Nellie Shue '31 von Dorster, New London, Conn., April 24, 2001. She received a master's degree in library science from Drexel University after teaching high school Latin and English in Hyndman, Pa. For three years. During World War II, she was the first executive secretary of the Lancaster county Civilian Defense Council. She later moved to Alexandrai, Va., and worked at the Department of Agriculture. After her husband returned home from duty overseas, the couple returned to Lancaster, Pa. In 1959, they settled in Oberlin, Ohio, where she worked as a cataloguer at Oberlin College until 1968. She also worked at Millersville State University Library until her retirement in 1977.
Elizabeth C. Wetzel '32, Lewisburg, Pa., June 1, 2001. During WW II, she lived in Harrisburg and Philadelphia and later moved to Selinsgrove and to Lewisburg. She was married for 28 years to Donald G. Wetzel, who preceded her in death in 1970. She did graduate work at Penna. State, Bloomsburg and Bucknell universities. She was a Snyder County correspondent for The Sunbury Daily Item. She served as the secretary of the Snyder County Chapter of the American Red Cross. Most of her working years were spent teaching elementary and secondary grades in Middleburg and West Snyder schools. She retired in 1973 from teaching. She was a member of Emmanuel Lutheran Church where she was the financial secretary, taught Sunday school and a member of the Lutheran Church Women. Since living in Lewisburg she attended St. Paul's United Methodist Church. She was a member of the Middleburg Home Study Club, Snyder County Historical Society, Depression Club, Snyder County Retired Teachers, Penna. State Teachers, AARP Lewisburg Chapter, Women's Auxiliary of Susquehanna University, Middleburg Retired Persons Club and the Penn Lutheran Village and Buffalo Valley Village. Among the survivors is her daughter, Barbara Wetzel'71 Bressler.
George J. Kimmel '38, Ashland, Pa., March 15, 2001. He received his master's degree in English from Bucknell University and later did doctoral studies at the University of Pennsylvania. He was a veteran of WWII and served with the Army Air Corps and the Army Counter Intelligence Corps as a special agent in Australia, New Guinea, Philippines and Japan, receiving a bronze star. He taught English, Latin and German in the former Butler Township school district and in 1958 became supervising principal and chief school administrator until 1962 when Ashland Area school district was formed. In 1966, he became district assistant superintendent of the newly created north Schuykill school district retiring in 1974. He was married to the former Dorothy Shutt '40 Kimmel for 47 years until her death in May 1988. Among the survivors is a daughter, Ruth Kimmel '79 Snyder.
Harold H. Benion '39, Milton, Pa., April 1, 2001. He majored in business administration at Susquehanna and was a member of the bond and Key Fraternity. He served as a Sunday school teacher and a church council member at Trinity Lutheran Church, Milton, Pa. and later became a member of the Follmer Lutheran Church. He was a former member of the Milton Rotary Club, the Free and Accepted Masons chapter of Milton and had been a Republican Committee chairman for Turbot Township. He is survived by his wife, Katherine Ida Dietterle Benion, whom he marred on September 16, 1940, and with whom he celebrated a 60th wedding anniversary in September 2000. Among the other survivors are two daughters, Barbara A. Benion'73 Reed and Janet A. Benion '75 Heffner.
Richard S. Hummel '40, Northumberland, Pa., March 19, 2001. A 1934 graduate of Northumberland High School, he attended Susquehanna in 1937 and received his undergraduate degree from Bloomsburg State Teachers College in 1951. He was married to the former Clarice Kulp. A talented athlete, he played baseball and basketball at Susquehanna and baseball at Bloomsburg and later was an active coach of recreational baseball, the Northumberland Junior and Senior High School basketball and baseball teams and the Susquehanna baseball teams in 1956 and 1957. He played in the Minor Class "B" League during the 1940s, on teams including the Sunbury Senators and Indians, the South Bend St. Joseph team, the Balboa Brewers of Panama and the barnstorming House of David team of Michigan. A veteran of WW II, he served as a drill instructor in the Army. He was a teacher in Selinsgrove in 1951 and later taught in the Northumberland Schools for 30 years where he also served as an elementary principal before retiring in 1981. He was a member of the Free and Accepted Masons Eureka Lodge 404 of Northumberland and the Williamsport Consistory. He was a member of Christ United Methodist Church, Northumberland, Pa. Surviving are two daughters and sons-in-law, Judith and James Groninger and Gretchen and Eugene Brosius, all of Northumberland, two sons and daughters-in-law, Richard and Shirley Hummel of Northumberland and Jeffrey and Cathy Hummel of Shamokin Dam; one brother, Lewis Hummel; 12 grandchildren; nine great-grandchildren.
Thomas P. Helvig '61, Peachtree City, Ga., March 31, 2001. He was a member of Christ Our Shepherd Lutheran Church, Peachtree City. Surviving in addition to his wife and mother, are one daughter and son-in-law, Karen and John Krause; one son and daughter-in-law, William A. and Ashley; two grandchildren, and one sister, Christina Hoffman. He was preceded in death by one daughter, Kristin Helvig.
Ray H. Boyer '73, Hampden Township., Pa., April 20, 2001. He was a former employee of Merrill Lynch. He is survived by his wife, Jane Mertz Boyer; two daughters, Kimberly R. Eager and Stephanie J. Bowen, both of Mechanicsburg; and two grandchildren, Colton and Madison Bowen.
Paul R. Nardoni '90, Lambertville, N.J., April 17, 2001. He was executive chef with Windstar Cruise Lines and previously with Four Seasons Hotel, Maui, Hawaii. He graduated from the Culinary Institute of America. He is the son of Renato and Roseann Lewis Nardoni, he is also survived by his wife, Ellen Haney; two stepdaughters, Melissa and Rebecca Hege; his grandmother, Jane Nardoni; a sister and brother-in-law, Renee and Ernie Flores; and a goddaughter, Sarah Flores. Paul's family has established a foundation in his honor to provide funding for patient and family comfort as well as for research in the field of lymphoma. Donations may be made to the Paul R. Nardoni Charitable Foundation, 35 Clearview Road, Whitehouse Station, NJ 08889.
James A. Milford '47, April 2, 2001, Camp Hill, Pa. A native of Hazleton, Pa., he served as a first officer in the U.S. Merchant Marine during World War II. At Susquehanna he majored in business administration and was active in Phi Mu Delta fraternity. He was a retired marketing manager for Pennsylvania Power and Light at the time of his death. He had been active in numerous civic organizations including the Harrisburg Chamber of Commerce, the Cumberland County Cancer Society, and the West Shore YMCA, as well as the Masonic Lodge.
Russell C. Hatz, April 2001, Mt. Gretna, Pa. He had been an instructor and associate professor of music at Susquehanna from 1939 to 1969, serving as chairman of the music division from 1960 to 1963. A graduate of Lebanon Valley College and the Juilliard School of Music, he earned a doctorate in music education from Columbia University. He played principal second violin and principal viola for 23 years with the Harrisburg Symphony Orchestra and was also active in numerous other performing and professional groups as well as volunteer organizations, including a 50-year membership in Rotary International.
ERLE I. SHOBERT II '35: 1913-2001
Erle I. Shobert II '35, an outstanding graduate, honorary degree recipient, achievement award winner, benefactor, and chair emeritus of Susquehanna University's board of directors, died May 31, 2001.
Born November 19, 1913, in DuBois, Pa., Erle earned a bachelor of arts degree summa cum laude from Susquehanna. Following graduation, he earned a physics certificate at the Georg August Universitaet in Goettingen, Germany, and a master of arts degree in physics from Princeton University. He married Marjorie Sullivan in 1939, and they had two children, Judith Ann and Margaret. Marjorie passed away three years ago.
Erle's professional career began in 1934 as an engineer with Stackpole Carbon Company of St. Marys, Pa. He continued to serve that firm throughout his career including a term as vice president of technology from 1971 until his retirement in 1979. In 1974, he received the Holm Scientific Achievement Award, and in 1985, the Armington Recognition Award for his significant contributions to the field of electronic contacts aside from those involved in engineering and research. A member of numerous professional associations, corporate and scientific boards and advisory councils, he held 25 patents and authored some 50 technical papers and three books.
In 1957, Erle received an honorary doctor of science degree from Susquehanna and was commencement speaker. He was elected to the University's board of directors in 1961 and served as chair from 1978 to 1986 - a tenure marked by a spirit of collegiality enhanced effective planning and decision-making during some challenging institutional times. The board established the Erle I. Shobert II and Marjorie S. Shobert Scholarship Fund in recognition of their invaluable service to the university. Erle was a recipient of the SU Alumni Association's Achievement Award, served as national campaign vice chair for Susquehanna's Window of Opportunity capital campaign and as honorary chair of the Susquehanna 2000 campaign. In 1995, a new residence hall - Shobert Hall - was named in honor of Erle and Marjorie.
