Mansfield, Tioga County, Pennsylvania - Mansfield High School Graduates 1957

On Monday, Jan. 7, 2013, Dr. Richard Lewis Longbothum, 73, of Severna Park, Md., died peacefully from a long-term heart condition. He was a loving husband and father, a dedicated and skilled electrical engineer and a devoted and true friend. He is survived by his wife, Deborah; their four children, Heather Little, Heidi Bridle, Trixy Gillespie, Richard McHenry Longbothum; and their seven grandchildren. He grew up with his brother, Ronald Longbothum, in Mansfield and enlisted in the United States Air Force after graduating Mansfield High School in 1957 serving his country, mainly overseas, for five years. He returned from service to pursue his lifelong passion for knowledge and education by obtaining dual bachelor’s degrees in mathematics and physics from Mansfield University followed by obtaining his bachelors, masters, and Ph.D. degrees in electrical engineering at Penn State University. While at Penn State, he began his pioneering work in the field of millimeter waves and designed a radiometer that later flew on three space shuttles to measure water vapor to aid in the prediction of atmospheric chemistry. His technical expertise brought him to work at the National Security Agency (NSA) where he began his esteemed 36-year career. Among his many accomplishments and contributions to the electronic warfare community, he served as a SIGINT National Intelligence Officer (SINIO), received the National Intelligence Medal of Achievement related to his work in Desert Storm and received the AOC Pioneer Award for the Technology Hall of Fame in 2009. In his final position at NSA as a Chief Scientist of the Office of Strategic Intelligence Issues, he presented many technical briefings on emerging signal technologies to the Intelligence Community. Visitations will be held at Barranco & Sons Funeral Home, 495 Ritchie Highway, Severna Park, Md. from 2 to 4 and 6 to 8 p.m., on Friday, Jan. 11. A visitation will also be held at Buckheit Funeral Chapel and Crematory, Inc., 637 South Main St., Mansfield, from 2:to 4 p.m., with a service following on Sunday, Jan. 13. In lieu of flowers, the family has kindly requested donations to the American Heart Association, 613 Baltimore Dr., Wilkes-Barre, Pa 18702. Wellsboro Gazette – January 9, 2013

RANKIN – Sharon Dawn Ward, 67, of Mansfield, died Friday, July 20, 2007 at Soldiers & Sailors Memorial Hospital, Wellsboro. Sharon was the wife of the late Jack C. Bailey who died June 23, 1983 and a long time companion of Dean Ward. She was born Dec. 14, 1939, in Mansfield, a daughter of Ross and Lena Sumner Rankin. Sharon was formerly employed at Mansfield University in the Manser Dining Hall. Her favorite past times were watching movies, drawing, art, refinishing furniture, and trivia. Sharon is survived by two sons and a daughter-in-law, Jimmy Bailey of Bath, NY, Todd and Tina Bailey of Mansfield; two daughters and sons-in-law, Jackie and Steve Antes of Wellsville, NY, Tara Jo and Jerry Copas of Sayre; her long time companion, Dean Ward of Mansfield; six grandchildren, Brittany Bailey, Hanna Bailey, Beth and Mark Antes, Kerstin Barnett, Michael Copas; and a brother, Phil Rankin of Wellsboro. Family and friends were invited to call on Monday, July 23, 2007 from 2 to 4 p.m. at the Jacquelyn A. Buckheit Funeral Chapel, Crematory, and Monuments, PC, Mansfield. Funeral services were held immediately following the viewing, at 4 p.m. at the funeral home with the Rev. Ira Hindman officiating. Burial was made in Oakwood Cemetery, Mansfield. Memorial contributions may be made to the American Cancer Society, 1948 E. Third St., Williamsport, PA 17701 or to MADD, 511 E. John Carpenter Freeway, Suite 700, Irving, Texas, 75062 or to the charity of one’s choice. – Mansfield Gazette, 25 July 2007

Surname	First Name	Year	Spouse	SRGP
Anderson	Margaret Edith	1957	Rose
Andrews	Gerald James	1957
Anthony	Marilyn Joann	1957	Ed McCabe
Ayers	Eleane Ann	1957	Taylor
Barden	Edward Arthur	1957
Barden	Sandra Rosalie	1957	Milton Polous	14218
Bartlett	Howard Roger	1957
Beardslee	Wayne Coleman	1957
Benson	Jeannine Sylvia	1957	Wayne Beardslee
Bixby	Sandra Sue	1957	Thomas Smith
Bolt	Claudette Jean	1957	Duane Testut
Bolt	Donald Richard	1957
Chamberlain	Larry Clifton	1957
Cleveland	Nancy Ann	1957
Colegrove	Helen Frances	1957	Hesterlee
Crittenden	Marjorie Louise	1957	Brion
Cummings	Bruce Lee	1957
Cummings	Rhenda Johne	1957	William Kennedy
Doud	Delbert Arthur	1957		38387	1939-2007	Oakwood Cemetery
Fish	Beverly Jane	1957	Mitchell
Frank	Beatrice Jean	1957
Hamilton	Frank Emmett	1957
Harris	Mary Alene	1957	Roger York
Harvey	Lee William	1957	Mary Tice
Hess	Jane Adeline	1957	Bonser
Hufnagel	Diane Marie	1957	Jack Cady
Jackson	Phyllis Jean	1957	Forrest
Johnston	Donald William	1957
Kendrick	Loren Merle	1957	Pat Creeley
Lloyd	Juliana	1957	Mills
Longbothum	Richard Lewis	1957		85056	1939-2013
Matteson	Onalee Ruth	1957	Frank Tice, John Woelfel
McNaney	Michael William	1957
Mudge	David Gene	1957		02646	1939-2010
Nickerson	Gloria Jean	1957	Wagaman
Parker	William Orin	1957
Penno	Jerry Ann	1957
Rankin	Sharron Dawn	1957	Bailey, Ward		1939-2007	Oakwood Cemetery
Rieppel	Barbara Ann	1957	Bird York
Rose	Edward Lawrence	1957
Ross	Francine	1957	LeRoy Burleigh
Sherman	Mabel Marie	1957	Jim Bradley
Simpson	Martha Elizabrth	1957	Makeley
Smith	Beverly Nora	1957	Staron
Smith	Martha Jeraldine	1957
Welch	Kenneth Leigh	1957
Wells	John Wendell	1957
West	Carole Jean	1957
Wright	Nathan Jonas	1957
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1947 view of Mansfield High School. Front section , the gym, was built about 1927 attached to the old Brick School. In 1939, the Brick School was torn down and the new school built surrounding the central gym.