Obituaries in the News

A monstrous tornado roared through the Oklahoma City suburbs Monday, flattening entire neighborhoods and destroying an elementary school. At least 24 people...

Haynes Johnson, a Pulitzer Prize-winning reporter who migrated from newspapers to television, books and teaching, died Friday. He was 81.

Georges Moustaki, an Egyptian-born composer, singer and poet who wrote songs for Edith Piaf and other French stars, has died at age 79.

Ray Manzarek, the keyboardist who was a founding member of The Doors, has died in Germany. He was 74.

Flynn Robinson, the former NBA guard who played on the Los Angeles Lakers' 1971-72 championship team, has died after a two-year fight with cancer. He was 72.

Leonard Marsh, the co-founder of the Snapple beverage brand, has died at age 80.

Photographer Wayne F. Miller, who created a ground-breaking series of portraits chronicling the lives of black Americans in Chicago after serving with an elite...

Mack Emerman, the founder of Criteria Recording Studios where acts including Eric Clapton, James Brown and the Bee Gees made some of their most famous records,...