In Memoriam

This section includes individuals known to have passed away and reported to the University since May 1, 2025. To report the passing of alumni and friends, contact the Office of Advancement at (800) 452-6678, bulldogforever@truman.edu or by mail at Office of Advancement, Truman State University, 100 E. Normal Ave., Kirksville, MO 63501-4221.

1940s
Lyle Wendell Burroughs (’44) Dec. 26, 2025
Virginia (Rank) Platz (’46)
June 22, 2018
Mabel “Virginia” (Maulsby) Torrey (’48)
June 4, 2025
1950s
Lavon (Botts) May (’50, ’77) Sept. 11, 2025
Nancy “Sugy” Jean (Caldwell) Rainey (’51) Feb. 21, 2026
Jerry Dean Bogener (’52, ’53) Geb. 3, 2026
John V. Cox (’52) March 1, 2026
Mary Frances (Daugherity) Mauzey (’52) Feb. 27, 2025
Gale O. Jones (’53) Sept. 1, 2025
Martha Jane (Yarbrough) Long (’54) Oct. 31, 2025
Bess Rose (Appling) Mercer (’54) Dec. 31, 2025
Ben Eugene Pitney (’55, ’62) May 22, 2025
Fred Joseph Rock (’55) Aug. 26, 2025
Charles Davis Acuff Sr. (’56, ’61) June 28, 2025
Anelle “Ann” (Hinds) Barker (’56) Sept. 1, 2025
John Dye Barker Jr. (’56) Sept. 23, 2025
Margaret Anne (Meacham) DeVito (’56) June 9, 2025
Anna “ann” Isabelle (Roberts) Willcutt (’56,’63)
Feb. 11, 2026
Thomas “Tom” Zay Donovan (’57)
Feb. 21, 2026
James “Jim” Monroe Harding (’57)
May 10, 2021
Doyle Edwin Hull (’57)
May 28, 2025
Harold “Sonny” Calvert Morehead (’57, ’62)
Feb. 19, 2026
Orville “Buck” Wayne Buckingham (’58)
Feb. 28, 2026
Marjorie “Marge” (Gordy) Colgan (’58)
April 25, 2025
Rodney M. Rogers (’58)
May 20, 2025
Laura Elizabeth (Swisher) Srnka (’58)
Jan. 11, 2026
Jack R. Hammock (’59)
March 29, 2026
Kenneth “Ken” Evon Rhodes (’59)
Nov. 16, 2025
Ruth Isabell (Howell) Rucci (’59)
April 20, 2023
Carol Jean (Jenkins) Stephens (’59)
July 15, 2025
Donald “Don” L. Swayze (’59)
Nov. 14, 2025
1960s
Mary Anna (Billups) Andrews (’60, ’77) July 18, 2025
Jimmy “Jim” Wayne Davenport (’60, ’68) March 12, 2026
James Luther Evans (’60, ’63) Dec. 28, 2025
William “Bill” Joseph Feehan (’60) Jan. 15, 2026
Claire “Babe” A. Fritz (’60) May 13, 2025
Juanita “Johnnie” (Britton) Gilpin (’60, ’64) Dec. 14, 2017
Phyllis Jean (Osborn) Kalin (’60) Jan. 5, 2026
James “Jim” Alexander Keller Jr. (’60) March 19, 2026
James “Jim” Phillip McClellan (’60) June 27, 2025
J. Gordon Pasley (’60) March 5, 2026
Elmer “E.G.” Gene Squires (’60, ’61) June 15, 2025
Bonnie Jean (Lansdown) Blattner (’61) July 9, 2025
Gary Joe Booher (’61, ’66) Feb. 7, 2026
Jane Ellen Byrd (’61) May 17, 2025
Jane Louise (Lawing) Greer (’61) Aug. 27, 2025
Mary Sue (Shuck) Mudd (’61) Nov. 11, 2025
Allen “Bud” George O’Dell (’61) April 14, 2026
Larry Leo Overturf (’61, ’63) Nov. 28, 2025
Harry “H.A.” Walmsley (’61, ’62) Aug. 2, 2025
Allen Richard Church (’62, ’68) Dec. 30, 2025
Kenneth “Mike” Michael Evans (’62) Jan. 27, 2026
George Raymond Galvin (’62) Feb. 13, 2026
Judith “Judy” Ann (Wafler) Hart (’62) Dec. 20, 2025
James “Ed” Edsel Judd (’62) Jan. 11, 2026
Vicki “Karen” (Richards) Miller (’62) Feb. 2, 2022
Larry John Raid (’62)
Jan. 9, 2026
Gordon D. Anderson (’63)
Oct. 21, 2025
Larry Dale Crim (’63, ’70, ’76)
Dec. 7, 2025
Larry E. Easterday (’63, ’65)
March 11, 2026
Judith “Judie” Melinda (Simpson) Ellis (’63)
Feb. 5, 2026
Larry Gene Jackson (’63)
Dec. 17, 2025
Sandra Jean (Hays) Papendick (’63)
June 27, 2025
Linda Ann (Ciska) Priest (’63)
June 12, 2025
Jennifer “Jenny” Sue (Wells) Secker (’63)
March 24, 2026
Thomas Richard Sommerkamp (’63, ’68)
April 20, 2026
Elaine Ruth (Walker) Clair (’64)
Sept. 6, 2025
Larry Eugene Collins (’64, ’65)
Dec. 22, 2025
Donna “Jeanie” Jean (Triplett) Daniel (’64)
Dec. 27, 2020
Alice “Jeanette” (Wester) Johnson (’64)
Aug. 31, 2025
Jerry Morris Kelley (’64)
Oct. 4, 2025
Walter Junior Schroeder (’64, ’65)
Aug. 27, 2025
Robert “Bob” Franklin Snell (’64)
Oct. 1, 2025
Karen Ruth (Jacobs) Strang (’64)
Aug. 14, 2025
Carolyn Sue (Hanna) Wilson (’64)
Jan. 23, 2026
Jack Bain (’65)
Nov. 8, 2025
“Startle” Don Barnes (’65, ’66)
Sept. 18, 2025
Brenda Lynne Bell (’65)
Sept. 18, 2025
Barbara Ann Dunham (’65)
Jan. 12, 2026
Marshall “Wayne” Eckhardt (’65)
April 5, 2018
Joseph Bernard Galkowski (’65)
May 9, 2025
Janet “Jan” Agnes Bertha (Printy) Kennedy (’65, ’67)
July 22, 2025
Janet E. (Dutemple) Lamser (’65)
Oct. 6, 2025
Donald Ace Morgan (’65)
Sept. 13, 2025
Joseph “Joe” Ragona Jr. (’65, ’68)
March 21, 2026
Idell L. (Sandford) Thompson (’65)
July 15, 2024
Tommy Joe Chenoweth (’66, ’85)
Nov. 2, 2025
Loran K. Hein (’66)
May 29, 2025
Cherie Ann (Baugh) Hopson (’66)
July 6, 2025
Larry Dean Hyde (’66)
Feb. 8, 2026
Betty Jean (Richardson) Judd (’66)
March 20, 2022
Georgia Ruth (Hershey) Lenderman (’66)
Nov. 24, 2024
Kenneth “Ken” Henry Nelson (’66)
Dec. 18, 2025
David Douglas Ridge (’66)
Nov. 13, 2025
Ronald “Ron” E. Rush (’66)
June 4, 2025
Linda L. (Rust) Walsh (’66)
April 8, 2026
Judy (Harris) Willingham (’66)
Jan. 18, 2026
Mary Elaine (Osterfoss) Barnard (’67)
Oct. 10, 2025
Junior “Zeke” Berlone Beranek (’67)
June 8, 2025
David Lee Corrick (’67, ’72)
July 11, 2025
Jim “Jimmie” Dale Davis (’67)
Aug. 12, 2025
Zelwin “Zel” B. Eaton (’67, ’69)
July 7, 2025
Robert B. Frost (’67)
July 18, 2025
Harold “Harry” H. Gieselman (’67)
March 10, 2026
Gerald Everett Hatch (’67)
Aug. 22, 2025
Nelson Edward Hewgley (’67, ’70)
Feb. 24, 2026
Gary Wendell Kapfer (’67)
June 8, 2025
Janet “Jan” Sue (Flesch) Libby (’67)
Jan. 30, 2026
Nancy Ann (Curtis) Lyon (’67)
Nov. 28, 2025
Elaine Lucille Tolle (’67)
Feb. 10, 2026
Robert “Bob” Augustus Wells (’67, ’68, ’87)
Oct. 5, 2025
Michael Lee Bennett (’68)
Sept. 2, 2025
Edgar “Ed” Lee Berry (’68)
Nov. 3, 2025
Shirley Ann (Swank) Bode (’68)
June 19, 2025
Michael Lee Holder (’68)
Dec. 28, 2025
Larry Kenneth Holman (’68)
Dec. 9, 2025
Larry Robert Hoschek (’68)
Dec. 12, 2025
Gerald “Jay” Browning Lohman Jr. (’68)
Oct. 30, 2025
Paul William Middeke (’68)
Jan. 19, 2026
James “Jim” Phalen (’68)
Jan. 3, 2026
Judith “Judy” Ann Shaffer (’68)
July 6, 2025
David Anthony Short (’68)
June 15, 2025
Martha “Sally” Fay Staton (’68)
June 10, 2025
David Arthur Thomas (’68, ’74)
April 30, 2025
Dennis “Denny” Eugene Wynn (’68)
July 15, 2025
Lee Merton Adams (’69)
Sept. 3, 2025
Wayne Paul Donnelly (’69, ’72)
April 26, 2025
Diana Lynne (Gronewold) Hamilton (’69, ’70)
March 3, 2026
Kenneth Lee Hoff (’69)
Dec. 10, 2025
Alice “Sherry” Cheryl McNeil (’69)
July 30, 2025
Linda Lee (Montgomery) Myers (’69)
Aug. 23, 2025
Nancy Elaine (Dykstra) Russell (’69)
April 3, 2026
Ron Selkirk (’69) Sept. 19, 2025
Carole Joan (Clermont) Stookey (’69)
June 17, 2024
Jerry O’Dell Sylvara (’69, ’70) Oct. 1, 2025
1970s
Sheryl Diane (Belden) Bewyer (’70)
Nov. 27, 2025
James “Jim” Ralph Brouwer (’70) Oct. 10, 2025
Steven Brent Coram (’70) March 16, 2026
Audrey “Marie” (Hanna) Dyer (’70)
March 23, 2026
Janice M. (Donald) Gentile (’70, ’71)
Aug. 25, 2025
George William Koontz (’70) Aug. 12, 2025
Patricia “Patty Jo” Joan (Lightbody) Long (’70) July 8, 2025
James “Jim” Edward Lorence (’70)
Nov. 20, 2025
Ronald Curtis Mahannah (’70) March 27, 2026
Larry Thomas McGlaughlin (’70, ’72)
April 3, 2026
Cheryl Lynn (Kirtley) Miller (’70, ’72)
Feb. 17, 2026
Cyrus “Cy” E. Robinson (’70) Feb. 21, 2026
Wayne Leon Veach Jr. (’70) May 23, 2025
Max Eugene Argo (’71) Jan. 25, 2026
Alan Clyde Becker (’71) March 31, 2025
William “Bill” R. Beucke (’71) Aug. 26, 2024
Charles Urban Brown Jr. (’71) Dec. 17, 2025
Charles “Skip” Lee Eikleberry (’71) Oct. 7, 2025
Howard “Neal” Hoyt (’71) March 15, 2026
Daniel “Dan” H. Kinsinger (’71) June 6, 2025
Robert Michael Levy (’71, ’74) April 13, 2026
Gale Darlene (Huffman) McKiddy (’71, ’72)
Dec. 15, 2025
Charlotte Ann (Killen) Nelson (’71) April 8, 2026
Michael Byron Pemberton (’71) Nov. 7, 2025
James “Jim” Rostello (’71, ’72) Aug. 23, 2025
Gloria Rae (Seitsinger) Spellman (’71)
Feb. 17, 2026
John Henry Suell (’71) Dec. 24, 2025
Carolyn Lee (Oetken) Terrell (’71) Jan. 3, 2026
Gregory “Greg” Roy Tucker (’71)
March 20, 2024
Ronald “Ron” R. Andachter (’72) Nov. 30, 2025
Daniel Paul Fako (’72) Sept. 4, 2025
Kenneth “Ken” Lee Marlin (’72) July 30, 2025
James Wayne McGinness (’72) July 10, 2025
Mary L. (Thompson) Perdue (’72) Feb. 8, 2026
John Terrence Selby (’72) March 2, 2026
Danny “Dan” Joe Springer (’72) Sept. 5, 2025
Gary Wilbur Trimble (’72) Jan. 28, 2026
Lloyd Dean Warner (’72) July 28, 2025
Rick “Ricky” Lee Elkin (’73) April 26, 2025
Susan “Sue” Lynn Scarff Fogle (’73)
April 25, 2025
Margaret Mary (Weber) Gates (’73, ’77)
Nov. 14, 2025
Marilyn Joyce (Joiner) Koehler (’73, ’78, ’84) March 20, 2024
Fred Earl Kooi (’73) March 2, 2026
William David Myers (’73) Jan. 26, 2026
Thomas David Stanek (’73) Nov. 6, 2025
Rowena Carol (Wiggins) Zepp (’73)
Dec. 22, 2025
Richard “Rick” James Ahn (’74) Dec. 23, 2025
John Godlove (’74) May 1, 2025
Janet “Christy” (Head) Gray (’74) Dec. 14, 2025
Julia Ann Haley Hargus (’74) Sept. 4, 2025
Richard “Dick” E. Hawk (’74) March 23, 2026
Katy (Hendrickson) Hutton (’74) Nov. 30, 2025
Dennis Wayne Proctor (’74) May 17, 2025
James “Jim” O. Wigger (’74) Nov. 11, 2025
Cherilyn “Cheri” Ruth (Hickerson) Becker (’75) Oct. 15, 2024
Terrance “Terry” Lynn Benson (’75)
Nov. 15, 2025
Leslie “Les” Bernard Bruning (’75)
June 17, 2025
Thomas Kent Buckman (’75) March 27, 2024
Mark Anthony Fless (’75) Nov. 24, 2015
Terry John Garlock (’75, ’76, ’79) Aug. 7, 2025
Alan Leroy Koehn (’75) Dec. 24, 2010
Lee Ann (Powell) McCombs (’75) Aug. 6, 2025
Robert Lee Moritz (’75) April 2026
Michael Lynn Prather (’75) March 30, 2019
Robert “Slick” William Schlichter (’75)
April 12, 2025
Joyce Dean (Scurlock) Shelby (’75, ’85)
Dec. 4, 2025
Jorgen “Ski” Enok Skjeveland (’75, ’83)
April 6, 2026
Herbert “Herb” Lee Stanley Jr. (’75)
June 22, 2025
Mary Beth (Henderson) Stanley (’75)
Dec. 14, 2019
Loretta “June” Stark (’75) March 24, 2026
David Albert Volesky (’75) March 15, 2020
Otis Leon Williams Jr. (’75) May 13, 2014
Lawrence Donald French (’76) Jan. 26, 2026
Thomas “Tom” Lee Gillespie (’76) Sept. 7, 2025
Patricia “Patty” Ann (Wood) Langdon (’76)
May 3, 2021
Terrence Edward McNally (’76)
Dec. 9, 2025
Keith A. Pogemiller (’76)
May 31, 2025
Ralph Henry Burdett (’77)
Oct. 4, 2025
George “Greg” Gregory Chase (’77)
July 12, 2025
Janis Dee (Guthrie) Ford (’77)
May 11, 2025
Mark Philip Hazlewood (’77)
March 22, 2026
Douglas C. Porter (’77)
Feb. 10, 2026
Marc William Romine (’77, ’80) April 9, 2025
Don Craig Sager (’77) May 5, 2025
James Marion Scudder (’77) Sept. 23, 2025
William “Dennis” Sidwell (’77) Dec. 25, 2025
David Paul Bahr (’78) Sep. 27, 2023
Daniel Lynn Gillespie (’78) Sept. 13, 2025
Barbara Elizabeth (Burghoff) Graham (’78)
May 24, 2025
Bruce Alan Hall (’78) July 28, 2025
Michael David Pence (’78) March 19, 2022
James “Jim” Cline Perry (’78) Sept. 3, 2025
Robert “Bob” Wayne Perry (’78) July 30, 2025
Bernadette Ann Scherder (’78, ’81)
Aug. 9, 2023
Gerald “Jerry” Alan Moenster (’79, ’83)
Oct. 11, 2025
Richard “Dick” Francis Radel (’79) Aug. 4, 2022
William “Willy” Stout Richmond (’79)
Dec. 18, 2025
1980s
Bryan Lewis Baum (’80) May 29, 2025
Jeffrey “Jeff” Mark Brawner (’80) Nov. 3, 2025
Carol Jean (Fowler) Dage (’80, ’82)
Sept. 20, 2025
David Joe Fleak (’80) Feb. 24, 2026
Elaine Susan Hanna (’80) June 14, 2025
Helen Ruth (Foster) Harder (’80) Jan. 17, 2026
Thomas Francis McGuire (’80) Aug. 29, 2025
Martha Douglas Rowe (’80) Dec. 5, 2025
James “Jim” Ray Young (’80) March 12, 2026
Francis “Patrick” Decker (’81) Feb. 24, 2025
Suzanne “Terry” (Steinlage) Ekland (’81)
April 5, 2026
Jacqueline “Jackie” Kay Sloan (’81)
March 10, 2026
Shari Lynne (Mitts) Bibbs (’82)
Sept. 8, 2025
Anne (Waugh) Brown (’82)
Sept. 22, 2025
John Guy Cochrane (’82)
March 29, 2026
Bruce Elroy Lindberg (’82)
June 18, 2025
George Bernard Peters (’82)
May 13, 2025
William “Bill” Edward Rees (’82)
May 26, 2025
Kelly James Royse-Keefe (’82)
July 28, 2025
Vicki Ann (Christensen) Schlievert (’82)
Dec. 9, 2025
Victoria “Vicki” Catherine (Mc Parlane) Szeremeta (’82)
Jan. 9, 2025
Jacquelyn “Jackie” (Steers) Baugher (’83)
Dec. 22, 2025
Phyllis Ann (Parrish) Mallett (’83)
Nov. 25, 2025
Julia Ann (Sparks) Riley (’83)
Dec. 28, 2015
Carol Marie (Owings) Anfinson (’84, ’87)
Nov. 26, 2025
Marsha Ann (Gerstenschlager) Wiggins (’84)
July 14, 2025
Patsy Lee (Hummel) Booth (’85)
May 8, 2023
Angela “Angie” Lee Colbert-Martin (’85)
Jan. 20, 2026
Ronald “Ron” Jeffrey Collins (’85)
Nov. 7, 2025
Keith O. Dorenkamper (’85)
Dec. 30, 2025
Steven Edward Mosinski (’85)
Aug. 1, 2025
Jayne Evalani (Blackstad) Spangler (’85)
Aug. 20, 2025
Milous Louis Meadows (’86)
Nov. 12, 2025
Jacob “Ronnie” Ronald Peterson (’86)
March 5, 2026
Michael “Mike” Glen Steffensmeier (’86)
June 5, 2025
Anita Rose Veasley (’86)March 7, 2025
Raelene G. (Casatta) Derrieux (’87)
May 26, 2025
Denise C. (Vineyard) Poland (’87)
Jan. 14, 2026
Lenny J. Kness (’88)
July 13, 2025
Max Albert Reinig (’88)
April 14, 2026
1990s
Ruth Helen (Schaefer) Grimwood (’90)
June 12, 2025
Roger Jennings Hawkins (’92) June 30, 2025
Leisel Jackle Emry (’93) March 28, 2026
Kenneth “Ken” Michael Meier-Kraus (’93)
May 21, 2025
Lori Ann (Koch) Shook (’93) July 21, 2025
Johann Arnason (’94) Oct. 27, 2025
Kerry M. (Clark) Dobereiner (’94) July 22, 2025
Rachel Elizabeth (Davidson) Puckett (’94)
May 7, 2025
Carleta Pauline (Bunch) Hawkins (’95)
Aug. 13, 2025
Christopher “Chris” John Peters (’95)
April 3, 2026
Jenifer Anne Ponder (’96) April 30, 2025
Andrew J. Revell (’96) June 19, 2025
2000s
Matthew Thomas Doyle (’00, ’02)
Jan. 17, 2026
Shawn Randall Slick (’00) Sept. 16, 2025
Meghan Leann Goodwin (’05) Sept. 18, 2025
Alicia Jean “A.J.” Barks (’06) Dec. 20, 2025
Stacy Liane Peter (’06, ’08) March 1, 2026
Matthew “Matt” Alan Siemer (’06)
Dec. 13, 2025
Jessica “Jessi Mausi” Anne Chenault (’07)
Feb. 2, 2026
Julia “Julie” Kathleen O’Connor (’07)
Jan. 30, 2026
2010s
Amber Nicole Martin (’12) Jan. 16, 2026
Friends
Chester “Gordon” Bell May 17, 2024
David Anderson Blanton III May 13, 2025
Barbara Beth (White) Chambers Oct. 21, 2025
James “Jim” F. Conway Nov. 25, 2025
William “Bill” Horace Crandall Jr.
June 30, 2024
Timothy Duperron Feb. 17, 2023
Jimmy “J. Dean” Dean Fitzpatrick Nov. 3, 2025
Charles R. Giovannini May 9, 2025
Kenneth “Kenny” Dee Jackson Feb. 15, 2023
Belle A. Knight Oct. 16, 2022
Samuel Lewis Kraus Dec. 10, 2024
Russell “Russ” Frank Marshall Dec. 29, 2025
Richard “Dick” Sims Pryor Sept. 1, 2024
Michael John Ready July 29, 2024
Paulie Andrew Schmitz Sept. 12, 2022
Jacquelyn Virginia Settlage Oct. 29, 2025
Jerree A. Stroh Dec. 24, 2023
Faculty and Staff
Jane Ellen Byrd (’61) May 17, 2025
Veronica Catherine Buben Aug. 2, 2025
John Guy Cochrane (’82) March 29, 2026
Jacqueline Collett July 22, 2025
Roberta Mary DeStefano Sept. 10, 2025
Catherine “Cathy” J. (Bratek) Dvorak
May 11, 2025
Zelwin “Zel” B. Eaton (’67, ’69) July 7, 2025
Marilyn Gladys (Barber) Gibbons Jan. 5, 2026
Glen Edgar Giboney Oct. 7, 2025
Steven H. Klein April 22, 2026
Ronald Allen Knight Sr. May 3, 2025
Patrick Lecaque Oct. 11, 2025
Clayton Alan Marshall Feb. 26, 2023
Jane Alston Maxwell Aug. 5, 2025
Bertha “Joyce” (Erwin) McVay Nov. 28, 2025
Gerald Ray McVay July 7, 2025
Wilma Addlene (Johnson) Newman
April 26, 2023
Robert “Bob” L. Perry March 17, 2026
Ben Eugene Pitney (’55, ’62) May 22, 2025
Pamela “Pam” Jo (Graber) Ryan Aug. 17, 2025
James “Jim” Bertrand Schneider Jr.
Nov. 25, 2025
Dorothy Helen (King) Selby March 2, 2026
Linda Carol (Millsap) Shada May 5, 2025
Lori Ann (Koch) Shook (’93) July 21, 2025
Harry “H.A.” Walmsley (’61, ’62) Aug. 2, 2025
Gene Carroll Wunder Sept. 25, 2025
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