IN MEMORY 1930s
a practice in Othello. Caw was
wife Doris (Cohn) Pirotte,
Pusateri. Brunton also taught
a member of Zeta Tau Alpha,
ba ’46, Wichita, Kan.
court reporting at Washburn.
Mariella (White) Adams,
Panhellenic Council, NoNoSo
Richard Pokorny, ba ’47, 89,
She was a member of the
ba ’38, 96, Topeka, on Aug.
and the Kaw staff.
Spokane, Wash., on June 8.
marching band at Washburn.
9. She worked for the State of
Donald Kresie, jd ’48, 94,
He served in the Navy during
Harold Carlson, b ed ’50, 91,
Kansas and won the City of
Topeka, on Aug. 31. He served in
World War II and served as chief
New Port Richey, Fla., on May
Topeka women’s golf tournament
the Army during World War II
of anesthesiology as a member
26. He was a Navy pilot during
three times. Adams was a member
and worked in the Department
of the Army Medical Corps.
World War II before working for
of Zeta Tau Alpha. Survivors
of Administration for the State of
Pokorny worked as a physician
more than 30 years as a teacher
include sons Richard Smith,
Kansas for 34 years. Kresie was
for 35 years and was president
and administrator. Carlson
bba ’64, jd ’68, St. Paul, Minn.,
a member of Phi Alpha Delta.
of the Washington State Society
played basketball at Washburn.
and Charles Smith, bba ’65,
Survivors include daughter Karen
of Anesthesiologists. He was a
Survivors include wife Kathryn
Tempe, Ariz.; and daughter-in-
(Kresie) Follett, bsn ’83, Fort
member of the Washburn Choir.
(McRae) Carlson, ba ’50, New
law Elizabeth Smith, ba ’70, St.
Collins, Colo.
Georgia (Fiederling) St.
Port Richey, Fla.
Paul, Minn.
Bonney (Maine) Miller, ba ’49,
Germaine, ba ’40, 93, Arlington
William Cunningham, ba ’51,
Jane (Baird) Weeden, b music ’39,
85, Manchester, N.H., on June
Heights, Ill., on Nov. 17, 2012.
86, Overland Park, Kan., on July
96, Topeka, on Aug. 27. She
8. She co-owned and operated
She was a member of Alpha Phi
16. He served in the Navy during
directed recreational and music
Mill-Mart House, a gift shop in
and the Quill Club.
World War II before working
therapy for injured soldiers and
Topeka. She was a member of
John Schnellbacher, ba ’47, 93,
as a salesman for the Fruhauf
prisoners of war at McClosky
Delta Gamma and NoNoSo and
Corpus Christi, Texas, on June
company. Survivors include nieces
General Hospital. Weeden also
worked on the Kaw staff.
28. He served in the Coast Guard
Susan Cunningham, ba ’79,
worked for the Red Cross and
Ernest Morrison, ba ’41, 94,
before working as an attorney for
Topeka, Caroline Cunningham,
State of Kansas, and taught
Sioux Falls, S.D., on Aug. 25.
more than 50 years.
ba ’85, Topeka, and Karen
music. She was a member of the
He served in the military during
June (Stubbings) Sheldon,
(Cunningham) Shanks,
board for the Topeka Symphony.
World War II before working as
ba ’44, 96, Topeka, on Aug. 16.
bs ’85, Meriden, Kan.; and
Weeden was a member of Alpha
an administrator for Children’s
She was a teacher in the Topeka
nephew Tunis Cunningham,
Phi and Phi Mu Alpha Sinfonia
Care Hospital and School in
school district. Survivors include
bba ’77, Lyndon.
at Washburn. Survivors include
Sioux Falls. Morrison was
brother Harris Stubbings, bba ’50,
Ruth (Curtis) Houser, bba ’53,
Nancy (Weeden) McKimmy,
inducted into the South Dakota
Topeka; and niece Karen
81, Topeka, on July 17. She
ba ’74, Grand Blanc, Mich.
Hall of Fame in 1992. He was a
(Stubbings) Bransgrove,
worked at her father’s insurance
member of Phi Alpha Delta and
b music ’83, Littleton, Colo.
business and as an office manager
1950s
and paraprofessional in Topeka.
1940s
Henry Blauw Jr., ba ’49, 88, Leawood, Kan., on May 15. He served in the Navy during World War II before working in accounting at Sheffield Steel for 26 years. Blauw was a member of Kappa Sigma. Blythe (Bray) Caw, ba ’48, jd ’50, 86, Othello, Wash., on May 30, 2012. She was an attorney with 33 In Memory
the track team at Washburn. Thomas Pirotte, ba ’47, 88,
Houser was a member of Zeta
Wichita, Kan., on Aug. 4. He
Merlin Bolze, bba ’59, 85,
Tau Alpha.
served in the Navy during World
Topeka, on July 22. He served in
Wendell Humphrey, bba ’51,
War II, achieving the rank of
the Marines during the Korean
85, Topeka, on Sept. 13. He
lieutenant. Pirotte worked for
Conflict before working at
served in the Army during
International Harvester and
Goodyear.
World War II. Survivors include
State Farm Insurance. He was
Reta Brunton, ba ’58, 77,
daughter Susan (Humphrey)
a member of Alpha Delta,
Topeka, on July 31. She was
Jones, b ed ’78, Topeka; and
Sagamore and the Kaw staff while
a teacher and the shorthand
niece Jeannine Haag, bs ’76,
at Washburn. Survivors include
reporter for Judge James
jd ’82, Fort Collins, Colo.