NY Times Obituaries
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Irene Dailey, Actress of Stage and TV, Dies at 88
Miss Dailey was an actress perhaps best known for her roles in television soap operas...
Craig Fertig, Mainstay at U.S.C., Dies at 66
Mr. Fertig was a record-setting quarterback for the University of Southern California who later became...
Eddie Brinkman, 66, Steady Shortstop, Dies
Mr. Brinkman was a record-setting shortstop during a 15-year career in the majors.
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Ruedi Rymann, Swiss Yodeling Star, Dies at 75
Mr. Rymann was a Swiss farmer and cheesemaker renowned in his home country as a...
Avraham Biran, Archaeologist Who Studied Biblical Sites, Is Dead at 98
Mr. Biran excavated Tel Dan, an ancient city along Israel?s northern border, and uncovered what...
Aaron Katz, Advocate for Rosenbergs, Dies at 92
For more than 50 years, Mr. Katz publicly sought the exoneration of Julius and Ethel...
Boris Yefimov, Sharp Russian Cartoonist Who Was Beloved by Stalin, Dies at 109
Mr. Yefimov?s 70,000 drawings wielded his talent as a keen sword to advance the goals...
Edward S. Klima, Sign Language Expert, Dies at 77
Dr. Klima was an eminent linguist who was one of the first scholars to pay...
Anthony Spero, a Name in the Bonanno Crime Family, Is Dead at 79
Mr. Spero served the Bonnano family, one of the five Mafia clans in New York...
Mario Maya, Interpreter of Flamenco Style, Is Dead at 71
Mr. Maya fused his Gypsy heritage and training in experimental American dance to become one...
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Rodger Dale (Stretch) Alderman, 63, of Willis, died peacefully at is home October 5, 2008 at 6:35 p.m.
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Perry Black Jr., 91, of New River, Va., died Sunday, October 5, 2008, in Carilion New River Medical Center.
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Patrick Balbus Branch, 75, of Floyd, passed away on Sunday, October 5, 2008.
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Velda Betts Burkhart, 90, of Blacksburg, died Wednesday, October 1, 2008. Funeral services 2 p.m. Monday, October 6, 2008, at Blacksburg Baptist Church. Arrangements by McCoy Funeral Home, Blacksburg.
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William Herbert Grubb, 89, of Pulaski, passed away Sunday, October 5, 2008, at the Pulaski Community Hospital. Born May 3, 1919 in Grant, Virginia, he was the son of the late William Isom and Birdie Ross Grubb.
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Theresa Jane Jones, 51, of Dublin, passed away Saturday October 4, 2008, at Pulaski Community Hospital.
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Ronald Alec Kincaid, 68, of Indian Valley, passed away Sunday, October 5, 2008. Arrangements by Gardner Funeral Home, Floyd.
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Radie Geneva Kessinger Linkous, 86, of Dublin, passed away Sunday, October 5, 2008. Funeral services 2 p.m. Tuesday, October 7, 2008, at the Bower Funeral Chapel, Dublin.
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William Boyden Matthews Jr., 73, of Blacksburg, died Monday, October 6, 2008. Arrangements by McCoy Funeral Home, Blacksburg.
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 Mary Frances Ratcliffe Morris, 80, of Pearisburg, Va., passed away Sunday evening, October 5, 2008, at Riverview Nursing Home in Rich Creek, Va. Mrs. Morris was born on August 1, 1928, in Pearisburg and was a daughter of the late Joseph and Sadie Gautier Ratcliffe.
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Randall Lee Roberts, 46, of Allisonia, Va., passed away Sunday, October 5, 2008. Arrangements by Bower Funeral Home, Pulaski, Va.
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Paul Thomas (Tommy) Roope, 58, of Pulaski, passed away Saturday, October 4, 2008 at his home. He was associated with the Trading Post.
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Viola Bracken Shomo, of Pearisburg, Va., died of natural causes Saturday, October 4, 2008, at Pulaski Health and Rehab. Mrs. Shomo was born on June 28, 1913, in Kanawha County, W.Va., and was the daughter of the late Rev. Robert and Augusta Hemmings Bracken.
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Frances Lillian Smart Slater, 87, of Radford, Va., died Sunday, October 5, 2008, at her home. She was born October 6, 1920, in Cowan (Belspring area), Va., to the late Joe and Ethel Smart.
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 Jose Antonio Solis Tercero, 35, of Blacksburg, Va., passed away on October 5, 2008. Jose was a beloved friend, boyfriend and son who touched the lives of many.
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 Joseph Anthony Trovata, Sr. 92, of Shawsville, Va. passed away Friday, October 3, 2008, after a long battle with lung cancer.
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 Edward J. (Ed) Trump Sr., of Christiansburg, passed away Monday, October 6, 2008, in Montgomery Regional Hospital. He was a retired employee of VDOT, with over 30 years of service.
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Helen Laverne Wells, 85 , of Blacksburg, Va., died on Thursday, October 2, 2008, at Montgomery Regional Hospital.
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Helen Laverne Wells, 85 , of Blacksburg, died Thursday, October 2, 2008 . Memorial service conducted Tuesday, October 7, 2008 at 7 p.m. in the McCoy Funeral Home Chapel, Blacksburg.
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Rufus B. Jr., 59, of Christiansburg, Va., passed away Saturday, October 4, 2008. He was born April 26, 1949, in Christiansburg to the late Rufus B. Witt Sr. and Jean Harmon Witt.
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