In Memoriam
March 2023
1980s
Joshua Mwonya (’86 farm operation, ’87 MS agricultural and life sciences education), 73, of Rongo, Kenya, died Feb. 7, 2021.
1970s
Charles “Chuck” Downey (’74 animal science), 72, of Blakesburg, Iowa, died Dec. 23, 2022.
David Brezina (’79 farm operation), 66, of Traer, Iowa, died March 3, 2023.
Scott Lerdal (’72 animal science), 70, of Humboldt, Iowa, died March 5, 2021.
Steven Ramsden (’78 bacteriology), 73, of Muscatine, Iowa, died March 3, 2023.
Benjamin VanGundy (’76 fisheries and wildlife), 68, of St. Paul, Minnesota, died Feb. 11, 2021.
1960s
Marvin Klebe (’61 animal science), 85, of Lone Tree, Iowa, died Feb. 27, 2023.
1950s
Hugh Johnson (’54 agricultural and life sciences education), 92, of Avon, Ohio, died Feb. 18, 2023.
Verne Logan (’57 poultry science, ’59 MS), 92, of Greenwood, South Carolina, died Feb. 24, 2023.
Dale Frantz (’56 farm operation), 86, of Laurens, Iowa, died Dec. 10, 2022.
Hugh Jarvis (’59 agricultural business), 83, of Tucson, Arizona, died Jan. 27, 2020.
William Yager (’55 agricultural and life sciences education), 91, of West Des Moines, Iowa, died Feb. 27, 2023.
1940s
Katherine Leffler (’48 bacteriology), 95, of Birmingham, Michigan, died Feb. 17, 2023.
February 2023
1990s
Scott De Jong (’94 agricultural business), 55, of Rock Valley, Iowa, died Jan. 23, 2023.
1980s
Lynette Christensen (’81 animal science), 74, of Panora, Iowa, died Jan. 3, 2023.
William Spearman (’80 fisheries and wildlife biology), 65, of Anchorage, Alaska, died Feb. 6, 2023.
1970s
William Showers (’70 PhD entomology), 91, of Tucson, Arizona, died Jan. 13, 2023.
Steven Nissen (’76 DVM, ’77 MS animal science, ’81 PhD), 71, of Ames, Iowa, died Jan. 29, 2023.
Alan Sedore (’71 agricultural business), 73, of Schleswig, Iowa, died Jan. 27, 2023.
1960s
Dennis Massey (’65 agricultural business), 81, of Fredericksburg, Virginia, died Jan. 16, 2023.
Mary Burkwall (’63 MS bacteriology), 82, of Houston, Texas, died Jan. 28, 2023.
Donald Hart (’68 forestry), 76, of Shenandoah, Iowa, died Feb. 2, 2023.
Sidney Soldwish (’67 industrial education), 76, of Flossmoor, Illinois, died Aug. 19, 2019.
Paul Sutton (’62 PhD agronomy), 93, of Vincent, Ohio, died Jan. 26, 2023.
Gary Davis (’63 farm operation), 81, of Fairbury, Nebraska, died Feb. 8, 2023.
Warren Hansen (’69 animal science), 70, of Marathon, Iowa, died Nov. 21, 2017.
Allan Fonken (’63 forestry), 81, of Hayden, Idaho, died Feb. 7, 2023.
John Thorne (’67 MS agronomy, ’69 PhD), 79, of Washington, Iowa, died Feb. 18, 2023.
1950s
James Mailander (’59 animal science), 84, of Wiota, Iowa, died March 22, 2022.
James Wahl (’51 forestry), 92, of Chehalis, Washington, died Jan. 15, 2023.
Francis Abel (’52 agricultural and life sciences education, ’66 MS), 93, of West Branch, Iowa, died Feb. 3, 2023.
John Armstrong (’52 farm operation), 93, of Fergus Falls, Minnesota, died Jan. 24, 2023.
Harold Carstens (’56 agriculture specials, ’65 MS), 92, of Alta, Iowa, died Jan. 29, 2023.
William Roemerman (’53 agricultural and life sciences education), 95, of Williamsburg, Iowa, died Feb. 7, 2023.
Robert Buck (’54 farm operation), 90, of Ames, Iowa, died April 11, 2022.
1940s
Richard Johansen (’49 dairy industry, dairy and food industry), 99, of Des Moines, Iowa, died Jan. 22, 2023.
Donald Brayman (’49 dairy industry and dairy & food industry, ’68 MS bacteriology), 99, of Ames, Iowa, died Feb. 9, 2023.
Wilbur Nielsen (’49 dairy industry and dairy & food industry), 98, of Independence, Iowa, died Feb. 13, 2023.
January 2023
1980s
John Coon (’84 animal science), 61, of Carroll, Iowa, died Dec. 28, 2022.
Ruth Webber (’81 public service and administration in agriculture), 63, of Grand Mound, Iowa, died Dec. 12, 2022.
Robert Diaco (’82 MS microbiology, ’85 PhD), 65, of Underhill Center, Vermont, died Dec. 20, 2022.
Daniel Ward (’83 agricultural business), 62, of Monti, Iowa, died Jan. 12, 2023.
1970s
Steve Hamelau (’72 outdoor recreation resources), 73, of Alexandria, Minnesota, died Dec. 1, 2022.
Richard Miller (’77 farm operation), 68, of Hampton, Iowa, died Dec. 9, 2022.
Steve Porter (’70 animal science), 80, of Corning, Iowa, died Dec. 5, 2022.
John Showalter (’73 farm operation), 71, of Hampton, Iowa, died Nov. 17, 2022.
Wayne Bush (’76 entomology), 68, of Cherokee, Iowa, died Jan. 5, 2023.
Francis Hill (’73 PhD cell biology), 75, of Dallas, Texas, died Nov. 24, 2022.
Robert Lenahan (’78 agricultural business), 72, of Estero, Florida, died Jan. 3, 2023.
Irvin Meier (’74 agricultural and life sciences education), 71, of Wapello, Iowa, died Dec. 12, 2022.
Kim Laursen (’77 agricultural mechanization), 68, of Sac City, Iowa, died Jan. 5, 2023.
Jay Stone (’70 MS entomology, ’73 PhD), 78, of Lubbock, Texas, died Jan. 3, 2023.
Louis Walter (’79 forestry), 70, of Nevada, Iowa, died Dec. 29, 2022.
1960s
Robert Brisbin (’61 forestry), 81, of Cary, North Carolina, died Nov. 15, 2020.
Richard Gebken (’69 entomology), 75, of Columbia, Maryland, died Nov. 25, 2022.
John Youker (’60 forestry), 84, of Olathe, Kansas, died Dec. 5, 2022.
Lester Carlsborg (’61 dairy science), 82, of Ames, Iowa, died Dec. 25, 2022.
Larry Hepner (’66 agronomy), 80, of Galesburg, Illinois, died Dec. 27, 2022.
Eric Dee (’65 animal science), 79, of Northfield, Minnesota, died Jan. 10, 2023.
David Dinsdale (’65 agricultural business), 80, of Plano, Texas, died Dec. 2, 2022.
Daryl Murken (’60 rural sociology), 85, of New Glarus, Wisconsin, died Dec. 2, 2022.
Tommy Johnston (’63 farm operation), 85, of Wahoo, Nebraska, died Jan. 16, 2023.
1950s
Edward Bruns (’55 agronomy), 85, of Saint Paul, Minnesota, died April 17, 2019.
Kenneth Lovrien (’57 farm operation), 87, of Charles City, Iowa, died Nov. 24, 2022.
Larry Meyers (’58 agricultural and life sciences education, ’60 MED vocational education, ’68 PhD education), 87, of Burlington, Iowa, died Dec. 4, 2022.
Robert Taylor (’54 animal science), 91, of Ames, Iowa, died Dec. 8, 2022.
Roy Schultz (’57 farm operation, ’81 MS veterinary microbiology & preventative medicine, ’60 DVM veterinary medicine), 89, of Avoca, Iowa, died Dec. 18, 2022.
Charles Little (’59 MS animal science, ’60 PhD animal science), 87, of Lexington, Kentucky, died Dec. 17, 2022.
Lawrence Mounce (’53 animal science), 92, of West Baldwin, Maine, died Dec. 11, 2022.
Robert Kuehl (’59 agronomy), 84, of Tucson, Arizona, died Dec. 24, 2022.
Kenneth Holmes (’56 animal science), 88, of Mesa, Arizona, died Dec. 21, 2022.
1940s
William Deutsch (’48 agricultural economics), 100, of Harmon, Illinois, died Nov. 21, 2022.
Robert McCormack (’49 animal science), 98, of St. Paul, Minnesota, died Jan. 5, 2023.
December 2022
2000s
Javan Kruse (’07 agricultural studies), 37, of Hartley, Iowa, died November 27
1970s
Douglas Kunert (’74 agricultural business), 70, of Johnston, Iowa, died November 19
John Ennor (’76 fisheries and wildlife biology, ’79 food technology), 68, of Oakville, Washington, died August 30
Steven Willey (’79 agronomy), 68, of Industry, Illinois, died November 25
1960s
Dan W. Walters (’69 animal science), 75, of Clarence, Iowa, died November 18
Ronald Grabau (’66 animal science), 78, of Cumming, Georgia, died November 27
Peter Christopher (’60 forestry), 86, of Klamath Falls, Oregon, died November 17
1950s
Darrell Sunderman (’53 animal science), 92, of Carroll, Iowa, died November 21
John Tiffany (’50 agronomy), 94, of Redwood Falls, Minnesota, died November 24
Duane Green (’53 forestry), 94, of West Chester, Pennsylvania, died November 21
November 2022
2000s
Erin Hoffman (’05 agricultural studies), 39, of Chariton, Iowa, died October 26
1980s
Shawn Cogley (’83 animal science), 66, of Colfax, Iowa, died November 3
Jay Knudtson (’81 farm operation), 63, of Forest City, Iowa, died November 4
Elaine Moore (’80 agronomy), 69, of Gladstone, Missouri, died November 5
Betsy Norland (’84 horticulture), 60, of Cylinder, Iowa, died November 13
1970s
Diane Johnson (’79 dairy science), 65, of Center Sandwich, New Hampshire, died October 19
David Julius (’78 animal science, farm operation), 66, of Box Elder, South Dakota, died November 2
James Overfield (’75 MS animal science), 73, of Louisville, Kentucky, died November 2
Roger Ellis (’76 food technology), 68, of Monticello, Iowa, died November 14
Jeff Hiedeman (’79 forestry), 69, of Bozeman, Montana, died September 6
Gary Morris (’76 animal science), 68, of Lucas, Iowa, died October 31
1960s
Duane Gibson (’67 animal science), 77, of Mission, Texas, died October 23
Robert Pinneke (’67 PRF fisheries and wildlife biology, ’71 BS), 84, of Ames, Iowa, died October 23
Jerry Radke (’62 agronomy), 84, of Nevada, Iowa, died November 1
Larry Sayers (’63 farm operation), 81, of Centerville, Ohio, died November 16
1950s
Gilford Ikenberry (’59 PhD plant pathology), 92, of McPherson, Kansas, died October 22
Edward Palmer (’54 animal science), 90, of Chesterfield, Missouri, died October 25
Jack Sylvester (’59 farm operation, ’87 MS professional agriculture), 84, of Webb, Iowa, died October 24
Theodore Hutchcroft (’53 agricultural journalism, ’78 PhD education), 91, of Ames, Iowa, died November 2
Jerry Sell (’57 animal science, ’58 MS poultry science, ’60 PhD poultry science), 91, of Fargo, North Dakota, died October 31
Henry Williams (’58 forestry), 86, of Yakima, Washington, died October 21
1940s
Robert Willis (’49 horticulture), 99, of Des Moines, Iowa, died October 24
Alixe Wilson (’42 bacteriology), 99, of San Antonio, Texas, died October 19
Paul Waggoner (’49 agronomy, ’51 PhD), 99, of Seattle, Washington, died November 1
October 2022
1990s
Philip Riedell (’98 horticulture), 46, of Sac City, Iowa, died September 20
1980s
Terence Boeck (’82 agricultural and life sciences education), 63, of Panora, Iowa, died October 11
Kenneth Stalder (’87 animal science, ’95 PhD), 59, of Huxley, Iowa, died October 24
1970s
Wayne Andrews (’76 MS entomology), 71, of North Dighton, Massachusetts, died September 24
Kenneth Buck (’76 farm operation), 68, of Marshalltown, Iowa, died September 24
Jerry Faber (’72 MS animal science, ‘77 PhD), 75, of Jackson, Missouri, died October 2
David Schaefer (’78 animal science), 66, of Owatonna, Minnesota, died October 6
1960s
Joel Bernatz (’62 forestry), 83, of Chelan, Washington, died September 25
Gene Vanderbur (’64 farm operation), 85, of Mapleton, Iowa, died September 25
Richard Kelso (’67 industrial education), 81, of Driftwood, Texas, died August 17
Russell Miller (’67 farm operation), 78, of Iowa City, Iowa, died October 1
Floyd Doty (’60 farm operation), 84, of Brooklyn, Iowa, died October 6
Eugene Merz (’67 animal science), 82, of Evergreen, Colorado, died September 20
1950s
Roger Johnson (’51 agricultural and life sciences education), 94, of Iowa City, Iowa, died September 15
Rudolph Nef (’55 dairy industry and dairy and food industry), 89, of Milbank, South Dakota, died September 18
Lowell Yager (’58 agricultural and life sciences education), 89, of Ames, Iowa, died September 18
Betty Roan (’54 agricultural business), 90, of Boulder, Colorado, died September 26
Kenneth Bauge (’55 farm operation, ’58 MS agricultural economics), 92, of Sioux Falls, South Dakota, died October 9
Robert Kauffman (’54 animal science), 89, of Madison, Wisconsin, died October 9
Keith Schmidt (’56 farm operation), 89, of Eldridge, Iowa, died October 12
Waulda Tabb (’53 horticulture), 97, of Norfolk, Virginia, died October 5
John Wilkin (’53 agronomy, ’58 MS agricultural economics), 90, of Nokomis, Florida, died October 9
Linda Ling-Yun Yao (’56 MS agronomy, ’63 PhD), 93, of Silver Spring, Maryland, died September 27
September 2022
1990s
Jeremy Kruger (’94 agricultural studies), 51, of Independence, Iowa, died September 6
1980s
Eric Lang (’84 dairy science), 60, of Brooklyn, Iowa, died September 2
Dan Stall (’83 farm operations), 65, of Palmer, Iowa, died September 9
1970s
Michael Nugent (’79 horticulture), 65, of Norwood Young American, Minnesota, died August 20
Robert Oliveira (’70 agricultural biochemistry), 80, of Minneapolis, Minnesota, died September 5
Sharon Stanley (’71 horticulture), 74, of Kelley, Iowa, died August 23
1960s
Stephen Kelley (’64 forestry), 80, of Rockford, Michigan, died August 22
Wayne Nattress (’61 agricultural and life sciences education, ’67 MS), 83, of Altoona, Iowa, died August 17
Larry Statler (’60 agricultural and life sciences education, ’70 education), 84, of Cedar Rapids, Iowa, died September 4
Richard Crom (’64 agricultural economics), 92, of Cary, North Carolina, died September 12
James Long (’60 animal science, ’66 PhD), 87, of Lake View, Iowa, died September 7
Kenneth Rowe (’66 PhD animal science), 88, of Corvallis, Oregon, died September 5
Gene Wolter (’63 agronomy), 81, of Marion, Iowa, died September 11
1950s
Edward Wachs (’59 industrial engineering), 85, of East Moline, Illinois, died September 5
John Dukes (’59 agricultural business), 84, of Spirit Lake, Iowa, died September 4
1940s
Merrill Keith Molsberry (’42 dairy science), 102, of Las Vegas, Nevada, died August 21
August 2022
2010s
Samuel Bunz (’15 agronomy), 29, of Des Moines, Iowa, died July 27
1990s
Darrin Kohrt (’90 agricultural biochemistry), 54, of Loxton, South Australia, died July 28
1980s
David Homann (’85 animal science, ’92 MS), 59, of Pipestone, Minnesota, died July 14
Wynn Wright (’81 MS agronomy), 63, of Paris Crossing, Indiana, died August 1
Arlen Wilson (’85 agricultural business), 61, of Waverly, Iowa, died July 27
Gregory Urevig (’81 agricultural business), 69, of Vernon Center, Minnesota, died August 5
1970s
Richard Biermann (’71 farm operations), 75, of Glenwood, Iowa, died July 15
Kathleen Kelly (’71 animal science), 73, of West Branch, Iowa, died July 8
John Fowler (’72 forestry, ’79 PhD agricultural economics), 71, of Las Cruces, New Mexico, died July 15
Dale Seehusen (’77 animal science), 66, of Pomeroy, Iowa, died July 23
Ronald Benton (’73 farm operation), 72, of Guthrie Center, Iowa, died August 5
Donnie Broshar (’73 animal science), 71, of Slater, Iowa, died August 3
Carl Christensen (’78 animal science), 74, of Paton, Iowa, died July 16
Ralph Mauch (’71 agricultural business), 73, of Adrian, Minnesota, died August 2
Thomas Oswald (’79 farm operations certificate, ’81 farm operations, ’95 MS professional agriculture), 63, of Cleghorn, Iowa, died June 16
1960s
Larry Skelton (’65 farm operation), 81, of Hazel, South Dakota, died July 5
Bernard Griswold (’64 fisheries and wildlife biology), 80, of Woodstock, Virginia, died July 23
Harold Sentman (’61 animal science), 83, of Brookline, Missouri, died July 1
John Horman (’61 dairy plant operations), 86, of Quincy, Illinois, died July 29
Edwin Augustine (’63 farm operation), 81, of Ames, Iowa, died July 31
Weston Ritchie (’60 farm operation), 84, of Palo Alto, California, died July 25
Donald Eckhart (’65 agronomy), 79, of Coal Valley, Illinois, died August 16
1950s
Richard Heifner (’56 agricultural and life sciences education, ’63 PhD agricultural economics), 88, of Louisville, Kentucky, died July 24
Ralph McDowell (’51 MS dairy science), 94, of Dallas, Texas, died July 20
Larrie Hindman (’59 agricultural business), 85, of Naples, Florida, died July 28
Paul Orr (’59 agronomy), 85, of Burlington, Iowa, died July 23
Raymond Rothfus (’59 industrial education), 88, of Des Moines, Iowa, died July 30
Richard Campney (’56 agricultural and life sciences education), 88, of Forest City, Iowa, died August 1
Robert Ford (’55 farm operations certificate, ’59 agricultural and life sciences education, ’70 MS), 89, of Indianola, Iowa, died August 1
Jordan Daniel (’58 horticulture), 86, of Cedar Falls, Iowa, died August 10
Robert Kelly (’57 farm operation), 88, of Clarence, Iowa, died August 6
Max Ohms (’58 farm operation), 86, of Eddyville, Iowa, died August 15
1940s
Eugene McCaw (’49 farm operation), 93, of Grinnell, Iowa, died July 23
Warren Robson (’49 animal science), 95, of Jefferson, Iowa, died January 27
July 2022
2000s
Justin Eilers (’09 horticulture), 38, of Woodbine, Iowa, died June 12
Bruce Quint (’06 horticulture), 38, of Ryan, Iowa, died June 17
1990s
Jeremy Wright (’99 agricultural studies), 46, of Lake City, Iowa, died June 10
1980s
Matthew McColley (’88 forestry), 57, of Jefferson, Georgia, died June 26
Keith Stoltze (’82 agricultural business), 62, of Ute, Iowa, died July 14
1970s
Daniel Duling (’77 animal science), 67, of Sioux City, Iowa and Naples, Florida, died May 29
Steve Schroeder (’78 agricultural and life sciences education), 69, of Bellevue, Iowa, died June 16
David Nath (’73 horticulture), 70, of Arroyo Grande, California, died June 14
Gerald Pettinger (’70 fisheries and wildlife biology), 75, of Russell, Iowa, died June 6
Darrel Bumsted (’71 farm operations), 73, of Independence, Iowa, died July 8
Robert Lynch (’72 agricultural business), 73, of West Des Moines, Iowa, died June 24
John Martin (’73 farm operations), 71, of Mason City, Iowa, died June 28
Harold Sorensen (’75 certificate farm operations, ’77 farm operations), 67, of Cedar Falls, Iowa, died June 29
Dennis Grundel (’70 forestry), 75, of Stacyville, Iowa, died July 9
Gary Stackhouse (’71 fisheries and wildlife), 78, of Sterling, Alaska, died March 14
1960s
Roger Rasmussen (’63 animal science), 82, of Sidney, Iowa, died June 13
Forrest Bartenhagen (’66 farm operations), 78, of Wapello, Iowa, died June 30
Garry Jorgensen (’65 forestry), 80, of Bellevue, Iowa, died June 30
Alan Sutton (’66 animal science, ’68 MS), 78, of West Lafayette, Indiana, died June 12
Devine Thomas (’67 agronomy), 84, of University Park, Maryland, died July 7
Jacquelin Fritton (’65 agricultural and life sciences education), 82, of State College, Pennsylvania, died July 13
Donald Hopp (’68 agricultural business), 76, of Glenwood, Iowa, died July 6
William Meyer (’60 fisheries and wildlife biology, ’61 MS zoology), 85, of Portland, Oregon, died July 3
David Stamp (’64 agricultural business, ’68 agronomy), 85, of Hamilton, Montana, died June 24
1950s
William Byrus (’54 forestry), 90, of Fort Meyers, Florida, died May 28
Joe Harper (’51 agricultural and life sciences education, ’68 MS), 92, of Colo, Iowa, died June 6
Carroll Kotouc (’56 agricultural and life sciences education), 88, of Nevada, Iowa, died June 9
Charles McLaughlin (’56 agricultural and life sciences education), 88, of Baton Rouge, Louisiana, died June 15
George Butler (’54 certificate farm operations), 87, of Steamboat Rock, Iowa, died June 18
David Hendrickson (’59 agricultural business), 87, of Saint Joseph, Missouri, died June 28
Walter Kleman (’58 industrial education), 93, of Appleton, Wisconsin, died June 28
Glenn Larson (’57 industrial education), 88, of Clive, Iowa, died June 28
Daniel Niffenegger (’52 agronomy, ’67 PhD plant pathology), 92, of Lexington, Kentucky, died July 5
John Noe (’55 agricultural and life sciences education), 89, of Adel, Iowa, died July 3
Jere Probert (’56 certificate farm operations), 86, of Wadena, Iowa, died June 12
Rollin Swanson (’59 animal science), 92, of Fort Dodge, Iowa, died June 19
June 2022
2010s
Garrett Rupe (’16 industrial technology), 28, of Burlington, Iowa, died May 14
2000s
Dawn Moriarty (’09 microbiology), 45, of Dixon, Illinois, died May 31
1970s
Mark Hendrickson (’77 horticulture), 67, of Nora Springs, Iowa, died May 7
Larry Diercksen (’70 agronomy), 74, of Manchester, Iowa, died May 22
David Vols (’71 agricultural business), 73, of Ankeny, Iowa, died May 16
Dennis Olson (’75 animal science), 75, of Ames, Iowa, died May 30
1960s
Charles Binau (’60 farm operation), 83, of West Des Moines, Iowa, died May 21
William Heine (’60 horticulture), 84, of Cedar Falls, Iowa, died May 31
Robert Johnson (’63 animal science), 81, of Boone, Iowa, died June 4
Barry Harold (’62 agricultural business), 82, of Moreland, Georgia, died May 31
Bruce Bremser (’65 fisheries and wildlife biology), 80, of Council Bluffs, Iowa, died June 7
Alan Kirchhoff (’67 farm operation), of Flower Mound, Texas, died June 4
Bruce Schmidt (’63 animal science), 81, of Holstein, Iowa, died May 28
1950s
Leslie Pulfer (’56 dairy plant operations), 90, of Pekin, Illinois, died May 16
Nancy Hier (’52 farm operation), 91, of Marcus, Iowa, died May 15
Harry Gross (’56 agronomy), 98, of Raleigh, North Carolina, died June 11
Kendall Neil (’58 farm operation), 86, of Washington, Iowa, died May 29
1940s
Earl Phillips (’43 agriculture specials), 99, of Cedar Rapids, Iowa, died May 7
May 2022
1990s
Stephanie Warner (’98 animal science), 45, of Wauconda, Illinois, died April 12
1980s
Beverly Fuller (’84 agricultural biochemistry), 60, of Medford, Oregon, died March 27
Jeffrey Layman (’80 agricultural and life science sciences education), 69, of Troy, Ohio, died April 20
Richard Herzberg (’88 agricultural business), 55, of Marshalltown, Iowa, died May 9
1970s
Milan Busching (’73 entomology), 71, of Vevay, Indiana, died April 19
Charles Larsen (’72 agricultural business), 71, of Spencer, Iowa, died April 18
Daniel Wasmund (’78 dairy science, ’83 veterinary medicine), 77, of Marietta, Ohio, died April 13
Susanne Drayer (’78 public service and administration in agriculture), 67, of Gladstone, Missouri, died March 9
Mary Beth Evans (’77 animal science, ’89 MS veterinary microbiology and pre-veterinary medicine, ’93 PhD veterinary medicine), 66, of Ames, Iowa, died April 11
Richard Kleppe (’72 farm operation), 78, of Clarence, Iowa, died May 3
1960s
Ronald Swanson (’61 farm operations), 82, of Galt, Iowa, died April 19
James Lee (’60 agricultural and life sciences education), 83, of Freeport, Illinois, died March 13
Richard Parkinson (’63 industrial education), 81, of Morrison, Illinois, died April 24
Charles Troup (’64 animal science, ’68 PhD veterinary medicine), 82, of Center Point, Iowa, died May 3
Dennis Stephany (’60 agricultural business), 84, of Hot Springs Village, Arkansas, died April 20
Gene Troyer (’66 poultry science), 77, of Apple Valley, Minnesota, died May 5
Stephen Brunson (’60 dairy science), 84, of Collierville, Tennessee, died May 15
1950s
Curtis Askelson (’59 animal science, ’61 MS poultry science, ’63 PhD), 84, of La Quinta, California, died February 2
Ray Whitmore (’58 agricultural and life sciences education), 89, of LeMars, Iowa, died April 13
Alton Sparks (’59 MS entomology, ’65 PhD), 90, of Tifton, Georgia, died April 12
Lyle Hansen (’52 agronomy), 94, of Apache Junction, Arizona, died April 1
Richard Mueller (’50 forestry), 96, of Hood River, Oregon, died April 14
George Pavelis (’58 PhD agricultural economics), 96, of Midlothian, Virginia, died February 4
Richard Severson (’54 agronomy), 90, of Bradenton, Florida, died April 30
George Garton (’52 farm operation), 91, of Chariton, Iowa, died May 4
Howard Hadley (’51 industrial education), 95, of Des Moines, Iowa, died April 28
Darrell McCollam (’58 agronomy), 89, of Shelbyville, Illinois, died May 14
Raymond Dankenbring (’50 agricultural journalism), 98, of Ballwin, Missouri, died May 17
LaVerne Obrecht (’57 animal husbandry), 87, of Malvern, Iowa, died May 10
1940s
Lloyd Patterson (’48 forestry), 99, of Oskaloosa, Iowa, died May 2
April 2022
2000s
Carrie Anderson (’06 animal science), 38, of Galva, Iowa, died March 19
Mark Wengert (’07 industrial technology), 61, of Ames, Iowa, died March 13
1990s
Jay Norton (’96 MS agronomy), 61, of Laramie, Wyoming, died March 17
1980s
Joseph Madden (’85 agricultural business), 59, of Ringsted, Iowa, died March 9
1970s
Verlyn Rieck (’71 farm operation), 74, of Luzerne, Iowa, died March 21
Ted Derscheid (’72 agricultural and life sciences education), 72, of Ellston, Missouri, died April 2
1960s
George Hawkins (’63 PhD agronomy), 95, of Blacksburg, Virginia, died March 23
James Redfern (’65 MS agricultural economics), 82, of Fayetteville, Arkansas, died March 19
Charles Akers (’68 animal science), 81, of Hampton, Iowa, died March 24
Stephen Bennett (’69 forestry), 75, of Madrid, Iowa, died March 28
Richard Krieg (’66 MS bacteriology, ’68 PhD), 79, of Trabuco Canyon, California, died March 15
Gale Pearce (’60 animal science), 86, of Arthur, Illinois, died March 10
John Shirbroun (’69 agricultural business), 75, of Scranton, Iowa, died March 21
1950s
Lloyd Adams (‘54 farm operation), 89, of College Station, Texas, died March 2
Jack Hoffman (’56 industrial education), 88, of Mount Vernon, Iowa, died March 21
Paul Mattson (’55 animal science), 88, of Lititz, Pennsylvania, died March 2
David Nelson (’59 forestry), 86, of Nevada City, California, died March 12
Keith Smith (’59 animal science, ’63 PhD), 84, of Farmington, MO, died March 2
Bruce Stofferan (’59 agricultural business), 82, of Mesa, Arizona, died March 18
David Thompson (’58 industrial education), 87, of Naperville, Illinois, died March 17
Adrian Magnuson (’58 agronomy), 85, of Walnut, Illinois, died March 29
Robert Anderson (’52 animal science), 93, of Atlantic, Iowa, died April 6
Robert Latta (’55 farm operation), 90, of Town and Country, Missouri, died April 4
1940s
Walter Hazelton (’49 industrial education), 99, of Clyde Hill, Washington, died Feb. 10
