Richard Dukes, 74; fought city violence
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...
Frederick D. Weathers, 71, a naturopath who worked in drug industry
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...
Philip Stein, 85, grocer and educator
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...
Jack J. Rudnick, 86, engineer
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...
Vincent Panzano; retired teacher led flag ceremony
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...
Lucille Bliss | Voice of Smurfette, 96
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...
William Turnbull | British sculptor, 90
William Turnbull, 90, a highly regarded British sculptor who drew inspiration from primitive forms, died Thursday, according to the public relations firm Bolton & Quinn,...
Joseph C. Eliot, 96, college teacher, decorated Navy captain
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...
Jeff Kaye, 75, voice behind NFL Films
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,...
Joseph Mallen, 86, an executive at Boeing
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...
Michael McGonigle, filmmaker and movie buff, 53
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...
M. Schwartz, weatherman’s ‘proud mom’
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...
Jack Gilbert | Prize-winning poet, 87
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...
Cleve Duncan | Sang "Earth Angel," 78
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)"...
Forrest Morgan | Bobsled champion, 90
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...
Martin Fay | Chieftains fiddler, 76
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...
Miriam Schwartz; known from ads
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...
Myrtle A. Scott, 98, ‘first lady’ of W. Phila. church
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...
Ellis Levin | Forensic accountant, 65
Ellis Levin, 65, of Cinnaminson and Brant Beach, N.J., a forensic accountant who worked on many major fraud investigations and audited institutions ranging from schools...
Giacomo A. DeBlasi | Court supervisor, 98
Giacomo A. DeBlasi, 98, a retired supervisor for Common Pleas Court in Philadelphia and a decorated World War II veteran, died Tuesday, Nov. 13, at...
