» Swedish Soprano Elisabeth Soderstrom dies at 82 (AP)
11/20/09 20:28
AP - Swedish soprano Elisabeth Soderstrom, an international opera star, has died, her husband Sverker Olow says.

» Herbert J. Miller Jr. | Eased Nixon pardon, 85
11/20/09 08:01
Herbert J. "Jack" Miller Jr., 85, who led the Justice Department's war on organized crime in the 1960s and later brokered the pardon of former President Richard M. Nixon and prevented the release of Nixon's White House tapes after the Water..

» Huang Tingxin | Chinese WWII vet, 91
11/20/09 08:01
Huang Tingxin, 91, the last Chinese veteran of the 1944 liberation of France, died Nov. 11, state media reported Wednesday.

» Lewis L. Millett | Korean War hero, 88
11/20/09 08:01
Lewis L. Millett, 88, a retired Army colonel and veteran of three wars who received a Medal of Honor for leading a bayonet charge up a heavily defended hill during the Korean War, died Saturday at a hospital in Loma Linda, Calif.

» Harry A. Duffort | Engineering supervisor, 76
11/20/09 08:01
Harry A. Duffort, 76, of Northeast Philadelphia, a retired engineering supervisor and church volunteer, died of lymphoma Nov. 7 at Aria Health-Torresdale Campus.

» Glenda A. Christopher | Executive assistant, 64
11/20/09 08:01
Glenda A. Christopher, 64, of Southwest Philadelphia, an executive assistant and a political activist, died of cancer last Friday at Pennsylvania Hospital.

» Jeanne-Claude, part of art duo who covered the globe
11/20/09 08:01
NEW YORK - Artist Jeanne-Claude, 74, who created the Central Park installation The Gates and other large-scale "wrapping" projects worldwide with her husband, Christo, has died.

» James E. Cogan III | Bucks track coach, 33
11/20/09 08:01
The funeral for James E. Cogan III, an assistant track coach at Central Bucks High School West, will be held at 10:30 a.m. tomorrow at Joseph A. Fluehr Funeral Home, 241 E. Butler Ave., New Britain.

» Stephen Barcus, 68, wrote ads and TV scripts
11/20/09 08:01
Stephen Barcus, 68, of Narberth, a former Philadelphia advertising executive and Hollywood scriptwriter, died of a heart attack Nov. 12 at the Penn Valley home of his brother.

» C. 'Chris' Pavlides, 62, executive
11/20/09 08:01
Constantine "Chris" Pavlides, 62, of West Chester, founder and chairman of the Greater Philadelphia Senior Executive Group and an associate professor at the Fox School of Business at Temple University, died Tuesday in a single-car crash aft..

» Glenda A. Christopher, activist and churchwoman, dies at 64
11/20/09 08:01
"THE WORLD lost a brilliant point of light," James Davis Jr., owner of RCS Searchers Inc., said about Glenda A. Christopher, one of his loyal employees.

» Jeanne-Claude, 74; created vast fabric artworks with Christo
11/20/09 05:00
Jeanne-Claude, 74, the flame-haired wife and collaborator of the environmental artist Christo, who was her husband's valiant defender and handled the complex fundraising for their enormous fabric artworks, died Nov. 18 at a New York hospit..

» Obituaries
11/20/09 05:00
George H. Harshaw Sr., 83, a critically acclaimed bass-baritone singer who operated a vocal studio in Washington for decades, died Nov. 2 of prostate cancer at his home in Silver Spring.

» Dell Hymes, 82; linguistics, anthropology scholar
11/20/09 05:00
Dell Hymes, an influential scholar of linguistics and anthropology who helped pioneer the study of how people use language in their everyday lives, died of kidney failure Nov. 13 at a nursing home in Charlottesville. The retired University..

» Jeanne-Claude, 75, artist who cocreated ‘The Gates’ in NYC
11/20/09 04:30
NEW YORK - Artist Jeanne-Claude, who created the 2005 Central Park installation “The Gates’’ and other large scale “wrapping’’ projects with her husband, Christo, has died. She was 74.

» Sy Syms, 83; longtime retailer sold fashion at a discount
11/20/09 03:54
WASHINGTON - Sy Syms, the discount retailer who for 35 years told millions of television viewers that “an educated consumer is our best customer,’’ died of heart disease Nov. 17 at his home in New York City. He was 83.

» Irving Kriesberg, painter of dreamlike landscapes; 90
11/20/09 03:53
NEW YORK - Irving Kriesberg, a much admired American painter whose work combined the intense colors of abstract expressionism with haunting images of human and animal forms, died of complications of Parkinson’s disease Nov. 11 at his ..

» Edward Woodward, star in 'Breaker Morant,' 'Wicker Man'
11/20/09 03:52
LONDON - Edward Woodward, the star of films including “Breaker Morant’’ and “The Wicker Man,’’ died Monday. He was 79.

» Stanley Wald, 84; founded group that takes pets to infirm
11/20/09 03:52
Stanley H. Wald, a Brookline native and founder of a nonprofit therapy organization that brought pets into nursing homes, died at home in Portland, Ore., June 19. He was 84.

» Roger J. Donahue, at 86; was Superior Court judge
11/20/09 03:51
As a Superior Court justice, Roger J. Donahue did not hesitate to send criminals to prison, sometimes for lengthy terms.

» Barbara Elaine Maze, BU assistant dean
11/20/09 03:50
“My mother used to say that music was the sugar of life,’’ Holly Maze Carter said of Barbara Elaine Maze, who as a child found a sweetness in singing that was absent from the life she endured.

» Obituaries in the news (AP)
11/20/09 03:48
AP - Jeanne-Claude

» Artist Jeanne-Claude dies; co-created 'The Gates' (AP)
11/19/09 16:03
AP - Artist Jeanne-Claude, who created the 2005 installation in Central Park called "The Gates" with her husband Christo, has died. She was 74.

» Katie Zimring, 68, teacher in W. Phila.
11/19/09 08:01
Katie Pump Zimring, 68, a teacher at Samuel Powel Elementary School in West Philadelphia for 27 years, died of lung cancer Saturday at home in Elkins Park.

» Dell Hathaway Hymes, 82, Penn education dean
11/19/09 08:01
Dell Hathaway Hymes, 82, a linguist, an anthropologist, and a folklorist who was dean of the Graduate School of Education at the University of Pennsylvania for 12 years, died of complications of Alzheimer's disease Nov. 13 at the Cedars Nur..

» James A. 'Chip' McGann, former standout schoolboy grappler, dies at 57
11/19/09 08:01
James Augustine McGann IV went from the Philadelphia area to California where he was an executive for a laboratory-supply company and liked to hike and camp in the state's varied terrain.

» Eddie Bell, pioneering black football star, dies at 78
11/19/09 08:01
EDDIE BELL was a pioneer in the ranks of college and pro football. He was the first black All-American and captain of the football team at the University of Pennsylvania, and then one of the brave souls who integrated pro football in the '5..

» Obituaries
11/19/09 05:00
George M. Cornell, 89, a retired Pepco substation superintendent, died of sepsis Nov. 6 at Virginia Hospital Center in Arlington County. He lived in Arlington.

» Robert Wenthold, 61; national deaf institute science chief
11/19/09 05:00
Robert J. Wenthold, 61, a neuroscientist who had been scientific director since 1968 of the National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders, died of renal cancer Oct. 30 at his home in Bethesda.

» Wells Stabler dies; ambassador to Spain in post-Franco era
11/19/09 05:00
Wells Stabler, 90, a career Foreign Service officer who served as U.S. ambassador to Spain from 1975 to 1978, a critical period when the country was emerging from the long reign of dictator Francisco Franco, died Nov. 13 at Sibley Memorial..