Obituaries | 1940-1949

WALTER N. PLAUT, a business executive, died July 4, 2016, at age 97. A member of Beta Theta Pi, after graduation he worked for the Westinghouse Corporation at a job critical to the war effort. He then served in the U.S. Army Air Corps as a top turret gunner on B-17s and flew his first combat mission over Normandy on June 6, 1944. An associate of the management consulting firm, Frank C. Brown & Co., Inc., he was also president for many years of the Lehn & Fink Products Company, a consumer products company, which first introduced Lysol to the U.S. He was an alumnus of the Lawrenceville School and remained active in the alumni association, while also leading other volunteer development efforts in Fairfield County, Conn. His wife, Sally Hayes Plaut, and one son predeceased him. Among those who survive are his second wife, Beryl Plaut, three children, and ten grandchildren.

JAMES FIZZOLIO, 95, an attorney, died Aug. 10, 2015. He was a member of Phi Sigma Kappa and was elected to Phi Beta Kappa. After receiving his degree with honors and with distinction in French, he served in the U.S. Army during World War II. He was a graduate of Yale Law School and began his long career as an attorney on Wall Street. He later moved to Southern California where he and his twin brother, Tom, opened the firm Fizzolio and Fizzolio in North Hollywood, where he practiced for more than 20 years. Later, he was a partner in the law firm Fizzolio & McLeod. He was a member of the Los Angeles Bar Association, Unico, and the San Fernando Bar Association, where he was recently honored for more than 50 years of service. Predeceased by his wife, Joyce Krause Fizzolio, survivors include three children and five grandchildren.

DOUGLAS R. ROSS Sr., a banker, died Feb. 6, 2015. He was 95. A member of Psi Upsilon, he served in the U.S. Marine Corps during World War II. He was awarded the Bronze Star for valor in the battle for Guam and participated in the battles for Iwo Jima, Guam, and Bougainville, along with many others. He worked for Fortune Federal in Clearwater, Fla., for many years and was an active member of the community. His wife, Elizabeth (Betsy) Carmack Ross, predeceased him. Survivors include two sons, one daughter, four grandchildren, and two great-grandchildren.

The Rev. Frank Wayne, born November 10, 1924 in Johnstown, PA died on March 28, 2015. He was the seventh child of Ray Emmet Penick and Esther May Groff.

He is survived by his wife of 68 years, Jane Flegal Penick of Louisville, daughter Sharon Sochinski (James) of Blacksburg, VA, son Richard (Cynthia) of Bisbee, AZ, daughter Jan (Joe) of Louisville, and granddaughter Katie Dougherty (Paul) of Colorado Springs, CO.

Rev. Penick served in the US Navy from 1943 – 45 in Officer’s Training School. He was a graduate of Dartmouth College and the Princeton Theological Seminary. He was pastor in Trenton, NJ, District Heights, MD and Jefferson City, MO.

In 1964, he joined the Fifty Million Fund of the United Presbyterian Church as an area counselor in Rochester, NY and Pittsburgh, PA. From 1971-1980 Rev. Penick was Vice President for Development at the Pittsburgh Theological Seminary.

In 1980 he and his wife moved to Louisville and served eight years as the Vice President for Development at the Louisville Presbyterian Theological Seminary until his retirement in 1988.

Rev. Penick was the founding president of Kentuckiana/Ohio River Valley Chapter, National Society of Fund Raising Executives. In 1993 he received the lifetime award of CFRE (Certified Fund Raising Executive) designation from the National Society of Fund Raising Executives, by the National Society’s Board of Directors.

From 1988 to 1992 he was President of Creative Associates, Fund Raising Consultants and also served as regional counselor for the Bi-Centennial Fund, Presbyterian Church (USA) during that same period.

He was a member of the Presbytery of Mid-Kentucky of the Presbyterian Church (USA).

There will be a private interment at the Louisville Presbyterian Theological Seminary Memorials Gardens. A memorial service will be held at Highlands Presbyterian Church, 1101 Cherokee Road, on Tuesday, April 7, 2015 at 11 a.m.

In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the Pittsburgh Theological Seminary, the Louisville Presbyterian Theological Seminary or to Hosparus of Louisville. – See more here.

David S. Wadsworth died peacefully on Wednesday March 16, 2016 at Cathedral Village in Philadelphia after a long illness.  His wife of 55 years, Rosamond W. Wadsworth, was at his side.  He was 87 years old.

David Stanley Wadsworth was born in Providence, RI on October 28, 1928, the only son of Milton S. and Amy K. Wadsworth, and grandson of the Rev. William Kugler, the first pastor in the new building of Westport Point United Methodist Church. He grew up in Providence and spent summers with his family at the beloved family homestead in Westport Point, Mass. He attended Classical High School in Providence, graduating ahead of his class, at age 16, in 1945.  He earned a B.A. in economics from Wesleyan University, served as a finance officer in the U.S. Army during the Korean War, and went on to supervise the first computer installation for Rhode Island Hospital Trust National Bank in Providence.

 

 

Bruce Menin, 88, passed away peacefully on February 2, 2016 in Wheat Ridge, Colorado. He is survived by his loving family; His wife of 59 years, Mary F. Menin, daughter Ann (David) Kaiser, granddaughter Lauren Kaiser, and a brother Richard B. (Lucille) Menin.

A celebration of Bruce’s life will be held on Monday, February 8, 2016, 3pm at the Lakewood United Church of Christ, 100 Carr St., Lakewood, 80226.

In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made in Bruce’s name to the Lakewood United Church of Christ.

Robert P. Cook, Jr., died at age 90 on March 1, 2016 with his family by his side.

Mr. Cook, resident of Walnut Creek, Calif. and longtime resident of New Canaan, was born on Sept. 5, 1925 in Arlington, Mass. to the late Robert Parker and Christine Darling Cook.

Mr. Cook defended his country in WWII as one of the original crewmembers of LCI-1091, on which he served as a signalman from the time of its commissioning in Lake Michigan in September 1944 until the end of its occupation duties in Japan in December 1945. LCI-1091 is now a museum ship for the Humboldt Bay Naval Sea/Air Museum at Eureka, Calif. and is one of the only examples afloat of this special class of seagoing amphibious assault ships.

Mr. Cook graduated from Wesleyan University in 1949 and spent 35 years working for International Silver Company in Meriden, Conn. as general sales manager. His honesty, loyalty, humor and impeccable good manners served him well in his professional life, and his private years were marked by an extraordinary kindness. All of his summers were spent at his family residence on Southport Island, Maine, which he viewed as the most wonderful place on earth.

Bob was preceded in death in 2011 by his wife and pal Charlotte C. Cook, his partner of 63 years.

Mr. Cook is survived in life by his two daughters, Alison Downs of Solana Beach, Calif. and Leslie Weaver of Lafayette, Calif.; his sons-in-law Michael Downs and John Weaver; his four grandsons Miles Stenehjem, Garrett Stenehjem, Kyle Weaver and Ian Weaver; and their wives Anita Stenehjem, Patricia Weaver and Annelise Weaver.

A family graveside service to celebrate Mr. Cook’s life was held on Saturday, March 12, at Lakeview Cemetery in New Canaan.

Willard A. “Will” Lockwood, 91, of Easton, MD, passed away peacefully on April 8, 2015. He is survived by his beloved wife, Eleanor Bloch Lockwood; his brother, Hanford N. Lockwood, of Burlingame, CA; and sister, Isabel Lockwood of Marlborough, MA; his daughters, Andree A. Lockwood of New York City; Rachel Gonzalez-Falla and her husband, Jose, of Austin, TX; son, Winthrop F. Lockwood and his wife, Emily Wassyng, of Brooklyn, NY; and granddaughter, Andree Gonzalez-Falla, of Brooklyn, NY. Born on March 4, 1924, in Washington, D.C., Will was a son of Col. Hanford N. Lockwood and Lillian Atkinson Lockwood. He graduated from Wesleyan University in 1945. He founded the Wesleyan University Press and was its Director from 1957 to 1979. He relocated in Easton in 1980, where he served as Managing Editor at the Cornell Maritime Press. Will was an avid amateur letterpress scholar and printer, as well as an award-winning photographer. He was dedicated to serving his communities both in Connecticut and Maryland. He was a longtime director of City Savings Bank in Middletown, and served as president of the Association of American University Presses. He was a volunteer for CASA of the Mid-Shore, serving as an advocate for children for over 20 years. He also served on the Talbot County (MD) Arts Council; and was a proud member of the Rotary Club for over 50 years. Will was a gentleman, and a generous and devoted friend and neighbor. He will be greatly missed. A service will be held in Easton at a later date. Arrangements are being handled by Fellows, Helfenbein & Newnam Funeral Home in Easton.
Published in The Hartford Courant on May 17, 2015 – See more here.