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Malcolm Glazer, sports owner and philanthropist, dies at 85

(JTA) — Malcolm Glazer, owner of the NFL’s Tampa Bay Buccaneers and the British soccer club Manchester United, has died.

Glazer died Wednesday, three days after his 85th birthday. He had been in failing health after suffering two strokes since...

Courtney Giarrusso, 33, dies; overcame lifelong disability

COURTNEY ELIZABETH GIARRUSSO, who overcame difficulties as a spina bifada patient since birth and went on to earn her master’s degree in mental health counseling two years ago, passed away on Tuesday, May 27, 2014. She was 33.

Giarrusso graduated...

Accountant and real estate manager Jeffrey Raymond succumbs

JEFFREY KLINGER RAYMOND, an accountant and real estate manager, died on Friday, May 23, 2014, in Metairie, Louisiana, after a prolonged illness. He was 59.

Although he never married, Jeff had many friends. His greatest affection...

Arthur Gelb, New York Times editor and critic, dies at 90

(JTA) — Arthur Gelb, a former arts critic and managing editor for The New York Times, has died.

Gelb, who worked at the newspaper for 45 years, died Tuesday in his native Manhattan following a stroke. He was 90.

The...

Richard Light, CPA, is laid to rest at 59

RICHARD STEVEN LIGHT, a certified public accountant and native New Orleanian, died suddenly on Thursday, May 8. He was 59.

Light was a graduate of Louisiana State University, where he received both a bachelor of arts degree and a master’s...

Economics professor, former N.O. resident Jerrold Packler is killed

JERROLD PACKLER, who grew up in New Orleans before embarking on a long career as a professor of economics over the course of the last four decades, was killed in a car crash on May 5, 2014. Packler, who also...

Engineer Donald Miller rites announced

DONALD MILLER, an engineer for more than half a century in New Orleans, died on Friday, May 9, 2014. He was 85 years old.

Miller specialized in civil engineering and was called upon to work with a number of consturction...

Housewife and mother Catherine Foreman services announced

CATHERINE CLEMENTE FOREMAN, age 79, died on Friday, May 2, 2014. Beloved wife of Jerome H. Foreman.

Foreman was an inveterate traveler and an avid reader. She was a highly competitive and accomplished tennis player, but also enjoyed spending time...

Margaret Baumsten, former Metairie resident, dies in CA

MARGARET KOSBERG BAUMSTEN, a former resident of Metairie, died peacefully at her home in Laguna Woods, CA. She was 96 years old.

Known for her commitment to family and friends, Baumsten possessed a glowing smile that marked her as a...

Reita Franco, mother of Alan Franco, dies in Mobile

REITA ANNE PAPLANUS FRANCO, the 80 year-old mother of former Jewish Federation of Greater New Orleans president and community leader Alan Franco, died in Mobile, AL on Monday, April 14.

Prior to moving to Mobile from Atlanta in 1976, Franco...