Author: Erica Hoth

Alyce Ann (Lallman) Jessop       July 19, 1939—May 16, 2025

Alyce Ann Lallman from Omaha, Nebraska joined the Grinnell Class of 1961 in the Fall of 1958 while living in Haines Hall. Her prior year she was a student at William Woods College in Fulton, Missouri.

She then transferred again in 1959, this time to Baltimore’s John Hopkins University, where in 1963 she obtained a Bachelor of Science degree in Nursing and then taught Practical Nursing for three years.

Alyce Ann returned to Omaha to attend its University of Nebraska Medical Center and obtain a master’s degree in nursing in 1971 followed by teaching Practical Nursing for three years.

This return to Omaha also led her to meeting and falling in love with Dr. Norman Jessop, a Clinical Psychologist with the U.S. Department of Veteran Affairs, then on assignment to its Omaha clinic. They were married in Omaha on May 24, 1975.

This marriage then led to their moving to other locations of Veteran Affairs clinics in Lexington, KY; Waco, TX; and Wichita, KS. While living in Kentucky, Alyce Ann taught at the Kentucky School of Nursing, becoming a Tenured Associate Professor until her retirement in 2004. In Waco, Texas she worked for the Veterans Administration and was the Associate Chief for Nursing Service Education.

While living in Kansas, Alyce Ann and Norman became active members of Grace Episcopal Cathedral in Topeka.

Norman died on September 5, 2011 and Alyce Ann on May 16, 2025. They were survived by three of his children and their spouses, nine grandchildren (and three spouses), 10 great grandchildren, two sisters-in-law and several cousins.

Katherine “Kathie” Howell Weingart ’61, Nov. 27, 2024, Walla Walla, Washington.

Kathie was a sociology major and president of James Hall at Grinnell. After graduation, she taught elementary school for several years in Minnesota. She then served as assistant dean of women at Northwestern University, where she met her husband-to-be, James Walter Weingart. After Walt was offered a teaching job at Whitman College, the couple moved to Walla Walla, and Kathie was hired by Walla Walla Community College to teach psychology, which she did for 17 years. Kathie relished hosting dinner parties for friends and family. She loved the arts, was a devoted gardener, and was the proud owner of a succession of loveable canines. She was engaged in many community activities. Kathie and Walt supported several civic and academic institutions. Most recently, Kathie funded the establishment of the Katherine Howell Weingart Civic Innovation Pavilion at Renfrow Hall. The pavilion and a scholarship fund in her name will serve as a lasting legacy at Grinnell. Kathie was preceded in death by her husband. Survivors include her brother, Stephen H. Howell ’63.

Whitcombe, Charles Carrick “Chuck”          (July 13, 1939—July 29, 2021)

Chuck Whitcombe of  Marshalltown, Iowa was a Grinnell student for his freshman year and resided in Dibble Hall. Then he transferred to Iowa State University for three years (1959-1962) to study engineering and obtain the B.S. degree in economics.

In 1985 he married Karen K.Minner  and they had two children, Erik C. Whitcombe in 1996 and Tamara L. Whitcombe (McFadden) in 1968 in Columbus, Ohio. Subsequently this marriage ended in divorce.

After college Chuck started work with Lennox Heating and Air Conditioning  in his hometown of Marshalltown, then in Columbus, Ohio and finally in Stuttgart, AR, where he coordinated the construction of its manufacturing facility and later managed its operation. For his retirement he moved to Cabot, Arkansas.

Chuck was very handy at building or fixing almost anything. He built his own boat as a boy and built the majority of the house for his family in Stuttgart.

Chuck loved the water and associated sports. He and his two kids spent many days in the water sailing, skiing, tubing, and jet skiing.

Chuck will be missed by his children Erik Charles Whitcombe (Maria) of Jacksonville, FL and Tammy Lyn McFadden (Chris) of Austin, AR; grandchildren Cassandra Marie Whitcombe, Jacob Andrew Whitcombe and Megan Layne Blanton Douglas (Dakota); great-grandson Rhodes Jameson Douglas; sisters Martha Shelley Taylor (Robert), and Mary Sue Smalling; six nieces and nephews, and special friend Debbie Huffman of Cabot, AR.

 

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Obituary: Charles Carrick “Chuck” Whitcombe of Cabot, Arkansas (Aug. 3, 2021), https://www.stuttgartdailyleader.com/?s=Whitcombe.

 

Manley, David Baker           (September 4, 1939—April 10, 2024)

David Manley from Leawood, Kansas was a student for four years at Grinnell, graduating with a B.S. degree in mathematics in 1961 and the Linn Smith Prize in mathematics and statistics (1960). He was a resident of Smith Hall while he was a member of the College wrestling team and winner of second place in the conference meet in 1960 and a resulting membership of Honor G.  He also was a member of the Math Club.

David then attended the University of Arizona for the study of mathematics. Before earning a degree, however, he went to a Naval officer candidate school and joined the U.S. Navy, serving as communications officer aboard a destroyer in the Pacific during peacetime and then at the Naval Weapons Office in Washington, D.C. He retired from the Navy in 1965 and became a member of the Naval Reserve until 1970 when he was discharged with the rank of Lieutenant.

 

Next was the University of Kansas with a NDEA title IV fellowship that resulted in his earning chemical engineering degrees of M.S. in 1968 and PhD in 1970. His research concerned the experimental measurement and correlation of physical properties of petrochemicals.

After these graduate studies, David took an assistant professor position at the University of Missouri in Rolla, MO and remained there for thirty years, retiring in 2000 as professor emeritus. While there, he developed a research program in applied thermodynamics, did extensive consulting with the chemical processing industries, executed many grants and contracts and published many papers and obtained many patents.

After retiring from academia, David continued to consult and license his patented technology for several years while living on a tree farm outside Rolla and studying mysticism and consciousness and spending time at a house he owned in Santé Fe, New Mexico.

In 1965 while at KU, David married Virginia, and they had three children (Susan, Allison and Matt)  and 10 grandchildren and one great grandchild. This marriage, however, ended in divorce. David subsequently married Pam, but that also ended in divorce.

In his spare time David enjoyed backpacking, woodworking and being an arborist.

Duane Krohnke (author)