Passings

Although people may pass, memories last a lifetime. If you know of a former classmate or friend who has passed away, we would appreciate knowing. Please contact us with any updates.

Passings, organized by graduating class year

1930s 1940s 1950s 1960s 1970s 1980s 1990s 2000s
Faculty and Friends

1920s

  • Veronica (Gaber) Dombrowski (EHS), ’28 and ’61, Green Bay, April 11, 2008
  • Mary (Enders) Hartl (EHS), ’27, Green Bay, Dec. 14, 2008

1930s

  • Alice (Murphy) Arnold (EHS), ’30, Orlando, Fla., March 11, 2008
  • Bernard Arnold (EHS), ’31, Orlando, Fla., Feb. 29, 2008
  • Lolita (Tills) Dummann (EHS), ’38, Signal Hill, Calif., June 24, 2008
  • William Fuller (EHS), ’33, Oshkosh, Jan.7, 2009
  • Harry Gorwitz (EHS), ’36, Oshkosh, April 28, 2008
  • Almida (Andersen) Haldemann (EHS) ’39, Oshkosh, May 17, 2008
  • Teresa Hoffmann (EHS) ’30, New London, May 19, 2008
  • Dorothy (Beissell) Holmes (EHS), ’30, Manitowoc, Oct. 8, 2008
  • D. Iris (Dean) Juckem (EHS), ’35, ’36 and ’41, Davenport, Iowa, Jan. 14, 2008
  • Dorothy (Mannenbach) Krebsbach (EHS), ’37, Fond du Lac, Oct. 11, 2008
  • Florence (Brennan) Kurzynski (EHS), ’37, Fond du Lac, Dec. 24, 2008
  • Edith (Fuller) LaBelle (EHS), ’37 and ’69, Winneconne, April 4, 2008
  • Evelyn (Rohan) Lowney (EHS), ’31 and ’67, Bear Creek, March 30, 2008
  • Dorothy (Wickert) DeLacy Meyer LYA ’35, Oshkosh, April 1, 2008
  • Jane (Atwood) O’Connell (EHS), last year attended ’34, Jupiter, Fla., Oct.13, 2008
  • Winifred Anderson Pawlowski (EHS), ’35, ’36 and ’37, Menasha, March 8, 2008
  • David Tack, last year attended ’37, Fond du Lac, Aug. 28, 2008
  • Orrin Wickert LYA ’38, Madison, May 19, 2007
  • Grace (Demmith) Winkler (EHS), ’38, Brookfield, April 15, 3008
  • Melvin Wisnefske (EHS), ’39, Bowler, July 17, 2008

1940s

  • Edward Adams (EHS), ’49, Port Washington, March 18, 2008
  • Kathleen (Callahan) Brustad (EHS) ’40, Claremont, Calif., February 2008
  • Lois (Russler) Dame (EHS), ’41, Madison, Feb. 11, 2008
  • Alice (Sherrod) Dirks (EHS), ’46, Altoona, Wis., Dec. 20, 2008
  • Erna (Bethke) Dobberke (EHS) ’49 and ’59, Green Lake, June 23, 2008
  • Mary (Smith) Flemming (EHS), ’40 and ’43, Oshkosh, July 17, 2008
  • Twilah Hein (EHS), ’46, Sheboygan, March 6, 2008
  • Margaret (Wanner) Koch (EHS), ’45, Decorah, Iowa, July 23, 2007
  • Robert Mathe, last year attended ’40, Melbourne, Fla., Oct. 25, 2008
  • Marion (Wilson) Norstrant (EHS), ’44 and ’50, West Bend, April 12, 2007
  • Hugh Otten (EHS), ’49, Racine, Oct. 2, 2008
  • Elizabeth (Betty) Rasmussen (EHS), ’48, Oshkosh, Oct. 10, 2008
  • Norman Schein (EHS) ’49, Galesville, May 2, 2008
  • Inez (Werth) Tennermann (EHS), ’44, Waupaca, Oct. 3, 2008
  • Patricia (Bruso) Tomazevic (EHS) ’48, Appleton, March 2008
  • Helen Williams (EHS), ’44, Fond du Lac, Oct. 31, 2008

1950s

  • Shirley Custer (EHS), ’59, Madison, Dec. 25, 2008
  • Donald Fenzl (EHS), ’51 and ’52, Milwaukee, Dec. 30, 2008
  • Winnie Fink (EHS) ’50, Fond du Lac, Jan. 5, 2008
  • Clifford Hein (EHS), ’58, Shawano, Oct. 16, 2008
  • Barbara Hendricksen, last year attended ’50, Oshkosh, Sept. 30, 2008
  • Marion Johnson (EHS), ’56, Manitowoc, April 23, 2008
  • Marilyn (Pritchard) Lloyd (EHS), ’50, Randolph, April 3, 2008
  • Ellen Muscavitch (EHS), ’59, Aurora, April 12, 2008
  • Norine Otradovec (EHS), ’58, Green Bay, July 28, 2008
  • Janet Rohn (EHS) ’50 and ’51, Fountain Hills, Ariz., April 2, 2008
  • Naomi Staerkel (EHS), ’51, Oshkosh, March 5, 2008
  • Nancy (Retzer) Stemper (EHS) ’57, Hartford, May 28, 2008
  • Athlean ‘Athie’ (Boreson) Thompson (EHS) ’57, Oshkosh, May 20, 2008
  • Arthur Wielgus (EHS), ’51, Pulaski, Nov. 12, 2007


1960s

  • Dorothy Becker (EHS), ’64, Fond du Lac, Jan. 4, 2008
  • William Boler (LS), ’60, Menomonee Falls, Jan. 24, 2008
  • Nancy Bougie (EHS) ’61 and MA ’72, De Pere, Feb. 21, 2008
  • Ferne Davis (EHS), ’65, Omro, April 3, 2008
  • Eileen (Hechel) Deno (EHS), ’65, Menasha, Jan. 1, 2009
  • Shirley (Kitrush) Dobbe (EHS), ’63, Sheboygan, Dec. 3, 2008
  • Genevieve Edminister (EHS), ’65, Omro, July 21, 2008
  • Eleanor (Bouchette) Emrich (EHS), ’62, Portland, Oregon, March 22, 2008
  • Doris Flynn (EHS), ’67, Oshkosh, July 24, 2008
  • Judith (Whitemarsh) Gruszynske (EHS), ’67, Omro, March 19, 2008
  • William Heckner (EHS), ’67 and  MST ’71, Janesville, Nov. 30, 2008
  • Thomas Heuer (LS), ’64, Appleton, Oct. 21, 2008
  • Michael Heus (LS) ’63, Barneveld, April 27, 2008
  • Russell Johns (EHS), ’60, Kaukauna, Jan., 2009
  • John Jooss (EHS), ’62, Appleton, Dec. 27, 2008
  • Julette (Somand) Kusch (LS), ’69, Green Bay, June 30, 2008
  • Phyllis Larson (EHS), ’61, Sister Bay, Nov. 16, 2008
  • Alice Lemberger (EHS), ’62, Reedsville, Oct. 13, 2008
  • Leo Lowther (EHS), ’65, Fond du Lac, Nov. 18, 2008
  • Edward Marx (LS), ’68 and MBA ’72, Appleton, March 14, 2008
  • Minerva O’Laughlin (EHS) ’64, Milwaukee, July 5, 2008
  • Elaine Olson (EHS), ’67, Wautoma, Sept. 26, 2008
  • Frank ‘Buzz’ Seese (LS) ’64, Lees Summit, Mo., July 3, 2008
  • Thomas Spalding (EHS), ’63, Estherville, Iowa, March 23, 2008
  • Mary (Spice) Witthun (EHS) ’65, Neenah, June 24, 2008


1970s

  • Judith Baetz (EHS), ’71, Lodi, Oct. 12, 2008
  • Helen Balliet (EHS), ’72, Appleton, Jan. 20, 2009
  • Cyril Bertram (B), ’72, Cherokee Village, Ark., Aug. 19, 2008
  • John Blodgett (LS), ’72, Manitowoc, Sept. 24, 2008
  • Kenneth Campbell (EHS), ’70, Kewaskum, Aug. 22, 2008
  • Dawn (Engblom) Carlson (LS), ’78, Green Bay, Sept. 14, 2008
  • Susan (Harris) Cheney (EHS), ’77, Piper City, Ill., July 11, 2008
  • Percival Cox MBA ’75, Menasha, Aug. 8, 2008
  • Richard Davis (B), ’75, Lake Tomahawk, Aug. 24, 2008
  • James Faust (LS), ’75, Madison, Sept. 30, 2008
  • Susan (Saltzmann) Frey (EHS), ’72, New London, Oct. 5, 2008
  • Charla (Stube) Gempeler (EHS), ’75, Waukesha, Aug. 15, 2008
  • Jerome Goodwill (EHS) ’73, Pearson, June 18, 2008
  • John Gyrion (EHS), ’71 and MSE ’80, Port Isabel, Texas, Sept. 9, 2008
  • Bruce Hertzberg (EHS), ’71, Chapel Hill, N.C., Dec. 31, 2008.
  • Daniel Leary (LS), ’73, Neenah, Sept. 30, 2008
  • Elaine (Schnitzler) Mauritz (EHS), ’73, Theresa, Wis., Jan. 11, 2009
  • Thomas Nelson MBA ’74, Cherokee, Iowa, Oct. 25, 2008
  • David J. Olson (LS), ’75, Hancock, Aug. 17, 2008
  • Beryl Pascavis MBA ’75, Naples, Fla., Aug. 1, 2008
  • Jean (Hanseder) Pickering (EHS), ’70 and MSE ’85, Oshkosh, May 28, 2008
  • Jeffrey Rein (LS), ’78, Wausaukee, Sept. 12, 2008
  • Judy (Fisher) Riederer (EHS), ’75, Sturgeon Bay, March 29, 2008
  • Patricia Sadlier (EHS), ’70 and MA ’84, Neenah, March 13, 2008
  • James Sedlack (LS), ’74, Green Bay, Dec. 8, 2008
  • Rodney Scott (EHS), ’78, Sheboygan, April 11, 2008
  • Jeffrey Simons (LS), ’72, Port Washington, Wis., Dec. 17, 2008
  • Garnet Smith (EHS), ’70, Laona, April 23, 2007
  • Maesel Sterk MSN ’76, Grand Rapids, Mich., July 3, 2008
  • Mary (Oja) Stokosa (EHS), ’75 and MSE ’84, Fond du Lac, Sept. 14, 2007
  • Michael Suszko (EHS), ’72, New London, Aug. 18, 2008
  • Barbara (Wolff) Swanke (EHS) ’75, Oshkosh, May 11, 2008
  • Dennis Thorpe (LS), ’78, Appleton, Nov. 6, 2008
  • Marlene Tucker MSE ’71, Oshkosh, Feb. 27, 2008
  • Dorothy Van Straten (EHS) ’76, Appleton, June 3, 2008
  • John Walker (EHS), ’72, Wautoma, March 27, 2008
  • Christine (DeBoer) Weitz (EHS), ‘74, Rock Falls, June 16, 2008
  • Roger Westphal MSE ’74, Oshkosh, March 11, 2008
  • Ruth (Guenther) Willmington (N), ’73, Ripon, July 23, 2008
  • Daniel Wiza (EHS), ’74, Colorado Springs, Colo., March 24, 2008


1980s

  • Steven Bendrick MBA ’86, DeForest, March 13, 2008
  • Daniel Birk (LS) ’82, Neenah, May 17, 2008
  • Dennis Blanchard   MBA ’85, Marshfield, Sept. 9, 2008
  • Dennis Flynn (LS), ’82, Oshkosh, Oct. 8, 2008
  • Gregory Goodland (LS), ’84, West Bend, April 14, 2008
  • Joyce Gorwitz (N), ’85, Oshkosh, Aug. 8, 2008
  • Christine (Canik) Johnson (LS), ’88, Madison, Sept. 1, 2008
  • Steven Klinger (B), ’81, Pickett, Wis., Jan. 15, 2009
  • Theresa (Hearley) Motiff (LS) ’85, Oconto Falls, May 27, 2008
  • Kristine (Burr) Schmiedel (LS), ’89, Oshkosh, April 19, 2008
  • Dawn (Spadaro) Sweeney (N), ’85, Poway, Calif., July 12, 2006
  • Connie Voils (LS), ’86, Wellington, Fla., March 3, 2007
  • Terrence Walsh (EHS), ’88, Whitelaw, April 11, 2008
  • Jean (Weil) Wensink (EHS), ’82, Sheboygan Falls, Aug. 28, 2008

1990s

  • Chad Albers  MBA ’95, DePere, Sept. 17, 2008
  • Corey Anderson (LS), ’90, Kenosha, Jan. 10, 2009
  • Barbara Baker (LS) ’91, Eden Prairie, Minn., Feb. 24, 2008
  • Michael Bodart (LS), ‘97, Easton, Penn., June 5, 2008
  • William (Bill) Freude MS ’90, Appleton, March 31, 2008
  • Gillian Halliday MSE ’91, Appleton, March 29, 2008
  • Vicki Kolb (EHS), ’96 and ’07 (MSE), Oshkosh, Aug. 17, 2007
  • Troy Schmitt (EHS), ’97, Colby, Oct. 17, 2008
  • Lloyd Thomas (EHS), ’95, Crystal Lake, Ill., Aug. 17, 2007
  • Candice Tylke (LS), ’94, Middleton, July 26, 2008
  • David Voight (LS), ’96, Neenah, Sept. 22, 2008

2000s

  • Melissa Ahrens (EHS), ’07, Milwaukee, Sept. 21, 2008
  • Tracy Lloyd (N), ’08, Oshkosh, July 28, 2008
  • Brett Reid (LS), ’06, Neenah, Oct. 4, 2008
  • Bethany Rivers MSE ’07, Manitowoc, Oct. 14, 2008
  • Erin (Foley) Schultz (LS), ’99, Green Bay, Aug. 29, 2008
  • Amanda Schumacher (LS), ’06, Wauwatosa, Oct. 31, 2008
  • David Zillmer MBA ’02, Algoma, June 3, 2007

Former Faculty and Friends

  • Bruce Allen, 2001-2008, residence life, died April 11, 2008
  • David Bandy, 1984-2007, college of business, died Nov. 27, 2008
  • Gerald Bothner, 1959-1993, assistant professor of biology/microbiology and English, died Oct. 14, 2008
  • Craig Fiedler, 1987-2008, Special Education, died on Jan. 3, 2009
  • Elizabeth “Betty” Regan, 1978-1980, college of nursing faculty, died April 26, 2008
  • Harold Round, 1966-1986, English and Religious Studies, died on Dec. 10, 2008
  • Dr. “Doc” Robert Snyder, Communications Professor, 1964-1993 and creator of WRST (Wisconsin Radio Station of the Titans), died March 27, 2008