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    National Obituaries
    Hedda Bolgar, known for her energy and optimism, began her studies in Vienna in Sigmund Freud's day. She fled the Nazis and eventually settled in Southern California, where she was chief of psychology at Mt. Sinai Hospital and helped found several local institutions devoted to the field.

    Hedda Bolgar, a psychologist old enough to have attended Sigmund Freud's lectures in Vienna but youthful enough to have treated patients until just a few weeks ago, has died. She was 103.
    By Steve Chawkins, Los Angeles Times
    Sat May 18 15:04:00 UTC 2013
    Suffering dehydration and exhaustion in 100-degree heat, he rallied to win by four strokes. He won 14 tournaments as a pro and was also a longtime TV commentator for CBS Sports.

    Ken Venturi, who won the 1964 U.S. Open golf championship in dramatic fashion and became a longtime television commentator, died Friday in Rancho Mirage. He was 82.
    By Gary Klein, Los Angeles Times
    Fri May 17 23:02:00 UTC 2013
    Jorge Rafael Videla led a rebellion that overthrew Isabel Peron in 1976 and then oversaw a seven-year reign of terror known as the dirty war.

    BUENOS AIRES — Former Argentine dictator Jorge Rafael Videla, who presided over that country's so-called dirty war in which up to 30,000 dissidents were murdered or disappeared, died Friday while serving a 50-year prison sentence. He was 87.
    By Andres D'Alessandro and Chris Kraul, Special to the Los Angeles Times
    Fri May 17 12:46:00 UTC 2013
    Vincent G. Dowling, actor and director who gave Tom Hanks an early break, dies at 83; John La Montaine, American composer who won the Pulitzer Prize for music in 1959, dies at 93

    Vincent G. Dowling
    Thu May 16 22:43:00 UTC 2013
    Geza Vermes was one of the first scholars to translate the scrolls into English. He later wrote engaging works about the Jewish origins of Jesus.

    Geza Vermes was a graduate student in Belgium in the late 1940s when he was captivated by news sweeping the globe about a remarkable discovery in the desert east of Jerusalem. He quickly switched gears, penning his doctoral thesis on the Dead Sea Scrolls, the ancient manuscript fragments that would become a focus of his life's work.
    By Rebecca Trounson, Los Angeles Times
    Wed May 15 18:18:00 UTC 2013
    Billie Sol Estes went to prison for his role in defrauding the U.S. Agriculture Department. The scandal roiled the administration of Lyndon Johnson.

    Billie Sol Estes, a flamboyant Texas huckster who became one of the most notorious men in America in 1962 when he was accused of looting a federal crop subsidy program, has died. He was 88.
    Associated Press
    Thu May 16 12:40:00 UTC 2013
    Muncie played for UC Berkeley and went on to play in the NFL from 1976 to 1984. He was suspended in 1984 for cocaine use. He devoted his later life to helping others avoid drugs.

    Chuck Muncie, a star running back with the New Orleans Saints and the San Diego Chargers who overcame a cocaine habit that ended his career and then devoted his later life to helping others avoid drug abuse, has died. He was 60.
    By Jim Peltz, Los Angeles Times
    Tue May 14 19:26:00 UTC 2013
    KCSG Obituaries
    Dorothy Meller (May 3, 1924 - March 28, 2012)
    (Mesquite, NV) - Dorothy Meller, 87, died March 28, 2012 in Mesquite, NV. She was born to Nathan and Dora Horowitz Rosenberg on May 3, 1924 in Jersey City, NJ. She married Seymore Simon Meller on O...
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    Connie Mitchell James May 17, 1944 – March 25, 2012
    (St. George, UT) - Connie Mitchell James May 17, 1944 – March 25, 2012 Connie James, mother, wife, sister and a ‘Great’ grandma passed away on March 25, 2012 after a brief battle with cancer. On Ma...
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    Patricia Marie Niemeyer September 10. 1943 - March 23, 2012
    (St. George, UT) - Patricia Marie Niemeyer, 68, passed away March 23, 2012. Pat was born September 10. 1943 in Huntington, Utah to Cecil Arthur and Irene Burnside. Married Sherald Blackburn in 1959...
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    Jack W. Walker (July 3, 1924 - March 24, 2012)
    (St. George, UT) - If you knew him for a lifetime or just for a moment, you were glad about it! Jack W. Walker graduated form his mortal experience, with honors, on March 24, 2012. He was born in C...
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    Gary Dale Bergquist (February 6, 1952 - March 27, 2012)
    (St. George, UT) - Gary Dale Bergquist, 60, passed away March 27, 2012. His wife of 36 years, Lenore, was by his side as well as all six of his children; Jared Bergquist, Aaron Bergquist, Miriam Ho...
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    Lillis Barlow Apr 02, 1923 - Mar 23, 2012
    (Fairfield, CA) - Lillis Kroff Barlow passed away Friday, March 23 in Fairfield, California. She was born in St George, UT April 2, 1923 in Tooele Utah as the Daughter of William Fred Kroff and Pe...
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    Concepcion Coca Escobedo December 8, 1919 - March 24, 2012
    (Provo, UT) - Concepcion Coca Escobedo was born December 8, 1919 in San Luis, Potosi, Mexico. She passed away March 24, 2012 in Provo, Utah. She is preceded in death by her husband Francisco Escobe...
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    John Edward Matlock January 3, 1927 - March 26, 2012
    John Edward Matlock passed away on March 26, 2012 in Cedar City, UT. John was born January 3, 1927 in Corbin, Kentucky. He was a WWII Veteran in the U.S. Army. John was a member of the LDS Paragona...
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    Kendall Oliphant Gurr January 1, 1926 - March 26, 2012
    (Parowan, UT) - Kendall Oliphant Gurr, 86, was called home Monday, March 26, 2012, surrounded by his wife and children. Born January 1, 1926, to Peter Hansen and Grace Oliphant Gurr, in Parowan Uta...
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    Charles H. Gierut (January 15, 1928 - March 21, 2012)
    (Mesquite, NV) - Charles Gierut, age 84, died March 21, 2012 in Las Vegas, Nevada. Charles was born January 15, 1928 in Chicago, IL to Stanley and Susan Korlawski Gierut. Charles and his lovely wif...
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