Leo Segedin, an artist whose ‘magic realism’ often depicted his West Side youth, has died at 97.
Category: News Obituaries
Notable celebrity and newsmaker deaths of 2025
Take a look at the notable celebrities and newsmakers who have died so far in 2025. These prominent people have made an impact in their fields of sports, public service and the arts.
Jean-Marie Le Pen, French far-right leader known for fiery rhetoric against immigration, dies at 96
Jean-Marie Le Pen, the founder of France’s far-right National Front who was known for fiery rhetoric against immigration and multiculturalism that earned him both staunch supporters and widespread condemnation, died Tuesday. He was 96.
Peter Yarrow of folk-music trio Peter, Paul and Mary dies at 86
Peter Yarrow, the singer-songwriter best known as one-third of Peter, Paul and Mary, the folk-music trio whose impassioned harmonies transfixed millions as they lifted their voices in favor of civil rights and against war, has died. He was 86.
Nagasaki atomic bomb survivor, who devoted his life for peace, dies at 93
Shigemi Fukahori, a survivor of the 1945 Nagasaki atomic bombing, who devoted his life to advocating for peace and campaigning against nuclear weapons, has died. He was 93.
Aubrey Plaza’s husband, director Jeff Baena, dead by apparent suicide
Aubrey Plaza’s screenwriter-director husband Jeff Baena, who frequently collaborated with the actress, has died in an apparent suicide. He was 47.
Phyllis Goldblatt, education professor at Northeastern Illinois University, dies
Phyllis Goldblatt, a professor in the Education Foundations department at Northeastern University, has died.
Wayne Osmond, singer and guitarist for The Osmonds, dies at 73
Wayne Osmond, a singer, guitarist and founding member of the million-selling family act The Osmonds, has died. He was 73.
Former CNN anchor Aaron Brown, who helped viewers through the Sept. 11 attacks, has died
Aaron Brown, a veteran television news anchor whose steady hand helped guide CNN viewers through the unfolding tragedy of the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks has died.
Linda Lavin, Tony-winning Broadway actor who starred in the sitcom ‘Alice,’ dies at 87
Linda Lavin, a Tony Award-winning stage actor who became a working class icon as a paper-hat wearing waitress on the TV sitcom “Alice,” has died. She was 87.