IWU Professor of Music, John Joseph McGrosso born November 14, 1915 passed away on February 3, 2017. A memorial service is being planned for the Spring. You may share your remembrances and thoughts with the family here.
Dr. Brent E. Smith, 55, of Bolingbrook, passed away at his home Saturday, December 17, 2016. Funeral Services will be held on Saturday, January 7, 2017: 3:00 pm – at First Christian Church of Carthage, Illinois. Visitation will be held on Saturday, January 7, 2016: 2:00 pm – 3:00 pm at First Christian Church of Carthage, Illinois
We are sorry to announce that Laura Koppenhoefer ’83 passed away on Monday, November 30, 2015 from her battle with cancer dating back to 2011. Laura received her master’s degree from Oregon Health and Science University, and then taught nursing at IWU afterwards. Later, she attended Wartburg Seminary where she earned her Master of Divinity and served as the Pastor of Trinity Lutheran Church from 2003 to 2012.
A link to her obituary can be found here.
Karen Perry ’85, who made a lasting impression as superintendent of the Oakwood school district in Illinois, died on Dec. 5, 2014. You can read more here.
John Fish, who led the Urban Studies Program in Chicago which enabled many IWU undergrads to build an understanding of urban issues, passed away this past week.
Click here for his obituary and details of his memorial service.