His unit parachuted into the Ardennes Forest behind German lines in August 1944 to delay and harass enemy troops as they withdrew through the forest. His citation for Britain’s Distinguished Service Order stated that the squadron "was one of the best trained and organized" ever seen.

In the 1930s Mr. Blondeel originally worked as an engineer but decided to go into dentistry. He was at Northwestern on scholarship when war broke out. After the war he resumed his career in engineering.

He is survived by his wife, Elza, and two daughters.

She was a reporter at the Chicago Times and went on to become a columnist for the
North Shore Hollister chain. Ms. Cleveland wrote a biography of former U.S. Sen. Charles Percy (H67) of Illinois and saw many of her short stories published in national magazines such as the Saturday Evening Post.

Ms. Cleveland was preceded in death by her daughter, Paula, and has no immediate survivors.

A Big Ten champion in hurdles, he was inducted into Northwestern’s Athletic Hall of Fame in 1984 as a charter member. Mr. Porter was active on behalf of the University, serving on the Alumni Association Board and in various other capacities. At one time he worked in the Northwestern alumni office and later opened a sales agency in California.

Mr. Porter is survived by his wife, Nancy; daughters Sallie Louise Gebhard and Luanne; sons William III and Thomas Lawrence; stepdaughter Cynthia Escallier; stepson Peter Van Benschoten; and nine grandchildren.

That season the squad finished with an 7-2 record and faced California in Pasadena. North-western prevailed 20-14. Mr. Voigts was only 31 at the time.

He left coaching for real estate, working for all of his post-coaching career in an office across from the University’s football stadium.

Mr. Voigts was preceded in death by his son, Richard. He is survived by his wife, Charlotte (WCAS42); sons Robert and Stuart; his daughter, Kathrine; seven grandchildren; and one great-grandchild.

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