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Passing of Elaine Obenchain
By Robbie Rhodes

Researcher and author Elaine Obenchain, who compiled the well-known
rollography of Ampico piano rolls, passed away on January 2, 2017,
in Woodstock, Illinois, at age 82 years.  She was born March 22, 1934,
and grew up in Grand Rapids and East Grand Rapids, Michigan, and
Evanston, Illinois.

Her 1977 book, "The Complete Catalog of Ampico Reproducing Piano
Rolls," published by William H. (Bill) Edgerton, ISBN 0-9601172-1-0,
established the "rollography format" which encompasses much more than
just a list of catalog numbers.  Later she wrote and illustrated
a five-volume set of books on McHenry County [Illinois] cemeteries,
which were published by the McHenry County Illinois Genealogical
Society.

Ref. http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/nwherald/obituary.aspx?n=janel-elaine-obenchain&pid=183349187&fhid=3558 
and http://www.nwherald.com/mobile/article.xml/articles/2011/09/20/r_0geoch3iqce6mhhyyiprw/index.xml 

Thanks to MMDer Paul Johnson for notifying us.

Robbie Rhodes
Mechanical Music Digest


(Message sent Sun 15 Jan 2017, 09:38:10 GMT, from time zone GMT-0800.)

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