The following alumni of St. Luke's, Presbyterian, Presbyterian-St. Luke's and Rush College of Nursing have recently passed away. Our deepest condolences to their family, friends and former classmates.

To send notice of the death of a friend or family member who was a proud alumnus/a, please contact the Office of Alumni Relations at alumni@rush.edu, by phone at (312) 942-2569, or by mail at 1700 W. Van Buren St., Suite 250, Chicago, IL 60612.

St. Luke’s

RUBY M. CROCKER, 1932, of Kent City, Mich.

JANET COZAD GATES, 1936, of Sisters, Ore.; Feb. 3, 2009

TWYLLA MAE KNAKE, 1945, of Bend, Ore.; May 25, 2011

KATHLEEN MORTELL STAFFORD, 1948, of Chicago; May 12, 2011

JANE DRUIF CRUMPLER, 1952, of Zumbrota, Minn.; May 22, 2011

MARGIE L. CRAGO STAPLETON, 1952, of Woodland, Calif.; Jan. 21, 2008

MARILYN BRONS KEENER, 1953, of Champaign, Ill.

SHERYL WOODY LINSENMAYER, 1958, of McCormick, S.C.; April 22, 2011

Presbyterian

MILDRED TYCHSEN GUSTAFSON, 1944, of Aurora, Colo.; June 1, 2011

MARION STROBERG NYBOER, 1944, of Holland, Mich.; June 24, 2011

RUTH FRIZ JAKUBAUSKAS, 1946, of Fort Collins, Colo.; July 17, 2011 

PHYLLIS MUNTER BALK, 1951, of Huntley, Ill., died May 4, 2011, at the age of 81. During her career, Balk worked as an occupational health nurse for Deere & Company in Moline, Ill., as a clinic head nurse and emergency head nurse at Presbyterian-St. Luke’s Hospital and as an occupational health nurse with Manufacturer’s Hanover Bank (now part of Chase). Well known for her activism and volunteerism, Balk worked with the Girl Scouts and Chicago’s Beacon House, helped foreign immigrants settle in the U.S. and led a highly publicized public protest to save New York City’s Hunter College High School, where she served as PTA president, from closure due to budget cuts. Balk was also a member of the Golden Lamp Society, the giving society for Rush University College of Nursing. Her husband, journalist Alfred Balk, predeceased her in 2010. She is survived by two daughters and two grandchildren.

CHARLINE STENSLAND KOMAY, 1951, of Fox River Grove, Ill.; June 11, 2011

JOANNE WOOD LINDSTROM, 1953, of Wheaton, Ill.; July 31, 2011

GLORIA BERNATH, 1955, of Sarasota, Fla.; Feb. 17, 2011

MIRIAM BIXEL WATERMAN, 1956, of Tucson, Ariz.; May 1, 2011

Presbyterian-St. Luke's

MARIBETH ADDUCIE NOLAN, 1961, of Williston, N.D.; Nov. 28, 2010

DONNA LEE PARKER, 1961, of Danville, Ill.; June 9, 2008  

Rush

LOLA MAE JOHNSON, DNSc 2002, of Rochester, Minn.; Feb. 16, 2011