» Ann E. Ewing dies; science journalist turned nation's eyes to 'black holes'
08/01/10 04:00
Ann E. Ewing, 89, a journalist who specialized in writing about science and who is thought to be the first to report on so-called black holes, died July 24 at Washington Home & Community Hospices of pneumonia after a stroke. Black hole - J..

» Maurice Hines Sr. dies; toured widely with tap-dancing sons
08/01/10 04:00
Maurice Hines Sr., 88, a drummer who toured for a decade in the nightclub act Hines, Hines and Dad that helped propel his tap-dancing sons to fame, died July 27 at a hospice in his longtime home of Las Vegas. The cause of death was not rep..

» John Aylesworth dies; co-creator of 'Hee Haw'
08/01/10 04:00
John Aylesworth, 81, a television writer and producer who was co-creator of the long-running country variety show "Hee Haw," died July 28 at a hospital in Rancho Mirage, Calif. He had pulmonary fibrosis. Hee Haw - Business - United States ..

» C. Virginia Pearson, Milton Gusack, Charles E. Sell, James W. Robb die
08/01/10 04:00
James W. Robb, a professor emeritus of Romance languages at George Washington University and an authority on the Mexican essayist Alfonso Reyes, died June 27 at Sunrise Assisted Living in Washington of complications from a stroke. He died ..

» Battle turned D.C. soldier Frank Leimbach into a prolific letter writer
08/01/10 04:00
Frank Leimbach was a man of letters. One of them, to his mother, began like this: Writer - History - World War II - United States - Wars and Conflicts

» Veteran Italian screenwriter Cecchi D'Amico dies (AP)
07/31/10 15:12
AP - Screenwriter Suso Cecchi D'Amico, who emerged from the male-dominated post-war Italian cinema to become a celebrated artist and contribute to such milestones as "Bicycle Thieves" and "The Leopard," died Saturday at age 96.

» Dolores A. Purcell, 79; taught physical education
07/31/10 07:02
Dolores Antoni Purcell, 79, of Drexel Hill, a retired physical education teacher and winning coach at West Philadelphia Catholic High School for Girls, died of leukemia Wednesday, July 28, at Delaware County Memorial Hospital.

» Gene C. Costa, 81, entrepreneur
07/31/10 07:02
Gene C. Costa, 81, of Runnemede, a longtime South Jersey entrepreneur whose ventures included answering services and hubcap distribution, died of emphysema on Wednesday, July 28, at his home.

» Robert M. Seibert, 89, lawyer and World War II vet
07/31/10 06:33
Robert M. Seibert, later a Delaware County lawyer, parachuted during the World War II invasion of Sicily with more materials than he had when he left the plane.

» Leonard Searle, 79, dies; astronomer was former Carnegie Observatories director
07/31/10 04:00
Leonard Searle, an astronomer and past director of the Carnegie Observatories whose observations provided crucial information in determining the conditions of the big bang that created the universe and helped explain how heavy elements are..

» Ralph E. Buckley, Mark E. Hollingsworth die
07/31/10 04:00
Ralph E. Buckley, 95, a longtime educator who retired in 1976 as an area administrator for Fairfax County public schools and then spent 23 years as a weekend administrator at Northern Virginia Community College, died July 17 at Inova Fairf..

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» Michael Batterberry, 78, dies; editor of Food Arts magazine
07/31/10 04:00
Michael Batterberry, an authority on the aesthetics of food and culture who, with his wife, launched two magazines that influenced the thinking of home cooks and chefs alike, died July 28 of cancer at a hospital in New York City. He was 78..

» Sarah Bassin, 99, dies; co-owner of District's first sidewalk cafe
07/31/10 04:00
Sarah Bassin, 99, a Washington native who co-owned Bassin's Restaurant, the first District dining establishment to offer sidewalk seating, died June 30 in Naples, Fla. She had Alzheimer's disease. United States - Asia - Paris - Dance - Foo..

» Robert C. Tucker, 92, dies; scholar of Soviet-era politics and history
07/31/10 04:00
Robert C. Tucker, 92, whose early State Department assignment in Moscow launched a distinguished career as a scholar of Soviet-era politics and history, notably tracing the enduring impact of Joseph Stalin's reign, died July 29 at his home..

» John Branca, at 86; brother of Brooklyn Dodgers pitcher
07/31/10 03:00
John R. Branca, brother of famed Brooklyn Dodgers pitcher Ralph Branca and father of prominent entertainment lawyer John Branca, who is co-executor of Michael Jackson’s estate, has died, his family said Thursday. Ralph Branca - Michae..

» Al Goodman, R&B singer; member of the Moments, 67
07/31/10 02:58
Al Goodman — the soothing bass in the chart-topping rhythm-and-blues trio the Moments (later renamed Ray, Goodman & Brown), best known for the 1970 hit “Love on a Two-Way Street’’ — died Monday in Hackensack, N..

» Michael Batterberry; cofounded Food & Wine magazine
07/31/10 02:58
Michael Batterberry, a food writer and historian who with his wife founded two enduring, influential magazines, Food & Wine and Food Arts, died Wednesday in Manhattan. Magazine - Food & Wine - Writer - Wine - Food

» Jim Cole, 60; wrote book about attacks by grizzly bears
07/31/10 02:57
Jim Cole, a Montana man who recently published a book about surviving two attacks by grizzly bears, died July 22 at the age of 60. Grizzly Bear - Bear - Yellowstone National Park - Recreation - Wildlife

» Erich Steidtmann, former captain in Nazi SS; at age 95
07/31/10 02:57
A German newspaper says that former Nazi SS officer Erich Steidtmann, suspected but never convicted of involvement in World War II massacres, has died at age 95. World War II - Nazism - Schutzstaffel - History - Twentieth Century

» Bob Fenimore, 84, football star at Okla. State in 1940s
07/31/10 02:56
Former Oklahoma State football star Bob Fenimore, who was the top pick in the 1947 NFL draft, has died in Stillwater. He was 84. Bob Fenimore - NFL - Stillwater Oklahoma - Oklahoma State Cowboys football - Football

» John Delaney, 67; bridged the business, political world
07/31/10 02:56
Several stops into a career that took him from the state attorney general’s office to the executive branch of state government, from the Boston Municipal Research Bureau to directing public affairs for Bank of Boston, Jack Delaney sou..

» Arnold H. Raphaelson, 80, Temple professor
07/30/10 22:02
Arnold H. Raphaelson, 80, of Dresher, professor emeritus of economics at Temple University, died of complications from lung cancer Thursday, July 22, at Abington Memorial Hospital.

» Montana author, survivor of 2 grizzly attacks dies (AP)
07/30/10 17:09
AP - A Montana man who recently published a book about surviving two attacks by grizzly bears has died of natural causes. Jim Cole was 60.

» James E. Wright, businessman and veteran
07/30/10 07:04
JAMES E. WRIGHT, operator of an auto-body shop and lounge in West Philadelphia and a generous man who liked to help others, died of cancer Sunday. He was 68 and lived in West Oak Lane.

» Walter Camenisch Jr., 87, fund-raiser
07/30/10 07:02
Walter Camenisch Jr., 87, of Lansdale, a fund-raising consultant, died of complications from a heart attack Tuesday, July 27, at Lansdale Hospital.

» Elinor Zimmerman Taylor, 89, longtime lawmaker
07/30/10 07:02
Elinor Zimmerman Taylor, 89, the longest-serving woman in the Pennsylvania General Assembly when she retired in 2006 after 30 years, died Tuesday, July 27, at a hospice in Stuart, Fla.

» Paul M. Dare Jr., 77, teacher, gun-rights advocate
07/30/10 06:35
Paul M. Dare Jr., 77, of Audubon, a longtime business teacher in the Cherry Hill School District and a gun-rights advocate, died of a heart attack Monday, July 26, at Our Lady of Lourdes Medical Center in Camden.

» Mark S. Beaubien dies at 88; led NIH center on international health research
07/30/10 04:00
Mark S. Beaubien, 88, retired deputy director of the National Institutes of Health's Fogarty International Center, which promotes international health research, died July 9 at the Riderwood Village retirement community in Silver Spring. He..

» Jane Davis Drown, Virginia B. Giese
07/30/10 04:00
Jane Davis Drown, 87, a retired defense industry consultant for the old conglomerate GTE Corp., died July 15 at Goodwin House retirement community in Alexandria. She had Alzheimer's disease. Virginia - United States - Education - Colleges ..