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Bernita Yunker ’52 Walton of Lexington, Ky., died Nov. 16, 2014.
Gletha Mae Bolinger ’54x Black of Waukesha, Wis., died
Oct. 15, 2014.
Wayne Hershberger ’53 of Sebastian, Fla., died Aug. 1, 2014.
Delores E. Boswell ’54 Robison of Kokomo, Ind., died
Oct. 27, 2014.
Emmett L. Anderson ’55 of Winona Lake, Ind., died Nov. 13, 2014.
Harvey L. Kendall ’55x of San Antonio, Texas, died Nov. 24, 2014.
Noble L. Neidig ’56 of Plymouth, Ind., died Mar. 1, 2015.
Jo Ann Anderson ’57 Hapner of Wabash, Ind., died Jan. 19, 2015.
Jason D. Lindower Jr. ’57 of South Bend, Ind., died Jan. 6, 2015.
Dora B. Dreyer ’58 Carroll of South Whitley, Ind., died
Nov. 18, 2014.
Patricia J. Sidell ’58 Mills of Mishawaka, Ind., died Dec. 17, 2014.
Danny L. Anglin ’59x of Warsaw, Ind., died Dec. 6, 2014.
Joseph B. Mann ’59 of Tempe, Ariz., died Feb. 2, 2013.
R. Jan Thompson ’59 of Bridgewater, Va., died Jan. 12, 2015. He
served the Church of the Brethren in many capacities throughout his
life, including Brethren Volunteer Service, mission work in Nigeria,
a member of the General Board and director of Brethren Disaster
Ministries. He and his wife, Roma Jo ’75, who survives, developed
what is now Children’s Disaster Services. He was assistant dean of
students at Manchester University from 1971 to 1978. In retirement,
he served as a disaster consultant for Church World Service.
Together, R. Jan and Roma Jo authored Beyond Our Means: How the
Brethren Service Center Dared to Embrace the World, published by Brethren
Press in 2009.
RuthAnn Davis ’60x Lahmann of Richmond, Ind., died
Dec. 17, 2014.
Karl F. Merrit ’60 of North Manchester, died Nov. 23, 2014.
Edward ’62 and Audrey Lindley ’63 Burkhalter of Bringhurst, Ind.,
celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary on a seven-night fantasy
Disney cruise with 12 members of their family.
Kenneth D. Hochstetler ’62x of Peoria, Ariz., died Nov. 9, 2014.
Bernard W. Hoffman ’63x of Evanston, Ill., died Feb. 3, 2015.
James H. Veatch ’63x of Peru, Ind., died Dec 5, 2014.
David A. Brian ’64 of Knoxville, Tenn., died Oct. 1, 2014.
Lillian C. Hunn ’64x Fries of Oregonia, Ohio, died Oct. 9, 2014.
David Brain ’64 of Knoxville, Tenn., died Oct. 1, 2014.
Winifred B. Munger ’66 Bassett of Angola, Ind., died Feb. 9, 2015.
Robert Minnich ’66 of Washington, D.C., recently retired after 15
years working with national and international nonprofits, 15 years
with Charitable Choices, a business providing promotional services
to national and international NGOs, and 15 years working as asylum
officer with the Department of Homeland Security.
Sherryl Zerkel ’67 Martin of Logansport, Ind., died Jan. 30, 2015.
James Feit ’69 of Indianapolis, Ind., died Sept. 4, 2014.
Neal Graham ’69x of Fort Wayne, Ind., died Dec. 23, 2012.
Ray E. Hedstrom ’69 of North Manchester, has been a part of a
church missions group that travels regularly to Nicaragua and an area in
Kentucky to assist communities in need.
Dennis Herman ’69 of Fort Wayne, Ind., is the director of church and
donor relations for Lutheran Social Services of Indiana.
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