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| Denis Twitchett, 80, Scholar Who Created 'History of China', Is Dead |
| The scholar was best known for his role in creating a 15 volume study widely regarded as the most comprehensive history of China in the English language (more) |
| Caspar Weinberger, presidents' aide, dies |
| WASHINGTON Caspar W Weinberger, who oversaw the Pentagon's biggest peacetime spending increase as President Reagan's defense secretary and later was indicted for his role in the Iran Contra affair, died Tuesday He was 88 (more) |
| Britt Lomond, 'Zorro' villain |
| By Associated Press | HUNTINGTON BEACH, Calif Britt Lomond, who played the dastardly Capitan Monastario in the 1950s television series ''Zorro' and was a staple on other Western series, including ''Death Valley Days' and ''Rawhide,' has died (more) |
| Obituary - Lou Puim |
| Extract not available (more) |
| Eugene Landy, Therapist to Beach Boys' Leader, Dies at 71 |
| Eugene Landy was widely credited with helping Brian Wilson stage a comeback in the early 1980's after he had spent years mired in depression and substance abuse (more) |
| Robert Frederick Bodine |
| March 30, 2006 While serving with the Army Air Forces in World War II, Robert Frederick Bodine trained as a pilot, flying numerous missions from India to China (more) |
| Obituaries |
| Robert A Wasel, 78, a retired NASA rocket scientist who was a key engineer for the largest rocket ever built but whose expertise was no match for the winds of Hawaii, died of a staph infection March 6 at Suburban Hospital in Bethesda He had corona (more) |
| Howard C. Dundon | Building contractor, 86 |
| Howard C Dundon, 86, of Bryn Mawr, a retired building contractor and decorated World War II veteran, died Friday of chronic pulmonary obstructive disease at Bryn Mawr Hospital Mr Dundon graduated from West Philadelphia High School (more) |
| Robert Harry Smith, 73; Biblical Scholar, Dean of Seminary in Exile |
| Louis who walked out in 1974 in a theological dispute that ended with the ousting of Concordia's president, the Rev John Tietjen (more) |
| Lyn Nofziger, unconventional adviser, press secretary to Reagan |
| He was 81 A rumpled and irreverent conservative who joined Reagan's ranks early in the political career of the actor turned politician, Mr (more) |
| Rocio Durcal, 61; Spanish Actress, Singer Evolved From Teen Idol to Musical |
| She was 61 Durcal, whose real name was Maria de los Angeles de las Heras Ortiz, had been battling cancer for the last five years (more) |
| Robert W. Sayre, lawyer and equal-rights advocate |
| Robert W Sayre, 90, of Haverford, a lawyer and equal rights advocate, died Sunday of a stroke at his home Mr (more) |
| Nikki Sudden, British musician |
| News By Associated Press | NEW YORK Musician Nikki Sudden, a British cult favorite since the late '70s as both a solo act and part of influential bands like Swell Maps and the Jacobites, died (more) |
| Caspar W. Weinberger, 88; architect of massive Pentagon buildup |
| By Mark Feeney, Globe Staff | Caspar W Weinberger, who as secretary of defense during the Reagan administration presided over the largest peacetime military buildup in US history, died yesterday at Eastern Maine Medical Center in Bangor (more) |
| John Wesley Haubner | Patent attorney, 92 |
| John Wesley Haubner, 92, of Media, a retired patent attorney, died Sunday at Riddle Memorial Hospital in Media of an apparent heart attack Mr (more) |
| Dan Curtis | Producer and director, 78 |
| Dan Curtis, 78, a producer and director who brought the epic miniseries The Winds of War and War and Remembrance to television and created the offbeat soap opera Dark Shadows, died Monday near Brentwood, Calif (more) |
| Charles J. Baker | Bank executive, 80 |
| Charles J Baker, 80, of Harleysville, a former vice president and branch manager of Alex Brown & Sons investment bank and brokerage firm in Philadelphia, died of respiratory failure Saturday at Spring House Estates Mr (more) |
| Doris Muscatine, 80, Writer on California Wine and Food, Dies |
| Doris Muscatine's writing helped introduce California cooking, with its emphasis on fresh, locally grown ingredients, to the rest of the country (more) |
| Helen Aaron; fostered political participation |
| By Gloria Negri, Globe Staff | Helen Strauss Aaron was a pioneer in politics As women began flexing their political muscle in the years after passage of the 19th Amendment, she helped found the League of Women Voters of Chicago in 1930 (more) |
| Trevor Armbrister, 72; Reader's Digest Writer Started Volunteer Group |
| Trevor Armbrister, 72, a correspondent for Reader's Digest who ghostwrote Gerald R (more) |
| Jack H. Piller |
| March 30, 2006 One of Jack H Piller's favorite pursuits was helping other people learn, whether the high school students in his English class, adults earning a GED or immigrants learning English as a second language (more) |
| Obituary: Michael Bateman |
| Michael Bateman, who has died, aged 74, from complications following a traffic accident outside his country home in Norfolk three years ago, was a journalist and pioneering food writer (more) |
| Ernest A. Albert | Artist, 101 |
| Ernest A Albert, 101, an artist whose paintings hang in hundreds of private collections in the region, died of multiple organ failure March 15 at Masonic Village, an assisted living facility in Lafayette Hill (more) |
| Obituary: Caspar Weinberger, who served as President Ronald Reagan's defenc |
| Caspar Weinberger, who served as President Ronald Reagan's defence secretary and was later indicted for his role in the Iran Contra affair, has died in hospital near his home in Maine, aged 88 (more) |
| Ian Hamilton Finlay, 80; Scottish Artist's Work Centered on Nature |
| Ian Hamilton Finlay, 80, one of Scotland's best known artists whose work included sculpture, poetry and philosophy, died Monday at a nursing home in Scotland after a long illness, said Victoria Miro, a spokeswoman for his gallery in London (more) |
| Richard F. Treadway, 92; was state GOP chairman |
| By Michael Naughton, Globe Correspondent | Before Richard F Treadway became an elected public official, he had experience serving the public as the owner and manager of a popular and historic Sturbridge tavern '' (more) |
| Bob Blue, 57; former teacher wrote songs, essays, stories |
| By Bryan Marquard, Globe Staff | Songs, stories, essays, poems Bob Blue moved among them effortlessly, even as illness slowly curtailed his mobility '' (more) |
| Theodore V. Hooven Jr. | Renovation firm owner, 86 |
| Theodore V Hooven Jr , (more) |
| Nikki Sudden, 49; Punk Rocker Performed Solo and With Groups |
| According to a posting on Sudden's website, there was no word on the cause of death His solo album 2004's 'Treasure Island' featured guest appearances by ex Rolling Stones guitarist Mick Taylor and former Faces keyboardist Ian McLagan (more) |
| Carl E. Jones, 68; Criminal Defense Lawyer Won Many High-Profile Murder Cas |
| Jones, a highly regarded Los Angeles criminal defense attorney who won a number of high profile murder acquittals, has died He was 68 Jones, who retired in 1999, died of a heart attack March 20 at his home in Woodstock, Md , (more) |
| Trevor Armbrister, 72; Reader's Digest Writer Started Volunteer Group |
| Trevor Armbrister, 72, a correspondent for Reader's Digest who ghostwrote Gerald R Ford's best selling presidential memoirs and later founded a major humanitarian organization, died March 22 of pancreatic cancer at his home in Chevy Chase (more) |
| Eleanor Broderick; taught in Milford for almost half century |
| By Elizabeth Raftery, Globe Correspondent | It was not uncommon for Eleanor R ( Killian) Broderick, whose teaching career in Milford spanned nearly 50 years, to run into former students or their families when she was in public '' (more) |
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