We are sorry to say that Donald Kreibich ’61 has passed away.

You can read his obituary here.

Rogera Mefford passed away on October 3, 2015. Rogera earned a Bachelor’s Degree in 1960 and a Master’s in Music in 1962 from IWU. She taught music and reading at Venice Elementary School for 30 years. She is survived by a daughter, Winona (Mefford) Patterson and two grandchildren, Megan and Alexander Patterson.

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Stephen J.Huska, 74, passed away on August 4th, 2015 surrounded by his loving family. Steve was the beloved husband of 52 years to Patricia, nee Kubow. Loving father of Scott (Sharon) Huska and Jennifer (Michael) Retelle; cherished grandfather to Grant, Jordon, Jack and Samantha. Brother of Robert (Denise) and the late Marty Huska . Stephen was born on August 12th, 1940 to the late Stephen and Beatrice Huska of Chicago, IL. He graduated from William Howard Taft High school in Chicago in 1958. Steve attended Illinois Wesleyan University and graduated in 1962. Steve had a lifelong love of the outdoors. He loved his trips to Door County, WI where enjoyed spending time fishing with family and friends.

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It is with a heavy heart that I share the information that Bobbie Douglas, a member of Alpha Omicron Pi, passed away August 30, 2015.

Larry D. Phifer, 74, of Mt. Vernon, Illinois passed away on Sunday, August 16, 2015 at Good Samaritan Regional Health Center in Mt. Vernon, Illinois. Larry attended Lincoln Way High School in New Lenox, Illinois and graduated from Gibson City High School. He received his Bachelor of Music Education in 1962, and his Master of Music in 1967, both from Illinois Wesleyan University in Bloomington, Illinois; his Post-Graduate study was at Indiana University in Bloomington, Indiana, Post-Graduate ABD study was at University of Illinois, Urbana, Illinois. During his teaching career he taught students from Kindergarten through Sophomore in College. From 1996-2008 he was Elementary School Teacher and Technology Coordinator, and taught Band, Chorus and Fine Arts at Summerville Grade School, Dodds Grade School and Opdyke-Belle Rive school districts. From 1973-78, he was Chairman of the Arts and Communications Department at Rend Lake College. He was Guest Conductor for the Illinois Music Educators Association All-State District Chorus at SIU-Carbondale and SIU Edwardsville. He successfully wrote for grants totaling over $324,000 for Summerville School. He was a member of the Illinois Music Educators Association, the National Honor Society, Blue Key National Honor and Service Fraternity, Phi Mu Alpha Sinfonia Professional Music Fraternity, Kappa Delta Pi National Honor Fraternity in Education and was recipient of Certificates of Commendation from President Gerald Ford and the Music Educators National Conference for the Rend Lake College Collegiate Choir performance in front of the White House on Memorial Day 1976 for the Bi-Centennial Celebration.

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Phil Danielson ’60 passed away on May 18, 2015.

Mary Lou Cameron Schlichting ’65 passed away on May 15, 2014 in Canton, GA of Pulmonary Fibrosis.  For more information, please read here

Linda Stoltz ’65 passed away Thursday, May 7th, 2015.

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Floyd R. Robison, 71, of Metamora, died at 8:15 a.m. Monday, Feb. 23, 2015, at Washington Christian Village. You may view his obituary here.

Classmate Carol Mavity passed away September 23 In Eden Prairie, Minnesota She was born in Peoria, Illinois and was an elementary school teacher in Denver,Colorado. Her obituary was published in the Estes Park Trail-Gazette on Oct. 18, 2014.