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Elizabeth Kishkon, the first and only female mayor of Windsor, Ontario, has died. She was 87. https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/windsor/elizabeth-kishkon-first-female-windsor-mayor-obit-1.4804367

Sinead McNamara, an Australian Instagram model, has died while on vacation in Greece. She was 20. http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-6121027/Instagram-model-Sinead-McNamara-dies-dream-holiday-Greece.html

Ian Bowles, the CEO of AIM-listed education software and services provider Tribal Group, has died. http://www.businesscloud.co.uk/news/tributes-paid-after-software-group-ceo-dies

William H. Hallahan, whose seven decade writing career included the 1974 New York Times bestseller 'The Search for Joseph Tully' and winning the 1977 Edgar Allan Poe Award for Best Novel for 'Catch Me: Kill Me' and which will conclude with the posthumous release of a memoir of his mother, completed last week, has died. He was 92. http://www2.philly.com/philly/obituaries/william-h-hallahan-92-advertising-executive-and-acclaimed-mystery-writer-20180831.html

The Village Voice newspaper ceases operations. https://www.cbsnews.com/news/the-village-voice-to-shut-down-after-63-years/

Anita Lindman Lamm, long-time performer in the educational Swedish radio & television kids program 'Anita och Televinken', has died. She was 86. https://translate.google.com/translate?hl=en&sl=sv&u=https://www.arbetarbladet.se/artikel/inrikes/televinkens-mamma-anita-lindman-har-avlidit&prev=search

Henry Arnhold, the patriarch of a German Jewish banking family who escaped Nazi persecution and made his way to the U.S. where he'd re-establish himself with the Arnhold & S. Bleichroeder investment bank, has died. He was 96. https://www.nytimes.com/2018/08/29/business/henry-arnhold-dead.html

Robert Barr, a long-time, London-based Associated Press reporter and editor, has died. He was 71. https://abcnews.go.com/International/wireStory/veteran-ap-reporter-editor-bob-barr-dies-age-57505523

Joseph Kobzon dead https://www.thesun.co.uk/news/7134289/joseph-kobzon-dead-russian-sinatra-putins-friend/

Joseph Kobzon, a crooner dubbed the Russian Sinatra and one of the surviving People's Artists of the USSR, has died. He was 80. https://www.thesun.co.uk/news/7134289/joseph-kobzon-dead-russian-sinatra-putins-friend/

Peter Corris, considered as the godfather of Australian crime fiction, has died. He was 76. https://www.smh.com.au/entertainment/peter-corris-the-godfather-of-australian-crime-fiction-has-died-20180830-h14qj6.html

Most months it's slim pickings. Not August 2018. Haven't seen this many go notables go since December 2016. Aside from Aretha Franklin & John McCain, Kofi Annan and Neil Simon merit serious consideration. A level down in fame, but still well known are Charlotte Rae, Jim Neidhart and, depending from which country you hail, Barry Chuckle & Stan Mikita.

Obit: https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/fredd-wayne-dead-actor-who-played-benjamin-franklin-bewitched-was-93-1138030

Julia Flores Colque, a Bolivian woman reported as being 117, would be the world's oldest if validated. Her birth card gives October 26th, 1900 as her birthdate. Nothing from the GRC people that I can see but the story has been picked up internationally. https://www.ctvnews.ca/lifestyle/bolivian-woman-thought-to-be-world-s-oldest-at-nearly-118-1.4070634

Wikipedia (my ever unreliable source) initially listed it as a silver medal. At least she's still on topic for the thread.

Alan Boyson, a muralist and creator of the Salford Tree of Knowledge, has died. He was 88. http://www.salfordstar.com/article.asp?id=4679

Tina Fuentes, a Spanish synchronized swimmer who won a silver medal at the 2004 Olympics as part of the artistic swimming team, has died. She was 34. https://translate.google.com/translate?hl=en&sl=es&u=https://www.20minutos.es/deportes/noticia/fallecimiento-tina-fuentes-natacion-sincronizada-3425638/0/&prev=search

Ken Sturdy, a British sailor who helped in the evacuation of more than 330,000 Allied soldiers at Dunkirk, has died. He was 98. In 2017, Sturdy, who'd settled in Calgary, represented the film at the 'Movies for Grownups Awards' put on by the American Association for Retired Persons. He'd later receive a handwritten note from 'Dunkirk' film director Christopher Nolan thanking him for his remarks on the film. http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/calgary/wwii-dunkirk-veteran-ken-sturdy-1.4801109

I checked the DDP archives back through 2012 without a listing. However, a quick search of the Deathlist does show he was a 2016 pick in the Hare's Death Pool. He'd also last been picked in the Alt Obituaries pool in 2016. Wikipedia suggests he had ALS but the obit I included indicates it was never conclusively diagnosed.

Marta DuBois, who played 'Ardra' in the Star Trek: The Next Generation episode 'Devil's Due', died May 8th with little public acknowledgement. https://www.legacy.com/obituaries/name/marta-dubois-obituary?pid=188977616 http://memory-alpha.wikia.com/wiki/Marta_Dubois

Ada Lynn, who appeared uncredited in three productions in the 1930s, including 'Our Gang Follies of 1938', as herself in a few shows in the 1950s, in three more productions in the 80s & 90s including an uncredited role in 'JFK' before last appearing as a contestant on 'America's Got Talent' in 2007, has died. She was 89. http://obits.dallasnews.com/obituaries/dallasmorningnews/obituary.aspx?n=ada-lynn&pid=190050067

Jeff Lowe and Tom Frost, ages 67 & 81, died on the same day. Lowe climbed Eiger, in the Swiss Alps, Frost was a known figure at Yosemite National Park. https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/jeff-lowe-tom-frost-death-climbers-us-latest-a8508496.html

Dead http://www.ktvu.com/news/voice-of-bay-area-roller-derby-pro-wrestling-dead-at-97

I saw it about a month ago. If she was in it, she wasn't explicitly acknowledged and wasn't among those interviewed. She also doesn't have a credit in the IMDB for it.

Steve Musulin, best known under the moniker Steve Travis and who wrestled close to 1,000 matches from 1977 to 1984, including appearing in both the WWWF and WWF, has died. He was 67. http://slam.canoe.com/Slam/Wrestling/2018/08/21/22783369.html