Betty Sue Harber Carney
Age 81, Grapevine, Texas
Lost on May 1
Beloved mother, grandmother, great-grandmother and great-great-grandmother
Ronald Jacobus
Age 81, Galloway, N.J.
Lost on Apr 27
Master storyteller, with a quick wit and a flair for the dramatic
Robert C. Blades
Age 84, Groveland, Mass.
Lost on Apr 27
Ground mechanic for TWA
John Robert Oglesbee
Age 80, Tahlequah, Okla.
Lost on Apr 26
Had a vision to provide sophisticated medical care to rural areas
Robert C. Samuels
Age 83, New York
Lost on Apr 26
Award-winning journalist, author and community activist
Elizabeth Tevenan
Age 82, Brewster, Mass.
Lost on Apr 24
Social butterfly
Ronald Boccacio
Age 80, Hartford, Conn.
Lost on Apr 24
Enjoyed dancing, shooting pool and going to Soundview Beach
Nancy McKeown
Age 80, Louisville, Kentucky
Lost on Apr 20
One 'tough cookie'
John Joseph Christiana Jr.
Age 80, Hartford, Conn.
Lost on Apr 19
Master electrician
Steve Dalkowski
Age 80, New Britain, Conn.
Lost on Apr 19
Gifted pitcher who never made the big leagues
Henry Grimes
Age 84, New York City
Lost on Apr 15
Jazz bassist who returned to music after 30 years
John Horton Conway
Age 82, New Brunswick, N.J.
Lost on Apr 11
Mathematician known as the “magical genius”
Tommie Brown
Age 82, Gary, Ind.
Lost on Apr 9
Security worker who died the same day as his wife
Joseph Migliucci
Age 81, White Plains, N.Y.
Lost on Apr 6
Fourth-generation owner of Mario’s restaurant, a Bronx institution
Kevin John Cahill
Age 83, New York City
Lost on Apr 6
Directed Alba House Cornerstone Bookstore in lower Manhattan
Albert K. Webster
Age 82, New York City
Lost on Apr 3
Executive behind New York Philharmonic’s economic growth
Ronald Burdette Culp
Age 84, Redding, Calif.
Lost on Apr 3
Helped countless people by providing housing and support
Norman Walker Jr.
Age 80, China Township, Mich.
Lost on Apr 3
Shared his produce with food pantries and his neighbors
Salomon S. Podgursky
Age 84, Morristown, N.J.
Lost on Apr 1
Loved to figure out how things worked
Beverly Collins
Age 83, Portland, Maine
Lost on Apr 1
Longtime registered nurse and hospital volunteer
Terrence McNally
Age 81, Sarasota, Fla.
Lost on Mar 24
Tony-winning playwright of gay life
Mike Longo
Age 83, New York City
Lost on Mar 22
Jazz pianist, composer and educator
Cornelius Lawyer
Age 84, Bellevue, Wash.
Lost on Mar 8
Sharecropper’s son
Paul A. Hamel
Age 80, Westminster, Mass.
Lost on May 14
Served with the US Marines during the Vietnam War
Diana G. DeVito Swist
Age 80, Norwalk, Conn.
Lost on May 13
Filled her life by caring for her children and grandchildren
Timothy E. Murray
Age 82, Ocean View, Del.
Lost on May 12
Retired from Verizon after over 40 years of service
Pio Mactal Vilar Jr.
Age 81, Summerlin, Nev.
Lost on May 12
Emigrated to the United States in 1963 as a medical resident
Richard C. Schug
Age 83, Syracuse, N.Y.
Lost on May 12
Employed at General Electric for 38 years
Carl A. Philipp
Age 84, Easton, Pa.
Lost on May 10
Lifetime resident of Easton
James C. Whittemore
Age 83, Johnson City, N.Y.
Lost on May 8
Served as a deacon and especially enjoyed a mission trip to Peru
Claude Reno Doucette
Age 84, Connecticut
Lost on May 7
Man of few words
Joan A. Lenhart
Age 84, Wyomissing, Pa.
Lost on May 7
Seamstress who worked at several sewing mills
Douglas H. Diamond
Age 82, Chelmsford, Mass.
Lost on May 7
Involved with the development of Air Force technologies
Grace Lee Hargrave Cradeur
Age 83, Crowley, La.
Lost on May 6
Always room at the table for her to feed anyone who showed up
Jean M. Winterbottom
Age 82, Farmington Hills, Mich.
Lost on May 5
Certified horticulturist
Mary Ellen Houle
Age 80, Bedford, N.H.
Lost on May 5
Amazing in every sense of the word
Thomas F. McDermott
Age 84, Massachusetts
Lost on May 5
Engineer always interested in learning new things
Gomer Richards Jr.
Age 84, West Hurley, N.Y.
Lost on May 4
All-American athlete
Deane K. Felter
Age 82, Cromwell, Conn.
Lost on May 4
Played for the New York Giants as a halfback
Mary Doyle Hovanec
Age 84, Baltimore
Lost on May 4
Active in the League of Women Voters
Donald Martin Puffer
Age 84, Foxboro, Mass.
Lost on May 4
Avid skier
Paul James Nagy
Age 83, Charlottesville, Va.
Lost on May 3
Made his career as a groundbreaking photographic chemist with Polaroid
Bette Jones
Age 80, Farmington, Conn.
Lost on May 3
Collector of people, laughter and good stories
Shirley Crute
Age 83, Ossining, N.Y.
Lost on May 3
A 27-year career at General Motors
Mary Elizabeth Parr
Age 80, Connecticut
Lost on May 2
Teacher and reading specialist
Charles Goodstein
Age 82, Tenafly, N.J.
Lost on Apr 30
Professor at New York University Medical School
Alice Louise Trout
Age 81, Pendleton, Ind.
Lost on Apr 29
Church choir director, soloist and organist
Mercedes Santiago
Age 82, Lawrence, Mass.
Lost on Apr 29
Owned one of the first Spanish bodegas in the city of Lawrence
Paul Nathan Fontenot
Age 80, Lafayette, La.
Lost on Apr 28
Professional land surveyor and civil engineer
Peter Crisanti
Age 84, West Haven, Conn.
Lost on Apr 28
Enjoyed entertaining his family by playing guitar and mandolin
Yvonne S. Orlando
Age 81, Bethlehem, Pa.
Lost on Apr 28
Enjoyed novels, crossword puzzles, art and TV shows
Daniel S. Pincu
Age 80, Asheville, N.C.
Lost on Apr 27
Army veteran, business owner, free spirit and kvetch
Anthony J. Valdati Jr.
Age 83, Glastonbury, Conn.
Lost on Apr 27
Computer engineer at Pratt and Whitney for many years
Irene Ann Allen
Age 80, Simsbury, Conn.
Lost on Apr 27
Selected by the FBI as a top recruit
William G. Bennett
Age 84, Waverly, N.Y.
Lost on Apr 27
Worked for over 33 years at Westinghouse
Carole Montalbano
Age 83, Springfield, Ill.
Lost on Apr 27
Known for her strength and devotion to family
Mary Gilbert
Age 84, Mansfield, Mass.
Lost on Apr 26
Quiet and humble member of a prayer circle
Henry N. Dubois
Age 84, East Hartford, Conn.
Lost on Apr 26
Started his own business
Joan M. Cargill
Age 81, New Brunswick, N.J.
Lost on Apr 24
Loved art, music and animals
Carol A. Castle
Age 80, Weymouth, Mass.
Lost on Apr 23
Enjoyed the church’s women’s bowling league
Celestino Padilla Sr.
Age 82, Rochester, N.Y.
Lost on Apr 22
Enjoyed gardening, fishing, hunting, playing pranks and spending time with family
Charles Dow Long
Age 82, Tempe, Ariz.
Lost on Apr 20
Taught himself to play the drums
Herb Baum
Age 83, Florida
Lost on Apr 20
Corporate leader and animal rescue advocate
Linda L. Orendorff
Age 80, Hilliard, Ohio
Lost on Apr 20
Her strength was a thing of wonder
John Francis McClintock
Age 84, Farmington Hills, Mich.
Lost on Apr 20
Cherished grandfather
Thomas I. Atwood
Age 80, Bluffton, S.C.
Lost on Apr 19
Co-owned and operated Atwood Television and Radio Service
Patricia Plante
Age 84, Peoria, Ariz.
Lost on Apr 17
Lifetime member of the Ladies’ Auxiliary, VFW Post 9400
Andrea Ruth Ludgin
Age 81, Oyster Bay, N.Y.
Lost on Apr 17
Winner of the art prize at Mt Holyoke
Jane Krumrine
Age 82, Merion Station, Pa.
Lost on Apr 17
Vice president at an insurance firm
Owen Moreland Parks
Age 80, Milford, Del.
Lost on Apr 16
Represented Delaware in senior bowling tournaments
James Merle Weaver
Age 82, New York
Lost on Apr 16
Smithsonian music curator
Ronald Wilfred LePage
Age 81, Grand Rapids, Mich.
Lost on Apr 16
His ever-morphing and repetitive stories will be missed
Stanley Marvin Grossman
Age 83, Nanuet, N.Y.
Lost on Apr 16
Known to many for his amazing Donald Duck impersonation
John Bradford Hubert II
Age 83, Beverly Hills, Mich.
Lost on Apr 15
Survived by his wife of 61 years
Carol Davis
Age 80, Manatee County, Fla.
Lost on Apr 14
Alabama native who led travel agencies in Florida
Marvin L. Thomas
Age 81, Sun Lakes, Ariz.
Lost on Apr 13
A million dollar-smile
Jeanne Stone Rusnak
Age 84, Endicott, N.Y.
Lost on Apr 13
Classy lady with style and elegance
Frances M. Pilot
Age 81, Wall, N.J.
Lost on Apr 9
Known as Big Momma to all who loved her
Joseph F. Kelly
Age 81, New York City
Lost on Apr 7
Did two tours through the Panama Canal to Antarctica
Thomas Tarbell Russell
Age 83, Longmeadow, Mass.
Lost on Apr 7
Mentored by the computer science pioneer Grace Hopper
Clifford J. Williams
Age 81, Schaghticoke, N.Y.
Lost on Apr 6
Member for over 46 years of the Operating Engineers Union, Local No 106
John E. Broadly
Age 84, Scituate, Mass.
Lost on Apr 2
Honored to march with the American Legion in many parades
Julia Maye Alexander
Age 81, Upland, Calif.
Lost on Apr 2
Taught math, English and history for over 30 years
Bobby Joseph Hebert
Age 81, Cut Off, La.
Lost on Mar 28
A 33-year career with the Louisiana Department of Transportation
Siew Eng Tan
Age 83, Queens, New York
Lost on Jan 13
Perfectionist, Cook, Seamstress, Grandmother
Wilfred Jay Sikkema
Age 81, Clinton, Iowa
Lost on May 9
Held many jobs throughout the years
Dale A. Boston
Age 81, Massachusetts
Lost on May 7
Co-owner of Johnnies Sandwich Shop
Amelia Scott Dougherty
Age 84, Media, Pa.
Lost on May 7
Found joy in every aspect of her life
Arlene Muriel MacIntyre
Age 84, West Hartford, Conn.
Lost on May 4
Proud of her Scottish heritage
Carl Gunther Reiss
Age 81, Winston-Salem, N.C.
Lost on May 4
His passion for learning was insatiable
Anna M. Gayton
Age 82, Peabody, Mass.
Lost on May 4
Remembered for the “nana blankets” she made for her newborn grandchildren
Frank McClellan Worthington
Age 84, Morristown, N.J.
Lost on May 3
Longtime AT&T executive
Lawrence Littig
Age 81, Norwalk, Conn.
Lost on May 3
A long career in finance
Nancy A. Richard
Age 83, Marblehead, Mass.
Lost on May 2
Her dinners were mouthwateringly good and usually topped off with a homemade pie or cake
John Pearson Brucher
Age 81, Cedar Rapids, Iowa
Lost on Apr 28
Retired from H&W Motor Express after 30 years
Dorothy Murphy
Age 83, Salem, Mass.
Lost on Apr 27
Shared a special bond with both of her sons
Mary Frances Parsels Dennis
Age 82, Mechanicsville, Va.
Lost on Apr 26
Member of the Bell retirees
Peter J. Brancazio
Age 81, Manhasset, N.Y.
Lost on Apr 25
Scientist who explained the physics of sports
Quentin Cormell
Age 84, Orrville, Ohio
Lost on Apr 24
Worked as a maintenance man for JM Smucker for 25 years
Marcia Rushford
Age 80, Alexandria, Va.
Lost on Apr 23
Will be remembered for her spirit of adventure and wanderlust
Lucille Dolores Romer
Age 80, New Jersey
Lost on Apr 23
Enjoyed gardening, decorating and cooking
Robert Barnes
Age 82, Philadelphia
Lost on Apr 22
Widely respected tenor saxophone player
Robert C. Moen Sr.
Age 83, Schenectady, N.Y.
Lost on Apr 22
Cherished grandfather
Eric F. Anderson
Age 80, Southfield, Mich.
Lost on Apr 21
Worked as a computer specialist for the Department of Agriculture
Judy Therrian
Age 80, Ellenton, Fla.
Lost on Apr 20
Wife who outlived her husband by less than two days
Dennis Peters
Age 82, Indiana
Lost on Apr 20
Roaring voice that filled lecture halls
Patricia McGowan
Age 80, New York City
Lost on Apr 19
Dispensed tough but empathetic love to her students
Carol Carey
Age 84, Cuthbert, Ga.
Lost on Apr 18
Owned and operated Carey’s Supermarket for many years
Thomas Neal Therrian
Age 84, Ellenton, Fla.
Lost on Apr 18
Husband lost two days before his wife of 62 years
Moses Jones
Age 83, Chicago
Lost on Apr 17
Glue to the family
Conrad Ifill
Age 81, Hempstead, N.Y.
Lost on Apr 17
Bakery owner attuned to the West Indies
Alan F. Krupp
Age 83, Newton, Mass.
Lost on Apr 16
Quoted Longfellow and Tennyson from memory
Mary E. Mack
Age 84, Athens, Pa.
Lost on Apr 15
The rock that held her family together
Milena Jelinek
Age 84, New York City
Lost on Apr 15
Film professor and screenwriter
John Pfahl
Age 81, Buffalo
Lost on Apr 15
Inventive landscape photographer
Sandra McCauley
Age 83, Quincy, Mass.
Lost on Apr 15
Longtime member of the Quincy Republican City Committee
Charles Robert Keal
Age 84, Maple Grove, Minn.
Lost on Apr 15
A 25-year career at IBM
Ben Doherty
Age 83, Boston
Lost on Apr 11
Stockbroker who founded Doherty Financial Services
Phil Langley
Age 83, Frankfort, Ill.
Lost on Apr 11
Member of Harness Racing Hall of Fame
Arlola Rawls
Age 81, Chicago
Lost on Apr 10
Caretaker of her neighborhood
Samuel Hargress Jr.
Age 84, New York City
Lost on Apr 10
Owner of Paris Blues, a beloved Harlem jazz joint
Marcus Edward Cooper Jr.
Age 83, Louisiana
Lost on Apr 9
He loved his wife and said, “Yes, dear” a lot
Mari Jo Davitto
Age 82, Thornton, Ill.
Lost on Apr 7
People were her hobby
Lester Eber
Age 82, New York
Lost on Apr 5
Worked for over six decades in the wine and liquor industry
Howard Alexander Nelson Jr.
Age 84, New Orleans
Lost on Apr 5
Strong advocate for health care policy
Bobby Lee Barber
Age 84, Buckley, Wash.
Lost on Apr 4
Seahawks season-ticket holder
Peter Bainum
Age 82, Bethesda, Md.
Lost on Apr 3
Former aerospace engineering professor at Howard University
Regina D. Cullen
Age 81, Shrewsbury, Mass.
Lost on Mar 31
Small in stature but strong in spirit
Mary Roman
Age 84, Norwalk, Conn.
Lost on Mar 30
Shot-put champion and fixture in local politics
David Reissig
Age 82, Vermont
Lost on Mar 30
Retired from the US Customs Agency after 28 years
Melvin Pumphrey
Age 80, Chicago Heights, Ill.
Lost on Mar 29
Relished his role as a mentor
Marie Caronia
Age 84, Inwood, N.Y.
Lost on Mar 28
Iconic figure in the Inwood community
Luiza Ogorodnik
Age 84, Skokie, Ill.
Lost on Mar 28
Emigrated from Ukraine
Michael McKinnell
Age 84, Beverly, Mass.
Lost on Mar 27
Architect of Boston’s monumental City Hall
Alan Lund
Age 81, Washington
Lost on Mar 19
Conductor with “the most amazing ear”