Obituaries

The following obituaries were published in the Spring 2010 Miamian.

Frank D. Miller ’34, Oxford, Ohio, Jan. 6, 2010. Retired, music teacher and founder of music program at South Euclid-Lyndhurst Schools.

Wilma “Billie” Steinle Crist ’35, Los Gatos, Calif., Jan. 29, 2010.

Marjorie K. Carpenter ’36, Eaton, Ohio, Nov. 14, 2009. Retired, teacher, Belmont High School.

Martha Rodabaugh Phillips Robinson ’36, Hamilton, Ohio, Feb. 5, 2010. Retired, secretary, Hamilton City Schools.

LeRoy C. Ferguson ’37, Berkeley, Calif., Nov. 4, 2009. Professor emeritus of political science, Michigan State University.

Thomas C. McNeal ’37, Independence, Ohio, Oct. 13, 2009.

Marjorie B. Schwegler ’38, Avon Lake, Ohio, July 15, 2009. Former executive secretary, American Greetings.

Shirley Evans Shrader ’38, Fort Myers, Fla., Dec. 18, 2009. Wife of Earl ’39.

Jean Curpen Dones ’39, Columbus, Ohio, Dec. 23, 2009. Former administrative assistant, First Community Church.

Susan McLain Shields ’39, Cassville, Wis., Nov. 24, 2009.

Mary Baxter Cope ’40, Vero Beach, Fla., Jan. 19, 2010. Retired, purchasing agent/head accountant, Clips & Clamps.

Oma Martin Lehman ’40, Greenville, Ohio, Sept. 13, 2009. Retired, teacher, 33 years, 22 for Gettysburg School System.

John S. Fourman ’41, Greenville, Ohio, Jan. 25, 2010.

June  Hill Rueggeberg ’41, Concord, N.H., Dec. 9, 2009. Retired, teacher, Kramer and Stewart elementary schools, Oxford.

J. Rockhill Gray ’42, Bronxville, N.Y., Oct. 14, 2009. Retired, lawyer, Bosworth and Gray law firm; former Eastchester town justice.

Ila “Pat” Marshall Johnson ’42, Mayfield Heights, Ohio, Dec. 15, 2008. Social worker for foster children.

Jane Storer Rehse ’42, Middletown, Ohio, Dec. 5, 2009. Former executive secretary, Armco Steel.

Richard G. Renner ’42, Irmo, S.C., Dec. 30, 2009. MD for 32 years; retired as MD for Western Carolina University.

Robert E. Schonberger ’42, Louisville, Ky., Dec. 25, 2009. Retired, retail marketing, Ford Motor Co.

Jeanne Spring Bondhus ’43, Oxford, Ohio, Jan. 1, 2010. Wife of Harold ’41.

Jane Gleason Greene ’43, Brighton, Ohio, Oct. 24, 2009. Retired, teacher, Brighton and Wellington schools.

Clark A. Johnson ’43, Cleveland, Ohio, Nov. 30, 2009.

Virginia Wagner Ogren ’43, Wakarusa, Ind., Nov. 14, 2009. Retired, department head, business education, Elkhart (Ind.) Central High School. Wife of Robert ’43.

Shirley L. Parker ’43, Delaware, Ohio, Jan. 18, 2010. Former teacher, pastor, retired from Ohio University Library.

George A. Stegner ’43, Charlotte, N.C., Nov. 29, 2009. Retired, chairman, music department, Queens University.

Richard E. Heckert ’44 Hon. ’84, West Chester, Pa., Jan. 3, 2010. Retired, chairman and CEO, DuPont Co.

Margaret Lodder Judd ’44, Melbourne, Fla., Nov. 18, 2009.

Peggy Sellers Kittle ’44, Cape Coral, Fla., Feb. 2, 2010.

Marcheta MacDonald Bowdle ’45, Walnut Creek, Calif., Aug. 22, 2009.

Dean A. Fisher ’45, Wilmington, Ohio, Feb. 7, 2010. Retired, National Gypsum.

Alice Stoll Gauer ’45, Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio, Nov. 29, 2009.

Jane Meldrum Reid ’45, Peoria Heights, Ill., Dec. 4, 2009.

John R. Vintilla ’45, Rocky River, Ohio, Jan. 30, 2010. Attorney.

Robert P. Cook ’46, Riverside, Calif., Nov. 1, 2009. Retired, psychiatrist.

Robert E. Hartmann ’46, Bethlehem, Pa., Feb. 20, 2010. Retired, V.P., administration/finance, Alpha Portland Cement.

Robert S. Ehmann ’47, Owls Head, Maine, July 16, 2009. Retired, executive.

Richard L. Eisnaugle ’47, Portsmouth, Ohio, Nov. 21, 2009. Retired, lawyer.

Lester E. Imboden ’47, Columbus, Ohio, Nov. 9, 2009. Retired, Naval flight surgeon, anesthesiologist.

Nancy Oldham LeCompte ’47, Murray, Ky., Jan. 13, 2010. Wife of Marx ’47.

Albert A. Masty ’47, Vulcan, Mich., Dec. 6, 2009. Retired, owner, Dickinson County Motors; director, religious education, Holy Spirit School.

Beatrice Barna Robinson ’47, Wilton, Conn., Dec. 28, 2009. Wife of Clark ’47.

Lenhart E. Wiersig ’47, San Diego, Calif., Jan. 12, 2009.

Willis D. Bachman ’48, Oro Valley, Ariz., Nov. 19, 2009. Husband of Dorothy Curlett Bachman ’46.

Mary Jo Harrison Bernet ’48, Tiffin, Ohio, Jan. 5, 2010.

Arthur C. Clokey ’48, Los Osos, Calif., Jan. 8, 2010. Animator, creator of Gumby and Pokey characters.

Clifford W. Griffis ’48, Lemon Grove, Calif., Aug. 10, 2009.

Robert T. MacGill ’48, Charlottesville, Va., Nov. 27, 2009. Retired, Ryerson Steel Co. Husband of Dorothy Wright MacGill ’45.

Patricia Zerkel Zerby ’48, Oak Ridge, Tenn., Feb. 20, 2010.

Robert B. Beck ’49, Dayton, Ohio, Dec. 30, 2009. Retired, independent insurance agent. Husband of Ellen Dennison Beck ’49.

Robert A. Elliott ’49, Indianapolis, Ind., Dec. 5, 2009. Retired, senior bacteriologist biologics assay development, Eli Lilly and Co.

Jeanne Wilkinson Goebel ’49, Grove City, Pa., Jan. 8, 2010.

John E. Heisler Jr. ’49, Bradenton, Fla., Feb. 16, 2010. Retired, engineer and advanced development manager, Bendix.

Betty Freeman Simmen ’49, Gurnee, Ill., Dec. 25, 2009.

Nancy Biddle Doan ’50, Washington, D.C., Oct. 7, 2009.

Paul G. Glasmeier ’50, Ventura, Calif., Nov. 17, 2009. Retired, manufacturer’s representative.

Donald H. Jacob ’50, Cincinnati, Ohio, Dec. 23, 2009. Retired, businessman. Husband of Phyllis Taylor Jacob ’50.

Alvin G. Loop ’50, Visalia, Calif., Dec. 9, 2009. Retired, vice president, Occidental’s group sales division. Husband of Marjorie Hoffman Loop ’52.

Edgar M. Norris ’50, Spring Hill, Fla., Nov. 5, 2009. Retired, coach, teacher, principal, Dayton Public Schools. Husband of Sharon Hart Norris ’57.

Florence “Susie” Geisler Bruner Weatherford ’50, Indianapolis, Ind., Jan. 13, 2010. Retired, auditor, Adam’s County; secretary for Senators Lugar and Quayle; author.

Daniel K. Macklin ’51, Alexandria, Va., Dec. 28, 2009. Founder, Macklin-Hansen Real Estate. Husband of Nancy Wells Macklin ’51.

Robert L. Brown ’52, Zionsville, Ind., Oct. 30, 2009. Retired, president, Brown Co.; vice president, Coldwell Banker Brown and Associates of Zionsville.

Barbara Smith Heighway ’52, Naples, Fla., Feb. 16, 2010. Retired, women’s sportswear buyer, Bonwit-Teller. Wife of Jack ’52.

Richard X. Hutter ’52, Kalamazoo, Mich., July 17, 2009. Retired, manager, marketing planning, Upjohn Pharmaceuticals.

Nancy Jenkins Martens ’52, Oro Valley, Ariz., Dec. 20, 2009. Wife of William ’52.

Robert Q. Smith ’52, Lancaster, Ohio, Jan. 6, 2010. Retired, CPA, Robert Q. Smith and Associates.

Tom E. Willman ’52, Sarasota, Fla., July 21, 2009. Retired, pilot, Marines, later for Capitol Airlines.

Daryl D. Ditmer ’54, West Chester, Ohio, Aug. 7, 2009. Retired, Plastic Materials.

Robert B. Hamm ’54, Lancaster, Ohio, Feb. 19, 2010. Retired, teacher, coach, Hillsboro, Bremen, Lancaster high schools.

William F. Hoover Sr. ’54, Grosse Pointe Woods, Mich., Oct. 28, 2009. Inventor; retired, teacher, Grosse Pointe South High. Husband of Eula Horn Hoover ’51.

John E. Howard ’54, Cleves, Ohio, Nov. 7, 2009. Teacher, Air Force captain, Navigator B-52, steel trucker, retired. Husband of Alberta Mahaney Howard ’53.

Richard H. Jenkins ’54, Hilton Head Island, S.C., Jan. 28, 2010. Retired, advertising sales, McGraw Hill; lieutenant colonel, Air Force.

Charles M. Johnson ’54, Haughton, La., Feb. 1, 2010. Retired, lieutenant colonel, Air Force; real estate broker.

Richard H. Jones ’54, Middletown, Ohio, Nov. 3, 2009. Retired, co-owner, Heber Jones Oldsmobile/Cadillac.

John D. Hart ’55, Indianapolis, Ind., Dec. 25, 2009. Retired, CFO, Carpenter Accounting Manufacturing. Husband of Barbara Curlett Hart ’55.

Joseph B. Schleicher MA ’55, Lincolnshire, Ill., Nov. 6, 2009. Scientific researcher, Abbott Laboratories.

Douglas R. Paden ’56, Eldersburg, Md., Dec. 16, 2009. Retired, computer engineer, Department of Defense.

Jean Brown Schwenn ’56, Cleveland, Ohio, Feb. 10, 2010.

James S. Tebbutt ’56, Gualala, Calif., Dec. 4, 2009. Retired, sales representative, American Sterilizer.

William E. Numrich ’58 MBA ’59, Pittsburgh, Pa., Jan. 8, 2010. Founder, Day Automotive Group.

Richard H. Pabst ’58, Colorado Springs, Colo., Nov. 19, 2009. Husband of Gretchen Van Tassel Pabst ’58.

Gladys Boggs Ruark ’59, Cincinnati, Ohio, Feb. 3, 2010.

Frieda Bussell Schellenbach ’59, St. Louis, Mo., Nov. 12, 2009. Retired, teacher.

Mary Cray Holmes ’60, Frederick, Md., March 4, 2009. Retired, director, USDA Graduate School Training Center, NRC. Wife of Richard ’60.

Sally Cochran Johnson ’60, Summit, N.J., Feb. 7, 2010. Retired, business systems manager, Curtiss-Wright.

Patricia McCandless Aldridge ’61, Columbus, Ohio, Feb. 5, 2010. Retired, RN, Middletown Hospital.

Jo An Weber Brenner MA ’61, Sebring, Fla., Oct. 21, 2009. Retired, teacher, Woodlawn Elementary.

James W. Durham ’61, Cincinnati, Ohio, Nov. 4, 2009. Marine Corps veteran; retired, Ford Motor Co.

Ladd C. Brown ’62, Fort Lauderdale, Fla., Nov. 30, 2009. Husband of Marcia Brooks Brown ’61.

Paul J. Malott ’62, Dayton, Ohio, March 4, 2010. Miami professor emeritus of communication. Taught speech pathology and audiology, 1970-2003; director of Miami’s speech and hearing clinic, 1978-96.

Margaret Kelley Meehan ’62, New Orleans, La., Feb. 1, 2010. Retired, teacher, Hamilton Taft and Princeton high schools.

Sara Howard Smith ’62, Franklin, Ohio, Dec. 3, 2009. Retired, teacher, South and Anthony Wayne elementary schools.

Sheila Beck White ’62, Washington, D.C., Oct. 21, 2009. Legislative representative for General Mills.

Angeline Owens Combs ’63, Fairborn, Ohio, Nov. 12, 2009. Retired, elementary school teacher, Mad River Schools.

Donald A. Payler MA ’63, Cincinnati, Ohio, Oct. 31, 2009. Retired, educator/administrator, Three Rivers Schools. Husband of Martha Vordenberg Payler ’54.

Larry L. Streets ’63, Dublin, Ohio, Nov. 6, 2009. Retired, Coca-Cola Co.

Jeffrey T. Backer ’64, Cleveland Heights, Ohio, Nov. 30, 2006. Retired, Press reporter.

Maryl Fletcher De Jong ’64, Cincinnati, Ohio, Aug. 8, 2009. Professor of art, University of Cincinnati and Clermont College.

Michael A. Piraino ’64, Loudon, Tenn., Nov. 17, 2009. Retired, vice president, Associates Commercial.

Donald C. Anderson ’65, Xenia, Ohio, Jan. 31, 2010. Retired, certified investment/insurance planner, Northwestern Life.

Julie Eliasohn-Luebke ’65, Lansing, Mich., July 26, 2009. Retired, elementary school teacher, Lansing School District.

Mary Stutzman Norris ’65, Fort Myers, Fla., Jan. 31, 2010. Retired, teacher, Warren (Mich.) Consolidated Schools.

James A. Buck ’67, Kettering, Ohio, Dec. 4, 2009. Retired, Delco Products and Dayton Phoenix.

Karen Quine Dormody ’67, Medina, Ohio, July 25, 2009. Retired, teacher.

Robert W. Evans ’67, Cincinnati, Ohio, Dec. 25, 2009. Retired, shipping-receiving coordinator, Good Samaritan Hospital.

Joseph L. McNeil ’67, Santa Maria, Calif., Dec. 12, 2009. Retired, lieutenant colonel, Air Force; contractor, Vandenberg Air Force Base through Northrop Grumman. Husband of Sandra Metzger McNeil ’67.

Marcella Roell Schoultheis ’67 MEd ’69, Okeana, Ohio, Feb. 12, 2010. Retired, teacher, Morgan Elementary in Okeana.

Esther Parks Waggoner ’67, Hamilton, Ohio, Dec. 19, 2009.

James H. Corson ’68, Oxford, Ohio, Dec. 9, 2009.

Robert M. Myers ’68, Olive Branch, Miss., Nov. 25, 2009. CFO, Tri-State Truck Center.

Jill Jahnke Roberts ’68, Birmingham, Ala., Oct. 10, 2009. Retired, U.S. Postal Service.

Thomas J. Thomas Sr. ’68 MFA ’70, Richmond, Ind., Oct. 26, 2009. Professor of fine arts, Indiana University.

Pina Bartos ’69, West Manchester, Ohio, Dec. 13, 2009. Retired, teacher, Fairborn and National Trail schools.

Gregory E. Gullett ’70 MS ’72, Peoria, Ill., Oct. 19, 2009. Retired, licensed clinical social worker.

Steven E. Burkholder ’71, South Barrington, Ill., Dec. 4, 2008.

Mariann Hancock Clinton MM ’71, Monroe, Ohio, Oct. 22, 2009. Voice and piano teacher.

Patrick H. Ruggles ’71, Medina, Ohio, Jan. 26, 2010. Founded ice cream company with father.

William F. Steinke ’71, Forsyth, Ill., Dec. 9, 2009. Logistics manager, GSI Group.

Robert J. Borchers ’72, Oran, Ohio, Dec. 12, 2009. Retired, teacher, principal, Hardin-Houston Local Schools; owner, Bob Borchers Painting.

Joseph G. Daddabbo ’73, Liberty Township, Ohio, Jan. 3, 2010. Dermatologist in Hamilton and Fairfield.

Michael N. James ’73, Chillicothe, Ohio, Oct. 24, 2009.

Larry A. Sindel ’73, Lakewood, Colo., Oct. 19, 2009. Retired, Office of Veterans Affairs.

Scott A. Gentilly ’74, Mission Viejo, Calif., Sept. 9, 2009. Attorney.

Leota Brower McOsker ’74, Cincinnati, Ohio, Dec. 10, 2009. Special education teacher.

Hortense Ellis Trichler MEd ’76, Coral Springs, Fla., Dec. 24, 2007. Retired, primary education supervisor, Ohio Valley Local School District.

Carolyn Corrington Kessler ’77, Eaton, Ohio, Dec. 10, 2009. Former teacher, New Lebanon Schools.

Holly Stober Brady ’78, Cincinnati, Ohio, Jan. 10, 2010.

Frank M. Mattson ’78, San Francisco, Calif., Dec. 7, 2009. Business executive, former CEO of Penguin Computing.

Sharon Downey Phillips ’78, Fairfield, Ohio, Feb. 19, 2010. RN; employee at Fairfield South Elementary. Wife of Dennis ’76.

John G. Sloneker Jr. ’78, Hamilton, Ohio, Dec. 12, 2009.

Jeffrey W. Storie ’78, Fort Worth, Texas, Nov. 8, 2009. Partner, head attorney in intellectual property, Decker, Jones, McMackin, McClane, Hall and Bates.

Anne L. Dickey ’80, Hamilton, Ohio, Jan. 15, 2010. Longtime zoology secretary at Miami.

Pauline Rogers Greene MEd ’81, Georgetown, Ohio, Dec. 15, 2008.

Amy Blackburn Esplin ’83, Brunswick, Ohio, Nov. 7, 2009.

William R. Alder ’84, Gettysburg, Pa., Jan. 5, 2010. Surgical nurse, Gettysburg Hospital.

Gail Majeska Carlson ’84, Novi, Mich., Feb. 20, 2010. Wife of Jon ’84.

Linda D. Good ’84, Hamilton, Ohio, Dec. 9, 2009.

John F. Straniero ’86, University Heights, Ohio, Dec. 12, 2009. Vice president, foreign exchange trading, National City Bank. Husband of Deborah Sarakaitis Straniero ’85.

Dorothy J. Dahoda ’88, Oxford, Ohio, Jan. 7, 2010. Wife of Peter Dahoda, Miami professor emeritus of art.

Cherie Delille-Asente ’90, Tallmadge, Ohio, Dec. 16, 2009. AAA travel agent in Hudson.

Mark A. Losey ’90, Columbus, Ohio, Dec. 26, 2009. General counsel of law enforcement for state of Ohio, Attorney General’s office.

Joan E. “Abbe” Vining ’95, Oxford, Ohio, Feb. 19, 2010. Analytical chemist.

Corey B. Estell ’97, Amanda, Ohio, Feb. 19, 2010.

Robin Russell Grimsley ’97, Moraine, Ohio, Nov. 30, 2009.

Luke A. Russell ’00, Shaker Heights, Ohio, Nov. 13, 2009. In capital markets group, Key Bank. Husband of Ellen Buckley Russell ’96.

Amber L. Volk ’07, Harrison, Ohio, Sept. 5, 2008.

Brendan G. Burke ’10, Canton, Mass., Feb. 5, 2010. Political science major, French minor; student manager, hockey team.

James R. Stephenson ’11, Hamilton, Ohio, Jan. 2, 2010. Majoring in urban and regional planning.

Karen Mae Chafin ’13, Hamilton, Ohio, Feb. 7, 2010.

Faculty, Staff, Friends

Catherine DeLay Apel, Huntington, W.Va., Dec. 9, 2009. Former reference librarian at Miami.

Roy Arnold, Oxford, Ohio, Jan. 24, 2010. Retired, plumber at Miami for 33 years.

Thurl K. Cook, Paoli, Ind., March 5, 2010. Retired, senior maintenance and repair specialist, Miami’s remote power management department, 1960-2000.

Anne L. Dickey (see ’80).

Pam F. Florea, Oxford, Ohio, Nov. 19, 2009. Executive manager, bakery operations, pastry chef for Miami until 2007.

Nicholas P. Georgiady, Kernersville, N.C., Feb. 10, 2010. Miami professor emeritus of educational leadership, 1967-92. Co-author of 100 children’s books, including Gertie the Duck.

Carolyn Collins Hall, Camden, Ohio, Feb. 11, 2010. Retired, technician in Miami’s student services office.

Thomas A. Idinopulos, Cincinnati, Ohio, March 7, 2010. Miami professor emeritus of comparative religion, 1966-2008, founder of Miami’s Jewish studies program.

Paul J. Malott (see ’62).

David S. McLellan, Yellow Springs, Ohio, Feb. 21, 2010. Miami professor emeritus of political science, 1971-90.

Richard C. Neumann, Oxford, Ohio, Feb. 20, 2010. Director of computer and management systems at Miami, 1979-91.

Rosezelia L. Patton, Cincinnati, Ohio, Nov. 23, 2009. Retired, director of educational records, Miami’s School of Education.

Raymond J. Schaner, Oxford, Ohio, Feb. 17, 2010. Former Miami technician, music department.

Ruth Warfel, Rockland, Maine, Feb. 18, 2010. Dean of women at Miami, 1961-64.

Margarette E. Workman, Oxford, Ohio, Feb. 25, 2010. Miami library technician for more than 20 years, most recently at Brill Science Library.