» William Avery | Ex-Kansas governor, 98
11/07/09 08:01
Former Kansas Gov. William Avery, 98, who served one term in the 1960s, has died.

» Charlotte K. Guy | Librarian, 96
11/07/09 08:01
Charlotte Kohler Guy, 96, formerly of Ridley Park, a retired school librarian and a dedicated pastor's wife, died Oct. 30 at Freedom Village, a retirement community in West Brandywine.

» Rev. D.R. Schaeffer, Lutheran minister and social worker
11/07/09 08:01
The Rev. Donald R. Schaeffer, 85, a former Lutheran pastor in Montgomery County and social worker for the City of Philadelphia, died of heart failure Oct. 6.

» Thomas O'Malley | Jesuit educator, 79
11/07/09 08:01
The Rev. Thomas P. O'Malley, 79, who served as president of two Jesuit universities, Loyola Marymount and John Carroll, has died.

» Shel Dorf, 76, founded convention for fans of comic books, helped ‘Dick Tracy’ movie
11/07/09 05:47
LOS ANGELES - Shel Dorf, a prominent comic book collector who instigated the founding of the pop culture showcase in San Diego now known as Comic-Con, has died. He was 76.

» Thomas O’Malley; BC teacher led Loyola Marymount; at 79
11/07/09 05:47
LOS ANGELES - Thomas P. O’Malley, an engaging and scholarly priest who headed Loyola Marymount University during a period of significant expansion in the 1990s, died in Boston on Wednesday of an apparent heart attack. He was 79.

» Margaret Howland, 92; gave the needy her time, attention
11/07/09 05:47
Before items hit the shelves of the Thrift Shop of Boston Inc., Margaret Clarke Howland would sift through them in the back storeroom, looking for that boy’s size 6 pair of navy pants or whatever item a customer had requested, foragin..

» Dr. Donald Baim, 60, interventional cardiology pioneer
11/07/09 05:47
NATICK - Dr. Donald Baim, a renowned cardiologist and medical device executive, died yesterday following surgery to treat a form of cancer, his family said in a statement. He was 60.

» Paul L. Bloom, 70; battled Big Oil in Carter years
11/07/09 05:00
Paul L. Bloom, 70, an Energy Department lawyer who led a Carter administration effort that recovered billions of dollars from major oil companies that had overcharged their customers, died Oct. 9 of pancreatic cancer at Montgomery Hospice'..

» William C. Miller, 79; Montgomery, Md., judge
11/07/09 05:00
William C. Miller, 79, a retired Circuit Court judge in Montgomery County, who meted out the longest sentence in the county's judicial history up to that point, died Oct. 30 of congestive heart failure at his home in Silver Spring.

» Obituaries
11/07/09 05:00
William Belton, 95, a Foreign Service officer who in retirement became a major contributor to Cornell University's ornithology library, died of congestive heart failure Oct. 25 at his home in Great Cacapon, W.Va.

» Obituaries
11/07/09 05:00
Peter A. Rohrbach, 56, a communications lawyer who had been a partner since 1987 at Hogan & Hartson in Washington, died Oct. 25 at the University of Maryland hospital in Baltimore. He had complications from lymphoma.

» Obituaries
11/07/09 05:00
Manuel Solis, 91, who served briefly as Panama's president during Manuel Noriega's military regime, died of respiratory failure Nov. 6 at his home in Panama City.

» Obituaries
11/07/09 05:00
Anna L. Wood, 86, who was a member of Graham Road United Methodist Church in Falls Church for 53 years, died Oct. 4 at the Sunrise Senior Living center in Oakton. She had heart disease.

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11/07/09 04:02
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» George Na’ope, 81, was a master of Hawaii’s sacred hula dance
11/07/09 03:52
NEW YORK - George Na’ope, whose mastery of the hula made him a last link between an ancient ritual and modern entertainment, died on Oct. 26 at his home in Hilo, Hawaii. He was 81.

» Nick Counter, Hollywood studios' negotiator, dies (AP)
11/07/09 03:30
AP - Nick Counter, a longtime negotiator for Hollywood producers who led the studios through two grueling writers' strikes last year and in 1988, has died. He was 69.

» NYC's Village Gate club owner, Art D'Lugoff, dies (AP)
11/07/09 02:23
AP - Art D'Lugoff (Duh-LOO'-guhf), who owned the famed Village Gate nightclub in New York City, has died. He was 85.

» Former Panamanian leader Manuel Solis dies at 91 (AP)
11/06/09 20:26
AP - Manuel Solis, who served briefly as president during Manuel Noriega's military regime, died Friday. He was 91.

» Czech director Krejca dies at 87 (AP)
11/06/09 19:08
AP - Otomar Krejca, a renowned theater director in the Czech Republic, has died at the age of 87.

» Review: Arsenault's latest novel a fast-paced romp (AP)
11/06/09 18:30
AP - "Loot the Moon" (Minotaur), 276 pages, $24.99, by Mark Arsenault: Billy Povich, former investigative reporter, has been reassigned to write obituaries — his newspaper's way of encouraging him to quit.

» Hayward T. Ford, 70, gardening guru at W. Phila.'s Aspen Farms
11/06/09 08:01
Growing fruits, vegetables, and flowers in his community garden was therapy for Hayward T. Ford. "I come here so tired, I can hardly open the gate," he once told an Inquirer reporter, "but I can stay here all day and work, and think about t..

» Amos Florence Jr., 82, an artist with scissors and comb
11/06/09 08:01
THE AFRICAN-AMERICAN barbershop was always more than just a place to get a haircut or a styling. It has traditionally been a haven where men and women could escape the tribulations of the times and discuss the important issues of the day.

» Mae M. Braun | Executive secretary, 90
11/06/09 08:01
Mae M. Braun, 90, of Bustleton, a retired executive secretary, died of kidney failure Monday at Jeanes Hospital.

» Sheldon Dorf | Comic-book devotee, 76
11/06/09 08:01
Sheldon Dorf, 76, who founded the world famous Comic-Con International comic-book convention, died at a San Diego hospital Tuesday from kidney failure.

» Carl Ballantine | Actor, entertainer, 92
11/06/09 08:01
Carl Ballantine, 92, the comedy magician and character actor who was part of the PT boat crew on the 1960s sitcom McHale's Navy , died in his sleep Tuesday at his home in Hollywood Hills, Calif., said his daughter, Saratoga.

» Obituaries
11/06/09 05:00
Dale A. Bates, 74, a retired electrical engineer who worked for a Silver Spring defense contracting company, died Oct. 9 of liver disease at Suburban Hospital in Bethesda. He lived in Poolesville.

» Israeli photographer Yosef Hadar dies; did outreach for World Bank
11/06/09 05:00
Yosef "Yossi" Hadar, 66, an Israeli photographer who founded the World Bank's community relations program to foster better ties between the development bank and its host city of Washington, died Oct. 30 at a hospital in Sarasota, Fla. He h..

» John W. Mashek, 77; reporter covered presidential races
11/06/09 05:00
John W. Mashek, 77, a political reporter who covered presidential campaigns and conventions spanning four decades and was a panelist on televised presidential and vice presidential debates, died Nov. 3 at Montgomery General Hospital in Oln..