Soulful gospel artist Mandisa, a Grammy-winning singer who got her start as a contestant on “American Idol” in 2006, has died, according to a statement on her verified social media. She was 47.
Category: News Obituaries
Glenda Miller, former McHenry County treasurer, dies at age 68
Glenda Miller, the McHenry County Treasurer from 2014 to 2022, has died.
Allman Brothers Band co-founder and legendary guitarist Dickey Betts dies at 80
Guitar legend Dickey Betts, who co-founded the Allman Brothers Band and wrote their biggest hit, “Ramblin’ Man,” has died. He was 80.
Bob Graham, ex-US senator and Florida governor, dies at 87
Former U.S. Sen. and two-term Florida Gov. Bob Graham, who gained national prominence as chairman of the Senate Intelligence Committee in the aftermath of the 2001 terrorist attacks and as an early critic of the Iraq war, has died. He was 87.
Ben Stern, Holocaust survivor who fought planned neo-Nazi march in Skokie, dies at 102
Ben Stern survived the Holocaust and in the late 1970s vigorously opposed efforts by neo-Nazis to march in Skokie, a heavily Jewish Chicago suburb.
Eleanor Coppola, matriarch of a filmmaking family, dies at 87
Eleanor Coppola, who documented the making of some of her husband Francis Ford Coppola’s iconic films and who raised a family of filmmakers, has died.
O.J. Simpson, the fallen football hero acquitted of murder in the ‘trial of the century,’ dies at 76
O.J. Simpson, a decorated football star and actor, was acquitted of charges he killed his ex-wife and her friend but later found liable in a civil trial.
Lyndean Brick, widely respected health care consultant, dies at 64
Lyndean Lenhoff Brick, a nationally recognized expert on Medicare and chair of the Illinois Hospital Licensing Board for more than 20 years, has died.
Joe Brennan, former governor of Maine and Democratic US congressman, dies at 89
Two-term Maine governor and former U.S. Rep. Joe Brennan has died at age 89.
Shirley Johnson, co-founder of Classic Cinemas movie chain and arts advocate, dies
Shirley L. Johnson, who co-founded the Classic Cinemas movie theater chain with her late husband, Willis, and was a highly visible advocate for the arts, has died.