Deaths
* As a member of Otho Winger Society, this donor included Manchester in an estate plan or established a deferred gift with the University.
1930s
Martha McFadden ’39n Stull of Howard, Ohio, Jan. 10, 2021
1940s
Hazel Pulley ’42c Wright of Lynden, Wash, Oct. 26, 2020
Mary Alice Brand ’44 Dick of Fort Wayne, Dec. 27, 2020
Wilmer Eley ’44c of Union City, Ind., Dec. 2, 2020
Edward Hollenberg ’48 of Winamac, Ind., Oct. 19, 2020
Frances Castleman ’49 Baxter of Rochester, Ind., Dec. 31, 2020
Dr. William Gnagey ’49c of Normal, Ill., Nov. 14, 2020
Ellen Dyson ’49 Hostetler of LaGrange, Ind., Nov. 9, 2020
James Weaver ’49 of Deland, Fla., Jan. 11, 2021
1950s
Nellie Harsh ’51 Dickenson of Richmond, Va., Oct. 21, 2020
*Max Brand ’52 of North Manchester, Dec. 7, 2020
Lois Shirky ’52 Johnson of Harrisonburg, Va., Dec. 7, 2020
Peggy Voorhees ’52 Skirvin of Syracuse, Ind., June 7, 2020
John Mack ’54 of Greenville, Ohio, Nov. 7, 2020
Phyllis Harms ’55 Pettit of North Manchester, Oct. 13, 2020
Phyllis Yount ’56 Thompson of North Manchester, Nov. 4, 2020
Elaine Royer ’58 Blocher of North Manchester, Nov. 16, 2020
Carolyn Michael ’58 of Logansport, Ind., Nov. 8, 2020
*Dr. Morris Firebaugh ’59 of Sun City Center, Fla., Jan.1, 2021
Elvin Zook ’59 of Chatham, Ill., Nov. 24, 2020. Dr. Zook was a former trustee for Manchester University.
1960s
George Franklin “Coach” McKinney ’60 of Fort Wayne, Oct. 30, 2020
Nancy Carper ’62 Peterson of Ligonier, Ind., Dec. 21, 2020
Mary Sue Helstern ’62 Rosenberger of Westerville, Ohio, Oct. 11, 2020
Edward Mahnesmith ’63 of Angola, Ind., Nov. 28, 2020
Priscilla Barlow ’63c Norris of Argos, Ind., Dec. 20, 2020
Mark Wagner ’63c of Greenville, Ohio, Nov. 29, 2020
Donald Frame ’64 of Richland, Wash., Aug. 31, 2020
Juliana Smith ’65 DeGood of Columbia City, Ind., Nov. 28, 2020
Dorothy Green ’65 Heering of Waverly, Iowa, Nov. 26, 2020
Daniel Wade ’65 of New Haven, Conn., May 28, 2020
Patricia Pritchett ’66 of Muncie, Ind., Nov. 1, 2020
DeAnne Conine ’68 Lightner of Lynchburg, Ohio, Oct. 9, 2020
1970s
Sandra Parker ’70 Denton of Rochester, Ind., Dec. 5, 2020
Donald Ray Yoder ’70 of Bloomington, Ind., Dec. 26, 2020
Douglas Humphreys ’73 of Boca Raton, Fla., Oct. 2, 2020
Jon Gochenaur ’76 of Shipshewana, Ind., Oct. 13, 2020
Larry Sellers ’76 of Wanatah, Ind., Dec. 20, 2020
Harold Beckwith Jr. ’77 of Gary, Ind., Oct. 24, 2020
1990s
Sara Miller ’94 Chonaiew of Wabash, Ind., Oct. 1, 2020
Friends of Manchester
Donald Park of Goshen, Ind., March 16, 2020
Nancy Weimer of Towson, Md., Oct. 19, 2020. Nancy was the spouse of Robert “Bob” Weimer ’52
Class Notes
1950s
Wendell Dilling ’58 has been inducted into the Michigan Senior Olympic (MSO) Hall of Fame. Dilling has been awarded 155 MSO medals during the 18 years he has competed. He also has cycled from California to Maine (3,957 miles!) and worked with others to have bike lanes added to the streets in Midland, Mich.
1970s
Glynn Hines ’73 of Fort Wayne is the keynote speaker for the 2021 Martin Luther King Jr. Remembrance and Rededication Ceremony at Manchester University.
Mark Huntington ’76 received the Indiana Athletic Trainers’ Association Professional Excellence Award. He recently retired from Manchester University, where he served as a faculty member and athletic trainer since 1984.
1990s
J’nise Ramsey ’93 is working as regional director of network care transitions at Mary Free Bed Rehabilitation Hospital in Grand Rapids, Mich.
Noah Smith ’94 is representing District 3 on the Fort Wayne Community School Board.
Kyle Hupfer ’95 joined Taft Law in Indianapolis as partner. He will continue to serve as chair of the Indiana Republican Party, and most recently served as campaign manager for Gov. Eric Holcomb.
2000s
Matthew Cates ’06 of Mishawaka, Ind., was named state director of the National High School Strength Coaches Association. Matthew works at Penn High School as the strength and conditioning coach.
2010s
Tyler Smith ’10 is working as director of community health at Bon Secours Mercy Health in Lima, Ohio.
Sarah McKinney ’12 Haynes celebrated 10 years with the Indianapolis Indians, where she works as business operations manager.
Justin Weber ’12 of Laotto, Ind., has been named assistant principal at Garrett High School.
Bolanle Oladokun ’17 has been named community development blocks grant program manager for the Indiana Office of Community and Rural Affairs. She previously worked for the Indiana Department of Homeland Security. She earned a master’s degree in strategic leadership and design from the University of Indianapolis.