Deaths for the week ending 16 December 2017:
Sunday, 10 December 2017
Charlie Green, internet personality ("The Angry Grandpa Show" on YouTube), of cirrhosis of the liver, 67.
Zarley Zalapski, NHL hockey player (Pittsburgh Penguins), of a viral infection, 49.
Tuesday, 12 December 2017
Pat DiNizio, rock singer (The Smithereens), after a long illness, 62.
Manny Jimenez, major leaguer (Kansas City Athletics), cause not reported, 79.
Ed Lee, mayor of San Francisco, California (since 2011), of a heart attack, 65.
Wednesday, 13 December 2017
Warrel Dane, heavy metal singer (Sanctuary), of a heart attack, 56.
Bill Hudson, AFL football player (San Diego Chargers), 82.
Frank Lary, major leaguer (Detroit Tigers), 87.
Tommy Nobis, NFL football player (Atlanta Falcons), after a long illness, 74.
Thursday, 14 December 2017
Yurizan Beltran, porn actress, of an accidental drug overdose, 31.
Saturday, 16 December 2017
Richard Dobson, country songwriter ("Piece of Wood and Steel"), cause not reported, 75.
Keely Smith, jazz singer ("That Ol' Black Magic"), apparently of heart failure, 89.