granddaughter. He is survived by his wife of 41 years, Lorelei; two sons; three grandchildren; and brothers, David Bach ’70 and Mark Bach ’74. Dianne Brooks Powell ’72 died Dec. 11, 2015. She is survived by her husband, David; two children, including Gwynne Powell Watkins ’02; and four grandchildren. Deanna Hempy Roshong ’73 died Jan. 9, 2016. She was an elementary school teacher and a floral designer. She is survived by her husband of 36 years, Carl; his son; two grandchildren; and relative, James Hempy ’70. Lindsay Stedman ’73 died Dec. 18, 2015. He was a teacher, coach and principal at Heritage Christian School, Canton, OH; then became associate director of the River Valley Region Office of the Association of Christian Schools International. He was preceded in death by his first wife, Deborah McKinnis Stedman ’73; and father‑in‑law, Richard McKinnis ’51. He is survived by his wife, Charlotte; two children; six grandchildren; brother, David Stedman ’71; sister‑in‑law, Jean Basinger Stedman ’73; and brother‑in‑law, Richard McKinnis ’75. Robert Lowden ’74 died Oct. 28, 2015. He retired from the Public Service Enterprise Group, NJ, after 35 years of service. He was a member of Eta Phi Mu. He is survived by
his wife of 40 years, Candace, two daughters and three grandchildren. Bruce Flinchbaugh ’75 died Feb. 1, 2016. He retired from Texas Instruments, Dallas, in 2012 and became a dedicated runner with the Dallas Running Club. He earned the Distinguished Alumni Award from Otterbein in 2007. He is survived by his wife of 36 years, Mary Fontana; two children; one brother; and sister, Nancy Flinchbaugh ’77. Kim Christy Leggett ’77 died Oct. 11, 2015. She was a librarian at Columbus State Community College. She was a member of Kappa Phi Omega. She was preceded in death by two sisters, including Oberlyn Christy Kovach ’79. She is survived by her husband, Jim; two children; and nephew, Sam Kovach ’05. Linda Brown Glascock ’83 died Oct. 10, 2015. She was a college professor at Cambridge University and Hood College. She was a member of Epsilon Kappa Tau. She is survived by her husband, John, four children and two grandchildren. Steven J. Zornow ’88 died Sept. 26, 2015. He was a business analyst with Chase Manhattan Mortgage Co., then worked in computer technology. He was a member of Sigma Delta Phi. He is survived by his wife, Kim Gutridge ’89, and two daughters.
Alison Ford Mathews ’93 died Dec. 14, 2015. She was a media specialist and taught children reading skills. She was a member of Tau Delta. She is survived by her husband, Michael.
John N. Loos ’97 died May 29, 2011. He worked as a distribution supervisor for Coca‑Cola. He was preceded in death by a daughter. He is survived by his fiancée, Fawn, and two children.
Rhonda Russell‑Graham ’95 died Nov. 18, 2015. She was a nurse in the Columbus City School system. She is survived by her husband of 11 years, Michael, four children and four grandchildren.
Friends Marjorie Woodward Walcutt died Sept. 25, 2015. She was an administrative assistant in her first husband’s business, and retired from Kenyon College where she was registrar. She was preceded in death by her first husband, Royce Woodward. She is survived by her second husband, Robert; son, Marc Woodward ’69 and his wife, Kathryn Cunningham Woodward ’69; stepson Charles Walcutt ’68 and three stepdaughters, including Mary Walcutt Sells ’74 and her husband, Michael Sells ’95; eight grandchildren; four great‑grandchildren; and nieces Anne Lee Pohner ’56 and Judy Pohmer Christian ’61. •
Jeanne Metzger Augustus ’96 died Jan. 27, 2016. She was the administrative assistant in the Department of Theatre and Dance at Otterbein. She is preceded in death by her parents, including mother, Julia Schrock Metzger ’1915; and brothers, George Metzger ’45 and Paul Metzger ’46. She is survived by her husband, Tom; five daughters; 11 grandchildren and five great‑grandchildren.
Available now! Dean Van’s Book!
Order your copy of May I Have a Word with You? at www.otterbein.edu/alumni/alumnibooks or call 614-823-1650. The book costs $15 with all proceeds contributed to the Joanne Van Sant Initiative. O tte r b e in To w e r s | Spring 2016 |
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