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.
September 2025
2020s
Cade Gochenour (’23 forestry), 24, of Edmond, Oklahoma, died Aug. 21, 2025.
1980s
Dr. Michael Huston (’80 zoology, ’85 DVM veterinary medicine), 64, of Jennings, Florida, died Aug. 10, 2025.
1970s
Jeffery Boyes (’75 fisheries and wildlife biology), 73, of Clear Lake, Iowa, died May 18, 2025.
Daniel Bruene (’75 farm operation), 73, of Gladbrook, Iowa, died Aug. 9, 2025.
Steven Pies (’75 agronomy), 73, of Madrid, Iowa, died Aug. 25, 2025.
Dennis Thomas (’70 agricultural and life sciences education, ’71 MS agricultural economics, ’76 PhD), 78, of Atlantic, Iowa, died Aug. 25, 2025.
Dennis von Arb (’72 CT farm operation), 73, of Alton, Iowa, died Feb. 9, 2025.
1960s
Gerard LeTendre (’65 MS fisheries and wildlife biology), 87, of Cape Vincent, New York, died April 30, 2025.
Lloyd Sunderman (’61 agricultural business), 86, of Yuma, Arizona, died Aug. 7, 2025.
1950s
Eugene Berkland (’55 EX farm operation), 93, of Terril, Iowa, died Aug. 15, 2025.
Elwood “Woody” Martin (’57 zoology, ’59 MS), 90, of Bowie, Maryland, died June 6, 2025.
Eberhard Cimijotti (’59 bacteriology), 93, of Coatesville, Pennsylvania, died Feb. 12, 2025.
Gerald Meier (’57 industrial education, ’67 MED agricultural and life sciences education), 90, of Clear Lake, Iowa, died Sept. 1, 2025.
Glen Carlson (’57 agricultural business), 90, of Lena, Illinois, died Sept. 11, 2025.
William Watkins (’52 animal science), 94, of Colorado Springs, Colorado, died March 29, 2025.
August 2025
1990s
Lonnie Majerus (’95 fisheries and wildlife biology), 79, of Altoona, Iowa, died Aug. 7, 2025.
1970s
Dale Roewe (’79 agricultural business, farm operation), 67, of Laurens, Iowa, died Aug. 7, 2025.
Dave Hicks (’70 farm operation), 78, of Ames, Iowa, died July 22, 2025.
Daniel Kersbergen (’75 fisheries and wildlife biology), 73, of Spirit Lake, Iowa, died Aug. 17, 2025.
1960s
Curtis Miller (’61 agricultural and life sciences education), 89, of Park Ridge, Illinois, died Aug. 11, 2025.
Lynn Loken (’64 farm operation), 84, of Loveland, Colorado, died Aug. 17, 2025.
Hagen Lippke (’66 PhD animal science), 88, of Kingwood, Texas, died July 24, 2025.
July 2025
1980s
Shawn Olsen (’80 MS agronomy), 72, of Layton, Utah, died June 28, 2025.
1970s
John Barnts (’72 animal science), 75, of Marion, Iowa, died June 17, 2025.
Dr. Ronald Hendrikson (’77 fisheries and wildlife biology, ’83 DVM veterinary medicine), 71, of Oberlin, Ohio, died July 11, 2025.
1960s
Robert “Bob” Short (’62 animal science), 84, of Billings, Montana, died April 26, 2025.
Rodney Fee (’64 animal science), 83, of Ackworth, Iowa, died June 25, 2025.
Keith Movall (’69 animal science), 78, of Newell, Iowa, died June 30, 2025.
1950s
Keith Hein (’57 agronomy), 89, of Montevideo, Minnesota, died June 6, 2025.
George Leonard (’54 EX agricultural and life sciences education), 93, of Elkader, Iowa, died June 27, 2025.
Roger “Doc” Boone (’57 animal science, ’62 DVM veterinary medicine), 89, of Sellersburg, Indiana, died June 26, 2025.
Earl Katzer (’57 animal science, ’63 DVM veterinary medicine), 90, of Jamul, California, died June 15, 2025.
June 2025
1980s
Arvin Foell (’80 farm operation), 76, of Kelley, Iowa, died June 6, 2025.
1970s
James Cashman (’71 farm operation), 76, of Clarence, Iowa, died May 24, 2025.
Edwin Berry, Sr. (’75 PhD entomology), 86, of Ankeny, Iowa, died May 30, 2025.
Patrick “Pat” Griffin (’73 agricultural business), 74, of Jefferson, Iowa, died May 26, 2025.
John Mabry (’74 MS animal science, ’77 PhD), 74, of Ames, Iowa, died May 29, 2025.
Don “Grizz” Schroeder (’71 farm operation), 80, of Albuquerque, New Mexico, died May 14, 2025.
James “Jim” Bolcsak (’79 PhD biochemistry), 77, of Lawrenceville, New Jersey, died May 21, 2025.
Lewis Naylor (’75 PhD water resources), 82, of Goshen, Indiana, died June 12, 2025.
William “Bill” Wiebold (’71 agronomy, ’75 MS), 75, of Columbia, Missouri, died June 11, 2025.
1960s
Gary Harter (’60 agricultural business, ’65 MS animal science, ’71 PhD economics), 88, of Corning, Iowa, died May 20, 2025.
Waldemar “Wally” Moline (’65 PhD agronomy), 90, of Hudson, Wisconsin, died May 21, 2025.
Dennis Blankenship (’64 agricultural and life sciences education), 84, of Clermont, Florida, died May 25, 2025.
Vernon Nelson (’61 farm operation), 92, of Chestnuthill Township, Pennsylvania, died April 13, 2025.
1950s
Glenn Claybaugh (’53 PhD dairy industry and dairy and food industry), 97, of Evansville, Indiana, died May 13, 2025.
James Sears (’59 agronomy), 87, of Ames, Iowa, died May 20, 2025.
Virgil Gordon (’50 farm operation), 99, of Webster City, Iowa, died April 11, 2025.
Gary Gourley (’56 animal science), 94, of Webster City, Iowa, died June 9, 2025.
Calvin “Cal” Maier (’59 CT dairy plant operations), 89, of Jim Falls, Wisconsin, died June 14, 2025.
1940s
Donald Traman (’48 farm operation), 96, of Burlington, Iowa, died May 9, 2025.
May 2025
2000s
Nicholas Fehring (’04 animal ecology), 43, of Bedford, Iowa, died April 16, 2025.
1990s
Adonna Knight-Vardman (’94 MS animal science), 54, of Rogers, Arizona, died April 18, 2025.
1970s
Roger Showman (’76 forestry), 70, of Spearfish, South Dakota, died April 22, 2025.
Mannava Sivakumar (’77 PhD agronomy), 74, of Cointrin, Geneva, died March 30, 2025.
Merle Witt (’70 animal science), 77, of Arcadia, Iowa, died April 26, 2025.
James “Jim” Schneider (’70 farm operation, ’76 MS animal science, ’78 PhD), 77, of Onalaska, Wisconsin, died May 16, 2025.
1960s
James “Jim” Parrish (’67 industrial education), 80, of Nevada, Iowa, died Feb. 26, 2025.
Larry Trede (’65 agricultural business, ’68 MS agricultural economics, ’80 PhD agricultural and life sciences education), 81, of Ames, Iowa, died April 11, 2025.
Byron Phillips (’69 animal science, ’74 MS), 77, of Mankato, Minnesota, died April 28, 2025.
Michael Rasmussen (’68 animal science), 78, of Exira, Iowa, died May 7, 2025.
Dillard “Dal” Kratzer (’64 MS animal science, ’65 PhD), 87, of Olivet, Michigan, died May 20, 2025.
Walter “Frank” McDowell (’67 dairy industry and dairy and food industry), 81, of Camdenton, Missouri, died May 14, 2025.
1950s
Wayne Poage (‘55 farm operation), 92, of Baxter, Iowa, died May 14, 2025.
1940s
Joseph Stritzel (’49 agronomy, ’53 MS, ’58 PhD), 102, of Ames, Iowa, died April 26, 2025.
April 2025
1980s
Brian Benda (’86 animal science), 61, of Toledo, Iowa, died Feb. 19, 2025.
1970s
Ronald Gieseke (’78 farm operation), 71, of Urbana, Ohio, died March 19, 2025.
Vincent Rolling (’76 farm operation), 74, of Swea City, Iowa, died April 2, 2025.
Charles “Chuck” Young (’78 agronomy), 70, of West Des Moines, Iowa, died April 4, 2025.
Robert Streit (’76 plant pathology), 71, of Ames, Iowa, died March 8, 2025.
1960s
Lawrence “Larry” Ehlers (’65 forestry), 83, of Hilliard, Ohio, died March 11, 2025.
Gary Ludington (’65 animal science), 83, of Hamilton, Illinois, died March 26, 2025.
Gordon Thomson (’66 MS animal science ’68 PhD), 83, of Portland, Maine, died Feb. 10, 2025.
Martha (Gardner) Jess (’62 MS agricultural and life sciences education), 89, of Janesville, Wisconsin, died March 12, 2025.
1950s
William “Bill” Gode (’57 horticulture), 92, of Corydon, Iowa, died March 15, 2025.
Clifford Medberry (’56 farm operation), 90, of Elgin, Iowa, died March 3, 2025.
Charles “Chuck” Wingert (’59 agricultural business), 86, of Spirit Lake, Iowa, died March 21, 2025.
Burton “Doc” Wolf (’55 zoology, ’61 DVM veterinary medicine), 92, of Palm Beach Gardens, Florida, died March 5, 2025.
Willis Gardner (’58 agricultural and life sciences education), 96, of South Salem, Ohio, died March 27, 2025.
Samuel Ruzic (’55 animal science), 92, of Belvidere, Illinois, died March 16, 2025.
Lemuel Taylor (’57 MS industrial education), 96, of Mobile, Alabama, died March 26, 2025.
Robert “Bob” Elliott (’54 dairy industry and dairy and food industry), 92, of Quincy, Illinois, died April 9, 2025.
Joseph Lucas (’55 farm operation), 91, of Mount Pulaski, Illinois, died April 6, 2025.
Charles “Chuck” Reckard (’57 agricultural and life sciences education), 94, of Arnolds Park, Iowa, died April 14, 2025.
Ronald “Ron” Sanson (’59 agronomy, ’92 MAG professional agriculture), 87, of Orange City, Iowa, died April 13, 2025.
March 2025
2000s
Jason Klaver (’00 agronomy), 50, of Ames, Iowa, died March 2, 2025.
1990s
Kevin Carpenter (’92 agricultural and life sciences education), 55, of Story City, Iowa, died March 4, 2025.
1980s
Dr. Lisa Schrum (’83 biology, ’87 DVM veterinary medicine), 63, of Blair, Nebraska, died Feb. 24, 2025.
1970s
Randall “Randy” Dykstra (’76 agricultural business), 70, of Everly, Iowa, died Feb. 7, 2025.
Gaylan Crim (’75 fisheries and wildlife biology, ’81 MS wildlife biology), 71, of Ames, Iowa, died March 9, 2025.
Doyle Marquardt (’73 animal science), 74, of Van Meter, Iowa, died Feb. 25, 2025.
Duane Fisher (’73 agricultural and life sciences education, ’80 MS), 74, of Mount Auburn, Iowa, died March 11, 2025.
Ronald “Ron” Pumphrey (’72 animal science), 75, of Clear Lake, Iowa, died March 8, 2025.
1960s
William “Bill” Dohrmann (’63 animal science), 83, of Iowa City, Iowa, died Feb. 20, 2025.
Thomas Robertson (’66 agricultural business), 89, of Castro Valley, California, died Feb. 3, 2025.
George Schaller (’62 agricultural business), 85, of Storm Lake, Iowa, died Feb. 16, 2025.
Jerry Gault (’62 agronomy), 86, of Spicer, Minnesota, died Feb. 25, 2025.
Wayne Wenthe (’65 agricultural business), 82, of Hawkeye, Iowa, died Feb. 27, 2025.
Dr. Dennis Sorensen (’69 animal science, ’70 DVM veterinary medicine), 79, of Maple Grove, Minnesota, died March 15, 2025.
1950s
Wayne Geadelmann (’58 agricultural business), 88, of Adel, Iowa, died Feb. 1, 2025.
Harvey Johnson (’53 CT farm operation), 91, of Burlington, Iowa, died Feb. 12, 2025.
Richard “Dick” Follmann (’55 CT farm operation), 88, of Massena, Iowa, died Feb. 24, 2025.
David Fulton (’55 agricultural and life sciences education, ’56 MS), 91, of Round Rock, Texas, died March 15, 2025.
Davey Smith (’56 agricultural and life sciences education), 95, of Waverly, Iowa, died March 10, 2025.
February 2025
1980s
Jane Battles (’85 PhD immunology), 68, of Rockville, Maryland, died Jan. 9, 2025.
1970s
James Dubert (’79 agricultural journalism, public service and administration in agriculture), 70, of Ames, Iowa, died Jan. 20, 2025.
Kenneth Kunkle (’70 animal science), 76, of Janesville, Wisconsin, died Jan. 22, 2025.
Philip Countryman (’70 agricultural and life sciences education), 77, of Fairfield, Iowa, died Feb. 2, 2025.
James “Jim” Douds (’71 animal science), 76, of Marshalltown, Iowa, died Jan. 15, 2025.
J. Duane Glime (’70 agricultural and life sciences education), 76, of Newhall, Iowa, died Feb. 1, 2025.
1960s
George Cummins (’64 agricultural and life sciences education, ’73 MS), 82, of Charles City, Iowa, died Jan. 26, 2025.
Warren Hadley (’61 farm operation), 87, of Geneseo, Illinois, died Feb. 14, 2025.
1950s
Harold Bosworth (’59 animal science), 87, of Algona, Iowa, died Jan. 18, 2025.
Kenneth Kassel (’51 farm operation), 98, of Emmetsburg, Iowa, died Jan. 13, 2025.
Gilbert Norris (’51 dairy industry and dairy and food industry), 95, of Rock Island, Illinois, died Jan. 19, 2025.
Joseph Cooper (’54 animal science), 92, of Minneapolis, Minnesota, died Feb. 1, 2025.