R., ’42, and Margaret Sanders. Survivors include two daughters; two brothers, including Joe Sanders Jr., ’75; and four sisters, including Phyllis Masri, ’83 and Cynthia Jones, ’78. Frances Kitusky, Lynchburg, Va., died July 1, 2008. Survivors include her husband of 57 years, William Kitusky; and son, Bob Kitusky, who attended BC in 1970.
’78; and JoAnne (Walsh) Stovall, ’80. Warren W. “Rocky” Langford, ’78, Chesterfield, Mo., former Ravens football player, and his 15-year-old son, Brendan, were killed in a plane crash, June 26, 2009. Rocky is survived by his wife, Jennifer; and three daughters, Brianna, Jacquelyn, and Ashleigh.
Ralph D. Cave, Atchison, died Feb. 27, 2009. Among the survivors are his wife, Betty, and daughter, Janet (Cave) Johnston, ’75.
1980s
George H. Cronin, Jr., ’76, San Marcos, Calif., died April 14, 2009. Among the survivors are his wife, Cathy; two children; and his mother, Emily Cronin.
Robert H. Ritzdorf, Colorado Springs, Colo., died Feb. 12, 2009. His daughter, Gail (Ritzdorf) Hickert, ’81, is among the survivors.
Edward John Kochevar, Pueblo, Colo., died Dec. 12, 2007. Survived by his wife, Katherine; and two daughters, Kathleen, friend of the college, and Judy Kochevar, ’76. He was preceded in death by a daughter, Mary Frances (Kochevar) Miller, ’73.
Jane Smith, Atchison, died Feb. 21, 2009. Among the survivors are her husband, Fritz Smith, and a son, Charles R. Smith, ’81.
Rose Mary Diebolt, Baldwin City, Kan., died April 7, 2009. Her husband, Joseph, passed away in January 2003. Among the survivors are six children, including, Dan Diebolt, ’77; Terry Diebolt, a friend of the college; and a daughter-in-law, Betty Halling Diebolt, ’64. Henry George, Dodge City, Kan., died April 27, 2009. He is survived by his wife of 63 years, Alice; and five children, including Pat George, ’78, and Mary (George) Williams, ’80. Jeanne M. Walsh, Overland Park, Kan., died May 17, 2009. Among her survivors are seven children, including Larry Walsh,
Gary G. Pfortmiller, ’80, St. Louis, Mo., died March 30, 2009.
Albert C. Walsh, Gretna, Neb., died May 3, 2009. Among the survivors are his wife, Eleanor; and 10 children, including: Theresa (Walsh) Miner, friend of the college; Dorothy (Walsh) Agnew, ’82; Mary (Walsh) Buresch, ’87; and four siblings, Elizabeth (Walsh) Hecker, ’50; Mary Margaret Walsh, ’48; Catherine (Walsh) Piotrowski, ’58; and William Walsh, ’57. Robert G. Lankenau, Jr., Denver, Colo., died June 13, 2009. He was preceded in death by his wife, MaryAnne Lankenau, in 2005. His daughter, Jean (Lankenau) Phillips, ’84, survives. Mary Ellen Christian, Atchison, died March 20, 2009. Among the survivors are her three daughters, Dr. Dianna Henderson, ’85; Sharon Radetic, friend
of the college; Julie Ellerman, former BC employee; and son-in-law, Matt Radetic, ’78.
1990s
Delbert A. Gentry, Atchison, died June 2, 2009. His son, Jeff D. Gentry, ’93, is among the survivors. William F. Lindquist, Mission, Kan., friend of the college, died March 5, 2009. Among the survivors are his wife, Mary Ruth; six children, including Jane Druten, David and Jack Lindquist, all friends of the college; Susie (Lindquist) English, MEA ’03; grandson, Bill Lindquist, ’94; and a brother, Roy Lindquist, also a friend of the college.
2000s
Jack Chapman, formerly of Atchison, died July 3, 2009. Among the survivors are his daughter, Raquel (Chapman) Huntington, ’08; and grandchildren, Caressa Goehner, a current BC student, and Lane Huntington. Nancy Beth Downey-Hurtado, Santa Ana, Calif., died July 1, 2009. Among the survivors are her husband, Andy Hurtado; and two sons, Adam and Ryan Hurtado, a current BC student. Vincent Snodgrass, Atchison, died May 13, 2009. He had worked as a chauffeur for Mount St. Scholastica for 33 years. His wife, Glenadene Snodgrass, a former MSSC and BC employee from 1958-2003, preceded him in death in Sept. 2007. Two children survive. Marcelline Weishaar, Atchison, friend of the college, died June 8, 2009.
Upcoming Events 9/25 -26 Family Weekend & Legacy Hall Dedication 10/23-24 Homecoming Weekend & Hall of Fame Ceremony 1/20
Mother/Son & Father Daughter Banquet
2/27
Scholarship Ball
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