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The Rotary Club
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Serving Berea, Middleburgh Heights
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HISTORY OF THE BEREA ROTARY CLUB
Charter Night for the Berea Rotary Club was Wednesday, October 22, 1952. It took place at the Colonial Gardens. Looking back on the past four decades, certain events sparkle with brilliance. We remember the Spring Charity Balls; the Theater Parties; the great Christmas Parties; the Reverse Raffles; the Between the Lakes Runs; and all the many special events like the Clam Bakes, the Steak Roasts, the Golf Outings, and the Basketball and Baseball Games.
In the past four decades we have graced many meeting places. They are: the Colonial Restaurant in downtown Berea, the Hopkins Airport Restaurant, the Coach House Restaurant, the Pewter mug, the Oven Grinding Company, the Sheldon Inn, Casey's, the Southwest Community General Hospital and the Olde Colony Room at BW.
| Berea Rotary Club has provided four outstanding District Governors in John Soller(1964-65), Loy Green(1971-72), Damo Damodaran(1988-89), and David Skrzynski(1998-99). They were all Honored as Paul Harris Fellows along with the following outstanding members: | |||
| Allyn Adams* | Loy F. Green* | Sally King | David T. Skrzynski |
| Hugh C. Arey | Jackie Groza* | David Kremser* | Stanley Skrzynski |
| Jean Ballinger | Lou Groza* | Dale Lange | James Slater |
| Lea Bardwell | Robert Haas | Marion MacLennan | Patricia Slater |
| Henry M. Barr* | Robert Hammer | James Matcham | John Soller* |
| William H. Beyer* | Paul Harlamert | Joseph R. Meyo | Chuck Stanko |
| Gene Bittinger | Mia Hart | Edward Montgomery | Judy Stull |
| Jim Bowen | Richard E. Hart | Ted Moss | Kenneth L. Sumwalt |
| John Chapman | Tim Huffman | Donald Muntean | H. Allen Tadych |
| Ken Clarke | Robert C. Huge | Kathleen Olmeda | Mary Tadych |
| Mark A. Comstock | Jeri Johansen | John Petrasek* | Lowell E. Walker |
| T. Damo Damodaran | Jack Kafer | Thomas C Porach, Sr. | James N. Walters III |
| Marilyn Deucher | Joan Kamper | Mary Ellen Posze | D. Marc West |
| Heather Dodig | Rudolf D. Kamper* | Gale Root* | Edward W. Wiles |
| Ross Duncan | Carol A. Kanaan* | Grant Rider | Hilary B. Wilson |
| James Forgac | George D. Kanaan* | Irving R. Ryan* | Richard Ziegfeld |
| Doug Gailbraith | Traci A. Kanaan | Jim Sayler | Ludo Zimmer* |
| Don Gleichauf | Casey Kinsinger | Beverly Skrzynski | Lauren Zimmerman |
| In the past five decades Berea Rotary Club has sponsored many service projects. The major projects are: The Lankard Award; The Berea Rotary Foundation; The Merlin C. Hanely Award; The "ROCKS" Program. | |||
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| The Past Presidents who served Berea Rotary are: *deceased | |
| 1952-53 George Beach* | 1985-86 John Jones* |
| 1953-54 Rudolph Ursprung* | 1986-87 H. Allen Tadych |
| 1954-55 Leland Asling* | 1987-88 Gale Root* |
| 1955-56 Harry Tangler* | 1988-89 Ken Sumwalt |
| 1956-57 Henry Barr* | 1989-90 David Skrzynski |
| 1957-58 Lional Norton* | 1990-91 Doug Galbraith |
| 1958-59 Luther Mohler* | 1991-92 Gene Bittinger |
| 1959-60 Loren Cook* | 1992-93 Tim Huffman |
| 1960-61 William Phillips* | 1993-94 Lowell Walker |
| 1961-62 John Soller* | 1994-95 Judy Stull |
| 1962-63 Henry Thacker* | 1995-96 Irving Ryan* |
| 1963-64 Joe Meyo* | 1996-97 James Walters III |
| 1964-65 John Whitney* | 1997-98 Richard Ziegfeld |
| 1965-66 Loy Green* | 1998-99 Richard Hart |
| 1966-67 Thomas Whited* | 1999-00 Rudolf Kamper* |
| 1967-68 Donald Thwaite* | 2000-01 Oz Arey |
| 1968-69 William Beyer* | 2001-02 Hilary Wilson |
| 1969-70 Willard Nopper | 2002-03 Robert C. Huge |
| 1970-71 Flynn Helmick | 2003-04 Thomas C. Porach |
| 1971-72 Joe Sestito | 2004-05 Marilyn Deucher |
| 1972-73 Harold Nygaard | 2005-06 George D. Kanaan* |
| 1973-74 Glenn Smith | 2006-07 Kenneth A. Weber |
| 1974-75 Robert Pennock | 2007-08 Edward Montgomery |
| 1975-76 Rodney Kay* | 2008-09 Robert W. Hammer |
| 1976-77 Gary Hack | 2009-10 Sally R. King |
| 1977-78 James Bowen | 2010-11 Kathleen Olmeda |
| 1978-79 Perry McDannel | 2011-12 Michael Orr |
| 1979-80 Edward Wiles | 2012-13 Consolina Templeman |
| 1980 .... Ray Davis | 2013-14 Matthew Lombardi |
| 1981 .... Don Gleichauf | 2014-15 Linda Kramer |
| 1981-82 Ken Clarke | 2015-16 Judy Stull |
| 1982-83 Don Melillo | 2016-17 Robert C. Huge |
| 1983-84 Damo Damodaran | 2017-18 Robert C. Huge |
| 1984-85 James Slater | |
| In 1952 the Berea Rotary sponsoring club was the Rotary Club of Lakewood. The Rotary District was 229, later to be redistricted to 663(6630). The District Governor was Charles Naylor. | |
| The officers were: | |
| George Beach | President |
| Rudy Ursprung | Vice President |
| Harry Tangler | Secretary |
| Lee Asling | Treasurer |
| Clarence Penrose | Sargent at Arms |
| The Charter Members are: | |
| Lee Asling | General Insurance |
| Henry Barr | Commercial Photography |
| George Beach | General Law Practice |
| Albert Bishop | Public Accounting Service |
| Fred Buscher | Landscape Architecture |
| John Halas | Tool Manufacturing |
| Allen Lang | Automobile Retailing |
| Frank Lankard | College Administration |
| Ralph Meincke | Furniture Manufacturing |
| Joseph Meyo | Groceries Retailing |
| William Moodt | Building Materials Retail |
| Robert Oatey | Metal Roofing Manufacture |
| Clarence Penrose | Agricultural Equipment Manufacturing |
| David Phillips | Lumber Manufacturing |
| Warren Root | Civil Engineering |
| Carl Rozelle | Agricultural Equipment Retailing |
| E. Wesley Ryan | Dentistry |
| Franklin Scott | Architecture |
| Harry Tangler | Bolt &Nut Manufacturing |
| Rudy Ursprung | Building Construction |