Passages
We remember those who lost their lives.
05/17/2022 5:45 PM
Centurion
Staff
Richard Snodgrass ’62
Richard Snodgrass 鈥62, a 亚洲色情 Centurion known professionally as 鈥淒ick Kay,鈥 died May 13, 2021, at 84. He worked at WMAQ-Channel 5 in Chicago for 38 years after being hired as a writer, eventually becoming political editor. He won a Peabody Award in 1984. After retiring, Snodgrass had a radio show on WCPT-AM. Surviving are his wife; three sons, including Steven Snodgrass 鈥83; and a granddaughter.
Dick Versace
Dick Versace, who led 亚洲色情 Men鈥檚 Basketball from 1978-86, died Feb. 25, 2022. His teams won the Missouri Valley Conference three times, as well as the NIT Championship in 1982. Versace was named National College Coach of the Year by the U.S. Basketball Writers鈥 Association when he took the 1985-86 team to the second round of the NCAA Championships. After leaving 亚洲色情, he spent most of his career in the NBA, coaching the Indianapolis Pacers from 1988-1990 and leading the Vancouver/ Memphis Grizzlies鈥 front office from 1999-2005. Versace was also the first American of Puerto Rican descent to be an NBA head coach. Surviving are his two children and extended family.
Karla Sue Layne
Karla Layne, who served as administrative support for the Foster College of Business for over 30 years, died Feb. 10, 2022. She was an inaugural winner of the Staff Excellence Award in 2018. Surviving are her mother, husband, son, brothers and extended family.
亚洲色情
August C. Grebe 鈥41, Nov. 10, 2021, Upland, Calif.
Elizabeth M. Roecker Alt 鈥45, Dec. 16, 2021, Peoria
John D. Trefzger 鈥45, Feb. 15, 2022, Bloomington, Ill.
Madeline 鈥淪ally鈥 Breining Ogolin 鈥47, Sept. 8, 2021, Peoria
William Blair 鈥48, Nov. 6, 2021, Sun City West, Ariz.
William R. Curry 鈥48, July 28, 2021, Washington, Ill.
H. Burdell Hall 鈥48, Sept. 15, 2021, Morton, Ill.
Patricia Graham Wuethrich 鈥48, Oct. 4, 2021, Eureka, Ill.
Victor H. Barber 鈥49, Dec. 19, 2021, Ocala, Fla.
Phyllis Wunsch McMath 鈥49, Nov. 1, 2021, Clinton, Ill.
Ava Cleary Ossenbeck 鈥49, Oct. 25, 2021, Gainesville, Fla.
Lavern 鈥淭ootie鈥 Doering Schmidt 鈥49, Dec. 31, 2021, East Peoria, Ill.
Benjamin Sommer 鈥49, Aug. 30, 2021, Peoria
William T. Smith 鈥49, July 18, 2021, Farmington Hills, Mich.
Ronald Sumner 鈥49, Oct. 7, 2021, Peoria
John A. Carlson 鈥50, July 12, 2021, Batavia, Ill.
Shirley Howat Hardesty 鈥50, Oct. 19, 2021, Peoria
William Herbst 鈥50, Oct. 22, 2021, Morton, Ill.
Paul Johnson 鈥50, Nov. 25, 2020, Houston
Elmer L. Jolly 鈥50, April 20, 2021, San Antonio, Texas
Thomas Lauerman 鈥50, Aug. 16, 2021, Austin, Texas
James Leigh 鈥50, Aug. 20, 2021, Sparland, Ill.
Allan Lurie 鈥50, April 3, 2018, Peoria
L. Ferrel Lytle 鈥50, Aug. 23, 2021, Moline, Ill.
Carole Lizer Mallett 鈥50, Jan. 17, 2022, Zionville, Ind.
John W. Mosser 鈥50, Jan. 14, 2022, Champaign, Ill.
Kenneth Wilson 鈥50, Oct. 13, 2021, Bethesda, Md.
Janet Weisbruch Beetler 鈥51, Oct. 14, 2021, Peoria
Lois Blaschek 鈥51, Nov. 7, 2021, Peoria
Thomas Carter 鈥51, Aug. 25, 2021, Greeley, Colo.
Hildegarde Mugele Foster 鈥51, June 29, 2021, Peoria
Dorothy Wilkins McKenna 鈥51, Feb. 3, 2022, Green Valley, Ariz.
Arthur E. Phillips 鈥51, Jan. 7, 2022, Granby, Conn.
Donald M. Weber 鈥51 M.A. 鈥52, Dec. 22, 2021, Crown Point, Ind.
Bernard Zelsdorf 鈥51, July 22, 2021, Barrington, Ill.
Phyllis Hunt Fabry 鈥52, July 12, 2021, Wyoming, Ill.
Alice Palmer Groskie 鈥52, May 27, 2020, Tucson, Ariz.
Madelyn Love Kamins 鈥52, Oct. 3, 2021, Bellevue, Wash.
William Poad 鈥52, July 11, 2021, Springfield, Va.
Dale Wagoner 鈥52, Aug. 27, 2021, Peoria
Martha Thomas Casselberry 鈥53, May 20, 2021, Fort Lauderdale, Fla.
Ernest R. Cretaro M.S. 鈥53, Dec. 5, 2021, Pekin, Ill.
Hans Engel 鈥53, Oct. 23, 2021, Washington, Ill.
Doris 鈥淒odi鈥 Wilcoxon Larke 鈥53, Nov. 8, 2021, Peoria
Sylvia Churling Monroe 鈥53, Oct. 27, 2021, Shiloh, Ill.
Robert G. Schick 鈥53, Oct. 19, 2021, Geneva, Ill.
John H. Deininger 鈥54, July 21, 2021, Newport Beach, Calif.
William L. Falconer 鈥54, June 21, 2021, McGaheysville, Va.
Marilyn 鈥淪is鈥 L. Flynn 鈥55 M.A. 鈥63, July 16, 2021, Stockbridge, Ga.
Beverly Barkey Miller 鈥54, Jan. 27, 2022, Ottawa, Ill.
Nancy J. Lyon Moore 鈥54, Dec. 27, 2021, Woodstock, Ill.
Robert N. Nouryan 鈥54, Dec. 30, 2021, Garden City, N.Y.
James 鈥淓d鈥 True 鈥54, Dec. 21, 2021, O鈥橣allon, Ill.
Samuel Statler 鈥54, Oct. 15, 2021, Peoria
Thomas O. Kromphardt 鈥55, July 30, 2021, Peoria
Earl Kane 鈥55, Feb. 4, 2022, Greenwood, Ind.
Pam Cassiday Waughop 鈥55, Aug. 2, 2021, Austin, Texas
Lois Comstock Willis 鈥55, Jan. 13, 2021, New Lenox, Ill.
Leonard Apple 鈥56, Dec. 15, 2021, Lake Forest, Ill.
Frank Buchert 鈥56, Sept. 27, 2021, South Haven, Mich.
Claude 鈥淒enny鈥 Gilbert 鈥56, April 24, 2021, Minneapolis
Edith P. Addison Gillett 鈥56, Jan. 10, 2022, Peoria
Lawrence H. Hahn 鈥56,, Oct. 19, 2021, Rockford, Ill.
Jerry Hansen 鈥56, April 20, 2020, Mason, Ohio
Delbert C. Holman 鈥56, Jan. 1, 2022, Lebanon, Ill.
Ramona Kidd Holmes 鈥56, Feb. 19, 2022, Peoria
Edward T. Linn 鈥56, Dec. 10, 2021, Greeley, Colo.
Michael T. Millett 鈥56, Dec. 17, 2021, Peoria
Ben Sherwood 鈥56, Oct. 27, 2021, Pleasant Prairie, Wis.
John E. Spring 鈥56, July 13, 2021, Empire, Mich.
Fred Szabados 鈥56, July 26, 2021, Jefferson City, Mo.
Roger A. Bovenkerk 鈥57, Dec. 7, 2021, Homewood, Ill.
William S. Brunner 鈥57 M.A. 鈥67, Feb. 19, 2022, Metamora, Ill.
Allan Edler 鈥57, March 23, 2021, Tarpon Springs, Fla.
George Paul Gerdes 鈥57, July 12, 2021, Peoria
John Gibson 鈥57, Oct. 18, 2021, Peoria
Raymond J. Krolak 鈥57, Dec. 8, 2021, Rochester, Minn.
Ruth Nagle McConigly 鈥57, Nov. 26, 2021, Atlanta
Edwin 鈥淧ete鈥 M. Nelson 鈥57, Dec. 12, 2021, Lutz, Fla.
Lois Jean Ladley Powers 鈥57 M.A. 鈥78, Aug. 4, 2021, Charlotte, N.C.
James Roberts 鈥57, Sept. 23, 2021, Saint Charles, Mo.
Oscar Rohrer 鈥57, Aug. 18, 2021, Petersburg, Ill.
Jay Sharp 鈥57, Nov. 10, 2021, Washington, Ill.
Harlan Richard West 鈥57, Dec. 10, 2021, Peoria
John E. Bartos 鈥58, Feb. 1, 2022, Golden, Colo.
Marion 鈥淏ud鈥 McGrew 鈥58, Sept. 25, 2021, Mackinaw, Ill.
Nancy Lahvic Borman 鈥59, July 18, 2021, Montrose, Colo.
William T. Elmendorf 鈥59, Nov. 26, 2021, Fort Pierce, Fla.
Larry D. Fash 鈥59, Feb. 15, 2021, Eureka, Ill.
Ingrid A. Gillis 鈥59, July 3, 2021, Chicago
Robert Harken 鈥59, May 14, 2021, James City, Fla.
Wallace Howarter 鈥59, Aug. 30, 2021, Santa Maria, Calif.
Harry E. Jacobs 鈥59, Dec. 17, 2021, Buffalo, N.Y.
Terrence D. Mancuso 鈥59, Jan. 23, 2022, Cary, N.C.
Dale E. McHenry 鈥59, Nov. 26, 2021, Greensboro, N.C.
Jerry Clark 鈥60, Aug. 7, 2021, Franklin, Ind.
Albert James Dooley 鈥60, Dec. 9, 2021, Grafton, Wis.
Stephen Drury 鈥60, Sept. 10, 2021, Payson, Ariz.
Darrell D. Fox 鈥60,, Nov. 18, 2020, Haines City, Fla.
Anton 鈥淭ony鈥 Martin Jr. 鈥60, Aug. 30, 2021, East Peoria, Ill.
Janice Goldman Mather 鈥60, Feb. 25, 2021, Bay, Ark.
Raymond Sylvester 鈥60, Sept. 24, 2021, Washington, Ill.
Ralph Bradshaw 鈥61, Aug. 18, 2021, Peoria
Harold D. Clasing 鈥61, June 17, 2021, Colorado Springs, Colo.
Edward G. Farrell 鈥61, Nov. 13, 2021, Overland Park, Kan.
Ross Felten 鈥61, Oct. 22, 2021, Centerville, Ohio
Julius R. Hjulian 鈥61, Sept. 7, 2021, Live Oak, Fla.
Lynne Stefanek Kelly 鈥61, Jan. 16, 2022, Montgomery, Texas
Edward P. Kissel 鈥61, Oct. 24, 2021, Menifee, Calif.
Herbert B. McKahin 鈥61, Dec. 20, 2021, Dubuque, Iowa
Jean Ballantyne Miller 鈥61, Sept. 20, 2021, Severna Park, Md.
Margaret A. Eppy Ulrich 鈥61, Dec. 27, 2021, Peoria
Charles A. Williams M.A. 鈥61, July 18, 2021, Washington, Ill.
Florence E. Hoerr Barkley 鈥62, Jan. 9, 2022, Peoria
James M. Butler 鈥62, M.S. 鈥69, MEA 鈥75, Sept. 11, 2021, Washington, Ill.
James Clayberg 鈥62, Nov. 10, 2021, Pekin, Ill.
Judith Zitelman Combs M.A. 鈥62, Jan. 30, 2022, Aiken, S.C.
Daniel P. Donahue 鈥62, Jan. 21, 2022, Peoria
Richard R. Hawker 鈥62, July 20, 2021, Baileys Harbor, Wis.
Dennis Moore 鈥62, March 25, 2021, Livermore, Calif.
Terry Moore 鈥62, June 8, 2021, Brandon, Fla.
Peter J. Pasquel 鈥62, July 30, 2021, Peoria
Rita 鈥淪ue鈥 Armitage Sachs 鈥62, Oct. 12, 2021, Laguna Niguel, Calif.
Terry Troughton 鈥62, Feb. 16, 2021, Sullivan, Mo.
Arthur E. Allinson M.A. 鈥63, Sept. 29, 2021, Owings Mills, Md.
Roberta Parks Hartman 鈥63, Aug. 28, 2021, Peoria
Donald Krull 鈥63, Nov. 12, 2021, Galesburg, Ill.
Russell C. Vroman, M.A. 鈥63, Nov. 14, 2021, East Peoria, Ill.
Gerald C. Allen 鈥64, Nov. 22, 2021, Las Vegas, Nev.
Dale R. Bonga 鈥64, Jan. 20, 2022, Wheaton, Ill.
Ronald Coons 鈥64, Aug. 10, 2021, Louisville, Ky.
David E. Isaacson 鈥64, Feb. 10, 2022, Bloomington, Ill.
Arlene Schweigerdt Kestner M.A. 鈥64, Aug. 15, 2021 Baton Rouge, La.
Don Kynaston 鈥64, March 3, 2021, Milwaukee
Kenneth W. Mettelmann M.S. 鈥64, Jan 8, 2022, East Peoria, Ill.
David L. Snider 鈥64, Jan. 16, 2022, Minier, Ill.
James Widdop 鈥64, Aug. 22, 2021, Milan, Ill.
Richard Williams 鈥64, June 14, 2021, Columbia, Ill.
Ernest W. Adam 鈥65, March 4, 2021, New Bern, N.C.
Kent G. Farley 鈥65, Feb. 5, 2022, Coal Valley, Ill.
James I. Johnson M.A. 鈥65, Feb. 11, 2022, Geneseo, Ill.
Roger G. Keefauver 鈥65, Jan. 13, 2022, Peoria
Donald Killian MBA 鈥65, Aug. 20, 2021, Barrington, Ill.
John B. Moelmann 鈥65, Dec. 30, 2021, O鈥橣allon, Ill.
Richard Renwick 鈥65, Oct. 30, 2021, Joliet, Ill.
Sherwin Siegel 鈥65, Feb. 4, 2022, Lake Forest, Ill.
Bruce A. Werbach 鈥65, Jan. 22, 2022, Mexico, Mo.
Merlin Birky 鈥66, MBA 鈥71, Sept. 21, Morton, Ill.
Ronald Dwyer 鈥66, Dec. 24, 2020, Edwards, Ill.
Philip A. Holmer 鈥66, Jan. 5, 2022, Wadsworth, Ohio
Sylvester 鈥淏ud鈥 Louis 鈥66, Sept. 8, 2021, Indian Land, S.C.
Raymond Poling M.A.鈥66, Nov. 22, 2021, Streator, Ill.
Robert M. Tarnoff 鈥66, Feb. 21, 2022, Lincolnwood, Ill.
Harry J. Wilson M.S. 鈥66, Sept. 10, 2021, Peoria
Marsha 鈥淟ynn鈥 Powell Brewer 鈥67, Feb. 16, 2020, Huntley, Ill.
Gary Wayne Huffman 鈥67, Jan. 5, 2022, Columbus, Ga.
Gary Paul Mauck 鈥67, Nov. 20, 2021, Laconia, N.H.
William W. McBride 鈥67, Dec. 25, 2021, Sturgis, Mich.
Helene Chaveriat Nickles 鈥67, Oct. 24, 2021, Chicago
Wylvan B. Parker 鈥67 M.A. 鈥70, July 4, 2021, Knoxville, Tenn.
Joyce Patterson 鈥67, Aug. 23, 2021, Monmouth, Ill.
Barbara Renfrew Armstrong 鈥68, July 28, 2021, Las Cruces, N.M.
Robert Bullock 鈥68, Oct. 2, 2021, Peoria
Patricia Brummer Lindberg 鈥68, M.A.鈥69, Nov. 1, 2021, Peoria
Dean L. DeVore 鈥68, Nov. 16, 2021, Metamora, Ill.
Bruce M. Johnson 鈥68, Dec. 21, 2021, Downers Grove, Ill.
Richard Neyens 鈥68, Aug. 1, 2021, Parker, Colo.
Robert Stejskal 鈥68, Sept. 17, 2021, Hanna City, Ill.
David J. Vitek M.S. 鈥68, Jan. 22, 2022, Normal, Ill.
Virginia Coonradt Colgan 鈥69, Dec. 2, 2021, Sandwich, Ill.
Martin E. Glassman 鈥69, Sept. 23, 2021, Long Grove, Ill.
Karl 鈥淪kip鈥 Kasjens 鈥69, Sept. 23, 2021, East Peoria, Ill.
John T. Matarelli 鈥69, July 10, 2021, Peoria
Steven A. Peterson 鈥69, Dec. 10, 2021, Hummelstown, Pa.
Mary Golden Tatz 鈥69, Sept. 4, 2021, Glenview, Ill.
Douglas J. Brush 鈥70, March 6, 2021, Tulsa, Okla.
Daniel J. DeCremer 鈥70, October 5, 2020, Estero, Fla.
Lorraine Falck Depp 鈥70, Oct. 10, 2021, Florissant, Mo.
Roger Fry 鈥70, Jan. 23, 2021, Arlington, Texas
Anne Hardine Gengenbacher 鈥70, Aug. 12, 2021, Galesburg, Ill.
Larry D Jenkins M.A. 鈥70, Aug. 17, 2021, Peoria
Ralph E. Master MEA 鈥70, Dec. 21, 2021, Washington, Ill.
Kenneth J. Mayer 鈥70, June 15, 2021, Zephyrhills, Fla.
Robert E. Sorensen 鈥70, Aug. 8, 2021, Groveland, Ill.
Linda Lemm Stetzler 鈥70, Nov. 26, 2021, Ooltewah, Tenn.
David E. Beutel M.A. 鈥71, Aug. 7, 2021, Tremont, Ill.
Guy L. Bibbs 鈥71, July 7, 2021, Chicago
Bruce D. Fineman 鈥71, January 31, 2022, Denver, Colo.
Alphonso Lyons 鈥71, Sept. 21, 2021, Peoria
Dorothy L. McGill Roberts 鈥71, Jan. 1, 2022, Peoria
James E. Sparling 鈥71, Sept. 1, 2021, Tampa, Fla.
Ronald Sullivan 鈥71, Oct. 11, 2021, Peoria
James A. Thomas M.A. 鈥71, June 30, 2021, Peoria
Jacqueline High-Pagni 鈥72 M.A. 鈥73, Jan. 2, 2022, Rocheport, Mo.
Robert M. Rogers M.A. 鈥72, Nov. 24, 2021, St. Peters, Mo.
Morris Ziehm M.S. 鈥72, Jan. 16, 2021, Schenectady, N.Y.
William Cegles 鈥73, Oct. 9, 2021, Greensboro, N.C.
Robert F. DeGise M.A. 鈥73, Nov. 6, 2021, Peoria
Claudia B. Olech Murdoch 鈥73, Dec. 25, 2021, Downers Grove, Ill.
Barbara D. Leiter Wells 鈥73, Dec. 16, 2021, The Villages, Fla.
James F. Christensen MBA 鈥74, Sept. 6, 2021, Crystal Lake, Ill.
N Kenneth Furlong M.A. 鈥74, July 11, 2021, Arvada, Colo.
Joseph A. Hobbick 鈥74, Aug. 1, 2021, Peoria
Margaret Heick Kohlhase M.A. 鈥74, March 24, 2021, Peoria
Carla Weckel Robinson 鈥74, Oct. 19, 2021, Grasonville, Md.
Carolyn Criss Wertz M.A. 鈥74, Feb. 2, 2022, Brookfield, Wis.
Donna L. Monti Correll 鈥75, Jan. 7, 2022, Peoria
Leonard John Hunsader MEA 鈥75, Dec. 29, 2021, Metamora Ill.
David Jonas MEA 鈥75, Sept. 8, 2021, Morton, Ill.
Frederick Weinberg 鈥75, Sept. 23, 2021, River Vale, N.J.
Kathryn Fickenscher Eggert 鈥76, June 11, 2021, Naperville, Ill.
Terrell A. Jones 鈥76, July 10, 2021, Columbus, Ohio
David E. Lammert 鈥76, Nov. 25, 2021, Dunlap, Ill.
Priscilla E. McCarthy 鈥76, July 3, 2021, East Peoria, Ill.
Ann R. Steele M.A. 鈥76, Jan. 10, 2022, Tremont, Ill.
Daniel P. Daly 鈥77, Dec. 20, 2021, Peoria
Richard W. Gideon M.A. 鈥81, Sept. 7, 2021, Oroville, Wash.
Richard Musso 鈥81, Sept. 5, 2021, Holladay, Utah
Michael A. Ebler 鈥82, Nov. 26, 2021, Red Wing, Minn.
Timothy D. Green 鈥82, Jan. 22, 2022, Cleveland
Martin J. O鈥橞rien 鈥82, Sept. 8, 2021, Peoria
Louise Seitz Pierce M.A. 鈥83, Nov. 11, 2021, Peoria
Ruth Blair Sharp 鈥83, Aug. 20, 2021, Peoria
Larry W. Epp 鈥84, August 10, 2021, Pasadena, Calif.
Daniel Evans 鈥84, Nov. 11, 2021, Metamora, Ill.
Todd Garrison M.A. 鈥84, Nov. 9, 2021, Joliet, Ill.
Susan A. Leonard 鈥85, June 4, 2021, Dixon, Ill.
Vickiren Wagner Bilsland 鈥86 MBA 鈥92, July 19, 2021, St. Augustine, Fla.
Lois Felthoven Fash M.A.鈥86, Nov. 3, 2021, Holland, Mich.
Dixie Willoughby Hilst 鈥86, Oct. 25, 2021, Havana, Ill.
Rebecca Kennel West Oltman M.A. 鈥87, Sept. 1, 2021, Minonk, Ill.
Ronald S. Reisner 鈥87, June 29, 2021, Charleston, S.C.
Stanton K. Cook 鈥88 M.S. 鈥94, Aug. 5, 2021, Washington, Ill.
Keith M. Skutt 鈥88, Jan. 11, 2022, Woodridge, Ill.
Louis 鈥淩ob鈥 Sukle 鈥90, Nov. 14, 2021, Kokomo, Ind.
Mary Crabb Kerr M.A. 鈥91, Sept. 19, 2021, Washington, Ill.
Betty Anne Lee 鈥91, Dec. 12, 2021 Westcliffe, Colo.
Marvin L. Mayberry 鈥91, Jan. 22, 2022, East Peoria, Ill.
Lisa R. Kallio Krueger 鈥92, Oct. 6, 2021, Waukesha, Wis.
Dawn M. Leman 鈥93, Nov. 26, 2021, Normal, Ill.
Michael G. Gulatto 鈥96, Nov. 29, 2021, Peoria
Jeremy D. Ruck 鈥96, Dec. 11, 2021, Canton, Ill.
Hillary Hawker 鈥97, Sept. 2, 2021, Chicago
Christine M. Johnson 鈥97, July 4, 2021, Peoria
Kevin M. Graham 鈥00, July 15, 2021, Pekin, Ill.
Michele A. Teske 鈥00, July 15, 2021, Peoria
Shawn N. Wilson 鈥00, Aug. 16, 2021, Holden, Mo.
Lauren M. Ross 鈥03, July 13, 2021, Evanston, Ill.
Pamela Hesker 鈥05, Sept. 29, 2021, St. Louis
Jon A. Davis MLS 鈥06, Nov. 2, 2021, Kickapoo, Ill.
Dawn J. Johnson 鈥07, Dec. 31, 2021, Junction City, Ore.
Cody Graham 鈥18, M.S. 鈥21, Sept. 18, 2021, Streator, Ill.
Current graduate student Michael Bessette, Sept. 27, 2021