Fall 2012 Alumni Magazine - Lake Erie College

IN Memoriam
She was preceded in death by her sister, PAULINE (JOHNS)
DEWITT ’42,
CARYL ANN RITTERRATH, Los Angeles, Calif., passed away
July 27, 2011; the College only recently was notified of her
death. She received her master’s degree from the University of
La Verne and was a teacher in the San Gabriel School District for
41 years. She belonged to Delta Kappa Gamma, New England
Women, Daughters of the American Revolution and Daughters
of the American Colonists. She is survived by her German
cousins and many friends.
1947
MARJORIE (RIGG) LAMBDIN, Carlisle, Pa., died July 15, 2012.
She is survived by her husband, Rev. Philip Lambdin, and was
predeceased by their only child, Marjorie Stewart Lambdin.
CAROLINE (POMEROY) PETERS, Bremerton, Wash., passed
away Jan. 13, 2012. She and her husband, Kenneth, lived for
a time in Fairbanks, Alaska, where she was active in bowling
leagues, Bridge clubs, Rebekah Lodge and Daughters of
the American Revolution. From 1969 to 2004 she owned a
small animal farm in Monroe, Wash., where she tended to
a wide variety of animals and sold farm fresh eggs. She was
a founding member of the Monroe Historical Society and a
member of the Tualco Grange. Later she moved to live with
her family in Bremerton, Wash, where she enjoyed many
interests and hobbies.
She is survived by her children, Charles, Larry, Becky, Randy,
Mickey, and Julia Schuh as well as three generations of
grandchildren.
EDNA (GRAESER) ZIEL, Athens, Ga., died Dec. 3, 2010; the
College only recently learned about her death. She worked
overseas and then was employed at the World Affairs Council
in Philadelphia. She was active in the League of Women Voters
and the Unitarian Universalist Church and enjoyed traveling
through the Elderhostel program. She is survived by her
husband, Alden; daughter, Betsy Stewart, son-0in-law, Alan
Stewart; and son, Tom Ziel.
1950
MARY (KAERCHER) SMITH, Cleveland, Ohio, died Feb. 21,
2012. She worked at Cleveland Public Library, as a secretary
for Thomas H. Jones and as a secretary for McDonald & Co.
until her retirement in 1985. She was a founding member of
the Western Reserve Genealogical Committee at the Western
Reserve Historical Society. She is survived by her daughter,
Laura Smith Lumbard; her son-in-law, Miles Lumbard; two
grandchildren; one brother; and several nieces and nephews.
1953
JANICE (EDGAR) MURPHY, Woodstock, Va., passed away
March 19, 2012. She was a member of Emmanuel Episcopal
Church, Friends of the North Fork, Shenandoah County Tree
Board and past member of the Shenandoah Garden Club. She
was an avid gardener and reader, and she enjoyed quilting,
sailing and playing and teaching the mountain dulcimer. She is
survived by her daughters, Edith Lallande and Kathryn Boggs,
and four grandchildren.
1957
ANNA (BERGREN) REYNOLDS, Arbor Vitae, Wis., passed
away Sept. 8, 2010; the College was only recently notified of her
death. She is survived by her husband of 53 years, James, and
daughters Winn Eckert and Alicia Winnen. She was preceded in
death by her son, Capt. Scott Reynolds, U.S.M.C.
1959
ELIZABETH “JEAN” (SWITZER) BEATTY, Lewiston, N.Y., died
Aug. 30, 2012. She was a kindergarten teacher in Niagara Falls
for two years and spent most of her life as a devoted wife and
mother. She was a member of the Lewiston Service Guild and
was a volunteer with Niagara Hospice and the Heart & Soul
Food Pantry. She enjoyed spending her summers at her cottage
in Ontario, Canada surrounded by her children, grandchildren
and extended family. She is survived by her husband, Paul R.
Beatty, Sr.; her children, Karen Ruero, Linda Wise, Paul Beatty,
Jr., Charlotte Destino and Steven Beatty; 13 grandchildren; a
brother; a sister; and several nieces and nephews.
1960
LILLIAN (THORSEN) TAYLOR, Greenville, Tenn., died Jan.
28, 2012 at age 90. She attended Queens College in New
York City prior to her marriage and later graduated from
Lake Erie College with a degree in elementary education.
She then taught third and fourth grade for 22 years. She
was a member of Peace Links, an organization working to
inform the public of the dangers of nuclear testing. She was a
founding member and past president, for many years, of the
Andrew Johnson Heritage Association. She is survived by her
daughter, Diane; her son, Kirman; three grandchildren;
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