In memoriam

1930s

Ann Elizabeth Danby (’38 Busi.), 101, December 2, 2017, Eugene, Oregon.

1940s

Albert H. Adams (’41 Gen. St.), 97, November 27, 2017, Green Valley, Arizona.

Lena “Lee” Corral Barry (’41 Home Econ.), 100, January 10, 2018, Castro Valley, California.

Mavis L. Engelland (’41 Phys. Ed.), 97, December 25, 2017, Gig Harbor.

Herman E. Petway (x’41 Ed.), 99, January 2, 2018, Vineland, New Jersey.

Kenneth William Sax (’41 Mat. Sci.), 99, January 9, 2018, Sacramento, California.

Elaine Berry (x’42 Lib. Arts), 100, October 30, 2017, Wenatchee.

Edna J. Fast Maguire (’42 Busi.), 96, December 22, 2017, Wenatchee.

Jean Mary E. Nichols (’42 Gen. St., ’44 MA Fine Arts), 96, January 2, 2018, Racine, Wisconsin.

Doris Marie Swanson (’42 Music), 97, March 14, 2018, Spokane.

Marjorie H. McDowell (’43 Busi.), 96, November 23, 2017, Spokane.

John Horace Nunemaker (’43 For. Lang. & Lit.), 96, November 25, 2017, Spokane.

Phyllis Mary Carter Perrine (’43 Gen. St.), 97, January 24, 2018, West Seattle.

Jane Allison Schuster (’43 Gen. St.), 96, December 4, 2017, Spokane.

Hal Dean Tibbals (’43 Mech. Eng.), 94, February 10, 2015, Albany, Oregon.

Donald Clair Schmick (’44 Gen. St., Phi Sigma Kappa), 95, January 13, 2018, Colfax.

Elizabeth “Betty” G. Morse (’44 Home Econ., Delta Delta Delta), 97, January 1, 2018, Spokane.

Daniel M. Ogden (’44 Poli. Sci.), 95, February 8, 2018, Vancouver.

William E. Babcock (’45 DVM), 95, October 10, 2017, Terre Haute, Indiana.

Marian Faye Bowker Davidson (’45 Music), 93, January 25, 2018, Los Angeles, California.

Eleanor “Ellie” J. Carstens (x’47 Bacterio., Chi Omega), 91, January 27, 2018, Arlington.

Shirley A. Nickerson (’47 English, Alpha Delta Pi), 92, January 12, 2018, Mount Vernon.

Betty Jean Pearson (’47 Nursing), 93, November 27, 2017, Nampa, Idaho.

Barbara Bachmann Weaver (’47 English), 95, January 18, 2018, Rancho Palos Verdes, California.

Clifford P. Wolfsehr (’47 MA English), 96, December 15, 2017, Thorp.

Robert T. Axworthy (’48 Chem. Eng., ’49 Poli. Sci.), 93, December 20, 2017, Bethany, Oklahoma.

Lois Ann D. Pearson (’48 Music, ’50 Ed.), 91, February 9, 2018, Seattle.

Raymond Speer (’48 HBM, Alpha Tau Omega), 89, February 18, 2016, Lewiston, Idaho.

Mike Wirth (’48 Econ., Sigma Alpha Epsilon), 94, February 7, 2017, La Grande, Oregon.

Helen-Louise Chitty (’49 Fine Arts, ’50 Ed., Alpha Delta Pi), 91, January 8, 2018, Richland.

Charles Hilliker Parkman (’49 Wildlife Biol.), 93, October 21, 2017, Port Townsend.

Audrey N. Peterson (’49 Busi.), 90, December 13, 2017, Houston, Texas.

1950s

Ray Graves (’50 Poli. Sci.), 93, November 2, 2017, Lakewood.

Donald Eugene Hector (’50 Music, ’53 Ed.), 89, January 7, 2018, Cathedral City, California.

Marilyn L. Kinder (’50 English, Kappa Delta), 89, January 8, 2018, Tacoma.

Maryanne C. Leahy (x’50), 89, January 22, 2018, Portland, Oregon.

Robert D. Lowe (’50 Mech. Eng.), 93, September 12, 2017, Des Moines.

David W. McKeen (’50 Socio.), 88, November 19, 2016, Nevada City, California.

Betty A. Skidmore (’50 Music, ’51 Ed.), 89, December 2, 2017, Colville.

Robert Lyle Warfield (’50 Psych.), 90, December 11, 2017, Gig Harbor.

Elizabeth A. Wetzel (’50 English), 90, December 8, 2017, Salt Lake City, Utah.

Harold R. Balazs (’51 Fine Arts), 89, December 30, 2017, Spokane.

Frederic P. Emery (’51 Elec. Eng., Tau Beta Phi), 90, January 4, 2018, Tucson, Arizona.

Gordon K. Harrington (’51 History), 88, December 28, 2017, Ogden, Utah.

Francis R. LeBlanc (’51 MS Hort.), 94, December 3, 2017, Redwood City, California.

Donald E. Mead (’51 MS Psych.), 91, November 14, 2015, White Bear Lake, Minnesota.

Lyra Jean Herndon Parkman (’51 For. Lang. & Lit.), 90, September 16, 2016, Port Townsend.

DeVere Carman Erb (’52 Chem. Eng.), 97, July 31, 2016, Placentia, California.

Raymond H. Hobbs (’52, ’57 MA Phys. Ed.), 88, February 9, 2018, Pullman.

Paul R. Sellin (’52 History), 88, September 24, 2017, Los Gatos, California.

Mary Louise “Charlie” Shattuck (’52 Home Econ.), 87, December 31, 2017, Toppenish.

W. Joleen Small (’52 Elem. Ed.), 86, November 11, 2017, McMinnville, Oregon.

Warren Tuller Stuart (’52 Busi.), 90, December 26, 2017, San Francisco, California.

Ellsworth R. Wolfe (’52 Ag.), 91, January 14, 2018, Merced, California.

Shirley Dahlin (x’53 Lib. Arts, Chi Omega), 86, December 4, 2017, Hardy, Virginia.

Dee J. Dick (’53 Home Econ.), 86, February 5, 2018, Olympia.

Louis Horvath (’53, ’63 MED Education), 90, December 31, 2017, Bangor, Maine.

Mary J. Kettelkamp (’53 Pharm.), 86, December 12, 2017, Astoria, Oregon.

Curtis Killian (’53 Civ. Eng.), 85, October 3, 2017, Scottsdale, Arizona.

Milton T. Lynch (’53 Fine Arts), 86, January 17, 2018, Saratoga, California.

Merle M. Smith (’53 Wildlife Bio.), 86, November 5, 2017, Selah.

Kathryn A. Schumacher Willstatter (’53 Home Econ., Kappa Delta), 86, December 5, 2017, Orangevale, California.

Lloyd Thoeny Hunter (’54 Elec. Eng.), 95, November 11, 2017, Normandy Park.

Keith Jackson (’54 Comm., Alpha Tau Omega), 89, January 12, 2018, Sherman Oaks, California.

Joseph John Matelich (’54 Gen. St.), 85, February 5, 2018, Irving, Texas.

Andrew Irving Moe (’54 DVM), 91, February 19, 2018, Modesto, California.

Leone H. Peterson (’54 Ed., Delta Gamma), 85, October 1, 2017, Sandpoint, Idaho.

Barbara Lee Quann (’54 Busi.), 85, January 30, 2018, Pullman.

Holbrook M. Bunting Jr. (’55 Gen. St.), 90, December 12, 2017, Middle Township, Pennsylvania.

Donald Joseph Connor (’55, ’62 MS Phys. Ed.), 85, December 16, 2017, Spokane.

Robert Eugene Klock (’55 Phys. Ed.), 84, January 17, 2018, Bullhead City, Arizona.

Shirley L. Smith (’55 Busi.), 83, December 12, 2016, Spokane.

John R. Maticich (’56 Elec. Eng.), 81, April 2015, Portland, Oregon.

Alfred Lee “Bud” Hallowell (’57 DVM), 85, November 2, 2017, Auburn.

Gerald Eugene Hanks (’57 Pre-med.), 83, December 20, 2017, Tiburon, California.

Delbert John “Del” Hayes (’57 Acc.), 82, January 17, 2018, Salem, Oregon.

Ronald C. Knutzen (’57 Ag.), 82, February 19, 2018, Bow.

Patricia May Marrah (’57 Ed.), 82, December 22, 2017, Columbus, Ohio.

Herbert A. Armstrong (’58 Civ. Eng.), 82, January 13, 2018, Kingston.

Ralph G. Hoseley II (’58 Busi.), 85, November 13, 2017, Boise, Idaho.

Carolyn S. MacPhee (’58 Gen. St., Gamma Phi Beta), 81, December 31, 2017, Plano, Texas.

Sandra Rae Faber (’59 Home Econ.), 79, October 13, 2017, Ballwin, Missouri.

Larry Dee Newman (’59 Police Sci.), 81, December 21, 2017, Fort Collins, Colorado.

William R. Purcell (’59 Elec. Eng.), 86, January 10, 2018, Livermore, California.

Charles L. Wright (’59 DVM), 85, May 16, 2017, Lakewood.

1960s

Bruce Marvin Haston (’60 MA Speech Comm., ’70 PhD Poli. Sci.), 82, January 15, 2018, Big Lagoon, California.

Richard John Mackie (’60 MS Wildlife Bio.), 84, January 6, 2018, Bozeman, Montana.

Margaret “Mitzi” B. Malsch (’60 Home Econ.), 78, December 14, 2017, Bellevue.

Stephen Stanley Konz (’61 Ed.), 90, August 16, 2017, Republic.

Charles “Chuck” L. Miller (’61 Phys. Ed.), 77, June 3, 2017, Hemet, California.

Allen Le Roy Moen (’61 MS, ’68 PhD Physics), 84, January 24, 2018, Lake Stevens.

James Clair Murphy (’61 DVM), 86, December 25, 2017, Middleboro, Massachusetts.

Elizabeth Ness Nelson (’61 Socio.), 79, January 10, 2018, Fresno, California.

Daisy F. Roberts (’61 App., Merch, and Text.), 86, January 16, 2018, Yreka, California.

David A. Boag (x’63 Zool.), 83, December 6, 2017, Calgary, Alberta.

Nancy Marie Krueger (’63 Ed., Alpha Phi), 76, January 21, 2018, Tacoma.

John Samuel Peek (’63 Forest & Range Mgmt.), 78, May 29, 2017, Walla Walla.

Edward John Bris (’64 MS, ’67 PhD Ani. Sci.), 82, January 8, 2018, Nampa, Idaho.

Douglas M. Jackson (’64 DVM), 81, December 10, 2017, Richland.

David Bruce Menig (’64 Gen. St., Phi Gamma Delta), 76, January 6, 2018, San Antonio, Texas.

Janice Louise Harlow (’65 Socio.), 74, January 26, 2018, Pasco.

Allan MacDougall (’65 Poli. Sci., Theta Chi), 75, January 20, 2018, Bellevue.

Allen Ralph Saari (’65 HBM), 73, February 15, 2018, Indio, California.

John N. Terrey (’65 EDD Ed.), 91, December 28, 2017, Shoreline.

Kay Eggleston (’66 English), 74, January 30, 2018, Spokane Valley.

Ronald M. McHargue (’66 Math.), 73, January 4, 2018, Tekoa.

Brian William McMahon (’66 Poli. Sci., Phi Delta Theta), 75, December 12, 2017, Port Townsend.

George T. Ostrander (’66 Econ.), 76, February 8, 2018, Ft. Lauderdale, Florida.

Dennis Lee Cava (’67 Psych.), 71, November 2, 2015, Spokane Valley.

Helen Jeane Jones (’67 PhD Higher Ed. Admin.), 93, January 24, 2018, Reno, Nevada.

Brian M. Lucarelli (’67 Acc.), 76, January 27, 2018, Seattle.

Bruce R. Armstrong (’68 MFA), 80, December 17, 2017, Akron, Ohio.

Fred R. Esvelt (’68 Ag.), 73, December 12, 2017, Daisy.

Stephen G. Fellstrom (’69 Gen. St.), 70, December 24, 2016, Winthrop.

Darlene Luella Russell (’69 MED), 76, January 11, 2018, Tacoma.

Ronald Ross Utecht (’69 Ag. Ed.), 70, January 20, 2018, Spokane Valley.

Patricia Claire Wilson (’69 For. Lang. & Lit.), 68, May 20, 2017, Seattle.

1970s

Robert “Bob” J. Hungerford (’70 Const. Eng.), 69, January 6, 2018, Roy.

Thelma Irene Mosebar (’70 Bacterio.), 70, December 5, 2017, Olympia.

Linda Diane Turnbull (’70 Phys. Ed.), 69, December 8, 2017, Corvallis, Oregon.

Claire “Bart” Bartok (’71 Ani. Sci.), 69, November 7, 2017, Marysville.

Candice Elaine Shearer Sherry (’71 Ed.), 68, January 27, 2018, St. Paul, Minnesota.

Bruce Wayne Trimble (’71 Arch.), 69, December 24, 2016, Missoula, Montana.

William Gust Hagelin (’72 Fin.), 67, December 24, 2017, Seattle.

Tamara Jo Hungerford (’72 Ed.), 67, January 6, 2018, Roy.

Stephen H. Peterson (’72 Mech. Eng.), 69, January 29, 2018, Spokane.

Sheldon James Pratt (’72 MA Ag. Econ.), 70, November 14, 2017, Salem, Oregon.

Mark E. Firestone (’74 Ag.), 65, February 23, 2018, Dayton, Oregon.

Jo Anne MacDonald (’74 MA Spanish), 71, September 19, 2017, West Lafayette, Indiana.

John F. MacDonald (’74 PhD Entom.), 73, December 3, 2017, West Lafayette, Indiana.

Edward Paul Mertens (’74 Const. Mgmt.), 64, March 18, 2017, Kennewick.

Lawrence J. Pierce (’74 Acc.), 65, November 26, 2017, Sequim.

John B. Saffell (’74 Gen. St.), 69, December 5, 2017, Olympia.

Sara Beth Akre (’76 Comm.), 65, January 11, 2018, Waterloo, Iowa.

Henry John Groeneveld (’76 Ag.), 63, January 30, 2018, Snohomish.

Roy Emerson Matthews III (’76, ’87 MS Mech. Eng.), 63, July 31, 2017, Cedar Park, Texas.

Mark C. Paxton (’76 Zool.), 63, February 7, 2018, Spokane.

William H. Piispanen (’76 MS Env. Sci.), 70, September 16, 2017, Boise, Idaho.

Le Roi “Smitty” Matthew-Pierre III (’77 PhD Psych.), 71, December 22, 2017, Vancouver, British Columbia.

Kenneth R. Tremblay Jr. (’77 MA, ’80 PhD Socio.), 61, February 12, 2015, Fort Collins, Colorado.

James Hamre (’78 Civ. Eng.), 61, December 18, 2017, Puyallup.

Dean Anthony Yankee (’78 Crim. Jus., Socio.), 61, December 23, 2017, Battle Ground.

1980s

Jennifer Ayers (’80 Anthro.), 63, January 15, 2018, Seattle.

Jeffrey S. Boyle (’80 Env. Sci.), 65, January 2, 2018, Eagle, Idaho.

Lynn Marie Lamb (’81 Comm., Alpha Chi Omega), 58, December 15, 2017, Spokane.

Gordon Bryan Clausen (’82 Elec. Eng.), 58, January 6, 2018, Spokane.

Duane Alan Neitzel (’82 MS Biol.), 71, November 16, 2017, Richland.

Anne L. Knoben (’83 Busi.), 54, January 13, 2016, Puyallup.

Dawn Carla Anderson (’84 Acc.), 56, November 28, 2017, Mundelein, Illinois.

Peter Alan Loposer (’85 Acc.), 54, December 17, 2017, Walla Walla.

Jon Miki Sonoda (’86 Pharm.), 54, December 23, 2017, Seattle.

Steven S. Hulbert (’88 Busi.), 52, February 6, 2018, Bellingham.

Annette Marie Allen (’89 Elem. Ed.), 51, January 12, 2018, Bremerton.

Janice Lee Hirsch (’89 Poli. Sci., Alpha Gamma Delta), 64, October 16, 2014, Lake Oswego, Oregon.

1990s

Roslyn Gina Sealy (’90 Zool.), 65, December 7, 2017, Marysville.

Nancy Susan Dabney (’95 MED Couns.), 62, December 30, 2017, West Richland.

Elizabeth Angela Burgess (’97 Psych.), 69, November 30, 2017, Green Bay, Wisconsin.

Eric Byron Nelson (’98 MS Env. Sci.), 56, January 30, 2016, Geneva, New York.

2000s

Jayne E. Todd (’03 Soc. Sci.), 62, February 5, 2018, Carefree, Arizona.

Shane Terrell Barrett (’04 Comm.), 45, February 7, 2018, Vancouver.

Angela J. Bueing (’05 Busi.), 48, January 22, 2018, Mukilteo.

Michael David Leitl (’05 Neurosci.), 34, November 27, 2017, Miami, Florida.

Taylor Burnett Farrell (’06 Zool., ’08 For. Lang. & Lit.), 33, November 26, 2017, Ellensburg.

Lindsey Diane Weaver (’08 App., Merch, and Text.), 32, January 5, 2018, Othello.

Gloria Ellen Larson (’09 Nursing), 67, November 28, 2017, Kennewick.

2010s

Autumn Nicole Morse-Jones (’12 Human Dev.), 38, November 28, 2017, Albion.

FACULTY AND STAFF

Betty M. Anderson, 99, Nursing, 1968–1984, August 13, 2017, Spokane.

Marianne Barabasz, 71, Counseling Psychology, 1985–2017, January 15, 2018, Palouse.

Shane T. Barrett, 45, Finance and Administration, 2001–2014, February 7, 2018, Vancouver.

Tim Blosser, 98, Dairy/Animal Sciences, 1948–1974, January 14, 2018, Spokane.

Stanley Buckley, 91, Physical Plant, 1977–1990, December 10, 2017, Pullman.

Dennis L. Cox, 73, Facilities Services, 1964–2009, February 10, 2018, Pullman.

Harold Dodgen, 96, Chemistry, 1948–1986, November 26, 2017, Pullman.

James Englund, 97, Mechanical Engineering, 1948–1984, December 23, 2015, Mobile, Alabama.

Edward E. Harris, 87, Housing and Dining, 1972–1992, February 20, 2018, Kennewick.

Lisa Jeffers, 52, Housing and Conference Services, 1990–2012, February 11, 2018, Palouse.

Sheryl Jenkins, 69, Liberal Arts, 1986–2013, December 10, 2017, St. John.

Delbert Kessler, 83, Facilities Services, 1989–2001, December 30, 2017, Lewiston, Idaho.

David G. Lang, 49, Athletics, 1998–2018, February 24, 2018, Pullman.

Corriene Liotta, 95, University Recreation, 1956–1982, Tualatin, Oregon.

Bernice Meier, 95, Health and Wellness Services, 1974–1983, December 4, 2017, Pullman.

Kathleen Marie Oller, 72, University Publishing, 1985–2009, December 17, 2017, Moscow, Idaho.

Barbara Quann, 85, Libraries, 1975–1994, January 30, 2018, Pullman.

Clyde Quintana, 91, Physical Plant, 1973–1989, January 20, 2018, Federal Way.

Dianne Schlott, 60, Multicultural Student Services, 1987–2018, March 1, 2018, Pullman.

Carolyn Kay Ravenscroft Smith, 73, Mathematics, 1989–2014, December 7, 2017, Moscow, Idaho.

Walter Wilson, 83, WSU Tri-Cities, 1999–2005, January 7, 2018, Kennewick.

 

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