Obituaries
Penn State Intercom......May 23, 2002

Hugh M. Barclay, campus executive officer at Penn State Fayette, from April 15, 1965, until his retirement Jan. 1, 1984; died March 13, at the age of 84.

Catherine A. Cerami, instructor in mathematics at Penn State Erie, from Aug. 16, 1983, until her retirement July 1, 1994; died March 30. She was 68.

Betty F. Dando, registration clerk in the Office of the University Registrar, from Nov. 2, 1959, until her retirement Jan. 1, 1981; died April 7, at the age of 83.

Ann B. Ebeling, operator, centralized copy center in Business Services, from April 1, 1960, until her retirement June 29, 1985; died March 25, at the age of 77.

Dorothy Erickson, residence hall worker in Housing and Food Services, from Jan. 4, 1966, until her retirement Jan. 1, 1983; died April 3. She was 81.

Barbara A. Itinger, staff assistant VII in Eberly College of Science, from Oct. 3, 1974, until her retirement Oct. 1, 1999; died April 8, at the age of 62.

Annice M. Kephart, janitorial worker in Office of Physical Plant, from March 10, 1969, until her retirement March 11, 1979; died March 25. She was 83.

Walter J. Knepp, dining hall worker in Housing and Food Services, from Dec. 14, 1959, until his retirement Nov. 22, 1983; died Feb. 20, at the age of 79.

Phyllis J. Miller, accounting clerk in College of Agricultural Sciences, from July 1, 1970, until her retirement Jan. 1, 1992; died April 4. She was 72.

Edna R. Musser, counter attendant in Housing and Food Services, from Sept. 1, 1960, until her retirement Nov. 30, 1973; died April 3. She was 91.

Gerhard Reethof, 79, professor emeritus of mechanical engineering, died April 16. Reethof was born in Czechoslovakia, immigrated to the United States in 1940 and started studying at Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT). His studies were interrupted to join World War II in 1943 where he earned a Silver Star, three Bronze Stars and received the Purple Heart, European African Middle Eastern Campagne Medal, a Bronze Arrowhead World War II Victory Medal and Croix De Guerre. He completed his bachelor's degree in mechanical engineering in 1947, his master's degree in 1949 and his doctoral degree in 1953, all from MIT. He was an assistant professor at MIT for two years before entering the business world. In the early 1960s, Reethof was an integral part of the jet engine design team for General Electric and the country's first "Super Sonic" bomber aircraft, the XB70. In 1965, he accepted a full professorship at Penn State in the Department of Mechanical Engineering. He was awarded the Alcoa Chair, and formed and directed the Noise Control Lab. He dedicated two consulting weeks a year for many years to perform reliability studies for the U.S. military.

Thurston M. Reeves, head of audiovisual in the Division of Outreach and Cooperative Extension, from Feb. 1, 1949, until his retirement Sept. 1, 1976; died March 13, at the age of 86.

John A. Weaver, laboratory technician in the College of Agricultural Sciences, from April 1, 1936, until his retirement Sept. 1, 1974; died April 3. He was 87.

Walter L. Royall, associate professor of English at Penn State Wilkes-Barre, from Sept. 1, 1966, until his retirement July 1, 1978; died Sept. 29. He was 85.

Stanley M. Sowa, maintenance worker at Penn State Wilkes-Barre, from Aug. 12, 1968, until his retirement Sept. 8, 1979; died March 5, at the age of 87.

Loretta R. Stimer, janitorial worker in the Office of Physical Plant, from Feb. 8, 1960, until her retirement June 29, 1985; died March 18. She was 78.

Mary H. Summers, laundry worker in Housing and Food Services, from Jan. 1, 1962, until her retirement April 10, 1975; died March 8, at the age of 90.

Edward S. Warnick, senior research associate in the College of Earth and Mineral Sciences, from June 1, 1963, until his retirement Jan. 1, 1984; died March 11. He was 80.

John W. Witmer, butter and cheese maker in the College of Agricultural Sciences, from Sept. 13, 1957, until his retirement Jan. 1, 1985; died March 8, at the age of 78.

Phillipp W. Zettler-Seidel, assistant professor of physics at Penn State DuBois, from Sept. 1, 1963, until his retirement June 30, 1980; died March 17. He was 87.

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