In memoriam

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1930s

Emilie V. Brannfors (’38 Microbio.), 98, January 3, 2015, Seattle.

Margaret Grace Logen (’39 Busi.), 97, December 8, 2015, Stanwood.

1940s

Buel Laud Sever (’40 Gen. St.), 95, February 4, 2014, University Place.

Barbara Cole (’42 Socio.), 94, December 31, 2015, Spokane Valley.

Clarence L. Helgeson (’42 BPH), 97, February 18, 2016, Ellensburg.

Hazel E. Locklier (’42 Phys. Ed.), 94, July 5, 2014, Marlin, Texas.

Dorothy E. Smith (’43 Phys. Ed.), 94, February 24, 2016, Shoreline.

Lewis John Campbell (’44 DVM), 98, September 11, 2015.

Wilma Carol Oertli (’45 Home Econ.), 91, December 31, 2015, Olympia.

Robert John Reed (’45 Ag. Econ.), 92, April 18, 2015, Yakima.

William W. Osborne (’46 Microbio.), 95, October 13, 2015, Warminster, Pennsylvania.

John P. Bowland (’47 MS Ani. Sci.), 91, December 15, 2015, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada.

Carl Heritage Clark (’47 DVM), 89, September 8, 2015, Auburn, Alabama.

Ernest Hento (’47 Busi.), 94, December 22, 2015, Keizer, Oregon.

Stanley Berry (’48 Ed., ’59 ME Higher Ed. Admin.), 92, December 18, 2015, Pullman.

Vern Jaquish (’48 Acctg.), 95, January 15, 2015, Reno, Nevada.

William Cyril Kinard (’48 Elec. Eng.), 93, November 24, 2015, Portland, Oregon.

Clarice McCartan (’48 MS Home Econ.), 91, December 8, 2015, Olympia.

Margaret Jean Reed (’48 Soc. St.), 88, December 14, 2015, Yakima.

Emery C. Carper (’49 Phys. Ed.), 85, December 16, 2015, Spokane.

Norman E. Cunningham (’49 DVM), 92, September 17, 2015, Anderson, South Carolina.

Henry William Dixon (’49 MA Poli. Sci.), 97, April 4, 2015, Phoenix, Arizona.

Eugene S. Dziedzic (’49, ’59 MS Wildlife Bio., Sigma Xi), 92, December 28, 2015, Lacey.

Ken Hammond (’49 Elec. Eng.), 89, January 23, 2015, Portland, Oregon.

Marvin Ray Jeglin (’49 Ani. Sci.), 88, January 28, 2016, Homeland, California.

Richard F. Johnson (’49 MS Ani. Sci.), 95, December 14, 2015, San Luis Obispo, California.

Robert A. Mackenstadt (’49 Elec. Eng.), 88, December 24, 2015, Redding, California.

George Eldon Marshall (’49 Acctg., Sigma Alpha Epsilon), 91, December 25, 2015, Olympia.

Alice Marie Ordway (’49 Socio.), 93, August 31, 2014, Kent.

George Marshall Paris Sr (’49 Gen. St., Sigma Chi), 88, February 11, 2016, Wenatchee.

Harold W. Vaughn (’49 Hort.), 90, January 17, 2016, Lewiston, Idaho.

1950s

Samuel John Ciranny (’50 Elec. Eng.), 86, July 3, 2014, The Dalles, Oregon.

Henry Steven Leigh (’50 Mech. Eng.), 90, November 27, 2014, Bellevue.

Donald M. Newquist (’50 Ag. Eng.), 90, November 16, 2015, Yakima.

Clyde LeRoy Reese (’50 Elec. Eng.), 88, November 27, 2015, Burlington, Vermont.

Virginia Dee McIntosh Anderson (’51 Home Econ.), 86, January 13, 2016, Seattle.

Donald F. Corfman (’51 Pharm.), 86, January 9, 2016, Des Moines.

Benner T. Cummings (’51 Speech & Hearing Sci.), 89, January 28, 2016, San Clemente, California.

J. Hubert Dunn (’51 MS Phys. Ed.), 94, January 31, 2016, DeKalb, Illinois.

John W. Fishback (’51 Zool., Phi Delta Theta), 79, November 19, 2015, Sun City West, Arizona.

Neil V. Follett (’51 DVM), 89, December 25, 2015, Walla Walla.

Donald B. Gartland (’51 BPH), 86, October 28, 2015, Beaverton, Oregon.

David Tigges Kirk (’51 Busi.), 87, January 15, 2016, Olympia.

Clyde L. Painter (’51 Agro.), 94, December 21, 2015, Kennewick.

Richard T. Streissguth (’51 Socio.), 86, December 14, 2015, Vancouver.

Albert P. Friedman (’52 BPH), 88, January 27, 2016, Spokane.

Robert L. Herriott (’52 DVM), 92, July 28, 2014, Shoreline.

DeWayne R. Krueger (’52 BPH), 86, January 22, 2016, Kalispell, Montana.

Benjamin F. Magill (’52 Ani. Sci.), 88, January 6, 2016, Independence, Oregon.

Lesly Patching (’52 Wildlife Bio.), 84, December 6, 2013, Weston, Oregon.

Mary Louise Atkinson (’53 Math.), 84, October 29, 2015, Shoreline.

Jean Marie Green (’53 Home Econ.), 84, December 14, 2015, Issaquah.

Ellery Howard Harvey (’53 Soc. St.), 85, September 17, 2014, Kingsport, Tennessee.

Richard A. Mikulec (’53 MS, ’56 PhD Chem.), 86, January 12, 2015, Morton Grove, Illinois.

Donald E. Sparks (’53 Ed.), 83, May 10, 2015, Cathedral City, California.

William Wardinsky (’53 Busi.), 85, January 27, 2016, Kirkland.

Shirley Irene Doran (’54 Nursing), 85, January 13, 2016, West Palm Beach, Florida.

Patsy Ann Wall (’54 Ed., Alpha Phi), 82, February 5, 2016, Dallas, Texas.

Kathleen Hanson (’55 Home Econ.), 82, December 9, 2015, Olympia.

Pete F. Helke (’55 BPH), 92, February 14, 2016, Colbert.

W. Rodgers Higgins (’55 Acctg., ’63 MBA), 82, December 14, 2015, Center Valley, Pennsylvania.

Mona (Eikrem) Howell (’55 English), 84, December 27, 2015, Everett.

Loretta Lou Penrod (’55 Fine Arts), 84, January 23, 2016, Anacortes.

Ruth H. Glasser (’56 English), 95, October 20, 2015, Newark Valley, New York.

Adolfo E.S. Koenig (’56 Mech. Eng.), 83, October 28, 2015, Tacoma.

Edward F. Koester (’56 Civ. Eng.), 80, May 27, 2015, Trout Lake.

Larry G. Soderholm Jr (’56 DVM), 85, December 10, 2015, Forest Grove, Oregon.

Cecelia J. Stallcop (’56 Ed.), 81, January 20, 2016, Carmichael, California.

Donald Wayne Steiger (’56 Geog.), 81, December 4, 2015, Menlo Park, California.

Kenneth Edwin Storey (’56 Busi., Beta Theta Pi), 81, November 23, 2015, Lake Tapps.

Robert H. Clausen (’57 Econ.), 80, July 16, 2015, Woodinville.

Robert Wyckoff Otto (’57 DVM), 93, December 7, 2015, Jerome, Idaho.

Fred Richard Todd (’57 Phys. Ed.), 85, January 22, 2016, Harwood, Maryland.

Lois E. Klindworth (’58 Ed.), 79, January 17, 2016, Kennewick.

Robert Sutton Rae (’58 Ed.), 85, January 16, 2016, Mill Creek.

Peter Leslie Taylor (’58 Zool.), 80, February 7, 2016, Sun Valley, Idaho.

Larry L. Charlton (’59 Forest Mgmt.), 82, December 23, 2015, Yakima.

James C. Hansen (’59 Ag. Eng.), 87, November 20, 2015, Gig Harbor.

Linda Johnson (’59 English), 78, February 10, 2015, Redmond.

Terrence M. O’Connor (’59 Psych.), 78, October 30, 2014, Montesano.

1960s

Phyllis Elaine Ahlf (’60 Ed.), 78, January 24, 2016, Olympia.

John G. Carriere Jr (’60 Arch. Eng.), 81, January 1, 2016, Tucson, Arizona.

Dean C. Kile (’60 Forest & Range Mgmt.), 81, March 26, 2015, John Day, Oregon.

George Sybrant (’60, HRM, Sigma Iota, Sigma Alpha Epsilon), 77, January 22, 2016, Cathedral City, California.

Michael L. Wohld (’60 Ag. Econ.), 78, December 16, 2015, Oregon City, Oregon.

Dave E. Holman (’61 Forest & Range Mgmt.), 77, January 9, 2016, Boise, Idaho.

James Veenhuizen (’61 HBM), 76, November 4, 2015, Seattle.

Jerry R. Browning (’62 Arch. Eng.), 77, November 6, 2015, Coaldale, Alberta, Canada.

Lillian M. Moir (’62 Gen. St.), 75, November 13, 2015, Blaine.

Thomas L. Brown (’63 DVM), 82, September 28, 2015, Woodland.

Wayne Joseph Dahmen (’63 Chem.), 75, February 16, 2016, West Lafayette, Indiana.

Marvin Grant Fifield (’63 EDD), 83, December 4, 2015, Logan, Utah.

Carl E. Gustafson (’63 MS Wildlife Bio., ’72 PhD Zool.), 79, February 13, 2016, Pullman.

Richard Gene Kauk (’63 DVM), 76, January 9, 2016, Billings, Montana.

Arnold Paul Andres (’64 DVM), 76, January 8, 2016, Vancouver.

Ralph Harvey Baldwin III (’65 Poli. Sci.), 72, February 12, 2016, Tacoma.

William F. Boldman Jr (’65, ’67 MA Econ.), 72, February 2016, Spokane.

Judy Lynn Keplinger (’65 Busi.), 72, February 14, 2016, Kennewick.

Nellie A. Whetsler (’65 Elem. Ed.), 95, December 13, 2015, Tualatin, Oregon.

Roger Edward Lampitt (’66 Ag. Econ., Alpha Gamma Rho), 71, October 22, 2015, Tacoma.

Mark Jon Miles (’66 Psych.), 72, November 21, 2015, Moses Lake.

Ray Sheahan (’66 MED), 89, August 17, 2015, Spokane.

Nicole H. Taflinger (’66 Fine Arts, ’68 MFA), 88, February 12, 2016, Pullman.

Bent Laur Jensen (’67 Ani. Sci., ’69 Ag.), 87, January 22, 2016, Anacortes.

Martin Franklin Stoner (’67 PhD Plant Path.), 72, April 17, 2014, Pomona, California.

Susan May Walker (’67 Ed.), 71, February 3, 2016, Monroe.

Duncan Albert Carter (’68 Soc. Sci., ’70 MA English), 69, February 22, 2016, Clackamas, Oregon.

Fred M. Schuchart (’68 BPH), 70, February 6, 2016, Spokane.

Gerald H. “Bud” Hoff (’69 DVM, Tau Kappa Epsilon), 72, November 20, 2015, Tacoma.

Margaret Ringrose Kelley (’69 Phys. Ed.), 68, November 29, 2015, Colville.

Elizabeth J. McGlynn (’69 MA Poli. Sci.), 85, January 30, 2016, Milwaukee, Wisconsin.

William Ralph Mehrten (’69 Ag. Econ.), 68, February 12, 2016, Exeter, California.

James W. Trull (’69 Ag. Eng.), 69, January 16, 2016, Grandview.

1970s

David M. Skinner (’70 Ag.), 68, January 28, 2016, Moscow, Idaho.

Davey L. Schmidt (’71 Phys. Ed.), 70, October 26, 2015, Port Angeles.

Paul Henry Damon (’73 Socio, ’75 MS Psych.), 66, December 6, 2015, Colorado Springs, Colorado.

John David Hauser (’73 PhD History), 71, August 28, 2014, Astoria, Oregon.

Lynn Kathleen Weber (’75 Home Econ.), 62, January 5, 2016, Uniontown.

Gary Ray Brister (’76 Forest & Range Mgmt.), 62, February 11, 2016, Spokane.

Kent Charles McVey (’77 DVM), 66, February 19, 2016, Rochester, Minnesota.

Bruce Edward Tiedeman (’77 Vet. Sci.), 67, January 4, 2016, Deception Pass.

Keith Grieneeks (’78 PhD Ed.), 68, November 30, 2015, Seattle.

Katie Marie Berg (’79 Comm.), 59, January 14, 2016, Seattle.

Carlos G. Gomez (’79 MFA), 64, January 26, 2016, Brownsville, Texas.

Brooks Alan Hogle (’79 HBM), 58, December 19, 2015, Salem, Oregon.

Ronald Dean Jones (’79 Busi.), 58, December 24, 2015, Vancouver.

Frank David Lewis (’79 Busi.), 59, February 3, 2016, Quincy.

Twila W. Palmer (’79 MS Voc. Tech. Ed.), 85, February 24, 2016, Spokane.

Leann D. Lobeda Peterson (’79 Busi.), 58, January 4, 2016, West Seattle.

E. Spencer Rockett (’79 BPH), 74, November 26, 2015, Pullman.

1980s

Kathleen Joan Jamieson (’80 BPH), 58, February 2, 2016, Bellevue.

Henry Michael Devereaux (’82 MED), 65, January 28, 2016, Pasco.

Richard H. Graeber (’82 Busi.), 69, December 6, 2015, Colfax.

Kenneth S. Hamilton (’83 Busi.), 56, December 16, 2015, Issaquah.

Mark Patrick Mosely (’83 Mech. Eng.), 54, December 31, 2015, Seabeck.

Scott Albert Miller (’84 Comm.), 57, February 25, 2016, Fargo, North Dakota.

Edward C. Eldredge (’85 Mktg.), 54, February 15, 2016, Duvall.

Ronald W. Robinson (’88 Mat. Eng.), 54, November 21, 2015, Zanesville, Ohio.

Scott Edward Soper (’89 Mktg.), 48, August 24, 2015, Seattle.

1990s

Julie Nichols Papineau (’93 Human Dev.), 45, January 4, 2016, Puyallup.

Jonathan Howard Esvelt (’94 Ag. Ed.), 45, February 10, 2016, Colville.

Michelle Ann Miller (’94 Acctg.), 42, August 20, 2015, Royal City.

Anthony Charles O’Keefe (’94 Comm., Beta Theta Pi), 46, December 4, 2015, Seattle.

Ryan Anthony Davis (’99 Forest Mgmt., ’05 MS Plant Path.), 38, January 10, 2016, Spokane.

2000s

Joshua Daniel Lipkin (’03 Busi.), 37, December 31, 2015.

Kelly Nicole Miller (’03 Busi.), 34, December 6, 2015, Camas.

Dale Gregory Walseth Sr (’05 Psych.), 50, December 17, 2015, Woodland.

Norman D. Moorer (’07 MPA), 67, December 23, 2015, Kennewick.

Faculty and staff

Stanley Berry, 92, Admissions, 1955-1987, December 18, 2015, Pullman.

Jack D. Dowell, 91, Political Science, 1960-1986, December 31, 2015, Sidney, British Columbia, Canada.

John Ehrstine, 78, English, 1964-2000, January 5, 2016, Wilsonville, Oregon.

Carl Gustafson, 79, Anthropology, 1960-1998, February 13, 2016. Pullman.

William Haglund, 85, WSU Mount Vernon, 1960-1992, June 15, 2015, Roseville, California.

Noreen Kaseburg-King, 78, WSU County Extension, 1978-1997, January 5, 2016, Snohomish.

Harry “Clint” Keller, 84, Extension CES, 1969-1997, December 7, 2015, Coeur d’Alene, Idaho.

John Kicza, 68, History, 1980-2009, March 9, 2016, Pullman.

Sandra Lazelle-Obrien, 76, Business Services/Controllers, 1979-2000, November 25, 2015, Grass Valley, California.

Gerald Maring, 72, Teaching and Learning, 1977-2008, November 22, 2015, Woodland.

Clarice McCartan, 91, Food Science and Human Nutrition, 1972-1985, December 8, 2015, Olympia.

Isabel Miller, 91, Sociology, 1979-1994, January 26, 2016, Moscow, Idaho.

Kenneth Mock, 72, Technical Services, 1994-2004, March 5, 2016, Spokane.

Melody Munson, 62, Veterinary Clinical Sciences, 2007-2016, February 8, 2016, Palm Springs, California.

Diane Olbrich, 75, Enterprise Computing Services, 1987-1994, February 25, 2016, Pullman.

Edward Pate, 66, Chemical Engineering & Bioengineering, 1980-2016, Pullman.

MC Uel “Max” Proctor, 86, Housing and Dining, 1974-1992, January 20, 2016, Colfax.

James F. Smith, 73, Facilities Services, 1977-1988, December 13, 2015, Orofino, Idaho.

William Willard, 89, Comparative Ethnic Studies, 1976-1998, January 15, 2016, Pullman.