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  2. List of prematurely reported obituaries - Wikipedia

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    Pope John Paul II was the subject of three premature obituaries.. A prematurely reported obituary is an obituary of someone who was still alive at the time of publication. . Examples include that of inventor and philanthropist Alfred Nobel, whose premature obituary condemning him as a "merchant of death" for creating military explosives may have prompted him to create the Nobel Prize; [1 ...

  3. Obituary - Wikipedia

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    American obituary for WWI death Traditional street obituary notes in Bulgaria. An obituary (obit for short) is an article about a recently deceased person. [1] Newspapers often publish obituaries as news articles. Although obituaries tend to focus on positive aspects of the subject's life, this is not always the case. [2]

  4. Lists of deaths by year - Wikipedia

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    Lists of deaths by day; Deaths by year This page was last edited on 8 February 2025, at 17:16 (UTC). Text is available under the Creative ...

  5. Astoria Township, Fulton County, Illinois - Wikipedia

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    Astoria Township is one of twenty-six townships in Fulton County, Illinois, USA. As of the 2020 census, its population was 1,248 and it contained 629 housing units. As of the 2020 census, its population was 1,248 and it contained 629 housing units.

  6. Astoria, Illinois - Wikipedia

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    Astoria is an incorporated town in Fulton County, Illinois, United States. The population was 929 at the 2020 census. [4] It was originally laid out as the town of Washington in 1836, relocated as Vienna in 1837, and renamed as Astoria in 1839. The name honors fur titan John Jacob Astor, who supposedly owned land in or near the town. [5]

  7. List of cemeteries in Cook County, Illinois - Wikipedia

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    [3] Ridgewood Cemetery Glenview: Robinson Family Burial Ground Norridge: Rosehill Cemetery: 5800 N. Ravenswood Ave., Chicago: 1859 Rosemont Park Cemetery (now Zion Gardens Cemetery) 3600 N. Narragansett Ave., Chicago: 1933 Jewish Sacred Heart Cemetery 101st. St. and Kean Ave., Palos Hills: 1872 Catholic Sacred Heart Cemetery 605 Lee Rd ...

  8. Death anniversary - Wikipedia

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    It is also customary for another service to be given on the fortieth day after the death, as it is traditionally believed that the souls of the dead wander the Earth for forty days. [ 3 ] One year after the death, the first year death anniversary ( Tagalog : babang luksa , literally "lowering of mourning") is commemorated with the final service.

  9. List of homicides in Illinois - Wikipedia

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    Illinois, Colorado: 1966–1982: 3+ Serial killer whose first murder in 1966 was of his sister-in-law in Joliet, Illinois [39] [40] John Wayne Gacy: Norwood Park: 1972–1978: 33-45: Serial killer and rapist, also known as the "Killer Clown", who killed at least 33 young men and boys [41] [42] Robert Ben Rhoades: Texas, Illinois: 1975–1990: 3 ...