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• Former Coeur d’Alene Mayor Ray Stone dies

  June 18, 2013 in Idaho on Page A6 Former Coeur d’Alene Mayor Raymond L. Stone, a World War II veteran, teacher and jazz musician, died Monday. He was 89. Stone served on the City Council from 1971 to …

• Ray Stone, former Coeur d’Alene mayor, dies

  June 17, 2013 in Idaho Former Coeur d’Alene Mayor Raymond L. Stone, a World War II veteran, teacher and jazz musician, died Monday. He was 89. 5

• Swimming champion, movie star Esther Williams dies

  June 6, 2013 in Nation/World LOS ANGELES — Esther Williams, the swimming champion turned movie star, has died at age 91. Williams’ publicist Harlan Boll says she died early Thursday in her sleep.

• New Jersey Sen. Lautenberg dead at age 89

  June 3, 2013 in Nation/World WASHINGTON — U.S. Sen. Frank Lautenberg, the oldest member of the Senate and the last World War II veteran serving there, has died at age 89. His office said that … 13

• George Jones, country superstar, has died at 81

  April 26, 2013 in Nation/World NASHVILLE, Tenn. — George Jones, the peerless, hard-living country singer who recorded dozens of hits about good times and regrets and peaked with the heartbreaking classic “He Stopped Loving Her … 8

• Actress Annette Funicello has died at age 70

  April 8, 2013 in Nation/World NEW YORK — Annette Funicello, the most popular Mouseketeer on “The Mickey Mouse Club,” who matured to a successful career in records and ‘60s beach party movies but struggled with … 19

• Margaret Thatcher, Iron Lady, dead at 87

  April 8, 2013 in Nation/World LONDON — Love her or loathe her, one thing’s beyond dispute: Margaret Thatcher transformed Britain. The Iron Lady who ruled for 11 remarkable years imposed her will on a fractious, … 81

• Hugo Chavez, fiery Venezuelan leader, dies at 58

  March 5, 2013 in Nation/World CARACAS, Venezuela — President Hugo Chavez, the fiery populist who declared a socialist revolution in Venezuela, crusaded against U.S. influence and championed a leftist revival across Latin America, died today … 74

• Acclaimed ‘ledger’ artist George Flett dies at 66

  January 31, 2013 in City Nationally known artist and Spokane tribal member George Flett died Wednesday afternoon, his daughter Regina Flett said today. He was 66. Flett had had diabetes since the early 1980s and … 1

• Former lawmaker, teacher Edward Luders dies

  January 27, 2013 in City on Page B2 Former state Rep. Edward T. Luders, who served in Democratic leadership in the Washington Legislature during the 1970s, died Friday at age 84. Luders also taught economics and government at …

• CdA Tribe elder kept stories alive

  December 28, 2012 in City on Page A5 Clifford J. SiJohn, a Coeur d’Alene Tribe elder active in preserving the tribe’s customs and cultural heritage, died Christmas Eve in Coeur d’Alene. He was 67. His Funeral Mass will … 2

• Coeur d’Alene tribal elder SiJohn dies

  December 27, 2012 in News Clifford J. SiJohn, a Coeur d’Alene Tribe elder active in preserving the tribe’s customs and cultural heritage, died Christmas Eve in Coeur d’Alene. He was 67. 5

• Bork, whose failed nomination made history, dies

  December 19, 2012 in Nation/World MCLEAN, Va. — Robert H. Bork, who stepped in to fire the Watergate prosecutor at Richard Nixon’s behest and whose failed 1980s nomination to the Supreme Court helped draw the … 15

• Manager: Jazz composer, pianist Dave Brubeck dies

  December 5, 2012 in Nation/World HARTFORD, Conn. — Jazz composer and pianist Dave Brubeck, whose pioneering style in pieces such as “Take Five” caught listeners’ ears with exotic, challenging rhythms, has died. He was 91. 5

• Hagman of ‘Dallas,’ ‘Jeannie’ dead at 81

  November 23, 2012 in Nation/World Larry Hagman, who became a television star in the 1960s starring in the sitcom “I Dream of Jeannie,” died Friday at a Dallas hospital, said a spokesman for actress Linda …

• ’Moon River’ crooner Andy Williams dies at 84

  September 26, 2012 in Nation/World ST. LOUIS — With a string of gold albums, a hit TV series and the signature “Moon River,” Andy Williams was a voice of the 1960s, although not the ‘60s … 5

• Longtime football coach Riley dies at 86

  August 7, 2012 in Sports on Page B2 Bud Riley, who coached football at Wallace High School before a career coaching college and professional football, has died. He was 86. Riley, the father of Oregon State football coach …

• Cheney City Council member McKeehan dies

  July 20, 2012 in City Cheney City Councilman Mike McKeehan died suddenly at home on Thursday. He was 67.

• Joan Welch, Interplayers Ensemble co-founder, dies at 84

  July 10, 2012 in City on Page A5 Joan Welch – actress, director, co-founder of the Interplayers Ensemble and one of the key cultural forces in Spokane – died Sunday morning at her home in the Rockwood Retirement … 2

• Actor Andy Griffith dies at 86

  July 3, 2012 in Nation/World MANTEO, N.C. — Andy Griffith, who made homespun Southern wisdom his trademark as the wise sheriff in “The Andy Griffith Show” and the rumpled defense lawyer in “Matlock,” died today. … 6

• Journalist, screenwriter, director Ephron dies at 71

  June 26, 2012 in Nation/World NEW YORK — Nora Ephron, the essayist, author and filmmaker who challenged and thrived in the male-dominated worlds of movies and journalism and was loved, respected and feared for her …

• Ray Bradbury, author of ‘Fahrenheit 451,’ dies

  June 6, 2012 in Nation/World LOS ANGELES — Ray Bradbury, the science fiction-fantasy master who transformed his childhood dreams and Cold War fears into telepathic Martians, lovesick sea monsters, and, in uncanny detail, the high-tech, … 8

• Donna Summer, Queen of Disco, dies at 63

  May 17, 2012 in Nation/World NEW YORK — Disco queen Donna Summer, whose pulsing anthems such as “Last Dance,” “Love to Love You Baby” and “Bad Girls” became the soundtrack for a glittery age of …

• ‘Where Wild Things Are’ author Maurice Sendak dies

  May 8, 2012 in Nation/World NEW YORK — Maurice Sendak, the children’s book author and illustrator who saw the sometimes-dark side of childhood in books like “Where the Wild Things Are” and “In the Night …

• Adam Yauch of the Beastie Boys dead at 47

  May 4, 2012 in Features NEW YORK — Adam Yauch, the gravelly voiced Beastie Boys rapper and the most conscientious member of the seminal hip-hop group, has died. He was 47. 14

• Police: Junior Seau found dead at California home

  May 2, 2012 in Sports OCEANSIDE, Calif. — Former NFL star Junior Seau was found shot to death at his home this morning in what police said appeared to be a suicide. He was 43. 3

• Dick Clark, 82, dies of heart attack

    April 18, 2012 in Nation/World LOS ANGELES — Dick Clark, the television host who helped bring rock ‘n’ roll into the mainstream on “American Bandstand,” has died. He was 82. 10

• Ron Jackson, Spokane Valley baseball coach, dies

  April 29, 2011 in City, News, Sports Ron Jackson, 83, a popular professional baseball player and for nearly a quarter century mentor to and coach of countless Spokane Valley baseball players, has died due to complications from … 1

• ‘Schweitzer Sam,’ resort designer, dies

  April 27, 2011 in City on Page A5 Inland Northwest skiers knew it would be a good day if they woke to hear Sam Wormington yodeling on the radio during his regular ski reports. “Schweitzer Sam” Wormington, the … 1

• Farewell to a veteran

  January 2, 2011 in City on Page B1 When the nation commemorated Pearl Harbor Day last month, there was one less eyewitness to tell the tale of the surprise attack that awoke a sleeping giant on Dec. 7, … 1

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