Laurie Spiegel has shared this information about the passing of four of our Theta sisters.
Ruth Samuel (Class of 1942) of Brick, NJ passed away in 2015 at the age of 94. Born in 1920, she was the oldest member on the Theta Phi roster. Ruth was one of the first women inducted into the US Coast Guard SPARs serving from 1943 to 1946. A charter member of Women in Military Service for America Memorial Foundation, she is one of the female WWII veterans featured at the memorial in Arlington. Ruth was a second-grade teacher and worked as a substitute before her retirement.
Ruth Samuel Obituary (1920 - 2015) - 94, Brick, NJ - MyCentralJersey (legacy.com)
Nancy Keller Kelly
Nancy Kelly (Class of 1951) of Valatie, NY passed away in 2018 at the age of 89. She was a former kindergarten teacher at Kinderhook (Ichabod Crane) Central School District for over 20 years before working at the N.Y.S. Department of Taxation and Finance in Albany. An avid golfer and volunteer, Nancy was “an extremely independent woman who continued to live at home by herself right up until her recent illness.”
Nancy Kelly Obituary (2018) - Valatie, NY - Albany Times Union (legacy.com)
Eileen McFetridge
Eileen McFetridge (Class of 1953) was born in Oyster Bay, NY and lived in Greenport, NY when she passed away at age 85 in 2018. Eileen was a supporter and activist for affordable housing in the North Fork of Long Island worked to spearhead the Initiative for Community Land Trust of Southold Town.
Eileen McFetridge Obituary (1932 - 2018) - Greenport, NY - Newsday (legacy.com)
New groups seek to create affordable housing on the North Fork - The Suffolk Times (timesreview.com)
Alice Mary Foley Martin (Class of 1957), a lifelong resident of Warwick, NY, passed away at home in 2014 at age 78. Before retiring, Alice was an Art Teacher with the Monroe-Woodbury Schools in Central Valley, NY for 38 years and was an artist in her own right. She was a Supervisor for Student Teachers at SUNY, New Paltz. She spent her life with horses and was an avid rider.
