In Memoriam
ºÚÁÏÍø's Office of Alumni Relations honors members of the college community who have passed away. We remember their lives, celebrate their accomplishments, and recognize the lasting influence they had on our campus and beyond.
The date ranges listed below reflect the periods during which our office was notified of each alumnus’s passing.
- July - September 2025
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Alumni
Anna Mahoney-Baan '45
Library Science
May 2, 2022
June Blair-Metro '48
Elementary Education
August 15, 2024
Ruth Studeman-
Batzing '51
Elementary Education
September 9, 2022
Raffaelai Canavaciol '51
Elementary Education
July 18, 2020
Muriel Gahn-Horle '52
Elementary Education
October 14, 2023
Glenn Lloyd '52
Elementary Education
August 27, 2021
Beth Depew-Tuttle '53
Elementary Education
June 22, 2023
Juliana Sullivan-
O'Brien '54
Elementary Education
April 5, 2024
Maureen Smith-
Lahue '55
Library Science
July 12, 2025
Patricia Comfort-
Brotz '56
Elementary Education
May 22, 2023
John Carney '60
Decembe 21, 2022
Anne Hodgkiss '61
Elementary Education
April 28, 2021
D. Jean Dickerson '63
Library Science
August 28, 2024
Patrick Elmore '63
Elementary Education
August 4, 2025
Shirley Hall '63
Library Science
May 18, 2020
Gregory O'Connell '64
Elementary Education
August 2, 2025Greg and Elizabeth O’Connell have given the College more than a million dollars to establish The Greg ’64 and Elizabeth O’Connell Family Endowment in support of underrepresented and underserved students.
Judith Rockefeller '64
Library Science
June 4, 2023
Patricia Parkinson-
Charlton '66
Social Sciences (General)
July 22, 2024
Dennis Ford '66
Biology
December 5, 2023
Michael Sweet '68
Elementary Education
July 9, 2024
Cheryl Daoust-Herfort '69
Mathematics
February 14, 2023
Hans-Erik Wennberg '69
Mathematics
March 19, 2024
Karyn Witmer-Gow '69
Art
July 24, 2025
Jerome Duvall '70
Economics
July 13, 2025
Gary McDermott '70
July 2, 2025
Donna Williams '70
Speech Education
November 20, 2022
Barbara Presley-
Beekman '72
April 21, 2024
Albert La Shier '72
Communications (General)
July 27, 2025
Larry Faulkner '73
Mathematics
February 13, 2024
Naomi Dell '74
September 3, 2025
Ann Keroach-Cooney '75
Elementary Education
March 13, 2022
Elizabeth McAdam-
Martin '75
Elementary Education
March 9, 2024
Lynn Blaszak-Miller '75
Elementary Education
April 1, 2023
William Youngs '76
Psychology
June 1, 2023
Mary Grace Cipollone-Gardner '77
Speech Pathology & Audiology
August 25, 2025
Max Raterman '83
Communications (General)
October 22, 2024
Patricia Hand-Seery '87
Sociology
December 28, 2022
Randy Siper '94
History
November 13, 2024
Daniel Karches '96
Political Science
September 17, 2025
Victoria Colozzi '16
Biology
October 11, 2024Faculty, Staff, Emeriti, and Friends
Homma Farian
February 18, 2024Lecturer of Mathematics Emerita
Edward Gillin
September 17, 2025Professor of English Emeritus
David Meisel
August 25, 2025Distinguished Professor of Physics Emeritus
Denise Sullivan
November 1, 2024Director of Registrar Emerita
- January - June 2025
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Alumni
Anna Lyness-Wells '47
Elementary Education
December 8, 2024
Carl Savino '50
Elementary Education
May 1, 2025
Leona Mihuka-Borden'52
Library Science
January 4, 2025
Marjorie Ames-Walike '52
Elementary Education
January 17, 2025
Joann Lanzer-Samson '58
Elementary Education
February 12, 2025
Thomas Schirmer '58
Elementary Education
May 15, 2025
Dorothy Levin-Swingle '58
History
January 28, 2025
Thomas Moser '60
Speech Education
March 5, 2025
Jean Eastman-
Williams '60
Library Science
April 10, 2025
Carol Robsky-Billett '61
Library Science
January 12, 2025
Patricia Southcombe '61
Library Science
June 7, 2025
Dorothy Pacelli-Negri '62
Communications
April 26, 2025
Susan McCarthy-
Bassett '64
Elementary Education
June 20, 2025
Gillian Pearce-Bauman '64
Special Education
January 14, 2025
Janet Hayes-Page '64
Special Education
March 1, 2025
Willis Beardsley '65
January 26, 2025
Melanie Rozanski-Humphrey '66
Special Education
January 14, 2025
Easter Schwab-Holt '67
Elementary Education
May 31, 2025
Paul Scipione '68
English
February 16, 2025Retired Adjunct Professor, School of Business
Eleanor Smedman '68
Mathematics
June 23, 2025
Mark Jacobitz '68
Sociology
January 6, 2025
Jean Hawks '71
June 26, 2025
James McDonald '73
Psychology
January 22, 2025
Deborah Green-Wilcox '73
Speech Pathology & Audiology
April 29, 2025
William Campbell '74
Communications
January 8, 2025
Carol Fratangelo-
Kenyon '74
Secondary Education
January 29, 2025
Michael Marley '74
Political Science
May 20, 2025
Larry Manter '76
Political Science
January 9, 2025
Karen Kelley '74
English
January 28, 2025
Terrel Book '82
Speech Pathology & Audiology
March 5, 2025
Douglas Evans '83
Business Management
January 17, 2025
Annmarie Knoerl-Dromgoole '84
Speech Pathology & Audiology
April 23, 2025
Ronald Herman '86
Music
June 6, 2025
Cheryl Huff-Gindling '89
Elementary Education
June 23, 2025
Siobhan Quinn-
Papantonis '89
Business Management
January 26, 2025
Michael Cunningham '92
Management Sciences
January 17, 2025
Kevin Colwell '93
Political Science
February 8, 2025
Melody Koelbl-
Zambriski '97
Speech and Hearing Handicapped
April 13, 2025
Brian Murray '06
Business Administration
June 21, 2025
Kenneth Pink '12
Accounting
May 2, 2025Faculty, Staff, Emeriti, and Friends
Ganie DeHart
June 30, 2025Distinguished Teaching Professor of Psychology
Ruth Peck
May 13, 2025Assistant Professor of Music Emerita
Jean Smith
January 30, 2025Retired Clerk, Payroll
Beth Standish
May 2, 2025Retired Administrative Assistant, Office of the Dean of Students
- December 2024
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Alumni
Carolyn Glownia-
Bartoo '61
Elementary Education
December 16, 2024
Pauline Wilcox-Gergel '62
Elementary Education
December 5, 2024
Constance Kuhbach-Humphries '62
Elementary Education
December 6, 2024
Marilyn Bombard-
Bodkin '66
Elementary Education
December 19, 2024
Virginia Hepburn-
Buck '69
Speech Pathology & Audiology
December 5, 2024
Jerome Warren '70
History
December 31, 2024
Franklin Sparks '98
Management
December 15, 2024Faculty, Staff, Emeriti, and Friends
Jon Porter
December 12, 2024
Former Member, ºÚÁÏÍø Foundation Board of Directors