Linda Strasma, emerita lecturer in communications from 1986–2011, died Nov. 13, 2019, in Peoria. She earned a master’s degree at Western Illinois University and was active in her church. Her husband, Jim, two sons, including Brian ’95, and four grandsons survive her.
William C. “Corky” Robertson, athletic ticket office manager emeritus who worked at Bradley from 1987–2000, died Nov. 14, 2019, in Peoria. The son of famed Bradley coach A.J. Robertson, he also was a renowned athlete and high school coach in the Peoria area for many years. He was a member of the Bradley Athletics Hall of Fame and the Greater Peoria Sports Hall of Fame, winning the university’s Orville Nothdurft Lifetime Achievement Award. Surviving are his wife, Dolores Frels Robertson ’54, three children, including William P. Robertson ’83, nine grandchildren and 10 great- grandchildren.
Bonnie Hinrichsen, assistant professor of nursing emerita who taught at Bradley from 1980–2009, died Oct. 21, 2019, at her home. She earned her master’s degree at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign and a doctorate from Southern Illinois University. Surviving are her husband, Dave ’88, MLS ’01; three daughters, including Claire Enter Perry ’93 and Kellie Enter Walker ’00; Dave’s four children, including Jenette Hinrichsen Brown ’98 and Jaclyn Hinrichsen ’04; a sister and eight grandchildren.
Versie June Moore, senior supervisor of custodial services emerita, died Nov. 1, 2019, in Peoria. She worked at Bradley from 1979–2017, retiring as interim director of custodial operations. Surviving are a son, stepson, six sisters, one brother, five grandchildren and a great-grandson.
Conley Stutz, professor of physics emeritus who taught at Bradley from 1968–2001, died Dec. 17, 2019, in Peoria. An Army veteran of the Korean Conflict, he earned a master’s degree at the University of New Mexico and a doctorate at the University of Nebraska. While at Bradley, he also served as interim dean of graduate studies and University Senate president. Surviving are his wife, Donna M.A. ’74, two sons, two grandchildren and two sisters.
Bichara “Charlie” Muvdi, professor of civil engineering and construction emeritus who taught at Bradley from 1964–93, died Feb. 26 in Peoria. He served as department chair for 18 years and as acting dean of the Caterpillar College of Engineering and Technology. An author of four books on engineering and winner of the Putnam Award for Excellence in Teaching in 1983, he earned a master’s degree at Syracuse University and his doctorate at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign. Survivors include his wife, Gladys, two children, including Charles Bonaccorsi Muvdi ’74, three grandchildren and a great-grandson.
Alma Waldschmidt Dejohn ’37, Feb. 10, 2019, Ocala, Fla.
Verla Siebenthal Frietsch ’45, Feb. 4, Deer Creek, Ill.
Albert Gast ’45, July 7, 2019, St. Joseph, Mich.
Lynn Haerr Ripley ’47, Nov. 23, La Jolla, Calif.
Theresa Kupper Ross ’47, Nov. 26, Phoenix, Ariz.
Bertha Stettner Ahrens-Lessen ’49, Feb. 23, Lincoln, Ill.
Harry Fay ’49, Jan. 14, 2019, Glen Ellyn, Ill.
Gordon Hornbuckle ’49, Jan. 7, Murrieta, Calif.
Irma Stiers Krantz ’49, Jan. 12, Galva, Ill.
Jerry Crubaugh ’50, July 22, 2019, Blairsville, Ga.
Willie Densberger ’50, Dec. 9, Peoria
William Harmon ’50, May 7, 2018, Grand Rapids, Mich.
Wiley Hummel ’50, Dec. 24, Geneseo, Ill.
Gerald Oltman ’50, Feb. 16, Sebastian, Fla.
Lyle Reedy ’50, Feb. 5, Freeport, Ill.
Jack Siewert ’50, Sept. 13, York, Pa.
Merle Smith ’50, Dec. 11, Peoria
Dana Burton Throckmorton ’50, Feb. 25, Washington, Ill.
Rosemary Arneson Brown ’51, Oct. 30, Taylorville, Ill.
James Courtright ’51, June 20, 2018, Nicholson Township, Pa.
Mary Staszecki Engan ’51, Jan. 9, Chubbuck, Idaho
Ray Ledford ’51, April 5, 2019, Hannibal, Mo.
Robert “Loren” Watson ’51, Jan. 27, Sarasota, Fla.
Jack Wilson ’51, Feb. 23, Clinton, Iowa
Phillip Burke ’52, June 2019, Palos Heights, Ill.
Hugh Maroney ’52, Oct. 7, Peoria Heights, Ill.
David Muir ’52, Dec. 10, Missoula, Mont.
Barbara Maasberg Pruitt ’52, Nov. 17, Hot Springs, Ark.
Arthur Templin ’52, July 7, 2019, Des Moines, Iowa
Arthur Levin ’53, Dec. 27, Carmel, Ind.
Frank Murante ’53, June 15, 2019, Rochester, N.Y.
Charles Obalil ’53, June 18, Oak Brook, Ill.
Carl Larson ’54, Dec. 5, Aiken, S.C.
Lois Anderson Strickfaden ’54, Nov. 5, Metamora, Ill.
Robert Zesiger M.S. ’54, Nov. 23, Davenport, Iowa
Alberta Daniels ’55, Oct. 23, Austin, Texas
Ralph Ferre ’55 MEA ’68, Jan. 30, Peoria
Donald Guariglia ’55, Nov. 21, Overland Park, Kan.
Nancy Motley Harms ’55, Nov. 21, Minonk, Ill.
Bob Osborne ’55, Dec. 31, Virginia Beach, Va.
Joseph Spapperi ’55, August, Itasca, Ill.
Willa Sitton Yordy ’55, Jan. 28, Morton, Ill.
David Buchanan ’56, Oct. 11, Paradise Valley, Ariz.
Kenneth Doruff ’56, Nov. 15, Palatine, Ill.
Rowland “Bud” Ham ’56, August, Lake Forest, Ill.
Rosalie Hoerdemann Cremer Molloy ’56, Dec. 10, Indianapolis
Richard Norton ’56, Feb. 25, Chillicothe, Ill.
Mary Wickert Stafford ’56, Nov. 27, Peoria
Edward Taylor ’56, Oct. 19, Arlington Heights, Ill.
Edward Hirsch ’57, Jan. 24, Seal Beach, Calif.
Eliott “Jim” Leen ’57, Sept. 15, 2019, Houston
Frederic Tarleton ’57, April 24, 2019, Neosho, Mo.
Sanford Cantor ’58, April 10, 2019, Glencoe, Ill.
Warren Parr ’58, Jan. 20, Metamora, Ill.
Jerome Richter ’58, Nov. 27, Sylvania, Ohio
Horace Russell ’58, Nov. 3, 2019, Upper Marlboro, Md.
Samuel Wilson ’58, Dec. 13, Batesville, Ark.
Chuck Brown ’59, Oct. 3, Peoria
Joellen Ladley Evans ’59, Oct. 8, Spring, Texas
R. Bruce Funston ’59, Jan. 2, Bonita Springs, Fla.
Don Goldner ’59, Oct. 25, Fort Wayne, Ind.
Roger Hill ’59 M.A. ’60, Jan. 25, Grapevine, Texas
Christ Thompson ’59, Dec. 28, Peoria
Eddie Harrison ’60, Oct. 2, Pekin, Ill.
Gerald Hartwig ’60, Nov. 9, Peoria
Richard Edwards ’61, Aug. 14, Hot Springs Village, Ark.
Harold Franklin ’61 M.S. ’62, Oct. 13, Homosassa, Fla.
Herman Kornatz ’61, Dec. 6, North Saanich, British Columbia
Charles Linn ’61, Oct. 29, Corpus Christi, Texas
Duane Maloney ’61, Dec. 22, Bartonville, Ill.
Edward Mills ’61, Aug. 19, Orland Park, Ill.
William Parker ’61, Dec. 26, Granville, Ohio
Louis Rohs ’61, Oct. 21, Roscoe, Ill.
Marilyn Allen Stetson ’61, May 19, 2019, St. Louis
Gerald Unks M.A. ’61, Nov. 9, Chapel Hill, N.C.
Anne Brewster Christensen ’62, Oct. 30, Manlius, Ill.
Phyllis Brummond Dotson ’62, Jan. 9, Kewanee, Ill.
John Ericzon ’62, May 13, 2015, Ottawa, Ill.
Melva Tolliver Gordon ’62, Nov. 28, Peoria
James Hyman ’62, Dec. 9, Edina, Minn.
Carl Shafer ’62, Aug. 27, Durham, N.C.
Donald Broaddus ’63, Sept. 23, Pompano Beach, Fla.
Gilbert Cook ’63, Oct. 14, Highland Ranch, Colorado
Anthony Dowiatt ’63, Dec. 2, Goodfield, Ill.
Janet Roszell Lord M.A. ’63, Fairfield Glade, Tenn.
Louis “Don” Shuford ’63, Jan. 22, East Peoria, Ill.
Charles “Andy” Trotter ’63, Feb. 13, Bartonville, Ill.
Judith Voigt ’63, Oct. 26, Venice, Fla.
Rosie Dantone Eimer ’64, M.A. ’73, Dec. 13, Nottingham, Md.
Donald Micheli ’64, Aug. 27, Westchester, Ill.
John Cahill ’65, Oct. 22, Utica, N.Y.
John Shea ’65, Feb. 19, Burlington, Wis.
Joseph Orwat ’66, Sept. 9, Palmdale, Calif.
Mary “Jill” Cussins Peterson ’66, Nov. 11, Holland, Ohio
James Wiley ’66, Oct. 22, Obetz, Ohio
William Wreath ’67, April 30, 2019, Juneau, Wis.
William Brewster ’68, Jan. 25, Peoria
Thelma Beeler Gernandt ’68, Dec. 22, 2018, New Caney, Texas
Richard Warren ’68, Oct. 31, Guilderland, N.Y.
Bruce Hoag ’69, Jan. 2020, Sherman, Conn.
Delbert Tally M.S. ’69, Jan. 16, Knoxville, Ill.
Jerry Erickson ’70, Oct. 25, Evanston, Ill.
Jeanette Rasmussen Lillehoj ’70, Dec. 23, Kimballton, Iowa
Jeanne Scott ’70, Oct. 19, Springfield, Ill.
Bob Weimer ’70, Feb. 22, Pekin, Ill.
Martin Weiner ’70, Jan. 17, Northbrook, Ill.
Roger Bartlett ’71, March 21, 2018, Merriam, Kan.
Michael Koblitz ’71, May 10, 2019, West Palm Beach, Fla.
Thomas Lavander ’71, June 13, Benton Harbor, Mich.
Judy Murphy M.A. ’71, Dec. 31, East Peoria, Ill.
Joyce Burklund Perino ’71, Dec. 20, Peoria
Steven Smith ’71, Oct. 8, North Port, Fla.
Luana Zeeck Butler ’72, Jan. 11, Havana, Ill.
Naur Coelho MEA ’72, Feb. 2, Murrieta, Calif.
Patrick Dendler ’72, July 10, Orchard Park, N.Y.
Debra Parr ’72, Dec. 13, Metamora, Ill.
Steven Brown ’73, Dec. 28, Cedar Rapids, Iowa
Gene Collins ’74 M.A. ’75, Jan. 18, Peoria
Howard “Sonny” Duncan ’74 ’75, Dec. 26, Colorado Springs, Colo.
Robyn Borchardt Fram ’75, Dec. 2, Roselle, Ill.
Robert Marek ’75, Dec. 31, Phoenix
Anna Moriarty M.A. ’75, Oct. 8, Goshen, Ind.
Ana Lee Rhodes ’75, Feb. 15, 2019, Silver City, N.M.
Nora French Lindstrom ’76, Jan. 20, Reynoldsburg, Ohio
John Reyns ’76, Oct. 24, Riverside, Ill.
Beata Zsofia Riedlmayer ’77, Aug. 30, 2019, Cambridge, Mass.
Thomas Cox II MBA ’78, Sept. 26, Peoria
Kathryn Mitchell ’78, Nov. 7, Dallas
Dave Karlin ’79, Oct. 24, Half Moon Bay, Calif.
Jeffrey Myers ’79, Jan. 8, Chillicothe, Ill.
Doris Van Pelt Hoerdeman M.S. ’83, Dec. 21, Peoria
Donald Kuegler ’83, Oct. 5, Fairview Heights, Ill.
Gregory Pedersen ’83, Feb. 8, Indianapolis
Peggy Foss Dollinger M.A. ’91, Nov. 27, Washburn, Wis.
Stephen Hester ’92, Oct. 18, Indianapolis
Chris Kane ’92, Oct. 15, Godfrey, Ill.
Christine Jordan Kalil ’00, Jan. 27, Lexington Park, Md.
Angela Frank Shirley ’03, Oct. 31, Peoria
Phillip High M.A. ’20, Jan. 14, Ocean Shores, Wash.
Joe Dolan, Athletics group sales coordinator, Dec. 29, Peoria
Richard Hansen, Hartmann Center for the Performing Arts director of marketing, Jan. 21, Peoria
Joyce Hexdall ’82, library, Jan. 21, Peoria
Jeff Hibbard ’74 M.S. ’79, IT, Feb. 11, Peoria
Bethany Witherell, IT service desk manager, Dec. 24, Peoria
