We are sorry to inform you that Thomas Partington ’52 passed away on February 5th, 2019. He was born on August 18, 1927. Read the full obituary here.

I am saddened to inform you of the passing of Virgil Cole ’52, who passed on May 17, 2019, in Mountain Home Arkansas at the age of 92. He was born on January 27, 1927. Virgil married Betty Schabacker in 1958, adnd was an employee for Country Mutual Insurance Co. He was an Army Air Corp veteran and served bravely in World War II. He is survived by his wife, Betty, nieces, newphews, cousins, and his two cats.

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I regret to inform you of the unfortunate passing of Cecilia Nettleton on Thursday, September 12, 2019. Memorial services for Mrs. Nettleton will be held at 3:00 PM Friday, September 20, 2019 at Park Point Village Community Room, 3025 Chesbrough Boulevard Rock Hill, SC 29732. Visitation with family and friends will follow the service. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made in Mrs. Nettleton’s name to Illinois Wesleyan University, Office of Advancement Department, Music Department, 1312 Park Street, Bloomington, Illinois 61702.  You may read her full obituary here.

We regret to inform you that Richard M. King ’53 has passed away.  You may read his obituary here.

We regret to inform you of the passing of William (Bill) E. Mundt. Bill passed away on February 8, 2019. To view his full obituary, click here.

Unfortunately, Louis Polovich ’57 passed away in Guillespie, Illinois on August 28, 2019 at the age of 89. He married Milly Polovich in 1958 and served in the United States Air Force from 1951-1955. Before retiring, Louis was a teacher, prinicpal and coach for Gillepsie Unit School District 7. Louis was a member of Croatian Fraternal Union Lodge 217, Knights of Columbus, Retired Teachers Association, St. Joseph’s Church of Benld, and Plavi Dunav Tamburitzans. He survived by his wife, Milly, seven children, 20 grandchildren, and five great grandchildren.

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I’m saddened to tell you that Gerald Roth ’58 passed away November 10th, 2018 in San Diego, California. He is survived by his wife, Elaine, as well as his daughter, two sons, stepsons, grandchildren and great-grandchildren. He was born on October 22nd, 1929 in Taylorville, Illinois. After graduating from Illinois Wesleyan University, he held a career in Data Processing, founded a computer-onto-microfilm service, created a specialty lighting business (Bulbman Inc.), and retired in 1996. Gerald was one of the first small-business owners to establish a program allowing employees to own stock and one of the first to hire people with physical disabilities. He was a firm believer in equal opportunities for everybody and humanitarian benefits for his employees.

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Gary Conklin ’58 unfortunately passed away on Wednesday, September 12, 2018. He was a resident of Gary, Florida.

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I regret to inform you of the unfortunate passing of Joyce Stoik ’50.

We are sorry to inform you of the passing of Charles McCorkle ’51, who passed away on November 25th, 2018.