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1950s
WILLIAM S. LEFES '51 is active with the Rotary Club in Cary, N.C., and was asked to be on Rotary's Humanitarian Grants Cadre as a technical adviser. He also restores antique tractors.
1960s
REBECCA SUZAN SUKLE '65 published her second historical novel about the early years of organized labor in western Pennsylvania, "Blood on the Constitution," which is available from Amazon.
1970s
PATRICIA A. KELLEY '70 retired in May 2010 after 17 years working in the federal government (U.S. Air Force and U.S. Army civilian in Ohio and Virginia) and 19 years with the MITRE Corporation in McLean, Va. She and her husband, David Daniel, also moved from Falls Church, Va., to Strasburg, Va.
REVEREND CARL E. KRAMER '70 is now the president of the Wahoo Area Kiwanis Club in Wahoo, Neb. Kramer is the pastor of Bethlehem Lutheran Church.
Above: ROBERT D. CRUTCHFIELD '71 had the opportunity to meet President Obama at the University of Washington campus in October 2010. His daughter is deputy assistant to President Obama and director of scheduling and advance.
TERRY B. DUVALL '72 and his wife, Anita, are completing a two-year contract with the Singapore International School in Binh Duong, north of Ho Chi Minh City. Duvall writes, "It has been a fabulous way to end a career of teaching around the world. We have been in Zambia, China, the Bahamas and now Vietnam. We are both thinking that it is time to hang up the textbooks."
NANCY J. HOLCOMB '74 accepted a position as special assistant to the president of Thiel College. She relocated to the Greenville area after 22 years at Gannon University in Erie, Pa., and is delighted to be back on campus.
CAROL PARKER '75 and a group of alumni from the 1970s gathered in Philadelphia in March to celebrate the birthday of Mike "Mudd" Sauter '73. Attendees included ELLEN '75 & SID KOHR '75; DEB '75 (REEHER) & Ken Zgraggen; JOHN “GREEK” '74 & Sue Dertouzos; CAROL PARKER '75; MIKE SAUTER '73; GEORGE “PIE” SCHULER '75; KEVIN O’BRIEN '75; BILL “BUNKY” PARKER '75; BARBIE SWAB '76; AMY '75 & TIM “ZEFF” ZEFFIRO '77; and Kim O'Brien.
MICHAEL ZAWOYSKY '79 was named chief executive of Shoe Sensation Inc., a regional chain of family shoe stores.
1980s
BRET L. MARVIN '81 is the manager of the Cattaraugus County One Stop Career Center and a 2009 graduate of "Leadership Cattaraugus," a developmental resource for agencies and organizations to access emerging leaders. He was named to the Olean Community Schools Advisory Board in Olean, N.Y. He lives in Allegany, N.Y., with his wife and two sons.
Above: DENISE MUHA '81 and other Alpha Gamma Delta alumnae met in October 2010 to reminisce about their college days. Pictured from the top left: TERRI BOWSER '81, KAREN FISK RENNER '81, LISA WALKER '82, BARBARA WILSON MROZEK '82, BONNIE GUILFORD RHODES '82, and TAMARA KERR SAHLI '81. Middle row: DENISE BOUSTEAD MUHA '81, JOYCE ARNOLD '81, SARA GOTWALD KUCHERER '81, JANE BITTCHER '80, and LISA WHITELY MARTIN '83. Bottom row: CHERYL GOULD HOLMES '81, LEAH MAGAGNOTTI '82 and CYNTHIA KUHN BENNETT '80.
DEBORAH A. WEIBLE '84 is celebrating the 20th anniversary of her company, Geo-Environmental Drilling Company, Inc., which formed in 1991. The company provides environmental and geotechnical drilling services in Pennsylvania, Ohio and West Virginia. She lives in Pittsburgh.
SUSAN L. (ROKICKI) ZAJACS '88 was promoted to chief operating officer of Benefit Coordinators Corporation in June 2010 where she has been employed since 1997. She lives in Cranberry Township, Pa., with her husband and son.
1990s
JENNIFER L. GRUMBLING '97 is now living in Palm Harbor, Fla., with her family. If anyone would like information on her new e-mail and home address, please contact the Alumni Services Office.
2000s
CLYDE MORGAN '00 is head track & field coach at Wabash College and earned the 2011 North Coast Athletic Conference Men’s Indoor Track & Field Coach of the Year award. Wabash and Morgan claimed their first conference title at the 2011 indoor championship.
Above: HEATHER M. (ACHENBACH) BALAS '01 celebrated 60 years of Chi Omega at Thiel with current members and alumnae on Dec. 4, 2010. A presentation started the activities, followed by the sisters and alumnae singing "Shades" together, a song that chapter members traditionally sing to say goodbye to one another. Other alumnae in attendance were MAGGIE BABINKA '08 (not pictured), ASHLEY NANZ '08, SHELBY SPENCE '06, ABBY STEIDL '10, JEN CALDARARO '10, AMBER TRIMBUR '09, AMBERLEE MULLET '10, HALEY PICKARD '10, SARA WISE STEFFENS '04 and ELLEN GREIS '09.
TREVOR OKONAK '04 and seven Swissvale, Pa., police officers were honored by a proclamation by the Allegheny County chief executive and vice president of Allegheny County Council for their efforts in apprehending a homicide suspect and cracking down on narcotics in the county.
RACHEL KICK '06 accepted a position as a project coordinator for 84 Lumber Co.
ANGELA P. BOWE '08 of Erie, Pa., received her physical therapy assistant license in December 2010 and took a position at HealthSouth Rehab Hospital in April. She also has been installed as vice president of T.O.P.S. (Taking Off Pounds Sensibly), an organization focused on losing weight through portion control, healthy eating and positive encouragement.
Marriages
Above: AMY HOLZSHU '06 to JONATHAN HOWSON '06 on July 10, 2010. Amy is a fifth grade teacher at Townville Elementary School and Jonathan is assistant manager at Southern Finance. The couple currently resides in South Carolina.
Above: STEPHANIE M. (HILLS) WILSON '04 to Joseph L. Wilson IV on June 5, 2010 at St. Michael's Catholic Church in Greenville, PA. The reception was held in the Lutheran Heritage Room at Thiel. Since September 2009, Wilson has been an admissions counselor at the College. The couple resides in Greenville.
Above: MELISSA G. (LEWIS) KEEBLER '00 to Joshua Keebler on Nov. 13, 2010. They reside in Harrisburg, Pa.
LORA THUNELL '75 to Peter Lekos, D.M.D., in April 2010 in Coconut Creek, Fla., at Butterfly World. The couple resides in Belleville, N.J. Lora was 2009-2010 president of New Jersey College Health and Environmental Safety Society. She has been a professor of biology and chemistry at County College of Morris, is a certified pharmacy technician, is on the County Medical Reserve Corp. and is certified in OSHA and hazardous waste operations.
STEPHANI DAY '05 to STEPHEN HULEC '02 on Oct. 16, 2010 in Cleveland, Ohio. Stephani monitors clinical trials and Steve is a sales manager for Sherwin Williams. The couple resides in Lakewood, Ohio.
Births
To WILLIAM G. MUNSTER '95 and his wife, Robin: a son, Aiden Garret, on Jan. 31. He joins siblings Andrew, Alec, Aaron and Abby. Munster is controller at Avid Solutions Inc., in Winston-Salem, N.C. The family resides in Clemmons, N.C.
Above: To DAMEN TAYLOR '95 and his wife, Sara: a daughter, Violet Lynn, on Jan. 20. She joins siblings Lillianne, James and Gabrielle.
To KERRY DREIBELBIS '97 and his wife, Sarah: a daughter, Emma Elizabeth, on Nov. 20, 2010. Dreibelbis works in Penn State Harrisburg’s Food and Housing Department. The family lives in Elizabethtown, Pa.
To DAVID SCARLETTO '99 and his wife, Nikea: a daughter, Miabella Anne-Marie, on Nov. 24, 2010. Scarletto currently works as a teacher for the New Hanover County School District in Wilmington, N.C.
To KATHERINE “KATY” (MUNSTER) TILMANS '99 and her husband, Eric: a daughter, Paige Louise, on Sept. 3, 2010.
To ANN A. (MEHLER) DUNLAVEY '00 and her husband, Kevin: a daughter, Hanna Adelle, on Jan. 6.
To MELISSA D. KERNEY '00 and her husband, Scott: a daughter, Hope, on April 26, 2010. She joins siblings Ezra and Silas. Kerney is a project manager for the Timken Company. The family resides in Uniontown, Ohio.
Above: To CHERYL FISCHER '02 and her husband, Jason: a daughter, Karalyn Rose, on Oct. 7, 2010. The family resides in Wexford, Pa.
Above: To LYNDSEY (HATHAWAY) LOVE '03 and her husband, WARREN LOVE '01: a daughter, Lylliana, on April 14, 2010. Lyndsey is the assistant principal of Dickson Elementary School in Swissvale, Pa. Warren is a field manager with ADS Environmental Services.
To KATIE M. (SLATCOFF) MATKO '03: a daughter, Julia Marie, on Feb. 26. She joins a brother, Ryan Jeffrey.
To CARI (BROWN) HARMON '04: a daughter, Allana Marie, on Jan. 19. She joins brothers, Brennan Michael and Daniel James.
To LESA (COOPER) SHANNON '05 and her husband, NICHOLAS SHANNON '04: a daughter, Sylvia Quinn, on July 6, 2010. Nicholas is a fourth grade teacher in Hampton City Schools and Lesa is a stay-at-home mom. They live in Hampton, Va.
Above: To ANTONIO QUARTERMAN '08: a son, Colton Joseph.
In Memoriam
Above: WILLIAM SCHREYER '90, a dedicated friend of Thiel College, passed away on Jan. 22, 2010 at the age of 83 about battling a long illness. He is remembered as a compassionate and influential leader with a lifetime commitment to education. Not only did he support Thiel, serving as the lead donor for the Rissell-Schreyer Dome, he also is recognized for donating generously to his alma mater, Penn State University. As the former Merrill Lynch chairman and CEO, he led its transition from a stock brokerage to a diversified global investment bank. The Rissell-Schreyer Dome is named in honor of Schreyer and his great-uncle, Charles D. Risell 1900, "The Father of Thiel Athletics", who was an avid supporter of Thiel's athletic programs.
LOIS E. (ZELLEFROW) REED '27 on April 25, 2010, at age 104.
DOROTHY KLAIBER '33 of Camp Hill, Pa., on Oct. 26, 2010.
ADELE D. (DICKE) LIBURDI '53 of South Pymatuning Township, Pa., on March 21, at age 80.
EDGAR J. SNYDER '35 of West Salem, Pa., on Nov. 25, 2010, at age 97.
HILDA C. (SCHENKER) ANDERSON '36 of Carpinteria, Calif., on Oct. 21, 2010, at age 95.
FRANK S. OBENAUF '37 on Nov. 27, 2010.
GRACE B. McMILLEN-ROSENBERGER '38 of Rural Valley, Pa., on July 12, 2010, at age 95.
PHILIP HINTZ '39 on June 6, 2010, at age 93.
FLOYD M. DEAN '40 of Wesley Chapel, Fla., on Oct. 21, 2010.
PAUL M. SHERWOOD '40 of Lancaster, Pa., on Jan. 10, at age 92.
CARL JEFFREY GOLDEN '40 of Cambridge Springs, Pa., on Dec. 22, 2010, at age 93.
LENNE A. LOGAN '41 formerly of Greenville, Pa., on Oct. 1, 2010, at age 91.
LILLIAN BLOOMBERG '44 of Hermitage, Pa., on Feb. 4, at age 87.
LORRAINE HALL '48 of Meadville, Pa., on March 14, at age 82.
SARA B. FACKLER STOLLFUS '48 of Arlington Heights, Ill., on Jan. 19. She is survived by her niece, ELAINE (FACKLER) ROLLER '63, among others.
CECIL H. CLINTON '50 of Humble, Texas, on Nov. 13, 2010, at age 85.
JAMES E. McDANIEL '50 of Franklin, Pa., on Aug. 7, 2010, at age 85.
MARY A. REGNER '50 of Palm Coast, Fla., on July 15, 2010, at age 82.
JOSEPH TEARE '50 of Conneaut Lake, Pa., on June 28, 2009, at age 82.
REV. RUSSELL H. CHAMPLIN '51 of Rochester, N.Y., on May 12, 2010.
DAVID A. DAHLSTRAND '52 of Erie, Pa., on Jan. 5, at age 81.
DONALD W. MUEHLNICKEL '52 of Brandon, Fla., on Feb. 7, 2010, at age 79.
PETER BISTRANSIN '52 of Greenville, Pa., on Jan. 17, at age 82. He was a member of the undefeated 1950 football team and was inducted into the Thiel College Athletic Hall of Fame.
EDWIN M. BECKER '53 of Aliquippa, Pa., on Nov. 25, 2010, at age 81.
JOAN B. HORSCH '53 of Abingdon, Va., on Feb. 22, 2010, at age 78.
PAUL M. DELAURENTIS '53 of Greenville, Pa., on Sept. 30, 2010, at age 85.
DAVID E. CORNELL '54 of Sharpsville, Pa., on Nov. 10, 2010, at age 77. He is survived by his wife, DOROTHY CORNELL '54, among others.
MARGARET TAYLOR LEMMON '54 of Bethlehem, Pa., on Jan. 27, 2011, at age 79. Among others, she is survived by her niece, CELIA PHILLIPS GARLAND '77, and her great niece, TRACY PHILLIPS ’13.
DORTHEA (HUSBAND) MATTHES '54 of Tampa, Fla., on March 23, at age 78.
JAMES WENGER '55 of Crystal River, Fla., on Oct. 21, 2010, at age 77.
JOHN FORBES '56 of Townson, Md., on Oct. 6, 2010, at age 81. He is survived by his wife, MARGARET McGINNIS FORBES '56 and sister-in-law, CAROL FORBES '55.
MARJORIE L. RHINEHARDT '57 of Delray Beach, Fla., on July 12, 2009, at age 73.
DONALD B. SNYDER '60 of Oil City, Pa., on Feb. 18. He is survived by his wife, JUDITH SNYDER '61.
JACQUELINE (WEISBAKER) CLARK '63 of New Castle, Pa., on Jan. 7, at age 70.
JUDY L. (HARTLEY) GUEDICHE '65 of Everett, Pa., on Nov. 16, 2010, at age 67.
DR. PHILIP C. THOMAS JR. '66 of Stoneboro, Pa., on Nov. 1, 2010, at age 67.
EDWIN W. RICHARDSON '67 of Tionesta, Pa., on March 31, at age 65. He is survived by his wife, KATHLEEN S. “KATIE” MULLIGAN '74.
RANDY RUDISILL '67 of Ann Arbor, Mich., on Oct. 21, 2010. Among others, he is survived by his father, FRED RUDISILL '39.
SUZANNE M. LYNN '73 of Pierpont, Ohio, on Aug. 11, 2008, at age 57.
MARGARET SIMMONS '73 of Cohutta, Ga., on Oct. 13, 2010, at age 59.
PAUL E. SMALIGO '73 of Irwin, Pa., on March 12, 2010, at age 58.
DAVID C. FIELD '74 of Mocksville, N.C., on Aug. 25, 2009, at age 57. Among others, he is survived by a brother, JOSEPH FIELD ’74.
RALPH J. VORACEK '80 of Willoughby Hills, Ohio, on Jan. 19, at age 52.
FRANCES S. (RIMOLT) HUEY '85 of Pittsburgh, on Dec. 8, 2010, at age 48. She is survived by her husband, NEIL S. HUEY '81.
DONALD L. HUMMEL JR. '90 of Crown Point, Ind., on Jan. 8, at age 43. He is survived by his wife, MELISSA HUMMEL '91, among others.
CRYSTAL (COCHRAN) PUHALSKY '94 of Painesville, Ohio, on Jan. 13, at age 38.
CHRISTINE J. STALLARD-KLINK '98 of Bedford, Va., on Oct. 26, 2010 at age 33.
Friends
ANNE H. THOMAS (“Mrs. T”) of Rancho Mirage, Calif., passed away on Dec. 10, 2010, at age 104. She was Thiel College’s nurse from 1952 to 1967. She is survived by her son, LES G. THOMAS '56.
Corrections
For questions or information about archived class notes/deaths, please contact the alumni office directly at alumni@thiel.edu or 724-589-2140.
Updated—08/29/2011 jls
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