Class of 1952
Class Chair:
Eldon Kronewitter 574/273-1125; Email: 
Class Notes:
Jane Vandervort Zavitz-Bond
Pickering College, where I have been since 1976, is a sister school to Earlham, as is Olney Friends School, where our family shared in the school's life for 20 years. All founded, along with Earlham, as a result of Joseph John Gurney urging Friends in Ohio, Indiana, and Ontario to establish schools for their youth beyond the elementary grades to prepare then for lives of service to their meeting communities. This year Pickering has students from 30 countries in a student body of 400, truely international. Olney, also has a high proportion! I do believe that Friends contribution to education is its major contribution to changing the world. To make a way of life fit our faith -- as we have been allowed to live our days in a school community makes fullness of life and happiness possible - a byproduct - not the goal. Elton T's Philosphy class -- The Summum Bonum! Here my daughter and son-in-law have a Cooperative Shared Agricultural Garden for more than 150 families on our Quaker land farmed by 6 generations since settlement in Upper Canada. It is organic, uses Suffolk horse power, and is building community in the present. We keep in touch with the Bailey's.. ( Cousins whose Suffolks horses pulled wagons in past Earlham May Days!) We contnue to be energy efficient with some solor powered fencing, water heating and lighting..even for the new timberframe, strawbale, clay plastered apprentices' house.. All those materials came from the farm.. and so it goes! Our Quaker meeting community is only 2 hours from Detroit, and not far from Stratford and its Drama Festival.. Tempted? It's all worth a trip. Ernest Wildman, Paul Zavitz' prof., came to look it over and consult about the soil and advise.. and our wheat productivity soon doubled. Earlham has been a wonderful ongoing community. I have so many memories of those teachers who cared and shared.
(Posted November 06, 2009)
Eldon Kronewitter
With so much going on right now, I am just not up to a lengthy class letter this go around. It has been a rather unpleasant summer for us with Gloria more limited in her activities and requiring more care. The whole routine is getting to me and I am feeling stretched and stressed. We have been looking into some assisted living arrangements. We spent a trial period in one facility and found that the experience was not too unpleasant. We are checking out others. It's not what we would prefer but both Gloria and I are admitting that we are at the point of needing help. I will take this opportunity to appeal to those of you who have E Mail to send me your address at kronewitt@att.net. I recently changed e mail carriers and in the process I messed up on transferring a lot of your addresses. I use your e mail to keep you up to date on news of the class as well as any major happenings at the college. We are all getting older so just remember to stay well and stay happy.
(Posted October 30, 2009)
Obituaries:
Edward Hamburger
Edward K. Hamburger, of Sarasota, Fla., formerly of Baltimore, died Aug. 13, 2009. He was the loving husband of Arlene Hamburger (nee Rubin); beloved father of the late Sandy Hamburger, Marjorie and James "Jim" Hampton of Mount Laurel, N.J., Sidney and Susan Hamburger of Roseland, N.J., Isaac "Chip" Hamburger of Baltimore, and Merle and MaryBeth Hamburger of Atlanta, Ga.; devoted brother of Henry and Terry Hamburger of Leonia, N.J. and cherished brother-in-law of Barbara Brody of New York, N.Y., and Harvey Hafter; dear stepfather of Lynn (Rivkin) Rosenfeld of Shorashim, Israel and Nancy (Rivkin) and Reid Krakower of Stowe, Vt.; proud grandfather of Alexandra, Jillian and Alicia Hampton, Samantha, Rachel and Ryan Hamburger, Benjamin, Kevin and Abigail Hamburger, Yaniv and Rakefet Rosenfeld, and Kara and Eliza Krakower. Also survived by many loving nieces and nephews. He is also survived by cousin, Caroline Panzer '49.
(Posted August 19, 2009)
William Burton Thompson
William B. Thompson, 79, of 8 Morningside Drive, Potsdam and North Hutchinson Island, Florida died at his Potsdam home on May 13th, 2009. The cause was multiple myeloma. Arrangements are with the Garner Funeral Home in Potsdam, NY. He was born on December 1st, 1929 in Marshall, Missouri, the son of Alice O'Hair and R. Melvin Thompson. He married Kay Davis on November 22, 1956, who was a teacher in Garden City, Long Island, NY. They were married for 52 years. Dr. Thompson was Professor of Philosophy at the State University of New York, College at Potsdam, NY. He was Chairman of the department for many years. He published a book, Controlling Technology ( Prometheus Press). He earned his bachelor of science degree at Earlham College, Richmond, Indiana; his MA at Ball State University, another at University of Michigan, as well as his PhD. He belonged to the American Philosophical Association, the ACLU, the Unitarian-Universalist of Canton, NY, the Vero Beach Fellowship of the Unitarian-Universalist Society of Vero Beach, Florida and the Potsdam State Emeriti Association. His two children, Jeffrey W. Thompson '80 of Arlington, MA and Kristina K. Thompson of Framingham, MA, were a source of pride to him. He has three grandchildren: Eric Thompson, Zachary Taggart, and Andrew Taggart.
(Posted June 03, 2009)
Harry Holzapfel
Rev. Harry S. Holzapfel, 78, of Port Clinton, Ohio, passed away on Tuesday, Jan. 6, 2009, in Naples Community Hospital, Naples, Fla. He was born Feb. 22, 1930, in Richmond, Ind., the son of Harry and Irene (Schumann) Holzapfel. On June 2, 1956, in Carrollton, Ohio, he married Valda Brackin and she survives. Harry was a member of the American Lutheran Church Clergy serving the Lord for 36 years, retiring in August 1993. He served as pastor at St. John Lutheran Church, Port Clinton, Ohio, and interim pastor of Huron Zion Lutheran Church and Hessville Lutheran Church. After retiring from his ministry, Harry worked part-time for Gerner-Wolf-Walker Funeral Home and was a visitation pastor at Shepherd of the Glades in Naples, Fla. Harry was a director of the Red Cross Bloodmobile, a member of Tri-County Alcohol Addiction Center Board, Bay Shore Counseling Board, Suicide Crisis Intervention, Fireland's Dulcimer Club, the Ottawa County Ham Radio Club, board member of the Ruth Ann House, a member of the Benjamin Wolcott Keeper's House Steering Committee and a longtime Docent, a longtime member of the Port Clinton Rotary Club, chaplain for over 30 years for the Port Clinton Fire Department and chaplain for the Port Clinton Police Department and the Port Clinton Yacht Club. Through his love of the church and life, Harry made many friends. He will be greatly missed by his loving family and friends. Survivors include loving wife of 52 years, Valda Holzapfel of Port Clinton, Ohio; sons, Steven (Susan) Holzapfel of Marietta, Ga., and Scott Holzapfel of Reynoldsburg, Ohio; daughter, Karen (Richard) Blickley of Gahanna, Ohio; and special daughter, Junko Koizumi of Tokyo; six grandchildren, Ryan, Zane, Noah, Kallan, Katherine and Eric. Harry was preceded in death by his parents; sisters, Katherine Golliher and Louise Duning; brothers, Elmer and Henry Holzapfel.
(Posted January 13, 2009)
Vera Sherick
On Sunday, December 14, 2008 of Rockville, MD. Beloved wife of the late Leslie R. Sherick. Mother of Marcia Kennedy, Diane L. Riley and Emily Fell. Grandmother of Jessie, Kelly, Amy, Casey, Joel, Shawn, Bryan, Danny and Brett. Mrs. Sherick is also survived by her 2 great grandchildren and her sister Mildred Clark.
(Posted January 05, 2009)
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