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BySallyA.Downey INQUIRERSTAFFWRITER JackM.Demetris,91,ofSt. UptownMarketinBridge- Mr.Deme- trisemigrated fromGreece withhismoth- erandfather asaninfant.In entsopeneda foodmarketin Bridgeport. Thestorehad twoaislesand DemetrisservedintheArmy inthePacific.Amonghisdu- tieswasaccompanyingceleb- ritiesentertainingthetroops, includingtheAndrewsSis- tersandcomedianJoeE. Brown. Demetrisandhistwobroth- erstookovertheoperations ofthefamilymarket.Later, heranthemarketwithhis greefromGettysburgCollege fromTempleUniversity.

wantedtocarryonthefamily toldTheInquirerin1994. Mr.Demetrisexpanded andmodernizedthestore, whichhehelpedoperateun- tilhewas86.Hemaintained anold-fashionedfriendly sonsaid.Inamemorybook, arearesidentswroteofhow personablehewasandhow esoncreditwhenpeople sonsaid. Mr.Demetris,whoinvest- edinrealestateinBridge- TheInquirerin2001aftera devastatingfireburnedout 55businessesinthebor- Anaccomplishedathlete, Mr.Demetrisletteredinfoot- ballandbaseballatBridge- portHighSchool.Intheearly basketballteamsandplayed onabasketballteamthatwon aMontgomeryCountycham- pionship. Hewasinductedintothe BridgeportBoroughHallof Famein2009. DoukakisDemetris.Thecou- plemetinNewYorkata dancesponsoredbyaGreek church.

Mr.Demetrissupported severalGreekOrthodoxorga- GreekOrthodoxArchdiocese ofAmericaandtheOrderof St.AndrewtheApostle. Besideshiswifeandson, heissurvivedbydaughters grandchildren. Afuneralwillbeat11a.m. LukeGreekOrthodox maycallfrom10a.m.Burial willbeinArlingtonCeme- Donationsmaybemadeto thechurchbuildingfundor toBridgeportCommunity Pa.19406. ContactstaffwriterSallyA.

Downeyat215-854-2913or ByWalterF.Naedele INQUIRERSTAFFWRITER Serviceshavebeensetin rynE.Ossola,the23-year-old VillanovaUniversitygradu- atewhowasfatallyinjured whenshewashitbyacaras shecrossedLancasterAve- nuenearThomasAvenuein 22. Avisitationwassetfrom4 to8p.m.Thursday,Oct.27,at theDellaVecchiaFuneral aFuneral Massat10a.m. FridayatSt. ThomasRo- manCatholic Southington. Theregular eveningMass ontheVillano- vacampusonSundaywas saidinherhonor.

lishedMondaythathewas toldthatshewastryingto catchuptoafriendasshe crossedthestreet. safetysergeantfortheLower MerionTownshipPoliceDe- phoneinterviewthatno beacoupleofweeksbefore theinvestigationiscomplet- AnanalystfortheGlobal TreasuryManagementDe- partmentinthePittsburgh headquartersofPNCBank, MissOssolawasvisitingthe MainLineduringhomecom- ingweekendatVillanova, junior. MissOssolagraduatedfifth inherclassof2006atSouth- shewasamemberofthe teamanditscaptainasase- nior. AmemberoftheSouthing- summersasalifeguardat MountainGroveSwimClub inSouthington. memberoftheInteractClub andtheNationalHonorSoci- ety.

Inthe2010classatVillano- cumlaudewithamajorin economicsandminorsinfi- nanceandmath. earnedascholarshipasa PresidentialScholar. Shewasamemberofthe StudentGovernmentAssocia- etyandspentaweekinEcua- dorasamissionary. Afour-yearmemberofChi identofitscampuschapter asasenior. Andsheledfund-raising MakeaWishcampaign.

Besidesherfatherandsis- grandmotherElizabethOsso- andAltaNickodemski. ContactstaffwriterWalterF. Naedeleat215-854-5607or BySallyA.Downey INQUIRERSTAFFWRITER chainofjewelrystoresin thePhiladelphiaareafor ofcomplicationsfrompneu- moniaathishomeinPalm Mr.Barrgraduatedfrom GermantownHighSchool.He fromtheUni- versityofPenn- sylvaniain 1933andalaw degreefrom HarvardUni- versityin1936. Duringthe Depression, lawfirms hisson Stephensaid. SoMr.Barr wenttoworkforhisfather, AssociatedBarrStoresin 1921.Thefirmeventuallyop- erated13jewelryandsilver- warestoresinthePhiladel- onChestnutStreetinCenter City.

Mr.Barrandhisfatheralso establishedJewelmasters mondsandotherprecious gemstodepartmentstores. TheBarrstoresadvertised heavilyinlocalnewspapers andwereapioneerintelevi- a programofoldmovieson AmericanBandstand, wasa spokesmaninthejewelryads intheearly1950s.Thejewel- rystorealsosponsoredweath- ercasterJudyLeeonWPTZ- TV. AssociatedBarrStoreswas soldtoZalesJewelersin1971. Mr.Barrwrotealawtext- book, StudiesinSocialandLe- galTheories withPaulJ.Storm Studiesin andEvaluationofDiamonds. Hewasafounderand boardmemberoftheDia- mondCouncilofAmerica.

Mr.Barrwasanhonorary lifememberoftheboardof EaglevilleHospitalinrecogni- tionofhislongservice.Inthe whatwasthenEaglevilleSan- atoriumforthetreatmentof tuberculosis.Inthe1960s,he andotherboardmembers agreedtoconvertthefacility intoatreatmentcenterforal- coholismformen.Women treatmentwasexpandedtoin- cludesubstanceabuse. Mr.Barrservedonthe boardofReformCongrega- tionKenesethIsraelinElkins Park.Hewasamemberof theLocustClubandPhilmont CountryClubinHuntingdon Valley. Heandhiswifeof28years, childreninEastFalls.She diedin1968.Hewasmarried toDianaMarcusBarrfor25 yearsuntilherdeathin1996. BarrlivedinPalmBeach, whereheplayedgolfwellinto pelman. Serviceswereprivate.

ContactstaffwriterSallyA. Downeyat215-854-2913or JackM. Demetris LaurynE. Ossola Myer Barr PLEASE VIEWA ND SIGN THE ONLINE GUEST BOOK AT PHILL Y. COM Funeral Announcements RAGSDALE, JR.

RH ET TD onO ct. 24, 2011, of Newtown. Beloved husband of the late Mary E. Sheehan Ragsdale; dearest father of William M. Ragsdale (Jean ichael J.R agsdale (Krista), Daniel J.

Ragsdale (Cathleen), Sharon Lee Ragsdale (Hope Kushner); dear brother of Dolores Ragsdale and the lateC arol Musselman; also survived by 9g rand- children and 11 great grandchildren. riends and brother Knights of Columbus are invitedt oa ttend his Viewing from 9A until his FuneralM ass, 11 A.M., at the Olde Church of St. Andrew, 135 Sycamore Newtown. Interment will be in the Parish Cemetery.Inlieuofflowers, contributionsinhismemory maybemadetoR.V.Hennessy SouthamptonPA18966. www.fluehr.com ROSEMAN Jenkintown.HusbandofLynn (Ksenia)FielandJodi(Rabbi survivedby3grandchildren grandchildren Lynn and Avi, and 4g reat grandchildren.

Relatives and friends are invited to GravesideS ervices, Thursday, 10:30 A.M., precisely at Har Jehuda Cem. (Sec. A-N), Upper Darby. Family will return to the residence of Jodi and Joel, Jenkintown, on Thursday. Shiva willc ontinue at the late residenceF riday through Sunday.

In lieu of meals and flowers, contributions in his memory may be made to the American Legion, 700 N. Pennsylvania PO Box 1055, N4 6206 or Abington Hospice, 2510 Maryland Ste 250, Willow Grove, PA 19090 www.goldsteinsfuneral.com ROWLEY ELEANOR O. (nee Booth) Oct. 22, 2011 formerly of age 97, wife of the late Herbert, mother of Nancy Hare (the late David), James (Doris) and Robert (Joan) Rowley; grandmother of 11; great grandmother of 28. Relatives and friends are invited to greet the family Thursday from1 0:30 A.M.

followed by Memorial Service 11:00 A.M. at Roxborough Presbyterian Church, 8230 Ridge PA 19128. Int. Whitemarsh Mem. Park.

In lieu of flowers, donations to her memory to Ronald McDonald House Charities, 28 Columbia Drive, Tampa, FL 33603. KOLLERFUNERALHOME SCHRANDT ofPhiladelphiadiedonOctober wifeofthelateHenrySchrandt andthelovingmotherof DeborahHeere(Ronald), Henry Schrandt (Valerie), Robert Schrandt and Denise Schrandt. Five grandchildren and her brother, Philip Little, also survive her. Funeral Service will be held at 11:00 A.M. on Friday, October 28, 2011, BARON ROWLAND FUNERAL HOME ,1 059 Old York Road, Abington, where friends will be received from 10:00 until the time of the service.

Burial will be in Hillside Cemetery. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be sent to Association, 100 N. 17th Street, second floor, PA 19103. SCHWARZ BERNICE (nee Cohen), October 25, 2011, of Broomall, PA. BelovedwifeofDr.WalterW.

Schwartz.MotherofScott andthelateJeffreySchwartz. Grandmother of Blake, Amanda, (Seth Cluley) Cassandra and the late Scott Schwartz Jr. Also survived by daughter in law Rose Kane Schwartz, sister-in-law, Elaine Stratt, niece Mara Stratt and family, and nephew, Bruce Stratt and family. Relatives and friends are invited to Services Thursday, October 27, 2011 at 12 Noon JOSEPH LEVINE AND SONMEMORIALCHAPELS Pike, Broomall PA. Interment Haym Solomon Memorial Park.

The family will return to the late residence and respectfully request that contributions in her memory be made to Or to ac harity of the choice. www.levinefuneral.com SHAPS DO UG LA ctober 22, 2011 of Belmont Hills, Lower Merion. Dear Companion of Sherard Knight. Sono fR icharda nd Patricia Shaps and thel ate Elizabeth (nee Semans) Eidelson. Brother of Jonathan (Ann) Shaps, Matthew Shaps, and the lateT homas Shaps.

Douglas wasa graduateo Boston University. Hes erved as manager for Pier Onea nd Comp USA Stores. More recently hew as financial analyst fort he Chester-Upland School District. He was ac ivil rights activist, working for equality and social justice for the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender community. He was al ong time member of the Philadelphia Steering of the Human Rights Campaigna nd served as the political chair of that organization, lobbying elected officials andc andidates on issues ofi mportance to the LGBTcommunity.Later,he servedastheco-chairofthe HRCsteeringcommitteeand waselectedtothenationalHRC BoardofGovernorsfrom2006- 2008.Hewasalsotheformer ExecutiveDirectorofOutfront, apoliticalorganizationand transgendercommunities.He hasalsoworkedasDirectorof DevelopmentandPublic RelationsfortheAIDS CoalitionofSouthernNew theMontgomeryCounty DirectorofOperationsfor Thrift for AIDS.

Relatives and friends are invited to services Friday October 28, 2011 at 12:00 Noon at JO SEPH LEVINE SO 2811 West Chester Pike, Broomall, PA. Interment Haym Salomon Memorial Park. The family respectfully requests that contributions in his memory be made to Human Rights Campaign, 1640 Rhode Island Ave. N.W., Washington, DC 20036-3278; viaw ebsite: www.HRC.Org/Memorialgifts. SHEPPARD JOHN, of CentrevilleM a long-time Pennsylvania resident, died at Anne Arundel Medical Center in Annapolis MD, on October 21, 2011, of complications of isease.

He was 79. Beloved husband of Beverly Behrens Sheppard. He is survived by 2d aughters, Anne Kramer and KatherineC arrane; 2s tepsons, William Black and Eric Black; 3t reasured grandchildren, Hope and Maddie Carrane and Reed Black; brother, William Sheppard and sister, Donna Kernan. Born in Scranton PA, John attended Scranton Central High School and graduatedf rom Penn State University, careerincluded18yearsasthe PublicRelationsDirectoratthe BrandywineRiverConservancy. Hewasalsoawell-known wherehepublishedmorethan fiftyfeaturearticlesonlocal historyandtownprofiles.

AMemorialServicewillbe heldattheClarksSummit Presbyterian Church in Clarks Summit PA, Saturday, October 29, at 11 A. M. In lieu of flowers, the family asks that contributions in memory be made to either WYPR Public Broadcasting, 2216 N. Charles Baltimore MD 21218, or a charity of your choice. SHIELDS MARY C.

(nee of peacefullyonOct.23,2011,at theageof103.Belovedwifeof thelatePatrickShields.Loving motherofJames(Lorraine), Joseph, Francis, Patricia Faure (John) and Joanne Ritchie (Jack). Also survived by her 12 grandchildren, 19 great grandchildren, many nieces and nephews. Predeceased by her sister Anne, brothers, Thomas, Anthony, James and John. Relatives and friends are invited to her Funeral Mass Friday 10:30 A.M. St.

Laurence Church, West Chester Pike, andPaulCem.ViewingThur. eve. 7-9 and Friday 9-10 A.M. THE DONOHUE FUNERAL HOME, 8401 WEST CHESTER PIKE (cor. LYNN UPPER DARBY PA, 610-44903 00 In lieu of flowers, Market Ste.

102, PA 19106 would be appreciated. www.donohuefuneralhome.com SISTER MARY HELEN BRINKMANN RSM Age 87, diedO ct. 24, 2011 at McAuley Convent in Merion Station. She was am ember of the Mid-Atlantic Community of the Sisterso fM ercy. In addition toh er religious he is survived by her ister Marie Virginia Brinkmann, RSM; her brothers Rev.

CharlesJ SSR; Lawrence (Christine); Rev. Gerard J. SSR; John( Wanda); Joseph (Mimi). She was pr ed eceased by her brothers Rev. Herman J.

SSR and Fre de ric Relatives and friends arei nvited toh er viewing Wednesday, October 26, followedb ya Mass of Christian Burial at7 P.M. in the Chapel at the Convent of Mercy, 515 Montgomery Avenue, Merion Station, PA 19066. Burial willb ei nt he Community Cemetery on A.M.ContributionsinSister’s memorywouldbeappreciated andmaybesenttotheSisters ofMercyMid-AtlanticCommunity attheaboveaddress. www.danjolell.com TAGLIERI ANTHONYJ.PassedawayOct. AgathaTaglieri.Hewaspre- cededindeathbyhisbrothers, alsosurvivedbysisters-in-law, andgreatnephews.Relatives and friends are invited to Funeral Mass ct.

28, 2011, 12:30 P.M. at St. Anslem Church, 12670 Dunks Ferry PA 19154. Visitation from 11:30 A.M. at theC hurch.

Int. Our Lady of GraceC em. Contributions may bem ade to St. House for Boys, 3400 Bristol Bensalem, PA 19020. Arrangements: HANCOCK FUNERAL HOME LTD.

TETI NICHOLAS age 68 onO ct. 24, 2011. Father of Lisa Italiano (Frank), Diane Mastrogiacomo (Peter) and NicholasT eti (Angela); brother ofC harles (Harriet); also 8g andchildren, 2g reat grandchildren; uncle of Chuck and Relatives and friends are invited to call Friday 6-8 P.M. RU FF EN ACH F. H.

St. and Snyder Ave. Funeral Service 8 P.M. ULMER FRANCES BRADLEY, passed away, August 25, 2011, in her home in Marietta GA. She is survived by her children, Arlene Herrell, Albert Ulmer, Harriett Craft and Veronica Hurley.

Services will be at Arlington ctober 28, 2011, at 9A In lieu of flowers, please contribute to ALTUS Healthcare ospice, 1D unwoody Park, Suite 128, Atlanta GA 30338. Arr. by SOUTHCARE CREMATION SOCIETY EMORIAL CENTERS in Marietta GA (770) 420-5557. WARE NJ.Belovedhusbandof DorothyElizabethandIsabella Virginia(neeHart)andthelate DonaldWareofStratfordCT; brotherofDavidWareof StratfordCTandChristine WareofNorristownPA. Jeff graduated from the Univ.

of Pennsylvania with aP h.D., specializing in neuroscience working for the University as a Research Scientist. He focused on the effects of radiation on living organisms. His research included ways to protect astronauts from radiation in space. Additionally, Jeff was a triple black belt in Tae Kwon Do and an expert marksman, who had been on the rifle team in high school. family will receive friends on Friday, Oct.

28th, 4 to 7P at KAI N- MU RP HY FUNERAL SERVICES, 15 West End Haddonfield NJ, and again on Saturday, Oct. 29th, 10 to 10:45 A.M., in the Sanctuary of the First Presbyterian Church of Haddonfield, 20 E. A.M.Intermentprivate. namemaybemadetothe American Cancer Society, 1851 Old Cuthbert Cherry Hill, NJ 08034. YALCIN YALCIN after al ong illness on Oct.

23, 2011 age 64, formerly of NJ. Loving father of Jacob and Steve, and grandfather of Alexander. Also survived by one sister and two brothers. Private service. Sha re mem ori es of lo ve do ne See the Death Notices at Philly HerbertA.Hauptman HerbertA.Hauptman,94,a mathematicianwhoshared the1985NobelPrizeinchem- istrywiththechemistJerome Karlefordevelopingrevolu- tionarymethodsfordetermin- ingthestructureofmolecules Buffalo.

Mr.HauptmanandKarle’s workhadfar-reachingimpact inthemanufactureofdrugs foravarietyofailments. Mr.Hauptmanbegancol- laboratingwithKarleafter WorldWarII.Theyturned theirattentiontoX-raycrys- ducingthethree-dimension- alstructureofamoleculeby analyzinghowacrystalform ofthemoleculescattersa beamofX-raysaimedatit. Thescatteringpatternisre- cordedaspointsoflighton X-rayfilm. Theirideasareusedbycrys- tallographersthroughoutthe worldtostudythousandsof moleculeswhosestructures wereonceinaccessible.The methodswereparticularlyuse- fulforresearchonhormones, INTHENATIONANDTHEWORLD ownedchainof jewelrystores JackM. Demetris, ofmarket Serviceshavebeenset OBITUARIES B6 www.philly.com THEPHILADELPHIAINQUIRER.

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