Our Valpo, Summer 2015

In Memoriam

1930s

Rowena Kreutzberg ’37
Oct. 31, 2003, South Holland, Ill.

Dorothy Stiegemeyer ’39
Nov. 20, 2014, Benzonia, Minn.

1940s

Adele Harrison ’43
Dec. 24, 2014, Sonoma, Calif.

Phyllis Graebner ’45
April 16, 2014, Scottsdale, Ariz.

Milton Schoon ’47
Jan. 18, 2015, Janesville, Wis.

Robert Kraemer ’48
Jan. 14, 2015, North Olmsted, Ohio.

Gordon Schumacher ’48
Oct. 12, 2014, Salem, Ore.

Margaret Glesing ’48
Oct. 24, 2014, Indianapolis.

Leona Burrus ’48
May 19, 2014, Valparaiso, Ind.

Elaine Liening Hanson ’48
Sept. 19, 2014, Scottsdale, Ariz.

Erich Ryll ’49
Nov. 26, 2014, Carmichael, Calif.

Evelyn Miethke ’49 Lightcap
Jan. 4, 2015, Valparaiso, Ind.

1950s

Norman Kettner ’50
Dec. 29, 2014, Salt Lake City.

Robert Banchy ’50
Nov. 14, 2014, Maplewood, Minn.

Karl Speckhard ’50
June 9, 2014, Cottage Grove, Minn.

Donald Shaal ’50
Sept. 4, 2014, Munster, Ind.

Wilma Behnke ’51
Feb. 15, 2015, South Bend, Ind.

Charles Ochs ’52
Jan. 31, 2015, Lancaster, Ohio.

Richard Driessnack ’52
Dec. 14, 2014, Myrtle Beach, S.C.

Harold Ehlers ’52
Nov. 30, 2014, Carroll County, Iowa.

Milton Jenne ’52
March 15, 2013, Fort Washington, Md.

Norman Arnold ’53
Nov. 23, 2014, Bay City, Mich.

Vitold Reey ’53
July 24, 2014, Newport, R.I.

Earl Ferry ’53
Nov. 17, 2014, Waukegan, Ill.

Kenneth Newby ’53
Jan. 22, 2015, Neenah, Wis.

Edward Gustafson ’53
Nov. 20, 2014, Aurora, Ill.

Robert Stout ’54
Oct. 1, 2014, Rancho Mirage, Calif.

Eubert Daniel ’54
Oct. 9, 2010, Indian Harbour Beach, Fla.

William Wood ’54
Aug. 31, 2014, Chesterton, Ind.

Roger Lines ’54
Nov. 10, 2014, Oshkosh, Wis.

Howard Claussen ’55
Jan. 8, 2015, Wilmington, Del.

Richard Steinberg ’55
Nov. 3, 2014, Milwaukee.

Robert Woodrow ’55
Nov. 13, 2014, Phoenix.

Dale Ciciora ’56
Dec. 10, 2014, Valparaiso, Ind.

Fred (Frederick) “Fuzzy” Thurston ’56
Dec. 14, 2014, Green Bay, Wis.

Roland Buchweitz ’56
Nov. 20, 2003, Mount Prospect, Ill.

Phillip Carichoff ’57
Dec. 1, 2014, Valparaiso, Ind.

George Kobzina ’57
Jan. 9, 2015, Romeoville, Ill.

Lois Matz ’57
Feb. 6, 2015, Sherwood, Ore.

Lynn Sackenheim ’57
Feb. 14, 2015, Appleton, Wis.

Robert Clark ’58
May 12, 2014, Freeville, N.Y.

Charles Zandstra ’58
Sept. 21, 2014, Highland, Ind.

Jacklin Lindfors ’58
Dec. 1, 2014, Sun City, Ariz.

Marlynn Senne ’59
Jan. 27, 2015, Valparaiso, Ind.

1960s

Jerry Wright ’60
Jan. 18, 2015, Lake Lure, N.C.

Joanne Trimble ’61
June 30, 2013, Austin, Texas.

Thomas Strieter ’61
April 17, 2014, Forest Park, Ill.

Thomas Granack ’61
Oct. 25, 2014, Munster Ind.

Patricia Olson ’63
Nov. 30, 2014, Apple Valley, Calif.

Rebecca Klug ’63
Nov. 6, 2014, Cottonwood, Ariz.

Robert Ayres ’63
Dec. 24, 2014, Rockville, Md.

William Rock ’64
Jan. 25, 2015, Lewes, Del.

Enita Tekotte ’64
Sept. 8, 2013, St. Louis.

Martha James ’65
Dec. 28, 2014, Hobart, Ind.

Mary Seidel ’65
Nov. 21, 2014, North Brunswick, N.J.

Shirley Kaplan-Blum ’65
April 25, 1993, Northridge, Calif.

Philip Plummer Jr. ’65
Aug. 23, 2014, Hobart, Ind.

Howard Schmid ’65
Oct. 26, 2014, Crown Point, Ind.

Martha “Diane” James ’65
Dec. 28, 2014, Hobart, Ind.

Carol Thieme ’66
Oct. 9, 2014, Fort Wayne, Ind.

David Hildebrand ’66
Dec. 1, 2014, Valparaiso, Ind.

Mary Applegate ’66
Oct. 8, 2014, Nashville, Tenn.

George Weese ’67
June 26, 2000, Boulder, Colo.

Margaret Christensen ’68
Nov. 27, 2014, Lecanto, Fla.

Garold Talley ’68
Jan. 14, 2015, Aurora, Ill.

Ralene Sliter ’68
Jan. 7, 2015, Kalispell, Mont.

Thomas Schramm ’68
June 8, 2013, Cedarburg, Wis.

Elizabeth Luecke ’68 Lartz
Nov. 22, 2013, Lancaster, Pa.

1970s

DuWayne Michaels ’70
Dec. 23, 2014, Chesterton, Ind.

Deborah Nebel ’71
July 5, 2014, Cleveland.

Owen Schneider ’71
Feb. 14, 2015, Valparaiso, Ind.

Bryan Dadlow ’73
Sept. 3, 2003, Mansfield, Ohio.

Richard “Rick” Carter ’73
Aug. 17 2014, Cincinnati.

Rosemarie Caruso ’73
Dec. 2, 1999, Glen Ridge, N.J.

Rayfield Fisher ’73
Oct. 17, 2014, Gary, Ind.

Carl Vincent ’76
Sept. 11, 2014, Surprise, Ariz.

Diane Geist ’76 Baker
Oct. 29, 2014, Rochester Hills, Mich.

Marcos Mercado ’78
Jan. 15, 2015, Indianapolis.

Gary Webster ’78
Oct. 24, 2014, Valparaiso, Ind.

Kenneth Biel ’79
Nov. 14, 2014, Brookfield, Wis.

1980s

Sharon Secunda ’82
Dec. 4, 2014, St. Joseph, Mich.

Roger Wallace ’82
Jan. 1, 2015, Lemont, Ill.

Mark Palm ’87
Oct. 16, 2014, Valparaiso, Ind.

1990s

Craig Pritz ’91
Dec. 19, 2014, LaPorte, Ind.

Mary Naccarato ’97
Nov. 8, 2012, Merrillville, Ind.

2000s

Lisa Carmouche ’01
Dec. 29, 2014, Gary, Ind.

Mary Rippey ’08 Anderson
Nov. 24, 2014, Munster, Ind.

JoBeth Madsen ’08 Cruz
Dec. 29, 2014, Valparaiso, Ind.

Brad Wild ’08
Aug.13, 2014, Norwood, Ohio.

Faculty

Ellen Sweet Brauer
Aug. 4, 2014, Valparaiso Ind.

Mary Mayhew
Sept. 10, 2014, Hobart, Ind.
Administrative asst. in food service

Theodore Schwan ’41
Sept. 29, 2014, San Ramon, Calif.

Professor Gary Fetter, 54, of Valparaiso, Ind., died Oct. 16, 2014. Born in Quantico, Va., he was the son of the late Gerald L. and Gloria M. Fetter, and his wife, Kelly Bellanger, serves as visiting associate professor in the English department. Professor Fetter loved God, life, family, friends, neighbors, students, colleagues, and animals.

A first-generation college student, Professor Fetter’s love of learning earned him advanced degrees from Bloomsburg University, The Ohio State University, and a Ph.D, from Virginia Tech in the field of decision sciences. He served as a captain in the United States Marine Corps, developed and managed businesses, worked as a manager in health care, led teams in information technology at the University of Wyoming and Northern Arizona University, and was a valued faculty member at Western Carolina University, Radford University, and Valparaiso University.

In recent summers, he could be found at his home in Middleville, Michigan, where he enjoyed spending time with dear family and friends, feeding birds, listening to music, cooking, teaching, and working
on his many creative projects.

Professor David Schroeder, 66, died unexpectedly Jan. 28 while on a Caribbean cruise with his wife, Phyllis, to celebrate their 45th wedding anniversary. Professor Schroeder was born Jan. 21, 1949 in Washington, D.C. to the late Leo W. and Janet Markel Schroeder.

He grew up in Baltimore, New Mexico, and California before enrolling at Valparaiso University as a member of Christ College – The Honors College, where he majored in theology and philosophy. On Jan. 31, 1970, he married Phyllis Larson Schroeder at the Chapel of the Resurrection. They moved to Stillwater, Okla., where Professor Schroeder served as director of Christian education at University Lutheran Chapel until 1984 among other roles in the Lutheran church.

He earned a bachelor of arts in humanities, a master’s in business education, and a Ph.D. in management information systems from Oklahoma State University. In 1988, Professor Schroeder returned to Valparaiso University to join the College of Business faculty as assistant professor of decision sciences. In 1994, he was promoted to associate professor. During his tenure at Valpo, he served in a variety of roles, including as University marshal for 17 years and Chair of the Faculty Senate and University Council. Together, he and his wife Phyllis also served in numerous capacities, including as residential ministers, coordinators of the Sunday morning prayer team, and as advisors of Alliance, the LGBTQ student organization. Professor Schroeder retired in May 2014.