Died February 2016

Harper Lee, author of the classic novel “To Kill a Mockingbird,” has died. She was 89.

Angela Raiola, the colorful bar owner and star of the reality TV show Mob Wives and its sequels, died early Thursday of throat cancer that had spread to other organs. …

George Gaynes, the actor who played Punky Brewster’s adoptive father on the eponymous TV show, has died, according to multiple news sources. He was 98. Gaynes died Monday at his …

Boutros Boutros-Ghali, the Egyptian scholar, statesman and former secretary-general of the United Nations, died Tuesday, Feb. 16. He was 93. Boutros-Ghali became the sixth secretary-general of the United Nations Jan. …

Denise Matthews, who as Vanity fronted the group Vanity 6 but was known best for collaborating with the legendary singer Prince, has died at a hospital in California. She was …

Conservative U.S. Supreme Court justice.

Dan Hicks, a musician and founding member of San Francisco’s 1960s psychedelic folk movement, died Saturday, Feb. 6, 2016, The Associated Press and CBS News reported. He was 74.

Edgar Mitchell, Apollo 14 astronaut who was the 6th man to walk on the moon, has died in Florida, according to The Associated Press. He was 85.

Brian Knighton was better known by his professional wrestling name, Axl Rotten.

David Michael “Dave” Mirra, the BMX and X Games star, has died of an apparent suicide, the Los Angeles Times reports.