Died 2016

Joseph Mascolo, an actor who was known best for portraying the villainous Stefano DiMera on the daytime soap opera “Days of Our Lives,” died Thursday, Dec. 8, 2016, according to …

Johannah Deakin, the mother of One Direction star Louis Tomlinson, died Wednesday, Dec. 7, 2016. Deakin, who had leukemia, was 43. Deakin was the mother of seven children, of whom …

NASA astronaut John Glenn earned everlasting fame when he became the first American to orbit the Earth.

English guitarist co-founded King Crimson and Emerson, Lake & Palmer…

NFL linebacker Dave Edwards, who played in three Super Bowls with the Dallas Cowboys, died Tuesday, Dec. 6, 2016. He was 76. A gifted athlete, Edwards played both offense (as …

Peter Vaughan, an English character actor who played Maester Aemon on the HBO series “Game of Thrones,” died Dec. 6, 2016, in West Sussex, England. He was 93. Vaughan played …

The country music singer-songwriter co-wrote No. 1 hit songs for group Alabama.

Margaret Whitton, an actress who starred in the movie “Major League,” has died at the age of 67, according to multiple news sources. Whitton died peacefully Sunday, Dec. 4, at …

Van Williams, an actor known best for starring on the 1960s TV series “The Green Hornet,” has died at the age of 82, according to multiple news sources. The actor …

Billy Chapin, a child actor who was popular in the 1950s, died Dec. 2, 2016, according to multiple news sources. Chapin was 72.