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Paid Notice: Deaths FISCHER, CELIA BENDER

2006-09-28T05:00:00+0000

FISCHER--Celia Bender beloved wife, mother, grandmother and great-grandmother died at 103 as she lived. A woman of kindness, dignity, sensitivity and beauty, she leaves to her family and to all who knew her an enduring legacy of unconditional love. You may wish to honor her memory with a contribution to the Jewish Home for the Elderly, 175 Jefferson Street, Fairfield, CT 06825.


Pal Benko, Who Stepped Aside for Bobby Fischer, Dies at 91

2019-08-26T21:08:14+0000

In 1970 Mr. Benko qualified for the world chess championship cycle but, past his peak as a competitive player, ceded his place to the much younger Mr. Fischer.


Shelby Lyman, 82, Dies; Unlikely Star of a Fischer-Spassky Broadcast

2019-08-20T09:00:14+0000

Mr. Lyman was a high-ranked player who was drafted to provide live commentary of the celebrated chess match in 1972. The show became an improbable hit.


Notable Deaths 2016: Artur Fischer

2018-06-06T18:20:14+0000


Artur Fischer, Inventor With More Patents Than Edison, Dies at 96

2016-02-09T00:27:42+0000

Mr. Fischer, an obsessive tinkerer, created a wall anchor that’s used by millions and the first synchronized camera flash, an idea that came to him when trying to photograph his newborn daughter.


Bobby Fischer Dies

2013-07-19T19:44:30+0000

Mr. Fischer was one of the most powerful American chess players in history.


Mary Ann Fischer, Whose Quintuplets Were a U.S. First, Dies at 79

2012-12-15T04:05:00+0000

Mrs. Fischer, who already had five children at home in Aberdeen, S.D., made big news in 1963 by delivering five more.


Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau, Lyrical and Powerful Baritone, Dies at 86

2012-05-18T16:06:41+0000

Mr. Fischer-Dieskau’s beautiful voice and mastery of technique made him the 20th century’s pre-eminent interpreter of art songs.


Clare Fischer, Arranger and Keyboardist, Is Dead at 83

2012-02-03T04:33:34+0000

Mr. Fischer was influential in jazz and arranged pop and R&B compositions for the likes of Paul McCartney, Michael Jackson, Prince and Celine Dion.


Patrick C. Fischer, Early Unabomber Target, Is Dead at 75

2011-08-31T04:34:21+0000

Mr. Fischer, a computer scientist whose theoretical work helped make Internet searches possible, was most widely known as an early target of the so-called Unabomber.



Latest NY Times Obituaries


David Gergen, Adviser to Presidents and Political Commentator, Dies at 83

Sat, 12 Jul 2025 03:54:04 +0000

He served under Nixon, Ford, Reagan and Clinton before becoming a top editor and a familiar TV pundit. “Centrism doesn’t mean splitting the difference,” he said.

Mark Snow, Who Conjured the ‘X-Files’ Theme, Is Dead at 78

Fri, 11 Jul 2025 23:10:21 +0000

It took a misplaced elbow, a quirk of Los Angeles geography and some whistling from his wife to produce one of television’s most memorable melodies.

Brian Clarke, Stained-Glass Innovator, Is Dead at 71

Fri, 11 Jul 2025 22:34:55 +0000

Believing that the art form had to move from religious to secular settings, he designed installations in airports, corporate buildings, a country club and a marketplace.

Dave ‘Baby’ Cortez, Hitmaker Who Seemed to Vanish, Is Dead at 83

Fri, 11 Jul 2025 16:25:30 +0000

His “The Happy Organ” reached No. 1 in 1959, but his pop stardom was short-lived, and his death in 2022, with an anonymous burial, remains a source of mystery.

Henry Mount Charles, Whose Castle Was a Mecca for Rock, Dies at 74

Thu, 10 Jul 2025 04:27:38 +0000

To preserve his Irish manor, he staged concerts on its grounds, drawing the likes of U2, Bruce Springsteen, Bob Dylan, Madonna, 50 Cent and the Rolling Stones as well as tens of thousands of fans.

Richard Greenberg, Playwright Whose ‘Take Me Out’ Won a Tony, Dies at 67

Tue, 08 Jul 2025 20:01:52 +0000

More than 30 of his plays were produced on Broadway and off. Many of them dealt with the manners and mores of New York’s upper middle class.



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