Ruth Guess ’53 passed away July 19, 2015.
You can view a link to her obituary here.
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Vera Marie (Joern) Kerler ’56
IWU Socks – 2 Weeks Only
Show your Titan Pride!
From now through July 31, you can receive a pair of Illinois Wesleyan socks with your gift of $25 or more. All proceeds, unless otherwise designated, will support current students through the Wesleyan Fund.
These limited edition socks are only available through the end of the month.
Get yours by making a gift of $25 or more at titanpride.org/socks today!
(This offer only applies to individuals who make a gift of $25 or more by July 31. Limit 1 pair per donor.
Per IRS regulations, the $10 cost of the socks is not tax-deductible.)
Keith Vernon ’50
We are sorry to announce that Keith Vernon ’50 passed away May 16, 2016. A link to his obituary is below.
Harry Lovell ’58
Five Wesleyan grads participated in two joint barbershop shows in Danville on April 9. Bloomington’s Sound of Illinois chorus and Danville’s chorus performed separately and together in the finale.
From left: Danville director Jim Beebe ’61; and Bloomington members Harry Lovell ’58, Jim Stahly ’61, Tim Calhoun ’67, and Byron Blair ’70. Both Stahly and Blair are former Bloomington directors.
Ronald Bell ’59
All In For Wesleyan
Donald L. Zimmerman ’51
Norma Andersen ’59
Norma Jean Leben Andersen ’59, age 77, formerly of Bloomington, passed away Oct. 8, 2015, at home after a long illness. She is survived by her sister, Helen Duncan of Roodhouse, IL. She was preceded in death by her husband, Daniel Andersen; her parents, August E. Leben and Grace Dolly Batton; four brothers; and four sisters. Norma graduated from Bloomington High School and received her bachelor’s and master’s degrees from Illinois Wesleyan University and Illinois State University in the field of music. She taught junior high music and was a master music arranger and judge for the Sweet Adelines for more than 30 years. She was an avid fan of the Chicago Bears and Cubs. She loved her schnauzers and owned seven of them in her lifetime.
A link to the obituary can be found here.
Marilyn (Lumb) Gildersleeve ’57
Marilyn (Lumb) Gildersleeve ’57, 80, passed away peacefully on February 29, 2016 at home in Framingham MA. Raised in Grand Rapids, Michigan, she studied speech and theatre from the age of 6 and she majored in drama and speech for a Bachelor of Fine Arts at Illinois Wesleyan University in 1957, where she was a member of Kappa Delta sorority. She had major leadership roles and a membership in many honorary groups on campus. She got her Master’s Degree in radio and television at Indiana University.
Over the years Marilyn performed one-woman shows, taught speech privately and performed in numerous plays. Her working career has been in many different fields: radio, television, newspaper reporting, school administrative work and other varied business operations. Some years ago, she retired from Fay School where she worked in Development and the Dean of Students. For many years she worked as an ESL volunteer instructor. As a hobby, Marilyn clowned for fairs, schools, parades, and other events.