In Memoriam
These names have not appeared in a previous Hardrock magazine and were received between May 16, 2023, and May 15, 2024, and are listed alphabetically by year of graduation. Obituaries, as available, may be found on the online alumni directory at cara.sdsmt.edu/connect/alumni-directory.
We encourage you to share information about the passing of any alumnus of which you are aware. Information can be sent to alumni@sdsmt.edu.
Jack Goth (MetE 50) 6/9/23
Roy Ellerman (CE 51) 8/19/23
Harold Larson (EE 51) 6/12/23
Don Range (EE 51) 7/30/23
Carl Tilus (ME 51) 8/5/23
Robert Welch (ME 51) 1/19/24
David Erickson (Chem 52) 1/22/24
Frank Lyons (ME 52) 12/2/23
Daniel Brennan (MS Geol 53) 6/5/23
Frank Dvoracek (EE 54) 3/4/23
Berton Fedt (GeolE 55) 11/5/23
John Hetlinger (Chem 55) 5/14/23
Everett Holgate (ME 55) 1/10/24
Frank Richardson (GeolE 55) 11/7/23
Jerry Schneider (GenE 55) 11/3/23
Bernie Hoogestraat (GeolE 56) 5/19/23
Dan Langfeldt (MinE 56) 12/3/23
Gerald Sandberg (Phys 56) 12/2/23
James Wendelken (ME 56) 7/3/23
Keith Carriere (ME 57) 3/8/2024
Ron Sanders (CE 57) 10/11/23
Ron Varilek (CE 57) 4/8/24
Don Orts (MetE 58) 10/26/23
Jim Webster (EE 58) 8/23/23
Ernie Baresch (EE 59) 5/3/24
Paul Gnirk (MinE 59) 1/29/24
Ed Hieb (EE 59) 7/4/23
Fred Fawkes (MinE 60) 3/17/24
James Hancock (MetE 60) 5/15/23
Jack Keene (GeolE 60) 4/25/23
Hal Krizan (CE 60) 6/28/23
Wilbur Bruce (EE 61) 7/21/23
Terry Hallberg (ChE 61) 2/26/23
Jim Hennen (CE 61) 12/19/23
Bob Miesen (CE 61) 10/1/23
Edward Webb (GeolE 61) 8/15/23
LaVerne Weber (EE 61) 9/14/23
Dan Aberle (CE 62) 8/1/23
Wendall Cross (MS Chem 62) 2/18/24
Gary Hansen (Chem 62) 2/2/24
Robert Rardin (EE 62) 8/11/23
Dean Barnum (GeolE 63) 10/21/23
Ralph Benbow (Phys 64) 3/10/2024
Perry Casteel (EE 64) 4/25/2024
Tom Heinbaugh (EE 64) 2/3/24
Jerry Hohman (CE 64) 2/15/23
Douglas Larson (ME 64) 3/14/2024
Kathryn [Hays] Lawrence (Math 64) 3/8/24
David Hill (Phys 65) April 24
Kent Lande (CE 65) 8/28/23
Donald Lynch (ChE 65) 4/23/24
David Barber (ME 66) 8/28/23
Ray Bowers (Chem 66) 8/20/22
James Copps (ME 66) 1/30/24
Jim Erpenbach (CE 66) 12/20/23
Roy Brown (EE 67) 9/28/23
Gerry Doerr (CE 67) 10/22/23
Harlan Faller (EE 67) 1/14/24
John Hoven (ME 67) 8/29/23
Jon Versteeg (EE 67) 1/18/24
Dennis Musil (MS MTRO 69) 2/28/24
Fred Olmstead (ChE 69) July 2022
Vic Schoepf (EE 69) 12/2/23
Dennis Svalstad (ME 69) 11/20/23
Bill Jensen (EE 70) 10/17/23
Linda [Hopperstad] Kridelbaugh (Math 70) 7/9/19
Terry Bartels (ME 71) 3/11/24
Keith Bratberg (EE 71) 12/9/23
Robert S. Brown (MS Chem 71) 7/28/20
Norman Ligtenberg (ChE 71) 8/7/23
Jerry Wright (CE 71) 4/28/24
Tary Schumacher (ME 72) 12/7/23
Gilbert Hatch (EE 73) 8/25/23
Jamie Combs (ME 74) 9/19/21
Laura [Wells] Koenig (Chem 74) 1/10/24
John Pullen (MetE 74) 1/9/24
Craig Hancock (ME 75) 4/21/22
Curt Bossert (CE 76) 4/5/23
Peter Clarksean (ME 76) 8/24/19
Jerry Hanten (MetE 76) 2/12/24
John Schanzenbach (MinE 77) 10/13/23
Tom Peterson (EE 78) 11/10/23
Doug Biss (CE 79) 1/13/21
Terry Landreth (EE 79) 1/29/21
Bruce Bradfield (EE 80) 2/1/24
Hamish Munro (MinE 80) 2/12/13
Mark Huber (CE 81) 2/6/24
Paul Johnson (MetE 81) 10/19/23
Shailesh Patel (MinE 81) 9/30/23
Michael Britton (GeolE 82) 3/19/24
John Bossen (ChE 84) 5/18/23
Diane Fodness (MetE 86) 12/20/23
Richie Kudlock (EE86) 1/25/24
Royce Schreiber (CSc 86) April 2019
Don Charron (EE 87) 8/12/23
Lawrence Lemke (CSc 88) 11/5/22
James Rudy (EE 89) 5/6/24
Kenneth Kambour (Phys 91) 5/8/23
Orville Bultsma (EE 92) 7/16/23
John Paynter (IS 93) 11/13/23
Charles Edwards (CE 95) 5/8/24 Jonathan Brosz (CE 03) 3/24/24
Lance Woodsend (ME 03) 7/5/23
Josh Precht (CSc 04) 2/29/24
Michael McCauley (EE 11) 11/26/22
Vaughn Vargas (IEEM 16) 8/17/23
Former Faculty/Staff:
Scott Amos (CE Professor) 2/1/23
Onalee Anderson (Public Relations) 1/31/24
Bob Fischer (Business Manager) 3/23/23
Cindy Hise (MinE/MetE Secretary) 8/10/23
Mary Mickelson (Library) 1/21/24
Dennis Musil (IAS Faculty) 2/28/24
Cathryn Spelts (English Professor) 1/23/24
Gerald Welfl (football coach) 2/12/24