Obituaries
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December 7, 2020
Obituary — Charles Frederic Fraker Jr.
Charles Frederic Fraker Jr., professor emeritus of romance languages and literature, died Nov. 23 at Glacier Hills in Ann Arbor, Michigan.
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November 30, 2020
Remembering UM-Dearborn professor Bill Grosky
Colleagues and former students remember Bill Grosky, professor of computer and information science in UM-Dearborn’s College of Engineering and Computer Science, who died Nov. 13.
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November 9, 2020
Obituary — James William Craven
James William Craven (“Jim”) was born Oct. 17, 1931, in Ann Arbor, Michigan, and died there at his home on Sept. 17, 2020. In 1949, he entered an apprenticeship at the U-M Bindery, beginning more than 62 years of employment with the university.
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November 9, 2020
Obituary — Harrison Morton
Harrison Leon Morton (“Harry” or “Tim”) passed away Oct. 13, 2020, at the age of 81. Morton joined the faculty of the University of Michigan School of Natural Resources and Environment in 1966.
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November 2, 2020
Obituary — Barbara Gail Murphy (Steinberg)
Barbara Murphy of Ann Arbor, Michigan, passed away on Oct. 10, 2020, at the University of Michigan Hospital after a sudden and brief illness. Her 33-year career with U-M began in 1967.
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November 2, 2020
Obituary — Harvey Paul Grotrian
Harvey Paul Grotrian passed away at the age of 82 on Sept. 7, 2020. Grotrian was the long-time director of financial aid at U-M. He also served as financial aid director at Valparaiso University and Wayne State University.
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October 12, 2020
Obituary — George Wieland
George Wieland, a retired study director at the Institute for Social Research and associate research scientist at the School of Public Health, died Sept. 29, 2020, at the age of 84.
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September 14, 2020
Obituary: James S. Jackson
James S. Jackson, the Daniel Katz Distinguished University Professor Emeritus of Psychology and professor emeritus of psychology in LSA, and research professor emeritus in ISR’s Research Center for Group Dynamics, died Sept. 1.
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August 31, 2020
Obituary: John Allen Witter
John Allen Witter of Ann Arbor, professor emeritus of entomology, died unexpectedly at home on Aug. 4. He was 76.
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August 31, 2020
Obituary: Peter Larkin Duren
Peter Larkin Duren, professor emeritus of mathematics at the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor, died July 10 in Superior Township, Michigan, after a long and courageous struggle with Parkinson’s disease.
