Kenny Libben (2010) was recently elected to the board of the International Council of Museum’s committee for Regional Museums (ICOM-ICR).

Charlotte Tierney ’16 married Connor Burnard on April 2, 2022 in Nashville, Tennessee surrounded by their cherished Wooster family.

Back: Kathleen Hogg ’16, Spencer Zeigler, Emily Hrovat ’16, Shannan Burrows ’17, Fox Dickey ’16, Dan Ludin ’17, Jen Whitehall ’18, Whitney Spaulding ’16, Gina Malfatti Brennan ’17.

Front: James May ’16, Leah Zavaleta ’16, Maddy Baker ’16, Sarah Van Oss ’16, Gillian Spangler ’16 (on Sarah’s phone), Tori Horvath ’16, Connor Burnard, Charlotte Tierney, Madeline Horvat ’17, Riley Bundren ’14, Jo Turner ’14, Levi Fawcett ’15.

On June 25, 2022 Von Chorbajian (Class of 2008) married his loving partner of twelve years Michael DiPietro in Narragansett, Rhode Island. The newlyweds were delighted to have so many Wooster alumni in attendance to celebrate and are grateful for the many years of close friendship. 

Left to right Alana Cuellar ’09 and her husband Paul Howe, Paula Clark ’08,  Kate Blair ’09 and her wife Maureen Sill ’10

Front row Joe Besl ’09 Laura Seaman ’09 and Caitlin Fetters ’09 – also in attendance were Julia Hendrickson ’08 and her husband Anthony Creeden 

Allie Elchert (’17) married Tanner Fisher in September 2022 at the Brengman Brothers Winery in Traverse City, Michigan. Many of their friends from Wooster were in attendance! Two of Allie’s bridesmaids, Clara Deck and Abbey Partika, graduated with her in 2017.
Pictured from left to right:
Back row: Warren Lewis (’17), Fritz Schoenfeld (’17), Giancarlo Stefanutti (’17), Garret Hodos (’17)
Front row: Jack Berthiaume (’17), Elena Soyer (’17), Lucy Heller (’17), Abbey Partika (’17), Tanner Fisher, Allie Elchert (’17), Clara Deck (’17), Lia Adams, Grace Gamble (’17), Sophie Nathanson (’17)

Eric Petry’14 married Rachel Meyer on September 24, 2022, in Columbus, Ohio, surrounded by friends and family, including many fellow Scots.

Pictured from left to right: (Front row) Gina Christo ’14, Erica Rickey ‘14; (Middle row) Alex Dereix ‘14, Oliver Paul ‘14; (Back row) Dylan Jurcik ‘14, Rachel Meyer, Eric Petry ’14, Ian Wilson ‘14, Ryan Snyder ‘14
Also in attendance: Hon. Solomon Oliver, Jr. ’69, Louisa Oliver ’68, Professor John Rudisill.

Suzanne McMillen Goerger passed away peacefully at her home October 4, 2022. Suzanne was born June 15,1954 in Indiana, Pennsylvania. She was a graduate of The College of Wooster class of 1976 and North Carolina State University and dedicated her career in service to people who are challenged in life with developmental intellectual disabilities and/or mental illness. Suzanne had a gracious, generous and gentle heart and especially enjoyed the simpler things in life: a cup of strong coffee in the morning, a glass of wine shared with the company of family and friends, dinner parties, holiday get togethers, laughter, walks on the beach, floating in her kayak, a kiss on her cheek, a hug, and the giggles of her grandchildren who she loved most of all.

Paula J. Dowd (nee Hykes) beloved wife of the late John C. “Jack”; mother of Lisa J. Schott (Stuart), Laurel K. Dowd, Julia D. Corcoran (Everard) and the late Robert C. Dowd; grandmother of Steven Schott (Valerie) and Lee Schott (Paia) and Claire Corcoran and Ellen Corcoran; great-grandmother of Evelyn and Rowan Schott; sister of the late Brian Hykes. Private burial was held at Lakewood Park Cemetery.

I had a post-pandemic Wooster reunion with my host family (Friends of International Students) in the UK. This is their second visit to the UK. My host mom, Mary Stockton, and my host sister, Elizabeth Perkins, came to visit me in England; we spent ten days exploring New Quay (the southwest coastal city of England). My host sister Elizabeth is currently studying abroad at Goldsmiths University in London.

Sincerely,

Shiwani

Had a wonderful trip to Wooster, perfect October gorgeous day on the steps of the Gault Alumni House!

Lizzi (Beal) Bramer ‘12 married Michael Bramer on June 25, 2022 in Louisville, KY.
Backrow from left to right, Ron Beal ‘84, Liz Striegl ‘12, Devin Grandi ‘13, Zoë (Zwegat) Schmid ‘14. Front row from left to right, Kelley Johnson ‘13, Lizzi (Beal) Bramer ‘12, Liz (Crannell) Pratt ‘11, and Jordan Dieterle ’13.

These graduates independently found their way to OceanView retirement community in Falmouth, ME and grouped-up when they learned of each other’s Wooster backgrounds.  In early October, they hosted Assistant Director of Annual Giving, Quin Brunner, for a lovely breakfast of Wooster reminiscing.

Left to right:  Quin Brunner (Assistant Director of Annual Giving), Alice Bredenberg’59, Carolyn Jenks’60, Stephen Jenks’61, Lyall Rogers’58, Judy Hyde’59, and also at OceanView but not pictured, Dick Hyde’57.

Emily Corwin, Class of 2013, married Joseph Thornton on October 15, 2022 with friends and family in attendance in southern Michigan. Three of Emily’s bridesmaids, Grace (Miller) Kramer, Keely Pearce, and Gwen (Symons) Coddington, graduated with her in 2013 from Wooster.

Pictured from left to right: Meredith Eyre (’13), Keely Pearce (’13), Emily Corwin (’13), Adrienne James (’13), Grace (Miller) Kramer (’13), Gwen (Symons) Coddington (’13), and Matthew Germaine (’15).

Frederick R Nobbs, Jr, Class of 1959, BA Economics, and member of 2nd Section Kappa Phi Sigma & Wooster Swim Team, passed away October 14, 2022 in Doylestown, PA. He and his Wooster sweetheart, Priscilla (née Thorne), were married 62 years. Read full obituary at varcoethomasfuneralhome.com

Jackie McMakin died on October 2^nd, 2022, at age 88 in Shelburne, VT.  She left this world the way she tried to live in it – present, active, and mindful. Her last week was spent reading contemplative texts, taking long canoe rides in Lake Champlain, writing, corresponding with friends, walking in the forest, skinny-dipping in the Lake, listening to Verdi’s Requiem, and enjoying time with her children.

Jackie grew up in New Rochelle, New York, the daughter of Robert and Virginia Straub.  There she met the three great loves of her life – religious studies, her husband Dave (they were the Presbyterian church youth group together), and music.  At the College of Wooster in Ohio, she majored in religion, kept dating Dave, and directed the campus choral group.  Her junior year, she studied at the University of St. Andrews University in Scotland.

Jackie and Dave were married after graduation, and she moved to Japan where Dave was serving in the Air Force.  Called to service, she and Dave then moved to Taegu, South Korea where they worked at a Presbyterian mission for two years, helping that nation with its post-war healing and reconstruction.  From there they took the trip of a lifetime, taking a year to explore Korea, Thailand, Myanmar, India, Nepal, Iran, Afghanistan, Pakistan, Iraq, Syria, Lebanon, Turkey, Israel, and Egypt.

Jackie’s early passions were church and civil rights.  Integration was on everyone’s mind in the early sixties, and Jackie helped create sister bonds between white and black churches in DC.  This interest in what we have in common versus what separates us led to her focus on bringing together different denominations and faiths in ecumenical settings, a master’s degree in religion from the Catholic University of America, and teaching posts at DC-area seminaries.

Jackie and Dave joined the Church of the Savior, an ecumenical church on Massachusetts Avenue, and were active members there for many years.  During this time, Jackie began to write professionally, publishing more than 130 articles in national religious publications, mostly on ecumenism, spiritual development, and lay leadership as well as co-authoring the Doorways to Christian Growth series of books with Rhoda Nary.

Later, she joined Sonya Dyer to create The Lab, a series of workshops focused on vocational discernment that started rooted in the Christian tradition but which they then broadened to include the full breadth and richness of human spiritual experience.  With Sonya, she co-authored Working from the Heart.

In retirement, she and Dave moved from D.C to Vermont.  For fifteen years, they would volunteer to help various communities overseas (in places as far-flung as South Africa, Australia, and Lithuania).  Most recently, Jackie did a series of workshops for young people in Ukraine, an experience that gave her great joy but that has caused her concern as she has seen conflict envelop that country.

Jackie loved adventure.  She and Dave took a big walk or bike ride every summer for more than two decades.  Among many trips, they walked across Great Britain, biked from Amsterdam to Marseilles, and biked the length of the Danube.

On her 82^nd birthday, Dave bought her an ultra-lite single-person canoe.  It was her greatest joy to take that boat out on Lake Champlain during the summer and swim.  She also had an abiding love of music.  Her grandfather was a noted piano maker, and the apple did not fall far from the tree.  Jackie played piano, flute, saxophone, clarinet, harmonica, violin, and accordion as well as being able to sight read.  Throughout her life, she enjoyed conducting choral ensembles.

In her final years, she became passionate about the environment, penning Our Defining Moment: A Pocket Guide to Creating the Future We Truly Want as well as the death-with-dignity movement that works to guarantee the right of people to choose how they die.  She wrote about her commitment to this cause in Looking Forward:  Discovering the Art of Dying Well, her final book.  At the end of her life, she decided to, “choose her exit ramp from life and not wait until it is too late to make that choice” by voluntarily stopping to eat or drink (VSED), an option for which she was an advocate.

Jackie was preceded in death by Dave and leaves behind two children, Tom McMakin who lives in Montana, and Peg Marshall who lives in Pennsylvania

Tricia Hall ’14 and Andrew Collins ’12 were married on September 10, 2022, in a lovely ceremony in Georgetown, Maine. They were surrounded by friends and family, including the Wooster alumni pictured.

From left to right: Brett Hall (’16), Joe Skonce (’12), Katie (Heugel) Jankowski (’12), Lauren (Klingshirn) Manella (’14), Allison Chin (’14), Jocelyn Lion (’15), Devin Johns (’14), Mac Collins (’71), and Susan (Benson) Collins (’72)

Matt and I were married under Kauke Arch.  We remained best of friends and were planning on retiring together.  We had two sons that were Matt’s pride and joy.

https://www.weberfh.com/obituary/Matthew-Bieniek

Groom Dylan Jurcik (’14) and Bride Alex Dereix (’14) surrounded by their friends and fellow Wooster alumni: 

(Back Row) David Hirsh (’15), Audrey Kramer (’14), Erica Rickey (’14)

(Middle Row)  Anya Cohen (’14), Gina Christo (’14), Patrick McGowan (’15), Eric Petry (’14)

(Front Row) Hugh Reynolds (’15), Allie Miraldi (’14), Groom, Bride, Kevin Dinh

Class of 1996 Alumni, Meredith Rucker Spitzmiller has published a multiple point of view thriller novel, THE FAIR OAKS FOUR, under the pen name Mere Walton. Available now at Amazon.

RACHEL MARTIN, HOST:

It is real hot in the American West right now. August was the hottest month on record in parts of Montana, and it’s not letting up. Some areas are seeing 100-degree temperatures in September for the very first time. Climate forecasts project more heat waves in the future, so air conditioning is just going to become crucial in places where people have never needed it before. Here’s Montana Public Radio’s Aaron Bolton.

ALYSSA ALSOP: We have, like, 16 fans going.

AARON BOLTON, BYLINE: Alyssa Alsop lives in a subsidized apartment complex just 17 miles from Glacier National Park. There’s no air conditioning here. And she says it’s been so hot inside, her 1-1/2-year-old daughter has been sick.

ALSOP: And then she started puking every night, probably a good three times a night. And I’m like, she’s too hot. I would give her three, four cold baths, but how many times can I do that?

BOLTON: Alsop eventually took her daughter to the emergency room because she couldn’t stop vomiting.

Cathy Whitlock, a Montana State University professor who wrote Montana’s climate change assessment, says some are suffering more than others.

CATHY WHITLOCK: It affects the old and the very young, people far from services, people with health conditions, people who live in poverty that don’t have access to cooling systems.

BOLTON: Whitlock says summers like these will only become more common in climate models.

WHITLOCK: So that covers large areas of Montana, and I think it’s probably our No. 1 concern about climate change going forward.

BOLTON: Amy Cilimburg at the nonprofit Climate Smart Missoula is trying to help spur heat adaptation in Montana. Cooling centers don’t really work in rural areas with dispersed populations, so more people will need home air conditioning.

AMY CILIMBURG: It’s not just a comfort thing. It’s actually essential to have the ability to cool your – the place that you sleep, right?

BOLTON: Cilimburg has been working on helping low-income people get AC for about a year, but…

CILIMBURG: How do we actually fund this?

BOLTON: The most climate-friendly option is heat pumps, which also provide air conditioning, but can cost thousands of dollars.

CILIMBURG: It’s complicated. And it – you know, these new heat pumps cost money. So that’s where the Inflation Reduction Act is just really exciting.

BOLTON: The Inflation Reduction Act President Biden signed last month earmarks $4.3 billion for rebates to help low- and middle-income homeowners swallow the upfront cost of installing a heat pump. Cilimburg’s organization is preparing to help people navigate the new rebates and pick up additional costs. And a little AC makes a big difference. Alyssa Alsop in Columbia Falls was finally able to install a window air-conditioning unit, despite it being against her apartment complex rules.

ALSOP: I – we put that in yesterday, and it feels a lot better in here.

BOLTON: Yeah. How hot was it getting in here?

ALSOP: I would say more than probably a hundred degrees. You know, it was to the point where you couldn’t sit in here.

BOLTON: Alsop says with the cool air blowing, her daughter slept through the night without puking for the first time in days. Whether the Inflation Act’s incentives will lead landlords to outfit more apartments like Alsop’s with air conditioning remains to be seen.

Diego Rivas with the nonprofit Northwest Energy Coalition says the federal government is still hashing out exactly what those incentives will look like.

DIEGO RIVAS: But hopefully, with the IRA, these investments become, you know, cost-neutral, so to speak.

BOLTON: How effective the legislation is in helping Montanans get air conditioning depends on how much this Republican state cooperates with the Biden White House, whether they can efficiently help people and landlords access the federal funding with minimum hassle.

For NPR News, I’m Aaron Bolton in Columbia Falls, Mont.

(SOUNDBITE OF THE HALIFAX PIER SONG, “STRANGE NEWS FROM ANOTHER STAR”)

Nick Jones has been named Vice President of Community Wellness and will focus on the Columbus residents’ health through the Healthy Neighborhoods, Healthy Families (HNHF) program.

The HNHF initiative promotes positive health outcomes in the community by targeting affordable housing, education, health and wellness, community enrichment, and economic development across central Ohio.

After launching on Columbus’s southside, the HNHF program has expanded to the Linden area, and with Jones’ leadership, will supplement and expand upon the bold vision of the One Linden plan with Jones overseeing community relations, social determinants of health and social justice-related projects.

I work for Maplewood Senior Living as Marketing Project Manager and went to one of our communities in Darien, CT to meet the son of a resident. I interviewed him to get a testimonial about the experience he’s had in finding a home for his father. We had an excellent half-hour chat, however I needed to get a photo of he and his father.  As his father was heading off to dinner,  the subject came up that we had communities in Ohio. I said I went to college in Ohio and the father said he did too,  at The College of Wooster.  I said so did I and then the son piped up – me too!

Edward Powers, the father, was class of 1948 and it was when Independent Study was first introduced and where he also met his wife. His son, Randall Powers, was in the class of 1973. Here we are at Maplewood at Darien in the library.

From Left: Lisa Walsh ’91, Edward Powers ’48, and his son Randall Powers ’73 at Maplewood of Darien.

Mark High, a member in the Detroit office of Dickinson Wright PLLC, has been named the recipient of the 16th Annual Stephen H. Schulman Outstanding Business Lawyer Award by the State Bar of Michigan’s Business Law Section. This prestigious award honors Michigan business lawyers who consistently exemplify the characteristics the Business Law Section seeks to foster and facilitate: the highest quality of professionalism, the highest quality of practice, and an unwavering dedication to service, ethical conduct, and collegiality within the practice of law.

High specializes in business transactional matters including mergers and acquisitions, private equity, and corporate governance. He has worked at Dickinson Wright for 37 years. Before joining the firm, High spent time clerking for the Ohio State Court of Appeals and the Ohio Supreme Court with the late Justice David D. Dowd, Jr. High then practiced law at a Toledo-based firm before moving to Dickinson Wright.

Throughout his distinguished career, High has counseled small and medium-sized entities in several industries to help with transactions ranging from $5 million to $150 million, along with Fortune 500 companies such as Johnson Controls and multiple other Tier One automotive suppliers. He also assisted many foreign entities with their U.S-based operations. He has a special affinity working for Canadian clients.

High joins other experienced and accomplished business law attorneys who received the Schulman Award, including many leading business law attorneys in Michigan he looked up to in the 1980s. Some of High’s most substantial contributions to the Business Law Section include roles as chair and council member of the Business Law Section and a founder of the Section’s Small Business Forum. He has repeatedly served as an instructor at the Section’s annual Business Law Institute as well.

“I remember attending the Section meetings when I was a young lawyer and (legal leaders and former Schulman recipients) Verne Hampton, Cy Moscow and others were leading the way,” High said. “The Section was still in its infancy then and I was amazed at the opportunities members had to help change (business) law for the better by being involved.”

High grew up outside of Cleveland before attending The College of Wooster for his bachelor’s degree and Duke Law School for his J.D. He quickly gravitated to the transactional side of business law because it gave him the opportunity to help clients move forward in a positive direction. “Litigation was never for me,” High said.

As a council member and Section chair in the mid-2000s, the Grosse Pointe Park resident was focused on expanding the Section’s reach, especially with small-to-mid sized firms outside of the Detroit and Grand Rapids markets. He presented educational sessions with colleagues as a spin-off of the Business Law Institute in such communities as Traverse City, Kalamazoo, and Midland.

While High helped to educate his legal colleagues as an instructor, he learned a few things along the way as well. One year he hosted an Institute training in Midland on November 15 and was surprised that only a handful of lawyers had shown up. A local attendee filled him in. “I learned that you never schedule anything in that part of the state on the first day of (firearm) deer hunting season,” High says. “We never made that mistake again.”

In addition to High’s work with the state bar’s Business Law Section, he has been involved in the American Bar Association’s Business Law Section and its Model Shareholder Agreement Task Force. High has served for over 10 years as President of the Canada – United States Business Association. He also is a former co-chair with the U.S. Law Firm Group’s Corporate and Securities Committee, a former member of the Business Advisory Board for the Institute of Continuing Legal Education, and a former member of the Alumni Board at The College of Wooster. He has served on the boards of Gleaners Community Food Bank and the Detroit Wine Organization.

As a result of his involvement in the Section, High recommends that business-focused attorneys of all ages throughout the state become involved to support their network building and continuing education. “It has been very useful to know the lawyers within the Section and I have actually completed many deals with them,” High said. “Having those strong relationships supported my practice and therefore my clients because it has made so many of these transactions smoother.”

The legal field also demands that its leaders set an example for future attorneys as well, High says. “We work in a profession where we have an obligation to give back and the entire process is very rewarding,” he added. “The people involved with the Section make it very easy for us all to benefit. Plus, it’s great to see the knowledge seamlessly passed from one generation to another.”

High will be introduced at the Schulman Award Ceremony, held in conjunction with the Section’s annual meeting on October 7 in Grand Rapids. Former junior high classmate and long-time Dickinson Wright colleague Timothy Stoepker will introduce High at the Annual Meeting.

This past weekend, a few Wooster graduates and I met at the home of Eric Meyer ’75 and Pamela Placeway Meyer ’75 in Albuquerque, New Mexico.  The evening was filled with food, laughs, and reminiscing!  Also in attendance were Erie Mills ’75, Rod Kennedy ’77 and Caroly Meyer ’68.

Front Row: Pamela Meyer ’75, Eric Meyer, 75, Carolyn Meyer ’68.

Back Row: Irwin Reese ’75, Rod Kennedy ’77, Erie Mills ’75.

Paige C. Goldberg focuses her practice on Professional Liability, Product Liability, General Trial Practice, as well as Civil Rights, and Governmental matters. She received her J.D. in 2018 from Chicago-Kent College of Law and her B.A. in 2015 from the College of Wooster.

Maggie Connors ’16 and Zachary Kelly ’14 married on August 10, 2019, in Burlington,  Vermont.  There to help make the day memorable were many wonderful friends and family, including numerous College of Wooster alumni, all pictured.

In the first row (left to right): B. Slone ’16, Maggie Connors ’16,  Joanne Elder (Slocum) ’54,  Zachary Kelly ’14.

Second Row:  Katie Kelly ’11, Laura Elder-Connors ’82, Ellen Elder-Joseph ’88, Tim Stehulak ’13.

Third Row:  Kristen Connors ’12, Nathaniel Boyer ’14, Victoria Salemme ’16, Katie Pistilli (Hall) ’16, Adam Jankowski ’13, Katie Jankowski (Heugle) ’12.

As some know, I have become very active  relating to my Scottish heritage, and am the Secretary of the International Clan MacFarlane Society.  I was just recently accorded the honor of being named a Fellow of the Society of Antiquaries of Scotland, an organization granted a Royal Charter in 1783 by George III (just about the time they had to admit they lost the war and acknowledged our independence).  The Society is dedicated to the history and archaeology of Scotland, and operates out of offices in the Scottish National Museum (which it founded).

Scot Band bandmates Jake Briggs, Amy Cohen, Jonah Comstock, Emily Howard, and Ryan LeBlanc, all class of ’10, reunited in May for our first group trip since COVID. We spent three days at Glacier National Park (pictured) and another three days in Bozeman, Montana.

My wife, Heidi, and I had the privilege of hiking from Glasgow to Inverness on the West Highland and Great Glen Ways of Scotland in May.  We were able to celebrate our 70th birthdays and 48 years of marraige in the land of the Macleod Clan.  My kilt was the best piece of hiking gear I took and stimulated a lot of conversations.

I just earned 2nd Master’s degree this time in Special Education from Relay Graduate School of Education. I am still teaching at Sussex Academy of Arts and Sciences in Georgetown, DE.

Received from Jim Sentman for 1972 Class Notes:

Our reunion days, June 9 – 12^th, were filled with so many brief moments of shared discovery and rediscovery that I want to write them down before I forget them.  Our paths crossed again on a weekend of poignant, funny, and even random events that I treasure.  Was the best one talking to Dr. Gordon Collins at our Coccia House pizza party?   Or perhaps the many of us moved by the bag piper at the Memorial Service?    Maybe a random statement over a breakfast?   Finding a lost twin in Luce Lounge among the snacks & the drinks & the fellowship?

Sunday morning the congregation at Westminster House had invited all alumni to attend a special worship service at 10 a.m., but by 11:45, I returned to a deserted Luce Hall, to discover I was surely the last man standing in celebration of our 50^th reunion.  At Westminster, alumni were invited to speak about our spiritual journey in connection with Wooster, and four of us spoke.  I want to share with you what I expressed.

I defined the Holy Spirit as that divine spark within each of us humans that creates potential connections between us.  I testified that I experienced that spark as a boy of 17, who came to Wooster for an education, but discovered a life changing culture among the students and professors I met.  More importantly that spark was very much alive during Alumni Weekend when, over and over again, a decades old experience was relived among you my classmates and me.    Old friendships, long dormant, came alive again.  New ones formed.  I know Wooster is indeed a real community of caring and supporting people.   Apparently, that did not end on graduation day.

As if in affirmation of all I’d said, it turns out during the worship service a stranger I was sitting with at Westminster House turned out to be Professor Vivian Holliday of the Classics Department, who had taught me Mythology in 1971.   I began to weep when I rediscovered her and was able to thank her for all she gave to me decades past.

I hope that any of you whom I spoke to during our reunion knows exactly what I mean by a brief connecting moment we had that weekend.  I would love to share them all here in this message.   But, instead, I hope that each of you will get to your laptop and send in some special memories either of this June 2022 at Wooster or perhaps from our shared days long ago.

Jim Sentman

Bride and Groom – Andrew (’16) and Madeleine Herst, joined by many Wooster Alumni.

Back Row:  Jimmy Kocab ’17, Aiden Conley ’16, Jack Marousek ’18, Kevin Gould ’18, Jack Whalen ’18, Rachel Keeney ’16, Matt Keeney ’16

Middle Row:  Hannah Ayer, Nick Halle ’16, Catherine Herst ’14, David Smith ’16, Taylor Bowen ’16, Caroline Click ’17

Bottom Row:  Sebastian Northup ’16, Vivian (Tuttle) Hughes ’54, Jeanne (Tuttle) Herst ’49, Groom-Andrew Herst ’16

After 20 years in marketing, most of it in financial services, I decided this spring to explore a new career path by following my passion. I have been interested in genealogy ever since I had to interview grandparents for a high school project. In April I started Digging for Roots LLC, a genealogical research company, and I finally know what it’s like to look forward to going to work every day! Check out my website at www.diggingforroots.net or email me at katie@diggingforroots.net. I’d love to help fellow Wooster alums learn more about their family history!

Some sad news to begin – My dad, Neil Cameron Hughes ’59, passed away from ALS in December 2021. At Wooster, he was a staff assistant for the Wooster Voice, an athlete on the track and field team, the sports editor of the Index, and a member of the Second Section. He was a great adventurer who joined the Navy, worked at the World Bank and traveled around the world for decades, earned two master’s degrees and wrote two books.

Inspired by my amazing dad, I decided to make at least one of my dreams come true. Owning a bookstore on Block Island, RI is an economically impossible feat, but this spring, I got close with a new job at Brown University in Providence, RI. I’ll be moving up to Pawtucket, RI in July and hope to meet Wooster alumni in the area. All are welcome to come visit. Shoot me an email at jhughes@scoutliterarymedia.com.

Jenna E. Watt-Coaker (nee Flack), age 59 of Bedford Heights., Ohio, died April 14, 2022. Beloved wife of Evan W. Coaker; loving mother of Laren A. Watt of Bedford Hts.; loving daughter of Carol Flack and Bruce Flack (Carly); dear sister of Brian (Laura), Adam (Kate) and John Flack; dear stepdaughter of Sharon Flack; dear aunt to 7 nieces and nephews. A Celebration of Jenna’s life was held at Fairmount Presbyterian Church, 2757 Fairmount Blvd., Cleveland Hts., OH 44118. Interment, Hollywood Cemetery, Richmond, VA.

https://obits.cleveland.com/us/obituaries/cleveland/name/jenna-watt-coaker-obituary?id=34396910

Julia Jane McMillen Huber, class of 57, passed away 11/24/2021.  She was the beloved wife of Joe Huber, Jr. for 57 years and the mother of sons Joseph, an Intel engineering manager and John, a private school headmaster.  Active and leading in many organizations, particularly in her Presbyterian church where she initiated many new programs and was running the Sunday school until two years before her death.  Julie enjoyed developing and giving talks on historical items and edited her husband’s books and papers till the end.  Besides her sons and daughter-in-laws, Julia leaves five grandchildren.

Aaron Stone (2008) was married on February 20, 2022 to his lovely bride Kathryn Seevers in Delray Beach, Florida.

From Left to Right: Jason Stewart (2010), Kevin Kordalski (2011), Grant D’Augustine (2008), Aaron Stone (2008), Kathryn Seevers, Alan Wedd (2008), Matthew Dominski (2008)

In May 2022,  Virginia Sauerbrun Everett’s  grandson,  Andrew Everett,  graduated Magna Cum Laude with Honors in Physics from Kenyon College.  He will attend graduate school in Engineering at Washington University,  Missouri.

The College of Wooster magazine may be interested in doing a story on Church. Church Bar’s is a cocktail bar tucked into a not-so-swanky neighborhood with the tagline “filled with the spirits”.

There are three partners of this classy cocktail bar.  Opening is slated for July. The managing partner is an ex-seminarian who studied at Jerry Falwell’s Liberty University, when they came out. That was frowned upon so Chelsea Gregoire (they/them) found community where they could– by bartending, servant leadership and hospitality.  Now Chelsea has received local and national awards, opened 18 bars in the last 5 years (trans/non-binary). Marisa Dobson, she/her nationally known PR professional and our brand evangalist (gay).  I am the third partner, Martha Lucius, she/her, class of 1985, Economics Major, Religious Studies minor. Owner and operator of two restaurants, presently restaurant consultant  & coach., soon to be  community curator ( straight). We are creating a new inspired and inclusive hospitality. We are purposely acknowledging inequities in hospitality, breaking open the conversation, and boldly determined to rebuild the industry. We know humanity and equality needs to be acknowledged, and rewarded.

I was inspired to share my story after seeing A’Janay Nicholson (2022) graduate this week. She is an adopted daughter in my life. I introduced her to Wooster, and Wooster found a way for her to attend with a full-ride. Visiting Wooster reminded me of how much we were taught to quietly choose a better path for the world. Walk lightly on the Earth and be the change we want to see. I feel that more than ever with Church, and A’Janay inspired me to know Wooster is alive and well and lives in the spirit of it’s student body.  Thank you to President Bolton for getting to know A’Janay and listening to her during the four years she attended.

Our friend and author Kathy Hooker (Eckles), class of ‘71 and my husband, photographer David Young-Wolff (Wolff), class of 71, assisted by Bill Hooker, class of ‘69, and I, Pam Young-Wolff (Young) class of ‘71, have collaborated on a book that was recently published called “Voices of Navajo Mothers and Daughters: Portraits of Beauty.”

In “Voices of Navajo Mothers and Daughters: Portraits of Beauty,” Kathy interviewed grandmothers, mothers, and daughters from twenty-one Navajo families. The time we spent with them was so memorable and they opened up about how they have been shaped by powerful cultural and historical forces—and by their love for each other. David then photographed the women in their surroundings which adds to understanding these strong, beautiful women and their lives.

Along with the stories Kathy included informative chapters about Navajo history and culture, including the coming-of-age ceremony (kinaaldá), the tale of Changing Woman, the Long Walk and Fort Sumner, boarding schools and education, the Navajo-Hopi Land Dispute, and sheep and wool-weaving.

The book is available for purchase at Amazon, Barnes and Noble, Soulstice Publishing and the Wooster bookstore. This project was definite one of the highlights of our lives and it was such fun collaborating with Wooster alumni!

Nancy Rose Ludowise, 77, of Columbus, Ohio took her last breath on April 17, 2021. She was born May 1, 1943 in Akron, Ohio and was the daughter of the late Rev. Dr. Harry and Mrs, Bertha Rose. She was also preceded in death by her sister, Martha Louella Timmons and her brother, Harry David Rose, Jr. She graduated from Old Trail High School and received her Bachelor of Arts in History from The College of Wooster and her Master’s of Natural Science degree from the University of Wyoming. She devoted her life to a teaching career and she loved her students, from her early years teaching Special Ed through her substitute teaching as a retiree. She impacted so many lives in a positive way- listening, guiding, instilling curiosity, and believing in the potential of all people. She created a life of love and adventure with her husband, Jim, and her three children, Christine, Benjamin and Jennifer. Nancy cherished being a grandma to her grandsons, Cameron and Parker, and their lives have been so greatly enriched by her. She was a trailblazer for her time, passionate about social and environmental issues and equal rights for all- and campaigned tirelessly for causes dear to her heart- be it re-introducing wolves into Yellowstone National Park, or electing a woman into the White House. She had a strong faith and belief- she was brave and bold and feisty- she did things her way all up to the very end. A memorial service will be scheduled later on in 2021, time and place to be determined. In lieu of flowers, please send any donations to the Mid-Ohio Food Collective at 3960 Brookham Drive, Grove City, Ohio 43123.N

Dorothy Morley Kantosky passed away peacefully on March 6, 2022 at Ohio’s Hospice of Dayton with her devoted and beloved husband, Bill, by her side. Dorothy was born in Ashtabula, Ohio to Dr. John D. Morley and Genevieve Morley who predeceased her. Dorothy leaves her husband, Bill, her sister, Mary Morley, Her sister, Dr. Jane Kitchen, her brother, David Morley, and her cousins, Dr. Tom Morley and Molly Paccione as well as a number of nieces and nephews.

Dorothy was a proud graduate of the College of Wooster, of the University of Denver school of library science with a master’s degree and of the University of Akron school of law. In addition to working for both the Summit County and Montgomery County Prosecutors’ Offices as well as the Legal Aid Society, Dorothy was in private practice for several years. Dorothy proudly represented all her clients diligently and passionately. Dorothy retired in 2005 to kindly care for Bill’s dad.

Dorothy and Bill had a wonderful marriage of 48 years. They enjoyed traveling around the world on cruises and visiting with all her family members and with Dorothy and Bill’s close friends, Tom and Karen Crothers and Bonnie Shane. She will be most dearly missed by her husband who knows she will rest In peace after a full and kind life. May God bless Dorothy and take care of her. Donations in memory of Dorothy may be made to Ohio’s hospice of Dayton at 324 Wilmington Ave., Dayton, Ohio 45420, which had taken good care of Dorothy or to Alzheimer’s which took her dear life. A memorial service will be held on May 28, 2022 at the Tobias Funeral Home at 5471 Far Hills Avenue, Dayton, Ohio 45249. Please contact Bill Kantosky at william.kantosky@yahoo.com for further information.

I was called to lead a Welcome Team for resettlement of an Afghan refugee family. After three months of training, fund-raising, managing delays, praying, changing partner agencies, and dealing with a few more delays, our church team helped a family move into their new home in Central Ohio on April 1. It has been humbling and inspiring to work with a dedicated and talented team from St. Andrew’s Anglican Church, which put its faith into action. Our partner agency, the Community Refugee and Immigration Services (CRIS) and its staff have been remarkably dedicated, and most of all the young refugee couple and their four small children have shown incredible strength and perseverance. This has been a tremendous growth opportunity for all involved. I would recommend it to anyone, especially other Wooster alums. Our experience at a college with a vibrant international community makes us uniquely situated to interact and co-labor with new neighbors from around the globe.

Virginia Manning Warren passed away on March 01, 2021 following a stroke in September of 2020. The complete obituary can be viewed on Roysten Funeral Home, Middleburg,Va. web site.

I am living in Casper, Wyoming. Is anyone out here that would like to reconnect?

Foundation Press, has just published the Eighth Edition of Scientific Evidence in Civil and Criminal Cases, authored by Andre A. Moenssens, BettyLayne DesPortes and Roderick Kennedy. This book has been a solid primer on forensic science since the early 1970’s, and has served as a class text for law schools as well as a reference for lawyers and judges. Judge Kennedy is also a co-author of Nita A. Farahany, Roderick T. Kennedy & Brandon L. Garrett, “Genetic Evidence, MAOA, and State v. Yepez,” 50 N.M. L. Rev. 469 (2020). (Available at: https://digitalrepository.unm.edu/nmlr/vol50/iss3/7) Rod served as local counsel in the Yepez case in the New Mexico Supreme Court. He is a retired Chief Judge of the New Mexico Court of Appeals, and occasionally teaches Scientific Evidence Law at the University of New Mexico School of Law.

We had a beautiful outdoor, interfaith, queer ceremony and reception outside of Cleveland in August (between Covid surges). Pictured are Robyn Van Dusen-Trem (’11), Allie Curtze (’12), Allison Wadleigh (’10), Abby Harris-Ridker (’13), Celeste Tannenbaum (’13), Sam (SB Loder) Tannenbaum (’12), Hope Hunter (’19), Henry Potts-Rubin (’20), Greer (Morgan) Friedrich (’12).

Lauren Grimanis ’12 and Karl Ruter ’10 celebrated their wedding in California in July 24, 2021.

We had a small ceremony at our house in Berkeley, CA and then enjoyed time with our families (and our mountain bikes) in Lake Tahoe. Highlighted in our ceremony was our Wooster meeting story – meeting for the first time at practice for the club ice hockey team. Karl played forward, Lauren played goalie….and Karl couldn’t get a puck past Lauren.

Ken Fischer here. I can report that I’m in good health, happily married to Penny going on 56 years, teaching Arts Leadership at Univ of Michigan, doing volunteer work with arts and social service nonprofits, having fun with my memoir “Everybody In, Nobody Out,” visiting our son Matt and his family in California, and looking forward to our in-person reunion whenever we determine it’s safe to hold it.

Kristin (Welk) Roscoe ‘06 and Eric George Roscoe (‘07) celebrated the birth of their son George Roscoe, on October 17, 2021.

During the summer of 2021, I had the opportunity to work with Savannah Sima (’23) on an APEX project.  After several years of facilitating racial allyship study groups, my co-facilitator, Bill Shaul, and I decided to enlist the talents of a Wooster student to research resource materials and develop a website (www.racialallyship.org) as a self-study tool for youth and young adults to engage in learning about systemic racism and the impacts in many areas, including education, housing, criminal justice, and healthcare. We were delighted with the results of Savannah’s work and realized again the immense value that Wooster provides both in personal development and in the larger world.

Hello,

Over the past few years, while I have served as the informal, the interim, and now the official Class Secretary, I have looked for ways to keep us connected. And a way to revive the site that the College helped us create before our 50th.

This updated electronic version of Class Notes is supposed to make things easier, but I’ve had major trouble getting into it.

When the expanded Reunion Planning Team meets on Monday afternoon, Connecting will be on the agenda. If you happen to find this note before then (or even afterward), I would appreciate hearing from you to see if it works for you.

I’m on Walt@Wooster.scot

In any case, I’ll send out a survey on how we can connect in a way that works for people approaching very late middle age.

Onward,

Walt

I am leading two expeditions to Tanzania again in 2023. In February 2023, I am organizing a safari trip to 4 National Parks, including 3 nights in tented camps in the Serengeti (think glamping). In August 2023, I am organizing an expedition which will have 3 days of safari (including walking safari while climbing Mt. Meru, 14, 800 ft), and a 7 day trek of Kilimanjaro (19, 340 ft). The climbing expedition is fully porter and guide supported.  Please check my guiding business website, www.adkallseasonsguideservice.com for more information or email me if you are interested in either trip. My personal email is peggymackellar58@gmail.com.

Currently, I still work 4 days a week as a dental hygienist in Lake Placid, NY. I ski, snowshoe, hike, paddle, etc as much as I can.

My second poetry collection, The Sustain Pedal, has just been published by Cherry Grove Collections. First book, The Dead Spirits at the Piano. 

Margaretta Bunning, 96, died peacefully at her residence on 7 June 2020. Margaretta was born 22 August 1923 to the late Helen M. (Kinsey) Simmers and Christian E. Simmers (formerly Dappen) in the house built by her great-grandfather in Frys Valley, Tuscarawas County, Ohio. In a life as long as hers, Margaretta experienced much. She was a farm girl during the Depression and rode a school bus to town for education. In the winter she sometimes stayed with her grandmother in Gnadenhutten to get to school easier. During World War II, Margaretta attended The Ohio State University, but when at home she sometimes helped at the Dennison railroad depot canteen, called “Dreamsville USA” by the soldiers it served. While at OSU, Margaretta met C. Russel Bunning or “Russ”. They shared an interest in co-operatives. Russ helped form a housing cooperative “Rochdale” for men students and Margaretta did likewise for women students at “Pinedale”. After her graduation from OSU, Margaretta and Russ married 24 June 1945 at the Sharon Moravian Church in Tuscarawas County. At first Margaretta was a teacher, but when Russ moved with his employment, she focused on being a housewife and mother. No matter where she lived, however, Margaretta had a large garden and canned much food for the family. Other constants were church and civic activities. During and after Russ’ employment with Farm Bureau/Nationwide Margaretta was involved with Farm Bureau activities. She was an original member of Farm Bureau Advisory Council #20 and attended until it disbanded decades later. While her girls were in school, there was PTA; then 4-H. Margaretta was a leader for both. Even when she returned to teaching, Margaretta continued to participate in Licking County League of Women Voters, American Association of University Women (AAUW), CROP and a foreign affairs discussion group. She earned a Masters Degree in Teaching in 1974 from the College of Wooster, Wooster, Ohio. Margaretta retired from the Heath City School District in 1986. She taught most of the time at Garfield Elementary as a fifth grade teacher. As a member of Second Presbyterian Church for 66 years, Margaretta was involved in nearly every aspect of church work. She was a Deacon, an Elder and president of the Board of Trustees. She taught Sunday school, Youth Club, Bible school and Bethel Bible classes. She was also active in a church discussion group. In 1989 she became a Stephen Ministry participant. Margaretta served on several staff search committees and was active in Presbyterian Women. She received a PW honorary life membership in 2011. Margaretta belonged to a Circle and attended denomination-wide PW events. Margaretta enjoyed many things including reading, traveling to visit friends and relatives in the U.S.A. and Europe and hosting them in return, listening to classical music on WOSU-FM, collecting cat figurines and rooting for the OSU football team. Margaretta was a great party-giver and hosted countless birthday, anniversary and holiday parties. She was always happy to be surrounded by her family, especially the grandchildren, great-grandchildren and great-great grandchild. Margaretta was kind and loving and will be greatly missed by friends and family. She is survived by three daughters: Helen (David) Skeese of St. Louisville, Virginia Moody of Huber Heights and Karen Bunning of the home; eight grandchildren: Charlotte L. Skeese of Newark, Elena M. Skeese of St. Louisville, Margaret (Joe) Slabaugh of St. Louisville, Russel (Danielle) Skeese of Newark, Tom (Marleah) Klingler of Sparta TN, Amy (Stephen) Marlowe of Dayton, William (Nancy) Klingler of San Diego CA and Virginia Cruea of Tipp City; thirteen great-grandchildren: Presley and Jordan Slabaugh of St. Louisville; Savannah and Nathaniel Skeese of Heath and Carter and Levi Skeese of Newark; Shiloh and Lily Klingler of Tennessee; Emma and Hannah Marlowe of Dayton; Allison and William Klingler of CA; Dylan Cruea of Tipp City; and one great-great grandchild, Keyaira Skeese of Heath; and many nieces and nephews. In addition to her parents and husband, Margaretta was predeceased by her sister, Mary M. Huggins; and one great-grandson. Due to pandemic restrictions, a memorial service will be held at a later date. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to Second Presbyterian Church, P.O. Box 428, Newark OH 43058-0428. Margaretta donated her body to The Ohio State University College of Medicine. Subsequently burial will be at the Clay-Union Cemetery in Gnadenhutten OH. Sincere thanks to the many people who have offered prayers and support, including Hospice of Central Ohio who gave Margaretta care in her final days. To sign an online guestbook, please visit www.brucker-kishlerfuneralhome.com

Jane Stowe Marks passed away on August 5, 2021 at the age of 96. Jane was born in Churchville to Lester and Aldyth Stowe. Also predeceased by 2 loving husbands William Hartman and Carl Marks; brother Dick Stowe; niece Laurie Stowe. Survived by daughter Beverly Petrocco; son Bruce Hartman; nephew Richard Stowe; stepdaughters Patti Bookbinder and Jeanie Schmeichel; grandchildren Joelene Nelson, Shannon Fader, Jennifer Hartman, Kimberlee Clarey; 5 great grandchildren. Jane lived a full life as a wonderful mother, grandmother, teacher and minister’s wife. Her deep faith and involvement in the church was at the core of who she was. She played piano, had a beautiful singing voice, loved to travel, knit and crochet, and was a great cook and baker (pies were her specialty). She was a strong woman who was also kind, compassionate and caring – always thinking of others. Due to the uncertainty of the COVID virus the family has decided to postpone a service until a later time. To send flowers or a memorial gift to the family of Jane Stowe Marks please visit our Sympathy Store.

Dorothy Jean Campbell Hallett, age 94, passed away at home on February 14, 2020. Dorothy was born August 29, 1925 in Kunming, China, the second oldest of four children to missionary parents Rev Kenneth and Dorothy C. Campbell. She was home-schooled and attended Shanghai American School. When the family returned to Seattle, Washington, she graduated from Roosevelt High School. Dorothy attended the College of Wooster, Ohio, where she received a Bachelor of Arts Degree in Spanish, Summa cum Laude and made many lifelong friendships. As a young graduate in Seattle, she took a course in secretarial skills at Broadway Technical School and was working as an elevator operator at the former Edmund Meany Hotel when she met a handsome attorney named Frank S. Hallett, Jr. They were married in 1948 in a ceremony officiated by her father, and began a long and happy marriage of nearly fifty-one years in the town of Castle Rock. Dorothy shared Frank’s love of horses and the outdoors, and she devoted her life to the service of her family, home and community. She led groups such as Cub Scouts, Campfire Girls, Rainbow Girls, and AFS for the sake of her children and was very active in Castle Rock Women’s Club, PEO, Cowlitz County Historical Society, Eastern Star, and the Jane Austen Society of North America. She maintained a keen interest in politics and current events and participated in her community through both Castle Rock and Kelso United Methodist churches, United Methodist Women, the Castle Rock Library and the Castle Rock Fair. Throughout her life Dorothy had a great love of reading for knowledge and pleasure and enjoyed very much her many travels. She found great pleasure in getting to know people and learning their life stories. She loved jokes and always tried to bring a new one to her group at the Castle Rock Senior Center. Dorothy always wanted to get out and do things. She attended community concerts, lectures and many sporting events and performances. She always had a sympathetic and listening ear for others and many people will miss her cheerful presence. Dorothy is preceded in death by her husband, Frank, infant daughter Deborah Jean, her parents, and brothers Wallace, Kenneth, and Edward. She is survived by her children Mary Perillo, Seattle, Richard Hallett, Castle Rock and Nora Hallett (Jack Brummel), Olympia. She also leaves grandchildren Leanora, Xina (Chrystian), Garrett, Elena, Gina (Jason), Aubrey (Morgan) and Brett, as well as six great grandchildren, three nephews and four nieces. She will be laid to rest in Castle Rock Community Cemetery. Remembrances may be made in her name to support educational scholarships for young women to PEO, Chapter CO, 1002 N 18th, Kelso, WA 98626. A funeral service for Dorothy will be held on Saturday, March 7, at 10:00 am at Kelso United Methodist Presbyterian Church, 206 Cowlitz Way, Kelso, WA 98626.

Karen Skonberg Verprauskus March 9, 1941 – March 19, 2021 45 Year Resident of Santa Cruz, Karen Verprauskus passed away at Dominican Hospital following a brave and much too brief battle with a very aggressive form of leukemia. Born Karen Edna Skonberg in Basking Ridge, New Jersey to parents Dorthy and Andrew Skonberg and older brother Andrew on March 9, 1941. She recently celebrated her 80th birthday.

Karen earned a BS in Economics at The College of Wooster in Ohio in 1963. She then moved to Hartford Connecticut and took a position in the IT Department at Cigna Insurance Company where she designed computer programs that ran on IBM 360 and RCA2000 computers. She supervised eleven “coders” who reduced her designs to program punch cards and large reel magnetic tapes for the computers.

It was in Hartford that she met her husband, Frank Verprauskus. Karen and Frank were married on May 27, 1967 in Basking Ridge. In 1969, she and Frank moved to San Jose California where she took a position with the IT Department at the County of Santa Clara. Among other duties she put the Sheriff’s Department computer on-line with the FBI computer in DC, at that time a quite new concept. Her sons, Andy and Peter, were born in 1970 and 1972 and she shifted her focus to “domestic engineering” to give them a good start in life. The family moved to Santa Cruz in 1976 where Karen and Frank started ALTEN of Santa Cruz – Monterey, the first licensed solar company in Santa Cruz County. Karen helped ALTEN sell and install over 150 solar thermal heating systems for domestic hot water, pools and home interiors over the next three years.

Karen’s next career move was into teaching. She went through a two year credential program (Masters equivalent) at UCSC and began teaching at Mission Hill Junior High School where she taught advanced mathematics and Algebra and became Chair of the Math Department. She became renowned for her problem of the week exercises which required application of mathematical theory to practical problems. Students often came back to tell her how they had applied the techniques learned from her on college problems and work related problems as they started their careers. A talented and accomplished musician, Karen could play any type of keyboard instrument; from a grand piano to a four-manual pipe organ. She was the lead trombone player in her High School and College bands’ and the pianist in a dance and party quintet that played gigs in central and northern New Jersey.

She and her husband Frank were avid travelers with destinations to over seventy countries including Peru, China, Tibet, Vietnam, Laos, Thailand, India, Australia, New Zealand, Panama, Curaçao, Belize, Japan, Botswana, Zambia, Zimbabwe, Morocco, South Africa, Taiwan and most countries in Europe. Karen and Frank owned several rental apartments throughout Santa Cruz which Karen managed personally with a level of care and attention for the people living there that brought her invitations to birthday parties, quinceañeras, christenings and even weddings.

She is survived by her husband, Frank Verprauskus, of Santa Cruz, her son, Peter Verprauskus, his wife, Tina Chen, and granddaughters Emma and Keira Verprauskus of Moraga, California, her son, Andy Verprauskus, his wife, Michaelanne Ehrenberg and granddaughters Siena and Giada Verprauskus of Mercer Island, Washington. She also leaves many loved and loving nieces, nephews, cousins, extended relatives, neighbors and friends who will keep her in their hearts. In lieu of flowers, donations to The Santa Cruz Symphony or The Seymour Marine Discovery Center in Karen’s name would be appreciated.

Austin Holter will soon have a much shorter work commute, but his to-do list will be considerably longer. A Wooster High School search committee has selected Holter from a pool of 25 applicants to be the Generals’ new head football coach, superintendent Michael Tefs confirmed Thursday afternoon. The Wooster Board of Education is expected to approve the recommendation at its meeting March 15. Holter will succeed Doug Haas, who resigned in January after compiling a 59-36 record over nine seasons. The 32-year-old Holter, who already lives in Wooster, had been commuting nearly 70 miles each way to Denison University in Granville, where he was the offensive coordinator.

A 2010 College of Wooster graduate, Holter was a record-setting quarterback for the Fighting Scots. “I’m absolutely honored to be recommended to be Wooster High School’s next football coach, but recognize there’s still another step,” Holter said. “The board of education still needs to make its decision on the recommendation and I respect that process. “I would love to have the opportunity to serve the Wooster community,” Holter added. “Coach Haas did an unbelievable job with the program, which started with Dr. Tefs making the right hire and supporting him. Doug left some big shoes to fill, which the next coach can hopefully build upon and add his own flair. I’d be extremely honored to be that guy.”

Wooster athletic director Joe Rubino said last week that the Generals’ search committee came up with a unified vision of what they wanted in the school’s new football coach. “We were looking for someone who not only can lead a winning football program, but also be a great communicator and establish a top-notch football culture here,” Rubino said. “When you have someone who took the program as far as Doug Haas (won or shared six OCC titles, five playoff trips), you don’t ask candidates, ‘What needs to change?” “You look at it and say, ‘What has Doug left us that we can build on?’ We wanted someone with the depth of knowledge and experience to be very successful; someone who will put kids first and do a great job.” Mike Schmitz, who recorded a 78-54 record as The College of Wooster head football coach from 2000-2012, believes his former quarterback fills all the qualities Wooster High was looking for. “It’s an absolute home run hire,” Schmitz said. “First and foremost, Austin is just a great person. He’s impressive in so many ways. “He’s a person of impeccable character and a great family man. His family had already chosen to make Wooster their home before this even came up so he’s committed to living here. And he just has an infectious enthusiasm for life and coaching that make young people want to play for him.”

Someone asked Schmitz how he thought Holter would handle adversity as a high school head coach, which involves different challenges than being a college assistant. “Austin was our quarterback, which means there’s a lot of chaos on every play,” Schmitz said. “There’s a lot of information that needs to be processed and you have to put your teammates in the best position to succeed. “He was able to do that and he just has the right temperament to be a leader. He not only knows the Xs and Os, but with his recruiting background at Denison I think he’ll be able to recruit the hallways of Wooster High School and get kids to want to play for him.” Holter will need the extra time his shorter commute allows to lead a program for the first time. Despite being a rookie head coach, Holter will bring a wealth of experience to Wayne County’s biggest high school. Denison has recorded a 51-20 record since 2013 when Holter became offensive coordinator under head coach Jack Hatem. It’s the best stretch in program history.

Since 2016, Denison averaged 36.5 points per game, while posting a record of 31-10 with two NCAC titles. Denison’s 2020 season, which was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic, would have been Holter’s 11th season at Denison. He was the Big Red quarterbacks coach his first three seasons, then spent the last seven as the team’s offensive coordinator. The 2018 Denison squad earned a share of its first NCAC title since 1986 and made the program’s first playoff appearance in 33 years. The Denison offense set numerous program marks, including points per game (39.7), touchdowns (60) and total offense (5,000). Holter-coached quarterbacks rank first, second and fifth on the DU all-time passing yards list. “I have absolutely loved my time at Denison,” Holter said. “It will always hold a special place in my heart.” Holter spent three seasons as the Fighting Scots’ starting quarterback, becoming a two-time All-NCAC selection. In 2009, he set school records with 2,873 total yards of offense (now third-best) and 2,106 passing yards (now No. 6). He ranks third in career total yards (7,459).

A native of Johnstown, Holter has a graduate degree from Ohio University in sports administration. The Wooster search committee narrowed the original list of applicants to 10 candidates, who were given interviews. The list was then pared down to finalists Holter, Brent Besancon (former Smithville, Rittman, New London head coach), Luke Durbin (former North Ridgeville head coach) and Keaton Leppla. Besancon and Leppla were both assistants on Haas’ staff. Director of secondary education Rich Leone said part of the committee’s recommendation is to also hire Holter as an alternative education/in-school suspension teacher, which will fill a position that was held by a recent retiree. “We are very excited and really looking forward to the possibility of Austin coming to Wooster High School,” Leone said. “He was a College of Wooster all-star, his resume at Denison is as impressive as any I’ve ever seen and he’s a great person.” Holter’s Wooster connection has remained strong while coaching at Denison.

In addition to attending college here, Holter and his wife, Dr. Sara Wiswell, have lived in Wooster since 2018. They have a 19-month-old son, Emmett, and are expecting a daughter in May. Wiswell, who’s also a COW grad, is a doctor of obstetrics and gynecology with the Cleveland Clinic in Wooster. “Wooster is a very special place,” Holter said. “To get involved at a much deeper level, and help mold young men at the high school level and even get involved with the middle school and youth league, would be a great opportunity.” Aaron Dorksen can be emailed at aarondorksen24@gmail.com. Follow him on Twitter at @AaronDorksen.

Greetings Wooster Alumni! Michael Hatton (Theatre & Dance Program Head, NKU) and I have organized this program with the support of CCSA (The Cooperative Center for Study Abroad). Michael, being a Board Member with CCSA, will serve as the Program Director for Scotland: Hearth and Home, while I will serve as Leader/Faculty. I encourage you to post this more widely than just the 1969 class notes page. While this is not an academically credited program, we are open to any participant of a certain maturity! CCSA is extremely helpful and will answer any questions about the program specifics, as they arrange all accommodations, transportation, including international flights as desired.

For more information, please contact me at vaughng@nku.edu More information can be found here. The application deadline of October 1, 2021. Please contact me with questions! Gretchen Gretchen Hill Vaughn ’69 Professor Emeritus Theatre & Dance Program Northern Kentucky University

Here’s some information from a member of the class of 1993, Alea Henle: It’s been a busy year publication-wise! This past fall, the University of Massachusetts Press published my non-fiction book Rescued from Oblivion: Historical Cultures in the Early United States. I’ve also started writing and indie publishing contemporary fantasy. Swan & Shadow came out earlier this year. The short description is: Swan Lake + The Magic Flute set on a modern (pre-COVID) college campus. It draws in part on memories of Wooster! https://books2read.com/b/bzjBPG

CHICAGO, IL — Sharon Jones, 82, passed away on May 12th, 2021, in Chicago, Illinois. She was born September 11, 1938, in Lima, Ohio to Alice and Ernest Williams and spent much of her life in Waynesfield, Ohio, before moving from the area in 2000. Her late husband, Dr. Dan Jones, died in 1974, forcing her to raise their two sons on her own.

She was a lifelong educator, spending nearly 30 years as a teacher at Waynesfield Goshen Local Schools. Upon retirement, she moved to Columbus and spent an additional 10 years teaching adults from other countries how to speak English. She placed a huge value on education and earned undergraduate degrees herself from Bowling Green and the College of Wooster and a Masters degree from the University of Dayton. For her lifetime commitment to education, she was given the opportunity carry the Olympic Torch during the national torch relay in 2002, prior to the Salt Lake Winter Games. Sharon loved to travel and explore the world. She lived in Thailand and Korea for a time after college and explored much of Europe and Asia through the years. Later in life, she became an avid Ohio State football fan and season ticket holder.

She is survived by two sons, Michael (Diana) in Portland, Oregon and Dan (Stefani) in Chicago, Illinois; three grandchildren – Sarah, David and Emma; and her brother Larry (Karen) Williams who resides in Columbus. To plant trees in memory, please visit our Sympathy Store. Published by The Lima News from Jul. 12 to Jul. 13, 2021.

Joan Marie Winter Chellis died May 23, 2021 in Southport, NC. She was born in Cleveland, Ohio to Henry Frank Winter and Marie Elizabeth Menges Winter on September 19, 1931. She spent her childhood on Wooster, Ohio and graduated from Wooster College. She married Kenneth Edward Chellis in 1953. They lived in numerous places during the almost 60 years together. They lived in Ohio, Florida, Germany, New Mexico, and Washington. After Ken’s death in 2013, Joan moved to St Louis to live next door to her brother, Dr. Henry Frank Winter, Jr. Most recently she lived near her brother John F. Winter in Southport, NC.

Joan is preceded in death by her parents, husband, and sister, Patricia Winter Reader, of Akron, OH. She is survived by her two brothers and two brothers-in-law, Terry Chellis of Wooster, OH and George Raeder of Akron, OH. She is also survived by numerous nieces and nephews. Joan will be buried near her husband in the Medical Lake Military Cemetery near Spokane, WA. Online condolences for Joan’s family may be made at www.peacocknewnamwhite.com. Peacock-Newnam & White Funeral and Cremation Service – 1411 N Howe St. Southport, NC 28461 (910) 457-6944

Mary Candland, of 125 Stein Lane, Lewisburg, died at the Heritage Springs Memory Care peacefully and surrounded by family on Saturday, March 20, 2021. Mary was a creative, curious, energetic, and adventurous person. She was a woman of the community while a world traveler. She was known for her contributions to a variety of Lewisburg communities, from the Cub Scouts to the League of Women Voters to the Woolies.

She was always creating, and her range was broad. Drawing and painting, developing photographs, woodworking, pottery, quilting and sewing, weaving and spinning, raising Basset hounds, these were just a few of her interests and talents.

Mary Elizabeth Homrighausen was born Nov. 29, 1936, in Indianapolis. She was the fifth child of what would be six, of Ruth Willa Strausberger and Elmer George Homrighausen. The family moved two years later to Princeton, New Jersey, when her father joined the faculty of Princeton Theological Seminary. Mary grew up with her five siblings at the Deans’ House on the campus of the seminary. Mary graduated from Princeton High School in 1954, from which she was all-state in field hockey while winning the school’s Latin prize, and from the College of Wooster in 1958, where she studied art and psychology.

During the summer of 1958, she undertook a job as a research assistant in psychology at Princeton where she met a student, Douglas Candland, who was writing his doctoral dissertation. They were married on June 18, 1959. The ceremony was in Miller Chapel on the campus of the Seminary led by her father and the president of the seminary, the Rev. Dr. John McKye. They moved to Charlottesville, Virginia, when her husband was awarded a grant for postdoctoral training. Mary became a member of the Medical illustrations group at the Medical School of the University. Several of her drawings of surgeries and anatomical parts are republished in medical encyclopedias.

In 1960 they accepted a position for her husband at Bucknell, which would remain their homestead. Their first home, with their month-old son (Kevin), was a rental at 1414 Market. With the birth of a second son (Christopher) they moved to a home in Lochiel, and with a third son (Ian) to their long-time home, known as the Muffly-Loughead-Purnell home on Stein Lane, Lewisburg, in 1968. Mary undertook printmaking with Marvin Lowe and Neil Anderson, winning an all-state art award for her work, joined the Baptist Church Choir, and was active in the Susquehanna Valley Spinners & Weavers Guild. Mary was an early member of the League of Women Voters, a group supported by her for more than 50 years. She designed the Facts for Voters and the Voters Guide which, for each election, provided information provided by candidates as to their policies.

In 2003 Mary was awarded the first Jill Reynolds Service award for her editorial service and graphic design of League publications. For 10 years, Mary served as art director of Bucknell Publications. One of her tasks was designing posters for campus lectures and events. Eventually, she was asked to deny requests to draw them, as their quality and originality encouraged students and faculty to remove them from announcement boards in order to decorate their rooms and homes. With Janet Weis she designed potential logos for the Weis Center. The one chosen graces the north wall on the center and at Ms. Weis’s suggestion also appears on programs and advertisements of events.

Following her years at Bucknell, she prepared brochures, ads, and newsletters for a variety of local nonprofit groups while deepening her own interests in textiles. Her husband and family spent year-long appointments at other universities, moving the family for year-long appointments. Mary undertook the logistics for the family and enjoyed these experiences at Tulane, Stirling (Scotland), Cambridge (England), and Berkeley. When the children were grown, she joined her husband and supplied supplemental artwork on his working trips studying free-living primates in East and Central Africa and Madagascar. When one of her sons was married to an Indonesian citizen, Siti Nurjanah, travel to meet new relatives in that country and South East Asia was added.

She is survived by her husband, Douglas, after a marriage of 62 years interrupted by her death; son Kevin (wife Katie; grandchildren Emma and Fiona) of San Francisco and son Christopher (wife Siti Nurjanah) of Wellesley, Mass. She was predeceased by son Ian of Lewisburg. She will rest at the family plot in Lewisburg Cemetery between son Ian and, in time, her husband. A date of a gathering to celebrate her life will be announced later. The family sends its very deepest gratitude to the staff of Heritage Springs Memory Care who cared for her tirelessly during the last two years of her debilitating dementia. Arrangements are by the John H. Shaw III Funeral Home, Lewisburg. Published on March 23, 2021

Nancy (Nana) Anne Caldwell, of Pasadena, passed peacefully among family and friends on Friday, August 13, 2021. The daughter of Nancy and Powell Awbrey she was born July 8, 1940 in Parsons, Kansas. Her childhood days were filled with family gatherings, church, friends, trips and entertaining. She earned her B.A. with Honors in Political Science from the College of Wooster. And, earned her M.A. and Marriage and Family Counselor license in the State of California.

Nancy met her future husband, Larry Caldwell while attending the College of Wooster. She lived in London for two periods where she became a great fan of brass rubbing in the days when that was still done partly by standing on rickety wooden ladders, in cold stone country churches. She also lived, with her young family, in McClean and Reston, Virginia, where she took up quilting and touring our nations early history with her young sons and husband. The couple eventually settled in Altadena, California, where Nancy raised three children: Stuart, Ethan and Trevor Caldwell.

Nancy taught middle school in Tewksbury, Massachusetts and worked for a number of years at J. Herbert Halls and Valle’s Jewelers in Pasadena. In every position she held she was known as a true people person. She had the rare gift of remembering who she met and personal details about them. She was a people person at heart.

Nancy was active in the Presbyterian Church throughout her life. She taught Sunday School, served as Deacon and as a Ruling Elder. She was unobtrusively devoted to God, developed deep friendships through congregation, and advocated for an inclusive church. The mother of boys and sister of brothers, she could hold her own on a hike or watching a basketball game but was quick to make female friends and dote on her granddaughters, nieces, and the daughters of others, given the chance. Forever a child of the Sunflower State, she would light up when presented with her favorite flower. She and her family spent many summers making memories in the lakes, rivers, and mountains of the Colorado Rockies, where she returned with frequency as a devoted daughter to her elder mother and companion to her brother in his later years.

Part-time family historian and a full-time nurturer of others, her legacy includes dynamic and successful grown children and their growing families, multi-generational friendships, and many hearts touched. Nancy was a devoted mother to her three sons, the joy of her life; and loved being “Nana” to her adored grandchildren. She was a passionate basketball fan, rooting for her sons at La Salle High School and at Occidental College, but also the Kansas Jayhawks and the Los Angeles Lakers. She was a loyal friend throughout her life, always making friends readily and easily. She enjoyed entertaining and many close and lasting friendships. She is survived by her three sons, Stuart Caldwell, Ethan Caldwell and Trevor Caldwell; her honorary son, Jeff Randall; her loyal daughters in law, Briana, Lisa and Loriann Caldwell; her seven grandchildren; and her many friends.

Her brothers, Stuart and John predeceased her. Services will be held on Saturday, September 11, 2021 at 2:00 pm at the Pasadena Presbyterian Church. In lieu of flowers the family requests that donations be made to the Pasadena Presbyterian Church or the Ranch House, Memory Care at the Monte Vista Grove Homes in Pasadena, California. Published by Whittier Daily News on Sep. 5, 2021.

Audiologist, author, activist, artist, and loving mother and grandmother, Eleanor “Elly” Ruth Wagner was born in Pittsburgh, PA on Sept. 17, 1941. Raised in Houston, PA, Elly graduated with a bachelor’s degree from the College of Wooster and a master’s degree from the University of Illinois. In 1965, while registering voters in Montgomery, AL, she attended a sermon by Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. that inspired her lifelong activism. She worked tirelessly to make the world a better place, consistently championing the causes of social justice, voting rights, LGBTQ+ rights, non-violence, and climate stabilization and sustainability. In 1971, she moved to Edina where she made her home, raised her children, and cultivated the garden that was her pride and joy later in life. She worked as an audiologist at Park Nicollet Medical Center for over 40 years, specializing in patients with tinnitus.

Elly was an author, publishing 3 books including Lavender Reflections, a book of affirmations for lesbians and gay men, published in 1995. Her other professions included photography, gardening herbs and flowers, crafting, and she was a vendor and then president of the Hopkins Farmer’s Market. Elly was a skilled musician who brought people together through music and song. She was active in her local community, including the Lyndale United Church of Christ, Grandmothers for Peace, MN Herb Society, and several writer and book groups.

She died after a long battle with pancreatic cancer on Sept. 23, 2021 at home, surrounded by family and friends. Predeceased by her parents Homer and Louise and brothers David and William, she is survived by her sister Lois, brother Paul, long-term friend Kathy, sons Glydewell (Cynthia) and Keith (Jennifer), and 4 grandchildren. A memorial service is scheduled for October 9, 2021 (details at summitfuneralandcremation.com). In lieu of flowers, please make tributes to Lyndale UCC on Elly’s behalf.

Janet Senne, of Sandusky, a woman of many interests and involvements, died peacefully at Portland Place December 3. She was 94 years old. She was born January 8, 1921 to Francis and Norma Kuhn in Tiffin, Ohio. A graduate of Heidelberg University in Tiffin, she originally came to Sandusky for work as a draftsman during World War Two. Following her marriage to Donald on May 1, 1949, she turned her attention to child rearing and community engagements. As a continuous member of Grace Episcopal Church, she served as a volunteer and longtime manager of its Thrift Shop. With the help of supportive friends, she actively attended services until recent weeks. Janet’s involvement in local cultural and historical groups was widespread and enduring. She was a multi decade member of the Erie County Historical Society. And, in no particular order of priority, was also a longstanding member of AAUW, the Old House Guild, the Follett House Museum, Puppeteers of America, and Serving Our Seniors.

In creative pursuit of her historic interests, she often provided live character portrayals of notable women in church and local history. Additionally, for many years she manned and promoted the Historical Pavilion at the Erie County Fairgrounds, and assisted Don delivering Meals on Wheels. Still further, she was a Campfire Girl leader and avid puppeteer, providing countless performances for church and community groups.

She is lovingly survived by her son, Steven (Judi) Senne; son-in-law, Tom Stuck; grandchildren, Jolyn (Blair) Russell, Jacob (Elisha) Stuck, Michael (Amy) Stuck, Ann (Craig) Murray and Rachel Stuck; great-grandchildren Keane, Syden and Palen Russell; Henry Stuck; Nolan, Graham, and Paige Murray She was preceded in death this year by Donald Senne, her husband of 65 years, a daughter, Mary Stuck, in 2006, and brothers, Robert Kuhn and James Kuhn A memorial service will be 10:00 a.m. Friday, December 11, 2015, in Grace Episcopal Church, 315 Wayne St., Sandusky. The Rev. Jan Smith Wood will officiate. Memorial contributions in Janet’s name may be made to Grace Episcopal Church, or to Serving our Seniors, 310 E. Boalt St., Sandusky, OH 44870. Toft Funeral Home & Crematory, 2001 Columbus Ave., Sandusky, is handling the arrangements. Condolences and gifts of sympathy may be made to the family by visiting www.toftfh.com.

Hello from Ann Coffman Hunter. Last spring, Dick and I moved to a retirement community just north of Baltimore. Fortunately, our house sold in three days, but the whole process, which would have been tough under normal circumstances, was grueling, especially since Dick was still recovering from his extensive back surgery in January. However, it was all worth it, because we love Broadmead, which was started by Quakers and has mostly one story homes and a huge campus with hiking trails. I have plenty of room to garden and get to talk to lots of people who stop by when I’m happily digging in the dirt.

During downsizing I read all the letters I had written to my parents; it was like reading an epistolary novel. I learned that it had taken “a village” (second floor Babcock) to get my IS in, one day late. I remembered that a few people had helped me, but I had told my parents about every single person who stopped by to type, proofread, collate, whatever I needed. Though you may not remember, I just want to tell you all how grateful I am for such kind and helpful friends.

We’ve had it bit of contact with Elden Schneider and Lydia Robertson Brown locally, and also with Dori Hale, but we will be glad when we can see more of you, virtually or in person.

I’m retired twice! I began work as a Children’s Librarian in my hometown library, Herrick Memorial Library, in August 1973. Grew up in Wellington, Ohio, from the age of 10. Working with kids and books was inevitable, my two loves. I continued working there for 29 years – many generations! Retired for one year to see what I wanted to do ‘when I grew up!’ For 9 months I attended nursery school, volunteering then assisting part time. Had to get back to books and people. Began work in 2002 as Children’s Associate in Ashland, Ohio, public library. Retired in July 2011, partly because I realized it was getting hard to keep up with the kids! After about 3 years, I couldn’t hike or maintain my flowerbeds anymore. Too hard physically to bend, sun & heat intolerance. Turns out I have Sjogren’s Syndrome, probably began in childhood, including fibromyalgia, couple other autoimmune disorders. What a way to spend retirement – indoors or in shade, puzzle books, music CDs, etc.  Facebook has become a life saver. Catching up with so many parents & kids from libraries, former school friends, aunt & 3 cousins; siblings on west coast seem to be involved with themselves and partners. So, here I sit typing to you! That’s my life in a nutshell since COW graduation!

David G. Johnston passed away unexpectedly on September 23,2021 in Pittsburgh, PA at the age of 62. David will be remembered for his warmth, kind spirit and generous compassion for others, and his love of family. Although he didn’t have a lot of material goods, he shared his time and energy with anyone in need.

David was born to Marion (Northup) and James R. Johnston in Sewickley, PA to where he developed an abiding love for Pittsburgh. He was an avid fan of all the Pittsburgh sports teams, starting with the Pirates and his admiration for Roberto Clemente. David then lived in Carlisle PA where he was a member of the Second Presbyterian Church. Following his father’s footsteps, he participated in scouting and camping and developed his love of nature – including a trip to Mexico to see the solar eclipse.

He graduated from the College of Wooster where he found life-long friends. David moved to the Boston area where he lived for over a decade, making many friends. Throughout that decade, he rarely missed a weekend volunteering at his local church food bank. Before leaving Boston, David graduated from Tufts University with a Master’s in Urban Planning and worked as a procurement specialist. In 1995, David returned to Pittsburgh where he continued this line of work for the county and the city and helped to raise his beloved twins, Martin and Emily.

Of all the qualities that David possessed, what has impacted those around him the most are his positive attitude and friendly disposition. He was amicable and easy-going; he could strike up a conversation with anyone – from the bus driver on his route to his work colleagues to the regular customers at the local diner. David was known for his strong tennis game with impossible serves. He was competitive in ping pong and volleyball, where he would dive into a creek to retrieve a wayward ball, all to make people laugh. He loved to tease his four sisters and was a good storyteller always finding the humor in human predicaments. He had a fierce love of dogs – even though his dogs were never well trained. He loved bluegrass music and enjoyed his nieces and nephews.

As a man of faith, he found his involvement with the East Liberty Presbyterian Church meaningful, serving as Deacon and volunteer. Because of his faith, he anticipated a happy reunion with his loved ones. He will be greatly missed. He is survived by his twin children Emily (Ryan) Provolt and Martin (Haley) Sasso, siblings Jennifer McKenna, Gail Viscome, Ann Johnston and Lucy Johnston-Walsh, 11 nieces and nephews and four great nieces and nephews.

A small service will be held starting at 11:30 Monday September 27 (including a zoom link on the website at the funeral home – D’Alessandro, 4522 Butler St., Pittsburgh PA) and another service later in the fall in Carlisle at Second Presbyterian Church. Zoom Info: Topic: Johnston Funeral Time: Sep 27, 2021 11:30 AM Eastern Time (US and Canada) Join Zoom Meeting, Meeting ID: 816 1584 1927. Find your local number: https://us02web.zoom.us/u/kWmYUBgDH To send flowers or a memorial gift to the family of David Glen Johnston please visit our Sympathy Store.

Dave Hay ’77, Rob Rutan ‘77, Dave Luken ’77 , Bob Dyer ’77 , Tom Farquhar ’77 , and Mike Kinney ’76 enjoying a 4 day rafting and camping trip on the Colorado River in Utah earlier in September. Other than hairlines and waistlines not much has changed.

As a former contributor to this paper, Randy would have likely preferred to have his name appear as a byline in any other section of this rag. But here we are. On Tuesday, April 13, 2021, Randy Luvaas departed his earthly constraints and joined the angel band. He has ended his many battles with – you name it – including seven-bypass heart surgery and glioblastoma. Randy was born John Randall Luvaas on February 13, 1952 in Durham, North Carolina to Jay and Vera Lee (Hampson) Luvaas. After graduating from Meadville Area Senior High (1970) in Meadville, PA, he attended the College of Wooster (1974) where he studied literature because “if I’m going to do all that reading, I’m at least going to read something good.”  Thereafter, his interest in writing led him to newspaper work, first for the Meadville Tribune, then, after relocating to the Pacific Northwest, to the Toppenish Review, where he was writer and editor. He then migrated to the Yakima Herald-Republic and concluded his newspaper career as editor and writer for Yakima Valley Publishing.

Randy was very active in and supportive of the Unitarian Universalist Church of Yakima. He loved the Pacific Northwest and spending time outdoors with his family. He made sure his son Riley explored the outdoors, read good books, had a baseball and soccer coach, grew up in UU principles and teachings, cursed the Yankees and grew accustomed to disappointment with the Seattle Mariners. We’re all looking forward to the M’s inevitable World Series victory to spite Randy for all his years of fandom.

Even though writing was his profession, music was his passion. He excelled at musical arranging, singing, and playing guitar in several bands, including the Yakima Fruit Tramps, the Jazzicians and Torrential Downpour. Randy is survived by his wife of 35 years, Janis (Miller), whom he met in Toppenish in 1982, but who grew up on the same street in their hometown of Meadville.

Randy would describe Janis as a long-suffering wife, which she was. But she remains eternally grateful for the love and laughter he gave her. He is also survived by his son Riley, who inherited all that was good in his father; sisters Karen Luvaas (Peter Kucera), Diane Buckius, and Amy Miller (Bill); and brother Eric Luvaas (Jennifer); brother-in-law Douglas Miller (Marilyn); numerous nieces, nephews and cousins; and many beloved and devoted friends. We are most grateful to those who shared his love of music, especially these last wonderful years with the Yakima Fruit Tramps.

A Remembrance Event will be held on Saturday, May 15th, at the Unitarian Universalist Church of Yakima, 225 North 2nd Street in Yakima, starting at 3:00 PM. Please come and share your memories of this great guy. Donations in Randy’s memory may be made to Justice Housing Yakima: https://donorbox.org/cottage-hill-village, because, there but for the grace of God go any of us. Brookside Funeral Home is caring for the family. Memories and condolences can be shared at www.brooksidefuneral.com. “I see my light come shining, From the west down to the east. Any day now, any day now, I shall be released.” (Bob Dylan)

David Pearce Hopkins, 73, of Westminster, MD, passed away on Friday, May 28, 2021, in Carroll County, MD. Born on December 8, 1947, he was the son of the late Paul Albert and Jeanne Pearce Hopkins. David spent his life as an educator, with a career spanning over 50 years. Having worked at the Stony Brook School of Long Island, NY as a history teacher, and as a Baltimore County school psychologist. David was a well traveled man, having lived abroad in Germany and Greece. He dedicated his life to the teachings of patience, equity, and justice. Anyone who knew David knew of his love for trains having spent much of his childhood watching them from Radnor Station, how proud of his sons he was, his love for dogs, painting, and perhaps above all, his unshakable opinions on American politics. He will always be remembered for his kindness and his wisdom. Carrying on his legacy are his sons: Joshua and Benjamin Hopkins, and his siblings: Sydney Schnaars of Ohio and Tim Hopkins of Missouri. In the hopes of honoring David, the family asks that you donate to the Diabetes Research Institute. Memorial Services are private. Arrangements are by the ECKHARDT FUNERAL CHAPEL, P.A., Manchester, MD.

ROCKVILLE, Md. Oct. 1, 2021. John E. Toerge, DO is being recognized by Continental Who’s Who as a Trusted Physiatrist for his decades of outstanding work in the Medical field.

Dr. Toerge is the Owner and Medical Director at his private Physiatry practice, John E. Toerge DO LLC. Located in Rockville, MD, Dr. Toerge has been helping patients for over forty years. He believes that the best outcomes occur when patients are properly informed and actively involved in their treatment process. He works with patients who have diseases or injuries that affect their ability to move, and helps them to achieve the best outcomes possible.

Dr. Toerge additionally works as a Professor at Georgetown University. He is also proud to have been a crucial member of the development of the National Rehabilitation Hospital in Washington, DC.

To achieve his career in Physiatry, Dr. Toerge began his education at the College of Wooster, earning a Bachelor of Science degree in Biology. He then attended the Chicago College of Osteopathic Medicine at Midwestern University, earning his Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine degree. He then completed an internship at the Chicago Osteopathic Hospital and Medical Center. Dr. Toerge next took on a residency at Rehabilitation Institute of Chicago Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine. He then earned his board certification in Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, becoming a Diplomat of the American Board of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, and the American Osteopathic Board of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation.

Awarded for his excellent work in the medical field, he has been recognized as a Finalist in the First Annual Humanist Award 1990; Top MD from Consumers Checkbook; Sigma Sigma Phi Honorary Osteopathic Fraternity; Diplomat American Osteopathic Board of Examiners; Recipient of the Employee of the Year Award National Rehabilitation Hospital/District of Columbia Hospital Association; Bethesda Magazine Top Doctor Award 2021, and awarded Super Doctor from SuperDoctors.com. Dr. Toerge is a Fellow and active member of the American Academy of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation.

On a personal note, the doctor is an accomplished musician who plays trumpet and drums for the all-physician band “Feel So Good,” the “Village Jazz Band” (Dixieland), the “DC Brass Quintet,” and the trumpet quartet, “TJ3”.

Dr. Toerge would like to dedicate this honorable recognition to Henry Betts, MD, and Paul R. Meyer, Jr., MD, who were both his mentors during his training at Northwestern University.

For more information, visit www.johntoergedo.com.

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Oxford resident Christopher Boyd Rainey was a beloved husband, dad, Pappaw, teacher and coach. Rainey, 69, died Dec.12 after suffering a heart attack. Born on Sept. 17, 1951, in Canton, Ohio, Rainey attended North Canton Hoover High School before continuing his education at the College of Wooster. Upon graduating from Wooster in 1973, Rainey moved to Yellow Springs where he began his 35-year career with the Yellow Springs School District.

Throughout his tenure, Rainey touched the lives of thousands of students at both the middle school and high school levels. As a math teacher, he was twice honored with a Howard Post Award for Teacher of the Year. His impact, however, extended far beyond the classroom. He coached more than 40 teams in baseball, basketball, softball and tennis, and won numerous district, conference and league titles. In addition to being a teacher and coach, Rainey also spent time as Yellow Springs’ athletic director and assistant principal. He played an instrumental role in the creation of the Metro Buckeye Conference, later serving two terms as commissioner. While Rainey was a fan of all sports, he was most passionate about baseball. According to his family, Rainey was a devout Cleveland Indians fan, a ravenous historian and a meticulous baseball card collector. In college, Rainey was awarded a letter jacket for his work as the baseball team’s equipment manager, statistician and color announcer on the first local radio broadcast of a game. Later on, he got involved with the Society for American Baseball Research (SABR). Since becoming an SABR member in the late 1970s, Rainey had contributed biographies of more than 80 unnoted baseball players from the early 20th century.

He married Kathleen Steila on July 13, 1973. They had two children, Mark and Brian, and divorced in 1985. At home, Rainey raised two sons as a single father. “He was fun, firm and fair,” said Brian Rainey, one of his sons. “[He was] always willing to make a sacrifice for the needs of his two sons.” In 2010, Rainey married his wife, Janelle and moved to Oxford, where his wife had worked for Talawanda Schools. Together, they liked to attend Cobblestone Community Church, in Oxford, and spend time with their grandchildren. They enjoyed cooking, traveling and dining out at mom-and-pop restaurants. Because of her, he developed a taste for coffee. “They lived 10 happy years together, giddy like teenagers,” said Brian Rainey.

Rainey is preceded in death by a son, Mark S. Rainey, and his parents, Robert and Herta Rainey. In addition to his wife and son, he is survived by his brother, Lee Rainey; sister-in-law, Virginia Rainey; daughter-in-law, Amy Boblitt; three stepchildren and their spouses, and seven grandchildren. Funeral services will be held at a later date, according to his son. In lieu of flowers, donations can be made to a newly established Chris Rainey Memorial Scholarship fund via the Yellow Springs Community Foundation.

Postel Appointed UToledo President March 3, 2021 | News, UToday, Advancement, Alumni By Dr. Adrienne King Dr. Gregory Postel was named the 18th president of The University of Toledo during a special Board of Trustees meeting on Wednesday. The Board commended Postel for his tireless efforts since joining UToledo in the interim role last July. Board Chair Al Baker noted many of Postel’s accomplishments including successfully leading the safe reopening of campus during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Since the beginning of fall semester, UToledo has navigated the pandemic utilizing the Rocket Prevention Principles best practices, a proactive surveillance testing strategy and transparent communication. UToledo’s reported positivity rate has remained below the state’s reported positivity rate since tracking began in August. In addition, Postel was recognized for the stabilization of hospital finances following a tumultuous year for The University of Toledo Medical Center exacerbated by the pandemic. Preliminary FY21 projections indicate a positive turnaround in revenue. The University’s growing research portfolio continues to grow with several recent multimillion dollar grants announced from the Department of Defense, NASA and NIH, to name just a few. The University’s year-to-date research funding numbers are on track based on last year’s goals.

Postel was actively involved in securing the institution’s second named college – the John B. and Lillian E. Neff College of Business and Innovation, which was announced in December. He has assisted with a number of other private gifts to support the University. “We are extremely grateful for Dr. Postel’s leadership during this challenging transition and want to commend all members of our campus community who have stepped up to realize these accomplishments,” Baker said. “Looking ahead, we know that we must continue this momentum if we are to realize our potential as a national, public research university where students obtain a world-class education and become part of a diverse community of leaders committed to improving the human condition in the region and the world.”

Postel has identified eight key initiatives and appointed campus-wide working groups focused on creating a solid foundation upon which to build future growth. The Board applauded Postel for addressing challenges head-on and noted that stable leadership is critical as the University moves forward. “Dr. Postel’s leadership has been instrumental in stabilizing the institution, but perhaps more importantly, he is actively preparing The University of Toledo for the upcoming Higher Learning Commission visit in November 2021,” Baker said. “After careful deliberation, including consultation with members of the University’s senior leadership team, deans and faculty senate representatives, the Board was honored to appoint Dr. Postel to this position.” The board unanimously approved a resolution to continue his service to UToledo through June 2025. “I am truly appreciative of and humbled by the vote of confidence from the Board of Trustees,” Postel said. “I have found The University of Toledo to be an outstanding institution committed to student success. I look forward to working collaboratively with the dedicated leaders across our campuses to continue our positive momentum and achieve UToledo’s full potential.”

Postel has more than 25 years of leadership experience with university operations, academic medical centers and clinical research, as well as university governance, teaching and research. Prior to joining UToledo, he served as the senior client partner representing healthcare services and higher education at Korn Ferry, a global organizational consulting firm. In addition to an accomplished career as an academic interventional neuroradiologist, Postel served 18 years as chair of the Department of Radiology at the UofL School of Medicine and held the positions of vice dean for clinical affairs and chair of the board at University Medical Center in Louisville. He was the founding board chair and later CEO of University of Louisville Physicians. Postel served as interim president of UofL in 2017-18 and also spent four years as its executive vice president for health affairs. A graduate of the College of Wooster and Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine, Postel completed a residency in radiology at the Cleveland Clinic Foundation and a fellowship in neuroradiology at the Mayo Clinic Foundation. He and his wife, Sally, have twin sons, Alex and Chris.

Another group holding weekly Zoom get together are a group of men of KX (Seventh Section) from 1973 – 1977. The group includes ‘73ers Dan Hyatt, Bill Henley, Dave “Tiny” Wilbur, and Rod Russell. Class of’74 members are Tim Fusco, Chris Nicely, Don Allman, and Brian Chisnell. From the Class of ‘75 are Denny Zeiters, Jay Schmidt, Gene Schindewolf, Mike “Poon” Patterson, Jim Clough, Robin Harbage, Dave Stenner, and “Easy” Ed Snyder. Representing the Class of ‘76 are Pat McLaughlin, Dave “Bird” Branfield, and Rick Hopkins and Dave Churchill is from the Class of ‘77. There are many exchanges of memories, some smack talk, and many laughs as pictures from long, long ago are produced! (note from me: the group contact is Bill Henley ‘73.)

Debbie Starr Branfield
Secretary, Class of 1976

The Rev. Richard A. Cohoon moved on to greater glory on June 13, 2020 at the age of 90. He resided at Eagle Ridge Personal Care Home for the last seven years of his life.  Father Cohoon was ordained priest in the Episcopal Diocese of Central Pennsylvania in 1954, and served parishes in Allentown and Lock Haven. He was preceded in death by wives Marjorie Morgan Cohoon and Diana Cohoon, and both of his children, Lowell and Janet.  Richard is survived by his brother Walter (spouse Maxine) and grandchildren Erin Ingles, Latham Cohoon, and Evan Cohoon, and great-grandchildren Theory, Dare, and Silas Ingles.  A memorial service will be at Trinity Episcopal Church in Jersey Shore on June 26, at 10:00 A.M., presiding will be Rt. Rev. Audrey Cady Scanlan.  Participation is restricted to family due to COVID. Interment will take place at a later date at St. Anne’s Episcopal Church in Trexlertown, PA.  Donations in memory of Father Cohoon may be made to Trinity Church, 176 Mount Pleasant Ave., Jersey Shore, PA 17740  Services are under the direction of the Yost- Gedon Funeral Home & Cremation Services, LLC, 121 W. Main St., Lock Haven.  Online thoughts and memories can be made at www.yost-gedonfuneralhome.com and the Yost-Gedon Funeral Home facebook page.

Forthcoming in The Chronicles, newsletter of the UC San Diego Emeriti Faculty Association, Winter 2021  Engaging with Public Policy: An Immigration Scholar in Three Presidential Campaigns Wayne A. Cornelius   My first dip into policy-relevant research came in 1975, and it was entirely serendipitous. I had been trained as a political scientist at Stanford to do survey research.

My dissertation project had been a survey study of political attitudes and behavior among residents of low-income neighborhoods of Mexico City, most of whom had originated in small rural communities. Five years later, I decided to study the rural-to-urban migration process from the front end, doing a survey study of high-emigration towns in the northeastern region of Mexico’s Jalisco state. When I got there I discovered that most the people leaving the region were not going to Mexican destinations but rather to the United States. Instantly, I became a student of international migration, and that became the focus of my research and teaching career. Shortly after I began publishing the results of my Jalisco field study, I was asked to write a policy memo for the Latin America staff of Jimmy Carter’s National Security Council, which had just begun to get interested in international migration issues. Based on that memo, I wrote an op-ed that was published by The New York Times. The article argued that Mexican migrants were more likely to be a net economic benefit to the country than a burden on taxpayers, drawing upon survey data that I had collected on migrants’ public benefits utilization and their contributions to tax revenues. Substantively, the focus of my policy-relevant research has been on how various kinds of immigration control policies influence individual-level decisions to migrate or to stay at home, with special attention to the efficacy and unintended consequences of tougher border enforcement. This was one of the perennial subjects of the field studies that my UCSD students and I conducted in rural Mexico from 2005-2015. We accumulated quite a large body of survey and qualitative data on this question – evidence that dovetailed nicely with what sociologist Douglas Massey and his Princeton-based field research teams were finding. Border management thus became my professional comfort zone.

I have advised three presidential campaigns on immigration and refugee issues. My first experience, in 2007-08 with Barack Obama, was disappointing. The chair of Obama’s immigration task force had reached out to me. We had many conference calls but there were no specific writing assignments. Most of the “asks” were intended to involve us in routine campaign tasks, like fund-raising and making cold calls to Iowa farmers. My ignorance of agricultural policy was profound and doubtless was revealed to each and every farmer with whom I awkwardly chatted. In hindsight, the Obama immigration advisory team was window dressing.

I sat out the 2016 election cycle, feeling no affinity with either Hillary Clinton or Bernie Sanders, and having convinced myself that Hillary would coast to victory. But in January 2019, when 37-year-old South Bend Mayor Pete Buttigieg began his improbable presidential bid, I jumped at the chance to be part of his historic candidacy. I had no contacts with Pete’s campaign staff, who at that time consisted of four full-time employees.  I sent an over-the-transom email to the campaign’s general mailbox, offering my services and CV.  Fortunately, an alert college student intern fished the email out and routed it to the policy issues staffer.

I soon discovered Rule #1 of campaign policy advising: “You never know enough, about enough subjects, to do this kind of work.” It was humbling to discover that, despite being a full-time immigration scholar for more than four decades, I knew so little about so many immigration-related issues that the campaign was concerned about.  You need to be prepared to do a whole lot of new research, usually under considerable time pressure.  I spent more time ploughing through on-line research sources during the Mayor Pete and Joe Biden campaigns than I had ever done before.  I was constantly reaching out to other scholars who had done much more work than me on certain topics. One example:  Before these campaigns I had always told anyone who asked, “I don’t do refugees!” But these campaigns were happening in the aftermath of the 2018 “migration crisis” at the border, which mostly involved asylum-seekers, not economic migrants.  The Trump administration had taken aim at caravans, at asylum-seekers who were allegedly “gaming the system,” and it had implemented policies like “metering” and “Remain in Mexico” aimed at blocking access to the asylum process and making it more difficult to gain legal representation – not to mention the horrendous family separation policy, which was designed to deter would-be asylum-seekers. So, refugees were the elephant in the room, and I had to get up to speed quickly. I reached out to one of my former UCSD Ph.D. students, Idean Salehyan, who has become a national authority on refugee movements. I also sought advice from local-level NGO leaders, who were more likely than scholars to know what was happening on the ground. During the Buttigieg and Biden campaigns I was tasked to write or contribute to a total of two dozen full-length policy memos, each on a different topic – everything from options for modernizing our border ports of entry to combating human trafficking and creating a new culture of accountability in our immigration enforcement agencies. About which of these two dozen topics did I know enough, from the get-go, to write a decent policy memo? Perhaps one or two of them.  I feel that I became a truly broad-gauge immigration scholar through my work in these campaigns. The bottom line is that you need to be willing to stretch yourself well beyond your usual bounds of professional competence. That’s often scary, but it can also be very rewarding. I mentioned the need for extensive Internet-based research. That was important not just to put data and ideas into my head but also to report that knowledge. Each policy memo was deeply sourced, and all sources had to be accessible on-line.  Each memo included dozens of embedded URLs. Footnotes were definitely out—they take up too much space, and we were working within severe length constraints. The longest policy memo was supposed to be just 10-11 pages — even for huge, complex subjects like border management strategy. Issue briefs were typically three pages.  There were many requests for one-pagers, consisting of talking points to be inserted in the candidate’s daily briefing book, input for public statements, and tweets to decry various anti-immigrant actions by the Trump administration. We were also asked to write op-eds, under our own name, to be published in major newspapers of battleground states. The one-pagers and 750-word op-eds illustrate another benefit of policy advising: It teaches you write with great parsimony. Strunk and White’s memorable advice – “Omit unnecessary words!” – was my mantra.  Another important learning experience from the campaigns was deep-into-the-weeds “policy-wonkery.”  I have never considered myself a policy wonk, but I came closer to becoming one during these campaigns. My previous forays into policy analysis had always involved evaluating existing policies – what had worked, what didn’t, and why. But designing new policies, trying to anticipate unintended consequences and potential obstacles to implementation – that was an entirely different kettle of fish. For each policy change that we proposed, a detailed timeline for implementation had to be laid out. What would President Biden need to do about this on Day 1? In the first 100 or 200 days? The first year?  Making these finely calibrated distinctions required a lot of guesswork. For example, it’s fine to call for rolling back the odious “Remain in Mexico” policy. But how do you do that without provoking a new surge of asylum-seekers, before the capacity to control such a surge is fully in place?  Still another key takeaway: Teamwork is essential in this kind of work. Most academic production is solitary, but policy advising is usually a team effort, requiring an elaborate division of labor. There were about fifty people contributing regularly to Biden’s working group on immigration. Only three of us were academics. The team was dominated by very smart people who had extensive, senior-level experience in the federal government during the Obama administration, especially in the Department of Homeland Security and in Department of Justice-related positions. Most had been trained as lawyers. For rapid response to Trump’s latest immigration outrage, we had a “legal swat team” to give us instant analysis of the legal issues raised by each policy development.

I quickly learned that to be effective, I needed to draw upon the skill sets and experience of the ex-government people on our team. Working with these folks was not always easy. One had to navigate around some very big egos. But there was real synergy, and the final product was always much better than it would have been if only academics had been involved.   What happens when you disagree with the candidate on some issue?  That did not happen during the Biden campaign, but it did occur once with Mayor Pete.  The issue came up in one of the early primary debates, when the moderator asked a “Raise-your-hand-if-you-agree” question. The subject was decriminalizing unauthorized border crossings, which Julián Castro had been pushing most aggressively.  All but two of the candidates raised their hands to support this idea (Joe Biden was not among them).  When Pete’s hand went up, my at-home response was “Oh no!” I knew that the polling data showed that decriminalization was a non-starter with most Democrats and independents, and it would be a four-alarm fire in the general election — Trump would have attacked it non-stop as an “open borders” policy. But Pete had already taken the position, in a highly public forum.

So, how to get him to walk it back?   First, I consulted with the legal eagles on Pete’s immigration advisory team. Their advice was: “Don’t try to change the statute – just change how it’s enforced.” That led me to think of an obvious walk-back strategy:  Talk about changing prosecution priorities:  Target serious felons and national security risks, rather than routine immigration offenses like unlawful entry or repeat entry by economic migrants and asylum-seekers.  I wrote a memo entitled “Contextualizing Decriminalization,” which went through the legal arguments concerning Section 1325 of the Immigration and Nationality Act – the one that defines unauthorized entry as a crime.  I summarized the relevant polling data and suggested several talking points for the walk-back. That was enough for Pete. He is super-smart and politically agile. He never again mentioned “decriminalization” as a policy prescription.

One final question: How much difference does policy advising make?  What really happens to the products?  Much of the time, the memos and talking points seemed to disappear Into a black hole. Feedback was rare. All of it had been requested by campaign staff, but, more often than not, It was hard to tell what specific use was being made of all this material. For whom were we writing? My position was that everything should be potentially useful to both the campaign staff (for speeches, debate preparation, tweets, etc.) and to the transition team – the people who would translate our ideas into policies once victory had been secured. As immigration receded into non-issue status in the contest with Trump, I concluded that I was writing mainly for the transition team.

One major exception to the pattern of limited feedback was a proposal that I developed for Mayor Pete — something that I dubbed a “Community Renewal visa.” In a nutshell, this was a new, place-based visa that would steer new refugees and other immigrants to specific counties that had been losing working-age population and whose public finances had been depleted by that population decline.  The idea fit neatly into the “rural revitalization” plan that was being put together for Pete’s campaign.  I developed a fairly elaborate implementation plan to go with the basic idea: What kinds of places would be eligible to receive CR visa-holders, what requirements would visa holders have to meet, the mechanics of matching visa-holders with destination communities, and so forth.

I sent the proposal up the campaign food chain, and less than three weeks later, I heard Mayor Pete advocate for it during a nationally televised primary debate.  I nearly fell off my sofa!  This idea was later folded into Biden’s plans for legal immigration reform and refugee resettlement. It was definitely my greatest hit of the 2019-20 election cycle.  Wayne Cornelius is Distinguished Professor of Political Science and Gildred Chair in U.S.-Mexican Relations, emeritus, at UC San Diego. This article is adapted from a presentation to the graduate students of the Department of Sociology, UCLA, October 23, 2020.

Phillips Cutright died on October 7, 2020. He was born in 1930 in Wooster Ohio to Drs. Clifford (Ph.D, Entomology) and Eva Goddin Cutright (M.D.). His parents and his aunt, Myrtle Goddin, made it possible for him to spend a summer working with the American Friends Service Committee to rebuild parts of the College Cevanol in Chambon sur Lignon, a small town in France which had sheltered Jewish children from the Nazis. After he returned to Wooster he served for a time in the US Air Force and then received his B.A from the College of Wooster, and went on receive a Ph.D. in Sociology from the University of Chicago.

He was a faculty member at several colleges and universities, including Washington University of St. Louis, Dartmouth College, Vanderbilt University, and retired as a professor emeritus from Indiana University in 1994. He served as a member of boards of editors of a number of sociological journals and was a consultant to the Agency for International Development, the President’s Commission on Population Growth and the American Future, the Office of Education, and the Social Security Administration. He was the principal investigator on grants from the Social Security Administration, the Department of Health, Education and Welfare, the National Institutes of Health, and the Center for Population Research.

He was also a research associate with the Harvard-MIT Joint Center for Urban Studies.  He authored or co-authored over 130 articles in refereed social science journals and two books. He worked extensively with areal data — counties and states in the United States, and nations in cross-national comparative work. Several cross-national studies involved evaluation of the impact of family planning programs on fertility rates in less developed nations. A major study of the U.S. family planning program was the first evaluation of the U.S. program.

After retiring, he and his wife moved to western North Carolina where he continued his commitment to helping others by volunteering with various organizations including Habitat for Humanity, ECO, the Interfaith Ministry of Henderson County and the Henderson County Extension Service. He was an avid reader and loved gardening, art, classical music, travel, hiking, swimming and cooking.

He is deeply missed by his wife, Karen, and daughters, Anuschka and Jennifer Cutright, his sister, Juleene C. Tope, niece Laurel Tope and nephews John (Vanessa) and Drew (Debra) Tope, who will remember him for his kindness, generosity, commitment to the environment, insistence on fact-based research and support for progressive causes.  Phill was a philanthropist, and it was important to him to do what he could to support environmental organizations such as The Nature Conservancy and organizations dedicated to serving others, particularly Planned Parenthood, Pisgah Legal Services of Asheville, the ACLU, PBS and NPR, and Compassion and Choices among others.  Published on October 18, 2020

Peter Boeve was born on January 20, 1942 and passed away on January 20, 2021 and is under the care of Muehlig Funeral Chapel.

Dr. John Kenneth Youel Jr. passed away at home on Thursday, July 1, 2021. Dr. Youel was born in Yonkers, New York, on June 24, 1934, and grew up in Irvington, New York, in Westchester County. His family moved to Bloomfield Hills, Michigan, and he attended high school at Cranbrook, graduating in 1952. He received his Bachelor of Science degree from the College of Wooster, Ohio in 1956 and received his Medical degree from the University of Michigan Medical School in 1960.

Dr. Youel completed his residency at Bellevue Hospital and Columbia Presbyterian Hospital. During his residency, he joined the United States Air Force and served in Wiesbaden, Germany where he completed two years of service. In 1967, Dr. Youel moved to Charlottesville, Virginia and began practicing General and Vascular Surgery at Martha Jefferson Hospital. Dr. Youel brought arthroscopic and carotid artery surgery to the Martha Jefferson Hospital and was an early adopter of laser surgery and cosmetic vein treatments.

Dr. Youel was also a man of many interests. He served as a Deacon and an Elder at First Presbyterian Church in Charlottesville. He was an avid sportsman with a passion for golf, skiing and horse riding, and was the President of the Virginia Walking Horse Association. In addition, he loved music – singing with the Opera Workshop, Virginia Oratorio Society, First Presbyterian Church Choir, and the Olivet Presbyterian Church Choir. Dr. Youel was also the Chairman of the Committee dedicated to fundraising and selecting the Casavant Freres organ for the First Presbyterian Church sanctuary. Dr. Youel took an interest in his family’s Scottish ancestry, and became an accomplished bagpiper; he was the Pipe Major of the Albemarle Highlanders Pipe Band, performing locally and competing at Scottish festivals.

He is survived by his wife, Sheila Tate; son, David Youel and his wife, Chrissy of Louisa; and daughter, Ellen Youel Ahmad and husband, Mazher, of Morristown, New Jersey; and his grandchildren, Jack and Maggie Youel and Sophia and Zakaria Ahmad.  A visitation will be held from 6 until 8 p.m. on Wednesday, July 7, 2021, at Hill & Wood Funeral Home in Charlottesville, Virginia.

A service of worship and reception will be held at 12 noon, Saturday July 31, 2021, at Olivet Presbyterian Church on Garth Road in Charlottesville, Virginia, with Pastor Seth Lovell, A private interment will be held at Monticello Memory Garden. In lieu of flowers, donations can be made in Dr. Youel’s name to Olivet Presbyterian Church.  Condolences may be shared online at www.hillandwood.com.

HAMILTON: John C. Cochran, 85, of Hamilton, NY, passed away on April 8, 2020, after a brief bout of pneumonia, not related to Covid-19.  John was born on February 10, 1935 in Akron, Ohio, son of Harold and Irene (Snook) Cochran. John received a BA from the College of Wooster in 1957, a masters from the University of North Carolina in 1960 and a PhD from the University of New Hampshire in 1967. He met Ann Parrott in history class at the College of Wooster in 1955, and they were married in Stamford, Connecticut on August 2, 1958. Ann was a long-time Professor of Psychology at SUNY-Morrisville and predeceased John on March 21, 2010.

John’s distinguished career as a Professor of Chemistry at Colgate University began in 1966, and included serving as Chair of the Chemistry Department for multiple terms in the 1980s, as Acting Associate Dean of Students (1976-78) and as Colgate’s first Coordinator of Undergraduate Research (1991-94 and again 1998-99). John also received from Colgate the Phi Eta Sigma Teacher of the Year Award in 1987 and the Sidney J. and Florence Felton French Teaching Award in 1999. Beginning in 1994, he served two terms as Councilor for the Chemistry Division of the Council on Undergraduate Research, a national organization which encourages the development of faculty-student collaborative research programs at undergraduate institutions. John retired from Colgate in June 2001.

As a professor, John was known to his students for his 8:30am Organic Chemistry lectures, his thoughtful problem sets and his always-open office door. In his research, John focused on the synthesis of, and reactions involving, organic molecules containing tin (Sn) atoms, research that often involved undergraduates. During his career, John worked with over 100 research students, more than 40 of whom became co-authors with him on research articles published in chemistry journals. He also mentored many Colgate students who went on to become physicians and medical researchers.  In the 1980s and ’90s, John mentored a cadre of young faculty who joined the then-expanding Chemistry Department at Colgate. His guidance, encouragement and patience helped foster their successful careers as teacher-scholars and leaders.

Outside the classroom and lab, John loved classical music and the Glimmerglass Opera, and was an avid and long-time member of the Colgate University chorus and the Hamilton College chorus. He also enjoyed cooking, tending to his vegetable garden, lawn and flowers (particularly rhododendrons), spending time on Lake Moraine, golf, traveling to many parts of the country and world, and being with other people. For almost four decades, John served as the guardian of the penalty box at Colgate hockey games.  Surviving are his son Eric and daughter-in-law Stacy Cochran of New York City and his daughter Jill and son-in-law Joe Baker of Southlake, Texas; grandchildren Nina, Cindy and Pauline Cochran, and Mia and Joey Baker; seven nieces and nephews; and close family friends Merrill Miller and Ann Parkhurst. John was predeceased by his son Todd C. Cochran in 1980 and by his brother Robert Cochran in 2018.  John greatly benefited in the last few years from expert and loving care from many, including Darlene Barrows, Kimberly Gunther and Edna Stoltzfus.

World events permitting, a celebration of John’s life will take place in the fall on a date to be announced.  Contributions in John’s memory may be made to the Professor John C. Cochran Endowed Fund for Undergraduate Research in Chemistry, Colgate University, 13 Oak Drive, Hamilton, NY 13345.  Interment will be at the Colgate Cemetery. Arrangements have been gratefully entrusted to Burgess & Tedesco Funeral Home, 25 Broad St., Hamilton, NY.  To plant a tree in memory of John C. Cochran, please visit our Tribute Store.

ALBANY – Rodger L. Fink of Albany died August 28, 2021, attended by his beloved partner of 19 years, Laura Paris, and his younger brother Newt of Gloucester, Massachusetts. He was 78. Born in Rochester, he graduated from Binghamton Central High School and the College of Wooster in Wooster, Ohio. He earned an M.A. in English literature at Syracuse University. A great lover of music, he played in school musical ensembles, sang in school choruses, and continued singing for many years, including with the Albany Pro Musica Masterworks Chorus.

During his student years he vigorously opposed the Vietnam War and was not ultimately drafted. Rodger taught English literature at Siena College and at St. Joseph’s prep in Montvale, N.J. where he also very much enjoyed coaching the boys’ soccer team. Following studies in labor relations at Pace University he accepted a position with the N.Y. State Teachers’ Retirement System, providing retirement planning services to teachers and developing web applications for that system.

Rodger was a lifelong reader and student of history, philosophy and literature. Thoughtfully opinionated, he was eagerly engaged in almost any topic with old and newly-met friends at his favorite Starbucks. He enjoyed being outdoors, hiking in the Catskill and Adirondack mountains, canoeing and kayaking. He cycled the Erie Canal trail, around Lake Champlain and on a winter coastal route from New Orleans to Mobile. He also enjoyed learning home building skills, auto repairs and gardening. His many hobbies included tropical fish, model trains, astronomy, N.Y. Times puzzles, listening to great music, and, as mentioned, singing.

After retirement, Rodger volunteered with the Mohawk Hudson Land Conservancy, the Alzheimer’s Association of Northeastern New York, and Community Hospice. His physical activities decreased during the years after the discovery and removal of a tumor in his spinal column. Undaunted, he learned to drive with hand controls and continued to cycle for a decade. He showed great resilience through many surgeries and orthopedic procedures and a continuing battle with pain and spasms from nerve damage. He required a wheelchair for the last several years. The family is grateful for the support of friends throughout the years, for the many caring professionals who attended to his medical needs and to the staff members of Community Hospice who provided care at home and at the Hospice Inn at St. Peter’s Hospital. Rodger is survived by his partner Laura Paris; his brother Newton Fink Jr.; his sisters, Cynthia Fustukjian of Santa Cruz, Calif. and Ruth Fink of Baldwinsville, N.Y., two nephews, three nieces and nine progeny extending the line. His faithful cat, Kit, is keeping his chair warm. When the extended family and friends can assemble, and COVID-19 threats diminish, we will gather in memorial at the First Unitarian-Universalist Society of Albany.

Robert B. Everhart, Ph.D, our beloved friend and mentor, passed away in Portland July 10, 2021 due to complications from dementia. He was the longest serving Dean of the College of Education at Portland State University (1986 – 1998). Bob was born in Pittsburgh, Pa., Oct. 25, 1940 and grew up in the country near Gibsonia, Pa. His father worked as a patent attorney for Dupont Chemical and his mother was a homemaker who cooked the best Polish dishes ever. During the summers Bob worked on his grandfather’s farm. Being the youngest of five cousins, his job was to clean out the barn. He later worked on the Penn RR’s to earn money for college.

Bob attended Wooster College in Ohio and upon graduation in 1962, he signed up for the Navy’s OCS school. He graduated as an Ensign and was deployed to Vietnam on the carrier, USS Ranger. After four years he safely returned to Alameda, Calif.; then moved to Eugene, Ore., as a reservist and took advantage of the G.I. bill at the University of Oregon. He taught in middle school there as he worked on his doctoral degree. After receiving his Ph.D in 1972, he moved to Puyallup, Wash., to work for the NW Educational Research Lab and the University of Washington. Soon after he was hired by the University of California at Santa Barbara, as an Asst. Professor of Education, then full Professor, and remained there for 10 years. In 1986, he became Dean of the School of Education at PSU and served until 1998.

As Professor Emeritus, Bob continued teaching until 2004 in the Sociology Department and also as an advisor in GSE’s doctoral program. He was most proud of instituting a fifth year Master’s program for teachers and a Doctoral degree program, thus renaming PSU’s SOE, the Graduate School of Education. Secondly, he helped initiate the Portland Teacher’s Program (PTP), for disadvantaged and minority students, interested in teaching careers. The program guided students through middle school, high school, then onto community college with financial assistance, and ultimately to PSU for their teaching degree. At Bob’s last PSU graduation ceremony in 1998, President Clinton gave the Commencement address and he singled out two graduates from Dean Everhart’s PTP program for recognition and applause. Lastly, with his interest in the Sociology of Education, Bob authored and co-authored many books and refereed articles on educational policy, ‘at risk’ youth, ethnographic research, and navigating school change.

Bob was easy going, outgoing and loved the outdoors. He took his daughters hiking and backpacking at an early age, and they have become environmental stewards ever since. He met Shelley (his second wife) in Santa Barbara, Calif.; they married in 1987 and settled in Portland. They joined the Mazamas, climbed many N.W. glacial peaks and participated in numerous backpacking trips. There wasn’t a mountain lake that they didn’t jump into! Bob and Shelley ran 10K’s, Hood to Coast, biked Cycle Oregon, skied with the Cascade Prime Timers, kayaked in Sea of Cortez, and cycled in Europe. They traveled the world – from Turkey to New Zealand, Europe to Patagonia, Alaska to Costa Rica, Russia to China, the Caribbean to Tahiti – you name it – what a beautiful, adventurous life they shared! Bob is survived by his loving wife, Shelley; his daughters, Ina Everhart, Nyssa Everhart and Toby Everhart; and three grandchildren, Lea, Gavin and Willow, all of N. Seattle; his sisters, Martha Fahlberg of Raleigh, N.C., and Mimi Simmons of Tucson, Ariz.; and wonderful in laws – John, Rick, Carol, Vicky and “brother” Brad.

A memorial service will be planned at a later date when it’s safe to travel and gather at St. Luke Lutheran Church as well as a Celebration of Life at PSU. In lieu of flowers, please consider a donation in memory of Bob to PSU’s: College of Education Pathways for Diverse Educators (Fund # 8300120), payable to PSU Foundation, P.O. Box 243, Portland, OR 97207; or donate to the Alzheimer’s Association at alz.org/give. Online condolences may be sent to: https://crowncremationburial.com/tribute/details/19535/Robert-Everhart/obituary Please sign the online guest book at www.oregonlive.com/obits Published by The Oregonian from Aug. 20 to Aug. 22, 2021.

James Louis Cooper Sr., a professor emeritus of history at DePauw University and a widely recognized expert on the study and preservation of Indiana’s historic bridges, died on August 19, 2021. He was 86 years old. Son of James H. and Gladys Wambaugh Cooper, the Princeton, N.J. native moved to Greencastle in 1964 to join the faculty of DePauw University, where he served for more than three decades. At DePauw, Cooper was dedicated to faculty development, becoming the university’s academic dean in 1981 and then vice president of academic affairs in 1983. But what he valued most was engaging with his students. “Jim was an exceptional classroom teacher who became a lifelong friend,” said Richard Dean, DPU Class of 1970. “He was a wonderful mentor to me and many others. He was fun to be around. He had an authentic laugh, which I will never forget.” Cooper’s interests and skills ranged widely. As a youth, he mastered the art of tree surgery working for his father’s tree service business. He was one of the “high flyers,” climbing into upper tree limbs to trim and prune. Cooper left Princeton to attend the College of Wooster in Ohio, where he edited the college newspaper The Wooster Voice and graduated Phi Beta Kappa in 1956. There he met Sheila Roberta McIsaac, his wife of 64 years, whom he married on the same day that she graduated. They went on to co-author a book in 1973, The Roots of American Feminist Thought, an anthology of works written by feminists over the past two centuries. A Danforth Graduate Fellow, Cooper received his MA and PhD from the University of Wisconsin, Madison. His academic interests ranged from the American revolution to urban planning, but his passion ultimately rested with cataloguing, studying and preserving Indiana’s historic bridges. For years, he tirelessly worked to document those bridges in a database that now serves as a resource for the historic preservation community. In retirement, Cooper traveled daily to a cabin in the woods where he wrote Artistry and Ingenuity in Artificial Stone: Indiana’s Concrete Bridges, 1900-1942 and Iron Monuments to Distant Posterity: Indiana’s Metal Bridges, 1870-1930. His contributions to the field were recognized with several awards, including the Indiana Historical Society’s Dorothy Riker Hoosier Historian Award. Cooper’s work captured his appreciation for the culture, ingenuity and journey of the people who built, crossed, and settled around the bridges that he so admired. Cooper relished good stories, whether they were in the classroom with his students, in the kitchen with friends and family, or on the road with bridge enthusiasts across the Hoosier state. Cooper is survived by his wife Sheila Cooper; daughter Mairi Cooper (husband Matthew Pierce); son James L Cooper Jr. (wife Dina ElBoghdady); granddaughters Sarah and Claire Cooper; and brother Barry Cooper (wife Joan).   Due to Covid, no memorial service is planned at this time. A burial service will be held at a later date at Fort Hill Cemetery in Auburn, NY.   Fond memories and expressions of sympathy may be shared at www.hopkins-rector.com for the Cooper family.

It is with great sadness that we announce the death of Paul Ewing Davies Jr. of Chicago, Illinois. Paul was born and raised in Chicago and passed away on July 20, 2021, at the age of 87. Paul was born on December 13, 1933 to Paul Ewing Davies, Sr. and Marjorie Billings Davies and is predeceased by his sisters Midge Smith and Katie Siege.  He was predeceased by his two sons, Todd Olson Davies and Tanner Olson Davies. He is survived by his daughter, Tika Walsh (Kevin) and his son Kenneth E. Davies (Brenda); and his grandchildren, Tanner Walsh, Reilly Walsh, Cameron Walsh and Lauren Davies.  Paul graduated from Francis Parker School in Chicago, the College of Wooster, where he was awarded his BA, and Yale University, where he received his Master’s Degree in international relations. He proudly served in the United States Army from 1955 to 1957.  Paul had a career in banking and corporate communications.  Paul was an avid supporter of the City of Chicago, fan of WFMT radio station, the Chicago Cubs and was a committed member of Christ Church in Winnetka and later Fourth Presbyterian church in Chicago, having loved their communities and music programs. After retiring, he thoroughly enjoyed working at the Art Institute of Chicago and the Sears (Willis) Tower.  Paul most loved spending time with friends and family and will be missed by many.  Memorial service will take place Friday, August 20, 2021, 11:00 a.m. at Christ Church Winnetka, 784 Sheridan Road, Winnetka, 60093.  Info: donnellanfuneral.com or (847)675-1990. To send flowers to the family or plant a tree in memory of Paul Ewing Davies please visit our Tribute Store.

Davis, Bernard B., M.D. of St. Louis, Missouri, passed away peacefully on September 4, 2021 surrounded by family. Bernie was born in Parkersburg, West Virginia on September 12, 1932 to Katharyn (Shannon) and Bernard B. Davis Sr. He was a graduate of the College of Wooster and the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine. He served our country in the Armed Forces and was a veteran of the Korean War. He is survived by his beloved wife of 65 years, Leila (Staub), his four children, Katharyn (Michael Fenwick), Elliot (Beth Wright), Laura (Todd Oberman) and Sharon Fenoglio (Domenic), and his sister Karen Mascaro. He was “Poppy” to eleven grandchildren, Cary Stroup, Bonnie Stroup Basler (Christopher), Andrew Stroup, Wesley Davis (Olaitan Awomolo), Alan Davis (Sarah Nydes), Brett Davis, Joshua Oberman, Nina Oberman, Kira Oberman, Isabel Fenoglio, and Domenic Fenoglio, and five great grandchildren, Max, Raven, Elliot, Cliff and Leila. He was preceded in death by his sister, Dianne Dencler. He was a cherished uncle to seven nieces, great nieces and nephews. He will be greatly missed by his many cousins, friends, colleagues and neighbors. In lieu of flowers, donations are appreciated to the Staub Davis Mission Fund, Faith Des Peres Presbyterian Church, 11155 Clayton Road, St. Louis, Missouri 63131, or CHIPS Health and Wellness Center, 2431 N. Grand Blvd, St. Louis, Missouri 63106.  Services: A memorial service will be held at Faith Des Peres Presbyterian Church on September 18, 2021 at 2 pm. Please see BoppChapel.com for more information.  Published by St. Louis Post-Dispatch on Sep. 12, 2021.

Thomas W. Fletcher, 93, passed away peacefully with his loving wife by his side at First Health Hospice House in Pinehurst on June 28, 2021.  Tom was born March 8, 1928, in New Castle, PA to Isaac and Margaret Lucas Fletcher. He graduated from New Castle High School in 1946 and joined the US Army shortly thereafter. His assignment took him to the northern region of Greece (Salonica) at the time of that country’s civil war. Upon discharge, he pursued his further education at Wooster College, Wooster OH, graduating with honors in 1951. He chose Washington DC to find employment with the US Government, while attending George Washington University Law School night classes where he obtained his law degree in 1960. He was admitted to a well-established law firm specializing in communications law before the FCC and, over a 30-year career, represented hundreds of clients across the country. Tom was recognized as a lead attorney in his field and several clients became lifelong friends. The groups enjoyed several golfing trips to the various courses in Scotland. He recalled those trips with fond memories.  Upon retirement in 1990, he kept busy accompanying his wife, Connie, on antiquing hunts for the shop that she had established in Leesburg VA. His friends got a kick out of this, but the pursuit became a joy for the two of them and he especially liked finding antique furniture in need of refurbishing. After 15 years, they decided to close the shop and relocate, choosing Southern Pines as their next destination. Moving into the community of Talamore, they met many new friends with whom Tom enjoyed playing golf for several years to come. Tom was a member of Pinehurst United Methodist Church.  Tom was a good soul, a wonderful man greatly loved by his family and friends. He is survived and cherished by his wife of 38 years, Connie; his stepdaughter, Christi (Rick) Geist of Pinehurst; his stepson Rick (Tracy) Fath and step grandsons, Hunter and Levi, and step granddaughter, Miriam of Elkins WV; and step granddaughter Lauren (Gavin) Duckworth and her family of Morganton NC. He was predeceased by his parents and his brother, Robert, of New Castle PA.  A celebration of Tom’s life will be held on July 24, 2021, at 10:00AM at Pinehurst United Methodist Church, 4111 Airport Road, Pinehurst, with Pastor Katie Tomlin officiating.  In lieu of flowers, the family requests consideration of donations to Pinehurst United Methodist Church or First Health Hospice Foundation, 150 Applecross Road, Pinehurst NC. The family would like to extend their sincerest gratitude to the staff at Hospice House in their care of Tom in his final days.  Services arrangements have been entrusted to Boles Funeral Home.  To send flowers to the family or plant a tree in memory of Thomas William Fletcher please visit our Tribute Store.

Richard Paul Hervey, age 78 of Northville, Michigan passed away Wednesday night in Beaumont Hospital in Royal Oak, Michigan with his sons by his side. Richard was born in Cleveland in 1941 and raised primarily in Canton, Ohio. He was a proud graduate of Canton Lehman High School, the College of Wooster, the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, and Rutgers University. Trained as a metallurgical engineer, Richard spent his career in the automotive industry, first with companies such as Western Electric, Winters Foundry, ASPRO Kraftube, and Consolidated Metallurgical Industries, and then as a consultant through Sigma Associates, where he traveled the world working with international car manufacturers and their suppliers. He was a member of Temple Israel and the Society for Automotive Engineers. In retirement, Richard served on the board for the Center for Automotive Research, frequently traveled the country and overseas, and continued exploring his joy of photography that he had started at an early age. Most importantly, he enjoyed his new role as “Opa” to his seven grandchildren.   Richard was preceded in death by his parents, Eugene and Yvonne Hervey. He is survived by his sons, Paul (Janice) Hervey and Lee (Stephanie) Hervey; grandchildren Collin, Olivia, Abby, Jacob, Madeline, Maya, and Cameron; and his brother, Tom (Carolyn) Hervey and his family.   Due to our national health crisis, services will be held graveside at Canton’s North Lawn Cemetery Monday, March 23, 2020 at 2 pm with Rabbi John Spitzer officiating. Call the Funeral Home Monday morning for instructions to watch the service online. Shiva will not be held at this time; memorial services will be set in the future. The family asks that in lieu of flowers, any donations be made to one of Richard’s favorite charities, the United Negro College Fund or FOCUS Hope.  May Richard’s memory be for a blessing.  Arnold-Canton 330-456-7291 www.arnoldfuneralhome.com  To Plant Memorial Trees in memory, please visit our Sympathy Store.   Published in The Repository on Mar. 20, 2020.

Griffith, Tom, 82, of Oakwood, passed away December 13, 2020, at his home in Oakwood.   He was born in Dayton on October 15, 1939. He graduated from Oakwood High School. He earned his bachelor’s degree from The College Of Wooster, and his education certificate at The Ohio State University. He also earned a Minor in entomology there. He taught art at Oakwood Junior High for 40 years. He was the son of Rachael and Paul Griffith. He is survived by his sister, Abby Griffith Burns, and his nephew, Joe Burns.  Funeral services will be held at 5pm, June 21 at St. Paul’s Episcopal Church, 33 W. Dixon Ave., in Oakwood. In lieu of flowers, please send memorial donation to SICSA Pet Adoption and Wellness Center.  To Plant Memorial Trees in memory, please visit our Sympathy Store.  Published in Dayton Daily News on Jun. 16, 2021.

Beloved husband, father, and grandfather died at home on July 12 after a long and courageous battle with cancer. He was preceded in death by his father, Gilman Stanley Hooper, and his mother, Virginia Keys Hooper. George is survived by his wife, Terri of Akron, Ohio, and their son, Gilman Hooper of Los Angeles, and two daughters, Cynthia Hooper her husband, Jesse and son, Coleman, and Amy Deogard and her daughter, Valerie. Both daughters and grandchildren reside in California.  George was born in Waynesborough, VA, and grew up in Bay Village, Ohio. He attended the College of Wooster, graduating in 1962 with a Bachelor of Arts in Economics. He started his career at Ferro Corporation, and later became a stockbroker and financial advisor, retiring in 2005. George also served in the United States Air Force.  George enjoyed sailing and cruising, gardening, reading the news, good food, entertaining, and all things stock market. He especially loved his dogs and his roses. He will be profoundly missed for his hilarious and wry sense of humor.  A graveside celebration of George’s life will take place at Moore’s Chapel Cemetery on Thursday, July 15, 2021 at 11:00 am.  To send flowers to the family or plant a tree in memory of George Hooper, please visit our floral store.

Stephen Bruce Hogenboom, 86, of Hendersonville, died Tuesday, January 19, 2021 at Pardee Hospital. Born in Trenton, NJ, he was a son of the late Reverend Leonard and Ruth Groters Hogenboom. He attended Penn State University, graduated from the College of Wooster in OH and was employed as a Chemist. He was a member of the First Congregational Church, where he was an active volunteer. He also volunteered at Carolina Village in the sound room and built sets for the local theatre. Stephen leaves behind his loving wife of 60 years, Martha Owen Hogenboom; sons, Bruce (Karen), Daniel (Elisabetta) and Andrew (Reece); grandchildren, Sara, Leo, and Joshua; and brother, David (Anne). Private services will be held at a later date. Online condolences can be made at www.shulerfuneralhome.com. Shuler Funeral Home is assisting the family.  To Plant Memorial Trees in memory, please visit our Sympathy Store. Published in Times-News on Jan. 24, 2021.

It is with deep sorrow that we announce the death of Stephen S. Hupp of Dublin, Ohio, who passed away on September 9, 2020, at the age of 74, leaving to mourn family and friends. Family and friends can light a candle as a loving gesture for their loved one. Leave a sympathy message to the family in the guestbook on this memorial page of Stephen S. Hupp to show support.  He was predeceased by : his parents, George F. Hupp and Lois M. Hupp. He is survived by : his children, Stephen S. Hupp II, Amanda Housler and Amber Hupp; his step-son Chad Ritzer (Lisa Cristoferi); his grandchildren, Stephanie, Skyla Hupp, Raven, AnnaLisa, Scott Housler Jr., Lexus Hupp, Mercedes Blake, Aiden McQuire and Colin McQuire; his siblings, George (Eileen) and Marie Hipple; and his nieces and nephews, Scott Hupp (Teri), Greg Hupp (Kathy), Rebecca Edwards (Andre), Patrick Hipple (Sarah), Elizabeth Thruman (Neal) and Martina Rutti (Jeff).  In view of the Covid-19 Virus, visitation will be in alphabetical order with last names beginning with letters, A-H Noon-2pm, I-P 2-4pm, Q-Z 4-6pm. A Celebration of Steve’s life will be conducted after the restrictions of the Covid-19 Virus are lifted.  In lieu of flowers, a contribution in Steve’s memory to the Humane Society of Delaware County at http://www.hsdcohio.org would be appreciated.

AUBURN – On March 10 the fervent wish of Jim Hughes, 91, to die at home was fulfilled, thanks to extraordinary loving attention from compassionate caregivers.  He is survived by Vivian, his wife of 67 years; children: Scott (Christine), Bradley (Jodi), Leslie Ogilvy, Joel (Sally) and Theresa Whyte; grandchildren: David (Amy), Daniel (Rachel), Sarah (Drew Rowny) and Jonathan, Stephen Ogilvy and Erin Ogilvy Vaughan (Ryan), Peter, Andrew and Caroline; great grandchildren: Vivian and Gabriel Hughes, Stella Rowny.  Jim received his BA from the College of Wooster and a Master of Divinity from Yale Divinity School. Ordained a Presbyterian Minister in 1959, he pastored churches in New York, Delaware and New Jersey. He was drawn by his skills as a counselor and interest in mental health to become Executive Director of Unity House in Auburn. After his first interim pastorate with yoked United Ministry of Aurora and Scipioville Presbyterian Church, his experience with multiple denominations served him well as Executive Director of Lancaster County Council of Churches in PA. He completed his ministry as interim of the First Presbyterian Church United in Syracuse in 1994. In retirement he served as interim pastor of First Presbyterian Church in Auburn, Port Byron Presbyterian, United Church in Auburn as well as frequent supply preacher in numerous churches in Auburn and Southern Cayuga County.  Friends and family will miss his blue eyes with their twinkle, beautiful smile, quick wit, clear and pure tenor voice, wisdom and compassion. Sensitive to the feelings and needs of others, in spite of stroke induced dementia, he continued to express concern and asked how he might help those who tended to and visited him.  Due to the pandemic a memorial service will be held at a later date. In lieu of flowers the family suggests contributions to the United Ministry of Aurora, King Ferry Fire Dept., Southern Cayuga Instant Aid or Matthew House.  To plant trees in memory, please visit our Sympathy Store. Published by The Citizen on Mar. 14, 2021.

Robert A. Martin, age 67, a resident of Rochester Hills, MI, formerly a resident of Romeo, passed away at his home on Tuesday, September 12, 2017.  Bob was born August 6, 1950 in Akron, Ohio, the son of Joseph and Margaret Martin. 

Bob received his Bachelor’s Degree from the College of Wooster in Wooster, Ohio his Master of Divinity from Yale University, and his D.Min from the Ecumenical Theological Seminary in Detroit.  Robert was Pastor at the First Congregational Church of Romeo for over 22 years.  After moving to Rochester Hills, he practiced as a psychotherapist and served as the Executive Director of Samaritan Counseling Center of Southeast Michigan  where  he worked until health concerns caused him to retire in June of 2016.     

Bob is survived by his wife Cynthia, children;  Sarah (Brandon) Posh and their children Carter & Rachael of Farmington Hills; Nathan (Nichole) Slating and their children Cael, Kate, & Emery of Highland Twp.; Nicole (Otis) Henson and their children Andrew & Allyson of Romeo; and Timothy (Kara) Slating and their child Johanna of Springfield, IL.    

A memorial service is planned for 11:00am , Monday, September 18 at the Congregational Church of Birmingham, United Church of Christ in Bloomfield Hills, Michigan. (1000 Cranbrook, Bloomfield Hills, MI 48304). In lieu of flowers, the family requests donations be made to the Samaritan Counseling Center of SE Michigan Client Assistance Fund, 29887 West Eleven Mile Rd, Farmington Hills, MI 48336.Local arrangements by the Henry M. Malburg Funeral Home, Romeo Michigan. To send flowers to the family of Robert A. Martin please visit our Tribute Store.