• Anna Mae Boeshore ’62, Fredericksburg, Pa., died on 5/4/11, at the age of 71. She taught third grade at the Fredericksburg Elementary School. • Bernice “Bernie” Joan (Getz) Brown ’62, Mount Joy, died on 11/9/11, at the age of 75. She retired in 1998 as an operating room nurse from Lancaster General Hospital. In retirement, she worked in the pharmacy at Weis Markets and volunteered at the Masonic Village. • Byron R. Detwiler ’62, Manheim, died on 9/19/11, at the age of 71. He was professor emeritus of French at Millersville University. He joined the faculty in 1966 and retired in 1995. In retirement, he was active in the community as an advocate for victims of discrimination. • Edith (Gehman) Miller ’63, Greenbelt, Md., died on 6/26/11, at the age of 88. She retired as an elementary schoolteacher from the School District of Lancaster. • Donald E. Ranck ’63, Lititz, died on 11/1/11, at the age of 84. He taught math for 25 years, primarily at Pequea Valley Intermediate School, where he also coached the chess team. • Robert R. Burnley ’64, Hatboro, died on 12/26/11, at the age of 68. He worked as a librarian at Eugene Klinger Middle School in Centennial School District. • Michael “Packey” A. DeFilippo ’65, Harrisburg, died on 1/16/12, at the age of 71. He was a retired teacher for the SteeltonHighspire High School, with 31 years of service. He also served as athletic director for many years.
• Nancy (Joyce) Fox ’65, York, died on 10/31/11, at the age of 89. She retired from Red Lion Area Schools. She also taught art history at the York campus of Penn State University. • Willard B. Long ’66M, Mifflinburg, died on 4/29/11, at the age of 77. He was a teacher for 30 years at the Helen Minard, Ulster-Sheshequin and Athens Area schools. • Marie (Pangborn) Bedient ’67, Dalton, Mass., died on 12/23/11, at the age of 90. She was an active member of Grandview United Methodist Church, served several years as president of the Manheim Township Ambulance Association and volunteered with several local organizations. • Mary (Douglass) Risser ’67, ’73M, Millersville, died on 2/4/11, at the age of 81. She taught eighth graders in the Hempfield School District. After retirement, she continued to edit the literary magazine, Expressions, for Landisville Middle School. At the time of her death, she still held her nursing license. • Charles “Chick” Williamson ’67, Davidsonville, Md., died on 7/25/11, at the age of 66. He taught social studies in Prince George’s County, Md., for 29 years, retiring in 1996. • Palma (Seibert) Reed ’68, ’90M, Mountville, died on 7/16/11, at the age of 67. She served as a supervisor for the Lancaster-Lebanon IU13 for 20 years. She previously taught at Sacred Heart Parochial School. • Linda (Light) Davish ’69, Lancaster, died on 11/12/11, at the age of 64. She retired from the School District of Lancaster
after teaching at Elizabeth Martin Elementary School for 23 years. • Richard H. Hendrie ’70, Paradise, died on 9/22/11, at the age of 64. He was an electrician who taught electrical occupations for 33 years in the Coatesville School District and at the Center for Arts and Technology, Brandywine campus. • Sue Ellen Snyder ’70, Willow Street, died on 12/16/11, at the age of 63. She spent more than 30 years as an educator in elementary schools in the Lampeter Strasburg School District. • Hazel (Root) Cassey ’71, ’73M, Mountville, died on 12/28/11, at the age of 87. She taught in both Hempfield and Donegal school districts and, during that time, was named to the “top ten teachers in Pennsylvania.” • Larry J. Kunder ’72, Zelienople, died on 10/13/11, at the age of 60. He retired in 2009 as CEO of National Rehab Equipment Inc. Previously, he was an employee and president of the former Liken Home Medical Inc. • Phyllis (Ford) Autry ’79, Lancaster, died on 8/18/11, at the age of 61. She completed doctoral coursework at Penn State and the University of Texas at Dallas. • Rebecca (Droz) Baran ’80, Lancaster, died on 10/13/11, at the age of 53. She spent her career in jewelry and estate appraisals. She was an active member of the American Heart Association, the Arbor Day Foundation and the ASPCA. • Monica (Holinowsky) Fasnacht ’80, Wrightsville, died on 10/31/11, at the age of 53. She was a certified dietary man-
ager and served as the director of admissions and marketing at the Hamilton Arms Center in Lancaster. • Gregory L. Fisher ’82, Laguna Beach, Calif., died on 11/16/11, at the age of 53. He spent his career in the insurance industry and most recently was working with CCMI as a consultant. • Theodore C. Grimm ’84, ’86M, Las Vegas, Nev., died on 10/28/11, at the age of 58. He entertained locally in the 1960s and 1970s with his own band, “Ted Grimm and the Celestials,” and was associated with the “Sin City Sinners” band in Las Vegas. • Ruth A. Baker ’88, Lancaster, died on 8/12/11, at the age of 52. She worked at York Hospital as a cardiostenographer. • Beverly (Ardinger) Belt ’88, Wheaton, Ill., died on 11/15/11, at the age of 52. She enjoyed horseback riding, gardening and postcard collecting. • Theodore “Ted” A. Gerhart ’02, Lancaster, died on 12/2/11, at the age of 58. He was a sculptor, artist and sign carver who worked out of his shop on Pine Street for 30 years.
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