Remembered

April 01, 2013 Top Stories
'Buckwild' Star Shain Gandee, 21, Found Dead
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MTV reality star Shain Gandee was found dead in West Virginia Monday morning, 31 hours after the "Buckwild" actor was reported missing, law enforcement told TMZ.

According to officials, Gandee and two other victims were discovered in a vehicle in Sissonville. Shain was last heard from around 3AM on Sunday morning, when he and Uncle David Gandee were expected to go 4-wheeling. Uncle David was identified as one of the dead, the third victim's identity has not yet been released.

Authorities have also not released the cause of the deaths.

UPDATE: The car in which the three victims were riding was found in a ditch, with the car partially submerged in mud, reports AP. It is possible that the car may have filled with exhaust after the accident, but the cause of deaths has not yet been determined.
March 30, 2013 Remembered

Phil Ramone, the Grammy Award-winning engineer and producer, whose collaborators included Ray Charles, Billy Joel and Paul Simon, has died at 72, reports the Associated Press.

Grammy-Winning Producer Phil Ramone Dead at 72
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The family has not release details of the death, but son Matt Ramone says his father was "very loving and will be missed."
March 29, 2013 Remembered

Richard Griffiths, best known for playing Harry Potter’s magic-fearing Uncle Vernon Dursley, died Thursday. He was 65.

'Harry Potter' Actor Richard Griffiths Dies at 65
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Simon Beresford, Griffith’s agent, told the Associated Press that the actor died of complications following heart surgery at the University Hospital in Coventry in central England.
March 19, 2013 Remembered

Singer-songwriter Jason Molina died at his Indianapolis home on Saturday, according to his record label. He was 39.

The Marion County coroner confirmed the musician’s death to the Associated Press, and his label, Secretly Canadian, noted “natural causes” were to blame.

March 01, 2013 Remembered

Actress Bonnie Franklin, best known for a playing hard-working single mom on the long-running CBS sitcom “One Day at a Time,” died on Friday from pancreatic cancer. She was 69.

The perky redhead was nominated for an Emmy Award and two Golden Globes for her work as Ann Romano on the groundbreaking Norman Lear show, which aired on CBS from December 1975 to May 1984. It co-starred Mackenzie Phillips and Valerie Bertinelli as her teenage daughters, and Pat Harrington Jr. as the colorful superintendent of their apartment building.

‘Extra’ Remembers Bonnie Franklin
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Bertinelli told “Extra” on Friday, “My heart is breaking. Bonnie has always been one of the most important women in my life and was a second mother to me.  The years on 'One Day At A Time' were some of the happiest of my life, and along with Pat and Mackenzie  we were a family in every way.  She taught me how to navigate this business and life itself with grace and humor, and to always be true to yourself. I will miss her terribly.”
March 01, 2013 Remembered

Actress Bonnie Franklin, best known for a playing hard-working single mom on the long-running CBS sitcom “One Day at a Time,” died on Friday. She was 69.

‘One Day at a Time’ Star Bonnie Franklin Dead at 69
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Franklin died at her home in Los Angeles. Her family announced in September that she had been diagnosed with pancreatic cancer and was undergoing treatment.
February 26, 2013 Remembered

Family, friends and fans of Mindy McCready held a funeral for the country singer in her hometown of Ft. Myers, FL today. The star died of a self-inflicted gunshot wound on Sunday, Feb. 17.

Funeral: Mindy McCready Laid to Rest in Florida
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According to People, McCready’s casket arrived at Crossroads Baptist Church in a white hearse, where approximately 400 mourners came to pay their respects.
February 22, 2013 Remembered

Funeral and memorial plans are now taking shape for country star Mindy McCready, who committed suicide on Sunday.

Mindy McCready Funeral and Memorial Plans Announced
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The singer’s family will remember her at a private funeral service on Feb. 26 at Crossroads Church in Fort Myers, FL, however, burial arrangements have not been finalized.