Class Notes
✒ 1962
News of
Emma Demuth Williams Box 221 Newfoundland, PA 18445
Kathy Werst Detwiler 1383 North Allen Street State College, PA 16803 kxd11@scasd.k12.pa.us
Merr Trumbore 1040 Ebenezer Church Road Rising Sun, MD 21911 merr@dpnet.net From Merr: Enjoyed exchanging some recent e-mails with Judy deBray Dominici. She mentioned that the combination of her geographical location and family responsibilities over the years prevented her from returning to Moravian since graduation. She resides in South Carolina and spends a fair amount of time writing novels. In addition to her writings, she does some painting and enjoys keeping in touch with family and friends. She asked that I pass along her e-mail address, jdebray@ftc-t.net and welcomes e-mail from her friends and acquaintances. From the Alumni House: Jim Malloy, Lewis Halley, and Charles Bartolet ’60 met at Jim’s home in Indian Shores, Fla. for a TKE reunion during the March Madness Final Four.
✒ 1961 News of
Sandra Kromer Jones 9 Driftwood Drive Somerset, N.J. 08873-1717
✹ 1960
Reunion May 19-20 Jane Ziegenfus Hamill 237 Thorn Street Swickley, PA 15143 From the Alumni House: This summer Rev. Dr. Henry May created 1,000 kits to make birdhouses for a junior camp’s craft program. He supervised a group of volunteers who used a table saw, drill press, and sanders to assemble the wood and pegs needed to build houses for the Carolina bluebird, an endangered species. Peter French retired June 1 as president of Newberry College. He held this position since 1995. The student body voted him the Outstanding Administrator award. He and his wife Grace are moving to Sarasota, Fla.
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✒ 1959
News of
From Kathy: “We Are Family” sounded from the boom-box as the ’59ers marched in the parade and won the Spirit Award at our 40th Reunion! Kudos to our chairmen Gus Rampone and to Monk Morelli; they filled in great ’59 details. Gus and his wife Jean recently became grandparents for the first time. Retired in January 1995, Gus has assumed an “interim” athletics director position. While Monk is still working at AM Industries, he and his wife Pat find time to return to MC for reunions and homecoming. Monk highly recommends the golf events of both weekends. Since 1980 Nancy and Jim Cannon have enjoyed year-round golf and their life in Marietta, Ga. Jim recently retired from a 35-year career in scientific and chemical sales and management— most recently with his own business. He is currently serving as a consultant in textile chemicals. Carolyn Felver Conners, now in her 21st year of teaching, balances her language arts successes in Easton with skiing and biking vacations, twelve trips a month to the fitness center, and traveling to Switzerland, England, and Italy. Ed Goldberg and Jeanette Mirne Cornblatt were last at Moravian five years ago for our previous reunion. Jeanette is an administrative officer for the director for intelligence and information security at Fort Monmouth, N.J. Fred DeFrank retired in 1980 from the U.S. Navy as a naval officer in the Supply Corps; in 1998 he retired from his second career in contract management with Lockheed in Sunnyvale, Calif. Fred and wife Diana Fetherman DeFrank ’60 have celebrated their 40th anniversary. Their future is filled with serious travel plans, including lengthy stays in England and Italy. Ginny Dancy Dickie returned to reune with us and shared news of her current activities as a church and community volunteer in Bel Air, Md. Ginny serves as editor of her monthly church newsletter, is a packer for Meals on Wheels, and is a volunteer for the National Foundation for Ectodermal Dysplasias. Recuperating from recent surgery, her husband John was not able to attend our 40th. Patty Conover Diener serves as the Department of Transportation secretary in the Great Valley School District. Leisure interests include reading, gardening, walking, roller blading, knitting, and volunteering at the hospitals. Now living in Livonia, Michigan, Marcia Morgan Fish made our reunion truly a family affair. Her sister Margaret Morgan Blanda ’67 attended with her. Margaret’s son Arthur Blanda graduated from MC in ’96! Marcia and I much
enjoyed reminiscing about our physics class with Jack Ridge. Retired after 361/2 years of teaching, Betsy Dreher Honey is enjoying the new home she built in Upper Nazareth, the classes she takes, and the volunteer tutoring she does with the adult literacy program and ESL classes. Dee Lang Keglovits ’60 and Joe played a most integral part in our spirit award for out 40th reunion: Grandma Dee pushed the stroller and Grandpa Joe carried our boom-box in the award-winning parade! Faith Cannie ’57 and Ernie Lodics made their first trip back for a reunion since relocating in Valparaiso, Ind., in 1965. Ernie retired from BSCO in 1985, and did some electrical engineering consulting from 1985 to 1992 when he officially retired! He is now busy with golf, fishing and “the good life.” Gene and Barbara Banker Mahlau visited Boca Raton, Fla., for seven weeks prior to our reunion. Barb retired from IBM in December 1996, but continues to work in their church. Also enjoying the festivities were Dorothy Elliott and Rodney Miller. Marian and Bruce Mumie cruised to Bermuda in July past. Bruce is semi-retired—works two days a week as a learning consultant, and plays golf on other days! Susan LeTowt Peverley last visited Moravian College at our ’59 graduation and we enjoyed her presence at our 40th reunion. Now retired from Legg Mason brokerage firm as a sales assistant, Susan is actively engaged in running her family farm in Bel Air. Bill and Janice Keve Steers were able to attend the Friday activities of a busy reunion weekend. Their son Billy has written a children’s book that has been published by Golden Books. Barbara Roberts Woltjen ’61 and John traveled from Lake Winnipasaukee, N.H., for our gathering. They winter in Indian River Shores, Fla., each year since John’s retirement in 1995 as vice president for administration/treasurer of Lehigh University. Mary Lesin Mackenzie Ayala was married in August 1997. She is a sales associate at Lord and Taylor in Evanston, Ill. Rev. Joseph Carr and his wife Millie are now retirees and loving their new way of life. However, Joe does keep very busy as a supply pastor in his UCC Conference. Paul Dorney Jr. serves as a courier for PNC Bank; he had served as a Bethlehem Steel production supervisor. Francis Figlear is currently a development officer for Lehigh University. Most of his past 40 years had been spent in private education as a teacher and fundraiser. Our Miss Moravian, Nan Gingher, retired in 1989 because of health complications. She has been hand-quilting for almost 30 years. Nan lives on Shenanigan Farms in the Catskill Mountains. Reuben Lilly Sr. reports he was last at Moravian in 1997. He serves as wholesale manager for Waldorf Tire Company. After 25 years Tony Matz has now retired from baseball umpiring at the collegiate and interscholastic levels. Tony is an associate professor of math at Kutztown University. Thomas Meder serves as an ocean analyst for Schenker Internationals. He and his wife live in Houston, Tex., and enjoy traveling, square dancing, and high school sports.