(Published in the Summer 2011 Bulletin)
Alumni
1934
Anna Marie (Borer) Stansfield Reichlin, Tiffin, died Jan. 26, 2011. Anna managed USO clubs in Washington and California during World War II and was a private music teacher of piano and organ for many years. She is survived by a daughter, Mary Ann Stansfield.
Grace (Weaver) Gudaitas, Livingston, Mont., died Feb. 12, 2010.
1936
Dorothy Davis Ebel, Grandview Heights, Ohio, and formerly Tiffin, died June 3, 2011. She was a charter member of the AAUW and held leadership positions in the Tiffin Women’s Club, the Girl Scout Council and the Board of Trustees of the YMCA/YWCA. A member of the Fellows Organization, she was the administrative assistant to Heidelberg President Terry Wickham and administrative head of the Spanish and German departments. Surviving are a daughter, Elizabeth Tracy, ’63; a son, Robert D., and one granddaughter.
1942
Marjorie (Ganshow) Beck, Cleveland Heights, Ohio, died Jan. 10, 2011. She is survived by a son, Stephen; a daughter, Constance Beck; a sister, Elaine McQuate, ’43; one grandson and one great-grandchild.
1944
Mary (Miller) Henning, Spring Lake, Mich., died Dec. 4, 2009. She is survived by two daughters, Anne Meyers and Roma Henning; a sister, Alice Jean Vitatoe; two grandchildren and one great-grandson.
1945
Edward Haddad, Parma, Ohio, died Nov. 15, 2010. He is survived by his wife, Evelyn; two sons, Edward Jr. and Dr. Robert, ’78; one daughter, Karen Ziton; a brother, Charles; and five grandchildren.
1947
Gladys (Lober) McNey, West Chester, Pa., died Oct. 26, 2010. Gladys served as the head librarian at Cedar Crest College in Allentown and worked at the Pueblo, Colo., Public Library. She is survived by a daughter, Martha McNey; a son, Lincoln; and three granddaughters.
Jane (Cartwright Gousha) Fausey, Gibsonburg, Ohio, died April 21, 2011. Jane was an assistant professor of education at Heidelberg for more than 20 years. In retirement she was known as “The Apple Lady” who operated an apple and cider stand near Gibsonburg. She also was the secretary for Homes Cases, Inc. in Fremont. She is survived by a daughter, Rebecca Fausey; two step-daughters, Barbara Schmidt and Verna Fausey, ’57; a brother, Richard Gousha, ’47; two grandchildren and five great-grandchildren.
1948
William “Bill” Sheely, Tiffin, died Feb. 13, 2011. He is survived by two sons, David and William Jr.; and four grandchildren.
Albert Young, Springfield, Ohio, died Nov. 19, 2010. Robert was a minister in three Ohio United Church of Christ churches. He is survived by his wife, Roberta; one son, Kent, ’72; two daughters, Gloria and Sonja; nine grandchildren and one great-grandchild.
1951
Helen (Goodin) Hoerger, Midland, Mich., died Feb. 7, 2011. Helen worked as a chemistry instructor at Heidelberg, as a science and math teacher at Clarks Hill, Ind., and for 15 years as a media specialist/librarian in the Breckenridge Community Schools. She is survived by her husband, Fred Hoerger, '51; five sons, Bruce, Carl, Tom, Dave and Steve; one sister, Ruth Amiet, ’50; three brothers, Paul, Carl and Linn; 14 grandchildren and four great-grandchildren.
Jerry Travers, Brecksville, Ohio, died June 14, 2010. He is survived by his wife, Antoinette; a daugther, Karen Rake; a son, Jeff; and one grandson.
Shirley (Miller) Hahn, Cincinnati, died Dec. 15, 2011. She is survived by her husband, Jacques; three daughters, Sandra, Sheryll and Shelley; a sister, Carolyn Jackson, ’50; four grandchildren and three great-grandchildren.
Harvey Eikenbary Jr., Fostoria, Ohio, died March 31, 2011. Harvey started his career as a teacher, then worked for Delco Electronics, a division of General Motors, in Kokomo, Ind. He is survived by his sister, Phyllis Long.
1952
Jean (Good) Behm, Republic, Ohio, died May 28, 2011. She had retired as a substitute teacher. Surviving are her husband, Don, ’51; three sons, Scott, Stephen and Stewart, ’90; one daughter, Suzannah; nine grandchildren; two great-grandchildren; and a brother, Edwin.
1953
Paul Schultz, Martinsville, N.J., died Nov. 8, 2010. Paul worked as the manager of safety, health and environmental affairs for the Union Carbide Corp. for 30 years before retiring in 1994. Since that time, he operated his company, Site Management Consultant Inc. He also was the former executive director of the Hazards Management Advisory Council of Union/Middlesex Counties. Paul is survived by his wife, Elizabeth; a son, Mark; a daughter, Donna; and one grandson.
Walter Blackwell, Warsaw, Ind., died Feb. 2, 2010. He is survived by three daughters, Sharon Wilhite, Stephanie Charles and Diana Williams; and two sons, David and John.
1955
Carol (Metger) Tasse, Greenacres, Fla., died Jan. 23, 2011. Carol was a small-business owner and also worked at the Coconut Grove Bank in Miami. She is survived by her husband, Louis Tasse, '53; three daughters, Cynthia Engel, '80, Jennifer Corry and Pamela Mortimer, '89; two sons, John and Timothy, '88; 16 grandchildren and two great-grandchildren.
1956
Fred Fuerst, Fripp Island, S.C., died Dec. 22, 2010. Fred was a YMCA director for 34 years and was on the National YMCA staff as well as being the CEO of the Akron Metro YMCA for 17 years before he retired. He is survived by his wife, Barbara Ann (Johnson), '57; two daughters, Kathleen Carney and Nancy Rand; a son, Lt. Col. Richard Fuerst; two brothers, John and David; and six grandchildren.
Thomas G. Scheufler, Sandusky, Ohio, died June 2, 2011. He taught mathematics at Sandusky High School for nearly 30 years and later worked as a security guard at NASA Plum Brook Station. He was a member of St. Stephen UCC and The Good Shepherd UCC in Green Valley, Ariz., in the winter months. He is survived by his wife, Carrie (Briggs), ’58; three sons, Stan, Steve and Scott; six grandchildren; and a sister, Jeane (Scheufler) Gribble, ’59.
1958
David Newell Harbaugh, Bay Village, Ohio, died March 5, 2011. David was an officer and international pioneer in retail inventory management systems at the Higbee Co. After he retired, he and his son opened Bay Books and sold rare books and ephemera. David is survived by his wife, Bonnie; a son, Daniel; a daughter, Molly Mitchell; two sisters, Polly Earick and Susan Davis; and three grandchildren.
1959
Roger Liston, Johnsburg, Ill., died April 22, 2011. For more than 30 years, Roger owned and managed Prem Magnetics of Johnsburg, an electronic component manufacturing company. He is survived by his wife, Anne (Herbster) Liston, ’57; two sons, Douglas and Thomas; a sister, Sue Kaufman, ’62; six granddaughters and three great-grandchildren.
1962
Robert “Bob” Gilmore, New Philadelphia, Ohio, died March 2, 2011. After graduating, he spent two seasons playing professional football with the Boston Patriots (now the New England Patriots). He went on to become a 24-year teacher and coach in the Canton area. Later he worked as superintendent of the former Friends Medal Manufacturing. In 1995, Bob was inducted into the Heidelberg Football Hall of Fame. He is survived by two sons, Robert and William; one daughter, Rebecca Gribble; a brother, LaVern; and four grandchildren.
1965
Mark Brinson, Durham, N.C., died Jan. 3, 2011.
1966
Kenneth Weir, Princess Anne, Md., died Jan. 27, 2010. Kenneth worked as a reserve deputy for the Cleveland Metropark Police Force from 1969-81. He also was an annuity salesman. He is survived by his wife, Carole; a daughter, Julianna Brush; a sister, Carol Lojowsky; and one grandson.
1973
Kenneth Martin-Shultz, M.D., Brooklyn Heights, Ohio, died March 16, 2011. Kenneth taught biomedical engineering at the University of Akron and spent several years in the medical consulting field working with computer systems and streamlining processes and developing quality control measures. He also spent more than 10 years with Walden/Borders as manager of the Borders outlet in North Olmstead. He is survived by his wife, Millicent “Penny” (Martin), '73; two daughters, Kathleen Jasko and Elizabeth McMillin; two sons, Russell and Frederick; a sister, Patricia Hohman; and three grandchildren.
1974
Susanna (Jessee) Murbach, Valrico, Fla., died Jan. 2, 2011. Susanna is survived by her husband, Richard, ’74; two daughters, Rachel Setliffe and Emily Duncan; father, Donald Jessee; two brothers, David and Stephen; one sister, Catherine Sarwar; and three grandchildren.
1976
Raymond Yingling, Sandusky, Ohio, died Jan. 19, 2010. Raymond was a major with the Ohio State Highway Patrol for 31 years. He is survived by his wife, Phyllis; a son, Joseph; two sisters Lana Egbert and Lena Cutchell; and two brothers, Richard and Dennis.
1977
Michael Blazek, Warren, Ohio, died Feb. 23, 2011. He worked as a painter at the Warren City Schools. He is survived by his wife, Renee; a daughter, Lindsey; a son, Michael; parents, Steve and Helen; and two brothers, Steve Jr. and Ed.
1986
Harlan Ray Riley, Elyria, Ohio, died Oct. 6, 2010. Harlan spent his career as a patrolman with the Elyria Police Department. He also worked as an investigator for the Lorain County Coroner's Office and the Lorain County Prosecutor's Office. He is survived by three sons, Jared, Daniel and Seth; his father, Harlan Sr.; two sisters, Alice Rym and Marianne Riley; a brother, George; and four grandchildren.
2001
Paula (Molnar) Fels, Oregon, Ohio, died March 7, 2011. Paula worked as a cost accountant at The Andersons and assistant controller for Hickory Farms. She is survived by her husband, John; a son, James; a daughter, Jessica Riter; two step-daughters, Shelby and Ashley Fels; two sisters, Gloria Liegel and Frankie Nygard; two brother, Norman Yard; and a granddaughter.
Friends
Liang Dezhong, Nanhai, Tianjin, died in March 2011. Liang was a visiting scholar from Tianjin Normal University in the early 1990s.
Samuel Creed Gholson, Dallas, died Sept. 12, 2010. Samuel was a professor of art at Heidelberg from 1967-1979. He is survived by a son, Norman; a daughter, Eliza; and one grandchild.
Dr. Bruce Carl Klopfenstein, Dacula, Ga., died Feb. 8, 2011. Bruce began his career in teaching in the communications department at BGSU before accepting a position at the University of Georgia. He was an expert in the areas of home video, the diffusions of innovations, the Internet and web and interactive TV. He was the son of longtime Heidelberg professor, the late Dr. Carl Klopfenstein. Bruce is survived by two daughters, Lydia and Isabelle Klopfenstein; three brothers, Kurt, Kraig, ’83, and Kris, ’77.
Mary Beth Nepper, Tiffin, died March 6, 2011. Mary Beth attended Heidelberg and later worked at the university. She is survived by her mother, Shirley; father, Bob; two sisters, Deb Wyka and Kay O'Donnell; three stepbrothers, Steven, Jeff and Tim Lagrou; three stepsisters, Terri Hasselbach, Traci Lagrou and Lori Minier.
Dr. Arthur R. Porter Jr., Tiffin, academic dean and vice president at Heidelberg from 1967-79, died April 29, 2011. A Phi Beta Kappa graduate of Washington and Lee, he received his master’s and Ph.D. degrees from the University of Pennsylvania, where he taught at the Wharton School of Business. He served as an economist on the National War Labor Board during World War II and was an economics professor at Hanover College. He was a labor dispute arbitrator from 1979 until his retirement in the early 1990s. He is survived by his wife, Ruth; four sons, Stephen, Mark, Dave and Malcolm; 10 grandchildren and 15 great-grandchildren.
Donald Meracle Jr., Kenosha, Wis., died Feb. 21, 2010. Don was a professor at many colleges, including Heidelberg. He is survived by his wife, Marcia.
Dr. Martin Reno, Findlay, Ohio, long-time professor of physics, computer science, math and chemistry at Heidelberg, died March 22, 2011. He led the creation of the computer science major and chaired the department for 28 years, retiring in 2006. He received degrees from Edinboro State College, Harvard University and RPI and his Ph.D. from Western Reserve. He led the installation of computer facilities at Heidelberg, beginning in 1967 and various computer configurations during the next decades. Dr. Reno received grants from NASA, the National Science Foundation and others to bring modern instructional equipment and support for improved teaching. Additionally, he maintained support and progress in his research interest in molecular structure and thermodynamics. Dr. Reno is survived by his wife, Carol; three children, John, Phil and Denise; and four grandchildren.