the age of 92. During his career of 35 years in public education, he served as an elementary classroom teacher, principal and guidance counselor for the Ephrata Area School District. • Shelby (Sensenderfer) Hackman ’72, Lititz, died on 9/5/11, at the age of 72. She retired in 2001 as a school nurse and coordinator of all nursing services for the School District of Lancaster. • Margaret G. Derstine ’73, Lancaster, died on 6/21/11, at the age of 83. She served as an educator for 38 years, as a librarian and teacher at Locust Grove Mennonite School and taught Bible classes in Cuba. • Joanne C. (Reynolds) Kulman ’73, Marietta, died on 9/25/11, at the age of 71. She was employed as a school librarian for many years with the Northeastern
School District. • Ada N. “Nellie” Tucker ’73, Harrisburg, died on 4/15/11, at the age of 87. She taught in the Harrisburg School District for 18 years. • Ennis K. Manns ’74, Elkins Park, died on 7/1/11, at the age of 58. He served as principal of the Edwin H. Vare Middle School in South Philadelphia until his retirement in 2010. • Sara M. Lauffer ’75M, Barrington, R.I., died on 7/4/11, at the age of 84. Before retiring in her early 80s, she was director of Christian education at Hawthorne Gospel Church in New Jersey. She previously was dean of women at Barrington College and Lancaster College of Pennsylvania, as well as associate dean of students at Moody Bible Institute in Chicago.
Remembrances • Hugo Fiora, Willow Street, died on 10/31/11, at the age of 95. He was an associate professor emeritus. From 1956 to his retirement in 1982, he taught courses in the industrial arts department (now known as the Department of Applied Engineering, Safety and Technology). A respected local artisan, he was well known for his pottery classes and the ceramics laboratory he developed for the University. He served as a radar technician for the U.S. Army Air Corps in the South Pacific during World War II. • Victor J. “Vic” Ruth Jr., Lancaster, died on 10/11/11, at the age of 76. He was retired from Millersville University, where he worked as an electronic technician. • Ruth G. Shoemaker, Millersville, died on 11/3/11, at the age of 53. She worked in the accounting office at Millersville University for more than 19 years.
• Bruce D. Metzger ’75, Valparaiso, Ind., died on 4/14/11, at the age of 57. He had been employed as a metallurgical engineer with Arcelor Mittal Steel for the past 23 years. • Linda D. (Oliver) Young ’77, Lancaster, died on 6/8/11, at the age of 54. She was a special education teacher with Hempfield School District. She also led the children’s choir at Christ United Methodist Church. • Elizabeth M. (Kearney) Hendrickson ’79, Hampstead, Md., died on 5/21/11, at the age of 53. She had a long career in the pharmaceutical field. • Brian S. Grumbling ’81, Lititz, died on 5/11/11, at the age of 54. He was a training specialist at QVC in Lancaster. He was a member of the Volkssporting Walking Club and had walked in all 50 states.
• Linda J. Haines ’82, West Chester, died on 9/3/11, at the age of 51. She was a corporate controller and accountant. A member of the national champsionship 1982 women’s lacrosse team, she was inducted into the Millersville University Athletic Hall of Fame in 2010. • David A. Richards ’93, Clementon, N.J., died on 1/30/11, at the age of 41. • Charles A. Klumpp ’96, Marietta, died on 7/20/11, at the age of 64. He served in the U.S. Marine Corps during Vietnam and worked as an accountant. • Daniel J. Moyer ’05, York, died on 7/1/11, at the age of 29. He was a certified rehabilitation counselor with the York District Office of Vocational Rehabilitation and served on the board of the Loeys-Dietz Syndrome Foundation.
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