If a Valparaiso University alumni is missing from this list, please report their passing to valparaiso.magazine@valpo.edu. Please include their name, graduation year, and the date and location of their passing. Alumni names without a graduation year cannot be sorted into the system below.
1940s
Miriam “Sally” Martin ’48 Wolter
December 9, 2020, Appleton, Wisconsin
1950s
Robert Hodges ’50
February 21, 2020, Huntington Beach, California
Gretchen Dinkel ’50 Thielhart
October 15, 2022, Nottingham, Maryland
Francis Hoffman ’50
October 19, 2023, Speedway, Indiana
Marjorie Jahn ’50 Timmel
August 24, 2023, Catonville, Maryland
Geraldine Halleen ’51 Flowers
June 27, 2024, Novi, Michigan
Marlis Schmidt ’51 Drews
July 12, 2024, North Canton, Ohio
Clarence West ’51
November 19, 2023, Aurora, Illinois
Harold Nelson ’52
July 7, 2024, Minnetonka, Minnesota
Mary Heinecke ’52 Poulson
August 7, 2024, Sheboygan, Wisconsin
Theodore Anderson ’52
October 9, 2023, Columbus, Indiana
Warren Hoger ’53
June 30, 2024, Wheaton, Illinois
Barbara Town ’53 Looman
July 2, 2024, Glenville, New York
Carol Sepke ’53 Heidenreich
May 29, 2024, Warren, Michigan
Georgiana Schroeder ’53
October 24, 2023, Zionsville, Indiana
Doris Waschilewsky ’54 Frobel
May 24, 2024, Grand Rapid, Michigan
Lois Werner ’54 Jablinski
October 14, 2023, Plano, Texas
Greta Johnson ’55 Buchweitz
April 8, 2023, Villa Park, Illinois
Judson Peter ’55
May 9, 2024, Oswego, Illinois
Miram Reitz ’55
December 19, 2023
Doris Boerger ’56 Busse
March 22, 2024, Carmel, Indiana
Carol Gouwens ’56
December 13, 2023, Valparaiso, Indiana
Lorraine Ehmann ’57 Challenger
December 22, 2023, Livonia, Michigan
Dawn Monhardt ’57 Campbell
January 16, 2024, Lancaster, Massachusetts
Carol Burch ’57 Ondra
July 3, 2024, Dyer, Indiana
Paul Naumann ’57
February 20, 2024, Woodruff, Wisconsin
Janice Evans ’58 Kleiner
September 9, 2022, Arlington Heights, Illinois
Gladys Noreen ’58
May 2, 2024, Clyde, Missouri
Ronald Scherer ’58
March 2, 2024, La Porte, Indiana
Judith Loth ’58
April 25, 2023, Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Milan Matuska ’59
March 13, 2024, Valparaiso, Indiana
William Gratz ’59
August 23, 2023, Falls Church, Virginia
Arnold Hilgenkamp ’59
May 6, 2024, Wayzata, Minnesota
Carol Staiger ’59 Ellinghausen
June 16, 2024, McHenry, Illinois
1960s
Shirley Tucker ’60 Amond
July 14, 2024, Culver, Indiana
Lawrence Baietti ’60
July 18, 2023, Fort Collins, Colorado
Robberta Messenbrink ’61
June 2, 2024, Cabool, Missouri
Delores Frederking ’61
July 12, 2024, Nashville, Illinois
Doris Frame ’61 Meyers
March 6, 2024, Wheatfield, Indiana
Lynn Poerchke ’61 Nieting
July 13, 2024, Longboat Key, Florida
Emma Marmolejo ’61 Shalla
August 8, 2023, Crown Point, Indiana
Patricia Lofback ’62 Buerkle
March 20, 2024, New York Mills, Minnesota
Caroll Garrett ’62 Hurd
June 20, 2024, Lisbon, Ohio
Judith Martin ’62 Holter
August 13, 2021
Ann Otte ’62
February 3, 2024, Portland, Oregon
William Stuebe ’63
May 21, 2022
Paul Lohse ’63
March 15, 2024, Phoenix, Arizona
David Hershfeld ’63
April 7, 2024, Callawassie Island, South Carolina
James Birch ’63
May 4, 2024
Lewis Olberman ’63
May 12, 2024, The Villages, Florida
Milton Hamann ’63
July 24, 2024, Brevard, North Carolina
Wade Hubbard ’64
October 8, 2023, Cleveland, Ohio
Frank Morath ’65
March 10, 2024, Albuquerque, New Mexico
Leanna Burandt ’65 Friesen
March 17, 2024, St. Joseph, Missouri
Dean Voeks ’65
March 25, 2024, Merrimac, Wisconsin
Donald Korff ’65
April 22, 2024, Markesan, Wisconsin
Mary Taylor ’65
July 6, 2024, Spokane, Washington
Donald Albright ’65
October 16, 2023, Phoenix, Arizona
David Ferg ’65
November 18, 2023, Lake Forest, Illinois
Diane Melang ’66
May 9, 2024, Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Gerhart Witte ’66
June 15, 2024, Columbia, Maryland
Susan Tretinyak ’67 Lowman
March 30, 2024, Homewood, Illinois
Edith Robinson ’68 Bauer
July 16, 2024, Albuquerque, New Mexico
Martha Mirly ’68 Budding
December 17, 2023, Arlington, Massachusetts
Louis Thrasher ’69
March 29, 2024, Oak Park, Illinois
William Hansche ’69
March 30, 2024, Dunellen, New Jersey
James Rainwaters ’69
May 17, 2024, Sun Lakes, Arizona
Elaine Shellhamer ’69 Joseph
August 20, 2023, Denver, Colorado
1970s
Nancy Hein ’71 Flynn
April 16, 2024, Crystal Lake, Illinois
Larry Blankenbaker ’71
June 1, 2024, Galena, Illinois
Diane Everson ’72 Kaufmann
April 12, 2024, Chippewa Falls, Wisconsin
David Ehman ’72
October 12, 2023, Bow, Washington
Glen Woosley ’72
October 4, 2023, Atlanta, Georgia
Joan Caroon ’73
January 10, 2023, Mountain View, California
Forrest Maki ’73
October 17, 2020
Sue Beach ’73 Holm
February 23, 2023, Valparaiso, Indiana
James Borchers ’73
August 25, 2024, Saint Charles, Missouri
Earl Johnson ’74
August 26, 2016, Silver Springs, Florida
Craig Kleve ’74
December 25, 2018, Avon Lake, Ohio
Aviata Faalevo ’74
November 10, 2019, American Samoa
Duane Da Paepe ’74
November 12, 2019, Sedona, Arizona
Rosemary Hampson ’74 Riley
May 24, 2020, Valparaiso, Indiana
Ellen Asmos ’74 Linhart
December 15, 2020, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Donald Letz ’74
April 9, 2021
Barbara Cire ’74
September 19, 2021, Silver Springs, Minnesota
Donald Tonsoni ’74
December 18, 2024, La Porte, Indiana
William Winter ’74
December 5, 2024, Pachuta, Mississippi
Margaret Watson ’74 Tampson
December 24, 2021, Medina, Ohio
Glen Ludwig ’74
March 5, 2022, Gumee, Illinois
Carol Peters ’74 Bisterfeldt
July 26, 2022, Spokane Valley, Washington
Jennifer Meyer ’74 Yonkers
February 20, 2023, Rogers, Arkansas
Fredric Schultz ’74
August 19, 2023, Chesterton, Indiana
Richard Teeters ’74
January 23, 2024, Ducannon, Pennsylvania
Wayne Defferding ’74
March 16, 2024, Appleton, Wisconsin
Linda Stranghoener ’74 Wolcott
March 30, 2024, Indianapolis, Indiana
Duane Jorgenson ’74
April 21, 2024, Darlington, Wisconsin
Richard Berman ’74
June 13, 2024, Rockford, Illinois
Joanne Wehrmeister ’74 Zuellig
June 15, 2024, Ypsilanti, Michigan
John Peterson ’75
April 15, 2024, Orange, Connecticut
Robert Wersto ’75
November 16, 2022, Olney, Maryland
Pete Budreau ’76
July 28, 2024, Spooner, Wisconsin
Martha Lindsey ’76 Regier
March 15, 2024, Valparaiso, Indiana
Neal Christiansen ’77
April 26, 2024, Chicago, Illinois
Roy Moutaw ’77
July 26, 2024, Valparaiso, Indiana
Michael McWilliams ’77
August 5, 2024, Fort Wayne, Indiana
Stephen Maassen ’77
February 27, 2024, Venice, Florida
Chris Copenhaver ’79
March 31, 2021, Springfield, Virginia
Donald Krueger ’79
December 11, 2024, Richfield, Wisconsin
Deborah Wolfe ’79
October 24, 2023, Cicero, Indiana
1980s
Wardell Hampton ’80, J.D.
February 18, 2024, Cape May, New Jersey
Diane Rolf ’80 Uden
April 27, 2024, Shorewood, Illinois
Peggy Fortson ’81
May 28, 2021, Norwich, Connecticut
Bruce Tinkey ’82
May 9, 2024, Plymouth, Indiana
Philip Baerenwald ’82
April 28, 2024, Plymouth, Massachusetts
Barbara Brzoska ’84 Magrames
August 7, 2023, Chesterton, Indiana
Lois Matzat ’84 Nielsen
December 16, 2023, Bremen, Indiana
Janet Ilton ’85
May 7, 2024, New Haven, Connecticut
Denise Hoekstra ’85 Tully
May 6, 2024, Park Ridge, Illinois
John Pangere ’85
July 19, 2024, Crown Point, Indiana
John Willis ’86
June 7, 2024, Queens Creek, Arizona
Christopher Russell ’87
September 25, 2023, Fort Wayne, Indiana
Ingrid Campbell ’88
October 31, 2023, Kendallville, Indiana
1990s
Donna McCoy ’91 Spear
August 3, 2024, Fort Wayne, Indiana
Harold Nuoffer ’98
March 17, 2024, Las Vegas, Nevada
John Kitch ’98
May 21, 2024, Fort Wayne, Indiana
2000s
Kristen Kardas ’08
May 5, 2024, Chicago, Illinois
2010s
Tyler DeMar ’11, ’14 J.D.
September 16, 2023, Bloomington, Indiana
2020s
Autumn Fagenbaum ’20
October 17, 2023, Wheatfield, Indiana
Akshith Bhandra ’22
July 20, 2024, Chicago, Illinois
Bradley Davis ’23
August 31, 2024, Indianapolis, IN
Tatiana Jimenez ’23
August 23, 2024, Schererville, Indiana