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sons James Penzotti, ’69, and Stanley Penzotti, 13 grandchildren including Elizabeth Boeschenstein Polk, ’80, and Murray Swindell, ’80, and 23 greatgrandchildren. Margaret Berry, ’35, on Nov. 2, 2002. A long-time resident of Conway, NH, she was active with the Long Range Advisory Planning Committee and the Historical Society. She was a volunteer/ curator for the historical museum. After graduating from Albion College, she received an M.S.S.A. from Case Western Reserve University in 1937. Margaret worked in the social welfare field in Pittsburgh in the 1940s and at the National Federation of Settlements, for which she was executive from 1959 to 1971. She also served as president of the National Conference of Social Welfare and received many awards in her field. Antoinette Faggion Bommarito, ’37, on Jan. 26, 2003. She taught second grade at Albion’s Gardner Elementary School until marrying in 1942. Later Antoinette and her husband founded and ran a business together in Lansing. She served on various parish and diocesan committees as well as serving as an officer in the Catholic Women’s Club and Christian Life Commission. She was also a charter member of both St. Therese Parish in Lansing and Sts. Peter and Paul Parish in Bradenton, FL. She is survived by three children, six stepchildren, seven grandchildren and a great-grandson. Mary Bastian Feindt, ’37, on Jan. 29, 2003. She was a pioneer for women in surveying, and in 1944 was the first woman licensed as a professional surveyor in Michigan. She went on to receive her master’s degree in civil engineering from the University of Michigan. In addition to serving as Charlevoix County surveyor for over 50 years, Mary operated a land title business. She received many awards for her service to her profession. Mary also received the Outstanding Citizen Award from the Charlevoix Area Chamber of Commerce on Jan. 9, 2003. She is survived by a son, three grandchildren and three great-grandchildren. Katherine Kerr, ’38, on Jan. 24, 2003, in Eaton Rapids. She was a long-time resident of East Lansing and 50-year member of Peoples Church. She was a member of the Women’s Overseas Service League, East Lansing Women’s Club, American Red Cross, Creative Hands, and Zeta Tau Alpha sorority. She was very proud to have served her country with the American Red Cross during World War II. She is survived by three daughters, a son, 10 grandchildren and two great-grandchildren.
George Appelman, ’39, Dec. 10, 2002 in Algonac. While in the Army during World War II, George played in the 97th Infantry Division Band. From 1946 to 1980, he developed a school band program in Algonac that was featured in concerts, parades and sporting events all over North America, as well as at occasions in their home area. For 24 years, the Algonac Marching Band played for the halftime shows at the Detroit Lions’ games, including the 1954 and 1957 championship games. In 1998, George was inducted into the Algonac High School Hall of Fame. He is survived by his wife, Sally, two sons, a daughter, five grandchildren and two great-grandchildren. Helen Bricker Kendall, ’40, on Oct. 25, 2002. She was a resident of Greensboro, NC. Julia Hatton Buys, ’41, on Feb. 6, 2002, in Muskegon. She is survived by a daughter, one granddaughter and two great-grandchildren. Ernest Longman, ’42, on Jan. 30, 2003, in Grand Rapids. He graduated from the University of Michigan with an electrical engineering degree in 1943 and became a registered professional engineer. He worked for Consumer’s Power in Jackson until his retirement in 1985. Ernest was a seven-year member of the Richland Covenant Church, a certified instructor for Interpersonal Communication Programs Inc. for 18 years, and a member of the Association of Couples in Marriage Enrichment International for 20 years. He is survived by his wife, two daughters, two sons and four grandchildren. Kenneth Wilson, ’43, on March 12, 2003, in Akron, OH. He served as a cryptographer in the Army Signal Corps from 1943 to 1946, and received his master’s and Ph.D. from the University of Michigan in 1951. He then became an instructor in the English Department for the University of Connecticut. He subsequently served as head of the English department, dean of the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences, and academic vice president of the university. He retired in 1989 after writing many articles and books on medieval studies and the English language. He consulted for the National Endowment of the Humanities and served two terms on the New England Association of Schools and Colleges’ Commission on Institutions of Higher Education. He is survived by his wife, two children and three grandchildren. Keith Lancaster, ’47, on Feb. 7, 2003. He served three years in the Army Air Corps during World War II. He went on to receive his M.M. from Michigan State University in 1950. He had a very successful teaching career in the Flint and Royal Oak school systems. Keith retired to the Continental Country Club with family and golf and founded the Continental Singers. He led church choirs in Detroit and Florida. He is survived by his wife, Bettie Helton Lancaster, ’49, and three children.
R. Bates Feull, ’48, on Feb. 10, 2003. He worked as a radio broadcaster under the on-air name of Bates Farrell at Detroit area radio stations WJR and WKMH (now WNIC). After his radio career, he was vice president and trust officer of Manufacturers National Bank (now Comerica Bank) in Dearborn and retired in 1984 after 20 years at the bank. Bates worked as a stockbroker for PaineWebber for several years after that before finally retiring. He was very active in the community and served as president of the Dearborn Rotary Club and founded and was president of the Dearborn Rotary Foundation. Bates also co-founded and was secretary of the Centurions, a group of 100 Dearborn residents who do good works in the city. He served as a trustee of the Oakwood Hospital Foundation, was chairman of the Dearborn Citizens Education Advisory Council, served on the Dearborn Mayor’s Advisory Committee, and served as chairman of the Fairlane YMCA. He is survived by a son; a daughter, Alison Feull Murray, ’82; and four granddaughters. Amos Gregory, Jr., ’50, on Dec. 17, 2002. He was a resident of Wyandotte. Nancy Beard Dickes, ’51, on March 27, 2003. A resident of Granada Hills, CA, she served many years as chairman of the East San Fernando Valley Medical Auxiliary. CORRECTION: We apologize for the error in this notice in the spring 2003 Io Triumphe. Paul “Skip” Ungrodt, Jr., ’52, on Jan. 12, 2003 in Ann Arbor. A College trustee since 1985, Skip was chairman and president of Ideation, Inc., a national gift supply firm based in Ann Arbor, and owner of several gift stores. A strong proponent of Briton athletics, Skip chaired the $1.3-million Briton Athletic Drive and funded the College’s indoor tennis center, which was named in his honor. He also was the architect of the brick walkway near the Dow Recreation and Wellness Center. Skip was a major contributor to the Kellogg Center and Ferguson Building on campus. Vice chairman for Institutional Advancement on the Board of Trustees, he underwrote the Ferguson Building’s third floor housing the Institutional Advancement office. As a student at Albion, he was a letter-winner and four-year participant in tennis. At the Hall of Fame dinner during Homecoming 2002, Skip—who was inducted into the College’s Athletic Hall of Fame five years ago—was honored with the Albion College Lifetime Achievement Award. A devoted member of the Alpha Tau Omega fraternity, he for many years organized biennial reunions of ATOs from the late 1940s and early 1950s. Long known for his leadership and support of many state and local humanitarian and cultural organizations, Skip received the Chuck Yancy Lifetime Achievement Award from the American
Foundation for AIDS Research. Skip spearheaded the successful multimilliondollar capital campaign for the Purple Rose Theater in Chelsea. At the time of his death, he also served on the boards of the Ann Arbor Convention and Visitor’s Bureau, the Ann Arbor Downtown Development Authority, and as chairman of the Ypsilanti Automotive Heritage Collection. He was past president of the Gift Association of America and the Michigan Gift Association, as well as the State Street Business Association in Ann Arbor and the Washburn Historical Museum, Inc., in Washburn, WI. In addition to Ideation, which he founded in 1968 and which now supplies 650 gift stores across the country, Skip co-owned with his brothers the hardware store in Washburn founded by his grandfather. Skip was preceded in death by his wife, Charlotte Darvay Ungrodt, ’52, in 1990. Survivors include son Thomas Ungrodt, daughters Susan Mills and Sara Eichhorn, seven grandchildren including Allison Mills, ’05, and brothers Bernard, ’56, and Bob Ungrodt. Frank Plettenberg, ’53, on March 1, 2003. Frank received his master’s at Michigan State University. After working in advertising early in his career, he was instructor and art department head for Central High School in Phoenix, AZ for 20 years and part-time instructor of ceramics at Glendale College for many years. A prolific studio potter, he participated in many shows and exhibits. For over a decade he volunteered as an advisor and instructor for the outdoor challenge Kachina Foundation, developing teen survival and leadership skills. He is survived by his wife, two children and four grandchildren. Sue Williamson, ’56, in August 2001 in Basalt, CO. Ann Mackenzie, ’60, on March 10, 2003 in Walpole, MA. She taught music in the Norwood Schools and the Wheeler School in Providence, RI. She was music director of the Union Congregational Church, the United Church, and Epiphany Episcopal Church, all in Walpole. She was a published composer and gave piano and voice lessons. She is survived by a daughter, Sarah Schoppe Daitch, ’86, and two grandchildren. Eugene “Barry” Calder, ’66, on Jan. 17, 2003 in Falls Church, VA. He was a graduate of George Washington University Law School. Wayne Colburn, ’69, on Feb. 2, 2003 in Scottsdale, AZ. He worked as a research biochemist at the Upjohn Co. in Kalamazoo before attending the State University of New York in Buffalo, where he received his Ph.D. in pharmaceutics in 1977. He later was a researcher and management executive for Hoffman-LaRoche, Warner-Lambert/ Parke-Davis and MDS Harris. He was president of the American College of Clinical Pharmacology and editor of the Journal of Clinical Pharmacology, was a National Institutes of Health reviewer and an adjunct professor for several
universities. He had published more than 260 original research articles, reviews and book chapters throughout his career. He was recognized with the Lewis E. Harris Award for Excellence in 1995 and the American College of Clinical Pharmacology Nathaniel T. Kwit Memorial Distinguished Service Award in 1998. He is survived by his wife, three children and two grandchildren. David Klinger, ’89, on April 4, 2003 in Waukesha, WI. He had worked for Summit Environmental Solutions in Waukesha, Handex of Wisconsin in New Berlin, and was employed at Secor International as a professional senior geologist. He enjoyed being outdoors hunting and fishing. He is survived by his wife, Patricia Heflin Klinger, ’89, a son and a daughter. Jessica Mills, ’06, on March 21, 2003 in Hazelton Township, as the result of injuries sustained in an automobile accident. A 2002 graduate of New Lothrop High School, she was active in varsity cheerleading, the drama club and National Honor Society, and in St. Michael Roman Catholic Church. She is survived by her parents, two brothers, a step-sister and grandparents.
Faculty and friends Charlotte Swanson Cleeland, an art instructor at Albion College from 1927 to 1937, passed away Sept. 23, 2002 at the age of 97. A one-woman department while at Albion, she taught classes on design, painting and art history. Among her students was internationally known painter Philip Curtis, ’30, and Marjorie Field, ’36, the first winner of the VOGUE Paris Prize for art. After leaving Albion in 1937, she moved with her husband, Joseph Cleeland, to Jacksonville, IL, where they both taught at MacMurray College for many years. Mrs. Cleeland later owned and operated an interior design business in Jacksonville, but continued to paint throughout her life. Her paintings were featured in an exhibition on campus during Albion’s Sesquicentennial celebration in 1985. She is survived by a son and a daughter.