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Charlotte J. Berg ’47 on Oct. 12, 2020, in Scottsdale, Arizona

Edith L. Hartwig ’48 on May 11, 2020, in Dearborn, Michigan

Warren E. Jenks M.S.Ed. ’49 on Aug. 23, 2020, in Olympia, Washington

Josephine Main ’49 on May 30, 2020, in Lisle, Illinois

Anthony L. Manne ’49 on Oct. 8, 2020, in La Quinta, California

Richard H. Boos ’50 on July 23, 2020, in Portland, Oregon

Patricia Laird ’50 on Nov. 10, 2020, in Elgin, Illinois

Robert G. Willrett ’50 on June 11, 2020, in DeKalb, Illinois

Thomas H. Olbricht ’51 on Aug. 21, 2020, in Exeter, New Hampshire

Mario E. Tessicini ‘51 on June 1, 2020, in Chicago Heights, Illinois

Kenneth Woodman ’51 on June 10, 2020, in Westmont, Illinois

Ernest J. Wickstrom ’52, M.S.Ed. ’59 on June 26, 2020, in Palatine, Illinois

Ethel M. Wolf ’52 on Aug. 31, 2020, in Belvidere, Illinois

Ronald T. Zimmerman ’52, M.S.Ed. ’55 on July 7, 2020, in Elgin, Illinois

Virginia E. Lovering, M.S. ’53 on June 23, 2020, in Sycamore, Illinois

Donald W. Truckenbrod ’53 on July 21, 2020, in McHenry, Illinois

Donald F. Hackel ’54 on March 16, 2020, in Sarasota, Florida

Lillian M. Lombardi ’54 in March 2020, in Arlington Heights, Illinois

Marvin W. Howe ’55 on Aug. 27, 2020, in Sycamore, Illinois

John F. MacIsaac ’56 on Aug. 28, 2020, in Waukegan, Illinois

Doris J. Tortorici ’56 on March 31, 2020, in Palos Heights, Illinois

Gerhard A. Scholz, Jr. ’57 on Sept. 7, 2020, in Ventura, California

Bernard M. Zavada ’57 on April 1, 2020, in Libertyville, Illinois

Thomas F. Kuehne, Sr. ’58, M.A. ’63 on May 26, 2020, in Mount Prospect, Illinois

Arnold J. Ounapu ’58, M.B.A. ’61 on June 7, 2020, in Muncie, Indiana

Richard G. Paszotta ’58 on Sept. 24, 2020, in DeKalb, Illinois

Jeanne Spear ’58, M.S.Ed. ’68 on Oct. 31, 2020, in Champaign, Illinois

Carol J. Grenchik ’59 on October 10, 2020, in Portage, Indiana

Dorothy L. Kerner ’59 on Aug. 31, 2020, in West Chicago, Illinois

Jeanine M. Price ’59 on April 7, 2020, in Oconomowoc, Wisconsin

Leonard J. Kouba ’60, M.S.’63 on July 15, 2020, in Sycamore, Illinois

Lillian K. Sargeant ’60 on Aug. 30, 2020, in Naperville, Illinois

Diane M. Binnie ’61 on July 13, 2020, in West Lafayette, Indiana

James Davidson ’61, M.S.Ed. ’69, J.D.’84 on July 17, 2020, in Aurora, Illinois

Robert G. Funston M.S.Ed. ’61 on Sept. 20, 2020, in Naperville, Illinois

Stanley G. Hallaron ’61, M.A. ’73 on July 21, 2020, in DeKalb, Illinois

Leonard W. Kozoman ’61, M.B.A. ’71 on Aug. 30, 2020, in Punta Gorda, Florida

John E. Livingston ’61 on Aug. 16, 2020, in Eugene, Oregon

John G. McDougal ’61 on July 6, 2020, in Roscoe, Illinois

Judith Bukowski ’62 on Sept. 18, 2020, in Elk Grove, California

George Lingel ’62 on Oct. 28, 2020, in Rockford, Illinois

Mary A. Stompanato ’62 on July 2, 2020, in Woodstock, Illinois

James D. Allen ’63 on July 25, 2020, in Palos Heights, Illinois

Kenneth L. Lay ’63 on June 24, 2020, in Mount Dora, Florida

Ila Pavesic ’63, M.S.Ed. ’65 on Oct. 22, 2020, in Tucson, Arizona

Barry L. Schrader ’63 on June 30, 2020, in DeKalb, Illinois

Marilyn L. Truckenbrod ’63 on June 20, 2020, in DeKalb, Illinois

Zylphia J. Collen ’63 on Oct. 12, 2020, in Rockford, Illinois

Gail D. Brito ’64 on Aug. 22, 2020, in Grayslake, Illinois

James W. McIntosh ’64, M.S.Ed. ’71 on Oct. 25, 2020, in Rockford, Illinois

Rosalie McLaughlin M.S.Ed. ’64 on Aug. 4, 2020, in Mendota, Illinois

Gerald O. Olson M.S.Ed. ’64 on Oct. 31, 2020, in Cambridge, Wisconsin

Mary L. Baswell ’65, M.S.Ed. ’75 on July 3, 2020, in Naperville, Illinois

Leona H. Chapman ’65 on March 29, 2020, in Rockford, Illinois

James E. Hughston M.M. ’65 on April 14, 2020, in Schenectady, New York.

David l. Miner ’65, M.S.Ed. ’68 on July 13, 2020, in DeKalb, Illinois

Lenny P. O’Connor ’65 on Aug. 24, 2020, in Westminster, California

Charles L. Sears M.S.Ed. ’65, Ed.D. ’78 on Nov. 7, 2020, in Aurora, Illinois

George McVey ’66 on Oct. 17, 2020, in Edelstein, Illinois

Marguerite A. Morgan ’66 on July 23, 2020, in Goodland, Indiana

Robert M. VanDyke ’66, M.S.Ed. ’67 on March 6, 2020, in Flossmoor, Illinois

Frances M. Abbott M.S.Ed. ’67 on Oct. 20, 2020, in Libertyville, Illinois

Dale H. Aleckson M.B.A. ’67 on Oct. 2, 2020, in Weston, Minnesota

Marion E. Bracken M.S. ’67 on July 13, 2020, in Corvallis, Oregon

Nicole Mackanos ’67 on Sept. 19, 2020, in Franklin, Tennessee

Julia A. Orr ’67 on Oct. 15, 2020, in Rockford, Illinois

Albert H. Suomi ’67, M.S.Ed. ’69 on May 24, 2020, in Panama City, Florida

Mary A. Tegeler ’67, M.S.Ed. ’73 on Oct. 21, 2020, in Dowagiac, Michigan

James J. Baranski ’68 on May 30, 2020, in Crete, Illinois

Robert D. Blackard ’68 on Oct. 20, 2020, in Brooklyn, Connecticut

Jeffrey D. Emmons ’68 on Nov. 4, 2020, in Phoenix, Arizona

James R. Grabek ’68, M.S.Ed. ’69 on May 2, 2020, in Edina, Minnesota

John J. Irwin M.S.Ed. ’68 on July 7, 2020, in Green Valley, Arizona

Mary E. Nash M.S.Ed. ’68 on Nov. 9, 2020, in Streator, Illinois

Dennis P. Pravidic ’68 on April 10, 2020, in Rockford, Illinois

Paul A. Yohnka M.F.A. ’68 on Oct. 26, 2020, in Kankakee, Illinois

John Andrzejewski M.S. ’69 on Nov. 8, 2020, in St. Charles, Illinois

Charlotte A. Christian M.S.Ed. ’69 on Aug. 24, 2020, in Somonauk, Illinois

Roger F. Ewert M.S.Ed. ’69 on Aug. 3, 2020, in Harlan, Iowa

Everett G. McLean M.S. ’69 on June 26, 2020, in Woodman, Wisconsin

Patrick A. Toole ’69 on March 23, 2020, in Chicago, Illinois

James Veruchi ’69 on Sept. 10, 2020, in Rockford, Illinois

Richard D. Williams ’69 on Aug. 31, 2020, in Monument, Colorado

Janet K. Cross M.S.Ed. ’70 on Sept. 23, 2020, in Albuquerque, New Mexico

Monica E. Garofalo ’70 on July 1, 2020, in Hampshire, Illinois

Homer E. Grady, Jr. ’70 on June 10, 2020, in DeKalb, Illinois

Steven G. Leonard ’70 on May 4, 2020, in Melbourne, Florida

Mary Ellen Murphy ’70 on Sept. 29, 2020, in Camdenton, Missouri

Kingston Barbara Raycraft ’70 on Aug. 31, 2020, in Mesa, Arizona

Margery J. Saksa ’70 on March 30, 2020, in Deer Park, Illinois

John L. Schaefer M.S.Ed. ’70 on July 6, 2020, in Sarasota, Florida

Paul E. Seils ’70 on June 25, 2020, in Arlington Heights, Illinois

Barbara J. Zimmerman ’70, M.S.Ed. ’75 on April 4, 2020, in Elgin, Illinois

Barbara A. DeRoo ’71 on Oct. 23, 2020, in Madison, Wisconsin

Ellen Edgar ’71 on Feb. 26, 2020, in Northbrook, Illinois

David W. Kylen M.A. ’71 on Oct. 19, 2020, in Malaga, Spain

Kenneth A. Olson M.S.Ed. ’71 on Sept. 24, 2020, in Birchwood, Wisconsin

Diane M. Palombi-Tegard ’71 on March 10, 2020, in Rockford, Illinois.

William H. Zuehlke M.S.Ed. ’71 on Sept. 13, 2020, in Sun City Center, Florida

Jacquelyn D. Costello ’72, M.S.Ed. ’79 on Sept. 19, 2020, in Naperville, Illinois

Raymond de Fiebre ’72 on March 29, 2020, in Naples, Florida

Kenneth W. Inman M.A. ’72 on Sept. 18, 2020, in Ottawa, Illinois

Eugene Linder ’72 on March 7, 2020, in The Villages, Florida

William H. Metz M.S.Ed. ’72, Ed.D. ’78 on Oct. 1, 2020, in Monte Vista, Colorado

Miriam R. Mitchell ’72, M.A. ’10 on July 8, 2020, in Athens, Ohio

Suzanne J. Renton ’72 on Sept. 4, 2020, in Jefferson, Georgia

Daniel C. Shaw ’72, M.A. ’75 on March 3, 2020, in Mill Hall, Pennsylvania

Gregory J. Sladek ’72 on Sept. 21, 2020, in Deerfield Beach, Florida

Gordon J Virgo ’72 on Oct. 11, 2020, in Peoria, Illinois

Richard B. Davis ’73 on June 15, 2020, in Springfield, Illinois

David R. Donovan ’73 on July 16, 2020, in Geneva, Illinois

Glen P. Ericksen ’73, M.M. ’76 on June 5, 2020, in DeKalb, Illinois

Raymond G. Fuhr M.S.Ed. ’73 on Aug. 8, 2020, in Georgetown, Texas

Theresa Klocke M.S.Ed. ’73 on April 12, 2020, in Sterling, Illinois

Michael J. Mulcrone, Jr. ’73 on March 27, 2020, in Chicago, Illinois

John J. Nokes ’73 on July 19, 2020, in Chicago, Illinois

Gerald K. Rogers M.S.Ed. ’73 on July 4, 2020, in Naperville, Illinois

Margery H. Sauer M.S.Ed. ’73, Ed.D. ’84 on Sept. 20, 2020, in Oakland Park, Florida

Charles R. Seidel M.S.Ed. ’73 on July 28, 2020, in Estero, Florida

Marian F. Bereiter ’74, M.B.A. ’76 on June 4, 2020, in Arbor Vitae, Wisconsin

James E. Bishop ’74 on May 23, 2020, in Fort Myers, Florida

Mark W. Curtis ’74 on June 3, 2020, in Rockford, Illinois

Therese Dvorak ‘74 on Oct. 12, 2020, in DeKalb, Illinois

Noreen A. Evensen ’74 on July 15, 2020, in Barberton, Ohio

Randal W. Saltzman ’74 on May 16, 2020, in Mesquite, Nevada

Dean R. Showalter ’74 on July 9, 2020, in Geneva, Illinois

Norma Masters Wolens ’74, M.P.A. ’80 on March 30, 2020, in Sterling, Illinois

John L. Quane ’74, M.S.Ed. ’80 on Sept. 22, 2020, in Oak Pak, Illinois

Mary M. Berendt M.S.Ed. ’75 on June 11, 2020, in Joliet, Illinois

Virginia M. Brainerd ’75 on July 24, 2020, in Sterling, Illinois

John Hassett ’75, M.B.A. ’84 on Aug. 27, in Manteno, Illinois

Richard D. Hranac ’75, M.S. ’79 on Nov. 3, 2020, in Carpentersville, Illinois

John F. Latko ’75 on Feb. 21, 2020, in Wayne, Illinois

Robert Minehart ’75 on March 18, 2020, in Elgin, Illinois.

Janet Shelver Ed.D. ’75 on June 25, 2020, in Sioux Falls, North Dakota

Sister Mary B. Bole M.A.’76 on Oct. 2, 2020, in Dallas, Texas

John R. DeGraf ’76 on June 18, 2020, in Loves Park, Illinois

Judith L. Hill ’76 on April 8, 2020, in Dixon, Illinois

Phillip R. Johnson M.S.Ed. ’76 in August 2020, in Machesney Park, Illinois

Michael J. Smiddy ’76 on July 22, 2020, in Frankfort, Illinois

William D. Burke ’77 on July 1, 2020, in DeKalb, Illinois

Phyllis J. Habeck M.S. ’77 on Sept.15, 2020, in Shawano, Wisconsin

Tom F. Green M.S.Ed. ’77 on Aug. 18, 2020, in Algonquin, Illinois

Richard Pribyl, Jr. M.B.A. ’77 on March 23, 2020, in Bettendorf, Iowa

James S. Schmidt M.B.A. ’77 on Feb. 20, 2020, in Palm City Florida

Daniel R. Winter ’77 on Sept. 1, 2020, in Rockford, Illinois

Daniel D. Willrett ’78 on March 23, 2020, in New Port Richey, Florida

Charles D. Coventry M.B.A. ’79 on May 25, 2020, in Trout Valley, Illinois

Neal E. Farr J.D. ’79 on Sept. 28, 2020, in Miami, Florida

David J. Gessner ’79 on March 24, 2020, in Lemont, Illinois

Marilyn K. Kunard M.P.A. ’79 on Nov. 3, 2020, in Elgin, Illinois

Thomas M. Freeman ’80 on Oct. 2, 2020, in St. Peter, Minnesota

Carl W. Gates C.A.S. ’80, Ed.D. ’83 on Feb. 29, 2020, in Sterling, Illinois

Heidi Kluga ’80, M.A. ’95 on June 29, 2020, in Sycamore, Illinois

Linda C. Lawrence ’80 on July 2, 2020, in Sycamore, Illinois

John J. Noreiko ’80 on Oct. 26, 2020, in Winfield, Illinois

Lisa A. Lee ’81 on July 17, 2020, in Naperville, Illinois

Kay N. Orr M.S. ’81 on May 17, 2020, in Acworth, Georgia

Stephen G. Politowicz M.P.A. ’81 on May 27, 2020, in Fitchburg, Wisconsin

Alexander Wenner M.A ’81, on March 12, 2020, in Boonsboro, Maryland

Nancy A. Foss M.S.Ed. ’82 on Aug. 16, 2020, in Oscoda, Michigan

Susan A. Kelly ’82 on July 26, 2020, in Danville, Illinois

Curtis G. Smith ’82 on Sept. 23, 2020, in Carbondale, Illinois

Margaret A. Ferguson ’83 on Oct. 5, 2020, in Davenport, Iowa

Earlynn A. Mullins, M.S.Ed. ’83 on Oct. 4, 2020, in Rockford, Illinois

Beniti C. Pulley M.S.Ed. ’83 on Aug. 15, 2020, in Tonica, Illinois

Terry W. Carter M.S.Ed. ’84 on June 21, 2020, in Rockford, Illinois

Donna Meyer-Steele M.S.Ed. ’84 on Aug. 12, 2020, in Rockford, Illinois

Bruce R. Randolph ’85, M.S.Ed. ’92 on Sept. 6, 2020, in Woodstock, Illinois

Michael K. Nowak J.D. ’85 on June 2, 2020, in East St. Louis, Illinois.

Judith Dinelli M.S.Ed. ’86 on April 4, 2020, in Joliet, Illinois

Stephen P. Byrd ’87 on Oct. 4, 2020, in Joliet, Illinois

Michael J. Coyle M.S.Ed. ’87 on Oct. 20, 2020, in Janesville, Wisconsin

Nancy A. Fister M.S.Ed. ’87, Ed.D. ’91 on April 15, 2020, in Dwight, Illinois

Mary A. Graham M.S.Ed. ’88 on July 1, 2020, in Rockford, Illinois

Timothy A. Clark J.D. ’89 on Aug. 15, 2020, in New Lenox, Illinois

Robert W. Thurow ’89 on Sept. 9, 2020 in Woodstock, Illinois

Ronald P. Bebar ’90 on Sept. 4, 2020, in Shorewood, Illinois

Judith R. Hadala M.S.Ed. ’90 on June 29, 2020, in Joliet, Illinois

Jack D. Lupei M.B.A. ’90 on July 31, 2020, in Aurora, Illinois

John P. Ivanic ’91 on July 27, 2020, in Columbus, Ohio

Mary L. Collins ’92 on Aug. 6, 2020, in Richmond, Indiana

Danette L. Molidor ’92, M.A. ’94 on Oct. 16, 2020, in Quincy, Illinois

Carole A. Ritter ’92 on Sept. 1, 2020, in Mt. Morris, Illinois

John Schellpfeffer J.D. ’92 on Aug. 7, 2020, in Merrill, Wisconsin

Marianna H. Bailey M.A. ’93 on Aug. 9, 2020, in Asheville, North Carolina

Scott L. Bjorklund ’94 on Sept. 4, 2020, in Libertyville, Illinois

Vaughn McClure ’94 on Oct. 15, 2020, in Atlanta, Georgia

Andrea D. Orsinger-Anderson ’95 on July 27, 2020, in Rockford, Illinois

Beverly Patton ’95 on Oct. 30, 2020, in Sycamore, Illinois

Mary Pecilunas ’95 on June 16, 2020, in DeKalb, Illinois

Jean L. Fischer M.S. ’98 on March 20, 2020, in Evergreen, Colorado

Kevin L. Corcoran M.S.Ed. ’99 on Nov. 1, 2020, in Ottawa, Illinois

Jody Jungerberg M.B.A. ’02 on June 23, 2020, in Rockford, Illinois

Susan E. Poterek M.S.Ed. ’06 on June 10, 2020, in Mundelein, Illinois

Amber D. Cashman Remsen ’07 on June 15, 2020, in Sherwood, Oregon

Scott S. Potter ’11 on July 8, 2020, in Naperville, Illinois

David A. Schmidt ’13 on Aug. 29, 2020, in Elburn, Illinois

Leonard R. Nelson M.B.A. ’14 on Sept. 23, 2020, in Burbank, Illinois

Joann L. Gill ’17 on September 2020, in DeKalb, Illinois

Michael D. Maloney ’17 on May 21, 2020, in Rockford, Illinois

 

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