Inquirer Obituaries

Rev. D.R. Schaeffer, Lutheran minister and social worker

Sat, 07 Nov 2009 08:01:00 GMT

The Rev. Donald R. Schaeffer, 85, a former Lutheran pastor in Montgomery County and social worker for the City of Philadelphia, died of heart failure Oct. 6.

Charlotte K. Guy | Librarian, 96

Sat, 07 Nov 2009 08:01:00 GMT

Charlotte Kohler Guy, 96, formerly of Ridley Park, a retired school librarian and a dedicated pastor's wife, died Oct. 30 at Freedom Village, a retirement community in West Brandywine.

William Avery | Ex-Kansas governor, 98

Sat, 07 Nov 2009 08:01:00 GMT

Former Kansas Gov. William Avery, 98, who served one term in the 1960s, has died.

Thomas O'Malley | Jesuit educator, 79

Sat, 07 Nov 2009 08:01:00 GMT

The Rev. Thomas P. O'Malley, 79, who served as president of two Jesuit universities, Loyola Marymount and John Carroll, has died.

Hayward T. Ford, 70, gardening guru at W. Phila.'s Aspen Farms

Fri, 06 Nov 2009 08:01:00 GMT

Growing fruits, vegetables, and flowers in his community garden was therapy for Hayward T. Ford. "I come here so tired, I can hardly open the gate," he once told an Inquirer reporter, "but I can stay here all day and work, and think about the garden and nothing else. It's beautiful."

Sheldon Dorf | Comic-book devotee, 76

Fri, 06 Nov 2009 08:01:00 GMT

Sheldon Dorf, 76, who founded the world famous Comic-Con International comic-book convention, died at a San Diego hospital Tuesday from kidney failure.

Mae M. Braun | Executive secretary, 90

Fri, 06 Nov 2009 08:01:00 GMT

Mae M. Braun, 90, of Bustleton, a retired executive secretary, died of kidney failure Monday at Jeanes Hospital.

Carl Ballantine | Actor, entertainer, 92

Fri, 06 Nov 2009 08:01:00 GMT

Carl Ballantine, 92, the comedy magician and character actor who was part of the PT boat crew on the 1960s sitcom McHale's Navy, died in his sleep Tuesday at his home in Hollywood Hills, Calif., said his daughter, Saratoga.