Lorraine A. Kaley
- Thomas Webster Kamiske
- Al D. Keenan
- Nora L. (Hathaway) King
- Janet Threasa (née Bailey) Lewis
- Kent Paul Lindberg
- Darrell E. Neuville, Sr.
- Christopher Frank Pfeffer
- Thomas Henry Richards
- Dianna Louise Schmahl
- Julie M. Sitzmann
- Clarisse Marie 'Carrie' (Grasser) Voza
- James D. Wallace
France 44 Wines & Spirits co-owner David Anderson dies at 80
He began his working life as a University of Minnesota administrator, then switched to educating wine buyers as a co-owner of France 44 Wines & Spirits.
Former Mpls. Institute of Art curator and Asian art expert Robert Jacobsen dies
He helped expand the collection at Mia, including a 400-year-old Ming dynasty reception hall.
Best-selling Minnesota author, poet Robert Bly dies at 94
He started out writing bucolic poems about rural Minnesota and became a best-selling author teaching men how to be in touch with their feelings. He was 94.
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Local
Pope donates watch to annual fundraiser for scholarships
Even after 15-year-old Brian LaViolette lost his life in a swimming accident in the summer of 1992, the watches he collected over the years kept track of the time.
Variety
Barbra Streisand, Lea Salonga, more mourn Stephen Sondheim
Tributes quickly flooded social media following the death of Stephen Sondheim as performers and writers alike saluted a giant of the theater:
Variety
Towering musical theater master Stephen Sondheim dies at 91
Stephen Sondheim, the songwriter who reshaped the American musical theater in the second half of the 20th century with his intelligent, intricately rhymed lyrics, his use of evocative melodies and his willingness to tackle unusual subjects, has died. He was 91.
Variety
Perfectionist. Genius. Icon. That was Stephen Sondheim
In 2010, the year he turned 80, Stephen Sondheim had to endure a public fuss when a Broadway theater was being renamed in his honor.
Nation
Art critic Dave Hickey, known for book 'Air Guitar', dies
Dave Hickey, a prominent American art critic whose essays covered topics ranging from Siegfried & Roy to Norman Rockwell, has died.
Nation
Army officer who reported prisoner abuses dies at age 42
A former Army officer and Detroit native who reported in 2005 that military prisoners in the Middle East were being beaten and abused by U.S. soldiers has died.
Business
Subway sandwich chain co-founder Peter Buck dies at 90
Peter Buck, whose $1,000 investment in a family friend's Connecticut sandwich shop in 1965 provided the genesis for what is now the world's largest restaurant chain — Subway — has died. He was 90.
Business
Putin tests experimental nasal vaccine against COVID-19
President Vladimir Putin said Wednesday he has taken an experimental nasal vaccine against the coronavirus, three days after he received his booster shot.
Sports
Man's obit urges betting a bunch on the Huskers
Milton Andrew Munson's obituary recalled his life as an Air Force veteran, a pharmacist, husband and father, and as a Nebraska football fan. That was evident in one line in the obit: "In lieu of flowers, please place an irresponsibly large wager on Nebraska beating Iowa."
Nation
Joanne Shenandoah, celebrated Native American singer, dies
Joanne Shenandoah, the celebrated Native American singer-songwriter who performed before world leaders and on high-profile stages, has died. She was 63.
Sports
Former MLB outfielder, manager Bill Virdon dies at 90
Bill Virdon, the steady centerfielder who won the 1955 National League Rookie of the Year for St. Louis and guided the Houston Astros to three straight postseason appearances as a manager, has died. He was 90.
World
Fernando González, AP head of Caribbean news, dies in Cuba
Fernando González, who spent decades covering and directing major stories for The Associated Press across Latin America, from papal visits to border skirmishes, hurricanes and hostage standoffs, has died in Havana.
Variety
Peter Aykroyd, Emmy nominated 'SNL' actor-writer, dead at 66
Peter Aykroyd, an Emmy-nominated actor and writer on "Saturday Night Live" for the 1979-80 season who later worked with older brother, Dan, on everything from a TV show about the paranormal to such films as "Dragnet" and "Coneheads," has died at age 66.
Nation
Prominent poet Robert Bly, author of 'Iron John', dies at 94
Robert Bly, one of the most prominent American poets of the last half century and author of the best-selling men's movement classic "Iron John," has died. He was 94.
Nation
Mercer Bailey, who spent 47 years with AP, dies
Mercer Bailey, whose 47-year career with The Associated Press began with the use of Morse Code and concluded in the early days of the internet, has died of complications from COVID-19.
Business
US fund KKR interested in Italian telecoms giant TIM
The Italian telecommunications company TIM is assessing a non-binding "indication of interest" by the U.S. investment fund KKR to acquire the entire capital share, a potential 11 billion-euro deal.
Nation
Billy Hinsche, longtime Beach Boys collaborator, dead at 70
Billy Hinsche, a singer-songwriter and musician in a 1960s pop band with Dino Martin Jr. and Desi Arnaz Jr. who later recorded and toured for decades with The Beach Boys, has died, according to friends and former associates. He was 70.
World
Reports: Oscar-winning Japanese costume designer Wada dies
Emi Wada, the Japanese costume designer who won an Oscar for her work in Akira Kurosawa's "Ran," has died, Japanese media reports said Sunday. She was 84.
Business
Relatives of virus dead question Japan's stay-at-home policy
Yoshihiko Takeuchi, who ran a small restaurant on the island of Okinawa, told only a few friends he had the coronavirus. When he didn't answer phone calls from public health workers for three days, police went to his home and found him dead in his bed.
Local
David Weissbrodt, longtime U professor who founded its Human Rights Center, dies
Later he launched the world's largest human rights library and was the first U.S. citizen to chair a U.N. human rights body since Eleanor Roosevelt.
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