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 November 1, 2023, to January 31, 2024. First, maiden, last names and year of Initiation are listed for each deceased member.

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Gamma (Wisconsin-Madison) 

Patricia Finke Schroeder, 1946 

Nancy Succop Schroeder, 1948  

Epsilon (Northwestern)  

Barbara Gasser Asboe, 1947 

Marjorie Olson Dome, 1943 

Dorothy Hotaling Pospischil, 1971 

Eta (California-Berkeley)  

Marilyn Morris Ormond, 1963 

Theta (Denver) 

Cynthia Law Dillon, 1960 

Shirley MacDonald Walford, 1942 

Omicron 

(Illinois at Urbana-Champaign)  

Susan Range Miller, 1980 

Marjorie Miller Wanderer, 1938  

Pi (Nebraska-Lincoln)  

Jo Ann O'Brien Cordell, 1950  

Jeanne Johnson Pope, 1950 

Rho (Iowa)  

Shirley Schroll Williams, 1951  

Sigma (Kansas)  

Jayne M. Callahan, 1955 

Shirley Grounds Duncan, 1950  

Psi (Oklahoma)  

Beth Adams Craven, 1961 

Virginia Sloan Lessert, 1951 

Alice Paramore Sharp, 1946 

Omega (Iowa State)  

Kay Nordenson Peterson, 1955 

Alpha Delta

 (Missouri-Columbia)  

Miranda Halter Carpenter, 1964 

Dorothy Hunt Hahn, 1954 

Alpha Epsilon (Arizona)  

Judith Havelaar Kersey, 1960 

Alpha Zeta (Texas-Austin) 

Bonita Johnson Laurence, 1962 

Alpha Eta (Ohio Wesleyan)  

Ann Habley Falker, 1951 

Alpha Iota 

(California-Los Angeles) 

Nancy Freeman Meredith, 1952 

Alpha Kappa (Manitoba) 

Barbara Pickard Daly, 1953 

Alpha Mu (Rollins) 

Martha Rankin Meade, 1944 

Alpha Nu (Wittenberg) 

Paula Lieftinck-Cannon, 1953 

Alpha Pi (West Virginia)  

Ella Crynock Dean, 1963 

Alpha Upsilon (Penn State) 

Jane Pollins Johnson, 1957  

Alpha Phi (Colorado College) 

Margaret Phillips Jensen, 1949  

Beta Gamma (Bowling Green) 

Margaret “Peg” Le Fevre Roush, 1943 

Beta Delta (Michigan State) 

Diana Gay Winterhalter, 1963 

Beta Epsilon (Miami-Ohio)  

Sandra Doak Slagle, 1952 

Beta Eta (Bradley) 

Mary Taylor Koetter, 1950 

Joan Christy Pelletier, 1952 

Beta Theta (San Jose State) 

Joyce Lyman Mather, 1949 

Beta Omicron 

(Oklahoma City) 

Marjorie Booker Forehand, 1951 

Beta Sigma

 (Washington State) 

Mary Johnson Carlson, 1973 

Gamma Beta (Gettysburg) 

Nancy Thomas Flemming, 1959  

Gamma Epsilon 

(Puget Sound) 

Ginny Clinton Lovett, 1961 

Delta Upsilon (Georgia)  

Tori Leslie Foody, 2012  

Epsilon Kappa 

(California State-Chico)  

Leah Bennett, 1996 

MARGARET “PEG” LE FEVRE ROUSH

BETA GAMMA (Bowling Green, 1943)

Margaret “Peg” Le Fevre Roush was born in Elsmere, New York. She graduated from Bethlehem Central High School in Delmar, New York, in 1942 and Bowling Green State University in Bowling Green, Ohio, in 1945. She joined our True and Constant sisterhood at Beta Gamma Chapter, where she served as chapter president. Peg married Robert Murray Roush shortly after graduating from college in 1945. Together, they raised three daughters and two sons. Despite managing a full house with five children, Peg made sure to serve her community in a variety of volunteer roles. She was a Cub Scout leader, Girl Scout troop leader, American Red Cross donor for many years and a choir member of her church. Peg will forever be held in the hearts of those she touched, including her five children, 10 grandchildren, 12 great-grandchildren, two great-greatgrandchildren and even more friends.

JOYCE LYMAN MATHER

BETA THETA (San Jose State, 1949)

Dorothy Joyce Lyman Mather was born in Grand Island, Nebraska. At age six, she and her parents moved to Arcata, California. She was a graduate of Arcata Union High School and San Jose State University, where she was a member of the Beta Theta Chapter of Gamma Phi Beta. Joyce's daughter, Terri Mather Morris (San Diego State), recalls her mother sharing many fond memories of time spent with her sorority sisters, adding “Gamma Phi Beta was an important part of her life.” After college, Joyce returned to Arcata and worked as an executive secretary until she married Deane Mather in 1952, and together, they raised four children. Joyce was an active community volunteer and served on the boards of several organizations. She was also an avid bridge player and loved to travel, especially exploring the culture, sites and foods of France. Terri recalls her mother’s surprise appearance at her own Initiation, saying “She surprised me, standing alongside my other sisters. I now have her pin on my Sorority pillow, affirming another lifetime bond we shared together.”