TRENTON, N.J. — Jim Whelan, a Democratic New Jersey state senator and former mayor of Atlantic City who worked to help revitalize the struggling seaside resort, has died. He was 68.
Whelan’s death was announced on his Facebook page Tuesday night. A cause of death was not disclosed.
On July 11, Whelan underwent surgery to remove a cancerous growth from his kidney. It was announced on his
As the middle child, it always chafed Jane Eidson that her two brothers finished college and she never did.
The boys joined the Navy during World War II, came home and went to school on the GI Bill. She started college right after high school, but she then got diverted — by the war, a marriage, various jobs and five kids.
But persevere she did. Starting in 1964, Eidson plugged
TAYLOR, Wis. — David C. Lunde, 79, of Taylor died Tuesday, Aug. 22, 2017, in Grand View Care Center, Blair. Funeral services will be 11 a.m. Saturday, at Taylor Lutheran Church, with burial in Rest Haven Cemetery, Blair. Visitation will be 5 to 7 p.m. Friday, at Jack Funeral Home, Blair and also one hour prior to service at the church.
MONDOVI, Wis. — Carol Jean Baker, 68, of Mondovi died Tuesday, Aug. 22, 2017, at her home. Arrangements are pending with Talbot Family Funeral Home/Scenic Rivers Cremation Center.
Kathleen (Kathy) Rose Nelson, 59, died Thursday, Aug. 10, 2017. Celebration of Kathy’s life will be 3 to 7 p.m. Saturday, at Patriot’s Pub St. Charles, Minn. Arrangements are being made by Hoff Funeral Home of St. Charles.
NEW YORK — Three-time Tony Award-winning book writer Thomas Meehan, best known for transforming the Little Orphan Annie cartoon strip into the smash Broadway musical “Annie,” has died at age 88.
Meehan, who had been ill for about five months and had undergone surgery, died at his home in Manhattan late Monday or early Tuesday, longtime friend and ?Annie? collaborator
Dec. 14, 1919 – Aug. 20, 2017
MONTEVIDEO, Minn. – Royal Olson, 97, Montevideo, died Sunday, Aug. 20, in Luther Haven Nursing Home.
Visitation will be from 9:30-10:30 a.m., followed by the funeral at 10:30 a.m., Saturday, Aug. 26, at United Methodist Church in Montevideo. Pastor Sam Kautz will officiate. Burial will be in Sunset Memorial Cemetery in Montevideo.
Arrangements by Anderson ?
Jan. 18, 1935 – Aug. 19, 2017
ST. CLOUD, Minn. – David E. Brown, 82, Paynesville, Minn., died Saturday, Aug. 19, in St. Cloud Hospital.
The Mass of Christian Burial will be 2 p.m. Wednesday, Aug. 23, at St. Louis Catholic Church in Paynesville. Burial will be at a later date.
Arrangements by Johnson Funeral Home in Paynesville.
July 2, 1958 – Aug. 20, 2017
BENSON, Minn. – Guy R. Wyatt, 59, Benson, died Sunday, Aug. 20, in his home.
Visitation will be from 2-4 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 24, at the home of Guy Wyatt, 116 Oakwood Ave., Benson, MN 56215.
Arrangements by Zniewski Funeral Home in Benson.
Jan. 16, 1951 – Aug. 20, 2017
MAYNARD, Minn. – Marla J. Gustafson, 66, Maynard, died Sunday, Aug. 20, in her home.
Visitation will be from 6-8 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 24, at Rock Haven Church in Granite Falls, Minn. Visitation will continue from noon to 1 p.m., followed by a memorial service at 1 p.m., Friday, Aug. 25, at the church.
Arrangements by Wing-Bain Funeral Home in Granite Falls.
MIAMI — Rafael “Felo” Ramirez, a Hall of Fame baseball radio broadcaster who was the signature voice for millions of Spanish-speaking sports fans over three decades, has died. He was 94.
The Miami Marlins announced Ramirez’s death in a statement on Tuesday morning. The organization says he died Monday night.
?The entire Marlins organization is deeply saddened by the loss
Zella Boutelle, age 101, died Saturday, Aug. 19, 2017, at Samaritan Bethany Home on Eighth in Rochester.
Zella Blanche Schliem was born Dec. 28, 1915, in Roberts County, S.D., to John Christian and Clara Louise (Minder) Schliem. She attended rural school and graduated from Wilmot Public School in 1933. She moved to Rochester in 1935 and was employed at Colonial Hospital. On June 1, 1941, she married