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Annette Funicello, the most popular Mouseketeer on "The Mickey Mouse Club,'' who matured to a successful career in records and `60s beach party movies but struggled with illness in middle age and after, died April 8. She was 70.  (VINCE BUCCI/AFP/Getty Images)

Beloved Actress, Disney Mouseketeer Annette Funicello Dead At 70

Actress Annette Funicello, long-time Disney and Beach Party star, passed away on Monday April 8 at Mercy Southwest Hospital in Bakersfield, CA, at the age of 70. She died peacefully from complications due to Multiple Sclerosis, a disease she battled for over 25 years.

2013/04/08

Paul Teti Climb to the Top

Race To Top Of The Rock Raises $750K For MS

Nearly 1,000 people withstood the pain of running 66 flights to the “Top of the Rock” on Sunday for the “Climb to the Top” drive at Rockefeller Center.

2011/02/27

Flames (file / credit: Woohae Cho/Getty Images)

Handicapped Woman Dies In Overnight L.I. Fire

Suffolk County police say the woman was pronounced dead early Thursday morning inside her Mastic home.

2011/01/20

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