Deaths for the week ending 6 September 2008:
Sunday, 31 August 2008
Ken Campbell, actor (British), cause not reported, 66.
Edwin O. Guthman, White House press secretary (Kennedy), of amyloidosis (a blood disease), 89.
Ike Pappas, TV news reporter (Lee Harvey Oswald killing), of complications from heart disease, 75.
Monday, 1 September 2008
Don LaFontaine, movie trailer voiceover artist, of lung problems, 68.
Michael Pate, actor (Australian), of respiratory failure, 88.
Jerry Reed, guitarist/singer/actor (Smokey and the Bandit), of complications from emphysema, 71.
Tuesday, 2 September 2008
Todd Cruz, major leaguer (Baltimore Orioles), of a heart attack, 52.
Bill Melendez, animator ("A Charlie Brown Christmas"), 91.
Thursday, 4 September 2008
Joey Giardello, pro boxer (1964 middleweight champion), of congestive heart failure, 78.
Friday, 5 September 2008
Mila Schoen, fashion designer (Italian), 91.
Saturday, 6 September 2008
Anita Page, actress (Our Dancing Daughters), of natural causes, 98.
Weekly Obituaries Roundup