Helen McDonald Coley (Class of 1925)

Helen M. Coley, 91, of West Chester, died on Wednesday, January 27, 2010, at Chester County Hospital.

She was the widow of W. Robert Coley Jr.

Born in East Orange, NJ, Helen was the daughter of the late John C. and Geraldine Mabee McDonald.

She attended Clarke School for the Deaf in Massachusetts, Pennsylvania School for the Deaf, and was a graduate of Lower Merion High School.  She also attended the University of Richmond.

She was a keypunch operator and later taught this skill at the PA School for the Deaf, where she also taught sign language.

Helen was active in the PA Society for the Advancement of the Deaf and was a member of the PA School for the Deaf Alumni Association in Philadelphia and the Delaware Valley Telecommunications for the Deaf.  She enjoyed traveling, and sports of all kinds.

Helen is survived by a son, W. Robert Coley III, husband of Janet Carsetti of Columbia, MD; a daughter, Joan C. Cross of West Chester; three grandchildren, David Coley of Vancouver, B.C., Kristin Cross and Robert Cross, both of West Chester; and two great-grandchildren.

Funeral services will be held at 7 p.m. on Sunday, Jan. 31, 2010, at the Founds Funeral Home, Inc., 229 South High Street, West Chester, 610-696-0134, where friends may call from 5 p.m. until the time of the service.

Interment will be private.

Memorial contributions may be made to the Pennsylvania School for the Deaf, 100 West School House Lane, Phila., PA  19144.

Published in Philadelphia Inquirer & Philadelphia Daily News on January 29, 2010
 

Mildred Francis Kreysar (Class of 1929)

Mildred (Francis) Kreysar passed away in her sleep on February 22, 2008, at the age of 90 at the Worthington Retirement Home in Fort Collins, Colorado.  She will be cremated - there will be no funeral service or memorial service.  Her twin daughters will bring her ashes to St. Louis and bury her with her husband Henry, son Mike, and her parents.

If anyone wants to send a sympathy card to her twin daughters, the address is: Nancy Cambon and Patricia Shaw, 3517 Canadian Parkway, Fort Collins, Colorado 80524-1368.

Mildred Kreysar and Sally Hewlett
serving punch circa 1961.

Ruth Guthman points at herself
in the 1936 Reunion photo
at the 2001 Reunion.

Ruth Friedman Guthman (Class of 1931)

Ruth Guthman, 96, of Columbia died Saturday, October 4, 2008, at the home of her daughter, Lynn Aronson.

A memorial service will be held at 7:30 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 5, at Congregation Beth Shalom, 500 Green Meadows Road. The family will be home to observe Shiva all day and evening Monday at 3012 Hal Court, and Kaddish will be recited at 5 p.m.

Ruth was born May 22, 1912, in Chicago. She married Jule Guthman in 1939, who preceded her in death in 1992.

She will be remembered as a loving mother and grandmother.

Survivors include her daughter, Lynn Aronson and son-in-law Finny Aronson of Columbia; a grandson, Paul, of Chicago; and a granddaughter, Lauren, of Brooklyn, N.Y.

Memorial contributions can be made to Congregation Beth Shalom, 500 Green Meadows Road, Columbia, Mo., 65203; or to B’nai B’rith Hillel Foundation, 1107 University Ave., Columbia, Mo., 65201.

Arrangements are under the direction of Parker Funeral Service & Crematory.

Published in The Columbia Daily Tribune October 5, 2008.

Editor's Note: Ruth Friedman Guthman was the sister of Irvin Fredman (’35) who was President of CIDAA 1947-53.

Ruth Jeanne Smith (Class of 1936)

Ruth Jeanne Smith passed away on Saturday, August 9, 2008, at the age of 82 at the Woodside Hospice, Clearwater, Florida. She was beloved by her many friends in St. Louis, Mo., and Florida.

 Ruth was born in St. Louis, Mo and lived in Tampa Bay for many years. She attended Central Institute for the Deaf (C.I.D.) and graduated high school in St. Louis. She worked as an I.T.U. printer at Tampa Tribune for 33 years before retiring 17 years ago. During this time she also contributed to bettering the quality of life for deaf people by accepting donations of old Western Union telegraph machines and converting them to Teletypewriters for the Deaf (TTY’s), and then giving them to deaf people.  Ruth was one of founders of West Coast Club of the Deaf, Tampa, Florida.  Ruth was one of few Reverse Skills Certificate (RSC) certified interpreters for the Deaf community of Tampa Bay for many years. She was an avid bowler, with a lifetime average of 175. She was a dog lover.  She was a lifelong member of the National Association of the Deaf, as well as the Florida Association of the Deaf.  More recently, she actively participated in the Deaf Seniors Association’s activities.

 A few years ago Ruth went on several trips, cruises to South America, and Hawaii with her C.I.D. Alumni friends and a tour to Europe.

 She is survived by several nephews and their spouses (from Indiana, Kansas, Michigan and Missouri).

 A memorial service in her honor will be held on Saturday, October 4, 2008 at the First Lutheran Church (1644 Nursery Rd Clearwater, FL 33756 (727) 462-8000) from 2:00 – 4:00 pm, officiated by Pastor Jerold Munz.  In lieu of flowers, donations suggested to the Woodside Hospice of Pinellas Park:

 Woodside Hospice

6774 102nd Ave

Pinellas Park, FL 33782-2909

Ph: 727-541-4149

http://web.me.com/lezard1/Site/Loving_memory_of_Ruth_Jeanne_Smith_2.html

Robert C. Skinner (Class of 1938)

Robert C. (Bob) Skinner passed away on Monday afternoon, March 12, 2007, during a nap.  He had a heart failure.

Editor's note: Click here for an eulogy of Robert C. Skinner.

Joseph Basta
Husband of Gloria (Kilian) Basta (Class of 1942)

Basta, Joseph, asleep in Jesus, Friday, May 18, 2007.  Beloved husband of Gloria A. Basta (nee Kilian); dearest father of Linda C. (Jerry) Bosch and James E. (Sandra) Basta; dearest grandfather of James M. (Kelley) Basta, Joseph E. (Elizabeth Wood) Ortbals, Christopher J. (Patricia) Ortbals, Dina M. (Bryan) Durnin, Bryan A. (Angela) Basta and the late Lauri A. Basta; great-grandfather of Katie, William, Bella, Ava, Atticus, Allison, Jordyn, Sydney and Calpurnia; brother of Natalie Basta, Ann Collora and the late Sam (Survived by Lois) Basta; our dear uncle, cousin and friend to all. Joe and Gloria were married for 59 years.  Joe worked 35 years for McDonnell Douglas (Boeing), was a member of St. Louis Bell Club and a member of Immanuel Lutheran Church (St. Charles).  Services: Visitation Sunday, 2-9 p.m. and Service Monday, May 21, 1:00 p.m. at COLLIER'S Funeral Home, 3400 N. Lindbergh Blvd. (Bridgeton).  Memorial Contributions may be made to the American Cancer Society or the charity of your choice.

Published in the St. Louis Post-Dispatch website on May 19, 2007.

Billie Blanche Moore (Class of 1945)

Billie Blanche (Ellis) Moore of Bellevue, Washington, passed away in Seattle on December 31, 2007, as result of pneumonia and heart attack.

Violet (Zirovich) Mueller, beloved wife, mother, and grandmother, passed away September 28, 2007, was surrounded by her family.  She was 78 years old.  She was predeceased by her husband, Roland.  She is survived by her sons, Ted (Michelle), Milan (Gail), Eugene, and John (Nina); and her grandchildren, Amanda, Lauren, Jacob, Serena, Megan, Julia, Sally and Tony.  Viewing at Holy Cross Cemetery in Culver City, CA on October 3rd from 4 to 8 p.m.  Funeral on October 4th at 10:30 a.m. at St. Sava Serbian Orthodox Church in San Gabriel, CA

Published in the Los Angeles Times from 10/2/2007 - 10/3/2007.

Bernadine Regina Rosenthal, 80, of St. Louis died Aug. 6, 2007, at St. Luke's Hospital in Chesterfield. She was born July 18, 1927, to Walter and Sophie Kostecki in St. Louis.

Mrs. Rosenthal was a secretary for the Army in St. Louis and a member of St. Monica Catholic Church and the Bell Club.

She is survived by two daughters, Mary Rosenthal of St. Louis and Kathy Weiss of St. Peters; one son, Dan of Hazelwood; two sisters, Rose M. Johnson of Kirkwood and Shirley Petrillo of Valley Park; and three grandchildren.

She was preceded in death by her husband, Harold Rosenthal; and her parents.

Services will be at 10 a.m. Aug. 10 at the Baue Funeral and Memorial Center chapel in St. Charles with burial in St. Charles Memorial Gardens. Visitation was scheduled from 4-8 p.m. Aug. 9 at the funeral home.

Memorials may be to St. Joseph's Institute for the Deaf in St. Louis c/o Baue Funeral and Memorial Center, 3950 W. Clay St., St. Charles, MO 63301.

Published in the St. Charles Journal Friday, August 10, 2007

Ronald J. Baity (Class of 1949)

Ronald J. Baity passed away on December 27, 2007.  He was a loving husband of Helen Baity (nee Ellis), dear brother of Lawrence (Sue) Baity; dear brother-in-law, uncle, great uncle, and friend to many.  The Stygar Family of Funeral Service is caring for Ronald's family at the Stygar Florissant Chapel, 13980 New Halls Ferry Road, St. Louis.  The funeral service will be 7 p.m. Sunday, December 30.  There will be a private interment.  Donations to The American Cancer Society will be appreciated.  The visitation will be on Sunday 3-7 p.m.

Jacqueline Sides Kemper (Class of 1949)

No information available

Terrell M. (Terry) Baum (Class of 1950)

Baum, Terrell 'Terry' M. age 66, peacefully on Wednesday, Dec. 31, 2008, fortified with the Sacraments of Holy Mother Church.  Beloved husband of Clarice Baum (nee Moenigmann); loving father of Gregg (Colleen), Beckie, and Katie (Steve) Woepke; loving 'PawPaw' of Noah, Kellen, and Claire; dearest brother of Jerry (MaryAnn); our dear brother-in-law, uncle, cousin and friend to everyone.  Services: The Funeral Mass will be celebrated Saturday Jan. 10, 10 a.m. at Seven Holy Founders, 6741 S Rock Hill Rd.  In lieu of flowers, contributions to the Central Institute for the Deaf or St. Elizabeth's Academy.

Published in the St. Louis Post-Dispatch from January 4, 2009 to January 9, 2009.

Guest book for Terrell M. Baum

Joan Jessup Cummins (Class of 1950)

Joan Jessup Cummins passed away on April 6, 2009.  She was married to Robert Skinner (Class of 1938).

Her memorial service will be at Westfield United Methodist Church in Westfield, Indiana, on Tuesday, April 28, 2009, at 3:00 p.m.

An orbituary was provided by Amy J. Frey, her daughter:

Joan Cummins Skinner, 76, of Northridge, California, formerly of Westfield, died Monday, April 6, 2009, at her residence.

She was born January 20, 1933 in Muscatine, Iowa, to Parke and Pauline (Norris) Jessup.

Joan was deaf from birth and from an early age resided and attended Central Institute for the Deaf where she learned to speak and read lips.  She went on to graduate from Christian College in St. Louis majoring in art and drama.  An incredible artist, she attended the Advanced Art Institute in Banff, Alberta (Canada).  She also studied fashion illustration in Chicago while working at Marshall Fields'.

After moving to Westfield in 1968, Joan worked in the Westfield Washington High School cafeteria.  From 1973 until retirement, she worked for Indiana Farmers Insurance Company in Carmel.  She was an avid animal lover, described by her family as a real life "Dr. Doolittle".  .

Mrs. Skinner is survived by her daughter and son-in-law, Amy and Robert Frey, Greenwood; son and daughter in law, Parke and Laura Cummins, Granger; and five grandchildren.

Family and friends will gather Tuesday, April 28, 2009 at 3:00 p.m. at Christ United Methodist Church, 318 North Union Street Westfield for a memorial service and reception at the church.  Private interment will follow in Summit Lawn Cemetery, Westfield.

The family prefers memorial contributions be made to Central Institute for the Deaf, 825 South Taylor Avenue, St. Louis, Missouri 63110 or the Humane Society for Hamilton County, 1721 Pleasant Street, Suite B, Noblesville, Indiana 46060.

Arrangements entrusted to Jackley-Landrum Funeral Home, Elwood.

James D. (Jimmy) Kemper (Class of 1950)

James D. (Jimmy) “The Clown” Kemper, 76, of Anderson IN, died at his residence on  January 25, 2008.  He was born in Anderson on January 17, 1932.

He retired from May Supply.  He drove a delivery truck and worked for the Edgewood (IN) Police.

Jimmy was a clown for the Peru (IN) Circus for many years.  He was a member of the Circus Hall of Fame, Anderson Horse Patrol, the FOP, and the Deaf Club. He was a big sports fan of the Anderson High, the Indianapolis Colts, the Indiana Pacers, and the Indiana University Hoosiers.

Survivors include his brothers Merl Street (wife Velma), Jack Street (wife Marlene), Catherine Holford, David Johnson (wife Janet), Judy Brena, JoAnn Osborn; and several nephews, nieces, and cousins.  Also surviving are many special friends in the deaf community and neighbors.

Jimmy was preceded in death by his wife, Mildred (Street) Kemper; and his parents, David and Gladys Kemper.

Visitation will be from 3 to 8 p.m. Tuesday at the south chapel.  Services will be held at 10 a.m. Wednesday at Robert D. Loose Funeral Homes and Crematory, South Chapel, 200 W. 53rd Street, Anderson.  Burial will take place at East Maplewood Cemetery, Anderson.

Memorial contributions may be made to the American Heart Association, Deaf Club, Circus Hall of Fame, or the Arthritis Foundation.

Note: This obituary was edited from the newspaper obituary published in The Herald Bulletin (Anderson IN) January 26-28, 2008.

Sam Ribaudo (Class of 1951)

No information available

Murphy, Charles Herbert Stephen , Jr. age 67, Sun., Feb. 22, 2009.  Baptized into the hope of Christ's resurrection.  Beloved husband for 41 years of Nancy (nee Hurd) Murphy.  Loving father of Mary (Jerry) Patton, Patrick Murphy and Chuck (Jessica) Murphy.  Dear grandfather of Thomas and Ryan Patton. Dear brother of Maureen (Victor) Clever and Margaret Cunningham.  Our dear brother-in-law, uncle, cousin and friend of many.  Charles was a 1966 graduate of Washington University, a computer programer retired from Boeing.  He was active member of CIDAA and GSLAD.  Forever in our hearts, he will be deeply missed and always remembered.  Service: 10 am Thurs., Feb. 26 at HUTCHENS Mortuary, 675 Graham Rd., Florissant.  Interment Sacred Heart Cemetery.  Visitation 4-8 pm Wed. Memorial donations in memory of Charles to Central Institute for the Deaf.

Memorials:

Central Institute for the Deaf, 4560 Clayton Ave., St. Louis, MO 63110

Cemetery:

Sacred Heart Cemetery
980 Graham Rd.
Florissant, MO 63031

Visitations:

4:00 PM to 8:00 PM on Wednesday, February 25th, 2009 at Hutchens Mortuary & Cremation Center

Services:

In-state at 9:00 AM, Service at 10:00 AM at Hutchens Mortuary on Thursday, February 26th, 2009

To visit Hutchens Mortuary website:

http://www.hutchensmortuary.com/

To view Guestbook:

http://www.hutchensmortuary.com/visitations/View.php?id=1319
 

Betty Farquhar
Mother of Jane (Farquhar) Yemm (Class of 1955)

Betty Farquhar, nee Strothmann, 89, of Belleville, Ill., born Feb. 24, 1920, in Belleville, Ill., died Friday, July 17, 2009, at Dammert Geriatric Center at the Shrine of Our Lady of the Snows, Belleville, Ill.

Betty lived her entire life in the Belleville area. She attended Signal Hill School, Belleville Township High School, and Northwestern University.

After learning that her daughter Jane had been born deaf, Betty worked for two years as a teacher's assistant at Central Institute for the Deaf in St. Louis so that she could be more effective in teaching Jane. She was also very involved in many civic activities, volunteering with the Family Counseling Service, Memorial Hospital Auxiliary Board, Red Cross, United Fund, Central Institute for the Deaf, and Signal Hill PTA. While serving as president of the Family Counseling Service, she started a used clothing store, known as the Clothes Tree, for that group's benefit.

Although a member of First United Presbyterian Church in Belleville at the time of her death, Betty was a devoted and active member of Signal Hill Methodist Church in Belleville for more than 50 years and served on many committees during her time at the church.

Betty married her childhood sweetheart, Lloyd Farquhar, on June 14, 1941, and they enjoyed a wonderful life together for more than 67 years. Betty and Lloyd loved to travel and vacationed extensively, both in and out of the country, on trips that were researched and planned by Betty. She was very involved with her children and grandchildren and played a huge role in their developments. Betty loved art, music, reading, knitting, and attending sporting events, particularly those that involved a family member. She will be dearly missed by all of her family.

Betty was preceded in death by her beloved husband, Lloyd, who died June 5, 2009, just six weeks before her; and her parents, Henry and Edna, nee Wilson, Strothmann.

Surviving are a daughter, Jane Yemm of Mascoutah, Ill.; a son, Tom (Dede) Farquhar of Belleville, Ill.; five grandchildren, Sherry (Tommy) Martindale, Barb Evans, Tim (Laura) Farquhar, Mack (Becky) Farquhar, and Lissa Farquhar; and five great-grandchildren, Cody Schubert, Katherine Martindale, Caitlin Evans, Taylor Evans, and Leah Farquhar.

The Farquhar family is particularly grateful to the staff at the Shrine of Our Lady of the Snows for the loving care given to both Betty and Lloyd over the last several years.

Memorials may be made to Memorial Hospital or to First United Presbyterian Church in Belleville. Condolences may be expressed to the family online at www.rennerfh.com.

Visitation: Friends may call from 9 to 11 a.m. Friday, July 24, 2009, at First United Presbyterian Church, Route 161 and Royal Heights Road, Belleville, Ill.

Funeral: Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. Friday, July 24, 2009, at First United Presbyterian Church, Belleville, Ill., with the Rev. Greg Stovell officiating. Burial will be at Mount Hope Cemetery, Belleville, Ill.

GEORGE RENNER & SONS FUNERAL HOME, Belleville, Ill.

Published in Belleville (Illinois) News-Democrat from July 22 to July 23, 2009.
 

Lloyd Farquhar
Father of Jane (Farquhar) Yemm (Class of 1955)
CID Board Member

Lloyd C. Farquhar, 90, of Belleville, Ill., born May 4, 1919, in Cincinnati, Ohio, died Friday, June 5, 2009, at Dammert Geriatric Center at the Shrine of Our Lady of the Snows, Belleville, Ill.

Lloyd moved with his family to East St. Louis, Ill., while still a toddler. He attended East St. Louis public schools through high school before receiving a bachelor's degree in mechanical engineering from Purdue University in 1940. He began his career as an engineer in 1940, with American Steel Foundries in Chicago. He also worked for American Steel in their Granite City foundry before leaving to go to work for East St. Louis Castings in 1946. From shortly after his arrival until 1982, Mr. Farquhar served as the vice-president, and later as the president of East St. Louis Castings Company, which included three foundries, two in East St. Louis and one in West Memphis, Ark.

He was involved in many civic and foundry industry activities. He served as president of both the Gray Iron Research Institute and the Gray Iron Founders Association and as the vice-president of the Illinois State Chamber of Commerce. He was one of the founders of Security Savings Association in Belleville and served as a board member for the Bank of Belleville and the Central Institute for the Deaf for many years.

Lloyd served as president of the East St. Louis United Fund and received the "Man of the Year" award from that organization in 1962. He also started the Family Service Agency in St. Clair County and served for many years as a board member for Memorial Hospital. After retiring, he served as the lay leader of the St. Louis Gateway Cursillo organization, an interdenominational faith community.

Although a member of First Presbyterian Church in Belleville at the time of his death, Lloyd was a devoted and active member of Signal Hill Methodist Church in Belleville for more than 50 years and served on many committees during his time at the church. He was also an avid golfer and a lifelong member of St. Clair Country Club.

Lloyd married his childhood sweetheart, Betty Strothmann, on June 14, 1941, and they enjoyed a wonderful time together for more than 67 years. He and Betty loved to travel and vacationed extensively both in and out of the country. They spent many happy moments with their children and their families. Throughout his life, Lloyd loved playing games with the children in his family and rarely missed any of their activities. He had numerous friends in many walks of life and will be missed by all who knew and loved him.

He was preceded in death by his parents, Lloyd and Nora, nee Endsley, Farquhar.

Surviving are his beloved wife Betty; a daughter, Jane Yemm of Mascoutah, Ill.; a son, Tom (Dede) Farquhar of Belleville, Ill.; a sister, Katherine Ford of St. Louis County, Mo.; five grandchildren, Sherry (Tommy) Martindale, Barb Evans, Tim (Laura) Farquhar, Mack (Becky) Farquhar, and Lissa Farquhar; and four great-grandchildren, Cody Schubert, Katherine Martindale, Caitlin Evans, and Taylor Evans.

Memorials may be made to Memorial Hospital or to First United Presbyterian Church in Belleville. Condolences may be expressed to the family online at www.rennerfh.com.

Visitation: Friends may call from 4 to 8 p.m. Monday, June 8, 2009, at George Renner & Sons Funeral Home, Belleville, Ill., and from 10 to 11 a.m. Tuesday, June 9, 2009, at First United Presbyterian Church, Route 161 and Royal Heights Road, Belleville, Ill.

Funeral: Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. Tuesday, June 9, 2009, at First United Presbyterian Church, Belleville, Ill., with the Rev. Greg Stovell officiating. Burial will be at Mount Hope Cemetery, Belleville, Ill.

GEORGE RENNER & SONS FUNERAL HOME, Belleville, Ill.

Published in Belleville News-Democrat from June 7 to June 8, 2009.

Leland Hollis Warmack, Jr. (Class of 1956)

Hollis Warmack passed away on Tuesday morning, March 13.  He was First Vice-President and Life Member of the Deaf Action Center in Shreveport, LA.

The funeral plan is still pending, but there will be a memorial service on Friday, March 16, at 10:00 a.m., at First Baptist Church, 543 Ockley Drive, Shreveport, LA 71106.

If you want to send a sympathy card, the home address is:  The Leland Hollis Warmack, 8423 Kaw Circle, Shreveport, Louisiana 71107.

Obituary in the Shreveport Times:

SHREVEPORT, LA - A memorial service celebrating the life of Leland Hollis Warmack, Jr., will be held on Friday, March 16 [2007] in the Frost Chapel at the First Baptist Church of Shreveport at 10 am.  He made his special entrance into Heaven's gates from his home in Shreveport in the presence of his wife and children on March 13.  He was joined by his brother-in-law Peter O'Connor who passed away in his home in Little Rock at approximately the same time as Mr. Warmack.

Mr. Warmack was born in Hope, AR, on March 11, 1940, to Christine Warmack and Leland Hollis Warmack, Sr.  He is predeceased by his parents and uncle Webb Warmack.  He is survived by his beloved wife of 43 years Patricia Warmack.  His sons, Leland "Eddie" Warmack and his wife Robyn of Doyline, LA, and David Warmack of Shreveport.  Also left behind are six grandchildren, Chris, Joshua, Jada, Zack, Ryleigh, and Kenzie Warmack.  He is also survived by his sister Mary Elizabeth O'Connor, niece Marilyn Eagan and family, and nephew Kinney O'Connor and his family all of Little Rock, AR.

Mr. Warmack was retired from the United States Postal Service and was very active in his Church and the deaf community.  He was the first deaf deacon at the First Baptist Church of Shreveport and a lifetime member of the board of directors for the Betty and Leonard Phillips Deaf Action Center of NW Louisiana.  He was the longest standing president in the existence of the center and was currently First Vice-President.

The family would like to thank the many medical professionals that cared for him during his lengthy illness.  Special thanks are extended to Lori Staley with Northwest Regional Nephrology, Dr. Thomas Worgul, Billie Tipton with Hospice of Louisiana and Pastor Mike McKee who has not only been our pastor, but a dear friend as well.

Gracious at the time of his death as he was in life, Mr. Warmack chose to donate his body to the medical sciences in the hope that some young doctor can learn from him something that will prevent future generations from experiencing the illnesses he faced in life.

In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to the First Baptist Church Deaf Mission, Betty and Leonard Phillips Deaf Action Center of NW Louisiana, or NW Louisiana Nephrology and Transplant center.

Published in the Shreveport (LA) Times on March 15, 2007.

Jean "Jeanie" L. (Ginsburg) Shickel, '66 and G-'89, a long-time professor in the Department of Mathematics and Computer Science at Gallaudet University, passed away on Friday, August 14, 2009, after a 23-year battle with cancer.  She is survived by her husband, John A. Shickel, and two daughters, Julie Rogers and Jody Creighton, and their families.

Jeanie was born in Middletown, Ohio, and received both bachelor and master’s degrees from Gallaudet University.  She was one of outstanding members of Washington Society of Jewish Deaf.

A memorial service will be held on Sunday, August 23 at 2 p.m. at Adat Shalom Reconstructionist Congregation, 7727 Persimmon Tree Road, Bethesda, Md.  Directions to the synagogue are available at http://www.adatshalom.net. Donations to the Susan G. Komen Foundation in Jeanie's memory may be made online:

http://www.info-komen.org/goto/JeanieShickel

A message from the family of Jeanie Shickel:

Jeanie Louise Shickel

Our beloved mother, wife, grandmother and friend lost her 23 year battle to cancer on Friday, August 14th, 2009.  Jeanie was an incredible woman and an inspiration to everyone she met.  She embraced life and inspired others to do the same.

Jeanie will always be remembered for her wonderful spirit, infectious smile and will to live.  She made an impact on everyone she met.  Jeanie fought cancer for a third of her life and regardless of her daily struggles, she refused to let cancer win.  Her beauty, strength and courage will reside in us all.

In honor of Jeanie, our family is committed to creating a world without cancer.  Your donation in her memory will bring us closer to knowing a world without cancer.

Make a donation to Susan G. Komen for the Cure in Jeanie's memory:

http://www.info-komen.org/goto/JeanieShickel

Sue Stoud Stech (Class of 1959)

Sue Stech, age 57, passed away on Wednesday, January 30, 2008.  Sue, the rock of her family and friends, especially to her loving husband, was extraordinary and heard everyone with her heart.  She was a devoted wife, mother and grandmother, and sister.  She did it all - from being a capable Girl Scout leader and drama mama, to being an accomplished seamstress, gardener and talented craftswoman.  She loved all animals and dedicated her life to serving others.  Sue is survived by her beloved husband, Harold Stech; sons: Wesley Stech and wife, Toy; Bradley Stech and wife, Summer; daughter, Tammy Stech; grandchildren: Dakota Bryce Stech, London Jarrett Stech, Skyllar Rose Bippert and Jaylyn Lily Bippert; sisters: Charlyn Travers and husband, Glen; Anita Givens; Lynda Jacksoin and husband, Cliff; Patricia Baldwin and husband, Mark; brother, Gene Stroud and wife, Sherrie; stepmother, Marita Stroud and sister-in-law, Bonnie Stech.  She is preceded in death by her father, Charles Gene Stroud; mother, Kathryn Sanders; in-laws: Herbert Stech and Lillie; and brother-in-law, Leroy Stech.  Visitation will be on Sunday, February 3rd from 12:00 P.M. through 2:00 p.m.  Memorial service Sunday, February 3, 2008, 2:00 p.m. Porter Loring Chapel, 1101 McCullough Memorial.  Contributions may be made to the Animal Duration Fund at Animal Care Services, 4710 SH 151, San Antonio, TX 78227.

Published in the San Antonio Express-News from February 2, 2008 to February 3, 2008.

Alan Love (Class of 1962)

Alan Love passed away on Sunday, June 8, 2008.  Alan was born August 28, 1947 to Pauline Gross Love and Roy Love. He attended Central Institute for the Deaf in St. Louis, Missouri, and graduated from Bellaire High School and West Texas State University.  He formerly served on the Board of the Houston School for the Deaf, which is now the Center for Hearing and Speech.  He has also served on the National Board of the Alexander Graham Bell Foundation.  He is survived by his aunt, Florence Gross, and by cousins, Jack Helfman, Bill Helfman, Larry Gross, Steven Gross, and Carol Wilk, as well as his dearest friends, C.E. Cantrell, Helen Salmon, and Michael Montand.  The funeral will take place at the Beth Yeshurun Cemetery on Allen Parkway, Wednesday, June 11, 2008, at 5:00 p.m.  In lieu of flower donations, please make a donation in Allen's memory to Central Institute for the Deaf, 828 South Taylor Avenue, St. Louis, Missouri, 63110 or to the Center for Hearing and Speech, 3636 West Dallas, Houston, Texas, 77019.

 Published in the Houston Chronicle June 10, 2008.

Click here: Obituary of Alan Love in the Houston Chronicle

Terry Thompson Brignole (Class of 1963)

Terry Ann Thompson Brignole passed away on August 16, 2009, after a long illness.

Richard Rush Brown
Father of Barb Brown Rothschild (Class of 1963)
Aug 13 1919 - Feb 23 2010

Richard Rush Brown, 90 of Sioux Falls, SD, passed away on Tuesday, February 23, 2010, at Dow Rummel Village.

Born August 13, 1919, in Sioux Falls.  Dick attended school in the Sioux Falls Public Schools; Governor Dummer Academy, Byfield, Massachusetts; and Northwestern University, Evanston, Illinois.  He entered military service in 1942 as a Flight Instructor in the Eastern Training Command at Lakeland, Florida, instructing Royal Air Force and U.S. Air Corp Cadets.  In 1944 he transferred to the Air Transport Command delivering combat aircraft and personnel to the Mediterranean and European war theaters.

He married Betty Buchanan on September 5, 1942, in Lakeland, Florida.  They returned to Sioux Falls in 1945 when he joined his father in business.  In 1954 he became President of the Brown Drug Company.  Dick operated wholesale drug companies in Sioux Falls; Council Bluffs, Iowa; and Mankato, Minnesota, supplying hospitals and drug stores in the upper Midwest.  He was a member of the National Wholesale Druggist Association and the Mississippi Valley Wholesale Druggists, serving one term as President.  He was a member of the Sioux Falls Rotary Club for ten years and a Director of the First National Bank in Sioux Falls for eighteen years.  Dick held a current Commercial Pilot’s license for forty years as a result of his life-long interest in aviation.  A life-long member of the Calvary Episcopal Cathedral, he served on the Vestry and Investment Committees.

Dick was preceded in death by his parents Rush and Ann and his sister Phyllis Cherne.  Grateful for having shared his life are his wife Betty; sister Cynthia Willson; four daughters: Carole Brown, Sioux Falls; Barbara (Richard) Rothschild, Minneapolis; Linda (Carl) Kurtz, St. Anthony, Iowa; and Susan Hines, Rapid City; three grandchildren: Amy Copperman (Tobey Jackson), Boston; Daniel (Ann) Hines, Fargo; and Stephen Hines (Kristen Finn), Colorado Springs; and two great-grandchildren: Chloe and Seth Jackson.

Memorials may be directed to the Calvary Episcopal Cathedral or the Children’s Home Foundation.

Visitation will begin at 4 pm with the family present from 4 to 6 pm and prayers beginning at 5:45 pm on Friday February 26, 2010, at Miller Funeral Home, 13th and Main.  Graveside rites will be held at 1 pm at Woodlawn Cemetery with a memorial service at 2 pm at Calvary Episcopal Cathedral on Saturday, February 27, 2010.

Published in the Sioux Falls SD Argus Leader, February 26, 2010.
 

Alice Harper Stokes passed away on March 19, 2009.  She was 93.  She was born October 25, 1915 in Red Cedar (now Durand), Pepin County, Wisconsin.  She was the daughter of Hugh Allen Harper and Florence Gertrude Burr and was the second of six children.  Her family moved to Cornerstone Farm, Lancaster, Wisconsin when Alice was two years old, and she spent her growing up years there.  Alice attended North School and South School and then graduated with honors from Lancaster High School in 1933.

Alice was graduated from the University of Wisconsin in Madison in 1939 with a Bachelor of Arts degree in sociology.  After working in the Secretary of the Faculty's Office at the University, Alice became secretary to Professor Aldo Leopold in the Department of Wildlife Management.  Here she met Allen, who came to study under Aldo Leopold. Allen and Alice were married on June 23, 1945 in the First Congregational Church of Madison, Wisconsin.

Allen worked in Baltimore, Maryland on a Johns Hopkins University rat research project and then moved back to Madison.  Allen Jr. was born on July 23, 1947.  They moved to Pelee Island in Lake Erie for three years for Allen to work on a ring-necked pheasant study for his Ph.D. during which time their daughter Susan was born on January 9, 1949 in Leamington, Ontario.

After Allen received his Ph.D. in Wildlife Management at the University of Wisconsin in June of 1952, his family moved to Logan, Utah where Allen became Professor of Wildlife at Utah State Agricultural College and went on to teach for 24 years.

Alice later earned her Master of Science degree from the Department of Communicative Disorders, Utah State University.  Alice taught deaf children in Logan schools.  Her first job in the Logan schools was combined with teaching two days a week at the Utah School for the Deaf in Ogden.  Alice along with other parents of deaf children and with the help of the University and Edith Bowen School started classes in Logan for deaf children so they could remain at home rather than traveling to distant schools.

Alice was a mother to Allen Jr. and Susan and also to two nieces Jules and Jane Harper.  She was proud of their accomplishments. She liked camping, hiking, skiing, birding, and canoeing with Allen and her family.  She enjoyed traveling with Allen and her family to Europe, Mexico, Belize, Costa Rica, Guatemala, Honduras, Peru, the Caribbean, and the sabbatical year that they lived in Cambridge, England.  She liked traveling with Allen when he was on the board of the National Audubon Society, going on field trips with Bridgerland Audubon Society, painting with the Watercolor Society, and playing violin with the Cache Chamber Orchestra for 22 years.  In her early years in Logan, she was active in the Women's Faculty League, American Association of University Women, Forestry Wives, Cosmopolitan Club for international students, the American Field Service, and was a Cub Scouts den mother.

She appreciated time with Allen during the 17 summers he taught at the Teton Science School and later being asked to serve emeritus on the board.  Alice felt honored when the Allen and Alice Stokes Nature Center in Logan Canyon was named after Allen and her.  Alice was proud to receive the Women Over 65 Achievement Award in 1989 from the U.S.U. Women's Center.

Alice was baptized and grew up Methodist, then Congregational when she was living with her grandparents during her college years, and then became a Quaker with the Religious Society of Friends in Logan.

Alice was always proud of and glad of having grown up on a farm, a farm started by her great grandfather Hugh Alexander Moore in 1846 and added to by her father who loved farming and being in the Wisconsin State Legislature.  Alice loved showing calves at the Grant County fairs, playing her violin in the high school orchestra, walking, riding horseback, or on cold days being taken in the sleigh with jingle bells the mile and a half to school, and 4-H work.  She was especially appreciative of having a loving mother and father and good family life with brothers and sisters growing up.

Alice treasured 51 years of marriage to Allen until his death July 28, 1996 and knowing Allen's two wonderful parents and his four siblings.  She felt she had a perfect life with a loving, special husband and family and so many caring friends.

She is survived by her son Allen W. (Brenda) Stokes, Jr. of Denver, Colorado and daughter Susan Stokes of Logan, six grandchildren, and four great grandchildren, her sister Jean (Bob) Nauman of Lake Oswego, Oregon and her brother William Harper of Lancaster, Wisconsin.

Published in the Logan (Utah) Herald Journal March 20-31, 2009.

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Dennis C. Abel (March 17,1953 - April 14, 2010) was a very brave and fun loving person who always loved to smile.  Born deaf and with a rare genetic disorder called Prader-Willi, he was greatly challenged but gave his best every day.  He loved people, had many friends and stayed in touch with them for decades.

Born to George and Juanita Abel of St. Louis, deceased.  George was a TV personality on the Charlotte Peters show and Wrestling at the Chase in the 1950s and 1960s.  Dennis attended Central Institute for the Deaf and Missouri School for the Deaf and worked at St. Johns Mercy Hospital and the Lafayette Sheltered Workshop.

Dennis is survived by one brother, Chris Abel, of Dallas, Texas, a nephew, Austin Abel, of Los Angeles, CA, and two nieces, Alise and Alannah Abel of Dallas, Texas.

The family asks memorials be given to the Prader-Willi Institute and Central Institute for the Deaf.  Dennis will be remembered as an inspiration to all of us.  

A funeral Mass will be held for Dennis at Holy Name of Jesus Catholic Church on Saturday, April 17, 2010, at 10 am, with visitation at the church from 8-10 am (meet at the church).  Interment will be at St. Peter and Paul Cemetery, 7030 Gravois Avenue, St. Louis, MO 63116.

A Stygar Florissant Chapel service.

Rev. William "Bill" H. Daniels
Father of Paul Daniels (Class of 1964)
Husband of Jane Daniels (CID Teacher)

Rev. William "Bill" H. Daniels, age 90, of 1800 Village Circle, Lancaster, PA, passed away at Homestead Village on Friday, January 1, 2010.

Born in Philadelphia, PA, he was the son of the late John M. and Martha Smith Daniels. He and his wife, Elizabeth Jane Daniels, celebrated their 63rd wedding anniversary on Nov. 9, 2009.

Rev. Daniels was a graduate of Ursinus College, class of 1943, and received his Bachelor's Degree; Lancaster Theological Seminary, class of 1945, and received his Master's Degree in Theology; then another Master's Degree in Theology from Yale University Divinity School (class of 1952).

He retired in 1986 after serving as a parish minister for 4 years in Benalla, Victoria, Australia. His previous callings were as a missionary along with his wife, E. Jane, in China from 1947 to 1951; Caroline Mission United Church of Christ (UCC) in St. Louis, MO from 1952 to 1963; Greater Louisville Metropolitan Mission of UCC in Louisville, KY from 1963 to 1968; Detroit Metropolitan Assoc. of UCC in Detroit, MI from 1968 to 1982.

Rev. Daniels was a member of St. Peter's United Church of Christ in Lancaster.

Surviving in addition to his wife are a son, Paul W Daniels, and grandson, James W. Daniels, both of Springfield, VA.

Messages of condolence may be sent to Mrs. E. Jane Daniels at 1800 Village Circle, Apt. 76, Lancaster, PA, 17603-2376.

Relatives and friends are respectfully invited to attend "Bill's" Life Celebration Memorial Service at St. Peter's United Church of Christ, 816 Buchanan Ave., Lancaster, PA, on January 16, 2010, Saturday, at 2:00 PM with Rev. Bonnie Hollinger officiating. The family will receive friends at the church starting at 1:00 until time of service.

If desired, memorial contributions may be sent to:

                        United Church Board for World Ministries
                        475 Riverside Dr., 16th Fl.
                        New York, NY 10115

                        Wider Church Ministries
                        United Church of Christ
                        700 Prospect Ave. E.
                        Cleveland, OH 44115-1100
                        or online at http://www.ucc.org/wcm/wcm-annual-appeal.html

                        Lancaster Theological Seminary
                        W. James and College Ave.
                        Lancaster, PA 17603
 

Ruth Anne Ramey Ellis
Mother of Linda Ellis Williams Cheatham (Class of 1964)

Ruth Anne Ramey Ellis, 85, passed away peacefully on Wednesday, January 23, 2008, at the Trager Pavilion of Jewish Hospital.  She was preceded in death by her loving husband of 53 years, Dr. Rudy J. Ellis. Dr. Ellis was a nationally known pioneer in Sports Medicine and the team physician for the University of Louisville athletic teams for 38+ years.  Mrs. Ellis and her late husband were inseparable and their love of Cardinal athletics took them all over the country, where she was a loud proponent of UofL Athletes, always telling them to "Put it in the Basket!", with her popcorn megaphone.  Dr. and Mrs. Ellis met while she was a student at the Deaconess Nursing School of the old Methodist Hospital and he was a medical resident at the University of Louisville.  They were married on September 12, 1944. Ruth Anne was born on November 28, 1922, in Harlan, KY, as the oldest child of seven to James White and Anna Mae Ramey.  She graduated from Broughtontown High School and the Deaconess School of Nursing, in Louisville, KY.  She served as a head nurse at Children's Hospital and she was a WAC Cadet Nurse.  She was a member of Christ Church United Methodist, a volunteer for the Louisville Deaf Oral School and Kosair Charities and a Kentucky Colonel.  She served on the Boards of the Jefferson County Medical Association Women's Auxiliary, the Fillies of the Kentucky Derby Festival, the Crescent Hill Woman's Club and the Downtown Woman's Club.  She was active in their community functions, theatrical performances and bridge groups.  She also belonged to the Louisville Boat Club and the University Club.  She was a very vocal member of the ULA's and loved her Louisville Cardinals.  Even in her declining years, she was most proud of her red jacket and her UofL Cardinal Bird pins.  Ruth Anne loved to attend sporting events, anything from little league to professional sports.  Her love of sports and the Cardinals helped her to develop many close friendships with people throughout the community.  She was preceded in death by her parents, James and Anna Mae Ramey; her sisters, Margarette Ramey and Faye Smith; and her oldest grandchild, Adam Wenger Williams.  She is survived by her four loving children, Linda Anne Williams Cheatham, Dr. R. John Ellis Jr. (Rita), Jim Ellis and Amy Ellis Smith (T.J.); her six grandchildren, Rudy John Ellis III, Meredith Anne Ellis, Amanda Anne Ellis, Chance William Smith, Zayne Edward Smith and Brock Alexander Smith; her sisters, Pearl Taylor, Louise Hammond and Rosemary Calhoun; a brother, Clyde Ramey (Loretta); and her housekeeper and friend for over 35 years, Cora Crowe; along with many nieces and nephews.  She leaves behind and expresses sincere gratitude to the many friends and neighbors who stopped by to see her and visit with her during her final years.  We would like to give special thanks to Suzi Graven, who became a caring, loving and supporting friend of Ruth Anne and the family.  Also special thanks to her loving care givers who gave unselfishly of their time and talents, to take care of her, especially Geri Marshall and her loving family, her daughter, Gericole Dale and all the other very special and talented caregivers who helped to make her final years as pleasant as they could be; Pat Martin, Casey Carroll, Sandy Galyon and Marie Shake.  Her funeral service will take place at 10 a.m. on Saturday at Pearson's Funeral Home, 149 Breckinridge Lane, with burial in Cave Hill Cemetery.  Visitation will be held on Friday from 3-8 p.m. Memorials, in lieu of flowers, can be sent to the "Dr. Rudy J. Ellis Sports Medicine Scholarship Fund" at the University of Louisville; the Alzheimer's Association, 3703 Taylorsville Road, #102, Louisville, KY, 40212; the Louisville Deaf Oral School, 115 East Kentucky St., 40203; or Kosair Charities, P.O. Box 37370, Louisville, KY, 40233.

Published in The Courier-Journal from 1/24/2008 - 1/25/2008.

Dr. R.L. Gamewell, Jr.
Father of Robert Gamewell (Class of 1964)

Dr. Robert Lee Gamewell, Jr, age 87, of Murfreesboro died Thursday, November 16, 2006.  He was born in Birmingham, Alabama and was the son of the late Robert Lee Gamewell, Sr. and Aleta Belle Deas Gamewell.  He is survived by his wife of 64 years, Dr. Kitty McGuire Gamewell; daughter, Aleta Gamewell Tuma; son, Robert Lee Gamewell, III; grandchildren, Dr. Bob Tuma, Jr. (Claire), David C. Tuma (Mary) and Emily Tuma; great-grandchildren, Caroline and Anna Claire Tuma.

Dr. Gamewell was a beloved dentist in Murfreesboro for over 50 years. He was educated at Auburn University and received his dental degree at Emory University in Atlanta, where he met and married his fellow classmate "Dr. Kitty."  He served in the United States Army for three years during World War II as a Captain in the Burma India Theater where he commanded a mobile dental unit.  He may be remembered for his love and care of the family farm – Cedar Springs –a Tennessee Century farm in Barfield.

Dr. Gamewell was a member of the First United Methodist Church, the Murfreesboro Lion's Club and the Murfreesboro Dental Association.

Visitation with the family will be 3:00 to 6:00 p.m. Sunday at Jennings and Ayers. Funeral service will be 11:00 a.m. Monday, November 20, 2006 at the First United Methodist Church with Rev. Michael O'Bannon officiating. Burial will follow in Evergreen Cemetery.  Friends and family will serve as active pallbearers.

In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to the First United Methodist Church, 265 W. Thompson Lane, Murfreesboro, TN 37129.

Everett P. Phillips, Jr. (Class of 1964)

Everett P. Phillips, Jr., suddenly died on Tuesday, April 24, 2007.  Beloved father of Rosemary (John) Boyd; dear grandfather of Sean Pippin; dear brother, uncle, cousin and friend.  Services: Mr. Phillips in state at Fey Funeral Home, 4100 Lemay Ferry Rd., south of Lindbergh, Saturday, April 28, 4-7 p.m. with Services following.  Mr. Phillips was a member of the St. Louis Bell Club.  Memorials may be given to the family.

Published in the St. Louis Post-Dispatch from April 27 to April 29, 2007.

Betty Henderson Busby, passed away March 29, 2008, after a long and courageous 7 year battle with cancer.  She was born on May 18, 1952.  She was preceded in death by her loved father, James G. Henderson.  Left behind were her mother, Virginia Knight; husband Thomas Busby; brother, Jim Henderson; two sons, Dan and Bruce Busby, and their families.  Betty was a member of Kirby Woods Baptist Church in Memphis, TN, where she had her closest of friends and support.  Visitation will be at Memorial Park Funeral Home and Cemetery in Memphis, TN, on Monday 5-7 p.m. with funeral services starting at 7 p.m.  Burial in Shannon Cemetery.  Memorial Park Funeral Home 901-767-8930.

Published in The Commercial Appeal (Memphis TN) on March 31, 2008.

Sandy (Freeman) Hart (Class of 1972)

Sandy (Freeman) Hart, 46, died of bone marrow cancer in Little Rock, Arkansas, on Monday, January 8, 2007, after battling cancer for 15 years.  The funeral was held on Sunday, January 14, 2007, at Mount Sinai Memorial Park, 5950 Forest Lawn Drive, Los Angeles, CA.

Sandy was well known as one of the most formidable softball players in the National Softball Association of the Deaf (NSAD), having helped her team, Pierce Valley, win 3 national titles.  She was named in the NSAD’s Hall of Fame.  She was featured in the local papers in Los Angeles where she worked as an athletic trainer for Ulysses S. Grant High School, a local high school.

Sandy Hart lived in Los Angeles but flew to Little Rock for bone marrow transplant.  She died in Little Rock from complications associated with the cancer while in a hospital.

She attended California State University at Northridge (CSUN).

Ulysses S. Grant High School football website

Karen Dianne Jennings (Class of 1972)

JENNINGS, KAREN DIANNE, 53, of Louisville, returned to her Heavenly Father, Tuesday, April 14, 2009.  She was an employee at Kohls Department store and was preceded in death by her beloved husband, Gary Jennings.  Karen leaves to cherish her memory; her son, Thomas Jennings; daughter, Susan Jennings; parents, Fred and Hazel Gardner; brother, Donnie Gardner (Angela); grandchild, Jacob Robards and a host of nieces, nephews, cousins and other family members and friends.  Visiting for Mrs. Jennings will be 1-8 p.m. Thursday and after 10 a.m. Friday at Schoppenhorst Underwood & Brooks Funeral Home where service will be conducted 2 p.m. Friday.  Burial in Brookland Cemetery.

Published in The Louisville (KY) Courier-Journal on April 16, 2009.

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Brian Charlton Smith (Class of 1976)

BRIAN CHARLTON SMITH, the one who was deaf in this life, is today hearing angels sing.  Brian went home to be with the Lord in Hickory Withe, TN, on Wednesday, June 17, 2009, after battling pancreatic cancer for eight years.  He was born on November 25, 1960 and was 48 years old.  He graduated from Harrison-Chilhowie Baptist Academy and retired from the United States Post Office.  Mr. Smith was a member of Kirby Woods Baptist Church.  He was a beloved son and cherished brother.  He leaves behind, just for a season, his parents, Herbert and Charlene Smith; his sisters, Deborah Wright, Marcia Isbell; his brother, Glenn Smith, and a stepson, Ben Tan.  We now have more treasures in heaven.  We would like to give special thanks to all those who have been kind and helpful to Brian and his family, especially Jeannine Lindsay, Jody Rhodes, Helen Patino, Anne Morgan, Jeanne Bingham, Heather, and all the other hospice workers who have been so kind and giving.  Brian was a fun loving person who loved nature.  He planted flowers to attract butterflies; loved animals and rescued many.  He spent his last days enjoying a beautiful aquarium and watching nesting bluebirds and flowers blooming.  Visitation will be 5-8 P.M., Friday, June 19 at Forest Hill East Funeral Home.  Services will be at 2:30 P.M., Saturday at the funeral home with interment to follow in Forest Hill East Cemetery.

Special thanks to Robert "Bob" Crowell who took the photo on left last February 23, 2009.

Michael P. Poole (Class of 1983)

Michael P. Poole passed away on Tuesday, October 27, 2009.  Dear father of Devon and Zoey; dear son of Patrick Poole and Carol Poole (Darrell Clemons); dear brother of Jennifer (Justin) Pohlmann, Rachel (David) Hirth and Beth (Eric) Bullard; dear grandson, uncle, cousin and friend.  Michael had a heart of gold, never met a stranger, and will be dearly missed.

Services: Funeral at the Kutis South County Chapel, 5255 Lemay Ferry Rd (at Butler Hill) Saturday, October 31, 10 a.m.  Services conclude at chapel.  Visitation Friday, 4-8 p.m.
 

T.L. Simmons
Father of Tadd Simmons (Class of 1982)

T.L. Simmons, age 62, of Edwardsville, died at 9:21 a.m. on Monday, Feb. 5, 2007, at Anderson Hospital in Maryville.  He was born on Aug. 30, 1944, in Des Moines, Iowa, the son of Albert and Kathryn Wilkerson Simmons of Des Moines, Iowa.  He married Sherry Milligan on June 28, 1982, in Collinsville. She survives. Also surviving are two sons: Ty Simmons and wife, Diane of Morrison, Colo., and Tadd Simmons and wife, Kara of Maryville; a daughter:  Terra Simmons of Edwardsville; five grandchildren: Haley, Trinity, Abby, Lily and Kade Simmons; a brother:  Tracy Simmons and wife, Janis of Des Moines, Iowa; and a sister: Trudy Dolezal and husband, Tom of Bend, Ore.  Mr. Simmons was an insurance broker for 23 years, and president of Simmco Group Inc. in Edwardsville.  Prior to his present employment, he worked for Front Runners Inc. and was a photojournalist for the Alton Telegraph and Metro East Journal.  His memberships included Trinity Lutheran Church in Edwardsville and the KU Alumni Association.  Visitation will be from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. on Thursday, Feb. 8, at Weber and Rodney Funeral Home in Edwardsville.  Funeral services will begin at 10 a.m. on Friday, Feb. 9, at Trinity Lutheran Church with Rev. Gary Galen, pastor, officiating. Memorials are suggested to the Terra Simmons Educational Fund.

Keith Coons
Father of Tommy Coons (Class of 1991)

COONS, Keith R., born June 2, 1942, in Mesa, AZ, passed away peacefully Tuesday, November 7, 2006, at home surrounded by family.  Beloved husband of Theresa Coons (nee Tommaney); dear father of Stacy (Jeff) Woodle & Tom (Elspeth) Coons; loving grandfather “Papa” of Baxter; dear brother of Ruby Sherman, Ercella Kading, Jane Jeffs & Wayne Coons & the late Athena Jolley & Elva Sherman; uncle to 30 nieces & nephews & dear friend to many.

Keith was an educator for 38 years & will be sadly missed by all.

Services: Funeral service from the SCHRADER Funeral Home, 14960 Manchester Road at Holloway, Ballwin, Friday 12:30 p.m. to Holy Infant Catholic Church, Ballwin, for 1:00pm Mass.  Interment Holy Cross Cemetery. If desired, contributions may be made to American Cancer Society.  Visitation Thursday 4-8 p.m.

Ira J. Hirsh, a retired Washington University professor who was a pioneer in the field of audiology, died Tuesday (Jan. 12, 2010) at a convalescent center in Durham, N.C.  He was 87.

Professor Hirsh played an integral part in the programs at both the Central Institute for the Deaf in St. Louis and at Washington University for more than five decades, before his retirement in 1992.  He was a former director of the institute and dean of the faculty of Arts and Sciences at the university.

His research helped explain the way the human brain and ears process and interpret sounds such as speech and music.  The work led to development of improved hearing aids and teaching methods for deaf children.  His textbook, "The Measurement of Hearing," and more than 100 articles and papers are cited as the basis for research that revolutionized the field.

"Ira Hirsh was a star in CID's constellation of scientists working in hearing and deafness," said Jerome R. Cox, senior professor in computer science at Washington U's School of Engineering and Applied Sciences.  "He was a giant in the deaf education world because of his classic textbook and his many contributions to the field of psychoacoustics."

Born in New York, Professor Hirsh earned a bachelor of arts from New York State College for Teachers in Albany in 1942.  After completing a master of arts from Northwestern University's School of Speech, he served as a lieutenant in the Army Air Force during World War II as an instructor in the communications school and in aural rehabilitation.

After earning a doctorate at the Harvard University Psychoacoustic Lab, Professor Hirsh moved to St. Louis in 1951 as a researcher at the Central Institute for the Deaf, along with an assistant professorship of psychology at Washington University.  He was director of the institute from 1965 to 1983, and was named the Edward Mallinckrodt Distinguished University Professor of Psychology and Audiology in 1984.

His awards and honors include a gold medal from the Acoustical Society of America, which in 2002 held a symposium celebrating his research contributions.

Professor Hirsh also was a world traveler, wine collector, ice dancer and singer and director with the St. Louis Chamber Chorus and the Bach Society of St. Louis.

Memorial services will be held next month at the university and at First Unitarian Church of St. Louis. Details will be announced later.

Among the survivors are two daughters, Eloise Hirsh of New York City and Elizabeth Hirsh of Salt Lake City; two sons, Richard Hirsh of Chicago and Donald Hirsh of Chapel Hill, N.C.; a sister, Jane Davis of Rochester, N.Y.; and seven grandchildren. His wife of 61 years, Shirley, died in 2004.

Memorial contributions may be made to the First Unitarian Church of St. Louis, 5007 Waterman Boulevard, St. Louis, Mo. 63108, or to Washington University, Development Services, Campus Box 1082, One Brookings Drive, St. Louis, Mo. 63130.

Published in the St. Louis Post-Dispatch January 10, 2010.
Written by Tom Uhlenbrock of St. Louis Post-Dispatch.

Editor's Note: Ira's wife Shirley passed away at age 83 on May 25, 2004.  She was a former research worker at CID.
 

Helen Woodward
CID Teacher
CIDAA Honorary Member

SAVOY – Helen Woodward, 85, of Savoy died on November 21, 2006, at 12:45 a.m. at The Carle Arbours in Savoy, Illinois.

Funeral arrangements were incomplete at Morgan Memorial Home, 1304 Regency Drive West, Savoy.

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Helen died this morning (November 21, 2006) in The Carle Arbours, a long-term care hospital in Savoy, Illinois, where she had been taken a couple of weeks ago after breaking her hip.  She was about 86 years old.  Conforming to her wishes which she expressed repeatedly over the years, she was under hospice care aimed at alleviating her suffering rather than contriving to keep her alive.  For several years she had been frail  and feeble and suffering from advanced Alzheimer's disease.  Her remains have gone for medical purposes.  There will be no funeral as such, but a memorial service will be organized by her friends probably in January.

For the past few  years when she had not been able to care for herself,  a group of wonderful friends from her church connections in Champaign / Urbana had taken loving and caring interest in  her.  She had relatives here and there, but they expressed no concern for her.