Dr.
George Kenneth Stoltenberg passed away on Tuesday, June 4, 2024,
surrounded by his family and friends.
George
was born Schuyler, Neb., on October 18, 1951, to Kenneth and Betty
(Primbnow) Stoltenberg. After a carefree childhood, George became
blind at 13. He left home to attend the Nebraska School for the
Blind. He then attended Midland Lutheran College, graduated cum laude
and received a Danforth Fellowship. He attended Indiana University,
graduating with a PhD in clinical psychology. George completed an
internship year at Duke University Medical Center and graduated from
the Psychoanalytic Psychotherapy Training Program at the Jewish
General Hospital in Montréal.
In
the early 1980s, George moved to Burlington, Vt., with his family. In
Vermont, George practiced at the University of Vermont’s Behavior
Therapy and Psychotherapy Center, seeing patients and supervising
graduate students. He then moved on to a part-time practice and as a
part-time consulting psychologist at Howard Center. George was a
valued friend, colleague and mentor to many in the area.
He
is survived by his longtime partner, Thea Knight, of Burlington;
daughter, Annie Fain Frost, her husband, Robert Frost, and
granddaughter, Eleanor Joan Frost, all of Augusta, Ga.; son, Will
Stoltenberg, of Arlington, Mass., and friend Anthony Polukin of
Arlington, Mass.; brother, Dr. Calvin Stolberg, and his wife, Peggy,
of Norman, Okla.; and sister, Sharan Stoltenberg, and husband, David
Reinecke, of Schuyler, Neb. George also leaves behind friends,
including Richard Moss of Burlington, Bill Butler and Ginger
MacDonald of Colchester, Vt., and all the staff of Howard Center’s
Pine Street Mental Health Center.
George
was predeceased by Rev. Dr. Bruce Berggren of St. John Lutheran
Church in Nebraska, who was a friend and guiding light in George’s
youth and life.
His
love for his children, Annie and Will, was evidenced through the
years by many trips to the YMCA, summer Lake Monster baseball games,
fun birthday parties, fabulous nine-foot Christmas tree celebrations,
and many, many books shared together. George will be missed and
remembered by the many patients he sadly leaves behind. May he rest
in peace in a better place after a life of achievement, independence
and courage.
Arrangements
are by Elmwood-Meunier Funeral Home.
This article appears in The Cartoon Issue 2024.
I attended Midland College with George and established a friendship. We both liked psychology and spent time studying together. I graduated from MLC in 1972.
I am sorry to hear about this.