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In Memoriam - Winter 2020

When Twilight Silence Falls

1930s
Miriam M. (Geboo) Schaefer, ’39, of Flint, Jun. 8, age 101

1940s

Eleanor M. (Welton) Beckert, ’40, of Boulder City, NV, Apr. 29, age 101

Emily (Telford) Henderson, ’40, of Haslett, Apr. 14, age 100

Elizabeth W. (Wagner) Rook, ’40, of Rochester, NY, Jun. 9, age 101

Ralph P. Fiebach, ’41, of Wichita, KS, Jul. 25, age 101

Jacoba M. Baker, ’43, of Groton, NY, May 11, age 98

Maxine L. (Moone) Hannert, ’43, of Milford, CT

Clement E. Miner, ’44, of Owosso, May 1, age 97

Jeane I. (Blandford) Swart, ’45, of Grand Rapids, May 4, age 95

Max L. Bottomley, ’46, of Midland, Apr. 25, age 96

Helen M. (Miller) Hoxie, ’46, of Dallas, TX, Jun. 15, age 95

Carl E. Bleil, ’47, of Rochester Hills, Jul. 2, age 95

Marjorie G. (Sharp) Brainerd, ’47, of Naples, FL, Apr. 20, age 92

Patricia J. (Murphy) Gould, ’47, of Fenton, May 23, age 93

Patricia C. (Stanford) Norton, ’47, of Milwaukee, WI, Jul. 14, age 94

Marcella M. (Lewandowski) Vance, ’47, of Sebring, FL, Jul. 16, age 93

Joan E. (Bowman) Wendt, ’47, of Alma, May 19, age 94

Douglas J. Bachand, ’48, of Raleigh, NC, Jun. 5, age 97

Elaine L. (Lantta) Beardslee, ’48, of Traverse City, May 24, age 93

Patricia J. (Hollinger) Burnett, ’48, of Chelsea, May 19, age 93

E. Suzanne (Wilson) Clogg, ’48, of West Bloomfield, May 1, age 93

Rodney C. Dickinson, ’48, of DeWitt, Apr. 16, age 95

Margery M. (VanAllsburg) Dutchess, ’48, of Grand Rapids, May 20, age 93

Robert E. Gernand, ’48, of Huntington, IN, May 26, age 92

Graydonna M. (Scott) Graham, ’48, of Aztec, NM, Jul. 16, age 92

Lyle B. Hawkins, ’48, of Sarasota, FL, Jun. 26, age 92

Cernyw K. Kline, ’48, of Eaton Rapids, May 16, age 97

Anne C. (Church) Lawrason, ’48, of Merchantville, NJ, Jun. 14

Anita L. Miller, ’48, of Lady Lake, FL, Jul. 17, age 92

William G. Pirronello, ’48, of San Marcos, CA, Feb. 28, age 94

Donald E. Siefert, ’48, of New Berlin, WI, Apr. 26, age 94

Dillon Snell, ’48, of Boerne, TX, Jun. 3, age 94

Gloria E. Stephens, ’48, of Grand Ledge, May 12, age 93

Margaret L. (Newton) Stephens, ’48, of Aurora, CO, May 24, age 94

Mary Ann (Lenosky) Trojanek, ’48, of Carrollton, TX, Jun. 27, age 93

Lawrence E. Arnett, ’49, of Grosse Pointe Woods, Apr. 19, age 96

Norene L. (Janson) Biefeld, ’49, of Newark, OH, May 6, age 92

June M. (Baker) Bielefeldt, ’49, of Stuart, FL, Jul. 15, age 92

James L. Britton, ’49, of Holt, Jul. 12, age 94

Thomas D. Cranfield, ’49, of Jemison, AL, Jun. 26, age 94

Mary A. (Lepel) Lagoni, ’49, of Marco Island, FL, May 17, age 91

Sheldon B. Lee, ’49, of Cary, NC, Apr. 25, age 93

Warne B. McClelland, ’49, of Hilton Head, SC, May 16, age 93

Patricia (Bechtold) Rademacher, ’49, of Grand Rapids, Apr. 28, age 91

Jack C. Rosenau, ’49, of Tallahassee, FL, Apr. 20, age 99

Norman W. Stern, ’49, of Southfield, Feb. 19, age 94

1950s
Robert R. Barnitt, ’50, of Mercer Island, WA, Jul. 4, age 92

Jane H. (Hatch) Baumler, ’50, of Redding, CT, Jun. 24, age 91

Duane P. Bone, ’50, of St. Johns, Jul. 15, age 89

Idella L. (Graves) Chino, ’50, of Chicago, IL, May 21, age 90

Marilyn A. (Paulson) Colburn, ’50, of Norton Shores, Jul. 19, age 91

Mary (Couture) Corriveau, ’50, of Anacortes, WA, Jul. 11

Francis L. Donohue, ’50, of Lansing, Jun. 6, age 92

Aileen V. (Snell) Eick, ’50, of Mankato, MN, Jul. 2, age 91

James G. House, ’50, of Sun City West, AZ, Apr. 24, age 93

Stanley J. Johnston, ’50, of Melbourne, FL, Jun. 20, age 95

William G. Kell, ’50, of Union, SC, Jun. 24, age 94

Dorothy (Thomas) Kirkpatrick, ’50, of Northville, Oct. 1, age 90

Marialyce (Stutz) Leer, ’50, of Sturgis, May 22, age 91

William E. Leimbach, ’50, of Lansing, Jul. 14, age 90

Bourke E. Lodewyk, ’50, of Bay City, Apr. 21, age 90

Florence E. (Freiheit) Lostuzzi, ’50, of Lansing, Oct. 27, age 89

Paul Milliman, ’50, of Lansing, Oct. 4, age 94

Harold E. Nord, ’50, of Melbourne, FL, Jul. 20, age 90

Herman B. Omness, ’50, of Zephyrhills, FL, Oct. 8, age 93

Mary J. (Simpson) Park, ’50, of Grand Haven, Jun. 27, age 91

Alvin R. Piegols, ’50, of Bryans Road, MD, Apr. 19, age 96

Suzanne (Armentrout) Russell, ’50, of Fife Lake, May 7, age 90

Paul A. Colgate, ’51, of Los Angeles, CA, Jul. 8, age 92

Rosalie J. (Randall) Corson, ’51, of San Francisco, CA, Dec. 1, age 88

David R. Crego, ’51, of Lansing, Jul. 11, age 90

Audrey H. Engstrom, ’51, of Portage, May 25, age 88

Stanley D. Mackey, ’51, of Flushing, Apr. 16, age 93

George E. Masters, ’51, of Lansing, Jun. 10, age 89

Arthur P. Ronan, ’51, of Plymouth, Apr. 21, age 89

Patricia N. (McKeown) Todd, ’51, of Rockford, May 28, age 90

James M. Westby, ’51, of Tracys Landing, MD, Apr. 28, age 93

Alfred J. Zeits, ’51, of Roseville, CA, May 19, age 91

Kenneth D. Feighner, ’52, of Charlotte, Jun. 24, age 92

Wilson A. Gay, ’52, of Midland, Apr. 29, age 90

Walter F. Kuhta, ’52, of Toledo, OH, Jun. 23, age 91

Charles M. McDermid, ’52, of Wilton Manors, FL, Jul. 21, age 91

John R. Peffer, ’52, of Verona, PA, Apr. 22, age 90

Mary O. (Lemmer) Ryno, ’52, of Escanaba, Apr. 29, age 89

Mildred E. Swart, ’52, of Southfield, Jun. 18, age 88

Barbara E. (Stearns) Swarthout, ’52, of Paris, IL, May 23, age 88

Albert H. VanSickle, ’52, of Marysville, May 10, age 89

David F. Witherspoon, ’52, of CA, Apr. 25, age 95

Ann (Crossley) Davis, ’53, of Dallas, TX, Jun. 29, age 88

Mary A. (Langius) Delaney, ’53, of Jacksonville, FL, Jul. 1, age 88

Barbara Dove, ’53, of Indianapolis, IN, Apr. 25, age 87

Mary (Pangborn) Lindquist, ’53, of Fort Myers, FL, Jan. 4, age 87

Rosalie A. Manz, ’53, of Springville, TN, May 7, age 93

Alma J. (Jones) Rombouts, ’53, of Traverse City, Apr. 24, age 89

Jean E. (Pettit) Rowell, ’53, of Wichita, KS, May 1, age 95

Ruben B. Shehigian, ’53, of Hammond, IN, Apr. 21, age 88

Robert H. Wilkinson, ’53, of Quincy, May 4, age 87

William R. Brink, ’54, of Moraga, CA, Apr. 24, age 88

Mark M. Buckman, ’54, of Gladstone, Apr. 26, age 87

Calvin J. Foster, ’54, of Spring Lake, Jun. 10, age 90

Ralph J. Frahm, ’54, of Frankenmuth, Jun. 28, age 86

John B. Kemmerling, ’54, of Buffalo, MN, Jun. 16, age 86

Nick J. Labedz, ’54, of Capo Beach, CA, May 29, age 87

Francis A. Peterson, ’54, of Urbandale, IA, Jun. 10, age 87

Jack J. Preiss, ’54, of Durham, NC, Apr. 14, age 99

Thomas J. Steel, ’54, of Grand Rapids, Jun. 13, age 87

Richard A. Wallin, ’54, of Monroe, Apr. 19, age 88

Terry J. Bergstrom, ’55, of Ann Arbor, Jun. 23, age 85

Willard H. Blanchard, ’55, of Lancaster, PA, Jun. 3, age 86

Barbara J. (Johnson) Burmeister, ’55, of Sparta, Jun. 23, age 93

George B. Danenberg, ’55, of Lafayette, LA, Jul. 5, age 90

John E. Ekeroth, ’55, of Cincinnati, OH, Jun. 1, age 87

Lawrence D. Guile, ’55, of Saint Louis, MO, May 4, age 86

Kaye S. MacDonald, ’55, of Irons, Jul. 14, age 87

Harold W. Markey, ’55, of Fort Wayne, IN, Jun. 1, age 87

John A. Nesbitt, ’55, of Iowa City, IA, May 20, age 86

Carl D. Pepper, ’55, of Jamestown, NC, Oct. 7, age 85

Phyllis G. (Miotti) Sablich, ’55, of Big Bend, WI, Apr. 22, age 91

C. MAUREEN Sander, ’55, of Okemos, May 4, age 86

Oliver P. Schendel, ’55, of Benzonia, Nov. 21, age 90

Francis L. Schmitt, ’55, of Avon Park, FL, Dec. 31, age 85

Elanore M. Thompson, ’55, of Fremont, May 8, age 90

Ernest H. Wallick, ’55, of Lansing, Jun. 4, age 91

John R. Wedding, ’55, of Lansing, Jun. 10, age 90

Donald D. Arnott, ’56, of South Haven, Jun. 24, age 91

James H. Brown, ’56, of Hull, MA, Apr. 24

Ronald E. Brown, ’56, of St. Clair Shores, May 5, age 85

Joseph J. Colucci, ’56, of Bloomfield Hills, Jun. 21, age 84

Beverly A. (Hutchins) Dean, ’56, of Tucson, AZ, Sep. 24, age 84

Chester G. DeJongh, ’56, of Cornell, WI, Jul. 5, age 85

Carol A. Ferrara, ’56, of State College, PA, Apr. 27, age 88

Joseph W. Goodsir, ’56, of Okemos, Jan. 27, age 89

James T. Pearlman, ’56, of San Antonio, TX, Jul. 12, age 85

Ross D. Scott, ’56, of CA, May 1, age 86

Irene Sidor Smith, ’56, of Ann Arbor, May 11, age 84

John H. Tanton, ’56, of Petoskey, Jul. 16, age 85

Mary I. (McRobbie) Thiel, ’56, of Lansing, Jul. 8, age 90

Harry E. Tomaschke, ’56, of Lockport, NY, Apr. 19, age 89

William R. Adams, ’57, of Hayward, CA, Aug. 31, age 86

Sylvia L. (DeSteiger) Cole, ’57, of Fenton, May 25, age 84

Barbara A. (Hudson) Conley, ’57, of North Platte, NE, Apr. 14, age 83

Lynn S. Cressler, ’57, of South Lyon, Dec. 17, age 91

Donald P. Grenda, ’57, of Hurley, WI, Jun. 24, age 89

Frank B. Hill, ’57, of Tarpon Springs, FL, Jun. 11, age 84

David P. John, ’57, of Loudon, TN, Jul. 3, age 83

Harold R. Kemp, ’57, of Salinas, CA, May 5, age 87

Donald E. Leas, ’57, of Mayport, PA, Apr. 25, age 84

Marcia E. (Foley) Murphy, ’57, of Denver, CO, May 16, age 83

Stephen O. Stubbs, ’57, of Troy, Apr. 22, age 84

Thomas J. Beyer, ’58, of Cheboygan, May 19, age 82

Gerald D. Boynton, ’58, of Bryan, OH, Jun. 28, age 82

James H. Cothern, ’58, of Davis, CA, Jun. 16, age 85

C. James Curran, ’58, of Marco Island, FL, Jun. 20, age 88

Thomas F. Lobkovich, ’58, of Crest Hill, IL, Jun. 10, age 86

Richard L. McBane, ’58, of Lilburn, GA, May 7, age 83

Richard L. Roggenbuck, ’58, of San Jose, CA, May 11, age 84

Prudence A. (Romine) Sheldon, ’58, of Lebanon, OH, May 4, age 82

Patricia N. (Nash) Sims, ’58, of Paragould, AR, May 25, age 82

Willem A. Van Eck, ’58, of Cary, NC, May 9, age 90

James H. Wernig, ’58, of Charlevoix, May 15, age 85

Doris M. Downs, ’59, of Urbana, IL, May 2, age 89

John E. Forte, ’59, of Sylvania, OH, May 31, age 81

Joyce A. (Norman) Hanlon, ’59, of Jenison, Apr. 26, age 81

Carole G. (Schlinkert) Kenyon, ’59, of Punta Gorda, FL, Apr. 29, age 81

Gerald N. Laughlin, ’59, of Elmira, NY, Jun. 1, age 85

Alger H. Palmer, ’59, of Onalaska, WI, May 28, age 83

Alice (Matters) Pegram, ’59, of Deland, FL, Jan. 26, age 108

Ted Platt, ’59, of Hillsdale, Jun. 25, age 85

Jean F. (Tansey) Porter, ’59, of East Lansing, Jun. 17, age 99

James M. Tisdale, ’59, of CA, Jun. 23, age 83

Benjamin F. Zimmerman, ’59, of Roscommon, Jul. 2, age 81

1960s

James M. Conley, ’60, of North Platte, NE, Jun. 29, age 81

Arlon E. Elser, ’60, of Ruskin, FL, Jun. 21, age 83

Ann S. (Drilling) Enos, ’60, of Denton, TX, Apr. 7, age 83

Dorothy Frayer, ’60, of Charlottesville, VA, Aug. 25, age 80

Milton Lutchansky, ’60, of Ledgewood, NJ, Jun. 17, age 87

Keith L. McGehee, ’60, of Beulah, May 4, age 84

George E. Moffat, ’60, of Middleburg, VA, Apr. 16, age 84

Nancy S. Owen, ’60, of Kalamazoo, Jun. 28

John L. Phillips, ’60, of Chicago, IL, May 9, age 80

Franz W. Stevens, ’60, of Warren, May 8, age 82

Dawn M. (Harnett) Trew, ’60, of Lansing, Jun. 5, age 81

Wilma L. (Shepard) Workman, ’60, of Candler, NC, Apr. 20, age 87

S. John Archer, ’61, of Dublin, CA, Jun. 6, age 80

Wade P. Cory, ’61, of Haskell, NJ, Jun. 25, age 79

Ned A. Daugherty, ’61, of Fort Collins, CO, Jun. 25, age 84

James G. Fiedler, ’61, of Charlevoix, Apr. 26, age 87

Judith C. Harpold, ’61, of Grand Rapids, May 27, age 90

James J. Husa, ’61, of Lawrence, May 15, age 94

James M. Ireland, ’61, of Mason, May 10, age 81

Nelson J. Jacobs, ’61, of Highlands Ranch, CO, Jul. 16, age 86

Ronald M. Kast, ’61, of Grand Rapids, Jun. 4, age 80

Frank W. Kearns, ’61, of Eagle Mountain, UT, May 11, age 92

Dianne P. Ralph, ’61, of Athens, GA, Jul. 10, age 80

Janet C. (DePew) Sharon, ’61, of Stevensville, Jun. 1, age 80

Roger C. Thweatt, ’61, of Fruita, CO, Jun. 4, age 89

D. Eugene Wampler, ’61, of Harleysville, PA, Apr. 24, age 83

Charles J. Watson, ’61, of Williamsburg, May 4, age 85

Donna M. (Lafaive) Ambs, ’62, of Jackson, Jun. 13, age 78

Gary S. Anthony, ’62, of Romeo, Sep. 22, age 79

Richard J. Bonier, ’62, of Lawrence, MA, May 27, age 86

Burton A. Gavitt, ’62, of Milford, Jul. 13, age 87

Delphine Gay, ’62, of Needham, MA, Apr. 19, age 83

Herman Geers, ’62, of Grand Ledge, Jul. 11, age 85

Floyd Herald, ’62, of Cotati, CA, Apr. 19, age 80

Rodney A. Howell, ’62, of Hudson, WI, May 5, age 79

Dean Kelley II, ’62, of Kalamazoo, Oct. 29, age 78

Patricia E. (Turner) Muldoon, ’62, of Pembroke, VA, Jul. 20, age 79

Grace Posthuma, ’62, of Coopersville, May 16, age 98

Richard T. Sadler, ’62, of Battle Creek, May 6, age 82

Lee H. Smalley, ’62, of Menomonie, WI, Jun. 28, age 92

Marilyn R. (Smith) Taylor, ’62, of Williamsburg, VA, Jul. 3, age 78

Owen C. Ahern, ’63, of Auburn Hills, Jul. 15, age 78

George Bogosian, ’63, of Arcadia, CA, May 30, age 88

Kathleen M. Crackel, ’63, of Fort Gratiot, Jul. 19, age 94

Joseph E. Drolett, ’63, of Lansing, Jun. 2, age 81

Charles C. Hollen, ’63, of Southfield, May 3, age 79

Elton C. Jason, ’63, of Carson City, Jul. 8, age 78

Larry E. Martin, ’63, of Ovid, Jun. 23, age 84

Eugene C. Potter, ’63, of Goshen, IN, Nov. 3, age 94

Judith Poxson Fawkes, ’63, of Portland, OR, Jun. 28, age 77

Vincent J. Coffey, ’64, of New York, NY, Jan. 16, age 76

Robert H. Fargher, ’64, of Annapolis, MD, Apr. 23, age 81

Arden S. Flaten, ’64, of Hastings, MN, May 4, age 82

Richard M. Fulton, ’64, of Hudsonville, Jun. 9, age 81

Alexander E. Harris, ’64, of Little Rock, AR, Jul. 6, age 77

Edward A. Koch, ’64, of Tonawanda, NY, Nov. 28, age 76

Malcolm L. Orme, ’64, of Ontario, Canada, Jul. 12, age 78

Nancy E. Stein, ’64, of Huntington Woods, May 7, age 77

Gwendolyn T. Ward, ’64, of Grand Rapids, Jul. 26, age 94

Sharon A. Arbanas, ’65, of Lees Summit, MO, Jul. 9, age 79

Karen A. (Schaedler) Ashman, ’65, of Blissfield, Jun. 9, age 76

D. Dean Askeland, ’65, of Olathe, KS, Jun. 29, age 85

Chris Babler, ’65, of Westland, Dec. 14, age 86

John R. Bowker, ’65, of Lima, OH, May 16, age 81

James C. Cook, ’65, of Ocala, FL, Jun. 12, age 76

Margaret E. Doud, ’65, of Portland, OR, May 24, age 80

Duane J. Ferry, ’65, of Chesaning, Jul. 26, age 82

Florence M. Garrison, ’65, of Altoona, WI, Jun. 1, age 87

James I. Hoffman, ’65, of Spokane, WA, May 16, age 77

James L. Litwin, ’65, Bowling Green, OH, May 16, age 75

David L. Mahoney, ’65, of Battle Creek, Jun. 28, age 77

Charles D. McClure, ’65, of Gladwin, Jun. 15, age 75

Jack L. Morse, ’65, of Harrison, Apr. 19, age 76

Stevan V. Nikoloff, ’65, of East Lansing, May 12, age 76

Sharon P. (Stickle) Rumon, ’65, of Caro, Apr. 25, age 75

Thomas C. Sanglier, ’65, of Flint, May 3, age 87

Alice A. (Anderson) Smith, ’65, of Coopersville, Jul. 22, age 76

Douglas D. Stewart, ’65, of Waipahu, HI, Nov. 6, age 95

Norman L. Swender, ’65, of Marshall, Jun. 7, age 79

Jerry B. Waters, ’65, of Midlothian, VA, Jun. 12, age 86

Judith K. (Martin) Whorley, ’65, of Kokomo, IN, May 24, age 80

John N. Wolcott, ’65, of Scottsdale, AZ, May 29, age 83

Sharon K. (Jex) Yuhasz, ’65, of Marysville, May 30, age 76

Darold D. Briggs, ’66, of Holt, Jun. 18, age 88

JoAnn C. (Mikolusky) Carlson, ’66, of Peoria, AZ, Jun. 10, age 75

Mary K. (Reynolds) Case, ’66, of Portage, Apr. 12, age 75

Charles J. Clayton, ’66, of Marne, Apr. 25, age 74

Wayne A. Cobb, ’66, of Cary, NC, May 13, age 77

Francis E. Coddens, ’66, of Poughquag, NY, Apr. 14, age 76

Jeanne E. Dupree, ’66, of Mt. Pleasant, SC, Jul. 24, age 74

Michael G. Gabridge, ’66, of Holland, Jun. 29, age 76

Lawrence D. Hafner, ’66, of Spring Lake, Jul. 19, age 77

Thomas M. O’Shea, ’66, of Fayetteville, NY, May 2, age 76

Daniel R. Snyder, ’66, of St. Clair Shores, Jun. 18, age 77

Louise G. (Titsworth) Somerlot, ’66, of Owosso, Jun. 21, age 84

Susan A. (Nielsen) Thalhammer, ’66, of Swartz Creek, May 15, age 75

Fredrick G. Briscoe, ’67, of Jenison, May 15, age 82

Ralph V. Hudson, ’67, of Lancaster, OH, Apr. 26, age 83

Ronald N. Lorenz, ’67, of Escondido, CA, Jul. 17, age 74

Lynn E. Maitland, ’67, of Kenosha, WI, Mar. 31, age 73

Marie E. Massu, ’67, of Clinton Twp, Jun. 15, age 74

Diane C. (Steffens) Stuecheli, ’67, of Bloomfield Hills, May 6, age 74

Mary J. Vankampen, ’67, of Rockford, Jul. 10

Ward W. Verseput, ’67, of Spring Lake, Jul. 9, age 75

Lillian I. Adolphs, ’68, of Petoskey, May 12, age 98

Larry C. Barton, ’68, of Athens, Jul. 8, age 75

Bruce B. Benson, ’68, of Osprey, FL, Jan. 6, age 81

Iue “Lou” Chung Cho, ’68, of San Diego, CA, Jan. 22, age 76

Joseph C. Goss, ’68, of Holden, MA, Apr. 17, age 72

John W. Harden, ’68, of Albion, Jun. 15, age 73

James R. Melton, ’68, of College Station, TX, Jun. 30, age 78

Virginia E. (Sudmeier) Pavlovich, ’68, of Appleton, WI, May 27, age 94

Dale A. Petterson, ’68, of Holland, Jul. 16, age 78

Ruth A. (Miller) Reinoehl, ’68, of DeWitt, Jul. 13, age 91

Gloria L. (Mooi) Richter, ’68, of Spokane, WA, May 16, age 75

Susan M. (Worden) Ryan-Deaner, ’68, of Northville, Jun. 29, age 72

Richard C. Schneider, ’68, of Prescott, AZ, Jun. 3, age 72

Dudley T. Smith, ’68, of College Station, TX, Jun. 8, age 79

Geneva K. Stepp, ’68, of Jacksonville, FL, May 21, age 88

Marylou Stewart, ’68, of Citrus Heights, CA, Jun. 17, age 93

Constance M. (Mulholland) Wall-McEwan, ’68, of Birmingham, Apr. 19, age 73

Mary G. Warnshuis, ’68, of Parkland, FL, Jun. 21, age 73

Mary E. (Kitti) Abell, ’69, of Youngstown, OH, Jun. 1, age 71

Thomas L. Berg, ’69, of Oxford, Aug. 29, age 86

George F. Bishop, ’69, of Cincinnati, OH, Jun. 25, age 76

Matthew W. Burns, ’69, of Destin, FL, May 27, age 72

Jane E. Cook, ’69, of Escanaba, May 9, age 89

Katherine F. (Pietrusinski) Fortier, ’69, of Burton, Apr. 10, age 77

Jerry L. Gillett, ’69, of Grand Ledge, Jun. 22, age 72

Merritt G. Gillilland, ’69, of Eaton Rapids, Jun. 13, age 76

William O. Hames, ’69, of Bloomfield Hills, Jun. 12, age 71

Jack A. Keck, ’69, of Cheboygan, Jun. 23, age 85

Frank D. Lehnen, ’69, of Newaygo, Jun. 7, age 80

WILLIAM H. Newton, ’69, of Cotuit, MA, Apr. 3, age 80

Richard D. Palmer, ’69, of Marshall, Apr. 25, age 83

John L. Scicluna, ’69, of Livonia, May 25, age 87

John M. Spain, ’69, of Hudson, FL, Apr. 26, age 72

William M. Tinker, ’69, of Yellow Springs, OH, Jul. 8, age 73

Mary J. Tripp, ’69, of Phoenix, AZ, Oct. 27, age 97

Barry Whenal, ’69, of Salisbury, NC, May 29, age 72

Alfred J. Wier, ’69, of Wyoming, Jun. 1, age 94

James H. Will, ’69, of Ponce Inlet, FL, Jun. 2, age 72

1970s

Edward L. Anderson, ’70, of St. Petersburg, FL, May 17, age 86

William V. Coy, ’70, of Denver, CO, May 18, age 74

Michael P. Croll, ’70, of Crystal Lake, IL, Jun. 17, age 72

Suzanne B. DuPont, ’70, of Caledonia, May 16, age 81

Emily R. (Teichman) Foster, ’70, of Niles, Jun. 27, age 90

James C. Foy, ’70, of Lewes, DE, Jul. 9, age 70

Judith A. (Klein) Frank, ’70, of Scottsdale, AZ, May 20, age 74

Marie K. Gleason, ’70, of Ontario, Canada, May 3, age 94

David L. Jensen, ’70, of Jackson, Jul. 14, age 72

Curtis J. McCarty, ’70, of San Diego, CA, Jun. 17, age 82

Janice E. (Robinson) Nelson, ’70, of Cadillac, May 29, age 76

Mary K. Prince, ’70, of Grand Rapids, Jun. 6, age 96

Arthur A. Rasher, ’70, of Tulsa, OK, Jun. 15, age 71

Wendell L. Ryder, ’70, of Dubuque, IA, Apr. 20, age 95

Arthur O. Sheffey, ’70, of Lansing, Jul. 7, age 85

Thomas E. Tatem, ’70, of Wayne, NJ, May 11, age 74

Lamarr Thomas, ’70, of Markham, IL, Apr. 21, age 70

Patricia M. (Meyer) Agres, ’71, of Colorado Springs, CO, May 22, age 70

Paul J. Alves, ’71, of Florence, MA, Jun. 21, age 72

David H. Dean, ’71, of Las Vegas, NV, Jun. 12, age 85

John W. Ettner, ’71, of Philadelphia, PA, Jun. 21, age 69

Lawrence J. Evans, ’71, of New York, NY, May 6, age 69

David A. Groth, ’71, of Centennial, CO, Jun. 17, age 79

James Jager, ’71, of Jenison, Jul. 11, age 94

Frank E. Letherby, ’71, of Ada, Apr. 29, age 81

Geneva I. (Andrews) Mateer, ’71, of Marco Island, FL, Apr. 27, age 89

Patrick McElmurry, ’71, of The Villages, FL, Aug. 6, age 72

Kenneth R. Pillow, ’71, of Niles, May 20, age 71

Larry B. Simpson, ’71, of Mobile, AL, May 12, age 74

Jane F. (Fremouw) Swanson, ’71, of Traverse City, Apr. 23, age 76

William R. Thoreen, ’71, of Dowagiac, May 19, age 72

Robert Zmikly, ’71, of Indianapolis, IN, Jul. 14, age 70

Karan R. Baker, ’72, of Rutherford, NJ, Jun. 19, age 72

Bryan D. Buller, ’72, of Carmel, IN, Jul. 7, age 70

Stuart H. Gage, ’72, of Cheboygan, Jun. 19, age 77

David K. Gustafson, ’72, of Hilliard, OH, Apr. 26, age 81

Suzanne L. (Kissel) Lyke, ’72, of Mikado, May 1, age 71

Alana M. (Mack) Neal, ’72, of Lake Orion, Jun. 7, age 68

Mary E. Pflug, ’72, of Otterbein, IN, Jul. 11, age 91

Loulease G. (Graham) Sellers, ’72, of Battle Creek, Jul. 20, age 92

Carol O. Shuck, ’72, of Jarrell, TX, Jun. 20, age 68

Paulanne Chelf, ’73, of Fitchburg, WI, May 6, age 67

Theodore DeLeon, ’73, of Lansing, Apr. 21, age 71

Erik L. Fitzpatrick, ’73, of Las Vegas, NV, May 18, age 68

John W. Mehl, ’73, of San Mateo, CA, May 4, age 76

Steven F. Politowski, ’73, of East Lansing, May 13, age 72

Robert F. Potvin, ’73, of Suttons Bay, May 5, age 71

Earle L. Robinson, ’73, of East Lansing, May 11, age 71

Robert C. Thiesing, ’73, of Schenectady, NY, Jul. 19, age 73

Seton C. Bovee, ’74, of Coldwater, Jul. 22, age 88

Victor L. Corts, ’74, of Arlington, TX, Jun. 9, age 67

John E. Cottrill, ’74, of Greenfield, MA, May 12, age 73

Rose M. Ely, ’74, of Jackson, May 22, age 82

David W. Gander, ’74, of Lansing, Jun. 29, age 69

Tony A. Kellogg, ’74, of Jensen Beach, FL, Apr. 13, age 70

Mark A. Krajenka, ’74, of Lansing, Jun. 7, age 66

Myrna P. (Pincon) Nein, ’74, of Lynchburg, VA, Jun. 1, age 79

Barbara J. (Barrett) Reckell, ’74, of Muskegon, Jun. 11, age 84

Joyce L. Sharpe, ’74, of Detroit, May 2, age 66

Christina J. Teer, ’74, of Gainesville, GA, Jul. 6, age 67

Joan L. (Bostic) Thompkins, ’74, of Kalamazoo, Jun. 26, age 71

Curtis W. Babb, ’75, of Menomonee Falls, WI, Jul. 16, age 67

Ernest W. Burkeen, ’75, of Southfield, Dec. 2, age 70

Ronald K. Ferris, ’75, of Grandville, Apr. 30, age 83

Shirley J. Hansen, ’75, of Woodford, VA, Jun. 11, age 91

Norma A. (Troeger) Lane, ’75, of Grand Rapids, May 14, age 87

Stephen B. Marston, ’75, of Edina, MN, Jun. 12, age 65

Ronald M. Pletcher, ’75, of Edwardsburg, Jun. 1, age 76

Harry A. Reed, ’75, of Boulder, CO, May 11, age 84

Raymond J. Damas, ’76, of Grand Ledge, May 22, age 66

Dennis A. Dunsmore, ’76, of Draper, UT, Jul. 2, age 65

Marianita Roxas Lachica, ’76, of Corona, CA, Apr. 30, age 89

Jean E. Muffitt, ’76, of Hillsdale, Jul. 13, age 94

Kay E. Nissen, ’76, of Bradenton, FL, Jun. 4, age 72

Gregory F. Okasinski, ’76, of Wadsworth, IL, Jun. 15, age 72

Janet M. Patrick, ’76, of Lansing, May 1, age 72

Eugene C. Persohn, ’76, of Green Bay, WI, Apr. 24, age 70

Susan J. Vangee, ’76, of Canton, GA, Apr. 16, age 73

Barbara H. Andersen, ’77, of Holland, Jun. 4, age 83

Kristi S. (Shaw) Brown, ’77, of Kenilworth, IL, Jun. 29, age 64

Patrick J. Bruetsch, ’77, of Marietta, GA, Mar. 17

Jerome F. Halverson, ’77, of Saint Paul, MN, Apr. 15, age 78

William C. Hujsak, ’77, of Mason, Jun. 15, age 70

Diane A. (Houseknecht) Kingsley, ’77, of Hillsdale, May 17, age 68

Katherine L. Lee, ’77, of Mc Bain, May 28, age 63

Jack A. Bajema, ’78, of Gregory, May 4, age 75

Nathalie M. (Alex) Dutch, ’78, of East Lansing, Jun. 5, age 89

Shirley A. Gentges, ’78, of Dimondale, May 15, age 83

Carol M. Haupt, ’78, of Englewood, FL, Dec. 15, age 75

Robert A. Nicols, ’78, of Lakeville, MN, Jul. 12, age 63

William F. Potter, ’78, of Boca Raton, FL, Jun. 18, age 63

John C. Tingey, ’78, of Laramie, WY, Jul. 4, age 68

David P. Vondielingen, ’78, of Garber, OK, May 7, age 71

Gery A. Beachnau, ’79, of Portland, May 27, age 63

James R. Bender, ’79, of Port Charlotte, FL, Jul. 4, age 62

Kathleen M. (Gless) Jackson, ’79, of Caledonia, May 9, age 64

Charles E. Klohs, ’79, of Solon, IA, Jun. 25, age 70

Ronald F. Koenigsknecht, ’79, of Brighton, May 29, age 69

Julie A. (Rosenberg) Rich, ’79, of Birmingham, May 1, age 62

1980s

Conrad W. Baas, ’80, of White Lake, May 22, age 64

John J. Baylis, ’80, of Lansing, Jul. 20, age 81

Lawrence J. Kingsbury, ’80, of Haslett, May 18, age 68

John F. Vander Veen, ’80, of Willowbrook, IL, Jun. 3, age 60

Joseph A. Olson, ’81, of Peoria, IL, May 31, age 60

Matianne L. (Kurtz) Roberts, ’81, of Grand Blanc, Jul. 10, age 60

Mary Volakakis, ’81, of East Lansing, May 17, age 85

Howard M. Camfield, ’82, of Ypsilanti, Apr. 16, age 61

Timothy P. DeTine, ’83, of Littleton, CO, May 11, age 57

Linda D. (Jurd) Peake, ’83, of Flint, Jun. 26, age 72

Andra L. (Scott) Price, ’83, of Dimondale, May 12, age 75

James D. Ayers, ’84, of San Francisco, CA, Apr. 24, age 57

Marlon B. Evans, ’84, of Detroit, Jun. 12, age 56

Elizabeth (Jones) Grimshaw, ’84, of Leslie, May 26, age 59

Susan M. (Bols) Manville, ’84, of Whitmore Lake, Jun. 24, age 59

Eric Marschner, ’84, of Minneapolis, MN, May 26, age 57

Carolyn M. (Trosky) Das, ’85, of Farmington, Mar. 21, age 55

Gwendolyn M. (Sessions) Donahue, ’85, of Ammon, ID, Jul. 24, age 57

Cynthia L. Goudzwaard, ’85, of Grand Rapids, Apr. 28, age 63

Stanley J. Urban, ’85, of Commerce Township, Jul. 1, age 68

Doris J. Brickman, ’86, of East Lansing, Jun. 15, age 80

Betty J. Mortland, ’86, of Lansing, Jan. 30, age 83

Martha A. Schwark, ’86, of Jackson, Jun. 1, age 56

Eunice A. Bell, ’87, of Saratoga Springs, NY, May 25, age 90

Ronald L. Hanes, ’87, of Charlotte, Jun. 4, age 57

Mary M. Henry, ’87, of Winchester, VA, May 19, age 54

Rick L. Laukkanen, ’87, of Seattle, WA, May 6, age 53

James H. Shank, ’87, of Bitely, Jun. 7, age 54

Jill R. (Barker) Jemison, ’88, of Myrtle Beach, SC, May 14, age 53

Jeffrey A. Koch, ’88, of Livermore, CA, May 2, age 54

1990s

Yvette M. Bracy, ’90, of Canton, May 6, age 52

Jean C. Gorman, ’90, of Grand Rapids, May 5, age 83

Sean N. Hagerman, ’90, of Holt, Feb. 24, age 60

Christine E. McKinnon, ’90, of Haslett, May 10, age 68

Patricia Pillsbury, ’90, of West Bloomfield, Jul. 23, age 57

Katharine E. (Larsen) Bennett, ’92, of Grand Rapids, Apr. 28, age 49

Michael A. Holderman, ’92, of Elkhart, IN, Jun. 29, age 50

Terri L. (Miller) Schlee, ’92, of Lansing, Jun. 4, age 49

Michael E. David, ’93, of Lathrup Village, Jun. 10, age 49

Michael G. Rae, ’93, of St. Petersburg, FL, May 6, age 48

Carie E. (Kaniszewski) LaFond, ’97, of Freeland, Jun., age 46

Lyn K. Zakrzewski, ’97, of Fort Gratiot, Apr. 24, age 71

Judith E. (Parsons) Brady, ’98, of Ann Arbor, May 6, age 59

Rebecca S. Even, ’98, of Fenton, May 21, age 46

Patricia A. Kennedy, ’98, of Erie, PA, May 26, age 64

Christina T. Morgan, ’98, of Kalamazoo, Jun. 28, age 43

Celeste A. (Steinhelper) Wood, ’98, of Clarkston, Jul. 20, age 46

Jeffrey T. Bucholz, ’99, of Phoenix, AZ, Jun. 7, age 45

Gregory T. Bush, ’99, of Spring Lake, Jul. 14, age 44

Nwamaka N. Dallah-Kelly, ’99, of Euclid, OH, Jul. 7, age 42

2000s

Jason G. Chen, ’02, of Turner, May 25, age 40

Andrew S. Meek, ’03, of Fort Myers, FL, Apr. 29, age 41

Sofia M. Syed, ’06, of Troy, May 16, age 39

2010s

Gage R. Rajala, ’13, of Mancelona, Jun. 26, age 28

 

Faculty/Staff

Howard P. Anderson, of Okemos, Jun. 16, age 86

Cherie L. Blonde, of Lansing, Jul. 24, age 87

Nancy R. Bohnet, of Okemos, Jun. 12, age 79

Robert L. Brent, of East Lansing, May 24, age 77

Remitia Brown, of Lansing, Apr. 21, age 91

Daryl F. Burrows, of DeWitt, Jul. 2, age 86

F. William Cambray, of Okemos, Jun. 2, age 82

Mary R. Davidson, of Princeton, NJ, May 27, age 103

Norbert B. Enzer, of East Lansing, Jun. 2, age 88

Richard B. Fetters, of Indianapolis, IN, Jun. 1, age 98

Irineo Herrera, of Lansing, Jun. 12, age 83

Lawrence R. Krupka, of East Lansing, Jul. 14, age 86

Edmund Outslay, of East Lansing, May 20, age 67

Michael A. Rhyndress, of Ovid, Jul. 26, age 45

William H. Rosenthal, of East Lansing, May 16, age 84

Mary Lu Sanderson, of Canton, Jun. 15, age 81

Kurt W. Schild, of East Lansing, Jul. 23, age 86

Carol L. Shaulis, of Williamston, Apr. 3, age 72

Carl W. Sodman, of Perry, May 16, age 71

Barbara M. Stuart, of East Lansing, Jun. 12, age 91

Anne C. Thomas, of Johnstown, PA, Jul. 26, age 57

Donald W. Twohy, of East Lansing, May 3, age 94

Donald J. Weinshank, of East Lansing, May 4, age 82

Dora L. Williams, of Laingsburg, May 7, age 82

 

 

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