Hans Otto Schundler ’35

Otto Schundler died Nov. 28, 1996, of heart problems. He was 83. He and Gertrud, his wife of 54 years, had recently moved from Westfield to Fellowship Village, a retirement community in Liberty Corner, N.J.

Born in Brooklyn, Otto attended Newark Academy and majored in economics at Princeton. He was active in 150lb. and scrub football (the "omelets"), the BricaBrac, and the Nassau Herald. Otto was proud to have been elected to Tiger Inn as an alumnus. Paul Fitting was his roommate.

Otto served in the Army Air Corps during the war, and worked briefly with Morgan Stanley afterwards. Then he formed what became a very successful family business of processing and distributing the mineral derivatives vermiculite and perlite.

Survivors, in addition to Gertrud, include seven sons: twins Russell '65 and Peter '65, Jeffrey, Bruce '70, Michael, Kim, and Bret; daughter Kristin, and 21 grandchildren. Bret is the mayor of Jersey City. Otto's sister Elsa is married to Henry Patton '35. The class mourns the passing of a successful business man, influential citizen, and devoted family man. We send deepest sympathy to the family.

The Class of 1935