Norbert J. Atherton ’65, retired Wichita public schools teacher, former TV shop owner and co-owner of KSGL Radio, May 27, 2016, Wichita.
Jerry W. Aubuchon ’86, retired Boeing quality assurance specialist, Vietnam War veteran who retired from the U.S. Air Force after 20 years of service, Oct. 8, 2016, Rose Hill, Kan.
William “Bill” J. Babich ’74, retired Babich Properties and Babich Liquor Store owner, Sept. 27, 2016, Wichita.
Randall “Randy” A. Bane ’75, psychology graduate, retired hospital chaplain and minister with the Christian Church Disciples of Christ, substance abuse counselor, Vietnam War veteran who served in the U.S. Army, NATO Special Forces and U.S. Air Force Civil Air Patrol, co-founder of the Kansas Soldier Foundation, a Wichita-based nonprofit that provided education and support programs for military veterans and their families, May 3, 2016, Wichita.
Teddie G. (Forbes) Barlow ’98/02, artist, arts organizer and anthropology graduate whose wide-ranging career paths included teaching history, public speaking, anthropology and sociology as an adjunct instructor at Friends University and at WSU; serving on the curatorial staff at Wichita’s Old Cowtown Museum; and performing on stage in dozens of local and regional productions, Sept. 14, 2016, Wichita.
Patricia (Wittman) Bayles ’78, nursing graduate and retired dean of nursing, allied health and early childhood education at Butler County Community College, El Dorado, Kan., Feb. 19, 2016, Wichita.
Sylvia L. Bays ’60, biological sciences graduate with degrees from WSU and the University of Kansas; retired chief medical technologist at the VA Hospital lab in Wichita, July 31, 2016, Wichita.
Frances Hill Baxter ’35, music performance graduate who went on to earn a master’s degree in music from Northwestern University and a doctorate from the University of Southern California; professor emeritus of music at California State University Los Angeles, who first served as director of music education for Spokane, Wash., public schools before moving in 1949 to California, where he served for more than three decades as head of choral organizations and taught music education, conducting, music history and theory; composer of a series of Chinese songs and arranger of a series of ancient Japanese folk songs who conducted many Chinese choruses in China and Taiwan, June 2, 2016, West Covina, Calif.
John V. Bean ’83, computer engineering graduate and systems analysist at Agvantis Co., July 8, 2016, Wichita.
Marsha A. (Jones) Bedell ’07, human resources management graduate and hub store manager at Auto Zone in Wichita, June 30, 2016, Wichita.
Alexander “Al” M. Behrens ’67, retired urban renewal executive director and federal programs manager for the city of Oklahoma City, Okla.; veteran of the U.S. Navy, April 27, 2016, Oklahoma City.
Larry L. Belew ’66, music history-literature graduate and former children’s pastor at the Lamb’s Church, New York City, N.Y., Oct. 10, 2016, Wichita.
Thomas H. Bette ’84, chemistry graduate who went on to receive a doctor of dental surgery degree from Creighton University Dental School in Omaha, Neb., and then take up practice in Newton, Kan., May 17, 2016, Wichita.
Jean E. (Haire) Billinger ’37, homemaker, music performance graduate and retired Wichita public schools music teacher, July 8, 2016, Richardson, Texas.
Marjorie J. (Graham) Blodgett ’44, homemaker, bookkeeper and legal secretary; English major, The Sunflower editor and a 1944 Honor Women recipient at the University of Wichita, July 27, 2016, Pratt, Kan.
Raymond L. Bloomquist ’57, biological sciences graduate who earned the Doctor of Osteopathy degree from the Kansas City College of Osteopathy and Surgery in 1965, interned at Flint General Hospital, Flint, Mich., and began his practice in Thornton, Colo.; retired physician who served in various medical capacities in Kansas, Oklahoma and Missouri, including emergency room medicine, private practice, as a contract physician for the Missouri prison system and as a flight surgeon during a tour of active duty in the U.S. Army at Fort Sill, Okla.; retired colonel in the U.S. Army National Guard, May 23, 2016, Augusta, Kan.
Robert D. Bocock ’56, retired U.S. Air Force major who was commissioned as a second lieutenant after graduating from the University of Wichita with a bachelor’s degree in mathematics, was stationed at the Pentagon from 1963-1967 and served as a navigator on C130 transport planes during a tour in Vietnam from 1967-1968; former business owner in Vermont, June 17, 2016, Bullard, Texas.
Roy Boren ’71, retired Wichita public schools teacher, who taught history at Truesdell for 30 years, July 2, 2016, Wichita.
Maurice A. Bowen ’53/53, former manager at Boeing in Wichita, veteran of the U.S. Army, golf letterman at the University of Wichita who later became noted for winning the Kansas State Senior Tournament five times between 1992 and 2002, Jan. 12, 2016, Wichita.
Byron L. Breckenridge Sr. ’15, veteran of the U.S. Air Force, former instructor at Wichita State’s Veterans Upward Bound program, May 19, 2016, Wichita.
Ronald E. Bretz ’61/64, instrumental music and music education graduate, retired teacher and administrator whose career in education included teaching music in Lucas, Kan., and serving as principal at Yates Center (Kan.) Elementary School and as superintendent for Atwood, Kan., public schools, Oct. 14, 2016, Newton, Kan.
Edward F. Britton ’80, retired director of education at the El Dorado (Kan.) Correctional Facility, July 18, 2016, Wichita.
Lloyd L. Brown ’50/52, chemistry graduate who relocated to Oak Ridge, Tenn., to attend the Oak Ridge School of Reactor Technology; retired research chemist at the Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Jan. 23, 2016, Oak Ridge.
Ralph E. Brumback ’56, Korean War veteran who served in the U.S. Army, citizen of the Muscogee (Creek) Nation, retired teacher and basketball coach at Kansas schools in Andover, El Dorado and Wichita, June 8, 2016, Wichita.
Larry K. Buck ’90, U.S. Navy veteran and crew member of the USS Midway, and real estate professional, March 29, 2016, Katy, Texas.
G. Robert “Bob” Buckendorf ’97, retired speech language pathologist who held a doctorate in communication disorders and sciences from WSU, Aug. 28, 2016, Beaverton, Ore.
Robert C. Burke ’72, artist, Vietnam War veteran and retired Union Pacific engineer, whose railroad career started with the Missouri Pacific in 1973, Sept. 8, 2016, Wichita.
Gale R. Burkholder ’80, pastor of Pleasant View Church of the Brethren in South Whitley, Ind., for 24 years; retired teacher who taught for 38 years, first at McPherson (Kan.) Junior High School and then, from 1980 until retiring in 2001, at Columbia City (Ind.) High School, June 29, 2016, rural South Whitley.
M. Victorine Buser ’55, elementary education graduate who was received into the Sisters of St. Joseph of Wichita in 1936 and whose ministry career included teaching music at various Kansas schools, serving as principal of St. Mary of the Plains High School in Dodge City, Kan., and teaching English conversation and speech at a women’s college in Japan during a mission to Kyoto in 1975, March 28, 2016, Wichita.
Sandra K. (Anderson) Carmichael ’64, homemaker and retired middle school English teacher, Oct. 11, 2016, Belle Plaine, Kan.
Darrell E. Carr ’55, Korean War veteran who served in the U.S. Army and retired senior credit representative at ARMCO Steel Corp. in Topeka, Kan., Sept. 18, 2016, Topeka.
Michael A. Cate ’74, Vietnam War veteran who was commissiond as a second lieutenant in the U.S. Army and served in the Medical Service Corps; retired audiologist at Derby, Kan., public schools, Sept. 16, 2016, Wichita.
Teresa L. Clark ’82, homemaker, social work graduate and industrial engineer at Cessna Aircraft, July 15, 2016, Wichita.
Donald E. Clevenger ’64, mathematics graduate and retired computer specialist, March 29, 2016, Wichita.
Charles A. Cloud ’71/72, retired educator who held a bachelor’s degree in secondary education-physics, a master’s degree in biological sciences and who taught advanced science classes for 33 years at Park Hill, Kan., public schools, Oct. 20, 2016, Kansas City, Mo.
William L. Colbert ’80, elementary education graduate and Wichita Collegiate teacher, Aug. 16, 2016, Kechi, Kan.
Ronald D. Coleman ’55, University of Wichita baseball letterman and geology graduate, U.S. Army lieutenant who served with the “Big Red One” 1st Infantry Division, former owner of Coleman Oil Co., Wichita, retired president of Wichita Wire Co. and board member of National Spencer, Oct. 18, 2016, Wichita.
Paul G. Cook ’68, retired Wichita public schools teacher, Feb. 25, 2016, Wichita.
Leola (Cameron) Cooper ’59, English language and literature graduate who attended Princeton Theological Seminary and was a social worker in Contra Costa County, Calif., Oct. 15, 2016, San Francisco, Calif.
Christian G. Counts ’95, insurance claims adjuster, Oct. 2, 2016, Wichita.
Shirley L. (Johnson) Covell ’92, health science graduate who was technical manager of medical records at Truman Medical Center, Kansas City, Mo., Sept. 1, 2016, Wichita.
A. Clair Crandall Sr. ’73, retired president at Berry Tractor and former vice president at White Star Machinery Co., where he began his career as salesman, June 17, 2016, Wichita.
Robert E. Cressler ’61/61, retired Pizza Hut corporate vice president of operations and Pizza Hut franchisee, Oct. 7, 2016, Wichita.
Monroe J. Dalke ’69, retired accountant, Sept. 10, 2016, Goddard, Kan.
Charles H. Davis ’48, World War II veteran who served in the U.S. Navy in the Aleutian Islands and was a Navy band member, educator who taught music at public schools in Kansas before joining the Wichita Eagle advertising department, later becoming advertising manager at the Rapid City Journal and then editor and publisher of the Hardin County Times and the Iowa Falls Citizen in Iowa, May 1, 2016, Houston.
Louise W. Dawson ’81, homemaker and social work graduate, May 21, 2016, Wichita.
Lucy (Bennett) Deck ’55, homemaker, history graduate, professional astrologer, avid sportswoman, Aug. 25, 2016, Lake Kiowa, Texas.
Sara J. (Ferris) Decker ’69/73/84/91, homemaker and retired Boeing systems analyst who held four degrees from WSU, two in English language and literature, and two in computer science, July 12, 2016, Derby, Kan.
Netta J. DeHaven ’64, instrumental music graduate, former member of the Wichita Symphony Orchestra, former music teacher at public elementary schools in Tescott, Winfield and Colwich, Kan., and in Paw Paw, Mich., former SRS accounting department employee, Aug. 14, 2016, Wichita.
Alma K. (Maxwell) Dickson ’06, retired health services organization and policy administrator, Aug. 7, 2016, Cheney, Kan.
Billie J. (Alberti) Denny ’66, homemaker and retired elementary and middle school teacher, May 28, 2016, Wichita.
Jo Anne M. Dickson ’11, field major history graduate, April 24, 2016, Wichita.
A. Lyle Dilley ’48/57, music educator and musician whose career included teaching music and directing the marching band at Wellington, Kan., public schools, instructing low bass and serving as director of bands at Fort Hays State University, conducting the Hays Symphony, and playing with the Wichita Symphony Orchestra as a bass trombonist, Sept. 23, 2016, Hays, Kan.
Thomas J. Doan ’63, professional photographer, Aug. 7, 2016, Wichita.
Wendy C. (Worthington) Donaldson ’98, retired Robinson Middle School teacher, July 22, 2016, Wichita.
James M. Donnell ’49, retired physician and Fellow of the American Academy of Family Physicians; politician with public service on the Wichita school board, 1960-71; Wichita City Council member, 1971-79; Wichita mayor, 1975 and 1978, Oct. 11, 2016, Wichita.
Carmen S. (McGregor) Dorsey ’70/98, retired teacher at Hadley Middle School in Wichita, Aug. 8, 2016, Wichita.
Linda D. (Helms) Douglas ’72, homemaker, retired Wichita public schools teacher who, after retirement, was a Scholastic Read 180 program consultant, May 16, 2016, Wichita.
Lucy M. Doyle ’69, elementary education graduate and retired Wichita public schools teacher, June 8, 2016, Wichita.
Charles E. “Bud” Dugan ’75, retired aircraft electrical engineer, May 15, 2016, Milton, Kan.
Donna R. (Baird) Eastwood ’54, homemaker, former Wichita elementary school teacher, retired manager of the Eastwood photography studio in Wichita, Aug. 13, 2016, Wichita.
Donna M. Eaton ’68, homemaker, former elementary school teacher, entrepreneur and former owner of Recollections Gift and Gallery in Wichita, March 13, 2016, Wichita.
William R. Eckels Jr. ’73, former Wichita police officer, Aug. 5, 2016, Stone Mountain, Ga.
Sharla D. (Ridgeway) Englebright ’89, homemaker, administration of justice graduate and senior legal assistant, July 13, 2016, Wichita.
S. Robert “Bob” Farber ’79, Cessna Aircraft engineer, farmer and musician (trumpeter), April 6, 2016, Derby, Kan.
Rhonda L. (Chapman) Ferb ’84, Tax Adjustment Specialists owner, March 15, 2016, Wichita.
Marilyn A. (Mitchell) Fibus fs ’54, homemaker and former radiology technician, Aug. 12, 2016, Oklahoma City, Okla.
Frederick “Rick” W. Fink ’97, sociology graduate and retired technology specialist at Solution Outreach Center in Salina, Kan., March 5, 2016, Lindsborg, Kan.
Albert “Al” H. Fitz ’98, retired educator whose 43-year career included teaching and serving as principal at schools in Kalispell, Mont., and Pomona, Calif., teaching science and coaching basketball in Alberta, Canada, and teaching special education at the Greiffenstein School in Wichita, Sept. 25, 2016, Wichita.
Geneva K. (Krehbiel) Flickner ’84, homemaker, artist and art educator who taught in Moundridge, Kan., public schools for 26 years, Oct. 11, 2016, Moundridge.
Randall D. Fornshell ’79, owner and operator of Priority Analytical Lab from 1992-2015 and chemist at Sedgwick County Forensic Center from 2005-2015, Sept. 10, 2016, Wichita.
Steven P. Frazey ’69/69, math and economics graduate, Sept. 25, 2016, Saint George, Utah.
Iva M. (Perkins) Fullerton ’70, homemaker and retired Wichita public schools elementary teacher, July 4, 2016, Wichita.
Streeter W. Funk ’61, retired television engineer with Meredith Corp.’s KCTV-5, May 23, 2016, Overland Park, Kan.
Virginia M. (Smith) Gardner ’41, homemaker and history graduate, March 29, 2016, Wichita.
Paul E. George ’66, retired Wichita public schools art teacher, U.S. Navy veteran, Feb. 27, 2016, Wichita.
Ana M. (Betancourt) Gonzalez ’90, business ed grad and homemaker, May 23, 2016, Wichita.
George W. Grover ’65, U.S. Army veteran who served in the 11th Airborne Division and was a member of the General Le Clerc Rifle Team, and retired federal employee, July 22, 2016, Liberty, Mo.
Ritchie D. Gulledge ’89, Cessna manufacturing engineer, Aug. 19, 2016, Rose Hill, Kan.
William “Bill” R. Hannon ’75, retired Wichita police captain, June 21, 2016, Wichita.
Bobbie J. (Dinsmoor) Harris ’70/81, physical education professional whose career included teaching high school PE classes and coaching girls’ tennis, serving as chair of the national Council on School Leadership in Physical Education, serving as curriculum coordinator for Wichita public schools physical educators, teaching at WSU and at Friends University, and leading statewide health initiatives for the Kansas Health Foundation, June 16, 2016, Shell Knob, Mo.
Donald S. Hayward ’68, Vietnam War veteran, retired senior assistant revisor of statutes for the state of Kansas, July 21, 2016, Topeka, Kan.
Brenda J. (Brooks) Hess ’76, homemaker, business graduate, April 26, 2016, Wichita.
Heather R. (Campbell) Hilworth ’96, homemaker and psychology graduate who worked at the Kansas Department of Children and Family, May 7, 2016, Wichita.
Elmer C. Holzrichter ’49, artist who worked in a wide range of mediums and retired art educator who taught art at Dodge City, Kan., public schools before teaching for 26 years at Kearney State College, June 9, 2016, Kearney, Neb.
Kenneth W. Hoop ’70/74, former social science teacher and basketball coach in Pratt, Kan., oil and gas lease broker, May 16, 2016, Wichita.
Georgia A. “Jo” (Brown) Hornbaker ’67, retired teacher who began her 41-year career teaching in a one-room schoolhouse, May 17, 2016, Wichita.
Patricia (Schmitt) Hirschmann ’79, homemaker, educational psychology graduate, former Institute of Logopedics teacher, July 15, 2016, Wichita.
Maureen (Sullivan) Hoag ’81/91, retired English teacher at WSU and Kapaun Mt. Carmel High School in Wichita, Aug. 25, 2016, Wichita.
Kathy K. (Bernhardt) Hubbard ’78, retired teacher whose 41-year career included teaching 3rd grade at Eisenhower Elementary School in Wellington, Kan., Aug. 3, 2016, Wellington.
Rodney J. Hughes ’84, Cessna Aircraft computer analyst, programmer, March 4, 2016, Wichita.
W. Loyal Hus ’51, business administration graduate, March 8, 2016, Wichita.
Charles “Chuck” G. Immich ’73, geologist and Spirit AeroSystems systems analyst, March 16, 2016, Wichita.
Brian K. Isbel ’13, Mayberry Magnet Middle School teacher, Oct. 21, 2016, Wichita.
Clifford T. Johnson ’58, Korean War veteran and aeronautical engineer who started his career as a flight test engineer at Boeing and retired as an executive after returning from an assignment in Washington, D.C., Sept. 25, 2016, Wichita.
Kenneth M. Johnson ’70, retired AGCO regional sales manager, May 24, 2016, Springfield, Mo.
Vernon J. “V.J.” Johnson ’58, Korean War veteran who served in the U.S. Marines, retired chairman of Johnson’s General Stores Inc., April 23, 2016, Wichita.
Max D. Johnston ’48, WWII veteran who served in the U.S. Coast Guard, retired All State Insurance agent and dedicated community volunteer, Sept. 27, 2016, Wichita.
Walter J. Jost ’51, retired music teacher, March 10, 2016, North Newton, Kan.
J. Philip Kassebaum, university friend, retired lawyer and former president of KFH Radio Station, Feb. 28, 2016, Sullivans Island, S.C.
Carolyn J. (Finch) Keener ’73, retired nurse, July 7, 2016, Lenexa, Kan.
Gary Keesee ’78/78, geology and mathematics graduate who worked in the oil industry and taught math, musician who played guitar and bass in several Kansas bands, April 5, 2016, Wichita.
Kirby W. Kemble ’81, U.S. Air Force veteran who was stationed in England and Germany, retired Sedgwick County District Court employee, member of the Ponca Tribe of Oklahoma and the Muscogee (Creek) Nation, May 31, 2016, Ponca City, Okla.
Eileen C. (McConville) Kersey ’73, homemaker, Oct. 8, 2016, Bellingham, Wash.
Dan E. Kice ’62, retired internal auditor, Feb. 25, 2016, Overland Park, Kan.
Patricia A. (Lewis) King ’68, elementary education graduate, retired manager of King’s Contemporary Furnishings in Wichita, June 19, 2016, Wichita.
Penelope S. (Patton) Klepinger ’66, retired Kansas tax department supervisor, March 2, 2016, Wichita.
Kenneth J. Kohlmyer ’76, Vietnam War veteran who served in the U.S. Air Force, May 30, 2016, Wooster, Ohio.
Leland F. Kraft ’51, WWII veteran who served in the U.S. Marines and fought on Guam and Iwo Jima, where he was wounded and awarded the Purple Heart, retired city manager who held positions in Illinois, Arizona and Washington, July 11, 2016, Spokane, Wash.
Russell H. Krueger ’59, Korean War veteran who served in the U.S. Navy as an air traffic controller, retired regional utility sales representative, Aug. 6, 2016, Wichita.
Millicent G. (Rea) LaBerge ’83, homemaker and administration of justice graduate who received nursing education and enlisted in the U.S. Marines during WWII, going through basic training at Camp Lejeune, N.C., Sept. 16, 2016, Bronson, Kan.
Shirlene L. (Scott) Lindeblad ’55, retired music teacher, church pianist/organist, homemaker, Aug. 1, 2016, Wichita.
Donald D. Lindley ’49, retired associate professor of physical education and leisure studies at Kansas State, former recreation therapist at the Kansas Children’s Receiving Home at Atchison, Feb. 20, 2016, Manhattan, Kan.
Marsha E. Lytle ’71, homemaker, retired librarian at Spring Hill High School in Olathe, Kan., and author of the novel Haggerty’s Curse, Sept. 26, 2016, Olathe, Kan.
Alan J. Mackey ’62, financial advisor for Equitable Insurance, May 15, 2016, Wichita.
Charles “Chuck” N. Maloney ’64, retired Wichita public schools administor and teacher, local tennis enthusiast, April 22, 2016, Wichita.
George W. Mann ’58, Korean War veteran, owner of Gay 90s Antique Shop and a member of the Strip Saints South Wichita Racing Club, July 11, 2016, Wichita.
Walter L. Markley ’71, Vietnam Veteran who served in the U.S. Army as an artillery officer, retired U.S. Secret Service special agent serving in Omaha, Neb., and Chicago, retired private investigator, Wichita, Feb. 28, 2016, Derby, Kan.
Robert H. Martin ’51, WWII veteran who served in the U.S. Navy, retired Boeing industrial engineer, June 23, 2016, Wichita.
Noel D. Matkin ’54, U.S. Air Force veteran assigned to the 56th Weather Reconnaissance Squadron at Yokota Air Force Base, Japan; communication sciences and disorders (CSD) graduate whose academic career included serving as associate professor at the University of Connecticut and as a tenured professor at both Northwestern University and the University of Arizona; former special unit director at the Boys Town National Research Hospital; winner of numerous honors including Wichita State’s CSD Outstanding Alumni Award, July 4, 2016, Tucson, Ariz.
Kenneth “Ken” S. McClure '59, U.S. Army veteran, geology graduate and rancher, Aug. 5, 2016, rural Thayer, Kan.
Harriet M. (Wilson) McConachie ’42, homemaker and Andover State Bank retired vice chairman of the board and cashier, June 21, 2016, Wichita.
Harold K. McCreight ’58, WWII veteran and retired educator who served for 36 years as a teacher, principal and superintendent in Kansas public schools, Aug. 6, 2016, Wichita.
Susan “Susie” K. (Sherman) McHugh ’80, Wichita public schools adaptive music teacher who taught music to students with special needs for almost 34 years, former local performer whose credits include a number of Crown Uptown Professional Dinner Theatre productions including “Molly Brown” and “Funny Girl,” Oct. 18, 2016, Wichita.
Joseph L. McIntyre ’64, industrial engineering graduate, June 17, 2016, Wichita.
Maureen L. McMaster ’87, aviation business administrator whose career included positions at Learjet Co., Cessna Aircraft and Beechcraft in Wichita, at Fairchild Aircraft in San Antonio, Texas, and at Embraer Executive Jets in Fort Lauderdale, Fla.; pilot who earned a commercial license with multi-engine, instrument and SE seaplane ratings and was a founding member of the Wichita Chapter of Women in Aviation, April 21, 2016, Melbourne, Fla.
Louis R. McNaughten ’72, business administration graduate, wholesale car dealer, March 18, 2016, Wichita.
David A. Meinecke ’73, pianist, March 18, 2016, Wichita.
Janice K. (Barton) Menzie ’76/76, homemaker, retired Wichita public elementary schools teacher, March 5, 2016, Derby, Kan.
Marjorie L. (Shaeffer) Mortland ’64/74, homemaker, retired Wichita public elementary schools teacher, Aug. 2, 2016, Paradise Valley, Ariz.
Robert J. Navrat ’60, Korean War veteran who served in the U.S. Army, farmer and Pizza Hut franchisee, April 27, 2016, Marion, Kan.
Terri E. (Wilson) Neubert ’84, violinist who played with the Wichita Sympony, the Austin (Texas) Symphony and the Austin Lyric Opera Orchestras, April 8, 2016, Wichita.
Brian S. Obr ’04, civil engineer and business administrator whose career included working in various positions at Fred Spitz & Associates in Oklahoma City, at Vulcan Chemicals in Wichita and at Occidental Chemical in Baton Rouge, La., and in Wichita, Feb. 25, 2016, Wichita.
Charles T. O’Connell ’04, engineer at Honda Aircraft in Greensboro, N.C., April 26, 2016, Oak Ridge, N.C.
Kenneth T. Orr ’60, software engineer and educator known for his contributions in the field of software engineering to structured analysis and with the Warnier/Orr diagram who began his career as state of Kansas information systems director in 1970; founder of Ken Orr & Associates, which he directed until 1985; professor at Washington University, St. Louis; Ken Orr Institute president, June 14, 2016, Topeka, Kan.
Melva M. (Barrier) Owens ’77, retired WSU distinguished professor of educational leadership, whose 33-year career in education included serving as principal at three Wichita public schools and as superintendent of Derby, Kan., public schools, June 10, 2016, Wichita.
John R. Page ’73/75, Black Hills State University finance instructor, surveyor, construction worker, and mountain climber who wrote the guidebook “Recommended Climbing Routes in the Needles of Custer State Park,” June 2, 2016, Custer, S.D.
Duane H. Pangrac ’59/62, retired educator who taught instrumental music and served as director of bands in a number of Kansas public schools, May 8, 2016, Augusta, Kan.
N. Charles Parks ’66/70, retired educator whose career included teaching in Wichita and serving as assistant principal at Lawrence (Kan.) High School and Lawrence Free State High School, Aug. 12, 2011, Lawrence.
Lawrence S. Paul ’64, founder and owner of Indian Hills Ace Hardware in Wichita, June 30, 2016, Wichita.
Bruce E. Peterman ’55/61, retired Cessna Aircraft vice president whose 39 years with the company included positions as a designer, flight test engineer, project engineer, chief of propulsion, manager of technical engineering and chief engineer before being named vice president of engineering in 1981; instrument rated, multi-engine pilot; charter member of the WSU College of Engineering Dean’s Circle who was presented the college’s Distinguished Engineer Service Award in 1993, July 4, 2016, Goddard, Kan.
Helen L. (Ramsey) Philips ’85, homemaker and retired Mulvane, Kan., elementary school teacher, Sept. 13, 2016, Derby, Kan.
James J. Pitts ’58/60, retired research chemist for the Olin Corp. in New Haven, Conn., Aug. 10, 2016, Albuquerque, N.M.
Beulah F. (Struthers) Preuett ’58/62, home-maker and retired Wichita public elementary schools teacher, Oct. 21, 2016, Wichita.
Barton L. Prince ’82, former salesman, Pinkerton’s security guard, park ranger, correctional officer at the Kansas State Industrial Reformatory and correctional specialist at the Shawnee County Department of Corrections Forbes Work Release Center, July 12, 2016, Wichita.
Charles E. Pugh ’71, veteran of the U.S. Navy who served as a medical technician, retired national sales manager at Innova Diagnostics in San Diego, Calif., April 8, 2016, San Diego.
Jerald W. Rains ’65, oil industry professional whose career included serving as vice president at Rains & Williamson Oil Co. and as president and co-owner of Ellis County Drilling Co., singer in several quartets, most recently with the Wesley Four, May 3, 2016, Sidney, Neb.
Steven “Steve” G. Randall ’99, board certified physician assistant who worked with Dr. Donna Sweet ’70/72 and also in juvenile corrections in Wichita, April 18, 2016, Wichita.
David L. Rayl ’65, biological sciences graduate and University of Kansas School of Medicine graduate; U.S. Navy veteran who served as a flight surgeon aboard the USS John F. Kennedy, completed an internship at Camp Pendleton, Calif., and an OB/GYN residency at Portsmouth Naval Hospital; veteran of Operation Desert Shield and Desert Storm, serving with Fleet Hospital Five, and retiring from the Navy as a captain; physician at Riverside Regional Medical Center in Newport News, Va., Aug. 6, 2016, Portsmouth, Va.
Dorothy H. (Hodgson) Langenwalter Ream ’47, homemaker, active WSUAA member who served as a member of the board of directors and who chaired the 1974 Alumni Spring Reunion Celebration, Oct. 22, 2016, Wichita.
Roger A. Reed ’69, retired professor of sociology at Dakota State University, Sept. 15, 2016, Madison, S.D.
Jerrill “Jerry” M. Schrag ’66/73, aeronautical engineer who worked at Cessna Aircraft and then at Boeing, from which he retired as a liaison engineer, July 23, 2016, Wichita.
Betty J. (Dixon) Scruggs ’64, retired parts systems manager at J.I. Case Co., lifetime member of the American Quarter Horse Association, April 17, 2016, Wichita.
Dean S. Sellers ’54, civil engineer whose career included 30 years with the city of Wichita, from which he retired as acting city engineer, and then, beginning in 1986, 22 years at MKEC Engineering Consultants, April 24, 2016, Wichita.
Donald “Don” D. Shawver ’56, geology graduate whose lifelong career was in the oil and gas industry and included working as a petroleum geologist at Shawver Oil Co., Wichita, Sept. 15, 2016, Wichita.
Alvena M. (Kerschen) Spies ’69, homemaker, retired librarian and elementary school teacher, Sept. 7, 2016, Wichita.
Loren D. Steele ’52/62, retired Wichita public schools teacher and coach at Truesdell, Mead and Curtis middle schools, real estate investor, outdoorsman and gardener, Oct. 11, 2016, Wichita.
Bonnie L. (Ray) Stoddard ’90, former director of the WSU Child Development Center, Feb. 11, 2016, Broomfield, Colo.
Steve C. Summerville ’64/64, religion and philosophy graduate, community activist, May 27, 2016, Milwaukee, Wis.
Jonelle “Jo” (Blackburn) Turner ’93, retired associate director for administration and finance at WSU’s Hugo Wall School of Urban and Public Affairs Center for Urban Studies, former associate executive director and director of finance at the Young Women’s Christian Association in Wichita, July 20, 2016, Wichita.
James “Jim” R. Unruh ’70/71, business administration graduate whose career included work with the Hesston Corp., Hesston, Kan., Pizza Hut Corp., Wichita, and Tricon Corp. and YUM Brands Inc. in Louisville, Ky., Feb. 27, 2016, Wichita.
Arlene G. (Bartel) Van Allen ’70, homemaker and retired elementary school teacher, July 15, 2016, Clearwater, Kan.
Ace W. Van Wey ’76/76, retired Park City, Kan., chief of police, Aug. 6, 2016, Wichita.
W. Dean Vickery ’54/68, geology graduate who worked at the Vernon Oil and Gas Co. and became a partner in the Vickery Oil Co. in Wichita, veteran of the U.S. Air Force, business administration graduate who was a Barton School of Business faculty member who retired in 1998 after 25 years of teaching at Wichita State, Aug. 2, 2016, Wichita.
Cheri L. (Blankinship) Wagle ’94, homemaker, communications graduate, Oct 20, 2016, Wichita.
Wilfred H. “Bill” Walker ’48, veteran of the U.S. Navy who served aboard the USS Sargent Bay, mathematics graduate who retired from the Phillips Petroleum Co. after 37 years of service, Aug. 26, 2016, Bartlesville, Okla.
Peter W. Walters ’65, Vietnam War veteran who was commissioned a second lieutenant in the U.S. Army in 1965 and was on active duty from 1966-69, serving as a photo unit commander from 1967-68; assistant director, producer and then assistant chief of production at the Army Pictorial Center, Long Island City, N.Y.; publishing consultant with 40 years of experience managing editorial, graphics, purchasing and manufacturing activities for various publishers, including Prentice Hall Media and Learning International, Jan. 15, 2016, Siler City, N.C.
Robert “Bob” F. Walters ’57, Korean War veteran, Arlington National Cemetery military policeman, retired social services director in Sublette, Kan., and Dodge City, Kan., Sept. 3, 2016, Sublette.
Donald K. Watters ’79, psychologist, University of Alabama adjunct faculty member (1990-93), Sept. 6, 2016, Huntsville, Ala.
Phyllis L. (Wiens) Whitlow ’76, violist who joined the North Carolina Symphony, Raleigh, N.C., in 1977, performing with the symphony for 32 years, many of them as assistant principal violist, June 28, 2016, Montrose, Colo.
Katie (Funk) Wiebe ’72, homemaker, writer and retired educator who wrote the column “Viewpoint” for The Christian Leader for 30 years, as well as hundreds of articles, book reviews and books; who began teaching English at Tabor College, Hillsboro, Kan., in 1966, became an associate professor in 1981 and retired in 1990, Oct. 23, 2016, Wichita.
Roger D. Wilkinson ’53, geology graduate whose career in the oil and gas industry included work at Northern Natural Gas and at Mobil Oil Corp. as an exploration geologist and as a consulting geologist at GADSCO, Aug. 22, 2016, Edmond, Okla.
Donald E. Younglund ’56, retired Wichita public schools administrator whose positions included that of youth services director, veteran of the Korean War, and woodworker whose works earned several blue ribbons at the Kansas State Fair, July 7, 2016, Wichita.
