Colleen B. Wilcox Named to Moline High School Hall of Honor. She Has Retired from Educational Leadership To Pursue Sculpting

Colleen B. Wilcox, MHS 67, has been added to the Moline High School Hall of Honor.
She became a sculptor in retirement, a life-long dream.

Lou Quaintance is the MHS 66 sculptor.

Colleen and Kathy Wilcox were both
cheerleaders at John Deere Junior High.

Here are Colleen and Kathy Wilcox together in
a Moline High photo.

Rest in Peace - Harriet Paschall - Dr. Ron Paschall's Wife - Ann Paschall's Mother

Harriet Paschall, mother of Ann (MHS66) and Sara,
widow of Dr. Ron Paschall, died at the age of 95.
Her funeral will be at Wendt Funeral Home.

MOLINE — Harriett B. Paschall, 95, of Moline, passed away Sunday, Aug. 24, 2014, at Heartland Health Care Center in Moline.

Visitation will be 4-7 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 28, at Wendt Funeral Home in Moline. Services will be 10 a.m. Friday, Aug. 29, at First Congregation Church, 2201 7th Ave., Moline. Burial will be in Rock Island Memorial Park.

Harriett was born in Chicago on Sept. 15, 1918, to William B. and Ellen (Davies) Brown. On Aug. 28, 1943, in Moline, she married Ronald Rex Paschall, who preceded her in death Feb. 22, 2006. She attended Garfield Elementary School, John Deere Junior High, Moline High School, Augustana College (graduate), and the University of Iowa, completing one year toward a master’s program.

She was a member of First Congregational Church congregators, which she and her husband helped to originate, and she was head of the funeral committee for many years. She was also a member of The Alice Kennedy Circle of King’s Daughters for more than 60 years and was a Brownie and Girl Scout leader. She and her husband traveled extensively to Europe, England, New Zealand and Australia. They also traveled to Japan, Russia and Poland on People to People Tours. Her favorite place on earth was Grand Cayman, where her entire family would vacation. Her other passions were family, friends, baking and SHOPPING.

One of the highlights of Harriett's and Ron’s life was traveling to Bolivia to provide dental care to the natives. This resulted in bringing three Bolivian children to the University of Iowa Medical Center to receive special care. Eventually the youngest child was adopted by wonderful friends and became an American citizen.

Survivors include daughters, Sara (Ron) Olson of Holmen, Wis., and Ann (Dan) Halsted of Pine, Colo.; grandchildren:, Paige (Travis) Brush and R.L. (Amy) Olson II; and great-grandchildren, Megan (Aaron) Kopp, Abby Brush, Hunter Brush and Aidan Olson.

In addition to her husband and parents, she was preceded in death by her brother, Tom Brown; and two sisters, Marion Sorg and Betsy Blakley.

Memorials may be made to First Congregational Church of Moline, St. Jude Children’s Hospital or a charity of your choice.

Online condolences may be sent at www.wendtfuneralhome.com.

"We will always love you to the moon and back."

In Memory of Martha Getz Cogswell

This photo in the snow was taken at Kathy Wilcox's birthday party in 1963.
Left to right are: Jane Rosborough, Ann Paschall, and Marty Getz.

Jane Rosborough Jackson:

I am in Michigan and yesterday John and J were lucky enough to be able to drive 60 miles south to a celebration of Marty Getz Cogswell's life at her family's summer cottage.

Marty's sister Pam and brother John were there as were her three children, Sara, Katy and Tim. and so were Marty's grandchildren including 7 month old twins, whom she never got to meet.

Marty was quite the tennis player so the gathering was held next to the tennis courts. Tim Neally was one of the speakers as well as Pam, John and Marty's children.

It was very sad but also very uplifting. I am so glad that I happened to be at our family cottage and could attend this special service.

I also got to connect with Laurie Johnson Manis as her family has a cottage where the Getz family gathers every summer.

Such a tragic loss of life but Marty lived life to the fullest! It is just too bad her grandchildren won't be able to know her and to enjoy her lust for life.

RIP old friend!

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Martha Getz Cogswell 

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Martha Getz Cogswell passed away suddenly but peacefully on November 22, 2011, after a very brief bout with cancer. She was born June 16, 1948, in Davenport, Iowa - the youngest child of the late William A. and Kaye S. Getz. Marty grew up in Moline, Illinois. 

She attended St. Katharine's School in Davenport, Iowa, before heading to Pine Manor College in Massachusetts and then onto the University of Colorado in Boulder. She graduated in 1970 and remained a Buffs fan for life. Marty moved to Colorado Springs in 1974 and has lived here happily ever since. 

She is survived by her children and their spouses, Katharine (Michael) Courtney of Saratoga, California; Sara (Michael) Baker of Shawnee, Kansas; and Timothy (McKinzie) Cogswell of Las Vegas, Nevada, and by her beloved grandchildren, Madison and Chayse Courtney, Cohen Baker, Paizley Cogswell, and twin grandsons due this winter. 

Marty will also be deeply missed by her siblings, Stephanie Sandell, Pamela (Rob) Garton and John Getz; her aunts and an uncle; dozens of lucky cousins, nieces and nephews; many cherished friends, and her good and faithful golden retriever, Bailey. Marty devoted generous energy to causes she cared about, including the Junior League, Penrose Hospital, the YMCA, the Pikes Peak Chapter of the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation, the Pikes Peak Library, the Olympic Training Center and, nationally, the Alzheimer's Association . 

In 2008, Marty retired from Cheyenne Mountain School District 12, where she'd provided years of care and service to Cheyenne students, parents, teachers and administrators from her post at the district and high school administrative offices. An avid athlete, Marty walked vigorously, skied beautifully, and played tennis with disarming strength and grace. Many of those games were played at Cheyenne Mountain Country Club - a home-away-from-home where she made some of her closest friends. 

Marty spent all the summers of her life on the shores of Lake Michigan. Her days there - with extended family, beach walks, sailboats, lucky glass, sunsets and thunderstorms - were among her happiest. She relished other travel, too - jaunts to visit pretty places and life-long pals and, most especially, to be with her children and grandchildren. They were her highest priority and greatest joy, and she leaves them awash in love and gratitude. A memorial service will be held on Saturday, November 26 at 5:00pm at Chapel of our Savior, 8 Fourth Street, Colorado Springs, Colorado with a reception following. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to Penrose Cancer Center, 2222 North Nevada, Colorado Springs, Colorado 80907 or the Alzheimer's Association , Colorado Chapter, 455 Sherman Street, Suite 500, Denver, Colorado 80203.

Flashback - 20th Reunion Photo from Judy Marsh Ramsay

Ann Paschall, Jenal Venckus, Judy Anderson, and JoAnn Enburg.
The Oxford English Dictionary calls this a wedge of swans.