MSU Alumni Magazine, Fall 2004 issue - MSU Alumni Association ...

OBITUARIES
10’s
Blanche (MacNaughten) Coryell,
’18, of Grand Rapids, MSU’s oldest
known living alumna, July 22,
age 107.
30’s
Franklin Howell, ’30, of Jackson,
July 7, age 97.
Milton L. Berg, ’33, of East Lansing,
July 10, age 95.
Dorothy (McCulloch) Meitz, ’33,
of Lansing, July 9, age 95.
Jon L. Young, ’35, of East Lansing,
Sept. 13, age 92.
Rex C. Burgdorfer, ’37, of Sun
City Center, FL and Macatawa,
Dec. 27, 2003, age 88.
Ursula W.(Walters) Darnton,
’37, of Lansing and Charlevoix,
May 19, age 89.
John C. Coffee, ’38, of Grand
Rapids, June 2, age 87.
John D. Lorimer, ’38, of Birmingham,
May 22, age 88.
Norma G.(Hoag) Warren, ’38, of
Duck Lake, formerly of Lansing,
June 17, age 86.
Clarence C. Feightner, ’39, of
Oklahoma City, OK, July 18, age
88.
John M. Hunnell, Sr., ’39, of
Lansing, Aug. 26, age 89.
Gleason A. MacInness, ’39, of
Charlotte, July 18, age 87.
Georgiana (Braun) Snyder, ’39,
of Tryon, NC, July 13, age 85.
40’s
Jane E. Andros, ’40, of Lansing,
July 12, age 86.
Ruth (Welch) Brown, ’40, of
Whitehall, July 8, age 85.
Robert J. Buzenberg, ’40, of
Chapel Hill, NC, Sept. 6.
Raymond Kangas, ’40, of Wilmington,
DE, Apr. 11, age 90.
James LaDu, ’40, of Virginia
Beach, VA, Sept. 12, age 86.
J.B. Poffenberger, ’40, M ’59, of
Lakeland, FL, July 1, age 88.
David C. Pray, ’40, of East Jordan,
July 12, age 86.
Robert L. Blue, ’41, of Saginaw,
June 18, age 84.
Robert H. Denham, W’41, of
Adrian, June 5, age 84.
Fern (Christopherson) Mason,
’41, of Scottsdale, AZ, formerly
of Montague, June 25, age 86.
Charles M. Butler, ’42, of Bellvue,
Aug. 10, age 88.
Malcolm “Mac” E. Plumton, ’42,
of Barryton, July 10, age 84.
Percy J. Smeltzer, ’42, of Frankfort,
May 28, age 85.
Elizabeth (Herb) Church, ’43, of
Grand Rapids, May 31, age 82.
Harold P. McGinnes, ’43, of
Bloomington, IL, June 29, age
84.
Roger M. Seaver, W’43, of Montague,
May 1.
Shirley L.(Thornton) Chirko,
’44, of Grand Ledge, June 29, age
83.
Mary F. Greenfield, ’44, EDS
’71, of East Lansing, Sept. 3.
C. Ray Thompson, ’44, of Grand
Blanc, July 19, age 82.
Marvel “Mac” (McGirr) Adamy,
’45, of Grand Rapids, June 2, age
79.
Katherine J.(Peterson) Lewis,
’45, of Traverse City, June 12, age
81.
Doris J.(Hampton) Abbott, ’47, of
Owl Head, ME, Apr. 15, age 89.
Fred Martin, Jr., ’47, J.D. ’50, of
Saginaw, June 2, age 81.
Warren Card, ’48, of Linden,
June 21.
Elaine (Brandt) Johnson, ’48, of
Jacksonville, FL, formerly of
Lansing, June 22, age 78.
Walter H. Meyer, ’48, of Cincinnati,
OH, June 28.
Lowell W. Rasmussen, ’48, of East
Lansing, July 4, age 79.
Robert A. Smith, ’48, of Midland,
July 21, age 76.
Richard F. Burns, ’49, of East
Lansing, June 17.
John A. Manby, ’49, of Battle
Creek, June 10, age 80.
Joseph R. Menustik, ’49, of Columbia,
MD, Jan. 2004.
Donald “Pete” E. Sark, ’49, of
Grand Blanc, June 27, age 80.
50’s
Robert S. Boatman, ’50, of Sun
Lakes, AZ, Nov. 4, 2003.
Charles J. Coe, ’50, of St. George,
UT, May 25.
Richard “Dick” R. Montgomery,
’50, of Battle Creek, June 22, age
76.
Paul J. Ott, ’50, of Alden, July 21,
age 77.
William H. Vanderbeck, ’50, of
Niles, June 17, age 80.
William F. Camp, ’51, of Fulton,
NY, Aug. 8, age 75.
Kenneth L. Cobe, ’51, of Huntley,
Il, formerly of Chicago and Ft.
Myers, FL, Aug. 30, 2003, age 75.
George L. Cook, ’51, of
Rochester, July 20, age 74.
Thomas A. Creager, Sr., ’51, M
’56 of Owosso, July 30, age 75.
Joseph V. DiBello, ’51, M ’55, of
Perry, formerly of East Lansing,
Aug. 21, age 75.
Clyde J. Greenman, ’51, of Kalamazoo,
June 5, age 80.
Maurice J. Hartsuff, ’51, of
Clarklake, June 23, age 76.
Joel B. Dean, ’52, of New York,
NY, May 24, age 73.
Russell A. Hansen, ’52, of Lakeland,
FL, formerly of Detroit,
June 28, age 77.
Frederick Harris, ’52, of Farmington
Hills, July 21, age 74.
Marvin H. Hoppert, ’52, of Dallas,
formerly of Monroe, June 11,
age 74.
O. Keith Petersen, ’52, of Tampa,
FL, formerly of Jackson, May 25,
age 75.
Clarence Johnson, ’53, of Higgins
Lake, formerly of Clio, Sept. 1,
age 76.
H. Morley Fraser, M ’54, of Albion,
June 28, age 82.
F. “Doc” Oral Grounds, ’54,
DVM ’56, of Gowan, Aug. 16,
age 79.
Philip “Phil” H. Paine, ’54, of
Verona, WI, formerly of East
Lansing, July 20, age 72.
William “Bill” E. Carroll, M ’55,
of Wakefield, June 11, age 80.
Donald J. Holland, ’55, of Shelby
Twp., May 27, age 72.
Wilbur D. Howard, ’55, of Lansing,
June 17, age 71.
William H. Bovin, ’56, M ’57, of
Metamora, Dec. 25, 2002, age
72.
Ronald F. Heck, Sr., ’56, of Lansing,
July 7, age 69.
Charles I. Switzer, M ’56, Ph.D.
’66, of Morton, IL, July 18, age
74.
Marylynn “Suzie” (Lambert)
Weaver, ’56, of East Tawas, June
30, age 69.
Howard D. Wilson, ’56, of Traverse
City, June 12, age 75.
Mason I. Himelhoch, ’57, of
Southfield, May 24, age 71.
Lawrence C. Lindstrom, ’57, of
Portland, July 25, age 72.
Frank T. Paganini, ’57, of Grand
Rapids, Sept. 6, age 70.
Willis A. Reid, ’57, of Livonia,
July 17, age 79.
Theodore L. Vernier, ’57, of Grosse
Pte. Woods, July 26, age 75.
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