OFFBEAT: Dr. Joyce Brothers, a famed brain, dies at age 85

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OFFBEAT: Country music king George Jones dead at age 81

Country music icon George Jones died Friday at 81 at Vanderbilt University Medical Center in Nashville, according to his publicist Kirt Webster. He was hospitalized with fever and irregular blood pressure, forcing him to postpone two shows.

Henderson 'determined to give back'

CRETE | Before he helped lead Duke University to three straight Final Four appearances from 1988-1990 and was selected in the second round of the NBA draft by the Dallas Mavericks, Phil Henderson starred as a McDonald's All-American basketball player at Crete-Monee High School.

Former GSU president Goodman-Malamuth dies

UNIVERSITY PARK | Leo Goodman-Malamuth II, second president of Governors State University, died Sunday at his home in LaQuinta, Calif., the university announced Wednesday.

Twin Actors Conrad (left) and Bonar Bain on "Maude"

Identical twin actors Conrad (left) and Bonar Bain appeared on the CBS sitcom "Maude" playing twin brothers, prior to Conrad's starring role as wealthy Mr. Drummond on "Diff'rent Strokes" on NBC in the 1980s.

Twins Marian (left) and Vivian Brown

This Sept. 22, 2008, photo shows identical twins Marian, left, and Vivian Brown at a restaurant in San Francisco sporting their trademark matching high-end outfits, identical hairdos and cheerful smiles. The 85-year-old Vivian died in her sleep on Jan. 9 at an assisted care facility.

OFFBEAT: Passing of famed pairs this month totals three

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OFFBEAT: Psychic Irene Hughes bright as stars she consulted

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Psychic Irene Hughes dead at age 92

Irene Hughes, who went from being a Chicago Heights housewife to one of the world's most acclaimed psychics, died early Friday morning. She was 92.

Psychic Irene Hughes dead at age 92

Psychic Irene Hughes, shown speaking at Annie's Tea Room in Crete, Ill., at an August 2007 event, died Friday. She was 92.

OFFBEAT: Dorothy McGuire, of famed McGuire Sisters, dies at age 84

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FROM the FARM: Phyllis Diller's kitchen craft lives on with cookbook connections

Despite her larger-than-life funny persona on stage, comedienne Phyllis Diller was also so much more the moment she stepped out of the performance spotlight.

OFFBEAT: Phyllis Diller, gone at 95, but lives on with her laughter

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OFFBEAT: Valpo department store owner Harvey Miller dead at age 84

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Harvey Miller of Miller's Mart Market and Department Store

Harvey Miller, shown in this August 1996 photo in his Miller's Market grocery store in Valparaiso, ran both his family supermarket and department story more than half a century.

OFFBEAT: Hammond reader pleased to see Peppy the Flame in morning newspaper

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OFFBEAT: 'All About Eve' Actress Celeste Holm Dead at age 95

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Bette Davis and Celeste Holm at The Stork Club in a Scene from the 1950 Film "All About Eve"

Bette Davis and Celeste Holm at New York's The Stork Club in a scene from the 1950 Film "All About Eve."

Celeste Holm at "War Horse" in New York, Sunday, Dec. 4, 2011.

Celeste Holm at the world premiere of "War Horse," in New York, Sunday, Dec. 4, 2011.

OFFBEAT: Andy Griffith's memory will live on through legendary TV career

For the generations who grew up with Andy Griffith's character Sheriff Andy Taylor on his namesake "The Andy Griffith Show," the actor and the character seemed identical.