Obituaries

Pope Francis, whose warm, humble, no-nonsense manner galvanized the Roman Catholic Church and drew widespread admiration from outsiders, has died.

Nora Aunor, a prolific entertainer who was beloved in the Philippines, died Wednesday at age 71. Aunor ‘touched generations with her unmatched talent,’ says her daughter.

Wink Martindale, the king of the television game show who hosted ‘Tic-Tac-Dough,’ ‘Gambit’ and ‘High Rollers,’ died Tuesday. He was 91.

Elaine Wynn, the co-founder of Mirage Resorts and Wynn Resorts, billionaire philanthropist and art collector and philanthropist, has died. She was 82.

Affectionately known as ‘Pak Lah,’ or Uncle Lah, Abdullah was admitted to Kuala Lumpur’s National Heart Institute on Sunday after experiencing breathing difficulties.

Jed the Fish, the DJ who hosted the afternoon drive show on KROQ from 1978 to 2012, setting up the station as influential in the ’80s and ‘90s, has died at 69.

Andrea Nevins, wife of former Showtime chairman David Nevins, died Saturday after battling breast cancer. She directed documentary films, including ‘Tiny Shoulders: Rethinking Barbie.’

Peruvian author Mario Vargas Llosa, Nobel literature laureate and a giant of Latin American letters for decades, has died, his son said Sunday.