Charles H. Holzinger, retired professor of anthropology at Franklin & Marshall College, died peacefully on January 6 at the age of 91. Born in Lancaster in April 1921, he graduated from McCaskey High School and attended Franklin & Marshall College until he enlisted in the U.S. Army after Pearl Harbor. In the Army, he served as a Captain in the 37th Infantry Division in the Northern Solomon Islands and Luzon-Philippine campaigns and was awarded the Bronze Star with Oak Leaf Cluster for meritorious service. After the war, he did graduate study in sociology and anthropology at the University of Chicago and Harvard University. He received a Master's degree in anthropology from the University of Chicago in 1949 and was then hired as an instructor in Franklin & Marshall's Department of Sociology and Anthropology. He taught at F&M for 37 years; during that time founded and chaired the anthropology department. He also served as curator of American Indian archeology on the staff of the North Museum and conducted excavations of Native American Indian village sites in the Lower Susquehanna Valley.
In 1946 he married Millicent Brott, and they raised five children together. In addition to teaching, he was a founding member of the Northeastern Anthropological Association and served as president of the Pennsylvania Sociology Society. In the summers of 1956, 1957, and 1958, in addition to December of 1957, he did fieldwork with the North Carolina Cherokees as part of the UNC-CH Cherokee Project of the Cross-Cultural Laboratory. He served on the board of directors of the Lancaster Guidance Clinic, Lancaster Mediation Center, Lancaster County Council of Churches, and Lancaster chapter of the American Civil Liberties Union. He was also an active member of several organizations devoted to issues of social justice and improved race relations. As a result of his war experience, he became a peace activist and was an active member of the Lancaster Meeting of the Religious Society of Friends (Quakers) for over 50 years. He was committed to liberal causes all of his adult life.
He is preceded in death by his wife, Millicent, and brothers, Joseph and John. He is survived by daughters, Emily Hausman of So. Ryegate, VT (Rick), Anne of Minneapolis, MN and Becky of Philadelphia; and sons, Tom of Montreal, Quebec and Steve of Sharon, MA (Donna); and 8 grandchildren. He is also survived by a foster son, Quyen Van Nguyen, sponsored by Milly and Charlie in 1975, of Clifton, VA (Mai Huong Tran) and Quyen's daughter and granddaughter.
Memorial contributions in Charlie's memory can be made to the Lancaster Friends Monthly Meeting (Quakers), Franklin & Marshall College, or the Friends Committee on National Legislation in Washington, D.C. A memorial service will be held in March.
(Lancaster Intelligencer Journal/New Era 1/9/2013)
In 1946 he married Millicent Brott, and they raised five children together. In addition to teaching, he was a founding member of the Northeastern Anthropological Association and served as president of the Pennsylvania Sociology Society. In the summers of 1956, 1957, and 1958, in addition to December of 1957, he did fieldwork with the North Carolina Cherokees as part of the UNC-CH Cherokee Project of the Cross-Cultural Laboratory. He served on the board of directors of the Lancaster Guidance Clinic, Lancaster Mediation Center, Lancaster County Council of Churches, and Lancaster chapter of the American Civil Liberties Union. He was also an active member of several organizations devoted to issues of social justice and improved race relations. As a result of his war experience, he became a peace activist and was an active member of the Lancaster Meeting of the Religious Society of Friends (Quakers) for over 50 years. He was committed to liberal causes all of his adult life.
He is preceded in death by his wife, Millicent, and brothers, Joseph and John. He is survived by daughters, Emily Hausman of So. Ryegate, VT (Rick), Anne of Minneapolis, MN and Becky of Philadelphia; and sons, Tom of Montreal, Quebec and Steve of Sharon, MA (Donna); and 8 grandchildren. He is also survived by a foster son, Quyen Van Nguyen, sponsored by Milly and Charlie in 1975, of Clifton, VA (Mai Huong Tran) and Quyen's daughter and granddaughter.
Memorial contributions in Charlie's memory can be made to the Lancaster Friends Monthly Meeting (Quakers), Franklin & Marshall College, or the Friends Committee on National Legislation in Washington, D.C. A memorial service will be held in March.
(Lancaster Intelligencer Journal/New Era 1/9/2013)
Charles H. Holzinger, retired professor of anthropology at Franklin & Marshall College, died peacefully on January 6 at the age of 91. Born in Lancaster in April 1921, he graduated from McCaskey High School and attended Franklin & Marshall College until he enlisted in the U.S. Army after Pearl Harbor. In the Army, he served as a Captain in the 37th Infantry Division in the Northern Solomon Islands and Luzon-Philippine campaigns and was awarded the Bronze Star with Oak Leaf Cluster for meritorious service. After the war, he did graduate study in sociology and anthropology at the University of Chicago and Harvard University. He received a Master's degree in anthropology from the University of Chicago in 1949 and was then hired as an instructor in Franklin & Marshall's Department of Sociology and Anthropology. He taught at F&M for 37 years; during that time founded and chaired the anthropology department. He also served as curator of American Indian archeology on the staff of the North Museum and conducted excavations of Native American Indian village sites in the Lower Susquehanna Valley.
In 1946 he married Millicent Brott, and they raised five children together. In addition to teaching, he was a founding member of the Northeastern Anthropological Association and served as president of the Pennsylvania Sociology Society. In the summers of 1956, 1957, and 1958, in addition to December of 1957, he did fieldwork with the North Carolina Cherokees as part of the UNC-CH Cherokee Project of the Cross-Cultural Laboratory. He served on the board of directors of the Lancaster Guidance Clinic, Lancaster Mediation Center, Lancaster County Council of Churches, and Lancaster chapter of the American Civil Liberties Union. He was also an active member of several organizations devoted to issues of social justice and improved race relations. As a result of his war experience, he became a peace activist and was an active member of the Lancaster Meeting of the Religious Society of Friends (Quakers) for over 50 years. He was committed to liberal causes all of his adult life.
He is preceded in death by his wife, Millicent, and brothers, Joseph and John. He is survived by daughters, Emily Hausman of So. Ryegate, VT (Rick), Anne of Minneapolis, MN and Becky of Philadelphia; and sons, Tom of Montreal, Quebec and Steve of Sharon, MA (Donna); and 8 grandchildren. He is also survived by a foster son, Quyen Van Nguyen, sponsored by Milly and Charlie in 1975, of Clifton, VA (Mai Huong Tran) and Quyen's daughter and granddaughter.
Memorial contributions in Charlie's memory can be made to the Lancaster Friends Monthly Meeting (Quakers), Franklin & Marshall College, or the Friends Committee on National Legislation in Washington, D.C. A memorial service will be held in March.
(Lancaster Intelligencer Journal/New Era 1/9/2013)
In 1946 he married Millicent Brott, and they raised five children together. In addition to teaching, he was a founding member of the Northeastern Anthropological Association and served as president of the Pennsylvania Sociology Society. In the summers of 1956, 1957, and 1958, in addition to December of 1957, he did fieldwork with the North Carolina Cherokees as part of the UNC-CH Cherokee Project of the Cross-Cultural Laboratory. He served on the board of directors of the Lancaster Guidance Clinic, Lancaster Mediation Center, Lancaster County Council of Churches, and Lancaster chapter of the American Civil Liberties Union. He was also an active member of several organizations devoted to issues of social justice and improved race relations. As a result of his war experience, he became a peace activist and was an active member of the Lancaster Meeting of the Religious Society of Friends (Quakers) for over 50 years. He was committed to liberal causes all of his adult life.
He is preceded in death by his wife, Millicent, and brothers, Joseph and John. He is survived by daughters, Emily Hausman of So. Ryegate, VT (Rick), Anne of Minneapolis, MN and Becky of Philadelphia; and sons, Tom of Montreal, Quebec and Steve of Sharon, MA (Donna); and 8 grandchildren. He is also survived by a foster son, Quyen Van Nguyen, sponsored by Milly and Charlie in 1975, of Clifton, VA (Mai Huong Tran) and Quyen's daughter and granddaughter.
Memorial contributions in Charlie's memory can be made to the Lancaster Friends Monthly Meeting (Quakers), Franklin & Marshall College, or the Friends Committee on National Legislation in Washington, D.C. A memorial service will be held in March.
(Lancaster Intelligencer Journal/New Era 1/9/2013)
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