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The following obituaries were published in the Winter 2010 Miamian.
Jeannette Hidy Fitton ’34, Estes Park, Colo., Nov. 10, 2009.
Robert L. Saylor ’36, Columbus, Ohio, Aug. 21, 2009. Retired, auditor, Home Savings and Loan in Youngstown.
Helen Sheets Winget ’36, Washington, D.C., July 11, 2009.
Lucy Van Ness Fogg ’38, Cincinnati, Ohio, Aug. 8, 2009. Retired, teacher, Bryan High School.
George A. Gries ’38, Green Valley, Ariz., Nov. 11, 2009. Retired, dean, Arts & Sciences, Oklahoma State University.
Jean Coleman Lisle ’38, Clarinda, Iowa, Feb. 7, 2009.
Sara Keator Sauer ’38, Naples, Fla., June 18, 2009. Former secretary.
Robert V. Fullerton ’39, San Bernardino, Calif., June 17, 2009. Attorney, Fullerton, Lemann, Schaefer and Dominick.
Harry A. Green Jr. ’39, Dayton, Ohio, July 23, 2009. Co-founder, Green Steel Co. Husband of Faye Traeger Green ’41.
Marilee Duvall Harris ’39, Oxford, Ohio, Sept. 13, 2009. Retired, teacher, social worker.
Marjorie Bolus Menefee ’39, Augusta, Ga., Sept. 17, 2009. Former teacher.
Lawrence K. Edwards ’40, Arlington, Va., April 4, 2009.
George W. Saxelby ’40, Auburn, Calif., Oct. 4, 2009. Retired, finance.
Marian Baringer Whelan ’40, Rockville, Md., Nov. 16, 2009.
Jane Winter Cook ’41, Cinnaminson, N.J., May 26, 2009. Former teacher. Wife of Albert ’42.
Leila Chapman White ’41, Falls Church, Va., May 23, 2009. Former teacher.
Robert J. McDade ’42 MA ’47, Monroe, Ohio, Aug. 18, 2009. Retired, industrial relations manager, Crystal Tissue.
Mildred Fink Shelly ’42, Mason, Ohio, Sept. 3, 2009.
Theodore P. Duning ’43, Lewisburg, Tenn., Aug. 22, 2009. A lawyer, retired, COO/president, Lewisburg’s First Federal Savings & Loan Association.
John A. Robenalt ’43, Lima, Ohio, Oct. 5, 2009. Retired, lawyer, founding/senior partner, Robenalt & Robenalt.
Maurice J. McGory ’44, Huron, Ohio, July 19, 2009. Retired, vice president of operations, City Loan and Savings.
Nina Hale McGory ’44, Huron, Ohio, Jan. 6, 2009.
Gilbert G. Rothman ’44, North Olmsted, Ohio, July 5, 2009. Husband of M. Panuska Rothman ’42.
Elizabeth Lyding Will ’44, Amherst, Mass., Aug. 19, 2009. Professor emeritus of classics, University of Massachusetts and Amherst College.
Juliana Reese Schamp ’45, Towson, Md., Aug. 3, 2009. Retired, planner/evaluator, Maryland Department of Health and Mental Hygiene. Wife of Homer ’44.
Rosegayle Malafa Williams ’45, Cincinnati, Ohio, Oct. 27, 2009. Retired, English teacher.
William F. Fey ’46, Madison, Wis., Oct. 13, 2009. Retired, psychiatry department chair, University of Wisconsin Medical School.
Mary M. Kugelman ’46, St. Pete Beach, Fla., Aug. 5, 2009.
Joe J. Haverfield ’47 MS ’49, Casper, Wyo., Aug. 22, 2009. Retired, oil/gas geologist.
Winifred Brown Hornstein ’47, Lafayette, La., Jan. 14, 2009. Wife of Owen ’48.
Jack F. Meyerhoff ’47, Venice, Fla., Sept. 14, 2009. Retired, executive, Brunswick Corp., Arthur Andersen & Co.
Gaylord B. Noyce ’47, Hamden, Conn., Aug. 10, 2009. Retired, minister. Husband of Dorothy Caldwell Noyce ’47.
Elton Redalen ’47, Fountain, Minn., July 10, 2009. Former state representative and agriculture commissioner.
Margaret Blakely Wilkinson ’47, Berea, Ohio, April 25, 2009.
Patricia Sines Beeken ’48, Cincinnati, Ohio, July 14, 2009. Former tennis pro.
Richard C. Christian ’48, Evanston, Ill., Oct. 3, 2009. A founder of Marsteller Advertising and Burson-Marsteller Public Relations; former associate dean, Northwestern University. Husband of Audrey Bongartz Christian ’50.
Calvin E. Defenbau Jr. ’48, Lombard, Ill., May 6, 2009.
Walter D. Downs ’48, Cincinnati, Ohio, Aug. 9, 2009. Retired, accountant. Husband of Margaret Soetje Downs ’46.
Paulina Kaiser Easton ’48, Wilmington, Ohio, July 6, 2009.
Irvin H. Ellsworth ’48, Sarasota, Fla., July 18, 2009. Retired, unit manager, Comprehensive Care. Husband of Barbara Hall Ellsworth ’49.
Robert T. MacGill ’48, Charlottesville, Va., Nov. 27, 2009. Retired, Ryerson Steel. Husband of Dorothy Wright MacGill ’45.
Wilford H. McLain ’48, Cincinnati, Ohio, Nov. 22, 2008. Retired, food broker.
Carl D. Snyder MA ’48, Grand Rapids, Mich., May 22, 2009. Retired, teacher, Eastern Michigan University.
Robert G. Clarke ’49, Marietta, Ohio, Aug. 9, 2009. Methodist minister.
F. William DuMont ’49, Crossville, Tenn., May 28, 2009. Retired, executive sales
Albert C. Graf ’49, Pensacola, Fla., Sept. 26, 2009. Retired, founder/CEO, National Standard Parts Associates.
Richard D. Lee ’49, Greensboro, N.C., Sept. 12, 2009. Retired, computer controller, Chevron Oil. Husband of Norma Lewis Lee ’49.
Joseph L. Mislovic ’49, Lakeland, Fla., Sept. 3, 2009. Retired, from Champion.
George L. Gugle III ’50, Columbus, Ohio, Nov. 20, 2009. Retired, senior vice president, Chemical Mortgage.
Arch J. McCartney ’50, Gates Mills, Ohio, Sept. 15, 2009. Retired, chairman, Bowden Manufacturing.
Bette Edgington Bee ’51, Oxford, Ohio, Sept. 11, 2009. Retired, teacher, libraries director, Madison Township Schools.
Margaret Wright Butler ’51, Hamilton, Ohio, July 27, 2009. Retired, teacher, Elk Grove District, Des Plaines, Ill.
John R. Dopler ’51, Pittsboro, N.C., June 8, 2009. Retired, colonel, USMC. Husband of Janet Fleming Dopler ’51.
Garry G. Geist ’51, Sheffield Village, Ohio, Jan. 7, 2009. Retired, College Life Insurance. Husband of Geraldine Uhle Geist ’52.
Edith Henson Hawks ’51, Greenville, S.C., Aug. 21, 2009. Retired, home economics teacher.
Richard E. Middaugh ’51, Oxford, Ohio, June 6, 2009. Retired, businessman. Husband of Evalou Stauffer Middaugh MS ’78.
James A. Moorman ’51, Cincinnati, Ohio, June 23, 2009.
William B. Robinson ’51, Brecksville, Ohio, Jan. 14, 2009. Retired, commercial and industrial real estate.
Val J. Watkins ’51 MEd ’55, Hamilton, Ohio, Oct. 23, 2009. Retired, teacher, assistant superintendent, Preble Shawnee Schools; also taught EDL at Miami.
Sylvia Strunk Beach ’52, Cincinnati, Ohio, Aug. 27, 2009.
William J. Black ’52, Marion, Ohio, Nov. 8, 2009. Retired, artist; founder, ad agency. Husband of Ann LaMarche Black ’52.
James E. Gresmer ’52, Lac Du Flambeau, Wis., June 29, 2009. Retired, finance director, Elgin Community College. Husband of Janet Allison Gresmer ’52.
Janet Humphrey Orr ’52, West Chester, Ohio, Oct. 17, 2009. Retired, teacher, Oak Hills District.
Wanda Vannatta Stecher ’52, Upper Sandusky, Ohio, Oct. 12, 2009. Teacher.
Carol J. Cohan ’53, Lady Lake, Fla., Aug. 11, 2009. Violinist, teacher; retired, State University at Fredonia and Falconer Central School.
Robert L. Stverak ’53, Salem, Va., Oct. 28, 2009. Founder, South Star Corp.
Nancy Binder Jackson ’54, Midland, Mich., April 6, 2009. Former teacher, flight attendant.
Charles S. Bishop Jr. ’55, Romeoville, Ill., June 27, 2009. Retired, major general, USMC; retired, senior executive vice president, Exchange National Bank.
Marcia Wilson Hendricks ’55, Cincinnati, Ohio, Oct. 27, 2009.
Lawrence B. Hunt ’55, Charleston, Ill., Sept. 22, 2009. Retired, biology teacher, Kenosha, Wis., Eastern Illinois University. Husband of Shirley Frame Hunt ’56.
Franklin D. Morgan ’55, Albany, Ohio, Sept. 19, 2009. Retired, sports information director, Ohio University.
Shirley Weber Obermeyer ’56, New York, N.Y., Oct. 9, 2009. Retired, flight attendant, supervisor, TWA.
Joseph R. Priest MS ’56, Oxford, Ohio, Sept. 25, 2009. Miami professor emeritus of physics, 1962-2007.
Darrell D. Utter ’56, Kirkland, Wash., July 4, 2009. Retired, owner, Pizza Pete.
Laura Stewart Brew ’57, St. Petersburg, Fla., May 22, 2009. Retired, teacher.
Betty McDaniel Oetting ’57, Urbana, Ohio, Aug. 31, 2009. Retired, social work, Oesterlin Services for Youth.
Edward L. Sabo ’58, Palm Coast, Fla., July 8, 2009. Retired, lieutenant colonel, pilot, Air Force.
Betty Gabbard Grigsby MEd ’59, Richmond, Ky., May 29, 2009. Retired, principal, Madison County Vocational Center.
Clifford C. Runk ’59, Cleves, Ohio, June 9, 2009. Retired, board of directors, Miami Savings Bank; owner, Assured Driving School.
Frieda Russell Schellenbach ’59, Kirkwood, Mo., Nov. 12, 2009. Retired, reading specialist, teacher.
Emily Beckett Reed ’60, Hamilton, Ohio, June 12, 2009. Retired, teacher.
Annabelle Clodfelter Deck ’61, Fairhope, Ala., Aug. 12, 2009.
Martha Hammond Haley ’61, Bradenton, Fla., June 12, 2009. Wife of Robert ’60.
Shirley Scearse Henkle ’61, Sanford, Fla., Sept. 22, 2009. Retired, music teacher, Seminole County. Wife of Stanton ’60.
David W. Shrader ’61, Lakewood, Colo., Oct. 18, 2009. Retired, vice president, student services, Colorado Institute of Art.
Anthony R. Colucci ’62, Lexington, Ky., Sept. 6, 2009. Retired, captain, Navy. Husband of Linda DeJoy Colucci ’62.
Timothy H. Myers ’62, Oxford, Ohio, Sept. 24, 2009. Broker/manager, Coldwell Banker-College Real Estate and College Property Management. Husband of Sally Myers, director emeritus of recreational sports at Miami.
Erma Kessler Riggle ’62, Hamilton, Ohio, June 14, 2009. Retired, teacher.
Gary R. Bloom ’63, Champaign, Ill., June 30, 2009. Retired, sales executive, General Mills. Husband of Ada Vincent Bloom ’63.
Edward G. Kachmarik ’63, Oregon, Ohio, July 10, 2009. Retired, principal.
Sandra Seidman Montheard ’63, Manorville, N.Y., Sept. 24, 2009.
Sandra Marks Starr ’63, Whispering Pines, N.C., Aug. 14, 2009. Former realtor.
Harry Mazzone ’64, Oxford, Ohio, July 26, 2009. Retired, operator, CSX Railroad.
Alex C. Davidson ’65, Pittsburgh, Pa., June 16, 2009. Retired, advertising.
Emma Delk Frye ’65 MEd ’72, Dayton, Ohio, July 23, 2009.
Philip B. Tilford ’65, July 30, 2009, Camden, S.C. Retired, Air Force pilot, owner, health care facility.
Charles A. Wilson ’65, Gallatin, Tenn., July 29, 2009. Former CEO, Nashville Wraps.
Nan Peters Conver ’66, Great Falls, Va., July 28, 2009.
Evelyn Donathan Harrison ’66, Maryville, Tenn., May 15, 2009. Former secretary, Fenwick High School.
Nancy Arens Parker ’66, Piqua, Ohio, Sept. 5, 2009. Retired, teacher, Hardin-Houston and Piqua City School districts.
Scott W. Unger ’66, Carmel, Ind., Aug. 10, 2009. Former realtor, ReMax Ability Plus.
Walter F. Howard MA ’67, Los Angeles, Calif., Aug. 9, 2009. Retired, lieutenant commander, Navy; associate professor of naval science at Miami, 1960-62. Husband of Elizabeth Gulli Howard ’67.
Frank H. Kunkle MM ’67, Council Bluffs, Iowa, Aug. 7, 2009. Retired, orchestra director, Talawanda High School.
William R. Beacham ’68, San Francisco, Calif., Nov. 26, 2008. Attorney.
Leafa Harp Denick ’68, Dayton, Ohio, Aug. 28, 2009.
Gary L. Bell ’69, Covington, Ohio, July 5, 2009. Retired, school principal.
Kathleen Hamilton Fitzsimmons ’70, Lexington, Ky., Aug. 6, 2009. Teacher, Lansdowne Elementary. Wife of George ’70.
William A. Morrow Jr. ’70, Bradenton, Fla., July 31, 2009. Tax accountant.
Bruce J. Bond ’71, Greer, S.C., June 8, 2009. Retired, assistant to board chairman, Ford Motor Co.
Viktor R. Kemper MA ’71 PhD ’83, Macomb, Ill., July 20, 2009. Senior associate professor in English and journalism, Western Illinois University.
Karen S. Leander ’71, Stockholm, Sweden, Aug. 29, 2009. Senior public health officer, Karolinska Institute.
Scott W. Adamson ’72 MA ’74, Charlotte, N.C., Sept. 15, 2008.
Candace C. Conrad ’73, Washington, D.C., July 22, 2009. Former economic development specialist, Chemonics.
Eric S. Jenkins ’73 MS ’75, Washington Court House, Ohio, Nov. 23, 2008. Retired, from CSC.
Joseph J. Phillips Jr. MEd ’73, Fairfield, Ohio, June 20, 2009. Retired, English teacher, Princeton Schools.
Linda Belser Ruscher ’73, Cleveland, Ohio, June 6, 2009. Teacher, Bay Presbyterian Nursery School. Wife of Steve ’72.
Keith E. Hess ’74, Sarasota, Fla., Aug. 27, 2009. Worked in humanitarian aide with Peace Corps, Mennonite Central Committee, and ECHO.
Carol Rud Marshall ’75, Washington, D.C., Sept. 21, 2009. Lawyer; owner, consulting firm, in ethics/compliance.
Robin K. Schneider ’75, Columbus, Ohio, Sept. 20, 2009. Co-owner, Twin Horizons Travel.
Elizabeth Brooker Conrad ’76, Suwanee, Ga., Aug. 26, 2009. Illustrated children’s books. Wife of Eric ’76.
Peggy Howard Duncan MEd ’76, Mooresville, N.C., July 31, 2009. Teacher, Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools.
Robert A. Ingram ’76, Middletown, Ohio, Aug. 7, 2009. Lawyer.
Jonathan W. Parker ’76, Fair Lawn, N.J., June 18, 2009. Dentist.
Michael L. Watkins MA ’76, Bowling Green, Ohio, May 27, 2009.
Linda Buck Connelly MBA ’77, Tampa, Fla., June 7, 2009.
Lawrence R. Eberst ’77, Delaware, Ohio, July 14, 2009. Coach and teacher.
Stephen A. Risik ’78, Peachtree City, Ga., Sept. 6, 2009. Optometrist; retired, Army captain. Husband of Debra Friedman Risik ’79 MBA ’81.
Ann Steigerwald Smith ’78, Aberdeen, Md., July 26, 2009.
Jeffrey J. Platek ’79, Huron, Ohio, April 26, 2009.
Rod G. Stephens ’80, Holland, Mich., July 3, 2009. Employee, Herman Miller.
David P. Wolf ’80, Cincinnati, Ohio, June 11, 2009. Loan officer.
Phillip A. Lumpkin ’81, Bellevue, Wash., Nov. 1, 2009. Boys basketball coach, O’Dea High School; former NBA player.
David M. Strouse ’81, Camas, Wash., Sept. 21, 2009. In product development, merchandising.
Ray L. Bauer PhD ’82, Mason, Ohio, Aug. 29, 2009. Principal, Milford High.
Patricia K. Flowers ’82, Rocky River, Ohio, May 22, 2009. Programmer for Federal Reserve Bank, LTV Steel, and city of Lakewood.
Deborah A. Houchins ’83, Macedonia, Ohio, July 16, 2009. Principal, Buchtel.
Edmund M. Chan ’85 MAcc ’86, Grand Blanc, Mich., Dec. 15, 2008. Husband of Miriam Diebel Chan ’86.
Terrence A. Yoder ’85, Decatur, Ga., Sept. 12, 2009. Practicing pediatrician, partner, Children’s Medical Group.
Robert K. Stoneberger ’90, Cincinnati, Ohio, Aug. 29, 2009. Teacher, coach.
Phillip J. Johns ’91, Vandalia, Ohio, Aug. 8, 2009. IT consultant, Systems Evolution.
Correnna L. White ’92, Los Angeles, Calif., Sept. 4, 2009.
Alex J. Raleigh Jr. ’98, Franklin, Ohio, Oct. 9, 2009.
Kimberly D. Young ’08, Oxford, Ohio, Sept. 23, 2009. International studies and fine arts major, French and Spanish minor.
Matthew C. Healey ’13, Oxford, Ohio, Sept. 26, 2009. A freshman from Hingham, Mass., he was studying in the College of Arts and Science.
Faculty, Staff, Friends
Dwight C. “Cleve” Black, College Corner, Ind., Nov. 9, 2009. Retired, Miami custodian for 32 years.
Herbert E. Brown, Fairborn, Ohio, April 12, 2009. Retired, marketing and finance professor, Wright State University; taught marketing and finance at Miami 1962-66. Husband of Elaine Miller Brown ’64.
John H. Buckingham, Oxford, Ohio, Sept. 29, 2009. Miami professor emeritus of chemistry, 1943-77.
Sue A. Butcher, Middletown, Ohio, Nov. 1, 2009. Miami professor emerita, business technology, 1973-93.
Nevina J. “Duck” Colwell, Camden, Ohio, Aug. 30, 2009. Retired in 2003, Miami food service worker for 12 years.
John W. Cossman, Oxford, Ohio, Sept. 14, 2009. Retired in 2005, Miami painter and plasterer for 32 years.
Walter F. Howard (see ’67).
Tony Huesman, Dayton, Ohio, Aug. 9, 2009. Lived record 31 years with transplanted heart; left Miami because of health.
Margaret T. Johannesen, St. Marys, Ga., July 11, 2009. Retired, RN at Miami, 1955-71.
Jack T. Kirby, St. Augustine, Fla., Aug. 6, 2009. Retired, Miami’s W.E. Smith Professor Emeritus of History, 1965-2002.
David Lehman, Reston, Va., June 5, 2009. On Miami board of trustees, 1987-92. Retired, president/CEO, Eon Corp.
Angela K. McClure, Liberty, Ind., Aug. 30, 2009. In budget/finance, Miami kinesiology and health department.
Joseph R. Priest (see ’56).
Winifred Wright Rooney, Oxford, Ohio, Sept. 30, 2009. Retired, from Miami’s purchasing department.
Edgar A. Sherman, Newark, Ohio, Sept. 29, 2009. Assistant football coach at Miami under Sid Gilman; head football coach, Muskingum Collge, 1945-66.
Val J. Watkins (see ’51).