The University of Wisconsin Oshkosh Alumni Relations Office has received the following death notices:
’50s
Janet (Trowbridge) Kottke (EHS) ’52, (EHS) ‘54, Waunakee, Jan. 15, 2023
Russell “Dutch” Van Straten (EHS) ’58, Appleton, Feb. 6, 2023
‘60s
Ronald Bittner (LS) ’60, Winter Park, Florida, Jan. 28, 2023
Melvin Bourgeois (EHS) ’63, Mishicot, Jan. 31, 2023
James “Jake” DeMeuse (EHS) ’68, Marinette, Jan. 23, 2023
Carolyn Hansen (LS) ’69, Stone Ridge, New York, Dec. 14, 2022
James Lipsky (EHS) ’61, De Pere, Jan. 11, 2023
Orval Rautmann (LS) ’61, Allouez, Feb. 2, 2023
Robert Sandberg (EHS) ’63, Denmark, Oct. 31, 2022
William Schellpfeffer (EHS) ’68, Fond du Lac, Jan. 28, 2023
MaryAnn Schulz (LS) ’60, (EHS) ’92, Appleton, Feb. 2, 2023
Dale Toltzmann (EHS) ’68, Friendship, Jan. 23, 2023
Beverly “Jane” (Nelson) Wienke (EHS) ’62, Algoma, Feb. 5, 2023
‘70s
Christine (Horvath) Block (EHS) ’71, Mequon, Jan. 2, 2023
Robert Kolinski (LS) ’73, Oshkosh, Jan. 17, 2023
May Naab (EHS) ’71, Madison, Jan. 20, 2023
Sharlee Schaafs-Mittelstaedt (EHS) ’73, Rolling Meadows, Illinois, Jan. 24, 2023
Michael Thacker (EHS) ’76, Neenah, Jan. 31, 2023
‘80s
Charles “Chuck” Fischer (MA) ’82, Little Chute, Feb. 2, 2023
‘90s
John Gibson (LS) ’93, Fort McCoy, Jan. 15, 2023
Friends & Faculty
James Simmons, Chair, Political Science Department 1999-2011, Professor Emeritus 1989-2020, Oshkosh, Jan. 29, 2023
ABBREVIATION KEY
COLLEGES
• AAS — Associate of Arts and Science Degree
• B — Business
• EHS — Education and Human Services
• LLCE — Lifelong Learning and Community Engagement
• LS — Letters and Science
• N — Nursing
GRADUATE DEGREES
• DNP — Doctor of Nursing Practice
• EdD — Doctor of Education
• GMBA — Global Master of Business Administration
• MA — Master of Arts
• MBA— Master of Business Administration
• MPA — Master of Public Administration
• MS — Master of Science
• MSE — Master of Science in Education
• MSN — Master of Science in Nursing
• MST — Master of Science in Teaching
• MSW — Master of Social Work
If you know of a classmate, family member or other UW Oshkosh friend who has passed away, send an to email alumni@uwosh.edu or call the Alumni Relations Office at (877) UWO-ALUM or (920) 424-3449.