Class of 1949
Class Chair:
Caroline Weis Panzer, 810/234-6846; Email: 
Class Notes:
Caroline Weis Panzer
We have moved to Greensboro, North Carolina and would love to see, visit, or chat with any Earlham Alum.
(Posted October 02, 2009)
Obituaries:
William Elwood Stratton
Submitted by his brother, Robert Stratton: I don't know if you know much about his activities after he left college, but he spent much of his life as an administrator with the American Red Cross in Europe, Africa, Asia and the United States. Working with the Military in some of the countries including Viet Nam during the war. He was in the Air Force in England and Europe during the second World War. After retirement, he worked as a volunteer for the Red Cross in their offices in Martin County, Florida where he was a director working in the disaster section and forming and organizing the volunteer program. He was an active sailor and enjoyed his boat and organizing Atlantic races to the Caribbean and France. He died of multiple physical problems in Stuart, Florida. There will be several memorial services in Stuart, Florida, Annapolis and Vermont.
(Posted November 06, 2009)
Glenn Mallison
Glenn S. Mallison, 86 died peacefully, surrounded by loved ones, on Jan. 13, 2005 at Lakeside Nursing and Rehab Center. Glenn was born on Dec. 10, 1918, in Cortland, N.Y. the third of Harry and Leona Southworth Mallison's five children. He was known for his sense of humor and a great laugh that turned heads! In his youth, he discovered a deep and lasting passion for pacifism and non-violent living, extending his respect for life to animals by becoming a dedicated vegetarian to the end. Glenn also became a Conscientious Objector to war, and during World War II, he served his country in the Civilian Public Service, taking part in medical experiments and other state-side service activities. There, he was introduced to the Religious Society of Friends (Quakers). He graduated from Earlham College, Richmond, IN, where he met his future wife, Carolyn '46. He earned his Masters Degree from Syracuse University's Maxwell School of Library Science (1954). Carolyn and Glenn married in 1949 and later traveled for five months through northern Europe on bicycles. Carolyn had been a member of the Quakers since her early 20's. Glenn asked for membership in 1956 and became very active in New York Yearly Meeting. Carolyn and Glenn raised their three girls as Quakers in Watertown, where Glenn worked at the North Country Library System. Until his retirement from NCLS, Glenn served as head of technical services and regional librarian. He also made it into Who's Who in the East, 1964-65 for devising the first system for lifetime registration of library patrons. But he especially loved to entertain his family and friends bringing home reel-to-reel movies like Laurel and Hardy and Charlie Chaplin. (Good thing it was at home where everyone could join Glenn in loud and raucous laughter.) Glenn loved and supported his family unconditionally, remaining on friendly terms with Carolyn after their divorce, financially supporting one daughter's living arrangements of which he did not approve, signing off on one daughter spending her junior year of college in France, and serving as one daughter's birthing coach! Most recently living in Alterra, Glenn moved to Ithaca in the early 90's, in order to be close to his family. Although a man of peace, Glenn wasn't afraid of controversy. He is still remembered fondly at the Akwesasne Reservation for his calming presence during tense times - he even confessed to his girls, many years later, of having to dodge bullets while there! He was also a prolific letter writer, making known his peaceful solutions for many of the world's difficulties. He traveled to Russia to learn more about their troubles and to Costa Rica for a service project. He also had a deep passion for Tabasco: no amount of spice was too hot to Glenn! He lives on through his sister, Ruth M. Reynolds; his three daughters, Carol Mallison, Robin M. Alpern and Melanie-Claire Mallison; his five grandchildren; and many nieces, nephews and family members. His spirit also lives on through his ex-wife, Carolyn Weddell Mallison, and his son-in-law, Bowen Alpern. Glenn is predeceased by his parents and three brothers, Ronald, Bill and Gordon, and his beloved cat, Boots. As he wished, Glenn's body has been donated to medical science. Glenn's passing brings to a close a long life filled with peace work. His favorite saying was by the Quaker, A.J. Muste: "There is no way to Peace. Peace is the Way."
(Posted August 04, 2009)
Jocelyn Blong
SOUTH BEND -Jocelyn A. Blong, 90, of South Bend, passed away June 21, 2009, in the Sanctuary at Holy Cross Senior Living Center, South Bend. Her husband of nearly 52 years survives. Others are her sister, Marjorie, and her son, Donald Herrschop of Granger; her son, Dennis Herrschop of Osceola; her daughter, Deborah Odynski of South Bend, with her sons, Jeff of Mishawaka and Ryan of South Bend; her daughter, Diane Retek of Granger. Her brother, Duane Beeman of South Bend, has one son, Tim Beeman, Berrien Springs, and three daughters, Jean Ann Glowaki of Loveland, Colorado, Sandy Beeman of North Carolina and Susan Jacob of Griffin, Georgia. Between them there are nine grandchildren and one great-grandchild. Jocelyn was born in LaPorte to Alfred W. and Leona L. Beeman on May 13, 1919. The family moved to South Bend for a year before going to their longtime residence on Milburn Blvd. in Mishawaka. There, Jocelyn started kindergarten in the LaSalle Elementary School. She attended the Milburn Blvd. Church of Christ when it was still a "basement" church and was baptized in the South Bend Christian Church in 1928. She went on to attend Mishawaka High School, graduating in 1936. Following high school, she went to Kentucky Christian College in Grayson, Kentucky, to earn a B.A. degree. While there she prepared breakfast sausage and biscuits for the students, IF they remembered to bring in firewood for the cookstove. From there, she went on to Cincinnati Bible Seminary, receiving a A.B. degree. Continuing, she attended Earlham College in Richmond, Indiana, earning an A.B. degree. From there, she became one of the faculty at Cincinnati Bible Seminary where she took graduate studies and taught German. Returning home, she became a member of River Park Church of Christ which had an active Young Adult Christian Endeavor Program. Through it, she met Victor Blong, who she later married on October 19, 1957, moving into his house north of South Bend. Always trying to increase her skills in education and counseling, she also earned an M.A. degree in Education, Counseling and Guidance at IUSB in 1957. She changed to Harris Prairie Church of Christ in 1960, it being closer to home, now east of Mishawaka. In 1965 she used her education as the principal of Michiana Christian School. In the Harris Prairie Church, she worked closely with the minister, Bro. Ed Erskin, and served in a number of ways, such as Director of Christian Education and helping with counseling, leading her to acquire an M.A. degree in Counseling at Notre Dame in 1966. Her final step in her education was to get an Educational Specialist Degree at Michigan State, just one step (a thesis) under a Doctor's degree in 1971. While there, she taught ethics at the Great Lakes Bible College, also in Lansing. Jocelyn "mothered" a series of young ladies, taking three of them into her home for a time. She was still calling two of them "borrowed daughters." In 1985 she moved to her present address. After attending River Valley Community Church over a year she became a member of the Northway Church of Christ in 2006, where her old friend Bro. Ed Erskine is the minister.
(Posted July 15, 2009)
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