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Sue Fultz Dolbeer Sullivan of Springfield, Ohio, died May 2, 2007. She retired as president and owner of the Springfield Laundry. A member of Grace United Methodist Church, she served as its organist for many years. She was past-president of the Business and Professional Women’s Club and past worthy matron of Norris Chapter Order of the Eastern Star. Her many travels took her
around the world several times. Surviving are a son, Richard D. Dolbeer ’56, two step-children, five grandchildren, including Julie Dolbeer Clevenger ’95 and John D. ’79 and Jan Defenbaugh Dailey ’77, eight great-grandchildren, including Jeffrey D. Dailey ’09, and several nieces and nephews, including Marcia Dolbeer
Kringle ’60, Matilda Fultz Jamison ’69 and Donald K. ’62 and Cynthia Abbe Dolbeer ’63. She was preceded in death by her first husband, H. Donald Dolbeer ’25, a daughter, Katherine Dolbeer Dailey ’51, a sister, Ivea Fultz Uhrig ’37, and a brother-in-law, R. Keith Dolbeer ’34.

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Helen Benson Banach died May 9, 2004, in Sarasota, Fla. Before working as a pediatric dietician for 10 years at the University of Michigan Hospital, she was director of dietetics at St. Mary’s Hospital in Detroit, Mich. A member of the Presbyterian Church of the Covenant, she is survived by a sister and two nephews. She was preceded in death by a cousin, Virginia Everhart Lebold ’55.

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Helen Benson Banach died May 9, 2004, in Sarasota, Fla. Before working as a pediatric dietician for 10 years at the University of Michigan Hospital, she was director of dietetics at St. Mary’s Hospital in Detroit, Mich. A member of the Presbyterian Church of the Covenant, she is survived by a sister and two nephews. She was preceded in death by a cousin, Virginia Everhart Lebold ’55.

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George C. Izenour ’36M. A., ’60H., a pioneer in theater design and technology who
helped bring automation to stagecraft, died March 24, 2007, in Philadelphia, Pa. A
year after introducing his electronic dimming system for stage lighting to television studios and theaters across the country, he invented an electronic system to move scenery by remote control. In the 1950s, he designed a convertible theater for the Loeb Drama Center at Harvard University in Cambridge, Mass. He soon was offered contracts to build more convertible
theaters, known as Izenour theaters, in Canada, Israel, Venezuela and across the United States. He established the electromechanical laboratory at the Yale School of Drama and worked there for 38 years before founding a theater design consulting company. His wife, Hildegard Hilt Izenour ’33, preceded him in death

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Philip B. Lottich, Evanston, Ill., died Aug. 24, 2005. A college administrator, he retired in 1979 as dean of student personnel at the Loop College in Chicago, Ill. He was a member of Delta Sigma Phi fraternity and is survived by his wife, four sons, including Alan J. Lottich ’83, two daughters, four step-children, 12 grandchildren and a nephew, Jonathan P. Lottich ’75. His father, George P. Lottich 1908, and an aunt and uncle, Fred J. ’22 and Mary Simpson Lottich ’21, preceded him in death

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William J. Allison of Springfield, Ohio, passed away April 12, 2007. A physician,
he served as a flight surgeon with the U.S. Air Force during the Korean War. He
later began his anesthesiology and general practice in Springfield, retiring in 1984 from Mercy Medical Center. His memberships included Covenant Presbyterian Church, Alpha Tau Omega fraternity and numerous civic, fraternal
and medical organizations. He is survived by his wife, Rebecca Rogers Allison ’40, a son, three daughters, 11 grandchildren, including Ashley Allison Lemen ’01, 22 great-grandchildren and a sister.

Vera Zeigler Putnam died Sept. 3, 2006, in Troy, Ohio. A member of First Lutheran
Church and Kappa Delta sorority, she retired from the Troy City Schools as an educator at Concord and Kyle Elementary Schools. Three sons, four grandchildren and four great-grandchildren survive.

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Eugene W. Blount, Apopka, Fla., died March 2, 2007. A member of Sacred Heart
Traditional Catholic Church and Beta Theta Pi fraternity, he was a veteran of the Korean War. As an industrial engineer, he worked at U.S. Steel, Sylvania Electric Products, Convair Corp. and Northrop Corp. He later held positions as
program manager, operations manager and marketing manager in California, Ohio and Florida. In 1977, he joined the University of Central Florida in Orlando as professor and manager of DOD defense programs. In 1984, he became senior vice president of U.S. Computer Corp., retiring in 1989. A grandson, a
granddaughter and nine great-grandchildren survive.

Raymond A. Carlson died May 1, 2007, in Dublin, Ohio. He worked in sales for Proctor & Gamble, Toledo Castings Corp. and Gendron Wheel Co. in Ohio, before serving in the Pacific Theater as a communications officer on the Destroyer USS Dennis during World War II. He operated Carlson Machinery Co. in Toledo, Ohio, from 1948 to 1963 when he joined American Appraisal Co., Milwaukee, Wis., as an industrial appraiser and project manager until his retirement in 1986. Throughout his life he was an active member of Lutheran
Churches in Ohio and Venice, Fla., before joining Indian Run United Methodist Church, Dublin, Ohio. He is survived by a son, a daughter, two grandsons, a brother, Gordon A. Carlson ’40 and several nieces and nephews, including Gordon H. Carlson ’67, and Donald J. ’65 and Mary Carlson Cunningham ’66.
Preceding him in death was his wife, Freda Custis Carlson ’42.

Phyllis Friesner Gahris, formerly of Centerville, Ohio, passed away Feb. 17, 2007, in Springfield, Ohio. She was a member of Normandy United Methodist Church for 50 years, taught elementary music with the Centerville City Schools and was active in church and community choirs. Surviving are three daughters, including
Gerry Gharis Mahan ’64, four grandchildren, five great-grandchildren and seven
great-great-grandchildren. Her husband, Donald G. Fharis ’40, preceded her in death.

Frank N. Nevins Jr. died March 30, 2006. A member of Lambda Chi Alpha fraternity, he was the former owner of Shady Shores Resort in Dowagiac, Mich. Three sons and a daughter survive. A cousin, Richard A. Johnson ’39, followed him in death.

Kenneth J. Smith, minister emeritus of the Unitarian Universalist Society of Martha’s Vineyard, Mass., died in Penney Farms, Fla., on March 21, 2007. A member of Lambda Chi Alpha fraternity, he served as a nurse during World War II. He ministered to churches in Duluth, Minn., Long Island, N.Y., and in New Jersey before coming to the Unitarian Universalist Society from where he retired
in 1987. He was very active in the Vineyard community as a member of the Great Books Club and the Peace Council. There are no known survivors.

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John E. Fisher Sr. of New Castle, Ind., passed away on May 21, 2006. A member of Phi Gamma Delta fraternity, he served as a captain with the U.S. Army in Hawaii during World War II. In addition to his 34-year medical practice, he was the team physician for New Castle Community School Corp. for 20 years and a doctor at the New Castle State Hospital and Chrysler Corp. He served on the board of directors at Wittenberg for 20 years and was honored by the university as a recipient of the Alumni Service Award. An active member of Holy Trinity Lutheran Church and his community, he was named a Paul Harris Fellow by the Rotary Club and New Castle Citizen of the Year in 1974. He is survived by three sons,
William B. Fisher ’64, Robert M. Fisher ’66 and John E. Fisher Jr. ’72, a daughter,
Janet Fisher Whiteman ’70, 21 grandchildren, including David U. Fisher ’93, Brian J. Davin ’08 and James J. Davin IV ’00, and a granddaughterin- law, Sara Brown Davin ’00, six great-grandchildren, a brother, and numerous nieces and nephews, including Richard K. Fisher Jr. ’65 and Christen Kendall Roselli ’92. A son, George U. Fisher ’61, and a brother, Richard K. Fisher Sr. ’42, preceded him
in death.

Miriam R. Haynes of Barberton, Ohio, died on April 18, 2007. She was an accomplished singer who taught music and voice for more than 35 years in the
Akron area, retiring from Kenmore High School. She also sang with the Robert Shaw Chorale and was the pianist for the Barberton Rotary Club. Her memberships included Holy Trinity Church, Delta Zeta sorority and Quota
International. Surviving are a niece, Lynda Haynes Wakefield ’69, a nephew, Robert C. Haynes Jr. ’72, and a cousin, C. Eugene Hill ’50. She was preceded in death by a brother, Robert C. Haynes Sr. ’40.

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Florence Tenner Mueller of Birmingham, Ala., passed away March 4, 2007. A member of Mountain Brook Presbyterian Church, Chi Omega sorority, Boni Amici
Garden Club and Forthian Literary Club, she enjoyed square dancing, playing bridge and the Alabama Symphony. Her husband, three sons, and several grandchildren and greatgrandchildren survive.

Patricia Woodall Wittgruber, Kettering, Ohio, passed away June 24, 2007. She retired in 1976 from Wright Patterson Air Force as a librarian for the Aerospace Research Lab. Her husband, a daughter and a grandson survive.

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Betty Uhl La Fontaine died April 5, 2007, in Bismarck, N.D. Following three years as a deaconess in Philadelphia, Pa., she became the wife of a Lutheran pastor and was active for many years in all facets of parish life. Her predominant
interest was church music, to which she applied her resources as organist, choir director and singer. She published a translation from French to English of a biography of J.S. Bach and a volume of poetry. In addition, she taught German and French for a time on the faculty of John Carroll University, Cleveland, Ohio.
She was a member of Chi Omega sorority. A daughter and two grandchildren survive. She was preceded in death by her husband, Ralph E. La Fontaine ’42, her parents, Bert B. 1895 and Minnie Christen Uhl 1900, two sisters, Cathryn Uhl Mann ’25 and Jessamae Uhl Myers ’25, a brother, Albert C. Uhl ’36, a sister-in-law, Marjorie La Fontaine Lawson ’38, a brother-in-law and his wife, Leo S. ’32 and Clara Nicholson La Fontaine ’25.

Clara Anne Fritts Timeus died Jan. 7, 2007, in Sidney, Ohio. She taught kindergarten with the Anna School System in Ohio for 21 years, retiring in 1984. She was a member of A.A.U.W. and United Church Women. Surviving are her
husband, two children, six grandchildren, a sister, Alice Fritts Fowler ’47, and a sisterin- law, Jean Hart Fritts ’49. Her parents, Dorr E. ’16 and Edith Kuhn Fritts ’18, and a brother, R. Byard Fritts ’48, preceded her in death.

Jeanne Fross Wilkerson, Springfield, Ohio, died June 24, 2007. A member of
First Evangelical Lutheran Church and Alpha Xi Delta sorority, she retired in the 1980s to spend the winters in Jupiter, Fla. Survivors include a daughter, three sons, two grandchildren and a greatgrandson. Preceding her in death were her husband, James S. Wilkerson ’42, and her parents, Harold M. ’18 and Edna Little Fross ’15.

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Violet Mather Jeffries Blocker of Goshen, Ind., died April 26, 2007. A teller at the Farm Bureau Credit Union and Salem Bank, a sales clerk at Newell’s, and a secretary with the Elkhart Township Trustees and the Maple City Movers, she also
assisted with the operation of Blocker-Harris Funeral Home. She was a member of First English Lutheran Church and active with the 4-H Fair Harness Racing Program and the Harness Racing Breeders. Survivors include her husband, two daughters, a son, two stepdaughters, 11 grandchildren, 11 great-grandchildren, a
great-great-granddaughter and a brother.

Edward R. Manring, Raleigh, N.D., died March 18, 2003. He served as a prominent research physicist at governmental and industrial laboratories before joining the faculty in the department of physics at North Carolina State University in 1963. He was a research physicist at Mount Laboratory Monsanto Chemical Corp., conducted upper atmospheric research at the U.S. Air Force Cambridge
Research Center in New Mexico and was head of the observational physics groups of Geophysical Corp., which conducted upper atmospheric testing throughout the world. He also invented a micrometerorite detector that was part of the scientific payload of Explorer, the first U.S. satellite. A member of Phi Gamma Delta fraternity, he retired in 1984. Surviving are his wife, two sons, a daughter, six grandchildren and five greatgrandchildren.

Henry L. Rafeld Jr. passed away in Barberton, Ohio, on May 3, 2005. A former
employee of January Paint and Wallpaper, he was an activemember of First Evangelical Lutheran Church. Two nieces, a great-nephew and a greatniece
survive.

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Philip J. West of Kearney, W. Va., died April 3, 2007. A member of the Presbyterian
Church, Beta Theta Pi fraternity and the Ancient Free and Accepted Masons, he
served as a corporal with the U.S. Army Air Corps during World War II. He worked for the Chamber of Commerce in many cities over the years. His hobbies included being an avid model railroader. Two sons, two daughters, 13 grandchildren and four greatgrandchildren survive. His wife, Virginia Sprang West
’42, preceded him in death.

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Veda Spriggs Trujillo died May 6, 2007, in St. George, Utah. She was the founder
of International Leisure Activities in Springfield, Ohio. The company designed,
manufactured and marketed candy molds internationally. Following her retirement, she moved to Nevada. She is survived by seven nieces and nephews, including Karen Spriggs Snaufer ’60 and Dail Spriggs Myers ’64, and a nephew-in-law, Robert C. Myers ’63. She was preceded in death by her husband,
Bernardo Trujillo ’46, her father, Arthur O. Spriggs ’27, a brother and sister-in-law,
Elmo F. ’35 and Betty Stewart Spriggs ’37, and a niece, Tanis M. Spriggs ’66.

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William M. Brown ’49S, Williamsport, Md., died March 15, 2007. A member of Dorm League, he served with the U.S. Army during World War II. He was ordained a Lutheran minister in 1949 and served as pastor for 21 years at Myersville Lutheran Parish, retiring in 1984. An active member of his community, he was a volunteer of the National Longitudinal Institute of Health. He is survived by his wife, a son, a daughter and four step-grandchildren.

Betty Fulton Rollins, Nashville, Tenn., died July 2, 2000. A member of First Lutheran Church and Kappa Delta sorority, she is survived by a daughter, a son, five grandchildren, a sister and a brother. Her husband, Russell O. Rollins ’49, preceded her in death.

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Wilma Bacome Tittle of New Carlisle, Ohio, died May 6, 2007. Her entire life was
spent in volunteer service to the Church of God, holding the offices of parliamentarian and historian, leading Bible studies in women ministries and singing in the choir. She is survived by her husband, two daughters, a son, three
grandchildren and five greatgrandchildren.

Hugh E. Whittington passed away in Mineral Point, Wis., Feb. 7, 2007. He worked as a draftsman before joining the U.S. Army for the duration of World War II. During his career in public education, he served six school districts in Ohio as an administrator, principal and superintendent of schools. Upon retirement,
he was a consultant to the State of Ohio Dept. of Public Education in Columbus,
Ohio, until 1999. He was a 60-year member of the Order of Free and Accepted
Masons. Survivors include his wife, a son, a daughter, four step-children, nine
step-grandchildren, seven great-grandchildren and a sister, Mary Whittington
Patterson ’42. Preceding him in death were an aunt and uncle, Theodore M. Sr. ’27 and Dorothy Whittington Gray ’25.

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Former Richmond, Ind., resident Marilyn Carter Opel died April 24, 2007, in Fountain Hills, Ariz. She taught third grade at Westview Elementary School before testing students for the Richmond Community Schools, retiring in 1989. A member of Alpha Xi Delta sorority, she is survived by a daughter, a son, three
grandchildren, two greatgrandchildren, a sister, and several nieces and nephews. A cousin, Harlow E. Haas ’18, preceded her in death.

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Joseph W. Bateman of Owosso, N.Y., passed away April 16, 2007. A U.S. Army
veteran, he was a manager/ vice president in the paper publishing industry before his retirement. His memberships included Delta Sigma Phi fraternity and the Paper Club of New York City. He enjoyed reading, playing golf, and owning and piloting his ownairplanes. Survivors include his wife, Marjery Hoover Bateman ’51, a brother, and several nieces and nephews.

H. Joyce Booth, Springfield, Ohio, died March 22, 2007. A member of St. John’s
Evangelical Lutheran Church and Gamma Phi Beta sorority, she was a first-grade teacher with the Springfield City Schools. A sister-in-law, and several nieces and nephews survive. A brother, Fred W. Booth ’52, predeceased her.

Katherine Dolbeer Dailey died Nov. 19, 2006 in Springfield, Ohio. She retired as a teacher and counselor from the Piqua City School System after 28 years of service. She is survived by three sons, including John D. Dailey ’79, a daughter-inlaw, Jan Defenbaugh Dailey ’77, three grandchildren, including Jeffrey D. Dailey
’09, a brother, Richard D. Dolbeer ’56, a niece, Julie Dolbeer Clevenger ’95, and
cousins, Marcia Dolbeer Kringle ’60, Donald K. ’62 and Cynthia Abbe Dolbeer
’63, and Matilda Dolbeer Jamison ’69. Her mother, Sue Fultz Dolbeer Sullivan ’30,
followed her in death. She was preceded in death by her father, H. Donald Dolbeer ’25, an aunt, Ivea Fultz Uhrig ’37, and an uncle, R. Keith Dolbeer ’34.

Joyce Huston Schardt of Dayton, Ohio, passed away April 26, 2007. She taught briefly in the Dayton School System before going to the Northmont School District, from where she retired. A daughter and a grandson survive.

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Formerly of Springfield, Ohio, Charles D. Lintz passed away May 4, 2007, in Hamilton, Ohio. A Lutheran minister, he served as a chaplain with the U.S. Army during World War II in the South Pacific and Japan. He also served at several
Lutheran churches throughout central Ohio. He is survived by two sons, 12 grandchildren, including Mary B. Lintz ’08, four great-grandchildren, a brother, a sister, and several nieces and nephews.

Ellen Ridgeway Tubiolo of Silver Spring, Md., died April 3, 2006. A former kindergarten teacher, she was a member of Alpha Xi Delta sorority. Four daughters, two sons and eight grandchildren survive.

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Lawrence R. Marker died June 8, 2005, in Southern Pines, N.C. A member of Pi
Kappa Alpha fraternity, he served in the U.S. Army during the Korean War. He was
assistant principal at Pinecrest High School, principal of Southern Pines Elementary School, dean of students at Sandhills Community College and also worked with the North Carolina Dept. of Education. Survivors include his wife, Phillis Rohrer Marker ’54, two daughters, two grandchildren and a sister.

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Macy J. Cohen, formerly of Williamsville, N.Y., died May 16, 2007, in Delray Beach,
Fla. He was a retired staff claim representative with the Allstate Insurance Co., Buffalo, N.Y., and the former owner of Transit Theatres, Amherst, N.Y. A member of Dorm League, he is survived by two sons, two daughters and three grandchildren.

Robert J. Sexton ’60M.Ed., of Huber Heights, Ohio, passed away June 7, 2007. A
member of Beta Theta Pi fraternity, he served with the U.S. Army in Japan during the Korean Conflict. He taught science, and coached football and track for 30 years with the Dayton Board of Education, with the majority of his service being at Wilbur Wright High School. He also owned and operated Sexton’s Upholstery
Shop. Surviving are his wife, two children, a sister, a niece and a nephew.

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Gwendolyn Hill Turner passed away April 13, 2007, in Enon, Ohio. A member of Enon United Baptist Church and Kappa Delta sorority, she enjoyed gardening, recycling and being a caregiver. Her husband, two daughters, a son, seven grandchildren, a sister and a brother survive.

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.Laura Eastep Humberd died March 19, 2007, in Winona Lake, Ind. She was a retired elementary teacher with the Warsaw Community Schools. Surviving are her husband, Jesse D. Humberd ’47, two daughters, five grandchildren
and 10 great-grandchildren.

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Virginia Lombardo Hanson, Mentor, Ohio, died Nov. 6, 2004. She was a clerk of courts for the Chardon Municipal Courts from 1988 until her retirement in 2000. She also served as the director of the Bureau of Support for Geauga County from 1976 to 1988, and taught preschool and elementary school in various programs for more than 20 years. She attended Mentor United Methodist Church and Chardon United Methodist Church. A member of Gamma Phi Beta sorority, she is survived by her husband, a daughter, two sons, six grandchildren and a brother.

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Robert C. Myers, formerly of Springfield, Ohio, died May 20, 2007, in Carol Stream, Ill. He was once the head athletic director at Westinghouse High School in Chicago, Ill. Survivors include his wife, Muriel Richey Myers ’58, a son, two daughters and seven grandchildren.

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Arlene Bock Klafter passed away May 6, 2007. She lived in Toledo, Ohio, before
moving to Middletown, Ohio, where she blended the duties of being a homemaker, art teacher and wife of a Lutheran minister. She retired to Mesa,
Ariz., in 2003. An active member of Love of Christ and Zion Lutheran Churches, she is survived by three sons, including Douglas I. Klafter ’88, four grandchildren and a sister. Her husband, Oliver K. Klafter ’58, preceded her in death.

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Heidi Voehringer Allen of Portsmouth, N.H., died March 25, 2007. As a member of the Peace Corps, she spent two years in West Africa, before moving to Saranac
Lake, N.Y., where she worked as a substitute high school teacher, and was an elder and Sunday school teacher at the Presbyterian Church. Fluent in English, French and German, she served as an interpreter during the 1980 Winter Olympic Games in Lake Placid. Active with the Essex County Community Services Board, High Peaks Hospice and Adirondack Medical Center, she was instrumental in bringing the Tri-Lakes Women’s Shelter to her community. She enjoyed gardening, flying, folk music, and playing the guitar and autoharp. A daughter, two
sisters and a brother survive.

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Patricia Scott Ballentine, Cockeysville, Md., died April 12, 2007. A former art teacher, she worked in an antiques shop and a bookstore before beginning her career as a preschool teacher who introduced her students to poetry, reading and art at Havenwood Preschool Center. She enjoyed playing bridge, boating, hiking, reading, and attending concerts and the theater. Surviving are three daughters, a son, a granddaughter, a sister and a brother..

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Terence L. Schreiber died May 2, 2007, in Columbus, Ohio. He was an educator with the Columbus City Schools for 43 years. At the time of his death, he was serving as principal of a statewide charter school. A member of Delta Sigma Phi fraternity, he is survived by his wife, Melody Carlson Schreiber ’64, three sons, a daughter, Jennifer Schreiber Laber ’96, a son-inlaw, Todd J. Laber ’97, four grandchildren, his mother, a brother, two sisters, including Linda Schreiber Himes ’66, and many nieces and nephews, including Lance D. Himes ’94, D. Alex Beekman ’99 and Ryan B. Schreiber ’01.

James F. Worden, Huntington Township, Ohio, died Feb. 25, 2007. He played professional football in the Canadian Football League for six seasons with the Saskatchewan Roughriders, including two Gray Cup championship games and winning the national trophy in 1966. He is enshrined in the Canadian Hall of Fame, the Wittenberg Athletic Hall of Fame and the Lorain Sports Hall of Fame. Following his retirement from pro football, he taught at Columbia High School in
Columbia Station and later joined Laborers Union Local 758 and worked for 35 years on highway construction. He retired in 1998. He had coached in the Lorain County Hot Stove League and was a member of Loyal Order of the Moose Lodge 1610. Surviving are his wife, a son, James C. Worden ’90, a daughter, five grandchildren, a brother and two sisters, including Gay Worden Gerken ’62.

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Nancy Curl Pratt of London, Ohio, died on May 15, 2007. She dedicated 33 years of her life to teaching in Columbus. Her memberships included First United Methodist Church, Kappa Delta sorority and various other organizations in her community. She is survived by her husband, a daughter, a son, three grandchildren, her mother, a sister, Marilyn Curl Knorr ’59, a brother, several nieces and nephews, including Kathryn Griffin Bumbalough ’80, and numerous cousins, including Edward L. ’48 and Margaret Runk Whyde Gard ’51, Wesley T. ’56 and Mary Myers Runk ’58, Carol Runk Craig ’60, Wesley D. Runk ’81, Barbara Runk Shockey ’83 and Timothy A. Runk ’88. Preceding her in death were an aunt and uncle, Wesley J. ’24 and Beulah Whyde Runk ’30, and a cousin, Richard A.
Koozer ’50.

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Ronald S. Patton passed away, May 15, 2007, in Springfield, Ohio. Retiring from Printco Inc. in 1995, he enjoyed his work, movies, playing golf, and spending time with family and friends. His wife, a son, a step-son, two grandchildren, his mother, a sister, a niece, a great-nephew and a great-niece survive.

Carl E. Kenney of Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan., Canada, died May 21, 2007. There are no known survivors.

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Frances Blevins Carter of Mechanicsburg, Ohio, passed away May 20, 2007. She taught at Catawba Elementary School and with the Springfield City Schools for 25 years, retiring in 1987. She attended the Nazarene Church in Kennard and in Leesburg, Fla., as well as the Freewill Baptist Church in Woodstock. Her husband, three daughters, a son, nine grandchildren, six greatgrandchildren,
three sisters and three brothers survive.

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Patrick E. Stockstill died May 24, 2007 in Los Angeles, Calif. His mastery of Oscar trivia led him to become the awards coordinator and historian for the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. He also created a searchable online database of nominees and winners. A U.S. Navy veteran of the Vietnam War, he is survived by his wife, his parents, a brother and a cousin, Arleen Schuun Hawk ’73.

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Marian Gaffin Eberling of Springfield, Ohio, died March 16, 2007. A tutor with the
Laubach Literacy Program for more than 10 years, she was an active member of
St. John’s Lutheran Church, the American Association of University Women, the
Auxiliary of St. John’s Center and Mercy Medical Center, the Christian Women’s Club, the Wittenberg Guild and the Advance Club in Delaware, Ohio, where she resided for several years. Three daughters, three grandchildren and six great-grandchildren survive.

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Formerly of Indianapolis, Ind., Jeffrey D. Potts died May 23, 2007, in Cincinnati, Ohio. A member of St. Monica Catholic Church and Delta Tau Delta fraternity, he was working for US Bank at the time of his death. He is survived by his parents, a brother, a sister and his maternal grandparents.

Joseph E. Torrens of Utica, Ohio, died June 16, 2007. He was pursuing his master’s degree in adult education at Carroll College, Waukesha, Wis., where he was a graduate assistant football coach. A member of Utica Presbyterian Church, he is survived by his parents, a sister, an aunt, an uncle and a cousin.

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John P. Beckstedt, Piqua, Ohio, died March 31, 2007. A member of St. John’s
Lutheran Church, Phi Kappa Psi fraternity and Newport Sportsmen Club, he was a chemist for analysis with Procter & Gamble. Survivors include his parents, a brother and a sister, Ericka L. Beckstedt ’04.