Memorial Page
Memorial Page
Member: Ingrid Venohr
January 2010
Ingrid Maria Venohr, PhD, RN Survived by mother Maria;
step-daughter Rachel; sisters Karin (Roy), Jane (Steve), Anita
(Sean); nieces & nephews Kristi, Joseph, Maria, Lexie, Brandon;
beloved dog Belle and cats. Preceded in death by father Alfred;
step-father Carl. Ingrid received her PhD from the University of
Michigan, Ann Arbor. She was a champion of pallative care. Ingrid
served on the board of the Colorado Center for Hospice &
Pallative Care. She was a beloved, loyal and generous family member
and friend to many. Viewing 11-1. Funeral Service Thursday, 1:00
p.m., St. Elizabeth of Hungary Church, 1060 St. Francis Way,
Auraria Campus, Denver CO. Memorials to the American Heart
Association , Denver Dumb Friends League or Colorado Center for
Hospice & Pallative Care. Published in Denver Post on
January 13, 2010: http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/denverpost/obituary.aspx?page=lifestory&pid=138505592.
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Member: Gwen Dodge
March 2009
Gwen Dodge, 80, of Denver, passed away on March 19, 2009.
Survived by her husband, Cliff; son, Ken (Cynthia); grandchildren,
Casey and Emily. Preceded by son, Nathan. Memorial Service, 10:00
AM Thursday, Horan and McConaty, 1091 S. Colorado Blvd.
Contributions may be made to University of Colorado
Foundation-School of Nursing, or The Denver Hospice. Gwen was
long time member of Alpha Kappa Chapter at Large and served as
treasurer for many years
Published in Denver Post on 3/22/2009 http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/denverpost/obituary.aspx?n=Gwen-Dodge&pid=125273127
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Member: Margaret Kinneer
April 2008
In Memoriam
Margaret D. (Ouellette) Kinneer, RN, PhD and Associate
Professor, Emeritus, who served on the faculty of the
University of Colorado Denver, College of Nursing from 1986 to
1999, died April 15, 2008, in Centennial, CO.
She was born on November 2, 1937 in Jackson Heights, NY. She
earned her baccalaureate in nursing from the University of Vermont,
and her MS and PhD from Ohio State University.
During her career at the CON, Margaret taught courses in research,
theory, perinatal physiology, and neonatal nursing, and she
directed the graduate program in advanced neonatal
nursing. Dr. Kinneer provided leadership as the Chair
of the Division of Primary Health Care for a number of years prior
to her retirement in 1999.
. Prior to her move to Colorado, Margaret's clinical practice
was in perinatal nursing; and she was on the faculty of Ohio State
University College of Nursing from 1978-1986.
Dr. Kinneer was a member of Sigma Theta Tau International and was
president of the Alpha Kappa Chapter at Large STTI 1992-4.
She taught nursing research in North Viet Nam two different years
with the Friendship Bridge Program
Friend and colleague, Martha H. Stoner, RN, PhD, said that she knew
Margaret had many and diverse interests, but she was amazed when
Billy provided specific information about all of Margaret's
activities. As a young mother she took up Judo and became a
third degree brown belt. Margaret became an ice dancer
in 1967 and worked her way though the levels. She achieved
Gold level with her son Andy as her partner in 1986. Margaret
began Square Dance lessons in Jan 1987 where she met Billy
Kinneer. They were married on 1 Aug 1987, and they continued
to square dance. When they were members of the "Classic
Dancer" demonstration team they performed at the National Squared
Dance convention in Salt Lake before 17,000 attendees. In the
early 1990's she began quilting and she had completed over 115
quilts and other projects including another 7 or 8 in
process. She also taught quilting in Colorado and New
Zealand. In 2004 Margaret took up bike riding again and took
part in a bike ride in Montana that was a loop from Bozeman down
though Yellowstone Park and back.. In 2006 she and her
daughter Karen were practicing for a trip to Prince Edward Island
when she crashed and broke her pelvis canceling that trip.
They rescheduled the trip for Sept 2007 and Margaret was riding 35
miles a day in preparation for the trip when the cancer was
diagnosed.
Margaret and Billy bought land in South Park and she took up and
was successful at deer and elk hunting. She also became good
at plumbing, electrical wiring and other home building skills as
they built a cabin on their land.
Margaret loved to travel and, in addition to Viet Nam she traveled
to England/Scotland. Canada, Mexico, Alaska, and Russia.
After their first trip to New Zealand in 2000 it became her real
love, and she and Billy returned for six more years for the three
months of Colorado winters.
Survivors include: her husband, Billy Kinneer, her daughters Diane
and Karen who live in the Columbus, Ohio area, her son Andy who
lives near Seattle, WA; and her brothers David of Washington state
and Peter of Maine. Margaret enjoyed her eight grandchildren,
one great grandson; and four stepchildren and nine step
grandchildren.
A celebration of Margaret's Life is being planned.
PLEASE COME HELP US CELEBRATE THE LIFE
OF MARGARET "MEG" KINNEER A MEMORIAL SERVICE WILL BE HELD FOR
HER AT OUR FATHER LUTHERAN CHURCH 6335 S. HOLLY STREET
CENTENNIAL, CO. ON Saturday MAY 31, 2008 AT 1:00 PM.
REFRESHMENTS TO FOLLOW.
IN LIEU OF FLOWERS CONTRIBUTIONS TO ROCKY MOUNTAIN CANCER
CENTER (1161 S. Vivian Street Lakewood, CO 80228) WOULD BE
APPRECIATED
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Member: Janet M. Velazquez
February 2008
VELAZQUEZ, JANET M. Janet M. Velazquez, 88, of Denver, died
February 27, 2008. She was a nursing educator at St. Joseph, at
C.U., and at the Community College of Denver. She loved travel, the
theatre, and Colorado athletics. Preceded in death by her husband,
Jose "Joe". Survived by one son, Jose (Marcia Malone) Velazquez;
grandchildren Maria Elena and Christopher. Visitation 4:00 to 8:00
Tuesday, Horan and McConaty, 1091 S. Colorado Blvd. Funeral Mass
11:00 Wednesday, St. Vincent de Paul Catholic Church, 3475 E.
Arizona Ave. Entombment at Mt. Olivet Cemetery. In lieu of flowers,
memorials to the C.U. Foundation Nursing Scholarship Fund, c-o
Terry Biddinger, 1507 Cottonwood Ln., Greenwood Village, CO
80121.
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Member: Barbara Fuller
September 2007
Barbara Fuller was a Charter member of Alpha Kappa Chapter of
STTI. She signed the 1966 Charter as Barbara Brockway.
Barbara joined the faculty as a basic scientist and taught the core
curriculum in the sciences courses: anatomy and physiology,
pathophysiology and pharmacology. Somewhat later in her
career, Barbara became a nurse and a nurse practitioner and her
research became focused on important clinical studies.
Dr. Barbara Fuller, retired Professor Emerita, passed away on
Sunday, September 23rd, after a long and fierce struggle
with cancer. Barb served on the SON faculty from 1969 through 2003.
She was a dedicated and outstanding teacher, researcher, and
faculty member at the School for 34 years.
A Memorial Service is scheduled for:
Saturday, September 29, 2007, 10:00 AM
Aspen Mortuary
1350 Simms Street
Lakewood, Colorado
Notes and cards of condolence may be sent to Barb's Family (Husband
Gill Fuller, and her children, Joseph and Julie) as follows:
491 Somerset Drive, Golden, CO 80401.
Memorial contributions may be sent directly to:
Hospice of St. John, 1320 Everett Court, Lakewood, Co.80215.
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Member: Maxine R. Berlinger
September 2007
To Members of Alpha Kappa Chapter-at-Large: Please join me
in celebration of the life and legacy of our cherished colleague
Maxine R. Berlinger, a 1966 charter member of AKC, who passed away
August 30, 2007. A Denver native, Maxine attended Loretto Heights
College and the University of Chicago, where she began her career
in Maternal Child Health. Beginning in 1955, Maxine devoted the
next 31 years to the education of future nurses at the University
of Colorado. There, she created a strong graduate program in
maternity nursing. Her roles included Chairperson of Maternal-Child
Nursing, Acting Assistant Dean of Graduate Affairs, Assistant Dean
of Undergraduate Programming, Coordinator of Student Affairs, and
Associate Director of Inpatient Services. Maxine also served as an
Associate Professor at the University of Hawaii and at the
University at Manoa.
For her many contributions she was recognized as Woman of the Year
in 1959 by Loretto Heights College, Outstanding Graduate Teacher by
CU School of Nursing, Outstanding Service Award Recipient of the
University of Hawaii, and Outstanding Educator by Who's
Who. She also received the prestigious Joseph Addison Sewall
Award in 1986.
Maxine was a strong, giving, fun, and loving woman who will be
sadly missed by all who knew her. She had a particular devotion to
the work of the Kempe Center. Memorial contributions may be sent
directly there: Kempe Center, 1825 Marion, Denver, CO 80218.
Very truly yours, Linda
Linda Campbell, PhD, RN, CNS
STTI-AKC President
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Member: Elizabeth (Lizzie) Anne Schaeffer
Teichler
February 2007
Elizabeth (Lizzie) Anne Schaeffer Teichler, RN, PhD, FNP, HCN,
died of ovarian cancer on January 13, 2007, in Louisville,
Colorado. A nurse, scholar, teacher, and athlete, her presence
among us will be sorely missed by the hundreds of lives she touched
through the years. She was born in Philadelphia,
Pennsylvania, the daughter of Louis Frederick Schaeffer and Eleanor
Cupitt Schaeffer. She attended Germantown Friends School, later
earning her B.S. in Nursing degree from the University of
Pennsylvania. She worked in many areas of clinical nursing, and
later earned a M.S. in Nursing from the University of Pennsylvania,
where she also received that school's Florence Nightingale Award.
She received her Family Nurse Practitioner certification from the
University of Vermont. She taught as an Instructor in the School of
Nursing at the University of Colorado Health Sciences Center from
1994 to 2000. In 2000, she was awarded her Ph.D. degree in Nursing
from UCHSC. Her most recent position was Assistant Professor of
Nursing at Beth El College of Nursing and Health Sciences,
University of Colorado-Colorado Springs, where she was Chair of the
Health Sciences Department and Director of both the Adult Nurse
Practitioner Program and the Sports Health Program. From 1994 until
2004 she served as the Family Nurse Practitioner at Brighton Senior
Center in Brighton, CO. She was an active member of several
professional organizations, including the International Association
of Human Caring, Sigma Theta Tau, the American Holistic Nurses
Association, AAHPERD, the Society of Rogerian Scholars, and the
Center for Human Caring/Caring Science. Locally, she was a past
board member and president of the Mental Health Center of Boulder
County. She was instrumental in founding the Boulder Aquatic
Masters, and served as the club's first president. The joy
she found in teaching nursing was equaled by her passion for
physical activity. Her nursing skills meshed with her love of
outdoor activity when she joined the ski patrol at Smuggler's Notch
in Vermont. After moving to Colorado, she also served on the ski
patrols at Copper Mountain and Eldora. Her greatest athletic love,
though, was triathlon. She got her start by competing in the New
England Triathlon Series, and then moved on to Ironman-distance
races, eventually completing 20 Ironman races, including 7 Ironman
Hawaii competitions. She also completed one Ultraman race in
Hawaii. Even after her schedule caused her "retirement" from the
sport, she continued to train consistently, encouraging others by
her example. During her four-year fight with ovarian cancer, she
would still exercise at every opportunity, visualizing cancer as
the most difficult endurance race of all. Though her
accomplishments were many, most people remember her for her warmth
and generosity. She actively lived her ideal of body/mind/spirit
connection, and passed that ideal on to others.
She is survived by her husband Rick of Lafayette, and her
sisters Connie Archer of Macungie, PA, and Edie Hamilton of
Chatham, MA. At Lizzie's request, a celebration of her life will be
held June 9, the month of her birthday and anniversary. Her favored
charitable organizations were as varied as her interests: in lieu
of flowers, the family suggests contributions can be made to any of
the following charitable organizations:• Ovarian Cancer Research
Fund • Wolf Haven International • Sinapu •
Heifer Project International • Hospice Care of Boulder and
Broomfield Counties.