Galina Brezhnev; Leonid Brezhnev’s Daughter

Galina Brezhnev, 69, the flamboyant daughter of former Soviet leader Leonid Brezhnev. In an era when families of Kremlin leaders were hidden from the limelight, Galina Brezhnev was frequently in the news, associated with circus friends accused of unsavory acts such as bribery and theft. Her husband, Yuri Churbanov, was convicted in 1988 of taking bribes after a trial that exposed corruption at the highest levels of the Kremlin. Western observers often speculated that much of her bad publicity in the 1970s was generated to discredit her father and promote the political career of Yuri V. Andropov, once chief of the KGB secret police. Andropov became the Soviet leader when Leonid Brezhnev died in 1982. Disclosed on Tuesday in Moscow.

Paul A. Edwards; Co-Creator of Game Shows

Paul A. Edwards, 94, who worked with his brother Ralph to create “Truth or Consequences” and other radio and television game shows. As chief executive of Ralph Edwards Productions, Paul Edwards headed behind-the-scenes work on such shows as “This Is Your Life,” “It Could Be You,” “About Faces,” “Funnyboners,” “The Ralph Edwards Show,” “Cross Wits” and “Name That Tune.” On June 24 in Camarillo.

Asano Kanzaki; Became Citizen After 81 Years

Asano Kanzaki, 100, Japanese-born American who received her citizenship papers in Seattle only last spring after 81 years in the U.S. Two U.S. senators and five state Supreme Court justices joined Kanzaki and hundreds of her friends and relatives when she became a U.S. citizen March 21. Given her age, she told the group there was “no time to waste.” Kanzaki was a young woman of privilege when she arrived in Seattle with her husband in 1917. Although the oldest of their six children served and died in the 442nd Regimental Combat Team--composed entirely of Japanese Americans--during World War II, the Kanzakis were confined at the Minidoka Relocation Center near Twin Falls, Idaho, throughout the war. On Saturday in Seattle.

Dr. Charles Rycroft; Expert on Psychoanalysis

Dr. Charles Rycroft, 83, leading figure in British psychoanalysis. His influential books included “A Critical Dictionary of Psychoanalysis,” “The Innocence of Dreams” and “Anxiety and Dreams.” Unlike Sigmund Freud, who saw the subconscious mind as repressive and negative, Rycroft believed that it was a creative and positive force, influencing the perception of reality through the imagination. Rycroft also believed in a link between the subconscious and biology, and that anxiety is not irrational but a biological function necessary for survival, keeping people alert to threats. On May 24 in London of acute pancreatitis.