Deaths Elsewhere

Published 12:00 am Wednesday, December 30, 2015

Deaths of note from around the world:

Abbott Gleason, 77: A scholar of Russian history and culture whose works helped illuminate the Soviet Union during and beyond the Cold War era. Died Dec. 25 at a nursing home in East Providence, Rhode Island, from complications from Parkinson’s disease.

Ian Fraser Kilmister, 70: The jagged-voiced heavy metal singer and bassist known as Lemmy, who led the loud and fast British rock band Motorhead for decades. Died Monday from cancer.

— From wire reports