Notable 2018 Deaths
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- Actress Penny Marshall poses on arrivalActress Penny Marshall, best known for TV’s “Laverne & Shirley” and director of hits like “Big” and “A League Of Their Own” died on December 17. She was 75.(credit: FREDERIC J. BROWN/AFP/Getty Images)
- Stan Lee Dead At 95Stan Lee, the creator of iconic Marvel characters such as Spider-Man, X-Men, and Fantastic Four, has died on Nov. 12, 2018, according to reports. He was 95.(credit: Charley Gallay/Getty Images for Disney)
- Burt ReynoldsBurt Reynolds, known for "Deliverance" and "Boogie Nights", died at the age of 82 on Sept. 6. (credit: Kevin Winter/Getty Images for Spike TV)
- Sen. John McCainSen. John McCain, who faced down his captors in a Vietnam prisoner of war camp with jut-jawed defiance and later turned his rebellious streak into a 35-year political career that took him to Congress and the Republican presidential nomination, died Saturday after battling brain cancer for more than a year. He was 81.(credit: Andrew Harrer/Bloomberg via Getty Images)
- Robin LeachRobin Leach, whose voice crystallized the opulent 1980s on TV's "Lifestyles of the Rich and Famous," died Friday. He was 76.(credit: Ethan Miller/Getty Images)
- Charlotte RaeCharlotte Rae, who played a wise and patient housemother to a brood of teenage girls on the long-running sitcom "The Facts of Life" during a career that encompassed many other TV roles as well as stage and film appearances, has died Sunday, August 5. She was 92.(credit: Giulio Marcocchi/Getty Images)
- Nancy Sinatra Sr.Nancy Sinatra, the high school sweetheart and first wife of singer Frank Sinatra, died on July 13, 2018, at 101. (credit: Archive Photos/Getty Images)
- Actor Tab Hunter DiesTab Hunter, the blond actor and singer who was a heartthrob for millions of teenagers in the 1950s with such films as "Battle Cry" and "Damn Yankees!" and received new attention decades later when he revealed that he was gay, died July 8. He was 86.(credit: Al Seib/Los Angeles Times via Getty Images)
- Chef Anthony BourdainAnthony Bourdain, a gifted storyteller and writer who took CNN viewers around the world, has died. He was 61. CNN confirmed Bourdain's death on Friday, June 8 and said the cause of death was suicide.
- Alan Bean - Fourth Man To Walk On MoonAstronaut Alan Bean, who was the fourth person to walk on the moon, has died. A statement released by NASA and family members says Bean died Saturday, May 26 in Houston after a short illness. He was 86.(credit: Tom Stoddart/Getty Images)
- Philip RothPhilip Roth, the prize-winning novelist and fearless narrator of sex, death, assimilation and fate, died May 22 at age 85.(credit: Orjan F. Ellingvag/Dagbladet/Corbis via Getty Images)
- "Rolling Stone Stories From The Edge" World PremiereThe author Tom Wolfe, who wrote about everything from hippies to the Space Race, died in mid-May. He was 87. (credit: Gary Gershoff/WireImage)
- Margot KidderThe actress known for playing Lois Lane opposite Christopher Reeve in the "Superman," died on May 13 at her home in Montana. She was 69. (credit: Albert L. Ortega/Getty Images)
- DJ AviciiThe Swedish artist, whose real name is Tim Bergling, was found dead on April 20 while on vacation in Oman. He was 28 years old. (credit: Gabriel Olsen/Getty Images for CBS Radio Inc.)
- Verne TroyerVerne Troyer, best known for his role in the "Austin Powers" movies, died April 21, his family said in a statement. He was 49.(Photo by JB Lacroix/WireImage)
- Barbara BushBarbara Bush, former first lady of George H.W. Bush, died April 17, according to a statement made by the office of George H.W. Bush. She was the second woman in U.S. history to be a first lady and mother of a president. Barbara Bush was 92. (credit: Alex Wong/Getty Images)
- Stephen HawkingStephen Hawking, whose brilliant mind ranged across time and space though his body was paralyzed by disease, died on March 13. (credit: Getty Images)
- Billy GrahamThe Rev. Billy Graham, who transformed American religious life through his preaching and activism, becoming a counselor to presidents and the most widely heard Christian evangelist in history, died Wednesday, Feb. 21. He was 99.(credit: Davis Turner/Getty Images)
- John MahoneyActor John Mahoney, best known for playing the cranky father on "Frasier," died Feb. 5. He was 77.(credit: John Shearer/Getty Images)
- Mort WalkerMort Walker, a World War II veteran and the artist behind the "Beetle Bailey" comic strip died Jan. 27. He was 94.(credit: Ira Gay Sealy/The Denver Post via Getty Images)
- Ursula K. Le Guin,The award-winning science fiction and fantasy writer who explored feminist themes died on Jan. 22, 2018. She was 88. (credit: Michael Buckner/Getty Images)
- Dolores O'RiordanThe lead singer of the Irish band The Cranberries died on Jan. 15, 2018, at age 46. The band was known for the '90s hits "Zombie" and "Linger." (credit: GUILLAUME SOUVANT/AFP/Getty Images)
- John W. YoungAstronaut John Young, the ninth man to walk on the moon and a pioneer of space travel, died Jan. 6, 2018 at the age of 87.(credit: Keystone/Hulton Archive/Getty Images)
- Jerry Van DykeJerry Van Dyke, Dick Van Dyke's younger brother best known for his role in "Coach," died Jan. 5, 2018 at the age of 86.(credit: Gabe Palacio/ImageDirect)
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- August 27 Severe WeatherStrong and severe storms hit the Twin Cities and southeastern Minnesota Monday afternoon, hitting Red Wing the hardest.
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