Class Notes Category: In Memoriam

Sara Linderman, MBA ’07, Cert. ’23 Sara Linderman, MBA ’07, Cert. ’23, passed away Nov. 30 at age 45. Born and raised in Carmel, Indiana, the daughter of Dr. Richard B. Linderman and Jane Linderman, she was a graduate of Carmel High School, where she excelled at swimming, violin and academics. Linderman earned a B.S.…

Beth Bloom ’99 Beth Christine Bloom ’99 passed peacefully Saturday, Nov. 15, at the age of 48. Her final days were spent in a place of beauty, a peaceful turn-of-the-century bungalow, surrounded by greenery and a community of people who loved her. Bloom was born in West Covina, California, attended Christ Lutheran Church and School…

Harry Stanley (Stan) Jones ’55 Harry Stanley (Stan) Jones ’55 passed away on Sept. 11 at home in Kailua, Hawaii. Born March 24, 1931, in Decatur, Illinois, to Clarence and Doris McClelland, Jones earned his undergraduate degree in business administration and his MBA from USC in 1962. He was a certified public accountant, certified association…

Jeff Konopka ’79 Jeffrey Donald Konopka ’79, known to friends and loved ones as “Jeff,” passed away peacefully in San Jose, California, on Aug. 11, at the age of 72, after a valiant battle with cancer. His family provided this remembrance: Born on November 28, 1952, in Antwerp, Belgium, Jeff lived a life marked by…

Marsha Valance ’68 Marsha Jeanne Valance ’68, librarian, storyteller and Morgan horse aficionado, passed away peacefully June 29 at Maple Ridge Health Services in Milwaukee. She was 78. Born in Wilmette, Illinois, on Aug. 2, 1946, Valance graduated from Regina Dominican High School. She attended Northwestern University’s Medill School of Journalism for two years and…