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Former Bishop of Bermuda Christopher Luxmoore, a devoted clergyman who strove for unity in the local Anglican community, has died in England at the age of 87. Bishop Luxmoore, who served in Bermuda from 1985 to 1989, passed away on Sunday in Chichest...

A memorial service will be held this weekend for one-of-a-kind mechanic Edwin Baker, the Island’s sewing machine master, who has died at the age of 72. A distributor and repairman of the once ubiquitous machines, Mr Baker — known as Ed or “Mr Ed” to ...

Broadcasting legend Arthur Rankin Jr — the animator, producer and director behind some of television’s most enduring holiday specials — has died in his 90th year following a bout of illness. Bermuda’s own movie mogul, who cornered the market for Chri...

Doris Cholmondeley Webster, a Founding member of the Bermuda Industrial Union, has died at the age of 105. Mrs Webster was born in 1909, the daughter of Henry and Mary Douglas. While she was forced to give up on education at the age of 15 when her f...

Bermuda Astronomical Society president Edward (Eddie) McGonagle has died at the age of 83. Mr McGonagle was described by friends yesterday as a warm and funny man who deeply loved teaching people about the stars. “He had a brilliant mind. He was a qu...

Friends and family said farewell to popular athlete and coach Devrae Noel-Simmons, who passed away last week at the age of 45. Known in part for his large build and iconic mohawk, Mr Noel-Simmons was a popular bodybuilder, rugby player and coach. He ...

Popular local artist Mark Burgess — an advertising designer, performer with the band Last Rites and former “Voice of Trimingham’s” — has died suddenly at the age of 56. Mr Burgess was in Miami, Florida with his wife Maggie Toruno Coelho Burgess when ...

Gombeys flanked the entrance to Hamilton's Anglican Cathedral on Saturday to pay their respects at the funeral service for former MP Louise Jackson. Ms Jackson's love of dance led her to become a historian of the quintessentially Bermudian art-form —...

Popular musician and teacher Douglas Frith passed away this weekend at the age of 81. Born in London, Mr Frith performed with star artists including Tom Jones and Englebert Humperdinck before coming to Bermuda in 1967. While on the Island he continue...

Top fuel industry executive and Bermudian Keith Hollis, whose career included developing the eight mile Esso pipeline from St George’s to Belco’s Hamilton power plant, has died and his funeral is planned for today. Stephen Turner, Exxon Corporation ...

Andrew Faries, a popular Special Olympian and counsellor for the disabled, has died at the age of 24. Known across the community as Hottwheels, Mr Faries’s specially adapted motorbike was a familiar sight on local roads. Although he used a wheelchair...

A “true pioneer” in Bermuda’s school system, and a principal to generations of Bermudian students, Charlotte Ming, has died at the age of 68. Dr Ming, the wife of renowned Bermudian chef Fred Ming, passed suddenly from cancer on Thursday. The couple ...