The UW Oshkosh Alumni Relations Office has received the following death notices:
’40s
Eileen (Perkins) Loef (EHS) ’41, Grayslake, Illinois, Dec. 22, 2018
’50s
Aileen Marie (Flanagan) Fritz (EHS) ’51, Howard, Dec. 13, 2018
Joanne Marie (Shepro) Kahl (EHS) ’58, Waupun, Nov. 22, 2018
Ann (Richter) Horner-Leestma (EHS) ’50, Fond du Lac, Dec. 2, 2018
Reinhard Schmidt (EHS) ’58, Oshkosh, Dec. 17, 2018
Stanley Spanbauer (EHS) ’59, (MSE) ’67, Oshkosh, Dec. 18, 2018
’60s
Stuart Bowman (EHS) ’66, Wittenberg, Jan. 1, 2019
James Burdett (B) ’68, The Villages, Florida, Dec. 14, 2018
Richard Dufek (EHS) ’63, (MSE) ’72, Sturgeon Bay, Dec. 8, 2018
Duane Ebert (EHS) ’66, Greenleaf, Dec. 16, 2018
Donald Everman (LS) ’63, Beaver Dam, Dec. 10, 2018
Marie Gartman (EHS) ’64 and (MSE) ’69, Oshkosh, Dec. 16, 2018
Carol Mae Gruetzmacher (EHS) ’64, New London, Nov. 3, 2018
Anton “Tony” Hopfinger (EHS) ’66, Lake Forest, Illinois, Dec. 5, 2018
Jeanine (Thompson) Johnson ’68, Brooklyn Park, Minnesota, Nov. 12, 2018
Judith (Kempf) Kamrath (LS) ’64, Omro, Jan. 9, 2019
Nancy Jean (Hensel) McComis (EHS) ’68, Alpharetta, Georgia, Nov. 19, 2018
Louise Natrop (EHS) ’68, (MSE) ’76, Kaukauna, Dec. 27, 2018
John Schermitzler (EHS) ’68, Neillsville, Dec. 27, 2018
Beverly (Polansky) Sorenson (LS) ’61, Racine, Jan. 10, 2019
John Tessner (EHS) ’67, Saint Paul, Minnesota, Nov. 27, 2018
Helen Ruth Thompson (EHS) ’62, Lodi, Dec. 30, 2018
’70s
Grant Backey (LS) ’78, Madison, Nov. 19, 2018
Martin Boerst (MST) ’75, Manitowoc, Dec. 2, 2018
Kathleen Feller (MA) ’73, Appleton, Jan. 2019
Opal Griffiths (EHS) ’72, Ripon, Nov. 23, 2018
Michael Kramer (MBA) ’78, Wausau, Nov. 26, 2018
Rodney “Rocky” Meidam (EHS) ’76, Athelstane, Dec. 17, 2018
Ann Strutz (EHS) ’72, Little Chute, Jan. 2, 2019
Brian Thompson (LS) ’76, Appleton, Dec. 17, 2018
’80s
Robert Bartol (LS) ’83, Berlin, Nov. 21, 2018
Candace Brosowsky (LS) ’84, Washington D.C., Dec. 26, 2018
Catherine Gimse-Owen (LS) ’83, Mount Horeb, Dec. 14, 2018
’90s
Wayne Binversie (EHS) ’99, Oshkosh, Jan. 10, 2019
Craig Elliott (LS) ’98, Kaukauna, Nov. 17, 2018
George Krause (LS) ’91, Waupaca, Jan. 12, 2019
Angela Schmidt (B) ’99, Appleton, Dec. 26, 2018
’00s
Ryan Derber (B) and (LS) ’02, Pickett, Dec. 3, 2018
Ashley (Smith) Wondra (EHS) ’09, Campbellsport, Dec. 23, 2018
Faculty, Staff and Friends
Gerald Bloesl (LS) ’77, Oshkosh, 1978–2008, UW Oshkosh coordinator of student activities, Reeve Union, Nov. 17, 2018
Neil Harriman, Oshkosh, 1964-2008, UW Oshkosh emeritus biology professor, Dec. 7, 2018
Alfred Kisubi, Oshkosh, 1992-present, UW Oshkosh human services leadership professor, Dec. 30, 2018
ABBREVIATION KEY
COLLEGES
• AAS — Associate of Arts and Science Degree
• B — Business
• EHS — Education and Human Services
• LLCE — Lifelong Learning and Community Engagement
• LS — Letters and Science
• N — Nursing
GRADUATE DEGREES
• DNP — Doctor of Nursing Practice
• EdD — Doctor of Education
• GMBA — Global Master of Business Administration
• MA — Master of Arts
• MBA— Master of Business Administration
• MPA — Master of Public Administration
• MS — Master of Science
• MSE — Master of Science in Education
• MSN — Master of Science in Nursing
• MST — Master of Science in Teaching
• MSW — Master of Social Work
If you know of a classmate, family member or other UW Oshkosh friend who has passed away, email alumni@uwosh.edu or call the Alumni Relations Office at (877) UWO-ALUM or (920) 424-3449.