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on I. on on 10 in her 1 her sister on in lieu be Of jO in 2 L. POST -in BOSTON SUNDAY GLOBE MAY 22, 2005 DEATHS OSTROV. Barbara (Ross) Of Ran dolph on 2005. Beloved wife of trying Ostrov.

Devoted mother of Bradley John Ostrov and his wife Louise of Santa Clara CA and Wendi Corbett and her husband Richard of Brockton ing sister of the late Gloria Gregerman. Dear grandmother of tan Os trov and nis wife Trina, Stacey Corbett and Heather Thistle and great grandmother of Aiden Services at Main Temple RAN A Am. 871 North Tuesday May 24 at noon. Memorial observance will De at her late residence through Wednesday evening Remebelences may be made to Temple Beth Am, 871 North Main St. Ran dolph MA 02348.

Rodman Levine Briss 781-963-2900 PASCALE, Mary E. "Melina" (Pe. trella) of Quincy May 21.2005. beloved wife of the late Rossi A Pascale, Beloved mother of Jena Rascale of Quincy and the late Sit vio Pascale. Mother in law of Rosemarie Pascale of ford.

Grandmother of Deborah. Brenda, Adele Pascale, Grt. grandmother of Tracey Rose O'Brien, Kristen and Ashley Bug den. Catholic Prayer Service to De held on Tuesday May 24 at 10:30 AM in the Dennis Sweeney (off Funer al Home, 74 Elm Street, Han cock Street. QUINCY CENTER.

VI siting hour prior to the Service De ginning at 9 AM. Relatives and friends are respectfully invited to attend, interment Blue Hill Ceme Braintree, Donations in her tery, memory may be made to a chari ty of one's choice. For directions and online guestbook: Dennis Sweeney Funeral Home 617-773-2728 www.dennissweeneyfuneralhome.com 70. PRICE, Of East Lorraine Dennis, A. (Crosby) May 2005.

Beloved mother of Nancy Foster of Bennington, VT. Carol Price of New York, NY and Leslie Wheatley of Seattle, WA. Grand mother of Rebecca S. Price of North Attleboro and Dylan C. Wheatley of Seattle, WA.

Funeral Services will begin at 9 AM Wednesday May in the Hallett Funeral Home, Station Ave. SOUTH YARMOUTH to be folFuneral Mass at 11 lowed by a AM in Our Lady of the Cape Church, 468 Stoney Brook Rd. Brewster. interment will follow in Brewster Cemetery, Brewster. visiting hours will be held from 4 7 PM Tuesday May 24, in the Fu neral Home.

Memorial donations may be made to the Hospice Foundation of Cape Cod. 270 Communication Way. Hyannis, MA 02601. (www.hallett funeralhome.com) PURCELL, Carol L. (Hannigan) -Of Brighton, May 20, Beloved wife of the late Edward J.

Devoted mother of Susan M. Carter and her husband Frank of Dedham, Stephen E. and his wife Darlene of Bridgewater and Carol L. Fiore and her husband Vincent Brigh ton. Loving grandmother of Chris tina and Vincent Flore, Kelly Car ter and Kayla and Edward Purcell.

Sister of James Hannigan and the late Sister Carlina Hannigan, CSJ, Mary Fleming, William, Raymond, Francis and Bennett Hannigan. Also survived by several nieces and nephews. Funeral from the Lehman Reen Funeral Home, 63 Chestnut Hill Ave (Nr. Brighton Courthouse) BRIGHTON, Tuesday at 8AM. Funeral Mass in St.

Co lumbkille Church at 9AM. Rela tives and friends are kindly invited to attend. Visiting hours Monday 4-8PM. Interment Evergreen Cem. etery.

Funeral Home handicapped accessible. Lehman Reen Funeral Home Brighton 617-782-1000 IN MEMORIAM Remembering those we have lost. Honor your loved one with a message on The Boston Globe's Memorial Day Page, coming May 30. In Memoriam placements start at $66.33 for a 1-column by inch like this Name Here We will remember you and your lovely ways today, tomorrow, and always. Love, Jane and Joseph To place an in Memoriam: Call 617-929-7868 Email Mail PO Box 55819, Boston, MA 02205-5819 Reserve your space by 4pm Thursday, May 26 The Boston Globe Photo placements are available if your message is at least one column by one inch in size.

In Loving Memory Stephen Paul Trapilo Forever, For Always, No Love Kimmy, Jordyn, Devyn and Ozzy-Dean A Benefit to fund the Stephen Paul Trapilo scholarship at Boston College High School will be on Tuesday, September 20th, 2005. For more information please call 781-727-1003 LOT for two, Blue Hills Cemetery, Call must be a 508-375-0522. veteran. Best offer. Remember your loved ones Honor your departed family members and friends with an "In Memoriam" notice in The Boston Globe.

Ask us about placing a photograph of your loved one in the "In Memoriam" notice. For more information, call 617 929 1500. The Boston Globe DEATHS of formerly of Dorchester, Quincy suddenly May 20. Loving wife of Richard Riley mother of Quincy Beloved Mathew Riley and his wife Kate of of Holden and Amey Riley and port. Devoted of VT.

Aidan Sister of wil liam Weisenberger of porches ter, Judith of NH. Annmarie of NE. Carole McMahon of sandwich, Mary Liv ingston of MD and Pearson of Janet also leaves her best friends Pamela Walter Swierk of Plymouth, MN and Joan Larry Zinamon of Quincy and many lev ing nieces, nephews, great nieces and great nephews and many cherished friends Relatives and friends are respectfully invited to attend the Funeral from the Kea hane Funeral Home, 785 Hancock Street, WOLLASTON Tuesday at 9 AM. Funeral Mass in Sacred Heart Church, North Quincy at AM Visiting hours Sunday 3-5 PM and Monday inter ment will Be private. Janet was Quincy's Youth Secre Hockey tary Treasurer, in lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the la net M.

Riley Memorial Scholarship Fund, Quincy Youth Hockey, PO. BOx 690751, 60 Murphy Me morial Drive, Quincy, MA 02269 Call or see 1-800 www.Keohane.com for directions online condolences. RILEY, Janet M. (Weisenberger) 90, died Friday, May 20, 2005 Norwood, MA. He 16 lovingly sur vived by his wife, Margaret Marie (McCarthy) of with whom he shared 65 years of mar riage, five children, Margaret Fra ser and her husband Richard of Franklin, Kathleen Weldon and her husband Peter of N.

Attle bore, john Rourke and his wife Carol of Natick, Mary Burns and her husband Robert of Walpole, Daniel Rourke and his fiancee Brenda Dumas of Bourne and son-in-law Michael twanowiez of Walpole, Henry also leaves 15 grandchildren, and 16 great grandchildren. He is predeceased by his daughter Patricia twanowicz, grandson Jeffrey Wel don, and 3 brothers Joseph, John and Thomas Rourke, Henry was a member of Union 589 of the MBTA. Funeral Mass will be held on Tuesday. May 24, 2005 at St. Catherine of Siena Church.

549 Washington Norwood, MA at 10 AM. Visiting Hours will be held on Monday May 23 from 2-4 7-9 PM at Gillooly Funeral 126 Walpole St. (RI. 1A) NORWOOD. In lieu of flowers donations may be made to Daily Mass Television at BC Television, 55 Chapel St New tonville, MA 02460 ROURKE, Henry "Hank" Martin of Walpole formerly of Norwood, Gillooly Funeral Home 781-762-0174 ROWSELL, Robert J.

Sr. -of Arling ton, May 19th, 2005. Beloved hus band of the late Mafaida (Lancelotta). father of Robert Rowsell Jr. CA.

Diane Hennessy of Billerica, Kathy Allard of Arlington. and the late William Rowsell. Brother of Eleanor Maher of CT, Allen Rowsell of CA. Penny Albrecht of NH, and the late Norma Newton, and Robert Hewitt. Also survived 12 grand children and 9 great grandchil dren.

Funeral from the Reefe Fu neral Home, 5 Chestnut Street (RI. 60, adjacent to St. Agnes' Church) ARLINGTON on Tuesday at 10 am. Funeral Mass in St. Ag nes' Church at 11 am, Relatives and friends invited.

Visiting hours Monday 4-8 pm. Burial Mount Pleasant Cemetery in Arlington. in lieu of flowers donations may be made to the Fidelity House. 25 Medford Arlington, MA 02474. Late WWII Navy Veteran.

For online condolences visit www.keefefuneralhome.com SAGE, Nathaniel McLean- A Me. morial Service for Nathaniel McLean Sage of Peace Dale, RI. who died January 14, will be held on June 1 at 11:30 at the Old Nar. ragansett Church in Wickford, RI Mr. Sage, a Geology Professor and Research Administrator.

re ceived his Doctorate from M.IT. and later was Associate Director of Research there. He was a grad uate of the Pomfret School. He re tired in 1983 as Director of Re search at the University of Rhode Island. He is survived by his wife Dorothy (Blair) Sage of Peace Dale, five children, 11 grandchildren, 3 great grandchildren and three sisters, including Mary Sage Shakespeare of Brookline.

SAWYER, Gloria Foxboro, Gardiner Friday, (Gray) Age Retired May 20. secretary and dispatcher for Foxboro Coal and Oil Company, of the former Quaker Hill Nursery School of Foxboro. Former wife of Forrest Glenn Sawyer. Loving mother of Lynn Mays Sawyer Gibson Mickelson of Bristow, OK, F. Glenn and his wife Mary Sawyer of N.

Attleboro and the late Wayne F. Sawyer. Sister of Rose lyn and her husband James Marshall of Foxboro and the late Howard B. Gray: Sister in law of The ma Gray N. Attleboro.

Devoted grandmother of Billy, Ginny, ny, Tammie, Todd, Tiffany, Glenn, John and Meghan. Great grandmother of Amanda, Matthew, Samantha, Suzanna, Billy, Peter, Ethan, Lia, Britney, Glenn, and three on the way. Also survived by beloved nieces and and dear companion, Gerry Parenteau of Plainville. Preceded in death by long time companion Floyd Tibbets. Friends and family are cordially invited to attend a Memorial Service Thurs day, May 26 at 11 AM at St.

Mark's Church, 116 South Street, Foxboro, with Rev. Rebecca Brown officiating. in lieu of flowers, donations in her memory may be made to the Attleboro Hospice, 141 Park Street, Attleboro, MA 02703. Roberts and Sons Funeral Home 508-543-5471 SHIELDS, Margaret M. (Gerrity)of Westwood, May 21.

Beloved wife of Warren L. Complete notice to follow. Arrangements by Alfred D. Thomas F.H., MILTON. DEATHS SMITH, Betty C.5.

(Saltmarsh) North Andover. formerly of Lex died May She 19th. leaves beloved husband Smith. her Clarence of Hazen Saltmarsh Westwood and Priscilla Saltmarsh of Arlington of flowers. contributions can made to the American Cancer Society.

Massa chusetts Division, 30 61701 Street, Framingham, MA Arrangements by the Rogers Funeral Home, STUART, Margaret (Evans) la maica Plain, May 10th. Wife of the late John Forkin Mother of Lesley Bisson of Walpole, John Evans of Milton. Joanne Evans and Robert Forkin both of Brighton Grand mother of Shaun Taylor. Great grandmother of Madison 8 Mackenzie Funeral services will be held at the Mann Rodgers Funeral Home, 44 Per kins St. (corner of Huntington Ave.) Tuesday at 30.

Relatives and friends invited. Visiting hours Mon 5-8 PM Interment St seph Cemetery SWARTZ. Gerald -Formerly of Maiden, May 19. in NYC, after a valiant and determined battle. remarkable and articulate man of astonishingly diverse interests.

Always a solid defender of Israel and supporter of the Jewish peo ple, You will be remembered for your strength. your wisdom and your, opinions. Devoted husband to Mary, brother to Loving Sally Rosenberg. Mollye Aronson and Allen and Emma Swartz, proud uncle supportive friend to all who needed him Funeral Ser vices in New York, Burial at Shar on Memorial Park, Sharon, on 22 at 4:00. in lieu of Sunday, May flowers, donations may be made to Memorial Sloan Kettering for pancreatic research Hanson.

SWEENEY, Mary 20. Louise (Shea) In May 2005. age 80, formerly of Dorchester and South Boston Beloved wife of Hugo Sweeney, retired Boston D. Lad18. Complete notice on Monday Arrangements by the MacKinnon Funeral Home, WHITMAN.

TOMAN, Dr. Kurt of Belmont, May 20, 2005. Loving husband of Ludmila Toman. Beloved father of Katherine, wife of Rev. Vasily Lick war, Cumberland, RI.

Nicholas To mani, husband of Patricia, Barring ton, RI, and Marina Toman of Bel mont. Grandfather of Marie, Anna Michael Lickwar, Derek, Adam Ryan Toman Also survived by 2 nieces in Austria, Christina 60 gensberger Adrienne Trubel- To man and their families. Family and friends invited to attend visit ing hours at Keefe Funeral Home, 5. Chestnut St. ARLINGTON on Wednesday 4-8 PM, and a Funeral Service in Story Chapel at Mount Auburn Cemetery.

580 Mt. Au burn Cambridge on Thursday at 11 AM, followed by burial Mt. Auburn Cemetery. In lieu flowers, donations in memory of Kurt may be made to the Alz Watertown, MA, 02472. For heimer's Association.

311 Arsenal online condolences visit TOMSONS, Leonids- -Of Jamaica Plain. May Beloved husband of the late Vilma (Zarins) Tom sons. Brother of Edgar Tomsons of Latvia. Funeral Services will be held at the Boston Latvian Luther Church, 58 Irving (corner of an High St.) Brookline, Monday at 11 AM. Relatives and friends invited.

Interment Gethsemane Cemetery. Arrangements by the Mann Rodgers Funeral Home, JAMAICA PLAIN. 617-522-2500 TONER, Gerald H. Of Saugus, May 20th. Husband of the late Ella M.

(Hill) Toner. Loving fa ther of Debra Shepard her husband Gordon. Jane Donohue her hus band Frank, all of Saugus Stepfather of Arthur White of so. Boston. Cherished grandfather of Ryan Shepard of Saugus FL Christopher Shepard Saugus, William Michael Donohue of Saugus, Kerry Trodden Italiano of Saugus.

Debbie of Peabody, Kelly Petter of Boxford, Susan Milano of Melrose. Also survived by 9 great Brother of the late Claire Toner, Caroline Toner, Harvey Toner. A Funeral Service will be held in the BisbeePorcella Funeral Home, 549 Lin coin SAUGUS, Tuesday at 10 AM. Relatives friends invited. Visiting hours Monday 3-7.

Veter an ww Il, US Army Air Corp. Past Commander American Legion Post Saugus, Member of Arthur DeFronzo VFW Post Saugus, Retired Railway Mail Clerk Supervisor of United States Post Office. Directions obit: www.bisbeeporcella.com. TULLIANI, Anna (Rosatone) Of Medford, May 20. Beloved wife of the late Antonio Tulliani.

Devoted mother of Joseph Tulliani and his wife Judy of Medford, Rina Carlan and her husband Richard of Wil mington. Loving grandmother of and Dominic Tulliani, Sara and Sean Carlan. Sister of Elena Pasquale of North Reading, Antonia of Burlington, Ettore Rosatone of West Peabody, Fernando Rosatone of Somerville, Gemma Civitareale of Medford and the late Adelina Pasquale. Funeral from the Dello Russo Funeral Home, 306 Main MEDFORD Tuesday at 10 AM fol. lowed by a Funeral Mass celebrated in St.

Joseph Church, 118 High Medford at 11 AM. Relatives and friends are respectfully invited to attend. Visiting hours Monday 4 thru 8. Services will conclude with burial at Oak Grove Cemetery. It has been requested that in lieu of flowers memorial contributions be made to the American Heart Association, 20 Speen Framingham, MA 01701.

For directions, obituary and guestbook dellorusso.net. Delio Russo Funeral Home 781-396-9200 Medford-Woburn Announcement We Welcome Our Families During the Memorial Day Weekend Our Gates will be open from 7:30 a.m. 7:30 p.m. Our Staff will be available for assistance in the Administration Building each morning ST. MICHAEL CEMETERY Boston, MA 02131 500 Canterbury Street, (617) 524-1036 www.stmichaelcemetery.com FU FUNERAL SI SERVICES FUNERAL HOMES GIFT BASKETS on FOR FUNERALS, INC One Independence Ave, Quincy, 617-472-6344 Serving Quincy and The South Shore offer.

CASKETS CASKET ROYALE Buy Direct Save No Sales Tax www.casketroyale.com 1-800-791-4169 CEMETERIES Greater Boston's Affordable Private Cemetery ST. MICHAEL CEMETERY (617) 524-1036 FLORISTS The Milton Flower Shop Fresh Flowers Funeral Arrangements, Worldwide Delivery 1-800-247-7766 617-696-3450 www.miltonflowershop.com OTHER OBITUARIES Page A31 Ed Kelleher, at 61; playwright, film critic wrote horror movies By Matt Schudel WASHINGTON WASHINGTON Ed Kelleher, an offbeat screenwriter, playwright, and film critic who wrote screenplays for horror movies that have become cult classics, died May 14 at Sleepy Hollow Manor, a nursing home in Annandale, Va. He was 61 and had a degenerative brain disease. In the 1970s and 1980s, Mr. Kelleher wrote the screenplays of four horror films so outlandish and amateurish that they have become favorites of aficionados.

"Invasion of the Blood Farmers" (1972), "Shriek of the Mutilated" (1974), "Lurkers," and "Prime Evil" (both 1988) had different di- DEATHS URQUHART, Ruth (McCusker) In Weymouth May 19 2005 formerly of Hyde Park Beloved wife of the late James Urquhart. Sister of the late James and Bernard McCusker Survived by many nieces, nephews and grand nieces and nephews. A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated in St. Agatha's Church, Milton, Monday morning at 11. Relatives and friends invited visiting hours at the Dolan Funeral Home, 460 Granite Ave.

MILTON Monday morning 30 Interment Mass National Cemetery Bourne at p.m For directions guest book www.deefuneralhome.com com VANAR, Bernard- Concord, May 19, father of Karee Anne DiLiberto and her husband Tom of Deerfield Beach, FL, and Jared Paul Vanar of Concord. Son of Theresa M. Vanaria of Acton and the late Joseph J. Vanaria, Brother of James Variar and his wife Kathy of Parker, CO. uncle of James Vanar and Brad Vanar.

Also sur vived by several close friends who supported him through his long illness. Visitation Monday May 23rd in the Joseh Dee Son Funeral Home, 27 Bedford St. CONCORD CENTER, from AM followed by a Funeral Mass in Holy Family Parish, Monument in lieu of flowers, contributions Square, Concord Center at 10AM, his memory may be made to Na tional Multiple Schlerosis Society, 101A First Avenue, Suite 6, wal tham, MA 02451-1115. For obitu ary, directions or to sign family guestbook, please visit: VARA, Richard H. -76.

A longtime resident of Dover who authored two books on local histo died on Sunday, May 15, 2005. Beloved hus band of 54 years to Anne (Pinkham) Loving father of Suzanne R. of Portland, OR, John w. and his wife Victoria of Cabot, VT. Douglas P.

of Morrison, CO, Gregory P. and his wife Susan of Millis and Stephen H. of Los An geles, CA. Brother of Evelyn Wood of Nassau, NY and the late Ed mond Vara. Dear grandfather of Cedric, Britanny, Rosalind, Ethan, and Jackson.

Graveside Services will be held at the Highland Cemetery in Dover on Monday, May 23rd at 10:30 AM, followed by a Memorial Service at the Dover Church, 17 Springdale Ave. at 11:00 AM. Relatives and friends are kindly invited. In lieu of flow ers memorials in Richard's memory may be made to the Stanley Tippett House, 920 South Needham MA 02492. Late gradu ate from University of Massachusetts and Boston Architectural Center.

U.S. Air Force Veteran, Korean War. Architect and owner of R. H. Vara and Associates, which specialized in the design of commercial buildings.

Author of "Dover Days Gone By' and "The Dover Union Iron Member of Dover Historical Commission and Long Range Planning Board. Avid cross country bike rider that took him and Anne on many long tours through many States and Coun tries for over two decades. For obit guestbook www.eatonfuneralhomes.com Eaton Funeral Home 1-781-444-0201 WEBBER, Emerson B. -Of Norwood 20, age 69. Loving son of the late Elliott E.

and Veronica (Galkanausky) Webber. Brother of the late Preston Webber. Also survied by sisterin-law Janet Webber of Norwood. Nephew of Russell, Kenneth and Edgar Webber all of Norwood. Also survied by many nieces and nephews.

Friend of Atty. Helen A. Donohue of Norwood. Funeral Service Monday at 12 noon at the Kraw-Kornack Funeral Home, 1248 Washington NORWOOD. Visiting hour 11 to 12 noon, Interment private Kraw-Kornack Funeral Home 781-762-0482 WERNIG, Bertha M.

(Marden) West Roxbury, May 20, 2005. Devoted. mother of Margaret Har. rington of West Roxbury. Beloved sister of Albert Marden of Concord.

Loving grandmother of Janet McNeil of Dedham and Jill Harrington of Arlington. Beloved great grandmother of Marykate and John McNeil. Funeral Services at the William J. Gormley Funeral Home, 2055 Centre Street, WEST ROXBURY on May 23rd at 10 AM. Visiting hours Sunday 4-8 PM.

Relatives and friends invited. Interment in Mt. Benedict Cemetery. In lieu of flowers donations may be made to the Stanley R. Tippett House, 920 South Street, Needham, MA 02492.

For guestbook and directions www.gormleyfuneral.com. William J. Gormley Funeral Home 617-323-8600 WICKWIRE, Doris E. (Glennon) -Of Medford, May 20th, 80 years of age. Cherished daughter of the late Charles and Mary Glennon.

Former wife of the late Charles Wickwire. Long time friend and companion of Kenny Smith of Medford. Loving mother of Elizabeth McStay and her husband Richard of York, ME, Mary Ellen Ames of York, ME Wilmington, MA, Charles Wickwire and his wife Anastasia of Pelham, NH, Robert Wickwire and his wife Andrea of Wilmington, MA and the late Claire Scolaro. Predeceased by 10 brothers and sisters. Devoted mother-in-law of Salvatore Scolaro of Medford and the late Dennis Ames.

Beloved grandmother of 9 grandchildren and 5 great grandchildren. Also survived by many friends and nieces nephews. Funeral from the Gaffey Funeral Home, 43 High Tuesday at 9 AM followed by a Funeral Mass in St. Francis of Assisi Church, Fellsway West, Medford at 10 AM. Inter.

ment in Oak Grove Cemetery, Medford. Relatives and friends are respectfully invited to attend. Visiting hours Monday 2-4 and 7-9 PM. In lieu of flowers donations may be made in Doris' memory to the Douglas E. Ames Scholarship Fund, Mr.

Tracey (Principal), Wilmington High School, 159 Church St. Wilmington, MA 01887. Gaffey Funeral Home Medford, MA 781-396-7700 WLADYKA, Ludwik- Dorchester, May 17, 2005. Beloved husband of Maria (Szwarc). Survived by many relatives and friends in Boston and Poland.

Funeral Mass and interment in St. Mateusza Cemetery, Kujawsko Pomorski, Poland. Memorial Mass in our Lady of Czestochowa Church So. Boston will be announced later. Trayers Funeral Home 617-436-5700 rectors, but featured such standard horror-flick fare as blood sacrifice, cannibals, malevolent ghosts, and religions turned to evil purposes.

In various reviews, the films were called "barely coherent but rarely dull," "full of inept acting, gore, and ridiculous dialogue," "deliriously insane," and "trashy, low-budget, inept filmmaking at its finest." One critic said anyone who looked closely at the Abominable Snowman, a central figure of "Shriek of the Mutilated," could see that it was wearing shoes. The classically educated Kelleher recognized the ridiculous nature of some of his projects, but he happily reveled in the lower reaches of cinematic respectability. He admired the work of 1950s schlockmeister Edward D. Wood but his sophisticated knowledge of film made his efforts far more nuanced. "He knew exactly what he was doing," said Cindy Lucia, a critic and professor of English and film at Rider University in New Jersey.

"His movies were definitely made with a sense of humor. They were campy, you could say." "He was a real historian and a real intellectual," said screenwriter and director Bill Hopkins, who collaborated on several projects with Mr. Kelleher. "In his appreciation of B- movies, Ed was way ahead of Quentin Tarantino." Not all of Kelleher's efforts were of the slash-and-bleed variety. In 1997, he adapted his own play for the film version of "Stand-Ins," a drama set in 1937 Hollywood that delves into the lives of the doubles of Bette Davis, Greta Garbo, Marlene Dietrich, and other screen legends.

Mr. Kelleher, who considered himself primarily a playwright, was the author of several plays that were staged in New York, Massachusetts, and in playwriting workshops. The Village Voice praised his 1974 play "Scar Tissue" as an "absolutely fascinating little comedy." Working side by side on adjoining typewriters, Mr. Kelleher and Harriette Vidal churned out six horror novels under their joint byline. He also wrote dozens of works that have not been produced, including comedies and serious plays about illness, family relations, entertainment history, and rock stars.

Edward Kelleher was born in Queens, N.Y., and was pasting movie reviews in scrapbooks by the time he was 10. He studied Greek and Latin at a Jesuit high school, graduated from New York's Fordham University, and served in the Army in Germany, where he worked on the military newspaper Stars and Stripes, In New York, he held various jobs greeter at a steakhouse and errand runner for a brokerage house, among them and became a rock music critic. Under the name of Edouard Dauphin, he wrote a column on drive-in movies for Creem magazine. He later worked on the staffs of Billboard and Cashbox magazines and was a publicist for CBS Records, From 1979 to 1986, he was the publicist for singer-songwriter Melanie. As associate editor of Film Journal International in New York from 1986 to 2002, he interviewed such writer-directors as Jean-Luc Godard and David Mamet.

He also reviewed many films, but had second thoughts about being a critic. Ever prolific, Mr. Kelleher continued to work on his largely unrecognized projects until his illness forced him to stop. His final screenplay was about Tom Neal, a B-movie actor of the 1940s and former boxer who had a law degree from Harvard. Neal once beat up actor Franchot Tone, breaking several bones in his face, and later went to prison for killing his own wife.

Leon A. Jick, 80, rabbi and scholar at Brandeis By Tom Long GLOBE STAFF Dr. Leon A. Jick, 80, a rabbi and scholar whose book "The Americanization of the Synagogue, 1820-1870" became a classic in the study of reform Judaism, died of cancer Thursday in Stanley Tippett House in Needham. Dr.

Jick was assistant rabbi at Temple Israel in Boston from 1954 to 1957 and taught at Brandeis University for 24 years. In "The Americanization of the Synagogue," first published in 1976, he suggested that changes in synagogue life were "piecemeal, pragmatic, and eminently American," according to a story published in the journal American Jewish His- tory in 2002. Dr. Jick concluded that Reform Judaism in America was the result of immigrants' reactions to their new environment and that changes made in the religious communities filtered from the bottom up within the congregation. "He provided the American context for the transformation of the synagogue," Brandeis professor Jonathan Sarna said last week.

"Previous to that it was commonly believed by scholars that German rabbis brought Reform Judaism with them to America." The book still sells briskly. "It is wonderfully written," said Sarna. "He was a real wordsmith." Dr. Jick was born in St. Louis.

After serving in the Army Air Corps for a couple of years, he graduated from Washington University in St. Louis in 1947. A committed Zionist, he then worked in a displaced person's camp near Marseilles, France, before moving to Israel, where he lived from October 1948 until December 1949. During his time in Israel, he helped found Kibbutz Gesher Haziv in Western Galilee and taught English at Bet Berl Institute in Kfar Saba. After returning to the United States, Dr.

Jick earned a master's degree at Hebrew Union College in Cincinnati, and a doctorate in American and Jewish History at Columbia University. Dr. Jick marched for civil rights with Martin Luther King Jr. in the 1960s, campaigned for the release of Soviet Jewry in the final years of LEON A. JICK SWEENEY BROS.

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"He was wonderful at supplying good humor at a tense moment," said Sarna, who attended many meetings with Dr. Jick. "He was always calming the waves, telling a story that would put everybody at ease." Dr. Jick was chairman of Brandeis University's Department of Near Eastern and Judaic Studies and was dean of its college of arts and sciences for several years. "Leon was instrumental in helping build the department of Near Eastern and Judaic studies into a universally respected center of first-class scholarship and teaching," Brandeis's president, Jehuda Reinharz, said last week.

In addition to his son Todd, Dr. Jick leaves his wife, Millicent (Flink); three other sons, Theo of Needham, Dan of Chestnut Hill, and Andy of Needham; two brothers, Sidney of Ladue, and Hershel of Lexington; and six grandchildren. A funeral service will be held at 2 p.m. today in Temple Isaiah in Lexington. Burial will be in Temple Israel Cemetery in Wakefield..