In Sympathy – Professor Emerita L. Jane Brue

Jane Brue, 84, of Bloomington, passed away Saturday, May 12, 2018 at OSF St. Joseph Medical Center, Bloomington.  A funeral service will be held at 10 a.m. this Friday, May 18, in Evelyn Chapel, with a visitation prior to the service from 9-10 a.m. in the Chapel.

Jane was a nursing professor at Illinois Wesleyan for 21 years, leading many study abroad classes and receiving multiple accolades from students and colleagues. More details on her dedication to her profession, to IWU basketball, and to her family are in her obituary. Our thoughts are with her family at this time.

Christine Kefferstan ’73

We are sorry to inform you of Dr. Christine Kefferstan’s passing (class of ’73) on August 20th. 2014. She was an award-wining classical pianist having performed all over the world, including Belize, London, Rio de Janeiro, Indonesia, Malaysia, Canada, as well as many venues in the United States. She was a tenured Professor of Music at WVU for 35 years.

Here is a link to her obituary.

In Remembrance of 1970s Alumni

We remember the following alumni who have passed and celebrate their lives.

Ms. Linda M. Cwynar ’72 – 8/4/14, The Reverend Kathie A. (Mensendick) Hostetter ’76 – 9/11/17, Mrs. Linda S. Koenigsberg-Holmer ’71 – 7/19/17, Mr. Kevin R. Rustemeyer ’73 – 8/28/17, Mrs. Susan L. (Erkkila) Vacca ’72 – 8/5/08

William Tweedell ’76

We are saddened to announce the passing of William “Bill” Tweedell ’76. Bill passed away on May 4, 2017 of congestive heart failure.  Bill worked in accounting, most recently as Controller at Grand Products in Des Plaines, IL. He is survived by his wife (Cynthia Benn, class of 1976) and two grown children, Rebecca and Matthew (wife Karina).

Bradley Slocum ’75

We are sorry to announce that Bradley Slocum ’75 passed away in 2009. Brad Slocum ’75 was an amazing builder, not only of buildings, but of lives. He built homes and churches as close by as Rockford, and as far away as Trinidad & Tobago and St. Thomas, where he did missions work and hurricane relief. But his trophy was The George Washington Inn in Port Angeles, WA. It is a replica of Mt. Vernon. Check it out at georgewashingtoninn.com. Brad passed away at age 57 of cancer. At the time of his illness and death, he was a teacher of construction at Bob Jones University. This was his favorite job–teaching young men and women what he loved to do! As he worked with these college students, he taught them how to build buildings, but while doing so, he also encouraged them to build their lives for eternity. You may read his obituary here: http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/rrstar/obituary.aspx?pid=137472552