Purdue obituaries

A list of obituaries of recent and retired Purdue faculty and staff from the West Lafayette campus.

David Robert Toney, 81, died March 2. Intercollegiate Athletics.

Donald L. Vessels Sr., 88, died March 8. General Stores; Materials Management Distribution.

Gary L. Branson, 76, died March 9. Purdue Musical Organizations.

Mary Elizabeth Scott, 61, died March 10. Student Hospital.

Janet Ermel, 83, died March 21. Biological Sciences.

Earl L. Park, 100, died March 23. Agricultural Statistics.

Jayne A. Abbott, 56, died March 24. Education; Child Development and Family Studies.

George W. Thrasher, 88, died March 25. Animal Sciences.

Harold Robert Demerly, 86, died March 27. Facilities Services.

Faye Fields, 96, died March 28. Women’s Residence Halls.

Cecil Ray, 74, died March 30. Heating and Power.

Steven C. Beering, 87, died April 4. President emeritus.