September 2026
2000s
Rhonda Graef ('04 MS sustainable agriculture), 67, of Lafayette, Indiana, died Sept. 6, 2026.
1990s
Jon Bishop (’92 agricultural business), 56, of Atlantic, Iowa, died Aug. 20, 2026.
1980s
Kevin Herink (’84 animal science), 64, of Clutier, Iowa, died Sept. 1, 2026.
Douglas Pringnitz (’83 agricultural business), 65, of Spirit Lake, Iowa, died Sept. 5, 2026.
Monte Lutz (’88 agricultural business), 70, of Ames, Iowa, died Sept. 5, 2026.
1970s
Stan Heidemann (’70 agronomy), 78, of Kellogg, Iowa, died Aug. 21, 2026.
Jeffrey Feste (’78 agricultural business), 71, of Byron, Illinois, died Aug. 31, 2026.
George Hibbard (’71 animal science), 77, of Roswell, New Mexico, died Aug. 19, 2026.
Ralph Brooks (’71 PhD sociology), 86, of Cedar City, Utah, died Sept. 1, 2026.
Nyal Hodges (’70 animal science), 78, of Panora, Iowa, died Sept. 7, 2026.
Dennis Bornmann ('75 agronomy), 75, of Indianola, Iowa, died Sept. 11, 2026.
1960s
David Hamm (’63 dairy science, ’66 MS food technology), 87, of New Richmond, Wisconsin, died Aug. 28, 2026.
Richard Mikes ('64 animal science, '65 MS agricultural economics, '71 PhD economics), of Indian Trail, North Carolina, died Sept. 14, 2026.
Frederick Redman ('69 animal science), 80, of Earlham, Iowa, died Sept. 12, 2026.
George Treadwell ('67 MS biochemistry, '70 PhD), 84, of Emory, Virginia, died Sept. 12, 2026.
1950s
John Duesbury (’56 animal science), 91, of Annandale, Minnesota, died Aug. 23, 2026.
Wayne Speer (’59 CT farm operation), 87, of Prole, Iowa, died Sept. 2, 2026.
J. Russell Roy (’57 agronomy), 91, of Overland Park, Kansas, died Sept. 7, 2026.
Richard Teegen (’53 dairy industry and dairy and food industry), 96, of Minneapolis, Minnesota, died Sept. 7, 2026.
1940s
Frank Webber (’49 industrial education), 104, of Bennington, Nebraska, died Sept. 6, 2026.
August 2026
2020s
Chandler Kendall (’22 diet and exercise, ’22 MS), 27, of Rhodes, Iowa, died July 12, 2026.
2010s
Madison Lapke (’19 global resource systems, agriculture and society), 29, of La Motte, Iowa, died Aug. 14, 2026.
1990s
Jason Danner (’94 agricultural business), 54, of Boone, Iowa, died July 22, 2026.
Andrew “Andy” Jordan (’96 horticulture), 55, of Tipton, Iowa, died July 5, 2026.
1980s
Kay Eldredge (’82 animal science), 67, of Fort Dodge, Iowa, died July 6, 2026.
Daniel Flanscha (’85 agricultural and life sciences education), 62, of Loveland, Colorado, died July 20, 2026.
Kendall Stumme (’85 fisheries and wildlife biology), 63, of Burt, Iowa, died July 20, 2026.
Randall “Randy” Palan (’87 agricultural business), 62, of Muscoda, Wisconsin, died Aug. 7, 2026.
1970s
Dwayne “Tom” Burmood (’71 PhD agronomy), 81, of River Falls, Wisconsin, died July 21, 2026.
Ron Canfield (’70 agricultural business), 77, of Council Bluffs, Iowa, died Aug. 2, 2026.
Henry Joe Sandve (’74 agricultural business), 74, of Collins, Iowa, died July 13, 2026.
Russell Voss (’74 animal science, ’94 MS agricultural education and studies), 74, of Illinois City, Illinois, died Aug. 1, 2026.
Stephen Douglas (’75 forestry), 75, of Cedar Rapids, Iowa, died Aug. 1, 2026.
David Hellwig (’79 CT farm operation), 70, of Bonaparte, Iowa, died Aug. 14, 2026.
Reed Olsen (’77 animal science), 71, of Mt. Ayr, Iowa, died Aug. 16, 2026.
Clare Smith (’77 PhD agronomy), 78, of Ingersoll, Ontario, died Aug. 13, 2026.
Paul Svejda ('75 horticulture), 73, of Orlando, Florida, died July 22, 2026.
1960s
Richard Mawe (’60 rural sociology), 88, of Auburn, Indiana, died June 23, 2026.
Gerald “Jerry” Vajgrt (’60 animal science), 88, of Worthington, Minnesota, died July 22, 2026.
Brian “Butch” Angell (’65 forestry), 83, of Golden, Colorado, died June 21, 2026.
Dean Dodd (’69 agricultural and life sciences education), 79, of Clear Lake, Iowa, died July 15, 2026.
Gary Eakin (’60 agronomy), 88, of Spirit Lake, Iowa, died July 5, 2026.
Allan Fuhr (’66 agricultural business), 81, of Edgington, Illinois, died July 16, 2026.
Curtis Thompson (’68 animal science), 63, of Johnston, Iowa, died July 7, 2026.
Terry Wilson (’60 industrial education), 88, of Scottsdale, Arizona, died June 16, 2026.
Daniel Brewer (’66 fisheries and wildlife biology), 83, of Moorehead, Kentucky, died Aug. 5, 2026.
LeRoy Jorgensen (’63 agricultural and life sciences education), 85, of Humboldt, Iowa, died Aug. 6, 2026.
Franklin “Frank” Albertsen (’67 agricultural and life sciences education), of Toledo, Iowa, died Aug. 13, 2026.
Wayne Anderson (’68 MS agricultural journalism), 85, of Loretto, Minnesota, died May 23, 2026.
J. Webster Dollahan (’63 farm operation), 89, of Lawrenceville, Illinois, died Aug. 11, 2026.
Marvin Hicks (’60 farm operation), 88, of Guernsey, Iowa, died Aug. 15, 2026.
John Linch (’66 forestry), 84, of Priest River, Idaho, died July 17, 2026.
Elmer Mess (’62 agronomy, ’63 agricultural and life sciences education), 86, of Davenport, Iowa, died Aug. 10, 2026.
Martin Zimmer (’61 forestry), 92, of Boise, Idaho, died July 6, 2026.
Harold Droegmiller ('64 CT technical agriculture), 81, of Holstein, Iowa, died Aug. 23, 2026.
Kenneth "Ken" Marcellus ('66 fisheries and wildlife biology), 83, of Brewster, New York, died July 17, 2026.
1950s
Richard Martens (’58 CT farm operation), 88, of Newton, Iowa, died June 22, 2026.
James “Jim” Schulke (’58 agronomy), 93, of Mineola, Texas, died June 24, 2026.
Robert Cope (’56 farm operation), 92, of Omaha, Nebraska, died Feb. 20, 2026.
Willard Lehman (’57 agricultural business), 93, of Slater, Iowa, died July 25, 2026.
Robert “Bob” Miller (’57 industrial education), 92, of Charles City, Iowa, died Aug. 17, 2026.
1940s
Charles Gillette (’49 animal science), 96, of Milwaukee, Wisconsin, died Aug. 13, 2026.
Ralph Alshouse ('48 dairy science), 102, of Corydon, Iowa, died Aug. 21, 2026.
July 2026
2010s
Nathan Friedman (’10 agricultural studies), 38, of Indianola, Iowa, died July 10, 2026.
1970s
George Freidhof (’70 agricultural and life sciences education), 78, of Elma, Iowa, died July 1, 2026.
James Hauge (’71 animal science), 79, of Story City, Iowa, died June 26, 2026.
Donald Burgett ('73 animal science), 75, of Chariton, Iowa, died July 14, 2026.
Ronald Pleggenkuhle ('70 agricultural journalism), 79, of Hawkeye, Iowa, died July 3, 2026.
Muriel Naumann ('78 horticulture), 70, of Iowa City, died June 16, 2026.
1960s
Gerald “Jerry” Musick (’64 MS entomology), 86, of Fayetteville, Arkansas, died July 4, 2026.
C. Phillip Baumel ('61 PhD agricultural economics), 97, of Ames, Iowa, died July 8, 2026.
Donald "Don" Anderson ('65 animal science), 83, of Sioux Falls, South Dakota, died July 16, 2026.
1950s
Tracy Remy (’57 agronomy, ’68 MS sociology), 90, of Algona, Iowa, died June 26, 2026.
Harold Shellabarger ('56 agricultural and life sciences education), 91, of Tacoma, Washington, died April 25, 2026.
June 2026
1990s
Brian Anniss ('98 agricultural business), 51, of Amarillo, Texas, died June 5, 2026.
1980s
Daniel E. Larson (’82 agronomy), 75, of Stratford, Iowa, died June 8, 2026.
1970s
Richard “Dick” Carstens (’73 agricultural business), 75, of Jefferson, Iowa, died June 12, 2026.
1960s
Carl Mattes ('60 agricultural and life sciences education, '66 MED vocational education), 88, of Newton, Iowa, died June 5, 2026.
1950s
Louis Swiger (’57 MS animal science, ’60 PhD), 93, of Blacksburg, Virginia, died June 14, 2026.
1940s
Duane Sandage (’48 agricultural and life sciences education), 100, of West Des Moines, Iowa, died June 3, 2026.
May 2026
2010s
Landon Sexton (’17 agronomy), 30, of Titonka, Iowa, died May 6, 2026.
1980s
Russel Tenold (’81 farm operation), 67, of Northwood, Iowa, died May 15, 2026.
Kathryn Wolf ('80 horticulture), 69, of Ithaca, New York, died May 22, 2026.
1960s
Robert Theobold ('60 agricultural business), 87, of Omaha, Nebraska, died Feb. 26, 2026.
April 2026
2010s
Jessica Laughlin (’12 agricultural business, international agriculture), 36, of Old Hickory, Tennessee, died Jan. 19, 2026.
1990s
David Ruzicka (’92 animal science), 56, of Charles City, Iowa, died March 27, 2026.
1980s
John Cordes (’83 farm operation), 66, of Allison, Iowa, died March 26, 2026.
Dan Wooldridge (’81 agricultural business), 67, of West Des Moines, Iowa, died March 30, 2026.
1950s
John Graves (’59 animal science), 95, of Grinnell, Iowa, died April 8, 2026.
Robert Matheson (’53 forestry, ’61 DVM veterinary medicine), 94, of Newton, Iowa, died Jan. 14, 2026.
James "Jim" Kaderabek ('59 forestry), 89, of Weiser, Idaho, died April 11, 2026.
1940s
Don Budlong (’49 animal science), 97, of Britt, Iowa, died Feb. 27, 2026.
March 2026
2000s
Sara Hunter (’06 animal science), 41, of Britt, Iowa, died March 5, 2026.
1970s
Steven Sprague (’72 horticulture), 76, of Marion, Iowa, died Feb. 18, 2026.
Steven Probst (’70 agronomy), 78, of Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, died March 20, 2026.
James Bergkamp Sr. (’72 MS animal science), 82, of Ames, died March 15, 2026.
1960s
Lawrence “Larry” Van Werden (’60 agronomy), 89, of Osceola, Iowa, died Jan. 29, 2026.
February 2026
1980s
Cloyce Coffman (’81 PhD agronomy), 84, of Stewartsville, Missouri, died Jan. 14, 2026.
1970s
Richard “Butch” Sampers (’72 farm operation), 82, of Red Oak, Iowa, died Jan. 7, 2026.
Melvin Wieben (’72 entomology), 77, of Lincoln, Nebraska, died Dec. 20, 2025.
Fred Simon, Jr. (’70 forestry), 77, of Goshen, Indiana, died Feb. 9, 2026.
Gilbert Troyer (’72 farm operation), 76, of Kalona, Iowa, died Feb. 5, 2026.
1960s
Jerold “Jerry” Boblenz (’67 agricultural and life sciences education), 82, of West Des Moines, Iowa, died Jan. 14, 2026.
Gerald “Bill” Doubler (’66 farm operation, ’68 MS agricultural and life sciences education), 81, of Waunakee, Wisconsin, died Jan. 17, 2026.
Wesley Fotsch (’64 farm operation), 89, of Iowa City, Iowa, died Jan. 19, 2026.
Gary Weede (’61 industrial education, ’63 MS, ’67 PhD), 87, of Marshalltown, Iowa, died Dec. 14, 2025.
James Wieborg (’65 horticulture), 83, of La Mesa, California, died Jan. 25, 2026.
1950s
J. Howard Mueller (’53 farm operation), 93, of Waverly, Iowa, died Oct. 1, 2025.
Floyd Herum (’53 agricultural engineering, ’54 MS), 97, of Fort Dodge, Iowa, died Jan. 12, 2026.
Duane Feltz (’59 agricultural and life sciences education), 94, of Allison, Iowa, died Jan. 9, 2026.
John Doyle Ryan (’59 farm operation), 88, of Las Vegas, Nevada, died Jan. 15, 2026.
Gene Vincent (’53 farm operation, ’68 MS agronomy), 94, of Bettendorf, Iowa, died Jan. 29, 2026.
January 2026
1980s
Larry Bachman (’85 agricultural business), 64, of Manchester, Iowa, died Dec. 7, 2025.
Ernest “Ernie” Dostalik, Jr. (’84 horticulture), 65, of Walnut, Illinois, died Dec. 12, 2025.
Thomas “Tom” Lane (’86 agricultural and life sciences education), 61, of Moquoketa, Iowa, died Dec. 9, 2025.
John Schwind (’88 microbiology), 64, of Schwenksville, Pennsylvania, died Dec. 22, 2025.
Kevin “Goody” Goodman (’85 farm operation), 63, of Haverhill, Iowa, died Jan. 7, 2026.
1970s
Kal Bovee (’77 farm operation), 70, of Webb, Iowa, died Dec. 10, 2025.
Joseph Filbert (’72 forestry), 75, of Columbia, Missouri, died Dec. 15, 2025.
William “Bill” Black (’73 plant pathology), 75, of Anthem, Arizona, died Dec. 28, 2025.
David Shelquist (’70 animal science), 78, of Albia, Iowa, died Dec. 30, 2025.
1960s
James “Jim” O’Hara (’64 farm operation), 83, of Shenandoah, Iowa, died Nov. 20, 2025.
Jerome Peltier (’62 horticulture), 90, of Ames, Iowa, died Dec. 13, 2025.
Garold “Joe” Pfeifer (’65 animal science), 84, of Bluffton, Indiana, died Dec. 19, 2025.
Dennis Porter (’69 animal science), 78, of Ankeny, Iowa, died Dec. 22, 2025.
Robert “Bob” Treloar (’63 animal science), 85, of Vero Beach, Florida, died Dec. 19, 2025.
Thomas Buckley (’65 CT technical agriculture, ’67 farm operation), 80, of Elma, Iowa, died Dec. 18, 2025.
Preston Hayse (’64 poultry science, ’74 PhD animal science), 83, of Redding, Iowa, died Dec. 20, 2025.
Jerome “Jerry” Klun (’65 PhD entomology), 86, of Clarksburg, Maryland, died Jan. 2, 2026.
Douglass Lawrence (’65 agronomy), 83, of Ames, Iowa, died Jan. 6, 2026.
1950s
Dean Cling (’50 animal science), 96, of Leadwood, Kansas, died Dec. 10, 2025.
Richard Wood (’51 animal science), 96, of Grafton, Wisconsin, died Dec. 22, 2025.
Gerald Allgood (’55 agricultural and life sciences education), 93, of Wichita, Kansas, died Nov. 12, 2025.
Darrell Axtell (’58 animal science), 92, of Cedar Rapids, Iowa, died Jan. 7, 2026.
December 2025
2000s
Kerri Ketcham (’01 agricultural systems technology), 47, of Albion, Iowa, died Dec. 2, 2025.
1990s
Jeffery Steffensmeier (’90 agricultural business), 58, of Cedar Rapids, Iowa, died Dec. 6, 2025.
1980s
Rodney “Rod” Smith (’83 animal science), 66, of Woodbine, Iowa, died Dec. 9, 2025.
Thomas “Tom” Tusha (’87 agricultural business), 61, of Clear Lake, Iowa, died Dec. 3, 2025.
1960s
William “Bill” Brindley (’60 entomology, ’63 MS, ’66 PhD), 87, of Logan, Utah, died Nov. 12, 2025.
Michael Hathway (’63 forestry), 87, of Florence, South Carolina, died Oct. 30, 2025.
Daryl Long (’62 agronomy, ’64 MS), 86, of Auburn, Nebraska, died Jan. 22, 2025.
Curtis Jones (’69 dairy science), 79, of Spencer, Iowa, died June 21, 2025.
Lowell Solberg (’60 agricultural and life sciences education), 88, of Mason City, Iowa, died Dec. 5, 2025.
1950s
William “Bill” Gaessler (’52 industrial education), 95, of Colorado Springs, Colorado, died Nov. 5, 2025.
Richard “Dick” Hagen (’57 agricultural and life sciences education), 90, of Northwood, Iowa, died Oct. 29, 2025.
Richard “Dick” Kerr (’58 agronomy), 90, of Indianola, Iowa, died Nov. 28, 2025.
Robert Morphew (’57 agricultural business), 92, of Sedalia, Colorado, died Oct. 8, 2025.
Charles “Chuck” Schmidt (’58 agricultural and life sciences education), 89, of Ames, Iowa, died Nov. 6, 2025.
LaVerne Loges (’52 CT farm operation), 93, of Farmington, Iowa, died Dec. 6, 2025.
November 2025
2010s
Stephen Simpson (’15 PhD industrial and agricultural technology), 62, of Ames, Iowa, died Nov. 4, 2025.
1980s
Michael Bucher (’86 agricultural studies), 61, of South English, Iowa, died Oct. 2, 2025.
Charles Rhodes (’80 MS animal science), 80, of Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada, died Oct. 30, 2025.
1960s
DeVere Burt (’66 fisheries and wildlife biology, animal ecology, ’70 MS zoology), 84, of Cincinnati, Ohio, died May 25, 2025.
Robert “Bob” Houghtaling (’62 animal science), 87, of Greenfield, Iowa, died Oct. 24, 2025.
Loyd Brown (’69 agricultural business), 78, of Nevada, Iowa, died Nov. 10, 2025.
1950s
Ronald “Skip” Harris, Sr. (’55 agricultural and life sciences education), 92, of Ozark, Alabama, died Oct. 12, 2025.
Vincent Hassebrock (’53 animal science), 93, of Ames, Iowa, died Nov. 11, 2025.
October 2025
1980s
Alan Karkosh (’84 farm operation), 64, of Hudson, Iowa, died Sept. 7, 2025.
Neal Megchelsen (’82 farm operation), 65, of Ainsworth, Iowa, died Sept. 20, 2025.
Loras Goedken (’82 agricultural business), 65, of Swisher, Iowa, died Oct. 8, 2025.
1970s
Michael Murphy (’73 dairy science), 79, of Urbandale, Iowa, died Sept. 30, 2025.
Marvin Freeborn (’71 animal science), 76, of Barnes City, Iowa, died Oct. 8, 2025.
1960s
Alan Becker ('65 animal science), 83, of Evansville, Wisconsin, died June 22, 2025.
1950s
Wendell Mahoney (’54 farm operation), 92, of Mason City, Iowa, died June 10, 2025.
Victor “Vic” Johnson (’55 forestry), 92, of Ames, Iowa, died January 2, 2025.