• Burton leaves love of books
• Prichard remembered for teaching
• Board member remembered

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Margaret Osburn Criss, Newark, OH, died Sept. 23, 2000. A member of Delta Zeta sorority, she served as treasurer of Criss Brothers Inc. and Criss Realty Co. before her retirement. A niece and nephew survive.

Mabel Tanner Hummon, Dayton, OH, died April 13, 2001. A member of St. Paul’s Episcopal Church and the local chapter of the United Daughters of the Confederacy, she is survived by a daughter, and two grandsons. Her husband, J. Mack Hummon ’23, predeceased her.

Luise Kuhlman Stilson, Columbus, OH, died Nov. 19, 2000. A member of Chi Omega sorority, she was an active member of First Community Church and her community. Two sons, 12 grandchildren, 14 great-grandchildren and cousins, Eunice Limmer Thom ’40, and John W. Julius’66, survive.

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Mary Bramkamp Gutermuth, Sidney, OH, died April 14, 2001. A homemaker, she was a member of Gamma Phi Beta sorority and the Lutheran Church. Surviving are a niece, Judith Gillette Doan’50, and a nephew, John W. Gillette ’47. Preceding her in death were her husband, James L. Gutermuth ’28 and her parents, John M. 1890 and Sarah Breckenridge Bramkamp 1890.

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Alma Lemmon Ford, Urbana, OH, died Feb. 11, 2001. She was a retired teacher, having taught at Graham Elementary School in Rosewood and with the Urbana Schools. An active member of the Rosewood United Methodist Church and professional organizations, she is survived by two daughters, three grandchildren and three great-grandchildren.

Bernice Reidenback Overholt, Middle Point, OH, died Dec. 5, 2000. A teacher with the Lincolnview School System for 32 years before her retirement, she served as an organist at Trinity Lutheran Church where she was an active member. She is survived by four sons, including David L. Overholt ’69, nine grandchildren and 11 great-grandchildren.

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Dorothy Francisco Wiles, Mansfield, OH, died Feb. 22, 2001. She taught fourth-grade classes in the Madison School District for 25 years and was a member of First Presbyterian Church and Alpha Delta Pi sorority. She is survived by two daughters, four grandchildren, three great-grandsons and a brother. She was preceded in death by her husband, H. Loren Wiles ’31, and a brother, Robert H. Francisco ’32.

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Edna Kurzen Close, Canton, OH, died Jan. 23, 2001. A member of Kappa Delta sorority and Calvary United Methodist Church, she retired from the Canton City Schools, where she taught algebra at Lincoln High School. Surviving are a daughter, Carol Close Miller ’57, a grandson, two brothers, and several nieces and nephews.

James D. Redding, Gaithersburg, MD, died Nov. 16, 2000. An aerospace engineer who helped develop aeronautical standards for aircraft production during his career with the Defense Department and private companies, he retired in 1970 as director of international development with Sperry Rand Corp., Washington, D.C. His honors include the Society of Automotive Engineers presidential citation in 1988. An active member of Metropolitan Memorial United Methodist Church, he was also a 32nd degree Mason and a Shriner. Surviving are his wife, three sons, three stepchildren, eight grandchildren and two great-grandchildren.

Virginia Morris Rummel, Columbus, OH, died Jan. 11, 2000. A homemaker, she was a member of Ontario United Methodist Church and several civic organizations. She is survived by two daughters, including Marjorie Rummel TeWinkle ’61, two grandchildren and a great-grandson.

Blanche Hasskarl Schwartz, Yardley, PA, died March 16, 2001. She was a substitute teacher with the Pennsbury School district for many years. Prior to that, she was a social worker for the Children’s Home Society of New Jersey. A member of the Woodside Presbyterian Church, the Daughters of the American Revolution and the Mayflower Society, she is survivied by a daughter, two grandchildren, a great-grandson, and a sister and brother-in-law, George R. ’47, and Ernestine Hasskarl Harman, ’42.

Mary Swingle Shai, Zanesville, OH, died Jan. 19, 2001. She was a teacher and chair of the economics department until her retirement from Zanesville High School. A member of St. John’s Lutheran Church, she is survived by a daughter, Nancy Shai Azbell ’63, two sisters, Elizabeth Swingle Meyer ’32 and Lucy Swingle Shoemaker ’34, and many nieces and nephews, including Peter A. Swingle ’78 and his wife, Linda Williams Swingle ’76. A sister, Ruth Swingle Baumberger ’38, followed her in death. Two brothers, Solomon L. Swingle ’30 and H. Jacob Swingle ’36, predeceased her.

Grace Licklider Stickley, Urbana, OH, died Jan. 8, 2001. An active member of Westville United Methodist Church, she taught school for 33 years in Champaign County before retiring from Graham South Elementary. Her survivors include two daughters, a step-daughter, two foster children, 17 grandchildren, 31 great-grandchildren, 13 great-great-grandchildren and a sister.

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Norma McCartney Kubic, Venice, FL, died Dec. 31, 2000. A member of Alpha Delta Pi sorority and several community organizations, she is survived by a sister, Alice McCartney Borst ’31, two nieces, Margaret Borst Braumiller ’49 and Carolyn Borst Agle ’59, a nephew, Richard W. Borst ’52, and a great-niece, Mary E. Borst’96. Preceding her in death were her husband, Howard A. Kubic’25, and a brother-in-law, R. Marvin Borst ’28.

Esther Phenegar Longbrake, Sidney, OH, died March 10, 2001. A teacher with the Sidney City School System for 40 years, she was a member of First Presbyterian Church and the Eastern Star. There are no known survivors.

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Ann Brinkman Barton, Tajunga, CA, died April 26, 1999. A member of Kappa Delta sorority, she is survived by two daughters, three grandchildren and three great-grandchildren.

Margaret E. McGregor, Springfield, OH, died March 2, 2001. A member of Gamma Phi Beta sorority, Covenant Presbyterian Church and several community organizations, she retired from BOMAG. Survivors include a sister-in-law and numerous nieces, nephews and cousins, including Peter R. McGregor ’75. She was preceded in death by a brother, Robert R. McGregor ’24, a sisterin- law, Maxine Rhoades McGregor ’32, and cousins, Dorothy Brain DeGraw ’19 and Virginia Brain Sellers ’24.

Leona VanNess Same, Lexington, KY, died Jan. 29, 2001. She spent most of her life in service in her home, with the Webster United Methodist Church and in nursing positions at various hospitals. She leaves her husband, a daughter, two sons and seven grandchildren. A brother, George H. VanNess’32, ’35MA, predeceased her.

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Helen Mowrey Runyon, Pompano Beach, FL, died March 10, 2001. She was a member of Alpha Delta Pi sorority and the Wooster Chapter Order of Eastern Star. Surviving are a daughter, two granddaughters, several nieces, nephews and their spouses, including James B. ’60 and Cheryl Mowrey VanHorn ’56, Edward E. ’58 and Linda Mowery Everhart ’59, Janelle Mowrey Richards ’61, Lisa Richards Hone ’84, Karen Everhart Bedford ’85, Jennifer M. Mowrey 2001, Michael A. Mowrey ’70, Matthew D. Mowrey ’98, David B. VanHorn ’81 and Jeanne Honecy Mowrey ’69. Preceding her in death were her brother and sister-in-law, David E. ’28 and Faye Foreman Mowrey ’29, and a cousin, Elsie Roth Perrott ’26, and her husband, Orrin J. Perrot ’27.

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Elizabeth “Libby” Lemen Sullivan, Springfield, OH, died Feb. 1, 2001. A lifelong member of High Street United Methodist Church, she was a former physical education and home economics teacher with the Springfield (OH) School System, the Jefferson Township Schools, Dayton, OH, and the Hamilton (OH) School System. She taught golf for 30 years at Forest Hills Golf Course and was the first female member selected to the Springfield Golf Commission and the Ladies Golf Association Hall of Fame. An inductee into the Wittenberg University Athletic Hall of Honor and a member of Gamma Phi Beta sorority, she is survived by a son, three grandchildren, a sister-in-law, Emilie Sollars Lemen ’29, and several nieces and their husbands, including Charles B. Zimmerman Jr. ’56, Charles A. ’55 and Susan Lemen Brougher’57, and Christopher E. ’89 and Kathryn Brougher Collier ’89. Preceding her in death were her husband, John A. Sullivan ’35 a brother, Charles W. Lemen ’29 and two sisters-in-law, Claire Sullivan Barlow ’35, and Blanche Sullivan Reardon ’35.

Eilene Messenger Ulrey, Fort Wayne, IN, died Dec. 15, 2000. She was an elementary teacher for 30 years starting in a one-room school house in rural Morrow County, then three years in Mount Gilead and then the majority of her years at Cardington-Lincoln Elementary from where she retired. An active member of First United Methodist Church and her community, she leaves two daughters, four grandchildren and three greatgrandchildren.

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Vivian Carlson Demler, North Haven, NY, died March 9, 2001. An art teacher and librarian, she was a member of Chi Omega sorority and the Presbyterian Church of East Hampton. A daughter and two grandchildren survive. A sister, Jean Carlson Spalt ’40, preceded her in death. R. Franklin Schirmer, Tucson, AZ, died Aug. 26, 2000. He served with the U.S. Air Force for 27 years, attaining the rank of colonel. His last assignment was as regional civil engineer of the North Atlantic Region, New York, NY. During World War II, he served with the Ninth Bomb Group in the Panama Canal Zone and in the Caribbean theater of operations. He published a book about his flying class, 40-A, for which he was secretary-historian. A member of Phi Gamma Delta fraternity, he is survived by four daughters, seven grandchildren, two great-grandchildren and a sister.

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Mary Albers Drake, Laguna Woods, CA, died Oct. 27, 2000. While an employee of the U.S. Air Force, she was named Personnel Specialist of the Year. Following her retirement, she traveled as a member of several People to People delegations to the former Soviet Union and China. A member of Alpha Delta Pi sorority, she is survived by a son, Robert B. Drake ’64, two daughters, including Martha Drake Morgan ’61, seven grandchildren, including Paul B. Wilson 2004, and 10 great-grandchildren.

Frederick D. Leatherman, Myrtle Beach, SC, died April 29, 2000. A member of Delta Sigma Phi fraternity, he served in New Guinea as a captain with the U.S. Air Force during World War II. Before his retirement he served with the State Department Foreign Service in India and Cuba. His wife, a son, two sisters, including Nancy Leatherman Keller ’50, and several nieces and nephews survive.

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Ruth Swingle Baumberger, Lima, OH, died Feb. 27, 2001. She had taught home economics in schools in Portage Township, Norwood, Painesville and at Lima Senior High School. She was a member of Alpha Xi Delta sorority, Market Street Presbyterian Church and the board of directors of the Y.W.C.A. Survivors include her husband, a daughter, a son, a grandchild, two sisters, Elizabeth Swingle Meyer’32 and Lucy Swingle Shoemaker’34, and several nieces and nephews, including Nancy Shai Azbell ’63, and Peter A. ’78 and Linda Williams Swingle ’76. Two brothers, Solomon L. Swingle’30 and H. Jacob Swingle ’36, and a sister, Mary Swingle Shai ’30, preceded her in death.

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Paul H. Buchholtz, ’42S, Columbus, OH, died April 14, 2001. He served several parishes in Ohio before becoming pastor of First Lutheran Church, Barberton, OH, where he was named pastor emeritus when he retired in 1981. He also served as an interim and supply pastor in his retirement. During World War II, he served as a chaplain with the U.S. Navy and later as an Ohio Army National Guard chaplain. A member of Alpha Tau Omega fraternity, he is survived by his wife, three sons, including Robert W. Buchholtz’72 and Jonathan Z. Buchholtz’76, a daughter, nine grandchildren, a great-grandchild, three sisters, including Mary Buchholtz Foster ’33, a sister-in-law, Naomi Linsenmayer Buchholtz ’47, and nephews, Stephen J. Foster ’63, ’67S and John M. Foster ’66.

Margaret “Margo” Baker King, Steubenville, OH, died Nov. 3, 2000. A member of Gamma Phi Beta sorority, she was an English teacher in the public schools of Zanesville, Ohio, Newport, R.I., Durham, N.C., and Steubenville, Ohio. She also served as the youth director and executive secretary of the Y.W.C.A. of Zanesville and as director of the Steubenville Y.W.C.A. An active member of Covenant Presbyterian Church and her community, she is survived by her husband, a daughter, two granddaughters, several nieces, nephews and cousins, including William R. Baker ’67 and his wife, Karen Halgren Baker ’67, and a sister-in-law, Suzanne Bulkley Baker ’42. A cousin, John B. Bast Jr. ’50, followed her in death. Preceding her in death were her father, Frederick W. Baker ’14, a brother, William F. Baker ’41, an aunt, G. Kathryn Baker ’27, a cousin, Earl L. Mast ’37, and his wife, Jean Hunter Mast ’36.

Lawrence E. Schaefer, Flint, MI, died April 6, 2000. He served with the U.S. Army during World War II. After 35 years, he retired in 1976 as a professor of mathematics at the General Motors Institute. An active member of Woodside Church and his community, he is survived by his wife, three sons, a daughter, three grandchildren, and many nieces and nephews. He was preceded in death by a brother, Rodger L. Schaefer ’27.

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William A. Butler, Urbana, OH, died April 2, 2001. During World War II, he served with the U.S. Army and for many years operated Butler’s Rexall Drug Store and Appliances. At the time of his death, he was an employee of Champaign Residential Services and a member of the board of directors of Lawnview Industries. An active member of his community, he is survived by a son, two daughters, five grandchildren and two cousins. Fred J. Elsea Jr., Findlay, OH, died Jan. 14, 2001. During World War II, he served as a captain of the 13th Armored Division with the U.S. Army. He retired as owner and operator of Fred Elsea Roofing and Heating, and he was a member of St. Michael Catholic Church and Phi Kappa Psi fraternity. Surviving are his wife, two sons, four daughters and 11 grandchildren.

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Luther M. Wallace, Colorado Springs, CO, died Oct. 23, 2000. During World War II, he served with the U.S. Navy in the Atlantic and Pacific. For 13 years, he was a chemist with Shell Chemical Co. and then owned and operated the Naniboujou Lodge and Resort, Grand Marais, MN. A daughter, a son, five grandchildren and six great-grandchildren survive. Preceding him in death were his parents, William F. ’10, ’13S and Lulu Burk Wallace ’13, and brothers, William F. Wallace Jr.’37 and Joseph B. Wallace ’44.

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Virginia Albert Smith, Springfield, OH, died March 15, 2001. A homemaker and member of Chi Omega sorority, she is survived by three daughters, including Carol L. Smith ’65 and Kathryn Smith May ’67, five grandchildren, one great-grandchild, a brother and sister-in-law, Harold R. ’35 and Eleanor Thompson Albert ’36, a sister-in-law and her husband, Charles A. ’42 and Mary Smith Wilcox ’42, several nieces, nephews and their spouses, including Timothy F. ’65 and Janet Albert Waltonen ’65, Christine E. Wilcox ’71, Richard C. ’68 and Shyla Jones Wilcox ’68, Richard R. Albert ’58 and Douglas T. Albert ’68. Preceding her in death were her husband, Richard L. Smith ’37, her father, Raymond A. Albert ’03, a sister, Miriam Albert Bond ’47, and a brother, Richard W. Albert ’33.

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John W. Singer Sr., formerly of Springfield, OH, died Jan. 19, 2001 in Bellefontaine, OH. During World War II, he served with the 85th Engineers. A member of Phi Mu Delta fraternity and Covenant Presbyterian Church, he was an employee of Steel Products Engineering Co., retiring in 1975. Survivors include his wife, a daughter, a son, John W. Singer Jr.’70, three grandchildren and a sister. A twin sister, Mary Jane Singer ’39, predeceased him.

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Alden L. Salstrom, Gurnee, IL, and formerly of Waukegan and Libertyville, IL, died July 4, 2000. After an active 50-year ministry with Belmont Park Lutheran Church, Chicago, IL, and St. Paul’s Lutheran Church, Waukegan, IL, he retired and served 12 additional interim pastorates. He was an active member of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America and with civic organizations in his community. He is survived by his wife, two daughters, a son, two granddaughters and a brother.

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Paul L. Keil, ’46S, New Port Richey, FL, died Sept. 21, 2000. He spent 50 years in the ordained ministry of the Lutheran Church and was pastor emeritus of King of Kings Lutheran Church. A member of Phi Gamma Delta fraternity, he has no known survivors. Preceding him in death were cousins, Georgeanne Martin Faux ’40, and John E. Slater ’45.

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Asa Howard Bean, Northport, AL, died Sept. 26, 2000. After 50 years of service, he retired as district sales manager with Olan Mills Studio. He then served as chief executive officer with Bean Land and Timber Co. A member of Beta Theta Pi fraternity, he is survived by three children, five grandchildren and seven great-grandchildren.

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Josephine Snider Cottrell, formerly of Urbana, OH, died Jan. 6, 2001 in Colorado Springs, CO. She retired from First National Bank and was a former piano teacher. Survivors include a daughter, two brothers, four grandchildren and a great-grandchild. Her husband, Robert E. Cottrell ’47, ’51, predeceased her.

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Crawford K. Coy, Leesburg, FL, died June 19, 2000. He was a member of Phi Kappa Psi fraternity and Mt. Zion Lutheran Church. During World War II, he served with the 387th Heavy Infantry Division of the U.S. Army. He received the Purple Heart, Oak Leaf Cluster and Bronze Star. A retired beauty supply sales representative, he formerly worked in the purchasing department at Lake Community Hospital. Surviving are his wife, a daughter, two step-children and four grandchildren.

Frederick W. Sharke, Bullhead City, AZ, died Nov. 29, 2000. A member of Beta Theta Pi fraternity, he served as a corporal with the U.S. Air Force during World War II. He was a teacher and athletic coach with schools in San Juan Capistrano, CA, Greenville, OH, and Arcanum, OH. His wife, Jean Anderson Sharke ’51, three children and six grandchildren survive.

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Shirley Smith Hamilton, Los Osos, CA, died Nov. 10, 2000. Her husband survives. John B. Mast Jr., Zanesville, OH, died Jan. 29, 2001. He was a U.S. Navy veteran of World War II and a member of Beta Theta Pi fraternity and St. John’s Lutheran Church. Until his retirement, he worked in his family business, E. Mast and Sons Contractors. He is survived by his wife, Phyllis Phillipy Mast ’50, a son, a daughter, six grandchildren and a brother, Robert L. Mast ’52. Preceding him in death were his father, J. Bernard Mast ’21, an uncle, Frederick W. Baker ’14, and cousins, F. Rigby Mast ’36, Margaret Baker King ’39, William J. Baker ’41 and Earl L. Mast’37 and his wife, Jean Hunter Mast ’36.

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John B. Dixon, formerly of Franklin, OH, died Nov. 17, 2000 in Chagrin Falls, OH. During World War II, he served with the U.S. Navy. He was a special apprentice for the Warner & Swasey Co. and a sales representative with Gahr Machine Tool Co. He was an active member of the Federated Church and Phi Gamma Delta fraternity. Survivors include his wife, Mary Emerson Dixon’50, a son, two daughters, nine grandchildren and a brother. Another brother, Robert S. Dixon’51, preceded him in death.

George S. Horner ’65 M.Ed., Springfield, OH, died March 17, 2001. He was a World War II U.S. Army Air Corps veteran, serving as a captain with the 8th Air Force in Germany. He was awarded the Oak Leaf Cluster and the Distinguished Flying Cross for his service as a bomardier. A former executive secretary for the Chillicothe (OH) Y.M.C.A., he also was program and membership chair for the Springfield Y.M.C.A. before retiring as a school administrator from the Springfield Public Schools. A member of Central United Methodist Church and active at St. John’s Lutheran Church, he volunteered with Meals on Wheels. Surviving are his wife, a son, two daughters, a stepson, three grandchildren, a brother and sister-in-law, Martha Tuttle Horner ’45, and a nephew, John T. Horner ’75.

Joseph P. Kennedy, Garden Grove, CA, died Feb. 28, 2001. A member of Pi Kappa Alpha fraternity, he served as a seabee in the South Pacific Theater with the U.S. Navy during World War II. He retired from his position as a procurement officer with the U.S. Air Force in 1985. Survivors include his wife, a daughter, three sons, eight grandchildren and two brothers, including Charles M. Kennedy ’50.

Leroy J. Wagner, Springfield, OH, died Jan. 21, 2001. A member of Phi Gamma Delta fraternity, he served with the U.S. Army during the Korean Conflict. He was co-owner and operator of Wagner’s Service, Inc., retiring in 1993. A member of St. John’s Evangelical Lutheran Church and various fraternal organizations, he leaves his wife, six children, 10 grandchildren, a brother, a sister, and several nieces and nephews, including Angela J. Trego 2004.

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Jack E. Grant, Sturgis, MI, died Feb. 20, 2001. A member of Delta Sigma Phi fraternity, he was a former teacher with the Sturgis Public Schools and a retired wagonmaster. Two daughters, two sons and seven grandchildren survive.

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Mary Setzer Boye, Radford, VA, died Jan. 31, 2001. A homemaker, she is survived by her husband, Richard E. Boye ’49, ’52S, three daughters, a son, 10 grandchildren, two sisters and three brothers.’58

James R. Ling, Somerset, PA, died June 7, 2000. He served churches in Kentucky and Michigan before becoming pastor for 36 years at Friedens (PA) Evangelical Lutheran Church. He also served as chaplain for 28 years at the Somerset State Hospital. Surviving are his wife, three daughters, a son and four grandchildren.

Frederick H. Neuhardt, Springfield, OH, died March 17, 2001. During the Korean War, he served with the U.S. Navy on the USS Lexington. He retired from Wright Patterson Air Force Base as a logistics systems central officer and volunteered for 20 years with the Beatty Fire Dept. A member of Lambda Chi Alpha fraternity, he is survived by his wife, a son, two step-sons, two step-daughters, 14 grandchildren, a great-granddaughter, a brother and his mother-inlaw. His first wife, Shirley Whittington Neuhardt ’55, predeceased him.

Marlin J. Thomas, Salisbury, NC, died Jan. 20, 2001. He was an economics professor at Catawba College and chair of the business education department at Rowan- Cabarrus Community College. He is survived by two sons and an uncle, Laddie E. Farish ’50. Preceding him in death were two aunts, Dorothy Linville Farish’28 and Ada Farish Ervin ’20, and an uncle, Harold A. Ervin ’29.’60

Lee Ann Sadler, Pataskala, OH, died Jan. 19, 2001. She was a bus driver for the Pickerington Local School System, an employee of Laidlaw Education Services and a member of Peace United Methodist Church and Gamma Phi Beta sorority. Former coach and athletic director at Capital University, she was an avid golfer, played field hockey, was a nationally rated hockey official and was an inductee of Wittenberg’s Athletic Hall of Honor. A sister, a brother, and several nieces and nephews survive.

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Frances Pfeifle Wright, Middleburg Heights, OH, died Feb. 16, 2001. She was a member of Delta Gamma sorority and was employed for 30 years as a teacher with the Akron (OH) Public and Copley-Fairlawn School Systems. She is survived by her mother, her husband, four daughters and six grandchildren.

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Roselyn A. Keplinger, Urbana, OH, died March 10, 2001. She was a retired professor from The Ohio State University, formerly teaching at Urbana College, Urbana Junior High School and in Mechanicsburg, OH. There are no known survivors.

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Erma Vance Clark, Springfield, OH, died Feb. 7, 2001. She taught in elementary schools in Springfield and Urbana, OH, and was an active member of Zion and Rockway Lutheran Churches. She is survived by a sister, a brother, Calvin F. Vance ’52, several nieces and nephews, including Gretchen Metzger Hitt ’58, Jenny Hitt Hamilton ’85, Cheryl Hitt Brown ’86 and Linda G. Hitt ’82.

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Susan Konold Willhelm, Bellbrook, OH, died Jan. 19, 2001. A member of Chi Omega sorority, she was a licensed massage therapist and teacher for the Happy Child Preschool. An active member of the Hope United Methodist Church, she is survived by her mother, her husband, a son, a daughter, two brothers and a sister.