Deaths for the week ending 8 July 2017:
Sunday, 2 July 2017
Smith Hart, pro wrestler (Stampede Wrestling), of prostate cancer, 68. He was the oldest child of pro wrestler Stu Hart.
Monday, 3 July 2017
Spencer Johnson, author (Who Moved My Cheese?), of pancreatic cancer, 78.
Aaron Rajman, mixed martial artist, homicide (shot), 25.
Carol Lee Scott, TV performer ("Grotbags"), cause not reported, 74.
Tuesday, 4 July 2017
John Blackwell Jr., pop/R&B drummer (Prince), of a brain tumor, 43.
Gene Conley, major leaguer (Milwaukee Braves) and NBA basketball player (Boston Celtics), of a heart problem, 86.
Ji-Tu Cumbuka, actor (Bound for Glory), after a long illness, 77.
Wednesday, 5 July 2017
Joachim Mesiner, Roman Catholic cardinal (Cologne, Germany), 83.
Saturday, 8 July 2017
Nelsan Ellis, actor (Lafayette Nelson on "True Blood"), of heart failure, 39.
Elsa Martinelli, actress (The V.I.P.'s), of cancer, 83.