In Memoriam, summer 2026

Contact: Deanne Puca

June 17, 2026

Alumni

Beverly Joan (Fennell) Large, BSN ’45, April 5, 2025, Sturgis, MI
Beth (Boezwinkle) Shirley, BS ’47, Feb. 13, 2025, Kalamazoo, MI
Susan Kay (Anderson) Noble, BS ’49, Nov. 23, 2025, Vicksburg, MI
Raymond E. Wiersema, BS ’50, Sept. 17, 2025, in Grand Haven, MI
Emily Hitchcock (Bradford) Cooper, BS ’51, Nov. 29, 2025, Grand Rapids, MI
Ona Eileene (Pappe) Wall, BA ’52, MA ’64, Dec. 7, 2025, Grandville, MI
Muriel G. (Gill) Strickland, BA ’53, MA ’57, Dec. 26, 2025, Parchment, MI
Nina Marie (Hyshka) Robins, BA ’54, Nov. 24, 2025, Livonia, MI
Willard Howard Mejeur, BS ’54, Dec. 10, 2025, Cadillac, MI
Thomas Edward Fricke, BA ’55, Oct. 7, 2025, Torch Lake, MI
Floyd Lewis Parks, BBA ’55, MBA ’64, Feb. 8, 2026, Kalamazoo, MI
David Nelson Gillett, BM ’55, MA ’56, Oct. 22, 2025, Zeeland, MI
Nancy Ann (Willnow) Anderson, BS ’55, Sept. 16, 2025, Clarklake, MI
Felix Joe Survilla, BS ’55, Nov. 11, 2025, Allegan, MI
Richard James Beadle, BA ’56, Sept. 17, 2025, Grosse Pointe, MI
Ruth Lois (Grannis) Hall, BA ’56, Nov. 2, 2025, Brecksville, OH
Franklin Maurice Friedman, BA ’57, MA ’59, Sept. 23, 2025, Flint Township, MI
Barbara Lee (Avery) Lowe, BA ’57, Nov. 9, 2025, Cedar Springs, MI
Stanley Lee Armstrong, BM ’57, Dec. 18, 2025, Ludington, MI
Robert Alan Guettler, BM ’57, Jan. 9, 2026, Berrien Springs, MI
David Conkling Allen, BS ’57, Nov. 10, 2025, Traverse City, MI
Buryl Burdette Breed, BS ’57, MA ’60, Dec. 11, 2025, Dexter, MI
Joyce Eleene (Julian) Caulkins, BS ’57, Feb. 3, 2026, St. Johns, MI
Robert Lloyd Bredin, MA ’57, Sept. 8, 2025, The Villages, FL
Ardelis Ruth (Dunsmore) Endrei, BA ’58, Nov. 13, 2025, Olmsted Falls, OH
Glenda Jean (Peck) Evans, BA ’58, MSLS ’73, Sept. 20, 2025, Delton, MI
William Walter Furstenau, BA ’58, Oct. 21, 2025, Elsie, MI
Victor E. Hinkel Jr., BBA ’58, Dec. 27, 2025, Kalamazoo, MI
William Alan Mills, BBA ’58, Sept. 28, 2025, Schoolcraft, MI
Carolyn Joan (Blanchard) Clinger, BS ’58, Dec. 1, 2025, Kentwood, MI
Barbara Anne (Taylor) Dehn, BS ’58, Dec. 13, 2025, South Haven, MI
Marian Alayne (Pitman) Hagenauer, BS ’58, Oct. 30, 2025, Stevensville, MI
William Walter Johnson Jr., BS ’58, Dec. 24, 2025, Stephenson, MI
Neil M. VanLoo, BS ’58, MA ’73, Sept. 17, 2025, Otsego, MI
Blanche Lucille (Eding) Decker, BA ’59, Sept. 7, 2025, Atlanta, GA
Stephen Clarence Garrett, BA ’59, MA ’65, Oct. 30, 2025, Middleville, MI
Mary Ann (Juneman) Borr, BS ’59, Oct. 18, 2025, Portage, MI
Charlene Dorothy (Cooper) DeVries, BS ’59, Nov. 29, 2025, Aloha, OR
Dale Richard Dittmer, BS ’59, MA ’64, Jan. 17, 2026, Battle Creek, MI
Frances F. (Ridolph) Holzbach, BS ’59, Jan. 17, 2026, Portage, MI
Lillian Marie (Dzialak) Koval, BS ’59, Feb. 6, 2026, Garrettsville, OH
Charles Joseph Mikkelsen II, BS ’59, MA ’65, Jan. 8, 2026, Whitehall, MI
Harold Robert Pogats, BS ’59, Sept. 30, 2025, Novi, MI
Hayden M. Smith Jr., BS ’59, Oct. 25, 2025, Norton Shores, MI
Sharon Kay Reister, CT ’59, MA ’74, Dec. 9, 2025, Conklin, MI
William Harold Bolm, BA ’60, Oct. 5, 2025, Alexandria, MN
Joan Carolyn (Barney) Buttery, BA ’60, Oct. 26, 2025, Portage, MI
Elizabeth Jane (James) Kienbaum, BA ’60, Nov. 17, 2025, Portage, MI
David S. Roberts Sr., BA ’60, MA ’63, Sept. 13, 2025, Dubuque, IA
David Fred Clark, BS ’60, Feb. 13, 2026, Alto, MI
Mary Ruth (Halfpap) Gelinas, BS ’60, Jan. 3, 2026, Tucson, AZ
Carl M. Van Heck, BS ’60, Oct. 29, 2025, Grand Rapids, MI
David Robert Vender, BS ’60, Oct. 17, 2025, Conrad, MT
Robin Jeanne (Limpus) Ulmer, BA ’61, Dec. 29, 2025, Middlebury, VT
Leonard Marion Fisher, BS ’61, MA ’64, Jan. 2, 2026, Buchanan, MI
Linda Lou (Carl) Hall, BS ’61, Dec. 17, 2025, North Olmsted, OH
Charles Allen Colley, BA ’62, Oct. 14, 2025, Constantine, MI
Joseph Louis Maggini, BA ’62, Oct. 9, 2025, Marne, MI
Ann Marie (Ranson) Ware, BA ’62, Oct. 29, 2025, Sault Ste. Marie, MI
Ann Elizabeth Werner, BA ’62, MA ’73, Sept. 6, 2025, Northville, MI
Myrth Marie (Eber) Kremers, BM ’62, Jan. 17, 2026, St. Joseph, MI
Joseph Peter Miller, BS ’62, Sept. 16, 2025, Hilltown, PA
John Alfred Swanson, BS ’62, Nov. 27, 2025, Belding, MI
Robert Lee Dixon, BA ’63, Nov. 25, 2025, Norton Shores, MI
Norman Lee Holy, BA ’63, Jan. 3, 2026, Bloomington, IN
Phillip M. Marble, BA ’63, Nov. 4, 2025, Kalamazoo, MI
Donald A. Steele, BA ’63, MA ’68, Oct. 29, 2025, Pine Lake, MI
Eugene Wesley Thompson, BA ’63, EdD ’72, Sept. 5, 2025, Tryon, NC
John Havel, BBA ’63, June 25, 2025, Wichita, KS
Marilyn Jane Fisher, BS ’63, MA ’66, Feb. 3, 2026, Holland, MI
Judy Kaye (Woodard) Stewart, BS ’63, Oct. 8, 2025, Cedar Springs, MI
Richard Elliot Whitmer, BS ’63, Jan. 26, 2026, East Lansing, MI
Paula Reigh Boothby, MA ’63, Sept. 21, 2025, Greensboro, NC
Barbette Louise (Spinner) Kitchen, BA ’64, Jan. 5, 2026, Elk Rapids, MI
Ronald Arthur Leutscher, BA ’64, Nov. 25, 2025, Muskegon, MI
Marquita Joann Limberg, BA ’64, Nov. 11, 2025, Peshtigo, WI
Daniel George Nameth, BA ’64, Oct. 3, 2025, Grand Rapids, MI
Sandra Gilbert (Evangelista) Nicholson, BA ’64, Dec. 28, 2025, Kalamazoo, MI
Luann E. Sheridan-Seymour, BA ’64, Jan. 9, 2026, Frankfort, MI
Charles Edward Rowe, BBA ’64, Oct. 14, 2025, The Villages, FL
Rita Elaine Dunn, BA ’65, Jan. 11, 2026, Clarkdale, AZ
Sandra Lee Kuhn, BA ’65, MA ’76, MA ’78, Nov. 20, 2025, Marshall, MI
Karen Ann (Nichols) Logan, BA ’65, Sept. 25, 2025, Richland, MI
Thomas Harold Monto, BBA ’65, Sept. 21, 2025, Midland, MI
Robert Martin Post, BBA ’65, Feb. 4, 2026, Byron Center, MI
Leo Alfred Soorus, BBA ’65, Sept. 29, 2025, Denver, NC
Phyllis Corrine Fratzke, BS ’65, Jan. 14, 2026, Grand Rapids, MI
Joan Elizabeth (Cobb) Johnson, BS ’65, Jan. 16, 2026, Kalamazoo, MI
Douglas Arthur Kopp, BS ’65, Oct. 7, 2025, Watervliet, MI
Richard Eugene Thoma, BA ’66, Sept. 21, 2025, Bellaire, MI
Phyllis Elaine (Gring) Zawisza, BS ’66, Oct. 6, 2025, Ann Arbor, MI
Sandra Sue Darling, BA ’67, Oct. 13, 2025, Jackson, MI
Ellen Josephine (Ivens) Havens, BA ’67, MA ’71, Jan. 7, 2026, Kalamazoo, MI
Timothy Douglas Chanter, BBA ’67, Sept. 9, 2025, Rancho Mirage, CA
Russell Jerome LaBelle, BBA ’67, Nov. 11, 2025, Wilmington, NC
David A. Brener, BS ’67, Jan. 18, 2026, Ephrata, PA
Patricia Ruth (Dahlman) Ganson, BS ’67, MA ’71, Nov. 1, 2025, Norton Shores, MI
Warren C. Rathbun, MA ’67, Feb. 9, 2026, Gresham, OR
Beverlee A. White, MA ’67, HHC ’91, Sept. 9, 2025, Kalamazoo, MI
Ted William DeLong, MBA ’67, Oct. 8, 2025, Holland, MI
William Arthur Birr, BA ’69, Nov. 17, 2025, Muskegon, MI
James Andrew Benedict, BBA ’69, Jan. 28, 2026, Norton Shores, MI
Ronald Robert Davis, BBA ’69, Dec. 23, 2025, Grand Haven, MI
Brian James Stults, BBA ’69, Jan. 20, 2026, Kalamazoo, MI
Karl King Behnke, BS ’69, Sept. 12, 2025, Marshall, MI
George Leslie Forsberg, BS ’69, MPA ’77, Jan. 18, 2026, Holland, MI
Laureen L. (Lee) Beck, MA ’69, Oct. 24, 2025, Lake Wales, FL
Jayne Ellen Visser, MA ’69, Jan. 31, 2026, Portage, MI
Marcia Kaye Romanosky, BA ’70, Oct. 29, 2025, Muskegon, MI
Michael Oscar Anthes, BS ’70, Oct. 24, 2025, Grand Haven, MI
Mark Eugene Babinec, BS ’70, Sept. 8, 2025, Shelby, MI
Randall Lee Shoemake, BS ’70, Oct. 29, 2025, Stevensville, MI
John Henry Ugo, BS ’70, Nov. 6, 2025, Geneva, IL
Thomas Kay Williams, EdD ’70, Dec. 4, 2025, Loma Linda, CA
Chester F. Grochoski Jr., MBA ’70, Dec. 26, 2025, Grand Haven, MI
Norma May (Pinkerton) Nisbet, MSLS ’70, Dec. 16, 2025, in Kirkland, WA
James Mark Carey, BA ’71, MA ’79, Oct. 20, 2025, Paw Paw, MI
Ronald Gustav Gage, BA ’71, MA ’72, Dec. 30, 2025, Kalamazoo, MI
Daniel Philip Hills, BA ’71, Oct. 8, 2025, Delton, MI
Timothy Robert Klein, BA ’71, Feb. 5, 2026, Benzonia, MI
William Henry Kruck Jr., BA ’71, Nov. 14, 2025, St. Joseph, MI
Blair Edgar Bennitt, BBA ’71, Feb. 10, 2026, Clarklake, MI
Alan Robert Glaza, BBA ’71, Dec. 6, 2025, Bay City, MI
Paul Nailor Johnson, BBA ’71, Oct. 28, 2025, Bismarck, ND
Marcia Elaine Pustelnik, BM ’71, Dec. 26, 2025, Sturgis, MI
Cornelia Lea Basch, BS ’71, Jan. 25, 2026, Big Rapids, MI
Arthur Howard Butcher, BS ’71, Oct. 5, 2025, Gaylord, MI
Kathleen H. (Haines) Dailey, BS ’71, Nov. 2, 2025, Tucson, AZ
Nancy J. Douglas, BS ’71, Nov. 4, 2025, Kalamazoo, MI
Theophlis A. Duckett Jr., BS ’71, Jan. 8, 2026, Kalamazoo, MI
Christine Ann Eckert, BS ’71, Oct. 13, 2025, Grand Haven, MI
Mary Ellen Frank, BS ’71, MA ’92, Feb. 12, 2026, Hudsonville, MI
Elizabeth Ann Hart, BS ’71, Dec. 23, 2025, Vicksburg, MI
Tex Roger Mobley, BS ’71, Dec. 24, 2025, Columbus, OH
Randy Gene Rogers, BS ’71, Oct. 21, 2025, Kalamazoo, MI
Margaret Theresa Kienstra, MA ’71, Sept. 26, 2025, Grand Rapids, MI
Michael Joseph Parrott, MA ’71, Feb. 11, 2026, Columbus, IN
Stephen Jay Markee, MBA ’71, Sept. 20, 2025, Kalamazoo, MI
Gary Ralph Cairns, BBA ’72, Sept. 23, 2025, Ft. Myers, FL
Charles Edward Chase, BBA ’72, Sept. 1, 2025, Tucson, AZ
Bill Wayne Crouch, BBA ’72, MBA ’77, Oct. 23, 2025, Mequon, WI
Richard David Dilley, BBA ’72, Dec. 17, 2025, Oakland Township, MI
Thomas Arthur VanTol, BBA ’72, Dec. 14, 2025, Caledonia, MI
James Joseph Scherrer, BS ’72, Sept. 15, 2025, Suttons Bay, MI
Alan R. Tran Jr., BS ’72, Nov. 25, 2025, Plainwell, MI
Shelley Sue Whitehead, BS ’72, Jan. 26, 2026, Ovid, MI
David Wayne Schreuder, MA ’72, Dec. 23, 2025, Las Cruces, NM
Barbara Wipperfurth DeWitt, BA ’73, Dec. 4, 2025, Grand Haven, MI
Virginia M. Earhart, BA ’73, MA ’79, Nov. 10, 2025, San Diego, CA
Olivia R. James, BA ’73, MA ’88, Sept. 19, 2025, St. Joseph, MI
Alan G. Dowdy, BBA ’73, Oct. 2, 2025, Kalamazoo, MI
Patrick James Delehanty, BS ’73, MBA ’80, Dec. 11, 2025, Kalamazoo, MI
Nancy Rita Gielda, BS ’73, Oct. 12, 2025, Bay City, MI
Donald Craig Hotke, BS ’73, Nov. 24, 2025, South Lyon, MI
Mary Ann Kozloski, BS ’73, Dec. 3, 2025, Kalamazoo, MI
Keith Ronald Sutton, BS ’73, Dec. 31, 2025, Battle Creek, MI
Paul Edward Way, BS ’73, MA ’78, Jan. 5, 2026, Norton Shores, MI
Anne L. Runschke, MA ’73, Nov. 10, 2025, Grand Haven, MI
John Edward Gessner, BA ’74, Jan. 5, 2026, Battle Creek, MI
Grace Rose Goodman, BA ’74, MA ’81, Oct. 25, 2025, St. Joseph, MI
Bruce Clark Lewis, BA ’74, Dec. 1, 2025, Middleville, MI
Jerry C. Price, BA ’74, Sept. 27, 2025, Dowagiac, MI
Barbara Ann (Becraft) Ryan, BA ’74, Feb. 3, 2026, Belding, MI
Annie Lenore (Konigsberg) Appel, BS ’74, Jan. 16, 2026, Bonita Springs, FL
Jonathan Lee Gates, BS ’74, MA ’77, Nov. 20, 2025, Greenville, MI
Stephan Halbig, BS ’74, Nov. 4, 2025, Marshfield, MA
Carmel (Benson) Normand, BS ’74, Sept. 24, 2025, Gloucester, MA
Richard Allen Offerman, BS ’74, MA ’82, Sept. 10, 2025, Kalamazoo, MI
Mary Ellen Patterson, MA ’74, Feb. 2, 2026, Grand Rapids, MI
Glen Henry Lemon, BA ’75, Jan. 22, 2026, Pickford, MI
Mark Donald Groggel, BBA ’75, Jan. 5, 2026, Oakmont, PA
Howard Johnson Kingsley Jr., BS ’75, Sept. 6, 2025, Stevensville, MI
Fred A. Richardson, EdD ’75, MA ’61, Dec. 1, 2025, St. Joseph, MI
Mark Elmer McClenathan, MA ’75, Sept. 5, 2025, Crossville, TN
Dolores Caroline (Pawlowski) Remick, MA ’75, Oct. 28, 2025, Palatine, IL
David Herbert Eichinger, MS ’75, Sept. 8, 2025, Pinellas Park, FL
Marilyn McKune, MSLS ’75, Oct. 28, 2025, Battle Creek, MI
Robert Mark Trasky, BA ’76, Jan. 17, 2026, Southfield, MI
John Allen Cullen, BS ’76, Dec. 4, 2025, Frisco, TX
Christopher Matthew Dziepak, BS ’76, MBA ’85, Dec. 20, 2025, Mattawan, MI
George William Fillmore, BS ’76, Dec. 24, 2025, Fond du Lac, WI
Connie L. (Leaske) Hubbell, BS ’76, MPA ’83, Dec. 10, 2025, Kalamazoo, MI
Robert Brady Mooney, BS ’76, Feb. 11, 2026, Clarkston, MI
John Charles Kolesar, MA ’76, Oct. 28, 2025, Steubenville, OH
Barbara Marie Morrison, MA ’76, Sept. 16, 2025, Paw Paw, MI
Gene Edwin Riffell, MA ’76, Jan. 30, 2026, High Point, NC
Thomas Michael Belian, BA ’77, Feb. 4, 2026, Troy, MI
Molly Emma Gould, BA ’77, Oct. 19, 2025, Portage, MI
Patrick Brent McCall, BA ’77, Dec. 28, 2025, Traverse City, MI
Kenneth Preston Cilley, BBA ’77, Nov. 24, 2025, Battle Creek, MI
Leslee Paul Brown, BS ’77, Dec. 25, 2025, Auburn, IN
Jerry Clark Strejc, BS ’77, Sept. 6, 2025, Cadillac, MI
Pamela Lynn Swenk, BS ’77, Feb. 9, 2026, Three Oaks, MI
Louise Julianne (Bauer) Harvey, MA ’77, Sept. 7, 2025, Portage, MI
Stuart Lee Shafer, BA ’78, Nov. 23, 2025, Lawrence, KS
Catherine Joann (Rigg) Harari, BBA ’78, Oct. 5, 2025, Coldwater, MI
Thomas Glen Theakston, BBA ’78, Nov. 5, 2025, Kalamazoo, MI
Ted F. Fitzgerald, BS ’78, Dec. 30, 2025, Battle Creek, MI
Susan Marie (Forster) Sexton, BS ’78, Feb. 12, 2026, Williamston, MI
Donna Kay (Reed) Lambert, MA ’78, MBA ’69, Feb. 6, 2026, Kalamazoo, MI
Ronald Robert Schoenfelder, BBA ’79, Feb. 10, 2026, Eau Claire, MI
John Marion Hughes, BS ’79, Jan. 21, 2026, Royal Oak, MI
Mark Joseph Lutz, BS ’79, Nov. 26, 2025, Plainwell, MI
Cheryl Ann Lemons, BA ’80, Feb. 1, 2026, Jackson, MI
Phillip Allen Bannow, BS ’80, Feb. 11, 2026, Wilmington, NC
Deana S. Gasperson, MA ’80, Oct. 15, 2025, Boone, NC
Cheryl Jean R. Sturgis, MA ’80, Sept. 16, 2025, Allegan, MI
Paula Jean Silerzio, MOT ’80, Jan. 12, 2026, Elmhurst, IL
Paul Michael Cook, BS ’81, Dec. 1, 2025, Haslett, MI
Joan Elaine Lockwood, BS ’81, Sept. 7, 2025, Shelby Township, MI
Patrice Leslie (Moore) Moeller, BS ’81, Oct. 4, 2025, Armada, MI
David Allen Bickle, MA ’81, Dec. 12, 2025, Kalamazoo, MI
Joanna McCollum Learner, MA ’81, Dec. 5, 2025, Kalamazoo, MI
Patricia Ann Steenbergh, BA ’82, Sept. 10, 2025, St. Joseph, MI
Martin Floyd Schug, BBA ’82, Sept. 11, 2025, Kalamazoo, MI
Lisa Ann (Herrick) Agate, BS ’82, Oct. 23, 2025, Kalamazoo, MI
Nancy Ann Neper, BS ’82, Jan. 31, 2026, Grand Rapids, MI
Jaswant Singh Sandhu, MA ’82, Oct. 9, 2025, Flower Mound, TX
Judy Joy (VanderWater) Hayward, BBA ’83, Jan. 26, 2026, Battle Creek, MI
Judith Kay (Betten) VanFleet, BS ’83, Nov. 17, 2025, Kalamazoo, MI
Cynthia Hutchinson, MA ’83, Oct. 2, 2025, Kalamazoo, MI
Winifred Morphett Zimmerman, MA ’83, Nov. 17, 2025, St. Joseph, MI
Patricia Frances (Beertema) Pugh, MSW ’83, Sept. 2, 2025, Mountain View, CA
Debra Michelle Jackson, BS ’84, Sept. 23, 2025, Flint, MI
Gary Lee Thompson, MA ’84, MSW ’89, Dec. 25, 2025, Kalamazoo, MI
Karri Jo (Bergman) Balcom, BBA ’85, Sept. 11, 2025, Traverse City, MI
Brigid Margaret Stersic, BS ’85, Nov. 8, 2025, Kalamazoo, MI
Lisa Lizabeth (Creekmur) Clair, MA ’85, Oct. 23, 2025, Tampa, FL
William Lee Raymond, MSW ’85, Jan. 1, 2026, Holland, MI
Barbara Evelyn (McClanahan) Camarro, BS ’86, March 9, 2025, Fairfield, CT
David Gerard Goricki, BS ’86, Jan. 3, 2026, Ypsilanti, MI
Mary Louise Blakely, MA ’86, Oct. 19, 2025, Kalamazoo, MI
Marcia Lynn Howe, MA ’86, Sept. 7, 2025, Dimondale, MI
Sara A. Mounger, MA ’86, Sept. 10, 2025, Kalamazoo, MI
Linda Marie Dohn, MA ’87, Oct. 4, 2025, Albion, MI
Martha Elizabeth Lentz, BS ’88, Sept. 2, 2025, Kalamazoo, MI
Kay Lynne Mollenkopf, BS ’88, MPA ’93, Sept. 16, 2025, Sebring, FL
Brian Lee Olson, BS ’88, MA ’92, Nov. 3, 2025, Cleveland, OH
Cynthia Jane (Flejszar) Sawyer, BS ’88, Jan. 3, 2026, Whitehall, MI
Janet Mary (Weigand) Sirois, BS ’88, Jan. 26, 2026, Huntertown, IN
Michael Lee Depree, BSE ’88, MS ’92, Dec. 21, 2025, Holland, MI
Margaret Joanne Spreitzer, BA ’89, Oct. 29, 2025, Allegan, MI
Amy Elizabeth (Miller) Bosela, BS ’89, Oct. 15, 2025, The Villages, FL
Jean Ann (Snyder) Hare, BS ’89, MPA ’94, Nov. 12, 2025, Panama City, FL
Frank Joseph Kazda, BS ’89, Feb. 5, 2026, La Grange, IL
Jeanette J. Wahr, BS ’89, MA ’00, Oct. 31, 2025, Norton Shores, MI
Cheryl Robin Barea, MA ’89, Sept. 23, 2025, Kalamazoo, MI
James Leonard Hintz, BBA ’90, Sept. 25, 2025, Owosso, MI
Julie Ann Gaumnitz, MA ’90, Sept. 6, 2025, Herrin, IL
Bryan Jay Gras, MA ’90, Sept. 23, 2025, Rockford, MI
Jenni Lee Biegler, MSW ’90, Sept. 14, 2025, Medford, OR
James Richard Cotant, BS ’91, Oct. 23, 2025, Hastings, MI
Phyllis Ann (Williamson) Root, BS ’91, Dec. 7, 2025, Fayetteville, AR
Candace Sue Smith, BS ’91, Jan. 17, 2026, Three Rivers, MI
Jeff Robert Oberlin, BSE ’91, Nov. 2, 2025, Norton Shores, MI
Hans Hewit Agard, MA ’91, Sept. 18, 2025, Muskegon, MI
Terry Alan Tatsch, MA ’91, Nov. 23, 2025, South Haven, MI
Faith Maxine (Lewis) Priester, BS ’92, Dec. 30, 2025, Greenville, MI
Susan Elizabeth (Cavanaugh) Henrichsen, BBA ’93, Oct. 8, 2025, St. Joseph, MI
Timothy Edward Siedlaczek, BBA ’93, Oct. 31, 2025, Livonia, MI
Mark Andrew Newton, BS ’93, Jan. 4, 2026, Wilmington, NC
Donald Lee Verhage, BS ’93, Nov. 10, 2025, Otsego, MI
Frances Edith Myers, MA ’93, Sept. 13, 2025, Grand Rapids, MI
Cynthia Wolf Sheppard, MSW ’93, Jan. 19, 2026, Kalamazoo, MI
Bruce Han Landheer, BS ’94, Sept. 21, 2025, Mason, MI
Ryan Louis Adams, BA ’95, Oct. 22, 2025, Brighton, MI
Scott Ray Kline, BA ’95, Dec. 7, 2025, Niles, MI
Raoul Forrest Vannier, BS ’95, Feb. 7, 2026, Torrington, WY
Judith Kay Firehammer, HHC ’95, MA ’95, Nov. 8, 2025, in Sun City, AZ
Bryan Patrick Atherton, MA ’95, Nov. 25, 2025, Frederick, MD
Shane Anthony McIntosh, BS ’96, BS ’00, Jan. 30, 2026, Stevensville, MI
David Loomis Smith, BS ’96, Sept. 26, 2025, Vicksburg, MI
Joseph Andrew Snearline, BA ’97, Dec. 8, 2025, Denver, CO
Shirley Ann Brown, BS ’97, Nov. 1, 2025, Three Rivers, MI
Harry A. Swiatek, BS ’97, Oct. 15, 2025, Whitehall, MI
Melinda Ione Roznowski, MSW ’97, Feb. 11, 2026, Williamston, MI
Robert Thomas Holewinski, BBA ’98, Sept. 14, 2025, Brownstown, MI
Phillip Leroy Crossgrove, BS ’98, Oct. 13, 2025, Three Rivers, MI
Mary Lynn Vincent, MBA ’98, Nov. 8, 2025, Holland, MI
Jacquelyn Joy (King) Inglett, BA ’99, Dec. 30, 2025, Battle Creek, MI
Sharon Patricia Helmuth, BS ’00, MA ’05, Nov. 13, 2025, Ypsilanti, MI
Dennis John Hengstebeck, BSW ’00, Dec. 16, 2025, Kerrville, TX
Gary Jay VanLeeuwen, MS ’00, Dec. 5, 2025, Lake City, MI
Rebecca Christine (Halstead) Parke, MA ’03, Dec. 27, 2025, Glen Ellyn, IL
Michael James Koper, BBA ’04, Nov. 27, 2025, Traverse City, MI
Jonathon Charles Blowers, BBA ’06, MSA ’08, Dec. 17, 2025, Kalamazoo, MI
Sara Anne (Bueche) Bosse, BS ’06, Nov. 1, 2025, Bristow, VA
Scott Brian Smith, BS ’06, Oct. 9, 2025, Niles, MI
Ryan Jack Willacker, BA ’07, Oct. 20, 2025, Montague, MI
Jason Michael Aiello, BA ’08, Dec. 5, 2025, Kalamazoo, MI
Daniel Jimenez, BS ’10, Oct. 5, 2025, Kalamazoo, MI
Paul Alan Smith, MA ’11, Nov. 5, 2025, Chardon, OH
George Dickson Crow, BFA ’13, Oct. 25, 2025, Kalamazoo, MI
Nathan Michael Harpe, BSN ’13, Sept. 28, 2025, Corvallis, OR
Jennifer Louise Bourion, MA ’18, Oct. 6, 2025, Kingsley, MI
Rachel Catherine Pavone, BS ’20, MA ’22, Sept. 7, 2025, Milford, MI
Lauren Ashley Vroman, BS ’22, Jan. 4, 2026, Kalamazoo, MI
Marshawn London Kneeland, BS ’23, Nov. 6, 2025, Frisco, TX

Emeriti

Robert J. Balik, professor emeritus of finance and commercial law, Oct. 27, 2025, Kalamazoo, MI
Sterling L. Breed, professor emeritus of the Counseling Center, Feb. 20, 2025, Pinehurst, NC
Mary H. Cordier, associate professor emerita of education and professional development, July 26, 2025, Kalamazoo, MI
John B. Dilworth, professor emeritus of philosophy, June 29, 2025, Kalamazoo, MI
Jacqueline J. Driscoll, associate professor emerita of University Libraries, Feb. 15, 2025
Hans J. Dykxhoorn, professor emeritus of accountancy, Jan. 15, 2026
H. Byron Earhart, professor emeritus of comparative religion, Feb. 21, 2026, San Diego, CA
M. Arthur Garmon, associate professor emeritus of teaching, learning and leadership, Nov. 28, 2024, Haslett, MI
George J. Haus, associate professor emeritus of special education and literacy studies, Jan. 10, 2026, Kalamazoo, MI
Edward Jayne, professor emeritus of English, Jan. 23, 2026, Kalamazoo, MI
Donald King, professor emeritus of art, Jan. 27, 2025, Taos, NM
Patricia A. Lemanski, assistant professor emerita of human performance and health education, Jan. 26, 2025, Kalamazoo, MI
Daniel Mihalko, professor and chair emeritus of statistics, March 10, 2025, Chesterland, OH
Ronald Miller, master faculty specialist emeritus of computer science, Aug. 19, 2025, Plainwell, MI
Robert “Bob” H. Poel, professor emeritus of physics, Aug. 4, 2025, Kalamazoo, MI
Carol Payne Smith, professor emerita of teaching, learning and leadership, March 18, 2025, Kalamazoo, MI
Hans L. Stolle, associate professor emeritus of geography, Sept. 22, 2025, Marcellus, MI
Gary Wegenke, professor emeritus of educational leadership, research and technology, Aug. 20, 2025, Lansing, MI
Beverlee White, associate professor emerita of the Counseling Center, Sept. 9, 2025, Kalamazoo, MI