Each month, Tri Delta publishes In Memoriam, highlighting the lives of some of our Distinguished Deltas and longtime volunteers and sharing a full list of sisters who have recently passed away. Below is the In Memoriam for October 2023.
Allison Dickson, Southwestern
With the heaviest hearts we are sharing that 2022 Tri Delta Woman of Achievement Allison Dickson, Southwestern, has passed away. Allison truly embodied what it meant to be a brave, bold and kind Tri Delta—passionate about serving others and proudly committed to Tri Delta. She defied the odds throughout her lifelong battle with Muscular Dystrophy championing the motto, “I don’t need easy, I just need possible.” Her incredible spirit has left a legacy in our sisterhood and that will live well beyond her years here with us. Learn more about Allison, her incredible philanthropic work and her life.
In Memoriam
This In Memoriam list includes sisters who were reported as deceased to Executive Office October 1 – 31, 2023. If you know of a sister who has passed away, please report her information to Executive Office by emailing memberrecords@trideltaeo.org.
Adelphi
Patricia Harness Mazza ’69 d. 1/2016
Alabama
Nannette Stockton Yarn ’51 d. 2/2019
Arizona
Ruth Frauenfelder McFarland ’48 d. 10/2021
Arkansas
Hazel Newsome Cattlett ’55 d. 6/2023
Fay Stafford Johnson ’48 d. 10/2023
Pat Ellis Young ’53 d. 9/2023
Baker
Kathleen Ellis Olmsted ’48 d. 9/2023
Baylor
Kanesha Hill ’93 d. 9/2023
Robin Mitchell Stricklin ’83 d. 3/2023
CA-Berkeley
Nancy Blackett Nagel ’54 d. 10/2023
Cal State-Long Beach
Judith Giuliano Stewart ’65 d. 10/2023
Carnegie Mellon
Rhoda Mears Hussey ’44 d. 10/2023
Cincinnati
Sandra Love Bennhoff ’67 d. 10/2023
Jody Drohan Charlton ’59 d. 9/2023
Coe
Barbara Anderson Behrman ’53 d. 1/2023
Colorado
Carol Maurek Kelly ’48 d. 4/2022
Colorado State
Rosalie Raw Bole ’61 d. 7/2023
Denison
Diana Gibbs Bryce ’59 d. 10/2023
Jane Lindsey Nies ’45 d. 2/2023
Mary Beth Anson Smith ’43 d. 4/2023
DePauw
Marsha Walb Heller ’55 d. 10/2023
Illinois
Margaret McClure Beagle ’48 d. 1/2013
Indiana
Emily Schwartz Craig ’40 d. 12/2013
Kaye Allison Downing ’53 d. 10/2023
Iowa
Margery McDonald McKinley ’45 d. 4/2023
Dianne Cook Wilcox ’60 d. 10/2023
Kansas
Barbara Meyer Kiskadden ’46 d. 1/2023
Elizabeth Mallonee ’46 d. 8/2023
Mary Erickson Seyler ’61 d. 4/2016
Kansas State
Catharine Thomas Abbott ’42 d. 9/2023
Dorothy Summers Lufburrow ’45 d. 10/2023
Karen Sullivan Pyne ’62 d. 8/2021
Louisiana State
Lady Patterson Sherman ’57 d. 6/2023
Maryland
Chrissy Palmisano Urian ’87 d. 9/2023
Michigan
Jeanne Morgan Fox ’38 d. 9/2023
Grace Moore Wilson ’56 d. 11/2022
MISSISSIPPI
Myrna McCurdy Young ’49 d. 10/2023
MONTANA
Frances Hares Larson ’49 d. 3/2023
MOUNT UNION
Marjorie Stroup James ’38 d. 1/2023
Judith Irish Johnson ’52 d. 10/2021
NEVADA
Karen Hungerford Zink ’65 d. 1/2019
OHIO WESLEYAN
Sally Noyes Dowling ’76 d. 9/2023
OKLAHOMA
Anne Tucker McLaughlin ’49 d. 3/2023
Sally Wicker Shalvey ’68 d. 7/2023
RANDOLPH-MACON
Mary Upham Allen ’51 d. 5/2023
SAINT LAWRENCE
Yvonne Johnson Holzkamp ’46 d. 2/2023
SIMPSON
Bertlyn Crouse Johnston ’58 d. 10/2023
SOUTHERN METHODIST
Susan Downs Armstrong ’56 d. 4/2023
SOUTHWESTERN
Allison Dickson ’00 d. 10/2023
STANFORD
Betty Putnam Torrance ’37 d. 6/2015
TENNESSEE
Nancy Taylor Deaver ’54 d. 12/2021
TEXAS
Lucy Womack Locke ’51 d. 7/2023
Jacqueline Garrison Pitcock ’50 d. 9/2023
Beverly Yager Ross ’45 d. 9/2023
Barbara Franklin Wiggins ’50 d. 9/2023
TEXAS TECH
Carol Oliver Strode ’56 d. 9/2023
Kay Jones Yates ’58 d. 5/2023
TOLEDO
Sally Lindsey Morton ’51 d. 8/2023
TULSA
Mary Martin Peavy ’50 d. 2/2023
UTAH
Natalie Williams Neal ’57 d. 10/2023
WASHINGTON
Kerin McAllister Arrivey ’54 d. 3/2020
Ann Elliott Boynton ’49 d. 2/2018
Jean Gibson Campbell ’51 d. 8/2021
Norma Anderson Christensen ’51 d. 7/2019
Beryl Dootson Cronkhite ’51 d. 4/2022
Maggie McKee Dorsey ’54 d. 11/2020
Margaret Johanson Fickel ’49 d. 11/2022
Jane Trullinger Heming ’53 d. 1/2023
Laurine Moilanen Homestead ’56 d. 9/2018
Marian Kumm Lowden ’49 d. 9/2015
Roella Dykeman McCoy ’52 d. 12/2017
Nancy McGraw ’55 d. 7/2020
Eleanor Feeney Pobst ’49 d. 3/2023
Dianne Gellermann Samuelson ’49 d. 9/2021
Marlys Mattson Thieme ’53 d. 2/2014
WILLIAM & MARY
Ruth Woods Lett ’57 d. 6/2022
WISCONSIN
Patricia Snell Hanson ’46 d. 6/2023
Vanda Roenitz Pralle ’56 d. 7/2023
WYOMING
Barbara Beltz Lack ’40 d. 7/2018
Amy Lawrence ’39 d. 7/2019