Class of 1939
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Elinor McConaha
Elinor L. McConaha, age 91, of Richmond, died Wednesday, Jan. 28, 2009, at Rose Gate Village. She was born Aug. 19, 1917, in Richmond to Albert and "Minnie" Boess Wuenker. Elinor grew up on a farm near Richmond. She was a 1935 graduate of Richmond High School and 1939 graduate of Earlham College. Her first experience as a teacher was at Chili High School where she taught English and home economics. The next year for her was at New Castle Junior High to teach home economics until she left to be married. She and her husband lived on a farm and, with their son, enjoyed farm living. She decided to go back to teaching and found Greens Fork School where she taught English and Spanish. Her next year was at Hagerstown Junior-Senior High School and again had English and Spanish and was there until she retired in 1978. Elinor was a member of Faith United Lutheran Church. Survivors include son, Timothy O. McConaha (Wanda) of Centerville; grandchildren, David (Laura) of Carmel, Daniel of Indianapolis and Kimberly of Switzerland; great-grandson, Quinn and another on the way.
Preceded in death by her parents and husband, Tom.
(February 11, 2009)
William Edward Wood
William E. Wood died on July 14th, 2008, in Council Bluffs, IA. William was born in Lawrence, Massachusetts, on August 30th, 1917. He attended Earlham in the class of 1939, and graduated from MIT with a MS in Mechanical Engineering. During his career William taught at Swarthmore College, worked to develop a nuclear engine for GE, and led a team in the research and development of the Crawler-Transporter used by NASA to move the rockets from the building site to the launching pad. After he retired he received an award from the State of Arizona for his environmental energy efficiency work for the Navajo Indians in their schools and hospitals. He was preceded in death by his first wife, Catherine; son, Stafford; and grandson, Chad. Survivors include wife, Allie Wood; son, William "Bert" H. Wood '63 and wife Marcy , all of Council Bluffs; daughter, Margaret Happel '67 and husband Bob, of Los Angeles; daughter-in-law Tenny Wood of Kalkaska, MI; grandchildren, Peter and Karen Wood, Marcy B Wood '90, Joel Wood, Erin and Ryan Moore, Jessie Happel, and Lynn Happel; Step sons, Steve Matheson, of Omaha; Michael Matheson and wife Gay, of Seattle, WA; Todd Matheson and wife Leslie, of Council Bluffs; sister, Ellen Craymer, of Roanoke, VA.
(Posted September 09, 2008)
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