Cynthia Marie Green

Catherine Anne Lauritsen, neé Grollman, 86, passed away Jan. 18, 2025, at Hospice Spokane.

She was born Dec. 6, 1938, in Baltimore, Md., the daughter of Dr. Arthur Grollman and Anna Costello Grollman.

When she was 6 years old, the family moved to Dallas, Texas, where her father was a research doctor at University of Texas Medical School. She received her BA from the University of Dallas and her MA from SMU.

She taught at Inkster High School in Detroit, Mich., and then went on to University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill to get her PhD in Modern American History.

On graduation, she taught at Win...