Racist slurs interrupt funeral for Phoenix civil rights icon

PHOENIX (AP) — The Phoenix Police Department is investigating after a virtual funeral for civil rights icon and city leader Calvin Coolidge Goode was interrupted Tuesday by hackers yelling racist slurs.

Scottish leader Sturgeon sorry for breaking COVID-19 rules

LONDON (AP) — Scotland’s leader, Nicola Sturgeon, has apologised for breaching coronavirus restrictions when she took off her face mask at a funeral wake.

Truck plows into funeral procession in China, killing 9

BEIJING (AP) — Authorities in central China said nine people were killed after a truck plowed into a funeral procession early Friday morning.

Mildred Mary Holmes

Mildred Mary Holmes, age 86, died on April 26, 2004 at her home in Othello. Mildred was born on June 21, 1917 to Edward and Effie (Avery) Moore, in Forbes, ND.

Memorial fund created for deputy's family

Funeral planning underway

MOSES LAKE — A memorial fund is established in the name of Grant County sheriff’s deputy John Bernard to help his family.

Former Bucks GM, Wisconsin coach John Erickson dies at 92

LENEXA, Kansas (AP) — John Erickson, a former Milwaukee Bucks general manager and Wisconsin men’s basketball coach, has died. He was 92.

Former Bucks GM, Wisconsin coach John Erickson dies at 92

LENEXA, Kansas (AP) — John Erickson, a former Milwaukee Bucks general manager and Wisconsin men’s basketball coach, has died. He was 92.

Former Bucks GM, Wisconsin coach John Erickson dies at 92

LENEXA, Kansas (AP) — John Erickson, a former Milwaukee Bucks general manager and Wisconsin men’s basketball coach, has died. He was 92.

Former Bucks GM, Wisconsin coach John Erickson dies at 92

LENEXA, Kansas (AP) — John Erickson, a former Milwaukee Bucks general manager and Wisconsin men’s basketball coach, has died. He was 92.

Orthodox Jews beset by virus grapple with NYC mayor's rebuke

NEW YORK (AP) — It started with a funeral that got out of hand. It ended Wednesday with some of New York City’s Jews at odds with the mayor over his criticisms of the Orthodox community as it struggles to deal with the coronavirus.

Hall of Famer Dawson deals with coronavirus as a mortician

MIAMI (AP) — The man consoling mourners and directing his staff at Paradise Memorial Funeral Home might look familiar if he wasn't wearing a mask.

Hall of Famer Dawson deals with coronavirus as a mortician

MIAMI (AP) — The man consoling mourners and directing his staff at Paradise Memorial Funeral Home might look familiar if he wasn't wearing a mask.

James R. McGrotha

James R. McGrotha, longtime resident and businessman of Moses Lake passed away Tuesday, Dec. 11, 2007, at Sacred Heart in Spokane. Arrangements are in care of Benson Family Funeral Service, Chapel, Crematory and Cemetery, Moses Lake.

David Sweeten

David Sweeten, age 60, longtime Moses Lake resident, died May 31, 2007, in his home, Moses Lake. Burial will be in Sunset Memorial Gardens, Warden. Arrangements in care of Affordable Funeral Options, Moses Lake.

Jonathan David Espinoza

Jonathan David Espinoza, age 21, died at his home on July 13, 2007, in Moses Lake. At the family's request there will be no formal services at this time. Arrangements in care of Affordable Funeral Options, Moses Lake.

James S. Bushnell

James S. Bushnell, aka Jaime Vega, 30, of Ephrata, passed away Sunday, Jan. 7, 2007, as a result of an automobile accident in Warden. Arrangements are in care of Benson Family Funeral Service, Chapel, Cemetery and Crematory.

Linda Reiner

Linda Reiner, 69, longtime Ephrata resident died on Dec. 31, 2008, in Sunbridge Care Center in Moses Lake. At her request, no services will be held. Arrangements in care of Carver Family Funeral Home, Moses Lake.

Gary Duckworth

Gary Duckworth, 80 of Moses Lake formerly of Quincy passed away on January 20, 2024. Scharbach's Columbia Funeral Chapel, Quincy, is in charge of arrangements. Services to be held January 27 at Quincy Free Methodist Church at 1 p.m.

In New Orleans, friends respond as virus claims a Zulu king

NEW ORLEANS (AP) — If he had died in a normal time, Larry Arthur Hammond would have had a funeral befitting a Zulu king, with more than a thousand mourners in the church and marching in second-line parades celebrating a mainstay of New Orleans Mardi Gras royalty.

In New Orleans, friends respond as virus claims a Zulu king

NEW ORLEANS (AP) — If he had died in a normal time, Larry Arthur Hammond would have had a funeral befitting a Zulu king, with more than a thousand mourners in the church and marching in second-line parades celebrating a mainstay of New Orleans Mardi Gras royalty.