Colorado College Bulletin
Obituaries
Miriam Malsbary Frederickson 26, Milwaukee, Wis., March 22, 2001.
Elizabeth Wilson Dalton 27, Carthage, Mo., Oct. 8, 2000.
Mary Beeson Mobley 29, Colorado Springs, Oct. 1. Mary was a retired school teacher. She also served as a class agent at Colorado College from 1974-1986.
W. Lois Hall Roberts 31, Chevy Chase, Md., Nov. 3. Lois was the former owner and operator of the Center Book Shop in Bethesda. Survivors include her husband, Chalmers Roberts.
Mariana Sackett Poorman 33, Holland, Pa., Aug. 16. She was preceded in death by her sister, Elizabeth Sackett Sweetland 43.
Robert Lind 38, Lansing, Mich., Nov. 1. Bob worked for the Dow Chemical Company from 1940 until his retirement in 1978.
Harold Andy Anderson 40, Peoria, Ariz., Nov. 13. Andy was a district manager for Union Oil Co. Survivors include his wife, Doris.
Charlotte Cook Bensberg 41, Colorado Springs, Aug. 28.
John Atwood 42, Watertown, Conn., Nov. 16. John was the first coach and captain of the Colorado College hockey team. Survivors include his wife of 59 years, Carol Healey Atwood 43, his daughter, Catherine Atwood Points 76, his brother-in-law, Richard A. Dickison 38, his niece, Judith Dickison 64, and his nephew, Richard R. Dickison 71.
Janice Bushman Blakely 42, Colorado Springs, June 22. Janice retired as executive director of the El Paso County Health Association. Survivors include her son, Frank Warren Blakely 73, and her sister-in-law, Myrna Blakely McMurtry 51. She was preceded in death by her husband, Warren Blakely 42.
William Duke Nicoll 44, Colorado Springs, Sept. 25. Survivors include his wife, Jane.
E. Abbott Johnson 46, Calistoga, Calif., Feb. 28, 2001. Survivors include his wife, Dorothy.
Ernest Pete Beroni 47, Grand Junction, Colo., Sept. 17. He spent 30 years in government service before retiring as a chief regional geologist in Grand Junction.
Nancy Wolfer Voss 52, Ft. Collins, Colo., May 3. Nancy was an elementary teacher in Denver, Colorado Springs and St. Louis. Survivors include her husband, Richard Voss 51, two sons, and four grandchildren.
Ronald Schisler 56, Los Angeles, Sept. 29. Ron was a retired infrared and sensors engineer at TRW, Inc. Survivors include his wife, Margaret Charlson Schisler 54.
Dorothy Rosentreter Carter 57, Colorado Springs, Sept. 7.
William Gartner 61, Colorado Springs, Nov. 25. He retired from civil service after 36 years at the Air Force Academy. Survivors include his wife, Marilyn.
Sally Ratcliff Preissner 61, Carmel, Calif., June 12, 2000.
Karen Kossuth 63, Yorba Linda, Calif., Nov. 7. Karen was a professor at Pomona College, where she was one of the architects of the new curriculum in linguistics and cognitive science.
Richard Croll 65, Larkspur, Calif., Sept. 16. Dick was an avid member of the Audubon Society.
Peter Davis 67, San Diego, Calif., June 11. Peter lived and worked in Manassas, Va., and San Diego.
Maurice Habenicht 76, Denver, April 12, 2001. Mauri had taught math and computer science at Euclid Middle School in Littleton since 1978. Survivors include his wife, Jan, and daughter, Lauren.
Patricia Dale Hartigan 79, Denver, Nov. 12. Dale was a homemaker. Her interests included fiddle music and literature. Survivors include her husband, Michael Craine 78, her sons, Brendan and Dylan, and her sister,
Christine Hartigan Moses 82.
Guenter Zietlow 92, Colorado Springs, Sept. 8. Guenter retired from the Army after 25 years of service. Survivors include his wife, Renate.
Friends
Leon Red Eastlack (Parent), Colorado Springs, Nov. 17. Reds 32-year tenure at Colorado College included positions as head basketball coach, assistant football coach, tennis and golf coach, and assistant athletic director. Red was inducted into Colorado Colleges Athletic Hall of Fame in 1999. Survivors include his wife, Jane, and his son, John Eastlack 68.
William Jovanovich, Ft. Worth, Texas, Dec. 4. William was the retired chairman of Harcourt Brace Jovanovich & Co. He received an honorary degree from Colorado College in 1966. The William Jovanovich Lecture in Public Affairs was named in his honor.
Lorene Morris, Colorado Springs, Aug. 9. Lorene was a retired registered nurse at Colorado College.
Wyman Mueller, Colorado Springs, Oct. 15. Wyman served as a charter trustee at Colorado College from 1962-1979.
Vera G. Scott, Colorado Springs, Nov. 23. She was a teacher and social worker for School District 11. In 1969, Vera became the first black to hold the position of principal in Colorado Springs. She retired in 1977. In 1998, an elementary school was named in her honor. Vera helped form the Pikes Peak Urban League and volunteered for numerous organizations.