Dr. Larry A. Lowe '74

11/25/2014

Dr. Larry A. Lowe D.D.S., age 62 of Edwardsville, Illinois, formerly of Belleville, Illinois, died at 3:40 p.m. on Tuesday, November 25, 2014 at his residence. He was born on December 22, 1951 in Peoria, Illinois, the son of the late Harry D. & Norma E. (White) Lowe.

Early in his career, Dr. "Doc" Lowe practiced in Clinton, Illinois and Decatur, Illinois. He later settled in Belleville, where he practiced until his retirement in 2005.

Lewis Williams Taggart '43

09/07/2014

Lewis was the chapter president in 1943 and two of his relatives were Sigma Rho Betas.

Lewis Williams “Lew” Taggart, 93 died Sunday, September 7, 2014.

Lew was born June 24, 1921 in Collinsville, Illinois to Oliver and Alice (Williams) Taggart. He was the last surviving member of his High School Football Team, the CoHoks; class of 1938.

James Edward Gorman D.D.S. '56

08/07/2014

Dr. James Edward Gorman, 80, of Chatham, passed away at 11:40pm on August 7, 2014 at St. John’s Hospice, Springfield, IL due to complications from multiple myeloma. Dr. Gorman was a member of St. Joseph the Worker Catholic Church in Chatham, IL.

George H. Paris '40

06/24/2014

George H. Paris '40 May 29, 1918 - June 24, 2014

George H. Paris, born May 29, 1918 in Huron South Dakota, grew up in Springfield Illinois, graduated from the University of Illinois, college of Engineering in 1940, and retired from the Portland Cement Association in 1983.

Allen Cassens '58

06/13/2014

Allen Cassens '58 passed away on 6/13/2014. This obituary was published in Edwardsville Intelligencer.

Allen R. Cassens, age 77, of Edwardsville, Illinois, died at 10:00 a.m. Friday, June 13, 2014, at his home.

Allen was Chairman of Cassens Corporation. He served on many boards including Southern Illinois University Foundation, McKendree College, TheBank of Edwardsville, and Allison's Friends of Hope.

Robert William Edwards '53

06/08/2014

Bob Edwards was a Champaign architect whose firm designed the Beta House Upgrade in 1963. Bob's brother Edward is a Sigma Rho Beta.

Robert William Edwards, 84, of Bloomington passed away in his sleep at 8 am Sunday (June 8, 2014) at his home from an apparent seizure.

Bob was born on February 16, 1930 in Champaign, ll., to Harold Mortimer and Marian Bell Scarlett Edwards. He married Gwendolyn Combs Tyner on January 30, 1954. They celebrated 60 years of marriage this year.

Growing up in Champaign, he attended Dr. Howard Elementary School, and both Champaign Junior and Senior High Schools.

Richard E. "Rick" Toth '62

05/14/2014

Richard E. "Rick" Toth, 73, passed away Wednesday, May 14, 2014, surrounded by loved ones. Born July 22, 1940, in Urbana, Ill., he was a son of the late Prof. Edmund F. and Mrs. Georgena Toth.

Rick is survived by his loving wife and best friend, Carol; daughter, Anne, and her husband, Tristan; granddaughter, Alexandra; son, Jim, and his wife, Ashley; brother, Col. James, and his wife, Molly; and a large group of extended family and friends who loved him dearly.

Robert M. Hornaday '61

03/02/2014

Robert M. Hornaday November 8, 1939 - March 2, 2014

Robert M. Hornaday, age 74, a loving husband, father, grandfather, and brother, died Sunday evening, March 2, 2014, at his home in Michigan City, Indiana, after an illness of a few years.

Dean Stewart '50

02/09/2014

Dean Russell Stewart of Champaign passed away at 10:15 a.m. Sunday (Feb. 9, 2014).

Dean was born June 15, 1928, in Pontiac, the only son of Gladys (Jones) Stewart and Russell Stewart. Dean attended Urbana schools graduating from high school in 1946. That fall, he entered the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign and joined the Beta Theta Pi fraternity.

Larry D Fears '65

01/01/2014

Larry D Fears April 3, 1943 - January 1, 2014

Larry Douglas Fears, 70, of Leawood, Kansas, passed away Wednesday, January 1, 2014 at home from natural causes.

Larry was born April 3, 1943 in East St. Louis, Illinois. He graduated from the University of Illinois where he was a member of the Beta Theta Pi fraternity, Associate Editor of the Illio and named to "Who's Who" at the university. He was a retired Major in the Air Force Reserves.

Robert Lane, Sr. '48

12/11/2013

Robert K. “Lobo” Lane Sr., 86 of Bloomington, Ill. died at 1:40 p.m. Wednesday, Dec. 11, 2013 at Advocate BroMenn Medical Center, Normal, Ill. He was born April 18, 1927 in Clinton, the son of Martha Kunkel. He married Joy Chapman and to this union was born three children. He married Edie Lane in 1968 and she survives in Bloomington.

Charles Bud Gervig '43

04/27/2013

Charles Marzolf "Bud" Gervig, 91, of Waco, passed away on April 27, 2013 after a brief illness. Bud was born August 31, 1921 in Alton, Illinois, the son of Philip M. and Cornelia Spoeneman Gervig. He attended school in Alton through junior high then moved to Belleville, Illinois, where he graduated from high school. In his senior year, he was the first person to be named to all three of the Illinois all-state football teams. He attended Washington University in St. Louis, Missouri and graduated from The University of Illinois in 1943. He was a member of Beta Theta Pi fraternity. Being in the R.O.T.C. Cadet Corps, upon graduation he was immediately sent to Officers Candidate School at Fort Sill, Oklahoma.

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