In memoriam

1930s

Howard Strating (’38 Gen. St.), 101, September 19, 2016, Wenatchee.

1940s

Marion R. Carstens (’41 Ag. Eng.), 96, September 3, 2015, Gainesville, Georgia.

Merwin H. Miller (’43 Civ. Eng.), 95, July 12, 2016, Upland, California.

Walter Joseph Krebs (’44 DVM), 99, February 26, 2020, Grants Pass, Oregon.

Betty Lisle Buckner (’45 Fine Arts), 96, March 8, 2020, Santa Monica, California.

Frank K. Yoshimura (’45 Pharm.), 96, August 27, 2017, Salt Lake City, Utah.

M. Elaine Burgess (’47, ’49 MA Socio.), 94, February 13, 2020, Walla Walla.

Virginia Danke (’47 MEd Ed.), 94, February 16, 2020, Spokane.

Elizabeth “Bucky” Joy Gans (’47 History), 93, January 7, 2020, Goleta, California.

Robert Fowler Smith (’47 Comm.), 95, May 5, 2019, Boise, Idaho.

James Stewart McLeod (’48 Elec. Eng.), 94, April 16, 2020, Bellingham.

Harry Emory Mills (’48 Arch.), 96, April 6, 2020, Bainbridge Island.

Theodore G. Pitts (’48, ’52 MA Ed.), 94, March 20, 2019, Okanogan.

James A. Scott (’48 Gen. St.), 95, September 4, 2019, Pomeroy.

Virginia E. Bice (’49 English), 90, January 21, 2017, University Place.

Robert Bernard Hong (’49 Ag.), 96, January 1, 2020, Lynden.

John Joseph Klemp (’49 Ag.), 98, August 3, 2019, Brainerd, Minnesota.

Robert John La Porte (x’49 History), 91, March 25, 2020, Hood River, Oregon.

Ralph Harry Steinhart (’49 Hotel & Rest. Admin.), 91, June 13, 2017, Fanwood, New Jersey.

Jens Temte (’49 Elec. Eng.), 97, August 2, 2017, Marysville.

Millie F. Williams (’49 Psych.), 92, April 18, 2019, Spokane.

Mary Gail Zmitrovich (’49 Home Econ.), 90, March 2, 2015, Silver Spring, Maryland.

1950s

A. Reinold Anderson (’50 Hort., Acacia), 94, April 8, 2020, Vancouver.

Lorne T. Dunning Jr. (’50 Agro.), 94, May 5, 2020, Ellensburg.

Thomas Everett Edgar (’50 Psych., ’54 Ed.), 93, May 1, 2018, Boise, Idaho.

Janet Marie Nelson (’50 Soc. St.), 87, February 26, 2020, Goleta, California.

Mauri J. Pelto (’50, ’63 MS Elec. Eng.), 95, March 20, 2020, Silverdale.

June Alene Rowland (’50 Comm., Speech & Hearing Sci.), 86, February 7, 2015, Packwood.

Francis “Frank” W. Schlaefer (’50 Civ. Eng.), 93, April 12, 2020, Mukilteo.

Maurice M. Smith (’50 Hort.), 87, December 13, 2016, Wenatchee.

Gail Lavern Brabec (’51 Pharm.), 89, November 23, 2019, Livermore, California.

Joan E. Herr (’51 Home Econ.), 90, April 14, 2020, Dublin, Ohio.

Joan E. Williamson (’51 Ed.), 92, April 8, 2020, Del Mar, California.

John P. Babich Sr. (’52 Ag.), 96, May 4, 2020, Zillah.

Lillian V. Cady (’52 Comm.), 89, March 19, 2020, West Seattle.

Willis Orvid Nevin (’52 Ag.), 93, April 18, 2019, Sammamish.

Dorothy Pontsler (’52 Busi.), 87, April 11, 2019, Brentwood, California.

Thomas W. Barker (’53 Elec. Eng.), 88, February 23, 2020, Des Moines.

Claron Ngit H. Pong (’53 Pharm.), 89, December 10, 2018, Honolulu, Hawaii.

Richard Dean Reid (’53 DVM), 91, April 7, 2020, Albany, Oregon.

John Dale Thirkill (’53 Chem. Eng.), 88, August 31, 2017, Farmington, Utah.

Raymond M. Turner (’54 PhD Botany), 91, December 9, 2018, Tucson, Arizona.

Robert “Bob” L. Harris (’55 Poli. Sci.), 85, March 6, 2020, Vancouver.

Marilyn Eylar Conaway (’56 Soc. St.), 85, December 31, 2019, Anchorage, Alaska.

Margaret “Mickey” Edith Rice Kendall (’56 Gen. St., ’59 MEd Ed.), 87, February 11, 2020, Spokane.

Frank William Kleist (’56 Biol.), 90, April 8, 2020, Visalia, California.

Nancy Lu Gale Compau (’57 Gen. St.), 84, March 15, 2020, Spokane.

Elbert M. Hubbard Jr. (’57 Ed.), 84, December 5, 2019, Manson.

Karen Inez (Sandstrom) Clem (’58 Nursing), 83, March 19, 2020, Lacey.

Sue Carol Hogue (’58 Bacterio.), 82, December 1, 2018, San Diego, California.

Michael G. Mason (’58 Ag., ’68 DVM), 84, July 21, 2019, Auburn.

David D. Mowat (’58 Agro.), 85, April 17, 2020, Ashland, Oregon.

D. Wayne Campbell (’59 Poli. Sci.), 82, September 14, 2019, Richland.

Dale LaVerne Preedy (’59 Ag. Mech.), 83, March 8, 2020, Spokane.

Norman Charles Veach (’59, ’65 MS Phys. Ed.), 83, July 21, 2019, Wenatchee.

1960s

Vernon Dale Atwood (’60 Ag. Econ.), 83, February 5, 2017, Prineville, Oregon.

Helen Louise Burgess Lindhorst (’60 Ed.), 82, March 15, 2020, Lake Forest Park.

Frank S. Weldin (’60 Mech. Eng.), 81, February 22, 2020, Boise, Idaho.

Richard S. Yonck (’60, ’65 MS Phys. Ed.), 86, May 9, 2020, Bothell.

Judy Ann Allan (’61 Home Econ.), 77, August 5, 2016, St. Cloud, Minnesota.

Michael R. Duncan (’61 Ag. Mech.), 78, March 11, 2018, Nampa, Idaho.

Burdette “Becky” Maddalena (’61 Elem. Ed.), 81, February 7, 2020, Santa Rosa, California.

Bernard L. Chaplin (’62 Hort.), 79, December 28, 2019, Lacey.

Sandra Lea (Backman) Mauchley (’62 Music), 80, May 17, 2020, Moscow, Idaho.

Donald G. Norris (’62 Gen. St.), 79, April 26, 2020, Audubon, Pennsylvania.

Ian Keith Edlund (’64, ’68 MA Music), 77, February 29, 2020, Seattle.

Dennis B. Jones (’64 Busi.), 77, March 20, 2020, Sammamish.

Harold R. Kaeser Jr. (’64 Arch.), 75, August 26, 2015, Bellevue.

Mike R. Kunz (’64 Mech. Eng.), 80, April 15, 2020, Pleasanton, California.

James O. Waldbillig (’64 PhD Chem.), 82, April 4, 2020, Wappingers Falls, New York.

Gloria Mae Elliott (’65 Socio.), 88, October 31, 2019, Bend, Oregon.

Stanley Gordon King (’65 Mech. Eng.), 77, September 3, 2019, Lewiston, Idaho.

Nanette M. Bullock (’66 Comm.), 75, January 8, 2020, Olympia.

Dan H. McLachlan (’66, ’69 MA English), 77, February 26, 2020, Genesee, Idaho.

Larry Dean Kloster (’67, ’70 MS Ag. Econ.), 75, May 8, 2020, Spokane.

Marcus Cooper Bevens (’68 Arch.), 74, March 16, 2020, Rockaway Beach, Oregon.

Edmond Bernard Dennery (’68 PhD Botany), 96, March 27, 2017, Milton.

Keith D. Rieckers (’68 Busi.), 74, March 4, 2020, Spokane.

Walinjom Fombad Muna (’69 Chem.), 73, February 24, 2019, Paris, France.

Edward “Rich” Richard Rankin (’69 Mktg.), 72, March 24, 2020, Bothell.

1970s

Lyle Keith Atchley (’70 Hort.), 81, February 14, 2020, Bellingham.

Michael Joseph Dugaw (’70 Comm.), 73, December 28, 2019, Longview.

Charles D. Huggins (’70 MA Comm.), 81, August 24, 2019, Arco, Idaho.

Karen Ann Kelleher (’70 Math.), 71, March 18, 2020, West Hartford, Connecticut.

Linda Ruth Robinette (’70 DVM), 74, April 18, 2020, Pullman.

LeRoy Johnson (’71 PhD Physics), 84, September 1, 2019, Moses Lake.

Pamela Jean Dorway-Worley (’72 Poli. Sci.), 69, April 8, 2020, Kingwood, Texas.

Alan Lewis Hodgdon (’72 PhD Genetics & Cell Biol.), 77, September 21, 2019, Portland, Maine.

David A. DeBruyne (’73 Physics), 69, February 27, 2020, Tumwater.

Wendy J. Millerick (’73 Kinesio.), 70 , March 17, 2020, Snohomish.

David J. Morey (’73 Arch.), 70, April 25, 2020, Portland, Oregon.

Floyd Alexis Rogers (’73 Elec. Eng., ’74 Comp. Sci.), 69, April 20, 2020, Bellevue.

Cathleen A. Windal (’73 Socio.), 69, April 29, 2020, Portland, Oregon.

Clinton C. Campbell (’74 Ed.), 68, April 19, 2020, Brownsville.

Roberta J. Case (’74 Home Econ.), 68, February 28, 2020, Rathdrum, Idaho.

David Lee Brevik (’75 Comm.), 65, March 15, 2019, Vancouver.

Scott Lee Schmidtman (’75 Econ., Alpha Kappa Lambda), 66, March 29, 2020, Spokane.

Kenneth M. Ames (’76 PhD Anthro.), 73, April 21, 2019, Portland, Oregon.

James Allen Hamrick (’77 Ag.), 80, April 6, 2020, Puyallup.

1980s

Stephen C. Schmelz (’80 Crim. Jus.), 62, April 19, 2020, Kailua Kona, Hawaii.

David Steven Simanton (’80 Acc.), 63, August 7, 2019, Bend, Oregon.

Tammy Jayne Mears (’81 Mech. Eng.), 59, March 8, 2018, San Diego, California.

Mark Stephen Nissen (’81, ’85 MS Biochem.), 62, March 20, 2020, Moscow, Idaho.

Sarah E. Lingle (’82 PhD Agro.), 64, April 17, 2020, Salem, Oregon.

John W. Reef (’83 MS Geol.), 68, February 6, 2020, Rochester, New York.

Daniel Alan Lutz (’86 Elec. Eng.), April 26, 2020, Glendale, Arizona.

James Andrew Bartko II (’88 Sport Mgmt.), 54, March 16, 2020, Eugene, Oregon.

Derek Raider Brandes (’88, ’92 MA Comm., ’13 EdD), 50, April 10, 2020, Walla Walla.

1990s

Kirsten Marit Broderson (’90 Anthro.), 50, August 9, 2019, Appleton, Wisconsin.

Stephanie A. Fosberg Staniewski (’91 Pharm.), 68, April 25, 2020, Sandpoint, Idaho.

Eric Scott Fendell (’96 Ag. Econ.), 47, December 22, 2019, Zillah.

2000s

Ronald Joseph Shurer II (’01 Busi.), 41, May 14, 2020, Washington, D.C.

Andrew Scott Emery (’03 Biol.), 55, January 25, 2020, Edmonds.

Elena Patrice Bernick (’07 PhD Zool.), 44, February 29, 2016, Baltimore, Maryland.

Faculty and staff

Donald Bosse, 82, Facility Services, 1960-2002, March 27, 2020, Moscow, Idaho.

Kathryn Cooper, 75, Facility Services, 1982-2004, March 27, 2020, Colfax.

Richard Fredericks, 88, Cougar Health Services, 1974-1996, January 6, 2020, Moscow, Idaho.

Russell Hamburg, 83, WSU Puyallup, 1991-1996, May 1, 2020, Puyallup.

Mark Nissen, Chemistry, 62, 1985-2019, March 20, 2020, Moscow, Idaho.

Joan Pubols, 88, Anthropology, 1977-1997, April 13, 2020, Pullman.

Carol Robinson, 68, Libraries, 1975-2015, May 1, 2020, Moscow, Idaho.