Louise B. Timken

Louise B. Timken, 88, one of the first women to pilot her own Learjet, died on October 3 in Canton, Ohio. Her husband founded the Timken Co., a roller-bearing maker, and she started to fly with him in general aviation aircraft in the 1930s. Louise Timken served in the Civil Air Patrol during World...

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