Portage County obituaries for Dec. 13-15

Richard “Dick” Powers, age 88 of Aurora, passed away peacefully, Wednesday, 12/11/ 2024. Born in Buffalo, New York on April 11, 1936, he was the son of the late Wayland and Gwendolyn (Roberts) Powers. Dick was a 1954 graduate of Hamburg High School in Hamburg NY, and earned his bachelor’s degree at Allegheny College in Meadville, PA, where he also joined Sigma Alpha Epsilon fraternity. He later earned his Doctorate at Indiana University.

Over the course of his career, Dick served as the Dean of Men and Vice President of Finance for several institutions: the University of Vermont, Fairleigh Dickinson University in Rutherford, NJ, South Dakota State University in Brookings, SD, and Hiram College in Hiram, Ohio (where he retired in 2003). In his work life and neighborhoods, Dick was a mentor to many, offering his gentle guidance and wonderful advice. He often became a trusted and treasured friend.