A roundup of notable obituaries from the week ending July 7. VIEW
Obituaries
Read the latest on the deaths of notable people. These news stories recount the lives that made them prominent locally, nationally and worldwide.
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Carla Fendi, philanthropist and fashion force, dies at 79
MILAN — Carla Fendi, one of five sisters who transformed the family leather-goods business into a luxury fashion house that was one of Italy's first...
Director John Avildsen dies at 81; won Oscar for ‘Rocky’
LOS ANGELES (AP) — John G. Avildsen, who directed "Rocky" and "The Karate Kid" — two dark-horse, underdog favorites that went on to become Hollywood...
Helmut Kohl, Germany’s ‘chancellor of unity’ who was marred by scandal, dies at 87 VIEW
As the man who steered Germany through the most tumultuous years of the Cold War and the uplifting triumph of democracy over dictatorship, the massive...
Emil Venkov, sculptor of Fremont’s Vladimir Lenin statue, dies in Slovakia
The Bulgarian sculptor who cast the 16-foot bronze statue of Vladimir Lenin located in Fremont has died, according to his son.
Walla Walla-born Adam West, who played 1960s-era Batman, dies at 88 VIEW
Adam West, whose straight-faced portrayal of Batman in a 1960s TV series lifted the tight-clad Caped Crusader into the national consciousness, has died at age...
Peter Sallis, voice of ‘Wallace and Gromit,’ dies at age 96
The British actor, who served in World War II and then had a long entertainment career, died at a retirement home for actors in London,...
Jon Stewart fights back tears remembering late firefighter VIEW
HICKSVILLE, N.Y. (AP) — Jon Stewart fought back tears Friday as he described his friendship with a retired New York City firefighter who worked in...