Deaths

Harry P. Shaffer '29, Johnstown, Pa., Aug. 16. He was a life member of Ferndale Volunteer Fire Company and was past president of the Central Pennsylvania Police Association. He was retired from Bethlehem Steel Corp.

Dorothy Turnbach '31 Stickney, Feb. 27.

Virginia Andrews '34 Rhoads, Hollidaysburg , Pa., July 14. She was a volunteer for the Home Nursing Agency and the Allegheny Lutheran Home. For many years, she also worked at the courthouse in Hollidaysburg and as a teacher's aide for nursery school children. She is survived by her daughter and son-in-law, Helen Rhoads '61 and Harold '60 Bingaman.

Leonard L. Newfield '35, Northumberland , Pa., April 7. He was employed by the Shikellamy School District and taught math at the Sunbury Junior High School for 33 years, and the Northumberland Middle School for three years. He retired in 1978. He played in various orchestras in the area, including with “Doc” Getkin's Nighthawks at Rolling Green Park, and with the Ivan Fox Orchestra, the Blue Band, the Glen Tones, Merrimac's and the Esquires.

Rose Runk '36 Perry, Monrovia , Calif. , Feb. 28, 2006.

Daniel T. Cotton '37, Coral Springs, Fla., April 21.

William H. Gehron Jr. '40, Williamsport , Pa., June 25. He was a Navy veteran of World War II, serving on the USS Drew, an attack transport and hospital ship stationed in the Pacific. Returning home after the war, he became the chief resident at the Williamsport Hospital. He was in general practice in Newberry for 10 years and also served as the plant physician at the former Bethlehem Steel Corp. before studying to become a urologist at the University of Pittsburgh. Later he became the first board-certified urologist in Williamsport in 1962. In 1985, he served three months at the American Mission Hospital in Tanta, Egypt, as their staff urologist.

Edmund J. Kozlowski '40, Pinellas Park, Fla., March 8. He was a music teacher and an Army veteran of World War II.

Evelyn Williamson '43 Matthews, Houston, Texas, May 26.

Donald A. King '48, York, Pa., May 20. He was an insurance salesman for Continental Insurance, retiring in 1987. He was a U.S. Navy veteran of World War II, serving in the South Pacific.

Harold R. Kramer '48, Bethlehem, Pa., Aug. 3. He was an Army veteran of World War II, attaining the rank of first lieutenant. He was last employed as an office manager in the mining department of Bethlehem Steel Corp., until retiring. He previously was a school teacher. He is survived by his wife, Corinne Kahn '45 Kramer and nephew Charles Brophy '70.

Rita Sweedler '48 Lavine, Jan. 14.

Kenneth M. Merz '49, Malvern, Pa., June 8.

Cameron Dale Gateman Sr. '52, Wayne , N.J. , Oct. 9, 2006. At Susquehanna, he was president of Theta Chi and the fraternity senate, and a member of the marching band, SU singers, Chapel choir and Who's Who. He attended the U.S. Army engineer's class and served from 1952 to 1954 as a sergeant, Headquarters Company, Korea. He earned master and doctor of education degrees from Columbia University in New York, and was a school administrator in Westfield and West Milford, N.J., schools. He is survived by his wife, Shirley Decker '55 Gateman.

Patricia F. Heathcote '52, York, Pa., August 4. She worked as an accountant with the Bendix Corporation. She had also worked for York Saw and Knife, York Industries, and Orville Lauver and Co. Mutual Funds.

Jacquelyn L. McKeever '52, Catasauqua, Pa., June 27. She had won the 1958 Tony Award for Best Featured Actress in a Musical, "Oh Captain!," with Tony Randall. She also won the 1958 Theatre World Award.

Betty Pearson '52 Messner, Harrisburg, Pa., May 28. She was employed by the local PPL office before serving in the U.S. Navy WAVES Hospital Corps in Brooklyn, N.Y., and Indianhead, Md., during World War II. She taught for 13 years in the Williamstown Joint School District while earning her master's degree in education and reading specialist certification from Penn State University. She was involved in the formation of the Keystone State Reading Association and served as its third president. She was very active in the International Reading Association and traveled to Europe, South America, Australia and Indonesia. She was named one of Pennsylvania's Outstanding Educators in 1971.

Ann M. Ambromovage '58, Philadelphia, Pa., March 23.

Barry Hackenberg '62, New Ringgold, Pa., June 21. He taught social studies at North Schuylkill High School in Fountain Springs for 22 years. Prior to that, he taught at Jim Thorpe Area School District for seven years, Daniel Boone Area School District, Birdsboro, for eight years, and Milton Area School District for half a year. He was also a head football coach, a freshman football coach, an assistant varsity football coach and an assistant varsity basketball coach. He was a member of the Army Reserve in Reading, Pa., for seven years. He is survived by his son, Erick D. Hackenberg '95.

Franklin M. Bergonzi '67, Hummelstown, Pa., June 8. He served on the advisory council for the Sigmund Weis School of Business. He was employed by Rite Aid Corporation for 29 years. Recently he worked as a consultant for Gannett Fleming Inc. He is survived by his son, Peter Bergonzi '98.

Alice Lahey '67 Shallcross, Conway, Mass., July 31. She worked briefly for the former Betz Labs in Pennsylvania before leaving the professional world to raise her family, and was very active in the community. She was a member of 4-H and numerous horse clubs. She was the superintendent at the Adult Exhibition Hall at the Three County Fair for many years and was a regular at Morgan horse shows. She is survived by her husband, Bruce Shallcross '68.

Nancy Boyer '69 Chauncey, Valdosta, Ga., May 7.

Donna Pile '77 Zelno, Vero Beach , Fla., March 20. She worked at Ocean Spray in Vero Beach as a quality control manager. She was an active member of MADD and St. Helen Catholic Church.

Debra Burgess '81 Sikorski, Long Valley, N.J., July 15. She was a human resources manager at AT&T and at Lucent Technologies before retiring in 2003.

William E. Allan '91, Horseheads, N.Y., July 6. He was a certified crucial incident stress debriefer and behavior specialist.