OBITUARIES

As Miamian was going to press, it learned Floyd Leonard, 82, chief of the Miami Tribe of Oklahoma and friend to Miami University for decades, had died. An educator all his adult life, he served as chief of the Miami Nation from 1974-82 and 1989-present and led many efforts to unite the tribe and the university.

The following obituaries were published in the Spring 2008 Miamian Magazine.

Gwendolyn Williams Stephenson '35, Cleveland, Ohio, Nov. 9, 2007. Retired, piano teacher, performer.

Imogene Boyer Simpson '36, Hampden, Maine, Nov. 5, 2007.

William S. Yeck '36, Dayton, Ohio, Sept. 13, 2007. Retired, co-chairman, Yeck Brothers; developer, Centerville-Washington Park District.

Paula Neuman Burrows '39, Sarasota, Fla., June 24, 2007.

Frank A. Flower '39, Bemus Point, N.Y., Dec. 19, 2007. Retired, Pentagon liaison, TRW Corp. and Borg-Warner Corp.

Ruby E. Weiss '39, Eugene, Ore., Oct. 5, 2007. Retired, secretary, director, Akron, Ohio, board of education.

Eleanor Malafa Cuykendall '40, St. Petersburg, Fla., Sept. 14, 2007. Former high-school substitute teacher.

George H. Fathauer '40, Largo, Fla., Sept. 14, 2007. Miami professor emeritus of anthropology, 1948-82.

Norman F. Hartleb '40, Fort Thomas, Ky., Aug. 6, 2007. Retired, auditor, Citicorp.

Virginia Craven Bennett '41, Kingwood, Texas, Aug. 17, 2007. Retired, Wauwatosa Travel Agency.

William L. Borchers '41, Dayton, Ohio, Sept. 6, 2007.

William S. Hewins Jr. '41, Ashtabula, Ohio, June 10, 2007. Retired, vice presi-dent/treasurer, Ashtabula County Savings and Loan.

Guanda Carter Reynolds '41, Chats-worth, Calif., Jan. 1, 2008. Retired, school counselor.

Johanne Wainwright Fathauer '42, Largo, Fla., May 20, 2007.

Fred W. Fox '42, Muncie, Ind., Dec. 3, 2007. Former teacher, McGuffey School; retired, science education professor, Oregon State University. Husband of Helen Ryan Fox '33.

Lois Taylor Snyder '42, Monroe, Ohio, Sept. 10, 2007. Retired, owner/manager, Snyder's Camera, Art and Gift Store.

John K. Zollinger '42, Gallup, N.M., Sept. 14, 2007. Retired, publisher, former board chairman, Gallup Independent. Husband of Martha Pence Zollinger '44.

Robert H. Blayney '43, San Diego, Calif., Oct. 12, 2007. Retired, lieutenant commander, Coast Guard Reserve; retired, overseas manager with Exxon.

Doris Lamp Knight '43, Birmingham, Ala., Oct. 28, 2007.

Helen Clark Hinckley '44, Cincinnati, Ohio, Nov. 30, 2007.

Robert P. Kniess '46, Cornelius, N.C., Nov. 29, 2007. Retired, lamp sales division, General Electric. Husband of Patricia Toler Kniess '47.

James E. Masters '46, Naples, Fla., Oct. 30, 2007. Owner/president, Designeers Midwest.

William H. Osgood '46, Oro Valley, Ariz., Sept. 5, 2007. Husband of Mary Morrison Osgood '46.

Virginia Steele Young '46 MA '48, Upper Arlington, Ohio, Dec. 2, 2007.

N. Glenn Widing '47, Grass Valley, Calif., July 28, 2006. Former architect in Cleveland, Denver, Los Angeles. Husband of Helen Pecht Widing '49.

Francis E. Woodworth '47, Austin, Texas, June 21, 2007. Husband of Madelyn Rarrick Woodworth '45.

Carl B. Friedman '48, North Fort Myers, Fla., Oct. 19, 2007. Husband of Nan Kramer Friedman '49.

Keith C. Ruffner Sr. '48, Silver Lake, Ohio, Oct. 12, 2007. Retired, vice president/co-owner, Herbrich-Hall-Harter Insurance. Husband of Anne Freshley Ruffner '49.

Charles R. Smith '48, Groton, Conn., Oct. 1, 2006.

Leo C. Bartels '49, Hamilton, Ohio, Dec. 16, 2007. Retired, senior research chemist, Armco Steel. Husband of Jean Issenmann Bartels '53.

Eunice Westbrook Krieg '49, Arroyo Grande, Calif., Nov. 14, 2007. Retired, executive director, Congregation Beth David. Worked in family business, Sun 'n Soil Natural Foods.

Kenneth E. Rock” LaBorie '49, New London, Ohio, Aug. 12, 2007. Retired, teacher, New London High School.

Vera T. Pacey '49, Dayton, Ohio, Nov. 18, 2007. Retired, supervisor, Performing Arts Division, Dayton Parks and Recreation.

Donald G. Paterson '49, Binghamton, N.Y., Sept. 28, 2007. Retired, finance department, Wilson Memorial Hospital. Husband of Nancy Atwater Paterson '49.

Mary Ertel Roosa '49, Sarasota, Fla., Nov. 18, 2007. Established Star Realty Co., Siesta Key; retired, head law librarian, Williams, Parker, Harrison, Deitz and Getson.

George C. Smith '49, Fairfield, Ohio, Sept. 10, 2007. Retired, director of personnel and industrial relations, National Lead Co. of Ohio.

Marilyn Caldwell Beaton '50, Oxford, Ohio, Sept. 22, 2007. Wife of John '50.

John E. Jack” Burg '50, Lima, Ohio, Sept. 16, 2007. Retired, U.S. Postal Service; former owner, Jack's A&W Rootbeer Stand.

Paul E. Foster '50, Manchester, Ohio, July 12, 2006. Retired, teacher, coach, guidance counselor, supervisor, Adams County Schools.

James L. Harris '50, Roswell, Ga., Oct. 7, 2007. Former sales manager, Dow Chemical; owned several businesses. Husband of Jacqueline Hill Harris '52.

Olga Tihonovna Kanareff Kneller '50, Sylvania, Ohio, Jan. 7, 2008.

Rita Means Macdonald '50, Sun City Center, Fla., April 7, 2006. Retired.

Robert L. Oakley '50, Huntley, Ill., Sept. 15, 2007. Retired, Armco Steel.

Paul G. Scarborough '50 MA '55, Hamilton, Ohio, Oct. 11, 2007. Retired, high-school social studies teacher.

Diane Bryan Treu '50, Longboat Key, Fla., Oct. 7, 2007. Former substitute teacher.

Constance Teichart Tripp '50, Hamilton, Ohio, Oct. 4, 2007. Former employee, GE, Social Security Administration.

Donald K. Naragon '51, Kalamazoo, Mich., May 29, 2007. Retired, industrial engineer, James Rivers Co.

Gene B. Smith '51 '55 MEd '58, Long Beach, Calif., July 27, 2005.

Robert B. Will '51, McArthur, Ohio, Nov. 28, 2007. Retired, president, chair of board of directors, Vinton County National Bank. Husband of Ruth Dunlap Will WC '51.

Marijane Roberts Lukingbeal '52, Cincinnati, Ohio, Jan. 14, 2007. Wife of Mark '52.

Milton M. Mishler '52, Troy, Ohio, Oct. 28, 2007.

Gerald W. Stout '52, Springfield, Ohio, Jan. 3, 2008. A manager for Miami football team under coaches Woody Hayes, Ara Parseghian '49 MEd '54; co-founder Miami Cradle of Coaches Archive; retired, purchasing agent, Grimes Manufacturing.

Eugene P. Flinn '53, Miami, Fla., Sept. 2, 2007.

Patricia Gift Griesinger '53 MEd '70, Hamilton, Ohio, Dec. 16, 2007. Retired, director, wellness program, Mercy Hospital; health instructor at Miami for 12 years. Wife of Bernie '53.

Andrew E. Migala '53, Sugar Land, Texas, Dec. 16, 2007. Retired, colonel, USAF; CPA, county finance director, Pima County, Ariz.; Arizona state director of budget and finance.

David L. Monroe '53, Georgetown, Texas, May 16, 2007. Retired, major, USAF; business administrator, insurance.

Phoebe Hampton Neef '53, Dayton, Ohio, Oct. 6, 2007. Former teacher, Dayton Public Schools. Wife of Jim '53.

Mary Lou Filbrun Spurgeon '53, Punta Gorda, Fla., Aug. 25, 2007. Retired, composer and teacher, BHA Pianocenter; former member, Dayton Philharmonic Orchestra. Wife of Walter '54 MEd '63.

A.M. Agapos '54 MBA '59, Mobile, Ala., Nov. 19, 2007. Retired, chair, economics and finance, University of South Alabama. Husband of Sharon McMahon Agapos '61.

James B. Bert” Heuerman '54, Lady Lake, Fla., Sept. 17, 2007. Husband of Nancy Landin Heuerman '55.

Sanford C. Jameson '54, Bethesda, Md., Dec. 14, 2007. Retired, director, international education, College Board.

Edward C. Kimball III '54, Cincinnati, Ohio, Oct. 19, 2007. CPA, Haskins & Sells; taxation manager, AK Steel. Husband of Marilyn Dumford Kimball '55.

Barbara Llewellyn Neal '54, Naples, Fla., Dec. 13, 2007.

Eileen Brown Roberts '54, West End, N.C., Sept. 23, 2007. Wife of Dennis '53.

Barbara Norman Fitton '55 MEd '69, Hamilton, Ohio, Oct. 7, 2007. On national Women's Golf Tour; retired, tennis pro.

Ronald G. Logan '55, Kettering, Ohio, Feb. 15, 2007. Retired, lawyer.

Joseph H. Weinberg '55, Malden, Mass., Dec. 1, 2007.

Barbara Kuemmerlein Beesley '56, Orleans, Mass., Dec. 3, 2007. Retired, teacher, administrator, private schools.

Josiah H. Blackmore II '56, Blacklick, Ohio, Sept. 26, 2007. Retired, president, Capital University; former dean, Capital University Law School.

Robert G. Howe '56, Sanford, Fla., July 31, 2007. Founder, Howe Industries, custom attaché/tool case manufacturer.

Geraldine A. Jackson '56, Griffin, Ga., Sept. 2, 2007. Retired, supervisory contract specialist, FAA.

Joan Shumway Lincke '56, Fort Myers, Fla., Dec. 22, 2007. Wife of Les '55.

John H. Voss '56 MEd '58, Retired, teacher, Hamilton City, Lakota schools.

Barbara Trinkle Fultz '57, Dayton, Ohio, July 22, 2007. Retired, Wright State University.

Sidney H. Hawlik '57, Dublin, Ohio, April 15, 2007. Retired, stockbroker, vice president, Flagstar Bank.

Adele Boian Weiland '57, Columbus, Ohio, Dec. 8, 2007.

Barbara Graybill Titus '58, Elyria, Ohio, June 15, 2007.

David H. Brown '59, Shelby, Ohio, Oct. 18, 2007. Retired, co-owner, Shelby Mutual Insurance.

P. Barton Cromer '59 MEd '62 PhD '74, Bradenton, Fla., Dec. 10, 2007. Retired, superintendent, Ohio; administrator, American Schools, Pakistan, Egypt, Mexico. Husband of Judy Clark Cromer '74.

Merabah Rich Bass '60 MEd '62, Bradenton, Fla., Sept. 5, 2007. Retired, Fairfield (Ohio) School District.

Richard E. Nyros '60, Fern Park, Fla., April 21, 2007.

Roger W. Tracy Jr. '60, New Albany, Ohio, Sept. 26, 2007. Former state legislator.

Thomas L. Conner '61, Avon Park, Fla., Sept. 30, 2007. Insurance agent.

Wilburn M. Johnson '61, Tomahawk, Wis., Sept. 12, 2007.

Gus C. Mate '61 MEd '65, Hamilton, Ohio, Aug. 24, 2007. Retired, teacher, Hamilton City Schools; former coach, football, track and field, golf.

Wilma Hart Minton '61, Greenville, Ohio, Aug. 11, 2006.

Carol A. Weinberg '61, Seattle, Wash., May 3, 2007. Licensed clinical social worker.

Jeanine Smith Reed '62, Honolulu, Hawaii, Feb. 23, 2007. Retired, preschool teacher; nanny.

Judith Rahel Hand '64, Cincinnati, Ohio, Oct. 28, 2007. Worked at Hallmark Cards; freelance artist.

William J. Heim '65, Tampa, Fla., Jan. 26, 2007. Associate professor of English, University of South Florida.

Richard H. DuBois '67 MEd '69, Wasilla, Ark., Dec. 4, 2006.

Anna Flory Hildebolt '67 MEd '69, Eaton, Ohio, Jan. 29, 2006. Retired teacher.

Larry D. Lehman MEd '67, Eaton, Ohio, Dec. 7, 2007. Retired, teacher, principal, superintendent, business administrator.

Mavis J. Darcy '68 MAT '70, Elyria, Ohio, Sept. 2, 2007. Retired, English and Latin teacher, Clearview High School.

Thomas E. McClellan '68 MA '70, Streamwood, Ill., Nov. 23, 2007. Attorney, Drost, Kivlahan, McMahon and O'Connor. Husband of Kay Holsapple McClellan '70.

Douglas S. Lindquist MA '69 PhD '74, Long Beach, Calif., Aug. 10, 2007. Clinical psychologist.

Dale F. Shapiro '69, Chagrin Falls, Ohio, July 7, 2007.

William J. Aue '70, New York, N.Y., Aug. 2, 2007.

William H. Blankertz '70, Red Bank, N.J., Oct. 25, 2007. Program manager for special initiatives, MITRE Corp.

Dennis A. Frate '70, Canton, Miss., Oct. 22, 2007. Retired, professor of preventive medicine, University of Mississippi Medical Center.

John B. Welker '70, Circleville, Ohio, Oct. 12, 2007. Industrial sales and marketing. Husband of Suzanne Hitchcock Welker '70.

John E. Jack” Ristau MBA '71, Hamilton, Ohio, Oct. 13, 2007. Miami professor emeritus of accountancy, 1972-2001.

Lois Jackson Cornett '72 MEd '74, Fairfield, Ohio, Nov. 9, 2007. Retired, teacher, New Miami.

Barbara J. Lukas '72, Cincinnati, Ohio, Feb. 24, 2007.

James M. Shade MEd '72, Miamisburg, Ohio, Dec. 11, 2007. Retired, Kettering City Schools.

Eric D. Parks MS '73, Columbus, Ohio, June 29, 2007. Retired, commissioner, state of Ohio.

William R. Waldron '73, Oxford, Ohio, Oct. 29, 2007. Computer programmer, certified network administrator.

Maureen Gavelek Goodwin '74, Paradise Valley, Ariz., Nov. 29, 2007. Attorney, banking law.

Ronald A. Redder '74, Charlotte, N.C., Jan. 29, 2007. Husband of Elizabeth Barnard Redder '75 MEd '81.

F. Robert Zack” Stiglicz '74, Chicago, Ill., Oct. 8, 2007. Experimental-film maker; painter; teacher, School of the Art Institute, Columbia College, Williams College.

Julie L. Bishop '75, Wooster, Ohio, Sept. 28, 2007.

Janice Holland Streit '75, Mount Sterling, Ohio, Sept. 11, 2007. Superintendent, Madison Plains School District; principal, Midway Elementary.

Mark J. Haynes III '76, Port Huron, Mich., Oct. 17, 2007.

William J. Kmecik Jr. '76, Rocky River, Ohio, Aug. 23, 2007.

Dennis F. Finn MEn '77, Brecksville, Ohio, May 2, 2007.

Michael A. Kumor '78, Perrysburg, Ohio, Nov. 8, 2007. President, Seaport Mold and Casting.

Deborah Gilbert Arnold '79, Hudson, Ohio, Nov. 2, 2007. Retired, teacher, CVCA. Wife of Tom '79.

Celia Slager Kushner '79, Pittsburgh, Pa., June 1, 2007.

Richard A. Unger EdS MEd '80, Newark, Ohio, Nov. 4, 2007. Retired, superintendent, Northridge Schools and Licking County Joint Vocational School.

Brian J. Kelley '83, Saint Augustine, Fla., April 25, 2007. Financial adviser, Morgan Stanley.

Robert J. Fisher '84, Solon, Ohio, Oct. 20, 2007. President, Robert J. Fisher & Associates, CPAs.

Amy Wahl Breen '87 MEd '88, Mayfield Heights, Ohio, Oct. 17, 2007.

Marlena Richards-Cox MS '87, Middle-town, Ohio, Sept. 28, 2007. Retired, Butler County Jobs and Family Services.

Lori Black Thomas '87, Columbus, Ohio, Sept. 1, 2007. Former corporate counsel, Wendy's International.

Debra M. Denier '91, Grove City, Ohio, Nov. 29, 2007. Employee, Miller Management.

Deborah Parriman Smith '92, Ashley, Ill., Oct. 12, 2007. Former co-pastor, Fellowship Christian Church; art professor, Frontier Community College.

Paula Miller Coughlin '96, Middletown, Ohio, Sept. 22, 2007. Former nuclear-weapons technician, Navy; RN.

Shannon B. Harps '98, Seattle, Wash., Dec. 31, 2007. Organizer for Northwest region of Sierra Club.

Janice Haemmerle Krumanaker '99, Cincinnati, Ohio, May 18, 2007.

Karen I. Burke MA '04, Annandale, Va., Sept. 26, 2007.

Joseph P. Veasey '07, Bellevue, Ohio, Nov. 18, 2007. Architecture major.

Clifton R. Alexander '09, Piqua, Ohio, Nov. 26, 2007. Accountancy major.

Joseph W. Eger '09, Sharonville, Ohio, Oct. 19, 2007. Interdisciplinary studies major.

Daniel A. Ferraro '10, West Chester, Ohio, Jan. 2, 2008. Psychology major.

Faculty, Staff, Friends

Joseph H. Bein, Oxford, Ohio, Oct. 15,

2007. Miami professor emeritus of music, 1948-84. Performed with Oxford String Quartet; founder/first conductor, Hamilton Symphony Orchestra.

Joseph W. Black, Logan, Utah, May 7, 2007. Taught political science at Miami late 1950s to 1963. Retired from Rockefeller Foundation.

Mark S. Dorfman, Charlotte, N.C., Dec. 22, 2006. Taught finance and insurance at Miami, 1970-86.

George H. Fathauer (see '40).

Thomas J. Gilmore, Oxford, Ohio, Dec. 15, 2007. Miami professor emeritus of art, 1961-90.

Cecelia R. Glidewell, Oxford, Ohio, Aug. 31, 2007. Former resident hall/dining room manager at Miami.

Patricia Gift Griesinger (see '53).

Charles E. Irvin, Washington, Ga., Nov. 11, 2007. Head of Miami library acquisitions for years; former technical director, Bartram Trail Library System at Mary Willis Library in Washington.

Randall G. Marcum, Somerville, Ohio, Nov. 24, 2007. In building maintenance and service at Miami for 10 years.

Dawn Martin, Cincinnati, Ohio, Dec. 16, 2007. Miami professor emeritus of teacher education, 1965-93. Former tenor with Ben Yost Trio.

Forrest L. Moran, West Bloomfield, Mich., Oct. 17, 2007. Joined Miami in 1962 as associate professor, director, McGuffey Lab School; taught at graduate level in Miami's education department. Retired from Wilmington College.

William G. Owsley, Au Gres, Mich., Jan. 27, 2008. Miami professor emeritus of architecture, 1958-89; painter. Husband of Rebecca McNamara Owsley '79.

John E. Jack” Ristau (see '71).

Robert F. Shrader, Eaton, Ohio, Oct. 18, 2007. Miami professor emeritus of health, physical education, and recreation, 1955-84.