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Nita Sunderland ’52 M.A. ’55

Nita Sunderland, professor of art, emerita, and a noted sculptor, died July 17 in East Peoria, Ill. One of the first women to teach sculpture at the college level, she taught at ����ɫ�� from 1956–88. Sunderland’s large-scale works are in private collections and displayed publicly, including at the Peoria Civic Center, Peoria Riverfront Museum and on campus.

In addition to creating art, she formed a sculpture restoration company that worked on public monuments in Illinois and Indiana. Sunderland worked as a volunteer to restore grave markers at historic Springdale Cemetery. Surviving are her dearest friend and longtime colleague, Beth Linn, two nephews and extended family.

Betty Church

Betty Church, instructor of family and consumer sciences, emerita, who taught at ����ɫ�� from 1965–2004, died July 6 in Colorado Springs, Colo. After earning her master’s degree at the University of Illinois at Urbana- Champaign, Church led study abroad programs in fashion merchandising and was active in professional and civic groups. Surviving are a daughter, a son and three grandchildren.

Barb Dreher ’48

Barb Dreher, bookstore director, emerita, who worked at ����ɫ�� from 1950–89, died July 11 in Peoria. She was a basketball season ticket holder from the early days of the Robertson Memorial Field House. Dreher also enjoyed travel and spoke several languages fluently. She was active in professional groups and her church. Surviving are three nephews and extended family.

Ronald Wasden

Ronald Wasden, professor of psychology, emeritus, who taught at ����ɫ�� from 1967–2000, died June 7 in Peoria. He was well known for his rat lab course. Wasden earned his master’s degree and doctorate at the University of Utah.

John DePinto

John DePinto, professor of biology, emeritus, who taught at ����ɫ�� from 1966–2000, died Oct. 20 in Ohio. He served as the biology department chair, dean of College of Liberal Arts and Sciences, and taught part time for 10 years after retiring. DePinto earned his doctorate at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. Surviving are his wife; sons Todd ’86, Jeff ’88 and Bruce ’92; and four grandchildren.

Roger Peterson ’58

Roger Peterson, associate professor of mechanical engineering, emeritus, who taught at ����ɫ�� from 1960–96, died Nov. 16 in Peoria. After graduation, he attended Purdue University and earned his MSME. In addition to his teaching duties, Peterson performed independent engineering contract work, collaborated with colleagues on several patents and, with his late wife, Betty, endowed a scholarship. Surviving are a daughter, brother and nephew.

Reclining Figure, Nita Sunderland. Photo by Duane Zehr.

Centurion

James Heiple ’55

James Heiple, a former chief justice of the Illinois Supreme Court and a Centurion, died Jan. 18 in Peoria. A graduate of the University of Louisville’s Brandeis Law School, he practiced law and served as a circuit and appellate judge before joining the Supreme Court in 1990. ����ɫ�� honored him as a Centurion in 1995. Surviving are a brother, Rae ’51, two sons, five grandchildren and a great-grandson.

Ann Dovey Jones ’40, Dec. 2, Peoria

Louise Ogden Behnke ’42, Nov. 6, Springfield, Ore.

Calvin Stone ’42, Nov. 5, Venice, Fla.

Carolyn Arnold Martens ’44, Oct. 14, Plainfield, Ill.

Phyllis Webb Pryde ’44, Jan. 13, Peoria

Marieva Galbreath Maxwell ’45, M.A. ’73, Jan. 17, Peoria

Barbara Dwyer Shurtleff ’47, Dec. 20, Evansville, Ind.

Dean Coleman ’48, Jan. 16, Greencastle, Pa.

Louise Lauder Roos ’48, Dec. 20, Monmouth, Ill.

Pete Vallosio ’48, M.A. ’54, Dec. 13, Morton, Ill.

Cass Cherner ’49, Dec. 14, Westchester, Ill.

James Chianakas ’49, Jan. 4, Pekin, Ill.

Thomas Draper ’49, Nov. 21, Boardman, Ohio

Will Martin ’49, Jan. 13, Chicago

Ramona Bogue McCaslin ’49, July 22, Dallas

Demetra Polites ’49, Dec. 8, Peoria

Dick Riehl ’49, Feb. 1, Washington, Ill.

Bill Roger ’49, June 5, Chillicothe, Ill.

Raymond Swehla ’49, April 29, Oak Brook, Ill.

John Addler ’50, Nov. 18, Tenstrike, Minn.

Claude Brown ’50, Nov. 5, Encinitas, Calif.

George Chianakas ’50, Sept. 29, Crystal Lake, Ill.

Terry Day DeBoeuf ’50, June 8, Peoria

Ed Dwyer ’50, Oct. 28, Peoria

Charles Esch Jr. ’50, Jan. 8, Indianapolis

Tadashi Fukomoto ’50, April 14, Honolulu

James Ho ’50, Sept. 6, Nuuvanu, Hawaii

Willis Jolliff ’50, MBA ’67, Jan. 14, Peoria

Jerry Kassel ’50, Nov. 1, Dedham, Mass.

Glen McCullough ’50 M.A. ’56, June 3, Peoria

James Neese ’50, Oct. 29, South Jacksonville, Ill.

Shirley Puckett Olsen ’50, Dec. 7, Grand Junction, Colo.

Charles Rager ’50, Jan. 23, Peoria

Marjorie Rockenbach Rasmussen ’50, Jan. 19, Colorado Springs, Colo.

Gerald Riechmann ’50, Sept. 28, Mount Vernon, Ill.

Nellie Snyder Templin ’50, Jan. 6, Colorado Springs, Colo.

Margaret Woodrow Watkins ’50, July 1, Green Valley, Ill.

Frances Hall Woodruff ’50, June 1, 2019, Munster, Ind.

Bradford Craig ’51 M.A. ’60, June 9, Peoria

Joseph “Lee” Chismark ’51, Dec. 16, Morton, Ill.

Lois Zimmerman Getz ’51, July 5, Morton, Ill.

Gilbert Hall ’51, June 29, St. Louis

Leonard Hild ’51, July 30, Aurora, Colo.

Harold “Jim” James ’51, June 1, Zionsville, Ind.

Janet Richert Krupnik ’51, Aug. 3, Ballwin, Mo.

Ken Moline ’51, Nov. 16, Peoria

Everett Pettis ’5, July 17, North Las Vegas, Nev.

Von Pruitt ’51, Nov. 13, Bedford, Texas

Robert Reinken ’51, Sept. 11, Morton, Ill.

Lewis Robinson ’51, Nov. 29, Janesville, Wis.

Adolph “Junior” Roecker ’51 MBA ’52, Sept. 3, Peoria

Helen Kiker Sheets ’51, May 16, Lake in the Hills, Ill.

Marilyn “Jolly” Hansen Turnbull ’51, Dec. 9, Tucson, Ariz.

Joan Hybiske Barnes ’52, Dec. 19, Washington, Ill.

Lorraine Smith Burton ’52, Dec. 26, Rock Hill, S.C.

George Fialco ’52, Oct. 5, Boynton Beach, Fla.

Milton Hallett ’52, Sept. 22, Scottsdale, Ariz.

Maxine Morrison Horwath ’52, Nov. 25, Arlington Heights, Ill.

Nan Bierdemann Martin ’52, Feb. 8, Darien, Ill.

John Ordean ’52, Nov. 9, Sterling, Ill.

Gregory Sowyrda ’52, Aug. 28, Peabody, Mass.

Donna Weiss Spietz ’52, Aug. 19, Indianapolis

Kenneth Steiner ’52, Feb. 23, Ludington, Mich.

Hilda Wilson Bourgeois-Daly ’53, Sept. 16, Elmhurst, Ill.

Tom Fricano ’53, Dec. 2, Northridge, Calif.

Maurice Griesbaum ’53, Nov. 2, Alton, Ill.

John W. Johnson ’53, Oct. 13, Peoria

Orville Pelletier ’53, Sept. 12, Elgin, Ill.

Langhorne “Mary” Meeker Radeke ’53, March 25, Maquon, Ill.

Paul Richards ’53, Dec. 12, Peoria

Richard Rook ’53, June 21, Alton, Ill

Jack Ehresman ’54, Dec. 30, Metamora, Ill.

Joseph Frank ’54, July 22, Asheville, N.C.

Robert Hertenstein ’54, Oct. 20, Morton, Ill.

Ron Johnson ’54, Feb. 23, Elburn, Ill.

Connie Bollinger Mayfield ’54, Nov. 22, Marble Hill, Mo.

Richard “Dick” Pagels ’54, Nov. 9, Glen Ellyn, Ill.

Ron Roberts ’54,, Sept. 28, Metamora, Ill.

Gerald R. Smith ’54,, Jan. 20, Orland Park, Ill.

Ronald Trimble ’54, Oct. 3, Pekin, Ill.

Lloyd “Bud” Zobrist ’54, Aug. 30, Morton, Ill.

Patricia Richmond Frank ’55, Oct. 13, Maggie Valley, N.C.

Jackie Baumflek Leonhardt ’55, July 19, Chesterfield, Mo.

Tom Michael ’55, Jan. 4, Pleasanton, Calif.

Larry Miller ’55, Dec. 14, Ottawa, Ill.

Richard Naretty ’55, Aug. 30, Marseilles, Ill.

Lee O’Connell ’55, Dec. 24, Scottsdale, Ariz.

Edward O’Connor Jr. ’55, July 4, Peoria

Thomas Schlehuber ’55, Feb. 5, Peoria

Paul Shinseki ’55, Aug. 3, Lihue, Hawaii

Donald Bussell ’56, June 10, Streator, Ill.

Wayne Callister ’56, June 6, Elmwood, Ill.

David Ekstrand ’56, July 5, Peoria

Bill Etzenbach ’56, Nov. 25, Ottawa, Ill.

John Longden ’56, July 10, Tremont, Ill.

Jasper Maggio ’56, Jan. 31, Hinsdale, Ill.

Everett Sims ’56, July 31, New Windsor, Ill.

Thomas Spangler ’56, Jan. 6, Peoria

Herman Thompson ’56, Dec. 23, Metamora, Ill.

Richard Westhoff ’56,, Aug. 1, Peoria

Robert Bagby ’57, Oct. 15, Cornucopia, Wis.

Rhea Appenzeller Cornwell ’57, Jan. 29, Mackinaw, Ill.

Connie Adams Gibson ’57, Dec. 27, 2018, Austin, Texas

Frederick Benson M.A. ’57, Aug. 18, Palatine, Ill.

Donald Haas ’57 M.S. ’60, May 29, Peru, Ill.

Allen Kelch ’57, July 24, Peoria

Jack Putters ’57, Nov. 22, Norfolk, Neb.

Marilyn Opseth Tenner ’57, Oct. 11, Germantown, Tenn.

Jeanette Moravek Crumbaugh ’58, Sept. 16, Joliet, Ill.

Jack Gillespie ’58, May 15, Naples, Fla.

Kenneth Helms ’58, Dec. 12, Salinas, Calif.

Norman Kelly ’58, Aug. 4, Peoria

Joe Larson ’58, Nov. 3, Ottumwa, Iowa

Ernest “Frank” Moore ’58, Sept. 25, Fairborn, Ohio

John Rasmussen ’58, Dec. 13, Springfield, Ill.

Charles Towne ’58, Aug. 9, Houston

William White ’58, Nov. 22, Evans, Ga.

Henry “Paul” Volkman ’58, Aug. 12, Live Oak, Texas

Mary Biederbeck Vosberg ’58, Nov. 11, Peoria

Charles Wickhorst ’58, June 24, Rockford, Ill.

Judy Caress Bendle ’59, Jan. 31, 2019, Crete, Ill.

Mary McHenry Gottschalk ’59, Sept. 1, Peoria

Jerry Hayden ’59, Dec. 8, Barrington, Ill.

Jerry Lyons ’59, Aug. 19, Pekin, Ill.

Joan Braunagel McShane ’59, Nov. 5, Bettendorf, Iowa

Leroy Mingus ’59, Nov. 23, Lakewood, Ill.

Jerry O’Keefe ’59, July 15, Newark, Ohio

Dick Reeser ’59, Dec. 18, Morton, Ill.

Romano Rubinelli ’59, June 15, Malvern, Pa.

Arlyn Wiersema ’59, Oct. 4, 2019, Circle Pines, Minn.

Alan Wilkinson ’59, Feb. 11, 2020, Kingman, Ariz.

Phyllis Haley Gingher ’60, Nov. 30, Naples, Fla.

Michael Grote ’60, July 9, Naples, Fla.

Frederick Haddad ’60, Sept. 17, Hendersonville, N.C.

John Jorgensen ’60 M.A. ’66, Aug. 1, Peoria

James Kendall ’60, July 23, Wheaton, Ill.

Marilyn Crilly Lee ’60, Aug. 17, Houston

Robert Prater M.S. ’60, Jan. 2, Houston

David Moran ’60, Jan. 25, Brentwood, Tenn.

Donald Rawlings ’60, Sept. 14, Savoy, Ill.

Thomas Rohman ’60, June 21, Chillicothe, Ill.

Tibbets “Ed” Rolls ’60, July 17, Gilroy, Calif.

Roger Samuelson ’60, July 9, Boulder Junction, Wis.

Janet Schooley Sarsha ’60, July 24, Grayslake, Ill.

Edward Schneider ’60, Jan. 20, Colorado Springs, Colo.

Richard Wiberg ’60, July 16, Palatine, Ill.

William Gibson ’61, Oct. 3, Waverly, Ill.

William Kennedy ’61, Aug. 25, Zion, Ill.

Kenneth Oswald M.S. ’61, June 7, Hopedale, Ill.

Bill Sharpe ’61, Jan. 2, Peoria

Charles Steilen ’61, June 30, Sarasota, Fla.

T. Roger Sullivan ’61, Nov. 20, Powell, Ohio

Ray Bergevin ’62, Nov. 5, Washington, N.C.

Jim Brennan M.A. ’62, Nov. 17, Rockford, Ill.

Kenneth Carrigan ’62, Dec. 2, Peoria

James Fagan ’62, Dec. 7, Okemos, Mich.

Helene Cicciarelli Flanigon ’62, Oct. 20, Peoria

Jack Gillen ’62, Dec. 13, Springfield, Ill.

Tony Hladik ’62, July 12, Hot Springs Village, Ark.

Karl Maierhofer ’62, MBA ’63, Jan. 2, Carmel, Ind.

Kaywin Martin ’62, Jan. 11, Delray Beach, Fla.

Jane Sample Myers ’62, Feb. 6, Saint Augustine, Fla.

Mark Blakeney ’63, July 1, Danville, Ill.

Robert Janosov MSME ’63, July 16, Peoria

Joseph Kozlevcar ’63 MSEE ’66, Oct. 19, Peoria

Syed Majid MSIE ’63, Feb. 2, Skokie, Ill.

T. June Baughman Martinie-Phegley ’63, Dec. 17, East Peoria, Ill.

Joan Whelan Milani ’63, June 24, South Bend, Ind.

Glen Stancliff ’63, Aug. 26, Andover, Ill.

Jack P. Witty M.S. ’63, Aug. 2, 2019, Elgin, S.C.

John Woerner ’63, Sept. 22, Peoria

William Borchelt ’64, March 17, Evergreen, Colo.

Larry Clasing ’64, July 12, Bartonville, Ill.

Jack Heiniger ’64, Dec. 13, Germantown Hills, Ill.

Roy Meyer ’64, June 1, Rock Falls, Ill.

Alexander Sleiman ’64, Dec. 7, Woodbury, Minn.

George Vlach ’64, Jan. 31, Port Charlotte, Fla.

Jacqueline Speyer Buster ’65, Dec. 10, Peoria

Ralph Hardwick ’65, Nov. 23, Crawfordsville, Ind.

Mary Allison Helfman ’65, June 27, Sturgeon Lake, Minn.

Kathleen Bourne Holder ’65, Sept. 21, Vestal, N.Y.

Steven Parsons ’65, Sept. 15, Washington, Ill.

Nancie Zorn Shellenbaum ’65, June 13, Venice, Fla.

Kent Wellbrock ’65, M.A. ’67, Jan. 27, Monarch Beach, Calif.

Jerry Zuspann M.A. ’65, June 25, Springfield, Ill.

Michel Barbezat M.A.’66, March 29, Elgin, Ill.

Pete Blasko ’66, Nov. 23, Decatur, Ill.

Terry Celba ’66, May 25, Vernon Hills, Ill.

Richard DeKleine ’66, May 7, Coatesville, Pa.

Dale Miller ’65, Dec. 19, Glen Ellyn, Ill.

Robert Foglesong ’66 M.A. ’71, April 4, Greenback, Tenn.

Richard Gollnitz ’66, Feb. 3, Chillicothe, Ill.

Michael Hayes ’66, May 16, 2019, Apple Valley, Minn.

John Hinck M.A. ’66, Dec. 18, Park Ridge, Ill.

David Kylen ’66, Oct. 19, Fuengirola, Malaga, Spain

John McCornack M.S. ’66, May 23, Yukon, Okla.

Neil Campbell ’67, June 3, Palm Beach Shores, Fla.

Dianne Iid Effner ’67, Oct. 14, Jamestown, Mo.

A.J. Gatzemeyer M.S. ’67, Dec. 25, Morton, Ill.

Michael Henrikson ’67, Dec. 31, Sacramento, Calif.

Ronald Sineni ’67, Dec. 15, Wylie, Texas

Jerry Waltz MSME ’67, Feb. 4, Peoria

Tom Wojtas ’67 M.A. ’73, Nov. 25, Pekin

Frank Mavetz ’68, Aug. 14, Canton, Ill.

Barbara Macemon Quickstad ’67, Dec. 23, Peoria

Derrell Jones ’68, Jan. 13, Washington, Ill.

Jerry Loacker ’68, Dec. 12, Sheboygan Falls, Wis.

Pamela Heins Raymond M.S. ’68, Jan. 21, Hudson, Ill.

John Weese M.A. ’68, Nov. 25, Galesburg, Ill.

George Cackley M.S. ’69, Dec. 3, Hanna City, Ill.

Joan Faulhaber Fleming ’69 M.A. ’72, Oct. 14, Chillicothe, Ill.

Duane Haag M.S. ’69, Aug. 22, St. Simon Island, Ga.

J. Russell McDavid M.A. ’69, Aug. 26, Fort Collins, Colo.

Vivian Moehle Todden M.A. ’69, Jan. 13, Peoria

Judd Van Sickle ’69, June 4, Wilmington, N.C.

Susan Orten Adams ’70, Sept. 22, Bartonville, Ill.

Ralph Forsberg ’70, May 9, Midland, Mich.

Martin Freund ’70, Dec. 29, 2019, Port Hueneme, Calif.

Jeanne Koehler Hoffer ’70, Oct. 4, Cleveland, Tenn.

Thomas Hubbard ’70, Oct. 21, 2019, Vancouver, Wash.

Ted LaBedz ’70, Dec. 25, Boone, N.C.

Oiva Karna ’70, June 14, 2019, Katy, Texas

Carol McDaniels ’70, Jan. 7, Bartonville, Ill.

Jack Thompson ’70, Jan. 28, Sunrise, Fla.

Dennis Winkler M.A. ’70, June 1, Morton, Ill.

Sharon Hopkins Altman M.A. ’71, Sept. 9, Pekin, Ill.

Gary Creamer ’71, Dec. 14, Arrington, Tenn.

Cheri Nordenberg Greenlee ’71, Oct. 6, Rockford, Ill.

Thomas Kelly M.A. ’71, June 30, Peoria

Herb Rodier MEA ’71, Feb. 6, Chillicothe, Ill.

Bill Ryan ’71, June 30, Staten Island, N.Y.

Jack Bensing M.S. ’72, Oct. 9, East Peoria, Ill.

Miriam Freddolino Scoggins ’72, Jan. 29, 2019, Okemos, Mich.

Richard Stahl ’72, Jan.7, Littleton, Colo.

James Kreiser ’73, Dec. 17, Richmond, Va.

Bob Linnemann M.A. ’73, Nov. 5, Mesa, Ariz.

Virginia Pack Sandner ’73, Jan. 23, Houston

Roman Wegrzyn ’73, Nov. 11, Peoria

Michael Wesner ’73, Dec. 23, Morton, Ill.

Mary Campbell Hooks ’74 M.A. ’80, May 26, Peoria

Craig Curry ’74, Dec. 10, Peoria

George Klasek ’74, Feb. 7, Madison, Wis.

Richard Kleven ’74, Feb. 20, Tomball, Texas

James Obert Jr. ’74, June 21, Dixon, Calif.

Barbara McMillan Pope M.A. ’74, Dec. 5, Morton, Ill.

Mardona Thornton Shay ’74, Sept. 15, Peoria

Donald Williams ’74, Oct. 18, Poinciana, FL

Leslie Haas Bouris ’75, Oct. 26, Peoria

Naomi Peskind Fishman M.A. ’75, Jan. 8, Peoria

Mary “Fran” Bernabei McShane ’75, Nov. 13, Peoria

Thetus “Woody” Siltman ’75, Oct. 11, East Peoria, Ill.

Terrence Dobberstein ’76, March 8, Berea, Ohio

Mary May Law ’76, Feb. 5, Downers Grove, Ill.

Michael R. Leonard ’76, Jan. 22, Brighton, Mich.

Garry Lock ’76, Aug. 9, Edwards, Ill.

Donald Wilson ’76, Dec. 18, Chillicothe, Ill.

Maxine Acuff Blane ’78, M.A. ’81, Dec. 4, Peoria

K. Tate Chambers ’79, June 6, Morton, Ill.

John Harty ’79, Nov. 20, Lakeland, Fla.

Richard “Neal” Pearson ’79, Sept. 27, Peoria

James Theine ’79, Aug. 5, Washington, Ill.

Kristine Karstens Bell ’80, Jan. 7, Dunlap, Ill.

Peter Wessler ’80, Nov. 25, West Peoria, Ill.

Jon Austin ’81, Nov. 24, Jacksonville, Ill.

Dane Borho ’81, July 20, Peoria Heights, Ill.

Christie Epp Eyler ’81, Jan. 20, Rushville, Ill.

Robert Gilmore HON ’82, Sept. 22, Peoria

Gregory Johnson ’82, Dec. 20, Newburgh, Ind.

Galyn Clark ’83, Sept. 2, Germantown Hills, Ill.

James Hayes ’83, Dec. 3, 2019, Oak Brook, Ill.

Sikha Bhattacharyya Bhatacharya MBA ’84, Feb. 1, 2020, Peoria

Michael Hynds ’84, Feb. 14, Champaign, Ill.

Kenneth Kaminski ’84, Aug. 8, Scottsdale, Ariz.

Lawrence DeCapp ’85 M.S. ’95, Jan. 13, East Peoria, Ill.

Eric Hinshaw ’85, Oct. 31, Geneseo, Ill.

Bruce Andrews MLS ’88, June 1, Peoria

Dennis Hamon ’90, July 23, Peoria

Scott Hargrave ’88, Dec. 26, Edmonds, Wash.

Charlene “Kay” Hazelman Osborn ’90 M.A. ’97, Nov. 2, Savannah, Ga.

Paula Urban Renken ’90, June 28, Washington, Ill.

Eric Suender ’91 M.A. ’94, May 26, Portage, Mich.

Randal Peterson MBA ’93, Oct. 3, Windsor, Colo

Gail Peterson-Forbes ’93, Dec. 10, Dunlap, Ill

Brian Gilboy ’94, Aug. 31, Lake Zurich, Ill.

Jeff Bassnuener ’95, Nov. 19, Plymouth, Wis.

James Carlberg MBA ’96, Dec. 11, Peoria

Elmer “Al” Dahms MBA ’96, June 6, Fergus Falls, Minn

Harold McCampbell ’97, Oct. 1, Groveland, Ill.

Brian Woertz ’97, Oct. 4, Mapleton, Ill.

Henry “Hank” Aaron HON ’02, Jan. 22, Atlanta, Ga.

Richard Milburn ’02, Dec. 15, Fort Atkinson, Wis.

Josh Bair ’07, Nov. 10, Des Plaines, Ill.

Larry King HON ’09, Jan. 23, Los Angeles

Sarah McCafferty ’11, Aug. 8, Peoria

Adam Linnenburger ’12, Dec. 13, Colorado Springs, Colo

Daniel Altman ’14, July 9, Plymouth, Mich.