Deaths for the week ending 30 December 2017:
Sunday, 24 December 2017
Jerry Kindall, major leaguer (Chicago Cubs), of a stroke, 82.
Heather Menzies, actress (The Sound of Music), of brain cancer, 68. She was the widow of actor Robert Urich.
Dick Orkin, voice actor (Dick & Bert radio commercials), of a stroke, 84.
Monday, 25 December 2017
Ray Brown, NFL football player (Baltimore Colts), 81.
Tuesday, 26 December 2017
Johnny Bower, NHL hockey player (Toronto Maple Leafs), of pneumonia, 93.
Ed Diachuk, NHL hockey player (Detroit Red Wings), 81.
Wednesday, 27 December 2017
Amanda Davis, TV news anchor (Atlanta, Georgia), of a stroke, 62.
Curly Seckler, bluegrass musician (Foggy Mountain Boys), 98.
Jack Van Berg, racehorse trainer (Alysheba), after a long illness, 81.
Thursday, 28 December 2017
Sue Grafton, mystery writer ("G" is for Gumshoe), of cancer, 77.
Al Luplow, major leaguer (Cleveland Indians), cause not reported, 78.
Rose Marie, actress ("The Dick Van Dyke Show") and game show panelist ("The Hollywood Squares"), 94.