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Alta Coe Lee, PSN '16, Jan. 26, 1995, in Daytona Beach, Fla.;
Elizabeth Grover Beatty, BSED '17, July 14, in Athens.
Natalie Bryan Bateman, AB '22, Sept. 8, in Columbus; Lenora
Cooper Pember, ELED '23, Oct. 7, in Greenville, S.C.; Jane Goddard,
ELED '26, March 6, 1995, in Lancaster, Pa.; Hilah Vorhees Smith,
'26, Sept. 5, in Bloomfield Hills, Mich.; Mary E. Talbot, ELED '27,
BSED '33, Aug. 15, in Coshocton; Sam C. Bates, '28, Aug. 14,
in Columbus; Donna J. Jenks, ELED '28, BSED '30, April 22, in Lancaster.
Louise Auberle Dulin, KP '30, May 30, in Littleton, Colo.; Mildred
Bremer Krueger, AB '30, Aug. 30, in Dayton; William F. Worthington,
BSED '31, MA '36, May 5, in Crooksville; Mildred Dennison Lilly,
ELED '32, Aug. 9, in Lakewood; Lillian L. Aitken, BSED '33, Oct.
22, in Mentor; Marie Cutarelli Bain, BSED '33, Sept. 14, in Cincinnati;
Ray S. Williams, BSEE '33, MA '35, Sept. 15, in Troy; Leroy E.
Colby, AB '34, MA '35, July 11, 1994, in Colorado Springs, Colo.; Stephen
W. Komarc, Sr., ABC '34, Sept. 15, in Youngstown; Daniel O. Kropp,
ABC '34, Aug. 24, in Washingtonville, N.Y.; Martha F. Morgan, COED
'34, Aug. 26, in Barnesville; Jack Rose, AB '34, in Los Angeles;
William W. Wells, '34, July 16, in Lake Jackson, Texas; David
P. Jones, AB '35, May 6, in Henderson, N.C.; John T. Sheridan, ABC
'35, April 26, in Lancaster; Bessie Moore, ELED '31, April 22,
in Belpre; Helen C. Stover, ELED '37, BSED '39, Sept. 20, in Mount
Vernon; Charles O. Hardman, BSCOM '38, June 27, in South Columbia,
S.C.
Margaret Kinsey Moore, BSED '42, Aug. 13, in Lexington, Ky.;
Norma VanDervort Kalina, BSED '43, Dec. 3, in Sherman Oaks, Calif.;
Richard A. Reiter, BSED '43, May 5, in Wilmington, Del.; Charles
O. Lintner, BSCOM '45, May 2, in Clearwater, Fla.; Frank B. Fulton,
BSCOM '47, Feb. 27, 1995, in Jackson Springs, N.C.
Charles H. Dunn, BSAGR '50, Aug. 22, in Malta; George J. Novotny,
Jr., BSED '50, Feb. 15, 1995, in Lakewood; Lloyd W. Burwell, BSCOM
'51, Oct. 2, in Ironton; Col. Arthur B. Meyer, BSCOM '51, Oct.
4, in Upper Falls, Md.; Robert J. McCallin, AB '51, June 22, in Sharon,
Mass.; Donald C. Flowers, AA '52, Oct. 1, in Worthington; Lois
Dixon Rosser, BSED '52, July 26, in Millersport; Robert G. Sauer,
MS '53, Oct. 1, in Perry; Sallie Strine Stiegelmeier, AB '54,
Oct. 12, in Berea; John F. Joyce, '59, June 13, in North Olmsted;
Fred H. Wallbrown, BSED '59, MED '61, May 5, in Cleveland.
Louis R. Alexander, Jr., BSED '60, July 5, in Franklin, N.J.;
Paul R. Casto, MED '60, Aug. 15, in Columbus; James Carl Trivett,
BS '60, MS '66, April 26, in Millfield; Francis C. Johnson, Jr.,
BSCOM '61, Sept. 28, in Covington, Ky.; Roger D. Linn, BSCOM '61,
Sept. 3, in Akron; John H. Walker, BFA '61, MBA '65, May 1, in Troy;
Darlene Van Dyke Flynn, BSED '62, June 19, 1994, in Dublin; Brian
F. Neffenger, BSCOM '62, July 29, in Oxnard, Calif.; Roberta Marriott
Wilson, BSED '64, Aug. 9, in Troy; Karon Marie Frank, BS '65,
May 13, in Columbus; Joseph Michael Franko, BBA '67, Oct. 24, in
Powell; James R. Labig, BSJ '67, April 22, in Trenton, N.J.; Joseph
F. Ciminero Jr., BBA '68, Sept. 23, in Columbus.
Gregory L. McKenzie, BSED '70, Feb. 3, 1995, in Flint, Mich.;
Clifford C. Clogg, AB '71, May 7, in Bellefonte, Pa.; Robert B.
Ruff, BGS '73, Sept. 2, in Los Angeles; Frank C. Adams, AB '75,
Aug. 19, in Cleveland; Sharon Marie AmRhein, '77, Aug. 5, in Santa
Fe, N.M.
Stephanie French Terrell, MED '81, Sept. 25, in Tallahassee, Fla.;
Robin Stahl Schwartz, BBA '82, June 26, in Denville, N.J.
James Donaldson, Jr., MA '90, July 17, in Cleveland; Michele
Hart Klinger, AB '93, July 25, in Lancaster.
Vivian Thomas Cady, MED '59, 85, former instructor of home economics,
Jan. 29, in Athens. Cady taught in the School of Home Economics from 1962
to 1967. She also received a Fulbright grant to teach in Rangoon, Burma.
She was a member of Athens Friends of International Students, Pi Beta Phi
sorority, the OU Women's Club, and the American Association of University
Women, and was a board member of United Campus Ministries. She also taught
at Albany High School and for Aid for International Development.
Charles J. Cannon, D.O., 67, former associate professor and head
of geriatrics-gerontology in the College of Osteopathic Medicine, Jan. 10,
in Milford, Del. Cannon initiated a program for geriatrics students to study
abroad at Edinburgh, Scotland, during his work at OU-COM from 1978 until
his retirement in 1987. He was a member of several professional associations,
and served on a U.S. Department of Health and Human Services panel for awarding
medical research grants.
Joseph F. Dean, BSED '61, MED '62, 60, associate athletic director
for fund raising in Intercollegiate Athletics, Dec. 22, in Columbus. Dean
was a cocaptain and a first-team all-conference linebacker on Ohio University's
unbeaten 1960 national champions, and returned to Athens in 1965 to serve
on the football coaching staff. He coached at Defiance College and two seasons
at Kent State University before returning to OU. In 1984, he was appointed
a development officer for the athletic department, and later became associate
athletic director for fund raising. He was elected to the OU Athletic Hall
of Fame in 1975.
Lester C. Mills, EMERT '81, 77, professor emeritus of curriculum
and instruction, Dec. 19, in Sun City, Ariz. Mills taught in the College
of Education from 1960 until he retired in 1981. He specialized in science
education. Mills was adviser to Kappa Delta Pi educa-tional honor society,
and was a member of Phi Delta Kappa. He served for two years during his
tenure at Ohio University in a USAID project in Saigon. He earned his bachelor's
and master's degrees at Harvard University, and a doctorate in education
at Columbia University. He taught high school science and mathematics in
New York and Massachusetts, and taught physical science and supervised student
teachers at Columbia, before joining the OU faculty.
Mary Birtcher Murvay, 72, former cook for Ohio University, Jan. 8,
in Jacksonville. Murvay also served as a cook for the Trimble Local School
District.
Ben Park, 66, retired associate professor of English, Jan. 7, in
Parkersburg, W.Va. Park taught in the English Department from 1968 until
his retirement in 1994. He previously taught at Johns Hopkins University,
the University of Notre Dame, the University of Washington, and the University
of Southern Alabama.
Manuel Antonio Serna-Maytorena, EMERT '94, 63, professor emeritus
of modern languages, Nov. 22, in Columbus. Serna-Maytorena taught at Ohio
University from 1966 until he took early retirement in 1991. He was named
a University Professor in 1974-75, received a Baker Award in 1973, and was
awarded the Dean's Outstanding Teacher Award in 1986. He was the author
of several novels, collections of poetry, texts and mono graphs. He was
runner-up in the 1993-94 Letras de Oro literary contest for his novel Memorias
de Agua: El Jordan.
Betty Smith Yorde, BSED '69, MA '74, PHD '77, 70, former instructor
of biofeedback, group dynamics and oral interpretation, Dec. 6, in Arlington,
Va. Yorde taught at Ohio University from 1973 to 1977, and was a charter
member of the Board of Trustees of the university's College of Education.
She also held a private practice in psychological therapy, counseling and
stress management, and was a staff affiliate at Doctors Hospital in Nelsonville
from 1978 to 1986. She was an English teacher at Nelsonville York High School
from 1969 to 1973, and a college counselor at Rio Grande Community College
in 1977-78.
Wilber Warner, 80, groundskeeper from 1961 to 1979, Jan. 9, in Parkersburg,
W.Va.
Friends and family wishing to make gifts in memory of alumni, faculty
and staff may do so by sending a check payable to the Ohio University Foundation,
P.O. Box 869, Athens, Ohio 45701. To establish a memorial scholarship fund,
contact the Development Office by writing to the above address or calling
614-593-2632, or 1-800-592-FUND.
