Bret Borner ’69 passed away on December 16, 2019. Read the full obituary here.
Bret Bortner ’69
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Grace Ellen (Groves) Oldham ’67
Grace passed away on May 28th, 2019 in Asheville, North Carolina. She was born in New Jersey on July 6, 1945, and is survived by her father, brothers, sister, nephew and nieces. Read the full obituary here.
Gayle Bruch Rein ’62
Gayle Bruch Rein, BA IWU 1962 and MA in Expository Writing from U. Iowa. After retiring from teaching composition and literature for 30 years at Geneseo High School and Black Hawk College, she began a new career researching, writing, and giving Power Point programs about local history. In 2004 she wrote a chapter in the history book Grand Excursions on the Upper Mississippi River (U of Iowa Press) about 19th century logging in Wisconsin and the rafting of logs to Upper Mississippi River sawmills.
In 2020, she (age 80) published Artist Edwin Willard Deming, A Biography (1860–1942 : From Childhood a Passion to Paint Native American Traditions. Growing up on a Geneseo, IL prairie farm, he became acquainted with Winnebago children, whose families in the winter came down from Wisconsin to hunt and fish near the Deming farm. This experience influenced him to dedicate his life to capturing in his art Native American Indian traditions. In addition to the Sioux, Crow, and Blackfeet, his friends included artist Fredrick Remington and President Theodore Roosevelt.
Richard Jenkins ’69
Richard Jenkins ’69 will appear in three feature films slated for release in 2020. Richard stars in the crime comedy-drama Kajillionaire and comedy The Last Shift, both of which premiered at the Sundance Film Festival in January 2020. Richard will also star in The Humans, a comedy currently in post-production. He was filming Nightmare Alley this spring when production was suspended due to the COVID-19 pandemic. In the photo below, he pictured to the right in his role in The Last Shift.
Lynne (Ehrhart) Lewis ’67
Lynne (Ehrhart) Lewis ’67 passed away on December 5th, 2019. She was born May 20, 1945 in Great Falls, Montana. She is survived by her husband, mother-in-law, daughters, grandchildren and great grandchildren. Read the full obituary here.
Judy (Naylor) Sinn ’62
Judy (Naylor) Sinn ’62 passed away on November 1, 2019. She was born on April 24, 1940. She majored in art education at Illinois Wesleyan and taught for years in Palatine, Illinois. Read the full obituary here.
Hal Graff ‘69
William Richard “Dick” Setchell ’68
William Richard “Dick” Setchell ’68 of Mendota, Illinois, died December 28, 2019. He was 73. Dick studied political science and theology at Illinois Wesleyan, and was a member of Theta Chi. Dick was a farmer and owner of several businesses. He was an avid historian and antique collector, with particular interests in antique firearms and Native American artifacts. He was also invested in passing on family history and traditions. He enjoyed his grandchildren, fishing and debating spiritual or political matters. Dick was a member of Rotary International and was active in church council, church youth groups and confirmation classes. Dick is survived by his wife, two daughters, two stepdaughters, six grandchildren, two siblings, and many nieces and nephews.
Joan (Kaisler) Orth ’61
Joan (Kaisler) Orth ’61 died November 25th, 2019, in Durham, North Carolina. She was 80. Joan was initially a music major, but switched to education and later obtained a master’s degree in reading arts from Cardinal Stritch University, where she taught remedial reading for 10 years before retiring, Joan was an avid Green Bay Packers fan and stockholder. She decided to take up the harp–at age 76–through the Duke University continuing education program. She was a lifelong supporter of classical music in Milwaukee and the Raleigh-Durham area. She is survived by her husband and three children.
Keith Zimmerman ‘67
We are saddened to inform you of the passing of Keith Zimmerman ‘67. Keith passed away on Sunday, June 13, 2020. Here is his obituary.