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In Memoriam

When Twilight Silence Falls

1930s 
Carl J. Jorgensen, ’35, of 
Fort Collins, CO, May 3, age 104
 
1940s 
Jane L. Coons, ’40, of East Lansing, May 23, age 98
Myron M. Masny, ’40, of Sun City, AZ
Alice H. Landstra, ’42, of St. Petersburg, FL, May 19
Alice K. (King) Parker, ’42, of Milford, DE, Apr. 27, age 97
Sylvia M. (Palomaki) Aho, ’43, of Storrs Mansfield, CT, May 8, age 97
Donald W. Garnett, ’43, of Grand Ledge, Jun. 25, age 96
Eleanor G. Huzar, ’43, of Minneapolis, MN, May 7, age 95
Max H. Kelley, ’43, of Hastings, May 26, age 98
John A. Wilson, ’43, of Burlington, WI, Apr. 27, age 97
Mildred L. (Butler) Hoffman, ’44, of New Port Richey, FL, May 29
Jean M. (Guest) Hogberg, ’44, of Evergreen, CO, Dec. 8
Barbara A. (Bates) Kaye, ’45, of Lansing, Mar. 28, age 94
Susan M. (Moore) Tull, ’45, of Palisades, NY, Apr. 28, age 94
Mary T. (Tobey) Wilson, ’45, of Lansing, Feb. 6, age 94
Mary M. (Marshall) Everett, ’46, of Clinton Township, Jan. 19, age 92
Marguerite S. (Jackson) Schaefer, ’46, of Slingerlands, NY, Jun. 19, age 95
Shirley M. Lundblad, ’47, of Plymouth, May 5, age 93
Mae L. Beck, ’48, of Naples, FL, Jul. 17, age 92
Mildred N. (Hopping) Butler, ’48, of Chico, CA, Nov. 5
Phyllis J. (Elsbey) Lessens, ’48, of Grand Rapids, Jun. 19, age 91
Ruth W. (Selzer) McLeod, ’48, of Gaines, Apr. 11, age 91
Anne E. (Linsley) Robinson, ’48, of Traverse City, Apr. 27, age 91
Virginia R. (Brown) Schaedig, ’48, of Millersburg, May 16, age 92
Joyce L. (Rockwell) Sucaet, ’48, of Warren, Jun. 24, age 92
Robert F. Wright, ’48, of Jersey City, NJ, May 18, age 92
George L. Baer, ’49, of Flushing, Mar. 19, age 94
Loryma J. (Sheltraw) Chaplin, ’49, of Bloomington, IN, May 11, age 90
Elbert B. Dixon, ’49, of Melbourne Beach, FL
Rosemary C. (Carroll) Hausenbauer, ’49, of Mishawaka, IN, May 30, age 90
Harry G. Hedges, ’49, of Washington, DC, Jun. 7, age 94
Victor R. Keigley, ’49, of Mishawaka, IN, Jun. 20, age 92
Frank A. Kunze, ’49, of Melbourne, FL, May 28, age 93
Catherine A. Malerich, ’49, of Rochester, Jun. 1, age 90
Suzanne R. (Rumbold) Osmer, ’49, of Grand Rapids, Feb. 13
Robert G. Pack, ’49, of Oscoda, May 23, age 92
Russel G. Scovill, ’49, of East Lansing, Jun. 19, age 92
 
1950s 
Marjorie R. (Petersen) Barnes, ’50, of Ann Arbor, Jun. 4, age 97
Raymond G. Lawson, ’50, of Troy, May 6, age 91
G Edward Leutzinger, ’50, of Lakewood, OH, May 25, age 90
William J. Massey, ’50, of Fullerton, CA, May 1, age 90
Richard C. Massuch, ’50, of Watertown, WI, Jun. 12, age 92
Richard W. Prior, ’50, of Naples, FL, May 9, age 91
Douglas A. Reniger, ’50, of North Palm Beach, FL, May 30, age 89
Raymond J. Saari, ’50, of Muskegon, May 30, age 91
Richard G. Sayers, ’50, of Jackson, May 26, age 92
Jack D. Seibold, ’50, of Okemos, May 8, age 89
Richard M. Shuster, ’50, of Hastings, Jul. 10, age 89
Edward Soergel, ’50, of Lansing, May 18, age 92
Robert S. Sterling, ’50, of Lansing, Apr. 20, age 90
Alexander J. Tait, ’50, of East Lansing, May 27, age 92
Gordon G. Thomas, ’50, of Gaylord, Apr. 23, age 79
William L. Vallett, ’50, of Old Hickory, TN, May 4, age 91
Grant VanPatten, ’50, of Saratoga Springs, NY, May 9, age 93
Joseph F. Babiarz, ’51, of Boca Raton, FL, Jun. 5, age 90
Robert C. Boston, ’51, of Lacey, WA, May 15, age 88
Robert D. Buchanan, ’51, of Indianapolis, IN, Apr. 24, age 88
Frank A. Cederwall, ’51, of Greenville, May 26, age 93
James E. Corbit, ’51, of Dowagiac, Jun. 4, age 93
Uno W. Filpus, ’51, of Augusta, GA, May 2, age 92
John J. Fleming, ’51, of Norton Shores, Jul. 15, age 90
Barbara L. (Davis) Hamilton, ’51, of State College, PA, Jun. 26, age 95
Masaru Kawaguchi, ’51, of San Mateo, CA, May 9, age 92
Bert H. Liverance, ’51, of Chapel Hill, NC, Apr. 25, age 88
George F. McKenzie, ’51, of Hightstown, NJ, Jul. 26, age 93
Dwight L. Patton, ’51, of Lynchburg, VA, Jul. 15, age 89
Robert E. Resseguie, ’51, of Titusville, FL, May 4, age 93
Haig H. Sergenian, ’51, of St. Louis, MO, Apr. 21, age 88
Jack W. Sigan, ’51, of Rapid River, Apr. 12, age 90
Warren A. Stoddard, ’51, of Northville, Apr. 6, age 101
Robert H. Wasserman, ’51, of Ithaca, NY, May 23, age 92
Lloyd R. Wright, ’51, of Round Hill, VA, Jun. 17, age 89
Thomas M. Behnfield, ’52, of Phoenix, AZ, Jun. 22, age 87
Robert M. Claflin, ’52, of Bangor, ME, Apr. 27, age 96
William J. Davis, ’52, of Vancouver, WA, May 7, age 88
Theodore L. DeYoung, ’52, of Fair Oaks, CA, Apr. 15, age 87
Frederick F. Jewell, ’52, of Ruston, LA, May 1, age 89
Lois F. (Fisher) Ling, ’52, of Hinsdale, IL, May 21, age 87
Betty L. (Swee) Merritt, ’52, of Newport Beach, CA, Jun. 12, age 88
Edward F. Miller, ’52, of Niles, May 23, age 87
Donald D. Schelde, ’52, of Katy, TX, Jun. 22, age 91
Shirley H. Weaver, ’52, of Mt. Prospect, IL, Jun. 1, age 91
Clarence C. Wills, ’52, of Lansing, May 4, age 90
Edward S. Cleland, ’53, of Grass Valley, CA, Mar. 2, age 87
Joel M. Dalkin, ’53, of Glencoe, IL, Jun. 28, age 87
Milton A. Francis, ’53, of Oxford, May 3, age 90
Richard H. Goldsworthy, ’53, of Twin Lake, Jun. 17, age 86
Ruth (Weaver) Hager, ’53, of Dayton, OH, Jul. 21, age 86
Warren G. Hudson, ’53, of Charleston, WV, May 20, age 86
Stanley C. Kitch, ’53, of Newaygo, Dec. 16, age 88
Ferris I. Larsen, ’53, of Madisonville, KY, Jul. 24, age 87
Donald F. McAuliffe, ’53, of Norwalk, CT, Jul. 14, age 90
Gordon W. Petherick, ’53, of Bonita Springs, FL, Apr. 30, age 89
William R. Rood, ’53, of Muskegon, Jun. 13, age 88
William E. Clark, ’54, of Syracuse, NY, Apr. 27, age 89
Marcille L. (Pridgeon) Dalgleish, ’54, of Grand Rapids, Jun. 12, age 92
Arthur D. Freel, ’54, of Kingsford, Jun. 12, age 93
Dale A. Green, ’54, of Sanford, May 22, age 85
Daniel W. Greniewicki, ’54, of Gainesville, GA, Jun. 3, age 85
Martin C. Kohlligian, ’54, of Petoskey, Jul. 17, age 89
Frances (Lostutter) Overholt, ’54, of Washington, DC, May 17, age 94
Blaine F. Parker, ’54, of Lexington, KY, Jun. 17, age 94
William J. Postula, ’54, of Portage, Jun. 13, age 87
Donald B. Richards, ’54, of Cass City, Jun. 20, age 84
William J. Simmons, ’54, of Grand Rapids, May 19, age 94
Robert C. Smith, ’54, of Matthews, NC, May 13, age 85
Harry E. Sutphen, ’54, of Grand Blanc, Jul. 8, age 90
William G. Turney, ’54, of East Lansing, Jun. 28, age 86
Janet I. (Stumpfig) Woldt, ’54, of Venice, FL, May 19, age 85
John G. Cartwright, ’55, of Traverse City, May 15, age 85
John R. Davidson, ’55, of Vero Beach, FL, Jul. 1, age 87
Patricia W. (Ward) D’Itri, ’55, of Detroit, Jun. 30, age 84
Jack M. Ferris, ’55, of Easton, MD, Jun. 4, age 92
Barbara H. (Winston) Rice, ’55, of Holt, Jun. 13, age 85
Maxine E. (Lapeer) Spencer, ’55, of Jackson, May 17, age 91
Milton A. Steadman, ’55, of Tampa, FL, Jul. 17, age 85
William E. Thomas, ’55, of Chapel Hill, NC, May 4, age 97
Dallas W. Wixom, ’55, of Lakewood, WI, Jul. 18, age 84
Ann M. (Gustafson) Beach, ’56, of Mesick, Jun. 4, age 82
Mary T. (Hotop) Bongers, ’56, of Bangor, May 1, age 84
Sally A. Brohoski, ’56, of Malvern, PA, May 11, age 84
William H. Chappell, ’56, of Pontiac, Apr. 27, age 80
Thomas B. Cornell, ’56, of Dallas, TX, May 20, age 84
Barbara W. (Wright) Fox, ’56, of Clemson, SC, Jun. 6, age 90
Joyce A. (Crow) Gray, ’56, of Traverse City, May 8, age 83
James J. Hall, ’56, of Bloomfield Hills, May 1, age 83
John P. Hynes, ’56, of Gladwin, Jun. 29, age 84
Abdo R. Kalliel, ’56, of Grand Rapids, Jul. 3, age 88
Edwin T. Kaneko, ’56, of Colorado Springs, CO, Apr. 26, age 87
Ted U. Kepple, ’56, of El Paso, TX, May 18, age 84
Barbara J. (Carls) Kirsch, ’56, of Jupiter, FL, May 19, age 83
Peter C. Marchant, ’56, of Negaunee, May 5, age 84
Barbara A. (Knutson) Moore, ’56, of Midland, May 18, age 83
Donald S. Orthner, ’56, of Mason, Jul. 3, age 89
Booker T. Outland, ’56, of Bridgeville, DE, May 8, age 86
Charlene H. (Habermehl) Pickett, ’56, of Port Huron,    May 24, age 83
Harry E. Prein, ’56, of Grand Rapids, May 12, age 85
Lloyd G. Ritzema, ’56, of Lowell, Sept. 25, age 85
Richard W. Rowley, ’56, of Springfield, VA, Jul. 8, age 84
Nancy L. (McCall) Scott, ’56, of Columbus, OH, Apr. 2, age 84
Bernard A. Bartos, ’57, of Midland, Jun. 5, age 82
John C. Burchfield, ’57, of Sylvania, OH, Jul. 13, age 83
Adrienne S. (Douglas) Chambers, ’57, of Scottsdale, AZ, May 27, age 83
Thomas D. Cline, ’57, of Pittsburgh, PA, Jun. 17, age 82
Judith M. (Jordan) Gray, ’57, of Clermont, FL, Apr. 28, age 82
Bradley S. Greenberg, ’57, of Okemos, Jul. 26, age 83
Dean E. Haley, ’57, of Flushing, May 19, age 87
Mary L. (Stalker) King, ’57, of Manlius, NY, Apr. 17, age 83
Arthur M. Lee, ’57, of Bellaire, Jul. 6, age 83
Richard D. Mendell, ’57, of Temple, TX, Jun. 13, age 83
Robert C. Pohlman, ’57, of Minden City, May 13, age 85
Donald W. Renn, ’57, of South Thomaston, ME, May 5, age 86
Jack B. Samples, ’57, of Novi, Apr. 25, age 83
Robert W. Seerley, ’57, of Athens, GA, May 19, age 87
Mary L. (Combs) Smalley, ’57, of La Crosse, WI, Jun. 7, age 82
Herbert Weissblum, ’57, of Freeland, WA, Dec. 26, age 89
Carl J. Arnold, ’58, of Clinton, SC, May 15, age 89
Henry Barber, ’58, of Guilford, CT, May 22, age 95
Thomas C. Bloodgood, ’58, of Bloomington, IN, Jun. 15, age 81
Donna J. (Hemstreet) Ferguson, ’58, of Traverse City, Jul. 3, age 84
Olan D. Forker, ’58, of Ithaca, NY, May 9, age 89
Pastor R. Gonzalez, ’58, of Youngstown, OH
Thomas Griffith, ’58, of Marquette, May 21, age 87
Stuart K. Matheson, ’58, of Phoenix, AZ, May 18, age 84
Thomas W. McDonell, ’58, of Washington, May 31, age 92
Dwain E. Morse, ’58, of Santa Barbara, CA, Jun. 2, age 86
Floyd C. Olmsted, ’58, of Flint, Jul. 15, age 83
Lee F. Schrader, ’58, of Hudson, WI, Apr. 21, age 85
Robert R. Wallis, ’58, of Oconomowoc, WI, Jun. 10, age 82
Charles H. Wing, ’58, of Okemos, Jun. 17, age 81
Richard D. Barden, ’59, of South Haven, Jun. 24, age 87
Donald C. Becker, ’59, of Hedgesville, WV, Jul. 20, age 86
James A. Bruce, ’59, of Sanford, FL, May 24, age 92
Marshall N. Brunden, ’59, of Fairhope, AL, Apr. 23, age 83
Paul W. Buehler, ’59, of St. Johns, Jun. 14, age 83
Brian M. Carmody, ’59, of Mt. Pleasant, SC, Jul. 4, age 82
Patricia M. (Lynch) Costello, ’59, of Warren, Apr. 23, age 81
George E. Day, ’59, of Walkersville, MD, May 20, age 81
Patricia R. (Ellingson) Finch, ’59, of Okemos, Jun. 15, age 82
Edmund E. Hardy, ’59, of South Portland, ME, Jun. 22, age 84
Judith A. Harris, ’59, of Dallas, TX, Jul. 12, age 81
Virginia (Hanson) Hawn, ’59, of Sheridan, May 3, age 94
Johann F. Ingold, ’59, of Sault Sainte Marie, May 12, age 91
Charles J. Jezek, ’59, of Gettysburg, PA, May 6, age 86
L. Wayne Johnson, ’59, of Maple Grove, MN, Apr. 29, age 89
Walter H. Jorgensen, ’59, of Sun City West, AZ, Jun. 16, age 83
John M. MacGregor, ’59, of Roscommon, May 5, age 84
James W. Monks, ’59, of Hyde Park, NY, Apr. 25, age 86
William A. Morgan, ’59, of Markleeville, CA, Apr. 14, age 84
Carol A. (Malan) Newmin, ’59, of Lancaster, PA, Jun. 11, age 79
Harold R. Smock, ’59, of Anacortes, WA, Jul. 16, age 91
Joseph R. Stoltz, ’59, of Washington, DC, Jun. 28, age 82
Jack J. Sures, ’59, of Canada, May 12, age 83
Robert N. VerBurg, ’59, of Stanwood, Jun. 2, age 81
Robert C. Wurdock, ’59, of Dearborn, May 22, age 91
 
1960s
Charles R. Barr, ’60, of Sherman, TX, Jun. 28, age 86
Richard K. Bell, ’60, of Naples, FL, May 29, age 79
James R. Brumback, ’60, of Fenton, Apr. 26, age 81
Albert Egres, ’60, of St. Johns, Jul. 16, age 79
Ronald B. Holtsberry, ’60, of Exton, PA, Jun. 5, age 81
Joyce A. (Wilson) Hopkins, ’60, of Mason, May 13, age 79
Craig W. Larson, ’60, of Haslett, Jan. 23, age 82
Charles G. Liddle, ’60, of Raleigh, NC, Apr. 19, age 82
Aaldert Mennega, ’60, of Sioux Center, IA, Jun. 12, age 87
Donald C. Rentschler, ’60, of Saint Clair Shores, May 15, age 80
Bernard M. Riggs, ’60, of Jackson, Jun. 17, age 91
Gretchen L. Snowden, ’60, of Fort Collins, CO, May 11, age 80
Norman R. Soderstrom, ’60, of Carol Stream, IL, Jun. 24, age 83
Donald J. Soltysiak, ’60, of Hellertown, PA, Jul. 5, age 80
Donald C. Stolz, ’60, of Grand Ledge, Jun. 11, age 80
James P. Stouffer, ’60, of Columbus, OH, May 11, age 81
Gerald E. Abrahms, ’61, of San Rafael, CA, Mar. 9, age 85
Lauralea (Brown) Berns, ’61, of Hanahan, SC, Jul. 5, age 79
Jack A. Boehm, ’61, of Williamsburg, Jul. 22, age 79
Roger O. Bohn, ’61, of Milford, Apr. 7, age 81
Marvin S. Kaplan, ’61, of Columbus, OH, May 8, age 89
John H. Simmons, ’61, of Belmont, Jun. 7, age 80
Richard B. Smith, ’61, of Brunswick, ME, Apr. 30, age 87
Forrest G. Wellington, ’61, of Payson, AZ, May 22, age 85
Arnold G. Berlage, ’62, of Corvallis, OR, May 13, age 88
Jayne A. (Hoffs) Cummings, ’62, of Holland, Jul. 16, age 78
Christopher J. Cummins, ’62, of Midlothian, VA, May 9, age 77
William B. Davis, ’62, of Tempe, AZ, May 23, age 97
Eileen M. Earhart, ’62, of Oxford, OH, Apr. 18, age 89
Robert C. Erickson, ’62, of Holt, Mar. 10, age 81
Richard I. Harris, ’62, of Hingham, MA, Jun. 26, age 83
Kenneth M. Matteson, ’62, of Interlochen, Apr. 28, age 82
David J. Merkle, ’62, of Sparta, Jun. 6, age 78
Randolph R. Michael, ’62, of Gaylesville, AL, May 17, age 79
Rose A. Novey, ’62, of Saginaw, Jun. 30, age 81
Walter E. Page, ’62, of Lone Tree, CO
Douglas K. Potter, ’62, of Denver, CO, Jul. 4, age 78
Judith A. (Tambornini) Zielke, ’62, of Clarkston, Jun. 12, age 78
Edith J. (Johnson) Avise, ’63, of Irvine, CA, May 31, age 101
Kenneth H. Carrick, ’63, of Farmington, Apr. 28, age 87
Stanley R. Crissman, ’63, of Angola, IN, Apr. 19, age 79
Robert F. Dendy, ’63, of Nashville, TN, Apr. 14, age 80
Robert A. Kauer, ’63, of Durango, CO, May 25, age 76
Frances G. Manning, ’63, of Laingsburg, Jun. 18, age 87
Paul W. Middents, ’63, of Fpo New York, NY, Apr. 19, age 79
John G. Rajtik, ’63, of Chambersburg, PA, Jun. 16, age 89
George A. Richardson, ’63, of Clay, Apr. 26, age 76
Edward F. Sarno, ’63, of Lancaster, OH, Apr. 24, age 77
Lenore P. Schram, ’63, of Nashville, Jul. 4, age 91
Frederick W. Shepard, ’63, of Murray, KY, Jun. 19, age 81
Jean M. Stoner, ’63, of Eaton Rapids, May 2, age 87
Janice C. (Villeneuve) Wright, ’63, of Detroit, Jun. 14, age 79
Frank W. Brutt, ’64, of Fort Walton Beach, FL, Jun. 11, age 87
Richard D. Erickson, ’64, of Farwell, Apr. 12, age 85
James M. Hargitt, ’64, of Lansing, Jun. 13, age 80
Gail L. Hopkins, ’64, of Rives Junction, May 4, age 75
John H. Kapke, ’64, of Thurmont, MD, Nov. 5, age 76
James A. Lester, ’64, of San Diego, CA, May 7, age 78
Carolyn P. (Wells) Nolan, ’64, of Richmond, VA, Mar. 18, age 78
Wilfred G. Sawyier, ’64, of Albuquerque, NM, Jul. 5, age 93
Marllin L. Simon, ’64, of Auburn, AL, May 29, age 78
Philip W. Slayton, ’64, of Battle Creek, Jun. 7, age 77
Benjamin J. Taylor, ’64, of Rensselaer, NY, May 31, age 76
Carol (Bartlet) Warsop, ’64, of Fletcher, NC, May 31, age 76
Sharon L. Borden, ’65, of Hanover, IN, May 27, age 74
Lawrence M. Coopes, ’65, of Frankenmuth, Jun. 19, age 74
Richard E. Czarnecki, ’65, of Dearborn, Jul. 15, age 87
Harold L. Dowell, ’65, of Peoria, IL, Jun. 24, age 91
Elmer D. Epler, ’65, of Colorado Springs, CO, Jun. 17, age 85
Judith S. Gazegian, ’65, of Niagara Falls, NY, Apr. 25, age 75
Kenneth R. Johnson, ’65, of Holland, Jun. 7, age 77
Robert L. Lastacy, ’65, of Hudsonville, May 23, age 74
Thomas J. McCallum, ’65, of Clinton Township, Jun. 20, age 79
Lynne A. Perrin, ’65, of Grand Rapids, Jul. 8, age 75
Beverly E. (Vauck) Pfeifle, ’65, of Littleton, CO, Feb. 15, age 75
Susan K. VanDyke, ’65, of Milwaukee, WI, Jun. 7, age 75
Jon P. Weersing, ’65, of Midlothian, VA, Jun. 12, age 75
Raleigh J. Wilkinson, ’65, of Homer Glen, IL, May 13, age 84
William M. Bremer, ’66, of Grand Rapids, May 24, age 75
Grace (Johnson) Droste, ’66, of Arlington, VA, Mar. 26, age 93
Charles E. Garrison, ’66, of Holt, May 30, age 75
Richard B. Harper, ’66, of Mooresville, NC, Apr. 27, age 73
Janet K. (Milano) Ihle, ’66, of Wyoming, Jun. 24, age 76
Stephen C. Johnson, ’66, of Mokena, IL, Jul. 23, age 79
Patricia J. LaFlame, ’66, of Hartsville, TN, Feb. 19, age 94
Lars O. Lande, ’66, of Ann Arbor, May 12, age 75
Kaye S. Leisher, ’66, of Oscoda, Apr. 24, age 82
Robert L. Mark, ’66, of Bethany, MO, Apr. 7, age 75
Heather A. McPherson, ’66, of Oshkosh, WI, Jul. 13, age 74
Emerson W. Arntz, ’67, of Macomb, Jun. 4, age 75
Jon A. Bellgowan, ’67, of Lindstrom, MN, May 20, age 78
Leonard M. Caputo, ’67, of Chattanooga, TN, May 18, age 72
Kenneth H. Carlson, ’67, of Melbourne, FL, Jul. 2, age 73
Loyd W. Conard, ’67, of Middleville, May 20, age 83
Daniel H. Gendel, ’67, of Shrewsbury, NJ, May 7, age 72
John W. Kesner, ’67, of Severna Park, MD, May 18, age 73
Robert A. Massey, ’67, of Oscoda, Jun. 30, age 76
C Michael Noland, ’67, of Winter Haven, FL, May 10, age 79
Miles J. Purcell, ’67, of Saginaw, Dec. 23, age 76
Kim A. (Gartside) Rubin, ’67, of Santa Fe, NM, May 16, age 72
William E. Schaefer, ’67, of Freeland, May 25, age 75
Robert J. Stephan, ’67, of Belmont, Jun. 3, age 82
Francis L. Brokaw, ’68, of Sun City West, AZ, Apr. 22,  age 85
Charles A. Cole, ’68, of St. Joseph, Apr. 28, age 72
Earl W. Finley, ’68, of Tucson, AZ, Apr. 25, age 88
John F. Grashof, ’68, of Blairsville, GA, May 13, age 76
Maxwell T. Hamilton, ’68, of Palm Harbor, FL, May 30, age 96
Wayne E. Humbert, ’68, of St. Michael, MN, May 6, age 90
Ronald P. Kemerly, ’68, of Lake Charles, LA, Jun. 26, age 72
Jane T. (Zontek) Kulpinski, ’68, of Ann Arbor, Jun. 5, age 95
Timothy I. Maclean, ’68, of Tacoma, WA, Jun. 9, age 72
Carl D. MacPherson, ’68, of Tucson, AZ, Nov. 20
Richard F. Meyer, ’68, of Carlisle, MA, Jul. 15, age 71
Richard L. Norris, ’68, of Venice, FL, Jun. 15, age 87
Matthew L. Piernick, ’68, of Dearborn Heights, Feb. 9
Greta A. Plaisier, ’68, of Grant, Jun. 9, age 92
Henry A. Rogers, ’68, of Midland, Feb. 13, age 86
Harold V. Sauser, ’68, of Clio, Jun. 18, age 90
Gary D. Sparbel, ’68, of Portage, Jul. 16, age 72
Arno H. Wallschlaeger, ’68, of Columbus, OH
Paul Witkowski, ’68, of Port Clinton, OH, Jun. 22, age 78
James C. Cleereman, ’69, of Escanaba, Jul. 7, age 81
Curtis R. DuVall, ’69, of Blanchard, May 15, age 71
Howard C. Henry, ’69, of Rives Junction, Jun. 19, age 89
Luke M. Little, ’69, of South Lyon, Apr. 17, age 71
Michael P. Marvin, ’69, of Estero, FL, Jul. 2, age 71
David J. Minderhout, ’69, of Bloomsburg, PA, Jul. 4, age 71
Shirlee A. Murphy, ’69, of Greensboro, NC, Jul. 2, age 84
Lawrence J. Onesti, ’69, of Bloomington, IN, Jul. 9, age 79
Beverly J. Ostien, ’69, of Mt. Juliet, TN, Apr. 30, age 72
Kenneth D. Swanson, ’69, of Chicago, IL, Jun. 11, age 71
Mary S. (Warfield) Venners, ’69, of Jackson, Jul. 11, age 71
Kenneth R. Wotring, ’69, of Lansing, May 19, age 71
 
1970s
Neil R. Cote, ’70, of Foxfire Village, NC, May 29, age 85
Howard W. Drew, ’70, of  Berrien Springs, Jun. 20, age 87
Mary J. (Burns) Howard, ’70, of Sheridan, Jul. 10, age 85
Morey A. Kays, ’70, of Punta Gorda, FL, Aug. 13, age 75
Marylou Kovach, ’70, of Port Huron, Jul. 13, age 84
Martha A. (Yahnka) Luneke, ’70, of Raleigh, NC, Apr. 21, age 83
Linda J. (Johnson) Mueller, ’70, of Coeur D’Alene, ID, May 30, age 69
Karen K. (Eldridge) Peters, ’70, of Canton, Jun. 16, age 70
Ronald K. Richmond, ’70, of Grand Ledge, May 3, age 91
Charlotte L. (Adler) Rohring, ’70, of Manistique, Apr. 12, age 89
Dianne H. Seibold, ’70, of Okemos
William W. Shelley, ’70, of Williamston, Jun. 26, age 69
Ming-Wu Wu, ’70, of Sacramento, CA, May 20, age 84
William E. Barkyoumb, ’71, of Lansing, May 19, age 69
Ernest R. Burnell, ’71, of Saginaw, Jun. 9, age 74
Edgar G. Conley, ’71, of Las Cruces, NM, Jun. 28, age 72
David M. Dean, ’71, of Stuart, FL, Mar. 29, age 71
Timothy A. Lee, ’71, of Chicago, IL, Jun. 3, age 68
Charles A. Leibel, ’71, of Alpharetta, GA, Apr. 18, age 76
Anthony M. Longhini, ’71, of Chesaning, Jun. 2, age 79
Jane A. (Wigsten) McGonigal, ’71, of Ithaca, NY, Jul. 10, age 89
Jo Ann (Smith) Medler, ’71, of Northport, Jul. 2, age 73
Harry E. Pike, ’71, of Sault Sainte Marie, Jun. 21, age 83
Steven C. Seeburger, ’71, of Saginaw, Jul. 16, age 70
Robert L. Bayn, ’72, of Logan, UT, Apr. 17, age 67
Gary R. Kelly, ’72, of Slidell, LA, Jun. 23, age 67
Richard E. Ryan, ’72, of Grand Rapids, Mar. 5, age 88
Gerald E. Snyder, ’72, of Jackson, Jul. 26, age 81
James B. Thomas, ’72, of Penobscot, ME, Jun. 16, age 87
Constance M. (Howson) Beaupre, ’73, of Phoenix, AZ, Jun. 11, age 67
Ruth E. Dennis, ’73, of Nashville, TN, May 26, age 89
Albert H. Elie, ’73, of Grand Blanc, Jul. 26, age 75
Roger W. Evans, ’73, of Rochester, MN, Jul. 4, age 66
Michael L. Idema, ’73, of Grandville, May 6, age 67
Betty M. (Wentzell) Mitchell, ’73, of Pembroke, GA, May 23, age 66
Thomas C. Pastor, ’73, of Battle Creek, Jul. 18, age 71
Rodney L. Peterson, ’73, of Las Vegas, NV, Jun. 6, age 67
James K. Richardson, ’73, of Colorado Springs, CO, May 12, age 70
David L. Soli, ’73, of Lake Orion, Jun. 26, age 72
Robert M. Sprague, ’73, of Grand Blanc, May 2, age 67
Gerald A. Stueber, ’73, of Chagrin Falls, OH, Jan. 3, age 66
Dennis P. Terry, ’73, of Fort Thomas, KY, May 29, age 72
Sandra M. Thompson, ’73, of East Lansing, Jun. 12, age 74
Dennis R. Warren, ’73, of Cedar Rapids, IA, Mar. 22, age 76
Diann (Garner) Woodard, ’73, of Brownstown Township, May 6, age 66
Lannie J. (Ruttmann) Zimmerman, ’73, of Grand Haven, Jul. 14, age 66
Henry C. Butler, ’74, of Brooklyn, NY, Jul. 2, age 69
Cynthia A. Hosimer, ’74, of Laingsburg, May 19, age 65
Mary P. LaBadie, ’74, of Kalamazoo, Apr. 24, age 66
Mary A. Lipscomb, ’74, of Xenia, OH, May 8, age 83
Daniel A. Sandahl, ’74, of St. Johns, Jun. 22, age 67
Francis J. Siecinski, ’74, of Brighton, Jul. 9, age 83
Chris E. Smith, ’74, of Eagle, May 2, age 66
Louis P. Alvey, ’75, of Bourbonnais, IL, May 16, age 68
Rosemary E. (Gleason) Brat, ’75, of Fredericksburg, VA, May 17, age 64
Kathleen P. Disler, ’75, of Battle Creek, May 20, age 67
Craig M. Nosal, ’75, of Austin, TX, May 4, age 70
Sandra L. Steeves, ’75, of Rochester, NY, Jul. 18, age 65
Barbara J. Brandt, ’76, of San Mateo, CA, Jun. 20, age 71
George Buis, ’76, of Ann Arbor, Jul. 18, age 86
Steven J. DeKruyter, ’76, of Grand Rapids, Jun. 10, age 64
Kristine L. (Scarbro) Goldblatt, ’76, of East Lansing, Apr. 27, age 67
Laverne S. Hagenbuch, ’76, of Pacific Palisades, CA
Barbara A. Hawke, ’76, of Bay City, Jun. 20, age 63
Dorothy F. Quist, ’76, of Cedar Springs, Jul. 26, age 84
Joan I. Schwartz, ’76, of Lapeer, Apr. 21, age 88
Joseph E. Tortoriello, ’76, of Kenosha, WI, Jul. 3, age 89
Joy E. (Dearman) Adcock, ’77, of Belmont, May 15, age 92
Wendy L. (Smith) Buonodono, ’77, of Howell, Jun. 29, age 62
Timothy J. Heath, ’77, of Roseville, CA, Jul. 3, age 64
Michael J. Rosso, ’77, of Milton, FL, May 7, age 62
Gary R. Sawicke, ’77, of Sun City, AZ, Jul. 18, age 74
George F. Theodore, ’77, of Pontiac, Jul. 16, age 87
Edward A. Barclay, ’78, of Birmingham, May 14, age 62
Michele A. Henderson, ’78, of Norman, OK, Mar. 19, age 63
Gail Ann Martin, ’78, of Grand Rapids, Apr. 29, age 78
Steven J. McLean, ’78, of Clarksville, Jun. 4, age 63
Addie M. Winston, ’78, of Lansing, May 19, age 76
Mary R. (Dunn) Bricker, ’79, of DeWitt, May 24, age 61
Helene M. Dehoek, ’79, of Caledonia, May 13, age 86
Barbara W. Desguin, ’79, of South Yarmouth, MA, May 27, age 71
Gary P. Galazin, ’79, of Southfield, May 31, age 72
Bonnie D. Mikkelson, ’79, of Indianapolis, IN, Apr. 23, age 75
Dennis W. Stanford, ’79, of Lake Leelanau, Feb. 17, age 64
 
1980s
William S. Ansert, ’80, of Mesa, AZ
Phyllis I. (Boss) Beukema, ’80, of Spring Lake, Apr. 29, age 94
Christine C. Forrister, ’80, of Coldwater, Jun. 11, age 70
Mary E. Helfer, ’80, of Denver, CO, Apr. 29, age 81
Suzan R. Selewski, ’80, of Taylor, May 1, age 60
Derek L. Chisholm, ’81, of Chesterfield, VA, Jul. 1, age 58
Kenneth G. Neff, ’81, of St. Louis, MO, Jul. 9, age 61
Nancy L. Stager, ’81, of New Baltimore, Jul. 10, age 79
Brent D. Albertson, ’82, of Dublin, OH, Jun. 15, age 57
James E. Barkman, ’82, of Lansing, Jul. 11, age 69
Thomas A. Cover, ’82, of Bloomfield Hills, May 11, age 67
Michael E. Mispagel, ’82, of Athens, GA, Jul. 13, age 69
Donna B. Clark, ’83, of Las Vegas, NV, Jun. 6, age 93
David T. Nowlen, ’83, of Phoenix, AZ, Sep. 26, age 56
James L. Peckham, ’83, of Tampa, FL, May 21, age 64
Diane L. (Mielke) Sherman, ’83, of Honor, Apr. 30, age 62
Gerald L. Walker, ’83, of Rockwood, TN, May 18, age 74
Linda M. (Bohland) Adams, ’84, of Cadillac, Jun. 24, age 57
Timothy J. Haynes, ’84, of Lansing, Jun. 30, age 56
James A. Poshek, ’84, of Estero, FL, May 16, age 55
Elizabeth A. Wizorek, ’84, of Ionia, Apr. 24, age 58
Linda M. Buter, ’85, of Henderson, NV, Apr. 29, age 55
Brenda G. (Williams) Baxter, ’86, of Holt, May 28, age 66
David A. Donovan, ’87, of Lititz, PA, Jul. 19, age 56
Elaine R. Lapine, ’87, of East Lansing, Jul. 7, age 65
Michael J. Masterson, ’87, of Okemos, May 31, age 56
James A. Rapp, ’87, of Lansing, Jul. 27, age 72
Susan J. Wolcott, ’87, of Potterville, Jun. 8, age 68
James R. Clark, ’88, of Waterford, Dec. 4, age 51
Sharon K. (Hammond) King, ’88, of East Lansing, Jul. 18, age 75
Carol S. Larson, ’88, of Easton, PA, Jul. 10, age 54
Scott D. Pierpont, ’88, of Holt, Jul. 19, age 52
Gregory A. Brown, ’89, of Flushing, Jun. 17, age 61
 
1990s
Edward L. Davies, ’90, of Fresno, CA, May 23, age 77
Elizabeth A. Everett, ’90 , ofCarmel, IN, July 24, age 50
Gregory K. Martin, ’90, of Mishawaka, IN, May 3, age 61
Judith R. Rease, ’90, of Glendale, AZ, Jun. 28, age 50
Shehrezad Muzher, ’91, of Flat Rock, Jun. 26, age 48
Mark J. Kelley, ’93, of Whitehall, Jul. 2, age 50
Ernest L. Russell, ’93, of Goodyear, AZ, Jun. 1, age 73
Kathleen A. Fenske, ’94, of Holt, May 25, age 66
Beverly E. Ferguson, ’94, of Mason, May 10, age 94
Stacie J. Lewis, ’94, of West Bloomfield
Paul J. Witucki, ’94, of Chattanooga, TN, Feb. 1, age 65
Peggy S. McNew, ’96, of Empire, May 29, age 68
Andrew M. Dailey, ’97, of Holland, Jul. 9, age 43
Beverly J. (Eller) Terry, ’97, of Fowlerville, Jul. 3, age 71
Martha J. Burns, ’98, of Gaylord, May 23, age 67
Kathleen T. (Tuttle) Paff, ’99, of Charlotte, May 25, age 65
 
2000s
Ashley S. Brooks, ’00, of Sarasota, FL, May 13, age 40
Brian C. Findlay, ’01, of Bath, Apr. 15, age 39
Muhammad A. Siddiqui, ’04, of Skokie, IL, May 20, age 39
Richard B. Powell, ’05, of Ann Arbor, May 16, age 48
Julia R. (Rabe) Hoy, ’06, of Strongsville, OH, Jul. 6, age 33
Alison D. Zaret, ’08, of Rochester, Jun. 7, age 31
Matthew S. Normand, ’09, of East Lansing, Jan. 3, age 36
Steven Scranton, ’09, of Rockford, Apr. 28, age 65
 
2010s 
Corrina K. Vanhamlin, ’10, of Lansing, Jul. 19, age 36
Kevin C. KuyKendoll, ’16, of Lansing, Jun. 20, age 35
 
Faculty/Staff
Mariella Aikman, of East Lansing, Oct. 12, age 93
Richard L. Anderson, of Haslett, Jul. 21, age 85
Byron L. Autrey, of East Lansing, Jul. 20, age 93
George A. Davies, of Pompano Beach, FL, Apr. 28, age 96
John P. Heffron, of Charlotte, Jul. 17, age 71
George W. Hothem, of Winchester, VA, Jul. 19, age 84
Patricia Hott, of Haines City, FL, Jul. 6, age 72
William W. Joyce, of East Lansing, Jun. 25, age 83
Donald F. Koch, of Okemos, Mar. 22, age 79
Sandra L. Laukkanen, of Rock, Jun. 14, age 73
David G. McConnell, of East Lansing, May 7, age 91
Beverly J. Meeder, of Potterville, Jul. 11, age 89
Sudhish Mishra, of Troy, Jan. 17, age 51
Anthony Olcott, of Charlevoix, Jun. 27, age 68
Ronald C. O’Neill, of East Lansing, Apr. 29, age 88
Ali A. Shushtari, of Lansing,  Apr. 15, age 92
Tamara B. Spangler, of Onondaga, May 28, age 57
SHaron E. VanAtta, of Williamston, Jun. 14, age 72
Gerald l. Wilton, of Lansing, May 14, age 72
 
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