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Class of 1931 In Memoriam
Burrell A. Fanton
April 25, 1913 ~ Marc 19, 2010
Russell Harrington Fanton
December 2, 1914 ~ August 1, 2010
Forest Wilson Hopkins
December 12, 1912 ~ April 1978
His tombstone shows that he was a Pennsylvania State Representative from 1966-1978. He served as a Lieutenant in the United States Navy during World War II.
Ervin Elias Johnston
March 28, 1914 ~ June 20, 1998
Lawrence Pierce
November 6, 1911 ~ January 18, 1995
Willard Deyo
1912 ~ May 28, 1962
Dorothy Putzman
August 19, 1914 ~ December 30, 1932
Frances Pickens
Donald Warren Chrisjohn
March 21, 1915 ~ February 5, 2001
Katherine Ella Walsh-Rapan
August 30, 1907 ~ March 1985
Margaret Yewdall-Dennison
January 3, 1914 ~ September 22, 2011
Margaret Y. Dennison, 97, passed away Wednesday, Sept. 22, 2011 at the Marshwood Nursing Home in Lewiston, after several years of declining health. Margaret was born Jan. 3, 1914 in Wellsville, N.Y., a daughter of the late William Fletcher Yewdall and Edna Permelia Opp Yewdall. She was a graduate of the Wellsville High School, Class of 1931, and continued her education at the University of Rochester, School of Nursing, Class of 1935. After college, she was employed at the Strong Memorial Hospital in Rochester, N.Y. until she married Frederick Dennison, who she met in college. They then moved to Thomaston where he set up his family practice and they raised their daughter. Margaret resided in Thomaston from 1939 to 1941 and from 1946 through 2005 until she moved into an independent living facility in Auburn. She enjoyed braiding and hooking rugs, sewing, and playing bridge. She loved to travel and enjoyed trips to the Southwest and Mexico. She was a member of the Knox County Women’s Medical Auxiliary. Margaret was predeceased by her parents; husband, Dr. Frederick Dennison; sister, Mrs. Marlene Miller. Survivors include her daughter, Susan Harmon and her husband, Arnold, of Otisfield; granddaughter, Jennifer Wilson and her husband, Doug, of Gray, grandsons, Frederick Harmon, of New Gloucester, Steven Harmon and his wife Lindsay, of Hubbardston, Mass.; great-grandchildren, Morgan Wilson of Gray, Trinity Harmon of New Gloucester, Colin, Adelaide and Sawyer Harmon, all of Hubbardston, Mass. At her request, there will be no public services.
Maxine W. Corbin
August 10, 1911 ~ ?
Genevieve Cusick-Dunigan
November 4, 1912 ~ February 8, 2007
Genevieve Cusick Dunigan, passed away Thursday, February 8, 2007. She was 94 years old. Born in Wellsville, NY on November 14, 1912 to James Cusick and Nelly McGinns Cusick, Genevieve graduated Wellsville High School in 1931 and attended Robinson Music School. She married Gerald Joseph Dunigan in 1936 and moved to Hornell, NY in 1946. In 1952 she moved her family to San Jose, Ca where she lived for the majority of her life. Along with her husband, Mrs. Dunigan owned and managed several local grocery stores, including the Spartan Market in San Jose. Mrs. Dunigan loved socializing and gardening. She was a member of the San Jose Women’s Club, the Santa Clara Woman’s Club and the Hibernian Ladies Auxiliary. She was an excellent pianist and her love of music followed her through out her life. In 2003 Mrs. Dunigan moved to Dale Commons in Modesto, Ca to be closer to her family. She is survived by: her sons Jack and Jim, their wives Andrea and Dianne, her grandchildren Jacqueline, Michael, Matt and Ryan, and, her great granddaughters Carissa and Gabriella. Services will be held February 14, 2007 at the Lima Family Santa Clara Mortuary, 466 N. Winchester Blvd., Santa Clara, CA.
Dorothy Knepfler-Foster
July 1, 1912 ~ August 10, 1977
Clair William Church
November 10, 1913 ~ November 16, 2000
Lytle Sherwood Church
September 18, 1911 ~ July 30, 1998
Marian Griffith-Meyers
March 27, 1914 ~ January 1, 2012
Russell B. Dye
4/24/1911 ~ March 7, 1995
William Mallery Adams
March 24, 1913 ~ January 31, 2009
US Navy Seaman 1st Class WW II
Dorothy Louise Durbin-Miinte
October 9, 1914 ~ January 6, 1995
Mary E. Graves-Joyce
November 13, 1911 ~ March 26, 1990
Keith Loran Whitney
November 4, 1908 ~ February 19, 1996
Lucille Fagan
June 22, 1912 ~ December 7, 1973
Grace Louise Kailbourn-Beuttner
August 2, 1913 ~ February 20, 1999
Beth Cross-Greene-Monroe
January 1, 1914 ~ May 30, 2007
Winifred Foland Harder-Moore
April 15, 1914 ~ September 14, 2004
Sanford Roland Stevens
December 29, 1913 ~ April 9, 2005
Agnes Heinemann-Weldon
February 20, 1915 ~ June 8, 1941
Margaret Culbert-Burns
August 26, 1913 ~ March 6, 1998
Lawrence Roehler
November 30, 1913 ~ January 4, 1977
Maude Perkins-Hallett
November 14, 1914 ~ February 26, 2001
Louis W. Miinte
December 21, 1910 ~ January 21, 1985
Katherine A. Shine
October 18, 1912 ~ March 11, 1991
Phoebe Mills-Beckering
June 14, 1913 ~ December 17, 2010
Onnalee Olsowsky-Chaffee
October 18, 1914 ~ January 3, 1998
Charles Ives
November 4, 1912 ~ May 1979
John Brundage
July 17, 1911 ~ January 17, 1997
Walter Benedict Manion
July 25, 2011 ~ June 21, 1978
John Calvin Dunham
June 23, 1912 ~ March 23, 2006
Julia Boyd-McEnroe
August 10, 1911 ~ March 31, 1994
Mary Esther Rauber
July 13, 1911 ~ ?
Florence Meyne-Farrell
Cecil George Whitney
April 22, 1911 ~ September 29, 1999
Sylvester Fuller Pelton
September 26, 1911 ~ January 9, 1989
Ruth Browning-Durbin
January 6, 1913 ~ January 28, 1964
Arthur Norbert Shear
September 19, 1913 ~ March 15, 1999
Margaret Moogan
July 20, 1914 ~ February 11, 1983
Edna Mae Harrington-Hussey
December 20, 1920 ~ April 27, 1990
Arthur Harold Saunders
November 25, 1910 ~ January 4, 1999
Joseph Perrine
Esther Major-Batchelder
February 17, 1913 ~ November 25, 2012
Esther Virginia Major Batchelder died Sunday, Nov. 25, 2012, at Doylestown Hospital. On Feb. 17, 2013, she would have been 100 years old. She was blessed to live an independent life up to the end. Esther was born in a blizzard in Scio, N.Y. and spent most of her life in Williamsburg, moving there in 1942 before coming to Doylestown in 2005. She was a teacher at James Blair and Berkeley schools for 16 years in Williamsburg. She had a bachelor’s degree from Cornell University and a master’s of education from William & Mary. As a young woman, she ran a preschool and was both a Girl Scout and Boy Scout leader. Esther directed the William & Mary Baptist Student Union, taught Sunday School for 47 years at Williamsburg Baptist Church, and was a costumed guide for Colonial Williamsburg. Her other volunteer activities included the American Red Cross, the Williamsburg Community Hospital Auxiliary, the Virginia Retired Teachers Association (president 1968-73), and the Advisory Council and Executive Board of the Peninsula Agency on Aging. She was a volunteer at the FISH thrift shop, a member of the 4H executive board, and a member of AAUW. Esther was more than a list of accomplishments. She was fun, intelligent, honest, caring, and loved life and people and the opportunities around her. She never complained, took care of business and was always curious. Esther was there to help, cheer, and support family and friends. Esther is the widow of William Paul Batchelder and is survived by her two children, Paula Batchelder Young of Doylestown and William Thomas Batchelder of Oakland, Calif. The spouses of her children, her eight grandchildren and their partners, plus her nine great-grandchildren will miss her deeply. She left these words for her friends and family: “Thanks to all. I have had a wonderful visit on this earth. Each of you has given me delight and I thank each of you for being supportive and loving friends. I have loved you all and am sorry I must leave… but leave I must. My best to each of you, Esther.” A memorial service will beheld at 2 p.m. on Friday, Dec.28, at Doylestown United Methodist Church. Refreshments will be served following the service. In lieu of flowers, please send donations to Williamsburg Baptist Church, 227 Richmond Rd., Williamsburg VA 23185.
Roland Beach
August 14, 1913 ~ September 17, 1967
Estelle Hazzard
August 24, 1913 ~ March 19, 1989