Albert R. Anderson, university friend, retired minister, college teacher, human relations and management consultant, and social and racial justice advocate, Jan. 5, Wichita.
Kathleen S. Anderson, friend of the university, homemaker active in numerous community organizations, oil painter and member of the Oil Painting Society and the Murdock Society of the Wichita Art Museum, Nov. 23, 2008, Wichita.
Elinor E. (McIntosh) Aiken ’69, homemaker, piano teacher, choir director at Trinity Presbyterian Church, former music teacher at Sacred Heart College, now Wichita’s Newman University, Dec. 12, 2008, Wichita.
Herbert A. “Pete” Asmann ’71, property manager and owner, Dec. 24, 2008, Wichita.
F. Leon Ballenger ’69, former music teacher at Kansas schools in Anthony, Newton, Haven and at Friends University, Wichita, and Washburn University, Topeka; funeral director in Anthony; owner of Mr. B’s Café in Branson, Mo.; employee of Hamner-Barber Theatre in Branson, Dec. 25, 2008, Springfield, Mo.
Avanelle (Dilday) Barnett ’67, retired English, music and drama teacher whose 46-year career in education began in southwest Missouri, where she traveled to teach music in a number of one-room country schools, Sept. 29, 2008, Wichita.
Howard O. Barron ’67, retired USAF major and WWII B-17 pilot who earned the Distinguished Flying Cross, Oct. 19, 2008, Overland Park, Kan.
Lura M. (Welsh) Bayles fs ’36, retired kindergarten teacher, Dec. 25, 2008, Wichita.
Michele L. (Schroeder) Boal ’97, third grade teacher at Bishop John Carroll Elementary School in Oklahoma City, former sixth grade and English middle school teacher in Kansas schools, Nov. 6, 2008, Edmond, Okla.
Gladys J. (Ewell) Bruce ’45, homemaker and a master’s degree recipient in elementary education, Feb. 3, Wichita.
Portia J. Buck ’69, art history graduate and avid gardener, Jan. 6, Wichita.
Fran V. (Asher) Buckley ’50/50, homemaker with degrees in sociology and psychology, July 11, 2006, Wichita.
Lloyd R. Bump, university friend and retired owner of Lloyd’s Shoes, Nov. 15, 2008, Wichita.
Kathleen J. (Joyner) Buth ’78, retired dental hygienist, homemaker, Dec. 11, 2008, Wichita.
Duane G. Carr ’50, WWII veteran who served in the Navy, IRS agent and owner of Carr’s Tax Service, Dec. 21, 2008, Wichita.
Marietta M. (Middleswart) Cassidy ’42, homemaker, former Boeing employee, Jan. 12, Wichita.
Donald D. Christenson ’55, retired professor whose career at Wichita State ran from 1958 to 1982 and included service in many positions, including business college dean and assistant vice president for academic affairs, former senior vice president of marketing and strategic planning at Sun Banks of Florida and retired vice president at Visa, San Francisco, Calif., Jan. 23, Austin, Texas.
Frazer W. Clausnitzer ’63, mathematics graduate, Feb. 17, 2005, Orlando, Fla.
Robert L. Coleman ’48, accounting graduate, Feb. 5, 2007, Tulsa, Okla.
Weston F. Cox ’66, retired Friends church pastor, former men’s residence director at Friends University, Nov. 23, 2008, Newton, Kan.
Sandra E. Crockett ’79, former SRS social worker, Oct. 20, 2008, Wichita.
Michael L. Crouch ’68/71, oil and gas exploration geologist, Nov. 20, 2007, Rose Hill, Kan.
Arthur J. Crowns Jr., WWII veteran who served in the Army Air Corps, former attorney and educator appointed chair of the administration of justice department at WSU in 1971 and, from 1973 until his retirement in 1994, served as full professor, Oct. 13, 2008, Wichita.
Alene K. Davis ’81, homemaker and retired paralegal, Dec. 19, 2008, Wichita.
Gertrude H. Davis ’59, retired Wichita public schools special education teacher, Jan. 3, Wichita.
Lawrence M. Davis, retired WSU professor emeritus of English, expert in sociolinguistics and author of numerous studies and two books, English Dialectology: An Introduction and Statistics in Dialectology, Nov. 14, 2008, Wichita.
Donald L. Deam ’54, retired lawyer, member of the 501st Infantry Regiment attached to the 101st Airborne Division during WWII, awarded the Silver Star, two Bronze Stars and two Purple Hearts, Oct. 9, 2008, Topeka, Kan.
William E. Decker ’80, retired Lockheed Martin engineer, Jan. 21, Macksville, Kan.
Robert D. Dickerson ’66, retired engineer whose career spanned work at aircraft companies Cessna, Beechcraft, Learjet, Piper, Jan. 28, Benton, Kan.
Edna L. Dokken ’69, retired Derby, Kan., public schools reading teacher, Oct. 31, 2008, Derby.
Ronald L. Dody fs ’69, Design Centre co-founder and former co-owner, Jan. 28, Wichita.
Edward A. Duguid ’51, retired senior vice president and trust officer at First National Bank of Wichita, Jan. 29, Wichita.
John D. “J.D.” Edmiston ’52, retired Wichita East High School track and cross country coach and teacher, Nov. 22, 2008, Wichita.
Clark E. Edwards ’57, retired high school teacher, Jan. 2, Belle Vista, Ark.
Iva Mae Epple, retired WSU gerontology center staff member, Nov. 20, 2006, McCune, Kan.
George Farmer ’46/52, retired Wichita public schools principal, Nov. 1, 2008, Wichita.
Elizabeth T. Forter ’43, professor emerita of English at Lawrence University, Appleton, Wis., former University of Wichita English instructor, Nov. 28, 2007, Appleton.
Karl W. Friedel ’59, Sedgwick County, Kan., District Judge, former public school teacher, former WSU speech department lecturer, Wichita attorney, Sept. 27, 2008, Wichita.
Christine (Griggs) Garofalo ’78, homemaker, administration of justice graduate, Dec. 8, 2008, Newton, Kan.
Charles A. “Art” Gibson ’47, retired teacher, coach and school administrator, Dec. 12, 2008, Hutchinson, Kan.
Robert L. Gladman ’61/67, WWII veteran, former high school teacher, owner of a motel in Buena Vista, Colo., Oct. 18, 2008, Dodge City, Kan.
Ruth M. (Price) Good ’49/61, retired elementary school teacher, Jan. 24, Wichita.
Dinah L. (Dienst) Gordin ’03, social work graduate, Nov. 29, 2008, Wichita.
Beverly J. (Bukacek) Ham ’57, homemaker, animal rights advocate and former legal secretary, Oct. 5, 2008, Derby, Kan.
Walter L. Hamill ’49, WWII veteran of the Big Red One in Europe including Omaha Beach, retired IRS accountant, Oct. 7, 2008, Wichita.
Glorene R. (Schwarm) Haney ’71, retired registered nurse, Nov. 4, 2008, Wichita.
Hans C. Hansen ’82, retired accountant and attorney, Oct. 13, 2008, Wichita.
Helen (Ott) Harmon ’75, homemaker, retired high school English teacher, former secretary, Sept. 28, 2008, Wichita.
Charles P. Harris ’76, microbiologist, Nov. 24, 2008, Houston, Texas.
Donald E. Hawthorne ’63, retired middle school English teacher, Dec. 10, 2008, Wichita.
Margaret L. Hayes ’36/36/39, retired elementary teacher who taught 37 of her 41 years as an educator in Wichita public schools, community volunteer honored in 1985 as one of KAKE TV's Ten Who Care, Nov. 27, 2007, Wichita.
William E. Heard fs ’96, WSU and Wichita Water Department plumber, Jan. 18, Wichita.
Carroll V. Henderson ’40, retired businessman, construction contractor and developer, licensed real estate broker, former police officer, Jan. 21, Bozeman, Mont.
Mary L. Henman ’75/75, retired respiratory therapist with 26 years of service to Wesley Medical Center in Wichita, Dec. 9, 2008, Wichita.
Gaila M. (Selvy) Henry ’68/72, homemaker and former elementary school teacher who worked at Boeing and also served as a nurses’ aide during WWII, Sept. 24, 2008, Wichita.
Edmund G. Hill ’80, U.S. Army veteran who served in Germany and at Fort Riley, former charter pilot, former chief pilot at Kansas Air Center, retired pilot at Steel and Pipe Supply, Corporate Pilot Services in Manhattan, Kan., Oct. 25, 2008, Manhattan.
Oren B. Hill ’74, English language and literature graduate, June 1, 2007, Wichita.
Anita K. Hillin ’80, former high school speech and English teacher, development professional with more than 20 years of service at Northwestern University, Evanston, Ill., and development director at Roycemore School, Evanston, Dec. 6, 2008, Chicago.
Sharon L. Hillwig ’88/95, retired El Paso Elementary School principal and former teacher, Dec. 18, 2008, Derby, Kan.
Helen (Dedrick) Horine fs ’49, homemaker, retired secretary, Jan. 7, Arvada, Colo.
Bonnie B. (Jackson) Howard ’49/75, graduate of Wichita State and Johns Hopkins nursing programs who served in the South Pacific as an officer in the Army Nurse Corps during and after WWII, former director of nursing services at St. Joseph Hospital, Wichita, retired Kansas State Board of Nursing administrator, Dec. 6, 2008, Topeka, Kan.
Robert W. Howell fs ’57, retired CPA and partner with Heidebrecht & Howell CPA in Wichita, Dec. 24, 2008, Wichita.
Melba G. (VanSickle) Hughes ’44, homemaker and vice president and owner of Huco Properties Inc., Nov. 27, 2008, Wichita.
Max A. Hunt fs ’68, retired WSU associate controller, former division chief accountant for the Fleming Co., Jan. 22, Wichita.
Robert F. Hustead, university friend, lifetime alumni association member, world-renowned anesthesiologist, Dec. 6, 2008, Baltimore, Md.
John M. Judd ’95, Vietnam War veteran who served in the Navy aboard the USS Constellation, electrical engineer who worked in the aerospace industry, Jan. 4, Haysville, Kan.
John H. Kirkwood ’56, U.S. Army retired colonel who served tours of duty in Germany, Georgia, Kentucky, Kansas, Iowa, Pennsylvania, Hawaii, Korea and Vietnam; commercial and residential real estate seller with Moody Realty Co. in Wichita, former business instructor at Webster University, Nov. 18, 2008, Eureka Springs, Ark.
Devon F. Knoll ’84, former staff member of the Allen County Welfare Department, the Kansas Department of Parole and Probation and the Kansas Department of Corrections; parole officer in Shawnee, Jefferson, Franklin and Douglas counties; and director of the Kansas Parole Board, Jan. 13, Topeka, Kan.
Barbara A. (Cochennet) Kraus ’48, homemaker, retired secretary, retired religious education director at Pleasant Valley United Methodist Church, Nov. 18, 2008, McPherson, Kan.
James M. Lammons ’61, WWII veteran who served in the U.S. Marine Corps in the Marshall Islands and in northern China, former petroleum geologist who specialized in oil and gas exploration in the Amazon Basin, retired independent oil and gas consultant, Oct. 25, 2008, Houston, Texas.
Stuart E. Lane ’54/67/70, retired Boeing engineer and supervisor of electrical engineering and electronic technology, past vice chairman of the Wichita chapter of the Service Corps of Retired Executives, Oct. 4, 2008, Wichita.
Carol E. (Neer) Little ’53, homemaker, retired gifted educator, Dec. 5, 2008, Douglass, Kan.
Frank A. Lowman, university friend, former president and COO of the Fourth Financial Corp., Wichita, and retired CEO of Federal Home Loan Bank, Topeka, Kan., Oct. 31, 2008, Topeka.
James W. Mader Jr. ’42, WWII veteran who served in the Navy as an aerographer, high school social studies and history teacher, Jan. 23, Wichita.
Kevin T. Mahoney, WSU power plant operator, Dec. 21, 2008, Wichita.
Merlin R. Marlow, retired WSU data processing supervisor, Jan. 29, Wichita.
Gary A. Marshall ’69, former semi-pro baseball player blinded in an auto accident the year after signing with the Houston Astros in 1964, sociologist and instructor for those who have been newly blinded, May 24, 2008, Austin, Texas.
Charles L. “Mac” McLeod ’01, retired U.S. Air Force Chief Master Sergeant, retired Department of Defense chief of quality management, Sept. 23, 2008, Wichita.
George W. Meloy ’48, retired headmaster of Schutz American School in Alexandria, Egypt, after 35 years in the position, member of the Hall of Fame of the Association for the Advancement of International Education, Nov. 15, 2008, Duarte, Calif.
Brian J. Moline ’63, lawyer, legislator and longtime Kansas public servant, general counsel and later member and chairman of the Kansas Corp. Commission, co-founder of Kansas Legal Services, member of the Kansas Governmental Ethics Commission, general counsel from 1995-97 to then Kansas Insurance Commissioner Kathleen Sebelius, author and thinker who grappled with issues such as energy and regulatory security, equality under the law and what he considered to be the foundational promise of the United States: “America has always and still does represent opportunity. It’s a place where initiative and individualism is valued and where hard work, family solidarity and determination still count, and count for a great deal,” Sept. 29, 2008, Topeka, Kan.
James D. “Jamie” Moore Jr. ’90, procurement director at FHR, a Koch Industries company, avid golfer and sports fan, especially of the Shockers and OU football, Feb. 2, Wichita.
Robert D. Mukes, former WSU custodian, Dec. 20, 2008, Wichita.
Deane J. Myer ’48, independent insurance agent, Oct. 2, 2008, Wichita.
Roy H. Norris ’59/62, chairperson and professor emeritus of electrical engineering with a 36-year tenure at Wichita State, research engineer active with the Cerebral Palsy Research Foundation and Center Industries Corp. who was devoted to developing rehabilitative solutions to help the disabled achieve living and work independence, former research engineer with Autonetics in Downey, Calif., and a former research engineer and technical specialist at Boeing, Nov. 27, 2008, Wichita.
Patricia J. (Sturges) Oak ’49, homemaker, former part owner of 50 Kiva, a women’s clothing store in Wichita, Dec. 9, 2008, Wichita.
Charles C. Odum ’76, accountant, retired audit manager, Aug. 5, 2007, Leesburg, Fla.
Dean R. Ohley ’fs 74, retired Veteran Affairs regional office staff member, retired golf professional who was head pro at the Muskogee Country Club, Nov. 24, 2008, Muskogee, Okla.
Bernice M. (Covington) Pacha ’41, homemaker and former elementary school teacher, Nov. 10, 2004, Wichita.
Phillip D. Parker ’56, former offshore geological engineer with Tenneco Oil Co., independent geologist, poet and short story writer, Aug. 22, 2008, Lafayette La.
Jean (Wilson) Parks ’75/75, private music teacher, Dec. 23, 2005, Brentwood, Tenn.
Rachel E. (Meisel) Parton ’61/61, homemaker and retired second grade teacher, Oct. 12, 2008, Greensburg, Kan.
Robert E. Peck ’53, author and advertiser, former vice president and creative director of the Wichita division of the advertising agency Batz-Hodgson-Neuwoehner Inc., Oct. 9, 2008, Wichita.
Kenneth E. Pierce ’78, retired Shawnee County Sheriff’s Department police officer, who attained the rank of major, certified instructor for the state of Kansas in hostage negotiation, former adjunct instructor and associate professor at WSU and at Washburn University, Nov. 9, 2008, Topeka, Kan.
John E. Pitcher ’74, retired Southwest National Bank vice president, Oct. 2, 2008, Wichita.
James W. Pittman ’65, WWII veteran who served in the Coast Guard, retired U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission and Department of Energy nuclear engineer, Nov. 22, 2008, Winston-Salem, N.C.
Edward E. Pooler ’61, WWII veteran who served in the Navy aboard the USS Hancock, retired music teacher, Nov. 4, 2008, Council Grove, Kan.
Duane D. Pope ’94, materials manager at Precision Metalcraft Inc., Jan. 9, Wichita.
Donis (Williams) Price ’65/67, psychologist and educator at Mesa Community College, Mesa, Ariz., Dec. 8, 2001, Las Vegas, N.V.
K. Sue (Mitchell) Pryor ’67, homemaker, former elementary school teacher, former Tenneco Oil Co. employee, adult educator who taught software and computer courses at Metrotech, Enteq and Devon Energy, Nov. 3, 2008, Oklahoma City.
James F. Ralstin ’43, retired geologist, Flying Diamond Ranch owner and WWII veteran who served as an Army Ranger, was captured by German forces at the landing at Anzio, later escaped and spent more than three months eluding re-capture in Poland and Russia before the end of the war, Nov. 14, 2008, Norwich, Kan.
J. Thomas “Tom” Reid ’57, U.S. Magistrate Judge whose law career featured service to the community as both lawyer and judge, and who helped establish and then served on the Newton Fair Housing Board and also served on the Newton Recreation Commission, Newton Library Board and Newton City Commission, including a term as mayor, Nov. 16, 2008, Newton, Kan.
Jane (Dietrick) Rice ’50, retired Southeast High School teacher and homemaker, Sept. 27, 2008, Wichita.
Jesse C. Richardson ’50, WWII veteran who served in the 4th Marine Division in the South Pacific and later joined the usaf, retiring in 1970 with the rank of major, retired coach and physical education teacher at St. Rita’s Catholic School and at England Air Force Base Elementary School, Jan. 31, Alexandria, La.
Harold P. Riesen ’59, retired Boeing and Raytheon Aircraft design engineer, Dec. 4, 2008, Wichita.
Bayard T. Robinson fs ’72, retired cashier and owner of the Murdock State Bank, American Bankers Association member and WWII veteran of the U.S. Army Air Corps, Nov. 7, 2008, Wichita.
Fred A. Romereim fs ’94, retired educator who taught for 33 years at Horace Mann Jr. High/Middle School in Wichita, WWII veteran who served in the U.S. Marine Corps and later served with the Army National Guard during the Korean War, Jan. 16, Wichita.
Robert D. Ruth ’86, Vietnam War veteran who served in the U.S. Air Force, former Andover, Kan., city councilman and former owner of the Timbuktu Bar, Sept. 23, 2008, Andover.
Robert D. Ryan ’86/91, retired sergeant with the WSU Police Department, former Buffalo, Kan., City Council member and treasurer of the Buffalo Senior Citizens Center, Dec. 24, 2008, Chanute, Kan.
O. Wesley Sade fs ’73, Vietnam veteran who served with C Company, 4th Battalion, 47th Infantry, 9th Infantry Division, former police chief for Neodosha, Kan., former Wichita Police Department officer, Dec. 1, 2008, Topeka, Kan.
Delbert J. Saunders ’51, pharmacist, former Upjohn Co. medical representative, April 13, 2007, Brea, Calif.
Donald D. Smith ’65, retired mechanical engineer and designer, Nov. 6, 2008, Newton, Kan.
Elizabeth “Libby” R. (Jarvis) Smith ’68, accomplished bassoonist, teacher and counselor, Oct. 9, 2008, Cable, Wis.
Margaret Lou (Bumholt) Soltis ’68/73, a retired Wichita North High School business teacher, Oct. 30, 2008, Wichita.
William C. Spear ’76/77, chaplain and social worker for Salina Rescue Mission and Vietnam War veteran, serving in the U.S. Navy, Jan. 19, Lindsborg, Kan.
Jerry L. Sterling ’63, retired Litwin Engineers CFO, Dec. 5, 2008, Houston, Texas.
Charles R. Stevens ’49/50, WWII combat veteran serving in the Pacific Theater and participating in the invasion of Leyte in the Philippines and in the initial landing on the island of Okinawa, awarded the Purple Heart and Bronze Star, retired Army Reserves colonel, retired manager of management services for Beech Aircraft, Jan. 9, Wichita.
Aaron L. Vandeusen ’88, registered nurse, Dec. 20, 2008, Wichita.
Frank L. Vannerson ’61/61, owner, president and chairman of the board of directors of Little Brook Corp., a registered Commodity Trading Advisor, co-founder of Commodities Corp., a partner at Mount Lucas Management, March 1, 2008, Princeton, N.J.
Thomas S. Vittitow ’76, retired USAF master sergeant and retired compliance and control auditor with the Kansas Legislative Division of Post Audit, Oct. 17, 2008, Wichita.
Ernest C. Wagner ’59, retired Boeing lead staff engineer, WWII veteran, Dec. 12, 2008, Wichita.
Larry E. Warehime ’73/74, U.S. Army veteran, retired Wichita Police Department detective and former firearms expert with the New Mexico Crime Lab, Oct. 21, 2008, Santa Fe, N.M.
Ruth A. (Gillett) West ’30, homemaker, former teacher, Feb. 18, 2008, Tucson, Ariz.
Phyllis A. Wisdom ’72, elementary education graduate, July 1, 2005, Quanah, Texas.
Mary M. (Means) Zongker ’34, retired Wichita public schools music teacher and an accomplished church organist, Oct. 7, 2008, Wichita.
