EMPLOYEES OF MANTENO STATE HOSPITAL
The following is a list of names that came from public information. Either state reports, hospital reports or internet searches.
SUPERINTENDENTS
Dr. Ralph T. Hinton first superintendent of Manteno State Hospital – July 1, 1930 – November 3, 1939
Dr. Walter H. Baer second & fourth superintendent of Manteno State Hospital – 1939-1942 & 1945-1947
Dr. Edward Ross third superintendent of Manteno State Hospital – 1942-1945
Dr. Alfred P. Bay fifth superintendent of Manteno State Hospital – 1947 – December 15, 1953
Dr. Charles Bush, sixth (acting) superintendent of Manteno State Hospital – December 15, 1953 – April 24, 1954
Dr. Richard J. Graff, seventh superintendent of Manteno State Hospital – April 15, 1954 – August 5, 1966
Dr. Martin C. Koenig, eighth (acting) superintendent of Manteno State Hospital – August 6, 1966 – February 28, 1967
Mr. Harold C. Piepenbrink, ninth superintendent of Manteno State Hospital/Manteno Mental Health Center – March 1, 1967 – August 31, 1970
Mr. Jon Steinmetz, tenth and twelfth (acting) superintendent of Manteno Mental Health Center – October 1, 1974 – February 28, 1975 & March 16, 1978 – June 25, 1978
Mrs. Ella Curry, R.N., eleventh superintendent of Manteno Mental Health Center – March 1, 1975 – March 15, 1978
Dr. Claude Rousch, Th.D., thirteenth and fourteenth (acting) superintendent of Manteno Mental Health Center – June 26, 1978 – July 30, 1978 and July 31, 1978 – June 30, 1983
Mr. Ian Aitken, fifteenth (acting) superintendent of Manteno Mental Health Center, July 1, 1983 – December 31, 1985.
MEDICAL, PSYCHOLOGY & RESEARCH EMPLOYEES
Dr. Thomas Pekin, Senior Physician, Manteno State Hospital (1935-)
Dr. Harry Burstein, Junior Physician, Manteno State Hospital (1935-)
Dr. Maurice Becker, Junior Physician, Manteno State Hospital (1937-)
Dr. M. L. Fisher, Junior Physician, Manteno State Hospital (1937-)
Dr. Dan S. Hur, Junior Physician, Manteno State Hospital (1937-)
Dr. J. B. Mossman, Junior Physician, Manteno State Hospital (1937-)
Dr. K. H. Tutunjian, Junior Physician, Manteno State Hospital (1937-)
Dr. W. Weisdorf, Junior Physician, Manteno State Hospital (1938-)
Dr. N. B. Dobin, Junior Physician, Manteno State Hospital (1938-)
Dr. L. Schlan, Junior Physician, Manteno State Hospital (1938-)
Dr. B. Spira, Junior Physician, Manteno State Hospital (1938-)
Dr. J. J. Sievers, Junior Physician, Manteno State Hospital (1938-)
Dr. A. Nehf, Junior Physician, Manteno State Hospital (1938-)
Dr. V. Watia, Resident, Manteno State Hospital (1938-)
Dr. G. L. Perkins, Junior Physician, Manteno State Hospital (1939-)
Dr. B. Rosen, Junior Physician, Manteno State Hospital (1939-)
Dr. I. H. Spector, Junior Physician, Manteno State Hospital (1939-)
Dr. M. L. Frank, Junior Physician, Manteno State Hospital (1939-)
Dr. H. S. Fein, Junior Physician, Manteno State Hospital (1938-)
Dr. J. Hoff, Junior Physician, Manteno State Hospital (1939-)
Dr. W. Kirschbaum, Resident, Manteno State Hospital (1939-)
Dr. William J. Cunningham, Junior Dentist, Manteno State Hospital (1939-)
Dr. D. Louis Steinberg, Assistant Managing Officer, Manteno State Hospital (1940-)
Dr. Louis H. Cohen, Clinical Director, Manteno State Hospital (1939-)
Dr. Walter R. Kischbaum, Pathologist, Manteno State Hospital (1940-)
Dr. Martha Palmer, Reontgenologist, Manteno State Hospital (1940-)
Dr. Bernard Skorodin, Senior Physician, Manteno State Hospital (1935-)
Dr. Kacher H. Tutunjian, Senior Physician, Manteno State Hospital (1939-)
Dr. Arthur H. Gollmar, Junior Physician, Manteno State Hospital (1935-)
Dr. Brunon Bielinski, Junior Physician, Manteno State Hospital (1940-)
Dr. Martin S. Croft, Junior Physician, Manteno State Hospital (1938-)
Dr. Paul E. Feldman, Junior Physician, Manteno State Hospital (1938-)
Dr. Milton Goldberg, Junior Physician, Manteno State Hospital (1939-)
Dr. Paul Hletko, Junior Physician, Manteno State Hospital (1940-)
Dr. Oscar Kreisler, Junior Physician, Manteno State Hospital (1940-)
Dr. Rudolph Rosenburg, Junior Physician, Manteno State Hospital (1939-)
Dr. William Rosenburg, Junior Physician, Manteno State Hospital (1939-)
Dr. Annemarie Rosenfeld, Junior Physician, Manteno State Hospital (1940-)
Dr. Isadore Spinka, Junior Physician, Manteno State Hospital (1939-)
Dr. Maurice D. Stern, Junior Physician, Manteno State Hospital (1938-)
Dr. Maurice D. Urist, Junior Physician, Manteno State Hospital (1939-)
Dr. Fred Darnell, Resident (Gynecology), Manteno State Hospital (1938-)
Dr. Erich Paschkes, Resident (Psychiatry), Manteno State Hospital (1939-)
Dr. Edward J. Gagnon, Senior Dentist, Manteno State Hospital (1935-)
Dr. Thomas Carlos, Junior Dentist, Manteno State Hospital (1940-)
Dr. Julius Grueneberg – Staff member, Manteno State Hospital (1948 – ?)
Dr. Carl Pfeiffer – schizophrenia and epilepsy research, Manteno State Hospital (1956 – ?)
Dr. Nathaniel S. Apter – schizophrenia and epilepsy research, Manteno State Hospital (1956 – ?)
Dr. William J. Gallagher – full-time staff physician, Manteno State Hospital (1957-?)
Dr. John A. Vaichulis – Resident bacteriologist, Manteno State Hospital (1947-?)
Dr. Yi-chuang Lu – Supervising Sociologist and Director of Sociological Research on Schizophrenia, Manteno State Hospital, Illinois State Department of Mental Health (1956-1968)
Cass Turner – Program Psychologist, Manteno State Hospital (1966-1968)
Dr. Jereme Y. Lettvin – Senior psychiatrist, Manteno State Hospital
Jerry Lettvin – Doctor, Manteno State Hospital
Victor L. Ryan, Ph.D. – Psychology Summer Worker, Manteno State Hospital (1964 – 1965)
William Dement , Ph.D. – Conducted REM research at Manteno State Hospital 1953
Dr. George Rivera – Surgeon, Manteno State Hospital (1960s)
Dr. Agustin Carvallo – Surgeon, Manteno State Hospital (1960s)
Dr. Severino Gomilla – Surgeon, Manteno State Hospital (1960s)
Dr. Solomon Noguera – Doctor, Manteno State Hospital (1960s)
NURSES
James Phalen – Chief nurse, Manteno State Hospital (1934-)
Ezra Kibler – nursing supervisor, Manteno State Hospital (1934-)
Clifford Ping – nursing supervisor, Manteno State Hospital (1934-)
Mrs. Eleanor Hesley – Nurse, Manteno State Hospital (1935-)
Miss Mabel Coleman – Nurse, Manteno State Hospital (1935-)
Mrs. Cogsdil – Nurse, Manteno State Hospital (1935-)
Mrs. Mary Pickett – Nurse, Manteno State Hospital (1935-)
Mrs. Florence Bradecich – Nurse, Manteno State Hospital (1935-)
Mrs. Esther Wyrembeck – Nurse, Manteno State Hospital (1935-)
Miss Ada Hart – Nurse, Manteno State Hospital (1935-)
Mrs. Betty Rhodes Hofeling – Nurse, Manteno State Hospital (1935-)
Miss Stone – Nurse, Manteno State Hospital (1935-)
Audey Ahivan/Jones – Nurse, Manteno State Hospital (1935-)
Mrs. Ilene Keyes, – Nurse, Manteno State Hospital (1935-)
Miss Cecilia N. Perrodin – RN, Manteno State Hospital
Mrs. Leotta Dowell – Assistant Chief Nurse, Manteno State Hospital (1950s)
Mrs. Loraine Bagby – Registered Nurse at Manteno State Hospital (1950s)
Dennis Johnston – RN, Manteno State Hospital (1960s)
Ruth Roy – RN, Manteno State Hospital (1960s)
OTHER EMPLOYEES
Rene Senesac – Mechanic, Manteno State Hospital (1929-) First Employee with over 37 years of service!
Mrs. Lillian Long – Assistant Medical Records Librarian, Manteno State Hospital (1935-)
Mrs. Ruth Robinson – Head of physiotherapy department, Manteno State Hospital (1948 – ?)
Mrs. Selma Bunch – Assistant to Mrs. Ruth Robinson, head of physiotherapy department, Manteno State Hospital (1948 – ?)
Alice Goodard (1910-2002) – Employee, Manteno State Hospital
Corrine M. Drolet (1894-1983) – Employee, Manteno State Hospital, 18 years (1937- 1955)
Cynthia Willis – “began her career with Illinois state government at the Manteno Mental Health Center in 1977″
Ernest Rappaport – Psychiatrist, Manteno State Hospital, 1941 – 1942
Frances Althea Regnier (1907-1967) – Employee of Manteno State Hospital, 20 years (1947-1967)
Frank Tripp (1912 – 2001) – Retired Fireman, Manteno State Hospital (23 years)
Gladys Daily (1893-1984) – Civil service cook for the employees at the Manteno State Hospital in Manteno for 25 years (1935 -1960)
Bertha Schlotter – ORT, Manteno State Hospital (1950s)
Harry Parkhill – Educator and social worker, Manteno State Hospital
John Novak – Assistant Personnel Director, Manteno Mental Health Center
John O’Brien – Alcoholism Specialist I, Manteno Mental Health Center (1973-1978)
Nellie Marie Zelhart – (1903-2001) Psychiatric aide, Manteno State Hospital (17 years).
Harry Potter – Chief Engineer, Power Plant, Manteno State Hospital
Kenneth Waddel – Assistant and Chief Engineer at Manteno State Hospital
Mr. Joe McGinnis – Chief of Security, Manteno State Hospital
Beverly Kruge – Employee, Manteno State Hospital
Mr. Clarence “Sport” Welch – Storekeepe
Ms. Liz Meinzer – Store Clerk
Carl “Stinky” McFarland – Clerk
Mr. Eugene Threldkeld – Storekeeper-Mechanical store
Clerk Kenneth Norris
Eileen Altman
Ed Altman – Chief Engineer, Manteno State Hospital
Mrs. Bernice McFadden – Commissary, Manteno State Hospital (1930-)
Ray Crum – Commissary, Manteno State Hospital (1930-)
David Steindorf – Geriatrics Project Admissions, Manteno State Hospital (1964-)
Jim Herron – Activity Therapy, Manteno State Hospital (1964-)
Linda Smyers – Unit B secretary, Manteno State Hospital (1964-)
Thomas Woods – Psychiatric Aide, Manteno State Hospital (1950s)
John Kuhn – Business Administrator, Manteno State Hospital (1950s)
Mrs. Leonel Pommier – Representative for the American Legion Auxiliary, Manteno State Hospital (1950s)
Annebelle Haigh – Volunteer Services Chief, Manteno State Hospital (1950s)
Helen Lindsay – Activity Therapy Associate, Manteno State Hospital (1960s)
Leo Walsh – Carpenter foreman, Manteno State Hospital
Ray Devereaux – Carpenter, Manteno State Hospital
Glenn Brown – Carpenter, Manteno State Hospital
Frederick Adam – Fire Chief, Manteno State Hospital
James Ervin – Activity therapist with Staff Development Services, Manteno State Hospital (1960s)
Mrs. William Morgan – Staff librarian and chairman of the museum committee, Manteno State Hospital (1960s)
Miss Cassandra Sharp – Mental Health Museum, Manteno State Hospital (1960s)
Dennis Vatterman (Batterman?) – Machinist, Manteno State Hospital
Glenn Theesfeld – Painter, Manteno State Hospital
Mrs. Margaret White – Dietary employee at Bowen Hospital, Manteno State Hospital
Mrs. Anna Winfield – Dietary employee at Bowen Hospital, Manteno State Hospital
Mrs. Dorothy Hale – Psychiatric Aide at the Singer Building, Manteno State Hospital
Mrs. Tressie Martin – Psychiatric Aide, Manteno State Hospital
Jack Walsh – Employee, Manteno State Hospital (1960s)
Carol Meyer – Employee, Manteno State Hospital (1960s)
Jan Vinson – Employee, Manteno State Hospital (1960s)
Dale Gordon – Employee, Manteno State Hospital (1960s)
Judy Atkinson – Employee, Manteno State Hospital (1960s)
Sandra Bush – Employee, Manteno State Hospital (1960s)
Paul Cooper – Employee, Manteno State Hospital (1960s)
OTHER EMPLOYEES & PATIENTS OF MANTENO STATE HOSPITAL
The following is a list of names and information so graciously donated by former employees/patients themselves, or by family members wishing to have these name listed. You can add a name to this list via the facebook discussion page .
Mrs. Nancy W. Zander-RN, Manteno State Hospital (1960s)
Verleen Gallois – Secretary to Forensic Pyschiatry Group – 1972 to 1973
Helena Thurston activity director 1960′s retired
