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In Memoriam - Fall 2017

When Twilight Silence Falls

1930s

Clifford G. Smith, '36, of Westland, Feb. 4, age 102

Helen M. Ryerse, '37, of St Ignac, Dec. 3, age 102

Evelyn F. (Siebert) Cameron, '39, of Naples, FL, Mar. 28

Don E. Farkas, '39, of Kalkaska

Marian P. (Pearsall) Perry, '39, of Bay City, Mar. 19, age 99

1940s

Arthur H. Haist, '40, of Warren, IN, Mar. 12, age 98

Martin L. Saper, '41, of East Lansing, Mar. 27, age 100

Edward A. Hilden, '42, of Marshall, Mar. 7, age 97

Richard L. Reason, '42, of Simi Valley, CA, Feb. 20, age 96

Robert J. Baird, '43, of Norfolk, VA, Mar. 7, age 96

Helen E. (Benzelos) Dickinson, '43, of Janesville, WI, Mar. 15, age 98

Richard F. George, '43, of Muskegon, Jan. 29, age 94

Rolf F. Illsley, '43, of San Rafael, CA, Mar. 1, age 95

William J. McKinstry, '43, of Oxford, OH, Jan. 17, age 95

Harry W. Rapp, '43, of Bradenton, FL, Mar. 19, age 96

Theodore P. Blevins, '44, of Portola Valley, CA, Mar. 15, age 95

Evelyn M. (Moody) Kazeniac, '44, of Narberth, PA, Dec. 11, age 92

Albert P. Linnell, '44, of Seattle, WA, Jan. 20, age 94

Molly J. (Cox) Schmidt, '44, of Henderson, Feb. 2, age 94

Harry M. Wernert, '44, of Romeoville, IL, Jan. 23, age 95

Helen A. (Jolliffe) Roberts, '45, of Park Falls, WI, Mar. 14, age 93

June E. (Wilkinson) Hutchings, '46, of Hanover, NH, Jan. 17, age 92

Morton Wolf, '46, of Milton, MA, Jan. 28, age 94

Cecelia J. (Tremblay) Angel, '47, of Morriston, FL, Mar. 20, age 90

Willard D. Cooley, '47, of Mancelona, Apr. 8, age 93

Donald F. Johnson, '47, of Dimondale, Apr. 4, age 93

Nancy E. (Baxter) Milne, '47, of East Lansing, Mar. 29, age 91

Geraldine W. (Raymer D.V.M.) Pearson, '47, of Grand Rapids, Mar. 4, age 90

George J. Schulte, '47, of Tucson, AZ, Jan. 20, age 94

Rosemary M. (Jones) Tung, '47, of Staten Island, NY, Feb. 15, age 91

John H. Wright, '47, of Moorhead, MN, Sep. 16, age 90

Helen M. (Haggard) Amsdill, '48, of Dexter, Mar. 23, age 92

Don L. Bregger, '48, of Bangor, Feb. 8, age 89

Theodore D. Brundidge, '48, of Grand Rapids, Feb. 16, age 93

Ardith (Husby) Cordes, '48, of Bradenton, FL, Mar. 27, age 90

Virginia I. (Weeber) Gawronski, '48, of Lansing, Apr. 18

Randall K. Hall, '48, of Saginaw, Apr. 9, age 91

Vera E. (Clark) Knuth, '48, of Inver Grove Heights, MN, Apr. 19, age 90

Robert H. Kushler, '48, of Nevada City, CA, Oct. 16

Robert V. McClure, '48, of Grand Rapids, Mar. 2, age 96

Caryl H. (Gannett) Miller, '48, of La Grange Park, IL, Nov. 3, age 92

Joan R. (Stringer) Miller, '48, of Davenport, IA, Apr. 11

Robert E. Miller, '48, of Snellville, GA, Feb. 22, age 93

Donald J. Morfee, '48, of Sarasota, FL, Feb. 19, age 93

Robert F. Morgan, '48, of Pittsford, NY, Feb. 22, age 92

Virginia E. (McAfee) Richmond, '48, of Kingsport, TN, Feb. 17, age 92

Robert L. Robinson, '48, of Strongsville, OH

Dorothy H. (Parker) Sprout, '48, of Lansing, Jan. 18, age 90

Walter Tiedeman, '48, of Richardson, TX, Mar. 29, age 95

Patricia A. (Colby) Vaughn, '48, of Owosso, Feb. 15, age 90

Robert E. Wendt, '48, of Alma, Apr. 1, age 92

Marilynn E. (Beyer) Beyer-Doyle-Blaisdell, '49, of Lauderdale by the Sea, FL, Feb. 8, age 89

William T. Brechenser, '49, of South Bend, IN, Jan. 29, age 91

Harold A. Dunn, '49, of Brighton, Jan. 21, age 93

A. Roy Holding, '49, of Palm City, FL, Jan. 24, age 90

John H. McRae, '49, of Spokane, WA, Feb. 17, age 91

Grace F. (Findlay) Mezey Huising, '49, of Bloomfield Hills, Feb. 5, age 89

Frank P. Ryba, '49, of Comstock Park, May 29, age 100

Clarence E. Zeno, '49, of Gladstone, May 7, age 92

1950s

Richard A. Adomat, '50, of Flint, Apr. 19, age 96

Richard A. Allen, '50, of New Smyrna Beach, FL, Apr. 1, age 88

Ernestine F. (Bigelow) Bengelsdorf, '50, of Fort Myers, FL, Feb. 17, age 88

Arnold A. Breiling, '50, of Vineland, NJ, Mar. 3, age 92

Lloyd N. Coon, '50, of Swartz Creek, Apr. 13, age 92

John Corriveau, '50, of Anacortes, WA, Mar. 25, age 90

Charles Cuda, '50, of McHenry, IL, Jan. 27, age 92

Edward G. Dooley, '50, of Auburn, IN, Apr. 11, age 92

Richard J. Ferley, '50, of Houston, TX, Mar. 1, age 89

Leroy R. Genaw, '50, of Minneapolis, MN, Feb. 11

George L. Irwin, '50, of Hilton Head Island, SC, Mar. 21, age 88

Evan R. James, '50, of Plant City, FL, Feb. 5, age 92

Charles H. Kupsky, '50, of Advance, NC, Jan. 24, age 89

Elvin E. Lee, '50, of Lexington, KY, Apr. 12, age 90

Richard B. McKeough, '50, of New Canaan, CT, Mar. 17, age 89

Marilyn J. (Nystrom) Munkachy, '50, of Tempe, AZ, Apr. 7, age 88

Donald E. Owens, '50, of Barrington, IL, Apr. 7, age 91

Dorothy P L. (Ploetz) Racklyeft, '50, of Garden City, Feb. 18

Victor G. Sbordon, '50, of Clearwater, FL, Jun. 1, age 88

Creighton L. Sherman, '50, of Marshall, Jan. 22, age 90

Ray L. Taylor, '50, of Paris, IL, Mar. 31, age 90

Norbert W. Winkler, '50, of Traverse City, Jun. 24, age 93

Jack E. Bates, '51, of East Lansing, Mar. 19, age 90

Jack T. Dulworth, '51, of Houston, TX, Feb. 1, age 90

Richard L. Erratt, '51, of Bryan, TX, Jan. 29, age 86

Letty A. (Kretschmar) Fiscus, '51, of Grosse Pointe, Mar. 24, age 88

Donald E. Manges, '51, of Verona, PA, Jan. 25, age 87

Ruth M. (Schluckebier) Rittmueller, '51, of Frankenmuth, Dec. 23, age 88

Helen B. (Bilanow) Short, '51, of Hattiesburg, MS, Apr. 3

James A. Snodgrass, '51, of Fort Wayne, IN, Mar. 6, age 87

Warren G. Sprague, '51, of Chatham, MA, Jan. 16, age 89

John L. Sullivan, '51, of Garden City, Feb. 17, age 86

Anne J. (Hopkins) Swantek, '51, of Ann Arbor, Dec. 18, age 87

Alexander N. Zobkiw, '51, of Bowling Green, KY, Feb. 17, age 94

Robert M. Briggs, '52, of Erie, PA, Jan. 7, age 87

Carol A. Caron, '52, of Marshall, Feb. 12, age 87

Joseph R. Carrow, '52, of Huntington Beach, CA, Jan. 9, age 89

Donald R. Drouillard, '52, of Destin, FL, Jan. 22, age 89

Leo R. Guilmette, '52, of Howell, Feb. 10, age 88

Maynard D. Hastay, '52, of Eaton Rapids, Mar. 17, age 87

Robert S. King, '52, of Surprise, AZ, Feb. 5, age 89

Glenwood C. Koehn, '52, of Williamsburg, VA, Jan. 12, age 85

John E. Landgraf, '52, of Saint Paul, MN, Feb. 13, age 88

Wendell B. Lawrence, '52, of Toledo, OH, Mar. 31, age 91

Robert E. Martin, '52, of Okemos, Feb. 5, age 85

Milford T. Mason, '52, of Gladwin, Apr. 26, age 87

Daniel C. Pfannstiel, '52, of College Station, TX, Mar. 5, age 88

John C. Randall, '52, of Jacksonville, FL, Feb. 9, age 89

Delmar T. Reid, '52, of Santa Rosa, CA, Dec. 9, age 89

Frederick T. Richardson, '52, of Lansing, Mar. 22, age 95

Jack B. Russ, '52, of Holt, Apr. 14, age 86

Lillian K. (Csaszar) Schiciano, '52, of Armonk, NY, Feb. 6, age 88

Raymond L. Schumann, '52, of Naples, FL, Mar. 26, age 88

Charles E. Sedam, '52, of Grand Rapids, Mar. 8, age 89

Abraham G. Simon, '52, of Grand Rapids, Mar. 3, age 88

Ronald C. Stocker, '52, of Avon Park, FL, Feb. 2, age 88

Edwin A. Tapio, '52, of Watertown, SD, Feb. 10, age 89

Charles W. Theroux, '52, of Lansing, Feb. 28, age 89

Jacqueline D. (McDaid) Westman, '52, of Sarasota, FL, Feb. 2, age 86

John W. Bohon, '53, of Deland, FL, Jan. 29, age 86

Peter C. Boogaart, '53, of Grand Rapids, Feb. 11, age 94

David B. Bossert, '53, of Burr Ridge, IL, Feb. 28, age 86

Howard H. Fink, '53, of Ann Arbor, Apr. 4, age 92

Donald A. Giessler, '53, of Palm Harbor, FL, Feb. 9, age 87

David A. Kaechele, '53, of Glen Allen, VA, Jan. 20, age 85

William B. Larson, '53, of Birmingham, Apr. 20, age 86

Marilyn I. Payne, '53, of Toledo, OH, Apr. 4, age 86

Marilyn L. (Exelby) Poland, '53, of Eagle, Apr. 9, age 85

Elizabeth S. (Schroeder) Scher, '53, of Chagrin Falls, OH, Mar. 14, age 85

Billie N. Stahlman, '53, of Coatesville, PA, Feb. 21, age 86

Daniel W. Varin, '53, of Providence, RI, Apr. 16, age 86

Philip T. Wright, '53, of Palm Coast, FL, Apr. 11, age 85

Charles A. Anderson, '54, of Frankfort, Jun. 25, age 83

Susan (VanNoppen) Cowen, '54, of Winchester, MA, Feb. 20, age 94

Jacqueline M. (Quick) Dale, '54, of Upland, CA, Feb. 9, age 84

Nancy C. (Rutan) Levy, '54, of Hanover, Feb. 3, age 84

Elizabeth A. (Arnold) McGhee, '54, of Atlanta, GA, Feb. 23, age 84

Mary C. (Mohn) Mulier, '54, of Osprey, FL, Mar. 14, age 84

William C. Randall, '54, of Atlantic Beach, FL

Harold M. Riley, '54, of Clemson, SC, Jan. 31, age 94

Joel M. Ross, '54, of Charlotte, NC, Mar. 20, age 85

Allen B. Stevens, '54, of Edwardsburg, Feb. 16, age 84

John W. Swett, '54, of Waynesboro, VA, Apr. 18, age 85

John E. Thomas, '54, of Saint Paul, MN, Jul. 31, age 85

Nicholas Vista, '54, of Decatur, GA, Feb. 12, age 90

Lennis G. Byers, '55, of Newport, Mar. 5, age 86

Joseph A. Cieslewicz, '55, of Zephyrhills, FL, Feb. 14, age 88

Donald R. Gregg, '55, of Memphis, TN, Mar. 29, age 84

George T. Hartman, '55, of North Chili, NY, Feb. 8, age 83

George R. Holton, '55, of Jackson, Feb. 22, age 85

Margaret M. Mielock, '55, of East Tawas, Apr. 15, age 83

Kenneth J. Mulka, '55, of Charlevoix, Feb. 26, age 83

Donna J. (Prance) Rivest, '55, of Troy, Apr. 13, age 83

James F. Rowan, '55, of Flint, Jan. 25, age 83

David S. Trump, '55, of Grants Pass, OR, Jan. 24, age 83

Earl K. Betts, '56, of Loudon, TN, Mar. 30, age 83

Nancy S. Bock, '56, of Ann Arbor, Mar. 9, age 82

William W. Bowdy, '56, of Lexington, KY, Apr. 12, age 83

Donald E. Chapman, '56, of Oak Lawn, IL, Mar. 10, age 82

Edward J. Covington, '56, of Millfield, OH, Feb. 10, age 85

Raymond C. Dahlgren, '56, of Sylvan Lake, Jan. 29, age 83

Brenda J. (Covell) Delaney, '56, of Lansing, Feb. 22, age 82

Frederick C. Fuller, '56, of Traverse City, Apr. 21, age 82

Richard F. Hartung, '56, of Santa Rosa, CA, Mar. 6, age 82

E. Ray Hooser, '56, of Sterling, OH, Feb. 26, age 88

Jerald J. Marcus, '56, of Kalamazoo, Apr. 22, age 82

Robert T. Mott, '56, of Belvedere Tiburon, CA, Apr. 2, age 83

Muriel J. (Lange) Summers, '56, of Dallas, TX, Mar. 7, age 80

Robert A. Sundell, '56, of Jamestown, NY, Feb. 15, age 84

Ann E. (Jefferys) Wesley, '56, of Grosse Ile, Feb. 9, age 83

Virginia K. Brown, '57, of Grosse Ile, Jan. 12, age 81

Barbara J. (Lutz) Bruner, '57, of Cordova, IL, Mar. 25, age 82

Ralph P. Collins, '57, of Chadds Ford, PA, Mar. 9, age 89

Carol J. (Boehm) Hamman, '57, of Fort Worth, TX, Apr. 2, age 87

Mary B. Little, '57, of Wadesboro, NC, Apr. 6, age 84

Hugh E. Lockhart, '57, of Holt, Feb. 2

James R. Lodge, '57, of Tempe, AZ, Mar. 28, age 91

Paul D. May, '57, of Bellaire, Mar. 22, age 85

Helen E. (Hemingway) McAllister, '57, of Keego Harbor, Jan. 18, age 81

Robert J. McVicker, '57, of Niles, Jan. 31, age 87

Daniel P. Schafer, '57, of East Lansing, Mar. 13, age 86

Norman J. Sedelbauer, '57, of Holland, Jan. 26, age 82

George E. Sutton, '57, of Ona, WV, Jul. 27, age 93

Charles D. Weist, '57, of Traverse City, Mar. 21, age 81

James N. Berry, '58, of Beaumont, CA, Feb. 11, age 84

Roland G. Bolduc, '58, of Houston, TX, Dec. 3, age 85

Peter P. Chiarenza, '58, of Columbia, MD, Feb. 3, age 88

William M. Clithero, '58, of Albuquerque, NM, Feb. 5, age 80

William F. Eberhart, '58, of Ellenton, FL, Aug. 29, age 80

Earl T. Freeman, '58, of Holly, Feb. 22, age 85

Elton K. Gingrich, '58, of Big Rapids, Mar. 16, age 87

Dale A. Gleason, '58, of Grand Blanc, Apr. 14, age 86

Joanne I. (Keillor) Kaminskis, '58, of Waterford, Apr. 8, age 80

June M. (Ford) Kennedy-Bartlett, '58, of Winter Park, FL, Feb. 26, age 80

Jeanette E. (Driscoll) Leech, '58, of Flint, Feb. 2, age 79

William L. Millar, '58, of Freeland, Mar. 29, age 79

James E. Nelson, '58, of Midland, Feb. 19, age 84

Gerald R. Rice, '58, of West Branch, Jan. 16, age 84

Jack A. Rifenberg, '58, of Chesterfield, Jan. 6

John H. Rodgers, '58, of Cape Girardeau, MO, Feb. 6, age 81

Barbara A. Stein Rogers, ’58, of Claremont, CA, Feb. 8

Robert S. Rouston, '58, of Northville, Apr. 10, age 80

Shirley K. Saffady, '58, of Lansing, Apr. 11, age 80

Philip Shea, '58, of Rolesville, NC, Feb. 26, age 84

Walter A. (Alteron) Wheeler, '58, of Hart, Apr. 10, age 81

George S. Woodhouse, '58, of White Lake, Aug. 8, age 85

Gino M. Ancora, '59, of Stockholm, NJ, Feb. 15, age 84

Kathryn M. (Urban) Barrett, '59, of Pittsford, NY, Apr. 10, age 79

Elaine F. (Geyer) Bushey, '59, of Greenville, SC, Jan. 16, age 79

Deborah J. (Schimmel) Butterworth, '59, of Washington, DC, Feb. 18, age 79

Elizabeth (Barr) Bylaska, '59, of Sturgeon Bay, WI, Jan. 24, age 85

Peter E. Hildebrand, '59, of Gainesville, FL, Dec. 26, age 84

Robert A. Jameyson, '59, of Kalamazoo, Mar. 28, age 82

Michael J. Ketchum, '59, of Columbus, OH, Feb. 26, age 84

Kenneth E. Lott, '59, of Houston, TX, Feb. 22, age 86

James W. Luke, '59, of New Haven, Jul. 8, age 81

Charles H. Maine, '59, of Queensbury, NY, Jan. 16, age 90

Kenneth W. Peterson, '59, of Grand Rapids, Dec. 26, age 85

Angelo J. Scalise, '59, of Green Valley, AZ, Mar. 4, age 81

A. Allan Schmid, '59, of Bath, Apr. 5, age 82

William A. Spetz, '59, of Woodruff, WI, Apr. 12, age 84

Daniel W. Sullivan, '59, of Hyde Park, NY, Feb. 3, age 84

Connie J. Sylvester, '59, of Utica, Feb. 9, age 79

Billie L. (Atnip) Thomas, '59, of Anchorage, AK, Dec. 17, age 80

1960s

Linda J. (Clark) DeJong, '60, of Grand Rapids, Feb. 6, age 78

Verl E. Headley, '60, of Willowbrook, IL, Dec. 6, age 89

Larry W. Laudig, '60, of Pendleton, IN, Jan. 29, age 80

Bung-Chung Lee, '60, of Springfield, IL, Mar. 29, age 89

Joseph R. Palmer, '60, of Columbus, OH, Mar. 10, age 85

Eugene B. Pickler, '60, of New London, NC, Feb. 3, age 82

Donald L. Piermattei, '60, of Carr, CO, Jan. 28, age 85

Robert C. Schmidt, '60, of Mecosta, Mar. 5, age 79

James W. Schoonard, '60, of Baldwin, GA, Jan. 22, age 84

Virginia T. (Thrall) Withers, '60, of Columbus, OH, Mar. 6, age 78

Victoria J. (Micu) Beyer, '61, of Pittsburg, CA, Mar. 3, age 78

Frank J. Chloupek, '61, of Cleveland, OH, Jan. 24, age 81

Edward P. Day, '61, of Azle, TX, Feb. 27, age 79

Marilyn K. (Erickson) Esposito, '61, of Lincoln, RI, Jan. 23, age 76

Robert D. Glick, '61, of Chicago, IL, Apr. 15, age 81

Charles R. Huff, '61, of Manchester, Apr. 9, age 80

Richard P. Kelley, '61, of Haslett, Jan. 18, age 80

Thomas J. Koehler, '61, of Maquoketa, IA, Feb. 26, age 83

Jerry H. McKay, '61, of Ann Arbor, Feb. 2, age 78

Richard D. Peterson, '61, of Glenview, IL, Feb. 1, age 78

Peter E. Robyns, '61, of Wyoming, Mar. 12, age 78

Roseanne J. Sabatine, '61, of Traverse City, Mar. 12, age 77

Marianne R. (Krenz) Schwartje, '61, of Middleton, WI, Apr. 10, age 77

James P. TeSelle, '61, of Grafton, WI, Mar. 10, age 78

Kenneth H. Wood, '61, of Cody, WY, Feb. 9, age 77

Triloki N. Bhargava, '62, of Kent, OH, Jan. 25, age 83

Roger K. Bretthauer, '62, of South Bend, IN, Feb. 6, age 82

Frederick F. Drulard, '62, of Park City, UT, Jan. 12, age 76

Louis C. Elder, '62, of Pinehurst, NC, Mar. 14, age 82

Alexander Ewanchuk, '62, of Salisbury, MD, Feb. 26, age 96

Robert K. Ferber, '62, of Tucson, AZ, Jan. 9, age 77

Gordon L. Higgins, '62, of Jasper, GA

Gerald L. Kochanny, '62, of Menasha, WI, Feb. 13, age 83

Angelo A. Lacognata, '62, of Scarborough, ME, Apr. 17, age 89

Virgilio G. Mendoza, '62, of Bellevue, WA, Apr. 4, age 80

Edward H. Moyer, '62, of Lansing, Jan. 5, age 83

Beverly P. (Perry) Punches, '62, of Rockford, Mar. 6, age 77

Samuel N. Rudnick, '62, of Flushing, Apr. 2, age 82

Bill P. Smith, '62, of Stevensville, Mar. 2, age 90

John J. Sweeney, '62, of Noblesville, IN, Mar. 5, age 77

Gary W. Wakenhut, '62, of Vanderbilt, Feb. 22, age 76

Marilu (Laliberte) Barman, '63, of Green Bay, WI, Mar. 27, age 75

Charles E. Briggs, '63, of Murphy, NC, Apr. 5, age 78

Samuel Q. Clark, '63, of Chicago, IL

Allan D. Dale, '63, of Haslett, Feb. 21, age 76

Patrick J. Dinan, '63, of Lake Geneva, WI, Feb. 6, age 80

Stanley R. Gooch, '63, of Grand Blanc, Apr. 3, age 82

Maurice Warner Green, '63, of Hingham, MA, Jan. 18, age 89

Franklin Hiday, '63, of Albion, Feb. 23, age 80

Charles E. Jackson, '63, of Medford, WI, Feb. 10, age 77

Robert L. Kemp, '63, of Compton, CA, Jan. 22, age 77

Janet L. (Schutzler) Lomason, '63, of Portage, Feb. 5, age 75

Jean M. (Simpson) Oswald, '63, of Remus, Aug. 4, age 80

E. Jane Scandary, '63, of Lansing, Feb. 9, age 93

Jerry K. Shoemaker, '63, of Big Canoe, GA, Feb. 16, age 75

William J. Thorne, '63, of Cortland, OH, Feb. 3, age 75

Helen J. Walker, '63, of Grand Blanc, Feb. 17, age 86

Phyllis J. (Smith) Welter, '63, of Healdsburg, CA, Jun. 9, age 76

Guy B. Wirth, '63, of Houston, TX, Apr. 5, age 76

James T. Aldrich, '64, of Panama City, FL, Apr. 15, age 74

Russell E. Attwater, '64, of Mount Pleasant, Mar. 21, age 79

Fred W. Bakker-Arkema, '64, of Okemos, Apr. 25, age 84

William G. Bickert, '64, of Dewitt, Feb. 1, age 79

Muriel S. Brink, '64, of Saint Paul, MN, Oct. 9, age 76

Thomas G. Cook, '64, of Big Rapids, Mar. 18, age 83

William J. Douglas, '64, of Sturgis, Feb. 1, age 91

Linda M. (Klimenko) Haywood, '64, of Brighton, Apr. 15, age 75

Sally L. (Chapman) Heiss, '64, of Payne, OH, Mar. 6, age 74

Luke A. Johnsos, '64, of Woodstock, IL, Mar. 5, age 75

Karen L. (Fenske) Koenig, '64, of Fernandina Beach, FL, Feb. 18, age 73

John E. Molin, '64, of Auburn, IN, Feb. 28, age 79

Robert H. Ruble, '64, of Kings Mills, OH, Mar. 18, age 90

Robert W. Williamson, '64, of Saint Simons Island, GA, Jan. 20, age 74

Arthur E. Beattie, '65, of Tavares, FL, Jul. 8, age 73

Eric J. Berry, '65, of Portland, Feb. 24, age 74

Leo V. Deal, '65, of East Lansing, Mar. 11, age 86

Vincent J. Dilella, '65, of Clearwater Beach, FL, Feb. 7, age 81

Avison W. Gano, '65, of Glendora, CA, Mar. 1, age 79

Loren H. Houtman, '65, of Manistee, Apr. 11, age 88

Kurt J. Magee, '65, of Winchester, IN, Mar. 5, age 76

Robert L. Muhlbach, '65, of Okemos, Feb. 26, age 84

Fred R. Radloff, '65, of Ann Arbor, Nov. 14, age 89

Thomas L. Wenger, '65, of Grand Rapids, Apr. 10, age 82

Carol (Hunt) Ammon, '66, of Holt, Mar. 22, age 74

Maryann Brown, '66, of Remus, Feb. 6, age 74

Clarence E. Brown, '66, of Cedar Falls, IA, Mar. 11, age 74

Maria T.C. Gaddi, '66, of Louisville, KY, Feb. 21, age 90

Salvatore Gambaro, '66, of Madison, WI, Apr. 20, age 82

Lucille D. Jensen, '66, of Saginaw

Patsy A. Lakatos, '66, of Jasper, Mar. 16, age 72

Gene A. Miller, '66, of Rome, GA, Mar. 22, age 82

Judith M. (Martin) Pettyes, '66, of Swartz Creek, Feb. 8, age 72

Mary L. (Nies) Richter, '66, of Grand Rapids, Jan. 26, age 77

Virginia J. (McAleer) VanHoosear, '66, of Johannesburg, Jan. 11, age 75

Paul Venzke, '66, of Minot, ND, Jan. 10, age 73

Maxwell A. Bempong, '67, of Norfolk, VA, Jan. 15, age 78

Michael P. Bizon, '67, of Royal Oak, Jan. 3, age 71

Marilyn J. (Hook) Calkins, '67, of Colleyville, TX, Apr. 9, age 77

John H. Claney, '67, of Northbrook, IL, Feb. 8, age 72

Barbara J. Crozier, '67, of Spring Lake, Jan. 18, age 71

Ann R. Davison, '67, of Ypsilanti, Jan. 30, age 70

Walter W. Gaboury, '67, of Laguna Niguel, CA, Mar. 28, age 72

Ronald H. Gosse, '67, of Flint, Mar. 1, age 73

Ardith A. Hartford, '67, of Monaca, PA, Mar. 27, age 76

Ralph L. Johnson, '67, of Flushing, Sep. 22, age 74

Mary (Wellman) Luginsland, '67, of Lansing, Apr. 8, age 78

Robert J. Morris, '67, of Lansing, Feb. 4, age 77

Barry G. Olson, '67, of Hollister, CA, Jan. 1, age 72

Thomas W. Tobolski, '67, of Battle Creek, Apr. 9, age 72

William B. Wheless, '67, of Owosso, Apr. 22, age 78

Michael L. Chojnowski, '68, of Richland, Jan. 19, age 71

James L. Corfield, '68, of Geneva, IL, Mar. 14, age 72

John C. Cosgrove, '68, of Port Huron, Feb. 8, age 70

Francis J. Dorais, '68, of Las Vegas, NV, Jan. 22, age 84

Patricia K. Drake, '68, of Lowell, Feb. 26, age 87

Norman K. Garnett, '68, of Holt, Feb. 17, age 83

Robert J. Halsall, '68, of Algonquin, IL, Feb. 18, age 74

Archie M. Lewis, '68, of Holt, Feb. 7, age 71

Nancy E. (Stone) Meadows, '68, of Annapolis, MD, Mar. 24, age 71

Mary A. (Matevia) Nester, '68, of Oscoda, Apr. 25, age 70

Loretta A. (Onorato) Palliardi, '68, of Andover, CT, Mar. 17, age 76

Charles R. Smith, '68, of Tallahassee, FL, Mar. 1, age 76

Glenn E. Sutt, '68, of Olympia, WA, Feb. 3

Nancy M. Taylor, '68, of Bellevue, Mar. 28, age 70

Albert A. Thiess, '68, of Bluffton, SC, Feb. 17, age 70

Gillian L. (Griffin) Tybinka, '68, of Wolverine Lake, Mar. 7, age 70

Robert W. Aubin, '69, of Littleton, CO, Feb. 26, age 69

James A. Bilitski, '69, of California, PA, Mar. 31, age 74

Elaine L. (Sietsema) Busse, '69, of Grand Rapids

Judith A. (Vertes) Casey, '69, of Novi

John C. Cook, '69, of Hilton Head Island, SC, Apr. 24, age 72

Gary W. Fink, '69, of Concord, NC, Jan. 22, age 78

Sally A. (Byers) Koch, '69, of Garland, TX, Feb. 13, age 68

Harry Kotses, '69, of Sanibel, FL, Mar. 7, age 78

Jane E. Power, '69, of Hastings, Jan. 21, age 73

Grant E. Rollin, '69, of Danville, CA, Dec. 30, age 69

William J. Scothorn, '69, of Rockville, MD, Feb. 1, age 69

Roger P. Stow, '69, of Beaumont, CA, Jan. 17, age 71

Robert R. Tully, '69, of East Lansing, Mar. 14, age 72

Betty A. (Work) Watson, '69, of Searcy, AR, Feb. 19, age 74

1970s

Peter T. Brennan, '70, of Vineyard Haven, MA, Feb. 6, age 69

H. Michael Burgoon, '70, of San Francisco, CA, Nov. 19, age 72

Karen M. (Forbord) Grubka, '70, of Mesa, AZ, Apr. 13, age 69

Myron D. Hannah, '70, of Orlando, FL, Nov. 9, age 97 John P.

Kaus, '70, of Cedar Falls, IA, Feb. 22, age 88

Joseph A. McHugh, '70, of Dedham, MA, Jan. 25, age 83

Forrest M. Moss, '70, of Crestwood, KY, Jan. 26, age 79

Irene M. Saelens, '70, of Arcadia, FL, Feb. 22, age 85

Gordon R. Semore, '70, of Poteau, OK, Feb. 25, age 81

James A. Stegenga, '70, of Newaygo, Mar. 15, age 69

Regina S. Vance, '70, of Mystic, CT

Elaine (Coates) Wenglarski, '70, of Lansing, Mar. 2, age 75

Michael D. Bellah, '71, of Chagrin Falls, OH, Mar. 26, age 68

Don E. Coleman, '71, of Lansing, Jan. 30, age 88

Thomas F. Crocker, '71, of Katy, TX, Mar. 31, age 72

Malcolm R. Delbridge, '71, of Grand Ledge, Apr. 8, age 79

Donald J. Hitzemann, '71, of Big Rapids, Jan. 20, age 69

Lynne E. (Todish) Miller, '71, of Gurnee, IL

Alena S. Neal, '71, of Bridgeport, Jan. 21, age 77

Henry D. Olsen, '71, of Somers, NY, Mar. 28, age 78

James M. Reid, '71, of East Lansing, Apr. 5, age 83

John R. Veenstra, '71, of Haslett, Apr. 10, age 78

Robert R. Bacon, '72, of Muskegon, Mar. 17, age 89

Antonio L. Chavez, '72, of Lansing

James H. Eaddy, '72, of Grand Rapids, Jul. 28, age 87

Marion D. (Dale) Lage, '72, of Holly, Feb. 18, age 89

William P. Mooney, '72, of Lexington, KY, Jan. 28, age 69

Carolyn (Middleton) Piirala, '72, of Marquette, Apr. 1, age 68

Jan A. Pryor, '72, of Essex Fells, NJ, Mar. 21, age 66

Raymond G. Seeley, '72, of Ada, Mar. 12, age 67

Reuben R. Smartt, '72, of Grand Rapids, Jan. 23, age 91

Dennis P. Tierney, '72, of Greensboro, NC, Apr. 11, age 73

Thomas P. Abraham, '73, of Grand Haven, Mar. 20, age 77

Donald G. Albrecht, '73, of Bayfield, WI, Mar. 24, age 67

Cora E. Enman, '73, of Mount Pleasant, Apr. 26, age 76

Denise D. Goron, '73, of Lansing, Jan. 28, age 65

Clark B. Hanmer, '73, of Laurinburg, NC, Feb. 3, age 65

Janice E. (Greene) Nash, '73, of Owosso, Feb. 6, age 65

Alice M. Perry, '73, of Howell, Apr. 2, age 66

Nancy A. (Hennigar) Reisig, '73, of Spofford, NH, Mar. 16, age 65

Catherine A. Swenson, '73, of Sheboygan, WI, Apr. 12, age 66

Donald R. Varblow, '73, of Jackson, Feb. 14, age 91

Charles E. Woodruff, '73, of Highland, Apr. 9, age 74

Ruth E. (Smythe) Brown, '74, of Grand Rapids, Dec. 25, age 91

David W. Conzelmann, '74, of Gladwin, Jan. 26, age 71

Andrew Dudek, '74, of Allen Park, Feb. 15, age 65

Andrew R. Fassett, '74, of Jackson, Feb. 9, age 64

Arthur Kightlinger, '74, of Erie, PA, Mar. 30, age 92

Ellen P. (Cassidy) McKenna, '74, of Haslett, Feb. 27, age 75

Rita A. Michalski, '74, of Milwaukee, WI, Feb. 13, age 67

Raymond E. Munson, '74, of Holland, Feb. 8, age 65

John B. VanAllsburg, '74, of Mason, Mar. 20, age 69

Deeanne S. Vonde, '74, of CA, Mar. 5, age 74

Jeri D. Wren, '74, of Miamisburg, OH, Jan. 15, age 65

Margaret J. Bailey, '75, of Traverse City, Mar. 7, age 91

Betty M. Furtwangler, '75, of Yuma, AZ, Feb. 18, age 91

Robert F. Godfrey, '75, of Carmel, IN, Mar. 18, age 63

John W. Hoose, '75, of Hartland, Dec. 21, age 77

Milton J. Jury, '75, of Lansing, Mar. 1, age 88

Michael C. Maier, '75, of Norfolk, NE, Mar. 13, age 66

Sharon F. (Clow) McClain, '75, of East Lansing, Jan. 25, age 63

Louis J. Pettis, '75, of East Lansing, Apr. 17, age 87

Robert T.D. Sheehan, '75, of Perry, Apr. 23, age 84

Jeanne L. Stadler, '75, of Flint, Feb. 1, age 91

Susan D. (Kollever) Sullivan, '75, of Belleville, Feb. 26, age 63

Gregory L. Warfield, '75, of Jackson, Mar. 20, age 69

Charlotte A. Bargy, '76, of Stanwood, Mar. 28, age 64

Norde James, '76, of Pontiac, Mar. 27, age 64

Robert A. Whitbeck, '76, of Holland, Apr. 11, age 63

Janice M. (Bartell) Zimmerman, '76, of Holt, Feb. 22, age 73

Randy K. Horwitz, '77, of Margate City, NJ, Apr. 21, age 61

Lori S. Jentleson, '77, of Philadelphia, PA, Jun. 21, age 61

Mary M. Leach, '77, of West Henrietta, NY, Jan. 23, age 60

Samuel J. Major, '77, of Chula Vista, CA, Mar. 9, age 72

William F. Meyer, '77, of Clinton Township, Feb. 13, age 68

Kirk E. Shewchuck, '77, of Holt, Feb. 15, age 62

David L. Unnewehr, '77, of Bowie, MD, Mar. 7, age 65

Mary E. (Simon) Alexander, '78, of Woodbine, MD, Apr. 22, age 60

James Aretakis, '78, of Grosse Pointe Park, Jan. 18, age 60

David E. Chmielewski, '78, of Avoca, Apr. 12, age 60

William H. Haak, '78, of Okemos, Apr. 10, age 80

Nancy K. (Kelley) Hammond, '79, of East Lansing, Mar. 10, age 79

Jeffrey D. Knoll, '79, of Lansing, Mar. 18, age 61

Terrance A. LaVoy, '79, of San Antonio, FL, Feb. 17, age 80

Patricia McClenahan, '79, of Eagle River, AK, Oct. 23, age 75

Camille S. Mrozowski, '79, of Ann Arbor

Timothy S. Mustard, '79, of Thornton, CO, Mar. 15, age 63

1980s

Perry W. Brown, '80, of Morrilton, AR, Mar. 16, age 88

Richard Deresz, '80, of San Antonio, TX, Apr. 17, age 60

David F. Grieme, '80, of Troy, Mar. 1, age 59

Tamara L. Maynard, '80, of Fair Oaks, CA, Dec. 19, age 62

Verna S. Sanders, '80, of Grand Rapids, Feb. 4, age 86

Robert E. Serre, '80, of Holt, Feb. 20, age 61

Mercedes A. Shaver, '80, of Lansing, Apr. 10, age 78

Michael J. Ezzo, '81, of Lansing, Feb. 5, age 62

Vicki L. Fitzpatrick, '81, of Jacksonville Beach, FL, Feb. 1, age 67

Kenna J. Gaggin, '81, of Grosse Pointe, Jan. 27, age 57

John J. Klein, '81, of Kennesaw, GA, Mar. 3, age 60

Shawn L. (Griese) Witherspoon, '81, of Lansing, Mar. 1, age 63

Susan B. Carlin, '82, of Madison Heights, Mar. 23, age 57

Martha J. Keeler, '82, of Kimball, Feb. 4, age 89

Linda J. (Wibirt) Klapthor, '82, of Coloma, Sep. 18, age 63

David G. Rawlings, '82, of Saint Louis, MO, Jan. 18, age 69

Sally E. Sage, '82, of Troy, Feb. 11, age 66

Therese T. (Turek) Cardoze, '83, of Grosse Pointe, Jan. 12, age 56

Lorri A. (Spencer) De Coste, '83, of Oak Park, Mar. 22, age 55

Rodney J. Freeman, '83, of Casnovia, Apr. 21, age 56

Annette P. (Pituch) Nelson, '83, of Pasadena, CA, Feb. 4, age 57

Jonathan Swift, '83, of Waterford, Apr. 11, age 84

Lisa M. Wildeman, '83, of Lone Tree, CO, Dec. 27, age 55

Linda E. Alford, '84, of Asheville, NC, Feb. 21, age 75

William A. Biondo, '84, of Beverly Hills, Apr. 18, age 57

Thomas E. Boersma, '84, of Pepperell, MA, Mar. 4, age 67

Gary R. Caddell, '84, of Raleigh, NC, Apr. 9, age 55

Edward J. Clinton, '84, of Burke, VA, Apr. 1, age 57

Mark M. Ellis, '84, of Haslett, Apr. 17, age 64

Edward B. Fech, '84, of Dewitt, Apr. 9, age 84

Aaron K. Ford, '84, of Howell, Apr. 9, age 55

Bryan Webster, '84, of Williamston, Mar. 1, age 61

Thomas B. Whipple, '84, of Atlanta, GA, Feb. 1, age 55

Gwendolyn A. Ashbaugh, '85, of Denver, CO, Feb. 25, age 66

John J. Farris, '85, of Tahlequah, OK, Feb. 3, age 59

Maria S. (Sanchez) Fletcher, '85, of Olmito, TX, Mar. 7, age 72

Douglas P. Campbell, '86, of Nashville, TN, Apr. 10, age 54

Christopher J. DuChene, '86, of Saline, Apr. 11, age 56

Jonathan G. Edwards, '86, of Franklin, Jan. 18, age 54

Rochelle S. Elstein, '86, of Chicago, IL, Jan. 30, age 76

James P. Hall, '86, of Grand Blanc, Apr. 14, age 52

John A. Hartley, '86, of Lakeview, Apr. 17, age 53

Rudolph S. Hornus, '86, of Saint Louis, Mar. 29, age 69

Theodore G. Nelson, '86, of Ionia, Mar. 21, age 53

Fred J. Retlewski, '86, of Bay City, Jan. 22, age 61

Robert M. Dobski, '87, of Ovid, Apr. 17, age 51

Edward C. Scheiner, '87, of Lexington, KY, Feb. 15, age 77

Michael J. Cronin, '88, of Chagrin Falls, OH, Oct. 2, age 51

Jeffrey L. Messinger, '88, of Tiffin, OH, Mar. 13, age 59

Beatrice (Hilton) Moulton, '88, of Montpelier, VT, Oct. 1, age 100

Melvin A. Pryor, '88, of Saginaw, Apr. 7, age 51

Constance R. (Ware) Holliday, '89, of Southfield

Charles R. Werle, '89, of Asheville, NC, Apr. 21, age 81

1990s

James E. Kalishek, '90, of Midland, Apr. 9, age 50

Paul H. Levine, '90, of West Bloomfield, Mar. 14, age 51

Mark A. VanHecke, '90, of East China, Apr. 5, age 57

Scott A. Evans, '91, of Sausalito, CA, Nov. 30, age 48

Kathleen J. (Cole) Hawkins, '91, of Ada, Aug. 1, age 47

David A. Johnson, '91, of Linden, Apr. 21, age 48

Douglas R. Miller, '91, of Hudsonville, Mar. 11, age 54 J

ames L. Ponder, '92, of South Lyon, Feb. 24, age 48

David R. Gabrielse, '93, of Grand Rapids, Apr. 15, age 49

Josephine Zesaguli, '94, of East Lansing, Apr. 11, age 72

Carole M. (Walaskay) Eberly-Ebel, '95, of Traverse City, Feb. 17, age 73

Shari R. Etzel, '95, of Bad Axe, Jan. 20, age 45

Florian A. Chirra, '98, of Pioneer, OH, Apr. 11, age 65

Scott D. Dudek, '98, of Holly, Feb. 7, age 45

Benjamin M. Marbury, '98, of Warren, Jan. 29, age 44

Deborah A. McMillan, '99, of East Lansing, Mar. 5, age 66

2000s

Shaun R. Calderon, '00, of Copemish, Jan. 18, age 39

Karen S. Degerstrom, '00, of Owosso, Mar. 7, age 65

Benjamin J. Macaluso, '02, of Lansing, Apr. 4, age 37 Neftara O. Clark, '04, of Lansing, Mar. 17, age 38

Timothy A. Lavens, '04, of Longview, TX, Jan. 20, age 34

John J. Tierney, '04, of Bay City, Mar. 23, age 43

Janine E. Ackerman, '05, of Miami, FL, Apr. 8, age 35

Leonard Minifee, '05, of Lansing, Feb. 14, age 58

Kaniesh S. Armster, '09, of Lansing, Jan. 23, age 30

Daniel J. Brabant, '09, of East Lansing, Feb. 25, age 30

2010s

Ryan R. Anderson, '10, of Traverse City, Jan. 30, age 33

Brandon R. Cavanaugh, '10, of Farmington Hills, Apr. 13, age 33

Faculty/Staff

Lee Barnett, of Lansing, Mar. 2, age 80

Leslie M. Bryde, of Lansing, Mar. 24, age 90

Noreen E. (Alcock) Charon, of Beaverton, OR, Jan. 23, age 95

George Davidson, of Clio, Mar. 11, age 78

Joseph G. Dzenowagis, of Okemos, May 25, age 93

Lloyd Gage, of Grand Ledge, Apr. 20, age 78

Doris J. Hickman, of Lansing, Feb. 20, age 80

Lois Hileman, of Haslett, Mar. 14, age 89

Matthew J. Jordan, of Howell, Feb. 19, age 59

Robert C. Keck, of Lansing, Feb. 3, age 55

Charles Krulik, of East Lansing, Apr. 18, age 59

Trevor D. Linet, of East Lansing, Jan. 17, age 23

Gerald D. Ludden, of East Lansing, Feb. 1, age 79

Yan-Yun Mi, of East Lansing, Feb. 18, age 61

Anna J. Norris, of Haslett, Mar. 18, age 58

Marjorie M. Perry, of Belding, Mar. 25, age 89

Clara Pittman, of Lansing, Mar. 19, age 89

Robert L. Ridenour, of Haslett, Apr. 21, age 76

Harold J. Spaeth, of East Lansing, Apr. 8, age 86

Robert I. Stern, of Lansing, Jun. 17, age 82

Jose B. Velarde, of Dexter, Jan. 23, age 85

John H. Wheeler, of Houghton, Nov. 23, age 22

Bill Wilhelm, of Sterling Heights, Feb. 5, age 57

Thomas J. Williams, of Grosse Pointe, Mar. 9, age 37

Virginia A. (Saltz) Houser, of Okemos, Mar. 27, age 80

Alma M. Dean, of Lansing, Mar. 22, age 88

Edna M. Harney, of Holt, Mar. 20, age 94

Clara Kisch, of Ann Arbor, Apr. 12, age 91

Ted R. Lewis, of Saint Johns, Apr. 12, age 77

Joan E. Oxender, of Romeo, Apr. 9, age 85

Bella J. (Bereaw) Pixley, of Bath, Mar. 6, age 76

Jorge Gomez, of East Lansing, Apr. 18, age 78

John M. Hunter, of Mesa, AZ

Joseph Ishikawa, of Madison, WI

Veronica M. Maher, of Monroe, Apr. 13, age 86

Louise M. Sause, of East Lansing, Feb. 7, age 104

John H. Suehr, of Hilo, HI, Apr. 4, age 88

Alexander Tulinsky, of Okemos, Mar. 9, age 88

Received notice May through July, 2017.

Author: Paula Davenport

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