Class Notes member of The Washington C. DePauw Society. She was preceded in death by her husband, Joseph W. Barr ’39. Elbert L. Archibald ’39. Dec. 12, 2008, of Belleair, Fla., at the age of 92. He was a member of Beta Theta Pi fraternity. He was a Rector Scholar. He was a writer and copy chief for various advertising agencies in Chicago. His survivors include his wife and son, John M. Archibald ’75. Thalia Banning Simmons ’39, March 20, 2007, of Alexandria, Va., at the age of 90. She was a member of Alpha Chi Omega sorority. She was a homemaker. She was preceded in death by a brother, Ephraim Banning IV ’37. Her survivors include a daughter, Madeleine Wood Arnheim ’66; two granddaughters, Madeleine B. Arnheim ’93 and Rebecca Arnheim Thompson ’93; and grandson-in-law, Scott A. Thompson ’93. Verla Crain Huff ’39. Oct. 19, 2008, in Concord, N.H., at the age of 90. She was a homemaker and composer. Richard C. Grove ’39, Oct. 20, 2008, of San Bernardino, Calif., at the age of 91. He was a member of Sigma Chi fraternity. He was a licensed funeral director in Indiana and Illinois. He was co-founder of Grove Colonial Mortuaries in San Bernardino and Rialto, Calif. He was preceded in death by his wife. Ada Moritz Sargent ’39, Nov. 24, 2008, of Effingham, Ill., at the age of 91. She was a member of Alpha Phi sorority. She was a retired teacher. Sheldon C. Ackley ’40, Jan. 9, 2008, in New York City. He held academic posts at Gettysburg College, New York University and State University of New York at Stony Brook. After retirement, he wrote and spoke on philosophical and ethical issues. Jack B. Cox ’40, Nov. 18, 2008, in Dyersburg, Tenn., at the age of 91. He was a member of Delta Tau Delta fraternity. He retired as a sales and merchandising representative from Coca Cola Company following 33 years of service. He was preceded in death by his wife. John H. Heck ’40, Oct. 29, 2008, in Oakwood, Ohio, at the age of 90. He was a member of Delta Chi fraternity. He began his career in foreign service and later was president of Heck Investments and Realty Company in Dayton, Ohio. He was preceded in death by his first wife. His survivors include his second wife. Frances Loomis Bright ’40, Jan. 7, 2009, in Evansville, Ind., at the age of 90. She was a member of Alpha Chi Omega sorority. She was a teacher of instrumental music and a professional violinist. She was preceded in death by her husband. Jane McDaniel McNew ’40, Sept. 17, 2008, in Nashville, Tenn., at the age of 90. She was a homemaker. She was employed with Arvin Industries in Franklin, Ind., as a shipping clerk, retiring after 37 years of service. She was preceded in death by her husband. Leta Newman Reynolds ’40, Dec. 11, 2008, in Chambersburg, Pa., at the age of 90. She was a homemaker. She was preceded in death by her husband, Philip H. Reynolds ’41. Barbara Bonhajo Yoder Nickels ’41, Jan. 21, 2009, of Flint, Mich., at the age of 89. She was a
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member of Delta Zeta sorority. She was a retired medical technologist at Hurley Medical Center in Flint, Mich., for more than 20 years and was a homemaker. She was preceded in death by her first husband, Robert L. Yoder ’42, and her second husband. Ben Dean Jr. ’41, Oct. 13, 2008, in Grand Rapids, Mich., at the age of 89. He was a member of Delta Kappa Epsilon fraternity. He spent 27 years in advertising and public relations and later became a consultant for nonprofit community organizations. He was preceded in death by his wife, Margaret Lancaster Dean ’41. W. Charles Kingsley ’41, Aug. 3, 2007, of Eagle, Mich., at the age of 87. He was a member of Men’s Hall Association and was a Rector Scholar. He was a retired attorney. Robert L. Maroney ’41, Oct. 28, 2007, of Indianapolis, at the age of 88. He was a member of Phi Kappa Psi fraternity. He retired from Reel Pipe & Valve Company in 1984. His survivors include his wife. Clifford E. Randall ’41, March 18, 2008, in Barrington, Ill., at the age of 91. He was a member of Delta Kappa Epsilon fraternity. He owned a launderette in Antioch, Ill. He was preceded in death by his wife. George M. Rothrock ’41, Jan. 31, 2009, in San Diego at the age of 89. He was a member of Men’s Hall Association. He was a Rector Scholar. He was a chemist for DuPont and retired in 1982 as senior patent specialist. He was preceded in death by his wife and a sister, Suzanne Rothrock Cowen ’44. Lloyd E. Dyer ’42, Jan. 26, 2009, of Fayetteville, N.C., at the age of 87. He was a member of Lambda Chi Alpha fraternity. He was a Rector Scholar. He retired as a vice president from Bell Atlantic. He was preceded in death by his first wife, Dorothy Levien Dyer ’43; father, L. Everett Dyer ’19; mother, Estella Dayhoff Dyer ’15; and brother, C. David Dyer ’44. His survivors include his wife; daughter, Nancy H. Dyer ’69; and son, Mark F. Dyer ’72. Patricia Johnson Shinner ’42, Feb. 19, 2009, of Redmond, Wash. She was a member of Kappa Alpha Theta sorority. She was a retired elementary school teacher. She was preceded in death by her husband. Anthony S. Mignery ’42, Feb. 23, 2009, in Bryan, Ohio, at the age of 88. He was a Rector Scholar. He and his father operated A.S. Mignery Candy and Tobacco Company, and he retired in 1985. He was preceded in death by his first and second wives. Mary Reemelin Werner ’42, Feb. 8, 2009, of Albuquerque, N. M., at the age of 89. She was a member of Delta Delta Delta sorority. She was a homemaker. Her survivors include her husband. Lila Seneff Bayly ’42, Dec. 15, 2008, of Golf, Ill. She was a member of Alpha Omicron Pi sorority. She was a homemaker. Her survivors include her husband, Melvyn A. Bayly ’40. Jane Winteringer Wilson ’42, Oct. 5, 2008, of Zionsville, Ind., at the age of 88. She was a member of Alpha Chi Omega sorority. She was a
homemaker. Her survivors include her husband. Mary Carr Boyd ’43, Feb. 8, 2009, of Perrysburg, Ohio, at the age of 87. She was a member of Alpha Phi sorority. She was a homemaker. Her survivors include her husband. Martha Cline Colson ’43, Dec. 9, 2008, of Bluffton, Ind., at the age of 87. She was a member of Kappa Kappa Gamma sorority. She was one of the founders of Kindergarten, Inc., in Paris, Ill., in 1950. She was art director for U.O. Colson Company, co-owner of Paragraphs Gift Shop and in 1989, co-owner of The Kitchen Witch gift shop in Bluffton, Ind. She was preceded in death by her father, Lloyd M. Cline ’19; mother, Lois Shirey Cline ’21; husband, U. Gordon Colson ’41; and brother, William L. Cline ’48. John R. Cox ’43, Jan. 3, 2009, of Sacramento, Calif., at the age of 86. He was a member of Men’s Hall Association. He was a retired professor of business administration and later was executive dean and vice president at California State University at Sacramento. He was preceded in death by his father, Ezra M. Cox Class of 1912; mother, Glenn Berry Cox Class of 1914; wife, Jane Schlosser Cox ’43; brother, Charles W. Cox ’39; and sister, Mary Cox Kochanczyk ’38. His survivors include a brother, David B. Cox ’48; and nephew, David J. Kochanczyk ’69. Robert P. Dodge ’43, Nov. 15, 2008, in Colorado Springs, Colo., at the age of 88, from progressive bulbar palsy. He was a member of Delta Kappa Epsilon fraternity. He owned a Buick dealership with his father until 1959. Later, he was president of Sabre Pinon Corporation in the uranium exploration and processing business in Santa Fe, N.M. In 1964 he was director of the United Nuclear Corporation in Annapolis, Md. His survivors include his wife. George H. Hayes ’43, Dec. 17, 2008, of Tucson, Ariz., at the age of 86. He was a member of Lambda Chi Alpha fraternity and a Rector Scholar. He was a retired insurance manager for University of Arizona. His survivors include his wife and two brothers, William F. Hayes Sr. ’47 and Philip L. Hayes ’50. Jane Johnson Kause ’43, June 17, 2008, of South Holland, Ill., at the age of 86, from complications of T-Cell Lymphoma. She was a homemaker. She was preceded in death by her husband. Louise McEachron Babbitt ’43, Oct. 30, 2008, of Pittsfield, Mass., at the age of 86. She was a member of Delta Zeta sorority. She was a homemaker. She worked in insurance and banking and, later, at General Electric, retiring as a voucher auditor. She was preceded in death by her husband. Alice McGahey Kinne ’43, Oct. 22, 2008, of Bloomington, Ind., at the age of 87. She was a member of Delta Delta Delta sorority. She taught in the Fort Wayne (Ind.) Community Schools system for 15 years, retiring in 1986. She was a homemaker. She was preceded in death by a sister, Frances McGahey Lupke ’45. Her survivors include a sister, Virginia McGahey Harshey ’48. June Paxton Judd ’43. Feb. 17, 2009, of Moline, Ill., at the age of 87. She was a member of Kappa Kappa Gamma sorority. She was a homemaker. She