Alfred Charles Roth III, a former Eastern Michigan University instructor in the industrial technology department for 29 years, died April 25. He was 77.
A native of Cleveland, Ohio, Roth served in the Korean War as a Navy veteran aboard the U.S.S. Essex and was awarded several campaign medals.
During his time at EMU, Roth was a highly regarded master machinist and welder. He taught two graduate courses, where students built a Sonerai II pylon racer aircraft and a Monerai sailplane. Roth had 10 patents and wrote the textbook, "Small Gas Engines," that was used by schools and colleges for 33 years.
He is survived by his wife, Mary Ann Tomsu Roth; a daughter, Arlene; a son, Brian Roth; five grandsons and a great-granddaughter.
Contributions can be made to a local Salvation Army.
Wilma E. Ladley, a 1982 EMU retiree, died April 25. She was 91.
Born in Sinking Springs, Ohio, she moved to Ypsilanti for a position at the Bomber Plant. Ladley and her husband, Kenneth, operated a boarding house and a catering business, K & W Catering, for many years.
Prior to her 23 years of employment at EMU, Ladley worked at the Village Lunch and managed Ann Arbor Miller's Ice Cream Dairy and the Michigan Avenue Miller's Ice Cream Parlor.
She retired from EMU after losing her eyesight and became the grandma at Little Sprouts Family Day Care. Ladley was a member of Emmanuel Lutheran Church in Ypsilanti and Dunkard Ridge Methodist Church in Ohio.
Survivors include her two sons, Glen and Lynn; a daughter, Karen; seven grandchildren and six great-grandchildren.
Contributions can be made to Heartland Hospice or Emmanuel Lutheran Church. Her guest book is available online at www.starkfuneral.com.
