In Memoriam

Alumni

Alice Wessel ’53, ’57, on Dec. 19, 2017.

Helen Ridder, ASC, ’55, ’62, on Dec. 22, 2017.

Beverly Ashford ’55, of Clearwater, KS, on unknown date.

Kitty (Knapp) Akers ’66, on Dec. 11, 2017.

Carol (Koester) Dunlop ’66, on July 9, 2018.

Theresa Ketzner ’66, on Oct. 28, 2017.

Daniel Malone ’68, on Dec. 4, 2017.

Thomas Kennedy ’71, on March 20, 2018.

Deborah “Debbie” Schumaker ’76, ’79, on May 13, 2018.

Stephen Clark Graber ’81, on Jan. 23, 2018.

Denise (Robinson) Kotch ’86, on July 4, 2017.

William “Bill” Buser ’88, on May 18, 2018.

Doris (Gruenbacher) Dick ’91, on Aug. 19, 2017.

Darrell Maneely ’94, on Nov. 16, 2017.

Alonzo Noble ’94, on Jan. 28, 2018.

Rosemary Bartel ’96, on June 20, 2018.

Lorrie Wallentine ’05, on Dec. 30, 2017.

Blake Henry ’06, on July 7, 2018.

Danielle (Gorges) Dick ’08, on April 25, 2018.

Jamie Myers ’14, on Jan. 6, 2018.

Friends of the university

F.M. Gamer, husband of Naomi Gamer 56, on April 21, 2017

Ruth Meyer, Ph.D., former professor at Sacred Heart College, on Jan. 29, 2018.

Yasmeen Salahuddin, sister of Candyce Portley ’17, on Feb. 16, 2018.

Marjorie “Marj” Chance, on March 15, 2018. Marj served on the Newman University Board of Trustees from 1977-1986 and received the Doctor of Humane Letters, honoris causa, degree from Newman in May 2011 for the core value of Academic Excellence.

Robert Austin Wilkins, Sr. Newman University Board of Trustees member from 2000-2006, on March 17, 2018.

Randy Bradley, husband of Lori Bradley ’85, ’16, on March 20, 2018.

Richard Eckberg, father of Timothy Eckberg ’76, on April 6, 2018.

Matthew Klein, husband of Janet (Gunzelman) Klein ’60, on April 12, 2018.

Thomas M. Ruane, Newman Board of Trustees member from 1969-1981 and chair from 1974-1976, on April 29, 2018.

Father of Angie Gumm ’18, Clifford Gumm, on May 13, 2018.

Barbara Wilburn, former Newman employee, on June 9, 2018.

Scott Hiebert, Newman student from 2007-2010 and son of Newman staff member Debbie Edens, on July 11, 2018.

(from left to right:) Lorrie Wallentine ’05, Alonzo Noble ’94, William “Bill” Buser ’88