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Elizabeth "Betty" Grant decided to learn Spanish at 40, determined to parlay her skills into serving as a bridge for immigrants trying to make their w

Elizabeth 'Betty' Grant, co-founder of Amigos del Mercado in Minneapolis, dies at 77

The organization helps immigrants navigate life in Minnesota; "Betty's dedication to the center was really amazing."

Successful boys basketball coach who became an author dies at 85

May 29
Lowell Ziemann (right) and catcher Edward Munson listen to coach Edor Nelson during Augsburg's 1957 season
Lowell Ziemann led Marshall to the state tournament twice in the '70s, helped Augsburg win the MIAC baseball title and wrote fiction.
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Joanne Von Blon, who fueled Minnesota's arts scene, dies at 100

May 20
Joanne Von Blon in 2015 in front of one of the Joan Mitchell paintings she gave to the Walker Art Center.
Married to Philip Von Blon, who helped found the Guthrie Theater, she had her own passions, writing book reviews and serving on literary boards.

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June 7

Prominent North Dakota attorney, ex-chief judge for reservation found dead in Minnesota lake

William Delmore was fishing with his son at Starlight Bay Resort in Hubbard County when he fell into the water. He was a prominent North Dakota attorney and one-time chief judge at Standing Rock Reservation.
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Nation
June 1
President Ronald Reagan winces and raises his left arm as he was shot by an assailant as he left a Washington hotel, Monday, March 30, 1981. Ron Edmon

Pulitzer Prize-winning AP photographer Ron Edmonds dies. His images of Reagan shooting are indelible

Newly assigned to cover the Reagan White House, Associated Press photographer Ron Edmonds knew the most important part of the job was to keep watch on the president ''at all times.''
Nation
May 24
FILE - Filmmaker Morgan Spurlock participate in the BUILD Speaker Series to discuss the film, "Go North", at AOL Studios on Wednesday, Jan. 4, 2017, i

Documentary filmmaker Morgan Spurlock, who skewered fast food industry, dies at 53

Documentary filmmaker Morgan Spurlock, an Oscar nominee whose most famous works skewered America's food industry and who notably ate only at McDonald's for a month to illustrate the dangers of a fast-food diet, has died. He was 53.
TV & Media
May 18
Minneapolis native Roxanne Rosedale on "Beat the Clock."

Twin Cities native Dolores Rosedale, glamorous '50s TV model and actress, dies at 95

The Minnesota native also had a memorable scene in "The Seven Year Itch" and had a doll named after her.
Gophers
May 18
Bob Bruggers, right, wrestles against Ken Patera in a wrestling school camp in 1973.

Former Gophers, NFL player, pro wrestler Bob Bruggers dead at 80

A high school standout at Danube and a two-way player with the Gophers, Bob Bruggers played six seasons of pro football before becoming a wrestler.
Music
May 18
Local blues legand Spider John Koerner performs on the indoor stage during the third annual Deep Blues Festival Saturday afternoon at the The Cabooze

Minnesota music legend Spider John Koerner dies at 85

The vet of Minneapolis' West Bank folk/blues scene inspired several generations of players but stayed humble in his six-decade career.
Music
May 8
Music producer Steve Albini in his Chicago studio in 2014.

Steve Albini, influential producer of '90s rock and beyond, dies at 61

He recorded acclaimed albums by Nirvana, PJ Harvey, the Pixies and hundreds of others while becoming an outspoken critic of the music industry.
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May 4
Artist Frank Stella at his studio in Rock Tavern, N.Y., June 17, 2015. Stella, whose explorations of color and form pointed the way to an era of cool

Frank Stella, towering artist and master of reinvention, dies at 87

Stella was a dominant figure in postwar American art, closing the door on abstract expressionism and pointing the way to cool minimalism.
Local
May 3
Sharon Lubinski said one thing she learned as a Minneapolis cop is the idea of applying justice evenly.

Sharon Lubinski, first openly gay U.S. marshal and longtime MPD leader, dies at 71

Lubinski came out in 1993 and later became one of the highest serving women in law enforcement nationwide.
Sports
April 16
FILE - Former St. Louis Cardinals manager Whitey Herzog is seen before the start a baseball game between the St. Louis Cardinals and the New York Mets

Whitey Herzog, who managed Cardinals vs. Twins in 1987 World Series, dies

The Hall of Fame manager led the St. Louis Cardinals to three National League pennants and one World Series title in the 1980s.
High Schools
April 16
John Bartz was with the high school league from 1985 to 2001.

Official who helped MSHSL on pioneering ventures dies at 89

As an associate director, John Bartz helped the league start state tournaments in girls hockey and adapted sports.
TV & Media
April 5
Lee Siegfried, known to radio fans as Crazy Cabbie, dies at age 55.

Former 'KQRS Morning Show' prankster Lee Siegfried, aka Crazy Cabbie, dies at 55

He was behind a fake Brett Favre story that made national news.
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March 27
Sculptor Richard Serra at Gagosian Gallery in Manhattan, on Aug. 9, 2019. Serra, who set out to become a painter but instead became one of his era's g

Richard Serra, who recast sculpture on a massive scale, dies at 85

Many people in the art world urged Serra to stop making sculpture after a rigger was crushed to death in 1975 when one plate of a piece being installed at the Walker Art Center in Minneapolis accidentally came loose.
Variety
March 22
From left, Billy Larson, Mick Jagger and Jonny Lang in 1999 backstage at a Rolling Stones concert.

St. Paul guitarist Billy Larson, 'a Kmart Keith Richards,' dies of brain cancer

The proud St. Paul East Sider was co-founder of the Minnesota Music Café.
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March 14

William Whitworth, revered writer and editor, is dead at 87

Among Whitworth's accomplishments: After Garrison Keillor wrote an article for The New Yorker about the Grand Ole Opry, "he pushed me to do a Saturday night variety show myself, patterned on the Opry, which led to 'A Prairie Home Companion,' " Keillor said.
Local
February 14
Srimati Neenaben Gada.

From Mumbai to Minnesota, Srimati Neenaben Gada shared her native Indian culture

Arriving as an immigrant in her 20s, Neena Gada helped create a home for Indian culture in Minnesota.
Variety
February 10
David Leventhal posed in 2002 in front of racks of challah at Cecil’s Delicatessen in St. Paul.

David Leventhal, who led Cecil's Deli in St. Paul for more than four decades, dies at 85

Leventhal and his wife, Sheila, owned and operated the Highland Park institution and ensured the family business would pass to his children and grandchildren.
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February 2
In 2004, morning talk show host at WOL AM radio, Joe Madison.

Joe Madison, radio host who merged talk format and activism, dies at 74

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January 31
Lorraine Blumenfeld Hertz of St. Paul. who died last month, was 100.

Lorraine Blumenfeld Hertz, who stayed positive through WWII, Alzheimer's, dies at age 100

The former teacher died last month in St. Paul.
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