AZ. Manon is survived by three children, including daughter Cherie Charbonneau MacGillivray ’72, eight grandchildren and two great-grandchildren.
and La Familia. Thanks to these amazing organizations, children were given a meal every day and had teachers to teach classes; once a month a doctor and a dentist would visit and care for them at the local community center. Kay described her life as “an adventure.” She is survived by her husband, eight daughters, 26 grandchildren and 22 great-grandchildren.
Elisabeth “Betsy” King Holmes on May 31, 2014, in Cleveland, OH. Betsy graduated with honors from Vassar College. Passionate about horticulture, she served as President of the Garden Club of Cleveland and as a representative to the Garden Club of Americas national board. She is survived by three of her five children, four grandchildren, and her cousins: Peggy Taylor Jones ’46; Kate Bicknell Luzius ’58; Wendy Bicknell ’60; Frannie Meyer Donahue ’67; and Anne Meyer Lynch ’74;
Joan Kent Warnke on February 19, 2014, in Williamsburg, VA. Joan was a graduate of Middlebury College and the Yale School of Nursing. She is survived by two sons, two grandsons and a great-grandson. She was predeceased by her sister, Nancy Kent Ricketts ’44.
Nancy Mills Lee on January 12, 2015, in
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Albuquerque, NM. Nancy attended Smith College and earned a B.A. from Case Western Reserve University in English and drama. She did additional coursework in drama at Smith and Bates Colleges. After WWII, she worked in Paris for the Economic Cooperation Administration (ECA), known as the Marshall Plan. Passionate about theatre and music, Nancy performed and directed in three acting companies. She also taught drama and English and was a published writer, archivist and researcher. Nancy is survived by her husband of 64 years, Day Lee; a daughter, daughter-inlaw, brother and granddaughter. She is a member of Legacy for Laurel.
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Cynthia Meredith Scott on December 7, 2014, in Cleveland, OH. Cynthia graduated from Mount Holyoke College and received an MBA from George Washington University. She served as CFO of The Washington International School, Program Director of The Institute of International Education, Executive Director of the Cleveland Council of Independent Schools (CCIS) and Co-Director of the Chagrin River Land Conservancy. She leaves her three children, including her daughter, Elizabeth Scott Metcalf ’75, six grandchildren and her sister, Ann Meredith Wilson ’50.
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on December 13, 2013, in Chatham, NJ. A graduate of Radcliffe College, Betty’s career spanned arts administration and newspaper advertising. A devoted volunteer, she enjoyed the opportunity to travel. Her mother, Lucile Marshall Boethelt, was a 1909 graduate of Miss Mittleberger’s. Betty is survived by her daughter and three grandchildren.
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Anna Marie “Bunny” Byham Ferer on March 15, 2012, in New Bern, NC. She and her husband, Harmon, passed away within days of each other. They left behind twin sons. Bunny was a very active member of Christ Church and a volunteer with Bank of The Arts and Hospice. Catherine “Kay” Anderson Carr on
February 20, 2015, at her winter home in Mazatlan, Mexico. Kay’s lifelong commitment to volunteerism is evidenced through the not-for-profits she and her husband, Irv, founded in Mexico — Mazatlan Charities
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18, 2014, in West Palm Beach, FL. Anne graduated from the University of Wisconsin. She worked for the Division of Family Services in West Palm Beach, FL, from 1972 until 1996 when she retired. A tireless volunteer, Anne’s other interests included art, classical music, travel and theatre. She leaves behind three children.
Diane “Dede” Rauschkolb Bogdonoff
on August 14, 2013, in Wheaton, IL. A graduate of Wellesley College and Columbia University, Dede had a career as a dermatologist in Wheaton for many years. She is survived by two daughters, a son and four grandchildren; her sister, Elizabeth Rauschkolb Farrell ’49; her cousins, Ellen Robishaw Otis ’61, and Ruth Robishaw Wulfhoop ’63; and her nieces, Elizabeth Farrell ’86, Mary Farrell ’88, and Ruth Farrell ’89.
Mari Fritzsche-Poss on September 16, 2014, in Osterville, MA. Mari attended Barat College before marrying James Poss. She was an active member of her communities, where she served on several boards. While in Cleveland, Mari was president of the Catherine Horstmann Home and Dunham Tavern Museum boards. Mari is survived by four children, including daughter Ann Poss ’75, and one grandson. Sollace Kissell Hotze on January 25, 2015,
in Nokomis, FL. Graduated from Sarah Lawrence College and the University of Chicago before beginning her career as a young adult and juvenile author, Sollace was honored on many occasions by the American Library Association for excellence in writing. She enjoyed working with young writers and visited Laurel whenever the book tour brought her to Cleveland. In addition to her writing, Sollace devoted much of her career to the Barrington, IL, School District, teaching high school English and working in the district’s Gifted Program for grades 1 – 6. Sollace is survived by her husband, her children and her sisters, Sally Kissell Mitchell ’48, and Judith Kissell Brainerd ’56.
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10, 2013, in Swampscott, MA. A graduate of Simmons College, Maralyn worked as a librarian for Salem State University and the Swampscott Public Library. She is survived by two sons and seven grandchildren.
1952 Lois Pringle Van Auken on December 5, 2013, in Phoenix, AZ. Lois graduated from Ohio University. She is survived by her two children, six stepchildren, eight step grandchildren, one step greatgranddaughter and her sister, Joan Pringle Parker’55.
1953 LaNore Linderme Kaplan on March 5, 2015, in Cleveland, OH. She attended Colorado College and the Cleveland Institute of Art. She is survived by a son and three grandchildren; her niece Gwill York ’75, cousins Patricia Linderme Easly ’56, Sarah Easly Woodall ’79, and Molly Easly, Class of 2017. LaNore was predeceased by her sister, Gwill Linderme Newman ’50.