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 April 15, 2018. 

1930s

Marjorie B. “Marge” Hawke Flynn ’39, Billings
Elizabeth Preat “Betty” Eiselein Wetzel
’37, Bigfork

1940s

Glenn H. Mueller ’40, Kalispell
Robert Henry “Ty” Robinson ’40, J.D.
’48, Missoula
Sophronia “Phrona” Beagle Roholt
’41, Raleigh, NC
Barbara Nell Raymond Scifers
’41, Casper, WY
Shirleyann Kincaid Horning
’42, Portland, OR
Helen Louise Johnson Nelson
’42, Towson, MD
Barbara Adams O’Connell Genest
’43, Billings
Harry Burton Hesser
’43, Scottsdale, AZ
Ruth Marjorie Smails McFarland
’43, Wittier, CA
Marjorie Jean “Marge” Harrison McElwain
’44, Missoula
Thomas Lyle “Tom” Finch
’47, Missoula
Bernice “Bunny” Dolven Beall
’48, Scottsdale, AZ
Andrew Hornick
’48, Gallup, NM
Richard Lee Merritt
’48, San Francisco, CA
Charles Frank “Chuck” Nemec Sr.
’48, M.A. ’50, Helena
Richard Hal Henderson
’49, M.Ed. ’65, Great Falls
Charles Richard King
’49, Franklin, WI
Walter Rivenes Sales
’49, Bozeman

1950s

George Dickerson “Dick” Boale ’50, Hansonville, Australia
Richard Quentin Bohlig
’50, Kelso, WA
Robert “Bob” Dusenbury
’50, Anacortes, WA
John William Grindy
’50, Roseville, CA
Stanley P. “Stan” Petersen
’50, Malvern, PA
Donald Claude Woodside
’50, Fair Oaks, CA
Harold Earl “Hal” Bennett
’51, Ridgecrest, CA
Charles R. “Charlie” Zadra
’51, M.Ed. ’62, Missoula
J. “Fred” Bourdeau
J.D. ’52, Great Falls
Barbara Jo Bishop Bush
’52, Spokane, WA
Ivan Edward Howard
’52, Stevensville
Orson Ernest Murray
’52, Missoula
Robert G. “Bob” Nicholson
’52, Helena
Thomas E. Schessler
’52, Clancy
Paul M. Wold
’52, Billings
Robert “Cyrus” Noe ’53, M.A.
’57, Seattle, WA
Barbara James “Jamie” Brennan Stenbeck
’53, Idaho Falls, ID
Marvin LeRoy Nelson
’54, Bozeman
Margaret Call Sharood Ruffner ’54, Ashburn, VA
Harlan LeRoy Hayes
’56, Coeur d’Alene, ID
Everett “Dean” Phelps
’56, M.A. ’67, Billings
Robert Sam “Bob” Gilluly
’57, Anaconda
Edmund Clarence “Ed” Hill
’57, Polson
Joseph Michael “Joe” Crowley
’58, Chewelah, WA
John E. “J.E.” “Shaun” Corette III
’58, Chevy Chase, MD
Kenneth John “Ken” Egerman
’58, Eagle, ID
Robert Christian “Bob” Haller
’58, Bellevue, WA
Melvin William “Mel” Knoyle
’58, Salem, OR
Calvin Joseph “Cal” Lindburg
’58, Ronan
Gerald Francis “Jerry” Raunig
’58, Kirkland, WA
George August Schuman ’58, Billings
Harold Rolfe Archibald
’59, Port Orchard, WA
Joseph M. “Joe” Chelini ’59, Wise River
Echo Elaine McGuire Griffith
’59, Carlsbad, NM
Stanley James “Stan” Hould
’59, Kalispell
Patrick Richard “Pat” Leonard
’59, Corvallis
Kenneth Paul “Ken” Marceau
’59, Papillion, NE
Duane Harlow Swartz
’59, Spokane, WA
Marion Lucille Hagler Wolfe
’59, Santa Cruz, CA

1960s

Joseph E. “Joe” Nevin ’60, Tucson, AZ
Leonard Harley “Len” Sargent
’60, M.Ed. ’65, Farmington, MN
Zada Barbara Braun ’61, M.Ed.
’73, Hamilton
Leon C. Odegaard
’61, Red Lodge
Joseph W. “Joe” Johnston
’61, Deer Lodge
John Leon Edwards
’62, Mission Viejo, CA
Raymond J. Martinich
’62, Swansea, IL
Erwin “Parke” Frizelle Jr.
’63, Whitefish
Glenn Thomas Jones
’63, Butte
Robert Morris “Bob” Rogers
’63, Missoula
Edward Thomas “Ed” Zaback
’63, Campbell Hall, NY
Ronald Paul “Ron” Foltz
’64, Missoula
Harold Everett “Hal” Hunter
’64, Bozeman
Bryce Eugene “Skip” Meyer
’64, Opportunity
John Seymour O’Dell
’64, Chafee, NY
Charlene Kay Henderson Ricci
’64, Centennial, CO
Jim Earl Richard
’64, M.S. ’66, White Sulphur Springs
James Edward “Jim” Stegmiller
’64, Portland, OR
Theodore Judd “Ted” Williams
’64, Polson
Elton J. Adams

Roderick Lincoln “Rod” Blades
’65, Nanton, AB
Lauren S. McKinsey
’65, Clancy
Kent J. Harris
’66, Red Lodge
Norman Schweizer
’66, M.S. ’69, Huson
Daniel Bowman “Dan” Smelko
’66, Helena
Janice Stenslie Foster
’67, Bellevue, WA
Frank Shaw Fox Jr. M.Ed.
’67, Rochester, MN
Carolee Jean Burtch Gillen
’67, Great Falls
Donna Lee Elder Hale
’67, Whitefish
Robert E. “Bob” Kaftan Ed.D.
’67, Havre
Robert Curtis “Bob” Olson
’67, Missoula
Marie Therese McBride Vanisko M.A.
’67, Clancy
Janet Elise Ellwood DeBartolo
’68, San Jose, CA
Clarence Jay/Joseph “Joe” Harrington
’68, Helena
Albert “David” Moscioni
’69, Ewing, NJ
Ruth Cummings Smith
’69, Missoula

 1970s

Ann Goldhahn ’70, Great Falls
John Patrick “Jack” Lynch
’70, Butte
John F. North ’70, J.D.
’73, Helena
LaVerde E. “Bud” Scarr Ed.D
’70, Reed Point
Dianna L. Warner
’70, Columbia Falls
John Robert Foster
’71, Lewistown
Phyllis Lorraine Obstarczyk Hemstad M.Ed.
’71, Great Falls
Walter Charles “Jake” Jakubowski
’71, Coos Bay, OR
Richard A. “Dick” Simonton J.D.
’71, Glendive
Dorothea “Dottie” Argo Lowe
’72, M.Ed ’86, Missoula
Janet Louise Staples McMaster
’72, Bozeman
Rodney Ray “Rod” Lynam
’72, Las Vegas, NV
Marlin E. “Bob” Noble
’73, Ronan
Sidney D. “Sid” Sulser M.Ed. ’73, Billings
Linda Marie Pope Walrath
’73, Missoula
Louis Stern Loeb Ph.D.
’74, Beaverton, OR
William Richard “Dick” Crockford II
’75, Dillon
Stanley James “Stan” Speck
’75, Helena
Richard L. “Dick” Tamblyn
’75, Butte
Ethel Claire Kuenning Brown Ed.D.
’76, Anchorage, AK
Lynn Alan Van Hoven
’76, Scottsdale, AZ
Maybelle Ames Bockemuehl
’77, Missoula
James Edward “Jim” Farmer
’77, Winnetka, IL
Suzanne Melanie “Mel” Hoell
M.Ed. ’77, Ed.D. ’06, Missoula
Christine M. Hanson Taylor
’77, Missoula
Donald Joseph “Don” Dwyer
’79, Butte

1980s

Pamela Y. “Pam” Meck ’80, Missoula
Billie Lou Ryan Large M.B.A.
’82, Helena
William C. “Bill” McAllister J.D.
’82, Billings
Sunny Merciea Smith-West Reves
’83, Hamilton
Louise M. Bailey Evans
’84, Helena
Betty Lou Hall
’84, Idaho Falls, ID
Frederick Charles “Fred” Hall ’84,
’98, Florence
Carol Mae Flottman Olson
’85, Kalispell
Gordon Lee Opel M.Ed
’85, Whitefish
Kenneth Burt “Ken” Read
’52, Missoula
Modesto Abarquez “JR” Rosales Jr.
’85, Great Falls
Deanna Lee Hay Fendler
M.Ed. ’86, Spokane, WA
George William Oechsli
’86, Eden, TX
Roberta Ann “Bobbi” Sago
’87, Spearfish, SD
James Austin “Jim” Swenson
J.D. ’88, Billings
Mark Eugene McKinzie
’89, Florence
Roger Lee Wells
’89, Great Falls
Dennis Eugene Worsley
’89, Roseburg, OR

1990s

Liann H. Ramirez ’90, Hamilton
Iris M. Hasselstrom Basta
’92, Helena, ID
Larry Dean Veitenheimer
’92, Manhattan
Stacey Noelle Hardin
’94, Florence
Dale Eugene Poff
’94, Potomac
Peggy Sue Bomar Wise
’94, Bozeman
Thomas “Campbell” “T.C.” Miller
’96, Billings
Darrel Clifford Slocum
’96, Missoula
Thomas Frank “Tom” Fondell
M.S. ’97, Anchorage, AK
Ryan D. Murphy
’97, Butte
Carl F. Thrasher M.A.S.
’99, Great Falls
John Eaton True
’99, Florence

2000s

Jerry Matthew Lamb ’00, M.B.A. ’01, Coeur d’Alene, ID
Todd Wesley Golberg J.D.
’04, Richland, WA
Krista Jean Mougey
’07, Billings

2010s

Mark James Boatman ’12, Lolo
Jake Devin Glover
’12, ’13, Hamilton
Elizabeth Ann “Beth” Webb
’12, Kalispell
Robert Francis “Bob” Bishop
’13, Wrightsville, PA
Olivia K. “Ollie K.” Davis-Hall
’13, Browning
Derreck Dennis Ethan Cumin
’15, Billings

Former students, faculty and staff

Darline A. Brager, Hamilton
Roberta Rae “Susie” Riley Byrne, Clinton
Robert Lee “Bob” Chaffin, Florence
James David Clegg, Post Falls, ID
James W. Cox, Missoula
Leo K. Cummins, Mesa, AZ
Robert M. Gregory, Green Valley, AZ
Thomas James “Tom” Devlin, Polson
William Jay “Bill” Docktor, Missoula
Charles W. “Bill” Dolson, Missoula
Margaret A. “Peggy” Goughnour Duffin, Chester
Harlene Louise Page Fortune, Missoula
William Anton “Billy” Gallagher Jr., Anchorage, AK
Helen “Gail” Corwin Guscott, Billings
James Henry “Hank” Handford, Kalispell
Janet Louise Ecker Harmsen, Polson
Lois Regina Ashton Hughes, Helena
Henry Mark Jaskot, Sidney
Keith Michael Kreiner, Missoula
Audrey Taylor Kushner, Longmont, CO
Steven Thomas “Steve” Larango, Missoula
Donald E. “Don” Lembke, Butte
Grayce Eckhardt Loble, Helena
Georgia Dell Wendt Lodders, Anaconda
Spencer Leslie Manlove, Missoula
Betty Ann Kirkwood McElwain, Kalispell
John Roderick Means, Missoula
Shirley Marie Fournier Miller, Kalispell
Harry Joe Mercer, Tulare, CA
Raymond Carl “Ray” Murray, Missoula
Donald S. “Don” Norem, Bozeman
Florence Elsie LaCasse Ottenbacher, Missoula
Mildred “Donaldine” Johnson Pringle, Burlington, NC
Paul T. Ringling, Miles City
Dorothy “Dot” Walters Risa, Glasgow
Susan Jane Seymour, Wrentham, MA
Andrew Lee “Andy” Sheldon, Tallahassee, FL
Alton Edward “Al” Simpson, Billings
Glenn H. Sorenson, Bozeman
Geneva Christina Tufte Penland Van Horne, Seattle, WA
Mary Jean Hasquet Wells, Shelby
Trygve Stephen “Tryg” Williams, Great Falls

 



Friends and Parents

Elvira “Ellie” Stefanic Berg, Missoula
Timothy J. “Tim” Brambo, Missoula
Lou Enlow Bretzke, Mesa, AZ
Matthew Peter “Matt” Casick, Butte
Katherine Louise Fink, Minneapolis, MN
James Richard “Jim” Frohlich, Missoula
Donald Angus Guthrie, Missoula
Richard Edson “Dick” Haines, Missoula
Helen Sprague Hansen, Jupiter, FL
Marvin John “Marv” Horner, Missoula
Dorothy I. Gilman Karkanen, Missoula
Darrell A. Keck, Shelby
Darlene N. Keyser, Missoula
Joan L. O’Halloran Knodel, Bozeman
Ruth Elizabeth Officer Marshall, Missoula
Judith “Judy” Driscoll McDonald, Seeley Lake
Russell C. “Swede” McDonough, Glendive
Betty Jane Romey Morck, Butte
Gary Duane Muralt, Missoula
Joann Margaret McCarvel Nelson, Whitehall
Lenore Rose McGreevey Prigge, Butte
Catherine Ruth “Cathy” Ahlquist Rice, Butte
Michele Cotter Tuchscherer, Bozeman
Thomas Clifford “Tom” Vander Velden, Plains
Candace A. Flynn Velk, Boise, ID
Joanne Verlanic-Scherger, Missoula