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In Memoriam - Summer 2018

When Twilight Silence Falls

1930s 
Harold J. Tyndall, ’32, of Spring Valley, CA
Helen E. (Philp) Wilson, ’36, of Traverse City
Elizabeth C. (Smith) Younger, ’36, of Saint Louis, MO, Apr. 30, age 102
Robert J. Rosa, ’37, of Fort Belvoir, VA, Apr. 27, age 102
Helen J. (Giffen) Grohman, ’39, of Manteo, NC, May 26, age 102
Frank E. McCauley, ’39, of Hamilton, MT, Jun. 1, age 100
 
1940s 
Martin D. Buth, ’40, of Grand Rapids, Jul. 24, age 99
Andrew M. Hyma, ’40, of South Bend, IN
Addison L. Brown, ’41, of Kalamazoo, Apr. 13, age 98
Robert E. Wunderlich, ’41, of Troy, Mar. 9, age 96
William H. (Wagner) Faust, ’42, of Hopkins, MN, Jun. 25, age 97
Florence C. (Wilkins) Cohen, ’43, of Fairport, NY, May 15, age 95
Edith L. Taggart, ’43, of Oxford
Clark Waterfall, ’43, of Columbia City, IN, Jun. 14, age 96
Warren W. Brandt, ’44, of Richmond, VA
Mary J. (McCall) Jewett, ’44, of Sun Lakes, AZ, May 12, age 94
Kathleen A. (Shields) Shopa, ’44, of Port Charlotte, FL, Jul. 5, age 94
Maxine H. (Schuler) Lanway, ’45, of Cleveland, OH, Jun. 25, age 94
Margaret E. (Mackichan) Mandenberg, ’45, of East Lansing, Jun. 22, age 94
Iris N. (Olsen) McCleery, ’45, of Berea, OH, Dec. 5
Kathleen C. (Riley) Endress, ’46, of Mason City, IA, Jun. 19, age 92
Roger M. Jewett, ’46, of Hudson, WI, Jun. 17, age 98
Robert E. Price, ’46, of Greenville, Jul. 10, age 93
Elwin D. Farwell, ’47, of Decorah, IA, May 5, age 98
Geraldine S. (Strong) Gocke, ’47, of San Antonio, TX, May 16, age 92
Mina A. (Glidden) Greene, ’47, of Wilmington, DE, Apr. 26, age 91
Donna J. (Briggs) Johnson, ’47, of San Rafael, CA, Apr. 24, age 92
Paul R. Theroux, ’47, of Clearwater, FL, Jul. 17, age 94
Charles W. Bachman, ’48, of Lexington, MA, Jul. 13, age 92
Charlotte A. (Campbell) Bogue, ’48, of Rochester, Jun. 3, age 92
Donald E. Faller, ’48, of Maitland, FL, Mar. 13, age 90
Anne M. (Aranuk) Hester, ’48, of Eaton Rapids, May 20, age 91
Julia A. (Longnecker) Heuman, ’48, of Willoughby, OH, Jun. 11, age 90
Theodore L. Johnson, ’48, of Fremont, Jul. 3, age 92
Morrison, ’48, of Elk Rapids, Jul. 12, age 92
Willard E. Munro, ’48, of Troy, Jul. 14, age 94
Mary J. (Casey) Rumbold, ’48, of Montrose, Jul. 7, age 90
Marian R. (Keller) Scheid, ’48, of Tulsa, OK, May 9, age 91
Thomas J. Sheehan, ’48, of Newark, NY, Jul. 5, age 97
George M. Angleton, ’49, of Fort Collins, CO, Jul. 2, age 90
Arthur S. Brickner, ’49, of Southfield, Mar. 6, age 94
Clifford M. Carney, ’49, of Downers Grove, IL, May 27, age 90
Marion J. Furnival, ’49, of Jackson, Jun. 29, age 92
Phyllis J. (Janssen) Grimm, ’49, of Ada, Jun. 25, age 90
Richard W. Kasperson, ’49, of Northbrook, IL, May 10, age 89
Michael LePere, ’49, of Ann Arbor, Apr. 2, age 93
John E. Mullenix, ’49, of Hastings, May 24, age 93
Barbara C. (Clark) Snow, ’49, of Jacksonville, OR, Jul. 10, age 90
W. Thomas Stege, ’49, of Manistee, Jun. 15, age 91
Justin C. Sutton, ’49, of Hudson, May 28, age 92
Alexander L. Toyzan, ’49, of Bay City, Jun. 18, age 93
C. Russell Wentworth, ’49, of Traverse City, Jul. 20, age 92
Donald L. Wickham, ’49, of East Lansing, Jul. 20, age 90
 
1950s
Harris L. Behlert, ’50, of Cincinnati, OH, Jun. 5, age 91
Eleanor J. (Smith) Bonine, ’50, of Florissant, MO, May 31, age 88
John H. Brown, ’50, of Meridian, ID, Apr. 8, age 92
David N. Cox, ’50, of Roscoe, IL, May 31, age 91
Richard C. DePond, ’50, of Holland, Jul. 12, age 91
Vincent A. Fochtman, ’50, of North Fort Myers, FL, Mar. 28, age 93
Ann T. Hight, ’50, of Altadena, CA, May 7, age 87
Edward G. Larsen, ’50, of The Colony, TX, May 14, age 89
Orrie P. Pullen, ’50, of Wayland, Jun. 21, age 91
Jay D. Utley, ’50, of Pinehurst, NC, Apr. 26, age 90
Albert F. Vogt, ’50, of Holly, Jun. 14, age 90
Edwin S. Adler, ’51, of Woodway, TX, Apr. 22, age 88
Edgar W. Albaugh, ’51, of Anderson, SC, Jun. 26, age 92
Jeanne F. (Labadie) Bicknell, ’51, of Ypsilanti, May 23, age 89
Richard L. Boggs, ’51, of Canada, Jun. 20, age 90
William A. Crickmore, ’51, of East Lansing, May 1, age 90
John A. Fuller, ’51, of Midland, Jul. 18, age 89
Norma R. Godwin, ’51, of Marysville, Jun. 15, age 86
Stuart K. Haney, ’51, of Goleta, CA, Feb. 16, age 91
William D. Harring, ’51, of Stacy, MN, Jul. 5, age 88
Marvin E. Howell, ’51, of Harbor Springs, May 16, age 89
Gerald F. Huffman, ’51, of Nokomis, FL, May 6, age 89
Edward J. Mikula, ’51, of St. Johns, Jul. 2, age 89
Marilyn E. (Smith) O ’Brien, ’51, of Portland, OR, Jul. 23, age 88
Ruth A. (Kaufman) Roe, ’51, of Bradenton, FL, May 29, age 87
Michael G. Rogula, ’51, of Vero Beach, FL, May 30, age 88
Earl M. Sherwood, ’51, of Willoughby, OH, Jun. 4, age 93
Richard E. Shinn, ’51, of Stanwood, Jul. 7, age 89
David L. Shira, ’51, of Sioux City, IA, Jun. 17, age 92
John R. Spencer, ’51, of Traverse City, May 11, age 87
Herbert R. Swing, ’51, of Colorado Springs, CO, Jul. 9, age 91
Shirley A. (Present) Weisenthal, ’51, of Milwaukee, WI, Apr. 27, age 88
George D. Yeckley, ’51, of Leeds, AL, Jun
Gerald J. Zerfas, ’51, of Kissimmee, FL, Jun. 24, age 89
William R. Barton, ’52, of Fairfax, VA, May 28, age 91
Mathew P. Borre, ’52, of St. Joseph, Jul. 7, age 89
Lawrence R. Hedgecock, ’52, of Grand Rapids, Apr. 25, age 86
Albert W. Hosner, ’52, of Vicksburg, Jun. 11, age 88
Carl A. Jawor, ’52, of Ravenna, Aug. 14, age 87
Stanley S. Kresge, ’52, of Perrinton, Jul. 3, age 88
Walter E. Lawrence, ’52, of Lansing, Jul. 24, age 92
Nancy Ann Siebold, ’52, of Angola, IN, Jun. 23, age 88
Roy J. Signorino, ’52, of Naples, FL, May 20, age 87
Robert J. Stiehl, ’52, of Davison, May 13, age 94
David P. VanNote, ’52, of East Lansing, May 23, age 86
Rosalie A. (Fruin) Veatch, ’52, of Aledo, TX, May 29, age 86
Henry J. Voorhees, ’52, of Kalispell, MT, Jun. 24, age 88
Roderic H. Bosse, ’53, of Seneca, SC, May 25, age 86
Carl W. Cappaert, ’53, of Overland Park, KS, Jun. 5, age 92
Louise C. (Kinsman) Chandler, ’53, of Vero Beach, FL, Jun. 24, age 85
James L. Kent, ’53, of Bay City, May 1, age 91
Johnnye W. King, ’53, of Chicago, IL, Jun. 24, age 89
Frank J. Kush, ’53, of Tempe, AZ, Jun. 22, age 88
Robert M. Lorenz, ’53, of Lansing, Jul. 10, age 92
William R. Olsen, ’53, of Frankfort, Jun. 14, age 85
Lee F. Seguin, ’53, of Portage, Apr. 30, age 86
Clarence M. Skau, ’53, of Carson City, NV, May 13, age 89
Kay N. (Shanahan) Smith, ’53, of Edwardsburg, May 13, age 86
Ronald J. St. Onge, ’53, of Stuart, FL, Jun. 6, age 86
Roy N. Tengelsen, ’53, of San Jose, CA, Dec. 9, age 88
Raymond R. Behan, ’54, of East Lansing, May 4, age 85
Alfred F. Cavalari, ’54, of New Windsor, NY, Jan. 13, age 86
Wilmer L. Clements, ’54, of Rugby, ND, Jun. 18, age 89
Calvin C. Cooper, ’54, of Southbury, CT, May 6, age 90
Mary Sue (Carlyon) Faires, ’54, of Cherryville, NC, Jul. 7, age 85
Julian M. Gilroy, ’54, of Washington, NC, May 10, age 84
Carl E. Hall, ’54, of Scottsdale, AZ, May 5, age 91
Olga V. (Pristupa) Lewis, ’54, of South Haven, May 19, age 85
Peter V. Luce, ’54, of Grand Rapids, Jul. 3, age 83
George Meyer, ’54, of Oxford, May 28, age 85
Jane E. (Granzow) Miles, ’54, of DeWitt, Jun. 17, age 85
Robert J. Moraniec, ’54, of Alpharetta, GA, Jun. 24, age 85
Marvin T. Paynter, ’54, of West Bloomfield, Dec. 18, age 85
William D. Brohn, ’55, of Clinton, CT, May 11, age 84
Marcia A. (Montague) Conaway, ’55, of Fort Worth, TX
Calvin N. DeBruin, ’55, of Muskegon, Jun. 9, age 87
Kathleen A. (Blakeslee) Della Posta, ’55, of Gowanda, NY, May 7, age 83
Marjorie A. (Hasty) Fletcher, ’55, of Bay City, May 15, age 84
Charles R. Hoffer, ’55, of Gainesville, FL, May 3, age 87
Edmond F. Knappe, ’55, of Bluffton, SC, Jun. 10, age 83
Carl H. Konkle, ’55, of Barboursville, VA, Jun. 9, age 84
Paul A. Phillips, ’55, ofPhoenix, AZ, May 20, age 84
Robert G. Puder, ’55, of Chickamauga, GA, Apr. 24,  age 88
Alden J. Richter, ’55, of Fort Myers, FL, Jul. 1, age 85
Donald L. Smith, ’55, of Batavia, OH, Mar. 26, age 83
Alan J. Terrill, ’55, of Huntley, IL, May 4, age 86
David M. VanDoren, ’55, of Medina, OH, May 17, age 84
Ruthann (Curtis) Ward, ’55, of Folsom, CA, May 11, age 83
David V. Abbey, ’56, of Homosassa, FL, May 22, age 83
Herbert L. Camburn, ’56, of Long Beach, CA, Apr. 21, age 86
Janice A. (Dempsey) Dailey, ’56, of Bloomfield Hills, Jun. 9, age 83
Darwin D. Diederich, ’56, of Las Vegas, NV, Nov. 6, age 82
Charles M. Hoffman, ’56, of Warren, Jun. 7, age 88
Steven A. Kudla, ’56, of Tucson, AZ, May 23, age 87
James V. Rich, ’56, of Cleveland, OH, May 27, age 92
Glen D. Ruder, ’56, of Osseo, Jun. 15, age 83
Sheldon R. Sabath, ’56, of St. Louis, MO, Apr. 8, age 85
Robert B. Ward, ’56, of Pasadena, CA, Jul. 2, age 83
Jean A. Barrera, ’57, of Tucson, AZ, May 30, age 80
Ned S. Bearden, ’57, of West Bloomfield, Dec. 29, age 82
Geraldine A. (King) Caplan, ’57, of Grand Haven, Jun. 24, age 82
David R. Carlson, ’57, of Midland, Jul. 25, age 81
Albert C. Chapman, ’57, of Lansing, May 27, age 86
Calvin S. Crimp, ’57, of Rockford, May 31, age 87
James E. Fent, ’57, of Owosso, May 22, age 81
Gerald L. Hershey, ’57, of Yorba Linda, CA, May 3, age 86
James D. Kelley, ’57, of Minneapolis, MN, Jun. 10, age 88
William T. Marsden, ’57, of Norcross, GA, Jul. 21, age 82
Donald J. Milano, ’57, of Nicholasville, KY, Feb. 28, age 82
Colette A. (Jackman) Miller, ’57, of Rochester, MN, Feb. 15, age 81
Donald L. Pellegrini, ’57, of Escanaba, Jun. 25, age 83
Patrick J. Rogers, ’57, of Orange, CA, Jul. 7, age 83
Roger L. Simmons, ’57, of Spring Lake, Jul. 7, age 82
Jerome R. Such, ’57, of Saginaw, Jun. 28, age 81
Jack R. Anderson, ’58, of Saginaw, May 4, age 83
Dean W. Banks, ’58, of Haslett, Jun. 13, age 86
Clyde H. Chong, ’58, of Madison, AL, Jun. 22, age 84
Donald L. Conrad, ’58, of Osceola, IN, May 22, age 89
James W. Daugherty, ’58, of Springfield, IL, Jul. 11, age 81
Warren C. Emrick, ’58, of Lansing, Jun. 17, age 81
Marcia D. (Drew) Frallic, ’58, of Port Hueneme, CA, Nov. 13, age 80
Andrew S. Kalmus, ’58, of Englewood, FL
Owen A. Mullett, ’58, of Chagrin Falls, OH, Jun. 25, age 83
Russell L. Paul, ’58, of Downingtown, PA, Jun. 12, age 84
George W. Ralph, ’58, of Bay City, May 11, age 87
James V. Rasdale, ’58, of Vernon Hills, IL, Jun. 7, age 84
Jeremiah L. Stone, ’58, of Houghton, Jul. 5, age 83
Douglas A. Wattrick, ’58, of South Haven, Jun. 25, age 82
Ellin C. Zimanyi, ’58, of Ipswich, MA, Jun. 17, age 83
Alfred B. Adams, ’59, of Lincoln, NE, May 30, age 83
Valerie G. (Dressler) Banerjee, ’59, of Leawood, KS, Jun. 6, age 81
Albert R. Berg, ’59, of Manassas, VA, Jan. 19, age 85
Elaine E. (Ohr) Brigman, ’59, of Webster, NY, Apr. 23, age 79
Betty J. (Smith) Brooks, ’59, of Ann Arbor, May 17, age 79
Charles E. Dickinson, ’59, of Suttons Bay, Jul. 6, age 85
George J. Kesseler, ’59, of East Lansing, Jun. 1, age 83
Simmey L. (Dietrich) Ketchum, ’59, of Columbus, OH, Feb. 26, age 78
Luane J. Lange, ’59, of Niantic, CT, Jun. 22, age 80
Richard P. Maher, ’59, of St. Augustine, FL, Jul. 20, age 81
Jack E. Marsh, ’59, of Marshall, Apr. 28, age 81
Joann R. (Kellogg) Martin, ’59, of Riverside, CA, May 25, age 80
Jean F. (Tansey) Porter, ’59, of East Lansing
John E. Robertson, ’59, of Sturgis, Jun. 13, age 81
William E. Stultz, ’59, of Overland Park, KS, Jul. 17, age 84
Larry C. Williams, ’59, of Stigler, OK, Dec. 11, age 82
Loretta (Murphy) Young, ’59, of Bowie, MD, Dec. 25, age 79
John A. Zipple, ’59, of Lansing, Jul. 8, age 83
 
1960s
Floyd A. Bailey, ’60, of Knoxville, TN, Jul. 21, age 80
Darrell A. Benson, ’60, of Hayden, ID, Apr. 28, age 86
Frank  Bonta, ’60, of Eaton Rapids, May 20, age 92
Jean W. (McKinnon) Candler, ’60, of Grosse Pointe, May 16, age 77
Daniel J. Delgrosso, ’60, of Naperville, IL, May 18, age 79
J. Kermit Jensen, ’60, of Kitty Hawk, NC, May 10, age 83
Glenn E. Kierstead, ’60, of Vacaville, CA, May 9, age 79
James K. McKinney, ’60, of Kennesaw, GA, May 9, age 79
Dale E. McNeil, ’60, of Sun City West, AZ, Jul. 9, age 83
Gale T. Moore, ’60, of Bruce Twp., Jun. 4, age 80
Walter M. Rajski, ’60, of Olean, NY, Apr. 30, age 87
R. Luther Reisbig, ’60, of Shepherdstown, WV, Jun. 4, age 79
Granville I. Rhodus, ’60, of East Wenatchee, WA, Feb. 1, age 84
William P. Rosenblatt, ’60, of Ponte Vedra Beach, FL, Jun. 25, age 78
Mary A. (Munk) Smithson, ’60, of Tarpon Springs, FL, May 16, age 79
Marilyn A. Steegstra, ’60, of Lansing, Jun. 21, age 78
Herman C. Strobel, ’60, of Freeland, Jun. 19, age 78
Charles W. Warner, ’60, of High Point, NC, Jun. 26, age 84
Judith C. Wiles, ’60, of Grand Rapids, May 19, age 78
Forrest D. Baribeau, ’61, of Fair Oaks, CA
Kathleen A. (Miller) BeBeau, ’61, of Livonia, Jun. 30, age 77
Judith O. (Weeks) Bunting, ’61, of Prescott, AZ, Mar. 26, age 77
David J. Erickson, ’61, of Waynesville, NC, Jun. 29, age 79
Gale R. Gleason, ’61, of Sault Sainte Marie, Jun. 12, age 89
Harold D. Goodell, ’61, of Dowagiac, Jun. 24, age 78
Hira M. Herrington, ’61, of Fraser, Jun. 13, age 87
Keith L. Morrill, ’61, of Battle Creek, May 15, age 77
William J. Myers, ’61, of Cocoa Beach, FL, Feb. 16, age 79
Donald G. Smith, ’61, of Detroit, Jul. 14, age 78
Harold B. Tamblin, ’61, of Rockford, Jun. 17, age 78
Carole J. VanderWall, ’61, of Muskegon, May 30, age 78
Philip A. Cary, ’62, of Bronson, Jun. 6, age 78
Donald H. Clark, ’62, of Midland, Jun. 10, age 82
Carol A. (Marcil) Cwynar, ’62, of Grand Blanc, May 14, age 75
Ginny (Bartnick) Forsman-Gorte, ’62, of Crystal, Jul. 23, age 77
Franco V. Lucca, ’62, of McLean, VA, May 29, age 85
Steven S. Mukamal, ’62, of New York, NY, Jul. 19, age 76
Roger D. Plagenhoef, ’62, of Holland, Jun. 6, age 78
Albert J. Svoboda, ’62, of Madison, WI, Jun. 3, age 77
Martin C. Taft, ’62, of Sterling Heights, Jul. 12, age 75
Patricia K. (Kegle) Browne, ’63, of Lake Worth, FL, May 10, age 75
Ronald A. Grossmann, ’63, of Maumelle, AR, May 15, age 75
Charles E. Jones, ’63, of Huntsville, AL, May 6, age 82
Ernest B. Mullings, ’63, of Lansing, May 12, age 92
Robert D. Olson, ’63, of Sagola, Jun. 2, age 75
Thomas C. Perry, ’63, of Akron, NY, Jun. 4, age 76 
Bernard A. Thompson, ’63, of Suttons Bay, Jun. 8, age 79
Else E. Andretz, ’64, of East Lansing, May 17, age 88
Robert C. Findsen, ’64, of Scottsdale, AZ, Jun. 17, age 76
Jerrie J. Gast, ’64, of Tomball, TX, Jul. 5, age 75
Gordon L. Gullicksen, ’64, of Rolling Meadows, IL, Jun. 14, age 79
Roland S. Larson, ’64, of Minneapolis, MN, Jun. 17, age 96
Ralph L. Myrkle, ’64, of Decatur, May 23, age 85
David F. Parker, ’64, of Jacksonville, FL
Thomas N. Root, ’64, of Fenton, May 1, age 76
George H. Van Amburg, ’64, of East Lansing, Jun. 1, age 74
William W. Wunder, ’64, of Ames, IA, Jun. 18, age 87
Mauricio A. Alegria, ’65, of Jackson, MS, Jun. 25, age 77
Carolyn (Heinsohn) Baker, ’65 of Holt, Jun. 16, age 74
Leon Baldwin, ’65, of Lady Lake, FL, Nov. 22, age 73
Margaret C. Davies, ’65, of Albuquerque, NM, May 30, age 91
Douglas R. Earle, ’65, of DeWitt, Jul. 6, age 74
Gerald C. Erickson, ’65, of Waunakee, WI, May 30, age 78 
Lilburn P. Hoehn, ’65, of Ormond Beach, FL, Sep. 28, age 84
Melvyn C. Keesler, ’65, of Grand Ledge, Jul. 21, age 74
John F. Kennedy,’65, of Williamston, Jul. 21, age 78
Marianne J. (King) Lepczyk, ’65, of Traverse City, Jun. 10, age 75
Lina M. (Centolella) Love, ’65, of Columbus, OH, Jun. 19, age 74
Keith W. Mielke, ’65, of Pleasanton, CA, Nov. 22, age 83
Arland E. Phelps, ’65, of Vero Beach, FL, May 22, age 79
Francis C. Allera, ’66, of Tallahassee, FL, May 9, age 86
Gary B. Blamer, ’66, of Mio, Jun. 26, age 79
John S. Buchheister, ’66, of Troy, May 26, age 74
Albert M. Burger, ’66, of McLean, VA, Jul. 15, age 79
Fred H. Carmichael, ’66, of East Lansing, Jul. 25, age 75
Herschel D. Kuipers, ’66, of Holland, May 1, age 79
David D. McFarland, ’66, of Rancho Palos Verdes, CA, Apr. 20, age 75
Ronald W. Piasecki, ’66, of Concord, NH, May 17, age 75
Patrick G. Shafer, ’66, of Muskegon, Jul. 9, age 74
Gerald E. Wolf, ’66, of Wilsonville, OR, May 6, age 73
Igolima T. Amachree, ’67, of Macomb, IL, May 1, age 80
Robert A. Cool, ’67, of Mason, Jul. 22, age 73
Dean S. Eiteman, ’67, of Athens, GA, Apr. 21
Robert C. Etherton, ’67, of Murray, KY, Jul. 8, age 90
James M. Graham, ’67, of Washington, D.C., Jun. 11, age 71
Lois (Harlan) Kuehl, ’67, of Rockford, May 17, age 88
Duane G. Kuik, ’67, of Grand Rapids, Oct. 26
Eleanor (Bzduch) Lamos, ’67, of Canton, Apr. 1, age 90
John L. Lent, ’67, of Jackson, Jun. 11, age 81
Walter J. Lougheed, ’67, of Deland, FL, Jul. 24, age 97
Robert J. McCall, ’67, of Brookfield, WI, Apr. 3, age 73
Craig F. Moncher, ’67, of Bloomfield Hills, May 31, age 72
Max J. Paape, ’67, of Silver Spring, MD, May 26, age 80
Peter C. Payette, ’67, of Frankfort, May 20, age 73
Catherine I. (Brahmer) Phipps, ’67, of Idaho Falls, ID, May 1, age 71
Paul W. Aardsma, ’68, of Everett, WA, Apr. 29, age 91
Thomas E. Ashton, ’68, of Palo Alto, CA, Jun. 26, age 78
Marjorie L. (Batzer) B-Fisher, ’68, of Grand Haven, Jul. 19, age 72
Fred M. Fregerio, ’68, of York, SC
Clifford R. Irwin, ’68, of Davison, May 27, age 75
Margaret S. (Burrow) Sullivan, ’68, of Decorah, IA, May 31, age 69
Marion J. (Owen) Ulrich, ’68, of Oak Park, IL, Apr. 1, age 87
James D. Wiljanen, ’68, of DeWitt
Alvin R. DeYoung, ’69, of Richmond, KY, May 8, age 74
May F. Easley-Moore, ’69, of Canada, May 14, age 73
John P. Fallon, ’69, of Spring Hill, FL, Jun. 12, age 87
Frederick H. Genel, ’69, of Naples, FL, Jun. 3, age 72
Phyllis K. Johnson, ’69, of Grand Rapids, May 29, age 77
William G. Ligon, ’69, of West Bloomfield, Apr. 23, age 81
James P. Mitchell, ’69, of Alexandria, VA, May 28
Christine C. Ratke, ’69, of Harrison Township, Jan. 11, age 70
Paul E. Schleif, ’69, of Marietta, GA, Sep. 29, age 71
Amilyn K. White, ’69, of Battle Creek, Jul. 1, age 70
Delton K. Winkel, ’69, of Lansing, Jun. 28, age 70
 
1970s
Warrick L. Carter, ’70, of Sanford, FL, Jul. 15, age 75
John W. Case, ’70, of Fort Lauderdale, FL, Jul. 21, age 69 
Michael W. Daleo, ’70, of Hemlock, Jun. 1, age 72
David E. Downer, ’70, of Traverse City, May 31, age 70
Mary C. Gallick, ’70, of Lansing, May 21, age 92
Derwood G. Main, ’70, of Oklahoma City, OK, Jun. 4, age 74
Henry C. Miller, ’70, of Holt, May 13, age 74
Donald R. Mosher, ’70, of Romeo, Jan. 11, age 90
James R. Muskopf, ’70, of St Louis, MO, Jul. 5, age 73
Joseph C. Rabidoux, ’70, of Mason, May 4, age 77
Marion I. Beauchamp, ’71, of Smiths Creek, Jun. 26, age 92
Gilbert R. Conklin, ’71, of Cosby, TN, Jun. 19, age 70
Dale O. Jeffers, ’71, of St. Joseph, May 25, age 89
Betsy B. (Browne) King, ’71, of Alpharetta, GA, May 2, age 84
Alexander J. Kloster, ’71, of Elk Rapids, Jun. 17, age 92
James B. McFarland, ’71, of Lansing, Jun. 6, age 69
Regina M. Mueller, ’71, of Salem, OR, Jul. 12, age 66
Raul F. Salinas, ’71, of Albion, Jul. 11, age 86
Edward D. Socha, ’71, of Monument, CO, Feb. 24, age 86
Starlette S. Young, ’71, of Colorado Springs, CO, Jun. 15, age 68
Thomas R. Zimmer, ’71, of Northville, Apr. 29, age 86
Cheryl E. (Castelli) Zindars, ’71, of Mahomet, IL, May 29, age 67
David W. Arnold, ’72, of Macomb, Jan. 4, age 68
Thomas M. Artuch, ’72, of Farmington, Jun. 14, age 66
Danny G. Britt, ’72, of Richmond, KY, Jul. 6, age 70
Peter Brobeil, ’72, of Staunton, VA, May 3, age 77
Carrol J. Buettner, ’72, of Las Vegas, NV, Jun. 5, age 86
Linda G. Davenport, ’72, of Alexandria, VA, Apr. 16, age 67
Carol A. Heppe, ’72, of Orleans
Jean O. Lantis, ’72, of Jackson, Jun. 22, age 88
Michael J. McCarthy, ’72, of Belchertown, MA, Jun. 25, age 66
Gaylord W. Oyler, ’72, of Fort Valley, GA, Jun. 9, age 75
Kenneth J. Potts, ’72, of Modesto, CA, May 14, age 66
Henry C. Schaller, ’72, of Farmington Hills, Jun. 14, age 66
Michael J. Schubring, ’72, of Chelsea, Mar. 21, age 67
Brian G. Willbrandt, ’72, of Decatur, Jun. 8, age 67
Thomas J. Bergeron, ’73, of Grand Ledge, Jul. 20, age 66
Gerald G. Blomquist, ’73, of Howell, Jul. 9, age 74
Thomas O. Bond, ’73, of Quincy, IL, May 11, age 70
Richard P. Chulick, ’73, of Woodland Park, CO, Apr. 18, age 68
Mary C. Halm, ’73, of Jackson, May 30, age 67
Carolyn A. Humphrey-Cummings, ’73, of Saginaw, Feb. 3, age 75
Carol J. Johnson, ’73, of Sierra Vista, AZ, Apr. 23, age 74
Timothy J. Lozier, ’73, of North Richland Hills, TX, Jul. 5, age 66
Linda J. (Warnock) Martin, ’73, of Colorado Springs, CO, May 19, age 66
Donald C. Morrison, ’73, of Clemmons, NC, May 11, age 67
Karen A. Pauly, ’73, of Pigeon, Jun. 12, age 66
Richard C. Smith, ’73, of Lakewood Ranch, FL, Jun. 21, age 69
Diana L. Stahl, ’73, of Westland, May 22, age 66
Michael A. Walt, ’73, of Big Rapids, May 17, age 65
Paul W. Weeks, ’73, of New Berlin, WI, Jul. 5, age 72
Geoffrey S. Wooster, ’73, of Ludington
Jack S. Bos, ’74, of Lansing, Jun. 8, age 65
Alan A. Byrd, ’74, of Detroit, Jun. 12, age 63
Margaret S. Decker, ’74, of Angola, IN, Sep. 17, age 93
Edward W. Mackins, ’74, of Reno, NV, Apr. 28, age 70
Christopher A. Manos, ’74, of Lake Orion, May 30, age 67
John E. Schneider, ’74, of Grosse Pointe, May 11, age 69 
James K. Talpos, ’74, of Orchard Lake, Jul. 1, age 65
Joseph G. Brown, ’75, of Sun City West, AZ, Apr. 14, age 72
Herbert W. Butler, ’75, of Springfield, MO, Jul. 4, age 93
Joseph M. Ceraso, ’75, of Midland, May 27, age 69
Arthur G. Jenkins, ’75, of Livonia, May 22, age 64
Fred P. Knust, ’75, of Mason, Jun. 20, age 73
Mark D. Mandenberg, ’75, of West Bloomfield, Jun. 27, age 64
Merlin R. Mesler, ’75, of Marquette, Apr. 28, age 68
James E. Moon, ’75, of East Tawas, May 16, age 85
Thomas B. Reed, ’75, of Ludington, May 4, age 86
James E. Sanders, ’75, of Bowling Green, KY, Mar. 4, age 76
Jeffrey E. Danes, ’76, of San Luis Obispo, CA, May 27, age 67
David L. Harnish, ’76, of Grand Rapids, Aug. 23, age 69
John W. Kassner, ’76, of West Bloomfield, Jul. 17, age 66
James A. Kuiper, ’76, of Chico, CA, Feb. 27, age 71
Timothy D. Schrader, ’76, of Niles, Jul. 13, age 74
Tapera A. Chiwocha, ’77, of Okemos, Jul. 1, age 75
Larry O. Lenz, ’77, of Charlotte, Jul. 17, age 72
Roger V. Pollok, ’77, of Williamston, May 31, age 70
Karen M. Readman, ’77, of Flint, May 7, age 66
Louis J. Smith, ’77, of Annandale, VA, May 1, age 77
Jane S. (Schneberger) Smith, ’77, of Traverse City, Jun. 11, age 88
Cheryl G. Banerian, ’78, of Lake Orion, May 6, age 61
Thomas E. Hoke, ’78, of South Haven, Apr. 25, age 66
Lloyd E. Lerew, ’78, of Dillsburg, PA, Apr. 10, age 67
Jephry O. MacFall, ’78, of Spring Lake, Jun. 28, age 62
Elizabeth E. (Coulter) Porter, ’78, of Cedar, Apr. 27, age 81
Jack D. Rutherford, ’78, of Petoskey, Jun. 30, age 83 
Kimberly L. (Hanton) Bryan, ’79, of San Diego, CA, Apr. 13, age 59
Vicki (Huntley) Collins, ’79, of West Bloomfield, Jun. 1, age 59
Linwood P. Cook, ’79, of Texas City, TX, May 11, age 69
Neal H. Kilmer, ’79, of Las Cruces, NM, Apr. 3, age 73
Raye E. Klopfenstein, ’79, of Bowling Green, OH, Jul. 10, age 70
Susan A. Mills, ’79, of Jonesville, May 12, age 75
 
1980s
Diane (Sanchez) Ashmore, ’80, of Socorro, NM, May 26, age 60
Eric E. Barnes, ’80, of San Francisco, CA, Jul. 5, age 60
Larry J. Tarnowski, ’80, of East Lansing, Apr. 22, age 58
Richard A. Loose, ’81, of Atlanta, GA, Apr. 21, age 59
John A. Picone, ’81, of Okemos, Apr. 27, age 66
James R. Firos, ’82, of DeWitt, Jul. 13, age 69
Lisa A. (Geiger) Frankowski, ’82, of Novi, Apr. 26, age 57
Adrianus M. TerHaar, ’82, of Jenison, Jun. 19, age 69
Barbara A. Barton, ’83, of Kalamazoo, Jun. 15, age 55.
James B. Hoffer, ’83, of Germantown, MD, Jun. 26, age 60
Janet C. Hortos-Laubach, ’83, of New Baltimore, Jul. 8, age 58
Janet E. Prince, ’83, of Canton, May 7, age 56
Jay C. VanderKlok, ’83, of Eaton Rapids, May 2, age 58
Rex J. Baker, ’84, of Walled Lake, Apr. 20, age 55
Kimberly A. Barksdale, ’84, of Allen, TX, May 11, age 58
Gary J. Despres, ’84, of Grand Rapids, Apr. 30, age 56
Gregory M. Joumas, ’84, of Encinitas, CA, May 9, age 54
Judith F. Pearce, ’84, of Wake Forest, NC, Feb. 17, age 73
Roberta L. Roberts, ’85, of East Lansing, Jun. 4, age 65
Michael R. Tatti, ’85, of Bloomfield Hills, Feb. 2, age 53
Kirt E. Ivory, ’87, of Grant, Jul. 21, age 51
Joan M. (Devlin) Kaweck, ’87, of Spring Lake, Jun. 17, age 85
Michael Q. Murray, ’87, of Sierra Madre, CA, Jul. 8, age 53
Douglas D. Sharp, ’87, of Lansing, Apr. 29, age 71
Barbara J. Sousa, ’87, of Ionia, Jun. 26, age 88
Todd W. Brunson, ’88, of Oakland, Jun. 13, age 53
James O. Griggs, ’88, of Lansing, Jun. 16, age 66
Ryan R. Walsworth, ’88, of Mears, Feb. 13, age 50
George Brown, ’89, of Grand Rapids, Apr. 30, age 74
David B. Schweikhardt, ’89, of East Lansing, Jun. 2, age 58
 
1990s
Lisa M. Rozell, ’90, of Jackson, May 15, age 48
George Heckman, ’91, of Westphalia, Jun. 19, age 52
Robert J. Duvall, ’92, of Sacramento, CA, Jun. 20, age 48
Scott A. Clemons, ’93, of Denver, CO
Kurt E. Lundgren, ’94, of Bluffton, SC, Apr. 10, age 64
Kathryn J. Eaton, ’95, of Lansing, May 21, age 62
Furman E. Robinson, ’95, of Battle Creek, Jul. 8, age 45
Jolie D. Hile, ’96, of Cheboygan, Jul. 10, age 49
Colin G. Connolly, ’97, of Carver, MN, May 31, age 41
Michaelle J. (McNair) Rehmann, ’97, of East Lansing, May 25, age 40
John S. Wesolek, ’97, of Bay City, May 8, age 62
Anthony C. Shumsky, ’98, of Sugar Land, TX, May 7, age 47
 
2000s
Jessie M. Muldrew, ’00, of Flint, Jun. 15, age 80
Nicholas E. Mulvaney, ’00, of Lansing, May 21, age 39
Michelle M. DeSchryver Oatley, ’01, of Saint Clair Shores, Jun. 23, age 38
Farhad Jabbari, ’02, of Saginaw, Jul. 19, age 38
Howard A. Morris, ’02, of Fowlerville, Jun. 20, age 70
Sharon L. Hunt, ’03, of St. Johns, Jun. 19, age 57
david m. miller, ’03, of North Bend, WA, Apr. 11, age 36
Marjorie A. Heyman, ’06, of Missoula, MT, Jul. 20, age 61
Emi Yamakawa, ’06, of Troy, Jun. 7, age 33
Susan F. Fellows, ’07, of Madison, SD, Feb. 4, age 52
Damon J. Siefert, ’08, of Ann Arbor, Jul. 21, age 33
Steven M. Vandenberg, ’08, of Howell, May 7, age 32
 
2010s
Jealisha M. Calvert, ’10, of Detroit
Matthew D. Fitch, ’11, of Ypsilanti, Jun. 4, age 36
Hanna G. Obbink, ’13, of Saginaw, Apr. 27, age 26
Matthew W. Peyser, ’14, of Grosse Pointe Woods, Jul. 8, age 25
Sylvia R. Gates, ’16 of Flushing, Jun. 24, age 36
 
Faculty/Staff
Bruce W. Akers, ’74, of Shoemakersville, PA, Jul. 17, age 62
Jeannie C. Aultz, of Dimondale, Mar. 31, age 67
Harriett Brocieus, of Lansing, May 20, age 95
Max Bruck, ’57, of Newport Beach, CA, Jan. 3, age 92 
Robert M. Burke, ’72, of Mason, May 27, age 67 
Larry A. Crown, of Holt, May 23, age 67
Judy Rae (Bennett) Eberlein, ’01 of Haslett, May 2, age 55
Thomas L. Ellis, ’73, of East Lansing, May 26, age 71 
Ruth A. (Meredith) Farmer, ’50, of East Lansing, Jun. 21, age 90 
Leora Fry, of Mason, May 8, age 93
Mary Lou Geyer, of Williamston, Sep. 14, age 77
Robert T. Hibner, of Okemos, Jun. 18, age 63
Theodore H. Hosner, of Mears, Dec. 13, age 83
Diane K. Hummel, of Dimondale, May 21, age 64
Virginia D. Jones, of Haslett, Jun. 21, age 85
Lee Ann (Pushaw) Kinnee, ’75 of East Lansing, May 12, age 83
Ursula R. Koch, of Greenville, IN, Apr. 22, age 84 
Dominique Lowell, of Royal Oak, Jun. 10, age 56
Boyd L. Miller, ’65, of Haslett, Jun. 28, age 92
Allen G. Parke, ’49, of DeWitt, Jun. 13, age 95 
Ruth M. Polin, ’83, of Holt, Jun. 29, age 89 
Norman Pollack, of East Lansing, Jun. 11, age 84
Donald E. Schaible, ’63, of Williamston, Mar. 25, age 86 
Lawrence Sierra, ’59, of East Lansing, May 6, age 79 
William T. Sledd, ’59, of East Lansing 
John C. Speck, of East Lansing, Sep. 8, age 99 
Weldon E. Stover, of Charlotte, Jun. 19, age 83
Bobbie Sudduth, of Lansing, Jun. 12, age 80
Oscar Taboada, ’53, of Grand Ledge, Jul. 13, age 93 
Franklin R. Tate, ’06, of East Lansing, Apr. 25, age 61 
Hilda I. Vollmer, of Lansing, May 28, age 90
Donald E. Waite, of Williamston, Jun. 9, age 91 
Raymond C. Yerkie, of Lansing, Jun. 23, age 95 
John E. Zink, of East Lansing, Jul. 1, age 89 
 
Printed are deaths of which we were notified on Aug. through Oct., 2017
 
 
 
 
 
Author: Paula Davenport

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