Phyllis Nicolson Keller ’41
June 9, 2022

Gertrude Ruch Kauffman ’42
March 14, 2022

Beatrice Kallahan ’44
March 10, 2022   

Claire McCreery Simmons '44
March 10, 2022

Norma Crosby Bolduc ’45
December 26, 2020 

Ruth Davis Burk ’45
December 7, 2021  

Shirley Kerner ’45
March 20, 2022

Ruth Sudhoff Sutherland ’45 
March 22, 2022 

Stella Depoian Tatian ’45 
November 17, 2021 

Barbara Street Berry ’48 
October 12, 2021 

Patricia Ford Furst ’48
March 10, 2022 

Betsy Jane Curtis Winquist '48
May 21, 2022

Jean Kennedy Feldhouse ’49
March 27, 2022   

Patricia Lane Harlow ’49
November 9, 2021  

Marion Wilson Kennedy ’49
March 11, 2022   

Alice Smales Young ’49
April 10, 2022  

Lucille Chase Oldham ’51
May 11, 2022   

Marilyn McGuire ’52 
March 7, 2022 

Cynthia Eidt Nelson ’53 
February 12, 2022 

Dorothy Pikaart Parker ’54
April 14, 2022   

Lorraine Nelson Stevens ’54
June 14, 2022 

Linda Nolin Ahern ’55 P’88
June 11, 2022  

Marilyn Meyer Herlin ’55
March 1, 2022 

Jean Kellner Kyser ’55
June 15, 2020

Angela Tabellario Mitchell ’55 
July 29, 2022 

Diane Tuzik Pingree ’55 
April 21, 2022 

Nancy McHale Hurd ’56  
July 20, 2022 

Deanne Warren Busch ’57 
December 13, 2021 

Judith Kelly ’57 
February 23, 2022 

Margaret Ann Nestel ‘57 
February 15, 2021 

Carol Braun Wissert ’57
May 27, 2022 

Mary Mayer Hereford ’58
February 24, 2021 

Marsha Singer Marshall '58
June 1, 2022

Linda Falt York ’61
April 23, 2022 

Miriam Robbins Kelly ’63
May 17, 2022 

Arlene Paratore Hrabovecky ’66
April 18, 2022 

Ann Louden Sullivan ’66
June 4, 2022

Pamela Robie Lavalley ’67
June 25, 2022

Susan Swanson ’67
December 5, 2021

Karla Englund Thompson ’69
June 8, 2022

Margaret Cohen Sherman ’70
February 16, 2022

Marianne Thomen Williams ’70
April 27, 2022

Patricia Demello ’73
March 27, 2022

Susan Ventimiglia Rhinehart ’74
May 18, 2022

Mary Santana ’78
April 29, 2022

Donna Sharples ’78
April 22, 2022

Sha Rae Conti ’96
September 24, 2020

David Bulhoes ’09
October 1, 2020 

Remembering Retired Professor Rick Frederics

Rick Frederics’ former students and colleagues remembered him as an outstanding educator who embodied Lasell’s commitment to providing each student with an individualized learning experience.

Rick, who taught at Lasell from 1996 until his retirement in 2015 and served as chair of the accounting department for 15 years, died on Aug. 24 after a seven-year battle with multiple myeloma. He was 73.

“I can’t imagine what path my life would have taken had I not had the opportunity to learn from him,”  Molly Merchant Sandlin ’04, president of CAET Construction in Keller, Texas, wrote on the Lasell alumni and friends Facebook page. “He loved his family and his students dearly. We have exchanged Christmas cards every year since I graduated in 2004.”

Wrote Stacy Rawson Sheldon ’98, owner of Dreams and Fairy Tales Travels in Ashby, Massachusetts, “He was truly one of a kind — not only an amazing professor but an all-around amazing human being. I have thought of him fondly over the years.”

Longtime communications professor Janice Barrett called Rick “one of the kindest, most considerate, and thoughtful colleagues” she has ever worked with and recalled advice he gave her when she joined the Lasell faculty 16 years ago: “Take care of your students — nurture them, support them, mentor them, and help them become the best they are capable of becoming.”

Before joining the Lasell faculty,  Rick was an accountant and auditor for 25 years at Coopers & Lybrand, Multibank, and Bank of Boston.

He leaves his wife of 51 years, Sarah; two daughters; three grandchildren; and his father.

 

Remembering Marsha Singer Marshall '58

 No matter what she did – parenting, working, volunteering, traveling, or making award-winning barbecue – Marsha Singer Marshall ’58 put all of her 4 feet, 10 inches into the task.

And her husband of 59 years, Richard, generally was at her side.

 “She was absolutely committed to whatever she got involved in,” says her son, Steve. “It was never Mom or Dad, it was always Mom and Dad.”

Marsha, an active alumna and generous supporter of the Lasell Fund for many years, died on June 1  in Sun City Center, Florida. The longtime resident of Framingham, Massachusetts, was 83.

She kept in touch with her classmates, who she called “sisters.” “She loved making friends and keeping friends,” Steve says. “Once you became Mom’s friend, you were with her for eternity.”

When her children reached school age, Marsha joined Richard at Raytheon, where he was an electrical engineer for more than four decades. She worked as a secretary at the defense giant for 23 years.

During their active retirement, Marsha and Richard enjoyed camping, traveling around the United States, and entering barbecue competitions.

In addition to her son and daughter-in-law, she leaves two daughters and their husbands, seven grandchildren, and four great-grandchildren. Her husband, who she met on a blind date as a Lasell senior, died in 2018.

 

Remembering Betsy Jane Curtis Winquist '48

Decades after they had graduated, Betsy Jane Curtis Winquist ’48 still sent cards to her Lasell friends on their birthdays.

“She was a very caring, thoughtful person and liked to stay in touch with her classmates,” says Nancy Curtis Grellier ’49, Betsy Jane’s sister. “Lasell was an important part of her life.”

Betsy Jane, an active alumna and consistent donor to the Lasell Fund, died on May 21 in Greensboro, North Carolina. She was 93.

After graduating from Lasell, she earned her teaching degree at Wheelock College. She began her teaching career in Connecticut and went on to work in schools in West Virginia, Virginia, and Wisconsin. She particularly enjoyed teaching in underserved communities.

Betsy Jane volunteered for many organizations, enjoyed spending time in nature and with her pets, and was devoted to her family.

In addition to her sister, she leaves four children and seven grandchildren.