In Memoriam

Michael R. Gallagher died on June 1st, 2017, after a short illness. He was born on December 4, 1930, in Waseca, the youngest child of Justice Frank Gallagher and Belle Gallagher. Michael served in the Air Force for 4 years during the cold war era. After military service, he graduated from William Mitchell College of …

Michael R. Gallagher ’61 (WMCL)

Douglas Nelmard Odegaard ’57, 1929 – 2016, died peacefully at home. He was born in Lansing, Mich. and raised in Minneapolis, Minn. by Nelmard Odegaard and Mildred Gustafson. He graduated from West High School, the School of Business Administration at the University of Minnesota, and William Mitchell College of Law. He worked in corporate law …

Douglas N. Odegaard ’57 (WMCL)

Robert W. Gislason, 1925 – 2017, at age 91, died peacefully in his home on Sunday, Jan. 22nd from complications of cancer. Born in Marshall, MN in 1925, Bob joined the Navy at 17 to fight in WWII. He emerged a Naval Officer and pilot and continued to serve his country in the Naval Reserves …

Robert W. Gislason ’52 (WMCL)

Douglas B. Booth, age 61, of Plymouth, passed away unexpectedly of heart failure on December 8, 2016. He was a graduate of Hamline University School of Law, vice president and chief negotiator of Education Minnesota Local 2209, and a Captain in the US Army, having served in Korea. After over 20 years as an editor …

Douglas B. Booth ’87 (HUSL)

Daniel Michael Reber, age 67, formerly of Minneapolis, MN, passed away September 21, 2016 in Prescott, AZ after suffering a heart attack. A graduate of Concordia College and William Mitchell College of Law, he was a bright, engaging man with a dimpled smile and a genuine love for people. He was a licensed attorney, but …

Daniel M. Reber ’85 (WMCL)

Jeffrey Ellsworth Larson, 57, of Cambridge died on Sunday, November 3, 2013 at his home. He was born on June 14, 1956 in Minneapolis, Minnesota to Gerald and Iris (Peterson) Larson. He was baptized and confirmed at Cambridge Lutheran Church. Jeff attended school in Cambridge and graduated from Cambridge High School in 1974. After high …

Jeffrey E. Larson ’87

Howard Kent Rudeen, 75, of Marengo, passed away Monday, Oct. 10, 2016, at Essentia Health-Saint Mary’s Medical Center in Duluth, Minn., with his loving wife Julie at his side after losing a brief battle with cancer. Kent was born Sept. 9, 1941, in Saint Paul, Minn., the son of Howard K. and Lois V. (Linnerooth) …

H.K. Rudeen ’77

Peter George Etzell, 79, died at his home in North Mankato on August 24, surrounded by his family. He was born on April 30, 1936 in Long Prairie, MN to George and Ione Koch Etzell, the first of five children. He graduated from Clarissa High School in 1954 as valedictorian, attended the College of St. …

Peter Etzell ’62

Retired judge Kenneth Fitzpatrick, who ruled in landmark cigarette industry case, died on Oct. 3 at age 80.  The following is an excerpt from an obituary published in the Star Tribune by Erin Adler: When the state of Minnesota sued big tobacco in the late 1990s, stoic Ramsey County District Judge Kenneth Fitzpatrick caught the …

Kenneth J. Fitzpatrick ’62

Dennis Moe died of a heart attack while arguing for a client in court in Florida. Moe’s nephew, Justin Moe, said that his uncle, whose 68th birthday was Aug. 31, had a heart attack in the courtroom. He said his uncle was born and raised in Pine City, Minnesota, on a farm, and that he …

Dennis Moe ’89