Elbert Lee (E.L.) Barnhart, age 90, died Tuesday, Aug. 10, 2004, at the Newman Regional Health Center in Emporia, Kan., following a stroke.
He was born July 12, 1914, in Orion, Richland County, to Herbert L. and Mary Ella (Bobb) Barnhart and moved with his parents to Menomonie at the age of five. He graduated from Menomonie High School and then completed his bachelor of science from The Stout Institute in 1934. Later, he received a master's degree from Stout and a Ph.D. from the University of Kansas.
Dr. Barnhart was a Professor and Chairman of the Industrial Education Department and later Dean of Administrative Affairs at Emporia State University from 1947 until he retired in 1983. Before coming to Kansas, he had been a high school teacher in Charleston, W.Va., and Teaneck, N.J., and a vocational school instructor in Paterson, N.J. During World War II, he was a supervisor for Wright Aero Corporation of their training program for Air Corps mechanics for B-29 airplane engines. When the planes went into combat, he was supervisor of the company's worldwide staff of field service representatives.
He married Mary Elizabeth Minsker on June 3, 1936, at Charleston, and they enjoyed playing golf and bridge, as well as traveling throughout the United States. She died Dec. 13, 2001.
Dr. Barnhart was a member of the Emporia First Presbyterian Church, where he served as deacon, trustee and elder. He was a member of the Hi-Noon Kiwanis Club for more than 40 years and a member of the Emporia Country Club. He served as an officer of the United Way, Forum Club, Moot Club, Chamber of Commerce, and Boy Scouts. Also, he served as an officer of the Kansas Industrial Education Association, American Industrial Arts Association, American Vocational Association, and the American Council on Industrial Arts Teachers Education. He was a member of Epsilon Pi Tau, International Honor Society, serving in 1971-89 as board member and also received the EPT Distinguished Service Citation. In 1976, he received the Distinguished Service Alumni Award from the University of Wisconsin-Stout.
He is survived by a son, Douglas Barnhart of Knoxville, Tenn.; two granddaughters, Katherine Barnhart of Brooklyn, N.Y., and Jennifer (Chris) Cooper of Cullowhee, N.#C.; and two nephews and four nieces.
He was preceded in death by his parents; his wife; a daughter, Patricia; a brother, Arthur; and two sisters, Ada Barnhart and Myra Halverson.
A memorial service will be held at 1 p.m. on Saturday, Aug. 28, 2004, at the First Presbyterian Church in Emporia. Inurnment will take place at a later date at Evergreen Cemetery in Menomonie.
Memorial contributions may be made to the First Presbyterian Church in Emporia or to the Elbert L. and Mary E. Barnhart Scholarship Fund at the University of Wisconsin-Stout in Menomonie.
Charter Funerals-Emporia Chapel is assisting the family
Dunn County News, Wed, Aug. 25, 2004
He was born July 12, 1914, in Orion, Richland County, to Herbert L. and Mary Ella (Bobb) Barnhart and moved with his parents to Menomonie at the age of five. He graduated from Menomonie High School and then completed his bachelor of science from The Stout Institute in 1934. Later, he received a master's degree from Stout and a Ph.D. from the University of Kansas.
Dr. Barnhart was a Professor and Chairman of the Industrial Education Department and later Dean of Administrative Affairs at Emporia State University from 1947 until he retired in 1983. Before coming to Kansas, he had been a high school teacher in Charleston, W.Va., and Teaneck, N.J., and a vocational school instructor in Paterson, N.J. During World War II, he was a supervisor for Wright Aero Corporation of their training program for Air Corps mechanics for B-29 airplane engines. When the planes went into combat, he was supervisor of the company's worldwide staff of field service representatives.
He married Mary Elizabeth Minsker on June 3, 1936, at Charleston, and they enjoyed playing golf and bridge, as well as traveling throughout the United States. She died Dec. 13, 2001.
Dr. Barnhart was a member of the Emporia First Presbyterian Church, where he served as deacon, trustee and elder. He was a member of the Hi-Noon Kiwanis Club for more than 40 years and a member of the Emporia Country Club. He served as an officer of the United Way, Forum Club, Moot Club, Chamber of Commerce, and Boy Scouts. Also, he served as an officer of the Kansas Industrial Education Association, American Industrial Arts Association, American Vocational Association, and the American Council on Industrial Arts Teachers Education. He was a member of Epsilon Pi Tau, International Honor Society, serving in 1971-89 as board member and also received the EPT Distinguished Service Citation. In 1976, he received the Distinguished Service Alumni Award from the University of Wisconsin-Stout.
He is survived by a son, Douglas Barnhart of Knoxville, Tenn.; two granddaughters, Katherine Barnhart of Brooklyn, N.Y., and Jennifer (Chris) Cooper of Cullowhee, N.#C.; and two nephews and four nieces.
He was preceded in death by his parents; his wife; a daughter, Patricia; a brother, Arthur; and two sisters, Ada Barnhart and Myra Halverson.
A memorial service will be held at 1 p.m. on Saturday, Aug. 28, 2004, at the First Presbyterian Church in Emporia. Inurnment will take place at a later date at Evergreen Cemetery in Menomonie.
Memorial contributions may be made to the First Presbyterian Church in Emporia or to the Elbert L. and Mary E. Barnhart Scholarship Fund at the University of Wisconsin-Stout in Menomonie.
Charter Funerals-Emporia Chapel is assisting the family
Dunn County News, Wed, Aug. 25, 2004
Elbert Lee (E.L.) Barnhart, age 90, died Tuesday, Aug. 10, 2004, at the Newman Regional Health Center in Emporia, Kan., following a stroke.
He was born July 12, 1914, in Orion, Richland County, to Herbert L. and Mary Ella (Bobb) Barnhart and moved with his parents to Menomonie at the age of five. He graduated from Menomonie High School and then completed his bachelor of science from The Stout Institute in 1934. Later, he received a master's degree from Stout and a Ph.D. from the University of Kansas.
Dr. Barnhart was a Professor and Chairman of the Industrial Education Department and later Dean of Administrative Affairs at Emporia State University from 1947 until he retired in 1983. Before coming to Kansas, he had been a high school teacher in Charleston, W.Va., and Teaneck, N.J., and a vocational school instructor in Paterson, N.J. During World War II, he was a supervisor for Wright Aero Corporation of their training program for Air Corps mechanics for B-29 airplane engines. When the planes went into combat, he was supervisor of the company's worldwide staff of field service representatives.
He married Mary Elizabeth Minsker on June 3, 1936, at Charleston, and they enjoyed playing golf and bridge, as well as traveling throughout the United States. She died Dec. 13, 2001.
Dr. Barnhart was a member of the Emporia First Presbyterian Church, where he served as deacon, trustee and elder. He was a member of the Hi-Noon Kiwanis Club for more than 40 years and a member of the Emporia Country Club. He served as an officer of the United Way, Forum Club, Moot Club, Chamber of Commerce, and Boy Scouts. Also, he served as an officer of the Kansas Industrial Education Association, American Industrial Arts Association, American Vocational Association, and the American Council on Industrial Arts Teachers Education. He was a member of Epsilon Pi Tau, International Honor Society, serving in 1971-89 as board member and also received the EPT Distinguished Service Citation. In 1976, he received the Distinguished Service Alumni Award from the University of Wisconsin-Stout.
He is survived by a son, Douglas Barnhart of Knoxville, Tenn.; two granddaughters, Katherine Barnhart of Brooklyn, N.Y., and Jennifer (Chris) Cooper of Cullowhee, N.#C.; and two nephews and four nieces.
He was preceded in death by his parents; his wife; a daughter, Patricia; a brother, Arthur; and two sisters, Ada Barnhart and Myra Halverson.
A memorial service will be held at 1 p.m. on Saturday, Aug. 28, 2004, at the First Presbyterian Church in Emporia. Inurnment will take place at a later date at Evergreen Cemetery in Menomonie.
Memorial contributions may be made to the First Presbyterian Church in Emporia or to the Elbert L. and Mary E. Barnhart Scholarship Fund at the University of Wisconsin-Stout in Menomonie.
Charter Funerals-Emporia Chapel is assisting the family
Dunn County News, Wed, Aug. 25, 2004
He was born July 12, 1914, in Orion, Richland County, to Herbert L. and Mary Ella (Bobb) Barnhart and moved with his parents to Menomonie at the age of five. He graduated from Menomonie High School and then completed his bachelor of science from The Stout Institute in 1934. Later, he received a master's degree from Stout and a Ph.D. from the University of Kansas.
Dr. Barnhart was a Professor and Chairman of the Industrial Education Department and later Dean of Administrative Affairs at Emporia State University from 1947 until he retired in 1983. Before coming to Kansas, he had been a high school teacher in Charleston, W.Va., and Teaneck, N.J., and a vocational school instructor in Paterson, N.J. During World War II, he was a supervisor for Wright Aero Corporation of their training program for Air Corps mechanics for B-29 airplane engines. When the planes went into combat, he was supervisor of the company's worldwide staff of field service representatives.
He married Mary Elizabeth Minsker on June 3, 1936, at Charleston, and they enjoyed playing golf and bridge, as well as traveling throughout the United States. She died Dec. 13, 2001.
Dr. Barnhart was a member of the Emporia First Presbyterian Church, where he served as deacon, trustee and elder. He was a member of the Hi-Noon Kiwanis Club for more than 40 years and a member of the Emporia Country Club. He served as an officer of the United Way, Forum Club, Moot Club, Chamber of Commerce, and Boy Scouts. Also, he served as an officer of the Kansas Industrial Education Association, American Industrial Arts Association, American Vocational Association, and the American Council on Industrial Arts Teachers Education. He was a member of Epsilon Pi Tau, International Honor Society, serving in 1971-89 as board member and also received the EPT Distinguished Service Citation. In 1976, he received the Distinguished Service Alumni Award from the University of Wisconsin-Stout.
He is survived by a son, Douglas Barnhart of Knoxville, Tenn.; two granddaughters, Katherine Barnhart of Brooklyn, N.Y., and Jennifer (Chris) Cooper of Cullowhee, N.#C.; and two nephews and four nieces.
He was preceded in death by his parents; his wife; a daughter, Patricia; a brother, Arthur; and two sisters, Ada Barnhart and Myra Halverson.
A memorial service will be held at 1 p.m. on Saturday, Aug. 28, 2004, at the First Presbyterian Church in Emporia. Inurnment will take place at a later date at Evergreen Cemetery in Menomonie.
Memorial contributions may be made to the First Presbyterian Church in Emporia or to the Elbert L. and Mary E. Barnhart Scholarship Fund at the University of Wisconsin-Stout in Menomonie.
Charter Funerals-Emporia Chapel is assisting the family
Dunn County News, Wed, Aug. 25, 2004
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