Minnesota, for several years. She was a volunteer with Hospice, Stephen Ministry and a nursery school teacher at her church in Seaford. She also worked as a geriatric nursing assistant, was a member of the assisted living staff and long-term care section at Ginger Cove Retirement Community, Annapolis, Md. She lived in Severna Park, Md., for 15 years and Seaford, Del., for five years. Survivors include one son; one daughter; and a sister, Molly McLendon Schubert ’59. Charles Duane Kindstrom ’58 of Park City, Ill., died Sept. 29, 2010. He was born March 4, 1935. He had worked in the insurance industry. Ann Di John Anderson ’59 of Bonita Springs, Fla., died Oct. 13, 2010. She was born Feb. 11, 1938, in Chicago. At Ripon, she studied biology. She was a volunteer teacher’s aide at the local grade school in Palatine, Ill., and was responsible for the reading lab. Ann enjoyed traveling, visited six of the continents and was always interested in learning about world history and other cultures. After she and her husband retired to Florida, she joined a group of women to create a dinner-dance and auction to raise money to assist in the construction of a 24-bed hospice facility in Bonita Springs. She was the secretary of this group for eight years, and during that time the organization raised several million dollars. Survivors include her husband Bruce Parkin Anderson ’57, 4931 Bonita Bay Blvd., No. 701, Bonita Springs, FL 34134; and two sons. Erwin George Seybold ’59 of Appleton, Wis., died Aug. 2, 2010. He was born Oct. 5, 1933. He was a self-employed business owner. Survivors include his wife, Mary Patricia Seybold, 522 N. Cambridge Drive, Appleton, WI 54915; one son and one daughter. Ann Pribnow Louis ’61 of Newhall, Calif., died Oct. 16, 2010. She was born June 6, 1940. At Ripon, she studied physics and mathematics. She was a retired math educator, teaching students from junior high through junior college. She was active at Christ Lutheran Church in Valencia, Calif., where she resided from 1962 to 2010. Survivors include her husband, Richard A. Louis ’61, 19845 Sandpiper Place, No. 142, Newhall, CA 91321; one son and two daughters. Thomas “Duffy” Ashley-Farrand ’62 of Portland, Ore., a priest, writer and a guru in the Hindu faith, died Oct. 1, 2010. He was born Oct. 25, 1940, in Jackson, Mich. At Ripon, he studied speech communication. He also co-founded a jazz ensemble, The Indigos, with three other Ripon students, including singer Al Jarreau ’62. He was one of the Western world’s foremost authorities on Sanskrit mantras and their application to life’s problems. Survivors include his wife, Margalo AshleyFarrand, 3300 NW 185th Ave., No. 92, Portland, OR 97229; and two stepchildren. He made a very enthusiastic visit to the Ripon College campus last fall and was profiled in Ripon Magazine. An interview with him can he heard at www.ripon.edu/Podcast/index.htm. Shari Tremberth Hyde ’65 of South Twin Lake, Conover, Wis., died Aug. 29, 2010, of pancreatic cancer. She was born Dec. 7, 1943, in Newton,
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Mass. At Ripon, she studied Russian and European history. She enjoyed her friends and her sorority, Alpha Xi Delta/Kappa Theta. She was a founding member of the Ripon Aardvark Club. She received master’s degrees in library science from Marshall University and Far Eastern history from the University of WisconsinMilwaukee. She lived in Milwaukee and started a consulting firm, Hyde & Associates. She enjoyed traveling to Russia and with her family through Europe, Morocco and Israel. She made her way back to all the 1965 class reunions and enjoyed seeing her Ripon friends. She and her husband had a cabin on South Twin Lake in Conover, where they later built their retirement home in 2007. She will be especially remembered for her great sense of humor, smile and laugh, her love for entertaining and being a wonderful grandmother. Spending time with her grandchildren was very special to her. She is survived by her husband, John Hyde ’65, 3718 Silver Birch Road, Conover, WI 54519; one son; one daughter, Terrell Hyde ’94; two brothers and a sister-in-law, including Scott Tremberth ’75; and a brother-in-law and sister-in-law, Rett and Jeanne Hyde Humke ’65/’67. Dennis M. Wusler ’66 of Brookfield, Wis., died Nov. 16, 2010. He was born April 21, 1944. He was a lifelong resident of Brookfield. He served in the United States Army and was stationed in Germany. Dennis enjoyed working for the past 13 years among friends at Empire Level. Dennis was an avid sports fan, wildlife enthusiast and entrepreneur. Survivors include his wife, Geralyn Wusler, 18040 Hoffman Ave., Apt. 3, Brookfield, WI 53045; his son, Andrew Wusler ’08; one daughter; and a brother, Jack C. Wusler ’73. Alan Charles Kromer ’67 of Flossmoor, Ill., died Sept. 3, 2010. He was born Aug. 3, 1945. He was an Army veteran of the Vietnam War, a graduate of St. John Military Academy and DePaul University. He worked as a certified public accountant and was a longtime sponsor of children’s cancer-related charities. Survivors include his wife, Marilyn, 1636 Tina Lane, Flossmoor, IL 60422; and one son. Janice Benning Tate ’86 of Streamwood, Ill., died Aug. 22, 2010. She was born July 8, 1964, in Chicago. At Ripon, she studied speech communication. Survivors include her husband, Robert Tate, 148 Innsbrook Drive, Streamwood, IL 60107; and her parents, Alan and Diane Benning of Elmhurst, Ill.; and a sister, Dawn Benning LaBarbera ’82. Patrick Blessing ’00 of Wauwatosa, Wis., died July 22, 2010. He was born Aug. 12, 1975, in Columbus, Ohio. At Ripon, he played football, was president of Phi Kappa Pi (Merriman) and the Be the Match organization. He successfully fought leukemia while at Ripon and graduated with a self-designed major in public relations and organizational communication. He received his master’s degree from Syracuse University in June 2001. He worked in marketing and advertising and volunteered for various causes, including Huntington’s disease, Kathy’s House and Be the
Match. He also was a member of the Second City Comedy Troupe and was an avid fan of Penn State and the Chicago Bears. Survivors include his wife, Christy Zimmerman Blessing, 2556 N. 62nd St,. Wauwatosa, WI 53213; one daughter born after his death; and two brothers, Todd Blessing ’89 and Shawn Blessing ’94; and his mother, Mary Blessing of Appleton, Wis. A memorial fund is established to help cover medical bills and for his daughter born after his death. Charles W. Bolen, a professor of music at Ripon from 1955 to 1962 and chair of the music department, died July 14, 2010. He was born Sept. 27, 1923. He served in the Air Force during World War II and briefly was a flutist with the Army Air Force while working with the U.S. Strategic Bombing Survey in the Pentagon, following 24 months in Europe studying the effects of strategic bombing. He had a bachelor’s degree from Northwestern University, a master’s degree from the Eastman School of Music and a doctorate from Indiana University. He taught at Eastman School of Music, Indiana University, Eastern Illinois University, the University of Montana and Illinois State University, retiring in 1988. While at Ripon, he also was conductor of the Fond du Lac Symphony, president of the Wisconsin Music Teachers Association and president of the Regional Music Teachers Association, as well as a vice president of the national association. He was active as a performer and an instructor of flute at the National Music Camp in Interlochen, Mich., for nine summers. He was a presidential appointee to the original advisory committee of the Kennedy Center in Washington, D.C. He was active in numerous other musical organizations in all locations where he lived. Survivors include his wife, Maxine, 601 Lutz Road #2111, Bloomington, IL 61704; and two daughters. Leo H. Eberhardt of Ripon, Wis., a retired U.S. Army Colonel and a professor of military science at Ripon from 1963 to 1967, died Nov. 22, 2010. He was born Feb. 26, 1920, in Stuttgart, Germany. His family immigrated to the United States and settled in Madison, Wis. He was commissioned a 2nd Lieutenant of Infantry through the ROTC Program at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. He was on active duty from October 1941 through January 1972, serving with the 11th Infantry Regiment, Fifth Infantry Division throughout World War II and with the United Nations Partisan Infantry Command as a Special Forces Officer during the Korean War. He received numerous badges, stars, medals and other honors. General staff assignments included: Operations Headquarters Continental Army Command-Fort Monroe, Va.; Operations Headquarters-U.S. Army Europe; and chief of ROTC Headquarters 5th Army-Fort Sheridan, Ill. Educational assignments included: language course at the University of Reyjkavik, Iceland; British Intelligence School at Cambridge University; Officer Exchange Program at Oxford University and instructor at the Infantry School at Fort Benning, Ga. He was a distinguished past president of the Ripon Noon Kiwanis Club, president of the Ripon Police and Fire Commission and a docent at the Airventure Museum in Oshkosh. Survivors include one son and two daughters.