In Memoriam
Viola G. Trinklein, ’27, Hudson, Wisconsin, died February 11, 2008, age 101.
Ruth (Schenck) Esau, ’40, Cass City, died February 6, 2008, age 90.
Margaret (Longren) Johnston, ’43, Traverse City, died March 16, 2008, age 88.
Dorothy M. Race, ’43, Liverpool, New York, died July 29, 2007, age 85.
Chester L. Kipisz, ’49, Kirkland, Washington, died March 8, 2008, age 85.
Ralph Morrow, ’51, Haslett, died April 18, 2008, age 86.
Thelma B. Sprague, ’52, Manton, died March 13, 2008, age 92.
Raimund Winzer, ’56, Midland, died February 23, 2008, age 77.
Donna Dinning, ’59, Ionia, died January 13, 2008, age 86.
Marilyn Lee (Osier) Merrick, ’59, Marine City, died March 20, 2008, age 70.
Stephen W. Marsh, ’61 MA ’71, Midland, died March 15, 2008, age 68.
Dominic V. Paterra, MA ’61, Sylvan Lake, died January 11, 2008, age 75.
M. Fred Weaver, ’61, Rochester Hills, died February 21, 2008, age 69.
Floyd W. Holland, ’62 MA ’64, Omer, died January 8, 2008, age 73.
Margaret Turner, ’62, Penney Farms, Florida, died January 4, 2008, age 91.
Alice M. Jumper, ’63, St. Johns, died March 13, 2008, age 101.
Esther Bancroft, ’65, Evart, died January 16, 2008, age 92.
Sandra L. Harrold, MA ’65, Bartlett, Tennessee, died April 4, 2008, age 67.
Carol E. Scharrer, ’65, Commerce Township, died February 19, 2008, age 64.
James E. Stassines, ’65, Norvell, died February 26, 2008, age 65.
Minnie D. Murdock, ’67, Saginaw, died March 14, 2008, age 95.
Raymond Landis, ’69 MA ’79, Midland, died April 12, 2008, age 61.
Larry Volz, MA ’69, Holly, died December 28, 2007, age 66.
James Collin Church, ’70, Durango, Colorado, died April 1, 2008, age 59.
Ruth A. Cronk, ’70, Holly Hill, Florida, died February 16, 2008, age 51.
Kathleen K. (Trombley) Vanderberg, ’70, Bay City, died February 27, 2008, age 90.
Thomas Michael Wilcox, ’70 MA ’73, Fennville, died February 12, 2008, age 61.
Harvey L. Kohn, ’72, Fort Worth, Texas, died March 8, 2008, age 57.
Jessica M. (Barrera) Ramirez, ’72 MA ’76, El Paso, Texas, died January 10, 2008, age 88.
Norman Dymond, ’73, Howell and Cudjoe Key, Florida, died January 5, 2008, age 56.
Gregory John Cowgill, ’74 MA ’77, Phoenix, Arizona, died March 12, 2008, age 56.
Leila M. (Kornbaum) Hop, MA ’74, Enid, Oklahoma, died February 17, 2008, age 84.
James W. Peacock, ’75, Gladstone, died March 26, 2008, age 63.
Bruce A. Thomas, MA ’76, Cooperstown, North Dakota, died January 10, 2008, age 73.
Ronald Bagley, ’77, Attica, died January 18, 2008, age 54.
Patrick Joseph Mumma, MA ’77, Milford, Delaware, died April 6, 2008, age 68.
William Smith, MA ’77, Lake Mary, Florida, died July 12, 2007, age 68.
Ronald E. Hermanson, ’78, Norco, California, died January 13, 2008, age 51.
Judy Seaborn, Ed.S. ’78, Bath, died January 13, 2008, age 69.
Vincent R. Lauria, MA ’79, Springfield, Virginia, died March 3, 2008, age 77.
Roger L. Ivey, MA ’80, Jacksonville, Florida, died February 9, 2008, age 54.
Jeffrey D. Shaver, ’81, Ionia, died January 8, 2008, age 49.
Joann Kayani, MA ’82, Fairfax, Virginia, died February 25, 2007, age 57.
Timothy Gerou, MA ’85, Kenosha, Wisconsin, died April 13, 2008, age 57.
Jerome M. Bouverette, ’87, Bad Axe, died January 9, 2008, age 60.
Vincent Vicari, ’89, Ocala, Florida, died January 12, 2008, age 66.
Ingrid B. Johnson, ’91, O’Fallon, Missouri, died March 7, 2008, age 39.
Kathleen Tyner, MSA ’92, Columbus, Ohio, died February 27, 2008, age 67.
Carol S. Chalk, ’93 MA ’95, Muncie, Indiana, died January 13, 2008, age 38.
Marianne L. Watters, MSA ’94, Raleigh, North Carolina, died April 12, 2008, age 53.
Sandra J. Mills, ’95, Traverse City, died April 8, 2008, age 45.
Ryan Bland, ’02, Burtchville, died January 15, 2008, age 35.
Brandon L. Washburn, ’06, Gaylord, died January 10, 2008, age 23.
Faculty and staff:
Laura Golden, women’s basketball coach from 1981 through 1984,
died January 26, 2008, in Morganton, North Carolina. She was 67.
Ted Kjolhede, ’48, former basketball coach and athletics director,
died February 24, 2008, in Mount Pleasant. He was 84.
James S. Lombard Jr., former director of University Events
who retired in 1989, died March 29, 2008, in Athens, Ohio. He was 81.
