Weekly Obituaries Roundup

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Deaths for the week ending 12 April 2025:

Clem Burke, new wave drummer (Blondie), of cancer, 70.

Jay North, actor (Dennis Mitchell on "Dennis the Menace"), of cancer, 73.

Tony Blanco, major leaguer (Washington Nationals), in a nightclub roof collapse, 44.

Octavio Dotel, major leaguer (Houston Astros), in a nightclub roof collapse, 51.

Alex Faulkner, NHL hockey player (Detroit Red Wings), 88.

William Finn, musical theater composer (Falsettos), of pulmonary fibrosis, 73.

Greg Millen, NHL hockey player (six teams), of a heart attack, 67.

Dan Sullivan, NFL football player (Baltimore Colts), 85.

Joey Viera, aka Donald Keeler, actor (Porky on "Lassie"), 80.

Nicky Katt, actor (Harry Senate on "Boston Public"), cause not reported, 54.

Lenny Welch, pop singer ("Since I Fell For You"), after a long illness, 86.

Mel Novak, actor (Game of Death), 90.

Nino Tempo, rock and roll singer ("Deep Purple"), 90.

Ted Kotcheff, film director (First Blood), 94.

Peter Lovesey, British detective fiction author, of pancreatic cancer, 88.

Mike Berry, actor (Mr. Spooner on "Are You Being Served?"), 82.

John LaFalce, U.S. Congressman (D-NY, 1975-2003), 85.

Gerry McNamara, NHL hockey player and executive (Toronto Maple Leafs), 90.

Max Romeo, reggae musician, of a heart problem, 80.

Roy Thomas Baker, rock music producer (Queen's A Night at the Opera), cause not reported, 78.

Jennifer Toth, journalist (The Mole People), of an illness, 57.