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1961
SUZANNE HESS HAZELTON, Town and Country,
Mo., and East Burke, Vt., October 29, 2012. Mrs.
Hazelton graduated from Skidmore College in 1965
with a B.S. in elementary education. From 1965 to
1966, she taught first grade at the Henry Drinker
Elementary School in Moscow. She also taught Bible
School and Sunday School at the Lake Winola United
Methodist Church in Lake Winola from 1974 to
1982 and was the swim coach for the Tunkhannock
Swim Team for the 1981-82 season. Mrs. Hazelton
and her husband, Russell, were killed as a result
of an attempted emergency plane landing in a St.
Louis area lake. Mr. Hazelton, who piloted the small
aircraft, died at the scene of the crash. Mrs. Hazelton,
who was the sole passenger, died as a result of injuries
sustained during the accident. They were both
survived by their son Chad and daughter Happy and
by their grandchildren.
1966
NICHOLAS SOUCHIK JR., Pittston, October 15,
2012. After Sem, Mr. Souchik went on to further
his education at Tri-State University, Ind., where
he acquired his bachelor’s degree in electrical
engineering. Later, he went on to acquire his master’s
degree. Mr. Souchik served as the executive director
of the Luzerne County Civil Defense. He played an
instrumental role during the Agnes Flood in helping
to organize aid for the flood victims. Prior to his
retirement, he was employed for many years by the
Department of Defense as an electrical engineer with
the Department of the Navy. He is survived by his
children and grandchildren.
1967
AMY-LYN POUSER WEBB, Dallas, November 29,
2012. Mrs. Webb graduated from Wilkes University
with a teaching degree and taught for many years
until the birth of her son in 1992. She is survived
by her son and step-daughters and by her husband,
Harmon.
1986
GUYLER GUTSTEIN, Waterford, Mich., January 14,
2013. Mr. Gutstein was a graduate of The University
of Wisconsin and Thomas M. Cooley School of Law in
Michigan, and served as an editor of the Law Review.
After graduating from the University of Wisconsin he
worked directly with PA Congressman Paul Kanjorski
as a professional staff member. He is survived by his
son Jack, 13.
Former Faculty
BARBARA AIERSTOCK, Myrtle Beach, S.C.,
December 29, 2012. Ms. Aierstock taught at Wyoming
Seminary from 1954 to 1956. From 1957 to 1965, she
served as assistant professor and chair of health and
physical education at Beaver College (now Arcadia
University), where she coached field hockey and
basketball. She was named to the Arcadia University
Athletic Hall of Fame in 2011. From 1969-70, she was
an assistant professor of physical education at Iowa
State University. She was a professor of physical
education at Indiana University of Pennsylvania from
1972 until her retirement as professor emeritus in
1992.
W. CARVER COLLINS,
Kingston, January
13, 2013. After his
education at the U.S.
Naval Academy and
the University of
Pittsburgh, Mr. Collins
co-founded the William
Penn Playhouse and
worked for Chatham
College in Pittsburgh. He moved his family to the
Wyoming Valley in 1968 to work for Wilkes College
and then in 1970 began working at Wyoming
Seminary. It was at Sem where Mr. Collins flourished
for 35 years as a teacher of literature, history and
theater. Directing young actors, building scenery
and staging productions filled him with purpose. In
equal measure, he thrived on his ability to inspire
his students to think and write clearly and concisely.
He is survived by his daughter MORA COLLINS
JOHNSON ’78 and his son ROBERT COLLINS ’86.
You may view memorial comments from Sem alumni
at wyomingseminary.org/page.cfmp=1568 or at
Sem’s Facebook page.
EDWINA BUTLER DOUD, formerly of Scranton area,
January 1, 2013. She graduated from Russell Sage
College, Troy, N.Y., in 1948, with a degree in physical
education. She taught and coached at Wyoming
Seminary and at Keystone Junior College. She resided
in Wilmington, Del., for 50 years, before retiring to
New England in Danvers, Mass. She was preceded in
death by her husband, Donald.
MARY CATHERINE
SHEDLAWSKI, Forty
Fort, January 27, 2013. Mrs.
Shedlawski was a graduate
of Blossburg High School,
class of 1941.Following
high school, she went on to
further her education at St.
Joseph’s Hospital, School
of Nursing, Elmira, N.Y. In 1944, she graduated
as a registered nurse, and was named the class
valedictorian. Mrs. Shedlawski began her nursing
career at Blossburg State General Hospital, where
she met her husband, Dr. Joseph F. Shedlawski.
In 1947, the couple relocated to Forty Fort, where
Dr. Shedlawski opened his medical practice. Mrs.
Shedlawski assisted her husband in his medical
practice, until the birth of their first child, when
she shifted into the role of a dedicated homemaker.
In 1964, Mrs. Shedlawski began a new career as a
kindergarten teacher at the Wyoming Seminary
Lower School, Forty Fort. She became the head of the
program soon thereafter. Throughout her 30-year
tenure with Wyoming Seminary, she diligently and
lovingly educated hundreds of children, retiring
from her position in 1994. She remained actively
connected to the Wyoming Seminary community
throughout the years and kept in contact with many
of her former colleagues and students. In 2008, she
received the Joseph C. Donchess Distinguished Service
Award, the school’s highest honor, in recognition
of her many contributions to Wyoming Seminary.
She was preceded in death by her husband and by
her daughter, PAULINE SHEDLAWSKI ’71. She is
survived by her son, JOSEPH SHEDLAWSKI ’72. You
may view memorial comments from Sem alumni at
wyomingseminary.org/page.cfmp=1576 or at Sem’s
Facebook page.