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CLASS NOTES CLASS NOTES I offer a challenge: Memorize Lee Kass Hilton has 1957 In Memorium 1 2 Frost’s poem “The Road Not one daughter and three We send condolences to Jean Taken.” Find the new book grandchildren ages 17, 15, Lenox West’s family. Jean 1943 by David Orr published by 13. Lee is a retired French passed away this past July. Fannie Rockefeller Gabriel Penguin recently and investigate and Spanish teacher. She has your personal example of “The travelled extensively taking I (Freda Friz Schopfer) need 1947 Road Not Taken,” and reflect French students to France and to add my personal reaction as Margaret Fassett Luedecke upon your past academic Switzerland. Over the last 50 I attended the memorial service 1948 inheritance, your present years, she has been to Europe, for Jean Lennox West. It was Ai Handa Moore status and your future goals. Africa, South and Central extremely heart-warming to be America, and lands in between. in the church where she grew 1949 1955 She attends lectures at several up and be with all her family Doris DeArment Geduldig Six graduates of the Class museums and travels in and who are super folks. They were 1950 of 1955 attended our 60th about New York City. She has so welcoming including Edie Jane Hellyer Vasile reunion in June. It was a lovely been widowed for ten years. Hall Neal, Ken Neal and me get-together, and a chance in everything. The video at the 1953 to see the beautiful campus I did a Google search of Rhea reception included many photos Kathryn Hibbs and learn about the variety of Atwood (Ruth Atwood). Still of Jean at Beaver with many Mary Ann Wylie Komar programs offered at Arcadia. can’t find where she lives other of her classmates. I think her 1955 than France, but saw a video grandchildren were made more Patty Darling Kile Janet Murray Albright divides concerning her newest book, aware of Jean’s life before the Joan Leaman Wharry her time between Virginia, Florida Couch to Couch: Spiritual Travels passing her husband and all the and Germany. She has a new on the French Huguenot Trail, accomplishments that she had 1956 orchestral composition written about French Protestants in experienced. She will be missed by Sulamita Landes Spiegel for three cellos and orchestra, the 16th and 17th centuries, all of us and by her family as well. 1957 which premiered in 2010 and whom she has been researching Kathleen Gibbons Babkow will be played again in 2016. and writing about for the We are sad to report that Kathy Cynthia Roth last several years. Interesting Gibbons Babkow passed away in Eugenia (Jean) Lenox Roberta Beyer Loukas tells that where I live in Central November. We send condolences West ’57, ‘95H CONTACT YOUR 1942 am running again for our Town the church choir. A catering us she and Al were married Pennsylvania, there were many to her family. Her last response CLASS EDITOR Dorothy Kulp Edwards Plan and Zoning Commission business provides fellowship and 60 years in August, and settlers of that faith. If you’d to our request for class notes 1958 is doing well and living and already talking about the additional finance. When in although she is retired from like to search for her, try Rhea follows: Kathy Gibbons Babkow Carole Freedman Rachlin 1945 Lois Hinlein Hirsch independently in a senior fall book sale of paperback. I am Boynton Beach, Fla., they work teaching, she volunteers at Atwood on your search engine! and her husband, Al, traveled 1960 823 Elkins Avenue community in Lancaster, Pa., still going into our town hall to part-time at ACE Hardware the hospital and at church. to London and Paris with their Elizabeth “Libby” Elkins Park, PA 19027 enjoying her large family of act, as they say, a Greeter. Best and participate in church From Tana Kresge Pratt: “I oldest son, his wife, and their Thompson Dorl five daughters, their spouses, to all, Fannie R. Gabriel. and community activities. Shirley Kiefer taught literature retired again, but occasionally, oldest grandson, age six, over the 1946 Jean Bump Panek nine grandchildren, three classes for adult education after I spend some office time holidays, returning on New Year’s 1976 24104 Ann’s Choice Way great-grandchildren with one 1954 Cynthia Baketel Systrom and retiring from the public library. helping out one of the piano Eve. Their younger son and his Mary Ellison ’76, ’81M Warminster, PA 18974 on the way, and two step- In August, I sent self- husband, David, spent the One of those classes is now tuner/restorers who now has wife presented them with their 1978 grandchildren. Three of her addressed stamped envelopes summer on their boat in Maine published as a paperback book. his own business. I type on second grandson in late July. Alia Schneider 1947 Marilyn Yost Burhoe daughters attended Beaver to a dozen or more classmates and plan to return to Stuart, a 1930’s typewriter! We have 121 Timberline Trail College, with one daughter, and received three replies: Fla. soon. They celebrated two Joan Peppelman Clougherty and downsized again. Our son, Barbara Erhardt Grunwald and 1981 Ormond Beach, FL 32174 Susan Edwards, graduating grandchildren’s marriages in Elsa-Lu Greenblatt Berkowitz Alex, moved from his recently- her husband, Frank, traveled to Susan Mead Mastronardo in the Class of 1969. Dorothy Helen Dodge LeFor of California. One is in the first year have worked tirelessly for our class, purchased house on August Austria and Prague in May. When 1984 1948 Carol Roland Ranger spends her days socializing, Manhattan wrote to say of Dartmouth Medical School. keeping us up to date on classmates 31 (last day we were in our they are at home, they keep busy Nancy Wyche Morgan [email protected] reading, doing word puzzles, they are selling their second and organizing and running the “old” apartment, as well). He by two of their grandchildren and entertaining her family. home in Vermont and will I (Loretta Parker Liljestrand) reunion. They meet frequently is now living in Dallas which who live nearby. They travel to 1992 1949 Margaret Sprinkle Yearsley Dorothy has good memories of travel more. I replied saying feel no envy for the classmates for lunch, and yours truly (Suzi is his company’s headquarters Virginia Beach often to visit with Kenneth Wagner 8619 Egret Point Court the old Beaver college campus. I do travel extensively and who have no news to share with Ketz Foster) is hoping to be for the electronics division. I their other three grandchildren. 1994 Tampa, FL 33647 may put together “54 Travel their college alumni, because invited sometime, as I now live the will step down as our Optimist The Burnses look forward to Ellen Wruble 1943 Tips for Seniors” which there does not seem to be enough summer months near Arcadia. Club’s secretary, and won’t their yearly winter visit as they Greenberg ’94, ’98M 1952 Marion Hemphill We send condolences to the could prove to be helpful. space for me to shout out my be on the board for the first pass through St. Augustine 6699 Roberta Road SW family and Class of 1943 on the news: “I am healthy, active and At Reunion, we talked about time in many years. Art, Marti on their way further south. 2003 Ocean Isle Beach, NC 28469 passing of Fannie Rockefeller Irene Mack Goodsell wrote: filled with happy memories each and every one of you, and I have had our ups and Eileen Lafferty Marmino Gabriel, class editor. Following is “Speaking of volunteering I and unique experiences despite remembering fun things we downs with numerous visits Bea Durham Blackman is Lillian Howarth Pagano Fannie’s last class note submission: am thrilled to tell you Millard tragic events.” Look around all did. We would love to hear to doctors and the hospital, living in a continuing care 10726 Sima Court (husband) was named Citizen of and feel blessed—there are so from all of you. Please send but we are plugging along.” community where she’s involved Santee, CA 92071 I personally have received no the Year here in Delta, Ontario, many from our class who have me old news, new news, or in many activities. She spent a news from any of our class— Canada. We lived here full time passed away too soon. Remember even your dog’s birthday. Did you know that June 3 week in Burlington, Vermont Joan Heil Prall however, I have just come back from 1984 to 1994 as landed those fresh faces from mid- and 4, 2016 will be our 60th this summer and is looking 3007 S. Erin Drive from a two-month stay in our immigrants, and Millard’s century that had plans for the 1956 reunion? Time to think about forward to a river cruise visiting Oakton, VA 22124 skilled nursing care area of ancestry founded this village in future! This is the future—we We are sad to report the passing returning and seeing what chateaus and the wine country Life Care Facility, where I live. 1794.” Irene describes the life in have made it this far and now of Class Editor Patty Darling our little college from 1956 of France this November. 1954 Loretta Parker Liljestrand Gather it was sciatica then an Delta as a haven with no TV, by plan for the next 18 years to Kile and send condolences to her has become. Grey Towers is [email protected] infection developed, which is choice. They do have a telephone be significant, to be productive family.