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Obituaries

CORRECTION: The April 2002 issue of the Oregon Stater mistakenly reported the death of Allan D. Harder, ’49, Brookings. We apologize to Mr. Harder and regret the error.
Dr. Harry W. Harding, ’27, Walpole, Mass. Sigma Alpha Epsilon
Frances Day Fleshman, ’28, Eugene.
Lillian Stone Dawson, ’28, Corvallis.
Madeline Larson Fourier, ’28, Tigard.
Marian B. Fulton, ’28, Corvallis.
Marvin L. Fisher, ’28, Sacramento, Calif. Theta Chi
Donald H. Ford, ’29, Los Angeles, Calif. Sigma Phi Epsilon
Reta Loudermilk, ’29, Centralia, Wash.
Alice Thorsen Couey, ’30, Portland.
Ezra S. Webb, ’30, Laguna Hills, Calif. Sigma Alpha Epsilon
George D. Patten, ’30, Solana Beach, Calif.
Ralph M. Van Wagner, ’30, Altadena, Calif. Kappa Delta Rho
Rudolph L. Gross, ’30, Vancouver.
Dorothy Besse Erickson, ’30, Wilsonville. Gamma Phi Beta.
Edith G. Melvin, ’31, Portland.
Foster Meyers, ’31, Beaverton. Sigma Chi
Jack W. Olds, ’31, Portland.
Lee Pennell, ’31, St. Helens. Phi Kappa Tau
Anna Wightman Graham, ’32, Eugene.
Francis C. Sparks, ’32, McMinnville.
Kenneth M. Engebretsen, ’32, Vancouver. Tau Kappa Epsilon
Lee O. Hunt, ’32, ’34, Salem.
Robert B. Brown, ’32, Silver Spring, Md.
Lester "Jack" Gregory, ’33, Molalla. Sigma Phi Epsilon
Margie Buck Todd Griffith, ’33, Eugene. Zeta Tau Alpha
Clifford C. Jenkins, ’34, Grants Pass. Phi Kappa Alpha
Harland R. Clodfelter, ’34, Seattle, Wash.
Robert L. Gamer, ’34, Salem.
Robin E. Moser, ’34, Portland.
J. Carl Lenchitsky, ’34, Portland. Beta Theta Pi
J. William Cook, ’35, ’38, Oakton, Va. Sigma Phi Epsilon
Lydia Storli Paygr, ’35, Klamath Falls.
Edith Somppi Moss, ’36, Wilsonville. Chi Omega
Herbert S. Etchegaray, ’36, Hanford, Calif. Sigma Alpha Epsilon
Robert H. Edson, ’36, San Jose, Calif. Delta Chi
Andrew H. Schmidt, ’37, Lake Oswego.
Jean Parman Stranix, ’37, Corvallis. Kappa Kappa Gamma
Jean Woodford Jester, ’37, Gresham.
Albert V. Kunz, ’38, Corvallis.
Gerald R. Kubin, ’38, Keizer.
Edwin J. Raitanen, ’39, Seaside. Sigma Alpha Epsilon
John F. Eilers, ’39, Wilsonville.Kappa Sigma
Kenneth P. Hill, ’39, Wilsonville.
Marian Dunne Sonn, ’39, Seattle, Wash.
William W. Beebe, ’39, Beaverton.
Carl A. Blood, ’40, Eugene.
Dan W. Young, ’40, Eugene.
Dorothy Greenwood, ’40, Portland.
Mel Aitken, ’40, Poulsbo, Wash. Lambda Chi Alpha
Russell F. Hyatt, ’40, Ontario. Kappa Delta Rho
William C. Weir, ’40, Davis, Calif. Pi Kappa Phi
Eberle Schultz, ’41, Eureka, Calif. He was a member of the 1939 Hawaiian Bowl team.
Everett W. Holstrom, ’41, Carmel, Calif. Kappa Delta Rho
H. Russel Hulett, ’41, ’42, Grass Valley, Calif. He was responsible for development of instrumentation, for space vehicles, including the first "Daylight Star Tracker." He helped develop medical instrumentation, studied the possibility of life on Mars and wrote a book titled, Life in the Beginning.
Hall Higgins, ’41, San Diego, Calif. Sigma Chi.
John B. Gearhart, ’41, ’46, Coos Bay. Alpha Gamma Rho
Svante "Ike" Eikrem, ’41, Longview, Wash.
Delbert L. Snyder, ’42, Portland.
Dorothy Jackson Schumann, ’42, Bakersfield, Calif.
Dr. John R. Higgins, ’42, Baker City. Phi Gamma Delta
Edward A. Rosenfeld, ’42, Beaverton. Delta Upsilon
Henry C. Dickman, ’42, Portland. Alpha Gamma Rho
Jeanne Lewis Roberts, ’42, Portland. Alpha Chi Omega
Joan Molin Erickson, ’42, Lake Oswego.
Zola Boyd McClure, ’42, Vancouver, Wash.
Fred O. Scheidegger, ’43, Woodburn. Alpha Gamma Rho
Leigh H. Kelsey, ’43, Beaverton.
Marvin A. Hays, ’43, Portland. Alpha Tau Omega
Mary Davidson Hess, ’43, Largo, Fla. Alpha Delta Pi
William W. Matson, ’43, ’51, Portland.
Albert P. Jensen, ’45, Salem.
Jeraldine Smith Withycombe, ’45, La Grande. Alpha Xi Delta
Maxine Miller Hoddle, ’45, Fremont, Calif.
E. Stan Prather, ’46, Vista, Calif. Phi Delta Theta
George LeTourneux, ’46, Salem. Sigma Phi Epsilon
Joseph H. Lausmann Jr., ’46, Sacramento, Calif. Sigma Alpha Epsilon
M. Patricia Philippi Meece, ’46, Lake Grove. Chi Omega
Betty White Varner, ’47, Fort Myers, Fla.
Cathryn Hirschberger Coleman, ’47, Atherton, Calif. Chi Omega
Franklin B. Shesler, ’47, Carson City, Nev.
Harrison Kurtz, ’47, Glendale, Calif. Alpha Tau Omega
James A. Doty, ’47, Medford. Phi Gamma Delta
Robert O. Bauer, ’47, Eugene.
W. Don Moyer, ’47, Mountain View, Calif. Alpha Tau Omega
Charles E. McGee, ’48, Portland. Beta Theta Pi
Gene M. Nordby, ’48, Denver.
Janet Rasmusen Davis, ’48, Portland. Delta Gamma
Patricia Ball Blair, ’48, Corvallis. Alpha Chi Omega
Rebecca Bell Sears Kiger, ’48, Corvallis.
Russell Hug, ’48, Elgin.
William A. Knouff, ’48, Portland. Beta Theta Pi
Dale Curry, ’49, Springfield, Ore. He was past president of the Oregon State Pharmacists Association.
Carol Wikberg Urness, ’49, The Dalles. Kappa Kappa Gamma
Clifford R. Bentley, ’49, Vancouver, Wash.
Dale M. Curry, ’49, Springfield. Sigma Phi Epsilon
Delmer G. Wohlgemuth, ’49, Vancouver, Wash.
Glen Keesee, ’49, Wilmette, Ill.
J. Carl Simonsen, ’49, Portland.
Jack H. Usher, ’49, Portland.
Jack Hanel, ’49, Nampa, Idaho. Theta Chi
Jean R. Allard, ’49, Sweet Home.
Lanar H. Coverstone, ’49, Lake Oswego. Theta Chi
Marvin F. Hill, ’49, Omaha, Neb.
Opal Boyle Samuel, ’49, Corvallis.
Robert F. Kline, ’49, Eugene. Phi Gamma Delta
Stanley M. Sharp, ’49, Vancouver, Wash. Kappa Sigma
Warren H. Simas, ’49, Arcata, Calif. He was a member of the 1941 Rose Bowl team.
William R. Pettit, ’49, Waldport. Sigma Alpha Epsilon
Willis J. Black, ’49, Salem.
Bettymae King Hunter, ’50, Corvallis. Delta Delta Delta
Elliott R. Buxton, ’50, Huntington Beach, Calif. He was a chief aeronautical engineer for the Minuteman Guidance and Control System for Rockwell International. He was a consultant for NASA and owned six patents in the field of automatic flight control systems and landing systems. Buxton Residence Hall, on the OSU campus, was named for his grandfather, Austin Buxton, who had served as a member of the Board of Regents and the Oregon State Forestry Board.
Carl V. Fishback, ’50, Portland.
Dr. Allan E. Gilbert, ’50, Corvallis. Sigma Phi Epsilon
Edna L. Dull, ’50, Albany.
Keith L. Bixby, ’50, Portland. Alpha Sigma Phi
Sang Won Liu, ’50, Seal Beach, Calif.
Wayne L. Miller, ’50, Reno, Nev.
Sam F. Konnie, ’51, Veneta. He was owner of Swanson Brothers Lumber Company and a generous donor to the OSU forest engineering department.
Marjorie L. Converse, ’51, ’73, Keizer. Delta Delta Delta
Robert C. Locke, ’51, Clovis, Calif.
William F. Peden, ’51, Junction City.
Mary Adams Fish, ’52, Sisters. Pi Beta Phi.
Marvin C. Wallingford, ’52, Goldendale, Wash.
Ming-Kuei Hu, ’52, Syracuse, N.Y.
William A. Driver, ’52, Claremont, Calif.
Gordon C. Badley, ’53, Sausalito, Calif.
Joan M. Konnersman, ’53, Lyons. Alpha Delta Pi
Billy N. Nye, ’54, Portland.
Deryl A. Peters, ’54, Tigard. Phi Kappa Tau
Howard J. Adams, ’55, McMinnville.
John Madison, ’55, Echo.
Sherry Holbrook Hoffman Williams, ’57, Ramona, Calif. Alpha Gamma Delta
Sara Patterson Ellison, ’58, Vista, Calif. Kappa Alpha Theta
Barbara Johnson Fratzke, ’59, Salem. Delta Delta Delta
David R. Hill, ’59, Colton.
Donald J. Rohde, ’59, The Dalles.
Edward J. Whittington, ’59, Lady Lake, Fla.
Larry O. Haugset, ’59, Portland. Beta Theta Phi
Ronald E. Haley, ’59, Slidell, La.
Walter Koop, ’59, Portland.
Larry L. Whitmore, ’60, Spokane, Wash.
Mona K. Gribskov, ’60, Vancouver, Wash.
Leonard "Bud" Chandler, ’60, Albany.
Lester E. Hatton Jr., ’60, ’63, Steinhatchee, Fla.
Donald L. Rueppell, ’61, Portland.
Noel "Keith" Taylor, ’61, Newport.
Daniel A. Conti, ’62, Portland. Phi Kappa Sigma
Jean Cairney Thomas, ’62, Redding, Calif. Kappa Kappa Gamma
Leslie L. Martin, ’62, Medford.
Dennis C. Kalhar, ’63, ’66, Spokane, Wash. Phi Sigma Kappa
John H. "Jack" Mears, ’63, Salem.
Leonard E. Sosnovske, ’63, Portland.
Manuel D. Ramos, ’63, Cascade, Mont.
Jana Vaughan Allen, ’64, San Francisco, Calif. Delta Gamma
Bonnie C. Templeton, ’64, Glendale, Calif. She was a pioneering female botanist who served as curator of botany for the Los Angeles County Museum of Natural History from 1929 to 1970. In 1964 she received her doctorate in botany at OSU. Templeton’s donations to the OSU department of botany and plant pathology have resulted in the creation of three work and conference rooms,
and endowments for graduate student research and maintenance of the department’s teaching collection. The first Dr. Bonnie C. Templeton Lecture was delivered at the LaSells Stewart Center on May 2.
Darlene O. Reese Allen, ’65, ’69, Hillsboro.
Emil P. Evensen, ’65, Bend. Sigma Alpha Epsilon
Andres "Andy" Toribio, ’66, North Bend.
Garland "Jay" Brooks Jr., ’66, Tangent.
Linda Gorham Slater, ’66, ’67, Olympia, Wash.
Morrie E. Larsen, ’66, St. Maries, Idaho.
Donald E. Hall, ’69, Portland.
Dorothy Klemer Carson, ’70, Corvallis.
David B. Petrie, ’72, Astoria. Phi Kappa Sigma
Richard D. Gustafson, ’72, ’76, Canby.
Richard L. Smith, ’72, Corvallis.
William D. Maclay, ’72, Sikeston, Mo.
Marjorie Zimmerer Dow, ’73, Eugene.
Steven L. Case, ’73, Salt Lake City, Utah.
Lynn Slusher Christensen, ’74, Blodgett. Alpha Delta Pi
Penney Shoop Towne, ’75, Culver.
Theodore Regier, ’75, Corvallis.
John F. Harris, ’76, Albany.
Patricia Glessner Tompkins, ’76, Yakima, Wash.
Betty Ogle Schloss, ’77, Kelso, Wash.
Chester W. Mumby, ’77, Pensacola, Fla.
David A. Miller, ’77, Milwaukie.
Thomas A. Andrews, ’77, ’79, Langley, Wash.
Robert A. Odne, ’78, Federal Way, Wash.
Robert K. Boyer, ’79, Monmouth.
Bradley F. Trom, ’80, Portland. Delta Tau Delta
Bill Boubel, ’80, Poulsbo, Wash.
David B. Bush, ’81, Belfair, Wash.
Steven A. Esrey, ’81, Old Greenwich, Conn.
Richard E. Fenske, ’82, Gresham.
Kandis Jacobson McNeal, ’85, Corvallis.
James A. Jensen, ’88, Portland.
Zhenyan Shen, ’89, Corvallis.
Nancy Semas, ’92, New York City, N.Y.
Lance M. Forsythe, ’95, Encinada, Mexico.
Dr. Hannah J. Belanger, ’95, ’98, South Thomaston, Maine.
Abraham Shepard, ’00, Corvallis. He was an OSU graduate student.*
Calen Albrecht, Grants Pass. He was an OSU freshman at the time of his death.*
Robert E. Byers, Boring. He was a sophomore at OSU.*
Keeta Owens, Lebanon. She was a junior at OSU.*
Bart Bailey, Baker City. He was a junior at OSU.*
Kevin McNeil, Loveland, Colo. He was a senior at OSU.*
Cornelius Beilharz, Stuttgart, Germany. He was an OSU graduate student.*
Casey Gibbons, Albany. He was a graduate student at OSU.*
Jonathon Smyth, Alsea. He was a graduate student at OSU.*
*Please see story in Campus News section about student deaths at OSU.

Merritt Truax dies
Merritt Wallace Truax , ’34, died June 1 at his home after a short illness.
He owned several petroleum-based businesses in Oregon and had been president of the Oregon Petroleum Marketers Association and a member of the Goodrich Dealer Council.

He and his wife, Aileen, contributed to the construction of the Merritt Truax Indoor Athletic Facility at OSU. He served on the Salem Hospital Board for many years, was a founder and the initial secretary/ treasurer of Illahe Hills Country Club and was founder of Salem Development Company.
Surviving are his wife, Aileen; daughter, Sharon Truax Douglas; son, Michael Merritt Truax; seven grandchildren; and one great-granddaughter.

Notables

Faculty and Friends

William E. Agrue, Corvallis.
William F. Amick, Corvallis. He worked for the OSU housing department.
Vada Stephenson Aumann, Medford.
Karen Vuylsteke Ballard, Forest Grove.
Manning H. Becker, ’47, ’48, Gresham. He taught agricultural economics at OSU for 34 years and was farm management specialist for the OSU Extension Service for 29 years. Phi Kappa Psi
Ramon W. Bergam, Ontario.
William H. Buckley, Corvallis. He worked at OSU for Army ROTC, the Water Resources Research Institute, and the School of Engineering.
Lenora Chatterton, Albany.
Harry E. Clark, ’39, ’42, Green Valley, Ariz. He was an OSU Extension agent in Newport.
Peter W. Corum, Jacksonville.
Phi Gamma Delta
H. H. "Bud" Crowell, ’35, ’37, Belfair, Wash. He was a professor of entomology at OSU for 31 years. Sigma Phi Epsilon
Sanford E. Davis, McMinnville.
Harold E. Dixon, Corvallis.
Janet Zollinger Edwards, Seaside.
Thomas H. Eide, Corvallis.
Sylvia Engelsen Elliott, Roseburg.
Dorothy Besse Erickson, Portland. Gamma Phi Beta
John "Jack" Evey, ’51, Bend. He had been an Extension agent in Polk County.
Dick Forbes, Portland. He was an Portland State University professor and husband of Orcilia Zuniga-Forbes, OSU vice president of university advancement.
Margaret Williams Hall, Corvallis.
Margaret Dummer Hagman, Corvallis. She worked as a registered nurse at the OSU Student Health Center.
Carol La Bare Harvey, Tualatin.
Thomas H. Highley, Corvallis.
William E. Hucka, Eugene.
Ralph Hull, Corvallis.
Nannie Lou Neighbors Hollingsworth, Vancouver.
Martha McNeill Jenks, Tangent.
Birdnie Storeim Johnson, Prosser, Wash.
Richard W. Jordan, Salt Lake City, Utah. Alpha Tau Omega
Clara Ostman Kemhus, Seaside.
Elizabeth J. Knapp, ’29, McMinnville. She worked for the OSU Extension Service.
Delphine Kreielsheimer, South Beach.
Estelle Asbahr Kroeger, Albany. Sigma Kappa
Lee W. Kuhn, ’42, Corvallis. He was one of three original faculty members who founded the OSU fisheries and wildlife department in the College of Agriculture and was professor emeritus in wildlife ecology.
Eugene W. Lowe, Gearhart.
Edmond M. MacCollin, Salem. He was a professor of architecture at Oregon State and designed many statewide public buildings including the Corvallis Library.
Stuart M. Macnab, Portland.
Bernice Schroeder Jones Matheson, Albany.
Winona Mathews, Carmichael, Calif.
Floyd R. Marvin, Oregon City.
Amelia Hatch McLain, Corvallis.
Jean Nickerson Mudrow, Lebanon.
Ken Naffziger, Eugene. He was a member of the OSU counseling department from 1971 to 1992.
Carmen Laruccia Nichols, Corvallis.
Raymond P. Novak, Corvallis.
Michael J. O’Brien, Corvallis.
Helen McCracken Pearl, Tangent. She had been a clerk for the 4-H program at the OSU Extension Service.
Edlin L. Peterson, Salem.
Richard T. Read, ’84, Forest Grove. He was curator of natural history and exhibits at the university’s Horner Museum from 1979 to 1983. He had been an occasional contributor to the Oregon Stater.
Janet R. Rekate, Cannon Beach.
Margaret Jo Schwab Roach, ’41, ’48, Corvallis. She worked in several positions at OSU, including writing for the Oregon Stater. She worked for the Girl Scouts of America, and in Saigon with the United Service Organization during the Vietnam War. After the war, she advised OSU study abroad students.
Jean Ripley Rothacher, Corvallis.
Mildred A. Santos, Oregon City. Alpha Delta Pi
Leonard W. Schmurr, Portland.
Edward H. Schwartz, Bend.
Sylvia Fridich Seehafer, Corvallis. She worked in the Weatherford cafeteria from 1965 until 1977.
Clarence Z. Smith, ’35, Peoria. He was employed in animal science at OSU for 25 years.
Federick L. Staver, Corvallis. He taught English at OSU for 19 years.
Dr. William P. Stephen, Corvallis. He was a physician and director of the OSU Student Health Center from 1968 to 1979.
Gordon W. Swan, Bandon.
Shoyei Tamayose, Kahului, Maui, Hawaii.
Harold T. Warren, Reedsport.
John D. Webster, Astoria.
Bob Wehnert, Corvallis.
Catherine Oorthuys Whitwell, Saranac Lake, N.Y.
Murray Wolfson, Laguna Woods, Calif. He taught at OSU for 25 years.

Former football coach succumbs
LaVerne H. "Kip" Taylor, Oregon State’s head football coach from 1949 to 1954, died July 17 in Ann Arbor, Mich. at age 94. Taylor had also scored the first-ever touchdown at Michigan Stadium while playing for the Wolverines in 1927.
Taylor’s teams had a 20-36-0 record in his six seasons guiding the Beavers, but that included a 5-1 record against Oregon. He later managed the Columbia Edgewater Country Club in Portland, Ore., and the University of Michigan Golf Course before retiring in 1972.