Purdue obituaries

A list of obituaries of recent and retired Purdue faculty and staff.

Esther Fern Rupel, 97, died June 28. Professor emerita of consumer sciences and retailing.

Gerald “Jerry” Stillings, 76, died June 29. Forestry and Natural Resources.

Patricia Shoemaker-Wells, 87, died July 6. Psychological Sciences; Agriculture Business Office.

Ruby F. (Cook) Bisner, 98, died July 15. Owen Hall.

Donna Jean Gaylord, 68, died July 15. Agriculture Information Technology.

Linda Lee Bushman, 72, died July 22. Agriculture administration.

William Arthur Carmack, 73, died July 27. Transportation Services.

Ralph T. Odle, 97, died July 31. Owen Hall.

Beverly Jeanne Ellison, 83, died Aug. 7. Animal Disease Diagnostic Laboratory.