1930s

Della Lucille (Whitley) Honsinger (x’35 Home Econ.), 106, April 8, 2021, Los Alamos, New Mexico.

Lola Irene Anderson (’39 Fine Arts), 93, April 3, 2018, Lacey.

Mariette G. Anderson (x’39 Sci.), 103, November 22, 2021, Boulder, Colorado.

1940s

Dorris J. Goodrich (’42 Socio.), 101, October 22, 2021, Santa Barbara, California.

Robert W. Stephens (’43 Mining Eng.), 103, December 14, 2021, Spokane.

Nina V. Babcock (’44 Home Econ.), 95, July 28, 2019, Terre Haute, Indiana.

Marjorie Jean Brunni (’46 Home Econ.), 96, January 24, 2021, Lynnwood.

Carol Irene Druffel (’46 Fine Arts), 95, May 8, 2019, Uniontown.

Patricia E. Duncan (’46 Pharm.), 93, March 27, 2017, Manning, California.

Jean E. Maderious (’46 Bacterio.), 92, February 11, 2018, Santa Rosa, California.

Helen Janet Zimet (’46 Home Econ.), 96, November 16, 2021, Issaquah.

Virginia M. Berridge (’47 Gen. Stu.), 97, June 26, 2021, Brentwood, California.

Helen Gene Edgren (’47 Fine Arts, Alpha Gamma Delta), 91, March 20, 2016, Spokane.

Carol Zoe Mitz (’47 Home Econ.), 98, January 20, 2022, Kennewick.

Harold W. “Bud” Wolfram (’47 Forest & Range Mgmt.), 95, January 28, 2020, Tucson, Arizona.

Vera E. Mosbrucker (’48 Spanish), 93, December 7, 2017, Gig Harbor.

Muriel Travis (’48 Nursing), 91, May 22, 2016, Spokane.

Alvin L. Blindheim (’49 Ani. Sci.), 94, October 3, 2018, Shoreline.

Frank Dressen Emigh (’49 Mech. Eng.), 91, April 18, 2016, Bothell.

Alice B. Fitch (’49 English), 94, November 8, 2021, Seattle.

Morris Odel Grout (’49 Pharm.), 96, June 22, 2020, Marysville.

Gladys Mae Hughes (x’49), 91, September 21, 2021, Longview.

Hobart Glenn Jenkins (’49 Ed., ’51 MA, ’70 DEd Higher Ed. Admin.), 92, March 15, 2016, Fall City.

Leslie Vern Morton (’49 Forest & Range Mgmt.), 97, February 10, 2022, Olympia.

Ernest “Babe” Muzatko (’49 Poli. Sci.), 94, January 24, 2019, Lacey.

James J. Rue (’49 Comm.), 96, August 31, 2021, Laguna Woods, California.

John R. Schactler (’49 Music), 94, May 17, 2019, Yakima.

Forest Glenn Travis (’49 Busi.), 92, December 1, 2016, Mead.

1950s

James T. Beavers (’50 Elec. Eng.), 95, April 2, 2020, Auburn, California.

Peter John Dami (’50 Pharm.), 94, May 9, 2019, Spokane.

Clarence M. Dial (’50 Music), 93, September 9, 2017, Chandler, Arizona.

Richard Alan Cochran (’50 Ani. Sci.), 90, January 21, 2018, Manson.

Barbara F. Hisel (’50 Home Econ.), 94, July 1, 2019, Moscow. Idaho.

John G. Miller (’50 History, ’53 Ed.), 95, April 21, 2021, Coraopolis, Pennsylvania.

Nora “Lucille” Rainone (’50 Gen. Stu.), 87, July 11, 2016, Longview.

Edgar H. Brown (’51 MA Math.), 94, December 22, 2021, Newton Highlands, Massachusetts.

Gordon Lester Farrar (’51 Mech. Eng.), 93, November 19, 2021, Silverdale.

Phyllis Jane Munk (’51 Home Econ.), 93, January 29, 2022, Albany, New York.

Caryl Virginia Reese (’51 Busi.), 92, December 21, 2021, Redmond.

Emma Joan (Erickson) Iulo (‘52 Busi.), 93, November 25, 2021, Pullman.

Richard Everett Webb (’52 Ag.), 80, January 4, 2022, Gainesville, Florida.

Jane H. Campbell (’53 English), 87, March 4, 2019, Kapaa, Hawaii.

Lois J. (Hartmeier) Caviness (’53 English), 90, January 1, 2022, Fairfield.

Earl Leo Cooper (’53 DVM), 96, September 23, 2020, Asotin.

George Louis Lunden (’53 Forest & Range Mgmt.), 94, December 22, 2021, Newport.

Alexander M. Alvord (’54 Ag.), 88, August 11, 2021, Asheville, North Carolina.

Ivan Doyle Brown (’54 Civ. Eng.), 90, December 22, 2021, Noblesville, Indiana.

Alvin Delbert Byrne (’54 Gen. Stu., ’62 MAT Math.), 88, December 25, 2021, Wilsonville, Oregon.

Patricia A. Hennings (’54 Home Econ.), 88, November 24, 2021, Ritzville.

Mary Alcyone Mawhinney (’55 Nursing), 92, September 18, 2016, Citrus Heights, California.

Joseph B. Buchanan (’56 Busi.), 92, September 3, 2021, Sammamish.

Wallace S. Campbell (’56 Civ. Eng.), 86, October 7, 2020, Seattle.

Jay Delano Delzer (’56 Soc. Stu.), 86, November 29, 2020, Wenatchee.

Jervis “Jerry” Kester (’56 Mech. Eng.), 88, December 31, 2021, Bloomfield, Connecticut.

Helen Anne (Skinner) Mitchell (’56 Elem. Ed., Kappa Kappa Gamma), 87, January 5, 2022, Kennewick.

M. Darrel Sharrard (’56 Gen. Stu.), 86, October 14, 2021, Auburn.

Charles Robert Staib III (’56 Agro.), 86, October 28, 2021, Vacaville, California.

William E. Wellington (’56 DVM), 90, January 4, 2022, Mount Vernon.

Thomas Martin Barlow (’57 Mech. Eng.), 85, October 4, 2020, Lincoln, California.

Ann C. Kutsch (’57 Acc., Sigma Kappa), 86, February 3, 2022, Spokane.

George H. Plummer (’57 Civ. Eng.), 84, April 23, 2019, San Antonio, Texas.

Susan Cloe (’58 Gen. Stu.), 84, December 15, 2021, Anchorage, Alaska.

Gerald R. Davis (’58 Poli. Sci.), 86, October 27, 2021, Fairfield, California.

Kermit Dwane Delzer (’58 Busi.), 83, October 28, 2020, Spokane.

Anne Gyllenberg (’58 Journ.), 85, December 17, 2021, Longview.

Louis C. “Len” Nothwang (’58 Mat. Sci.), 71, November 14, 2021, Pleasant Hill, Oregon.

Anna Hosig Rendish (’58 MAT English), 93, November 15, 2021, Spokane.

Donald C. Billings (’59 Gen. Stu.), 91, November 9, 2021, Puyallup.

Gerald Dale “Spud” Hansen (’59 Busi.), 86, February 7, 2021, Puyallup.

Dick W. Jansen (’59 Busi., ’71 MBA), 85, November 29, 2021, Lacey.

LeRoy A. Jones (’59 Geol.), 84, October 17, 2021, Wenatchee.

Frank Allen Mosebar (’59 Ag.), 87, February 7, 2022, San Jose, California.

Robert Gentry Quinn (’59 Civ. Eng.), 88, November 20, 2020, Quinault.

Marilyn R. Thompson (x’59 Music), 84, December 7, 2021, Sequim.

Kay Margaret Upshaw (’59 Bacterio.), 83, March 13, 2020, Walnut Creek, California.

1960s

Clyde Lacey Calvin (’60 Ag.), 87, November 3, 2021, Richmond, California.

Joseph Donald Coombs (’60 Ag., Delta Chi), 85, February 9, 2022, Fairfield.

Kenneth E. Graves (’60 Police Sci.), 87, January 28, 2022, Lacey.

Jerry Bruce Hook (’60 Pharm.), January 9, 2021, St. Michaels, Maryland.

Charles H. Mackdanz (’60 Chem. Eng.), 83, November 25, 2021, Nampa, Idaho.

Patrick M. Murakami (’60 Civ. Eng.), 83, April 1, 2020, Kahului, Hawaii.

David Lewis Whiteman (’60 Police Sci.), 86, November 13, 2021, Colorado Springs, Colorado.

Ann Stuart Anderson (’61 Poli. Sci.), 89, December 28, 2021, Frederick, Maryland.

Christina Deliganis (’61 Pharm.), 83, January 15, 2022, Seattle.

Inez Mina (Thompson) Freeman (’61 Gen. Stu.), 82, June 30, 2021, Goldendale.

Johanna Benson Gaetje (’61 Elem. Ed.), 82, December 18, 2021, Richland.

Billy Seaburn Jones (’61 Police Sci.), 87, December 15, 2021, Olympia.

Ronald S. Knudsen (’61 Phys. Ed.), 84, January 31, 2022, Liberty Lake.

James Barnett Lebo (’61 DVM), 89, November 28, 2021, Bremerton.

Arnold Ray Pleasant (’61 Gen. Stu.), 83, December 1, 2021, Olympia.

John Sager Repanich (’61 Math.), 81, November 20, 2020, Bainbridge Island.

Robert C. Corless (’62 Pharm.), 82, October 18, 2021, San Clemente, California.

Donald Ernest Waldern (’62 PhD Ani. Sci.), 93, December 30, 2021, Penticton, British Columbia, Canada.

Wayne Peter Harmon (’63 Botany), 81, October 31, 2021, Glendale, Arizona.

Darrell Allan Learn (’63 Civ. Eng.), 81, September 2, 2021, Salem, Oregon.

Michael C. Gies (’64 Math.), 79, August 6, 2021, Seattle.

Ronald Clair Griffith (’64 Ag. Ed.), 80, January 2, 2022, Bellevue.

Alan Ohlin Martin (’64 MAT Math.), 94, May 22, 2019, Mount Vernon.

Gary George Sanford (’65 MS Elec. Eng.), 80, January 2, 2022, Woodway, Texas.

Victor Lamarr Swan (’65 Pharm., ’80 PhD Geol.), 81, September 22, 2021, Pullman.

L.D. Charf (’66 Arch.), 76, October 23, 2019, Vashon.

Oleta Niderost (’66 Soc. Stu.), 78, January 26, 2022, Corvallis, Oregon.

Linda Ann Berndt (’67 Ed.), 76, November 5, 2021, Albany, Oregon.

Gary Edward Converse (’67 Arch.), 79, February 17, 2022, Portland, Oregon.

William Edward Peters (’67 Econ.), 76, June 30, 2021, Desert Hot Springs, California.

Verlie Ann (Wadekamper) Sherwin (’67 Home Econ.), 77, November 17, 2021, Washougal.

Alfred Starr (’67 Poly Sci), 79, November 18, 2021, Seattle.

Ralph Lee “Porky” Thomsen (’67 Speech, Theatre Arts), 77, January 15, 2022, Richland.

Lyle Raymond Bruce (’68 Ag. Econ.), 79, December 31, 2021, Spokane.

Larry Eugene Howard (’68 Bacterio.), 74, August 28, 2020, Spokane.

Paul Stewart Muller (’68 Soc. Sci.), 76, January 17, 2022,  Richland.

Barbara Joyce (Eagle) Musella (’68 Econ., Kappa Delta), 75, December 11, 2021, Los Angeles, California.

Alan Keith Engle (’69 Math.), 74, December 26, 2021, Dearborn Heights, Michigan.

Harriot L. Hagedorn (’69 English, Delta Gamma), 74, December 25, 2021, Moscow, Idaho.

Michael Lee Kauffman (’69 Hotel & Rest. Admin.), 75, February 4, 2022, Windsor, Colorado.

Catherine Lee Wamsley (’69 Higher Ed. Admin.), 73, November 23, 2021, Hermiston, Oregon.

1970s

David Alan Michaud (’70 History), 79, February 8, 2022, Gig Harbor.

Robert S. Van Slyke (’70 EdD Ed. Psych.), 91, October 31, 2021, Juneau, Alaska.

Thomas William Behne (’71 Anthro.), 72, September 18, 2021, Hartline.

Linda Lorene (Upham) Bordwell (’71 Nursing), 73, February 15, 2022, Mead.

Phillip A. Shelstad (’71 Elec. Eng.), 80, December 28, 2021, Sedona, Arizona.

Lewis S. Coleman (’72 MS Physics), 81, January 19, 2022, Shoreline.

Rebecca Ellen Hille (’72 Apparel Merch.), 71, December 3, 2021, Spokane.

Ernest G. Niemann (’72 MAT Biol.), 74, October 8, 2020, Watertown, Wisconsin.

Warren E. Babcock (’73 MA History), 82, February 9, 2022, North Logan, Utah.

Clark Casebolt (’74 Ed.), 69, February 5, 2022, Seattle.

Jonathan Katz (’74 MS Zool., ’81 DVM), 71, November 23, 2021, Ames, Iowa.

James Gordon Lareau (’74 MS Enviro. Eng.), 91, February 1, 2016, San Antonio, New Mexico.

Chester S. “Chet” Morris (’74 Socio.), 70, January 4, 2022, Tacoma.

R. Brian Rowse (’75 DVM), 70, December 5, 2021, Brier.

Robert R. Schisler (’75 Arch.), 69, March 20, 2019, Spanaway.

Kathleen H. Butts (’76 PhD Socio.), 96, August 24, 2021, Pullman.

Julia Ceceile (Mathena) Larsen (’76 Police Sci.), 71, February 15, 2022, Leavenworth.

Rodney Floyd Matye (’76 Forest & Range Mgmt.), 74, January 14, 2022, Cosmopolis.

Patrick Charles Hart (’77 Wildlife Biol.), 67, February 8, 2022, Pasco.

Dale Craig Culbertson (’78 Ag. Ed.), 82, January 28, 2022, Colfax.

Ruth Ann Juris (’78 DVM), 68, January 21, 2022, Plains, Montana.

Alton Beryl Butler (’79 Forest & Range Mgmt.), 63, November 15, 2017, Battle Ground.

James E. Griswold (’79 Econ.), 65,  December 5, 2021, Redmond.

Steve Kelly Kipisz (’79 Const. Mgmt.), 64, January 21, 2022, Kirkland.

Robert Harold Neuman (’79 MEd), 94, October 22, 2018, Ellensburg.

Walter George Rex (’79 Mktg.), 64, December 22, 2021, Seattle.

1980s

Tom Dorsey (x’80 Econ., Acacia), 63, March 22, 2021, Liberty Lake.

Lynette Colleen (Sammons) Lee (’81, ’84 MS Crim. Jus., ’89 PhD Poli. Sci.), 62, January 17, 2022, Salem, Oregon.

Kenneth M. Keating (’82 PhD Socio.), 75, February 1, 2022, Portland, Oregon.

Lynn Orin Oldenburg (’82 PhD Ed.), 76, January 26, 2022, Billings, Montana.

Robert William Clark (’86 MS Comp. Sci.), 73, November 27, 2021, Cheney.

Glen Sussman (’87 PhD Poli. Sci.), 71, December 31, 2021, Norfolk, Virginia.

Will A. Gassman (’88 Busi.), 57, December 5, 2021, Spokane.

1990s

Scott Alan Richey (’90 Mech. Eng.), 64, February 10, 2022, Richland.

Dale Brian McLean (’91 Elec. Eng.), 57, November 15, 2021, Bellevue.

Michael Raymond Vanderhyde (’91 Hotel & Rest. Admin.), 49, May 12, 2018, Kirkland.

Gregory Jay McKnight (x’93 Comm.), 44, January 28, 2016, Enumclaw.

John Simpson Yates (’93 For. Lang. & Lit.), 54, January 18, 2022, Pullman.

Tim Baxter (’94 Soc. Sci.), 51, January 18, 2022, Golden, Colorado.

Derek Roshan Sparks (’96 Gen. Stu.), 48, November 23, 2021, Kent.

Lay-Gar “Leia” Khoo (’97 Info. Sys.), 48, February 14, 2022, San Jose, California.

Tracy Anne Thompson (’97 DVM), 57, December 10, 2021, Longmont, Colorado.

Jeffrey Kavanaugh (’98 Comp. Sci.), 53, February 2, 2022, Lynnwood.

Erik William Levy (’99 English, Ed., ’01 MA Elem. & Sec. Ed.), 47, November 1, 2019, Valley.

Kristen April Simonsmeier (’99 Intl. Busi.), 44, March 23, 2019, Liberty Lake.

2010s

Rebekah Marie Uhtoff (’01 Mat. Sci.), 40, December 3, 2016, Bremerton.

Joel Edward Hughes (’02 Comm.), 41, September 8, 2021, Portland, Oregon.

Ryan Edward Joseph Welch (’03 Hum.), 41, January 2, 2022, Seattle.

Betty White Ludden* (’11 Vet Med.), 99, December 31, 2021, Los Angeles, California.

Kyle Fries (x’17 Comm.), 27, September 28, 2021, Chicago, Illinois.

2020s

Eric Lawrence Floyd (’21 Public Affairs), 52, December 2, 2021, Vancouver.

Faculty and staff

Virginia “Ginny” Baldwin, 84, Housing Services, 1977-2010, January 27, 2022, Lewiston, Idaho.

Jacqueline “Jackie” Beckman, 80, College of Liberal Arts, 1985-2006, November 25, 2021, Moscow, Idaho.

John T. Brewer, 83, Foreign Languages and Cultures, 1967-2001, December 20, 2021, Pullman.

Roger Chapman, 85, Natural Resource Science, 1973-2008, August 30, 2021, Pullman.

Mary Kathleen “Kathy” Cuellar, 69, Central Receiving, 1987-2017, December 2, 2021, Pullman.

Dale Craig Culbertson, 82, Facilities, 2001-2021, January 28, 2022, Colfax.

Elaine Duffield, 66, Athletics, 1999-2007, January 19, 2022, Moscow, Idaho.

Donald Gilliland, 91, College of Science, 1981-1995, November 19, 2021, Pullman.

Richard E. “Dick” Johnson, 85, Zoology, 1971-1999, December 8, 2021, Pullman.

Carl Ketchie, 84, Physical Plant, 1975-2000, November 15, 2021, Pullman.

Rom J. Markin, 89, Business, 1961-2004, December 11, 2021, Spokane.

Byron Marlowe, 43, WSU Tri-Cities, Wine & Beverage Business Management, 2015-2021, December 28, 2021, Richland.

Richard Mlasko, 82, Facilities, 1989-2001, November 9, 2021, Clarkston.

Clayton Mosher, 60, WSU Vancouver, Sociology, 1995-2022 January 30, 2022, Vancouver.

R.G. Schreckhise, 76, Environmental Science, 1995-2007, April 8, 2020, Kennewick.

Marian Sheafor, 94, Nursing, 1983-1998, January 9, 2022, Spokane.

Stan Smith, 84, Economics, 1968-1993, July 3, 2020, Valley Mills, Texas.

James Frederick “Jim” Spangler, 79, Extension, 1966-2004, December 23, 2021, Lewiston, Idaho.

Victor Swan, 81, Coug Tech, 1980-2007, September 22, 2021, Pullman.

Harry D. Williams, 94, Information Services, 1956-1989, January 26, 2022, Kennewick.

 

honorary WSU alumna Betty WhitePhoto detail courtesy Washington State Veterinary Medical Association

*Actor and comedian Betty White became an honorary WSU alumna in 2011. White had a long-standing relationship with the WSU College of Veterinary Medicine through alumnus Bob Olds ’67. White became a donor in 1992 and served on the founding steering committee for the Center for the Study of Animal Well-Being at WSU.