In Our Hearts

We acknowledge the passing of the following members and celebrate their part in our circle of sisterhood. This list reflects notifications received at International Headquarters between February 1 through April 30, 2024. First, maiden, last names and year of Initiation are listed for each deceased member.  

Honor a sister with an In Memory Gift. To make an In Memory Gift, visit GammaPhiBeta.org/Donate or call 303.800.2890. View Memorial gifts online at GammaPhiBeta.org/InMemory. 

Please note that the In Our Hearts list will not appear in our fall 2024 issue of The Crescent, as it is our 150th commemorative issue. Instead, the fall 2024 In Our Hearts list will be printed in the winter 2025 issue of The Crescent. Thank you for your understanding.  

Alpha (Syracuse)  

Ann Tuthill Storms, 1953  

Beta (Michigan) 

Janet Mewhort Hogan, 1953 

Ginny Pike Paul, 1952 

Gamma (Wisconsin-Madison) 

Patricia Doering Boruff, 1957  

Marjory Shonts Sill, 1941 

Delta (Boston) 

Peggy Denk Hessler, 1956  

Epsilon (Northwestern)  

Susan Manier Grimm, 1955 

Nancy Holmes Matas, 1945 

Susan Repke Peachey, 1952 

Peppy Schmidt Theodore, 1952 

Eta (California-Berkeley)  

Annette Gimbal Hass, 1943 

Nancy Hogeboom McNeil, 1974 

Marsha Ailsa McRae, 1962 

Joan Foster Nugent, 1948 

Theta (Denver) 

Becky Printz Martin, 1959  

Shirley Kolstad Stephens, 1954 

Kappa (Minnesota-Twin Cities)   

Mary Dunnigan Kahler, 1948 

Lambda 

(University of Washington)  

Margaret Chestnut Gault, 1924 

Judith Mounger Jacobsen, 1955 

Barbara Neville Lentz, 1951 

Betty Hallin McDougall, 1952 

Katherine Fovargue Olson, 1961 

Nu (Oregon)  

Bonnie Brackin Ford, 1952 

Xi (Idaho)  

Shirley Smith Emerson, 1953 

Jeanne Parker McCarty, 1944 

Barbara Hayden Slaughter, 1964 

Omicron 

(Illinois at Urbana-Champaign)  

Lauren Marie Alman, 1975 

Dorothy McKinley Fanning, 1948 

Susan Wietlispach Staack, 1962 

Pi (Nebraska-Lincoln)  

Roberta Nielsen Saalfeld, 1951 

Janice Marie Wiebusch, 1965 

Rho (Iowa)  

Dargy Hamilton Baxter, 1961 

Corinne Major Nydle, 1949 

Sigma (Kansas)  

Nathalie Sherwood Haren, 1951  

Joyce Tobiasen Schwartz, 1959  

Tau (Colorado State) 

Marlene Uhrich Nortier, 1955 

Chi (Oregon State) 

Mary Delaurenti Isaacson, 1970 

Psi (Oklahoma)  

Carol Boggs Stevenson, 1954 

Peggy Taylor Thurston, 1957  

Alpha Beta (North Dakota)  

Claire Skarperud Moen, 1970 

Alpha Gamma (Nevada)  

Darla Aimone McKenna, 1957  

Alpha Delta

 (Missouri-Columbia)  

Marian Reid Bilyea, 1950 

Sharon Edwards Drake, 1957 

Madalene Sylvester Swetnam, 1953 

Alpha Epsilon (Arizona)  

Marianne Ludwig Connell, 1959 

Emily Chapman Maestas, 1997 

Alpha Zeta (Texas-Austin) 

JoAnne Burroughs Fougerousse, 1952 

Alpha Theta (Vanderbilt) 

Margaret Patton Warner, 1957 

Alpha Iota 

(California-Los Angeles) 

Karen Boundy Crandall, 1955 

Danielle Higby Storm, 1988 

Alpha Kappa (Manitoba) 

Stephani Donegani Cook, 1963 

Alpha Lambda 

(British Columbia)  

Patricia McLennan Maxwell-Smith, 1951 

Alpha Mu (Rollins) 

Beverly Siebert Mattox, 1953 

Alpha Nu (Wittenberg) 

Ellen Culler Baggett, 1974 

Susie Lemen Brougher, 1955 

Alpha Xi (Southern Methodist) 

Sharon Cox Montgomery, 1962 

Leona Davis Drouet Ponish, 1949 

Alpha Omicron 

(North Dakota State) 

Linda Nelson Dillard, 1957 

Patti Jones Pratt, 1952 

Alpha Upsilon (Penn State) 

Doukeni Baroutsis Vassil, 1957  

Alpha Phi (Colorado College) 

Persis Ayer Eberhart, 1948  

Beverly Wellborn Hammer, 1948 

Alpha Chi (William & Mary) 

Paula Wolpow Hoffman, 1960 

Beta Gamma (Bowling Green) 

Margery Hopkins Fuller, 1943 

Patricia Stanton Letner, 1966 

Louise Morris Phillips, 1953 

Beta Delta (Michigan State) 

Melodie Brown Feinberg, 1961 

Beta Epsilon (Miami-Ohio)  

Marilyn Martz Brulport, 1951 

Sharon Duke, 1957  

Martha Griffin, 1961 

Beta Eta (Bradley) 

Mary Lou Tomsovic Coxon, 1956 

Beta Kappa (Arizona State) 

Kathleen Titsworth Hollenbeck, 1958 

Melanie Joe Mogg, 1973 

Beta Omicron 

(Oklahoma City) 

Deborah Ryder Parker, 1952  

Beta Pi (Indiana State) 

Deanna Summers Lambert, 1962 

Carolyn Sloan Snyder, 1958 

Beta Rho (Colorado-Boulder) 

Kate Carroll Schmid, 1990 

Beta Sigma 

(Washington State) 

Carol Darby Marshall, 1955 

Beta Tau (Texas Tech) 

Sharilynn Carney, 1982 

Ann Montgomery Robinson, 1958 

Beta Upsilon (Kansas State) 

Jolane Ackerman Shaffer, 1962 

Beta Phi (Indiana) 

Sherry Williams Burkhart, 1959  

Beta Psi (Oklahoma State) 

Jan Jones Evans, 1969 

Gamma Pi (Minnesota State-Mankato) 

Lynne Anderson Berg, 1977 

Gamma Rho 

(Wisconsin-Oshkosh) 

Kathleen Bartels Maccoux, 1972 

Gamma Upsilon (Drake) 

Jule Lutz Thorsen, 1976 

Delta Epsilon 

(Texas Wesleyan) 

Linda Gafford Belota, 1973  

Delta Iota (Purdue)  

Brandy Hibbard, 1980 

Delta Rho (Dickinson)  

Nancy Lynn Pierce, 1980 

 

ANN TUTHILL STORMS

ALPHA (Syracuse, 1953)

Ann Tuthill Storms called Syracuse, New York, home for most of her life. She attended Syracuse University, earning a bachelor’s degree in nursing. During her summer breaks, Ann was a camp counselor at Camp Sloane in Lakeville, Connecticut. One summer, she met fellow counselor Bruce, who quickly became her best friend and the love of her life. The two married and raised three children together in Ridgewood, New Jersey. After a long nursing career, Ann happily retired and enjoyed her golden years traveling the world with Bruce and spending quality time with her sisters from the Bergen County Alumnae Chapter, which Ann founded. As her online obituary states, “Ann cared deeply for people and was a wonderful wife, mother, nurse and confidant to many devoted friends, old and new."

KATHLEEN TITSWORTH HOLLENBECK

BETA KAPPA (Arizona State, 1958)

Kathleen Titsworth Hollenbeck was born and raised in Tucson, Arizona. After her family moved to Phoenix, she graduated from West Phoenix High School and later earned a bachelor’s degree in education from Arizona State University. Kathleen dedicated over 20 years to teaching middle school math, English and science across various states. She furthered her education by earning a master’s degree in school counseling from Xavier University in Cincinnati. Kathleen shared a remarkable 61-year marriage with her husband, Don. Together, they lived in numerous places and traveled the world. They eventually settled in Evergreen, Colorado, where they spent 17 wonderful years. Kathleen was an active church member, an avid outdoors enthusiast and a passionate hiker. She was a devoted wife, a loving mother of three, a cherished grandmother to many and a loyal friend. Kathleen's humor, compassion, kindness and boundless love left a lasting impression on everyone she met.