We are sorry to announce that Wayne Schaub ’60 of Anacortes, Washington passed away on January 31, 2017.
Category Archives: Obituaries
Patterson (Pat) Curtis ’60 – In Sympathy
Lee Short ’44
Lee Short ’44, Director of Admissions from 1952-1978, passed away on January 4th. Services for Lee will be held Thursday, January 12 at 10:30 a.m. at Wesley United Methodist Church. An obituary will be published in The Pantagraph on Sunday.
Please join me in offering sympathy to Lee’s wife, Phyllis, his children, and his nephew Trey.
Lee’s many contributions to Illinois Wesleyan are chronicled in this IWU Magazine article from 2010.
You may read his obituary here.
Robert “Bob” Denny Kennedy ’60
Robert “Bob” Denny Kennedy ’60, age 79, of Pekin passed away at 8:40 p.m. Saturday, December 31, 2016, at the Villas of Holly Brook in Pekin. A sports fanatic, he had been captain of the football team at Illinois Weslyan University. You may read his obituary here.
Harry Lovell ’60
We are sorry to announce longtime IWU Advancement employee (retired) Harry Lovell ’60, passed away on Christmas morning after fighting cancer for just a few short weeks. Harry served the Advancement Office for 28 years. He had a special kind of enthusiasm for life and will be missed by his family and friends.
Carolyn Louise (Holcomb) Griffith ’61
Carolyn Louise (Holcomb) Griffith of Indianapolis, died Tuesday, Dec. 13, 2016, in Franklin, IN.
You can read her obituary here.
Reverend Gregory Dell ’67
After battling Parkinson’s for more than 10 years, Reverend Gregory Dell ’67 passed away on October 30, 2016.
Please click on the following link http://um-insight.net/in-the-church/ordained-ministry/champion-of-inclusion-rev-gregory-dell-dies/
In addition, columnist Mary Schmich wrote about Reverend Dell in the Chicago Tribune. Please click on the following link
Bonnie R. Price ’65
We are sorry to announce that Bonnie R. Price passed away on August 27, 2016.
Please click on the following link for her obituary.
http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/name/bonnie-price-obituary?pid=1000000181220918
Patricia E (Sibbert) Wise ’67
We are sorry to announce that Patricia E (Sibbert) Wise passed away May 5, 2016.
Please click on the following for her obituary
http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/name/patricia-wise-obituary?pid=1000000179908783
Paul Cutlip ’69
We are sorry to announce that Paul Cutlip ’69 passed away on April 9, 2013.