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N.C.L.E.'Fred Koenekamp, the Oscar-winning cinematographer known for his work on such films as Patton, Papillon and The Towering Inferno, has died. He was 94.Koenekamp died May 31, his daughter Kathy told The Hollywood Reporter. He suffered a stroke last year and died at her home in Bonita Springs, Fla.Koenekamp spent more than a decade at MGM, where he served as director of photography on several films as well as on the stylish NBC series The Man From U.N.C.L.E., The innovative cinematographer won his Oscar (shared with Joseph F. Biroc) for the disaster-film classic The Towering Inferno (1974) and also was nominated for Patton (1970) and Islands in the Stream (1977), a pair of George C. Scott starrers directed by Franklin J. Schaffner.He also collaborated with Schaffner on Papillon (1973), Yes, Giorgio (1982) and Welcome Home (1989).Koenekamp served as a DP on more than 40 features, including Live a Little, Love a Little (1968), The Great Bank Robbery (1969), Beyond the Valley of the Dolls (1970), Billy Jack (1971), Kansas City Bomber (1972), Uptown Saturday Night (1974), Fun With Dick and Jane (1977), The Champ (1979), The Amityville Horror (1979), First Family (1980) and The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai: Across the 8th Dimension (1984).Koenekamp served a 16-year apprenticeship before he became a director of photography, and he retired in the late 1980s. The American Society of Cinematographers honored him with its Lifetime Achievement Award in 2005.His father was H.F. Koenekamp, an Oscar nominee who began his career as a cinematographer at Mack Sennett Studios in 1913 and did special effects work on films including High Sierra, The Treasure of the Sierra Madre, White Heat and Strangers on a Train. He died in 1992 at age 100.“It didn’t mean that much as a young kid that my dad worked in pictures,” Koenekamp recalled in a 2005 interview with American Cinematographer magazine. “But every once in a while, he would take me to the studio on Saturdays. He was in special ...

Billings. Memorial service pending.(15)SCHAAL— Robert, 82, Billings. Service 11 a.m., Tuesday, Jan. 17, at Smith's West Chapel, 304 34th St. W. Interment at Yellowstone Valley Memorial Park. The family will greet friends 7 to 8 p.m., Monday at the Chapel.(17)Smith DowntownPARKER SR. — Lyle E., 91, of Billings. Cremation. Graveside memorial 10 a.m., Tuesday, January 17, at Mountview Cemetery, located at 1704 Central Avenue.(17)STEWART — Sr., Roger Nelson "Lucky," 77, Columbus. Funeral mass 10 a.m., Monday, Jan. 16, at St. Patrick Co-Cathedral, 215 N. 31st St., Billings. Rosary/Vigil Service 6 p.m., Sunday, at Smith Downtown Chapel, 925 S. 27th St. (16)GLOOR— Henry, 94.  Memorial service from 2 to 2:30 p.m., Monday, Jan. 16, at Ocee Chapel in Chapel Court at Saint John's Lutheran Home, 3940 Rimrock Road in Billings.  Light refreshments served afterwards.(16)DAVENPORT — Arlene J., 86, of Billings. Funeral service 2 p.m., Wednesday, Jan. 18, at Trinity Baptist Church, located at 1145 Nutter Blvd. Visitation will be held one hour prior to services at the church. Private interment at the Yellowstone National Cemetery.(18)DAVIS — Paula L., 86, of Billings. Celebration of Life at 2 p.m., Sunday, Jan. 15, at South Forty, 769 Fallow Lane.(15)GARCIA — Cynthia "Cindy," 56, of Billings. Viewing 3-6 p.m., Monday, Celebration of Life 6 p.m., both at Smith Funeral Chapels downtown. Funeral Service 10 a.m., Freedom Church. Inurnment later at Sunset Memorial Gardens Cemetery.(17)Smith LaurelLOWELL — Mary 89, of Billings. Cremation has taken place. Memorial services 2 p.m., Saturday, Jan. 21, Aspen Meadows Retirement Home, 3155 Ave. C, Billings, MT(15)Smith-Olcott ChapelGRADWOHL — Lonnie, 69, of Laurel. Cremation has taken place. Private family service at a later date.(17) #video-ad-asset-container, #video-ad-asset-container-played { max-height: 0px; overflow: hidden; -webkit-transition: max-height 1.5s; -moz-transition: max-height 1.5s; transition: max-height 1.5...

Memorial services will be held on Friday, Jan. 20, at 1 p.m., at Smith West Chapels. Interment will follow. A luncheon will take place at another location.(14)SCHROEDER — Margaret J., 78, of Billings. Memorial service pending.(15)SCHAAL — Robert, 82, Billings. Service 11 a.m., Tuesday, Jan. 17, at Smith's West Chapel, 304 34th St. W. Interment at Yellowstone Valley Memorial Park. The family will greet friends 7 to 8 p.m., Monday at the Chapel.(17)Smith DowntownSTEWART — Sr., Roger Nelson "Lucky," 77, Columbus. Funeral mass 10 a.m., Monday, Jan. 16, at St. Patrick Co-Cathedral, 215 N. 31st St., Billings. Rosary/Vigil Service 6 p.m., Sunday, at Smith Downtown Chapel, 925 S. 27th St. (16)PARKER SR. — Lyle E., 91, of Billings. Cremation. Graveside memorial 10 a.m., Tuesday, January 17, at Mountview Cemetery, located at 1704 Central Avenue.(17)PORTER — Jamie, 48, of Belfry. Memorial Service will take place on Sat., Jan. 14 at 2 p.m.(14)GLOOR — Henry, 94.  Memorial service from 2 to 2:30 p.m., Monday, Jan. 16, at Ocee Chapel in Chapel Court at Saint John's Lutheran Home, 3940 Rimrock Road in Billings.  Light refreshments served afterwards.(16)DAVENPORT — Arlene J., 86, of Billings. Funeral service 2 p.m., Wednesday, Jan. 18, at Trinity Baptist Church, located at 1145 Nutter Blvd. Visitation will be held one hour prior to services at the church. Private interment at the Yellowstone National Cemetery.(18)HOESEL — Vlasta (Slavick), 88, of Billings. Funeral services 1 p.m., Friday, Jan. 13, at Smith Downtown Chapels with visitation from 12-1 p.m., prior to the service.  A reception follows at the chapel from 2-3 p.m., and interment will be at 3:15 p.m., at Sunset Memorial Gardens in Billings.(14)  GOULET — LaVonne Ann, 82, of Billings. Viewing 10 a.m. to 8 p.m., Thursday, 10 a.m., up until Vigil at 6 p.m., Friday, at Smith Funeral Chapels downtown. Funeral Mass 10 a.m., Saturday, Little Flower Church, 3411 Third Ave. S. Interment at Holy Cross Cemetery.(14)DAVIS — Paula L., 86,...