In memoriam

1930s

Virginia F. Harger (’33 Home Economics), 102,
October 26, 2014 , Spokane.

Betty Alice Huggins (’37 Socio. and Spanish), 99,
April 25, 2014, Pullman.

Evelyn June Magnuson (’39 Ed.), 98, August 16, 2014, Spokane.

1940s

Antoinette Poulsen (’40 French, ’41 Ed.), 96, June 12, 2014, Friday Harbor.

James E. Barbee (x’41 Chem. Eng.), 96, August 28, 2014, Bellevue.

Lloyd J. Andrews (’42 Agriculture), 94, October 7, 2014, Scottsdale, Arizona.

Lawrence L. Borden (’42 Elec. Eng.), 97, November 1, 2014, Schenectady, New York.

John Miles Hooper (’42 Phys. Ed.), 94, August 27, 2014, Santa Rosa California.

Charles Ray Kurtak (’42 Agriculture), 94, June 24, 2014, Rovana, California.

Maxwell T. Powers (’42 DVM), 96, June 10, 2014, Oakland, California.

Gordon K. Garlick (’43 DVM), 94, September 14, 2014, Bellingham.

Sue Ellen Kromm (’43 Pre-Nursing), 93, August 15, 2014, Colfax.

Margaret L. Keithly (’44 Home Economics), 91, July 26, 2014, Port Orchard.

Alice M. Ross (’44 Home Economics), 93, September 26, 2014, Spokane.

Patricia M. Hunter (’46 Home Economics), 90, June 19, 2014, Spokane.

Betty Jean Sleeper (’46 Speech Comm., ’49 Ed.), 90, September 13, 2014, Port Angeles.

Robert A. Bender (’47 Business Admin.), 92, July 26, 2014, Sheridan, Wyoming.

Charles Melvin Breckenridge (’47 BS Ag. Eng.), 90, May 24, 2013, Spokane Valley.

Richard D. Ellett (’47 Geol.), 93, September 20, 2014, Tucson, Arizona.

Patricia C. Holden (’47 Agriculture), 89, July 28, 2014, Sequim.

Maxine M. Steeve (’47 Pharm.), 90, August 16, 2014, Spokane. 

Stanley H. Clinton (’48 Econ.), 97, August 14, 2014, Spokane.

Edward E. Donaldson (’48, ’53 PhD Physics), 91, November 9, 2014, Pullman.

Norma L. Ellsworth (’48 Pharm.), 87, May 15, 2014, Pullman.

Marie Lavon Crawford (’49 French), 87, September 15, 2014, Eugene, Oregon.

Edward Diamond (’49 DVM), 89, October 25, 2014, Everett.

R. Kenley Maurer (’49 English, Tau Kappa Epsilon), 89, August 4, 2014, Pasco. 

Wandell Carroll Nellermoe (’49 Chem.), 87, June 5, 2014, Gig Harbor.

Betty J.E. Sandstrom (’49 Socio.), 87, April 8, 2014, La Mesa, California.

Ollie Mae Wilson (’49, ’51 MS Home Economics), 87, Spokane. 

1950s

Frances Helen Baker (’50 Home Economics, Kappa Kappa Gamma), 85, September 28, 2014, Portland, Oregon. 

Mary Edith Baldwin (’50 Nursing), 87, November 7, 2014, Tacoma.

Delmer O. Ketchie (’50 Hort.), 81, July 31, 2013, Wenatchee.

Robert Duane Lawson (’50 Fin.), 85, December 24, 2012, Wenatchee.

Conrad Edward Setterlund (’50 Econ.), 90, April 15, 2014, Spokane.

David W. Buel (’51 Speech Comm.), 86, August 30, 2014, Richland.

Robert M. Crow (’51 Ag.), 84, October 5, 2014, Spokane.

George R. Curtiss (’51 Elec. Eng.), 89, May 22, 2014, Clarkston.

Robert James Lloyd (’51 Chem.), 85, November 11, 2014, Beavercreek, Ohio.

Fred Kirk Merrill (’51 Ed., ’70 MS Ag. Educ.), 88, May 14, 2014, Chewelah.

Alan C. Doyle (’52 Socio., South House and Theta Xi), 86, November 28, 2014, Tacoma.

Darlene H. Turner (’52 Hort.), 84, August 16, 2014, Hope, Idaho.

Patricia Wells Arnett Bair (’53 Ed.), October 27, 2014, Clackamas, Oregon.

Ralph A. Hauser (’53 Industrial Arts Ed.), 92, June 19, 2014, Pullman.

Marjorie L. Hays (’53 Home Economics), 83, August 25, 2014, Kennewick.

James L. Howell (’53 Business Admin.), 84, November 4, 2014, Colfax.

Neil William Moloney (’53 Police Science), 87, September 25, 2014, Kent.

William Carter “Bill” Seidle (’53 Agriculture), 85, November 6, 2014, Arlington, Texas.

Richard Walter Suko (’53 Mathematics), 84, October 22, 2014, Travelers Rest, South Carolina. 

Arnold Elmo Glarborg (’54 DVM), 91, February 14, 2014, Tucson, Arizona.

Lorraine Kerr (’54 Clothing & Textiles), 88, September 4, 2014, Wailuku, Hawaii.

Ona Margaret Osland Sullivan (’54 General Studies), 83, October 1, 2014, Ventura, California.

Louis G. Washburn (’54 Chem.), 79, September 6, 2013, Lake Stevens. 

Manton Dale Corbin (’55 Forest & Range Management), 85, September 14, 2014, Lacey.

Sean Rice (’55 Police Science, Pine Manor), 79, January 24, 2013, Coulee Dam.

Byron Boyd Gourley (’56 Hort.), 86, October 6, 2014, Lynnwood. 

Francis Kenny (’56 Industrial Technology), 81, October 1, 2014, Redmond, Oregon.

Edward F. Seeborg (’56 Ag. Econ.), 100, September 3, 2014, Sandy, Utah.

Marilyn G. Hammer (’57 Phys. Ed.), 78, May 26, 2014, Georgetown, Texas.

Carolyn F. Meagher (’57 Speech and Hearing Sci.), 79, October 9, 2014, Omak.

Earl V. Nelson (’57 General Studies), 79, July 29, 2014, Spokane.

William A. Acheson (’58 Mech. Eng.), 77, December 19, 2012, Aston, Pennsylvania.

Mary Lou Harwood (’58 MA English), 80, August 12, 2014, Colfax.

Richard O. Hutchinson (’58 Agriculture), 80, May 28, 2014, Thorp.

Donald Gene Kestle (’58 Zool.), 77, August 21, 2014, Medina.

Alfred Lee Schy (‘58 Chem.), 78, September 1, 2014, Seattle.

Laurence “Larry” Smith (‘58 Civil Eng.), 82, July 5, 2013, San Ramon, California.

Edward Morris Ewell (’59 Pharm.), 76, November 6, 2014, Spokane.

Stanley Haase (’59 Speech Comm., Sigma Nu), 78, September 14, 2014, Spokane.

Obert Henderson (’59 MBA), 88, September 1, 2014, Hood River, Oregon.

William W. Michael (’59 Business), 78, August 31, 2014, Waxhaw, North Carolina. 

Catherine Diener Simpson (’59 Ed., Chi Omega), 101, January 25, 2014, Spokane. 

1960s

Paul Stephen Onkels (’60 Bus. Admin.), 80, October 29, 2014, Yakima.

Leanne M. Durham (’61 Elem. Ed.), 75, November 1, 2014, Kent.

Gary Louis Huber, MD (’61 Zool.), 74, October 22, 2013, Tyler, Texas.

Sandra Lee McCloud (’61 Social Studies, Regents Hall), 75, October 25, 2014, Seattle.

Donald Theodore Piele (’61 Chem.), 76, October 12, 2014, Oro Valley, Arizona.

Judith H. Weldin (x’61), 75, November 6, 2014, Boise, Idaho.

George O. Ziegwied (’61 Ag. Eng.), 76, September 25, 2014, Spokane.

Gary G. Banks (’62 Phys. Ed., Phi Delta Theta), 75, September 1, 2014, Walla Walla.

Gary Wallace Lanker (’62 Civ. Eng.), 74, September 22, 2014, Lake Wales, Florida.

Ray Eugene Loescher (’62 Speech Comm.), 75, October 22, 2014, Tumwater.

William E. Hill (’63 Econ.), 75, June 18, 2014, Olympia.

John R. Holmquist (’63 History), 75, October 30, 2014, Juneau, Alaska. 

Susan Coffin Johnson (’63 History, Kappa Alpha Theta), 71, August 24, 2014, Walla Walla.

George Johnam Simchuck (’63 Mining Eng.), 75, April 1, 2014, Guatemala.

Rae Nicole “Nikki” Blevins (’65 Bus. Admin.), 72, October 29, 2014, Tacoma.

Timothy John Boyle (’65 Poli. Science), 70, June 20, 2014, Port Angeles.

Steven W. Johnson (’67 Ed.), 69, May 28, 2014, Seattle.

James John Kahl (’67 Forestry), 72, June 27, 2014, Whidbey Island.

Marilyn T. Robinson (’68 Physical Sci.), 68, October 5, 2014, Scottsdale, Arizona.

Marla Jo Schreck (’68 Ed.), 68, September 8, 2014, Kent.

John F. Rodda (’69 Fin., Alpha Tau Omega), 67, September 18, 2014, Kingston.

Nancy Lynn Wallace (’69 Home Economics), 67, October 24, 2014, Everett. 

1970s

Susan Dee Bishop (’70 Socio.), 66, December 16, 2013, Everett.

Jean Marilyn Jack (’70 Ed., ’75 MEd), 82, May 13, 2014, Pullman.

Robert “Bob” Oran Lockard (’70 Civ. Eng.), 72, October 13, 2014, Anacortes.

Jack Kirk McNeil (’70 DVM), 71, September 11, 2014, Portland, Oregon.

Linda Kay Medcalf (’70 Home Economics), 65, December 30, 2013, Quincy.

Brian R. Hocum (’71 Zool.), 65, July 27, 2014, Clarkston. 

Howard G. Rausch (’71 Geol.), 66, July 29, 2014, Spokane.

Harold G. “Gordie” Blume Jr. (’73 Geol.), 66, September 25, 2014, Issaquah.

Duane Elliott Olsen (’73 DVM), 73, October 24, 2014, Napavine. 

Debbie Lee Clark (’74 English), 61, May 28, 2014, Pullman.

Marsha Ann Koba (’74 Pharm.), 63, March 20, 2014, Wenatchee.

Michael W. Buckingham (’75 Police Science), 61, January 2, 2014, Sedro Woolley.

Larry Jackson (’75 Business), 60, July 20, 2014, Pullman.

Carl L. Santmyer (’77 PhD Ag. Econ.), 78, October 24, 2014, Las Cruces, New Mexico.

Ruth Gellert Jackson (’78 Nursing), 59, October 26, 2014, Spokane.

John F. (Jack) Strickler (’78 Mech. Eng.), 59, June 4, 2014, Kalispell, Montana.

Henry James Henry (’79 Anth.), 60, July 3, 2014, Lorton, Virginia.

1980s

Matthew S. Emmons (’82 Busi. Admin.), 55, July 11, 2014, Riviera, Texas. 

Elizabeth June Kessel (’82 EdD), 86, May 21, 2014, Spokane. 

Nancy Marie Hughes (’83 MA Speech), 55, July 15, 2014, Mount Zion, Illinois.

Matthew G. Margres (’85 MS, ’87 PhD Psych.), 55, October 31, 2014, Saginaw, Michigan. 

Richard M. Lloyd (’86 Ag. Eng.), 53, October 31, 2014, Spokane.

David Brian Carlson (’87 Social Science), 48, June 16, 2014, Seattle.

1990s

Kerstin F. Brosemer (’91 Foreign Languages, ’95 DVM), 45, August 3, 2014, Richland.

Julie Charisse Green (’91 Psych., Alpha Delta Pi), 45, August 9, 2014, Seattle.

Luke Timothy Krebs (’91 Biol., ’98 PhD Pharmacology Toxicology), 49, May 30, 2014, Tremont, Maine.

2000s

Jason Allen Coleman (’05 Poli. Sci.), 43, February 26, 2013, Pullman.

Rebecca Lynn Hughes (’06 History), 55, September 22, 2014, Kennewick.

2010s

Andrea Green (’11 Social Science), 35, June 3, 2014, Seattle.

Collin Dennis Murdock (’13 Business), 23, May 23, 2014, Ephrata.

Faculty and Staff

Raymond L. Albrook Jr., 75, Chemistry, 1974-2006, October 1, 2014, Clarkston.

Arthur L. Antonelli, 70, Entomology, 1974-2009, September 26, 2014, Puyallup.

Brenda M. Bartlett, 51, Payroll Services, 1986-2014, October 24, 2014, Potlatch, Idaho.

Marjorie L. Becker, Fine Arts, 1978-1996, September 21, 2014, Moscow, Idaho.

Paul James Bennett, 85, Lab Technician, Environment Services Office, 1954-1992, September 3, 2014, Albion.

Keith Brandon, 82, College of Sciences, 1967-1996, April 10, 2014, Spokane.

Gerald (Jerry) F. Chenette, 71, Material Resource Services (Recycling), 1971-2002, July 21, 2014, Colton.

Gail A. Clowers, 77, WSU Puyallup, 1984-2005, May 28, 2014, Tacoma.

Donald A. (‘Bud’) Deerkop, 83, Crop and Soil Sciences, 1969-1994, October 25, 2014, Potlatch, Idaho.

Edward E. Donaldson, 91, Physics and Astronomy, 1957-1988, November 9, 2014, Pullman.

Norma L. Ellsworth, 87, Agronomy Department, 1948-1975, May 15, 2014, Pullman.

James E. Frasure, 43, Dining Services, 2008-2014, June 23, 2014, Pullman.

Helen D. Hill, 88, Nursing, 1970-1989, September 20, 2014, Moscow, Idaho.

Robert E. Hoskinson, 85, Management and Administrative Systems, 1960-1983, June 4, 2014, Bainbridge.

Larry Jackson, 60, Central Stores, Truck Driver, Food Services, July 20, 2014, Pullman. 

Delmer O. Ketchie, 81, WSU Wenatchee, 1967-1996, July 31, 2013, Wenatchee.

Frederick (Fred) G. Kreid, Facilities Operations, 1973-2009, September 17, 2014, Moscow, Idaho.

Seung-Yil (‘Richard’) Kwon, 79, Libraries, 1970-1997, November 9, 2014, Pullman.

Lloyd O. Luedecke, 79, Food Science, 1962-2012, June 4, 2014, Pullman.

Thomas M. Maloney, 83, Mechanical & Materials Engineering, 1956-1995, June 18, 2014, Pullman.

Kathryn J. McGahan, 83, Admissions, 1990-2007, November 10, 2014, Troy, Idaho.

Jerry A. Newman, 74, Human Development, WSU Extension, 1970-2010, October 14, 2014, Casa Grande, Arizona.

Ruth L. Pierce, 89, Housing and Food Services, 1971-1982, September 7, 2014, Post Falls, Idaho.

Antoinette Poulsen, 96, Foreign Languages and Literature, 1947-1980, June 12, 2014, Friday Harbor.

Ellen T. Pugh, 94, Libraries, 1969-1982, August 14, 2014, Lacey.

Ruth Romine-Muir, 81, House Director, 1983-1993, April 12, 2014, Liberty Lake.

James D. Satterlee, 66, Chemistry, 1989-2014, June 18, 2014, Pullman.

Beverly J. Stanczak, Housing Services, 1971-1995, August 1, 2014, Pullman.

Naomi B. Taylor, 91, Controller’s/Payroll, 1973-1984, October 25, 2014, La Porte, Indiana.

Mabel G. Thompson, 97, Housing and Food Service, Custodial Services, 1964-1980, July 26, 2014, Moscow, Idaho.

Glenn Wegner, 89, Facilities Planning, 1944-1982, November 26, 2009, Moscow, Idaho.