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Obituaries:March 4, 2008

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Tuesday, March 4, 2008

The following deaths were reported yesterday -

Giuseppe Di Stefano

Giuseppe 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

Norm 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

Annemarie 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

Joseph 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.


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  • 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


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