IN MEMORIAM State Health St. Joseph Hospital in
In 1963, Yeakel was elected assistant
Alaska, and elsewhere for 16 years. He
Reading. They met when Christiana
general secretary of the Board of
spoke Spanish, German, Russian, French,
transported her grandmother and great
Evangelism, and in 1965 became general
and Turkish, among others. After his
aunt to the hospital to receive their first
secretary of the board. In 1968, at the
service, Vogel was a mail carrier for the
vaccinations.
church union, he became the general
California State University of Sacramento
secretary of the Board of Evangelism of
for 25 years.
The United Methodist Church.
Jeanne Hutchinson Shonosky ’52 died
IN MEMORIAM
June 27 in Norwich, N.Y. While at LVC,
’40s
’50s
Glenn L. Hall ’49, P’86 died March 21 in
Donald J. Arnold Sr. ’51 died April 24
spot. In 1982, she was the first woman
in Lebanon. He was a World War II U.S.
athlete inducted into LVC’s Athletic Hall
Navy veteran. He retired as a patent
of Fame. Shonosky volunteered for the
examiner for the government after 30
Chenango Council of the Arts, Chenango
years in Washington, D.C. Arnold was a
Memorial Hospital, and American Cancer
member of St. Cecilia’s Church, Rescue
Society. She was an avid golfer, tennis
Fire Company, and NARFE. He enjoyed
player, and skier.
named dean of academic affairs. He
traveling, gardening, and jogging.
Thomas H. Israel ’53 died Feb. 22 in
spent his professional career at BCCC.
Richard V. Hawk ’51 died Feb. 23 in
Lebanon. He taught music for 40 years in
In 1976, he was among the first group of
Colorado. He was a World War II veteran
the Lebanon School District, 37 of which
educators to visit China since the 1949
who served before graduating from
were as a sixth-grade teacher at South-
communist takeover. Hall thought good
LVC. He was a band director in the
west Elementary School. He completed
writing is so essential that he taught ba-
Mechanicsburg Area School District for
his teaching career at Lebanon Middle
sic writing at BCCC after retiring as dean.
37 years, and performed as a bassoonist
School, retiring in 1993. He was well-
In 2008, he received LVC’s Hot Dog Frank
with the Harrisburg Symphony Orchestra
known as a church organist for 72 years,
Athletic Service Award for his extensive
for 30 years. Hawk was an active member
most recently serving at Hill Lutheran
work researching Dutchmen football
of St. John’s Lutheran Church in
Church in Lebanon. Israel was a member
history. His daughter, Leslie Hall Webb
Shiremanstown.
of the Lancaster chapter of the American
Greensboro, N.C. He was a World War II U.S. Navy veteran who served on the USS Granville in the Pacific. In 1965, he was the first faculty member hired at Bucks County Community College (BCCC) in Newtown, and in 1971, was
’86, survives Hall.
Richard L. Kline ’51 died May 17 in
she played on the Mid-East field hockey team, vying for a U.S. field hockey team
Guild of Organists and Lebanon County Educational Honor Society.
Bishop Joseph H. Yeakel ’49, H’68 died
Lititz. He was a U.S. Air Force veteran
July 4 in Wooster, Ohio. Yeakel, who
who served as a music teacher, choral
Lawrence E. Jones Sr. ’56 died Feb.
received an honorary doctorate from
director, and music department chair at
5. He worked for Glidden Paints and
LVC in 1968, was a former president of
Hempfield High School from 1957–1987.
later independently at Bulk Chemicals,
the Council of Bishops of the United
Kline was a member of Grace Lutheran
where he developed patents for paint
Methodist Church. He was elected to the
Church. He directed more than 80 mu-
coatings. Georgianne Funk Jones ’57, his
episcopacy in 1972, served as resident
sical shows, including at Sheppard Air
wife of 63 years, and other family mem-
Bishop of the New York area (1972–1984)
Force Base, Mt. Gretna Playhouse, and
bers survive Jones.
and Washington, D.C. area (1984–1996).
Dutch Apple Dinner Theater. He was the
Joanne Young Opalenick ’57 died April
Yeakel’s LVC education was interrupted
recipient of LVC’s Distinguished Alumnus
30 in Voorhees, N.J. She began her
Award. Barbara Metzger Kline ’51, his
teaching career in Lancaster. During her
wife of 67 years, and a granddaughter,
professional career, Opalenick played
of divinity degree from the United
Jessica Liberati ’07, survive him.
the violin in various local orchestras,
Theological Seminary in Dayton,
John Vogel ’51 died March 9 in Prescott
directed the summer children’s program
Ohio. He pastored churches in Ohio,
Valley, Ariz. He was a U.S. Army/Air Force
at the LBI Foundation of Arts & Sciences,
Pennsylvania, and Maryland.
World War II veteran. After college, he
and taught music at Moorestown Friends
re-enlisted as an interpreter in the Air
School for 25 years.
by a tour of duty with the U.S. Navy Seabees. He then earned his master
Force, then was stationed in Turkey,
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