Kenneth Reusser dies at 89; retired Marine colonel flew 253 combat missions in 3 wars

Sat, 4 Jul 2009 00:00:00 -0700

Shot down five times, he received Navy Cross medals during World War II and the Korean War. Injuries suffered in the Vietnam War forced him to retire after 27 years of service.

Retired Marine Col. Kenneth Reusser, who flew 253 combat missions in three wars and was shot down five times, died June 20 in Clackamas, Ore. He was 89.

PASSINGS

Sat, 4 Jul 2009 00:00:00 -0700

Mollie Sugden, British actress, dies at 86; Mary Lou Forbes, journalist, dies at 83; Godfrey Rampling, Olympian runner, dies at 100; Jan Rubes, actor and opera singer, dies at 89

Mollie Sugden

Herbert G. Klein dies at 91; veteran journalist worked as Nixon press secretary

Fri, 3 Jul 2009 00:00:00 -0700

The longtime editor of Copley Newspapers served as the first White House director of communications under President Nixon.

Herbert G. Klein, the veteran newspaperman who covered Richard M. Nixon's 1946 congressional campaign and then followed the California Republican through shattering electoral defeats to the White House to play his part in Cold War politics and the Watergate scandal, died Thursday after having a heart attack at his home in the San Diego suburb of La Jolla. He was 91.

O. Carl Simonton dies at 66; oncologist pioneered mind-body connection to fight cancer

Fri, 3 Jul 2009 00:00:00 -0700

He found that patients who think positively tended to live longer and have fewer side effects. His belief eventually was accepted by mainstream medicine.

Dr. O. Carl Simonton, a radiation oncologist who popularized the mind-body connection in fighting cancer and helped push the once-controversial notion into mainstream medicine, has died. He was 66.

PASSINGS

Fri, 3 Jul 2009 00:00:00 -0700

Anna Karen Morrow, 'Peyton Place' soap opera actress, dies at 94

Anna Karen Morrow

Hugh Manes memorial relocated

Fri, 3 Jul 2009 00:00:00 -0700

Services for the veteran civil rights lawyer will be at Temple Beth Am on La Cienega Boulevard, Los Angeles, on July 26.

The location of the July 26 memorial service for veteran civil rights lawyer Hugh Manes has been changed. It will be at 3 p.m. at Temple Beth Am, 1039 S. La Cienega Blvd., Los Angeles.

Karl Malden dies at 97; Oscar-winning actor

Thu, 2 Jul 2009 00:00:00 -0700

Malden starred in TV's 'The Streets of San Francisco' and made famous the American Express catchphrase 'Don't leave home without it.' He appeared in more than 50 films over his long career.

Karl Malden, a versatile Oscar-winning actor who built a six-decade Hollywood career playing heroes and heavies -- and, often, relatable ordinary men -- yet who was certain he was best known as a commercial pitchman for American Express, has died. He was 97.

Alexis Arguello dies at 57; winner of three world boxing titles

Thu, 2 Jul 2009 00:00:00 -0700

Arguello was found dead early Wednesday in Managua, Nicaragua, where he was elected mayor last year. He had suffered a gunshot wound to the chest.

Alexis Arguello, who battled his way to three world boxing titles in the ring but lost several bouts with personal demons outside the ropes, was found dead early Wednesday at his home in Managua, Nicaragua. He was 57.

Harve Presnell dies at 75; commanding baritone in Broadway musicals

Thu, 2 Jul 2009 00:00:00 -0700

Best known for his stage roles in 'The Unsinkable Molly Brown' and 'Annie,' he also appeared on television shows and in films.

Harve Presnell, the commanding baritone who starred in such Broadway musicals as "The Unsinkable Molly Brown" and "Annie," died of pancreatic cancer Tuesday at St. John's Health Center in Santa Monica, according to his agent, Gregg Klein. The actor was 75.

PASSINGS

Wed, 1 Jul 2009 00:00:00 -0700

Mary Lou Forbes, Pulitzer-winning journalist, dies at 83; Godfrey Rampling, British Olympian, dies at 100; Don Coldsmith, Spanish Bit Saga author, dies at 83; Ken Robert, TV announcer, dies at 99

Mary Lou Forbes