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In Memoriam - Fall 2019

When Twilight Silence Falls

1930s

Johanna L. (Rechlin) Tibbetts,’39, of Harbor Springs, Mar. 22, age 101

Rose M. (Jackson) Rodholm,’39, of Corpus Christi, TX, Apr. 1, age 101

1940s

Phyllis M. (McLeod) LaBelle, 40, of Dunedin, FL, May. 23, age 100

Alvin L. Rippen,’41, of East Lansing, Apr. 6, age 101

Wendell D. Strait,’41, of Grand Rapids, Mar. 22, age 99

Madeleine B. Smith,’42, of Bethel Park, PA, Mar. 11, age 99

Jean H. (Holznagle) Canham,’43, of Kingwood, TX, Mar. 9, age 97

Elva L. (Denniston) Jones,’43, of Charlotte, Feb. 7, age 98

Andrew J. Watson, ’43, of Midland, July 28, age 96

Elizabeth C. (Sullivan) Anderson,’44, of Carson City, NV, Mar. 31, age 97

Marilyn R. Alvord) Ford,’44, of Georgetown, KY, Apr. 7, age 97

Martha G. (Crossman) Griffith,’45, of Thousand Oaks, CA, Apr. 14, age 94

Betty J. (Marshall) Weaver,’46, of East Lansing, Apr. 12, age 94

Audrey E. (Schlee) Ash,’47, of Tallahassee, FL, Mar. 31, age 92

Richard A. Geer,’47, of Siloam Springs, AR, Apr. 11, age 97

Janice L. (Hoffman) Carstenn,’48, of Centennial, CO, Mar. 23

Gloria B.  (Berry) Downhour,’48, of Mount Pleasant, Mar. 23, age 91

Walter K. Geist, ’48, of Riverview, June 25, 95

Christine E. (Gies) Jacob,’48, of Vero Beach, FL, Apr. 18, age 93

Jack W. Kennedy, ’48, of Grand Rapids, June 25, age 95

Betty J. (Shannon) Kirch,’48, of Portland, OR, Feb. 14, age 92

Arthur Ponchaud,’48, of Lowell, Mar. 31, age 97

Craig M. Robinson,’48, of Chico, CA, Mar. 8, age 93

Rosemary Severance,’48, of East Lansing, Mar. 18, age 93

Robert P. Shimkus,’48, of Rockville, MD, Jan. 28, age 98

Gerald E. Warren, ’48, of Grosse Pointe, Aug. 26, age 94

Carlton L. Cook,’49, of Tecumseh, Feb. 20, age 92

John G. Fuller,’49, of Warren, Mar. 4, age 96

Martin Gabris,’49, of Syosset, NY, Apr. 13, age 96

Augustus G.  Ganakas, '49, of East Lansing, Jan. 11, age 92

Opal E.  (Hewitt) Krum,’49, of Decatur, Mar. 6, age 91

Nessa M. (Lumsden) Laing,’49, of Suttons Bay, Mar. 30, age 92

Earl W. Martin,’49, of Old Bridge, NJ, Mar. 5, age 95

Alvin E. Oliver,’49, of Rancho Palos Verdes, CA, Jan. 25, age 100

Arthur B. Sonneborn,’49, of Granger, IN, Sep. 6, age 94

1950s

Patricia L. (Anderson) Bertin,’50, of Lowell, IN, Feb. 28, age 93

Donald A. Bocks,’50, of Holland, Jan. 26, age 96

Charles H. Brown,’50, of Thousand Oaks, CA, Apr. 1, age 92

John A. Farrell,’50, of Hamburg, NY, Jan. 28, age 94

Wallace E. Heuser,’50, of Lawrence, Feb. 5, age 90

John W. Johnson,’50, of Falmouth, ME, Jan. 29, age 91

Maynard C. Richmond,’50, of Coeur D Alene, ID, Mar. 15, age 90

Emil M. Sabol,’50, of Wilsonville, OR, Feb. 25, age 94

Martin V. Waananen,’50, of Iron Mountain, Mar. 19, age 92

Douglas Alexander,’51, of Holt, Mar. 29, age 94

Jack K. Barnhart,’51, of Corunna, Mar. 12, age 91

Daniel J. Church,’51, of Grand Rapids, Mar. 29, age 90

Harold F. Derks,’51, of Grand Rapids, Feb. 9, age 91

James H. Dunbar,’51, of Hillsborough, CA, Apr. 22, age 89

Robert J. Ellis,’51, of Portland, OR, Feb. 5, age 91

Lenora F. (Minkstin) Jambor,’51, of Okemos, Mar. 12, age 90

Marian S. (Swensen) Larsen,’51, of Manistee, Feb. 6, age 90

Orville L. McFadden,’51, of Claypool, IN, Mar. 26, age 94

James E. Miller,’51, of Olivet, Feb. 10, age 89

Donald S. Nisbett,’51, of Clarkston, Jan. 27, age 91

Conrad P. Schaeffer,’51, of Fremont, IN, Feb. 15, age 89

Nancy J.  (Wedemeyer) Sippel,’51, of Glenview, IL, Mar. 20

Andrew Turik,’51, of Kinston, NC, Feb. 22, age 92

Marvin J. Whalls,’51, of Fortuna, CA, Jan. 21, age 93, $$$

Lee N. Alpern,’52, of West Bloomfield, Oct. 1, age 89

Irving Baldwin,’52, of Charlotte, NC, Mar. 10, age 92

Shirley A. (Smith) Bennett,’52, of Jackson, Mar. 24, age 89

John A. Carol, ’52, of Davison, Jul. 31, age 90

Clarence F.  Decker, '52, of Upper Arlington, OH, Nov. 29, age 93

Mary E. (Bunbury) Flynn,’52, of Niles, Jan. 27, age 87

Edward C. Fosheim,’52, of Carrollton, TX, Mar. 9, age 91

J Ray Gillespie,’52, of Greenwood, SC, Feb. 10, age 88

Richard L. Henson,’52, of Yankeetown, FL, Dec. 19, age 88

Donald Marczak,’52, of Alamo, CA, Jan. 13, age 89

John N. Mills,’52, of Dansville, Mar. 9, age 88

Lawrence H. Smith,’52, of Hugo, MN, Mar. 31, age 88

Bonniebel (Mitchell) Stuart,’52, of Naubinway, Mar. 15, age 88

John R. Stuart,’52, of Northville, Mar. 19, age 90

Yvonne V.  Wilson, '52, of Rochester Hills, Oct. 19, age 87

Peter C. Baldwin,’53, of Quincy, Apr. 15, age 90

Milton L. Berry,’53, of Huntington Woods, May. 4, age 90

Raymond L. Fritz,’53, of Deale, MD, Jan. 19, age 91

Robert W. Johnson,’53, of Gainesville, FL, Apr. 11, age 88

Ronald D. Kelly,’53, of Clearwater, FL, Apr. 8, age 87

R J. Kussmaul,’53, of Lansing, Mar. 30, age 87

Lewis F. Madan,’53, of Winter Haven, FL, Mar. 11, age 90

Thomas A. McKinney,’53, of Grand Rapids, Mar. 24, age 87

J. Morell,’53, of Gladwin, Feb. 17, age 88

Robert C. Reasner,’53, of Tawas City, Feb. 28, age 88

Robert A. Rogers,’53, of Marietta, GA, Feb. 10, age 88

James C. Schlosser,’53, of Indianapolis, IN, Mar. 29, age 94

Billy G. Simpson,’53, of Greensboro, NC, Apr. 17, age 87

Margaret A. (Smith) Soeder,’53, of Mentor, OH, Feb. 21, age 87

Arthur H. Tonn,’53, of Haslett, May. 20, age 90

Susan M. (Saylor) Van Frank,’53, of Indianapolis, IN, Nov. 2, age 86

Dorothy H. (Smith) Vaughan,’53, of Loveland, OH, Mar. 9, age 87

Ruth E. (Crawford) Allen, ’54, of Holt, Feb. 27, age 85

Louis M. Berninger,’54, of Bradenton, FL, Feb. 14, age 89

Ruth N. Blanchard,’54, of East Jordan, Feb. 1, age 86

Donald L. Burns,’54, of Hendersonville, NC, Feb. 28, age 86

Robert F. Cain,’54, of Miamisburg, OH, Mar. 25, age 87

Wendell P. Fuller,’54, of Lansing, Jun. 25

John K. Garrett,’54, of Sun City West, AZ, Feb. 5, age 97

Janet M. Henne,’54, of Saginaw, Dec. 6, age 86

Dorothy M. (Ripper) Hill,’54, of Norman, OK, Apr. 6, age 87

Robert M. Horton,’54, of Richmond, VA, Mar. 17, age 91

James S. Lorenz,’54, of Lansing, Mar. 7, age 90

Charles J. McCabe,’54, of South Yarmouth, MA, Feb. 4, age 92

Gene A. Phillips,’54, of Show Low, AZ, Dec. 7, age 86

Gerald S. Poltorak,’54, of Dayton, OH, Apr. 9, age 86

Richard Nelson Savage,’54, of LaJolla, CA, Dec. 13

Richard E. Schendel,’54, of Trenton, Feb. 20, age 88

Betty J. (Geike) Walker,’54, of Concord, MA, Mar. 1, age 88

Chester C. Clark,’55, of Cadillac, Mar. 4, age 89

George K. Cornell,’55, of De Pere, WI, Mar. 25, age 86

Barbara A. (Fitzgerald) Finch,’55, of Davisburg, Apr. 15, age 86

Lucinda S. (Lau) Gangler,’55, of La Grange Park, IL, Mar. 13, age 85

Leslie J. Heiden,’55, of Escanaba, Feb. 14, age 86

Susan E. (Lange) Huguelet,’55, of Fargo, ND, Mar. 2, age 85

Jack M. Ryder,’55, of Leland, NC, Apr. 15, age 90

Frank L. Shelp,’55, of Belleville, Mar. 26, age 85

Burton L. Uecker,’55, of Grand Rapids, Mar. 25, age 85

Duane Arnold,’56, of Ashley, Feb. 9, age 84

Jerry L.  Boyd,’56, of Chelsea, Mar. 24, age 85

Diane L. (Capen) Dyla,’56, of Rochester, Mar. 18, age 84

Niles K. Hill,’56, of Petoskey, Feb. 22, age 89

Robert J. Holzworth,’56, of Aurora, IL, Feb. 6, age 89

Zita A. (Allen) Lewis,’56, of Ada, May. 26, age 83

Bruce I. MacDonald,’56, of Traverse City, Mar. 23, age 86

Lloyd D. Orr,’56, of Bloomington, IN, Jan. 24, age 84

Carolyn E. (Abbs) Rice,’56, of West Branch

Marilyn H. (Happ) Rider,’56, of Richmond, VA, Feb. 22, age 84

Janet L. (Moreland) Sellers,’56, of The Villages, FL, Feb. 28, age 85

William G. Sinn,’56, of West Bloomfield, Dec. 29, age 84

Aurelia A. (Tatar) Ahern,’57, of East Rochester, NY, Feb. 28

Darlene F. (DeHoog) Allen,’57, of Portland, OR, Feb. 15, age 82

Suzanne P. (Worz) Elsinger,’57, of Minneapolis, MN, Mar. 20, age 83

Carolyn J. (Funk) Fisher,’57, of San Diego, CA

Robert H. George,’57, of North Branch, Jan. 21, age 88

Clifford L. Graff,’57, of Holton, Feb. 23, age 88

Nancy E. (Wickham) Hayden,’57, of Rochester Hills, Apr. 11, age 83

Richard H. Hunt,’57, of Midland, Feb. 17, age 84

Graham J. Jaros,’57, of East China, Mar. 15, age 85

Charles L. Leider,’57, of Stillwater, OK, Jan. 29, age 86

George A. Mallek,’57, of Virginia Beach, VA, Mar. 1, age 86

Frederick N. Mangol, ’57, of Mc Lean, VA, Feb. 12, age 83

Russell J. Meeuwsen,’57, of Kalamazoo, Feb. 17, age 84

Glen R. Murphy,’57, of Virginia Beach, VA, Jan. 25, age 88

George W. Pepoy,’57, of Bedford, PA, Mar. 30, age 85

John P. Rasmussen,’57, of Clarkston, Mar. 22, age 87

Craig Rebold,’57, of Bloomfield Hills, Apr. 15, age 89

Arno O. Rogner,’57, of Frankenmuth, Mar. 6, age 91

John E. Schutz,’57, of River Forest, IL, Apr. 25, age 83

Howard L. Sousley,’57, of Saint Johns, Feb. 17, age 88

Claridon J. Thomas,’57, of Livermore, CA, Jan. 18, age 93

Lilian M. (Marick) Boardman,’58, of Walled Lake, Jan. 24, age 82

Suzanne G. Felt,’58, of Prescott, AZ, Jan. 21, age 83

Wesley C. Hubbard,’58, of Portage, Feb. 23, age 89

Joseph J. Jerz,’58, of The Villages, FL, Dec. 21, age 90

Burton G. Klabunde,’58, of Chicago, IL, Apr. 10, age 85

William Lipton,’58, of Boca Raton, FL, Feb. 16, age 90

Arnold S. Mikelberg, ’58, of Boca Raton, FL, Jun. 20, age 81

Ramon F.  Rolf, '56, of Traverse City, Jan. 19, age 91

John F. Bohner,’59, of Loma Linda, CA, Jan. 26, age 90

Charmayne J. (Lentz) Cook,’59, of Jackson, Mar. 7, age 86

Beverly J. (Steffes) Fortenberry,’59, of New Orleans, LA, Jan. 23, age 81

Floyd E. Hammontree,’59, of Gastonia, NC, Mar. 4, age 86

Orley R. Herron,’59, of Vernon Hills, IL, Feb. 14, age 85

Donald V. Holda,’59, of Michigan City, IN, Apr. 18, age 87

William H. Loose,’59, of Rapid City, Mar. 23, age 90

Myron P. Kelsey, ’59, of Warriors Mark, PA, Feb. 10, age 87

Yvonne T. (Rockett) McKitrick,’59, of New Smyrna Beach, FL, Jun. 7, age 90

John Papajohn,’59, of Smiths Creek, Apr. 17, age 88

Ethel E. Payne,’59, of Stamford, CT, Mar. 9, age 81

Lola K. Seager,’59, of Hastings, Feb. 13, age 87

Edward F. Stanford,’59, of Newington, CT, Jun. 16, age 84

Janet E. (Marshall) Tinning,’59, of Lansing, Feb. 23, age 80

Mary A. (Kuffel) Thayer, ’59, of Au Gres, Oct. 19, age 81

David L. Wakefield, ’59, of Adrian, Mar. 31, age 83

Norman J. White, ’59, of Ludington, Feb. 3, age 84

Adam J. Zutaut Jr., ’59, of East Lansing, Apr. 1, age 84

1960s

Lawrence S. Britsman, ’60, of Flemington, NJ, Mar.18, age 79

Basil J.  Brudnak,’60, of Clinton Township, Apr. 2, age 87

John D. Cooley,’60, of Royal Oak, Dec. 20, age 82

Donald K. Darnell,’60, of Erie, CO, Feb. 20, age 87

Clive W. Donoho,’60, of Charlotte, NC, Feb. 8, age 89

Martin Greene,’60, of Fort Smith, AR, Jan. 25, age 81

Dale R. Hansen,’60, of Lansing, Apr. 18, age 82

Ronald J.  Miron,’60, of Munising, Mar. 6, age 83

James G. Nemec,’60, of Lafayette, CO, Nov. 18, age 88

Bette J. (Nichols) Niedringhaus,’60, of Henderson, NV, Feb. 23, age 84

Willis C. Owens,’60, of Huntsville, AL, Mar. 21, age 92

Paul E. Smith,’60, of Ithaca, NY, Apr. 13, age 83

David K. Snediker,’60, of Worthington, OH, Apr. 18, age 80

Theodore A. Sprangel,’60, of Terra Alta, WV, Jan. 22, age 85

Matthew J. Surrell,’60, of Marquette, Feb. 27, age 80

David W.  Tellman, '60, of Whitefield, NH, Jan. 19, age 80

William G. Welsh,’60, of Savannah, GA, Dec. 27, age 80

Edwin R. Bailey,’61, of Manhattan, KS, Mar. 18, age 93

Lois A. Cheney,’61, of Bowling Green, OH, Feb. 4, age 87

Harry E. Durbin,’61, of Fort Myers, FL, Feb. 26, age 80

Joseph E. Fox,’61, of Peoria, IL, Feb. 1, age 82

Vernon H. Hanson,’61, of Elroy, WI, Mar. 30, age 92

Tommy D. Mateer,’61, of Minneapolis, MN, Feb. 24, age 83

James C. Morse,’61, of Fremont, Feb. 25, age 79

Prince E. Parham,’61, of Macon, NC, Feb. 24, age 93

Braxton I. Patterson,’61, of Oshkosh, WI, Mar. 6, age 93

Robert J. Piersma,’61, of Silver Spring, MD, Mar. 8, age 84

Jack T. Arnold,’62, of Gold Canyon, AZ, Dec. 8, age 81

Robert C. Bealer,’62, of State College, PA, Mar. 24, age 88

Marilyn S. Brownell,’62, of Kalamazoo, Apr. 7, age 78

Paul E. Connolly,’62, of Westland, Mar. 1, age 80

James A. DeWitt,’62, of East Lansing, Mar. 10, age 80

Richard J. Fatka,’62, of Alpena, Aug. 12, age 86

Karen J. (Rasmussen) Fethke,’62, of Muskegon, Mar. 31, age 82

Walter B. Graham,’62, of Murphy, NC, Mar. 16, age 82

Ronald H. Hohenstein,’62, of Grand Rapids, Mar. 5, age 78

Selma D. (Jacobs) Hollander, ’62, of Okemos, Aug. 14, 101

Amasa R. Kessel,’62, of Okemos, Mar. 17, age 84

John E. Kraeer,’62, of Okemos, Apr. 17, age 90

Russell S. Kropschot,’62, of East Lansing, Feb. 27, age 78

Edward C.  Liebler, '62, of Lansing, Nov. 24, age 79

Ronald A. Malis,’62, of Midland, Apr. 9, age 84

Heidie C. Mitchell,’62, of Canfield, OH, Feb. 4, age 87

Edwin M. Mulock,’62, of Darien, CT, Dec. 3, age 80

Olga T. (Zabrodsky) Ovenhouse,’62, of Lansing, Apr. 3, age 82

Carroll M. Park,’62, of East Lansing, Feb. 1, age 80

William J. Ross,’62, of Adrian, Apr. 18, age 80

Marion J. Saylor,’62, of Grand Rapids, Feb. 8, age 92

Carla D. (Foster) Sedan,’62, of Tomball, TX, Feb. 15, age 78

Robert F. Sochor,’62, of Linden, Apr. 10, age 79

James R. Wetzel,’62, of Dallas, TX, Feb. 12, age 80

Edward C.  Liebler, '62, of Lansing, Nov. 24, age 79

Nancy L. Bartlett,’63, of Wooster, OH, Apr. 4, age 82

Raymond A. Coullard,’63, of Rose City, Apr. 18, age 80

Terry L. Eroen,’63, of Indianapolis, IN, Jan. 17, age 81

Newell E. Harris,’63, of Fountain Hills, AZ, Mar. 18, age 77

William F. Henson,’63, of Palmyra, VA, Apr. 6, age 91

Andrew J. Komorny,’63, of Mount Pleasant, Mar. 28, age 85

Cornelius E. Lampen,’63, of Grand Rapids, Feb. 12, age 95

Paul A. Sabatine,’63, of Cedarville, Feb. 7, age 79

Katherine E. (Clark) Schloemer,’63, of Issaquah, WA, Mar. 15, age 77

James J. Sparks,’63, of Fenton, Apr. 19, age 77

Gordon Suber,’63, of Brooklyn, NY, Feb. 26, age 78

Douglas A. Swan,’63, of Lexington, KY, Nov. 17, age 79

Thomas J. Wandrey,’63, of Burton, Feb. 16, age 81

Lynn A. (Maynard) Bolich,’64, of Chico, CA, Mar. 22, age 76

Thomas F. Clark,’64, of Statesboro, GA, Mar. 24, age 77

Pandeli Durbetaki,’64, of Atlanta, GA, Mar. 27, age 90

Barry J. Guinagh,’64, of Gainesville, FL, Feb. 13, age 77

Robert W. Howland,’64, of Claremore, OK, Mar. 16, age 76

Edward J. Huls,’64, of Houghton, Feb. 6, age 87

Joseph V. Klier,’64, of Royal Oak, Mar. 26, age 80

Lawrence R. Lafler,’64, of Saint Cloud, MN, Feb. 2, age 76

Phillip B. Lowry,’64, of Franklin, WI, Feb. 26, age 84

Cecile J. (Brink) Nowak,’64, of Alpena, Mar. 12, age 77

David E. Osmun,’64, of Portage, Jan. 30, age 81

Linda A. (Snow) Pullen,’64, of Allegan, Jan. 26, age 77

Margery S. (Tanenbaum) Shanker,’64, of Lansing, Apr. 19, age 76

Jane A. (Hammond) Walker,’64, of Wolverine, Aug. 19, age 77

Eric A. Wiegand,’64, of Sylvan Lake, Jan. 29, age 76

Marjorie J. Yarmer,’64, of Parma, Feb. 2, age 87

Bruce T. Allen,’65, of East Lansing, Mar. 5, age 81

Ina O. Anderson,’65, of Wenatchee, WA, Mar. 15, age 102

Barry F. Bone,’65, of San Francisco, CA, Feb. 16, age 78

Donald W. Clingersmith,’65, of Holt, Jan. 27, age 82

Gene L. Dundas,’65, of Saint Maries, ID, Mar. 22, age 75

Perrin H. Durling, ’65, of Fort Wayne, IN, Feb. 18, age 77

Susan E. (Cramer) Emdin,’65, of Vero Beach, FL, Feb. 10, age 75

Richard R. Gehringer,’65, of Pharr, TX

George A. Gillespie,’65, of Sarasota, FL, Feb. 17, age 78

Albert J. Grazioli,’65, of Colorado Springs, CO, Apr. 8, age 92

William J. Gulish,’65, of Columbia City, IN, Feb. 3, age 76

Charles E. Hafer,’65, of Columbia, MD, Feb. 24, age 76

Judith E. (Mertz) Hagebak,’65, of Roseville, CA, Mar. 25, age 75

Wayne W.  Hoover, '65, of Scottsdale, AZ, Dec. 4, age 75

Robert P. Hubbard,’65, of East Lansing, Feb. 5, age 75

Dean A. Maki, ’65, of Bessemer, Apr. 12, age 82

Walter W. Robbins,’65, of Lutz, FL, Jan. 30, age 76

Carolyn P. (Palmer) Thomas,’65, of Lansing, Mar. 7, age 99

Bruce T. Allen,’65, of East Lansing, Mar. 5, age 81

John E. Berry,’66, of Lancaster, CA, Feb. 8, age 75

Ronald J. Brooks,’66, of Owosso, Mar. 9, age 80

Edward H. Green,’66, of Mount Pleasant, SC, Mar. 19, age 81

Howard H.  Hagerman, '66, of Holt, Dec. 6, age 90

Leroy E. Kennel,’66, of Goshen, IN, Feb. 14, age 88

Benjamin E. Pollok,’66, of Perry, Mar. 22, age 76

Janet E.  (Schmidt) Sanborn, '66, of Northport, Nov. 20, age 73

Ronald E. Shoup,’66, of Byron Center, Apr. 23, age 79

Pamela M. Sorokin,’66, of The Villages, FL, Feb. 20, age 74

Gordon H. Wells,’66, of Hoschton, GA, Jan. 31, age 81

William J. Bailey,’67, of Pinehurst, NC, Mar. 6, age 89

Jan P. Benedict,’67, of Alba, TX, Feb. 14, age 74

Thomas R. Butts,’67, of Dallas, TX, Jan. 26, age 75

Jane R. (Rogers) Clark,’67, of Westerville, OH, Apr. 8, age 74

Ernest E. Darling, ’67, of Greer, SC, Apr. 22, age 91

J. Elliott, ’67, of Chagrin Falls, OH, Aug. 28, age 74

Karen M. (Gassman) Gentile,’67, of Plainwell, Apr. 2, age 72

Andrew R. Joseph,’67, of Milford, Oct. 18, age 73

Keith R. Knapp,’67, of Granger, IN, Mar. 18, age 79

Yolanda A. Kozak,’67, of Belmont, Feb. 11, age 83

Nancy (Reid) Marutz,’67, of Wayland, Feb. 24, age 87

Bonnie J. (Maas) Morrison,’67, of Sarasota, FL, Mar. 4, age 86

Raymond T. O’Donnell,’67, of Oswego, NY, Feb. 1, age 87

Heidi A. (Hafner) Orndorf,’67, of Sunbury, OH, Apr. 15, age 73

Leonard M. Pike,’67, of Dallas, GA, Jan. 12, age 78

George A. Piper,’67, of West Bloomfield, Mar. 3, age 73

Reid V. Rapport,’67, of Orlando, FL, Feb. 14, age 79

Lawrence E. Sarbaugh, ’67, of Ann Arbor, Aug. 4, age 97

David R. Schmitzer,’67, of Hartsville, SC, Feb. 23, age 78

Robert J. Snyder,’67, of Louisville, CO, Feb. 22, age 74

Gladys I. (Tuxworth) Strahl,’67, of Boulder, CO, Jan. 23, age 91

Catherine J. (Moragne) Bartmess,’68, of Crystal Lake, IL, Apr. 4, age 72

Darwin G. Braund,’68, of State College, PA, Jan. 28, age 84

Lyndon W. English,’68, of San Diego, CA, Feb. 5, age 73

Leonard R. Fuller,’68, of Rockford, Jan. 11, age 87

Duane I. Laubach,’68, of Boyne City, Mar. 15, age 82

Albert G. Lieberman,’68, of Owosso, Feb. 20, age 90

Scott Lovejoy,’68, of Bend, OR, Mar. 22, age 72, $$$

Dennis W. Martin,’68, of Pensacola, FL, Mar. 21, age 80

William T. Martin, ’68, of Okemos, Aug. 29, age 73

Robert B. Moore, ’68, of Mulliken, Mar. 27, age 76

William E. Nason,’68, of Petoskey, Apr. 23, age 74

Richard H. Olive,’68, of Clarkston, Mar. 13, age 74

Harold J. Reenders,’68, of Sheboygan Falls, WI, Feb. 1, age 83

James R. White,’68, of Riverton, WY, Mar. 17, age 72

Douglas A. Bauer,’69, of Saint Johns, Apr. 12, age 72

Shirley L. (Lapratt) Cederwall,’69, of Greenville, Apr. 1, age 88

Daniel R. Farnell,’69, of Dallas, GA, Feb. 6, age 86

Donald D. Gilbert,’69, of Du Bois, PA, Mar. 1, age 83

Jerry L.  Hamelink, '69, of Tavares, FL, Nov. 13, age 77

Katharine C. (Carter) Handel,’69, of Columbia, SC, Apr. 4, age 73

Arleen L. Helwig,’69, of Monroe, Mar. 11, age 71

Donna L.  DeBaets, '72, of Santa Rosa, CA, Jan. 5, age 68

Patricia A. (Sanford) Kukla,’69, of Oxford, Apr. 15, age 72

Katherine I. (Lowrie) Sebrowski,’69, of Royal Oak, Feb. 14, age 73

Ray H.  Sheler,’69, of Grandville, Mar. 26, age 72

Donald E. Sloat,’69, of Allegan, Apr. 15, age 78

Clement Storer,’69, of Ellsworth, ME, Mar. 6, age 79

Terrance J. Swihart,’69, of Essexville, Feb. 1, age 79

Clarence Y. Wilkerson,’69, of Bristol, TN, Dec. 27, age 87

David P. Yahnke,’69, of Brookfield, WI, Apr. 13, age 71

1970s

Albert J. Beutler,’70, of South Bend, IN, Dec. 23, age 89

Elizabeth E. Brenner,’70, of Knoxville, TN, Apr. 8, age 86

Ernest O. Hornung,’70, of Clinton Township, Feb. 16, age 73

Maura A. (Elford) Levine,’70, of Bloomfield Hills, Feb. 3, age 69

Donald A. Lusch,’70, of Estero, FL, Mar. 5, age 77

Robert M. Matsko,’70, of Flushing, Mar. 14, age 85

Jamie L. (Bryan) Ratti,’70, of Sebastian, FL, Jul. 31, age 69

Douglas E. Reybuck,’70, of Benton Harbor, Mar. 4, age 70

John S. Ammond,’71, of West Branch, Apr. 13, age 74

Dennis W. Armstrong,’71, of Standish, Mar. 13, age 74

David C. Bender,’71, of Somerset, NJ, Feb. 24, age 74

Virginia A. Gaffrey,’71, of Saint Paul, MN, Feb. 8, age 75

Gregory L. Hardke,’71, of Newport Beach, CA, Feb. 19, age 70

Herbert E. Joslin,’71, of Traverse City, Mar. 11, age 70

Thomas H. LaPres,’71, of Grand Rapids, Feb. 4, age 78

Joan H. (Herron) Lincoln,’71, of Atlanta, GA, Feb. 2, age 68

Aron M. Lipshy,’71, of Roseville, Mar. 9, age 69

Gary V. Lyons,’71, of Dixon Springs, TN, Feb. 17, age 79

Ida M. Malone,’71, of Lithonia, GA, Jan. 18, age 83

Wayne D. Oxender,’71, of Fort Myers, FL, Feb. 2, age 87

Mary L. (Albrecht) Pridmore,’71, of Ada, OH, Dec. 25, age 88

Richard C. Rhodes,’71, of Gansevoort, NY, Feb. 7, age 75

Robert G. Shirk,’71, of Tucson, AZ, Feb. 6, age 86

David C. Thompson,’71, of Arlington, VA, Mar. 26, age 69

James A. Wagner,’71, of Grandville, Apr. 7, age 76

Flossie M. Wert,’71, of Grand Rapids, Mar. 26, age 88

Lee E. Winegar,’71, of Xenia, OH, Feb. 10, age 69

Daniel E. Castner, ’72, of Detroit, Mar. 29, age 91

Lamont D. Dirkse,’72, of Holland, Jan. 30, age 92

Fredric C. Gold,’72, of Waccabuc, NY, Apr. 9, age 68

Randall J. Hill,’72, of Titusville, FL, Feb. 12, age 68

Kenneth L. Hoard,’72, of Millington, Apr. 6, age 69

Douglas T. Kline,’72, of Great Falls, VA, Apr. 10, age 68

James Q. Knight,’72, of Ware, MA, Feb. 18, age 75

Martin E. Laforte,’72, of Canton, Aug. 31, age 69

Lawrence D. McKenzie,’72, of Lansing, Apr. 11, age 76

Alan L. Miller,’72, of Grand Ledge, Jan. 13, age 74

Henry J. Pyrzynski,’72, of Cheboygan, Mar. 7, age 68

William C. Rich,’72, of Dewitt, Feb. 19, age 71

Paul K. Utz,’72, of Jackson, Mar. 15, age 85

Joseph F. Wreschnig,’72, of Omaha, NE, Mar. 29, age 68

Ara G. Yeramyan, ’72, of Newtown Square, PA, Mar. 15, age 79

Layla Ahmad, ’73, of Lansing, Apr. 20, age 83

Arthur F. Allen, ’73, of Muncie, IN, Feb. 8, age 68

Lucy (Bates) Byers, ’73, of Chevy Chase, MD, Feb. 5, age 83

Michael G. Haddad,’73, of Freeport, Apr. 7, age 75

Dennis W. Horst,’73, of South Lyon

Harold A.  Hughes, '73, of East Lansing, Dec. 6, age 76

Robert J. McDonell, ’73, of Bay City, Jan. 25, age 80

Marta M. Mittermaier, ’73, of East Lansing, Aug. 67

Andrew M. Rheude,’73, of Grand Blanc, Mar. 9, age 68

Mereta A. Spitler, ’73, of East Lansing, Aug. 8, age 67

Margaret R. (Coon) Wilson,’73, of Lansing, Mar. 7, age 67

Catherine P. (Parker) Yascolt,’73, of Midland, Jan. 26, age 69

Jeffrey T. Cline,’74, of Tulsa, OK, Feb. 7, age 71

Leon H. Gottschalk,’74, of Lansing, Feb. 23, age 69

Gloria K. Hibbard,’74, of Tustin, Apr. 10, age 84

Barbara A. Ketchum,’74, of Mason, Apr. 10, age 67

Sister M. Reynolds,’74, of Adrian

Kermit S. Wert,’74, of Crown Point, IN, Apr. 13, age 71

Susan Alderman Straubel,’75, of Debary, FL, Mar. 5, age 66

Robert M. Augenstein,’75, of Lansing, Mar. 19, age 67

Catherine G. (Chavdarian) Boucher,’75, of Novi, Apr. 11, age 65

Christine J. Herring,’75, of Owosso, Mar. 1, age 69

Christopher J. Marlin,’75, of Boyne City, Mar. 6, age 71

William O. Peltcs,’75, of Tecumseh, Apr. 14, age 67

Finn F  Roed,’75, of West Bloomfield, Feb. 21, age 81

William G. Stark,’75, of Portland, Dec. 17, age 70

Robin M. Studeny,’75, of Columbus, OH, Mar. 22, age 66

Thomas E. Sullivan,’75, of Milford, Mar. 9, age 65

Jeffrey C. Weiss,’75, of Houston, TX, Apr. 22, age 65

James L. Baird,’76, of Charlotte, Jan. 27, age 80

Julie A. Beckley,’76, of Rochester, NY, Jan. 30, age 64

Linda M. Black,’76, of Battle Creek, Mar. 23, age 66

Sheila K. (Burrell) Bremer,’76, of Newnan, GA, Feb. 7, age 68

Daniel A. Harrington,’76, of Tecumseh, Jan. 30, age 69

Rita J. Klein,’76, of Holt, Mar. 8, age 87

Allen F. Kornow,’76, of Dexter, Apr. 6, age 70

Edward L. Kuivanen,’76, of Au Train, Feb. 18, age 65

Patricia L.  (Bish) Pajak,’76, of Grand Haven, Mar. 31, age 77

Dennis C. Roebuck,’76, of Bolingbrook, IL, Mar. 25, age 65

Roger D. Simkin,’76, of Mason

James W. Barry,’77, of Kalamazoo, Mar. 8, age 65

Janet C. (Chance) Hanneman,’77, of Mason, Apr. 9, age 64

Steven M. Kahn,’77, of Portland, Feb. 15, age 66

Michael G. Kellum,’77, of Southfield, Mar. 17, age 68

Monte D. Long,’77, of Dixon, IL, Feb. 9, age 66

Lu A. (Heppe) Phelps,’77, of Schoolcraft, Aug. 19, age 63

Craig A. Woodman,’77, of Alto, Mar. 10, age 70

Melanie C. (Parrish) Hopp,’78, of Chelsea, Apr. 13, age 62

Sharon D. Jones,’78, of Ferndale, Feb. 20, age 65

Jeffrey M. Kirsch,’78, of Palm City, FL, Mar. 28, age 62

Suzanne M. (Zurawski) Riebschlager,’78, of Sugar Land, TX, Jan. 27, age 63

Ann L. (Shea) Sutliff,’78, of Mason, Feb. 9, age 62

Francis M. Webster,’78, of Denver, CO, Feb. 25, age 89

Laura M. Bryce,’79, of Oxford, Apr. 6, age 79

James R. Cochran,’79, of Williamston, Apr. 2, age 78

Richard P. Jansen,’79, of Coldwater, Feb. 20, age 73

Martin A. Masterson,’79, of Dewitt, May. 23, age 62

John S. Mitchell,’79, of Quincy, Apr. 10, age 63

Richard W. Ober,’79, of Barrington, RI, Mar. 12, age 73

Scott L. Ray,’79, of Lake Leelanau, Jan. 16, age 61

Max R. Whitmyer,’79, of Williamston, Apr. 3, age 73

1980s

Doris J. Forsythe,’80, of Fife Lake, Mar. 5, age 71

Nancy P. (Brace) Kirsch,’80, of Palm City, FL, Mar. 28, age 62

Scott J. Warner,’80, of Orlando, FL, Feb. 13, age 64

Dennis A. Brady,’81, of Lansing, Nov. 10, age 61

Alice J. Buzzell,’81, of Punta Gorda, FL, Mar. 22, age 86

Mark G. Foland,’81, of Perry, Apr. 16, age 62

Gregory J. Lindsey,’81, of Williamston, Feb. 22, age 66

Robert W. Stahl,’81, of Brighton, Mar. 29, age 59

Peter A. Steketee,’81, of Charleston, SC, Feb. 20, age 64

Gretchen F. Werpshaw,’81, of Okemos, Jan. 31, age 79

Richard D. Ashman,’82, of Kearney, NE, Jan. 26, age 75

Walter W. Becker,’82, of Warwick, RI, Mar. 16, age 81

John L. Duda,’82, of East Lansing, Jan. 30, age 59

David B. Purcell,’82, of Brunswick, ME

Max F. Schram,’82, of Douglasville, GA, Jan. 30, age 67

Sharon A. Stewart,’82, of Alpena, Mar. 7, age 59

Teena E. Tuenge,’82, of Candler, NC, Jan. 31, age 71

James P. Darling,’83, of Ypsilanti, Feb. 19, age 57

Denise M. Fedewa,’83, of Chicago, IL, Jan. 11, age 57

Linda J. Gyomory,’83, of North Branch, Feb. 27, age 63

John A. Hall,’83, of Saginaw, Feb. 20, age 57

Robert A. Rutherford,’84, of East Lansing, Jul. 11, age 61

Kevin A. Schutzler,’84, of Alachua, FL, Mar. 12, age 57

Lorena S. Armstrong,’85, of Lansing, Mar. 26, age 71

Kevin P. Benner,’85, of Midlothian, VA, Mar. 16

Ivonne T. Bragg,’85, of Okemos, Apr. 23, age 77

Michael C. Nazione,’85, of Davenport, FL, Dec. 24, age 55

Anthony P. Thelen,’85, of Portage, Feb. 14, age 63

Joseph W. Curran,’86, of New Bern, NC, Mar. 13, age 55

Jennifer L. (Randall) Hain,’87, of Freeland, Mar. 4, age 54

Stephen J. Knoop,’87, of Sarasota, FL, Apr. 14, age 54

Gary M. Walker,’87, of Lorena, TX, Apr. 11, age 74

Jane L. Humphrey,’88, of East Lansing, Mar. 11, age 77

Diana L. McShane,’88, of Port Huron, Apr. 22, age 55

Annemarie Lezovich,’89, of Lansing, Mar. 22, age 61

Karen M. Woehlert,’89, of East Jordan, Mar. 2, age 61

1990s

Lisa E. Babbitt,’90, of San Carlos, CA, Mar. 6, age 50

Matthew A. Chaplin,’90, of Charlotte, NC, Feb. 24, age 51

Patricia A. Kujawa,’90, of Richmond, Jan. 27, age 51

Carol D. Towl,’90, of Greensboro, GA, Feb. 28, age 80

Brian P. Baker,’91, of Phoenix, AZ, Mar. 15, age 50

Pamela A. (Brukner) Bishop,’92, of Okemos, Mar. 4, age 75

Patricia A. (Johnson) Nurnberger,’92, of Haslett, Feb. 10, age 72

Deborah J. (Butts) Muth,’93, of Saint Johns, Feb. 1, age 65

Debra A. Rogell,’93, of Lansing, Feb. 20, age 66

John C. Ugwoagonwu,’93, of Lansing, Dec. 24, age 66

Stewart N. Hill,’94, of Portland, Mar. 22, age 48

Andrew J. Springsteen,’94, of Sheridan, Jan. 20, age 57

Jennifer J. (Valvona) Langan,’95, of Northville, Mar. 29, age 45

Jody (Snook) Alzner,’96, of Kalamazoo, Jun. 24, age 45

Eric R. Royston,’99, of Suttons Bay, Mar. 29, age 47

2000s

Douglas A. Stover, ’00, of East Lansing, Feb. 1, age 54

Asuka T. Yow, ’03, of Memphis, TN, Apr. 3, age 40

Jennifer E. Frost, ’04, of Charlotte, NC, Feb. 28, age 39

Angharad M. Mcgaughey, ’07, of Lansing, Feb. 26, age 38

Rex C. Donoghue, ’08, of Midland, Mar. 29, age 53

Rebekah A. Pratt, ’08, of Flemington, NJ, Feb. 19, age 36

Travis W. Weber, ’08, of Detroit, Feb. 11, age 33

Alexandra M. Duda, ’09, of Okemos, Feb. 24, age 34

2010s

Jonathan R. Denzer, ’14, of Saint Louis, MO, Apr. 24, age 27

Faculty/Staff

Kevin C. Altman, of Wyoming, Nov. 2, age 59

Keara A. Bullen, of Mason, Apr. 14, age 19

Suzanne C. Byers, of East Lansing, Mar. 14, age 90

Betty J. Cantino, of Newtown, PA, Dec. 23, age 97

Linda E. (Shiver) Dansby, of East Lansing, Feb. 3, age 82

Ryan D. Dobie, of East Lansing, Feb. 25, age 26

Allene C. Downing, of Fowler, IN, Feb. 13, age 90

Barbara A. Etapa, of Williamston, Feb. 15, age 74

Danny R. Fenn, of Carson City, Jan. 23, age 69

Normalee V. (Wagner) Fisher, of Dewitt, Feb. 2, age 92

Kathryn K. Gewirtz, of Perry, Feb. 5, age 67

Wayne Hawkins, of Lansing, Feb. 20, age 82

Henrietta T. (Vereyken) Hensler, of Saginaw, Feb. 26, age 86

Richard L. Hosking, of Lansing, Mar. 27, age 84

Evelyn Howe, of Mason

Donald L. Irish, of Lansing, Mar. 21, age 84

Michael A. Kalso, of Lake, Mar. 12, age 77

Robert Kever, of Perry, Mar. 16, age 88

Tom R. Kinney, of East Lansing, Dec. 1, age 57

Joseph J. Kuszai, of East Lansing, Feb. 12, age 86

Melvyn L. Lacy, of Broken Arrow, OK, Apr. 18, age 87

David N.  Madgy, of Franklin, Mar. 9, age 61

George T. Mansell, of Grand Rapids, Mar. 31, age 83

Joseph J. McRae, of Holt, Apr. 5, age 55

Kyoko Melton, of East Lansing, Feb. 19, age 72

Gloria J. (Smith) Richards, of Waterford, Feb. 27, age 55

Beatrice L. Terry, of Mason, Mar. 19, age 81

Gary Volker, of Lansing, Jan. 29, age 77

Jack H. Waterstradt, of Dansville, Mar. 29, age 83

Stephen P.  Wilensky, of Paradise Valley, AZ, Nov. 2, age 79

William R. Wiseman, of Bradenton, FL, Mar. 20, age 86

Anthony S. Wojcik, of Okemos, Apr. 12, age 73

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