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CORINNE MUELLER SPAULDING ’50 of Glenview, Illinois, died Aug. 2, 2021. At Ripon, she majored in psychology and participated in athletics. She later was a member of Partners in the Legacy. She did postgraduate work at Northeastern University and was a learning center teacher at Rugen and Westbrook Schools in Glenview for 24 years. She was a member of Glenview Community Church for 65 years, a member of the Women’s Association Board, Chapter IV, cradle/toddler room supervisor for 15 years and chairman of the Bridge Marathon. Survivors include two sons and one daughter. Her husband, WILLIAM E. SPAULDING ’50, died in 2005.

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LOIS IHLENFELDT BUTTKE ’51 of Green Bay, Wisconsin, died April 19, 2021. At Ripon, she participated in Pi Tau Pi. She earned a degree in education from Central State Teachers College (University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point). She taught kindergarten in Rothschild and at Allouez and Eisenhower schools in the Green Bay Public School District. She enjoyed golf, bridge and doing crossword puzzles. She sang in the choir of Faith Lutheran Church in Allouez for many years. She and her husband, Ron, traveled globally and wintered at their home in Arizona. Survivors include two sons and one daughter.

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CHARLES E. FREDERICKSEN ’51 of Tustin, California, died June 6, 2021. At Ripon, he majored in economics and mathematics and participated in Ver Adest and Merriman/Phi Kappa Pi. He earned degrees from MIT and Harvard Business School. He was the owner of Brandywine Investments Inc. Survivors include a son, JOHN D. FREDERICKSEN ’79.

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ROBERT A. PIEHL ’51 of The Villages, Florida, and formerly Green Bay, Wisconsin, died June 24, 2021. At Ripon he participated in track for two years and Phi Delta Theta/Alpha Phi Omega. He received a degree in economics from the University of Wisconsin-Madison. He worked for the family lumber business and then transitioned to a successful career as an independent insurance agent in Green Bay. He was a lifelong fan of the Green Bay Packers. He competed as an adult in softball leagues, handball and golf. Survivors include one son and one daughter.

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EVA MARGARET “MARGI” HOYT LARSEN ’52 of Sturgeon Bay, Wisconsin, died July 8, 2021. At Ripon, she majored in psychology and participated in Ver Adest and music. She sang in high school, at Ripon College, Bay View Lutheran Church and The Trouble Clefs, a women’s barbershop quartet. She worked at the Corner House Shops and Wigwam Nursery and retired from Sturgeon Bay High School as a library aide. She was active in the community, including the Sturgeon Bay Women’s Golf Association, her own Margi Larsen Open tournament for 16 years, fund-raising efforts, and the Jim Larsen Boys and Girls Club of Door County, named in honor of her late husband. She also enjoyed frequent entertaining. Survivors include three sons and one daughters.

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HELENE ALTERGOTT HUVER ’52 of Minneapolis, Minnesota, died May 11, 2021. At Ripon, she majored in Spanish and English and participated in Ver Adest and Alpha Gamma Theta. She received a master’s degree in Latin American studies from the University of Wisconsin-Madison. She also attended Lawrence University, Yale University and the University of Minnesota. She taught at schools in Illinois, Connecticut and Minnesota, and she taught adults Spanish at the Community Education Evening Schools for many years. She coordinated Mexican stays with the Experiment in International Living and enjoyed living with a Spanish family in Madrid, with nuns in Puerto Rico, and in Santiago, Chile, and Puebla, Oaxaca and San Miguel de Allende, Mexico. Survivors include one daughter; and a brother, HARVEY ALTERGOTT ’56.

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RICHARD E. COZAD ’53 of Naples, Florida, died July 11, 2018. At Ripon, he majored in economics, participated in Ver Adest and athletics, and was commissioned through ROTC.

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ANNABELLE WICHMAN DORSCH ’53 of Ripon, Wisconsin, died Nov. 28, 2021. At Ripon, she majored in English. During her high school and college years, she enjoyed many activities, especially athletics, forensics and drama. For 34 years, she taught English and coached forensics in Waupun and Ripon high schools. She received a Hall of Fame Award from the Wisconsin Forensic Association in 1990.

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WILLIAM J. MORAN ’54 of Georgetown, Texas, died Dec. 17, 2021. At Ripon, he majored in physical education, was MVP of his football team, and participated in athletics, ROTC and Sigma Alpha Epsilon/Delta Sigma Psi. He received two graduate degrees from the University of Detroit. He served as a first lieutenant in the U.S. Army, stationed in Germany; a teacher with the Detroit Public Schools; championship football coach; a member of his parish council, credit union, school and library board; and a political and labor union activist. He loved to travel, especially to historical locations; volunteering in the community; and golf, bridge, book clubs, fishing, gardening, cooking, and canning chili sauce and pickles with his daughter. Survivors include his wife, KIM KENNEY MORAN ’57; and two daughters.

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ANDREW M. OBARA ’55 of Palatine, Illinois, died Nov. 3, 2021. At Ripon, he majored in biology, competed in wrestling, was a member of Phi Kappa Pi and was commissioned through ROTC. He served in the U.S. Army and received a commendation medal with ribbon upon his honorable discharge years later. He spent his career as a commercial artist, studio manager and art director. He was an active member of St. Philip’s Episcopal Church. Survivors include his wife, SOPHIA Y. OGAWA ’55; and three daughters.

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ROBERTA “BOBBIE” NIESS AINSWORTH ’57 of Rancho Cucamonga, California, died April  1, 2021. At Ripon, she majored in English and was a member of Alpha Gamma Theta. She received a degree in elementary education from the University of Wisconsin-Madison, a divinity degree from Fuller Theological Seminary and a master’s degree in marriage and family therapy. Her husband, ROBERT AINSWORTH ’57, died in 2020.

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ULYSSES S. DOSS ’57 of Missoula, Montana, died Aug. 8, 2021. At Ripon, he studied psychology and classics. He participated in track and field, basketball, football and Phi Kappa Pi and was commissioned through ROTC. He was elected to the Ripon College Athletic Hall of Fame in 1995. He earned a bachelor of divinity degree from what is now the Garrett-Evangelical Theological Seminary in Evanston, Illinois, a master’s degree from Northwestern University and a Ph.D. in humanities from Union Graduate School in Cincinnati. During the 1960s, he led civil rights activities in Chicago and founded the Christian Action Ministry. In 1968, he founded the Black studies program at the University of Montana, just the second Black studies program west of the Mississippi River. The Ulysses S. Doss Scholarship was established in his honor. He also was a passionate golfer. Survivors include his wife, Jane, and four children.

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KAREN LEAMAN HENKEL ’57 of Madison, Wisconsin, died Nov. 9, 2021. At Ripon, she majored in English and participated in theatre and Alpha Gamma Theta. She taught English at East High School in Madison. She later worked at Woldenberg’s Apparel. She enjoyed reading and sports, particularly the Wisconsin Badgers, Green Bay Packers and Milwaukee Brewers. Survivors include one son; and her brother JEFFRY M. LEAMAN ’71.

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SUSAN KREUSER REDHED ’57 of Burien, Washington, died Aug. 10, 2021. At Ripon, she majored in French and participated in theatre, music, athletics and Alpha Gamma Theta. She was committed to her faith and enjoyed cooking from scratch and organic gardening. Her lifelong love of writing spanned fiction, non-fiction and a 35-year stint editing her church newsletter. She enjoyed family-related visits to France, Greece, Lebanon, the United Kingdom and Australia. She loved music, played instruments and piano and sang with choral groups. She also enjoyed painting. Survivors include three sons and five daughters; siblings, including brothers RICHARD KREUSER ’61 and THOMAS KREUSER ’67; sister-in-law NANCY ALLEN  KREUSER ’68; and cousin SUSAN KREUSER DAVIS ’66. Her husband, DAVID D. REDHED ’56, died in 2005.

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NOEL B. TAYLOR ’57 of Rochester, Minnesota, died July 23, 2021. At Ripon, he studied physics and mathematics and participated in Sigma Chi and Partners in the Legacy. He was a longtime employee of IBM’s Mechanical Analysis Lab. He was involved in the Southeast Minnesota Flying Club, Rochester Astronomy Club and the Rochester Aero Model Society. He volunteered at Mayo Clinic by playing piano in the Ghonda Building Atrium. He enjoyed music and was a long-time sponsor of the Rochester Symphony. He also volunteered for more than 25 years at Lincoln K-8 and Sunset Terrace Schools. He was a private pilot with instrument and seaplane ratings. He served in the Army as a paratrooper from 1958-59.

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CHARLES J.  “CHUCK” FISHER ’58 of Ellsworth, Maine, died Aug. 31, 2021. At Ripon, he studied chemistry, participated in athletics and Sigma Chi, and was commissioned through ROTC. He served in the U.S. Army and worked in quality control at several major food distributors and supermarket chains. He was active in ASQC (now ASQ American Society for Quality), served on the Ogle County Board of Health for several years, was a member of the Byron Revitalization Committee and volunteered in woodworking at Byron Forest Preserve. He was a Master Gardener and enjoyed woodworking, building items such as furniture and sailboats. Survivors include his wife, Dawn; one son, one daughter, one stepson and one stepdaughter. His first wife, MARLENE MELNICK FISHER ’59, died in 1997.

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STEVEN J. JOHNSON ’58 of Wayzata, Minnesota, a Ripon College Trustee from 1991-1995, died Nov. 6, 2021. At Ripon, he majored in economics and participated in student government, College Days and ROTC. He also served on the Alumni Board of Directors, Partners in the Legacy and several volunteer positions. He received an MBA in banking from Rutgers University. After serving as a commissioned Army officer, he was president and CEO of banks in Anchorage, Alaska, and Minneapolis. In Washington, D.C., he was policy advisor to the U.S. Economic Development Administration and senior lending officer of the National Cooperative Bank. After retiring from banking in 1990, he headed a financial advisory business for 30 years. He enjoyed camping, cross country skiing and socializing. Survivors include one stepson and two stepdaughters.

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INEZ WEBER STRELOW ’59 of Nokomis, Florida, died June 12, 2021. At Ripon, she majored in physical education and English and participated in Alpha Phi/Kappa Sigma Chi. She taught in Waukesha, Wisconsin, Fort Worth, Texas, and Reston, Virginia, during her husband’s career with the Federal Department of Defense. They retired to Nokomis in 1999 and were active with Our Savior Lutheran Church and the Nokomis community. Survivors included her husband, Ronald Strelow, who died four days after her.

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CLAUDETTE BEALL LEE-ROSELAND ’60 of Cedarburg, Wisconsin, died Oct. 3, 2021. At Ripon, she studied philosophy and psychology and participated in student government and Alpha Phi/Kappa Sigma Chi. She was a member of the 40^th reunion committee. She received a master’s degree in special education from the University of Wisconsin-Whitewater. After a career as a teacher, she became a professional artist and exhibited around the state. She also volunteered at the Cedarburg Art Museum. Survivors include her husband, Dean Roseland.

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DAVID M. “DAVE” OTTO ’60 of Green Bay, Wisconsin, died Nov. 26, 2021. At Ripon, he majored in politics and government and participated in College Days, Phi Beta Kappa and Sigma Nu. He earned a master’s degree in journalism from Northwestern University and served in the U.S. Army Reserve for six years. He was an award-winning reporter for the Green Bay Press-Gazette newspaper for 40 years, most of that time as a popular outdoors writer. He also did freelance writing and was co-founder and past president of the Wisconsin Outdoor Communications Association. He was an active member of First United Methodist Church for more than 50 years and volunteered to help fourth- and fifth-graders with reading and writing. Survivors include his wife, Barbara; one son and two daughters.

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