We are saddened to announce that Paul Braziller ’52 has passed away. He was born in 1929 in Brooklyn, New York. He served in the Marines during World War II, and had a very strong career in the insurance field. Paul was a generous donor who is survived by his wife, daughters, stepsons, grandchildren, and great grandchildren. Read the full obituary here.

Jane (Sutton) Aussieker ’52 passed away February 24, 2019. She was born on April 25, 1930 in El Paso, IL. She is survived by her children, brother, grandchildren, great-grandchildren, and many nieces and nephews. Read the full obituary here.

I am saddened to report that Dorothy Orlopp ’50 passed away on December 8th, 2019 in Cape Coral, Florida. She was born on July 25th, 1928 in Mount Vernon, New York. She is survived by her sons, step-children, grandchildren, great-grandchildren and husband. Read the full obituary here.

Donald Miller ’50 passed away on January 4th, 2019 in Clinton, Iowa. He was born October 3, 1928 in Carroll County, IL. He daught Band and Voice in Morrison Middle School and Northside School. He is survived by his sisters-in-law, brother-in-law, and numerous nieces and nephews. Read the full obituary here.

James “Bill” Harris ’50 passed away on January 23, 2020. He was born January 1, 1927 and is survived by his wife, three daughters, three grandchildren, one grandchildren numerous nieces and nephews. He was a World War II veteran, a reporter for the Daily Pantagraph, and a State Legislative reporter for the Illinois Chamber of Commerce. Read the full obituary here.

Mary (Parkin) Cotton ’48 passed away on June 21, 2019. She was born on May 3, 1927 and was a resident of Bloomington, IL. Read the full obituary here.

We regret to inform you of the passing of Mary (Thompson) Healy ‘42. Mary passed away on June 26, 2020. Click here to read her full obituary.

Jeanne (Cicciarelli) Centers ’53 died January 11, 2020, in Peoria, Illinois. She was 88. Jeanne was active in Kappa Kappa Gamma and earned a bachelor’s degree in business administration at Illinois Wesleyan. Jeanne was a member of St. Vincent de Paul Catholic Church and the Women’s Guild, serving as its president in 1967-68. She is survived by two children, six grandchildren and seven great-grandchildren.

Jack Snyder ’52 of Bloomington, Illinois died on October 31, 2019. He was 90. Jack remained involved with Illinois Wesleyan throughout his life, through the Illinois Wesleyan Associates and as an adviser to IWU’s recent capital campaign. Jack was known for having developed over 20% of the land area of Bloomington-Normal, Illinois. He also had developments in Champaign, Illinois; Springfield, Illinois; Peoria, Illinois; Pontiac, Illinois; Longboat Key, Florida; and Englewood, Florida. He is survived by his wife, three children, nine grandchildren, 13 great-grandchildren, and his brother, Benjamin Snyder ’53.

We are saddened to inform you of the passing of James Stuckey ‘51.

James Stuckey ’51 of Bloomington, Illinois, died May 1, 2020. He was 93. Jim served in the U.S. Army before his time at Illinois Wesleyan, where he was a member of Sigma Chi. He later studied at the University of Illinois. Jim farmed in northern Ford (Ill.) County for most of his life before moving to Rochester, Illinois, in 2005. He was the county executive director of the Agricultural Stabilization and Conservation Service (ASCS) for Ford County (1961-72) and Iroquois County (1972-92). He was presented the Ford County Progressive Farmers Award in 1958. He was recognized by ASCS with state and national service awards in 1990. Jim was a dedicated public servant who served on the Piper City (Ill.) School and Parkland College boards. He was also on the boards of Piper City Home Guaranty Savings and Loan, Greenbriar Nursing Home and the Ford County Chapter of the American Cancer Society. He was a longtime member of the Rotary Club of Piper City and United Presbyterian Church of Piper City. He volunteered for the Cooperative Extension Service and local 4-H program. Jim enjoyed playing bridge, jigsaw puzzles, word and number games, boating, sailing and skiing. He moved in 2017 to Westminster Village in Bloomington, where he was a member of a vocal group, attended exercise classes, called bingo and worked in the woodshop. He was preceded in death by his first wife Helenjean (Lauterbach) Stuckey ’51, and second wife. He is survived by three children, Randy Stuckey ’75, Charles Stuckey ’77 and Beth (Stuckey) Woodard-Wolfe ’78, 15 grandchildren, 15 great-grandchildren, one sister, and many nieces and nephews.