In Memoriam
2012
sales. He was a member of Ripon Kiwanis and Our Saviour’s United Church of Christ. In Arizona, he joined Green Valley Coin and Stamp Club, Green Valley Schaffskopf Card Club and Green Valley Community Church. Survivors include his wife, MARGARET “PEGGY” SCHIELER ’54, 903 W. Belltower Drive, Green Valley, AZ 85614; two sons and one daughter; a brother, BOB SCHIELER ’56; and siblings-inlaw, CHUCKIE WEYER SCHIELER ’56 and FREDERICK AUGUST JESS JR. ’42. GEORGE SINADINOS ’54 of Orland Park, Ill., died June 23, 2011. At Ripon, he studied politics and government. He retired as a district sales manager for the Kimberly-Clark Corp. He was a lifelong White Sox fan and active at St. Nicholas Green Orthodox Church. He was involved in the American Hellenic Education Progressive Association, a Greek-American association, serving as president of the Oak Lawn-Englewood chapter founded by his father, as well as Supreme Governor on the national level. He was named National AHEPAN of the year. He loved cars, jazz and swing music. Survivors include his wife, Sharon, 15620 Petunia Court, Orland Park, IL 60462; one son and one daughter. RAYMOND ATLEE ’55 of Collegeville, Pa., died Sept. 23, 2011. He studied philosophy and history at Ripon, and then received a bachelor’s degree in 1958 from the General Theological Seminary in New York, and a master’s degree in 1968 from Nashotah House Theological Seminary in Nashotah, Wis. He was a retired Episcopal priest who enjoyed studying theology and philosophy and was devoted to human rights and the environment. He was rector of St. Mary’s Church in Wayne for 26 years and a prominent member of the Diocese of Pennsylvania, serving on many diocesan committees and writing a parochial handbook for the environment. He was an avid reader, gardener and long-distance runner. Survivors include his wife, Anne Tyler Atlee, 542 Tawnyberry Lane, Collegeville, PA 19426; and three daughters. ELDEN WOOD ’55 of Wausau, Wis., died Nov. 11, 2007. He majored in economics at Ripon and was a retired electrician for Weyerhaeuser Co. Survivors include his wife, ANN BAXANDALL WOOD ’55, 1409 Silver Spring, St. No. 5, Wausau, WI 54401. HELENE M. KOUBA ’57 of Chicago, died Feb. 15, 2011. She studied French and political science at Ripon. Survivors include a sister, BARBARA KOUBA HOFFMAN ’60. DENNIS JOSIAH ’58 of Panama died Sept. 28, 2011. He graduated from La Boca Junior College in 1952 and taught in elementary schools before graduating with a degree in history from Ripon, and later a master’s of divinity degree in 1961. He served as a priest at several churches. In 1972, he returned to the United States and received a master’s degree in theological education, then serving as a professor of religion at Instituto Episcopal San Cristobalk from 1977 to 1999. For his service, he received
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several recognitions, awards, certificates and plaques, including a Bronze Medal from the Panama Canal. He retired from active ministry in 2000. Survivors include his wife, Sybil Josiah, Box 025724, PTY 5245, Miami, FL 33102; two sons and two foster daughters. LE ROY J. MILES ’58 of Gold Canyon, Ariz., died Jan. 25, 2011. He attended Manitowoc High School, where he earned seven varsity letters and was captain of the basketball team. He also was homecoming king with Queen Bette Herman (his future wife). At Ripon, LeRoy earned letters in four sports — football, basketball, baseball and track. He was vice president of Wood County Bank in Wisconsin Rapids and Nekoosa Port Edwards State Bank in Nekoosa. Later, he cofounded and was executive vice president of Northland Cranberry Co. He also was active in the Kiwanis Club, South Wood County YMCA and the Wisconsin Rapids Credit Bureau. Survivors include his wife, Bette Miles, 4849 S. Desert Willow Drive, Gold Canyon, AZ 85218; two sons and one daughter. LARRY LARSON ’59 of Racine, Wis., died Sept. 14, 2011. At Ripon, he studied physical education and earned nine varsity letters in track, cross country and wresting. He received his master’s degree from the University of Wisconsin-Madison; taught in Valders and Beloit, then taught social studies and coached cross country and wrestling at Washington Park High School in Racine from 1962 through 1992. He coached the U.S. Race Walking Team; created the first high school sport history class; and was a track official at the 1984 Olympic Games in Los Angeles. He was a deacon, worship assistant and lay minister at the Lutheran Church of the Resurrection, and president of Hoy Nature Club and Churchmen’s Club. Survivors include his wife, Judy, 18 Virginia St., Racine, WI 53405; and one son. RICHARD THRELKELD ’59 of East Hampton, N.Y., a far-ranging and award-winning correspondent who worked for both CBS and ABC News, died Jan. 13, 2012, in an automobile accident. At Ripon, he studied history, and politics and government. He spent more than 25 years at CBS News, retiring in 1998. He was a reporter, anchor and bureau chief. He covered the Persian Gulf War and the Vietnam War, the Patty Hearst kidnapping and trial, and the assassination of Robert F. Kennedy. He worked alongside Lesley Stahl as co-anchor of “The CBS Morning News” from 1977-79, and reported for “CBS Sunday Morning” from its inception in 1979, as well as for “The CBS Evening News with Dan Rather.” He was a national correspondent for ABC’s “World News Tonight” from 1981 to 1989, when he returned to CBS News. His final assignment at CBS was as Moscow correspondent. During his career, he won several Emmy and Overseas Press Club awards and an Alfred I. du Pont-Columbia University Award. Survivors include his wife, Betsy Aaron, a former CBS and CNN correspondent, 33 Robins Way, East Hampton, NY 11937; and two daughters.
RICHARD J. CELICHOWSKI ’60 of Fond du Lac, Wis., died June 14, 2011. He was inducted into Ripon College’s Athletic Hall of Fame in 1987 for football and track. He served in the U.S. Army from 1960 to 1964 and was a captain in the 82nd Airborne Division. He worked for Fond du Lac County for more than 30 years, retiring in 2000 as the director of administration. He was active in church activities; the Knights of Columbus Council 664; and youth baseball. He was awarded the Fond du Lac Youth Baseball Meritorious Service Award in 2010. Survivors include his wife, Nancy, 134 Pheasant Drive, Fond du Lac, WI 54935; three sons; and a brother, ROBERT CELICHOWSKI ’67. ARLENE MACHT BELLETIRE ’62 of Cincinnati, Ohio, died Oct. 29, 2011. At Ripon, she studied history. She received her master’s degree in library science from the University of Kentucky and worked at Cincinnati libraries for many years until her retirement, last as a reference librarian for the Public Library of Cincinnati, Hamilton County. ANTHONY WAYNE “TONY” JACKSON ’62 of San Antonio, Texas, died June 8, 2011. He retired in 2006 after a career in packaging with Stone ContainerChicago and Georgia Pacific-Atlanta, running packaging plants in the United States, Mexico and Buenos Aires, Argentina. EDWARD MEYER ’62 of Dale, Wis., died Aug. 20, 2011. At Ripon, he studied economics and played football and tennis. He worked in the Green Bay, Wis., area from 1962 to 1967. He moved to Indiana and returned to the Appleton area in 1988. He had been a courier route supervisor with Dunham Express. He was a great sports fan and enjoyed attending and watching games. He loved the Packers. Survivors include one son. GAIL KLEIN SCHIEFELBEIN ’62 of Watertown, Wis., died Dec. 4, 2011. She had been a teacher for District 300 in Dundee, Ill., for more than 22 years, retiring as a third-grade teacher. She was a member of First Congregational United Church of Christ, Watertown Lions and the Ladies Golf League at Windwood Golf Course. She also volunteered her time at Avalon. Survivors include her husband, RICHARD “DICK” SCHIEFELBEIN ’61, W5572 County Road CW, Unit 12A, Watertown, WI 53098; one son and one daughter; and a brother-in-law, RAY SCHIEFELBEIN ’60. PATRICIA “PATIE” HAYES ’63 of Wauwatosa, Wis., died June 5, 2011. At Ripon, she studied history. She worked as a travel agent and traveled with her parents to Ireland, China, Europe, Australia, New Zealand and Russia. Most recently, she visited Italy. In 1968, she went back to school to become a dental technologist and retired as an orthodontic lab technician from the Marquette University Dental School in Milwaukee. She wrote a textbook for practitioners in that field and was a gifted pianist. She enjoyed watching the Packers and Brewers and supported numerous non-governmental organizations that serve society and animals.