In Memoriam

 We extend sympathy to the families of the following alumni, faculty, parents 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. Send to Office of Alumni Relations, 107 Brantly Hall, Missoula, MT 59812 or email alumni@umontana.eduMaterial for In Memoriam reached our office by Nov. 22, 2019. 

 

1940s

Ruth Dona James Tomlinson ’42, Missoula

Marie D. Evans Harpole ’46, Warrenton, OR

Dorothy Faye Kimball Stoner ’47, Polson

Donna Mae Fanning Bryggman ’48, Fairfield, CA

James E. “Jim” Mayes ’48, Missoula

Mary Belle Lockhart Sheppard ’48, Mesa, AZ

Arthur Roy Buntin ’49, M.A. ’52, Aberdeen, SD

1950s  

Frederic Wreford “Fred” Balsam ’50, Billings

Athalie Joanne Collins Fuller ’50, Missoula

Donald Bernett Swanson ’50, Houston

Joseph “Joe” “Wolpert ’50, M.Ed. ’55, Anaconda

James P. “Jim” Lucas ’50, J.D. ’51, Winter Garden, FL

Robert E. “Bob” Rolfson ’50, Missoula

Doris Elaine Stamp Andersen ’51, Billings

Joseph William Brennan ’51, M.Ed. ’53, Quincy, CA

Melvin D. Clendenin ’51, Girard, OH

Madison H. Vick ’51, Portland

Donna Corinne Fleshman Bennett ’52, Billings

Donald Wilmot “Don” Cullen ’52, Helena

Mary Jacquelyn “Jacque” King Perry Bellusci Monroe ’52, Great Falls

HP Brown ’53, Great Falls

Donald “Don” Gerlinger ’53, Leander, TX

Russell Charles “Russ” Hart ’53, M.Ed. ’56, Spokane

Lee A. Woodward ’53, ’58, M.S. ’59, Albuquerque, NM

JoAnn Pings Evans ’54, Billings

Shirley Jean DeForth Lucchesi ’55, M.A. ’59, Bloomingdale, IL

Janet “Jan” Harper Hale ’56, Spokane

Thomas Matthew “Tim” Powers Jr. ’56, Billings

Roy Howard Bowman ’57, Valley Lee, MD

Robert H. “Bob” Veitch Jr. ’57, Columbia Falls

Ardythe Louise Romstad Hedges ’58, Plentywood

Marylor Catherine (Lahey) Wilson ’58, Missoula

Roy Ernest “Ernie” Anderson, M.A.S. ’59, Kernville, CA

Lonnie James Durham ’59, Saint Paul, MN

Charles Edward Flanik ’59, Novato, CA

William Bruce “Bill” Forsyth ’59, Littleton, CO

John V. “Jack” Lovell ’59, Scottsdale, AZ

Gay Elise Brown McGlone ’51, St. Louis Park, MN

Raymond L. Raugutt ’59, Casper, WY

Rudy F. “Skip” Weishaar, Jr. ’59, Missoula

1960s

Duane A. Adams ’60, Arlington, VA

Charles George “Chuck” Glennie ’60, Scottsdale, AZ

Richard Helfrich ’60, Waldport, OR

Donald Dale “Don” Hubbard ’61, Steilacoom, WA

Myrna Faye Eyerly Chaney ’62, Missoula

David Wilson Dale ’62, M.A. ’69, M.F.A. ’91, Big Arm

Einar L. Johnson ’62, Roswell, NM

Kenneth L. “Ken” Maki ’62, Belt

Sheldon Adelide “Shelly” Hodges Bell ’63, Billings

Fred B. Blanchard ’63, Gresham, OR

Joe Thomas Moody ’63, M.Ed. ’71, Eugene, OR

Thomas A. Spatafore ’63, Great Falls

William Albert “Bill” Ball, M.Ed. ’64, Billings

John Lewis Carpenter ’64, Ph.D. ’75, Columbia Falls

Alice Linda Mar “Lindy” Porter James ’64, Big Arm

Christy Pearl Odum ’64, ’86, Missoula

Susan Elizabeth Sather ’64, Missoula

Charles Miller “Casey” Sparrow ’64, Phoenix

Court Elliot Ball ’65, J.D. ’69, Billings

Ted William Rieke ’65, Bigfork

James P. “Casey” Thompson ’65, Bellingham, WA

Michael J. “Mike” Tilleman ’65, Havre

Dennis H. Johnson ’66, Whitefish

Lawrence Eldon “Larry” Johnston ’66, Billings

Duane Dennis “Pete” Petersen, M.A. ’66, Missoula

Ronald Edward “Ron” Ries ’66, M.S. ’68, Cody, WY

Allan L. Lemon ’67, Tonasket, WA

Larry Wayne Oddy, Manhattan, MT

Donald Dean “Don” Cleveland, M.Ed. ’68, Billings

Jerome Paul “Jerry” Okonski ’68, Kalispell

Ralph William Schmidt ’68, Anaconda

Jean Kathleen Stang Stromnes ’68, Helena

Carolyn Holm Chase ’69, Clinton

Robert Earl Daniels ’69, Miles City

Ronald Benjamin “Ron” Harris ’69, Boise

Arlene B. Myllymaki ’69, Missoula

Deanna Whiteside Sheriff, M.Ed. ’69, Bellevue, WA

 1970s

Kenneth George “Ken” Avison ’70, M.Ed. ’74, Polson

Edwin E. “Edd” Blackler ’70, ’76, Bigfork

Lorraine Mallo Sharp ’70, M.Ed. ’80, Florence, AZ

Thomas H. “Tom” Swisher ’70, Queen Valley, AZ

Arthur Leroy “Art” Tadej ’70, Mesquite, NV

Harold Keith “Toke” Tokerud, M.Ed. ’70, Pahrump, NV

Margaret Suzanne Stahl Johnson ’71, Alberton

Larry E. Krumwiede ’71, Carter

Lisa Peterson Loendorf ’71, Valier

Eunice Elaine “E.J.” Johns McClure ’71, Polson

Michael J. “Mick” McKeon, J.D. ’71, Butte

Douglas Martin “Doug” Booker ’72, Berkeley, CA

William Bernell “Bill” Erickson ’72, Choteau

Russell T. Graham ’72, Moscow, ID

Thomas Bassett “Tom” Kinraide, Ph.D. ’72, Sharon, MA

Donna Mae McKinsey ’72, Maple Valley, WA

Michael Leslie “Mike” “Angus” McPherson, J.D. ’72, M.B.A. ’89, Great Falls

Daniel Francis “Dan” Miles ’72, Butte

Brian Steinwand ’72, Saint Albans, ME

Minabelle “Meike” Kerper Milodragovich ’73, Stevensville

Robert C. “Bob” Ockler ’73, Anaconda

Daniel J. Yerkich ’73, San Francisco

Kathleen Marie “Kay” Copps Balmer ’74, Portland, OR

Nicholas L. “Nick” Bourdeau ’74, Great Falls

Roger “Dale” Wilson ’74, M. Ed. ’78, Caldwell, ID

Van Courtney Jamison, M.S. ’75, Helena

Elaine F. Howard ’75, Butte

James Kent “Jim” Parker ’75, Missoula

Earl Charles Strubeck ’75, Butte

John Michael “Mike” McCormick ’76, Nooksack, WA

Kerry N. Newcomer ’76, J.D. ’80, Missoula

Jane Susan Fisher ’77, Ph.D. ’85, Helena

Ronald Leroy “Ron” Frazee, J.D. ’77, Dallas

Gregory Ross “Greg” Pottruff ’77, Great Falls

Marilyn Pauline Thompson Templeton, M.Ed. ’77, Missoula

JoAnne Ruth Olson Blake ’78, Bozeman

Suzanne Gail “Suzy” Phelps Sheppard ’78, Maple Valley, WA

Thomas Edward “Tom” Wells ’78, Mount Vernon, WA

Paul Robert Cory ’79, Great Falls

David Lee “Dave” Fawcett ’79, Hayden, ID

Bradley Joel “Brad” Okerlund ’79, Evergreen, CO

Kathryn Louise Moody Stewart ’79, Polson




1980s  

Bridget Ann Kilroy ’80, M.A. ’88, Pittsburg, PA

Dolores Marie Nelson Palmieri ’80, Spokane

Judith A. “Judy” Sather ’80, Missoula

James S. “Jim” Walter, Jr. ’80, Livingston

Michael H. “Mike” Blessinger ’81, Helena

Michael Gerard “Mike” McDonald, M.S. ’81, Missoula

Thomas David “Tom” Peterson ’81, Plains

Nellie Rosalyn Midge Sherman, M. Ed. ’81, Great Falls

Jeanette (Geary) Barnes ’82, M.A. ’04, Butte

Jay William Becker ’82, Yakima, WA

Peter Watson Rankin, M.S. ’82, Missoula

Sarah Anne Carlson ’83, ’99, Missoula

Donna Lee George, M.Ed. ’83, Sun City West, AZ

Cameron Michael “Cam” Peacock ’83, Missoula

Nancy Carolyne Wolfson ’83, Missoula

Paul George Stebbins ’84, Lacey, WA

Robert Lee “Bob” Thomas ’84, M.S. ’89, Great Falls

Jon Ronald Binney, J.D. ’85, Missoula

Cheryl Marie Hoffman Brooks ’85, Lolo

David Mitchell “Dave” Schmidt ’85, Helena

Peter Kinsey “Pete” Torgerson ’85, Clarkston, WA

David Scott Huber ’86, Missoula

Robb Francis Leary, Ph.D. ’86, Hinesburg, VT

Patricia J. Bullock Smith ’86, Missoula

Mary John McDonald Taylor, M.Ed. ’86, Harlem

Nancy C. Van Allen ’87, Missoula

Richard Thomas Dunn, M.A. ’87, Missoula

Charles Ervin Goff ’87, Drummond

Sara Beth Lipscomb ’88, Missoula

Michelle Dalea Townsend-Probst ’89, Great Falls

1990s

Maria Elena Bonilla Beltran-Jensen, J.D. ’90, Billings

Julie A. Spaulding Black ’91, Great Falls

Roger Eugene “Butch” Carey, J.D. ’91, Helena

Jeannette Marie Sage Chapel ’94, Missoula

Linn Maynard Stordahl, M.S. ’94, Vista, CA

Laura Lee Hassler Fellin ’95, Missoula

Lavinia Jean “Nicki” Pisano ’95, M.Ed. ’04, Missoula

Roderick Charles Rod” Hand ’96, Missoula

Linda Ann Martin Haight, M.Ed. ’96, Spokane Valley, WA

Ella Mae Cain Howard, M.A.S. ’96, Great Falls

Gary Lee Shypkowski ’97, Seeley Lake

Kristie Dawn “Kris” Wicks Berry ’99, Holly Springs, NC 

2000s

Danielle Lee Miller Lambright ’00, Clinton

Rebecca Lynn “Becci” Folkerts ’02, Billings

Joshua Joseph “Josh” LaBau ’06, Ph.D. ’11, Polson

Paul Louis Olmstead ’07, Moore, MT  

Lois Elaine Harrington Bergeson ’08, Missoula

Charles Earl “Chuck” Wood ’09, Butte

2010s

Elizabeth Anne “Beth” Schuman Clark, J.D. ’12, Missoula

James Harry “Jim” Britton, M.B.A. ’12, Butte

Brenton Joseph Bluehouse, Sr., M.F.A. ’15, Missoula

David Martin “Dave” Mason, M.B.A. ’16, Butte

 Friends and Parents

William F. “Bill” Antonioli, Butte

Milt J. “Milt” Carlson, Kalispell

Thomas J. “Tom” Dillon, Great Falls

Lois Gaffney Barnett Eveland, Helena

Joan Marie “Joanie” Peres Hansen, Hamilton

Kenneth Paul “Ken” Haugan, Kalispell

Wanda Mary Peterson Hollensteiner, Rollins

Robert Fayette “Bob” Jenkins, Butte

Huey D. Johnson, Corte Madera, CA

Sharon Laketa “Sherri” Christopherson McDonald, Ronan

Victoria Lynn “Vickie” Riley Petritz, Butte

Mary Louise Backus Rankin, Helena

Beverly “Bev” Richards Rhinehart, Englewood Cliffs, NJ

Ellen Pauline Reimann Robey, Spokane

Joan C. “Jan” Vanevenhoven Schiedermayer, Missoula

Thomas William “Tom” Scott, Dayton, WY

William S. “Bill” Strizich, Great Falls

James Campbell “Jim” Taylor, Bozeman

R. Peter “Pete” Vann, Sedona, AZ

Helen J. Warren, Vista, CA

Patrick E. Watson, Scottsdale, AZ

Eleanor Ruth Young Weidman, Kalispell

Jonathan Peter Weisul, Missoula

Vincent Sterling “Vince” Werner, Missoula

Frederick Eugene “Fred” Weybret, Lodi, CA 

Former students, faculty and staff

LaVetta Jacobsen Bradford, Billings

Clifford John “Cliff” Christian, Helena

Harold Clifford “Cliff” Collins, Kalispell

John Patrick Corkran, Bonner

Sharon Anne Cotrell, Long Beach, CA

John Francis Davis, Bozeman

Michael C. “Mike” Delaney, Jupiter, FL

Joyce Lorraine Minto Dunstan, Missoula

Linnea Phillip Ghilardi, Bigfork

Kim N. Eyerly, Livingston, MT

Jeanne Lorraine Cookson French, Plentywood

Elizabeth A. “Liz” Wall Greene, Centennial, CO

Betty Loyd Haddon, Helena

Douglas Charles “Doug” Johns, Albuquerque, NM

Rosemary “Rosie” Lane Kampschror, Issaquah, WA

Gerad Grayson Kipp, Missoula

Courtney Karen Klagues, Post Falls, ID

Mark Nichols Laslovich, Anaconda

Helen Louise Lewis-Hedman, Hamilton

Ronald C. “Ron” Marlenee, Bozeman

Pamala Burke McDavid, Lolo

Robert A. “Bob” Neill, Great Falls

Paul Andrew Overbaugh, Missoula

Bobby Lynn Parker, Kalispell

Elaine Phillips Cooper Power, Helena

Harry E. Ray, Jr., Missoula

James Morgan “Jim” Scott, Bigfork

Ryan Mathew Tanner Four Souls, Box Elder

Mary “Carmen” Thomas Smart, Milledgeville, GA

Janet Denice Olsen Tutt, Seattle

Joel Robert Vail, Brooklet, GA

Paul Frederick Wallner, Rehoboth Beach, DE

John Patteson “Jack” Wehrenberg, Missoula

Thomas L. “Tom” Wheatley, Missoula

Albert A. “Al” Yardley, Rapid City, SD