CONTENTS




Foreword

Editor's Note

Daisy Anderson, 97, Widow of Former Slave and Union Soldier

Lewis J. Gorin Jr., Instigator of a 1930's Craze, Dies at 84

Ted Hustead is Dead at 96; Built the Popular Wall Drug

Jesse Hill Ford, 66, a Novelist Who Wrote of Race Relations

Anne Hummert, 91, Dies; Creator of Soap Operas

Milton Rubincam, Top Genealogist, Dies at 88

Mason Rankin, 56, Is Dead; Founded AIDS Group in Utah

John Fulton Is Dead at 65; Spain's First U.S. Matador

Virginia Mae Morrow Dies at 70; Created Bridey Murphy Hoopla

Hal Lipset, Private Detective with a Difference, Dies at 78

R. V. Patwardhan, Hindu Priest with New York Verve, Dies at 79

Sidney Grossman, 91; Entrepreneur Headed Lumber Concern

Curtis L. Carlson, 84, Founder of Trading Stamp Conglomerate

Minnesota Fats, a Real Hustler with a Pool Cue, Is Dead

J. K. Stout, Pioneering Judge in Pennsylvania, Is Dead at 79

Sidney Korshak, 88, Dies; Fabled Fixer for the Chicago Mob

Francine Katzenbogen, 51; Gave Cats the Lap of Luxury

Nguyen Ngoc Loan, 67, Dies; Executed viet Cong Prisoner

Jack Biblo, Used Bookseller for Half a Century, Dies at 91

Kay Halle, 93, an Intimate of Century's Giants

Hallie C. Stillwell, a Rancher and Texas Legend, Dies at 99

Marshall Berger, 77, Linguist with a Keen Ear For an Accent

Philip O'Connor, 81, Acerbic Memoirist, Dies

Toots Barger, 85, The Queen of Duckpins' Wobbly World

Edgar Nollner, 94, Dies; Hero in Epidemic

Marguerite Young, 87, Author and Icon, Dies

Rev. Louis Saunders, 88, Dies; Buried Oswald

Douglas Corrigan, 88, Dies; Wrong-Way Trip Was the Right Way to Celebrity as an Aviator

Anton Rosenberg, a Hipster Ideal, Dies at 71

Edward Lowe, Cat Owners' Best Friend

Maurice Sagoff, 88, a Master of Terse Verses on Literature

Robert Saudek Is Dead at 85, a Pioneer of Culture on TV

Fred Rosenstiel, 83, Devoted His Life to Planting Flowers

Sydney Guilaroff, 89, Stylist to Stars, Is Dead

Emil Sitka, Favorite Foil of Three Stooges, Dies at 83

Fred Feldman, Helicopter Reporter, Dies at 63

Frank Kurtz, 85, World War II Hero, Dies

J. Edward Day, 82, Postmaster Who Brought in the ZIP Code

Maria Reiche, 95, Keeper of an Ancient Peruvian Puzzle, Dies

Walter J. Kuron, of Red Baron Era, Dies at 102

Charles McCartney, Known for Travels with Goats, Dies at 97

Robert C. Johnston, Engineer, Is Dead at 85

Angelo Zuccotti, 89, Artist of the Velvet Rope

Patsy Southgate, Who Inspired 50's Literary Paris, Dies at 70

Henry Gourdine Dies at 94; Master of Fishing Skills and Lore

George W. Crockett Dies at 88; Was a Civil Rights Crusader

David Longaberger, Basket Maker, Dies at 64

Manuel Elizalde, 60, Dies; Defender of Primitive Tribe

David Ludlum, Weather Expert, Dies at 86

Howard Higman, Academic Impresario, Dies at 80

Sadler Hayes, 86, Salesman of Insurance and a Partygoer

Mary Bancroft Dead at 93; U.S. Spy in World War II

Robert McG. Thomas Jr., 60, Chronicler of Unsung Lives