NOTABLE DEATHS | July 15, 2017
Babe Parilli (1930 - 2017) ›
Former NFL and AFL quarterback…
Getty / Bettmann
Former NFL and AFL quarterback…
Get customized obituary news delivered directly to your inbox.
Parents struggling with their loss may lash out. Grief is messy stuff.
Celia Cruz was known as the Queen of Salsa...
Ancient Greeks and Romans placed a coin in the mouth of the deceased as payment to the ferryman Charon for passage across the river Styx to the afterlife.
Chicago, IL
Fort Worth, TX
Philadelphia, PA
St. Louis, MO
Houston, TX
New Orleans, LA
Milwaukee, WI
Hartford, CT
Washington, D.C.
Each person must live their life as a model for others.
›
In the 21st century, it's not just urns and gravestones anymore.
We remember celebrities we've lost this year...
Though used interchangeably today, gravestones and tombstones were once two different things: the marker on top of a gravesite and the coffin's stone lid.
Obituaries usually inspire tears, but a few unique souls would rather make us laugh.
One of only 2 MLB pitchers to win 20 games on a team that lost more than 100 games.
The sketch artist they called "The cop who caught crooks with his pencil, not his gun"
Reporter was the first woman to overnight at the South Pole.
Army specialist tragically died in Iraq; his legacy lives on in memorial scholarship fund
Beloved grandfather who appreciated family, humor, and good automobiles.
Entered heaven at the age of 89. His last words: "I am ready to go dancing and romancing."
Where there is love there is life.
First woman to win the Fields Medal for mathematics…
“The Walking Dead” stuntman…
Former NHL forward helped Maple Leafs win the 1951 Stanley Cup...
Two Israeli policemen killed in Old City...
Rap legend co-founded the hip-hop group 2 Live Crew…
Nobel laureate was China’s most prominent political prisoner…