Sept. 17, 2016. He worked in sales for car rental companies and was a U.S. Army veteran. Mentor, Ohio, was his home. Dorothy (Harker) Jansen ’58 died Dec. 27, 2016. A teacher, she was the daughter of fourth College President Dr. J. Stanley Harker ’25 and wife Helen (Calderwood ’23) Harker. Survivors include her husband the Rev. C. Robert Jansen ’58, two children, six grandchildren and sisters Ruth (Harker ’51) Mills and Anne (Harker ’60) Dayton. Linda (Walter) Nesbitt ’58 died Feb. 26, 2016. She lived in La Grange, Ill, and was a substitute teacher at Lyons Township High School. Three children, two grandchildren and a brother survive. Charles G. Atwell ’59 died Dec. 17, 2015. He lived in Titusville, Fla., and retired from the space industry. He was a Korean War veteran. Survivors include his wife, Pat, three children, six grandchildren and nine greatgrandchildren. Charles G. Coughlan ’59 died June 11, 2016. A Navy veteran of the Korean War, he lived in Murrells Inlet, S.C. He had worked at the Greenbrier Hotel in West Virginia. Surviving are his wife, Mary Kay (Dapra ’59) Coughlan, three children and seven grandchildren. Frank M. Shaffer Jr. ’59 died Dec. 31, 2016. He retired in 1980 as a U.S. Air Force major and earned a Bronze Star in Vietnam. In 1999, he retired from PennDOT as emergency management specialist. Survivors include his wife, Carolyn (Shelly ’60) Shaffer; two daughters; three grandchildren; two greatgrandsons and three sisters, including Susanne (Shaffer ’54) Johnson and Marilynn (Shaffer ’63) Diffenderfer.
Winter 2017 Leon J. Dawley ’60 died Sept. 5, 2016. Surviving are his wife, Shirley, two children, four grandchildren and a sister.
ponies. He lived in Poplar Ridge, N.Y. Surviving are his wife, Ina, three sons, seven grandchildren and two siblings.
John J. Sweeney II ’60 died June 6, 2016. He was an Army veteran who worked as an accountant for 30 years. Most recently, he lived in Jackson, Ohio. Surviving are his wife, June, two sons and grandchildren.
The Rev. Craig D. Christner ’64 died May 9, 2016. He served eight years in the Air Force, worked in education and was superintendent of Akron (OH) Christian Schools for 18 years. He also was a Grace Brethren Fellowship ordained minister. Surviving are his wife, Lynda, three daughters, 10 grandchildren, his mother and two brothers.
William C. Bryson Jr. ’61 died June 29, 2016. He was a leader in the telecommunications field and directed the Naval Telecommunication Automation Center. He lived in Raleigh, N.C. Surviving are his wife, Phyllis, four children, 18 grandchildren and two greatgrandchildren. Karen (Vorlage) Scheid ’61 died May 20, 2016. Prior to time as a homemaker, she taught at Grove City Junior High School and was an executive secretary at Westminster College. She was also a gifted artist. Survivors include her husband Walter Scheid ’59, two children, two grandsons, three greatgrandsons and brother William Vorlage Jr. ’68. Janice (Myer) Michael ’62 died Aug. 16, 2016. She had an early teaching career, moving to Florida in 1981. Surviving are her husband, Dean, two sons and a granddaughter. Karen (Spetz) Turcotte ’62 died Sept. 13, 2016. She worked for the Chautauqua (N.Y.) Institution for many years and sang in her church choir. Recently, she lived in Clarksville, Ind. Surviving are two daughters, a granddaughter and a brother. Philip C. Anguish ’64 died May 1, 2016. He worked as a mechanical engineer. He enjoyed collecting, and also owned and raced
John B. Ginader ’64 died May 31, 2016. An Erie, Pa., resident, he was president of American Hollow Boring Company, becoming chairman of the board in 2008. Surviving are his wife Alice “Midge,” two children, a sister, three stepchildren, grandchildren and a greatgranddaughter. Richard Kent ’65 died April 1, 2016. He lived in Trophy Club, Texas, and had a long career in the exhibit industry. He also drove drag boats professionally and custom painted race boats, cars and motorcycles. Survivors include his wife, Marilee, two sons, two granddaughters and a brother. Memorial gifts can be made to the Pan Sophic Scholarship Fund at Grove City College. David E. Kozlowski ’65 died Nov. 10, 2016. He was a mechanical engineer who moved from Western Pennsylvania to Indian Trail, N.C. Survivors include his wife, Kathleen; three children, including Jeffrey Kozlowski ’91; six grandchildren and two siblings. William A. Mowry ’65 died June 24, 2016. He retired as senior project engineer with SMS-Demag Steel in Pittsburgh. Surviving are his wife, Pamela, two sons, five
grandchildren and two sisters. Stanley J. Smithtro ’65 died July 16, 2016. After a career as an Air Force pilot, he worked in pharmaceutical sales for Roche Labs. He lived in Camarillo, Calif. Survivors include his wife, Shirley (Buck ’66) Smithtro, two children and four grandchildren. Lois Ann (Nary) Messer ’66 died May 21, 2016. She worked in human relations before establishing her own staffing agency. She moved to Florida after retirement. Survivors include her husband, Robert; a daughter; two sisters, including Leslie (Nary ’69) Gesell; and five stepchildren. Charles E. Wegner Jr. ’66 died Oct. 5, 2016. The Harrisville, Pa., resident retired after 34 years of teaching music education and directing choirs in the Slippery Rock School District. Surviving are his wife, Linda, two sons and four grandchildren. Alan W. Anderson ’67 died May 24, 2016. After teaching English, photography and drama at Aberdeen (Md.) High School for 18 years, he opened Anderson-Mayer Photography Studio. Surviving are his wife, Jayne (Gillespie ’67) Anderson, two daughters, three grandchildren and a brother. Suellen (Herr) Bashaw ’67 died Oct. 7, 2016. When in Rochester, N.Y., she worked as a framer for Wegmans and retired from Quadrant. Most recently, she lived in Hermitage, Pa. Surviving are two daughters, four grandchildren and a sister. Thomas A. Heim ’67 died June 28, 2016. He was a licensed professional engineer who most recently worked with ED3 Consultants. He lived t h e G eD ¯ UNK w w w. g c c.e d u | 47