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Class Notes
Deaths
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The College received notice of the death of Inezbelle (Kelsey) Shutt ‘29.
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Faurot (Teays) Weller ‘32, died November
28, 2008. Faurot was born in Nevada, Missouri. She was a teacher in Missouri
until retiring. She and her husband managed Park Manor Retirement Home in Nashville, Tennessee, a venture they were both extremely proud of. Faurot lent her support and meticulous care to the Teays Chapel and Cemetery; she was a devoted member of the Methodist Church and a lifelong member of P.E.O. She is survived by her sister, two nephews,
great niece, and great nephews. Two nieces and four nephews of the Weller Family also survived and many great-great nieces and nephews. Preceding her in death were her parents, her husband, one brother, sister-in-law, and her great nephew.
Marian Joy (Brainard) Smith ‘34, died on November 20, 2008. After graduating
from Cottey, she got her degree from University of Nebraska. She attended graduate school at Columbia University
where she received her master’s in library science. Marian also got certified to teach and she worked in several different
schools in their library. She retired to Arizona with her husband. She traveled extensively and was a member of P.E.O.
The College received notice of the death of
Barbara (French) Kirkbride ‘39. Barbara generously donated to Cottey for many years.
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Sara (Huston) Spears ‘41 died March 15, 2003, in Phoenix, Arizona, of natural causes. She was preceded in death by her husband and is survived by two sons.
Patricia (Taylor) Fellers ‘41 died of age-related causes. She was salutatorian of her graduating high school class, attended Cottey, and graduated from Central College. She was a volunteer and officer for many church and community organizations. Her greatest interests were her church affiliations in which she sang in the choir and participated in many church activities within her beloved church families. She was a prodigious reader, enjoyed spending time with her family, corresponding with many long time friends and watching basketball and baseball games on TV. Her survivors include her daughters, grandchildren, sister, niece, and grand-nephews.
The College received notice of the death of
Huldah (Phelps) Bacon ‘44 in September
2007.
Mary Lou (Zimmerman) Holloway ‘45 died April 28, 2005. After attending Cottey, she graduated from KU. She was a teacher for over 20 years in special education.
Antoinette “Toni” Paine Mitchell Koski ‘45, died October 24, 2008.
Toni was key in establishing the Dr. Marjorie
Mitchell Leadership Fund with her siblings in honor of her aunt, president of Cottey from 1938 to 1949. After Cottey College she finished her degree at The Ohio State University. Toni was also a very experienced world traveler having
visited Africa, Asia, South America, Australia, and Europe many times. She was an extremely well read woman who strongly believed in constant education. She read three newspapers daily, was a member of the Chautauqua Literary and Scientific Circle (the oldest book club in the country), listened daily to NPR, and watched TV commentary news all the time. Her strongest source of pride came from her immediate survivors, her son and her daughter and their families. Toni was preceded in death by her husband, her sister, her brother, her infant son, and her parents.
Doris (Greenstreet) Niemann ‘45 died on December 24, 2008. She grew up in Tulsa, Oklahoma, and graduated from both Cottey College and Kansas State University. She later lived and worked as a medical technologist in Berkeley, California,
where she met and married her husband of 52 years. Doris was known to family and friends for her kindness, strength, wisdom, and generosity. She was a longtime member of P.E.O. and enjoyed traveling, swimming, and being involved in the lives of her children and grandchildren. Doris is survived by husband,
sons, brother, and grandchildren.
The College received notice of the death of Ruth (Easterbrook) Bertin ‘46.
Geraldine (Sewright) Suiso ‘47, of Honolulu, a retired Wailupe Valley Elementary
School teacher, died February 3, 2008, in St. Francis-East Hospice. She was born in Hot Springs, South Dakota. She is survived by husband, daughters, brother, and six grandchildren.
The College received notice of the death of Dr. Margaret (Nolte) Young ‘48. She died February 2007.
The College received notice of the death of
Carolyn (Parks) Moss ‘49.
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The College received notice of the death of Margaret (Titus) Kaiser ‘50.
The College received notice of the death of Marilyn (Skeen) Muller ‘52 on April 19, 2007, from cancer.
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The College received notice of the death of Lynda (Bowen) Davis ‘60 on September
30, 2008. She attended Cottey for one year and transferred to the University of Northern Colorado. She and her husband settled in New York City in 1963 and had been residents ever since. Lynda retired in 1998 and is survived by her husband and sister.
Joann “Joni” Ryan ‘60, died December
15, 2005. Her education culminated in her earning a Ph.D. in mathematics from Purdue University. Joni was briefly engaged in environmental research after which she devoted her life to caring for her widowed mother and her beloved aunt. Her interests included nature, birds and flowers, local art and activities, and sports, especially Chicago Cubs. She was a member of the P.E.O. Sisterhood and a Presbyterian. Survivors include a cousin, two second cousins, and two third cousins.
She was preceded in death by her parents and her aunts.
Diana Sue (Light) Burt ‘62 died January
1 following a long-term illness. After Cottey, she attended the University of South Dakota and Kansas State Teachers
College in Emporia, Kansas, where she received her teaching certificate. She taught at the collegiate level and was heavily involved with the LDS church.Diana loved family history and assisted with the Girl Scouts of America. She is survived by her husband, five sons, a daughter, a brother and sisters, and 11 grandchildren.
Kathleen E. Doyle-Bleecker ‘64, died June 10, 2006, of complications from treatment for cancer at Community Medical Center. An attractive, overachieving
redheaded cheerleader, Kate graduated as one of the top 10 students in her class in high school. She attended Cottey and then completed her B.A. in sociology at the University of Michigan. For the next eight years, she worked for the state of California. In 1988, she came to Montana for a fresh start; she began her third career until her semi-retirement in 2005. She was preceded in death by her mother and father, her stepmother, and a brother. She is survived by her husband, stepchildren, a brother, and two nieces and a nephew.
The College received notice of the death of Becky (Brown) Smith ‘67 in March 2008, from breast cancer.
Penney (Kelley) Fujii ‘67 died December
25, 2008, following an 18-month illness. For the past 24 years she was the minister at Fifth Street Presbyterian Church of Conneaut Lake. She was a graduate of Cottey College; Hastings College in Hastings, Nebraska; and the San Francisco Theological Seminary. Survivors are her husband, a daughter, a son, her father, a sister, a brother, and two nieces. She was preceded in death by her mother.
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