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10.22.2014 Wednesday 1 T. LOUI PO T- I a TCH A17 Nelson Bunker Hunt The Texas oilman who once tried to corner the silver market with his brothers only to see the move end in financial disaster, has died. His brother, W. Herbert Hunt, said he died Tuesday (Oct. 21, 2014) at a Dallas assisted-living center after a long battle with disease.

He was 88. Mr. Hunt was among the wealthiest men. His father was legendary Texas oilman H.L. Hunt.

He built on his oil and gas holdings, finding a rich Libyan oil field only to have it nationalized later by Moammar Gadhafi. He owned millions of acres of farm and ranch land in Australia, race horses and an ancient coin collection. But a huge, soured bet on the silver market by Mr. Hunt and his brothers led to legal problems and bankruptcy. Ben Bradlee The hard- charging editor who guided The Washington Post through its coverage of the Watergate scandal, died Tuesday (Oct.

21, 2014) at his home in Washington of natural causes. He was 93. As managing editor first and later as executive editor, the raspy-voiced Mr. Bradlee engineered the transformation of the Post from a sleepy hometown paper into a great national one. He brought in a cast of talented journalists and set editorial standards that brought the paper new respect.

Mr. Bradlee got an early break as a journalist thanks to his friendship with one president, John F. Kennedy, and became famous for his role in toppling another, Richard Nixon, helping guide Bob Woodward and Carl Pulitzer Prize- winning coverage of the Watergate scandal. Rick Piltz The longtime climate policy analyst who exposed how top- level officials in the administration of President George W. Bush edited scientific reports to minimize the link between human activity and climate change, died Saturday (Oct.

18, 2014) at a hospice center in Washington. He was 71. The cause was complications from bladder cancer, said his wife, Karen Metchis. He was a resident of Bethesda, Md. For a decade, Mr.

Piltz held a senior post with the U.S. Global Change Research Program, through which U.S. government agencies coordinate their support for research on climate. He quit in March 2005, citing frustration with the Bush efforts to change the testimony of federal officials and the reports they submitted documenting the effects of global warming. The edits in some cases subtle, in others as bold as crossing out whole sentences altered descriptions of climate research written by government scientists and their supervisors with the apparent intent of raising doubts where many climate experts think there are none.

Sumi Haru The activist with the Screen Actors Guild died Thursday (Oct. 16, 2014) at All Saints HealthCare in North Hollywood, Calif. She was 75. She had emphysema, said her daughter, Vanda Vieaux. Ms.

Haru dreamed of becoming an actress, but she found her true calling when she joined a 1970 picket line at the Music Center in Los Angeles, protesting the musical Ladies, Kind which was set in Japan but had white actors playing Asian roles. Through her activism, including years as a board member and officeholder with the Screen Actors Guild, Ms. Haru helped pave the way for Asian- American actors to get more representation on film and television. Gough Whitlam The flamboyant Australian prime minister and controversial social reformer whose grip on power was cut short by a bitter constitutional crisis, died Tuesday (Oct. 21, 2014) at the age of 98.

Although national leader for only three turbulent years until 1975, the legacy of Mr. Labor Party government remains to this day. Many of its legislative and social innovations, once regarded as radical, are now accepted as part of daily life. Rene Burri The Swiss photographer who captured iconic black and white images of Communist revolutionary Ernesto Guevara and painter Pablo Picasso, died Monday (Oct. 20, 2014) of cancer in Zurich.

He was 81. Mr. Burri was just 13 when he photographed British Prime Minister Winston Churchill during a visit to Switzerland in 1946. In 1963, he traveled to Cuba and shot his famous picture of a cigar- chomping Che. Mr.

Burri frequently photographed artists, including sculptor Alberto Giacometti and the architect Le Corbusier. An invitation to dine with Picasso in 1957 resulted in a series of intimate portraits of the painter. Alfred Wertheimer The photographer whose images of Elvis Presley documented the start of a legendary career, has died. A statement Tuesday said he died of natural causes at his New York apartment. He was 86.

The date of his death was not released. Mr. Wertheimer was 26 when he was assigned to photograph the 21-year-old unknown singer. He traveled with Elvis for one week in 1956 and produced a series of now-famous black and white photographs that were the subject of exhibits at the Smithsonian Institution and the Grammy Museum. Among the most famous shots is a photo of Elvis nuzzling a woman fan backstage.

From news services A A A 314-340-8249 The proli American composer Stephen Paulus, who helped to shape the path of Opera Theatre of St. Louis, died Sunday (Oct. 19, 2014) in the Twin Cities of medical complications from a stroke suffered last year. Mr. Paulus, a native of New Jersey whose family moved to Minnesota when he was 2, composed for dozens of major musical organizations, including the Minnesota Opera, the Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center, the Dale Warland Singers and some of St.

most important classical music institutions, Op- era Theatre of St. Louis, the St. Louis Chamber Chorus and the Bach Society of St. Louis. Mr.

Paulus, 65, suffered a major stroke on July 4, 2013, and never recovered. He leaves a 40-year body of work that includes more than 500 compositions in opera, chorus, orchestral music and other categories. Mr. Paulus wrote four operas for OTSL; he was the rst composer commissioned by the fledgling company. Richard Gaddes, Opera first general director, said, helped chart the course of the company, as showcasing young American composers became a crucial part of its mission.

Village (in 1979) and Postman Always Rings which quickly followed, helped OTSL win, and develop, its audience for contemporary opera, for which it is now internationally Said Timothy current general director, is extraordinary to think that Richard Gaddes and the nascent Opera Theatre of St. Louis commissioned a major world premiere opera for its fourth season. Our company will always owe a debt of gratitude to Stephen Paulus for writing such beautiful and successful Mr. Paulus also composed choral works for the Chamber Chorus and Bach Society. The setting of the that Mr.

Paulus wrote for the SLCC in 2008 is well on its way to becoming a modern classic. will be felt keenly by all who love choral said SLCC artistic director Philip Barnes, although his was a distinctly American voice, his music transcended national identity and spoke to choristers and audiences on every continent. Stephen was blessed with a fertile mind, and his creativity knew few Stephen Paulus is survived by his wife, Patty Paulus; two sons, Greg and Andrew Paulus; his mother, Patricia Paulus; and a brother, Terry Paulus. A funeral service will be held in St. Paul, on Nov.

8. Stephen Paulus Paulus De A Composer had helped put Opera Theatre of t. Louis on the map Obituaries OP A A A A a ssociated Press Africa Oscar Pistorius was sentenced Tuesday to five years in prison for killing girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp, completing a transformation from an acclaimed sprinter at the 2012 Olympics to a convicted criminal led away in a police van with barred windows. Wearing a dark suit, the double-amputee athlete was subdued when Judge Thokozile Masipa announced the punishment in a Pretoria courtroom, ending a televised trial that was closely followed at home and abroad by those who once admired him. The man known as the because of his carbon-fiber running blades will have to serve 10 months, or one-sixth of his sentence, in prison before he is eligible to be moved to house arrest, legal analysts say.

Even if he leaves prison early, his running career is in doubt. Pistorius, 27, who has won six Paralympic gold medals, will be ineligible to compete in those events during the entirety of his ve-year prison sentence, of where it is the International Paralympic Committee said. Pistorius could challenge that decision. The sight of Pistorius racing around the track on his blades was one of the enduring and inspirational images of the London Olympics. Born without fibula bones because of a congenital defect, he had his legs amputated at 11 months old, but grew up playing sports with prosthetics.

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She was a member of Twin Oaks Presbyterian Church in St. Louis and a Piano Teacher. She is survived by her son, Dr. David C. Sallee and his wife Carol Rene Robinson; sisters, Jacqueline Phillips and Marceleen Best, and two granddaughters, Maria and Elena Sallee.

She was preceded in death by her husband, Samuel Levi Sallee and a sister, Beverly Remmel. Services: Funeral Services will be 11 a.m., Thursday with visitation beginning at 10 a.m. at Collierville Funeral Home. Burial will be 2 p.m., Saturday at Oak Hill Cemetery in St. Louis, MO.

Online condolences can be made at www.colliervillefuneralhome.com (nee Gross), passed away, Tuesday, October 21, 2014. Beloved wife of the late John Payne; Loving mother of Mary (James) Hunt and Patricia (Hershel) Green; Loving grandmother of Linda, Kevin, Kimberly, Kelly and Michael; Loving great-grandmother of 16; Dear sister, aunt, great-aunt, cousin and friend to many. Services: Funeral service at the SCHRADER Funeral Home and Crematory, 14960 Manchester Road at Holloway, Ballwin, Friday, 1:00 p.m. Interment Bethel Cemetery. In lieu of flowers, contributions may be made to Alzheimer's Assn.

Visitation Thursday 4-8 p.m. Friends may sign the family's on-line guest- book at Schrader.com. of Chesterfield, 78, passed away peacefully at his home with his family by his side on Saturday, October 18, 2014. Beloved husband of Elaine Niederbremer (nee Mues). Adored father of Karen (L.

Keith) Graves and Laurie (Keith) Kornfeld. Beloved grandpa of Nicole and Megan Graves and Erin and Anna Kornfeld. Dear relative and friend to many. One of the truly good guys is now gone. Harry was a man of honor and integrity who adored his family and loved his friends.

He and Elaine shared 51 happy years of marriage enjoying their wonderful family and friends, traveling and many other activities. Harry also loved golf and played several times a week with his good buddies. Services: Memorial visitation Saturday, October 25, 2 6 p.m. at the SCHRADER Funeral Home and Crematory, 14960 Manchester Road at Holloway, Ballwin, with a short service beginning at 6 p.m. In lieu of flowers, embrace the blessings God has bestowed upon you and keep us in your prayers.

Friends may sign the family's on-line guest- book at Schrader.com. M. 80, O'Fallon, Monday, October 20, 2014. Contact (636) 2402242 or visit baue.com age 64 on Monday, October 20, 2014, Baptized into the hope of Christ's Resurrection. Beloved husband of Linda (Mapes).

Caring father of Nic (Lynn), Nathan (Elizabeth), and Nolan (Sarah) Matarazzi. Dear brother of Bill (Barbara Bousom) and Vicki (Dennis) Harber. Dear uncle, cousin and friend. Mark was a graduate of the University of Notre Dame, a member of St. Simon the Apostle Catholic Church, a proud supporter of Youth Ice Hockey and was a Mid-State scorekeeper.

Services: Funeral Friday 9:30 am from JOHN L. ZIEGENHEIN SONS South County 4830 Lemay Ferry Rd. to St. Simon the Apostle Catholic Church, 11019 Mueller Rd. (63123) for 10:00 am Mass.

Interment St. Trinity Cemetery. Memorials to St. Joseph Institute for the Deaf, American Heart Association or Masses for St. Simon the Apostle would be appreciated.

VISITATION THURSDAY 4-8 PM. Monday, October 20, 2014. Beloved wife of Tu Lee; dear mother and mother-in-law of Michael Lee, Neon Lee, Lynn (Kevin) Frankenberger and the late Kim Lee; dear grandmother of Tiffany and Amanda Lee and Gabriel, Joshua and Caleb Frankenberger; our dear sister, sister-in-law, aunt, cousin and friend. Services: Visitation will be held at the ORTMANN STIPANOVICH Funeral Home, 12444 Olive Creve Coeur, Oct. 24, from 4-8 p.m.

Online guestbook at www.ortmannstipanovich.com. (nee Baldwin) Tuesday, October 21, 2014. Beloved wife of the late William C. Smith; dearest mother of Donna (Thomas) Thom; loving grandmother Brett (Jessica) Thom; dear great- grandmother of Logan, Taylor and Dylan Thom; dear sister of the late Earl and Ken Baldwin; our dear sister-in-law, aunt, great-aunt, cousin and friend. Services: Funeral from KUTIS AFFTON CHAPEL, 10151 Gravois, Thursday, October 23, 11:30 a.m.

Interment JB National Cemetery. Contributions to charity of your choice appreciated. Visitation Wednesday 4-8 p.m. "Satch" a national leader in military and civilian dental education, passed away on October 19, 2014 in Chesterfield, MO following a short illness. Dr.

Selfridge was born in Pitman, NJ in 1924 and received his D.D.S. degree from the School of Dentistry, State University of New York at Buffalo, in 1947, following which he accepted a commission in the United States Navy Dental Corps. After an internship at the Naval Dental School and the Naval Hospital in St. Albans, NY and an Oral Surgery residency at the U.S. Naval Hospital, Jacksonville, FL, he served in increasingly responsible assignments on various ships and at various shore stations, mainly with the Atlantic Fleet.

He returned to the Naval Dental School in 1969. Assigned to head both the publications and audiovisual departments, he consolidated them into a new educational resources department and inaugurated an Independent Learning Center where students could select and study audiovisual educational materials at their convenience. He also assisted in the design and development of two Masters degree programs in cooperation with The George Washington University one for graduate students and the other for staff officers. Dr. Selfridge also received a Masters degree in Education from The George Washington University.

Senior leadership positions and a variety of commands highlighted Dr. Selfridge's Navy career. He served as Senior Dental Officer for the Submarine Force, Atlantic Fleet; as Associate Dean, National Naval Dental Center, Bethesda, MD; and as Deputy Director, Regional Dental Center, Norfolk, VA, where he was promoted to Rear Admiral in 1973. Rear Admiral Selfridge completed his distinguished Navy career as Commanding Officer and Dean of the National Naval Dental Center, Bethesda, MD, retiring in 1976. After retiring from the Navy, Dr.

Selfridge became the Dean of the School of Dental Medicine, Washington University, St. Louis, MO, a position he held from 1976 until 1986. During his tenure, he converted the curriculum from three to four years, introduced the "Research Without Walls" concept, increased the full- time faculty from 36 to 56, increased alumni participation, improved the physical plant, and grew the continuing education program from 2 to 26 offerings. While at Washington University, Dr. Selfridge also acted as Chief of Dentistry at Barnes and St.

Louis Children's Hospitals. At the request of the American Board of Orthodontics, he became their Executive Director in 1986. During his ten-year tenure, he helped institute substantial changes in the Board process. He retired from the American Board of Orthodontics in 1997 as Executive Director Emeritus. In 2006, Dr.

Selfridge was honored by that organization with its Earl E. and Wilma S. Shepard Award of Distinction. Dr. Selfridge was President of the International College of Dentists in 1980.

In 1984, the College honored him with its Master Fellowship. Elected as the Deputy Secretary General of the ICD in 1989, and the Deputy Registrar of the USA Section in 1990, he provided outstanding guidance for two After having served for many years, Dr. Selfridge retired as the Deputy Registrar of the ICD USA Section and was awarded emeritus status. He became Secretary Emeritus in 2005. Dr.

Selfridge was predeceased by the late Ruthe Motisher Selfridge, to whom he was happily married for 65 years. He is survived by three daughters Pamela Ruane (William) of Randolph, NJ; Kimberly Schaffer (Mason) of O'Fallon, MO; Cheryl Townsley (John) of Conroe, TX and by two granddaughters Chelby Townsley and Cramer Townsley. Services: Memorial service at Manchester United Methodist Church, 129 Woods Mill Road, Manchester, Monday, Oct 27, 2014 at 11:00 a.m. In lieu of flowers, contributions may be made to the Washington University Dental Alumni Assn. Scholarship Fund, Mark McCarthy, 439 S.

Kirkwood Road, St. Louis, MO 63122 or to the International College of Dentists, USA Section Foundation, 610 Professional Dr. Suite 201, Gaithersburg, MD 20879. Memorial visitation at the SCHRADER Funeral Home and Crematory, 14960 Manchester Road at Holloway, Ballwin, Sunday, Oct 26, 2014 from p.m. Friends may sign the family's on-line guestbook at Schrader.com.

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22, 1935 July 17, 2011 Happy Birthday. You're still the rock of the family. We love you and miss you. Jim; sons, Mark and David; daughters-in-law, Rene and Angela; grandchildren, Morgan, Collin and Danny; sister, Virginia Lee; sister- Please be advised of the death of James E. "Jim" McNeil For over 50 years, Jim served the NALC membership in Sedalia MO.

Branch 139, as Missouri State Association President, Regional Administrative Assistant for the National and finally as Chairman of the St Louis Branch 343 Retiree's Organization. Jim was a dedicated Union Advocate, a great friend and will be missed by all. Deceased Visitation Wed. 4-8pm at Kutis South County, 5255 Lemay Ferry Rd. Service Thursday, 1:30 pm at Kutis.

William Lister, Pres. Charles Sexton, Secy. LOCAL 1 Insulators Allied Workers Please be advised of the death of Retired Member David Patrick Carr Saturday, October 18, 2014. Services: Funeral from Kutis South County Chapel, 5255 Lemay Ferry Rd.Friday, Oct. 24, 9:30 a.m.

to St. Andrew Catholic Church for 10 a.m. Mass. Visitation Thurs. 3-8 p.m.

John J. Stiffler Business Manager King Solomon Lodge No. 95 Oct. 22 No Meeting Official Visit Rehearsal: At Craftsmen Masonic Hall, 4386 Bates. Pot Luck meal at 6:30, rehearsal to follow.

Ashley Underwood, WM Baptized into the hope of Christ's resurrection on Friday, October 17, 2014; beloved husband of Janiece Wittmann (nee Whitford); dear father of Mark (Lorrena), Christopher (Sherri) and Timothy (Reba) Wittmann; dear grandfather, great-grandfather, brother, brother- in-law, uncle, cousin, friend and hero of his best friend Duffy the dog. Arthur proudly served in the United States Marine Corps and always had a smile when greeting people. Services: Visitation Thursday 10:00 am until time of service 12:00 pm at JOHN L. ZIEGENHEIN SONS South County 4830 Lemay Ferry Rd. Interment Jefferson Barracks National Cemetery.

Oct. 18, 2014, loving wife, mother grandmother. Visitation Thur. 5-8pm funeral Fri 11am, Kutis South Cnty.IntermentSt.Trinity. passed away peacefully on October 19, 2014.

Beloved wife of late William Wanner; beloved mother of Dan Wanner (Linda) and Tim Wanner (Mary), dear grandmother of Danielle Wanner and Will Wanner, great- grandmother of Nathan and Emily Gary; beloved sister of Paul Meier. Services: A memorial visitation will be held Friday October 24, 2014 at 1 p.m. followed by a memorial service at 2 p.m. at Oak Hill Funeral Home and Cemetery, 10301 Big Bend Rd, Kirkwood, MO 63122 www.stlouiscremation.com 84 on Sunday Oct. 19, 2014.

For more information call (636) 936-1300 or go to www.stygar.com October 20, 2014. Died at home on Monday, October 20th with his family by his side. Dear husband of Margie Talcoff; dear father and father-in-law of Susan (Michael) Thonis and Gail (Rob Staffin) Talcoff; dear grandfather of 5. Services: Funeral service Thursday, October 23rd, 1:30 p.m. at Temple Emanuel, 12166 Conway Road.

Visitation Thursday at 1 p.m. Interment follows at New Mt. Sinai Cemetery. Memorial contributions preferred to the Scholarship Foundation of St. Louis, 8215 Clayton Road, 63117 or to the charity of your choice.

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