In Memoriam
October 2024
1990s
David Fordyce (’90 agricultural business), 58, of Prole, Iowa, died Oct. 18, 2024.
1980s
Steven Martin (’88 fisheries and wildlife biology), 60, of Shell Rock, Iowa, died Oct. 3, 2024.
1970s
Ronald Manthei (’73 fisheries and wildlife biology), 77, of Huxley, Iowa, died Sept. 21, 2024.
Kirk Mathis (’75 forestry), 71, of Burlington, Iowa, died Sept. 25, 2024.
Stephen Kilkus (’72 MS fisheries and wildlife biology), 77, of Madison, Wisconsin, died Oct. 9, 2024.
1960s
William Heffernan (’61 agricultural business), 85, of Columbia, Missouri, died Sept. 11, 2024.
Neil Patrick (’63 farm operation, ’67 MS agricultural economics, ’74 PhD agricultural economics), 87, of Afton, Iowa, died Sept. 20, 2024.
George Hargrove (’65 dairy science), 89, of State College, Pennsylvania, died Sept. 30, 2024.
1950s
Donald “Don” Messer (’53 animal science), 93, of Bountiful, Utah, died Sept. 26, 2024.
James Timm (’58 farm operation), 88, of Victor, Iowa, died Oct. 2, 2024.
Richard Madsen (’56 CT farm operation), 89, of North Liberty, Iowa, died Oct. 4, 2024.
September 2024
1980s
Larry Gullett (’86 fisheries and wildlife biology), 65, of Solon, Iowa, died Sept. 6, 2024.
1970s
Joe Scallon (’78 agricultural and life sciences education), 68, of Iowa Falls, Iowa, died Sept. 6, 2024.
Steven Ostrem (’72 animal science), 77, of Stratford, Iowa, died Sept. 5, 2024.
William “Bill” Tubbs (’71 agricultural journalism), 75, of Eldridge, Iowa, died Sept. 20, 2024.
1960s
Edward Henkenius (’61 agricultural and life sciences education), 88, of Mapleton, Iowa, died Aug. 11, 2024.
Donald Kruml (’60 horticulture), 85, of Yankton, South Dakota, died Aug. 18, 2024.
Vernon Reich (’68 PhD agronomy), 85, of Quincy, Illinois, died Sept. 14, 2024.
Ralph “Ed” Whitmore (’61 forestry), 85, of Burlington, Iowa, died Sept. 14, 2024.
1950s
Donald Blumenthal (’51 forestry), 94, of Greenville, South Carolina, died Aug. 18, 2024.
Stanley Miller (’58 industrial education), 88, of Spirit Lake, Iowa, died Aug. 15, 2024.
Richard Bittner (’52 agricultural and life sciences education, ’58 MS), 94, of Ottawa, Kansas, died Sept. 17, 2024.
Richard Freeman (’50 farm operation, ’67 MS vocational education), 97, of Cedar Rapids, Iowa, died Sept. 16, 2024.
Charles “Terry” Kuebrich (’58 farm operation), 88, of Olathe, Colorado, died Sept. 11, 2024.
Keith McDonald (’55 EX animal science), 90, of State Center, Iowa, died Sept. 11, 2024.
Robert Murrell (’57 agricultural and life sciences education), 89, of Melbourne, Florida, died Sept. 6, 2024.
Roy Reiman (’57 agricultural journalism), 90, of Greendale, Wisconsin, died Sept. 16, 2024.
Ralph Yoder (’57 animal science, ’63 MS, ’65 PhD), 92, of Ames, Iowa, died Sept. 4, 2024.
Robert Ausenhus (’57 agricultural and life sciences education, ’59 MS agricultural economics), 90, of Loveland, Colorado, died Sept. 18, 2024.
August 2024
1980s
Shannon “Shad” Whipp (’87 fisheries and wildlife biology), 64, of Ames, Iowa, died July 21, 2024.
1970s
Douglas Baker (’75 PhD agronomy), 82, of Burley, Idaho, died July 29, 2024.
Thomas Eveland (’70 animal science), 75, of New Sharon, Iowa, died May 18, 2024.
Rene Lacsina (’77 MS agronomy, ’80 PhD), 79, of Frederick, Maryland, died July 18, 2024.
Doug Switzer (’78 agricultural business), 68, of Omaha, Nebraska, died May 1, 2024.
1960s
Robert “Bob” Wisor (’64 animal science), 88, of Iowa City, Iowa, died July 25, 2024.
Michael Puff (’66 animal science, ’70 DVM veterinary medicine), 80, of Oelwein, Iowa, died July 27, 2024.
James A. Sweeney (’62 dairy science, ’64 DVM veterinary medicine), 92, of Bloomington, Minnesota, died July 29, 2024.
Charles Ertzinger (’66 agricultural business), 80, of Cumming, Iowa, died Aug. 12, 2024.
Charles Swanson (’67 agricultural business), 80, of Boxholm, Iowa, died Aug. 19, 2024.
1950s
Glenn Calvin “Cal” Bolton (’52 dairy industry and dairy and food industry), 96, of Fort Collins, Colorado, died Aug. 3, 2024.
Richard Hersom (’56 agricultural and life sciences education), 89, of Fort Dodge, Iowa, died July 31, 2024.
George Buck (’57 farm operation), 94, of Des Moines, Iowa, died Aug. 7, 2024.
John Thomas (’59 dairy science), 88, of Dallas Center, Iowa, died Aug. 17, 2024.
July 2024
1980s
William Kelso (’85 farm operation), 76, of Osceola, Iowa, died June 22, 2024.
James McMillan (‘87 animal science, ‘93 veterinary medicine), 59, of Independence, Iowa, died July 13, 2024.
1970s
David Butikofer (’78 agricultural business), 69, of Elgin, Iowa, died June 23, 2024.
Harold Olson (’79 farm operation), 72, of Madrid, Iowa, died June 26, 2024.
Kenneth Spear (’76 agricultural business), 70, of Titonka, Iowa, died July 9, 2024.
Dwain Swensen (’75 agricultural business), 74, of Kiron, Iowa, died July 7, 2024.
1960s
Donald “Don” Dillman (’64 agronomy, ’66 MS rural sociology, ’69 PhD sociology), 82, of Pullman, Washington, died June 14, 2024.
Herbert “Herb” Davison (’60 agronomy), 91, of Donnellson, Iowa, died June 26, 2024.
Royal “Curly” Holz II (’68 animal science), 78, of Grand Junction, Iowa, died June 25, 2024.
Lee Coffman (’68 farm operation), 78, of Plainville, Indiana, died June 24, 2024.
Stanley Carter (‘62 forestry), 85, of Pendleton, Oregon, died June 20, 2024.
Donald Craft (‘63 dairy plant operations), 83, of Iowa City, Iowa, died July 4, 2024.
David “Dave” Cook (’67 PhD animal science), 84, of Evansville, Indiana, died July 24, 2024.
John “Brad” Dirks (’63 animal science), 85, of Coralville, Iowa, died July 8, 2024.
Boyd Dohrmann (’69 animal science), 80, of Ames, Iowa, died July 20, 2024.
1950s
David Walgenbach (’59 agricultural and life sciences education), 86, of Burnsville, Minnesota, died May 30, 2024.
Gene Stoltenberg (’59 industrial education), 93, of Cedar Rapids, Iowa, died June 28, 2024.
Leo Walsh (’52 agricultural and life sciences education), 93, of Madison, Wisconsin, died June 27, 2024.
Harold Mills (‘53 farm operations), 93, of New Boston, Illinois, died July 6, 2024.
Robert “Bob” Doolittle (’52 poultry science), 94, of Webster City, Iowa, died July 14, 2024.
John “Jack” Edmonds (’59 farm operation), 87, of Sioux Falls, South Dakota, died July 17, 2024.
Kermit Link (’58 forestry), 89, of Colville, Washington, died July 14, 2024.
June 2024
1990s
Dean Richardson (’91 animal science), 55, of West Des Moines, Iowa, died May 25, 2024.
Dana Weeda (’98 agricultural and life sciences education), 48, of Denison, Iowa, died May 20, 2024.
1970s
Darrell “Butch” Jansonius (’72 farm operation), 75, of Ackley, Iowa, died May 25, 2024.
Jerome Greiner (’77 animal science), 73, of Riverside, Iowa, died May 26, 2024.
Brian Telleen (’76 animal science), 70, of Atalissa, Iowa, died June 1, 2024.
1960s
Marvin Martin (’68 agricultural business, ’74 PhD agricultural economics), 77, of Bryan, Texas, died May 13, 2024.
Daniel Staker (’67 agricultural business), 80, of Old Frontenac, Minnesota, died May 23, 2024.
Edwin Masteller (’67 PhD entomology), 89, of Erie, Pennsylvania, died June 2, 2024.
Larry Peterson (’61 MS agricultural economics), 86, of Grayslake, Illinois, died May 1, 2024.
Richard Wilson (’62 agronomy), 85, of Pella, Iowa, died June 13, 2024.
1950s
Ronald Kay (’56 farm operation, ’71 PhD agricultural economics), 89, of College Station, Texas, died May 16, 2024.
Delbert “Del” Ploen (’55 forestry), 91, of Chaska, Minnesota, died May 20, 2024.
Samanda Guyan (’56 horticulture), 90, of Whittier, California, died May 1, 2024.
Sidney Herzberg (’56 forestry), 91, of Bettendorf, Iowa, died June 8, 2024.
Donald Stengel (’59 animal science), 99, of Pecatonica, Illinois, died June 1, 2024.
Ronald Fransen (’56 agricultural and life sciences education, ’70 MS education), 90, of Keosauqua, Iowa, died June 10, 2024.
John Perrenoud (’59 industrial education), 87, of Farley, Iowa, died June 17, 2024.
1940s
Eugene Severson (’49 agricultural and life sciences education), 97, of Belle Plaine, Iowa, died June 11, 2024.
May 2024
1990s
Christian Peterson (’94 agricultural business), 53, of St. Louis, Missouri, died March 29, 2024.
1980s
LeAnn Meehan (’87 agronomy, ’93 MS botany), 59, of Ames, Iowa, died April 24, 2024.
David Ryder (’82 horticulture), 65, of Asbury, Iowa, died April 24, 2024.
1970s
Gary Buck (’71 forestry), 74, of State Center, Iowa, died Feb. 8, 2024.
Gary Bergman (’79 agronomy), 67, of Parkersburg, Iowa, died April 25, 2024.
Thomas “Tom” Bubolz (’75 PhD sociology), 82, of Grand Junction, Colorado, died May 1, 2024.
Jeffrey Jones (’76 animal science), 70, of Willard, Missouri, died May 5, 2024.
1960s
Douglas Baumgartner (’65 fisheries and wildlife biology), 81, of Jackson, Alabama, died April 28, 2024.
Melvin Turk (’63 industrial education), 89, of Altoona, Iowa, died April 25, 2024.
Lee Stence (’69 agricultural and life sciences education), 76, of Coon Valley, Wisconsin, died May 6, 2024.
John Ramsay (’65 MS animal science, ’66 PhD), 94, of St. Louis, Missouri, died May 8, 2024.
Leo Mallie (’60 agronomy), 86, of Dubuque, Iowa, died May 12, 2024.
1950s
Willard Dickel (’53 agronomy), 96, of Marengo, Iowa, died April 22, 2024.
Derwood Keith (’53 agricultural and life sciences education), 100, of West Liberty, Iowa, died April 26, 2024.
Richard Bozarth (’57 forestry), 89, of Omaha, Nebraska, died May 6, 2024.
Dennis Johnson (’56 animal science), 89, of Fort Dodge, Iowa, died Jan. 2, 2024.
Chauncey Oleson (’52 agricultural and life sciences education), 93, of Elephant Butte, New Mexico, died April 20, 2024.
Glen Schricker (’56 dairy industry and dairy and food industry), 90, of Boxborough, Massachusetts, died April 27, 2024.
Stanley Meyer (’56 agricultural journalism), 88, of Minneapolis, Minnesota, died May 9, 2024.
Hilton Muntz (’58 forestry), 89, of Cedar Springs, Michigan, died April 25, 2024.
April 2024
1990s
Melanie Lekwa (’99 horticulture), 47, of Iowa City, Iowa, died March 19, 2024.
1980s
Gary Peterson (’80 MS agronomy), 69, of Holly Springs, North Carolina, died March 15, 2024.
John Potter (’81 forestry), 65, of Des Moines, Iowa, died Dec. 11, 2023.
Lyle Kapka (’84 animal science), 62, of Clarion, Iowa, died April 8, 2024.
1970s
Charles Brown (’73 animal science), 72, of Ottumwa, Iowa, died March 26, 2024.
Dennis Molitor (’76 farm operation, ’86 MAG professional agriculture), 71, of Leawood, Kansas, died March 18, 2024.
Mark Volk (’77 farm operation), 69, of Mason City, Iowa, died March 22, 2024.
John McGlothlen (’79 fisheries and wildlife biology), 71, of Phoenix, Arizona, died April 4, 2024.
Richard Freeman III (’70 fisheries and wildlife biology), 76, of Lemont, Illinois, died April 12, 2024.
1960s
Joe Bendixen (’60 agricultural and life sciences education, ’63 MS, ’69 PhD), 93, of Morehead, Kentucky, died March 17, 2024.
Tom McCormick (’60 agricultural and life sciences education), 86, of Two Harbors, Minnesota, died March 12, 2024.
Kent Rees (’63 dairy industry and dairy and food industry), 84, of Emily, Minnesota, died March 15, 2024.
Harold Rolston (’62 farm operation), 86, of Redfield, Iowa, died March 17, 2024.
H. H. Jack Van Horn (’62 PhD animal science), 87, of St. Augustine, Florida, died March 18, 2024.
John Klit (’66 agricultural and life sciences education, ’68 MS, ’69 PhD), 80, of Springfield, Illinois, died April 12, 2024.
Roger Ryan (’60 industrial education), 86, of Lincoln, Nebraska, died April 13, 2024.
1950s
Donald Chartier (’58 agricultural business), 90, of Dallas Center, Iowa, died March 18, 2024.
Allan Eich (’58 farm operation), 88, of Manning, Iowa, died March 21, 2024.
Warren Fay (’51 animal science), 94, of Byron, Minnesota, died March 18, 2024.
Don Gunderson (’56 farm operation), 89, of Cedar Falls, Iowa, died March 13, 2024.
Herman Kastner (’50 animal science), 95, of Manhattan, Kansas, died March 13, 2024.
Kenneth Bassett (’58 agricultural and life sciences education), 95, of Winterset, Iowa, died March 20, 2024.
Graeme Berlyn (’56 forestry, ’60 PhD), 90, of Hamden, Connecticut, died Feb. 16, 2024.
Gerald “Gerry” Hartmann (’59 animal science), 86, of Maple Park, Illinois, died March 25, 2024.
Joseph “Bob” McGowan (’58 industrial education), 93, of Prescott Valley, Arizona, died March 20, 2024.
Michael “Mike” Hopkins (’50 CT dairy plant operations), 97, of Lombard, Illinois, died March 30, 2024.
Gilbert Withers (’57 agricultural and life sciences education), 94, of The Woodlands, Texas, died April 2, 2024.
1940s
Ralph Gilmore (’45 agriculture), 102, of Aledo, Illinois, died April 16, 2024.
March 2024
1980s
Brian Mohn (’82 animal science), 64, of Happy, Texas, died Feb. 19, 2024.
David Ridgway (’85 agricultural mechanization), 61, of Johnston, Iowa, died Feb. 21, 2024.
Christopher Clark (’88 CT farm operation, ’89 agricultural studies), 57, of Ida Grove, Iowa, died Jan. 29, 2024.
1970s
Prince Preyer, Jr. (’77 PhD agricultural and life sciences education), 89, of Huntsvillle, Alabama, died Feb. 11, 2024.
Joel Bashaw (’76 agricultural business), 69, of Shenandoah, Iowa, died Feb. 24, 2024.
Timothy Morrissey (’74 dairy science, ’93 DVM veterinary medicine), 72, of Davenport, Iowa, died Feb. 25, 2024.
Doyle Walker (’75 farm operation), 71, of Tecumseh, Nebraska, died Feb. 22, 2024.
1960s
Dale Everson (’60 PhD animal science), 93, of Moscow, Idaho, died Dec. 11, 2023.
Ivan Van Ommeren (’61 industrial education, ’63 MS agricultural and life sciences education), 87, of DeWitt, Iowa, died Feb. 21, 2024.
Henry Bendorf (’61 agronomy), 84, of Lenexa, Kansas, died Feb. 21, 2024.
Donald Sibley (’66 PhD sociology), 93, of South Hadley, Massachusetts, died Dec. 22, 2023.
James Genter (’68 farm operation), 78, of Glidden, Iowa, died March 3, 2024.
Roger Heng (’69 agricultural business), 79, of Bremerton, Washington, died Feb. 22, 2024.
1950s
John “Jack” Bell (’55 farm operation), 91, of Atlantic, Iowa, died Feb. 14, 2024.
Paul Humphrey (’56 agricultural business), 89, of Fort Smith, Arkansas, died Feb. 23, 2024.
Donald Larson (’59 animal science), 87, of Livermore, Iowa, died Jan. 8, 2024.
Donald Baker (’58 agricultural and life sciences education, ’69 MS education), 87, of Omaha, Nebraska, died March 18, 2024.
William “Bill” Beatty (’58 agronomy), 87, of Clovis, California, died Feb. 7, 2024.
1940s
Donald Bein (’49 industrial education), 98, of Rockford, Illinois, died March 4, 2024.
February 2024
2010s
Chelsea Iennarella-Servantez (’14 animal science, ’17 MS, ’23 DVM), 33, of Ames, Iowa, died Jan. 4, 2024.
2000s
Sherrlyn “Sherry” Olsen (’06 MS meat science/food science and technology, ’12 PhD), 63, of Story City, Iowa, died Feb. 22, 2024.
1980s
Douglas Murtle (’80 microbiology), 66, of Humboldt, Iowa, died Jan. 24, 2024.
William “Bill” Northey (’81 agricultural business), 64, of Des Moines, Iowa, died Feb. 5, 2024.
Ronald “Ron” Sersland (’88 dairy science), 63, of Reedsburg, Wisconsin, died Feb. 5, 2024.
1970s
Donald Amunson (’77 food technology), 72, of Soldier, Iowa, died Jan. 25, 2024.
Robert Thies (’73 agricultural business), 74, of Algona, Iowa, died Jan. 16, 2024.
Warren Voss (’72 animal science), 77, of Muscatine, Iowa, died Jan. 30, 2024.
Chia Wei Chang (’78 animal science, ’81 MS), 71, of Ames, Iowa, died Feb. 1, 2024.
Wayne Fredericks (’73 animal science), 72, of Osage, Iowa, died Feb. 7, 2024.
Charles Maynard (’74 forestry, ’77 MS, ’80 PhD), 72, of Syracuse, New York, died Feb. 5, 2024.
1960s
George Anderson (’60 forestry), 90, of Columbus, Indiana, died Jan. 25, 2024.
Charles McCauley (’62 agronomy), 83, of The Villages, Florida, died Jan. 18, 2024.
Milton Petersen (’69 forestry), 76, of Houston, Texas, died Dec. 15, 2023.
Dennis Johnson (’64 agricultural business), 82, of Lincoln, Nebraska, died Feb. 8, 2024.
Ronald Starr (’61 industrial education), 85, of Jefferson City, Missouri, died Feb. 1, 2024.
M. Ali Tabatabai (’65 PhD agronomy), 89, of Ames, Iowa, died Feb. 15, 2024.
1950s
Frank Clark (’54 farm operation), 91, of Ames, Iowa, died Feb. 3, 2024.
Richard Fritz (’51 agricultural and life sciences education), 95, of Greenwich, Connecticut, died Jan. 29, 2024.
William “Bill” Sloan (’55 animal science), 89, of Grundy Center, Iowa, died Jan. 30, 2024.
January 2024
2000s
Dustin Wiggans (’07 agronomy, ’10 MS crop production and physiology), 46, of Knox City, Texas, died Dec. 14, 2023.
1980s
Kenneth Bunkers (’80 CT farm operation), 64, of Sacramento, California, died Dec. 29, 2023.
Kevin Landau (’85 horticulture), 63, of Mason City, Iowa, died Jan. 14, 2024.
James Pfitzinger (’80 farm operation), 65, of West St. Paul, Minnesota, died July 8, 2023.
Alton Ward (’80 PhD immunobiology), 83, of Nampa, Idaho, died Jan. 1, 2024.
1970s
Jay Visser (’77 agricultural business), 68, of Hull, Iowa, died Dec. 5, 2023.
Joseph Gruntorad (’71 AA technical agriculture), 73, of Fonda, Iowa, died Dec. 17, 2023.
Philip Dorr (’73 PhD poultry science), 79, of Grand Junction, Colorado, died Jan. 1, 2024.
Michael Snyder (’71 dairy science), 76, of Baraboo, Wisconsin, died Dec. 26, 2023.
Adelaida Quiniones (’70 MS entomology), 90, of Roseland, New Jersey, died Jan. 4, 2024.
1960s
Terry Murphy (’69 agricultural business), 81, of Loudon, Tennessee, died Dec. 11, 2023.
George Buchenau (’60 PhD plant pathology), 91, of Brookings, South Dakota, died Dec. 14, 2023.
Larry Hetzler (’67 agricultural and life sciences education), 80, of Muscatine, Iowa, died Dec. 12, 2023.
Edward Judge (’68 agronomy), 78, of Napier, Iowa, died Dec. 13, 2023.
William Pearson (’63 fisheries and wildlife biology), 82, of Simpsonville, Kentucky, died Dec. 24, 2023.
James Wilcox (’61 PhD agronomy), 92, of West Lafayette, Indiana, died Dec. 13, 2023.
Kurtis Kelsey (’66 agricultural business), 79, of Iowa Falls, Iowa, died Feb. 26, 2023.
Earl Kuhl (’60 CT farm operation), 88, Eldridge, Iowa, died Jan. 9, 2024.
Carolyn Maxon (’67 MS agricultural and life sciences education), 90, of Fountain Hills, Arizona, died Nov. 16, 2023.
1950s
Jerry Carlson (’59 agricultural journalism, ’70 MS), 87, of Cedar Falls, Iowa, died Dec. 23, 2023.
Jay Meiske (’52 animal science), 93, of Eden Prairie, Minnesota, died Dec. 5, 2023.
Wayne Northey (’54 CT farm operation, ’56 BS), 90, of Spirit Lake, Iowa, died Dec. 12, 2023.
Norman Pellett (’58 horticulture), 89, of Shelburne, Vermont, died Dec. 8, 2023.
Glen Schmidt (’52 dairy science), 92, of Columbus, Ohio, died Dec. 10, 2023.
Frederic Bushnell, Jr. (’52 animal science), 93, of Stillman Valley, Illinois, died Dec. 14, 2023.
Ivan Rickers (’57 agricultural and life sciences education), 88, of Woodward, Iowa, died Dec. 29, 2023.
George “Bill” Wendel (’51 forestry), 99, of Martinsburg, West Virginia, died Dec. 27, 2023.
Robert Best (’55 horticulture), 91, of Grand Terrace, California, died Dec. 8, 2023.
Everett Drevs (’54 animal science), 91, of Estherville, Iowa, died Jan. 2, 2024.
Merle Hogrefe (’58 farm operation), 87, of Albert City, Iowa, died Jan. 6, 2024.
William “Bill” Warner (’57 forestry), 87, of Lake Oswego, Oregon, died Nov. 17, 2023.
DeWayne Ehler (’53 industrial education, ’57 MS industrial administration), 92, of Ankeny, Iowa, died Jan. 4, 2024.
Donald Parker (’52 farm operation), 96, of Muscatine, Iowa, died Jan. 10, 2024.
Joseph Prochaska (’58 CT dairy plant operations), 89, of Long Grove, Iowa, died Jan. 14, 2024.
December 2023
2000s
Kyle Jacobsen (’01 horticulture), 45, of Ames, Iowa, died Nov. 18, 2023.
1980s
Warren Sealock (’86 agricultural business), 78, of Clear Lake, Iowa, died Nov. 24, 2023.
Craig Thomas (’85 animal science), 62, of Sarasota, Florida, died Sept. 5, 2023.
Daniel Doty (’88 agricultural studies), 61, of Montezuma, Iowa, died Nov. 28, 2023.
1970s
George Wallis (’70 animal science), 78, of San Antonio, Texas, died Nov. 16, 2023.
James Kenney (’71 agricultural business), 75, of Story City, Iowa, died Nov. 25, 2023.
Dale Roe (’77 horticulture), 76, of Ames, Iowa, died Dec. 7, 2023.
1960s
Jerry Moore (’66 horticulture), 79, of Fairfield, California, died Oct. 4, 2023.
John Wiedeman (’65 animal science), 81, of Ridgeway, Iowa, died Dec. 1, 2023.
Robert Bookwalter (’67 animal science), 78, of Danville, Illinois, died Dec. 4, 2023.
1950s
Harold Bader (’51 agricultural and life sciences education), 94, of Scottsdale, Arizona, died Nov. 8, 2023.
Rodney Cooper (’57 MS animal science, ’58 PhD), 91, of Chesterfield, Missouri, died Nov. 9, 2023.
Lloyd Kline (’52 agricultural journalism), 93, of Carroll, Iowa, died Nov. 16, 2023.
Frank Dvorak (’58 agricultural and life sciences education), 87, of Wilton, Iowa, died Dec. 3, 2023.
Keith Jones (’53 agronomy, ’57 MS), 92, of Benoit, Mississippi, died Nov. 24, 2023.
Duane Mann (’59 agricultural and life sciences education), 92, of Woodbine, Iowa, died Nov. 15, 2023.
Garwin Carlson (’57 agronomy), 90, of Klamath Falls, Oregon, died Dec. 4, 2023.
1940s
William Gamble (’48 agricultural and life sciences education, ’49 MS), 103, of Roseville, Minnesota, died Nov. 25, 2023.
November 2023
1990s
Omer Adli (’91 animal science), 54, of Urbandale, Iowa, died Nov. 3, 2023.
1980s
Alan “Kirk” Arnold (’80 agricultural business), 70, of Angola, Indiana, died Oct. 25, 2023.
Mark Rickels (’81 agricultural and life sciences education), 66, of Hoover, Alabama, died Oct. 22, 2023.
1970s
Gordon Harms (’72 agricultural and life sciences education), 73, of Yuma, Arizona, died Aug. 4, 2023.
Gary Heineman (’70 MS agricultural and life sciences education), 84, of Sloan, Iowa, died Nov. 6, 2023.
George Wallis (’70 animal science), 78, of San Antonio, Texas, died Nov. 16, 2023.
1960s
Ronald Force (’63 entomology), 82, of Moscow, Idaho, died Oct. 30, 2023.
Steven Padgitt (’65 agricultural journalism, ’71 PhD rural sociology), 80, of Ames, Iowa, died Oct. 27, 2023.
Steven Wasteney (’67 agricultural and life sciences education), 78, of Shannon City, Iowa, died Oct. 27, 2023.
John Ptacek (’62 horticulture), 83, of Lewisburg, Pennsylvania, died Oct. 13, 2023.
Gary Speicher (’69 agricultural journalism), 76, of Cedar Rapids, Iowa, died Nov. 2, 2023.
Jerry Tjelle (’65 farm operation), 81, of Holt, Missouri, died Oct. 22, 2023.
William Caskey (’62 agricultural and life sciences education), 83, of Clarinda, Iowa, died Oct. 22, 2023.
Charles Sweetman (’67 animal science), 79, of Mason City, Iowa, died Nov. 16, 2023.
William Warren (’68 agricultural business), 78, of Kansas City, Missouri, died Nov. 8, 2023.
1950s
Keith Earley (’56 CT farm operations), 87, of Traer, Iowa, died Oct. 16, 2023.
Walter Gronert (’54 industrial education, ’64 MS), 99, of Des Moines, Iowa, died Oct. 24, 2023.
Charles Conger (’59 farm operation), 86, of Albia, Iowa, died Nov. 1, 2023.
Donald Ernst (’56 industrial education), 89, of Anderson, South Carolina, died Oct. 19, 2023.
Luther Tweeten (’54 agricultural and life sciences education, ’62 PhD agricultural economics), 91, of Northfield, Minnesota, died Oct. 25, 2023.
Roger Blobaum (’55 agricultural journalism), 94, of Washington, D.C., died Oct. 29, 2023.
Harry Earl (’52 animal science), 96, of Mount Vernon, Texas, died Nov. 7, 2023.
John Schrum (’59 agricultural and life sciences education), 90, of Cedar Falls, Iowa, died Nov. 11, 2023.
