A roundup of notable obituaries from the week ending June 30. 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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Michael Bond, creator of beloved Paddington Bear stories, is dead at 91
The genial British author who created Paddington Bear, the polite, good-natured but disaster-prone little hero of children’s novels, picture and activity books, television series, and...
Emmy-winning TV journalist Gabe Pressman dies at 93
NEW YORK (AP) — Gabe Pressman, an intrepid, Emmy-winning journalist who still relished going to work at the age of 93, died in his sleep...
‘Extraordinary’ Microsoft engineer Charles Thacker, who inspired the PC revolution, dies at 74
Obituary: Charles Thacker, who helped usher in the modern personal computer as the designer of the Xerox Alto computer and worked at Microsoft Research for...
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...