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Obituaries

Tue, October 22, 2019 | 10:09

Irish nun who nursed Korean HIV patients dies

Sister Miriam Cousins, an Irish nun who dedicated her life to helping prostitutes and HIV patients in Korea, died Aug. 17, according to the Missionary Society of Saint Columban.

2019-08-22 15:00

Former Korea Times managing editor dies

Kim Yong-koo, a former managing editor of The Korea Times, passed away, Monday. He was 90. He worked as an interpreter and chaplain in the army between Korean and U.S. forces during the Korean War at U.N. Military Headquarters. Kim, Korea's first Nieman fellow at Harvard University in 1962, started his carrier in journalism by working as a reporter at the country's oldest Eng...

2019-08-19 17:30

'Easy Rider' star, 1960s swashbuckler Peter Fonda dies at 79

Actor Peter Fonda, the son of a Hollywood legend who became a movie star in his own right after both writing and starring in the counter-culture classic ``Easy Rider,'' died Friday at his home of complications from lung cancer. He was 79.

2019-08-18 14:35

Independence fighter Kim Byung-gil passed away at 96

Kim Byung-gil, an independence fighter during the 1910-45 Japanese colonial era, died of a stroke Thursday. According to the Ministry of Patriots and Veterans Affairs Busan Office, Friday, Kim passed away from a stroke at the Busan Veterans Hospital, Thursday. He was 96.

2019-08-11 16:04

Lee Min-hwa, start-up pioneer and entrepreneurship educator, dies at 66

Lee Min-hwa, a start-up pioneer, entrepreneurship professor and prolific writer about innovation, died of a heart attack on Saturday. He was 66.

2019-08-04 13:14

Former lawmaker Chung found dead

Chung Doo-un, former lawmaker of the Saenuri Party, the predecessor of the now main opposition Liberty Korea Party, was found dead on a mountain in Seoul, Tuesday.

2019-07-16 21:44

Ex-dictator Chun's elder brother dies at 90

Chun, a former police officer, amassed a massive fortune in the 1980s by taking advantage of cozy ties with the government and business leaders. He was said to be the “de facto owner” of Noryangjin Fisheries Wholesale Market, the biggest fisheries market in Seoul.

2019-07-03 13:10

Moon pays tribute to late first lady Lee Hee-ho

President Moon Jae-in places flowers in front of a portrait of the late former first lady Lee Hee-ho, the widow of former liberal President Kim Dae-jung, at her home in Donggyo-dong, Mapo District, Seoul, Sunday, after he arrived back in the capital following an eight-day tour of Finland, Norway and Sweden. Yonhap

2019-06-16 18:01

Koreans bid farewell to ex-first lady

South Koreans bid their last farewell to late former first lady Lee Hee-ho on Friday, in honor of her contribution to inter-Korean reconciliation efforts and the enhancement of women's rights. Lee died at the age of 96 late Monday while suffering from liver cancer. She was the widow of former liberal President Kim Dae-jung, the architect of the "sunshine policy" of engaging N...

2019-06-14 12:01

Former President Kim Dae-jung's wife, political partner dies

Lee Hee-ho, former President Kim Dae-jung's widow and a long-time fighter for women's rights in South Korea died Tuesday. She was 97.

2019-06-11 17:19

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