• 1920-1950
• 1951-1970
• 1971-1990
• 1991-1999

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Ralph E. Ford, Springfield, OH, died Dec. 18, 1998. A member of St. John’s Evangelical Lutheran Church, he worked for 45 years as a pharmacist for Marshall’s Pharmacy and Western Pharmacy, retiring in 1996. In the U.S. Army during World War II, he served in the 255th Infantry as a first-class anti-tank gunner and was awarded the combat infantryman’s badge. He is survived by a sister and brother-in-law, and many nieces, nephews and cousins.

Donald P. Huffman, a U.S. Navy veteran, died Nov. 16, 1998 in Springfield, OH. As a product manager with Merck & Co., he introduced the first hypertension drugs to the market. He owned The City Bakery of Urbana for many years and then operated Baker Boy in Springfield until his retirement in 1992. His wife, a son, two granddaughters, two brothers and several nieces and nephews survive.

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Gloria L. Henrich, Kalamazoo, MI, married Roger Meekhof, June 14, 1998. Gloria is a retired teacher.

Robert I. Kipniss, a master printmaker, served as a consultant to the assistant curator of the National Academy/Museum and School of Fine Arts for a recent exhibition. Treasures Revealed: A Survey of 19th and 20th Century Works on Paper is the first exhibition to give significant exposure to the Academy’s little known but impressive collection of works on paper. He lives in Ardsley-on-Hudson, NY.

Edith Kellar Mahaney, executive director of P.H. Sullivan Foundation, is director of P.H. Sullivan Museum and Genealogy Library and is the founding and current director of Zionsville (IN) Munce Art Center. She recently received the “Distinguished Hoosier Award” from the governor for her accomplishments in preserving the heritage and enriching the culture of the State of Indiana.

L. Jane Weber Walter, Columbus, OH, died Aug. 31, 1998. She taught for more than 25 years with the New Lebanon, Fairview Park and Columbus Public Schools. She was an active member of Holy Trinity Lutheran Church and her community. Survivors include her husband, two sons, two grandsons and a sister.

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Kermon “Jack” Murray, Springfield, OH, died Oct. 1, 1998. He was a veteran of the U.S. Navy, having served in World War II and the Korean Conflict, and was retired from the Navy Reserve. A member of Northside Baptist Church, he was retired from Wright Patterson Air Force Base. Survivors include his wife, four sons, including Kermon A. Murray, ’99, two daughters, 12 grandchildren, three great-grandchildren, and 11 brothers and sisters.

’54
Gleda Myers Holt, Phoenix, AZ, died Oct. 5, 1998. She was a school teacher for the Springfield School District, retiring in 1978. A niece and a nephew survive. Her second husband, Edward E. Holt, ’54H, predeceased her.

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Marvin G. Schamaun, formerly of Lima, OH, died Aug. 24, 1998, in Plain City, OH. He served as a United Methodist pastor for several congregations in Ohio during his career. An active member of several fraternal organizations, he was a U.S. Army Air Corps veteran of World War II. Survivors include his wife, two sons, a step-son, two step-daughters, 18 grandchildren and two great-grandchildren.

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Jerry L. and Carol Walthall Schmalenberger, ’58, live in Pittsburg, CA. Jerry continues to lecture overseas in Argentina, Uruguay and Suriname. He is the author of four recent articles published in The Lutheran, a general-purpose monthly publication of the Evangelical Lutheran Church, and two books, the latest being These Will Preach. Carol works in the ELCA Region 2 archives.

Esther May Schuerman is a legal assistant with H. William Scovill, PA, Sarasota, FL.

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Ronald L. Frederick is a retired guidance counselor from the Ogdensburg (NY) Free Academy.

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Class Reunion June 18-20, 1999

Joseph H. Galliger, Springfield, OH, died Oct. 15, 1998. An avid sports fan who loved the game of golf, he was a former sales engineer with Yost Superior. Surviving are his wife, his mother, a daughter, a son, two grandchildren and three brothers, including Nicholas Galliger, ’64.

’59
Class Reunion June 18-20, 1999

Jon L. and Anne Johnson Joyce live in Springfield, OH. Anne, a fourth-grade teacher at Rockway School, was among 200 U.S. teachers selected from 2,700 applicants for a three-week Fulbright Memorial Fund Teacher program in Japan last October.

Frances Wiltshire Mahncke, Washington, D.C., retired from the Central Intelligence Agency and now works part-time with the Alexandria Seaport Foundation.

Edith Ferguson Spracklen, Cedarville, OH, died Nov. 4, 1998. An active member of the Cedarville United Presbyterian Church, she taught many years at Clifton School. She is survived by her husband, three sons, 10 grandchildren, 14 great-grandchildren, four brothers and a sister.

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Class Reunion June 18-20, 1999

Lynn Stanford Baer, Indianapolis, IN, married Philip J. Roberts, April 12, 1998. Lynn is an independent executive senior sales director with Mary Kay Cosmetics.

Frances Jolley Huffman, Cedarville, OH, died Oct. 17, 1998. She taught for many years in Xenia and with the Springfield City School System. A volunteer at Greene Memorial Hospital and a 25-year member of the Gem City Sweet Adelines, she was active with the Cedarville United Methodist Church. Her husband, a daughter, a grandson, and several nieces and nephews survive.

Roger G. Imhoff Jr. is pastor of St. John’s Lutheran Church, Stamford, CT.

Myrna Gale Wyse, a social worker with the Navajo Nation in Cortez, CO, has published a chapter in the book Cultural Diversity in Sexual Abuser Treatment.

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Class Reunion June 18-20, 1999

Patricia J. Deihl, a retired music/choir teacher, directs a community choir that sings in churches and nursing homes, and a festival choir that has toured Europe and the United States.

Leila Major Ermarth, Urbanna, VA, has retired from her position as a social studies teacher with Langley High School, Fairfax County, Virginia.

Carl R. “Dick” Snapp, South Charleston, OH, died Dec. 27, 1998. He was a veteran of the U.S. Air Force, having served in the Korean Conflict. A former teacher at Southeastern and Shawnee High Schools, he retired from Tecumseh High School where he was a teacher and an administrator. He is survived by his wife, a daughter, two sons, five grandchildren, two brothers and three sisters, including Ada Snapp Oburn, ’33. A brother, Paul L. Snapp, ’30, preceded him in death.

’62
Barbara Schick Stasell is an interior designer with Mussio Associates, Chicago, IL.

’63
Deborah Didrick Caswell, a retired teacher with the Flushing (MI) Community Schools, is an outside travel agent with Far Horizons Travel, Bradenton, FL.

Lorena “Lory” Chaney Doolittle, Mt. Holly, VT, has retired as coordinator of the English-as-a-second-language program with the Greenwich (CT) Public Schools.

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C. Dale Baughman, Brookville, OH, has retired from his position as superintendent with the Miami Valley Career Tech Center.

J. Eric Nelson, an English professor at St. Olaf College, Northfield, MN, is the author of The Mall of America, a book that looks at the Bloomington establishment as a particularly American phenomenon.

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David L. Parfitt, Clinton, OH, has retired from teaching science at Chippewa High School and Akron University. He owns Dave’s A-1 Piano Tuning and Repair Service.

Robert E. Riddle practices cosmetic and reconstructive dentistry in Goshen, IN.

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Carolyn Brehm Winkhouse, Springfield, OH, died Oct. 6, 1998. She was employed for 30 years by the Northeastern Local School District as an elementary school teacher and guidance counselor at Northridge School. She was the author of a grant that established the elementary guidance program. A 50-year member of First Lutheran Church, she is survived by her husband, three daughters, a son, five grandchildren and several nieces, nephews and cousins. Two brothers, Charles M. Brehm, ’40, and Robert W. Brehm, ’47, preceded her in death.

’67
Gertrude Lothschuetz Bennett, Springfield, OH, died Oct. 23, 1998. She retired from teaching in 1980 after having taught at St. Bernard School for 14 years and with the Springfield City Schools for 15 years. A notary public for more than 60 years, she was a member of St. Bernard Catholic Church. Her survivors include two sons, six grandchildren and several great-grandchildren.

Susan Steele Venus, Coventry, England, is a deputy librarian at Solihull College.

Diane Kazanjian Whitworth is a marketing manager of math, science and social studies for Steck-Vaughn Co., Austin, TX.

’68
Class Reunion June 18-20, 1999

Elaine Eisemann Bennett, Enon, OH, received an M.S. in education from the University of Dayton (OH) in 1996. She co-owns Gregory Wedding Photography.

Mildred Loeser Chamberlin, principal of Franklin Middle School, Springfield, OH, was one of 200 U.S. teachers selected from 2,700 applicants for a three-week Fulbright Memorial Fund Teacher Program in Japan last October.

Timothy A. Gibbons, Powell, OH, is a national tax director with the unemployment services business group at Gates McDonald & Co., Hilliard, OH.

Barbara E. Irvine, the New York-based classical pianist and theatre music director who heads The Other Side of Broadway, a project devoted to the performance and preservation of the classical music of theatre composers, was the piano soloist for the project’s inaugural concert.

John R. “Rick” Whitbeck, continuing medical education director with the University Hospitals of Cleveland (OH), meets annually with fellow alums, Jeffrey J. Tarbert, ’69, John Maynard, ’69, James H. Steel, ’69, and William C. Vocke, ’68, in the Colorado Rockies to climb and fish.

’69
Class Reunion June 18-20, 1999

David E. Baines, Brookfield, CT, married Susan Buechel, Sept. 13, 1998. David is a vice president with U.S. Aviation Underwriters, Inc., New York, NY.

Cynthia Brenner Fitzpatrick, Findlay, OH, is a principal with the Bowling Green (OH) City Schools.

Nancy E. Lane, associate professor of French at the University of South Carolina at Columbia, is the author of Understanding Eugene Ionesco.

David S. Stone, owner/operator of Ehlers Store, Zoarville, OH, is semi-retired and living on St. Simons Island, GA.

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Class Reunion June 18-20, 1999

Jerry P. Drumheller, Ithaca, NY, married Jane, May 16, 1998. Jerry, a dance band fiddle player, is a thin film tool engineer with the Cornell Nanofabrication Facility.