Passages

Emeriti Faculty

Glen Dille

Glen Dilleprofessor of Spanish emeritus who taught at Bradley from 1978–2005, died March 10 in Peoria. A Vietnam-era Air Force veteran, the Colorado native earned a master’s degree at the University of Colorado and his doctorate at Tulane University. His wife, Torchie, was assistant to the director of facilities at Bradley and she preceded him in death. Two children, includingPhilip ’01, and a granddaughter survive.

Harold Moore

Harold Moore, professor of physics emeritus who taught at Bradley from 1956–84, died May 10 in Peoria. A U.S. Army veteran who served in World War II, Moore earned a master’s and a doctorate at the University of Florida and was a fan of the school’s athletic teams. He enjoyed politics and studied current affairs. Surviving are his longtime companion, Ann Boyd, and her four daughters.

Robert Lowder

Robert Lowder ’49 M.A. ’50, professor of psychology emeritus who taught at Bradley from 1956–92, died May 12 in Peoria. After earning his undergraduate and master’s degrees at Bradley, the Peoria native earned his doctorate at Purdue University. A World War II Army veteran, he served as the department chair and the director of graduate training in psychology. Lowder received the department’s Distinguished Alumnus award in 2016. Surviving are his wife,Gretchen Oestreich ’79, and other family members.


Alumni

Lora Gale Harvel ’34M.A. ’56, April 19, Peoria

Margaret Hallstead Sullivan ’43, March 14, Washington, Ill.

Laura Ernsberger Worner ’44, Dec. 24, Morton, Ill.

Earl Beard ’45, Oct. 3, 2018, Houston

E. Jeanne Bennett Grube ’45, April 22, Peoria

Luanne Overstolz Hurst ’45, Jan. 30, Peoria

Mary Semlow Amberg ’46, Feb. 16, Peoria

Barbara Mackie Feltham ’47, Feb. 1, Williamsfield, Ill.

Gordon “Corky” Lundman ’47, Sept. 11, 2018, Orono, Minn.

Henry “Hank” Altorfer ’48, March 5, Peoria

Edward Klein ’48, Feb. 2, Peoria

Evaughn Humer Menzer ’48, March 27, York, Pa.

Delmar Peterson ’48, April 27, Benson, Ill.

Marlin Smith CERT ’48, ’50, May 9, Creve Coeur, Ill.

Isabelle Mallow Couri ’49, March 2, Peoria

Clifford Hasselbacher ’49, Dec. 14, Morton, Ill.

Edwin Hick ’49, April 5, Galesburg, Ill.

Barbara Waters Marcus ’49, Feb. 27, Peoria

Jack Packard ’49, May 23, Rockford, Ill.

Braxton Patterson ’49M.A. ’55, March 6, Oshkosh, Wis.

Ellen Miller Vallosio ’49, Dec. 7, Morton, Ill.

Harry Wakeman ’49, Jan. 26, East Peoria, Ill.

John Bjorkman ’50, Dec. 26, Batavia, Ill.

John “Jack” Brinovic ’50, July 21, 2018, LaSalle, Ill.

Barbara Hill Calhoun ’50M.A. ’64, May 23, Marquette Heights, Ill.

Floyd Castleman ’50, April 28, O’Fallon, Ill.

Donald Diekman ’50, April 11, Ephraim, Wis.

Arthur Johnson ’50, May 2, Arrowsmith, Ill.

Nick Kapesis ’50, Dec. 23, 2015, Covington, La.

John Lord ’50, April 9, Peoria

Howard Pitsch ’50, June 25, 2018, Brooklyn, N.Y.

Dean Rademaker ’50M.A. ’55, Jan. 30, Springfield, Ill.

Milton Zuercher ’50, Feb. 17, Pekin, Ill.

Philip Becker ’51M.S. ’52, Jan. 28, Elgin, Ill.

Vincent Cooling ’51, May 30, Decatur, Ill.

James Lantz ’51, Feb. 3, Macomb, Ill.

Glenn Pusch ’51, Jan. 30, Taylorville, Ill.

Clarence Sapienza ’51M.S. ’53, April 14, Peru, Ill.

Phyllis Wendland ’51, Feb. 17, Peoria

Raymond Burba ’52, June 5, 2018, Glenview, Ill.

Hibbard Casselberry ’52, Feb. 5, Fort Lauderdale, Fla.

James Harrer ’52, Dec. 12, Barrington, Ill.

Zael Klapp ’52, May 7, Freeport, Ill.

Robert Wadleigh ’52, Dec. 26, Stanton, Calif.

William Bell ’53, May 19, 2015, North Chesterfield, Va.

Robert Johnson ’53, April 8, Chicago

James Quest ’53, Dec. 29, Rockford, Ill.

Henry Soltermann ’53,Dec. 5, Overland, Mo.

Donald Vanderventer ’53, Feb. 5, Waukegan, Ill.

Nancy Kaiser Wickert ’53,April 6, Peoria

Andy “Leslie” Cowan ’54, April 15, Oak Ridge, Tenn.

JoAnn Wherry Feucht ’54, Dec. 23, Peoria

Mark Hurd ’54, Jan. 31, Peoria

Barbara Kunkel Monroe ’54, Feb. 2, Bartonville, Ill.

Walter Barnewolt ’55, Feb. 24, Peoria

Caroline Zeigler Delaney ’55, Feb. 15, Peoria

George Kaeding ’55, Nov. 13, Park Ridge, Ill.

Harold Rayburn ’55, March 8, Bellevue, Wash.

Robert McClelland ’56, April 24, East Peoria, Ill.

Richard “Dick” Nystrom ’56, May 26, Avon, Ill.

Ralph Wenk ’56, April 21, Arlington Heights, Ill.

Joseph West ’56, April 21, Peoria

Kathleen Dooley Dhabalt ’57, April 15, Springfield, Ill.

Clifford Johnson ’57, Dec. 19, Peoria

William Leiser ’57, Nov. 22, Bourbonnais, Ill.

Charles Sigrist ’57, November, Frankfort, Ill.

Earl Stalter ’57, March 20, Elmwood, Ill.

Marilyn Hubbell Fox ’58, Jan. 29, Dayton, Ohio

Guy Glover ’58, Dec. 19, Stillwater, Minn.

Gerald Molloy ’58, Jan. 18, 2018, Loveland, Colo.

Dwight Morgan ’58,April 20, Morton, Ill.

Ronald Smith ’58,MME ’64, April 1, Buffalo Grove, Ill.

Ronald Fox ’59, Dec. 4, Dayton, Ohio

Robert Griffin ’59, Dec. 9, Montclair, Va.

Rodney Obourn ’59, May 16, Peoria

R. Philip Bearden ’60, April 2, Pekin, Ill.

James “Ron” Blevins ’60, May 6, Aspen, Colo.

Norman “Doc” Endsley M.A. ’60, Feb. 4, Bloomington, Ill.

David Gerig ’60, May 25, Pontiac, Ill.

Robert Kuehl ’60, July 15, 2018, Davenport, Iowa

George Loetz ’60, May 9, Seattle

Wayne Lulay ’60, April 19, Villa Park, Ill.

Allen Mansfield ’60, Nov. 25, Glen Ellyn, Ill.

Donald Durland M.A. ’61, Feb. 5, Springfield, Ore.

William Edson Sr. ’61, April 26, Royal Oak, Mich.

Charles Wilhelm ’61, Dec. 13, Lewistown, Ill.

William Childres ’62, April 10, Louisville, Tenn.

Dorwin Larsen MSME ’62, April 18, Hendersonville, N.C.

Jay Green ’63, Dec. 28, Fairview Heights, Ill.

Kurt Gronau ’63, May 28, Lake Bluff, Ill.

Arnold Gronski ’63M.A. ’64, March 23, Phoenix

Richard Opie M.A. ’63, March 23, Des Moines, Iowa

Harold Schindler ’63, Feb. 25, Longmont, Colo.

Angelo Zerbonia ’63, Feb. 1, Metamora, Ill.

Rolf Hubert ’64, Feb. 16, Pelham, N.H.

Robert Kral ’64, Nov. 25, Hinsdale, Ill.

Maurice “Maury” Leman ’64, May 5, Venice, Fla.

William Bryant ’65, April 2, Hoffman Estates, Ill.

Karen Stehr Patterson ’65, Feb. 27, Shelbina, Mo.

Bruce Swanson ’65, March 2, 2018, Madison, Wis.

Ronald Hardgrove ’67, Dec. 14, Peoria

Karen Knippel Hibbard ’67, July 1, 2018, Mt. Prospect, Ill.

M. Glenrose Colver Nash M.A. ’67, Jan. 1, Bradford, Ill.

Patrick Swed ’67, Dec. 16, Marana, Ariz.

Cynthia Seifert Tousley ’67, March 31, Peoria

Randy Walters ’67, March 8, West Peoria, Ill.

Bruce Pogue ’68, Dec. 5, Aurora, Colo.

Patricia Hammond Warn ’68, April 10, Germantown Hills, Ill.

Frances Riley Bierly ’69, Feb. 28, Peoria Heights, Ill.

Thomas Clark MBA ’69, March 24, Statesboro, Ga.

F. Gene Goselin ’69, March 7, 2018, Frankfort, Ill.

Allan Herman ’69, May 18, Peoria

Cheryl Pfiester Smitter ’69, Feb. 9, Naperville, Ill.

William Stroup ’69, March 12, Algonquin, Ill.

Mervin Aden MEA ’70, Feb. 1, Savoy, Ill.

Patricia Pilkington Mead ’70, Jan. 29, Caledonia, N.Y.

Albert Walker M.A. ’70, M.A. ’76, March 27, Bluefield, W.Va.

Debby Pitcher ’71, April 16, Merritt Island, Fla.

David Stokes ’71, May 26, Madison, Wis.

Peter Parkhurst ’72M.S. ’00, May 10, Dunlap, Ill.

William DiVito ’73, Dec. 3, Tucson, Ariz.

Joanne Dunn ’73, April 16, Peoria

Stanley Radosevich ’73, M.A. ’75, April 18, Peoria

Melvin Shoup ’73, April 17, Peoria

Teresa Donato Dewey ’75, Jan. 2, Florence, Ore.

Sarah Fennell Putman ’75, April 10, Mill Valley, Calif.

Edward Seikus ’75, Dec. 10, Atlanta, Ga.

William Barnett M.A. ’76, May 31, Peoria

Linda Lemmons Jones ’76, April 4, Wheaton, Ill.

Donald Roseboom M.S. ’76, May 25, Peoria

Mark Winters ’76, Oct. 29, 2018, Milan, Ill.

Hisako Kasai Durham M.A. ’77, April 2, Peoria

Alice Carlton Forrest ’77, Dec. 21, Yates City, Ill.

Peter Aberle ’78, Feb. 14, Tremont, Ill.

Laura Larson Hughbanks ’78, March 9, Peoria

Judith Boundy Maurice ’78, Feb. 11, West Peoria, Ill.

Jean Newcomer Jorgensen ’79, Dec. 23, Glencoe, Ill.

Randy Simmons ’79, Feb. 19, Peoria

Theodore Schmidt ’82, Aug. 27, 2018, Glen Ellyn, Ill.

Patricia Watts Hale ’84, Dec. 1, Gainesville, Fla.

Bonnie Goesel Cohrs ’85, April 13, Peoria

Glenda Gardner Leverett M.A. ’87, Dec. 26, Peoria

Kelly Cornish-Robbins ’88, Jan. 23, Plainfield, Ill.

Carol Kosanke Hedeman M.A. ’88, April 6, Peoria

Barbara Brown McCoy M.A. ’88, Jan. 6, Peoria

Jill Armstrong Rusk ’89, March 27, Crystal Lake, Ill.

Margaret McClugage Steenrod ’89, Feb. 23, Peoria

Rawlin Brown ’90, April 30, Chicago

James Andrae ’93, May 8, Creve Coeur, Ill.

Steven Spencer ’94, Jan. 26, Peoria

Patricia Campbell ’95, Feb. 18, 2018, Canton, Ill.

Laura Humphrey Drassler MLS ’95, April 9, Sun City West, Ariz.

Angela Stufflebeam Potter ’97, March 12, Lewistown, Ill.

Anthony Saal ’99, M.S. ’03, March 19, Princeton, Ill.

Theodore Sumner MBA ’99, Feb. 25, Peoria

Kate Brokaw McDowell ’01, Feb. 18, Broomfield, Colo.

Mark Goodale ’02, Feb. 25, Germantown Hills, Ill.

Catherine “Katie” Sondgeroth ’03, Feb. 18, Peoria

John “Jack” Arbuckle ’12, Jan. 8, Peoria

Steven Booth ’15, Jan. 9, Frankfort, Ill.

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