Obituaries:March 4, 2008
Tuesday, March 4, 2008
The following deaths were reported yesterday -
Giuseppe Di Stefano
editGiuseppe Di Stefano, Italian tenor died yesterday in Milan. He has been in a coma since he was the victim of an assault in 2004. He died at the age of 86.
Norm O'Neill
editNorm O'Neill, former Australian cricketer died yesterday. The death was a result of an long term illness O'Neill has been suffering from.
An cricketer who has played against O'Neill said "I've got beautiful memories of Norm O'Neill he was a sensational cricketer. He was a sensational sportsman, actually he was also a top-class baseballer as well as a cricketer."
Annemarie Renger
editAnnemarie Renger, German politician died yesterday at the age of 88.
In 1972 she became the first woman to become President of the Bundestag. She was a member of the Social Democratic Party of Germany.
Joseph Zelnik
editJoseph Zelnik, editor of the Cape May County Herald and the Philadelphia Evening Bulletin died yesterday. A public service is due to be held on Sunday.
Sources
edit- "Italian tenor Di Stefano dies aged 86" — Reuters, March 3, 2008
- "Australian cricketing legend Norm O'Neill dies" — Sydney Morning Herald, March 3, 2008
- "Annemarie Renger is dead" — Tagesschau (Germany), March 3, 2008
- "Joseph R. 'Joe' Zelnik, 75, Herald Editor Emeritus, Dies March 3, 2008" — Cape May County Herald, March 3, 2008