Category: In Memoriam

Sad News: Robin Mertes

Robin Gayle Katherine Mertes, age 68, recently passed away on November 28, 2023, at her home. Funeral service will be held on December 7, 2023, at 10:30 AM, at St. Mary of Sorrows Historic Church and Cemetery, Ox Rd. and Fairfax Station Rd., Fairfax Station, VA 22039. Interment and reception to follow. Robin attended Mount …

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Sad News: Joy Whiteley Ackerman

Hello everyone, I have some very sad news to report.  Our classmate, Joy Whiteley Ackerman, passed away unexpectedly at her home on September 21st.   I feel fortunate that Joy maintained ties with our class and I’m so glad she came to the last reunion and was able to spend time with everyone.  She also recently participated in …

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Sad News

We have received sad news that Dorothy “Dottie” Raymer passed away on July 5th at her home in Madison, WI. We would like to include a remembrance in the next issue of the Quarterly. If anyone would like to offer some words, please go to our class website the Share Your News tab before August 1st. …

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Sad News About Our Classmate Monica Brown

  Dear classmates, it is with great sadness that I need to tell everyone that our fellow classmate, Monica Brown, has passed away.  She had a short illness, was only in the hospital a week, and passed away on January 14th.  I know many of us knew Monica during our years at Mt. Holyoke, and others of …

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Our Classmate, Nicky Mesiah

Hello classmates, many of you may have already seen this on our Class Facebook page, Mount Holyoke Class of 1977 (https://www.facebook.com/groups/469659729718169) but now that we have easy access to these eblasts to the entire class, I wanted to share some very sad news …our dear dear friend, Nicky Mesiah, passed away March 29th, losing her …

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