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Class Notes by Decade

1950  1960  1970  1980  1990  2000  2010

Events

Weddings  Births and Adoptions 

In Memoriam

During the 2022-23 academic year, the Ursinus College campus community experienced the heartbreaking loss of a faculty member, two current students, and a former student. Together, we—along with so many caring members of our extended community—share in this grief and express our deepest sympathies to their family and friends for their unimaginable loss.

Faculty and Staff Our Students Board of Trustees Friends of the College Alumni - 1930 Alumni - 1940 Alumni - 1950 Alumni - 1960

Alumni - 1970 Alumni - 1980 Alumni - 1990 Alumni - 2010

1950s

  • Ernest M. Tassoni ’50 reports that he’s “still brisk” and “enjoying life.”

1960s

  • Craig Zaehring ’63 published the first edition of his book, Living Well Together When We Don’t Agree About God (Or Much Else), in paperback. A kindle edition is expected this year.

  • Jack Addicks ’69 retired in 2020 as founder and president of Keystone Consulting Associates.

  • Jerry Gorman ’65 has retired from practicing admiralty and maritime law in San Diego, Calif. He lives in Oceanside, Calif., with his wife, Mary.

1970s

  • Holiday Alumni

    Ursinus alumni from the 60s through the 90s attended a holiday reception in conjunction with the Voices of Ursinus holiday concert. Pictured: Chuck Fryer ’68, Jeff Jowett ’77, Rosa Abrahams, Andy Davis, Rickie Lee Sands ’68, Jenn Kitner ’91, Lesley Katz ’87, Holly Hubbs, J. Lawrence Geist ’73, Susan Zeager ’68, Rebecca Stackhouse ’72, and Louis Angelo ’73.

  • Jan Smith ’74 retired from Firstrust Bank in March after a 15-year career. She is still in touch with Jill Marsteller ’78, Dave Spitko ’75, and Drew Nagele ’76. “Ursinus friends are the best!”

  • John Hadley ’74 partially retired after more than 40 years of battery R&D engineering management for Energizer/Rayovac. He now serves as chair of the International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC) Technical Committee #35 on battery standards for Europe. He has three children and six grandchildren.

1980s

  • Gary McAneney ’87 hosted a reunion of 50 football and Alpha Phi Epsilon alumni at the Trappe Tavern in February.

  • Kathy Rocklein Sontag ’89 was nominated for a 2023 Emmy award for Outstanding Nonfiction or Reality Series as executive producer for The Last of Us: Inside the Episode.

  • Leo McCormick ’83, P’12, P’16 and Christine McCormick ’83, P’12, P’16 are the owners of three successful chiropractic clinics in Berwyn, Elverson, and Pottstown, Pa. They are joined in practice by son, Connor McCormick ’12, and daughter, Shannan McCormick. Skyler McCormick ’16 is associating with McCormick Chiropractic in Limerick, Pa., with his aunt and uncle.

1990s

  • Deborah Kriebel Haynes ’91 is the executive director of Food for Others, the largest food bank in Northern Virginia.

2000s

  • Jill Alspach '08 is the managing partner of Spock Logistics. photo by BRANDON BALLARD

    Jill Alspach ’08, managing partner for Spock Logistics, was awarded a 2023 Women of Influence Award by the Philadelphia Business Journal.

2010s

  • Jill Oakman ’15 is a podiatric surgeon currently practicing in northern New Jersey. She welcomed a son, Ares Dante Barra, on May 8, 2023.

  • Leo McCormick ’83, P’12, P’16 and Christine McCormick ’83, P’12, P’16 are the owners of three successful chiropractic clinics in Berwyn, Elverson, and Pottstown, Pa. They are joined in practice by son, Connor McCormick ’12, and daughter, Shannan McCormick. Skyler McCormick ’16 is associating with McCormick Chiropractic in Limerick, Pa., with his aunt and uncle.

Weddings

  • Ritter Wedding

    Cynthia K. Ritter ’06 and Scott M. Lussier were married June 19, 2022. They welcomed a daughter, Isabelle Anne Lussier, on August 4, 2023.

  • Raiguel Espadas Wedding

    Kara Raiguel ’94 and Juan Espadas were married on Sept. 9, 2023.

  • Saba-Farouck Wedding

    Meredith Saba ’03 and Aser Farouk celebrated their marriage on October 21, 2023, in Hazleton, Pa., with many Ursinus alumni in attendance from the classes of 1999 to 2007.

Births and Adoptions

  • Cynthia K. Ritter ’06 and Scott M. Lussier were married June 19, 2022. They welcomed a daughter, Isabelle Anne Lussier, on August 4, 2023.

  • Jill Oakman ’15 is a podiatric surgeon currently practicing in northern New Jersey. She welcomed a son, Ares Dante Barra, on May 8, 2023.

In Memoriam: Faculty and Staff

  • Cheryl Wager

    Cheryl L. Wager died September 5, 2023.

  • Gayle K. Byerly

    Gayle K. Byerly, professor emeritus of English, died January 12, 2024.

  • Jane A. McLaughlin

    Jane A. McLaughlin died January 31, 2024.

  • martha mann

    Martha Mann died February 10, 2024.

  • Patricia Keebler

    Patricia Keebler, died December 29, 2023.

  • Robert Shoudt Sr. died October 26, 2023.

In Memoriam: Our Students

In Memoriam: Board of Trustees

  • Donald E. Parlee '55

    Donald E. Parlee ’55 died March 21, 2024.

  • Paul Doughty

    Paul L. Doughty ’52, H’90 died September 27, 2023.

  • Robert L. Brant Jr.

    Robert L. Brant Jr. ’77, P’10 died October 23, 2023.

In Memoriam: Friends of the College

  • C. Hopeton Clennon H’15, P’15 died January 7, 2024.

  • Nancy (Irion) Leiser P’93, P’96 died January 5, 2024.

In Memoriam: Alumni - 1930s

 

In Memoriam: Alumni - 1940s

  • Evelyn V. (Ruth) Hartshorne ’47 died March 22, 2024.

  • Frances (Tisdale) Dreisbach ’45 died September 19, 2023.

  • Helen (Derewianka) Ross ’48 died December 4, 2023.

  • Hilda “Andy” (Anderson) Daley ’48 died July 21, 2023.

  • Mary Ann “Manny” (Ballantyne) Porter ’48 died August 19, 2023.

  • Randolph A. Warden ’48 died December 18, 2023.

  • Wallace S. Brey Jr., Ph.D. ’42 died July 13, 2023.

  • Winifred “Winnie” C. (Kapp) Baldys ’41 died October 20, 2023.

 

In Memoriam: Alumni - 1950s

  • Barbara A. (Roeder) Matthews ’53 died August 31, 2023.

  • Barbara “Bobbe” (Hunt) Millward ’57 died November 9, 2023.

  • Charles W. Reid, Jr. ’58 died March 10, 2024.

  • David Hudnut ’56 died December 10, 2023.

  • Donald E. Parlee ’55 died March 21, 2024.

  • Elizabeth “Beth” M. (Dolde) Zimmerman ’55 died March 7, 2024.

  • Estelle “Honey” (Marcon) Boyer ’50 died September 26, 2023

  • Genevieve (Tiedeken) Haines ’53 died May 28, 2023.

  • George R. Briner ’57 died June 11, 2023.

  • Janet E. (Haines) Dunn ’54 died September 24, 2023.

  • John H. Scofield ’57 died December 16, 2023.

  • Marguerite “Marge” (Spencer) Galuska ’52 died September 4, 2023.

  • Marie S. (Schauder) Kehs ’50 died August 9, 2023.

  • Martha “Marty” (Daniels) Scheirer ’52 died December 23, 2023.

  • Mary (Faust) Heavner ’55 died November 19, 2023.

  • Mildred “Millie” L. (Hartzell) Bankert ’59 died March 29, 2024.

  • Nancy (Mattson) Trinkle ’50 died October 4, 2023.

  • Nancy W. (Carver) Zimmerman ’51 died March 9, 2024.

  • Norman “Norm” Harberger ’50 died August 6, 2023.

  • Paul L. Doughty ’52, H’90 died September 27, 2023.

  • Priscilla A. (Shinehouse) Cook ’55 died March 16, 2024.

  • R. Karlton Smith ’50 died February 16, 2024.

  • Richard C. Winchester ’57 died January 25, 2024.

  • Rosalie H. (Bellairs) Thompson ’59 died October 11, 2023.

  • V. Miller Preston Jr. ’59 died December 30, 2023.

  • Virginia C. (Smith) Buchanan ’50 died November 4, 2023.

  • Warren A. Rybak ’58 died February 7, 2024.

  • William C. Bookheimer ’51 died November 30, 2023.

  • William C. Faltermayer ’53 died September 24, 2023.

  • William C. Fraser ’57 died March 14, 2024.

 

In Memoriam: Alumni - 1960s

  • Carol Ann (Gingery) Achilles ’60 died January 8, 2024.

  • Carolyn H. Dearnaley ’60 died August 20, 2023.

  • Charles R. Shank ’65 died September 21, 2023.

  • Cheryl A. Stoneback ’67 died December 25, 2023.

  • David B. Regar ’61 died November 23, 2023.

  • Don G. Bartell ’69 died January 9, 2024.

  • Donald L. DuDeVoire ’63 died September 21, 2023.

  • Edward J. Cole ’69 (Evening) died March 13, 2023.

  • Gwendolyn F. (Faust) Punchard ’67 died March 3, 2024.

  • Jim W. Twentyman ’67 died February 14, 2024.

  • John N. Forrest Jr. ’60 died March 19, 2024.

  • Judith (Drenguba) Foltz ’61 died November 22, 2023.

  • Martha J. “Jane” (Gilinger) Schultz ’60 died February 2, 2024.

  • Mary Ann A. Rozsas ’64 died March 19, 2024.

  • Pat (Nissley) Ellis ’69 died March 1, 2023.

  • Robert N. Reid ’69 died January 25, 2024.

  • Rocco Iachini Jr. ’69 died December 6, 2023.

  • Susan “Sue” D. (Peiffer) Fernandez ’64 died March 12, 2024.

  • Suzanne (Knowles) Short ’62 died December 28, 2023.

  • W. Dennis “Denny” Krauss ’63 died January 8, 2024.

  • Walter P. Smith ’66 died March 27, 2024.

 

In Memoriam: Alumni - 1970s

  • Barbara A. Marshall ’74 died January 7, 2024.

  • Edward J. Lyons, Jr. ’71 (Evening) died January 25, 2024.

  • J. Arlen R. Nyce ’75 (Evening) died October 24, 2023.

  • John G. Berzins ’76 died March 3, 2024.

  • Kathleen G. (Gliwa) Everett ’70 died September 3, 2023.

  • Robert J. Frank ’70 died August 20, 2023.

  • Robert L. Brant Jr. ’77, P’10 died October 23, 2023.

 

In Memoriam: Alumni - 1980s

  • Edward J. Daly ’80 died November 17, 2023.

  • Jill A. Hadley ’80 died June 11, 2023.

  • John L. Sullivan ’85 died December 13, 2023.

  • Patricia (Laloup) Guernsey ’80 (Evening) died November 26, 2023.

  • Robert J. Oscovitch ’81 died November 18, 2023.

  • Roland B. Desilets Jr. ’83 died December 18, 2023.

  • Roselyn M. Kubasik ’82 (Evening) died December 6, 2023.

  • Tobi L. Timko ’85 died October 16, 2023.

 

In Memoriam: Alumni - 1990s

  • Heidi L. (Miller) Fagan ’96 died March 1, 2024.

 

In Memoriam: Alumni - 2010s

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