Deaths (Obituaries)

November 23, 2020
Published by PENELOPE GREEN at November 23, 2020
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Lady Elizabeth Anson, Party Planner to the Royals, Dies at 79

She was born at Windsor, but unlike her royal relatives, she had to make a living and went to work at 19. Cripplingly shy, by her […]
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November 12, 2020
Published by Alex Vadukul at November 12, 2020
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Pearl Chin Dies at 71; Her Knitting Store Was a Haven and a Hub

Pearl Chin, the founder of Knitty City, a yarn shop on the Upper West Side of Manhattan that became an inclusive sanctuary for urban knitters — […]
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November 3, 2020
Published by PENELOPE GREEN at November 3, 2020
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Betty Dodson, Women’s Guru of Self-Pleasure, Dies at 91

Betty Dodson, a feminist sexologist and evangelist of self-pleasure who taught generations of women how to masturbate in workshops, books and videos, seeing the do-it-yourself climax […]
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October 21, 2020
Published by Grandfather_Clocks at October 21, 2020
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Modern Love Podcast: After the Breakup

Listen and subscribe to Modern LoveApple Podcasts | Spotify | Stitcher ‘Even though we hadn’t lasted, the way we had bridged the political and cultural divide […]
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October 2, 2020
Published by KATHERINE ROSMAN at October 2, 2020
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Cat Bordhi, Who Challenged Traditional Ways of Knitting, Dies at 69

Cat Bordhi, who found joyful rebellion in thinking up new techniques for knitting socks, cowls and other clothing, and whose books encouraged others to question the […]
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September 26, 2020
Published by Daniel E. Slotnik at September 26, 2020
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Keith Hufnagel, Pro Skateboarder and Entrepreneur, Dies at 46

Keith Hufnagel, a professional skateboarder who grew a San Francisco streetwear store, Huf, into a global apparel company by the same name, died on Thursday at […]
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September 23, 2020
Published by Julia Carmel at September 23, 2020
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Jackie Stallone, Celebrity Astrologer and Sylvester’s Mother, Dies at 98

Jackie Stallone, the matriarch of a celebrity family who became something of a celebrity in her own right as an astrologer, died on Monday at her […]
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June 25, 2020
Published by Julia Carmel at June 25, 2020
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Chris Trousdale, Boy Band Idol With a Broadway Past, Dies at 34

This obituary is part of a series about people who have died in the coronavirus pandemic. Read about others here. During the heyday of boy bands, […]
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April 17, 2020
Published by PENELOPE GREEN at April 17, 2020
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Jimmy Webb, Purveyor of Punk Fashion, Is Dead at 62

Jimmy Webb, the kindly, spindly-legged, leather-vested East Village fixture who was the longtime manager of Trash and Vaudeville, the rock ’n’ roll clothiers that once ruled […]
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February 20, 2020
Published by Alan Yuhas at February 20, 2020
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Sy Sperling, Founder of the Hair Club for Men (and Also a Client), Dies at 78

Sy Sperling, a businessman who helped bring the hair-loss industry into the mainstream with ubiquitous, self-effacing ads, died on Wednesday at a hospital in Boca Raton, […]
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