Richard Dukes, 74, a North Philadelphia deli owner and businessman who worked to combat urban violence as a founding member of the group Men United for a Better Philadelphia, died Wednesday, Nov. 14, of a stroke at Temple University Hospital. View Full Notice ? Richard…

FREDERICK WEATHERS’ doctors had one main complaint about him: He never complained. How was a good doctor to diagnose and treat a person who didn’t complain about his symptoms? But that was the kind of man Frederick Weathers was. View Full Notice ? Frederick D.…

Philip Stein, 85, of Northeast Philadelphia, a supermarket owner and educator, died Saturday, Nov. 17, at the Watermark, a retirement residence in Center City. View Full Notice ? Philip Stein, 85, grocer and educator

Jack J. Rudnick, 86, of Devon, a science and math whiz who worked as an aerospace engineer for more than 30 years, died of congestive heart failure at his home Sunday, Nov. 18. View Full Notice ? Jack J. Rudnick, 86, engineer

On most summer evenings, in the afterglow of a sinking Cape May sun, Vincent Panzano headed for the Cove, the beach at the end of the promenade. View Full Notice ? Vincent Panzano; retired teacher led flag ceremony

Lucille Bliss, 96, who provided the cute, husky voice for the title character in the groundbreaking television cartoon series Crusader Rabbit in 1949, and later for Smurfette on the 1980s series The Smurfs, died Nov. 8 in Costa Mesa, Calif. View Full Notice ? Lucille…

William Turnbull, 90, a highly regarded British sculptor who drew inspiration from primitive forms, died Thursday, according to the public relations firm Bolton & Quinn, which is promoting a forthcoming show of his work. The cause of death was not announced. View Full Notice ?…

Joseph C. Eliot, 96, of Havertown, a decorated Navy captain, college instructor, and tennis coach, died Wednesday, Oct. 31, of heart disease at the hospice at Taylor Hospital in Ridley Park. View Full Notice ? Joseph C. Eliot, 96, college teacher, decorated Navy captain

IF YOU WERE going to follow John Facenda on the air, you had to have a great voice. Maybe nobody could match the legendary Facenda, whose familiar baritone was called the "voice of God" when he broadcast for NFL Films. View Full Notice ? Jeff…

Joseph Mallen, 86, of Newtown Square, a former president of Boeing’s helicopter division in Ridley Park, died Thursday, Nov. 15, of heart failure at Riddle Memorial Hospital in Media. View Full Notice ? Joseph Mallen, 86, an executive at Boeing

Michael McGonigle, 53, of South Philadelphia, a filmmaker and film lecturer, died Friday, Nov. 9, at Thomas Jefferson University Hospital after suffering a heart attack and strokes. He had struggled with heart disease for several years. View Full Notice ? Michael McGonigle, filmmaker and movie…

Miriam Schwartz, 86, a retired administrative assistant who through a series of TV commercials became familiar to many in the area as the mother of meteorologist Glenn "Hurricane" Schwartz, died Wednesday, Nov. 14, at Lankenau Hospital. View Full Notice ? M. Schwartz, weatherman’s ‘proud mom’

Jack Gilbert, 87, a prize-winning poet known for his clear and subtle verse, has died Tuesday in Berkeley, Calif., after suffering for years from Alzheimer’s disease. View Full Notice ? Jack Gilbert | Prize-winning poet, 87

Cleve Duncan, 78, whose soaring tenor voice as lead singer for the Penguins helped propel the 1954 doo-wop ballad "Earth Angel (Will You Be Mine)" to rock ‘n’ roll immortality, died Nov. 7 in Los Angeles. View Full Notice ? Cleve Duncan | Sang "Earth…

Forrest "Dew Drop" Morgan, 90, a national bobsled champion and former manager of the U.S. Olympic team, has died Saturday in Lake Placid, N.Y. View Full Notice ? Forrest Morgan | Bobsled champion, 90

Martin Fay, 76, a classically trained violinist who helped revive traditional Irish music as a founding member of the Chieftains, died Wednesday in Dublin. View Full Notice ? Martin Fay | Chieftains fiddler, 76

Miriam Schwartz, 86, a retired administrative assistant who through a series of TV commercials became familiar to many in the area as the mother of meteorologist Glenn "Hurricane" Schwartz, died Wednesday, Nov. 14, at Lankenau Hospital. View Full Notice ? Miriam Schwartz; known from ads

THE YOUNG PEOPLE that traveled in a daily stream to the West Philadelphia home of Myrtle Anderson Scott were embarking on a musical journey conducted by a woman who had devoted herself to the devotional music that can bring solace to a soul. View Full…