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DELTA DELTA DELTA 5 ALUMNAE UPDATE CHAPTER ETERNAL Deborah Campbell Britting '66 entered Chapter Eternal on March 6. She spent three years as an Army wife before moving to Wichita with her husband, Dean. She is survived by her husband; children: Dustyn, Dana, Deanette, and Duane; nine grandchildren; and countless family and friends. ALUMNAE NEWS Marlyn Reed Berg-Voth '50 lives in El Dorado, Kan., and is a member of a local hospital auxiliary, volunteering at the hospital gift shop. She is also a member of local Senior Ambassadors. "Keep smiling!" E-mail: vothenberg@cox.net Frances Hanna Lenser '53 retired from her job as a financial specialist after 16 years in the role. She and her husband, Ronald, have two daughters, Ronda and Leslie, and live in Houston, Texas. E-mail: efel@airmail.net Carol Hall Whitney '57 lives in southwest Oklahoma and is continuing an arts career in sculpture, painting, and photography related to Oklahoma's landscape and cultures. Carol has five children. E-mail: cocotomo36@hotmail.com Frances Hawkins Rast-Nelson '58 and her husband, Richard, live in Lenexa, Kan. She enjoys retirement and continues playing bridge. Fran and Richard have three children, Jack, Stacey, and Brian; eight grandchildren; and four great- grandchildren. Janice Hoke Overton, M.D. '59 and her husband, Stephen, split their time between Lake Tahoe in the summer and Palm Springs in the winter. E-mail: jeoverton@earthlink.net Carol Rowe Park '60 lives in Leawood, Kan. She enjoys playing bridge and is active in her choir at Church of the Resurrection. "We sang in Washington, D.C., in June and were invited to sing in London in December. This fall I have nine grandchildren in college!" Carol has three children: David, Robin, and Tracy. E-mail: dickpark2@yahoo.com Martha Ryan '61 lives in Topeka, Kan., and enjoys reading, going to movies, meeting with her book group, and going on walks. "I love being retired!" She sees her daughter every weekend and her son's family a few times a year. Beverly Igo '62 has worked as a counselor for the last 20 years; her favorite career so far. She is in the process of retiring at the moment. Her brother and family also live in Colorado (Beverly lives in Colorado Springs), so they have lots of fun times together. E-mail: bjigo@pcisys.net Winifred Frazee Cooper '62 tries to stay active with her church, civic, and art groups now that her husband, Charles, has passed away. They were married for 50 years. Winnie lives in Hoover, Ala., and hopes to continue exhibiting her artwork in local shows. E-mail: thecoopercollection@yahoo.com Cheris Shelton Garrison '63 reunites with four of her pledge sisters every few years. They gather from Colorado, Kansas, South Carolina, and Florida. "Our sisterhood is still very special even after 53 years! We celebrated our Golden Circle together in 2014." Cheris and her husband, Robert, live in Ocala, Fla., and have two children, Caroline and Michael. E-mail: cherisgarrison@hotmail.com Janis Tureski Norman '65 retired from her position as national director of education research and professional development for Young Audiences Arts for Learning and now works with the National Art Education Association (NAEA) as founding director of a national institute for professional learning called Summer Studio Design Thinking. She and her husband, Bob, live on Hilton Head Island, S.C., and have two daughters, Sharis and Lindsay. E-mail: jan@ya.org Joyce Yeck Blee '66 has two beautiful daughters, Carrie and Lizz, both of whom are married and have two wonderful children each. Carrie has Bella and Alex, and Lizz has Charlie and Halen. Margaret Ogilvie '66 finally retired from public school teaching after 30 years in Colorado, New Mexico, and California in English, journalism, and ESL. She was a reporter, editor, and photographer for the Boulder, Colo., and Montrose, Colo., papers. Margaret and her husband, Don, live in Montrose. She is a master gardener in Colorado and is busy with art and volunteer work. Kerry Anderson Moon '68 and her husband, Skip, both retired in June 2014. Since then, they have been traveling, enjoying time with their grandkids, and working in their gardens. Kerry and Skip live in Cleveland, Mo. E-mail: mammamoon76@gmail.com Nancy Moorman Silverforb '68 works as a high school guidance counselor in Basehor Linwood. She is in her 11th year in the district, coming there after retirement from a long career in Shawnee Mission Public Schools. Nancy is also a board certified massage therapist practicing in Lenexa. She and her husband, David, live in Prairie Village, Kan. E-mail: nsilverforb@kc.rr.com Katie Myer Lukens '75 and her husband, Buz, have retired on a 40-acre ranch outside of Wichita, Kan. E-mail: katie.lukens@gmail.com Jodi Mattox Rinehart '78 is a voice and pageant coach, celebrating more than 32 years! "I am blessed to have coached very successful singers and performers, and hundreds of national, state, and local title holders, including LaRissa McKean '11 and Carley Blevins '15." Jodi is a singer- songwriter, performer, and author of the children's book, The Birthday Party Guest List. She lives in Kansas City, Kan., and has three sons: Mark, Ben, and Charlie. E-mail: jodisvoiceandpageant@hotmail.com Janet Medina Long '82 serves on the Arts and Recreation of Overland Park board. She is in four book clubs, which include some Kansas City-area alumnae. E-mail: bestforlast7@aol.com 50s 60s 70s DDD (Continued on page 6) 80s

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