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After Loewen's brief political career and downturn in the BC real estate market in the early 1980s, however, he refocused on the funeral business, establishing the Loewen Group and purchasing 45 funeral homes in western Canada. [9] In 1985 Loewen Group went public and, in 1987, the company expanded into the United States.
The Web site hosts obituaries and memorials for more than 70 percent of all U.S. deaths. [4] Legacy.com hosts obituaries for more than three-quarters of the 100 largest newspapers in the U.S., by circulation. [5] The site attracts more than 30 million unique visitors per month and is among the top 40 trafficked websites in the world. [4]
Peg Lautenschlager, 62, American attorney and politician, Attorney General of Wisconsin (2003–2007), member of the Wisconsin State Assembly (1989–1993), breast cancer. [776] Ray Marinko, 82, Australian rules footballer . [777] James McAlister, 66, American football player (Philadelphia Eagles), cancer. [778]
Sometimes the prewritten obituary's subject outlives its author. One example is The New York Times' obituary of Taylor, written by the newspaper's theater critic Mel Gussow, who died in 2005. [7] The 2023 obituary of Henry Kissinger featured reporting by Michael T. Kaufman, who died almost 14 years earlier in 2010. [8]
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 ...
Contents 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 ← May June July → The following is a list of notable deaths in June 2021.
A typical entry lists information in the following sequence: Name, age, country of citizenship at birth, subsequent country of citizenship (if applicable), reason for notability, cause of death (if known), and reference.
András Gálszécsy, 87, Hungarian politician, minister of civilian intelligence services (1990–1992). [184] Johnny Gold, 89, British nightclub owner and promoter, co-founder of Tramp. [185] Clifford Grant, 91, Australian operatic bass singer. [186]