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The following obituaries were published in the Summer 2009 Miamian.
Anniti Wilhelm Betsch '30, Chillicothe, Ohio, March 22, 2008. Retired teacher.
Willard A. Stephenson '31, Medina, Ohio, Nov. 25, 2008.
Pauline Etzler Ursu '33, Palo Alto, Calif., April 1, 2009.
William S. Limbird Sr. '34, Calgary, Alberta, Canada, Oct. 29, 2008.
D'Esta Humberger Williams '35, Oakland, Calif., Feb. 21, 2009. Retired, professional harpist.
Wilfred C. Jackson '36, Connersville, Ind., May 10, 2008. Retired, veterinarian.
Russell J. Smith '37, McLean, Va., April 27, 2009. Retired, CIA.
Alice Heide McClellan '39, Lebanon, Ohio, June 18, 2009. Wife of William '41.
Jane Lindhorst Schultz '40, Upper St. Clair, Pa., April 2, 2009. Retired, AT&T.
Ruth Swanson Kuder '41, Asheville, N.C., Feb. 3, 2009.
Emmadora Minnis Peck '41, Oxford, Pa., May 3, 2009.
Albert G. Wald '41, Tucson, Ariz., March 31, 2009. Taught finance at Miami for five years after World War II; retired, controller, Sperry Corp.
Winifred Englehart Dolibois '42, Cincinnati, Ohio, April 15, 2009. Wife of John '42, Miami vice president emeritus for development and alumni affairs.
Virginia Chapman Horel '42, Springfield, Va., April 23, 2009. Former CIA analyst.
Russell J. Willer '42, Hamilton, Ohio, March 8, 2009. Husband of Georgia Leftheris Willer '54.
Marguerite Fuhrman Baker '43, Scottsdale, Ariz., Dec. 17, 2008.
James C. Hussmann '43, Venice, Fla., Jan. 26, 2009.
William E. Kidnocker '43, Chillicothe, Ohio, March 3, 2009. Retired, farmer.
Glenn I. “Jim” Molyneaux Jr. '44, Fort Myers, Fla., Feb. 28, 2009. Retired, owner, Watson Hardware, Oberlin, Ohio. Husband of Barbara Draudt Molyneaux '44.
Frederick C. Pott '44, Watertown, N.Y., Feb. 10, 2009. Retired, plant superintendent/manager, W.R. Grace's chemical plants. Husband of Martha Wyer Pott '44.
Ruth Eberhardt Trau '44, Cincinnati, Ohio, March 5, 2009.
Robert E. White '44 MA '48, Oxford, Ohio, May 21, 2009. Retired, editor/publisher, The Oxford Press.
Ellen E. Byrnes '45, West Chester, Ohio, Dec. 16, 2008. Retired, manager, Ohio Bell Telephone.
Marilou Harper Rodefeld '45, Richmond, Ind., April 21, 2009.
Glenn H. Hertenstein '46, O'Fallon, Mo., March 27, 2009. Retired, senior vice president, Central Hardware; minister.
Jean Franke Mulford '46, Cincinnati, Ohio, Feb. 15, 2009.
Richard E. Baumhardt '47, Dayton, Ohio, Feb. 15, 2009. Retired, director, human resources, The Iams Co. Husband of Carolyn Sever Baumhardt '47.
Charles R. Choate '47, Milton, Fla., Nov. 1, 2008. Husband of Joan Kadow Choate '49.
Etta Donahue Hart '47, Marion, Ind., Feb. 9, 2009. Retired, middle school teacher. Wife of Wade '47.
Gloria Boyd Hill '47, Middletown, N.Y., March 15, 2009.
Robert M. Reynolds '47, Rockton, Ill., March 22, 2009.
Etheridge B. “Bud” Baugh '48, Lafayette, Ind., March 7, 2008. Retired, co-owner, Baugh & Reser Hardware. Husband of Patricia Clements Baugh '49.
Marvin K. Fisher '48, Shallotte, N.C., Oct. 26, 2006. Retired, Southern regional manager, Tek-Hughes division, Johnson & Johnson.
Julia “Judy” Williams Goulder '48, Phoenix, Ariz., March 10, 2009. Wife of Albert '47.
Thomas S. Isaack '48, Morgantown, W.Va., Jan. 9, 2009. Professor emeritus of business administration, West Virginia University.
Jack E. Ison '48, Naples, Fla., Feb. 13, 2009. Attorney; retired, director of corporate security, General Foods.
Gene K. Wentz '48, Brighton, Mich., May 19, 2009. Retired, management, General Motors and EDS Corp.
Roy Bolton Jr. '49, Cincinnati, Ohio, March 24, 2009. Retired, vice president, Bozell & Jacobs. Husband of Lois Weingartner Bolton '50.
William T. Braley '49 MEd '51, Seminole, Fla., April 4, 2009. Retired, teacher. Husband of Louise Wilson Braley WC '50.
John M. Cain '49, Cleveland, Ohio, March 30, 2009.
Bainbridge D. “Bain” Parker '49, Tavares, Fla., May 27, 2009. Retired, marketing representative, Firestone Tire.
John W. Snider '49 MA '51, Lebanon, Ohio, Feb. 19, 2009. Miami professor emeritus of physics 1949-92.
John M. Brown '50, Winter Haven, Fla., March 14, 2009. Retired, regional sales manager, Continental Can. Husband of Denese Martell Brown '51.
William H. Davidson '50, Fort Worth, Texas, May 25, 2009. Retired, executive recruiter.
Franklin W. Federle '50, Cincinnati, Ohio, Jan. 5, 2009. Retired, Steelcraft.
William H. High '50, Anderson Township, Ohio, April 14, 2008. Husband of Carolyn Schroeder High '59.
Paul R. Jennings '50, Miamisburg, Ohio, March 18, 2009. Retired, accountant, systems analyst, Dayco.
Scott M. Knisley '50, Columbus, Ohio, April 24, 2009. Retired, lawyer; ran Knisley Law Offices with his four sons; Miami trustee 1971-80 and board chairman 1976-78. Husband of Patti Ruoff Ehrman Knisley '49.
Martha King Blackiston '51, Oxford, Ohio, March 15, 2009. Wife of Thomas '50.
William J. Ryan '51, Rancho Mirage, Calif., April 6, 2009. Retired, marketing-management exec, Penton Publishing.
Karl A. Seim '51, Findlay, Ohio, April 17, 2008. Retired, general agent, Lutheran Brotherhood Insurance.
Gordon L. “Mike” Coleman '52, Northbrook, Ill., May 23, 2009. Retired, publisher, McLean Hunter Publishing.
Ann Cornish Dennis '52, Morgantown, Ind., April 6, 2009. Retired, dietitian.
John G. Griffith II '52, Watertown, Conn., Feb. 13, 2009. Retired, Army colonel; dentist.
John W. Black Jr. MA '53, Richmond, Ind., Oct. 2, 2008.
John G. Cartwright '53, Lake Forest, Ill., June 7, 2009. Retired, captain, USNR. Husband of Carolyn Peck Cartwright '54.
James E. Dull MEd '53, Atlanta, Ga., March 22, 2009. VP/dean emeritus of students, Georgia Tech. Miami's assistant dean of men 1952-57.
Richard A. Fossier '53, Loveland, Ohio, April 4, 2009. Husband of Virginia Meierjohan Fossier WC '54.
Genevieve Abrams Kondracke MA '53, Reynoldsburg, Ohio, May 17, 2009. Retired, teacher.
Diane Altman Ball '54, Dayton, Ohio, April 1, 2009. Retired, librarian, Oakwood Junior/Senior High School.
Janet Coulson Mallick '54, Missoula, Mont., May 2, 2009. Retired, realtor; singer, Missoula Symphony Chorale.
Hugh G. Moren Jr. '54, Hartsville, S.C., Feb. 4, 2009. Retired, Sonoco Products.
Jacque R. Sheley '54, Dayton, Ohio, April 18, 2009. Retired, executive director, Home Builders Association.
Bertha Boya Thompson MA '54, Oxford, Ohio, March 16, 2009. Miami professor emerita of teacher education 1974-78. Wife of John, Miami professor emeritus of geography.
John A. Whitesel '54, Littleton, Colo., Jan. 27, 2009. Retired, urologist.
Stanton I. Jones '55, Powell, Ohio, May 3, 2009. Former teacher, IBM employee; founded Dyserv and Colsco.
Lowell W. Scheufler '55 MS '56, Sheffield Village, Ohio, March 8, 2009. Retired, minister, teacher. Husband of Sarah Hall Scheufler '55.
Richard R. Schoch '55, Nanuet, N.Y., March 10, 2009. Retired, distribution center manager, Best Foods.
Marva Arkenau Beyer '56, Houston, Texas, Dec. 17, 2008. Retired, teacher.
Robert E. Hanaford '56 MEd '58, Fairfield, Ohio, Feb. 3, 2009. Husband of Donna Vogel Hanaford '53.
Richard D. Martinez '56, Cleveland, Ohio, Feb. 6, 2009.
Craig L. Frost '57, Holgate, Ohio, Nov. 19, 2008. Retired, Frost Insurance Agency.
John E. Wildman Jr. MEd '57, Troy, Ohio, June 12, 2008. Retired, music teacher.
Margaret Glover Mauter '58, Naples, Fla., April 22, 2009. Retired, director of research and communication, state of Ohio Department of Education.
James B. Montgomery '58, Onancock, Va., Jan. 18, 2009. Retired, professor of accounting, Florida Atlantic University.
Evelyn Rainnie Page '58 MEd '60, El Cajon, Calif., Dec. 2, 2008. Teacher.
Lanila Moran Kozy '59, Naples, Fla., April 8, 2009. Retired, teacher.
Jack W. Lukemeyer MS '59, Worthington, Ohio, March 16, 2009. Retired, Defense Construction Supply Center.
Marjol Bunger Miller '59, Richmond, Ind., March 12, 2009. Retired, teacher.
Jane Eliot Savage '59, Fremont, Ohio, April 13, 2009. Wife of Thomas '58.
Linda Golliher Burner '60, Naperville, Ill., April 5, 2009. Retired, teacher.
Carol Argus Crannell '60, Silver Spring, Md., May 10, 2009. Wife of Hall '56.
Bradford R. Hale '60, Indianapolis, Ind., Jan. 8, 2009. MD, child neurologist.
Daniel J. Burton '62, Boxboro, Mass., Nov. 5, 2005.
Carol Fox DeJoy '62, Bonita Springs, Fla., March 5, 2009. Retired, teacher; former owner, Widening World Pre-School, Mentor, Ohio.
Gene G. Pummell '62, Jamestown, Ohio, March 22, 2009. Retired, music teacher.
James E. Shull '62, Middletown, Ohio, Dec. 29, 2008. Retired, Armco; Shull Realty.
Mary Louise Modny Schwartz '63, Cleveland, Ohio, Dec. 5, 2008.
George R. Shevelow MEd '63, Miamisburg, Ohio, Dec. 7, 2008. Retired, math teacher.
Joseph V. Van Roden '64 MEd '66, Paris Heights, Ohio, June 5, 2007. Husband of Nellie Peart Van Roden '63.
Godfrey O. Akahara '65, Imo State, Nigeria, Dec. 11, 2005. Husband of Antonia Oparanozie Akahara '76 MEd '77.
Letha Mendenhall Hurst '65, Deerfield Township, Ohio, Sept. 6, 2008.
Jessie Marcum Hall '66, Hamilton, Ohio, March 27, 2009. Retired, teacher.
Elsa Maschmeyer Iverson '66, Indianapolis, Ind., May 10, 2009. Retired, faculty, Indiana University School of Social Work.
Eleanor Shein Korros '66, North Miami Beach, Fla., Sept. 17, 2008. Lab manager, Florida Medical Center, Fort Lauderdale.
Thelma St. John Settlemyre '66, Wilmington, Ohio, Dec. 19, 2008. Retired, teacher, farmer, businesswoman.
Jane Lewis Suddarth '66 MEd '68, Lake Placid, Fla., March 16, 2009. Retired, teacher.
Beverly Brown Deines MA '68, Denton, Texas, Feb. 2, 2009.
Diane Carskadon Jennings '68, Cincinnati, Ohio, Jan. 28, 2009. Retired, English teacher, Sycamore High School. Wife of Wally '66 MBA '68.
James R. Weigert '68, New York, N.Y., April 5, 2009. Retired, family court administrative judge.
Edward J. Englehart '69 MBA '70, Cleveland, Ohio, Nov. 23, 2008. Husband of Kathleen Lane Englehart '70.
Thomas M. McFarlane '69, Morning View, Ky., Aug. 1, 2008. VP/production manager, Hampton Publishing.
Joann Farrell Newton '69, Yorkville, Ill., March 31, 2008.
Dale T. Urso '69, Rhinelander, Wis., March 10, 2009.
Vicki Wood Wildhage '69, Fox River Grove, Ill., March 22, 2009.
Huey C. Bogan '70 PhD '93, Clifton Park, N.Y., April 19, 2009. Associate professor of education, College of St. Rose. Husband of Janice Woodbury Bogan MEd '71.
Sharon Beighey Krafft '70 MEd '71, Hamilton, Ohio, March 13, 2009. Former director, Miami Hamilton learning assistance office 1996-2001; taught English at Miami Hamilton 1990-95. Wife of John, associate professor of English at Miami.
Wanda Strickland Way '70, Waverly, Ohio, Feb. 1, 2009. Retired, teacher.
Kenneth J. Frase '71, Seville, Ohio, May 9, 2009. Retired, mathematics and computer teacher, Medina City Schools. Husband of Ruth Bajcsi Frase '69.
Richard D. Hostetler '71, Angola, Ind., Feb. 14, 2009. Retired, teacher.
Gracie Lasyone Carr MEd '73, Pollock, La., April 22, 2009. Former teacher.
Caryl L. Cadwallader '75, Kissimmee, Fla., March 9, 2009. Software analyst, banking industry.
Thomas A. Highley '75 MEd '77, Seven Mile, Ohio, June 2, 2009. Retired, vocational education teacher, Edgewood Schools. Husband of Reda Treadway Highley '72 MEd '76.
Mariann Gentile Little '75, Dunkirk, Ind., May 1, 2009. Retired, nurse, Fort Hamilton Hospital.
Michael R. Metzner '76, High Point, N.C., Nov. 15, 2008. Former teacher.
Stephanie J. Davis '78, Fairfield, Ohio, May 22, 2009. Guidance counselor, Hamilton City Schools.
Karen Felumlee Ailes '79, Bozeman, Mont., May 16, 2009.
Jeffrey D. McInturf '80, Georgetown, Ky., April 23, 2009. Kentucky Farm Bureau Insurance.
Kim S. Taylor '80, Greenwich Twp., N.J., Feb. 6, 2009. Database manager, HSBC.
Charles W. Dyer '81, Crystal Lake, Ill., April 26, 2009. Library clerk, Hamilton City Schools.
John J. Morrison '81, Hamilton, Ohio, April 16, 2009. Former partner, Hamilton Merchandising Co. Husband of Audrey Francis Morrison '80.
Dixie Graves Rea MEd '82, Marco Island, Fla., April 5, 2009. Former teacher.
Keith R. Roberts PhD '82, Kansas City, Mo., Dec. 25, 2008. Research administrator, Kansas City area.
Wayne B. Denbow '83, Los Angeles, Calif., May 4, 2009. Artistic director/producer, New Jazz Age Productions.
Jill Thomas Longendelpher '83, Troy, Ohio, March 12, 2009. Claims manager, Flowserve Corp.
James J. Heath '84, Maineville, Ohio, May 26, 2009. Judge, Warren County Common Pleas.
Robert G. Steinkamp March '85, Cincinnati, Ohio, March 30, 2009. Architect.
David C. Manzer MA '86, Zionsville, Ind., March 26, 2009. Basketball coach, including at Miami. Husband of Kathleen Decker Manzer '85.
Dennis M. Newman MBA '86, Mason, Ohio, March 19, 2009. Retired, management consultant.
Suzanne Walters Steele '86, San Diego, Calif., May 10, 2009.
Joseph M. Killilea '87, San Francisco, Calif., Jan. 5, 2009. Pilates instructor.
David P. McGuire '87, Lancaster, Ohio, Feb. 7, 2009.
Robert E. Rothhaas '88 MS '89, Shady Side, Md., April 26, 2009. Statistician, U.S. Census Bureau.
Mary M. Ernstring '89, Indianapolis, Ind., Aug. 25, 2008. Nurse, case manager, St. Francis Hospital.
Robert S. Fort MBA '89, Connersville, Ind., May 14, 2009. Engineer.
Rachel A. Ramsey '90, Dayton, Ohio, March 24, 2009. Lawyer.
Ronald A. Schneiderman MBA '91, Roswell, Ga., March 4, 2009. Account manager, Paetec Communications.
David L. Williams '91, Cincinnati, Ohio, Feb. 13, 2009.
Douglass W. Ferguson '93, Columbus, Ohio, May 21, 2009. Forest Pharmaceuticals.
Lawrence Y. Aldridge MA '94, Middletown, Ohio, May 23, 2009. Retired, principal.
Judy M. Koehler '96, Hamilton, Ohio, April 6, 2009. Registered nurse.
Scott L. Brown '98, Lebanon, Ohio, March 22, 2009. Technician, Nielson TV.
Allison Copeland Levine '98, Lakewood, Ohio, March 9, 2009.
Allison M. Perry '99, Hamilton, Ohio, May 3, 2009. Social worker.
Christina Camardese Savage '99, Liberty, Ohio, Jan. 27, 2009. Personal trainer.
Michelle Peltier Theado '05, Columbus, Ohio, March 11, 2009. First-grade teacher, Gahanna-Jefferson Public Schools. Wife of Christopher '05.
Faculty, Staff, Friends
James E. Dull (see '53).
Roberta Smith Endacott Graf, Pensacola, Fla., Feb. 6, 2009. Wife of Albert '49.
Robert P. Jordan, North Fort Myers, Fla., June 19, 2009. Retired, worked in Miami's radio/TV department 1959-88.
Robert S. Karrow, Oxford, Ohio, May 16, 2009. Business relations associate with redLantern (DARS); came to Miami in 1990 as program coordinator, continuing education. Husband of Mary Karrow MEd '98.
Scott M. Knisley (see '50).
Sharon Beighey Krafft (see '70).
David C. Manzer (see '86).
Wayne D. Martin, Oxford, Ohio, April 17, 2009. Miami professor emeritus of geology 1952-86. Taught at Miami's Geology Field Station near Dubois, Wyo., 1953-59; station director 1960-85. Husband of Helen Kisker Martin MEd '70, Miami professor emerita, office administration.
Martha I. Mazzone, Oxford, Ohio, May 19, 2009. At Miami 1977-99, secretary to Shriver Center director, then in housing, dining, guest services. Wife of Harry '64.
Victor F. Phillips Jr., Scottsdale, Ariz., May 2, 2009. Retired, colonel, Air Force. Miami professor emeritus of management 1974-88. Husband of Ann, retired from Miami's library system.
W. Peter Salzarulo, Oxford, Ohio, July 4, 2009. Retired, Miami professor of accountancy 1973-2009; Navy veteran.
John W. Snider (see '49).
David P. Stewart, Urbana, Ohio, May 27, 2009. Miami professor emeritus of geology 1956-82.
Bertha Boya Thompson (see '54).
Albert G. Wald (see '41).