OBITUARIES

IN MEMORIAM

DECEASED CLASSMATES

If your name is listed below and shouldn't be;

In the immortal words of Samuel Langhorne Clemens (Mark Twain) - 1835-1910) :

"The reports of my death are greatly exaggerated."

Please let me know !!!!!

 

Those with a were classmates lost in the Viet Nam War or other Military Related

See Details below in "Casualties of War"

 

CLASS of 1958

DATE OF BIRTH

DEATH DATE (Actual or Approximate)
 
Hugh W. Anderson

September 25, 1940

November 4, 2007

Mike Belt

July 5, 1940

March 21,  1975

Marilyn M. Brown           

August 17, 1940

August 29, 1999

Alex "Bullet" Goodin

June 14, 1940

February 22, 2002

James Hardway                 

June 6, 1940

December 1971

Roger Hayes                     

February 15, 1940

July 1, 2006

Larry Holbrook                 

January 8, 1940

December 1993

Joanne Kendall Perdue     

June 11, 1940

December 14, 1996

John Kingsbury                 

October 31, 1940

July 2, 1991

Ruth [Ramer] McKinley  

July 15, 1940

July 29, 1993

Betty Sue Nabb                 

October 5, 1940

November 30, 2005

Bill Randolph                     

April 25, 1940

June 15, 1990

William M. Richards         

May 21, 1940

May 17, 2003

Delbert Ritter

Need Information

Need Information  2008

E. John Scott                     

April 29, 1940

August 24, 2003

Robert Smith                     

June 15, 1940

October 4, 2006

Gerald D. Snodgrass         May 18, 1939 April 19, 2002

See "Other Notable Obituaries" Below

Betty [Williams] Keller    

March 9, 1940

July 15, 1988

Jerry Weise Need Information Need Information
Keith Wobbe                      May 25, 1940 July 10, 2002
 

CLASS of 1959

DATE OF BIRTH

DEATH DATE (Actual or Approximate)
     
Daniel J.; Baldrica               May 22, 1941 July 12, 2007
Dale Bannasch                     July 03, 1941 November 16, 1994
Gary Douglas Bjorge          

April 10, 1941

August 10, 2009

James Barnes                      

December 19, 1941

May 15, 1997

Lee A. Black                      

1942

May 12, 2006

Robert J. Bondy

June 19, 1941

April 6, 2008

Kenneth Russell Boon

July 20, 1940

March 1979

Larry Lee Brown                 November 26, 1940 August 1987
Patrick Brown                      1941 August 1957
Leslie Douglas Burrill

December 22, 1940

May 12, 2008

Robert C. Burton                June 25, 1939 August 28, 2006
Deanna Kay Cartwright       August 4, 1941 December 10, 1996
Susan Jo Catherman            March 30, 1941 February 29, 1992
Betty [Cutler] Cecil             August 20, 1941 June 22, 2001
Douglas James DeNoyer

May 10, 1940

July 23, 2005

Helena Mae Donahee        August 27, 1941 November 4, 1989
Marjorie Duncan Hensley  July 16, 1941 December 11, 2003
Gerald J. Ellis                       May 02, 1939 March 1973
Tyrone Fitzpatrick               September 25, 1941 November 22, 2007
Joann Harriette Freeman   February 27, 1941 January 10, 1996
Duane R. Frink                  February 26, 1941 March 3, 2007
Bradford Charles Hanson    March 20, 1941 July 15, 1994
Berry Jean Harden             April 7, 1941 July 29, 2006
"Mitzi" [Harris] Perry        November 6, 1941 Need Information
John William Hartsell         September 26, 1941 August 24, 2007
Gaylord Hemingway Hatch April 14, 1942 August 9, 2007
John Ralph Jeter                 October 5, 1941 September 11, 2004
Nancy M. Kelley                 July 26, 1941 May 3, 2007
Edward Albert Kneip           September 10, 1941 April 11, 2000
Daisy (Kurgin) Casteel       August 30, 1940 April 10, 2003
Bonnie Jean Kutchins          January 13, 1941 June 3, 2000
Janice Lee Lawson             

Circa 1941

June 21, 2008

Barbara Ann Lentz             

October 27, 1941

February 1988

Yvonne Dianne Logan         February 27, 1941 October 13, 1992
Barbara Mary Lucas           June 11, 1941 August 31, 1993
Jess-Mary Lyons                 October 18, 1941 December 26, 1987
Gordon Lee Macomber      May 5, 1940 July 11, 2005
Mary Louise McGrath        December 07, 1940 March 26, 1990
Stuart H. Melton                 Abt. 1941 November 1987
Janet Rose Meyer              August 04, 1941 February 13, 2000
James William Moers          November 11, 1940 May 15, 1993
Helen [Mounts] Dilworth              July 17, 1941 August 14, 2000
Diane M. Nowaczck            March 15,  1941 March 21, 1966
Roger Keith Palmateer       November 17, 1941 October 15, 1987
Van Rabideau                      May 31, 1940 April 19, 1962
Charles E. Reid January 7, 1941 October 24, 2005
Richard Jacob Schuster August 25, 1939 February 27, 1993
Paul M. Seeburger              December 2, 1939 June 7, 2000
William H. Shipp                 

November 16, 1940

November 8, 1965

David Tuel                           July 29, 1941 February 08, 1997
Mary Lou Vanderah           August 16, 1941 October 22, 2002
Carolyn Varga Johnson      January 12, 1942 August 1999
 

CLASS of 1960

DATE OF BIRTH

DEATH DATE (Actual or Approximate)
     
Lee Roy Adair                      January 18, 1942 October 1986
Lloyd Dale Allen                  November 29, 1942 December 24, 1995
Lennel Beeler                      Need Information Need Information
Cathy [Boyce] Tague          February 26, 1943 November 1991
Eve Buckmaster                   July 31, 1941 August 8, 1998
Frank Roy Burton               May 24, 1942 August 31, 2008
Shari [Butler] King              June7, 1942 July 26, 1997
Carolyn Coleman                 Circa 1942 Circa 1960
Carole [Cooper] Bodnar     May 4, 1942 March 1981
Janet [Dickey] Reaume      October 21, 1941 June 1979
Jay Evans                            Need Information Need Information
Judith [Fritz] Pack               February 25, 1942 July 1, 2005
Glen Genung                         August 10, 1942 January 28, 1991
Ripley Gignac                      Need Information Need Information
Patrick Gouin                       January 26, 1942 January 1981
Ron Gray                              December 23, 1941 January 9, 1998
Mike Heard                         March 10, 1942 May 11, 1999
Thomas Howard Hillon       July 24, 1942 December 2, 2007
Patricia [Holmes] Bierce    March 21, 1942 July 5, 1996
Joe Hubbs                            Need Information Before 1962
Allan Krugler                        October 17, 1942 November 15, 1995
Judith [Lane] Foster            November 17, 1941 May 31, 1992
Karen Ann Lovett              February 18, 1943 November 23, 2003
Pat [Luckett] Ormerod        December 18, 1941 March 6, 2002
Sharon (Matevia) Wodarski           July 9, 1942 January 13, 2005
June [Mays] Wilhelm          April 21, 1943 August 1970
Edward H. McCarthy         August 12, 1942 July 23, 1994
James A McDonell             June 22, 1941 June 15, 2001
Carol McMullen                  Need Information Need Information
George Medeiros    May 18, 1942 March 13, 2008
Janice Morningstar Pitt      January 27, 1942 April 3, 2007
Gerald Kenneth New          September 16,, 1942 November 11, 2001
James F. Petty                     April 4, 1941 September 21, 2002
Julie [Plungis] Martin         November 10, 1942 September 20, 1997
Connie [Rogers] Dupon      September 4, 1942  August 6, 1996
Julie (Rusnak) White          April 22, 1942 July 24, 2007
Danny Starrs                      

September 23, 1941

October 11, 2006

Gerald Stoops                      Need Information Need Information
Robert E. Taylor                  November 10, 1942  September 1997
Donald Thompson               Need Information Need Information
Gary Tipton                         June 30, 1943 September 1973
Lee P. Weber                      September 24, 1942 April 26, 2004
Thomas W. White               Need Information Need Information
Nancy Witbeck                     November 13, 1942 July 15, 1989
Doraleen (Wolfford) Marlow               June 1, 1942 February 16, 2008
Dennis Wooten                    Need Information Before 1965
Michael Wooten                  Need Information Before 1965
Dennis Zynda                      July 13, 1942 December 29, 2004
 

CLASS of 1961

DATE OF BIRTH

DEATH DATE (Actual or Approximate)
     
Gary Banners                      July 18, 1942 February 19, 2003
Patricia [Beier] Mikkola    September 26, 1943 January 6, 2000
Diane Boursaw                    1943 1975
Judy Brewer                        October 21, 1943 December 1982
Sharon Carroll                     May 8, 1943 January 18, 2004
Nick Christ                           May 26, 1943 September 13, 1978
Timothy Howard Drury       August 23, 1943 June 19, 2003
Evelyn Ellsworth                  March 6, 1943 December 24, 1991
Bob Gardner                         July 26, 1943 November 1978
Dolores Godin Clarke         August 12, 1942 February 21, 2008
Dick Hage                            February 1, 1943 June 20, 1998
Louise (Halme) Fietzer       June 16, 1943 January 27, 2006
Lawrence Adam Hausch     July 14, 1942 January 4, 2008
John Howard Jackson         June 3, 1943 July 12, 2001
Elaine D. Jaworski              July 1, 1943 October 19, 1998
Dale Jesselson                    January 23, 1944 May 31, 2004
Sharon (Johnson) Springer  January 25, 1943 July 8, 2003
Lowell "Red" Lamb            July 5, 1943 March 1986
Larry Lawayne Lincoln       April 12, 1943 October 5, 1965
Sandra McPherson              Circa 1943 Circa 1983
Joan Ruth (Mountain)         Scott-Skeels July 29, 1943 November 5, 2004
Andy Pavlich                         November 11, 1943 February 24, 1989
Ray Quiring                          April 19, 1943 October 19, 1996
Janet (Roberts) Strauss      May 19, 1943 November 8, 2004
William Rothfuss                 March 16, 1943 April 5, 1997
Stella (Rusis) Buchholz       April 30, 1943 May 16, 1999
Donald Smith           Circa 1942-1944 June 7, 2002
Roger Dale Smith               December 8, 1944 February 1, 2005
Jean Teasdale                     Need Information Need Information
Jack Tipple                           December 30, 1942 January 18, 1994
Alma (Wetherall) Rocheleau       September 24, 1943 September 8, 2006
Judith Winters                     November 13, 1943 May 20, 2002
 

CLASS of 1962

DATE OF BIRTH

DEATH DATE (Actual or Approximate)
     
George Allen                        November 14, 1944 March 18, 1999
Wade Benson                       December 26, 1942 September 1981
Nancy E. Bissey January 31, 1944 August 1, 2003
James William Blazer         July 13, 1943 July 22, 2001
Don S. Brady                       October 20, 1943 February 9, 1999
Albert Bullock                      Need Information Need Information
Gary Dell                             July 30, 1944 May 9, 2003
Glenn Ford II               November 15, 1944 January 7, 1969
Dale Norman Freese            September 8, 1944 September 5, 2004
Thomas Edward Goachee    February 24, 1943 July 17, 2006
Robert Gross                        February 12, 1944 November 1966
Judy Hargrave Poellet                  March 31, 1944 November 28, 2005
Connie [Herbert] Hall          Need Information Need Information
Ruth (Johnson) Winekoff   June 10, 1944 January 25, 2004
Arlene Langlois                    August 1944 1965
Kathryn [Leonard] Stowe                Need Information Need Information
Mike McGough                    Need Information Need Information
Curtis Matteson                    August 14, 1944 July 1984
Calvin Morgan            June 27, 1944 February 26, 1967
Michael Shaw                       Need Information Need Information
Don Sims                               November 21, 1944 March 1975
Joan [Snyder] Yearout         January 7, 1944 May 1986
John Suggs                            Need Information Need Information
Charlie Sumpter                   August 28, 1944 August 1983
Desta Symons                       December 15, 1943 May 1982
Charles "Chick" Taylor     November 28, 1944 February 9, 2005
Marilyn (Tipton) Wilson     November 23, 1944 April 16, 2005
Bobbie (Vashaw) Hensley   April 9, 1944 April 24, 2003
Don Vincent                 January 1, 1944 December 9, 1965
David Alan Wohlfiel              August 9, 1944 December 21, 1963
Katherine Wolkens Chinn   February 22, 1944 May 4, 2008
 

CLASS of 1963

DATE OF BIRTH

DEATH DATE (Actual or Approximate)
Carl Bambach                      June 17, 1945 September 1973
David E. Birely                    February 22, 1945 May 30, 2005
William R. Blair                   November 9, 1944 June 19, 2006
Robert Bradley                   December 4, 1944 October 14, 2004
Leroy Conklin                      October 2, 1945 August 1979
Clarence Demers                January 17, 1944 January 8, 2006
Kenneth A. DeRosia           December 20, 1944 October 7, 2006
Anthony B. Firavich            January 12, 1945 November 3, 2006
Gary K. Fisher                    December 30, 1944 July 1985
Danny Freppon                     October 8, 1945 March 1973
Richard Garvey                     January 27, 1945 February 1972
Robert Ray Harrison           Need Information Need Information
Janice (Hauser) Stillin        Circa 1944-1945 April 3, 2004
Karen [Hoath] Foote           June 16, 1945 November 2, 1999
Bert Kangas                          September 27, 1944 July 1976
Laurence Kovacs                  December 31, 1944 October 1982
Linda Loveridge                  January 1, 1947 September 20, 1973
Johnny Mack Luther           April 13, 1945 June 2, 1996
Michael McDaniel      1945 December 4, 1964
Ronald Mullendore              June 4, 1945 September 15, 1997
Judith Newland                    Need Information Need Information
Ernie Osenroth                     September 5, 1943 October 24, 1987
Flora Reiser                         Need Information Need Information
Dorothy Ronco                     August 21, 1945 November 21, 1969
Michael Sayre                    Circa 1945 March 1, 2002
Sandra Smith Pardo            August 19, 1945 September 12, 2007
Louise Sorenson                  Need Information Need Information
Jane [Taylor] Bost               Need Information  Need Information
Daniel Robert Webster      June 1945 November 14, 2002
Ruth [Williamson] Sutton   May 12, 1945 April 19, 2005
 

CLASS of 1964

DATE OF BIRTH

DEATH DATE (Actual or Approximate)
     
Marvin "Duff" Brown        December 29, 1945 April 27, 1989
Don Burroughs                    Need Information June 7, 1974
Richard "Rocky" Cogswell           February 8, 1946 December 1984
Wanda Forehand Dreher-Palo      October 7, 1946 January 25, 2001
Patricia Gursky                   Need Information Circa 1965
Linda Harding                     Need Information Need Information
Arnold Heldt                        November 17, 1946 August 27, 1994
Francis Eino Hintta             November 28, 1946 April 1985
Roy Bradley Jones, Jr        May 23, 1946 July 22, 1999
Bruno Leo Martin     September 20, 1946 June 25, 1966
Thomas McKay                 March 31, 1946 October 2, 2002
Roland Douglas Moore      March 25, 1946 January 25, 1998
Steve Orris III         August 30, 1946 November 8, 1965
Bruce A. Osborn                 Need Information Circa 1965-1966
Shirley J. (Rankey) Brobst December 11, 1945 December 7, 1992
Brent Reed                          Need Information Need Information
James Swarthout                 Need Information Need Information
William F. Teasdale                 1946 June 13, 2008
Pam (Tipple) Dittmae May 20, 1946 May 15, 2006
John L. VanSickle               February 27, 1946 April 30, 1999
Elaine (Whitney) Hissong   November 17, 1946 September 15, 2005

CASUALTIES OF WAR

 

 

GLENN JESSE FORD II

DEPUTY CLERK'S SON KILLED

WAYNE - Mrs Geneva Ford, Deputy Clerk for the City of Wayne, was officially notified Friday, of the death of her son, First Lieutenant Glenn J. Ford, 24, a Marine helicopter pilot in Viet Nam.

Lt Ford had been listed as missing since January 1969, along with 3 members of his crew and a passenger.

The five had been on a routine courier flight, despite bad flying weather, when radio contact trouble was reported by the pilot.  The flight was continued by instrument when the trouble seemed to be corrected, according to reports to Ms. Ford.

Radio contact was again lost when the helicopter was in the landing approach pattern for Marble Mountain, near DaNang.  The helicopter over flew the base and out of radar range.

The helicopter was found inland last month with no sign of damage or injuries.  It is assumed that the pilot and crew had been uninjured and walked away until capture by the Viet Cong.

Lt Ford attended Wayne schools, and after graduation, attended the General Motors Institute and Henry Ford Junior College before his enlistment in the Marine Corps in January 1996.

He underwent flight training at Pensacola, Florida, and was assigned to duty in Viet Nam in March 1968.  His tour of duty was up in April, and he was to be married this month to Mary Anne McIntyre, of Cape Coral, Florida, an Army Nurse, who is just back from serving in Viet Nam.

Lt Ford is the holder of 29 Air Medals and was awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross last December.

In addition to his mother and fiancée, Lt Ford is survived by two sisters, Glenda and Gayle, and his grandmother, Myrtle Morris.

Funeral arrangements will be completed by the Lents Funeral Home, pending arrival of the body from Viet Nam. 

 

1LT - O2 - Marine Corps - Reserve

 
24 year old Single, Caucasian, Male


Born on Nov 15, 1944


From WAYNE, MICHIGAN


Length of service 3 years.


His tour of duty began on Mar 21, 1968


Casualty was on Jan 07, 1969


in QUANG NGAI, SOUTH VIETNAM


NON-HOSTILE, HELICOPTER - PILOT


AIR LOSS, CRASH ON LAND 

Body was recovered

 
Religion:  PROTESTANT


Panel 35W - - Line 47

 

(From The Records Of Those Listed On The "Viet Nam Memorial"

http://thewall-usa.com/

 

DONALD W VINCENT

SP4 - E4 - Army - Regular

101st Airborne Division

21 year old Married, Caucasian, Male

Born on Jan 01, 1944

From WAYNE, MICHIGAN

Length of service 1 year.

His tour of duty began on Jul 08, 1965

Casualty was on Dec 09, 1965

SOUTH VIETNAM

HOSTILE, GROUND CASUALTY

OTHER EXPLOSIVE DEVICE

Body was recovered

Religion: BAPTIST

Panel 04E - - Line 5

(From The Records Of Those Listed On The "Viet Nam Memorial"

http://thewall-usa.com/

 

CALVIN CARL MORGAN

SP4 - E4 - Army - Selective Service 

25th Infantry Division

22 year old Single, Caucasian, Male

Born on Jun 27, 1944

From WAYNE, MICHIGAN

Length of service 1 year.

His tour of duty began on Aug 23, 1966

Casualty was on Feb 26, 1967

in BINH DUONG, SOUTH VIETNAM

HOSTILE, GROUND CASUALTY

MULTIPLE FRAGMENTATION WOUNDS 

Body was recovered

Religion: PROTESTANT

Panel 15E - - Line 98

(From The Records Of Those Listed On The "Viet Nam Memorial"

http://thewall-usa.com/

 

BRUNO LEO MARTIN

Rank: PFC (E2)

United States Marine Corp

19 year old Single, Caucasian, Male

Born on September 20, 1946
From WAYNE, MICHIGAN
Casualty was on June 25, 1966
in Thua Thien, Republic of Vietnam
HOSTILE, GROUND CASUALTY
Explosive Device (Grenade, Mine, Booby Trap, etc.)
Body was recovered
Religion: Roman Catholic
Panel 08E - - Line 93
(From The Records Of Those Listed On The "Viet Nam Memorial"
http://thewall-usa.com/

 

STEVE ORRIS III

PFC - E3 - Army - Regular

173rd Airborne Brigade 

19 year old Single, Caucasian, Male

Born on Aug 30, 1946
From WAYNE, MICHIGAN
His tour of duty began on May 04, 1965
Casualty was on Nov 08, 1965
SOUTH VIETNAM
HOSTILE, GROUND CASUALTY
MULTIPLE FRAGMENTATION WOUNDS 
Body was recovered
Panel 03E - - Line 35
From The Records Of Those Listed On The "Viet Nam Memorial"
http://thewall-usa.com/
 

 

OTHER MILITARY RELATED DEATHS

 

MICHAEL McDANIEL

FORMER WMHS SWIMMER

NANKIN BOY, 19, DIES IN NAVY PLANE CRASH

Mike McDaniel, former Wayne Memorial High School Varsity Swimmer, was killed in Alaska Friday, December 4, 1964, when an anti-submarine Navy Patrol plane crashed into a mountain.

McDaniel, a Navy Radio Operator, was the son of Mr & Mrs Arthur McDaniel, of 4503 Coolidge, Nankin.

He was one of 12 Navy men who were killed in the crash near Cape Newenham, some 250 miles northwest of Kodiak.

Navy spokesmen said the plane apparently crashed into a mountain in heavy fog.  It had taken off from Kodiak on a coastal air patrol.

McDaniel,, 19, a 1963 graduate of WMHS, had been in the service for 16 months.

A diver for WMHS, he received his Varsity letter for competing in swimming his sophomore, junior and senior years.

Terry Byrnes, who was McDaniel's coach, said he and the youth's former teammates felt a "tremendous loss".  He said McDaniel was "well liked and respected".

McDaniel is survived by his parents, a sister Kathleen and a brother, James.

Funeral arrangements, being conducted at Uht Memorial Funeral Home, were incomplete at deadline time.

 

 

OUR TEACHERS

 

        FLORENCE OBERLIN  -  August 14, 1912  -  October 12, 1999

The Gainesville Sun, Gainesville, Florida

October 14, 1999

Florence Grace Oberlin of Gainesville died Tuesday at Palm Garden of Gainesville. She was 87.

See was born in Wheatland, Mich., and moved to Gainesville from Wayne, Mich., in 1989.

Mrs. Oberlin taught at Wayne Memorial High School in Wayne, Michigan for 37 years. She was chairwoman of the math department for 15 years and later became the chairwoman of guidance and counseling.

Upon retirement, she was instrumental in establishing a permanent annual Florence Oberlin Scholarship program.

She graduated from Oberlin College in Ohio with honors in mathematics and earned a master's in mathematics education at Michigan State University.

She was a member of the Interests in Newcomers Club Singles, the Elders Club and the League of Women Voters. She attended the United Church of Gainesville.

She enjoyed travel and spent many summer vacations abroad.

Survivors include a brother, Lynn Oberlin of Gainesville; a niece, Terri Oberlin of Ocala; a nephew, Kevin Oberlin of Gainesville; a grand-niece; and a grand- nephew.

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        MILDRED DELL  -  October 9, 1914  -  April 8, 1997

 

Mildred died on April 8, 1997.  She was the third eldest of eleven children and is survived by four sisters and her son Gary John and his wife Cheryl Sellers Dell.

Mildred graduated as Valedictorian from Leslie High School in 1932.  In 1936 she graduated from Western State Teachers College (now Western Michigan University) with a BA Degree and began her teaching career in Leslie, Michigan where she met Elwyn Richard Dell of Woodland, Michigan. 

Because Elwyn was the School Superintendent and Mildred was a teacher in the same district, their marriage on April 4, 1938 remained a secret for several months.

Mildred & Elwyn moved to Fremont, Michigan in 1946 where Elwyn was Superintendent.  In 1951 they moved to Wayne, Michigan and in 1957 Mildred returned to the work force as a Latin teacher at WMHS. 

In 1964 Mildred earned her MA in Guidance & Counseling from the University of Michigan and became a Guidance Counselor at WMHS.

While living in Wayne, Mildred was actively involved in the First United Methodist Church, AAUW, the ARCHE Club and Kiwini-Queens. 

She retired from teaching in 1974 and she and Elwyn moved to Venice, Florida where they remained active in 
church and community activities. Elwyn & Mildred were married 52 years.  Elwyn died in 1991. 

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       BILL ELLIOTT  -  July 18, 1927  -  January 1976

     KEN COVILLE  -  November 26, 1895  -  May 1977

    GLADYS BOWER  -  August 4, 1912  -  June 1978                          

   FLORENCE LOWERY  -  January 15, 1918 - September 2, 1993

    IRMA KIONKA  -  November 27, 1907 - November 4, 1994

      EARL GREEN  -  July 4, 1899 - February 3 1995

     OLIVE BLANK  -  January 12, 1914 0 March 1995

     AGNES GREEN  -  March 8, 1907 - December 30, 1995

     DON DOMKE  - October 22, 1927  -  January 26, 1996                           

   DON HANEY  - April 2, 1931  -  June 17, 2006                                              

OTHER NOTABLE OBITUARIES


Daniel Robert Webster

Wayne Memorial High School, Class of '63

In Memoriam…

Daniel Robert Webster, Indianapolis, Indiana, Harvard Law School, Class of ' 70, died November 14, 2002. 

He was a managing partner at Bamberger & Feibleman and taught at Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis, Indiana University School of Business and Indiana State University. He was founder and president of the World Trade Center of Indianapolis, a director at the Indianapolis Economic Club and a recipient of the Sagamore of the Wabash award. He was previously a partner at Ice Miller.

Co-Author of "An Anatomy of Criminal Justice: A System Overview", (1980) and "Early Childhood Intervention and Juvenile Delinquency"; (1982)


 

Thomas Hawkins McKay      TomMcKay-6Feb2002-01.JPG (59297 bytes)

Wayne Memorial High School - Class of 1964


Born:   March 31, 1946, Ypsilanti, Michigan 
Died October 2, 2002, Detroit, Michigan
Age:    56

 
Survived by:
Kevin McKay - Son
Kristin McKay - Daughter
Terry A. (M. Kay) McKay - Brother
Timothy J. (Sarah) McKay - Brother
Kenneth H. McKay - Grandson
Michael A. McKay - Nephew
John P. McKay - Nephew
Kathleen S. McKay - Niece
Preceded in death by:
Kenneth A. McKay - Father
Maxine G. Hawkins McKay - Mother

Tom was a retired teacher from the Wayne-Westland Schools. He was also a Past President of the Wayne Jaycees, as well as a Past President of the Canton Parents Without Partners. 

Tom attended the Wayne Memorial Combined Class Reunion Friday Night Get Together at Beaver Creek on September 27, 2002 and the Saturday Golf Outing on September 28, 2002, but was not able to join us for the Reunion Dinner-Dance, as he was not feeling well.


Visitation Hours:
Tuesday, October 8, 2002, 2-9 PM 
Funeral Services were at:
First Congregational Church of Wayne
Wednesday, October 9, 2002, 11:00 AM 
Special Services
Rev. Rob Joy officiated 
Cremation Rites were accorded

Family suggests memorial gifts to:
American Cancer Society or The First
Congregational Church of Wayne. 

 

       The Honorable Gerald Dwight Snodgrass

WMHS Class of 1958

May 18, 1939  -  April 19, 2002

The Honorable Judge Gerald Dwight Snodgrass - (Retired), age 62, of Sarasota, Florida, died at home surrounded by family on April 19, 2002. 

Judge Snodgrass was born May 18, 1939 in Tazewell, Tennessee. He spent many years as a resident of Burton, Michigan before moving to Sarasota in August of 2000. 

Judge Snodgrass began his career in law as Senior Assistant Prosecuting Attorney in Genesee County (1971-1974). He was elected Judge in the 67th District Court of Genesee County in 1974, a position he occupied until his retirement in 1994. He also served as an Alternate Circuit Judge in the 7th Judicial Circuit from 1976 through 1994.  In addition, he practiced Criminal and Personal Injury Law as a Trial Attorney from 1994 until his move to Florida.

Judge Snodgrass was a member of the American Bar Association, the Michigan Bar Association, and the Fraternal Order of Police. Judge Snodgrass placed a great deal of importance on education and earned a number of degrees in his lifetime. These include a B.B.A.in Industrial Management from Cleary College (1964), a J.D. in General Law from Texas Southern University (1969), an M.A. in Criminal Justice and Sociology from the University of Detroit (1978), and Ed.S. in Guidance and Counseling from the University of Detroit (1982), and an Ed.D in Educational Leadership from Western Michigan University (1987). 

Judge Snodgrass also served as an adjunct professor at C.S. Mott College in Flint, Michigan and the graduate schools at Western Michigan University and the University of Detroit. 

Besides being a purveyor of justice and a promoter of education, Judge Snodgrass was a doting and generous family man. He is survived by: his devoted wife of 37 years, Judy of Sarasota, Florida, a retired Special Education Director; loving children, Kelly Petrucci, a Social Worker, her husband Chris and their children, Ashleigh, Joey and Dominic of Fairport, New York, and Jay Snodgrass, an Assistant Prosecuting Attorney, and his wife Marie of Flushing, Michigan. 

Other survivors include mother, Gertrude Snodgrass; brother, Bruce Snodgrass; sister, Billie Jean Snodgrass Smith, all of California; mother-in-law, Marion Blow of Bradenton, Florida; sister and brother-in-law, Tani and Joe Konzer of Davison, Michigan and their children, Tia, Joshua and Jessica and numerous other nieces and nephews. 

A memorial service was held Saturday, April 27, 2002 at 1 PM at St. Pius X Catholic Church in Flint Township. The family received friends following the service at the church. In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be made to the Consortium of Child Abuse and Neglect (C/CAN), 726 Church Street, Flint, Michigan 48502. 

The family would like to express their gratitude to Hospice of Southwest Florida for their support. Arrangement by the Bradenton Funeral Home, 5827
14th St. West, Brandenton, FL. 34207. 

 

 

Donald James Smith Sr

WMHS Class of 1961

1944 - June 7, 2002

SMITH, DONALD JAMES Sr. age 59 of Westland, Michigan, died June 7, 2002.

Beloved husband of Suzanne, dear father of Kelly (William) Hall, Karen (Paul) Cutsy, Kathryn (Andrew) Richter, Donald James, Jr. and Leonard.   Loving brother of Janet (James) Hickling.  Loving grandfather of Angela, Alex and Adam Cutsy, Lauren and Travis Richter and Ryan, Seth and Sara Hall. 

Funeral at 1st Congregational Church of Wayne, 2 Towne Square, Wayne, Michigan, Tuesday, June 11, 2002, 10:00 AM. 

Visitation Sunday, June 9, 2002,  3-9 PM and Monday, June 10, 2002, 12-9 PM at the Uht Funeral Home, 35400 Glenwood, (www.uhtfuneralhome.com) Westland, Michigan.

Family requests memorials to The American Cancer Society. 

 

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