Monday, March 16, 2015

William "Billy" Davis

Harold "Fred" Fredericks Jr.

Irwin Hasen

Comics artist; creator of "Dondi"-- via the New York Daily News.



Carlo Ubaldo Rossi

Composer -- via La Stampa.

Kenneth Riddington

Deathcetera: The week in death, mourning, and more

DEATH


Video: how to you talk to your parents about death? – from Caitlin Doughty at the Order of the Good Death

Are you lonely? That means you’re going to die sooner – via the National Health Service


Pat Johnson’s ‘Dead of Winter’ series in the Vancouver Courier, on death, mourning, and ritual:

How the White House decides which deaths to acknowledge – via Juliet Ailperin at the Washington Post

New opera: ‘Death with Interruptions’ – via Carol Ness at UC Berkeley News Center


Firing squad v. lethal injection: which one’s the best? – by John Sanburn at TIME magazine


25 significant books on death, dying, and mourning – via Elizabeth Donnelly at Flavorwire


MOURNING

Cabinet commemorates Civil War dead – from Allison Meier at Hyperallgeric

Recovered WWII dog tags help bring closure – from Kim Reishling at KATC


FUNERALS

Facebook sends funeral director ads to cancer patient’s feed – via Victoria Woolaston at the Daily Mail



OBITS




Erol Buyukburc

Rocker known as 'the Turkish Elvis' -- via turkiyenewspaper.com.

Jimmy Sacca

Billy Block

Drummer and music host; alt-country champion -- via USA Today. AKA M. Nashville.

Jack Neal

Jennifer Ward Clarke

Cellist - via the Guardian.

Sunday, March 15, 2015

Ivan Roots

Historian -- via the Telegraph.

John D. Arras

Medical care philosopher -- via the New York Times.

Flabba

Rapper -- via the BBC. AKA Nkululeko Habedi.

Juanita Morrow Nelson

Activist and war tax resister -- via the Greenfield, Ma. Recorder.

Tomislav Radic

Screenwriter and director -- via vecernji.hr.

Gene Patton

Stagehand and dancer -- via the Hollywood Reporter. AKA Gene Gene the Dancing Machine. Best known for his impromptu performances on "The Gong Show."

Michael Graves

Architect and designer -- via the New York Times.

Karina Kraushaar

Actress -- via bunte.de.

Saturday, March 14, 2015

Friday, March 13, 2015

Roy McKie

Illustrator -- via Publishers Weekly. His style is instantly recognizable, having graced many children's books between 1961 and 2002, including works written by Dr. Seuss, Henry Beard, P.D. Eastman, Bennett Cerf, and others.





Sheppard "Sam" Frere

Historian and archaeologist -- via the Guardian.

Fred Latremouille

Radio host -- via the Toronto Globe and Mail.

Tulu Titmouse

Drummer and bassist with the Queers -- via seacoastonline.com.

Sam Denov

Percussionist -- via legacy.com.

Thursday, March 12, 2015

Willie T. Barrow

Minister and civil rights activist -- via the Chicago Sun-Times. AKA The Little Warrior.

Issac Heller

Toymaker; co-founder of Remco -- via the New York Times.





Lisa Boncheck Adams

Writer -- via TIME magazine.

Florence Arthaud

Sailor -- via the New York Times.

Norman Lee

Comics artist -- via the Washington Post.

Terry Pratchett

Richard Glatzer

Screenwriter, director, and producer -- via the New York Times. Best known for his last film, "Still Alice," which garnered Julianne Moore an acting Oscar.

Jimmy Greenspoon

Roy Palmer

Claude Sitton

Journalist -- via the New York Times.

Vernon Watkins

Union organizer -- via sfgate.com.

Wednesday, March 11, 2015

Wayne Kemp

Country music signer and songwriter -- via Rolling Stone. Worked on hits such as "Love Bug," "The Fireman," and "One Piece at a Time."

Inezita Barroso

Folk singer -- via musica.uol.com.br. AKA Ignez Magdalena Aranha de Lima Barroso.

Norm Carlson

NASA test director -- via collectspace.com.

Otar Koberidze

Actor -- via interpressnews.

H.H. ter Balkt

Poet -- via show.nl.

Deathcetera: the world's news in death and mourning

DEATH

So, what happens when Queen Elizabeth II dies? – by Rob Price at Business Insider

Life is cheap for Nepali workers in the Mideast – from Sugam Pokharel at CNN

‘Death with Dignity’ laws considered anew in American states – by Michael Ollove at the Huffington Post

Program enables the dying to view great art – via the Huffington Post

Coping with the death of a spouse – from Kate Ashton at the BBC


Seven kinds of near-death experiences – via Rachel Nuwer at the BBC

Thomas Ades’s new work, “Totentanz,” reviewed by Alex Ross in the New Yorker


Final tweets – from oddee.com


MOURNING

Putin critic Nemtsov’s funeral march – by Masha Lipman at the New Yorker


Kurdish singers preserve thousands of legends, and songs of mourning – via the Anadolu Agency in the Daily Sabah

Celebrity death and social media – by Catrina Dennis at moviepilot




FUNERALS

Women moving into mortuary profession – via Katherine Johnson at WDAZ



VA causes delays in veterans’ funerals – via Nathan Baca at WBNS

Lighthearted feature story about a young mortician – via Thaddeus Mast at the Laramie Boomerang

Mortuary science is changing – from Andre Eggert at the Minnesota Post

Funeral protest restrictions moved in Iowa – from James Q. Lynch at the Gazette

Analyzing funeral costs – via Dustin Klemann at KTVQ


OBITS

Some caveats concerning New York Times obits – from Kevin Lollar at the News-Press



Dirk Shafer

Model and filmmaker -- via the New York Times. A sexual icon to straight women, Shafer's coming out as gay forms the substance of his documentary film "Man of the Year."




Lillian Nakano