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M. Paul Beaty, Jr. September 15, 2020
Dr. Walter A. Feller January 3, 2021
Mary Louise Dempsey January 21, 2021
M. Paul Beaty Jr., 81, of Smithfield Township, was a librarian at ESU for 29 years (from 1968 to 1997) and served as the library faculty chairperson for 10 years and acting director during the 1992-93 academic year. Prior to his employment at ESU, Beaty served in the armed forces from 1956 through 1959. After his honorable naval service, Beaty received a bachelor’s from Indiana State College, now IUP. He additionally received an MLS from the University of Pittsburgh and a master’s in history from ESU. He also taught high school in Huntington, Pa., and junior high in Albuquerque, N.M. Beaty was the son of the late Mahlon Paul Beaty, Sr., and Nellie Burns Beaty and was married for 56 years to Linda Gay Herbst Beaty. In addition to his wife, Paul is survived by daughter Heather Joelle, and son Sean Paul.
Dr. Walter A. Feller, 96, of Allentown, Pa., was a professor of professional and secondary education, joining the ESU community in 1970 and retiring in 1989. He earned his bachelor’s degree from the University of Chicago, his master’s degree from Syracuse University and a doctorate in education from Temple University. His wife, Judy (Miller) Feller was also a former member of the ESU campus community. Prior to his employment at ESU, Dr. Feller was a lieutenant Colonel in the U.S. Air Force. Dr. Feller was preceded in death by his wife, Judy (Miller) Feller, his parents and a brother, William V. Feller. He is survived by his brother, E. Michael Feller of Andreas.
Mary Louise Dempsey, 80, of East Stroudsburg, Pa., was a graduate of ESU’s hotel, restaurant and tourism management program. She worked as a member of the ESU family from 1985 until her retirement in 2007. Dempsey is survived by her husband of 45 years, Leonard J. Dempsey and her children; Kerry L. Dempsey, Patrick T. Dempsey, Kathy Dempsey, and Michael L. Dempsey, along with eight grandchildren. She is preceded in death by her children; Kelly Ann Dempsey and John Dempsey.
Mary Jane (Zimmerman) Sattazahn ’53 January 25, 2021
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Mary Jane (Zimmerman) Sattazahn, 89, or known by many as Coach, taught dancing, health and physical education, and coached field hockey, basketball and softball. She was an All-America selection as a goalkeeper for the Warriors in 1952 and 1953, and also played basketball and softball. She competed internationally on the national field hockey team and was inducted into the ESU Athletics Hall of Fame in 1988. Sattazahn taught at Cornwall Lebanon High School (now known as Cedar Crest), Brandywine Heights High School, ESU, and Lebanon Junior High School. She was one of the first 35 women to attain the rank of International Official for Field Hockey. Sattazahn married later in life to the late Herbert E. Sattazahn. Born in Fredericksburg, Pa., she was the daughter of the late Warren E. and Luella Werner Zimmerman, and had four brothers and two sisters. She was preceded in death by her brothers Robert, James, and Edward Zimmerman, sister Thelma (Zimmerman) Shearer, and two great grandchildren: Joeli Grace Dougherty and Jason Asher Strangarity. Mary leaves behind a sister Patricia Zimmerman of Palm Coast, Fl., and a brother Frederick Zimmerman of Cleona, Pa.
