Donald O. Manthei, ’54 DVM, Mesa, Ariz., died March 29, 2018 at age 91. Manthei was a dog trainer while serving in the U.S. Army, and many of the service dogs he trained went on to Vietnam. He was a partner at the Melrose Veterinary Clinic in Melrose, Minn. Manthei is predeceased by his son, Michael, and survived by his wife, Maxine; 5 children; and 7 grandchildren.

William V. Lumb, DVM, ’57 PhD, Fort Collins, Colo., died Feb. 3, 2018 at age 96. Lumb received his DVM from Kansas State University in 1943 and his PhD from CVM in 1957. He taught small animal surgery and medicine at Colorado State University and taught in the small animal clinic and did research at Michigan State University. In 1963, Bill was made Director of the Surgical Laboratory at Colorado State, where he developed a graduate teaching and research program in surgery and anesthesiology. He was a Past President and Founding Diplomate of the American College of Veterinary Surgeons and a Founding Diplomate of the American College of Veterinary Anesthesiologists. Lumb was the recipient of The ACVS Founders’ Award for Career Achievement. He was an External Examiner at the faculty of veterinary medicine in Kabete, Kenya, and a consultant to the faculties of veterinary Medicine in Libya and the Sudan. He held the first patent for a complete prosthetic vertebra and a second for spinal plates. Lumb is survived by his wife, Lilly; 1 child; and 2 grandchildren.

George A. Lakes, ’56 DVM, Oxnard, Calif., died April 19, 2018 at age 90. Lakes worked for the California State Bureau of Poultry Inspection and Mackey Animal Hospital. He opened his own practice, Lake’s Pet Clinic, in 1961. He is survived by his wife, Arline; 4 children; and 3 grandchildren.

Eugene K. Karnis, ’54 DVM , Miltona, Minn., died Jan. 17, 2018 at age 90. Karnis was a partner at the Alexandria Veterinary Clinic. He is predeceased by his first wife, Pat (1985) and his second wife, Twyla (2014). He is survived by 3 children, 5 grandchildren, and many great- grandchildren.

Raymond L. Grefe, ’54 DVM, Walnut Grove, Minn., died Feb. 22, 2018 at age 90. Grefe was a large and small animal veterinarian in the Walnut Grove and Westbrook areas for over 40 years, with his own private practice. He also served as Walnut Grove’s mayor for 13 years. He is predeceased by his wife, Joni; and his daughter, Ann. Grefe is survived by 2 children and 3 grandchildren.

Henry J. Blohm, ’52 DVM, Kiester, Minn., died Nov. 24, 2017, at age 94. Blohm received his bachelor’s from S.A.U.U., the then-agricultural college at the U of M in 1942. After serving as a medic in the U.S. Army from 1943 to 1946, he used the GI Bill to return to the U for his DVM. Blohm worked in private practice. He is predeceased by his wife, Doris; and survived by 6 daughters, 7 grandchildren, and 10 great-grandchildren.