| Evelyn D. Strubel | Kindergarten teacher, 89 |
| Evelyn Dangel Strubel, 89, formerly of Harleysville, a retired kindergarten teacher, died Tuesday of complications from dementia at the Rockhill Mennonite Community nursing facility in Sellersville Mrs Strubel graduated from Germantown High School (more) |
| Michael Shurtleff, at 86; cast actors in Broadway plays |
| LOS ANGELES Michael Shurtleff, a top Broadway casting director in the 1960s and 1970s who wrote 'Audition,' a bestselling book for actors, has died He was 86 Mr Shurtleff, who also was a playwright and acting teacher, died Jan 28 at his home h (more) |
| Maurice Papon, Convicted Vichy Official, 96, Dies |
| Maurice Papon was a prominent French functionary convicted in 1998 of complicity in Nazi crimes against humanity during the German occupation in World War II (more) |
| Army Pfc. David T. Toomalatai, 19, Carson; killed by a bomb in Iraq |
| MILITARY DEATHS Army Pfc David T Toomalatai, 19, Carson; killed by a bomb in Iraq By Kenneth R Weiss Times Staff Writer February 18, 2007 David T Toomalatai told his high school sweetheart that he was joining the Army so he could better take care (more) |
| Earl Mazo, 87; Richard Nixon Biographer |
| Earl Mazo, 87, a biographer of Richard Nixon and former political correspondent for the old New York Herald Tribune and the New York Times, died Feb 17 at Suburban Hospital in Bethesda of complications from a fall at his Chevy Chase home Mr Mazo w (more) |
| Inventor gave us remote control for TVs |
| BOISE, Idaho The co inventor of the TV remote, Robert Adler, has died Mr Adler, who won an Emmy Award along with fellow engineer Eugene Polley for the device that made the couch potato possible, died Thursday of heart failure at a Boise nursing h (more) |
| Ted Soulis -- charitable painter, businessman |
| Ted Soulis knew he was about to die He'd made his peace and said his goodbyes His family was gathered around him, and he was not afraid He closed his eyes and slumped over in his chair His wife let out a gasp And then Mr Soulis lifted his head, (more) |
| Joan Lowenthal: 1922 - 2007 |
| February 17, 2007 Joan Lowenthal's special touch can be seen inside homes throughout the North Shore A Highland Park interior designer, Mrs Lowenthal decorated scores of homes in the north suburbs for nearly five decades, treating each as if it (more) |
| Army Spc. Jeffrey D. Bisson, 22, Vista; among 4 killed in roadside blast |
| MILITARY DEATHS Army Spc Jeffrey D Bisson, 22, Vista; among 4 killed in roadside blast By Deborah Schoch Times Staff Writer February 18, 2007 After Jeffrey D Bisson discovered how to hover in the air over his native Southern California, he never (more) |
| John Lederle; UMass leader transformed system in 1960s |
| John W Lederle, who had a major vision for the University of Massachusetts, was its president during a period of enormous growth for the Amherst campus as well as the entire system Dr Lederle, who was president of the university from 1960 to 1970, (more) |
| John A. Graham | Software engineer, 79 |
| John A Graham, 79, of Wallingford, a retired software engineer, died of complications of colon cancer Monday at Chester County Hospital Mr Graham joined Remington Rand Corp in 1953 and helped develop practical applications for Univac, the first (more) |
| Robert Adler, 93; Engineer, Co-Inventor of TV Remote Control |
| Robert Adler, 93, co inventor of the television remote control, which encouraged the proliferation of couch potatoes, shortened the attention span of viewers and prompted innumerable household disputes over who would control the television, died Feb (more) |
| Sister Mary Leo Bryan | Chemistry professor, 83 |
| Sister Mary Leo Bryan, 83, of Rosemont, a chemistry professor at Rosemont College for 33 years and a hospital chaplain, died of heart failure Thursday at Bryn Mawr Hospital Sister Mary Leo joined the Rosemont faculty in 1955 She previously taught (more) |
| In the Cardiac Rehabilitation Center, She Was the Heart |
| Each of the thousands of heart patients who entered cardiac rehabilitation at Virginia Hospital Center over the past 30 years knew Robin Cuffe They knew her by her smile, her outstanding listening skills and her kindness for people dealing with chro (more) |
| PHOTOS: A soldier's devotion |
| Mark J Daily takes his oath as a U S Army officer at a commissioning ceremony at UCLA in June 2005 (more) |
| Alice Summerbell Culbert 1936-2007 |
| February 17, 2007 Although quiet and reserved, Alice Summerbell Culbert would quickly become a fighter if it involved equal rights for all members of society For more than 30 years, Mrs Culbert was a member of the NAACP La Grange Area Branch Sh (more) |
| Peter Ellenshaw, 93, Oscar-winning artist |
| LOS ANGELES Peter Ellenshaw, an Academy Award winning special effects artist who worked on Disney classics such as '20,000 Leagues Under the Sea,' 'Darby O'Gill and the Little People,' and 'Mary Poppins,' for which he won his Oscar, has died He (more) |
| Ian Stevenson Dies at 88; Studied Claims of Past Lives |
| Ian Stevenson, an academic psychiatrist, abandoned Freud as too unscientific and turned to the paranormal as a tool with which to plumb the human psyche (more) |
| Aaron Lerner, Skin Expert Who Led Melatonin Discovery, Dies at 86 |
| Dr Aaron B Lerner was a Yale dermatologist and the leader of a team of researchers who discovered melatonin, a powerful hormone regulating human sleep wake cycles (more) |
| Earl Mazo, 87; Richard Nixon Biographer |
| Earl Mazo, 87, a biographer of Richard Nixon and former political correspondent for the old New York Herald Tribune and the New York Times, died Feb 17 at Suburban Hospital in Bethesda of complications from a fall at his Chevy Chase home (more) |
| Robert Adler, 93; Engineer, Co-Inventor of TV Remote Control |
| Robert Adler, 93, co inventor of the television remote control, which encouraged the proliferation of couch potatoes, shortened the attention span of viewers and prompted innumerable household disputes over who would control the television, died Feb (more) |
| Gordon Wright, Founder of Arctic Chamber Orchestra, Dies at 72 |
| Gordon Wright was a conductor who championed obscure composers and made music across the chilly climes of Alaska as founder of the Arctic Chamber Orchestra (more) |
| Through his life, Fred Bowen carried Vietnam War with him |
| Fred Bowen's life was seared by service in the Vietnam War After some years of wandering and struggling with post traumatic stress disorder, he forged an adventurous living in Arizona But events there brought back his pain A little more than 10 y (more) |
| Maurice Papon, 96; French Nazi Collaborator |
| Maurice Papon, 96, a former French cabinet minister who was convicted of complicity in crimes against humanity for his role in deporting Jews during World War II, and who was a symbol of France's collaboration with the Nazis, died Feb 17 near Paris (more) |
| Hilton Felton Jr., 60; Celebrated Jazz Pianist |
| Hilton Felton Jr , 60, a multitalented musician who was a fixture behind the piano at Washington restaurants and lounges, died of a heart attack Feb 13 at his home in the District (more) |
| Steven Pimlott, 52; was British theater director |
| LONDON Theater director Steven Pimlott, whose credits ranged from Shakespeare to 'Bombay Dreams,' died Wednesday at his home near Colchester, east of London, his agent, Harriet Cruickshank, said yesterday Mr Pimlott was 52 and had lung (more) |
| In the Cardiac Rehabilitation Center, She Was the Heart |
| Each of the thousands of heart patients who entered cardiac rehabilitation at Virginia Hospital Center over the past 30 years knew Robin Cuffe (more) |
| Alfred Desio, 74; performer and teacher invented way to electrify tap-danci |
| Alfred Desio, 74; performer and teacher invented way to electrify tap dancing's sound By Lewis Segal Times Staff Writer February 17, 2007 Tap performer, teacher and innovator Alfred Desio, a multitalented artist who began dancing at age 3 and gained (more) |
| Warren Nigro, 87; was manager at GE |
| Warren Nigro of Beverly, a former communications manager at General Electric, died of kidney failure Sunday in a local nursing home He was 87 Mr Nigro was born and raised in Revere He received a Bronze Star for his service in the Army during Worl (more) |
| G. Robert Stange, Tufts literature professor |
| One September evening in 1937, several freshmen gathered in Harvard Yard to choose the night's adventure 'I heard this guy behind me say there was a great movie at the Exeter Theater,' said Leo Marx, professor of American culture emeritus at MIT Th (more) |
| Hilton Felton Jr., 60; Celebrated Jazz Pianist |
| Hilton Felton Jr , 60, a multitalented musician who was a fixture behind the piano at Washington restaurants and lounges, died of a heart attack Feb 13 at his home in the District Since 1993, Mr Felton had been the house pianist at Kinkead's, a (more) |
| Mordkhe Schaechter, at 79; was leading Yiddish linguist |
| NEW YORK Mordkhe Schaechter, who turned a boyhood fascination with Yiddish into a lifetime of promoting the language, eventually earning a top prize in the field, has died at the age of 79 Mr Schaechter died at Montefiore Medical Center in the (more) |
| Richard G. Bell, 48; was researcher at Army's Natick labs |
| Richard G Bell, a leading hitter in high school with a legion of college offers, might have become a professional baseball player With his fine tenor voice and theatrical talent, he might have become a singer or an actor Or, he could have been an (more) |
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| Obituaries |
| Regina Elmore Bowles Fisher, 92, a former Fairfax County schoolteacher and Girl Scout leader, died Feb 10 at the Friendship Village at Dublin retirement community in Columbus, Ohio She had a stroke (more) |
| Steven Pimlott, 53, Producer of 1993 ?Dreamcoat? Revival, Dies |
| Steven Pimlott was a British theater and opera director best known in the United States for his productions of ?Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat? and ?Bombay Dreams ? (more) |
| Dr. Harold G. Krueger: 1933 - 2007 |
| February 17, 2007 Harold G Krueger was a skilled chiropractor whose ability to connect with people turned many patients into friends 'He had a kind of charisma about him that inspired confidence and put people at ease,' said his son Charles, als (more) |
| Maurice Papon, 96; French Nazi Collaborator |
| Maurice Papon, 96, a former French cabinet minister who was convicted of complicity in crimes against humanity for his role in deporting Jews during World War II, and who was a symbol of France's collaboration with the Nazis, died Feb 17 near Paris (more) |
| Margaret G. Quane: 1913 - 2007 |
| February 17, 2007 Margaret G Quane, one of 10 children in her West Side, Irish family, never had a family of her own but was in the midst of young people all her life She was a Chicago public schoolteacher and spent 19 years as a social worker w (more) |
| A SOLDIER'S SADDEST DUTY - An officer who must tell the family members of a |
| The call to his cell phone from state headquarters came as Maj John Preston was driving home from work at the armory in Walnut Creek at 4:45 p m The officer told him there was a casualty, a soldier killed in Iraq, from a neighborhood within what th (more) |
| Ralph Penza, Broadcaster Known for Aggressive Reports, Dies at 74 |
| Ralph Penza was an award winning television news reporter and backup anchor for WNBC TV in New York City (more) |
| Sister Regina A. Mexal | Educator, 85 |
| Sister Regina Angelorum Mexal, 85, an educator in Philadelphia area schools for more than 30 years, died of heart failure Tuesday at Assisi House, a retirement residence for the Sisters of St Francis in Aston Sister Regina Angelorum grew up as Mary (more) |
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| Essentials Homepage 1 week archive: Sat Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Today Photo Galleries Photo Store Multimedia Weather Horoscope Lottery Crossword Sudoku Contact Us Opinions Editorials Blogs Columnists CyberSurveys Forums Autos Autos Insider Auto Sho (more) |
| Alan D. Eames, 59, author known as 'The Beer King' |
| DUMMERSTON, Vt Alan D Eames, a beer historian and author whose globe trotting research into exotic brews and their origins earned him the nickname 'The Beer King,' died in his sleep of respiratory failure last Saturday He was 59 Mr Eames was (more) |
| Ray Evans, Lyricist of Hit Songs From Movies, Dies at 92 |
| Mr Evans was a pop lyricist who teamed up with the composer and lyricist Jay Livingston to write three Academy Award winning songs and one of Nat King Cole?s best known classics (more) |
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