Obituary

Frank confirmed the news of his mother's passing on Instagram today, writing: "This morning my brothers and I lost our mother Jackie Stallone."

"The greatest menace to freedom is an inert people; that public discussion is a political duty; and that this should be a fundamental principle of the American government."—Ruth Bader Ginsburg in her 2012 book, 'My Own Words'

Throughout her career as a Supreme Court Justice, Ruth Bader Ginsburg fought adamantly for gender equality and reproductive rights.

Gates wrote about how important it was to collaborate with his father on the Gates Foundation and how his father set an example of working hard.

Mark Schroeder's obituary said he was a lot of things, "but one thing he was not Mr. Trump was a sucker or a loser! He was a proud veteran till the day he died."

The late Holly Blair shared her plans for the afterlife—which includes flying across the moon on her broomstick on Halloween.

"It is with heavy heart I share that my wonderful brother, Robert, peacefully passed away tonight. He was not just my brother, he was my best friend. He will be greatly missed, but we will meet again," Donald Trump said in a statement from the White House.

Reddick said she felt compelled to write the obituary after realizing that although she may not actually die from COVID-19 - at least one teacher in Florida likely will after students return on August 20.

The family of a Texas man who died after contracting COVID-19 penned an obituary which lashed out at President Donald Trump and other "selfish" people who refused to take the pandemic seriously.

Wilford Brimley, 86, died Saturday morning of a long illness.

Last week the world lost one of the great foreign correspondents: Christopher Dickey, who worked most of his professional life at Newsweek, died on July 16. Former colleague Jeffrey Bartholet remembers him.

"Most of all, Hugh is such a good man. And I loved working with him, and I'm so happy that he popped in for a visit.

The full front page of Sunday's edition of The New York Times will be filled entirely with the names of about 1,000 people who died as a result of the coronavirus in the United States.

Silva is perhaps best known for playing shotgun-wielding hitman, The Skull, who takes out Al Pacino's Tony Montana in the Brian De Palma classic.

Aimee Stephens, a transgender woman at the center of a landmark U.S. Supreme Court case, died on Tuesday.

Florian Schneider, the co-founder of the influential electronic music group Kraftwerk, passed away last week of cancer. We honor his contribution to music with five of Kraftwerk's best songs.

Tripp, who exposed the affair between Monica Lewinsky and President Bill Clinton, died at the age of 70.

Adam Schlesinger, the co-founder of Fountains of Wayne who had a hit with "Stacy's Mom", died Wednesday from complications of coronavirus.

The co-director on 'Rush: Beyond the Lighted Stage' recalled Peart as a musician and person.

Rush drummer Neil Peart's death Friday at the age of 67 left a vacuum in the world of rock music. Here are five examples of Peart's musicianship.

Jerry Herman, Tony Award-winning Broadway show composer and the creative force behind stage hits 'Mame,' 'Hello Dolly!' and 'La Cage Aux Folles' died Thursday at the age of 88. Read on for five facts about the legendary songwriter.

For the 20th time this year, the Pentagon identified another American service member killed in Afghanistan. The news comes just two days before Christmas and follows the release of The Washington Post's Afghanistan papers.

Actor Danny Aiello, known for his burly build and tough guy roles, passed away at 86 on Friday. Here are some of his best roles.

Werner Gustav Doehner, the last survivor of the Hindenburg disaster, died at his New Hampshire home at age 90, according to relatives.

The Washington Post changed its headline three times having come under fire for the obituary's wording.

Character actor Robert Forster pleased many with his understated performances.

Everyone that knew Kylie knew how much she loved her family and, beyond that, how much she loved music," Harris' publicist said in a statement to Billboard.

"I can't believe I'm having to say goodbye to my friend and my brother. It's almost too painful," musician Chris Robinson writes of Casal's death.

Peter Fonda died Friday at the age of 79 after a battle with lung cancer; he is survived by his sister Jane, his children Bridget and Justin, and his wife Margaret DeVogelaere.

In addition to his critically acclaimed music projects like Silver Jews and Purple Mountains, Berman was a well-regarded poet.