Weekly Obituaries Roundup

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Deaths for the week ending 16 February 2008:

Steve Gerber, comic book writer (Howard the Duck), from pulmonary fibrosis, 60.

Ron Leavitt, TV writer/producer ("Married With Children"), of lung cancer, 60.

Dario Lodigiani, major-league player and scout (Chicago White Sox), 91.

Roy Scheider, actor (Jaws), of a staph infection while being treated for cancer, 75.

Tom Lantos, U.S. Congressman (D-CA, 1981-2008), of cancer of the esophagus, 80.

David Groh, actor (Joe Gerard on "Rhoda"), of kidney cancer, 68.

Chuck Heaton, news columnist (Cleveland Plain Dealer), of pneumonia, 90. He was the father of actress Patricia Heaton.

Thomas T. Roberts, labor arbitrator (major league arbitration collusion case), 84.

Jess Cain, radio host (Boston), of cancer, 81.

Thurlow Cooper, AFL football player (New York Titans), apparently of natural causes, 74.

Perry Lopez, actor (Chinatown), of lung cancer, 78.

William Modell, sporting goods retailer (Modell's), of complications from prostate cancer, 86.

Sidney Watters Jr., racehorse trainer (Hoist the Flag), of complications from pneumonia, 90.

Tim Casey, NFL football player (Chicago Bears), of Parkinson's disease, 63.

Jerry Karl, auto racer (Indianapolis 500), of injuries from an automobile accident (non-racing), 66.

Bobby Lord, country music artist ("Without Your Love"), from an illness, 74.

Charles Ryan, songwriter ("Hot Rod Lincoln"), of heart disease, 92.