Priscilla Nicholson ’20, Colorado Springs, Oct. 3. She was a teacher for 43 years. Survivors include her nephew, Warren Caldwell ’42, and her niece, Dianne Bartee ’92. She was preceded in death by sisters, Helen Nicholson Hayer ’17 and Ruth Nicholson Wells ’24.

Helen Ferguson Jensen ’28, Lansing, Mich., Sept. 2. She was a control chemist with Michigan's Department of Agriculture. Survivors include her brother, John Ferguson ’38, and sister, Marjorie Ferguson Lambert ’30.

Margaret Knowles Rebbeck ’28, Colorado Springs, Nov. 29. She was preceded in death by her brother, Samuel Knowles ’20, and her sister, Gladys Knowles Wardwell ’23.

Arthur Dalling ’29, Colorado Springs, Aug. 7. He retired as the owner and operator of Will Employment.

Richard Woodward, Jr. ’30, Oakland, Calif., Aug. 13. He was co-founder and chairman emeritus of the board of directors of Woodward Clyde Consultants. He was a pioneer in the field of geotechnical engineering and was awarded the Middlebury Award from the American Society of Civil Engineers.

Lillian Jackson Armit ’31, Colorado Springs, Oct. 8. She served as the executive secretary-treasurer of the Bemis Taylor Foundation for 38 years. Survivors include her son, John Armit, Jr. ’67. She was preceded in death by her husband, John Armit ’26.

Virginia Freudenberger Claus ’31, Mountain Home, Ark., Sept. 12. She was a school teacher for 35 years.

Jane Whitecraft Matheson ’31, Colorado Springs, Jan. 22, 1998. She was preceded in death by her husband, John Matheson ’32.

C. Hilary Moseley ’32, Corpus Christi, Texas, May 12, 1996. He had served as assistant deputy director for USDA. Survivors include his wife, Jeanette.

M. Kenneth Peterson ’33, Coeur d’Alene, Idaho, Aug. 3. He retired from GTE in 1973. Survivors include his wife, Margaret.

Esther Howarth Hartman ’35, Pueblo, Colo., June 15.

Curtis Sample ’35, Aurora, Colo., Sept. 10. Survivors include his wife, Jane.

Harold Berg ’36, Austin, Texas, Sept. 10. He passed away following surgery. He was a member of CC's Sigma Chi Fraternity, eventually being selected a "Significant Sig." He began his career with Tidewater Oil Company and later became president of Skelly Oil. A trusted colleague of J. Paul Getty, he went on to become executive vice-president of Getty Oil. When Getty died in 1976, Berg became president and, in 1979, became chairman of the board and CEO. Upon his retirement in 1980, he served as chairman of the J. Paul Getty Trust. Through his work with the trust, Berg helped build a new museum, a graduate level art conservatory, and an art curriculum center for secondary schools. He was also instrumental in securing the $1 million endowment from the Getty Trust to create the Harold E. Berg Endowment for Art. Throughout his life he remained an active CC alumnus. He was chair of the President’s Council from 1976-80. He was elected a Charter Trustee from 1977 through 1995, and following his retirement from the board, he was honored with the title Trustee Emeritus. During his board tenure, he served on the Trustee Development Committee, the Alumni Athletics Committee, and the Building and Grounds Committee. In 1995, the Alumni Association awarded him the Lloyd E. Worner Award for his continuing loyalty, support and generosity to the college. Survivors include his wife, Martha.

Kenneth Brosh ’36, Colorado Springs, Nov. 9. He was chairman of the board for Crissey Fowler Lumber.

Theodore Albrecht ’37, Janesville, Wisc., Aug. 19. Survivors include his wife, Marcella.

Marie Ostendorf Goodnight ’38, Kalamazoo, Mich., Jan. 7, 1998. She was a retired biology educator who published various science articles.

Louise Schiddel Connor McCracken ’38, Santa Barbara, Calif., June 11.

Marcella Elgin Riley ’38, Newport Beach, Calif., June 10. She was preceded in death by her husband, James Riley ’37.

E. Holcombe Palmer ’39, Richmond, Va., Jan. 17, 1998. He was the first layman appointed to the executive staff of the bishop of Virginia. Just before his retirement in 1987, Palmer was named "Canon for Life" by the Rt. Rev. Peter J. Lee, an honor usually reserved for clergy.

Frank Wood ’39, Lake San Marcos, Calif., Sept. 3. He retired after 40 years as the president and chairman of the board of American Service Bureau. Survivors include his daughter, Debra Wood Folbrecht ’64.

Dorothy Johnson ’40, Billings, Mont., Oct. 10. She was a commercial artist.

Victor McVey ’40, Boulder, May 13. He was a pilot for United Airlines for 36 years. Survivors include his wife, Alice, and son, Michael McVey ’71.

Katie Veen ’41, MAT ’46, Colorado Springs, Nov. 24. She taught French at the Colorado Springs School and at CC.

John "Jack" Chamney ’43, Colorado Springs, Oct. 2. Jack captained the CC hockey team in 1941-42, leading them to a tie for the national title. He began his career as a teacher at Cheyenne Mountain High School and later became the superintendent of the district. An avid hockey enthusiast, he founded the Colorado Springs High School League for Hockey. He established the Young American Hockey League Program, served as the first president of the statewide Colorado Amateur Hockey Association, and president of the Colorado Hockey Referees Association. Survivors include his wife, Frances.

Helen Pflug Thompson ’43, Colorado Springs, Nov. 3. An artist, she was also a musician with the Colorado Springs Symphony for 25 years. She was preceded in death by her husband, Cheddy Thompson, a former CC hockey coach.

Boxley Cole, Jr. ’45, Canon City, Colo., May 21. Survivors include his wife, Helen.

Leonard Gard, Jr. ’46, Englewood, Colo., Sept. 25. He worked for the U.S. Geological Survey, authoring several professional publications, until his retirement in 1980.

Jerome Vaeth ’46, Mill Valley, Calif., Oct. 17. He was once voted man of the week at CC for "being responsible for 99.9% of the school spirit." He went on to be an internationally known cancer specialist and pioneer in radiation oncology. Survivors include his wife, Aurore. He was preceded in death by his brother, John Vaeth ’50.

Barbara Kepner Maillard ’48, Denver, Oct. 18. She taught in Denver Public Schools before retiring, then tutored inner-city school children in the Whiz Kids Program. Survivors include her daughter, Amelie Maillard Rasmuson ’81, and her niece, Kimberly Kepner Sybounmy ’89.

Betty McDonald Minkler ’48, Wichita, Kan., Aug. 3. She was an active alumna of Delta Gamma sorority, winning a major award for outstanding alumni service. Survivors include her husband, Richard Minkler ’47, and daughter, Catherine Minkler ’70.

Charles Plumb ’48, Denver, July 30. An artist and graphic designer, his work was displayed in art studios in Colorado, New Mexico, Arizona and Washington.

Phyllis Foster Walk ’50, Colorado Springs, Aug. 8. A prizewinning inspirational writer and poet, she was also a popular motivational speaker and teacher. A member of the Colorado Poetry Society, she was chosen for the International Who’s Who in Poetry. Survivors include her husband, Wayne.

William Grote ’50, Moreno Valley, Calif., Dec. 4. He worked as a geological engineer for more than 40 years. His wife, Cora Woodson Grote ’48, preceded him in death.

Richard Conrad ’50, Colorado Springs, Aug. 13. He was a retired business accountant. Survivors include his wife, Nancy Jones Conrad ’52.

Roger Blasius ’51, Kalamazoo, Mich., Aug. 2. He was a partner with his father and uncle in the Evanston Awning Company for 22 years. Survivors include his wife, Lucy, and his sister, Doris Blasius Hicks ’46.

Dorothy Rawlings Nelson ’51, Duluth, Minn., Oct. 17. As an organizing member of the Duluth Peace Center, she helped initiate Duluth's sister-city relationship with Petrozovodsk, Russia. She was preceded in death by her mother, Dorothy Hoag Rawlings ’19, her father, John Rawlings ’17, and her uncle, Frank Hoag, Jr. ’30. Survivors include her husband, Dick, her brother, Robert Rawlings ’47, and her son, John Nelson ’77.

Hollis Spindle ’51, Willcox, Ariz., Sept. 25. He was a director of finance and public relations for the Boy Scouts of America. Survivors include his wife, Dorothy Porter Spindle ’52.

Pattie Nafziger Stephens ’51, Boise, Idaho, Aug. 6. Elected to serve in the Idaho House of Representatives in 1990, she completed two terms.

Raymond Long ’53, Colorado Springs, Oct. 9. He practiced dentistry for 40 years. Survivors include his wife, Marilyn, his brother, Lawrence Long ’59, and his nephew, Randal Wiss ’93.

Clifford Redding MA ‘55, Colorado Springs, May 17, 1997. He spent more than 35 years in elementary education before retiring in 1974.

Charles Lundberg ’56, Sun Lakes, Ariz., May 9. Survivors include his wife, Betty, and son, Charles Lundberg ’83.

Willa Freeman Sobel ’57, Toronto, Sept. 22. Survivors include her husband, Howard.

Catherine Carman Edwards ’58, Golf, Ill., March 13. She was a women’s board member of Children’s Memorial Hospital. Survivors include her husband of 41 years, Stephen Edwards ’57.

Steven Guralnick ’59, Daly City, Calif., Sept. 4, 1997. He was an assistant district attorney for San Francisco until entering private practice in Daly City in 1972. Survivors include his wife, Kathryn Fawcett Guralnick ’61.

Luallan Beck King ’60, Colorado Springs, June 20. She was a health administrator.

Floyd Hill MAT ’61, Trinidad, Colo., June 7. In 1994, he received the Chenoweth Award, an annual honor presented to a person or group for outstanding community service.

William Monyhan ’65, Charleston, S.C., April 3. Survivors include his wife, Mary.

Marilyn Awbry Aubrey ’67, Denver, Oct. 26. Survivors include her husband, James.

Elizabeth Coulson ’76, Richmond, Va., Oct. 9. She was a pediatric physician.

Jeffery Hurd ’76, Marlboro, N.Y., May 26. Jeffery was a scientist at IBM working on microprocessor technology. Survivors include his wife, Kathleen.

Eric Freeman ’79, San Francisco, July 13.

Friends

Wally C. Boyce, Colorado Springs, Dec. 10. Professor Boyce joined the romance language department in 1950. During his 29-year tenure, he taught French and literature classes, chaired the department for nine years, and coached tennis in the 1950s. Upon his retirement, he was named professor emeritis. Dr. Boyce and his late wife, Marjorie Combs Boyce ‘39, chaperoned and taught students in France as well as in Colorado Springs. In 1960, he was honored with a membership in the Colorado Springs Round Table, a forum for the exchange of ideas among professors and community members. He was active in the group for 37 years. Survivors include his step-daughters, Lyn Boyce Griffiths ’65, and Barbara Boyce-Sheehan ’69. Memorial contributions may be sent to the Colorado College Development Office, Professor Wally C. Boyce Fund, 14 East Cache La Poudre, Colorado Springs 80903.

Lester Michel, Colorado Springs, Nov. 21. He was a professor emeritus of chemistry at CC for 36 years. He is remembered with admiration and gratitude by many. Survivors include his wife, Martha, daughter, Barbara Michel Gabbert ’72, and son, Kenneth Michel ’76.

Mignon Pearl, Colorado Springs, July 29. She was a former CC employee. She was preceded in death by her husband and former CC professor, Richard Pearl.

Ruth Weber, Fort Morgan, Colo., Aug. 4. She had worked in the science department at CC, retiring in 1982 after 22 years.

John Wheeler, Colorado Springs, Oct. 7. He was retired from the maintenance department at CC. Survivors include his wife, Margaret.

Correction: In the summer 1998 issue of the magazine, the obituary for Alvaro Martins ’59 incorrectly listed Gwendolyn Alexander as his surviving spouse. She was a former spouse. Mr. Martins was not married at the time of his passing. We apologize for the error.

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