via Wkyc: The Most Rev. Richard Lennon, who led the Roman Catholic Diocese of Cleveland for more than a decade, has died at the age of 72. The diocese announced Lennon passed away Tuesday morning after receiving the last rites of the Catholic Church. An exact cause of death was not specified, but the bishop […]
via News5: Legendary Cleveland television personality Fred Griffith has died at the age of 90. Fred worked at WEWS from 1966 to 1999. and he is best known for his work on The Morning Exchange WEWS debuted The Morning Exchange on Jan. 3, 1972. Its original host was Alan Douglas. After six months as […]
Frank Robinson, who made his mark as one of the greatest players in the history of baseball, has died at the age of 83. Major League Baseball confirmed the news Thursday afternoon. He had reportedly been in failing health. Robinson played for five different teams over a 21-year career, posting a .926 career OPS with […]
WILLOUGHBY HILLS, Ohio – A toddler has died after falling from the 11th story of an apartment building early Wednesday morning, police reported. Willoughby Hills police said around 12:20 a.m., officers and fire crews found a child in a rear parking deck who was unresponsive after falling from the 11th story of the Willoughby […]
President Barack Obama held the hand of Amelia Boynton Robinson as they crossed the Edmund Petts Bridge 50 years after Bloody Sunday. Amelia Boynton Robinson, a matriarch of the civil rights movement immortalized in a photograph taken on Bloody Sunday, has died. She turned 104 on August 18, though some in her closest circles insist […]
Anthony Riley on The Voice. Tyler Golden/NBC/NBCU Photo Bank via Getty Images Anthony Riley, a contestant from the most recent season of “The Voice” has died at 28, NBC confirmed Sunday. “We are sad over the passing of Anthony Riley. We offer our deepest condolences to his friends and family during this very difficult time,” […]
B.B. King spread joy to millions by giving them the blues. The iconic musician, along with his ever-present guitar Lucille, spent nearly 70 years thrilling audiences and spreading the music he learned as a poverty-stricken youth in the Mississippi Delta all over the world. King, 89, died in Las Vegas, his attorney announced late Thursday, […]
The Rev. Robert H. Schuller, who built the Crystal Cathedral in Garden Grove as the embodiment of an upbeat, modern vision of Christianity, only to see his ministry shattered by family discord and financial ruin, has died. He was 88. Schuller, who was diagnosed with esophageal cancer in 2013, died Thursday morning at a […]
Charlie Sifford, considered by many “the Jackie Robinson of professional golf,” has died. Sifford, 92, lived in Shaker Heights. Born in North Carolina, Sifford helped desegregate the Professional Golfers’ Association. In November he received the Presidential Medal of Freedom, the nation’s highest civilian honor. After joining the PGA, Sifford went on to win several […]
Actor James Avery, who played the beloved Uncle Phil on the hit 1990s sitcom “The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air,” has died, his publicist said Wednesday. He was 68. The cause of death was complications from open-heart surgery, said his manager, Toni Benson. Avery had surgery on November 11 and died Tuesday evening at a hospital […]
Patti Webster, a longtime publicist who represented stars including Usher, Janet Jackson, Chris Pauland Alicia Keys, died Friday. She was 49. Webster was suffering from brain cancer. She died at a hospital in Somerville, N.J., her firm announced. Webster founded W&W Public Relations in 1991. She represented celebrities in almost every field, including Halle Berry, Dwight […]
Jeanne Cooper, the enduring soap opera star who played grande dame Katherine Chancellor for nearly four decades on “The Young and the Restless,” has died. She was 84. Cooper died Wednesday morning in her sleep, her son the actor Corbin Bernsen wrote on Facebook. The family confirmed the death to CBS, according to a network […]