John H. Nisbet ’50 passed from this life on Tuesday, January 29, 2013.  He served the United States Army during WW II. He was a newspaper editor and writer for the Washington (D.C.) Star, the Bellows Falls (VT) Times, and the New Britain (CT) Herald. In 1959-60, he built Tamarack Lodge, a resort hotel at Mt. Snow, VT, which he owned and managed for 25 years before retiring.

Flavin (Stine) Marilyn ’50 passed away on April 24, 2020 in Minneapolis. She was an educator, musician and artist. She was a member of Prairie Community Church, and went on several missionary trips in her life. Read the full obituary here. 

Grace DuMond ’46 passed away on October 11, 2018. She was born in Canton, Illinois on May 26, 1925. She graduated top of her class in Illinois Wesleyan, majoring in Chemistry, and had three children after marrying Charles DuMond. She was one of the first women to attend Notre Dame University in the Master of Arts in Teaching Program. She is survived by her children, grandchildren, great-grandchildren, and nieces and nephews. Read the full obituary here.

James Reid ’49 passed away on June 5th, 2017 at the age of 49. He received his PhD in Religious Studies at Harvard University in 1965 and also conducted research at the University of Tokyo and College de France in Paris. He had an extensive career of teaching and was the founder of the Japanese Journal of Religious Studies. Read more here.

Virginia Langellier ’45 passed away on April 4, 2020. She was born on November 17, 1924 in Kankakee, Illinois. She is survived by her sons, grandchildren, great-grandchildren, and siblings. She was a member of the Women’s Business Association, Retired Teachers Association, Daughters of the American Revolution, The First United Methodist Church, and the Delta Kappa Gamma Teachers Society. Read the full obituary here.

     We regret to inform you that Janet L. (Thompson) Andrews, 82, died on Monday, May 18, 2020. Janet received a bachelor’s degree in Biology from Illinois Wesleyan in Bloomington in 1959, She taught elementary school at Pearce before moving to a career in banking. You may read her full obituary here. 

We are saddened to inform you of the passing of John Talbot ‘58. John passed away on July 16, 2020. Here is his full obituary.