In Memoriam

Alumni, faculty, staff and friends who have passed away will be fondly remembered by colleagues, family, and loved ones.
In this Section

We profoundly mourn the loss of our faculty, staff, students, alumni and retirees. Each person honored on this site represents someone who is deeply missed and fondly remembered by colleagues, family, and loved ones. This site is by no means comprehensive and is intended as a first step in memorializing those who have passed and their contributions to UW-Stout.

Passings in 2021
Name   Class of Residence
Mary Jane   Kucera Enz 1983  St. Louis Park
John C. Adleman 1906  Minneapolis 
Sutton Beck 1918  Hartford 
Eddie Ken Birch  Ed.D 1959  Peoria
Martin J. Blonde 1960  Oshkosh
Elizabeth “Beth” Denison Rogers 1985  Middleton
Christine Enger 1973  Menomonie 
Patrick “Pat” John Fitzgerald 1973  Rock Hill
Gary Goldbeck 1965  Sullivan
Ester M. Jeatran 1949 Drummond
Charles “Charlie” Kirby 1972  Rochester
Linda S. Krueger 1985  Danbury
Christina Larsen 1912  New Orleans
Jack Ramie Lewis Jr. 1967  Smith Mountain Lake
Dale Lundgren 1980  Valencia
Richard “Dick” Lynn Martzke 1973  Shawano
Margaret Meisner 1950  Wauwatosa
John Mihalko 1962  Pulaski
Merlin Moore 1950  Medina
La Vonne Nelson 1965  La Crosse
Tom Onken 1982  Franklin
Thomas Ott 1968  Hughesville
Hubert Harvey “Snick” Quicker Jr. 1973  Marshfield
Larry Schneider 1971  Menomonie 
LeRoy “Roy” Schneider 1965  Malone
Joan M. Schuster 1974  Tomah
Cheryl Seegers Cizek 1970  Warrenville
Benjamin “Franky Calzone” Seubert 1919  Andover
William Starks 1964  Lakeland
Gary G. Thompson 1963  Greenfield 
James Young 1953  Chippewa Falls
Passings in 2020
Name   Class of Residence
Carolyn Marie Barnhart 1974  Menomonie
Steven Brenegan 1969  Godfrey
Margaret L. Chastan 1964  Menomonie 
Susan De Keuster 1968  St. Paul 
Michael James Ehrmann 1974  Milwaukee
Alan Eke 1958  Blaine
Carlton Ericksen 1947  Carol Stream
Ruth Mary Kelly Fleming 1953  Gays Mills
Richard E. Fogal 1987  La Crosse 
Deryl Frey 1994  Ashland
Robert Gannon 1960  Marinette
David C. Goetzinger 1972  Dubuque
Walter W. Graumann 1964  Dubuque
Peggy Handlos Johnson 1959  Centuria 
Diane E. Hanson 1959  Madison
Stephen Edwin Hill 1968  Cottage Grove
James “Jim” L. Indihar 1959  Dubuque
Steve Krumenauer 1994  Ostego
Choua Lee Yang 1996  Blaine
Bradley R. Lewis 1982  Berry township
Dellmont Robert Lindbloom 1949  Sister Bay
Patrick Lofteness 1905  Eau Claire
Margaret “Maggie” Machesky 1975  Downsville
Susan “Sue” McDonald Phillippi 1976  Powell
Robert McNallie 1972  Verona 
James Nelson 1968  Nashotah
Shirley A. Nooyen 1948  Sacramento
Arlene Pick Johnson 1948  Janesville
Charles Pinkepank 1961  Wausau 
James R “Jim” Polarski 1967  Milton
Charles “Chuck” Schaaf Jr. 1981  Chetek
Gerald Schneck 1970  Mankato
Charle Sendecke 1975  Elgin
Kay Seyforth Faulkner 1958  Mondovi 
Joan Mari Splawski 1993  Nasewaupee
Richard Tiede 1960  San Jose
James Wickman 1982  Salt Lake City
John Clyde Williams 1977  Freeland
Passings before 2020
Name   Class of Passed in Residence
Anita B. Matthew 1946 2015  Plano
Randy Roy Rinehart 1986 2017  Evansville
Deborah Wiedrich Ruemler 1974 2017  Tulsa
Kay Daniels Perkins 1975 2018  Wausau 
Lewis Mallow 1951 2019  Chippewa Falls

Faculty and Staff Passings 2020-2021

Eunice I. Freeberg, 87, of Colfax, died May 29, 2020. She started in 1982 at the UW-Stout Purchasing Department, retiring in 1997.

Steven P. Terry, 63, of Menomonie, died June 2, 2020. He retired from UW-Stout in 2015 as an associate professor of health and physical education. He served as athletic director from 1994 to 2007 and started at UW-Stout in 1980.

Roger H. Klukas, 87, of Menomonie, died June 7, 2020. He worked in the maintenance department at UW-Stout for about 25 years, retiring in 1997.

Brian Fitch, 75, of Rocky Mount, N.C., died July 3, 2020. He retired from UW-Stout in July 2015 as a professor in the English and philosophy department.

William M. Zinsil Jr., 84, of Menomonie, died Aug. 21, 2020. He was a building maintenance helper at UW-Stout for 18 years. He retired in 2004.

Warren C. Bowlus, 90, of The Villages, Fla., died Aug. 26, 2020. He was athletic director from 1981-89 and retired from UW-Stout in 1989.

William Schulman, 91, of Menomonie, died Aug. 26, 2020. He was hired in 1966 at UW-Stout to create the art education program, where he taught until he retired in 1992.

William P. Burns, 91, of Menomonie, died Dec. 10, 2020. He was athletic director from 1971-81 and retired from UW-Stout in 1992 as an associate professor in the physical education and athletics department.

Jack B. Sampson, 92, of Menomonie, died Feb. 22, 2021. He retired from UW-Stout in 1990 as a professor in the School of Industry and Technology. He taught at UW-Stout for 33 years.

Lola M. Thompson, 88, of Menomonie, died March 22, 2021. She retired from UW-Stout in April 1996 after working at the university for over 30 years in clerical positions.

Mehar Arora, 92, of the San Francisco Bay area, died April 30, 2021. He retired from UW-Stout in January 2005 after nearly 40 years as a professor in the industrial management department.

Ambrose “Gary” Searle, 87, of Palm City, Fla., died May 12, 2021. He retired from UW-Stout in 1994 as a professor and program director in marketing education.

Nasser Hadidi, 77, of Colfax, passed away Aug. 16, 2020. Hadidi was a statistics professor at UW-Stout for more than 30 years, retiring in 2015. He was a current senior lecturer at the university.