Dead Celebrity Alert

Stan Berenstain, who with his wife, Jan, created the classic children’s books about the Berenstain Bears, has died at the age of 82. … Read full obituary

LOS ANGELES, California (AP) — Actor Pat Morita, whose portrayal of the wise and dry-witted Mr. Miyagi in “The Karate Kid” earned him an Oscar nomination, has died. He was 73. … Read full obituary

Ruth M. Siems, a retired home economist whose best-known innovation will make its appearance, welcome or otherwise, in millions of homes tomorrow, died on Nov. 13 at her home in Newburgh, Ind. Ms. Siems, an inventor of Stove Top stuffing, was 74. … Read full obituary

LONDON, Nov. 21 (AP) — Alfred Anderson, the last surviving soldier to have been present when the guns fell silent along the Western Front in the spontaneous “Christmas Truce” of World War I, died Monday in Newtyle, Scotland. He was 109. … Read full obituary

John Campo, a New York-based trainer for three decades who saddled Pleasant Colony, the winner of the 1981 Kentucky Derby and Preakness Stakes, died on Nov. 13 at his home in Hewlett, N.Y. He was 67. … Read full obituary

MEMPHIS, Tenn. — The Rev. Adrian Rogers, a three-time president of the Southern Baptist Convention and leader of a conservative takeover of the denomination, died early Tuesday in Memphis. He was 74. … Read full obituary

Red Sarachek, the Yeshiva University basketball coach for a quarter-century who was known for his innovative tactics in a program far from the sport’s limelight, died Monday at his home in Deerfield Beach, Fla. He was 93. … Read full obituary

Dutch Hiller, one of the three surviving players from the Rangers’ 1940 Stanley Cup hockey champions, died Saturday at a hospital in Glendale, Calif. He was 90 and lived in Montrose, Calif. … Read full obituary

Broadcasting pioneer Ralph Edwards, who spotlighted stars and ordinary people as host of the popular 1950s show “This Is Your Life,” died Wednesday of heart failure. He was 92. … Read full obituary

Preston Robert Tisch, who with his older brother built a multibillion-dollar business empire and who himself was postmaster general, half-owner of the New York Giants football team and leader of many of the city’s top business groups, died yesterday at his home in Manhattan. He was 79 and also had a home in Harrison, N.Y. … Read full obituary

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Avril Angers, who has died aged 87, was a comedian, actor, singer and star of radio, theatre — and pantomime. On television she had a career that spanned six decades, beginning in the postwar period with Terry-Thomas, taking in such shows as Coronation Street and Dad’s Army along the way, and ending in the 1990s with Common As Muck and All Creatures Great and Small. … Read full obituary

MINNEAPOLIS, MN. — Juarez-born and El Paso-raised wrestling icon Eddie Guerrero was found dead in a Minneapolis motel room early Sunday morning.

According to family sources, Mr. Guerrero did not respond to a 7am wake up call. … Read full obituary

Sheree North, who aged gracefully from a platinum blond bombshell in the 1950s to older character roles in television productions including “The Mary Tyler Moore Show” and “Seinfeld,” died Friday of complication from surgery in Los Angeles. She was 72. … Read full obituary

ATLANTA — Investigators suspect Atlanta Hawks center Jason Collier died of a heart problem and will announce their findings Tuesday. … Read full story