LaVerne Matthew Pings (1923 - 2008)

Born 1923 in Sauk County, Wisconsin

Ancestors

Died 3 Nov 2008 at about age 85 in Chapel Hill, North Carolina

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Biography

La Verne Matthew Pings was born 1923 in Sauk County to Frank and Viola (Neis) Pings.

After high school, he joined the Civilian Conservation Corps in 1939. He had wide-ranging interests and, after 2 years in the CCC, went on to nursing school at the University of Chicago, graduating with a bachelor of philosophy in 1946. He followed with a bachelor's degree in zoology at the University of Wisconsin in 1947; a master's degree in health education in 1952 from Columbia University; a library science degree from the University of Wisconsin in 1955; and his doctorate in education from the University of Wisconsin in 1958.

He worked with Palestinian refugees from 1949-1954. After various librarian positions, he stayed at Wayne State University in Detroit for twenty-five years, first as assistant medical professor and librarian and later as Director of Libraries. He was active in regional and national library associations, wrote numerous articles & books on medical librarianship, and continued as an educator at the university level. ^[1]

After retiring in 1986, he moved to Chapel Hill, North Carolina. He provided an oral history interview in 2001. ^[2]

He died November 3, 2008 at Carol Woods Retirement Community in Chapel Hill, NC.^[3]

Census Records

• In 1930, La Verne, age 7, is attending school and living with his parents in a rented farm on Water St, where his father farms. ^[4]
• In 1940, La Vern, age 17, is employed as a typist for school. He is attending school and has finished his 3rd year of high school. His father is a hired hand on a farm, his mother is housekeeper, and the family is living in the farm household of F. Lintel, on Witwen Road, La Vern's 2 younger sisters live there also. ^[5]

Burial

Vern M Pings is buried in Lake Delton Cemetery, Sauk County, Wisconsin. ^[6]

Obituary

• Obituary Jl of the Medical Library Association, July 2009, 97(3), pp 163-4.
• Wisconsin State Journal, November 7, 2008

References

1. ↑ https://www.mlanet.org/p/bl/et/blogid=58&blogaid=455
2. ↑ McKenzie D Transcript of oral history with Vernon M. Pings. 1 Apr 2001. (Print copies of the oral history can be found through the Regional Medical Libraries. An oral history summary and photo are available at: [1] accessed September 21, 2022.)
3. ↑ http://www.cremnc.com/memsol.cgi?user_id=100881
4. ↑ United States Census, 1930\, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:33SQ-GR82-6SD?cc=1810731&wc=QZF4-LQP%3A648804601%2C650184701%2C650204101%2C1589282428), Wisconsin > Sauk > Prairie Du Sac > ED 56-28 > Sheet 10A, Dwelling 311, lines 46-68; citing NARA microfilm publication T626
5. ↑ United States Census, 1940," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QSQ-G9M1-8H6F?cc=2000219&wc=QZXB-VW6%3A795536601%2C801696501%2C801717501%2C801717502), Wisconsin > Sauk > Honey Creek Town, Leland > 56-17 > ED 56-17, Sheet 7A, Dwelling 122, line 35; citing Sixteenth Census of the United States, 1940, NARA digital publication T627.
6. ↑ https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/132912744

Research Notes

• He had no children. verbal communication from his cousin Gerald E. Pings. Pings-51 21:10, 21 September 2022 (UTC)