Author: Erica Hoth

Elizabeth Lincoln came to Grinnell College from McAllen, Texas.  She lived in Mears Hall, which had recently been renovated to again be women’s residence hall for freshmen.

Elizabeth left Grinnell,  transferring to Iowa State at the end of her freshman year.  There she earned an AB in General Sciences; her scholastic aptitude earned her membership in Phi Beta Kappa.  After graduation, Elizabeth returned to Texas, and at Baptist Hospital Harlingen School of Medical Technology, she earned an MT degree (ASCP).  Subsequently, she worked in that field for some years, then later became a computer programer/ analyst for One First National Bank of Omaha, Nebraska.

Married three times, Elizabeth had two daughters, Deborah Sue Hess, and Kathleen Annette Hess, born in 1963 and 1965.  Throughout her life, Elizabeth was affiliated with the Methodist Church.

https://www.legacy.com/us/obituaries/themonitor/name/elizabeth-miller-obituary?id=32281749

Judith Smrzley came to Grinnell College from Broadview, Illinois, joining the freshman class of 1957.  She was assigned to the newly-renovated all-freshman women’s hall at the head of the Quad, Mears.  During her single year at Grinnell, Judy participated in Orchesis, a dance group, and Y.W.C.A.

After leaving Grinnell, Judy found a job with Allied Van Lines in Broadview, Il. She married Robert M. Ovelman, with whom she had her first daughter.  Judy subsequently found a better  job with Capital Airlines, an airline then serving the eastern, southern and midwestern sections of the U.S.  That company merged with United Airlines in 1961.  At Capital, Judy became the secretary of the Administrative Assistant to the Vice President of Sales.

In 1969, Judy remarried George Polk, who predeceased her.  She is survived by her two daughters, Tracey Wren and Jennifer Eagen, and four grandchildren.  A lifelong Presbyterian, Judy was honored by her family and friends at a Presbyterian service in Chicago, Illinois.

https://www.chicagotribune.com/obituaries/judith-polk-lake-forest-il-2/