Colorado Nurse - February 2022

6 • Colorado Nurse | February 2022
The Official Publication of the Colorado Nurses Foundation in partnership with the Colorado Nurses Association
In Memory
Eve Cook Hoygaard, MS,RN, WHNP
If you are a nurse who has read previous issues
of the Colorado Nurse, you have probably read this
column about nurses who have passed away that you
have worked with or otherwise known at some time
in your career. Did you wonder how we knew about
these losses? We depend upon receiving from families
and friends of these departed nurses. We depend on
other people... like you!
Our criteria for information to be included requires
it being about a RN or an LPN who has been educated
in, lived in and/or worked in Colorado plus the date
and, if available, of where they lived at the time they
passed away. We appreciate provision of additional
information as to where and when they received their
nursing education, degree(s), age, where they were
employed, special awards (such as being a Nightingale
Award or nominee) are examples we consider
including. For women, the issue of including their birth
name sometimes is included if known... if desired we
would not include this information.
We Remember
OConnell, Jeanne, RN (67) passed away in
October 2021. She graduated from Nursing School in
Evanston Illinois in 1974. She moved to Denver over
30 years ago. She worked in Labor and Delivery for
many years. She spent 25 hears as Hospice Nurse at
the Denver Hospice and Halycon Hospice.
Oatis, Helen Dorothy (Benz) RN, (96) passed
away in December 2021. She attended Denver
University, then received her nursing training and
became as a registered nurse. She worked at both St.
Anthony’s and Lutheran Hospitals in Denver.
Rusk, Elizabeth S., RN (91) passed away in
October 2021 in Highland Ranch, CO. She served as a
Major in the Army Nurse Corps.
Vanderveen, Mary Ann, (Hoke), RN passed away
in her early 80’s. She was also a nurse practitioner.
Wiley, Mabel Ahlean (Roush) RN (95) passed
away in December 2021. She attended the Denver
University nursing program at Children’s Hospital.
After graduation she worked as a pediatric nurse
at Childrens’s Hospital, Denver and later worked as
a pediatric nurse in Honolulu, HI. Later, she was a
volunteer with The Friends of Nursing in Denver.
Williams, Maureen Kellogg, RN (81) passed away
in July 2021. She was a 1966 graduate of St. Luke’s
Hospital School of Nursing in Denver. After graduation,
she began her career at St. Luke’s. Later, she worked for
CAN and Cigna insurance companies.
We reserve the right to edit material submitter
and endeavor to verify all information included in this
column. If you notice an error, please advise us and a
correction will be published in the next available issue.
Your assistance in providing this column is greatly
appreciated. To submit information, please contact Eve
Hoygaard at hoygaard@msn.com. Thank you.
2021 American Academy of Nursing
Colorado Fellows Announced
Kathleen Flarity Ingrid Johnson Caren Misky
The American Academy of Nursing (Academy) announced the 2021 Class of
Fellows. From the Academy President Eileen Sullivan-Marx, PhD, RN, FAAN, “I am
thrilled to welcome another exceptional class of Fellows to the American Academy
of Nursing during a momentous time of change and progress in our collective
efforts to fulfill the organization’s vision for healthy lives for all people.”
The newest Fellows to the Academy from Colorado include:
– Kathleen Flarity, DNP, PhD, CEN, CFRN, FAEN, FAAN (UC Health/Center for
Combat Research)
– Ingrid Johnson, DNP, MPP, RN, FAAN (Colorado Center for Nursing Excellence)
– Caren Misky, MSN, RN, FNP-BC, FAAN(Dispatch Health)
On behalf of Colorado Nurses Association congratulations on this honor and
thank you for your leadership.
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