J. BERTRAND EWER
J. Bertrand Ewer, Indiana, prominent Marion, Indiana, attorney and civic leader died April 14, 1958, after suffering from a heart block. A resident of Marion for the past 20 years, Mr. Ewer was born Jan. 20, 1908 in Lake County, the son of Fred C. and Maude (Wheeler) Ewer, who now reside at Lowell, Lake County. After completing his elementary and high school education he entered Indiana University where he was awarded a B.S. degree in commerce and finance in 1930. Two years later he was awarded his doctor of jurisprudence degree by the Indiana University School of Law.
committee and was a past president of the Grant County Bar Association. Active in the advancement of the city's industrial expansion program over the past eight years, he provided invaluable service to the Marion Chamber of Commerce in helping new industries locate in Marion. He was an honorary member of the Marion Board of Realtors. He was a member of a number of Masonic bodies including the Marion Samaritan lodge and the Scottish Rite and Shrine Club, Fort Wayne. At the university he was a member of the honorary law fraternity, Phi Delta Phi. He was a member of the Marion Kiwanis Club, the Mecca Club and the Meshingomesia Country Club. Surviving in addition to the parents are: the widow, Audrey, and three children, Phyllis, a freshman at Indiana University, and Barbara and Bertrand, at home ; four brothers, William, Crown Point; John, San Antonio, Texas; Dr. Robert Ewer, Indiana Acacian, Baltimore, and Virgil, Purdue Acacian, Lowell, and four sisters, Mrs. Peter Horner Jr. , Cedar Lake ; Mrs. Glen Banser, Merrillville, Ind. ; Mrs. Ernest Miller, Lake County, and Mrs. Julius Pattee, Lowell.
Havens was recognized authority in the field of sanitary engineering, and was active in the administration of the firm until the time of his death. He was directly responsible for the design and construction of much of the treatment facilities for the city of Cleveland. Havens was a member of Painesville Masonic Chapter No. 104, Roosevelt Masonic Lodge, Eagle Commandery No. 29 and Lake Erie Consistory. He was a life member of the Amer ican Society of Civil Engineers, Cleveland Engineering Society, and the American Water Works Assn. He also was a member of the American Institute of Consulting Engineers,
WILLIAM L. HAVENS
After passing his bar examination Mr. Ewer became associated with the Connecticut Mutual Life Insurance Co. and served as legal advisor for that Company. On July 1, 1943, he became a partner in the Marion law firm of Campbell, Gemmill and Browne, and specialized in real property law. A member of the Grant County Bar Association, the Indiana State Bar Association and the American Bar Association, he had served as chairman of the state bar association's membership WINTER, 1959
William L. Havens, Co1¡nell, widely known business executive and resident of 4461 Center Street, Willoughby, Ohio, died April 26, 1958 of a heart attack. He was senior executive partner of the Cleveland and New York consulting !engineering firm of Havens and Emerson. This firm has been engaged for many projects throughout this section, including many of the sewage treatment and water plants in Lake County. Native of New York, he was a graduate of Cornell University in the class of 1916. He was a licensed engineer in several states. In 1922, Havens became associated with the firm of George Gascoigne and Associates, and was connected with the design of main sanitary and water supply facilities throughout the eastern part of the United States.
National Society of Professional Engineers, American Public Works Assn ., Ohio Sewage and Industrial Wastes Treatment Conference, Tau Beta Pi, Cleveland Athletic Club, and Canadian Camp Fire Club of Cleveland. Havens was author of number of articles in the technical press. Besides numerous activities in professional organizations, he had a variety of personal interests. H e was an ardent fisherman, a keen philatelist and a bridge player. 53