NameMiriam Frost
Birth7 May 1941
Livedissaquah, Washington
Death1 Jan 2009
OccupationVice President, New Product Development, Wright Publishing Company, Seattle, Washington
EducationMurray High School, St. Paul, Minnesota; B.A., 1965, Luther College, Decorah, Iowa
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FatherGerhard Emanuel Frost (1909-1987)
MotherIvern Johnson (1912-2003)
Spouses
Deathbef 2007
ChildrenRachel
Obituary notes for Miriam Frost
Miriam Frost Featherston died of cancer Jan. 1, 2009. Miriam studied drama at the University of San Francisco, then became an editor and started a company that specialized in values programs for young people. Miriam moved to Seattle to work for the Wright Publishing Group as vice president of new product development. She enjoyed playing tournament bridge and was a Life Master.  A flaming liberal with deep interest in politics and human rights, she was also an avid reader and film viewer, a music and art aficionado, sports fan, and cat lover. Miriam was loyal and generous and incapable of telling a lie—which led to some quite unexpected pronouncements. She enjoyed travel, the game of bridge, and conversation with her good friend MARSHA (EBERT) BROUILLET ’65. Intelligent and amazingly witty, her sense of humor was irreverent, clever, and always stimulating. She is survived by a daughter; two sisters, including Ruth Frost ’69; and a brother, John Frost ’74.  She was preceded in death by her husband, Norm, and her parents, Gerhard Frost ’31 and Ivern (Johnson) Frost ’53.

-- Luther College Alumni NewsLetter
Notes for Miriam Frost
“Our cousin Miriam passed away this evening, here in Seattle. She had been bravely/actively living with cancer for about two years. Her daughter, Rachel, who lives just about a mile from us, has been taking good care of her Mom, and was with her (as were David and I, this afternoon) today when she died. Her sister Ruth was here about ten days ago and Rachel tells me that she and Miriam sang together for a bit while Miriam was in the hospital.”

-- Dorothy Teeter, 2 Jan. 2009 in an email message to Frostlist.


“I've been thinking a lot about Miriam this last couple of days. I find she was probably the cousin for whom I have the warmest memories, even though we did virtually nothing together! I think I am 4 years younger, and I am aware that I watched her a lot, admiring her spirit, her rebelliousness, her willingness to take on the status quo (usually her parents in my case).

In fact one story I can probably tell involved a trip to Kabekona, and then a subsequent trip to Minneapolis-St. Paul with Uncle Gay and Aunt Ivern. I was to spend a bit of time with them, and then go to visit Grandma Viney for awhile. The trip down was pretty uneventful. When we arrived at the Frost home, Miriam was there, having been left "in charge" for the time Uncle Gay and Aunt Ivern were gone. It was clear that she did not exactly expect her parents to be home at that time. She was involved in some project or other that involved friends, maybe music, maybe some art. But it did not involve cleaning up the house. The kitchen sink was piled high with an incredible amount of dirty dishes. The house was not neat and tidy. (You get the picture). I remember standing in the far corner of the dining room watching with fascination, yet wondering if I should disappear for awhile, or if I should help. Aunt Ivern was not happy. Miriam was at her resistive best. I smile now remembering those two strong personalities. I'm not sure how everything sorted out, but I know the project was put on hold, and the kitchen was cleaned up in very short order by Aunt Ivern, and I truly don't know if Miriam helped clean or not.

In 1975 Gordie and I and our two small sons Erik and Brian moved to New Mexico from New York. We stopped in St. Paul to visit Margaret and Ted and Annie and Lissa, and to our delight they had scheduled a picnic with Miriam and Rachel! I remember that picnic as being filled with repartee between Miriam and Ted, and with lots and lots of laughter from Margaret and Gordie and I! That's the way I remember Miriam: quick with a come back, quick to share an opinion, quick to laugh (a most contagious laugh), open, curious, always very articulate. and not particularly concerned about what others thought!

What a Mom she must have been, Rachel! and what a sibling, John and Naomi and Ruth Mary! and no doubt not an easy daughter! My heart goes out to all of you. I imagine the fierceness with which Miriam embraced causes she felt strongly about was multiplied ten times over in the fierceness with which she loved you.

I am so glad Miriam was my cousin! She taught me a lot about sticking up for things you believe in!

-- Kathryn Willcutt, 4 Jan. 2009 to Rachel, Naomi, John and Ruth Mary Frost, dear siblings, and extended family.
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