ALEX H. ELSESSER ’45

The Rev. ALEX H. ELSESSER, 91, an American Baptist minister who served in Ohio, Connecticut, and western Massachusetts for more than 40 years, died July 14, 2009. He held degrees from Bonebrake (now Union) Theological Seminary in Dayton, Ohio, as well as from Hartford Seminary, Andover–Newton Seminary, and the University of Connecticut. His wife, Sarah Schade Elsesser, predeceased him. Among those who survive are four children, five grandchildren, and two step–grandchildren.