History of the Trust

 
 

PETER J. BLOSSER

  Peter J. Blosser was born in 1871, the son of farmer Jacob Blosser. He became a lawyer and Judge. In 1903, he married Katheryn DeWeese, with whom he had one son, John DeWeese Blosser. 

    Peter served as the Ross County prosecutor from 1904 through 1910.  In 1920 he was elected judge of the Ross County Court of Common Pleas.  After 8 years he was elected Judge of the 4th district Court of Appeals and served for 12 years.


Katheryn DeWeese Blosser

    After losing her only son followed by her husband, Katheryn decided to use her wealth to help Ross County residents better their lives through education in memory of her late husband Peter.  She left a portion of her estate to set up The Peter J. Blosser Scholarship Trust to continue to loan funds to worthy individuals.


Past Trustees

Phil D. Butler

Joseph Kear

Howard Goldsberry

John C. Wissler

Leonard Freeman

Cornell Hunter

Raymond J. Pack

Maurice Smith

Robert Sigler


PAST SECRETARIES

Freeda S. Rumbaugh

Eleanor M. Biggs

Cheri L. French

Sandra Kay Hall

Marie Rosebrook

 
 

From then until now.


    In the beginning, three trustees were appointed by Mrs. Katheryn D. Blosser to oversee the set up and administration of the Trust. After her death, it was decided by the appointed Trustees that the Trust would be operated as a loan program so that it could continually replenish itself and grow. Since 1961, the Peter J. Blosser Student Loan Fund has given out over $2,500,000 to over 1,000 students.

    Over the years, the Trust has gone through many transitions including 12 different Trustees, 6 different secretaries, updating and improving the requirements by which students can receive a loan, and increasing the limits of funds given as college tuition has risen.

    As of 1998, the Trust also began a scholarship program named The Raymond J. Pack Memorial Scholarship, in honor of one of their long term Trustees.  Mr. Pack died in a car accident in 1988 after serving on the Board of Trustees for 9 years. This scholarship awards each Ross County High School and the Pickaway-Ross Career and Technology Center a scholarship for one or more of their college-bound seniors. The Raymond J. Pack Scholarship fund has already awarded over $500,000 to area students.