Deaths for the week ending 6 January 2018:
Sunday, 31 December 2017
Doreen Keogh, actress (Concepta Riley on "Coronation Street"), 91.
Larry Winn, U.S. Congressman (R, 1967-85), 98.
Monday, 1 January 2018
Robert Mann, violinist (Julliard String Quartet), 97.
Jon Paul Steuer, actor (Quentin Kelly on "Grace Under Fire"), of suicide by gunshot, 33.
Tuesday, 2 January 2018
Frank Buxton, TV writer/director ("The Odd Couple"), of cardiovascular disease, 87.
Emily Dole, aka Mountain Fiji, pro wrestler (GLOW), after a long illness, 60.
Rick Hall, music producer (FAME Studios), of prostate cancer, 85.
Thomas S. Monson, Mormon Church president (2008-18), of natural causes, 90.
Jim Wiste, NHL hockey player (Chicago Black Hawks), cause not reported, 71.
Wednesday, 3 January 2018
Rob Picciolo, major leaguer (Oakland Athletics), of a heart attack, 64.
Jim Shaw, businessman (Shaw Communications), after a brief illness, 60.
Thursday, 4 January 2018
Brendan Byrne, governor of New Jersey (D, 1974-82), of a lung infection, 93.
Harry Landers, actor (Dr. Ted Hoffman on "Ben Casey"), 96.
Ray Thomas, rock musician (The Moody Blues), apparently of natural causes, 76.
Friday, 5 January 2018
Thomas Bopp, amateur astronomer (co-discovered comet Hale-Bopp), of liver failure, 68.
Jerry Van Dyke, actor (Asst. Coach Luther Van Dam on "Coach"), after a long illness, 86. He was the younger brother of actor Dick Van Dyke.
John Young, U.S. astronaut (Apollo 16), of complications from pneumonia, 87.
Saturday, 6 January 2018
Horace Ashenfelter, track athlete (1952 Olympics), 94.
Marjorie Holt, U.S. Congresswoman (R-MD, 1973-87), 97.