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Theodore Baird dies at 95
Theodore Baird, an
emeritus
professor of English [at Amherst College] who was recognized as one of
the great teachers in the college's history, died on December
22[, 1996,] at the Cooley
Dickinson Hospital in Northampton after a brief illness. He was 95.
Baird, who served on the
faculty from 1927 until his retirement in 1969, was the creator and
driving
force behind a required freshman composition course that he and scores
of other faculty taught at the college over a period of 28 years. An
estimated
6,000 students took the course, known as English 1-2. Baird's inventive
approach to writing instruction enjoyed a mixed but enduring
reputation;
it was sometimes criticized, often copied. Under Baird's direction, the
faculty for the course devised a sequence of assignments asking
students
to think and write about their own observations and experiences as they
executed a task or addressed a problem. Students were often puzzled and
even exasperated by the approach, but with time many came to appreciate
the precision and discipline that the exercises demanded.
In an oral history he
recorded
several years ago, Baird recalled that his "formula for making
assignments,
if you want to use that kind of term, was simply this: I would take a
general
proposition of some kind, or to put it more exactly, I would take a
question.
The great thing I learned from [R. G.] Collingwood, say, was that you
had
to learn how to ask a question. And the question I asked was, simply,
something
like this: 'What is conflict?' And then I would go on from there and
say,
'Have you ever felt any conflict?' and 'What was it like when you felt
conflict?' We had a whole semester on conflict. The word didn't appear
day after day, you understand, but there were students in my class who
said, 'I have never known conflict.' I would like to have somebody tell
me what a teacher does when a student says something like that."
Baird noted that "since
the assignments were new every year, no teacher could rest on what he
had
done the year before. This was, I always thought, one of my secrets as
a teacher -- never let the other teachers feel that they have done
their
work before the work begins. The work was always open, the questions
were
always there, and the answers were just as obscure and fleeting as they
ever had been, so that the student and the teacher were on the same
footing.
They were both perplexed and they were both putting what mind they
could
on the immediate problem: how do you tell, how do you put into words
such
an experience as this?"
English 1-2 was easy to
parody, a treatment it got in Love and Friendship, the 1962
novel
by Alison Lurie which said "students were sent out . . . with a tape
measure
to measure the length of their feet and their friends' feet. Then they
would come back and write papers describing what they had done." More
frequently,
however, English 1-2 has been admired and emulated. Recently the
National
Council of Teachers of English even published a history of the course,
Fencing
with Words: A History of Writing Instruction at Amherst College during
the Era of Theodore Baird, 1958-1966, by Robin Varnum. The book is
reviewed on page 39.
Other courses Baird taught
in the English curriculum covered a wide range of literature from
Shakespeare
through the eighteenth century to modern British and American fiction.
He edited an anthology, The First Years: Selections from
Autobiography,
published
by Farrar and Rinehart in 1931 and revised in 1935. He also wrote
articles
and reviews for The Bookman, Saturday Review of Literature,
and
the New York Herald Tribune. His longtime colleague, Prof.
William
H. Pritchard, says that Baird was "a reader of great breadth and
intensity,
and a great wit, with the most original imagination I've ever
encountered."
Robert Frost was a friend
and colleague of Baird's for many years, and both had a strong
influence
on teaching at Amherst. Roger Sale, a member of the English faculty
from
1957 to 1962, once told an interviewer: "I found myself in the years
since
I left Amherst saying sometimes, 'Frost was greater than Baird';
sometimes
I said, 'Baird was greater than Frost.' I go back and forth on that,
but
they were very much alike."
Tall and eccentric, Baird
always spoke his mind bluntly and forcefully. He ridiculed nonsense,
but
had a reverence for clarity and insight. Up almost to the time of his
final
illness, which sent him to the hospital five days before his death, he
was a prolific letter-writer who stayed in touch with dozens of former
students and colleagues and whose sharp observations delighted his
correspondents.
He was born in Warren,
Ohio,
on February 28, 1901. After graduating from Oberlin High School in 1917
and Hobart College in 1921, he received a master's degree from Harvard
in 1922 and a Ph.D. from that university in 1929. After brief teaching
stints in the 1920s at Western Reserve University, at Union College,
and
at Harvard, Baird joined the Amherst faculty as an instructor in 1927.
When he retired 42 years later, he was Samuel Williston Professor of
English.
Throughout his years of retirement, Baird continued to check books in
and
out of the Amherst College Library almost daily. A Theodore Baird Fund
for book purchases was established there
15 years ago.
Baird was married for 66
years to Frances (Titchener) Baird, who died in February 1996. Mrs.
Baird
taught French for a few years at Smith College. They lived for more
than
50 years in a Frank Lloyd Wright-designed house in South Amherst. Baird
once wrote that he and his wife first thought of commissioning the
famous
architect to design a house for them in the 1930s when they read
Wright's
Autobiography.
"Much of [the book] I
found
unattractive, the highflown talk about America and things like that,
all
in the great American tradition, every man his own sage," Baird
remembered.
"But something stayed in my mind when he talked about designing houses.
His houses, he seemed to say, did something for the people who lived in
them, and what that seemed to be was what I wanted."
When the house was under
construction in 1940, "Nearly everyone, even our nearest and dearest,
felt
free to comment, to pass judgment," Baird recalled with amusement. "We
were almost immediately put on the defensive for having employed a name
to design us a house. How should that sentence be read? Should the
emphasis
be on us, to design us a house? Who did we think we were?" The Bairds
lived
happily in the house together for the rest of their lives.
They had no children. They
are survived by her niece, Paula Auclair of Melrose, N.Y. Friends are
considering
ideas for a memorial service later this year. -D.W.
[Portrait photograph of
Dr. Baird]
College Row Alumni
Publication, Amherst College, Northampton, MA, Winter 1997.
Charles
D. Baker
Charles D. Baker, 66, of
Oberlin, died Feb. 12 at Elyria Memorial Hospital after a short illness.
He was born in Magnolia
Springs, Ala., and made his home in Oberlin since 1941 [and was a 1942
graduate of Oberlin High School].
He was an Army veteran of
World War II and was a shipper at LTV Steel, Elyria, retiring in 1983.
He is survived by his
wife,
Margaret (nee Owens); a daughter, Mrs. Cheryl Carroll of Ventura,
Calif.;
two brothers, Norman and Stahl, both of Oberlin; four sisters, Theresa
Ford, Annette Lloyd and Irene Franklin, all of Cleveland, and Dorothy
Dallas
of Elyria.
Services were Saturday
morning
at the Cowling Funeral Home, with Rev. Fred Steen of Mount Zion Baptist
Church, officiating. Burial was in Westwood Cemetery.
Oberlin News-Tribune,
Oberlin, Ohio, Thursday, February 19, 1987, p. 4.
Former Oberlin Girl Dies in Ithaca, N.Y. [Doris May (Sutfin) Baker]
Her many Oberlin friends will regret to learn of the passing of
Mrs. Paul T. Baker, formerly Doris M. Sutfin. Suffering from
Bright’s disease, her death occurred on July 1 in Ithaca, N.Y.
Mrs. Baker was graduated from Oberlin High School in 1921 and from the
Kindergarten Training School in 1923. Until her marriage several years
later, she taught in New Castle, Pa.
Besides her husband, she leaves a sister, Glenola S. Sutfin of the
college treasurer’s office, a brother, Roland Sutfin, in the
employ of the T. O. Murphy Company, and an aunt, Mrs. R. A. Budington
with whom she made her home for many years. The Oberlin relatives
attended the funeral in Ithaca yesterday.
The Oberlin Times, Oberlin, Ohio, Thursday, July 6, 1939, p. 4.
Lois Whitney Baker
Helped run family business
Lois Whitney Baker [nee Brown], 85, of Wellington died Wednesday at her
home after a long illness.
Born in Camden Township [and a 1928 graduate of OHS], she lived in the
Brighton, Pittsfield and Wellington area all her life.
She assisted here first husband in operating the Home Appliance Co.,
Wellington. She also worked at the Pipe Plug Co., Wellington, for
several years.
Mrs. Baker was a member of the Methodist Church in Brighton for more
than 50 years.
Survivors include her husband, Robert; sons Sheldon Whitney of Maui,
Hawaii, Gilbert Whitney of Elmwood, Ont., Canada, and Philip Whitney of
Miami, Fla.; stepson Roger Baker of Idaho Falls, Idaho; stepdaughter
Jane Anderson of Seattle, Wash.; 10 grandchildren, and five
great-grandchildren.
She was preceded in death by her first husband, Arthur Whitney, in
1975; daughter Rita Nelson in 1985; and sisters Letta Purvis, Esther
Gutman and Mabel Brown.
Friends may call from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. Friday in the Norton
Funeral Home, 370 South Main, Wellington. Services will be at 11 a.m.
Saturday in the Methodist Church, Brighton, with the Rev. Bob Jones
officiating.
Burial will be in the East Pittsfield Cemetery.
Memorial may be made to New Life Hospice, 1212 N. Abbe Road, Elyria
44035; or the Alzheimer’s Association of America.
The Chronicle-Telegram,
Elyria, Ohio, Thursday, October 12, 1995, p. C2.
Nadina M. Baker
Mrs. Nadina M. Baker, 72,
of Wellington, sister of Mrs. Nicholas (Inez) Gardinier and Mrs.
Malcolm
(Marian) Scott, both of Oberlin, died April 9 in the emergency room of
Allen Hospital after a long illness.
She was a [1931 graduate
of Oberlin High School and a] member of Christ Church, Oberlin.
She is also survived by
her husband, Robert; a daughter, Mrs. Charles (Jane) Anderson of
Seattle,
Wash.; a son, Roger of Idaho Falls, Idaho; and three grandchildren.
Private services were
conducted
by the Norton Funeral Home, Wellington.
Oberlin News-Tribune,
Oberlin, Ohio, Thursday, April 18, 1985, p. 2.
Steven W. Baker
The funeral service for
Steven Wayne Baker, 16, of RD 1, Rt. 20 East, Oberlin, will be
Wednesday
at 1:30 p.m. at the Cowling Funeral Home, Oberlin. The Rev. Elwyn Owen
will officiate. Burial will be in East Pittsfield Cemetery.
The youth, a junior at
Oberlin
High School and member of its wrestling team, was pronounced dead at
Allen
Memorial Hospital, Oberlin, yesterday of injuries received in an
auto-motorcycle
accident on Rt. 10 east of Oberlin. He was born in Oberlin and lived in
the community all his life.
Steven was a part time
employee
of Big 10 Truck Stop, Elyria. He was a member of East Oberlin Community
Church.
Surviving are his parents,
Mr. and Mrs. Milton Baker; two brothers, James and Milton G., and a
sister,
Cynthia, all at home and grandparents, Elmore Baker of Berlin Heights,
Mrs. Clara Baker, Elyria, and Mrs. Marian Freed, Oberlin.
Friends will be received
at the funeral home today from 7 to 9 p.m. and tomorrow from 2 to 4 and
7 to 9 p.m.
The Chronicle-Telegram,
Elyria,
Ohio, Monday, March 29, 1971, p. 14.
Florence E. Balcomb
Florence e. Balcomb, 94,
of Oberlin, died March 13 at Welcome Nursing Home.
She grew up in Oberlin and
was an assistant in the Oberlin College Library from 1924 until her
retirement.
She loved gardening, her
cats, and books of all kinds.
At her request no funeral
or memorial services were held. Her body was donated to Case Western
Reserve
Medical School.
Oberlin News-Tribune,
Oberlin,
Ohio, Tuesday, March 29, 1994, p. 2.
Virginia M. Baldt
Virginia M. Baldt (nee
Owen),
66, former Oberlin resident, died Feb. 29 at University General
Hospital,
Seminole, Fla., after a short illness.
Born in Pittsburgh, she
was raised in Oberlin, [graduated from OHS in 1943,] and later lived in
Elyria before moving to Seminole in 1985.
Mrs. Baldt retired from
NACS-CORP, where she worked in customer service.
Survivors include two
daughters,
Patricia Giede of Seminole and Roberta Giede Tobias of Indian Shores,
Fla.;
three grandchildren; and a brother, Tom Owen of Coalinga, Calif.
She was preceded in death
by her husband, Doug, in December 1977; a brother, Richard J. Owen; and
parents, Richard and Coletta Owen.
Memorial services were
held
March 5 at Church of the Sea, Madeira Beach, Fla., and graveside
services
were March 7 at Westwood Cemetery.
Memorial gifts may be made
to Green Acres Children’s Home or to the Virginia Baldt Memorial Fund,
8601 78th Place North, Seminole, FL 34647.
Oberlin News-Tribune,
Oberlin,
Ohio, Tuesday, March 10, 1992, p. 2.
Ruth
Williams Clark Baldwin
Mrs. Theodore W. Baldwin (Ruth
Downer Williams) died Dec.
3[, 1971,] in
Mrs. Baldwin and her sisters, Mary
and Mrs. Betty Sharpe,
also were musicians. Mrs. Baldwin taught music in
In addition to her husband, her
mother and sisters, she
leaves sons James D. and Thomas L., six grandchildren, brothers
Harrison H. and
Arthur D. and step-brother John M., ’21. A step-brother, Chauncey, ’18,
died in
1964.
The
Oberlin Alumni Magazine,
Waupaca County Pioneer Is Dead
Mrs. Stephen Ballard, 75, Dies at Weyauwega Today
Weyauwega—Mrs. Stephen [Frances E. "Fannie"] Ballard [nee
Jenney], 76 [75], Weyauwega, died unexpectedly at 11:45 this morning.
She was a lifelong resident of Weyauwega [and an 1877 graduate of OHS].
Mrs. Ballard taught in the grade school here for about 25 years
previous to her retirement.
Surviving are the widower and a brother, Dave Jenney, Weyauwega.
Appleton Post Crescent, Appleton, Wis., Monday, December 19, 1938, p. 8.
Ballard Funeral
Funeral services for Mrs. Stephen Ballard, 78, Weyauwega, who died
unexpectedly Monday morning, will be held at 1:30 Thursday afternoon at
the residence with the Rev. Russell Peterson, pastor of the
Presbyterian church at Weyauwega, in charge. Burial will be in Oakwood
cemetery at Weyauwega.
Appleton Post Crescent, Appleton, Wis., Tuesday, December 20, 1938, p. 10.
Elma Barclay
Elma Barclay, 89, of
Elyria,
sister of Mildred Turnbull, Lois Pritchett and Stella Nieding, all of
Oberlin,
died Oct. 30 at Anchor Lodge Nursing Home in Lorain after a short
illness.
Born in Brownhelm
Township,
she had lived in Elyria since 1942.
Mrs. Barclay was a
secretary
at the Colson Co. in Elyria, retiring in 1963. She was a member of the
Ladies Auxiliary of the Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 1079, Elyria.
She was preceded in death
by her husband, Kenneth Barclay, in 1984; sisters Elizabeth Pratt,
Minnie
Hanmer, Pearl Noble and Ruth Hacker; and a brother, William Nieding Jr.
Services were Nov. 2 at
the Busch-Curtis-Scheuffler Family Chapel, Elyria, with the Rev. Bill
Tumbleson
officiating. Burial was in Brownhelm Cemetery, Vermilion.
Oberlin News-Tribune,
Oberlin, Ohio, Tuesday, November 3, 1998, p. 2.
Terry P. Barkacs killed in accident
Funeral services were held
Monday for Terry P. Barkacs, 30, who was killed Friday night in a
traffic
accident on Rt. 58 in Amherst.
An Oberlin High School
graduate
[1962] and former member of the fire department here, Mr. Barkacs was
employed
by the Klingshirn Construction Co. He had lived in Lorain for four
years.
The family home is at 853 North Central Dr.
Police said that Mr.
Barkacs
drove into the rear of a dump truck which had stopped to make a left
turn
onto Rt. 2. He was northbound.
He is survived by his wife
Linda; a son, Michael, and three daughters, Bobbie, Tammy and Tracy;
and
his mother, Mrs. Mary Rose Barkacs, and a brother, Ronald, of Oberlin.
Rev. Paul Kirk conducted
the funeral service at the Dovin Funeral Home in Lorain. Burial was in
Ridge Hill Memorial Park, Amherst.
Oberlin News-Tribune,
Oberlin,
Ohio, Thursday, December 27, 1973, p. 4.
Dudley P. Barnard
Dudley P. Barnard, 83, of
Laconia, N.H., former Oberlin resident died Aug. 1 of cancer.
Born in Oberlin on May 1,
1908, he graduated from [Oberlin High School in 1926 and from] Oberlin
College in 1930 and received the M.S. degree in 1942. After working for
three years in Chicago, he returned to Oberlin in 1936 as assistant in
the OC treasurer’s office 1936-41, and as assistant treasurer 1941-53.
After serving as internal
auditor of the University of Pittsburgh and of the University of New
Hampshire,
he moved to Concord, N.H., in 1960 as comptroller of St. Paul’s School.
He retired in 1973, moving to Bridgewater, N.H., and to Laconia in 1991.
Mr. Barnard was active in
New Hampshire community affairs, was on the Concord United Way Board, a
member of the Board of the New Hampshire Music Festival, president of
Common
Cause, a volunteer for the Newfound Area Nursing Association, and
Trustee
of Funds for Bridgewater.
He is survived by his wife
Bernice; a son, John Barnard of Santa Clara, Calif.; two daughters,
Jane
Burke of Salmon, Idaho, and Sarah Lebby of Aspen, Colo.; a brother,
Jack,
of Boston, Mass.; sister, Eleanor Thornblade of Middlebury, Vt.; seven
grandchildren and two great-grandchildren.
Oberlin News-Tribune,
Oberlin,
Ohio, Tuesday, October 1, 1991, p. 2.
Dr. M. E. Maltby, Long at Barnard
Retired Associate
Professor
of Physics Dies—Served on Faculty 31 Years
Dr. Margaret E. Maltby,
a retired Associate Professor of Physics at Barnard College, died
Wednesday
evening in the Harkness Pavilion, Columbia-Presbyterian Medical Center,
at the age of 83.
Born in Bristolville,
Ohio,
Dr. Maltby was graduated [in 1877 from OHS and] in 1882 from Oberlin
college
and nine years later received a Master of Arts degree there. She was an
instructor in physics at Wellesley College from 1889 to 1893. After
receiving
a Bachelor of Science degree from the Massachusetts Institute of
Technology,
she went to Germany, on a traveling fellowship, and worked for several
years under the direction of Prof. Friedrich Kohlrausch, a leader in
physical
chemistry.
The University of
Goettingen
awarded to Dr. Maltby a doctorate in 1895, and soon afterward she
returned
to this country. In 1897 she was an instructor in physics and
mathematics
at Lake Erie College, and the next year she returned to Germany to
become
assistant to the president of the Physikalsche Technische Reichsanstalt
in Berlin.
Dr. Maltby joined the
faculty
of Barnard in 1900 and for three years was an instructor in chemistry.
In 1903 she became Adjunct Professor of Physics and seven years later
associate
professor, serving until she retired in 1931. Before her retirement Dr.
Maltby introduced a course in the physics department designed for music
students and dealing with the physical basis of music, believed to have
been the first such course.
She is the aunt of Maj.
Philip Randolph Meyer. Services will be held at St. Paul’s Chapel of
Columbia
University, 117th St. and Amsterdam Ave., on Saturday, at 10 A.M.
The New York Times,
New York, N.Y., Friday, May 5, 1944, p. 19.
Considered Best Athlete from Oberlin
Sudden Death of James
D. Barnes, Jr., Causes Deep Sorrow
Was Director of
Physical
Education at Virginia State Normal
Word was received Sunday
of the death that morning of James D. Barnes, Jr., at Petersburg, Va.,
after a brief sickness of meningitis. His mother hurried to his bedside
last week. He had been unconscious for several days but he recognized
his
mother and those about him on Thursday. His father, brother and sisters
left for his bedside on Saturday.
James was a graduate of
Oberlin high school [in 1926] and from Oberlin College in 1930. He had
been a leading athlete during his school days and he at once was
offered
a coaching job at the Virginia Normal and Industrial Institute. Three
years
later he was made director of the athletic department.
When a sophomore in
college
James proved himself to be one of the best individual athletes in the
Ohio
Conference. He established three records at the Big Six meet that have
not yet been broken. He made the 100 yard dash in 9.8 seconds; 21
seconds
for the 220; and 3:20 for the mile relay, the team being Wilder,
Miller,
Harrar and Barnes. In running anchor man for the relay, he made his
quarter
in 48.3 seconds. He has five records for Oberlin track, the 100, 220,
broad
jump, high hurdles and the mile relay.
James was elected captain
of the track team during his senior year and was a regular player on
the
basketball team for three years. He was considered as one of the best
all
around athletes Oberlin has ever produced.
On September 8, 1933, Mr.
Barnes married Miss Phyllis Godette of this place. They went at once to
live in Virginia and last October a baby son was born.
Mr. Barnes was a young man
of fine character who had every opportunity to make a wide reputation
in
his field of endeavor. His sudden death is a severe blow to his family
and many friends.
Besides his wife and small
son he is survived by his parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. D. Barnes of North
Main
street, two sisters, Margaret and Rebecca, and a brother Samuel. An
older
sister died a few years ago.
Brief services were held
at the University and President Gandy and the family accompanied the
body
to Oberlin Tuesday morning. Funeral services will be held in Mt. Zion
Baptist
church Wednesday afternoon at 2:30 o’clock. The casket will be open
from
12 to 2. Burial will be in Westwood cemetery.
Oberlin News-Tribune,
Oberlin, Ohio, Tuesday, April 2, 1935, p. 1.
Dies in South, Miss Louise Barnes Dies After Illness of Five Days of Pneumonia
Miss Louise [Katherine] Barnes, colored, daughter of Mrs. Margaret
Barnes, of North Main street, died at Gastonia, N.C., where she had
been teaching, on Thursday of last week. Death followed an illness of
five days of pneumonia. The body was brought to Oberlin for burial.
Funeral services were held at the Mt. Zion Baptist church Wednesday
afternoon at 2:30. Miss Barnes was 24 years of age [and was a 1923
graduate of OHS]. James Barnes [OHS ‘26], well-known college
athlete, is a brother.
The Oberlin News, Thursday, May 2, 1929, p. 8.
Prof. Samuel Barnes Died; Health, Phys Ed Instructor
Samuel Edward Barnes, 81, a
physical education and health professor who retired in 1981 from the
University of the District of Columbia, died Jan. 21 at the VA Medical
Center in Washington. He had lived in Washington since 1947.
Earlier in his career, Dr. Barnes was
head of the Physical Education Department at Howard University, where
he taught for 24 years. He taught at D.C. Teachers College and its
successor, UDC, for about 10 years.
Dr. Barnes was a graduate of Oberlin
College in his native Oberlin, Ohio. He received a master's degree in
physical education from Oberlin and a doctorate in physical education
from Ohio State University.
He served in the Navy on Okinawa and Guam during World War II.
Dr. Barnes began his teaching career
at Livingstone College in North Carolina before World War II and later
taught summers at South Carolina State College. He was sent by the
State Department as a "sports ambassador" to supervise athletic program
development in Middle Eastern countries in the 1950s.
His honors included an award from UDC for outstanding service as chairman of the athletic advisory committee.
Dr. Barnes was secretary-treasurer of
the National Collegiate Athletic Association and was a member of the
board of directors of the U.S. Olympic Committee in 1972. He also was a
member of the Golden 13 naval officers organization, an advisory
committee of the Naval Recruiting Command, Omega Psi Phi social
fraternity and the Pigskinners Club. He attended Mount Olivet Lutheran
Church in Washington and was a volunteer with the Anthony Bowen YMCA
and the Red Cross.
Survivors include his wife of 52
years, Olga L. Barnes of Washington; three children, Olga Michele Welch
of Knoxville, Tenn., Alexa Barnes Donaphin of New York and Michael
David Barnes of Dayton, Ohio; a sister, Margaret E.B. Jones of
Alexandria; and three grandchildren.
The Washington Post, Washington, D.C., Friday, January 24, 1997, p. B4.
Samuel
Edward Barnes
Samuel Edward Barnes, 81,
of Washington, D.C., former Oberlin resident, died Jan. 21 at the VA
Medical
Center in Washington.
Born in Oberlin, he grew
up here, [graduated from OHS in 1932,] and was a physical education
major
at Oberlin College, receiving the A.B. degree in 1936 and the A.M. in
1949.
He completed the Ph.D. at Ohio State University in 1957.
He served in the Navy on
Okinawa and Guam during World War II.
Dr. Barnes began his
teaching
career at Livingstone College in North Carolina before World War II and
later taught summers at South Carolina State College. He was sent by
the
State Department as a “sports ambassador” to supervise athletic program
development in Middle Eastern countries in the 1950s.
Since 1947 he had lived
in Washington. He taught for 24 years at Howard University where he was
head of the physical education department. He then taught for 10 years
at D.C. Teachers College and its successor, University of the District
of Columbia, retiring in 1981. He received an award for outstanding
service
as chairman of the athletic advisory committee at UDC.
Dr. Barnes was
secretary-treasurer
of the National Collegiate Athletic Association and a member of the
board
of directors of the U.S. Olympic Committee in 1972. He also was a
member
of the Golden 13 naval officers organization, an advisory committee of
the Naval Recruiting Command, Omega Psi Phi social fraternity and the
Pigskinners
Club.
He attended Mount Olivet
Lutheran Church in Washington and was a volunteer with the Anthony
Bowen
YMCA and the Red Cross.
Survivors include his wife
of 52 years, Olga L. Barnes of Washington; two daughters, Olga Michele
Welch of Knoxville, Tenn., and Alexa Barnes Donaphin of New York; a
son,
Michael David Barnes of Dayton, Ohio; three grandchildren; and a
sister,
Margaret E.B. Jones of Alexandria, Va.
Memorial services were
Jan.
30 at Mount Olivet Lutheran Church. Internment was in Arlington
National
Cemetery.
Oberlin News-Tribune,
Oberlin,
Ohio, Tuesday, February 4, 1997, p. 3.
Mrs. Herschel Barone dies at the age of 74
Ruth D. Barone, 74, of 240
W. College, died at Welcome Nursing Home on Saturday following a long
illness.
Born in Bayonne, N.J. on
March 19, 1902, she had been a resident of Oberlin since 1920 [and was
a 1920 graduate of Oberlin High School].
She was a member of First
Church and an associate member of the Woman’s Club and assistant in the
club’s Thrift Shop. As a member of the Auxiliary, she did many hours of
volunteer work at Allen Hospital.
Surviving are here
husband,
Herschel, to whom she was married 48 years; one son, Roger, and his
wife
Marilyn; two granddaughters, Michele and Jennifer of Boulder, Colo. She
is survived also by a brother, Delmar Dufty of Danville, Va., sisters
Edith
(Mrs. Robert) Till of Josephine, Ala., and Dorothy (Mrs. S.J.) Smith of
Mobile, Ala.
Memorial services will be
held July 6 in the meeting room of First Church.
Oberlin News-Tribune,
Oberlin,
Ohio, Thursday, June 10, 1976, p. 2.
Charles Henry Barricklow Jr.
Broken Arrow -- Charles Henry Barricklow Jr., 77, aerospace engineer,
died Saturday. No services planned. Floral Haven. [He graduated from
OHS in 1940.]
Tulsa World, Tulsa, Okla., Tuesday, June 15, 1999, p. A2.
Ethel Gulick Barrow
Ethel Gulick Barrow of Austin died Friday. (Weed-Corley)
[She was a 1918 graduate of OHS.]
Austin American-Statesman, Austin,
Texas, Sunday, August 4, 1991, p. B4.
Ethel Gulick Barrow
Ethel Gulick Barrow [OC ’22 died] Aug. 2, 1991, in Austin, Tex. Born
Dec. 20, 1898, in Kobe, Japan, she earned an M.A. degree in
household-arts education at Columbia U. Mrs. Barrows taught and studied
in Japan before moving to New Haven, Conn., in 1926. In 1950 she and
her family settled in Austin, Tex., where she was active in civic,
political, and Quaker organizations. Her husband preceded her in death.
Survivors include a brother and two sons.
Oberlin Alumni Magazine, Oberlin,
Ohio, Spring 1992, p. 25.
Area firm director Edwin Bartlett
dies
Edwin C. [Clare] Bartlett, 54, member of the Board of Directors of
LaGrange Screw Products Inc. and former treasurer and personnel manager
of the plant died yesterday at Elyria Memorial Hospital. He was ill two
weeks.
Mr. Bartlett was associated with LaGrange Screw Products from 1959
until retiring in 1973. Since that time he has been employed by Deetz
Inc.
Mr. Bartlett, who lived at 11429 Indian Hollow Rd., Grafton, was born
in Oberlin and had lived in this area all his life. [He was a 1937
graduate of OHS.] During World War II he served with the U.S. Air Force
with the rank of second lieutenant and navigator.
Surviving are a sister, Mrs. James (Virginia) Mossbarger [OHS ‘43] and
a brother, Maro N. Bartlett [OHS ‘37], both of Elyria.
Friends will be received tomorrow from 7 to 9 p.m. at the Harold Dicken
Funeral Home where the funeral will be Wednesday at 2 p.m. The Rev. Dr.
G. Russel Hargate will officiate. Burial will be in Westwood Cemetery,
Oberlin. The casket will be closed at all times.
The family has requested memorial contributions be to the American
Cancer Society.
The Chronicle-Telegram,
Elyria, Ohio, Monday, April 5, 1976, p. 10.
Maro
N. Bartlett
Maro N. Bartlett, 60, of
11429 Indian Hollow Rd., Grafton, a World War II Navy veteran, died in
his home Thursday after being stricken with a heart attack.
He had been employed at
the Bendix Corp. for 31 years. Mr. Bartlett was born in Pittsfield
Township,
[was a 1937 graduate of OHS,] and lived in the Elyria area most of his
life.
Surviving are his wife,
Katherine, to whom he was married 26 years, a step-son, Robert Massie,
Mobile, Ala.; a sister, Mrs. James (Virginia) Mossbarger, Elyria. A
brother,
Edwin, died in 1976.
Friends will be received
in the Harold Dicken Funeral Home Monday at 1:30 p.m. with the Rev. G.
Mae Booth officiating. Burial will be in Resthaven Memorial Gardens,
Avon.
The family suggest
memorial
contributions, if desired, be made to the American Heart Association.
The Chronicle-Telegram,
Elyria, Ohio, Friday, October 19, 1979, p. B-2.
Mabel
Wright Barton
Mrs. Alvin J. Barton (Mabel
Zoe Wright), 85, died in
The
Oberlin Alumni Magazine,
Richard E. Bartoto
Richard E. Bartoto, 54,
of Wellington, son of Mrs. Irene Bartoto and brother of Mrs. Elaine
Clark
and Don Bartoto, all of Oberlin died Nov. 14 at his home after an
illness
of several months.
Born in Oberlin on April
11, 1930, he was [a 1949 graduate of Oberlin High School and] a 25-year
employee of the Bartoto Construction Co. in Oberlin. He was a member of
St. Patrick Catholic Church, Wellington.
He is also survived by his
wife, Shirley; daughters, Mrs. Barbara Goodrich of Elyria and Laura
Bartoto
of Wellington; sons, Richard Jr., Michael and Edward, all of
Wellington;
a sister, Mrs. Amelia Childers of Arizona; paternal grandmother, Mrs.
Celia
Bartoto of Wisconsin; and four grandchildren.
The funeral mass was
Saturday
morning at St. Patrick Church, with Rev. James J. Reymann officiating.
Burial was in Greenwood Cemetery, Wellington.
Oberlin News-Tribune,
Oberlin, Ohio, Thursday, November 22, 1984.
Janet R. Bassett
Janet Rawdon Bassett, 72,
former Oberlin resident, died June 27 [28] at her home in North
Pomfret,
N.H.
The daughter of Howard and
Rachel Rawdon, she was born and grew up in Oberlin. She graduated from
Oberlin High School in 1935 and from Duke University in 1939.
She married Milton E.
Bassett
Jr. on Feb. 14, 1941, and for the next five years traveled with him
while
he was in the Army. In 1946 they moved to Pomfret, where they owned and
operated a dairy farm until 1961.
From 1975-85, Mrs. Bassett
was the executive housekeeper for the Hanover Inn, Hanover, N.H. For 10
years she raised Arabian horses. In 1987, the couple moved to Florida
for
the winters, where she met Pete Rose and from then on began collecting
and selling baseball cards for a hobby.
She is survived by her
husband;
two sons, Laurence R. of North Pomfret and Thomas D. of Hilton Head
Island,
S.C.; a daughter, Susan B. Bradley of North Pomfret; a sister, Helen P.
Rawdon of Cleveland; and two grandchildren.
Memorial contributions may
be made to the Green Mountain Horse Association, 100-Mile Trail Ride
Fund,
in care of Linda Gluck, G.M.H.A., Woodstock, Vt.
Oberlin News-Tribune,
Oberlin,
Ohio, Tuesday, July 24, 1990, p. 2.
Wade Gleason Bassett
Wade Gleason Bassett died Feb.
24[, 1972,] at
Mr. Bassett was born
Until his retirement in 1963 as
office manager of the
technical service department in
The
Oberlin Alumni Magazine,
Darlene
M. Bates, Enjoyed cooking
Darlene M. Bates (nee Shawver), 73, of Elyria, died Thursday at Grace
Hospital in Cleveland after a short illness.
Born in Amherst, she was a life-long resident of Lorain County [and a
1943 graduate of OHS].
Mrs. Bates was a World War II Navy veteran.
She was a member of the American Legion Post 12, and the post’s Ladies
Auxiliary, the 40 and 8 group, and a member of the post’s Past
Presidents Club.
She enjoyed cooking, and worked in the kitchen at the post.
Survivors include her daughters, Christine Parsons of West Virginia,
and Linda Bates Tester, and Bonnie Ahart, both of Elyria; sons, Harry
Jr. and Douglas, both of Elyria; 15 grandchildren; nine
great-grandchildren; and brothers, Richard Shawver of Lorain, and
William Shawver and Dale Shawver, both of Elyria.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Harry Sr., in 1983; a
grandson, Christopher Bates, in 1977; her parents, Floyd and Agnes
(Braun) Shawver, and a brother, Floyd Shawver, Jr.
Friends may call 2 to 6 p.m. Sunday at the Bauer-Laubenthal-Wainwright
Funeral Home, Chestnut Ridge Road at State Route 57, Elyria, where the
American Legion Post 12 and the Unit 12 of the Post will hold a
combined memorial service at 5:30 p.m.
Services will be held at 10 a.m. Monday in the funeral home.
The Rev. Duncan Meadows, pastor of New Life Baptist Church in Elyria,
will officiate.
Burial will be in Resthaven Memory Garden, Avon.
Memorials may be made to the charity of the donor’s choice.
The Chronicle-Telegram,
Elyria, Ohio, Friday, September 26, 1997, p. C2.
Edna Louise Bates
Edna Louise Bates, 96, of
Elyria, died Dec. 22 at the Elyria United Methodist Village.
Born in Henrietta
Township,
she lived all her life in the area.
She [graduated from
Oberlin
High School in 1918 and] attended the Oberlin Conservatory of Music
from
1917 to 1923 and again in 1943-44. She taught piano privately for over
65 years.
Miss Bates was a member
of the First United Methodist Church in Elyria, where she sang in the
choir
and was a member of the Elizabeth Stevens Circle. She was also a member
of the Elyria YWCA.
Services were Dec. 24 at
the Cowling Funeral Home, with Chaplain Stacy Terrell of the United
Methodist
Home officiating. Burial was in Camden Cemetery in Camden Township.
A memorial service was
held
in the Elyria United Methodist Village Chapel on Dec. 28.
Oberlin News-Tribune,
Oberlin,
Ohio, Thursday, December 31, 1996, p. 2.
Mable Catherine Bates
Mable [Mabel] Catherine
[Katherine] Bates, 93, of Amherst, sister of Esther A. Manns of
Oberlin,
died Feb. 1 at the Huron Health Care Center in Huron after a long
illness.
Born in Pittsfield Twp.,
she moved to Chino Valley, Ariz., in 1952. She returned to Ohio in 1989
to live with her son, Hubert C., in Amherst, and her daughter, Elma B.
Nelson, in Port Clinton.
A [1918] graduate [of
Oberlin
High School and a graduate] of Oberlin Business College, Mrs. Bates was
a librarian at Williams Elementary School in Williams, Ariz.
For many years, she was
a 4-H adviser. She was a member of the Henrietta Grange for 76 years.
She
was also a member of the Chino Valley Congregational Church.
Besides her children and
sister, survivors include seven grandchildren and 11
great-grandchildren.
She was preceded in death
by her husband, Carl D. Bates, in 1971; a daughter, Daphne B. Collins,
in 1967; a sister; and a brother.
Services were Saturday
morning
at the Cowling Funeral Home with the Rev. Lewe Stull, pastor of Kipton
Community Church, officiating. Burial was in Camden Cemetery in Camden
Twp.
Memorial gifts may be made
to the Kipton Community Church.
Oberlin News-Tribune,
Oberlin,
Ohio, Tuesday, February 8, 1994, p. 2.
Pauline Gladys Bates, 81, dies in Erie, Pa.
hospital
Pauline Gladys Bates of
143 East College died yesterday morning in Doctors Osteopathic Hospital
in Erie, Pa. She was 81.
Friends will be received
today from 7 to 9 p.m. at the Cowling Funeral Home where services, with
Rev. John Elder officiating, will be held tomorrow at 11 a.m. Burial
will
be in Westwood Cemetery.
Mrs. Bates and her
husband,
Theodore, came to Oberlin from Cleveland in 1968. Mr. Bates died last
May.
Mrs. Bates, who [graduated
from Oberlin High School in 1915 and] attended Oberlin College, was for
many years a sales clerk at the May Co. She retired in 1961.
Surviving Mrs. Bates are
one son, Newton of Auburn, Ala.; a daughter, Gertrude (Mrs. R. C.)
Armstrong
of Oak Ridge, Tenn.; six grandchildren and nine great-grandchildren.
Oberlin News-Tribune,
Oberlin,
Ohio, Thursday, March 16, 1978, p. 11.
Mark
D. Bauer, owner of Houghton Sulky Co.
Mark D. Bauer, 74, of
Indiana,
and formerly of Elyria, died Friday in Americare Nursing Home in
Hartford
City, Ind.
Born in Elyria, he
[graduated
from OHS in 1947 and] lived in Houghton until 1999 and resided in
Greenwood,
Ind. from 1999 until 2002, when he moved to Hartford City, Ind., to
live
with his daughter. He served with the U.S. Navy during the Korean War.
Mr. Bauer owned Houghton
Sulky Company before retiring in 1999 after 20 years. He was a former
employee
of Ohio Citizens of Toledo, where he worked in the Auditing Department.
He showed dogs and horses and horsedrawn vehicles throughout Ohio.
Survivors include his
daughters
Jennifer Henson of Columbus, Barbara Bradley of Hillard, Pamela
Koelling
of Indianapolis, Ind. and Kristin Gifford of Hartford City, Ind.; 12
grandchildren;
and sister, Ila Marie Pierce of Cape Coral, Fla. He was preceded in
death
by his parents, George D. and Marjorie (nee Whitney); brother, Wayne
Bauer;
and sister, Betty Searles.
Funeral services will be
1 p.m. Thursday in Camden Baptist Church in Wellington. Needhan-Storey
Funeral Home in Indiana handled the arrangements.
The Chronicle-Telegram,
Elyria,
Ohio, Wednesday, February 4, 2004.
Clarence K. Baumann
Retired
from Bendix Corp.
Clarence K. Baumann, 80, of
He was born in
Mr. Baumann was employed at the
Bendix Corporation in
He enjoyed farming and traveling.
Survivors include his wife, Harriet
(nee Neal) Baumann of
Wellington; daughters Diane McCreedy of Wellington, Linda Biskup of
Wellington
and Cheryl Parker of Vermilion; five grand children; two
great-grandchildren; a
sister, Louise Brumling of Illinois; and a brother, Menno Baumann of
Illinois.
He was preceded in death by his
parents, John and Alminth
(nee Freimuth) Baumann; a son, Leral Baumann; four sisters; and five
brother.
Services will be private.
The Rev. William Buckeye, pastor of
the First Methodist
Church of Wellington, will officiate.
Burial will be in
Arrangements are being handled by the
Norton Funeral Home,
The Chronicle-Telegram,
Mrs. [Harriet Winifred] Baumgardner
Wellington, O., Sept.
5.—Mrs. Hattie Baumgardner [nee Fletcher], wife of Leonard
Baumgardner, 317 Courtland street, died at her home last evening at
9:30 following an illness of 18 months.
Mrs. Baumgardner was born near
Wakeman[, graduated from OHS in 1907,] and had lived in this vicinity
all her life. She was very active in the work of the Methodist church,
teaching a class of young people for four years. Until four months ago
she had a large class of piano pupils. She was a member of the
Wellington King’s Daughters and the Oberlin Woman’s Club.
Surviving are her husband, two
children, Merle and Mary Ellen, at home; her mother, Mrs. Mary
Fletcher, of Wellington; three brothers, Norman [OHS ‘15] and
Myron Fletcher, of Cleveland, and Smith Fletcher, of Painesville.
The body is at the Sharpe Funeral
Home here where friends may call. It will be taken to the Methodist
church Saturday afternoon for services at 2:00 with Rev. E. F. Wood
officiating. Burial will be made in Greenwood cemetery.
The Chronicle-Telegram, Elyria, Ohio, Thursday, September 5, 1935, p. 2.
Funeral Rites
Funeral services for Mrs. Hattie
Baumgardner, Coutland street, will be conducted in the Wellington
Methodist church, Saturday afternoon, at 2 o’clock, Rev. E. F.
Wood officiating. The body is at the Sharpe Funeral home, where friends
may call and see.
Burial will be made in Greenwood cemetery.
Mrs Baumgardner was one of
Wellington’s most beloved women. She was very active in the work
of the Methodist church, of which she was a member. From 1930 to 1934,
she taught a mixed class of young men and women between the ages of 18
and 25. She taught a large class of piano pupils until about a year
ago, when she was compelled to give up because of ill health. She was
choir leader for two years. [She was] a member of the king’s
Daughters and the Woman’s Club of Oberlin.
She is survived by her husband
Leonard, two children, Merle and Mary Ellen at home; her mother, Mrs.
Mary Fletcher, who lived with her daughter, and three brothers, Norman
and Myron Fletcher of Cleveland, and Smith Fletcher of Smithville,
besides a host of other relatives and friends.
The Chronicle-Telegram, Elyria, Ohio, Friday, September 6, 1935, p. 1.
Baumgardner Rites
Impressive funeral services were
conducted Saturday afternoon, at 2 o’clock from the Methodist
Episcopal church for Mrs. Hattie Winifred Baumgardner.
Mrs. Baumgardner was one of
Wellington’s most beloved, talented women. She died Wednesday
night at 9:30, following eighteen months’ illness.
The church was filled with a large number of relatives and several hundred friends.
Approximately thirty members of her
Sunday School class of young men and women, attended the service in a
body, occupying pews, a wish of their own. Members of the Homebuilders
class of the church, of which Mr. and Mrs. Baumgardner attended on
special occasions, as both were teachers, also attended in a body.
The bier was surrounded with floral
pieces. The Rev. E. F. Wood, pastor of the church, was in charge of the
rites, and his remarks deeply impressed the large number present.
Rev. Wood was assisted by Rev. Smith,
pastor of the Oberlin Congregational church, who baptized Mrs.
Baumgardner into his membership when she was eleven years old, before
she came to Wellington. He said she was one of the most beautiful
Christian characters he ever knew.
Mrs. Treva Hill, a very close friend
of Mrs. Baumgardner’s was at the console of the organ, and played
favorite hymns of the deceased.
Pallbearers were young men selected from her class which included Messrs. Lampen, Buck, Anderson, Moehle, Lewis and Perkins.
Funeral services were in charge of Ernest Sharpe and his wife. Burial was made in Greenwood cemetery.
She leaves her husband, Leonard; two
children, Merle 12, and Mary Ellen, 9. [She also leaves] a mother, Mrs.
Mary Fletcher, Wellington; three brothers, Norman and Myron, of
Cleveland; Smith, of Painesville, besides a host of other relatives and
friends.
The Chronicle-Telegram, Elyria, Ohio, Monday, September 9, 1935, p. 8.
Kartine Baxley
Katrine MacGlashan Baxley,
76, former Oberlin resident, died Oct. 31 in Daly City, California,
where
she had made here home with her daughter Helen since last January.
Born on July 30, 1905 in
Cleveland, she graduated from [Oberlin High School in 1924 and from]
Oberlin
College in 1928. For a number of years she was a newspaper
writer-editor
and columnist for papers in the Westchester County, New York area. She
also was a freelance writer, publishing stories in Mademoiselle
Magazine
and a novel “Horseless Buggy,” the story of the Winton automobile, in
1942.
She moved to Oberlin in
1959 and was director of Keep Co-op from Sept. 1966 until she retired
in
June 1975. She was a member of the Oberlin Women’s Club.
Burial of ashes will be
in the Henderson family plot in Westwood Cemetery. The time and place
for
a memorial service in Oberlin will be announced.
Oberlin News-Tribune,
Oberlin,
Ohio, Thursday, November 5, 1981, p. 2.
Katrine MacGlashan Baxley
’28 died Oct. 31, 1981, in Daly City, Calif., of cancer. She was
director of Keep Co-op 1966-1975.
Mrs. Baxley was born in Cleveland July 30 [31?], 1905, and was a [1924]
graduate of Oberlin High School. Her grandfather, Thomas W. Henderson,
was co-inventor of the Winton automobile.
Prior to her marriage in 1941 to John A. Baxley, she wrote publicity
for Alma Zaiss Associates in New York and edited speeches and
publications for Robert Leigh, president of Bennington College. She
also published short stories in Mademoiselle and the Atlantic Monthly
and a novel, Horseless Buggy, which was really the story of her
grandparents and the Winton automobile.
Following her divorce in 1955, Mrs. Baxley became a newspaper
writer-editor in Westchester County, N.Y.
After returning to Oberlin in 1959, she was a free-lance writer and she
was also the author of three articles for the Oberlin Alumni Magazine
(SIGNS AND WONDERS, Dec. 1965, KARAMU: THE HOUSE THE JELLIFFES BUILT,
April 1966 and MUMMERS PRESENT, June 1966).
She leaves her daughter, Helen ’65. Her ashes were buried in the
Henderson family plot in Westwood Cemetery and a memorial service was
held in Fairchild Chapel Nov. 14, 1981.
The Oberlin Alumni Magazine,
Oberlin, Ohio, Winter 1982, p. 60.
Last Rites Held Yesterday
for Harley M. Baxter, 72
Harley M. Baxter, 72,
freight clerk for the New York Central
Railroad in Oberlin for 40 years until his retirement in 1950, died
Sunday at
7:45 p.m. at Allen Hospital.
He had been seriously ill only a
week, although he had been
in ill health for 10 years.
Born in Mentor, Nov. 12, 1887, Mr.
Baxter had lived in
Oberlin 65 years.
He was a member of the Oberlin
Masonic Lodge.
Surviving Mr. Baxter are his wife,
Joy; one son, Robert,
Columbus; one sister, Miss Helen A. Baxter, Oberlin; and three
grandchildren.
Funeral services, with Rev. William
K. Hogg officiating,
were held yesterday afternoon at the Cowling-Stang Funeral Home.
Burial was in East Pittsfield
Cemetery.
Oberlin News-Tribune, Oberlin,
Ohio, Thursday, November 3,
1960, p. 1B.
Area women traffic victims in 2 crashes
[Helen
A. Baxter]
The ninth and tenth
traffic
fatalities in Lorain County for 1965 were marked up in two separate
collisions
yesterday.
Dead are:
Mrs. John Six, 29, of 146
Avondale Ave., Avon Lake, mother of four children.
Miss Helen Baxter, 79, of
36 South St., Oberlin, retired schoolteacher…
Miss Baxter died in Allen
Memorial Hospital at 4:38 p.m. yesterday of injuries in a two-car
accident
at South Main and Morgan Sts.
It was the first traffic
fatality in Oberlin since 1962, according to police.
Miss Baxter, a retired
schoolteacher,
was a passenger in a car operated by Mrs. Joy B. Baxter, of RD 2, Rt.
58
South, a sister-in-law, which was involved in an accident with a car
driven
by Harlan F. Reynolds, 69, of 77 South Park St. at 10:40 a.m.
Reynolds was not injured.
Mrs. Baxter suffered a fractured leg and facial bruises. She was
reported
in “fair” condition at Allen Memorial Hospital today.
Miss Baxter’s head went
through the windshield of the car in which she was riding, Oberlin
police
said.
Oberlin teacher
Miss Baxter had taught in
the Oberlin Elementary Schools for many years with the exception of a
short
period spent teaching in the Cleveland schools. For 15 years before
retirement
she taught fifth grade in Oberlin.
Miss Baxter was born in
Mentor, Dec. 4, 1885, [graduated from OHS in 1903,] and had lived in
Oberlin
most of her life.. She was a graduate of Teachers College in San Jose,
Calif., and was a member of the Oberlin Methodist Church. She was
preceded
in death by two brothers, Harley and Philip Baxter.
Surviving is a nephew,
Robert
Baxter, of Marion.
Friends will be received
at the Cowling Funeral Home today, 7 to 9 p.m. and tomorrow 2 to 4 and
7 to 9.
Services will be Wednesday
at 1:30 p.m. in the funeral home with the Rev. James Cope officiating.
Burial will be in East Pittsfield Cemetery. The casket will be closed
at
all times…
The Chronicle-Telegram,
Elyria,
Ohio, Monday, March 29,1965, pp. 1 & 4.
Nellie Mary Baxter
Oberlin—Mrs. Nellie Mary Baxter [nee Worcester], 89, died at 1
a.m. today at her home at 36 South street, Oberlin, following an
illness of two years.
Born in Pittsfield on February 12, 1858, [and an 1876 graduate of OHS,]
she had lived in this vicinity nearly all her life except for a few
years in Mentor, O. She was a member of the Oberlin Methodist church
and a past matron of Pansy Chapter of O.E.S.
One daughter, Helen Baxter; two son, Harley and Phillip, all of
Oberlin, and a grandson, Robert Baxter, survive. Also surviving are two
brothers, Homer Worcester of Youngstown, and Irvin of Oberlin and a
sister, Mrs. Lola Hulburt of Pennsylvania.
The body is at the Cowling-Sedgeman Funeral home, where services will
be held at 3:30 p.m. Monday, with the Rev. Wilbur Goist officiating.
Interment will be made in East Pittsfield.
The Chronicle-Telegram, Elyria, Ohio, Saturday, January 3, 1948, p. 2.
Robert Douglas Bay, Ohio native
Robert Douglas Bay, 44, passed away Oct. 21, 1999, from complications of cancer at his home in Sonoma, surrounded by his family.
Mr. Bay was born in Oberlin, Ohio,
[graduated from OHS in 1973,] and moved to Marin County in 1974, and
then to Sonoma in 1985. He was an avid trout fisherman who was happiest
camping outdoors. His other hobbies included beer brewing and
gardening. Through thick and thin, he stayed a loyal Cleveland Browns
fan, and was an active participant in a fantasy football league. He was
employed at Rock Island Foods in Novato since 1985 as their warehouse
manager.
Mr. Bay is survived by his loving
wife of 3-1/2 years, Carmen Bay, and daughter, Ashley, both of Sonoma.
He is also survived by his father, John Robert Bay, M.D., of
Johnsonville, S.C.; mother, Jeanne Bay of Oberlin, Ohio; sisters, Susan
(Alan) Sarhan of Apple Valley, Minn., Julie (Tom) White of Columbus,
Ohio, and Kathleen (Larry) Domondon of Honolulu, Hawaii; and a brother,
John Bay of Seattle, Wash.
Friends are invited to attend a
celebration of Bob's life at 3:30 p.m., today, at his home, 18842
Serpilio Road, Sonoma. Memorial donations in Bob's name can be made to
the Hospice of Marin, Valley of the Moon Team, 370 W. Napa St., Sonoma,
CA 95476, or Marin Oncology Research Program, 1350 S. Eliseo Drive,
Suite 200, Greenbrae, CA 94904-2011. He is loved and will be missed by
all who knew him.
Arrangements under the direction of Duggan's Mission Chapel.
Sonoma Index-Tribune, Sonoma, Calif., Tuesday, October 26, 1999, p. A4.
Robert Douglas Bay
Robert Douglas Bay, 44,
former Oberlin resident, died Oct. 21 at his home in Sonoma, Calif.,
from
complications of cancer.
Born in Oberlin, he moved
to Marin County, Calif., in 1974 and then to Sonoma in 1985.
He had been employed at
Rock Island Foods in Novato, Calif., as their warehouse manager for 18
years.
He was an avid trout
fisherman
and was happiest backpacking and camping in wilderness areas. His other
hobbies included gardening and beer brewing. Through thick and thin, he
remained a loyal Cleveland Browns fan and was an active participant in
his fantasy football league.
Survivors include his wife
of three and a half years, Carmen Bay; daughter, Ashley; father, John
Robert
Bay, M.D., of Johnsonville, S.C.; his mother, Jeanne Bay of Oberlin;
sisters
Susan Sarhan of Apple Valley, Minn., Julie White of Columbus, Ohio, and
Kathleen Domondon of Honolulu, Hawaii; and a brother, John Bay of
Seattle,
Wash.
A celebration to honor
Bob’s
life and the courage and strength shown by both him and Carmen during
the
past few years was held on Oct. 26, at their home in Sonoma. The
following
day, his ashes were scattered by family members and a close camping
friend
in a mountain area of northern California, where Bob often camped and
hiked.
Memorial donations may be
made to the Hospice of Marin, Valley of the Moon Team, 370 W. Napa St.,
Sonoma, CA 95476; or to Marin Oncology Research Program, 1350 S. Eliseo
Dr., Suite 200, Greenbrae, CA 94904-2011.
Oberlin News-Tribune,
Oberlin, Ohio, Tuesday, November 2, 1999, p. 2.
Wendell Bayless
Wendell [Davidson] Bayless, of Pompano Beach, died Wednesday. R. Jay
Kraeer Pompano Beach Funeral Home. [He was a member of the OHS class of
1920 and the Camden High School class of 1919.]
The Miami Herald, Miami, Fla., Friday, May 17, 1985, p. 7BR.
Louanna Beard dies at 66;
funeral held at
St.
Mary’s
Mrs. Louanna Belle Beard,
66, mother of Corrine (Mrs. Jack) Parks, 678 Kimberley, died in Elyria
Memorial Hospital last Thursday after a long illness.
Born in Proctorville,
Ohio,
on Nov. 6, 1910, she had lived in Oberlin as a child, graduated from
Oberlin
High School [in 1931] and studied in the OC Conservatory of Music. She
was a Girl Scout leader for many years in Oberlin before moving to
Elyria
in 1939. She was a member of St. Mary Church, Elyria.
She is also survived by
her husband, Hatton, to whom she was married 42 years; two other
daughters,
Carolyn (Mrs. Robert) Jones and Carryn (Mrs. John) Capers and three
sons,
Charles, Carlton and Curtis, all of Elyria; a brother, Eugene Huffman
of
246 Sumner; four sisters, Mrs. Genevieve Harris of New York City,
Frances
(Mrs. Roscoe) Bradley of Los Angeles, Gertrude (Mrs. Brenton) Gibbs of
51 Groveland and Ruth (Mrs. Donald) Payne of Pleasant St.
Services were held on
Saturday
at St. Mary Church with burial in St. Mary Cemetery.
Oberlin News-Tribune,
Oberlin, Ohio, Thursday, April 7, 1976, p. 7.
Hubert Conrad Beard
Hubert Conrad Beard, 23, of
Elyria died Sunday in the
Cleveland Clinic following a lengthy illness.
Born in Elyria, he graduated from
Oberlin High School in
1976.
He was a truck driver for the Carmac
Chemical Co.
Surviving are his father, Harvell C.
Beard of Elyria; mother
Fracitta (nee Porter) Hodges of Grand Rapids, Mich.; brothers Rodney
and Brian
Beard, both of Elyria, and Richard Piggatt of Grand Rapids; sisters
Yvonne and
Samone Beard, both of Grand Rapids; and grandparents Hatton Beard of
Elyria,
Louise Evans of Grand Rapids, Kansas Woods of Elyria, and Lovell and
Annie
Porter of Detroit.
Visitation will be Wednesday 2-4 and
7-9 p.m. at the
Curtis-Scheuffler Funeral Home.
Services will be Thursday at 1 p.m.
in the Bethany Baptist Church
with the Rev. Allen Gibson officiating.
Burial will be in Brookdale Cemetery.
The
Chronicle-Telegram, Elyria,
Ohio, Tuesday, March 9,
1982, p. B-2.
Jeanette S. Bechtel
Birmingham -- Jeanette S.
Bechtel (nee Schubert), 80, of Birmingham, died Monday, Dec. 15, 2003,
at New Life Hospice Center of St. Joseph in Lorain, following a lengthy
illness.
She was born Nov. 11,
1923,
in Elyria. She was raised in Oberlin and lived in Brownhelm until
moving
to Birmingham in 1961.
She graduated from Oberlin
High School in 1942 [1941] and from the former Oberlin Business College.
Mrs. Bechtel was employed
by Oberlin College as a secretary in the treasurer's office from 1943
to
1956, and then was an office substitute for the Firelands School
District.
She was a member of
Brownhelm
Congregational United Church of Christ, Brownhelm Historical Society
and
Church Women United. She enjoyed making jewelry, baking and square
dancing.
Survivors include her
husband
of 49 years, Donald C. Bechtel; daughters Janice Bechtel of Defiance
and
Barbara Bechtel of Amherst; sons Kevin Bechtel of Mason and Kent
Bechtel
of Kirtland; sister, Margaret Petersen of Medina; and one
granddaughter.
She was preceded in death by her first husband, Harry Murphy; son,
Donald
Charles Jr.; sisters Cornelia Dauge and Lucille Schubert; brother,
William
Schubert; her parents, Frank and Lucy (nee Eckert) Schubert; and one
granddaughter.
Friends may call
Wednesday,
2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m., at Riddle Funeral Home, 5345 South St.,
Vermilion.
A memorial service will be Saturday at 11 a.m. in Brownhelm
Congregational
United Church of Christ, 2144 N. Ridge Road, with the Rev. Elizabeth
Terrill,
pastor, officiating. Burial will follow in Brownhelm Cemetery.
Memorial contributions may
be made to American Cancer Society, 43099 N. Ridge Road, Elyria 44035;
New Life Hospice, 5255 N. Abbe Road, Elyria 44035; or Brownhelm
Congregational
United Church of Christ, 2144 N. Ridge Road, Vermilion 44089.
The Morning Journal,
Lorain, Ohio, Tuesday, December 16, 2003.
Elizabeth Beckley
Elizabeth Houghton
Beckley,
former Oberlin resident, died Jan. 23 in Cooperstown, N.Y.
She was born in Oberlin
on June 19, 1909, and grew up here[, graduating from Oberlin High
School
in 1926]. Her father was the Oberlin postmaster for many years.
She received the A.B.
degree
from Oberlin College in 1930 and was then employed as a social worker
for
the Lorain County Children’s Home for a couple of years. She moved to
Cooperstown,
N.Y., where she met her husband, Stewart T. Beckley, and was employed
later
as a social worker for Bassett Hospital in Cooperstown until retirement.
She is survived by her
husband,
Stewart; two daughters, Jane Beckley of Pittsfield, Mass., and Martha
Beckley
of Chelsea, Mass.; and a sister, Margaret Houghton West of Colorado
Springs,
Colo.
Oberlin News-Tribune,
Oberlin, Ohio, Thursday, February 4, 1988, p. 5.
Ameer Usamah Beckman
Ameer Usamah Beckman, 18,
of Oberlin, died April 21 at his home.
Born in Neptune City,
N.J.,
he lived in Oberlin most of his life.
A 1998 graduate of Oberlin
High School, he had worked as a painter for Campbell’s Painting in
Oberlin
for three years.
Mr. Beckman had been
involved
in many extra-curricular activities in high school. He played on the
football
and basketball teams and also enjoyed doing art work and playing
intramural
basketball at Phillips Gym.
He is survived by his
mother,
Ayesha Wiley of Oberlin; brothers Omar Beckman and Bashshar Wiley, both
of Oberlin; and a sister, Kismet Beckman of Chicago.
A graveside service was
held April 24 at Westwood Cemetery with the Rev. William B. Padavick,
pastor
of Sacred Heart Catholic Church, officiating.
Memorial gifts may be made
to the Oasis Animal Shelter, P.O. Box 11, Oberlin 44074; or to Genesis
House, P.O. Box 1283, Elyria 44036.
Oberlin News-Tribune,
Oberlin,
Ohio, Tuesday, April 27, 1999, p. 2.
Craig
Beckman
Funeral services for Craig
Beckman, who drowned Friday in the Pyle Rd. reservoir, will be held
today
at 1 p.m. at Cowling Funeral Home. The service will be conducted by
Linwood
Jackson, a Jehovah’s Witness, and burial will be in Westwood Cemetery.
Mr. Beckman was born in
Elyria on Aug. 14, 1951, and spent all his life here. He was graduated
from Oberlin High School in 1969 and was a varsity letterman in
football
and track at OHS.
He is survived by his
parents,
Mr. and Mrs. Frank Beckman of 102 E. Hamilton, with whom he resided;
three
brothers, John, of New Haven, Conn.; Jerald, Oberlin; and Willie, a law
student at Harvard University; and by a sister, Mrs. Bonnie Ruth Glass,
of Elyria.
Oberlin News-Tribune,
Oberlin,
Ohio, Thursday, August 7, 1975, p. 6.
In Memoriam - Charles Emilio
Beckwith
A public memorial service is set to honor Charles E. Beckwith, a
professor of English at California State University, Los Angeles from
1957 to 1990. The Cal State L.A. Department of English and the Pro
Musica Chorus and Orchestra have scheduled the memorial service at the
Neighborhood Church, Pasadena, on Sunday, February 23, [1997,] 3:00
p.m. Beckwith, who was a Temple City resident, was esteemed by friends,
faculty colleagues and students for his scholarship, eloquence, humor,
and patience. He died at the age of 79, due to a stroke suffered on
December 22[, 1996].
Beckwith was born June 8, 1917 in Oberlin, Ohio[, and graduated from
OHS in 1935]. Following service in the Army during World War II, he
attended the University of California, Berkeley, earning both a
bachelor’s and a master’s degree. He was awarded a Ph.D. by Yale
University in 1956, and that same year served as an instructor at
Cornell University before taking up his career in Southern California.
At Cal State L.A. he achieved an outstanding record as a teacher and
scholar, and played an active and significant role in the development
of the University and the Department of English.
His professional publications include two major editions: Twentieth Century Interpretations of A
Tale of Two Cities (1972) and John
Gay: Poetry and Prose (1974). Other publications were in the
general area of 18th-century English studies. Beckwith’s teaching
encompassed a wide range of courses in English and American literature.
He held visiting professor posts at Universität Hamburg, West
Germany and Université de Clermont-Ferrand, France, for which he
was selected by the French Ministry of Education. Throughout his career
Beckwith was a leader in faculty governance. He chaired the Division of
Language Arts and the Department of English and directed the Institute
of American Studies. During this period Beckwith was among the two or
three most influential faculty members in guiding and shaping
department programs.
Among his many interests, Beckwith was an informed lover of music. He
was a member of the Pasadena Pro Musica and Orchestra, for which he
wrote program notes. He also wrote feature articles for the Pasadena
Symphony programs.
In addition to his wife, Joanne Glossop Beckwith, he is survived by
three children from a first marriage: Connie Beckwith Brown, James
Beckwith, and Margaret Beckwith Harloe, and two grandchildren. Private
funeral services were held were held January 3.
Those wishing to honor his memory may contribute to the Charles E.
Beckwith Memorial Fund for the Purchase of Books in the Humanities,
care of the Cal State L.A. Foundation. For further information, call
(213) 343-4140.
Cal State Los Angeles publication Feb 1997,
http://64.233.161.104/search?q=cache:FST0I5B0g5wJ:www.calstatela.edu/univ/ppa/misc/96-97/ureport/feb97/memori.doc+%22Charles+E.+Beckwith%22+%22Los+Angeles%22&hl=en&client=firefox-a
Wilhemina Bedortha
Wilhemina Bedortha died in London, England, Thursday, May 21, 1908.
Miss Wilhemina Bedortha was born in Oberlin, Ohio, November 11, 1882.
Her preparatory work was taken in the Oberlin high school [class of
1900?], Oberlin Academy and at Stetson University, Deland, Florida.
Miss Bedortha was graduated from the College with the class of ’06. The
year following she devoted to matters of business and here she
displayed marked ability. The following summer she went to London,
England to be with her uncle, Mr. J. B. Bedortha. In the winter she
went to Paris where she devoted herself to the study of French, and
here she suffered nervous prostration. As soon as she was able she
returned to her uncle’s home, but was unable to fight the disease. A
cable was received May 21, announcing her death early that morning.
The Oberlin Alumni Magazine,
Oberlin, Ohio, June 1908, pp. 372-3.
Robert Harley Beese, Navy Veteran
and Contractor
Robert Harley Beese, 67, who retired from the Navy in the early
1970s as a chief yeoman and then was a home improvement contractor and
softball coach, died of cancer June 30, 2002 at his home in Gainesville.
Mr. Beese was a native of Elyria, Ohio, [and a 1952 graduate of OHS]
who served in the Navy for 20 years, largely on ships. He was assigned
to the naval support unit at the State Department in the late 1960s and
retired from an assignment with an air squadron in Brunswick, Maine.
He operated Anchor Maintenance Co. in Vienna before retiring again in
the early 1990s.
Mr. Beese, a former resident of Vienna and Herndon, was a youth
commissioner for the Washington Area Amateur Softball Association. He
founded and coached the Cameos, a girls fast-pitch softball team that
played in a Fairfax County league and in games elsewhere in the country
for 25 years. He also assisted girls softball teams at Herndon and
Langley High schools.
His marriage to Lillian Beese ended in divorce.
Survivors include his wife of 31 years, Janet Arnold Beese of
Gainesville; four children from his first marriage, Brenda Hutchinson,
Kathleen Dykes,Robert Beese Jr., and Marie Miles, all of Jacksonville,
FL; two stepchildren, Mark Neblett of Fairfax and Dana Tuck of
Leesburg; a half brother; and nine grandchildren.
The Washington Post, Washington,
D.C., Tuesday, July 2, 2002, p. B7
Flora
Merrill Behr
Mrs. Harrison J. Behr
(Flora Agnes Merrill) died
The
Oberlin Alumni Magazine,
Harry Behr Dies
Services were held
yesterday
in Hoosick Falls, N. Y., for former Oberlin resident [and 1902 graduate
of OHS], Harry [Harrison J.] Behr, who died at Hoosick Falls on Sunday
night Jan. 17, after an illness of nine years. Mr. and Mrs. Behr moved
to Hoosick Falls eight years ago to be with their daughter, Mrs. Homer
Eaton (Beatrice).
Survivors are his wife,
Agnes; his daughter; and two brothers Albert P. and Robert F. both of
Oberlin.
Oberlin News-Tribune,
Oberlin,
Ohio, Thursday, January 21, 1954, p. 1.
John W. Behr, 79
Snowflake, Ariz. --
John W. Behr, 79, of Snowflake, Ariz., formerly of Oberlin, died
Monday,
April 3, 2000. [He graduated from Oberlin High School in 1940.]