In Memoriam

We extend sympathy to the families of the following alumni, faculty, and friends. Names without class or degree years include UM alumni, employees, and friends. To be included in “In Memoriam,” the UM Office of Alumni Relations requires a newspaper obituary or a letter of notification from the immediate family. Material for In Memoriam reached our office by July 11, 2016. 

1940s

Richard F. “Denny” Dennison ’40, Carlisle, PA
Lucie Ford Clapp Hagens ’41, Downingtown, PA
Raymond Lee “Ray” Helgeson ’41,  Pleasant Hill, CA
Avis Marie Schmitz Zoanni ’42, Helena
Charles Delson “Del” King ’43, Ross, CA
Katherine Jane Robertson Richardson ’43,  Miles City
Gordon Edgar Swanson ’43, Missoula
William Lennox “Len” Dugan ’46, Forest Grove, OR
Joyce Phillips Rayfield ’46, Newport News, VA
Stephen John “Steve” Strekall ’46, L.L.B. ’48, Billings
Leah Virginia Ferris Burris ’47, St. George, UT
Jean Edeva Dineen Caton ’47, Coupeville, WA
Shirley R. Johnson Clark ’47, Beaverton, OR
Mary Bernice Morrow Gulbrandsen ’47, Chico, CA
Evelyn Elizabeth Centers Holt ’47, Vancouver, WA
Hollie Genevieve Hoover ’47, Deer Lodge
Joyce Elaine Little LaCounte ’47, Novato, CA
Barbara Jane Van Horn Leinart ’47, Billings
Lillian M. Tupac ’47, Hayward, CA
Margaret Eileen “Maggie” Duncan York ’47, Superior
Margaret “Peg” Crossen Ottman ’48, Missoula
Edward Joseph “Ed” “E.J.” Hines ’49, Bozeman
Lenore Agnes Kobold Johnson ’49, Billings
William David “Dave” Perkins ’49, Ann Arbor, MI

1950s

John Lincoln “Jack” Artz ’50, Reno, NV
Austin F. Darkenwald ’50, Billings
Robert Leslie “Bob” Fuller ’50, Missoula
Alexander “Alex” Graff ’50, Phoenix, AZ
Marian Doloros Lenn Meredith ’50, Culpeper, VA
Eldon P. Steffens ’50, Sidney
Milton Leonard Van Camp ’50, Vancouver, WA
Ruth E. Gibson Carrington Birch ’51, M.A. ’67, Hysham
Raymond John “Ray” Elliott ’51, Great Falls
Rolland G. Hammerness ’51, Escondido, CA
Gaines Richard “Dick” McCracken ’51, Polaris
David Lawrence Dean L.L.B. ’52, Largo, FL
Frederick Leon “Fred” Gerlach ’52, M.S. ’57, Missoula
Robert Franklin “Bob” Kern ’52, Bozeman
June Frances Baney Woffenden ’52, Eureka
Lloyd Clifford Babb Jr. ’53, Billings
Rachel Arlene Kinney LeClaire Birkenbuel ’53, Billings
Emery W. Brunett Sr. ’53, M.S. ’56, Laramie, WY
Helen “Gay” Vannoy Davidson ’53, Billings
Richard J. “Dick” Hansen ’53, Bayview, ID
Arne John Jacobson ’53, Whitefish
Robert Eugene “Bob” LeBlanc ’53, Kalispell
Thomas Joseph “Joe” Roberts ’53, M.Ed. ’63, Spokane, WA
Jack Helsley Royle ’53, Prineville, OR
Robert Eugene “Bob” Cutler ’54, Albuquerque, NM
Robert “Merrill” Alling ’55, Helena
Carol Jean Murray Dull ’55, Merced, CA
Harold “Val” Herman ’55, Lilburn, GA
Carl Earnest Hansen ’56, Great Falls
Mary Helen Doherty Rouane ’56, M.A. ’64, Calgary, AB
Wesley Earl “Wes” Sommers ’56, Aberdeen, WA
Jack Delton Streeter ’56, Billings
George Carl Weatherston ’56, Fargo, ND
Charles Joseph “Chuck” Jonkel ’57, M.S. ’59, Missoula
Edward James “Ed” Harrington ’59, Bozeman
Robert L. “Bob” Pennington ’59, Helena
David O. Scott Jr. ’59, Carrizozo, NM

1960s

Louise Payne Bundhund ’60, Whitefish
Mary Garrett Dieterich, M.A. ’60, Tempe, AZ
Ronald William “Ron” Swensson ’60, M.Ed. ’65, Great Falls
Ben Charles Tempel ’60, Whitefish
Gareld Earl Willis ’60, Great Falls
Carole Louise Evans Brown ’61, Tucson, AZ
Mary Helen Ryan Danforth ’61, Bozeman
Bonnie Edith Minthorn Graham ’61, ’69, Missoula
Frederick George Grover “Fred” Carl Jr. ’62, Lozeau
Russell J. “Russ” Ritter, M.A. ’62, Helena
Darrell Lloyd Rumley ’62, Puyallup, WA
H. James “Jim” Oleson, J.D. ’63, Kalispell
Douglas Driscoll “Doug” Moulton ’64,  Lakewood, CO
Patricia Carol “Pat” Anderson Lundeen ’64, Helena
Albert Byron “Al” Price ’64, M.Ed. ’68, Missoula
Margaret Alicia Carson ’65, M.A. ’69, Missoula
Janet A. “Jan” Jette Frey ’65, Missoula
Mary Ellen Myrene ’65, Spokane, WA
Stephen Louis “Steve” Wood ’65, Billings
Robert Lee “Bob” “Del” Delich ’66, Great Falls
Laird A. Robison ’66, Missoula
James E. “Jim” Sloan ’66, Vancouver, WA
Jonathan Earl “Jon” Eiselein ’67, Roundup
Charlotte Dianne Leicht Fullerton ’67,  Shoreline, WA
Michael Edward “Mick” Helean ’67, Santa Fe, NM
Maurice Walter Helterline ’67, Plains
Mary Anne Hart Nash ’67, Alexandria, VA
Larry Joseph Olson ’67, Miles City
Carolyn N. Squires ’67, Missoula
Michael Joseph Thompson ’67, Cottage Grove, OR
Timothy Jay “Tim” Hubbard ’68, Missoula
Donald Kenneth “Donnie” Laughlin ’68, Stevensville
Robert M. “Bob” Reiman, M.Ed. ’68, East Helena
Richard D. “Rick” Alexander ’69, San Diego, CA
Bette Camille Johnson Huffman Brunson ’69, Missoula
Michael Albert Lowe, M.Ed. ’69, Missoula
Robert “R.B.” “Bob” Murphy Jr. ’69, Laurel

1970s

Donald Preston Blair ’70, M.S. ’78, Algonquin, IL
Charles Edward Casselman Jr., M.Ed.’70, Missoula
Thomas E. Horobik ’70, Bassett, NE
Charley Joe Martin ’70, Great Falls
Bruce Alan Thompson ’70, Federal Way, WA
William G. “Bill” Beedle Jr. ’71, Great Falls
David Johnson “Dave” Goforth ’71, Edmonds, WA
Barbara Jean Heimberger Superneau ’72, Portland, OR
Jeraldine “Jerry” Belgarde, M.Ed. ’73, Billings
Thomas J. “Tom” McGrath ’73, Butte
Mark David Annas ’76, Raleigh, NC
John Robert “Fid” Fidler ’76, Missoula
Charles F. Robinson, M.Ed. ’77, Chinook
Bruce Anthony Measure ’79, J.D. ‘88, Kalispell
Carol Elaine Schmidt ’79, J.D. ’87, Helena

1980s

Shari Lynne Miller ’83, ’88, Missoula
Charles Leland Peterson ’85, Billings
Bruce Raymond Stammen ’85, Magnolia, TX
Billy Joe Fellows ’86, Portland, OR
Rosemary Fay Reinhard Deschamps ’87, Frenchtown
Kenneth O. “Ken” Dolezal ’88, Missoula

1990s

Terry L. Graham ’91, Polson
Nancy D. Shaffer Linnell ’91, Missoula
Bart Allan Pickard ’94, Corvallis
Anne Marie Peter Kazmierczak ’95, Missoula
Janine Marie Jobe ’96, Ketchikan, AK
Henry Joseph “Hal” Dorsman ’97, Frenchtown
Theodore Phillip “Ted” Jerrell ’98, Missoula
Arthur “Craig” Eddy, J.D. ’99, Missoula

2000s

Brad Wayne Treat ’00, M.A. ’03, West Glacier
Kevin George Kaiserman ’01, Laurel
David Thomas Ricci ’01, Hot Springs
Bonner K. Tuinstra ’01, Des Moines, IA
Maureen Eleckta Therese Gurley ’02, Superior
Matthew Allen “Matt” Hobus ’02, Bothell, WA
Gregory Stephen “Greg” Howard ’03, Missoula
Niraja Barbara Lynn Golightly ’04, M.S.W. ’07, Missoula

2010s

David Gordon Williams ’11, Billings
Ann E. Malmer Fleischli, M.A. ’12, Mesa, AZ
Louis Wilbur “Louis” Adams, Hon.D. ’15,  Valley Creek
Jack Ward Thomas, Hon.D. ’16, Florence


Richard “Rick” Acevedo, Salem, OR
Eleanor Searles Anderson, Missoula
Eugene C. “Gene” Austin, Coeur d’Alene, ID
Robert Peter Banaugh, Spokane, WA
Charles K. “Chuck” Bergstrom, Vancouver, WA
Helen Hanlin Blevins, Salem, OR
Donna L. Meagher Booth, Missoula
Eugene Owen “Gene” “Butch” Boyle Jr., Kalispell
Conrad Burns, Billings
Shirley Mae Metzner Cramer, Polson
Judith Ann “Judy” Hansen Davis, Missoula
Christina Lynn “Christy” Eames-Jimenez, Pocatello, ID
Joan Harwood Galles, Billings
Carl Frederick Gill Jr., Florence
John Bradley Goodman, Minnetonka Beach, MN

Jack William Harkins Jr., Butte
Carol Lee Heidemann, Bonner
Helen Gertrude Shepard Hinton, Poulsbo, WA
Rose O. Nelson Houseman, Missoula
Mary Carol McCrea Hunter, Tacoma, WA
Elizabeth Johanna “Betty Jo” Fleming Johnson, Missoula
Royal A. Johnson, Helena
Stephen L. “Steve” Johnson, Big Timber
Edward James “Ed” Jordan, Paso Robles, CA
Carol Cushman Keim, Portland, OR
Betty Jean Terry Kennedy, Bozeman
Robert Severt Larson, Sedona, AZ
David Cutts “Logan” Logan, Missoula 
Albert Denis McCoy, Aurora, IL
Jacquelyn Elaine “Jackie” Stout McGiffert, San Jose, CA

Mary Kearney Pannebecker Means, Missoula
Joseph “Joe” Medicine Crow, Lodge Grass
Richard Walsh “Dick” Nagle, Los Angeles, CA
Maynard Archer Olson, Helena
Alice Ann Pat, Banning, CA
Marjorie Amy “Marge” Moffett Pettinato, Missoula
Shirley K. Pettersen, Missoula
Adam Volney Pfiffner, Missoula
Cory Ryan Reiser, West Valley, UT
William Tait “Bill” Riggert, Surprise, AZ
Glenn Richard Schmidt, Missoula
Stanley Rockne “Stan” Slominski, Clinton
Glen I. Williams, Missoula
Roger James Woodworth, Hayden, ID
Peter “Pete” Yegen III, Billings