http://www.philly.com/r?19=960&32=3796&7=195442&40=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.philly.com%2Fphilly%2Fobituaries%2F Obituaries from philly.com. en-us Sat, 21 Nov 2009 08:01:00 GMT 2009-11-21T08:01:00Z en-us http://www.philly.com/r?19=961&43=168246&44=70687162&32=3796&7=195442&40=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.philly.com%2Fphilly%2Fobituaries%2F20091121_Frank_J__Tornetta__93__an_anesthesiologist.html Frank J. Tornetta, 93, of Audubon, an anesthesiologist, died Thursday of a lung infection at Montgomery Hospital in Norristown, where he had served on the staff for 45 years. Sat, 21 Nov 2009 08:01:00 GMT eb553baf6ea20537dc5c846865bb728e 2009-11-21T08:01:00Z http://www.philly.com/r?19=961&43=168246&44=70687157&32=3796&7=195442&40=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.philly.com%2Fphilly%2Fobituaries%2F20091121_George_A__Sargent___Engineer__94.html George A. Sargent, 94, of Haverford, a retired engineer, died Monday at home. Sat, 21 Nov 2009 08:01:00 GMT 0f14577276bd3534e70c5dd4aca33ae0 2009-11-21T08:01:00Z http://www.philly.com/r?19=961&43=168246&44=70687152&32=3796&7=195442&40=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.philly.com%2Fphilly%2Fobituaries%2F20091121_Elisabeth_Soderstrom___Opera_star__82.html Swedish soprano Elisabeth Soderstrom, 82, an international opera star, died in Stockholm yesterday of complications from a stroke, said her husband, Sverker Olow. Sat, 21 Nov 2009 08:01:00 GMT 785fe17940761201917f654bf258a1e5 2009-11-21T08:01:00Z http://www.philly.com/r?19=961&43=168246&44=70600277&32=3796&7=195442&40=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.philly.com%2Fphilly%2Fobituaries%2F20091120_Jeanne-Claude__part_of_art_duo_who_covered_the_globe.html NEW YORK - Artist Jeanne-Claude, 74, who created the Central Park installation The Gates and other large-scale "wrapping" projects worldwide with her husband, Christo, has died. Fri, 20 Nov 2009 08:01:00 GMT abb46a96cec5c0a50c42ab8ec3cb3157 2009-11-20T08:01:00Z http://www.philly.com/r?19=961&43=168246&44=70600682&32=3796&7=195442&40=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.philly.com%2Fphilly%2Fobituaries%2F20091120_Glenda_A__Christopher__activist_and_churchwoman__dies_at_64.html "THE WORLD lost a brilliant point of light," James Davis Jr., owner of RCS Searchers Inc., said about Glenda A. Christopher, one of his loyal employees. Fri, 20 Nov 2009 08:01:00 GMT 03ce63236db7165cc9b06124e527706c 2009-11-20T08:01:00Z http://www.philly.com/r?19=961&43=168246&44=70600292&32=3796&7=195442&40=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.philly.com%2Fphilly%2Fobituaries%2F20091120_C___Chris__Pavlides__62__executive.html Constantine "Chris" Pavlides, 62, of West Chester, founder and chairman of the Greater Philadelphia Senior Executive Group and an associate professor at the Fox School of Business at Temple University, died Tuesday in a single-car crash after suffering a heart attack. Fri, 20 Nov 2009 08:01:00 GMT 0dfc9a32311e2a3caca32661b5ed531a 2009-11-20T08:01:00Z http://www.philly.com/r?19=961&43=168246&44=70600287&32=3796&7=195442&40=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.philly.com%2Fphilly%2Fobituaries%2F20091120_Stephen_Barcus__68__wrote_ads_and_TV_scripts.html Stephen Barcus, 68, of Narberth, a former Philadelphia advertising executive and Hollywood scriptwriter, died of a heart attack Nov. 12 at the Penn Valley home of his brother. Fri, 20 Nov 2009 08:01:00 GMT d4709337f5c773cb203d708e7cba540e 2009-11-20T08:01:00Z http://www.philly.com/r?19=961&43=168246&44=70600272&32=3796&7=195442&40=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.philly.com%2Fphilly%2Fobituaries%2F20091120_James_E__Cogan_III___Bucks_track_coach__33.html The funeral for James E. Cogan III, an assistant track coach at Central Bucks High School West, will be held at 10:30 a.m. tomorrow at Joseph A. Fluehr Funeral Home, 241 E. Butler Ave., New Britain. Fri, 20 Nov 2009 08:01:00 GMT af8285118f05b844eddf724db576c1e0 2009-11-20T08:01:00Z http://www.philly.com/r?19=961&43=168246&44=70600252&32=3796&7=195442&40=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.philly.com%2Fphilly%2Fobituaries%2F20091120_Glenda_A__Christopher___Executive_assistant__64.html Glenda A. Christopher, 64, of Southwest Philadelphia, an executive assistant and a political activist, died of cancer last Friday at Pennsylvania Hospital. Fri, 20 Nov 2009 08:01:00 GMT a38a1f2bfd124e3d4b54d572bad481ab 2009-11-20T08:01:00Z http://www.philly.com/r?19=961&43=168246&44=70600257&32=3796&7=195442&40=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.philly.com%2Fphilly%2Fobituaries%2F20091120_Harry_A__Duffort___Engineering_supervisor__76.html Harry A. Duffort, 76, of Northeast Philadelphia, a retired engineering supervisor and church volunteer, died of lymphoma Nov. 7 at Aria Health-Torresdale Campus. Fri, 20 Nov 2009 08:01:00 GMT a5f13761a5b15f76b6edfd8d8510ca58 2009-11-20T08:01:00Z http://www.philly.com/r?19=961&43=168246&44=70600282&32=3796&7=195442&40=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.philly.com%2Fphilly%2Fobituaries%2F20091120_Lewis_L__Millett___Korean_War_hero__88.html Lewis L. Millett, 88, a retired Army colonel and veteran of three wars who received a Medal of Honor for leading a bayonet charge up a heavily defended hill during the Korean War, died Saturday at a hospital in Loma Linda, Calif. Fri, 20 Nov 2009 08:01:00 GMT 5e35009818cd66a4df38717aa342bbe3 2009-11-20T08:01:00Z http://www.philly.com/r?19=961&43=168246&44=70600267&32=3796&7=195442&40=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.philly.com%2Fphilly%2Fobituaries%2F20091120_Huang_Tingxin___Chinese_WWII_vet__91.html Huang Tingxin, 91, the last Chinese veteran of the 1944 liberation of France, died Nov. 11, state media reported Wednesday. Fri, 20 Nov 2009 08:01:00 GMT 5e59ddf7c4c66c78b0ba59090cabe5dd 2009-11-20T08:01:00Z http://www.philly.com/r?19=961&43=168246&44=70600262&32=3796&7=195442&40=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.philly.com%2Fphilly%2Fobituaries%2F20091120_Herbert_J__Miller_Jr____Eased_Nixon_pardon__85.html Herbert J. "Jack" Miller Jr., 85, who led the Justice Department's war on organized crime in the 1960s and later brokered the pardon of former President Richard M. Nixon and prevented the release of Nixon's White House tapes after the Watergate scandal, died Nov. 14 at Shady Grove Adventist Hospital in Rockville, Md., of renal failure. Fri, 20 Nov 2009 08:01:00 GMT b9b39f9fd8c3d3834d694cfbcfd57138 2009-11-20T08:01:00Z http://www.philly.com/r?19=961&43=168246&44=70444682&32=3796&7=195442&40=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.philly.com%2Fphilly%2Fobituaries%2F20091119_Eddie_Bell__pioneering_black_football_star__dies_at_78.html EDDIE BELL was a pioneer in the ranks of college and pro football. He was the first black All-American and captain of the football team at the University of Pennsylvania, and then one of the brave souls who integrated pro football in the '50s. Thu, 19 Nov 2009 08:01:00 GMT da85dac7f7e30cff0dacc6060a5b337c 2009-11-19T08:01:00Z http://www.philly.com/r?19=961&43=168246&44=70444687&32=3796&7=195442&40=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.philly.com%2Fphilly%2Fobituaries%2F20091119_James_A___Chip__McGann__former_standout_schoolboy_grappler__dies_at_57.html James Augustine McGann IV went from the Philadelphia area to California where he was an executive for a laboratory-supply company and liked to hike and camp in the state's varied terrain. Thu, 19 Nov 2009 08:01:00 GMT f18234d79c47d9535fa17322f4e41ff1 2009-11-19T08:01:00Z http://www.philly.com/r?19=961&43=168246&44=70444207&32=3796&7=195442&40=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.philly.com%2Fphilly%2Fobituaries%2F20091119_Dell_Hathaway_Hymes__82__Penn_education_dean.html Dell Hathaway Hymes, 82, a linguist, an anthropologist, and a folklorist who was dean of the Graduate School of Education at the University of Pennsylvania for 12 years, died of complications of Alzheimer's disease Nov. 13 at the Cedars Nursing Home in Charlottesville, Va. Thu, 19 Nov 2009 08:01:00 GMT e4d2962bdf33d4be7b5fa24fbdf99d53 2009-11-19T08:01:00Z http://www.philly.com/r?19=961&43=168246&44=70444212&32=3796&7=195442&40=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.philly.com%2Fphilly%2Fobituaries%2F20091119_Katie_Zimring__68__teacher_in_W__Phila_.html Katie Pump Zimring, 68, a teacher at Samuel Powel Elementary School in West Philadelphia for 27 years, died of lung cancer Saturday at home in Elkins Park. 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