In memoriam JANE ALLEN WATERS ’42 of Columbia, South Carolina, died Aug. 10, 2012. At Ripon, she participated in Kappa Delta/Delta Phi Sigma. Her husband served in the Army and they lived in Georgia, Virginia, Germany and Italy prior to their retirement in Columbia. Survivors include one son. Her husband, ROBERT L. WATERS SR. ’41, died in 1992. FREDERICK W. ALLEN ’45 of Peoria, Illinois, died Jan. 24, 2021. At Ripon, he participated in Phi Kappa Pi. He enlisted in the U.S. Army Air Force during World War II and was trained as a pilot. He later was a pitcher with the Papermakers of Appleton, Wisconsin, a minor league affiliate of the Cleveland Indians. He then received a law degree from Northwestern University. He had a long career as a plaintiff’s attorney, eventually owning his own law firm. He was a member of numerous national and international professional organizations and held various leadership positions. He enjoyed golf, watching baseball, and was a member of the Elks Club for more than 70 years, the American Legion and community groups. Survivors include two daughters. ANNETTE SOLWAY DHEIN ’46 of the town of Sevastopol, Wisconsin, died March 10, 2021. At Ripon, she majored in biology and participated in Alpha Chi Omega/Alpha Gamma Theta. She taught English and biology in Edgar, Wisconsin, before her marriage, then lived in West Bend where she was a substitute teacher and was active in Immanuel United Church of Christ and various community organizations. She later lived in Sturgeon Bay and was a member of Hope United Church of Christ, PEO and the Door County Historical Society. She enjoyed knitting and cross stitch, playing bridge, reciting poems and telling stories. Survivors include one son and two daughters. Her husband, WILLARD DHEIN ’49, died in 2017. MARY JANE “JANIE” KRAUS WEEKS ’46 of DeKalb, Illinois, died Nov. 7, 2010. At Ripon, she majored in psychology and English and participated in the College Days newspaper and Alpha Phi/Kappa Sigma Chi. She taught in Aurora East School District 131 for more than 40 years and received numerous recognitions for excellence in teaching. She lived in Cape Coral, Florida, from 1984 to 2005, and was a lifelong member of Our Lady of Good Council Church in Aurora, Illinois. Survivors include four daughters. SAMUEL W. DOUGAN ’48 of Tucson, Arizona, died Jan. 21, 2021. At Ripon, he majored in history, was a member of Sigma Alpha Epsilon/Delta Sigma Psi and was commissioned through ROTC. He later was a class agent and a charter member of Partners in the Legacy. He served in the Army during World War II. After earning a master’s degree in education from the University of Wisconsin-Madison, he taught grades 8-12 for 34 years. He was recognized by the University of Arizona for leadership in their student-teaching program. He was involved in community theatre, the Tucson Stamp Club and related activities, team bowling, and showing Scottish terriers. He was an active member of St. Philip’s in the Hills Church and enjoyed traveling and physical fitness. FRANCES H. HOCKENHULL RALFF ’49 of Glenwood Springs, Colorado, died May 11, 2021. At Ripon, she majored in biology and participated in Alpha Xi Delta/Kappa Theta. She earned a degree in medical technology in Madison. She worked as a medical technician in Madison before becoming a bookkeeper for her husband, Rudy’s, real estate business. She was active in her United Methodist Church and worked as a church secretary until she retired at the age of 85. She enjoyed reading, sewing,
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needlework, attending church, baking and calligraphy. Survivors include two children. CHARLOTTE KRAUS SCHARNO ’49 of Venice, Florida, died May 11, 2020. At Ripon, she majored in English and participated in Ver Adest and Alpha Phi/Kappa Sigma Chi. She taught and served as principal at numerous Catholic schools. She especially enjoyed teaching the fourth-grade level. She retired to Venice, Florida, from St. Louis in 1994 and was active in numerous community committees. Survivors include one son and two daughters. Her husband, RICHARD L. SCHARNO ’49, died in 2018. CARLTON “SMOKEY” BLOCHWITZ ’51 of Avon Park, Florida, died Sept. 25, 2020. At Ripon, he majored in psychology and was involved in Ver Adest, football, ROTC and Theta Chi/Alpha Omega Alpha. He later was a member of Partners in the Legacy. He studied law at Drake University. He served in the U.S. Army and U.S. Marine Corps during World War II and in Korea. He enjoyed traveling in his motorhome during the summers, and tennis. Survivors include his wife, Carol; and children. PETER H. ORVIS ’51 of Arlington, Virginia, died Aug. 13, 2020. At Ripon, he majored in mathematics and physics and participated in Ver Adest, athletics and Phi Kappa Pi/Merriman. He received a master’s degree in system management from the University of Rochester. He had a career as a surface warfare officer. His duties included working on the staffs of the Commanding General, Fleet Marine Force Pacific, and the Chief of Naval Operations. He also taught at the U.S. Naval Academy. He retired at the rank of captain in 1974. After retirement, he worked for the company Survivors include his wife, Jean; one son and two daughters. NANNETTE WEIMAR KEENAN ’51 of Franklin, Tennessee, died Oct. 30, 2020. After Ripon, she attended Northwestern University where she excelled in theater and landed the coveted position of assistant to the famed acting teacher Alvina Krause. She and her husband, Joseph Keenan, were active in theatre in Atlanta, Georgia, and Murfreesboro, Franklin and Nashville, Tennessee. She also taught speech and theater at Middle Tennessee State University. She was a passionate professional actress and director, an avid gardener, and volunteer of many organizations and social causes, including the Church of the Resurrection Episcopal Church in Franklin. Survivors include two sons and one daughter. G. WILLIAM “BILL” CHAPMAN ’52 of Oconomowoc, Wisconsin, died May 19, 2021. At Ripon, he majored in economics, participated in athletics and Phi Delta Theta/Alpha Phi Omega, and was commissioned through ROTC. He received his law degree from the University of Wisconsin-Madison. He served two years as an officer in the Korean War. He was passionate about municipal law, represented numerous communities and was instrumental in the 1988 creation of the Lake Country Municipal Court, the first such joint court in Wisconsin. He also dedicated years of service to the Waukesha County Sheriff’s Civil Service Commission. He was the longtime treasurer of the local YMCA and was key in the building of a new YMCA. He was recognized as Oconomowoc’s Citizen of the Year in 2000. Survivors include two sons. BLANCHE BARTIZAL BABCOCK ’53 of Three Lakes, Wisconsin, died May 21. 2021. At Ripon, she majored in philosophy and psychology and participated in Ver Adest and Alpha Chi Omega/ Alpha Gamma Theta. She was a longtime benefactor and supporter of various Ripon College initiatives, was instrumental in the Babcock Family Endowed Scholarship and received the Medal of Merit in 2006. She received a master’s degree in education
from the National School of Education and worked for many years as an elementary school teacher in Rondout, Illinois. She was active in her communities both in Illinois and Wisconsin. Survivors include one son and two daughters, including TIMOTHY BABCOCK ’82 and KATHERINE BABCOCK ’80; a daughterin-law, SARA OBERHAUSER BABCOCK ’83; and a grandson, PETER BABCOCK ’09. Her husband, THOMAS BABCOCK ’51, died in 2002. KENNETH E. FENSKE ’53 of Waupun, Wisconsin, and formerly Germantown, Wisconsin, died Feb. 5, 2021. At Ripon, he majored in German and participated in Ver Adest, ROTC and Phi Kappa Pi/Merriman. Pi. He played football, was co-captain his senior year and was on the All-Midwest Conference first team as a defensive end. He played golf and served as junior class president and fraternity treasurer. He served in the U.S. Army in Germany and was a manager for the Wisconsin Telephone Co., Chicago Decal Co. and 3M. For 40 years, he was an insurance consultant and received many industry honors. He was a member of Toastmasters, Kiwanis and Rotary, and enjoyed flying kites, swimming, fishing, golfing, reading, Bible studies, playing cards, photography, refinishing antique furniture and traveling. Survivors include his wife, Barbara; and two daughters. EVERETT L. SCHWALBE JR. ’55 of Fond du Lac, Wisconsin, died Feb. 19, 2020. At Ripon, he majored in economics, participated in athletics and Phi Kappa Pi/Merriman, and was commissioned through ROTC. He served in the U.S. Army from 1951 until retiring as a lieutenant colonel in 1978. He owned a Standard service station with his brother, Glenn, in the early 1960s; managed the Ben Franklin store in downtown Brillion for several years; sold insurance; and was a supply chain manager for Speed Queen. He was a member of Holy Family Parish and Knights of Columbus and was a Boy Scout leader and a football coach. He enjoyed camping and doing handyman work. Survivors include two sons and one daughter. RAY G. BESING ’57 of San Antonio, Texas, died April 16, 2021. At Ripon, he majored in philosophy and was involved in athletics, Crimson, choir and Sigma Chi/Omega Sigma Chi, and he served as president of the Student Body and chairman of the Student Court. He later was a trustee of the Alumni Board of Directors and a Partner in the Legacy. He received the Distinguished Alumni Award in 2012. He studied international law at Georgetown University in Washington, D.C., and Southern Methodist University in Dallas, Texas. He practiced law for 40 years. He then taught a master’s course at the Faculty of Laws, University College London. He retired to Santa Fe, New Mexico. He enjoyed travelling, opera, charity work and the Dallas Cowboys. Survivors include four sons. JAMES B. LANDWEHR ’56 of Glendale, Wisconsin, died May 8, 2021. At Ripon, he majored in English and participated in student government. He stayed active in several ways, including serving on class reunion committees and as Class Agent. He served in the Coast Guard and particularly enjoyed being stationed in Alaska. He worked for GM’s AC Spark Plug for the space program and First Wisconsin National Bank (now US Bank). He was involved in his children’s sports, coached boys’ and girls’ softball, and was a swim official for the swim clubs and high school swim teams. After retiring, he volunteered with the Wisconsin Marine Historical Society, researching and lecturing on the History of the Great Lakes. Survivors include his wife, CAROLYN CALLAHAN LANDWEHR ’55; two sons and two daughters.
