Pure World President Dies

BEDMINSTER, N.J.--Natalie I. Koether, president of Pure World Inc., died Oct. 3 at the age of 63 after a brief hospitalization. The cause of the hospitalization and death were not released. She is survived by her husband, Paul O. Koether, and by a daughter and granddaughter.

Koether left Pure World on medical leave on Sept. 24. The company appointed Paul Koether, the company's chairman, as interim president and Qun Yi Zheng, executive vice president, as acting chief operating officer.

The family has also established a memorial fund. Donations may be sent to the Natalie I. Koether Scholarship Fund, University of Pennsylvania, c/o Joanne Hanna, 633 Franklin Bldg., 3451 Walnut St., Philadelphia, PA 19104-6285.