Colorado College, Colorado Springs, Obituary Collection

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Edna M. Van Horn ’23 Littleton, Colo., June 19. Edna was a member of the Friends of the Library and the Woman’s Educational Society at Colorado College.

Mildred Mann Betteridge ’25, San Diego, March 21, 2004. Mildred served as the chief secretary for the board of supervisors for San Diego County.

Dolly Taylor MacPherson ’27, Colorado Springs, Sept. 21. Dolly was a retired office manager for the Building and Construction Trades Council in Colorado Springs. She was a member of the Friends of the Library and the Woman’s Educational Society.

Nancy “Maurine” Nilsson Gittzus ’31, Wilmington, Mass., May 13, 2004. Maurine was a retired educator. Survivors include her husband, Leo.

Edwina Creighton Forde ’33, Colorado Springs, Nov. 8. Edwina was a retired social worker. She was also a member of the Friends of the Library and the Woman’s Educational Society. Survivors include her nephew, Stuart Creighton ’47. She was preceded in death by her husband, Albert ’29.

Elizabeth Sherman Hannan ’33, Saltillo, Mexico, Jan. 1, 2000. While a student, “Louise” was one of the founders of the Delta Gamma sorority. Survivors include her daughter, Elena Hannan ’72.

Winifred Vessey Metzler ’35, Colorado Springs, Nov. 5. Winnie was a retired teacher. She was an active member of the Fifty Year Club, serving as a vice president in 1989-90. She was also a member of the Friends of the Library and the Woman’s Educational Society. Survivors include her sister, Bernice Vessey Brenner ’39, and brother-in-law, Berlyn Brenner ’40. She was preceded in death by her husband, W.M. ’33.

Marcus C. Leahy ’40, Van Nuys, Calif., March 21, 2004. Marcus was a retired insurance agent. He was preceded in death by his wife, Marguerite McFarland Leahy ’38.

Barbara Randall Krause ’41, Annapolis, Md., Sept. 23. Survivors include her husband, William.

Louis W. Cunningham ’42, Traverse City, Mich., June 15. Louis retired as a lieutenant colonel in the Army. Survivors include his wife, Virginia, and his son, William ’68.

Susan Brown Jones ’42, Littleton, Colo., Oct. 30. Survivors include her husband, Donald.

Morris Obodov ’42, Colorado Springs, Aug. 14. Survivors include his wife, Adele, and his sister, Estelle Obodov Mogilner ’38.

Betty Beaty Abell ’43, Sunrise, Fla., March 11, 2004.

Wilmer J. “Spike” Wilson ’43, Fort Lauderdale, Fla., Sept. 13. Spike was an All-American center on Colorado College’s hockey team 1939-1942, when they defeated many of the Ivy League and Midwestern hockey powers.

Felix P. Heald ’44, Baltimore, Md., Aug. 10. Felix was a pioneer in the field of pediatric and adolescent medicine. He served as chairman of the department of pediatrics at George Washington University Hospital and pediatrician-in-chief at Children’s National Medical Center in Washington, D.C. In 1990, he was named pediatrician of the year in Maryland. Survivors include his second wife, Mary, and his daughter, Anne ’71.

Carl D. Otto ’44, Colorado Springs, Dec. 31. Carl retired after 35 years of service with Colorado Interstate Gas. Survivors include his wife, Shirley.

Thomas W. Ross ’44, MA ’47, Colorado Springs, Jan. 2. Tom was professor emeritus of English at Colorado College, where he began teaching in 1951. Tom was also a talented jazz musician, playing jazz clarinet and saxophone professionally in Colorado Springs from the age of 16. Tom’s principal jazz albums are “Tom Ross and the Tailgate Six” and “Blue and Sentimental,” a duo album with his guitarist son, Tom. Tom and his wife, Mary McCarty Ross ’45, were active members of the Fifty Year Club. Tom volunteered on both his reunion-giving committee and the development committee, and was a member of the Friends of the Library. In addition to his wife and son, Tom is survived by a daughter, Margaret Ross Couper ’94, MAT ’96, his brother-in-law, James McCarty ’48, his nephew, Thomas Wolf ’67, and his granddaughter, Emily Couper ’01.

Frances Craven Riggs ’45, Ojo Sarco, N.M., Oct. 15. Survivors include her granddaughter, Josephine Bruce ’02.

William E. Kistler ’46, Annapolis, Md., Oct. 15. William retired in 1985 after working with the judicial information system of the Maryland state courts. Survivors include his cousin, Paul Kistler ’61.

Bettie Bowman Strazzulla ’47, Austin, Texas, Sept. 11. Bettie was an executive secretary for Jewish Federation of Dallas until her retirement in 1991. Survivors include her husband, Nick.

Carl W. Lundberg ’48, Colorado Springs, Nov. 13. “Rock” was an avid aviator and contractor at the Air Force Academy. Survivors include his son, William Antonides ’69, and his daughter, Roxanne Lundberg Moore ’82.

Horace E. Day ’50, Denver, Oct. 25. Horace owned and operated Day Chevrolet in Denver for 30 years. Survivors include his wife, Jane Stevenson Day ’51.

Harold L. Dillinger ’50, Lakewood, Colo., July 6, 2003.

William N. Harwell ’50, New Orleans, La., Sept. 3. William was a retired petroleum engineer. Survivors include his wife, Priscilla Chester Harwell ’51, three children, and nine grandchildren.

Ralph H. Backus ’51, Bloomfield Hills, Mich., Sept. 27. Survivors include his wife, Barbara.

Harold C. Churchill ’51, Jacksonville, Fla., Oct. 13. Harold was retired from teaching.

Howard Farrell ’51, Colorado Springs, Sept. 17. Howard was a business and restaurant owner, and an entrepreneur. Survivors include his wife, Barbara.

Estle Johnson ’51, MA ’68, Colorado Springs, Oct. 29. Estle was a teacher and served in the Army.

Sarah Thacher McNeive ’53, Topeka, Kan., May 17, 2004. Survivors include her husband, William, and her cousin, Nancy Greenwood Williams ’53.

Lois M. Meikle ’53, Colorado Springs, Oct. 12.

Zella Beth Sullivan Anderson ’54, MA ’77, Colorado Springs, Dec. 22. Zella Beth was a retired teacher.

J.L. Tucker ’57, Wichita, Kan., Aug. 16. J.L. was a business manager/owner and an entrepreneur. Survivors include his wife, Susan.

Fred J. Menzer ’59, Frisco, Colo., Nov. 2. Fred was a geologist.

Ruth Counter Dammann MA ’60, Pueblo, Colo., Nov. 23. Ruth was a school teacher and principal in Pueblo School District 60 for 25 years.

Jack M. Eiswerth ’62, Everett, Wash., July 28. He retired in 1994 after a lengthy career teaching at Everett Community College. Survivors include his brother, Gene ’59, and his nephew, Mark ’82.

Johanna Waller Herrick ’63, Kewanee, Ill., Sept. 19. Since her retirement in 1995, Johanna had been writing poetry, which appeared in a number of publications. Survivors include her husband, Kenneth ’65.

Carol Thieman McCandless ’65, Monument, Colo., Dec. 26.

John E. Pinkerton ’66, MA ’69, Colorado Springs, Oct. 31. He served in the U.S. Army for 22 years, and then taught in Colorado Springs School District 11 for 15 years. Survivors include his wife, Rosalyn Santerre Pinkerton ’56.

Jane T. Shaw MAT ’71, Colorado Springs, Nov. 10. Jane had a long and successful teaching career. After retiring from active classroom teaching in 1983, Jane served as an advisor to teachers-in-training for Colorado College’s department of education. Additionally, she was director of the Elderhostel Program at Colorado College 1984-87, and was a member of the Friends of the Library and the Woman’s Educational Society. Survivors include her husband, Van Shaw, professor emeritus of sociology, and their son, Benson ’72.

Nathanial Pollack MA ’72, San Diego, May 24. Nathanial was a chaplain/rabbi, serving at the RJ Donavan Correctional Facility in San Diego. Survivors include his wife, Shirley.

Raymond C. Williams ’74, Deming, N.M., June 17. Raymond pursued his lifelong gift and love of writing until his death.

Stephen J. Frey ’76, Elko, Minn., Nov. 27, as a result of a car accident. Stephen, a physician, was remembered as a nonconformist who wore a black cowboy hat, grew beautiful dahlias, and blended Chinese and Western medicine for his patients. Survivors include his wife, Patricia Moesta Frey ’77, three children, Aven, Elsa ’08, and Nathan, and brothers, Robert ’72 and William ’74.

Sanda Robuck Shively ’78, San Diego, Aug. 10. Sanda was self-employed. Survivors include her husband, Charles.

Robert S. Patterson ’80, Cincinnati, Ohio, Oct. 21. Since 1990, Bob had been teaching at the Cincinnati Country Day School. He had recently resigned to pursue a career as a full-time writer. Survivors include his wife, Carol.

Jean Haas Christopher MAT ’82, Colorado Springs, Oct. 28. Jean was a retired teacher.

Amelia Moorehouse Ginardi ’96, Mesa, Ariz., March 3, 2003.

Isaiah Tucker ’03, Tokyo, Japan, July 31, in a high-speed train accident. Isaiah was teaching English to Japanese citizens under contract with Fuchu Nova Corporation. Survivors include his parents, Sami Tucker and Robert Crooks, two brothers, and one sister.
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Raymond DeWitt, Colorado Springs, Dec. 11. Raymond had been a temporary lecturer in the music department at Colorado College. Survivors include his wife, Aurelia.

Raymond P. Theune, Markesan, Wis., Dec. 3, 2003. Raymond was the head groundskeeper at Colorado College until his retirement in 1970.

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