C L A S S N Oshkosh, Wis., at the age of 94. He was a member of Sigma Nu fraternity and a Rector Scholar. He was a retired United Methodist minister, having served churches in Indiana for 22 years. After retiring from the ministry, he was an administrator at Bellin Hospital in Green Bay, Wis., and then president and chief executive officer of Evergreen Retirement Home in Oshkosh, Wis., until his retirement. He wrote and published more than a 100 articles for professional journals and newspapers as well as two books. He was the recipient of a DePauw alumni citation in 1952. He was preceded in death by his wife. His survivors include a daughter, Susan Harvey Flanders ’62. Herbert O. Bowles ’34, Jan. 2, 2006, of Indianapolis, at the age of 92. He was a farmer and owned and operated Safety Taxi Company in Rushville, Ind., from 1955-69. He was preceded in death by his wife. Hilda McGillvra Volkman ’34, Dec. 26, 2005, of Ventura, Calif., at the age of 93. She was a self-taught artist, homemaker and community volunteer. Her survivors include her husband, Alvin F. Volkman ’34; son, Joe F. Volkman ’63; and daughter-in-law, Barbara Owen Volkman ’63. George “Bud” E. Bateman ’36, Jan. 27, 2006, of Fort Collins, Colo., at the age of 92. He was a member of Delta Chi fraternity and a Rector Scholar. He was a legendary basketball coach and athletic director at Lawrenceburg (Ind.) High School. Later he resigned as coach and continued as athletic director and taught math at Lawrenceburg for more than 30 years. His survivors include his wife; his son, Ronald L. Bateman ’65; and a grandson, Ted A. Bateman ’92. Ruth Glantz Southworth ’36, June 4, 2003, of Fairhope, Ala. She was a member of Kappa Alpha Theta sorority. She was a housewife. She was preceded in death by her husband. Ralph H. Herrold ’36, Oct. 31, 2005, in Glenview, Ill., at the age of 92. He was a member of Delta Upsilon fraternity. He retired as a colonel from the Air Force Reserves in 1973. He was employed by R.R. Donnelley & Sons in their Chicago and Crawfordsville, Ind., offices, retiring in 1968 from the office in Crawfordsville. He was preceded in death by his wife, Lois Walts Herrold ’37; a sister-in-law, Genevieve Walts Warren ’25; and brother-in-law, Gerald P. Warren, DePauw professor of economics. Robert W. Vermilya ’38, Nov. 28, 2005, of Mesa, Ariz., at the age of 88. C. Wendell Martin ’39, Dec. 14, 2005, of Charlottesville, Va., at the age of 88. He was a member of Beta Theta Pi fraternity. He was a Rector Scholar. He was a lawyer in general practice for more than 50 years, specializing in litigation. He retired from the firm of Martin, Wade, Hartley and Hollingsworth in Indianapolis. He was an Indiana state senator from 1952-64 and served as majority leader and president pro tem of the Senate. He received an alumni citation from DePauw in 1965. He was preceded in death by his sister, Charlotte Martin ’36. His survivors include his
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wife; a son, David A. Martin ’70; and a daughterin-law, Cynthia Lorman Martin ’70. Georgia Rucker Shelton ’39, Oct. 1, 2005, of Bowling Green, Va., at the age of 87. From 1944-49 she taught home economics at Stafford County (Va.) High School and was a Virginia Tech Extension Service home agent. She was the extension agent for King George County (Va.) from 1955 until her retirement in 1971. After retirement she opened a flower shop at her home. She was preceded in death by her husband. Jean Storen Fouke ’39, Jan. 22, 2006, at the age of 89. She was a member of Kappa Kappa Gamma sorority. She was a homemaker. She was preceded in death by her mother, Bessie Harrison Storen ’16, and her husband, Myron T. Fouke ’38. Her survivors include a daughter, Sue Fouke Van Riper ’65, and a son-in-law, Edward L. Van Riper ’62. William E. Carmell ’40, Sept. 20, 2004, of St. Louis. He was a member of Delta Tau Delta and a Rector Scholar. He was preceded in death by his wife. Ruth Lett Glazier ’40, Dec. 9, 2005, of Carmel, Ind., at the age of 87. She was a member of Alpha Chi Omega sorority. She was an elementary school teacher for more than 17 years in the Indianapolis and Carmel Clay public schools, retiring in 1977. Her survivors include her husband. Floyd F. Tefft ’40, Dec. 31, 2005, in Atlanta, at the age of 85. He was a member of Lambda Chi fraternity and a Rector Scholar. He was a retired attorney in private practice and worked for State Farm Insurance Company and for the Department of Industry, Labor and Human Relations of the State of Wisconsin. He was preceded in death by his wife. Colin O. Higgins ’41, Oct. 15, 2004, of Berwyn, Ill., of pneumonia. He was a member of the Men’s Hall Association. He was an attorney. His survivors include his wife. Nancy Hurt Diener ’42, Aug. 25, 2005, of Indianapolis, at the age of 84. She was a member of Kappa Kappa Gamma sorority. She was a homemaker and a longtime volunteer and caregiver at St. Vincent’s Hospice, Wishard Memorial Hospital and the health center at Hoosier Village Retirement Center. She was preceded in death by her husband. Martha Jewett Yeo ’42, Jan. 14, 2006, of Muncie, Ind., at the age of 85. She was a member of Kappa Alpha Theta sorority. She was a homemaker and civic volunteer. She was preceded in death by her father, Chester A. Jewett, Class of 1909; her mother, Grace Rhodes Jewett, Class of 1909; and her husband. Her survivors include a son, Thomas S. Yeo ’70; daughters-in-law, Cynthia Van Tassel Yeo ’70 and Laura Sandberg Yeo ’75; brother, John R. Jewett ’44; sister-in-law, Marybelle Bramhall Jewett ’45; nephew, John R. Jewett ’77; niece, Jane B. Jewett ’78; and grandson, Charles J. Yeo ’00. Robert A. Johnson ’42, Jan. 21, 2006, of La Porte, Ind., at the age of 85. He was a member of the Men’s Hall Association. He was a coach, teacher and administrator at Beech Grove (Ind.)
High School for 37 years and later an educator, coach and athletic director for Southern Illinois University. His survivors include his wife. Philip E. Bash ’43, Dec. 1, 2005, of Barrington, Ill., at the age of 84, of congestive heart failure. He was a member of Sigma Chi fraternity and a Rector Scholar. He was the 50th reunion class speaker. He received an alumni citation from DePauw in 1968. He began his business career in advertising working for the Leo Burnett Agency and later with Clinton E. Frank. He was the publisher of the Barrington Courier-Review from 1971-86. He was a founder of the non-profit Hospice of Northeastern Illinois. He was preceded in death by his wife, Flora Oberg Bash ’43; sister, Ann Bash Neff ’48; and brother-in-law, Robert E. Neff Jr. ’52. His survivors include a daughter, Amy Bash ’80; three nephews, R. Matthew Neff ’77, Ward M. Neff ’79 and Bradley W. Neff ’82; and niece-in-law, Lee Loving Neff ’78. Suzanne Rothrock Cowen ’44, Nov. 16, 2005, of Newton, N.J., at the age of 84. She was a learning consultant with the Piscataway Board of Education and a special education teacher in the North Plainfield and Plainfield, N.J., school districts. Prior to that, she was a research assistant for the Institute of Medical Research in Cincinnati. She was preceded in death by her husband. Her survivors include a brother, George M. Rothrock ’41. Coral Stapp Allison Weirich ’44, Sept. 4, 2005, of Sarasota, Fla., after a long battle with Alzheimer’s. She was a member of Kappa Alpha Theta sorority. She was a homemaker. She was preceded in death by her first husband, Wilbur M. Allison ’42. Her survivors include her husband, George E. Weirich ’47. Regina Cecco Lepperd ’46, Sept. 12, 2005, of Rochelle, Ill. Jean Clark Crichlow ’47, Jan. 27, 2006, of Indianapolis, at the age of 80. She was a member of Kappa Kappa Gamma sorority. She was a homemaker. She was preceded in death by her father, John T. Clark ’11, and her husband. She was followed in death by her son, Douglas L. Crichlow ’71 (see page 51), and sister, Susanne Clark Schobinger ’43. Her survivors include a daughter-in-law, Susan Mottis Crichlow ’74; brother-in-law, Eugene Schobinger Jr. ’43; and nephew, Stephen Schobinger ’74. Edmund C. Steinle Jr. ’47, Oct. 7, 2005, of South Charleston, W. Va., at the age of 81. He was a member of the Men’s Hall Association and Phi Beta Kappa. He was a Rector Scholar. He was a retired organic research chemist from Union Carbide Corporation. He was preceded in death by his wife, Elizabeth Wentzell Steinle ’47. David E. Chapman ’48, July 7, 2005, of Lake Forest, Ill., at the age of 79. He was a member of Lambda Chi Alpha fraternity. He was the retired president of Chaps Ltd. in Libertyville, Ill. His survivors include his wife, Donna Butterworth Chapman ’49, and a sister, Anna Margaret Chapman Clutter ’41. Earl B. “Red” Gardner ’48, Oct. 16, 2005, of