R.J. Rappe may actually spend more time in water than he does on dry land. The senior captain on the Massachusetts diving team trains almost everyday, but his time in the pool is not always spent ...

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Virginia Rappe was a silent film actress who had a prominent role in Paradise Garden in 1917 — but she was just as well known for her sensationalized and mysterious death. Her death marked one of ...

In the summer of 1921, Roscoe “Fatty” Arbuckle was on top of the world. Paramount Pictures had paid him an unprecedented $3 million over three years to star in 18 silent films, and he’d just signed ...

RAPPE, LOUIS AMADEUS (2 Feb. 1801-8 Sept. 1877), first bishop of the Diocese of Cleveland, was born in Audrehem, France, to Eloi and Marie-Antoinette Noel Rappe. He studied at the college of ...

David C. Rappe of Coventry, Connecticut died on Tuesday, July 9, 2024. He is survived by his loving wife, Bertha Clark Rappe and his children, Elizabeth Featherston (Ronald) of Rhode Island, Carl ...

A memorial service for David Rappe will be held Friday June 4th at 11:00 AM at Mahn Family Funeral Home’s Rochester Chapel. The Reverend Mark Woodward will officiate. The visitation will be Thursday ...