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C6 www.philly.com THE PHILADELPHIA INQUIRER Saturday, May 3, 2003 Death Notices Obituaries KOZLOWSKI Ella King Torrey, 45, an administrator in the arts LEO S. on April 29, 2003 at Mt. Holly N.J. of Palmyra N.J., age 84; beloved husband of the late Laura (nee Kurdziel), loving father of Mrs. Marie (Michael) D'Angelo of Burlington Twp N.J., Leo F.

(Joan) Kozlowski and John F. (Linda) Kozlowski of Delran N.J., brother of Miss Margaret Kozlowski of Mayfield PA and Frank (Sylvia) Kozlowski of Lansdale PA; also survived by 3 grandchildren. Liturgy of Christian Burial will be said on Monday at St. Casimir's Church, Riverside at 9:30 A.M. Interment will follow at New Jersey Veterans Memorial Cemetery, Arneytown, NJ.

The family will receive their friends Sun. 7 to 9 P.M. and Mon. 8 to 9 A.M. at THE CHADWICK MEMORIAL HOME, 154 WEBSTER RIVERSIDE, NJ (856-461-0240).

Contributions in his memory may be made to the Gift of Life, 2000 Hamilton St. Suite 201, PA 19130-3813 and the National Kidney Foundation, 30 E. 33rd New York, NY 10016. By Edward J. Sozanski INQUIRER ART CRITIC Friends and former colleagues of Ella King Torrey were stunned and saddened yesterday as word spread through Philadelphia's cultural community that the 45-year-old arts administrator had died Wednesday night at her San Francisco home.

Ms. Torrey, who resigned as president of the San Francisco Art Institute in April 2002, is remembered here as the founding director of the Pew Fellowships in the Arts grant program, which began in 1991. Ms. Torrey developed the program, which makes $50,000 grants to artists in a wide range of disciplines, while a program officer at the Pew Charitable Trusts from 1985 to 1991. She then directed the program, based at University of the Arts, until becoming president of the San Francisco art school in 1995.

Marian Godfrey, director of cultural programs for the Pew Trusts, called the artist fellowships "one of the great legacies Torrey left behind. It's a very innovative and responsive program that continues to support the art community in Philadelphia." Ms. Torrey's legacy, however, is much larger. During her 10 years in the city, she became a major energizing force in its cultural life, continually inspiring, cajoling and enabling artists and arts groups to expand their horizons. "Nothing could stop Ella when she had an idea," Melissa Franklin, Torrey's successor as director of the fellowship program, recalled yesterday.

"She was always optimistic, and everything was possible." Godfrey and Franklin were just two of her friends here who cited Ms. Torrey's "generosity of spirit." Both remembered her as a passionate advocate for artists. "I feel that the whole national arts community feels sorrowful about her loss," Godfrey said. Anne d'Harnoncourt, director of the Philadelphia Museum of Art, called Ms. Torrey's death "a great loss." wrote her senior thesis on the Barbie doll.

Between Yale and joining the Pew Trusts in 1985, Ms. Torrey earned a master of arts degree at the University of Mississippi and worked as a curator, research assistant and teacher at several institutions. When she left Philadelphia in 1995, the Fleisher Art Memorial awarded her its founder's medal. Fleisher director Thora Ja-cobson cited the prominent role Ms. Torrey played in launching new programs and facilities such as the Philadelphia Folklore Project, the Clay Studio Second Street Arts Building, the Greene Street studio building, and the Museum Loan Project.

"Ella nurtured artists, raised their expectations about Philadelphia, and found hundreds of ways of making cultural institutions more artist-friendly," Ja-cobson said at the time. Ms. Torrey is survived by her mother, Ella Russell Torrey of Chestnut Hill; a sister, Elizabeth P. Torrey of Washington, and a H.C. Van Arsdale, 101; headed brother, L.

Russell Torrey of Vill-anova. Ms. Torrey's funeral will be held May 8 in San Francisco. A Philadelphia memorial service is planned for May 14 at 4 p.m. in the meeting house of German-town Friends School, 31 Coulter St.

Franklin said that a second celebration of Ms. Torrey's life and contributions to the city was being planned for June 21, her birthday, at the Fleisher Art Memorial, 709 Catharine St. Contributions in Ms. Torrey's memory may be made to the Ella King Torrey Arts Fund at the Germantown Friends School. Contact art critic Edward J.

Sozanski at 215-854-5595 or esozanskiphillynews.com. Death Notices BASSMAN MIRIAM (nee Cohen), May 2, 2003, wife of the late Eli, mother of Barbara (Richard) Shohen, Alan (Heather) Bassman and Nina (Steven) Sabolsky, grandmother of Wendi and Joseph Meltzer, Scott Shohen, Max Bassman, Shari Sabolsky, Erin Bassman and Emily Sabolsky, great grandmother of Alison Meltzer, sister-in-law of Fred Klinger. Relatives and friends are invited to Funeral Services Sun. 8:30 A.M. precisely GOLDSTEINS' ROSENBERG'S RAPHAEL SACKS SUBURBAN NORTH, 310 Second St.

Pike, Southampton. Int. Haym Salomon Memorial Park. Family will return to the Shohen residence. Contributions in her memory may be made to the Arthritis Foundation, 219 S.

Broad St. PA 19107 or the Multiple Sclerosis Foundation, One Reed PA19147 BUSH KAREEM, 23, on April 30, 2003; beloved son of Gail Bush. Relatives and friends are invited to Viewing Monday 9 to 1 1 A.M. Services 11 A.M. at MITCHUM-WILSON FUNERAL HOME, 1402-12 S.

20th St. Interment Eden Cemetery. CUSACK DOROTHY of Brigantine, on April 30, 2003, age 63 years; beloved wife of James Cusack and loving mother of Suzanne McCue and her husband Christopher, proud grandmother of Madison and Christopher and dear sister of Thomas Mullery and Kathleen Gallagher; also surviving are several aunts and many nieces, nephews and cousins. Relatives and friends are invited to her Life Celebration on Monday from 1 0 to 1 1 A.M. at St.

Thomas Church, 8th Street, Brigantine N.J. Mass of Christian Burial will follow at 1 1 A.M. Interment will be at Atlantic County Veterans Cemetery, Estelle Manor N.J. Family requests memorial contributions to Drexel Univ. College of Medicine, Institute for Cancer and Blood Diseases for Vasculitis, P.O.

Box 828114, PA 19182-8114. Family arrangements by KEATES-PLUM FUNERAL HOME, Brigantine, NJ. "A Life Celebration Home" DiPASQUALE SAMUEL 58, of Avalon N.J., formerly of Philadelphia on Friday May 2, 2003; son of the late Samuel and Elizabeth (Fritz) DiPasquale, husband of Linda (nee Kosmalski), father of Kimberly Abate, Deanna MacCarter, and Samuel DiPasquale, brother of Beth Todd and Frederick DiPasquale, grandfather of 4. Memorial Services Monday May 5 at 1 1 A.M. at RADZIETA FUNERAL HOME, 9 Hand Cape May Court House N.J.

Calling two hours before Service. Condolences at www.radzieta.com DONNELLY WILLIAM May 1 2003, dear friend of Louise Pini. Relatives and friends are invited to his Viewing and Funeral Mon. May 5, 2003, 8:30 A.M. JOSEPH T.

SEKULA FUNERAL HOME 2634 E. Allegheny Ave. (cor. of Thompson Religious Service 10 A.M. Int.

Hillside Cem. Roslyn, PA. No Viewing Sun eve. GERSHUNI SYLVIA, May 2, 2003, of sister of Susan Gershuni and the late Reuben Abraham Gershuni and the late Fay C. Gershuni.

Relatives and friends are invited to Graveside Services, Sunday 11 A.M. precisely, at Montefiore Cemetery (Sec. Y2). The family suggests contributions in her memory may be made to a charity of the donor's choice. GOLDSTEINS' ROSENBERG'S RAPHAEL SACKS GIBSON ROLAND STEWART on May 1, 2003, age 74, of Mt.

Laurel, formerly of NE beloved husband of Linda (nee Robinson), loving father of Steve of Leesville, Marie Liftman of Phila. and Jean Palmer of Bensalem, survived by 5 grandchildren. Roland worked for the Cheltenham School District for 17 years and was a master of all trades. Relatives and friends are invited to the Viewing on Mon. from 6:30 to 9:30 P.M.

at THE BRADLEY FUNERAL HOME, Route 73 and Evesham Road, Marlton N.J., 856-983-1005. Interment is private. (www.bradleyfuneralhome-marlton.com) GINSBURG EVA (nee Marbin), May 2, 2003; wife of the late W. Belskin Ginsburg, mother of Silas J. (Mary Lou) Ginsburg, Arthur L.

(Judy) Ginsburg and Robert (Diane) Ginsburg; also survived by 7 grandchildren and 11 great grandchildren. Relatives and friends are invited to Graveside Services, Sunday 2 P.M. at Har Zion Cemetery. (Sec. A), Collingdale PA.

Shiva will be observed at the home of Silas and Mary Lou Ginsburg on Sunday only. Contributions in her memory may be made to Jewish Federation of Greater 2100 Arch Phila. PA 19103. GOLDSTEINS' ROSENBERG'S RAPHAEL SACKS JAMISON SYDNEY, May 1, 2003, beloved husband of Shirley (nee Jacobs), devoted father of Bruce, Jayne and the late Amy Jamison, loving grandfather of Stephanie and Ross Browne. Relatives and friends are invited to Funeral Service Sunday 1 :30 P.M.

precisely GOLDSTEINS' ROSENBERG'S RAPHAEL SACKS, 6410 N. Broad St. Interment Roosevelt Memorial Park. Shiva will be observed at his late residence. Contributions in his memory may be made to The Developemental Enteprises 333 Airy Norristown, PA 1 9401-5043 JOHNSON LOUISE on May 2, 2003, of Colwyn, wife of the late Haile mother of Louise J.

Grimes and William also survived by 3 grandchildren Karen Grimes, David and Christina Johnson. Relatives and friends are invited to her Funeral Service Mon. at MARVIL FUNERAL HOME 1110 Main Darby PA, where friends may call after 1 0 A.M. Int. Glen wood Memorial Gardens.

KALICK FRANCES SUSAN (nee Gitman) May 2, 2003, wife of Morris, mother of David (Cathy) Kalik and Charles Kalik, sister of Norman (Phyllis) Gitman and Eleanor (Raymond) Gold, grandmother of Sean, Kristy and Laura. Relatives and friends are invited to Funeral Services Sun. 2:15 P.M. precisely GOLDSTEINS' ROSENBERG'S RAPHAEL SACKS SUBURBAN NORTH, 310 Second St. Pike, Southampton.

Int. Shalom Memorial Park. Shiva will be observed at the residence of Mr. and Mrs. David Kalik.

In lieu of flowers Contributions in her memory may be made to Alzheimers Disease Research. KLEINE (SELZNICK) THELMA R. (nee Levy), May 1, 2003, wife of the late Nelson M. Kleine and the late Theodore Selznick, mother of Fred (Arlene) Selznick, Allen Selznick (Barbara Levy), Arlene (Mark) Rosenbaum and Karen (Michael) Bell, sister of Min Weller, step-mother of Sheldon Kleine, Miriam Kleine and Kenneth Kleine; also survived by 15 grandchildren, 8 great grandchildren and many loving nieces and nephews. Mrs.

Kleine was a member of the Marlyn R. Fein Chapter of the Fox Chase Cancer Center, American Brotherhood of Israel, The Drizin Weiss Post No. 21 5, JWV Ladies Auxilliary, Pannonia B.A. Womens Auxilliary and Past President of B'Nai Brith Women. Relatives and friends are invited to Funeral Service Sunday, 11:30 A.M.

precisely. GOLDSTEINS' ROSENBERG'S RAPHAEL SACKS SUBURBAN NORTH, 310 Second St. Pike, Southampton. Interment Montefiore Cemetery. Shiva will be observed at the Rosenbaum residence.

Contributions in her memory may be made to the Marlyn R. Fein Chapter of Fox Chase Cancer Center. "I think what she meant for Philadelphia was an enormous understanding of and devotion to what living artists mean to a community," d'Harnoncourt said. "She believed deeply in a diversity in which all people's contributions to all the arts are appreciated. All communities need people who understand that as deeply as she understood it." Ms.

Torrey resigned from the San Francisco Art Institute after reports that the school had been running up large budget deficits. She explained then that "I felt I had accomplished much of what I set out to do, in terms of strengthened and diversified programs, renewed and expanded physical plant, and connecting the institute to the local, national and international art communities." Born in Bronxville, N.Y., Ms. Torrey moved to Philadelphia with her family when she was 12. She graduated from German-town Friends School and earned a bachelor's degree in art history and studio art from Yale University in 1980. She the Drug House a pharmaceutical wholesale operation at 10th and Butler Streets.

Mr. Van Arsdale was president of the National Wholesale Druggists' Association in 1958 and was the keynote speaker at its annual convention in California on his 90th birthday. In retirement, Mr. Van Arsdale was one of the founding partners of Music Fairs Group, which owned the former Valley Forge Music Fair. He saw Halley's Comet twice once in 1910 with his grandmother on a hill on Harrodsburg, and the second time with his grandson in 1986 in his Chestnut Hill backyard.

Twice widowed, Mr. Van Arsdale loved the company of his buddies at the Flourtown Cricket Club. Describing her father, Murray said: "With his silk pocket square always coordinated with his tie, he would go to a party, and soon he was in charge, telling everyone what to do as if it were his party. He was like magic." He also took charge of check ters. A viewing will be 9 a.m.

to noon Monday at Hollen Funeral Home, 3160 Grant Ave. A Funeral Mass will follow at 1 p.m. at Resurrection of Our Lord Catholic Church, Castor and Shelmire Avenues. Entombment will be at Lawnview Cemetery, Rockledge. Memorial donations may be made to the Fox Chase Cancer Center, 7701 Burholme Philadelphia 19111.

Stella Carnes Personnel manager, 59 Stella Barbara Wojton Carnes, 59, of Phoenixville, a former personnel manager at General Accident Insurance Co. in Newtown Square and a former schoolteacher, died of liver disease Wednesday at Hahnemann University Hospital. She had lived in New Britain, Bucks County, for 12 years before moving to Phoenixville 14 years ago. Mrs. Carnes earned a bachelor's degree in education from Millersville University in 1965 and received a master's degree in education from Temple University.

She taught fifth grade for several years in the Central Bucks and Hatboro-Horsham School Districts in the 1960s and 1970s. Mrs. Carnes took time off to raise her children and then switched careers. She worked as a training director for Prudential Real Estate in King of Prussia and most recently as a personnel manager for the Newtown Square insurance company. She taught computer science at Montgomery County Community College.

She was a deacon at the First Presbyterian Church in Phoenixville and served as president of the Friends of the Phoenixville Public Library. She married Michael J. Carnes in 1965. In addition to her husband, Mrs. Carnes is survived by sons Mike, Christopher and Kevin; her father, Edward Wojton; one brother; and one sister.

A viewing will be from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. tomorrow at the Dev-lin-Rosmos-Kepp Funeral Home Main Street and Fourth Avenue, Phoenixville. Services will be at 10 a.m. Monday at First Presbyterian Church, 145 Main Phoenixville. Burial will be in East Vincent United Church of Christ LEVIN LEON, on May 1, 2003, husband of the late Ruth (nee Hirsch); father of the late Barry Levin; brother of Robert Levin, Helen Unterberger and Bernie Levin; grandfather of Eric (Holly) Levin, Gregory (Kimberly) Levin and Douglas Levin; also survived by 3 great grandchildren.

Relatives and friends are invited to Graveside Services Sunday, 1 2 Noon, Roosevelt Memorial Park (Sec. B-12). In lieu of flowers, contributions in his memory may be made to American Cancer Society. The family will return to the residence of Mr. and Mrs.

Gregory Levin. (JOSEPH VI NE and SON, www.levinefuneral.com) LUSTGARTEN KENNETH May 2, 2003, of Villanova, beloved husband of Jane (nee Goldberg), devoted father of Stuart (Stacy) Lustgarten and Peter (Alison) Lustgarten, uncle of Scott Lustgarten, brother-in-law of Meryle Fortunato and Yale Goldberg. Relatives and friends are invited to Services Sun. 1 :30 P.M. at JOSEPH LEVINE AND SON, N.

Broad St. above 71st Ave. Int. Haym Solomon Memorial Park. Family respectfully requests that contributions in his memory be made to a charity of the donors Choice.

(www.levinefuneral.com) REA ELIZABETH 'BIZZ' M. (Edmiston), age 94, on May 2, 2003, in Spring House Estates, Lower Gwynedd PA; she was the wife of the late George H. Rea, survived by 2 nieces and 2 nephews. Relatives and friends are invited to her Memorial Service Thursday May 8th, 2 P.M. in auditorium of Gwynedd Estates, Norristown Road and Tennis Spring House PA.

Interment Private. Contributions in her memory may be made to Gwynedd Square Presbyterian Church, 837 Sumneytown Pike, Lansdale PA 19446. LONGENECKER, NORTH WALES SCHADE RUTH CHRISTIANA of Philadelphia, April 30, 2003 (nee Raff), age 94; wife of Charles mother of Charlene Erb, Marion McDonough, Margaret Swartz, and Nancy Rosenberger; also survived by 11 grandchildren and 1 6 great grandchildren. Former employee of S.S. White Co.

and longterm resident of St. John Neumann Nursing Home, 1 0400 Roosevelt Phila. 19116 where Services will be held Monday 10 A.M. Viewing 9 to 10 A.M. at the Chapel.

Family prefers masses or contributions to the Chapel Fund, co Sr. Deata at above address. FLETCHER STAAS WILLIAM of Mullica Hill, NJ on May 1, 2003, husband of Betty J. (nee Peterson), father of William H. (Lynne) and Robert J.

(Donnette), grandfather of Richard Robert J. Stephanie M. and the late William, great grandfather of James Kyle and Eric A. Relatives and friends are invited to his Funeral Service Tues. 1:30 P.M.

at THE JAMES J. McGHEE FUNERAL HOME, 2nd St. Pike and Belmont Southampton, Pa. Int. Sunset Mem.

Park. Family will receive friends Mon. eve 709 P.M. Masonic Service at 8 P.M. at the funeral home.

In lieu of flowers contributons may be sent to Alzheimer's Disease 325 Chestnut Suite 1120, PA 19106 SUNBERG GERALD M. on April 30, 2003 of Chestnut Mill, Tormeriy ot tast Norriton; beloved husband of Phyllis (nee Schrader), father of Kathy Uhlenbrock and Lorraine Coyne, stepfather of Dr. Chris Grayce, Dr. Ann Toran and Kate Barnes; grandfather of 10. Mr.

Sunberg was an electrical engineer retired from A.V.O. International. He was an avid golfer who played year round as well as a bass singer for the Choral Society of Montgomery County. He was a veteran of the Korean War. Relatives and friends are invited to celebrate his life at a Memorial Service on Tues.

May 6, 6 P.M. at Chestnut Hill College, East Parlor St. Joseph's Hall, 9601 Germantown In memory of his favorite color, please come dressed in blue. In lieu of flowers, donations in Mr. Sun berg's name may be made to T.I.

Industries, P.O. Box 1737, Lexington, NC 27293-1737. T.I. Ind. will plant one tree for every dollar received in an ecologically endangered forest.

BARNES F.H. TIETZE EVELYN L. (nee LaCombe) of Washington formerly of Moorestown, NJ, on May 1 2003, aged 85 years. Mrs. Tietze served in the US Navy for 3 years during WWII and attained the rank of Lieutenant.

For 20 years, she worked as a registered nurse at the Lutheran Home in Moorestown, NJ. Beloved wife of the late Alfred devoted mother of Stephanie, Michael and Timothy; loving grandmother of 4. Visitation Mon 11:30 A.M. followed by Funeral Mass at 1 2:30 P.M. at Our Lady of Perpetual Help RC Church, Maple Shade, NJ.

Int. private at the convenience of the family. In lieu of flowers, please make memorial contributions to the Alzheimer's 1 1000 Lincoln Dr. St. 7, Marlton, NJ 08053 or to the American Cancer Society, 1851 Old Cuthbert Rd Cherry Hill, NJ 08034.

Arr. McGUINNESS FUNERAL HOMES Tributes and memories may be shared at: www.mcgfuneral.com "The Lifetime Tribute Funeral Home" UNGAR ISAAC May 1 2003; husband of 61 years of Edith (nee Sharp) of Cherry Hill, father of Edward Ungar and the late Louis B. Ungar, brother of Max Ungar, grandfather of David, Katy and Elizabeth. Relatives and friends are invited to Services Sunday 3 P.M. PLATT MEMORIAL CHAPELS 2001 Berlin Cherry Hill NJ.

The family respectfully requests, in lieu of flowers, contributions in his memory be made to a charity of the donor's choice. WALLS JOHN April 30, 2003. Beloved husband of Bonnie (nee Slavin); loving father of Alison Oliver; son of Marie and the late George; devoted brother of Barbara Manning, Mickey (Marinia), Marie (Carl) Brown and Albert; brother-in-law of Claire Jones and Danny (Sandy) Slavin; godfather of Jacqueline Venafra; also survived by many loving nieces and nephews; dearest friend of Msgr. Bill Dombrow, Phil, Carlo and Bobby. Relatives, friends and staff of Fresh Start are invited to his Viewing and Funeral Monday, 9 A.M.

to 12 Noon, HOLLEN FUNERAL HOME, 3160 Grant Ave. (W. of Academy followed by Funeral Mass 1 P.M., at Resurrection of Our Lord Church. Entombment Lawnview Cem. Donations in John's memory may be made to Fox Chase Cancer Center, 7701 Burholme Phila.

PA 191 1 1 WEISER GEORGE H. on April 30, 2003; beloved husband of the late Mildred (nee Malandro), loving father of Paul, George H. Ill and Tom Weiser; also survived by his sister, brother, 6 grandchildren and 8 great grandchildren. Family and friends are invited to George's Life Celebration, Monday 1 1 :30 A.M. to 1 2 Noon from JOHN F.

GIVNISH OF ACADEMY 10975 Academy followed by his Funeral Service 1 2 Noon. Int. private. "A Life Celebration Home" WEXLER NORMAN, 73, of Mt. Laurel N.J., on May 2, 2003; beloved husband of Theodora C.

Klein Wexler, devoted brother of Emanuel (Freda) Wexler and Rae (Milton) Goldberg. Services Sunday 11:30 A.M. PLATT MEMORIAL CHAPEL 2001 Berlin Road, Cherry Hill N.J. Contributions to a charity of the donor's choice. WOLFSON ROSE (nee Cohen), May 1, 2003, wife of the late Murray of Marlton N.J.; mother of Marsha Wolfson M.D.

and Mona (Merrill) Friedman, sister of Vera Erdheim, grandmother of Michael (Kimberly) Lawrence and Andrew Lawrence. Relatives and friends are invited to Services, Sunday 1 P.M. PLATT MEMORIAL CHAPELS 2001 Berlin Cherry Hill NJ. Ent. Beth Israel Memorial Park, Wood bridge N.J.

The family will return to the home of Mona and Merrill Friedman. drug firm ing out of this world. His living will was the most restrictive the doctors had ever seen, his daughter said. A huge Phillies fan, Mr. Van Arsdale died just hours after Kevin Millwood pitched a no-hitter for the Phillies on Sunday.

He was fond of saying that the only athletic ability in his family went to his identical twin nephews Tom and Dick Van Arsdale, who played in the NBA from the mid-1960s through the mid-'70s. Mr. Van Arsdale is also survived by five grandchildren and four great-grandchildren. He married Gertrude "Pat" Caine, the mother of his son and daughter, in 1925. She died in 1971.

He married Marion E. Crowther in 1973. She died in 1993. Services and burial were private. Memorial donations may be made to the Wissahickon Hospice, One Presidential Suite 125, Bala Cynwyd, Pa.

19004. Contact staff writer Gayle Ronan Sims at 215-854-4185 or gsimsphillynews.com. Cemetery, Spring City. Memorial donations may be made to Friends of the Phoenixville Public Library, attention Nancy Breuer, 183 Second Phoenixville, Pa. 19460.

Francis J. Cooney Salesman, coach, 82 Francis J. Cooney, 82, of Haver-town, a retired building-materials salesman and former football coach who starred on University of Pennsylvania football and baseball teams in the late 1940s, died of complications from diabetes Wednesday at Bryn Mawr Hospital. Mr. Cooney grew up playing sandlot football with neighborhood teams such as the Elm-wood Cadets and Bill Morrow's Shamrocks.

He was a 1938 graduate of West Catholic High School for Boys and went on to become a standout athlete at the University of Pennsylvania. His education was interrupted when he served in the Army during World War II. He was stationed in Italy and North Africa. When he was discharged in 1945, he enrolled at Penn. He was captain of a baseball team that once faced a Yale squad featuring first baseman George Bush, later the 41st president, said Mr.

Cooney's wife, Helen Rodgers Cooney. During the 1950s, Mr. Cooney worked as an assistant football coach at Roman Catholic, West Catholic and Monsignor Bonner High Schools in Philadelphia. He was inducted into the Pennsylvania Football Hall of Fame in 1996. Mr.

Cooney worked as a building-materials salesman for most of his career, retiring in the late 1970s. In addition to his wife, Mr. Cooney is survived by a son, Michael; a daughter, Mary Anne Stern; a sister; and seven grandchildren. A viewing will be from 6 to 8 p.m. tomorrow and 8:30 to 9:30 a.m.

Monday at Donohue Funeral Home, 8401 West Chester Pike, Upper Darby. A Funeral Mass will be said at 10 a.m. Monday at Annunciation of the Blessed Virgin Mary Catholic Church, Brookline Boulevard, Havertown. Burial will be in St. Denis Cemetery, Havertown.

Memorial donations may be made to the Special Olympics, 307 Lenox Havertown, Pa. 19083. By Gayle Ronan Sims INQUIRER STAFF WRITER H.C. Van Arsdale, 101, of Chestnut Hill, who rose to the top of a Philadelphia drug company and seemed to have found the fountain of youth in a two-martini-a-day regimen, died Monday at Springfield Residence. Mr.

Van Arsdale, known to his friends as "Mr. Van," was a self-described "actuary's worst nightmare," his son, Donald, said. He never H.C. Van Arsdale saw Halley's Comet twice. had to wear reading glass- es, didn't have a gray hair until he was 90, never went a day without two martinis before dinner, never had a hobby, and had no athletic ability whatsoever, yet he remained robust until weeks before he celled at died.

"He ex-' his son said. In the Region Barry C. Lange Chemist, 50 Barry C. Lange, 50, who became interested in chemistry research after he was given a chemistry set as a child, died of brain cancer Tuesday at his home in Lansdale. Mr.

Lange grew up in Levit-town, where he graduated from Woodrow Wilson High School. He earned a bachelor's degree in chemistry from Stevens Institute of Technology in Hoboken, N.J., in 1974 and a doctorate in chemistry from Pennsylvania State University in 1978. From 1978 to 1980, he did postgraduate study at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. He spent 21 years as a research chemist and manager at Rohm Haas before leaving in 2001 to join Johnson Johnson. During the two weeks he was between jobs, however, Mr.

Lange was diagnosed with brain cancer. His new employer allowed him to join the company as a research manager for as long as his illness allowed, which was four months. According to his wife of 28 years, Linda, Mr. Lange was enthusiastic about all of his hobbies and sports, which included biking, softball and football. He loved music and played the harmonica with his buddies in several bands.

He entertained his friends with his infectious good humor and skills as an amateur magician and juggler. In addition to his wife, Mr. Lange is survived by daughters Julianna and Jillian, his mother and father, and three brothers. Friends may visit at 9:30 today at Calvary Church, 861 Route 113, Souderton. A service will be held at the church at 11 a.m.

Burial arrangements are private. Memorial donations may be sent to the Brain Tumor Center at Duke University, DUMC, Box 3624, Durham, N.C. 27710. Celia Silverman Actress, 90 Celia Silverman, 90, of Elkins Park, actress and cofounder of the Theater of the Living Arts on South Street, died of heart failure Wednesday at Abington Memorial Hospital. Born in Monaca, she attended Marjorie Webster Col 0 "All of the doctors who warned him to stop his unhealthy habits have been dead for 25 years," he added.

With only an eighth-grade education, Mr. Van Arsdale, whose initials were his first name, helped support his family by shucking corn and working as an oddsmaker at racetracks near his hometown of Harrodsburg, Ky. "He had a lightning-sharp mind for figuring numbers," said his daughter, Patricia Van A Murray. In his last weeks, he whipped through the New York Times crossword puzzle, with a pen. He moved to Philadelphia in 1930 after getting a job with Agfa, a film and camera manufacturer.

In 1933, he became Eastern sales manager for Lambert Pharmacal Co. of St. Louis. His lack of formal education never held him back. "With charisma and sheer grit, he shouldered himself to the top of the drug industry," Murray said.

In 1938, SmithKline French Inc. hired him as vice president of sales. He retired in 1968 as president of a successor company, lege in Silver Spring, and graduated from the American Academy of Dramatic Arts in New York in 1933. During the 1930s, Mrs. Silverman produced and performed a radio show for children in Atlantic City.

She moved to Elkins Park in 1949 and served as the president of the Cheltenham Art Center in the 1950s. She acted on the stage of the Cheltenham Playhouse as the Jewish wife in Bertolt Brecht's The Private Life of the Master Race and as Inez in Jean-Paul Sartre's No Exit. She was a cofounder of the Theater of the Living Arts in the early 1960s along with her husband, Louis Silverman, and a group of friends. Mrs. Silverman is survived by a son, Leon; a daughter, Carol-jean Kier; and three grandchildren.

Her husband died in 1992. Services will be at noon tomorrow at Goldsteins' Rosenberg's Raphael Sacks, 6410 N. Broad St. Burial will be in Mount Sinai Cemetery in Philadelphia. John Walls Founder of drug rehab, 55 John F.

Walls, 55, of Northeast Philadelphia, founder and chief executive officer of Fresh Start, a drug- and alcohol-treatment organization in Kensington, died of lung cancer Wednesday at Fox Chase Cancer Center. Mr. Walls had been sober for three years when he bought a house in Kensington in 1989 to start a program to help others battling addictions to drugs and alcohol. In its nearly 15-year history, Fresh Start has helped thousands of people. Mr.

Walls grew up in Kensington and quit school at 16 to work as a roofer. He later opened People's Roofing in May-fair, a business he recently sold. He recovered from his addiction with guidance from the Self-Help Movement a drug-and alcohol-treatment service in the Northeast. Mr. Walls' Fresh Start currently has 33 employees and 125 clients.

Mr. Walls was a former Republican committeeman and a member of the Vesper Club. He had been married to Bonnie Slavin Walls since 1981. In addition to his wife, Mr. Walls is survived by a daughter, Alison Oliver; his mother, Marie Walls; two brothers; and two sis.