In Memoriam - Spring 2021
In addition to the entries published here and in Scope magazine, Skidmore honors deceased alumni at a special memorial service held each year during Reunion Weekend in the Alumni Memorial Garden, located behind the Surrey Williamson Inn. The service concludes with the Alumni Memorial Prayer, authored by Elizabeth Norlander Newell ’35. To report the death of an alumna(us) or to obtain survivor information, please contact Denise Jenks (by phone, 800-584-0115).
Flora Posson ’37 of Medina, N.Y., died on December 20, 2020. A business major, she was a longtime executive assistant and civic volunteer. She is survived by two nieces, including Jennifer Cassidy.
Ruth Carpenter Fraas ’42 of New Windsor, N.Y. died on February 17, 2019. An English major, she retired after a long career as a teacher in Newburgh Public School District. She is survived by a daughter, Elizabeth Whalen, a son, three grandchildren and two great-grandchildren.
Anne Mills King ’43, died on January 7, 2019. A philosophy major, she earned a PhD from the University of Maryland. She retired as English professor emerita from Prince George’s Community College. She was a veteran of the U.S. Army Air Corps. She is survived by a son, Stewart King, a son-in-law, and four grandchildren.
Daisy Pandaleon ’43 of Arlington Heights, Ill., died on January 4, 2019. A business major, she was an executive assistant to three CEOs at Uniroyal Corporation in NYC. She is survived by two nephews, including George Pandaleon.
Margaret Anning Jensen ’43 of Rochester, N.Y., died on July 11, 2013. She was a music major who appeared in and directed numerous community theater musicals. She is survived by two sons, including Carl Jensen, step-daughter and four grandchildren.
Ruth Hogan Nightingale ’44 of Atlanta, Ga., die died on March 5, 2012. A physical education major, she taught in a private NYC school for a time. She was an accomplished golfer and competitive tennis player. She is survived by her daughter, Nina Nightingale Braziel, a son and daughter and four grandchildren.
Virginia Gooch Puzak ’44 of Minneapolis, M.N., died on December 27, 2020. A music major, she was a devoted alumna volunteer and supporter of arts and civic groups in Minneapolis. She is survived by three sons, including Nicholas Puzak, and eight grandchildren.
Dorothy Roman Guenther ’44 of Wayne, N.J. died on December 9, 2020. A business major, she was an internationally competitive synchronized swimmer into her 80s. She served Skidmore as a longtime class correspondent.
Patricia Lathrop Crow ’47 of Santa Fe, NM, died on June 3. A business major, she was a former executive assistant to James Knight at the Miami Herald. She was a civic volunteer and philanthropist. She is survived by two children, including Michael Crow, two step-children, and 13 grandchildren.
Sally Wickstrom Poole ’48 of West Sand Lake, N.Y., died on December 24, 2020. A sociology major, she was a social worker at Family and Children’s Association in Albany and civic volunteer. She is survived by four daughters, including Cynthia Poole, a son, nine grandchildren and two great-granddaughter.
Ann Crooks Seitzer ’48 of Melbourne Beach, Fla., died on Sept. 29, 2020. She was a community volunteer co-manager of a gift shop. She served Skidmore as a longtime reunion volunteer. She is survived by two daughters and three grandchildren.
Phyllis Harder Reininger ’49 of Redmond, Wash., died on January 9. A home economics major, she was a longtime Skidmore alumna volunteer. She is survived by four sons, including Craig Reininger, and a daughter, nine grandchildren and five great-grandchildren.
Joan Conant Albaugh ’49 of Pierre, S.D., died on December 8, 2020. An English major, she was a homemaker. She is survived by a daughter, Sharon Helbig, two grandsons and three great-grandchildren.
Mary Stokes French ’50 of Vineyard Haven, Mass., died on June 29, 2020. An English major, she was a prize-winning artist and member of the Boston’s prestigious Copley Society. She is survived by a daughter, Ellen Bunch and two grandchildren.
Janet Atwood ’50 of State College, Pa., died on December 28, 2020. A physical education major, she earned a master’s degree at the University of Iowa. She retired from Penn State after a distinguished 30-year-career as associate professor emerita of kinesiology. A Skidmore fundraising volunteer, she was inducted into the Friends of Skidmore Athletics Hall of Fame in 2005. She is survived by three nieces and a nephew.
Shirley Wallace Gebhard ’50 of Groton, Conn., died on November 19, 2020. She was a nursing major. She is survived by three children, including David Gebhard Jr. and four grandchildren.
Bette Bostwick Campbell ’50 of Houston, Texas, died on October 11, 2020. She is survived by her husband Trent Campbell and two daughters, three grandchildren and a brother.
Nancy Gallup Barbano ’50 of Gaithersburg, Md., died on January 8. She is survived by a son Mark Evans, two daughters, five grandchildren and a sister.
Izzie Bohman ’51 of Lacey, Wash., died on Sept 22, 2020. A physical education major, she pursued advanced degrees and retired as assistant dean of the Physical Therapy School at Washington University in St. Louis, MO. She is survived by three nieces and four nephews. She was a longtime Skidmore volunteer.
Bea Howorth ’53 of Santa Barbara, Calif., died on September 23, 2020. A business major, she earned a master’s in education administration and built a distinguished career in public relations and marketing. She is survived by her husband, David Howorth.
Mary Lyman “Lymie” Heist ’53 died on September 22, 2020. A nursing major, she was a public health nurse for the Visiting Nurse Service of New York and the Navy Relief Society. She served Skidmore as a longtime class agent and reunion volunteer. She is survived by daughter Jane Gamber, three sons and their spouses, including Lisa Fairchild Heist ’82, and 14 grandchildren.
Suzanne Dorr Cairns ’53 of Issaquah, Wash., died on April 24, 2020. An art history major, she taught elementary school in the Boston area. She is survived by two daughters, including Katie Boissoneault and four grandchildren.
Carol Leeke Kaijala ’54 of New Bern, N.C., died on November 21, 2020. A nursing major, she enjoyed a three-decade long career with Visiting Nurse Service of New York. She is survived by her husband, Glenn Kaijala, two daughters, four grandchildren and one great-grandchild.
Grace Herbell Griffith ’54 of Western Springs, Ill., died on April 14, 2019. She was a liberal arts major. She is survived by three daughters, including Beverly Fleming, seven grandchildren and nine great-grandchildren and two sisters.
June Smith Blessington ’54 of Warwick, R.I., died on April 19, 2019. She was a sociology major. She is survived by two daughters and a son, Steven Blessington, four grandchildren and four great-grandchildren.
Rosemary Gilman ’56 of Kilmarnock, Va., died on August 28, 2020. An art major, she was accomplished interior decorator whose clients included several celebrities. She was also assistant editor of Architectural Digest and jewelry designer. She is survived by a brother and sister-in-law and several nephews and nieces, including Susan Notis Gilman and nephews.
Joan Schwenk Shaver ’56 of Ennis, Mont., died on November 20, 2020. A home economics major, she was a stewardess with Pan Am Airlines for three decades. She is survived by a nephew, Jeff Berke, a brother and several nieces and nephews.
Geraldine Schadt Evans ’56 of Cincinnati, Ohio, died on August 18, 2020. A nursing major and Sonneteer, she assisted her husband’s medical practice. She is survived her husband Thomas M. Evans and three children, eight grandchildren, a great-grandson and a sister and brother.
Vivien Weisenfeld Gans ’57 of McLean, Va., died on October 21, 2020. An English major, she was a teacher and journalist. She is survived by four children, including Jeffrey Gans, six grandchildren and two great-grandchildren.
Elizabeth Garman Robinson ’60 of Baltimore, Md., bodied on October 12, 2020. A racial justice activist and organizer, her experience working for the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee was recorded for the Library of Congress the Civil Rights History Project.
Elinor Herman ’61 of Ballston Lake, N.Y., died on January 6, 2020. A physical education major, she she earned a master’s in social work and enjoyed a long career working for the Schenectady County human service agencies. She is survived by her brother, Peter Herman and several nieces and nephews.
Carol Gilman Tinney ’63 of Alpharetta, Ga., died on December 31, 2020. She was a physical education major. She is survived by her husband Douglas Tinney and three daughters.
Mary Davidson Conant ’64 of Boston, Mass., died on May 9, 2020. An art history major, she managed Long’s Jewelers, the Davidson family business. She is survived by her husband Bradford Conant, three daughters, and 10 grandchildren.
Sarah Smith Munley ’65 of San Antonio, Texas, died on December 22, 2020. A chemistry major, she earned a PhD in pharmacology from the University of Rochester. She was a distinguished chemistry professor and pharmaceutical executive. She is survived by her husband, John Munley, two children, four grandchildren and two sisters and a brother.
Kathleen Strait Jackson ’67 of Newark Valley, N.Y., died on July 10, 2020. A biology major, she earned a master’s in psychology and pursued a career in human services. She is survived by her husband, Richard Jackson II, a son and two daughters, nine grandchildren, and five great-grandchildren.
Leslie Miles ’67 of Wilton, Conn., died on September 21, 2020. A psychology major, she earned a master’s in education from Boston University, where she served as assistant director of admissions. She is survived by her sister-in-law Suzan Miles and four cousins.
Barbara Lena Kosheff ’73 of Fairfield, Conn., died on December 10, 2020. A biology-chemistry major, she earned an MBA from the University of Connecticut. She had a successful 40-year career in the food and beverage industry. She is survived by her husband, Robert Kosheff, two daughters, a brother and two sisters.
Larry Rosenmann ’74 of West Sand Lake, N.Y., died November 22, 2020. A geology major, he earned a master’s at RPI. He was an engineering geologist for the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation. He is survived by his wife, Susie Rosenmann, two children and a brother and sister.
Robyn Greer Hallock ’80 of Greenwich, Conn., died on October 24, 2020. A psychology-education major, she taught before building a career in corporate travel management. She is survived by her husband David Hallock, a daughter, and two brothers.
Christine Cox-Hill ’84 of Washington, D.C., died on December 27, 2020. An art-art history major, she was an accomplished graphic designer, painter and silk screen printer. She is survived by her husband, George Hill, two children, her mother and a sister and brother.
Janine Przybylinski Buckner ’93 of West Orange, N.J., died on August 31, 2020. A psychology major, she was associate dean of the College of Arts and Sciences at Seton Hall University. She is survived her sister, Jennifer Przybylinski Peluso, and a daughter.
Faculty
Betty Vasiliki Svolos Balevic, Jan. 31 [more]
Mary Constance Lynn, Feb. 23 [more]
James Kunz, Jan. 4 [more]
Robert Meisner, March 7 [more]
Alan Wheelock, Oct. 26, 2020 [more]
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