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Muriel Hoffman Smock, April 10, 2012, Howland, Ohio. 
Muriel was preceded in death by her husband, Arthur Smock ’43.  4/12

Harry B. Poppe, December 25, 2011,  Harwich Port, Massachusetts.  1/12

John C. Azallion, April 29, 2002, Dillonvale, Ohio.  2/12

Ralph E. Kunze, September 6, 2010, Columbus, Ohio.  12/11

David E. McDonald, April 20, 2012, Medina, Ohio. 
Among David’s survivors is his sister, Mary MacDonald Russell ’44 and his brother, W. Edgar MacDonald ’43.  5/12

Dorothy Williams Coe, January 16, 2012, Murrysville, Pennsylvania. 
Dorothy was preceded in death by her husband, Dean.  1/12

Ethel Bowman Andre, April 24, 2012, Americus, Georgia. 
Ethel was preceded in death by her husband, David.  5/12

Homer W. Echard, September 11, 2011, Columbus, Ohio.
Homer was preceded in death by his wife, Leota Boyd Echard ’40.  3/12

Georgianna W. Gault Scott, August 9, 2011, Huron, Ohio. 
Georgianna taught first grade for Huron City Schools beginning in 1938 for a total of 27 years. She was an active member of the First Presbyterian Church in Huron, volunteering many hours and serving others. She also did other volunteer work, such as delivering lunches for Habitat for Humanity. She enjoyed visiting with friends, gardening and writing letters to family and friends.

She is preceded in death by her parents, George Wilford and Anna Christine Gault;  her brothers and sister and her husband Harland W. Scott. She is survived by her son, William (Bill) Scott ’76 ,andhis wife,Carol (Markin) Scott;  her daughter Christine Metzger, her grandchildren Robert Metzger, Amy (Sam) Jeremay, Emily (Andrew) Marvin, and Michael Metzger, and great-grandchildren Katie, Tyler, Jace, Lucas and Caleb, who all loved her dearly.  Internment was at Milan Cemetery August 11, 2011.  This obituary provided by the family.  1/12

Dorothy Grafton Stewart, December 10, 2011.  1/12

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Grant Victor McClanahan, April 14, 2012, Washington, D.C. 
Grant was born October 22, 1919, in Tanta, Egypt to Dr. Frank and Helen McClanahan, who were Presbyterian medical missionaries.  In World War II, Grant enlisted in the U.S. Navy and served Naval Intelligence in Chicago, Egypt and Washington.   After the war, he worked for the State Department and entered the Foreign Service, with posts in Saudi Arabia, London, Paris and Baghdad.  In retirement, while living in London and Tuscany, he wrote a book, Diplomatic Immunity, published in New York and London.  He contributed a chapter to the book Diplomacy Under a Foreign Flag on his work in charge of closing the Baghdad Embassy when the Iraqi government expelled the U.S., British and other western embassies during the 1967 Arab-Israeli war.  Though he did not consider himself a linguist, Grant spoke and read Arabic, French, Italian, German, Greek, Latin, Hebrew and Japanese.  He had a life-long interest in Egyptian hieroglyphics, and was an ardent numismatist and a scholar of classical and Napoleonic history. In London, Grant was a member for over 50 years of the Reform Club, Pall Mall and in Washington a longstanding member of  DACOR, an organization of foreign affairs professionals. Grant and Pauli have two daughters, Jill Watson of Chevy Chase and Gailyn Saroyan of Los Angeles, as well as four grandchildren, Strawberry Saroyan and Cream Saroyan,  Armenak Saroyan and Dr. Ariel McClanahan Watson.  This obituary provided by the family.  4/12

Martha Jean Creswell Spotts, February 11, 2012, Cortez, Colorado. 
Martha is survived by her husband, Al.  2/12

Jane Folk Price, January 22, 2012, Zanesville, Ohio. 
Jane was preceded in death by her husband, Bob.  1/12

Anna Love Schulenberg, December 7, 2011, Bridgeport, Ohio. 
Anna was preceded in death by her husband, Robert.  Among those surviving is her daughter, Sally Schulenberg Rogers '68.  12/11

Frederick James Burton, February 4, 2011.  5/12

Emma Norman Sneddon, April 8, 2012, St. Clairsville, Ohio.  4/12

Mary Fleming Hoskins, December 21, 2011, Delaware, Ohio. 
Mary was preceded in death by her husband, Everett.  1/12

Isabella Yohe Hinerman, December 30, 2011, Naples, Florida. 
Isabella was preceded in death by her husband, William S. Hinerman ’39, and her sister, Mary Alice Yohe ’40.  1/12

Eunice Bryant Merkel, April 16, 2012, Tiltonsville, Ohio. 
Eunice was preceded in death by her husband, Weldon Merkel ’42.  4/12

Mary Ellen Fink Zartman, February 12, 2012, Columbus, Ohio.
Mary Ellen was preceded in death by her husband, Carl.  2/12

Jane Reed Conley, December 8, 2011, Jacksonville, Florida. 
Jane was preceded in death by her husband, Robert F. Conley ’41.  12/11

Ray H. VanGunten, Jr., April 30, 2012, Findlay, Ohio. 
Ray is survived by his wife, Nancy. 5/12

Irma M. George, March 23, 2012.  3/12

Jane Castor Hosey, March 2, 2012, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. 
Jane was preceded in death by her husband, James T. Hosey ’45.  Among those surviving are her sister, Muskingum University Emeritus Trustee Anna Castor Glenn ’42 and Anna’s husband, Muskingum University Trustee John H. Glenn, Jr. ’43.  3/12

Marjorie Bone Dannenberg, February 7, 2012, Fort Dodge, Iowa. 
Marjorie was preceded in death by her husband, Forrest.  2/12

Lawrence G. Copeland, January 26, 2012, Boulder, Colorado. 
Lawrence was preceded in death by his wife, Mary.  2/12

Sarah Morris Kraps, January 18, 2012, Bucyrus, Ohio. 
Sarah was preceded in death by her husband, John.  1/12

Ruth Hutchens Ramsay, November 11, 2011, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. 
Ruth was preceded in death by her husband, Robert S. Ramsay ’42.  12/11

Leslie Bryant Cornella, November 12, 2011, Rotonda West, Florida. 4/12

Jean Young Bradley, November 29, 2011, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. 
Jean was preceded in death by her husband, Robert Bradley ’47.  12/11

Raymond W. Miller, March 7, 2012, Miami, Florida. 
Raymond was preceded in death by his wife, Gloria.  3/12

Barbara Armstrong Schaffler, February 13, 2012, Wadsworth, Ohio. 
Barbara is survived by her husband, Jack.  2/12

Martha McCreery McCann, May 5, 2012, Tucson, Arizona.
Martha was preceded in death by her husband, John McCann ’48.  5/12 

Audrey Kennedy Lyle, February 23, 2012, Jacksonville Beach, Florida.  4/12

Richard W. Balentine, March 4, 2012, Silver Spring, Maryland. 
Richard was preceded in death by his wife, Johanna.  3/12

Marjorie White MacDonald, December 27, 2011, Monroe, Ohio. 
Among Marjorie’s survivors is her husband, Ed.  1/12

H. Dale Gotschall, May 7, 2012, Cambridge, Ohio. 
Dale was preceded in death by his wife, Margaret Pfeiffer Gotschall ’50.  5/12

James Hobart Neff, April 14, 2012, Columbus, Ohio
Among those surviving is James’ wife, Sally Heuple Neff ’51.  4/12

Richard H. Jubb, February 29, 2012, Franklin Park, Pennsylvania.
Richard is survived by his wife, Jane.  3/12

Marilyn Law Tedford, December 23, 2011, Johnstown, Colorado. 
Marilyn is survived by her husband, Elwyn.  2/12

James W. White, December 7, 2011, Oberlin, Ohio.
James was director of financial aid at Oberlin College until his retirement in 1990.  A World War II veteran, he began his career as a public school teacher in Cincinnati and also worked at Muskingum in the offices of admissions and financial aid.  He was preceded in death by his mother and father, Margaret Walker White '12 and John R. White ’11 and his brothers, John R. White ’37 and Richard J. White ’38.  12/11

Martha Wagner Hogg, September 2, 2011, Dayton, Ohio.
Martha is the wife of David Hogg ’49, who survives.  12/11

Paul Hutchens, Starling Green and Joyce Williams Davidson are hoping to see the 1952 alumni in June.  Joyce can be reached at davent2010@comcast.net.  01/12

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Ralph W. Murphy, February 15, 2012, Marietta, Ohio 
Ralph is survived by his wife, Helen.  2/12

Margaret Griffith Shelton, May 6, 2012, Wickenburg, Arizona.  5/12

Joan Steele Buchanan, March 9, 2012, Parma Heights, Ohio.
Among those surviving is Joan’s husband, Louis D. Buchanan ’50.  3/12

William W. Worstall, August 28, 2011, Sandusky, Ohio.  2/12

Carolyn Nichol Anderson, January 6, 2012, Sewickley, Pennsylvania.  1/12

Velma Myers Papenfus, March 13, 2012.  3/12

Martha Stuart Lapp, November 30, 2011, Zanesville, Ohio. 
Martha was preceded in death by her husband, Paul.  12/11

Galen R. Frame, April 3, 2012, Cambridge, Ohio. 
Galen was preceded in death by wife, Marie.  Among those surviving is his sister, Janet Frame Morgan ’69.  4/12

Richard D. Hixson, February 28, 2012, Norwich, Ohio.
Richard was preceded in death by his wife, Shirley.  3/12

Richard O. Hendren, March 2, 2012, Ashland, Ohio  3/12

Ruth Anne Wilson Booth, December 29, 2011, Cambridge, Ohio.
Among Ruth Anne’s survivors is her husband, Russell.  1/12

B. Bruce Wagener,, December 27, 2011, Palmetto, Florida. 1/12

Shirley Clemenson, January 9, 2012, New Concord, Ohio.  2/12

Peter C. Blank, December 20, 2011, Akron, Ohio.
Peter is survived by his wife, Norma.  1/12

James L. Mechaney, January 15, 2011.
James was preceded in death by his wife, Jean Ann.  2/12

James Bright, January 30, 2012, Carrollton, Ohio.  2/12

Robert L. Green, January 3, 2012, Newark, Ohio. 
Robert is survived by his wife, Bertha.  1/12

William Hammer, December 31, 2011, New Concord, Ohio. 
Among William’s survivors are his wife, Beryl, and their children, Steve Hammer ’79 and Lisa Hammer Deaton ’83.  1/12

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Richard A. McLaughlin, December 14, 2011, The Villages, Florida.
Prior to his retirement, Richard worked as a trust and investment officer for National City Bank.  Among those surviving is his wife, Nancy.  12/11

Margaret McKelvey Herrmann, August 22, 2011, Sarasota, Florida. 
Among Margaret’s survivors are her husband, J. Paul Herrmann and their son, Paul T. Herrmann ’91  She was preceded in death by her parents, Martha Talbott ’29 McKelvey and Robert H. McKelvey ’28,  08/11

George S. Gunn, March 14, 2012, Nampa, Idaho. 
Among George’s survivors is his wife, Charlotte Gunn ’62.  3/12

Joel E. Bevington, November 24, 2011, East Canton, Ohio. 2/12

Raymond A. Herr, June 7, 2010,, Bradenton, Florida.  5/12

Gordon Bartels, February 27, 2012, Hagerstown, Maryland. 
Gordon is survived by his wife, Janet Snead Bartels.  3/12

John B. Rice, March 11, 2012, Simpsonville, South Carolina. 
Among John’s survivors are his wife, Sher, and their daughter, Sierra.  3/12

Eileen Rockwell Wharton, January 13, 2012, Cambridge, Ohio. 
Eileen was preceded in death by her husband, Ralph.  1/12

Jane Wilcox Nash, November 11, 2011, Willoughby, Ohio. 
Among Jane’s survivors is her husband, Mike.  12/11

Steven P. Henderson, March 1, 2012, Auburn, California. 
Among Steven’s survivors is his wife, Cindy.  3/12

David R. Gullyes, January 1, 2011, Candler, North Carolina. 
David is survived by his wife, Frances Phinney Gullyes ’71.  5/12

Harry J. Bartlett, January 9, 2011, Kalamazoo, Michigan. 
Among Harry’s survivors is his wife, Patricia.  1/12

Richard L. Salter, February 18, 12011, Cincinnati, Ohio.  1/12

James R. Wilson has been appointed to the Ohio Higher Education Facility Commission by Governor John R. Kasich.  The Commission assists independent, not-for-profit institutions of higher education finance the construction, renovation or rehabilitation of educational facilities through tax exempt bonds.  James is Muskingum’s vice president for business and finance.   4/12

Priscilla Godfrey has retired after 8 years with the Loudoun County School Board in Virginia.  Her husband, Dennis, retired two years ago, and they look forward to the birth of their second grandchild this summer, and to some travel. Priscilla can be reached a godfreyblueridge@gmail.com. 1/12

Richard Hill is pastor of Springfield Presbyterian Church in Sykesville, Maryland.  He is also president of Frederick Acoustic Music Enterprise, www.frederickacoustic.org.  Rick can be reached at axman_22801@yahoo.com.  5/12

Kevin Peck retired in March, 2012, from the Westerville City Schools in Ohio after 32 years as a teacher.  Kevin’s son, Nate Peck ’15 , is wrapping up his first year at Muskingum and is a member of the cross country and track teams. 4/12

Robert Martin is pastor and head of staff of First Presbyterian Church in Athens, Ohio.  Previously, he was with Crescent Avenue Presbyterian Church in Plainfield, New Jersey, as senior pastor and head of staff.  Rob graduated from McCormick Theological Seminary in Chicago and following his ordination,  served churches in Indiana and New Jersey. Rob is married to Barbara Bell Martin ’79.  He can be reached at rmartin@athensfpc.org.  1/12

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Benjamin Frazier Taylor, Sr., January 15, 2012, Bellaire, Ohio. 
Ben was a member of the Mace Club at Muskingum.  Among those surviving are his wife, Jennifer, their daughters, Amy Suzanne Taylor Sheldon ’96 and Alyson Sheree Taylor ’99, their spouses and children and their son, Benjamin Taylor II and his spouse and children.  Among those preceding him in death was his father and his mother, Martha Lois Belt Taylor ’42. 1/12

Margaret Harris, September 27, 2011, Plant City, Florida.  12/11

Susan Stitt McIlvried, November 11, 2011, Indianapolis, Indiana. 
Among those surviving is Susan’s husband, Dr. E. John McIvried ’75.  12/11

J. Frederick Westermaier, December 23, 2011, Woodbury, New Jersey. 
Among his survivors is his wife, Jo Ann.  1/12

Mark Weaver has joined Stanley Black & Decker as a director of information technology.  Mark can be reached at weavermarkd@gmail.com.  1/12

Phillip Kane has been appointed vice president of Goodyear Tire and Rubber Company’s North American Tire commercial tire business.  For the past year, Phillip has been president of Wingfoot Commercial Tire Systems, Goodyear’s nationwide network of on-highway commercial tire facilities.  He joined Goodyear in 2004 as director of strategic initiatives before moving to director of North American Tire’s consumer wholesale distribution channel.  He was promoted to senior director, channel sales in December of 2008 before moving to his most recent role leading the Wingfoot operation. 1/12

Joe Perorazio now lives in Smyrna, Tennessee, and works as a cataloger for Ingram Contentv Group.  He can be reached at joe19660307@hotmail.com.  1/12

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Thomas L. Sims, November 12, 2011, Ashburn, Virginia. 
Thomas was preceded in death by his wife, Kitty.  1/12

George G. Walters, II, January 14, 2012, Canton, Ohio.  1/12

Ryan Miller is serving in Ciudad Juarez, Mexico, as a foreign service officer with the U.S. Department of State.  His wife, Jodie Hough Miller ’89 is serving there as the community liaison officer at the U.S. Consulate General.  4/12

Beth A. Savage has been named a certified fraud examiner by the Association of Certified Fraud Examiners.  In order to earn the globally preferred certification, Beth met a stringent set of criteria and passed a rigorous examination administered by the association.  Beth, who is a certified public accountant, works for GBQ Consulting, the largest independent accounting and consulting firm in central Ohio.  1/12

Nikki MontgomeryVan Wingerden with her husband, Doug, and son, Cooper, at Clemson, her husband’s alma mater, for a football game.  Nikki can be reached at nikkivan1@comcast.net 5/12

Reverend Ellie Johns-Kelley married Eric E. Kelley on March 9, 2012, in East Berlin, Pennsylvania.  The Rev. Christopher E. Davis officiated.   The couple splits their time between Warren, Pennsylvania and Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.  Ellie can be reached at ellie.johns@gmail.com.  5/12

Austin Andrew was born on August 21, 2010, to Angella Barber Rose and her husband,  Aaron Rose ’99.  Austin joins a big sister, Alexis.  Angella can be reached at abarber@rocketmail.com.  12/11

Virginia Turner Braniger, December 10, 2011, Barnesville, Ohio.
Among Virginia’s survivors is her husband, Bill.  12/11

Muskingum football and track athlete Brad Taracuk coached Whale Branch High School of Beaufort, South Carolina to the school's first state boys track and field championship. Brad coached football and track at Worthington Kilbourne High School and track at Troy University since graduating from Muskingum.  5/12

Eric J. Becker graduated from The Cleveland-Marshall College of Law in May, 2011, and in July, 2011, passed the Ohio Bar Exam.  He is with the law firm of Baker Hostetler as a staff attorney. 1/12

Hugh Martin has received the  prestigious Wallace Stegner Fellowship from Stanford University. He will graduate from the MFA program in creative writing at Arizona State University this spring. 

Stanford’s creative writing program, considered one of the most competitive in the country, awards only 10 fellowships each year (five in poetry and five in fiction) from an international pool of more than 1,700 applicants.

Hugh’s poems have been published in, or are soon to appear in,ConsequenceMagazine, The American Poetry Review, Mid-American Review, The Kenyon Review, Narrative, Willow Springs, Alaska Quarterly Review, Nashville Review, and Gargoyle.

His chapbook, So, How Was the War? (Kent State University Press, 2010) was published by the Wick Poetry Center. He has served as poetry editor of ASU’s acclaimed literary journalHayden’s Ferry Review.  4/12

Ashley Campbell Scott graduated from Vermont Law School in May 2011.  She is a member of the Arizona Bar, and is currently serving as a law clerk for the New Hampshire Superior Court in Concord, New Hampshire.  In August, 2009, she married Evan Scott of Tucson, Arizona, where the wedding was held.  Muskies attending the wedding were Jacquelyn Vagotis ’09 and Lakeshia Jones ’09.  4/12

Heather Menarcheck Hughes and her husband, Tad Hughes ’09, have recently returned from South Korea, where they taught English to children.  Both have joined the University of Akron, where they are teaching English as a second language to adult students.  Heather can be reached at hmhughes17@gmail.com and Tad can be reached at tadmhughes@gmail.com.  2/12

Carrie Cook Rae married Evan Rae on November 12, 2011, in North Olmsted, Ohio. Muskies in the wedding party were Sara O'Connor ’01 and Becky Wilson Walter ’00. Other Muskies attending were Cory Heaton-Hass ’01, Molly Wobbecke ’00, Traci Rucker ’01, Brian Scurti ’03 and Justin Shaw ’01. 1/12

Veronica Balogh Richardson married Brock Richardson on February 19, 2012, in Vero Beach, Florida.  Greg McKenzie ’00 and his wife, Katie ’00 were part of the ceremony.  Brock and Veronica live in Vero Beach.  4/12 

Lori Torrens Drake married Cameron Drake ’05 on November 23, 2011, in Muskingum’s Brown Chapel, with Reverend Ken Blood presiding. The couple lives in Utica, Ohio.  12/11

Addison Clark was born on February 10, 2012, to Heather Lisey Schram and her husband, Aaron, at Northwestern Prentice Women's Hospital.  The couple’s first child, Addison weighed 7pounds, 15 ounces, and was 22 inches long.  2/12

Cohen William was born on April 3, 2012, to Brandi Mencer Amos and her husband, Travis.  Born at Union Hospital in Dover, Ohio, Cohen William weighed 6 pounds, 13 ounces, and was 19.75 inches.   4/12

Kinley Jo was born on November 28, 2011, to Kim Raymond Pulley and her husband, Vance Pulley ’98.  She weighed 8 pounds, 15 ounces, and was 20 1/2 inches long. 4/12

Ernie Alexander was born on September 21, 2011, to Kristin Losey Williams ('04) and her husband, Lucas.  Born at 9:28 a.m., Ernie was weighed 7 pounds,  6 ounces and was  20.5 inches.  The family resides in Grove City, Ohio, and Kristin can be reached at kloseywilliams@gmail.com. 4/12 

Laurel Grace born on January 11, 2012, to Mark Hall and his wife, Stephanie, in Tampa, Florida. The proud grandparents are Larry Hall ’78 and his wife, Susan, of Bayonet Point, Florida.   Larry can be reached at ljhall74@hotmail.com.  1/12

Colin R. Biddle, November 4, 2009, Columbus, Ohio.  5/12

John Robert was born to Dr. and Mrs. Richard Arnold on May 23, 2012.  John was 21 inches long and weighed 8 pounds 1 ounce.  Richard is assistant professor of political science.  5/12

Mary B. Cunningham, May 8, 2012, New Concord, Ohio.
Mary was a co-founder of what would become the Muskingum University Center for Child Development.  Among those surviving is her husband, Louis.  5/12

Gene Jarrett Hawthorne, December 13, 2011, Ellwood City, Pennsylvania. 
Gene was preceded in death by her husband, David T. Hawthorne ’32  5/12

Robert James Decker, January 20, 2012, Las Cruces, New Mexico.
Dr. Decker was vice president of co-curricular affairs at Muskingum in the 1970s.  He served in the United States Army Air Corps during World War II as a pilot of B-17s and B-26s.  Dr. Decker earned both his master’s and doctoral degrees at Indiana University.  Among his survivors is his wife, June.  2/12