Tagged: obituary

Passing of former librarian Andy Zinkl

Passing of former librarian Andy Zinkl

Word has been received that Andy (Andrew R.) Zinkl passed away in September at a rehabilitation center in Milwaukee at the age of 73. Zinkl joined the staff of the University Library at UW-Green...

Passing of Rick Riehl, Class of ’70

Passing of Rick Riehl, Class of ’70

Only three months after his joyous class reunion at Shorewood, only two months after he was diagnosed with Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease, and only one month since this newsletter included a link to the tragic yet...

Passing of Mrs. Mac LaForce


Passing of Mrs. Mac LaForce


UW-Green Bay mourns the passing of longtime community friend Eleanor “Mac” LaForce, 90, who died last weekend in Green Bay. Born in Chicago as Eleanor MacBride (hence, the nickname “Mac,” which she carried for...

Reminder: Southard services


Reminder: Southard services


Robert “Bob” Southard, 91, a local broadcasting executive who became an early and lifelong champion of UW-Green Bay, will be remembered Friday (Oct. 30) with services in Green Bay. Visitation begins at 10 a.m....

The passing of Penny Cofrin

The passing of Penny Cofrin

Staff members in the Cofrin Center for Biodiversity and others across campus are mourning the passing of Penelope F. Cofrin, who died last week in Bellingham, Wash., at age 62. The youngest of six...

Passing of Marlys Brunsting

Passing of Marlys Brunsting

Marlys Brunsting passed away Sept. 22 after a long and valiant battle with cancer. She worked 17 years for UW-Green Bay’s Cofrin Library — first as an interim circulation supervisor, a part-time reference librarian...

Friends, family mourn passing of Sherri Urcavich

Friends, family mourn passing of Sherri Urcavich

Family members have shared news of the passing of longtime academic staff member and math lecturer Sherri Urcavich, who succumbed to a battle with cancer on Monday, Sept. 7. A visitation is planned from...

Passing of Coral Lee MacKay

Passing of Coral Lee MacKay

Former academic adviser Coral Lee MacKay, known to countless UW-Green Bay students from the 1970s and ‘80s on through her retirement in 1998, has passed away. She died Tuesday in Milwaukee at age 86....