Deaths

[A listing of deaths of which word has been receivedmonth. Full notices may appear in thisissue or may appear in a later number]

Noyes, John R. '98, Oct. 8 Butler, Walter F. '01, June 11 Raphael, Joseph '01, Oct. 11 Bunker, Frank P. '02, Oct. 11 Pillsbury Ralph W. '03, Sept. 25 Blanchard, Philip S. '04, Sept. 4 Herman, Raymond E. '06, Sept. 20 Merchant, Roy R. '06, Sept. 9 Field, Thomas S. '07, Oct. 10 King, Victor L. '07, Oct. 12 Miller, William A. '08, Sept. 28 Dillingham, Herman L. '09, Sept. 30 Morse, Leon J. '09, Sept. 30 Reynolds, Rollo G. '10, Sept. 25 Herron, William E. '11, Sept. 25 vonLenz, Rudolph '14, Aug. 28 Blodgett, Philip H. '15, Oct. 8 Chase, Philip R. '18, Oct. 10 Kubin, Otto '18, Oct. 2 Griffin, William J., Jr. '25, Oct. 3 Hunt, Arthur C. '25, Apr. 10, 1957 Loder, Horace B. '25, Sept. 14 McDavitt, Clarence G., Jr. '26, Oct. 1 Nickerson, Winfred M. '26, Sept. 29 Haley, W. Howard '28, Oct. 1 Marden, Ford '33, Oct. 12 Stone, Hudson C. '33, July 24 Green, George A. '34, July 17 McCotter, Kenneth H. '40, Sept. 3 VandenHeuvel, Richmond '47, Oct. 6 Sickel, Marc F. '54, Oct. 4 Duncan, George H., A.M. '32, Sept. 21

1898

GEORGE VERNON HILL died June 21 at the Veterans Hospital in Manchester. N. H. He was born in Deerfield, N. H., November 3, 1875, the son of John M. and Mary A. (Ladd) Hill. He prepared for college at Bradford, Mass., High School and Phillips Academy, Andover.

George entered Dartmouth with the Class of '98. but remained only during the period 1894-95. He played baseball on the class team.

He was a writer for The Manchester Union, 1899-1910, dealing with political and court matters. During that time he also wrote many political and historical articles for magazines. He practiced law in Concord. N. H.. from 1906 to 1917. and then showed his versatility by becoming a textile engineer, 1917-32. He was president and agent of Stoughton Mills, Inc., from 1932 to 1939, at which time he retired. In 1917 he was in charge of the Alien Census and was a trustee of the Concord Public Library for many years. He volunteered for service in Cuba in the Spanish-American War.

George married Mary G. Gannon (sister of Joe Gannon '99) who died some time ago. He is survived by two daughters. Dr. Sarah Hill of Wellesiey. Mass.. and Mrs. Lester H. Kuhnert of DeWitt. N. V.

1900

JOHN HENRY PUTNAM died at the Montpelier. Yt., Hospital on August 17 of a cerebral hemorrhage. Funeral services were held in Montpelier and a committal service at the Greenlawn Cemetery in Baldwinville. Mass. His home was at 26 Woodrow Ave., Montpelier.

Put was bom April 28. 1575, in Baldwinville, Mass., the son of David B. and Ella (Wood) Putnam. He prepared at Cushing Academy where he played football and baseball. At Dartmouth he was a member of Theta Delta Chi and was on the varsity football team for two seasons and the varsity baseball team in freshman year.

At the end of fall term of sophomore year Put left college to engage in farming. He remained on the farm in Baldwinville from 1898 to 1933. He held many town offices, was master of the local Grange, and a member of Hope Lodge of Masons in Gardner. Thereafter he did construction work in Vermont under the C.C.C. program, and in 1938 became an officer in charge of gardens at the State Prison in Windsor. Vt. Since his retirement in 1948 he had lived with his daughter in Montpelier.

Many of us will remember Put as a quiet, kindly, genial friend. During the past twenty years he had been present at our reunions and some of the roundups. To these he brought a sense of stability, sturdy convictions. and a high degree of loyalty to College and class. He was quite overjoyed and proud when two of his grandsons matriculated at Dartmouth.

Put was married in 1900 to Grace E. Ware of Rutland. Mass.. who passed away in 1906. He is survived by his daughter, Mrs. Marion P. Miller, and his son-in-law; by three grandchildren, Capt. John E. Miller '49 of Swarthmore. Pa.. Mrs. Shirlev Miller Humphreys of Essex Junction. Vt.. and Donald P. Miller '57, a student at U.V.M. Medical School: and four great-grandchildren.

1901

WALTER FRANKLIN BUTLER who was with us in college through junior year, passed away after a short illness on June 11 at the Parrott Memorial Hospital, Kinston, N. C. His home was at 1104 Morningside Drive.

But was born in Windsor, Vt., October 14. 1879, son of Carlos C. and Jennie (Perkins) Butler. After graduating from the Windsor High School, he entered Dartmouth with this class. The death of his father made it necessary for him to leave college to help support the family.

He later attended the New England Conservatory of Music in Boston, and for over fifty years was active in the field of music. He directed choirs in and about Boston, and was organist at the Tremont Temple Baptist Church. Later moving to Ohio, he became minister of music at the Richard Brown Memorial Church in Youngstown. This was followed by his appointment with the Baldwin Piano Co. in Dayton in charge of the reproduction department. After serving the Shackleton Piano Co. in Louisville, Ky., in a sales capacity, he retired in 1955 and made his home in Kinston.

Walter Butler, although prevented from finishing his college course, always kept his interest in the class and the College, and his frequent letters to the secretary were always full of interesting events of the old days. He had always hoped to have one of his sons enter Dartmouth but circumstances prevented.

He is survived by his wife, the former Mertha Pearl Rochelle, and three sons. Carlos C., W. Franklin and Stephen Butler

1904

PHILIP STAPLES BLANCHARD passed away at St. Luke's Hospital, Chicago, on September 4 of a heart attack. His home was at 911 E. 48th St., Chicago. He was born July 6, 1882, at Peacham, Vt., the son of John C. and Abagail Blanchard. His great-grandfather was a member of the Class of 1810. and each succeeding generation of Blanch ards has sent a son to Dartmouth.

After graduation Peacham was employed as a salesman with the B. F. Goodrich Rub ber Co. until 1916. Later he owned and operated Blanchard Laundry, Chicago, for ten years. When he contracted T.B. he sole his business and spent the next three yean in a sanitarium in New Mexico. Upon re covery he became employed by the Phoenix Products Co. He suffered a heart attack in 1947 and became partly retired, but with a courage rarely shown by a man. sustained by his faith in Christian Science. Peacham never quit. He started his own business in paper products and operated it for ten years.

Peacham was one of the "Chicago Gang His care of Earl Herman for nearly twenty years of Earl's illness, and his devotion to Li Holton at our 45th reunion when Li was blind, and the many letters of encouragement and cheer to classmates, ill or in trouble, reminded the secretary of the sacred line, "I am my brother's keeper." Peacham has gone, but his memory will live in minds and hearts of his classmates who held him in deep affection. He was an example1 a true Christian.

Peacham was a Mason; born a Republican, he was converted by George Ray Wicker to vote Democratic. He was a member of Phi Delta Theta.

In 1910 he married Susette Gravenstein of Hyde Park, Mass., who died in 1949. In 1950 he married Julia Frawley, a life-longfriend of the family, who survives him with his three daughters.

1906

LYMAN BARNEY FRAZIER died at his home, 64 Commonwealth Ave., Boston, on May 27.

Born in Lynn, Mass., September 1, 1883, he came to Dartmouth from Lynn Classical High School. A member of Chi Phi, he was with the class for two years.

Most of Lyman's business life was spent in the investment business, first with Spencer Trask and later with Tifft Brothers. In recent years he held a public relations post with the Boston and Maine Railroad.

On August 14, 1909, Lyman was married to Hilda Telford who survives him with their son, Telford Frazier '37.

Roy RICHARDSON MERCHANT was born in West Newton, Mass., August 23, 1884 and died in West Falmouth, Mass., on September 9, 1958.

Roy entered Dartmouth in the Class of 1906 but left at the end of freshman year to go into the real estate business in Boston. He was a member of Psi Upsilon.

After two years of selling real estate he established the Merchant Loveys Leather Co., dealing in wholesale upper leather. In 1954 he retired and went to live in West Falmouth, where he took up painting and woodworking as a hobby.

He leaves his widow, the former Rachel Whidden; a daughter, Mrs. L. G. Ladd; a son Roy R. Jr. '40; two sisters and five grandchildren.

1908

WILLIAM ALEXANDER MILLER passed away at the Orange, N. J., Memorial Hospital on September 28. His home was at 273 Franklin Ave., Grantwood, N. J.

Alex was born in West Stockbridge, Mass., on August 23, 1885, and prepared for Dartmouth at Williston Academy.

Following graduation he taught mathematics for a year at the Robbins School in Norfolk, Conn.; at several public high schools; at the Manlius (Military) School at Manlius, N. Y., and at Mercersburg Academy at Mercersburg, Pa. In October 1914 he joined the advertising department of GoodHousekeeping magazine as director of school advertising, later becoming general office manager of the advertising and editorial departments from which he retired in September 1957.

Alex was a member of the Protestant Episcopal Church, a Mason and a Knight Templar. As the ninth descendant in the male me in America, Alex owned a 160-acre farm in Dummerston, Vt., which had been in the family for 175 years, and on which he operated Brooks Farm Camp from 1924 to 1936.

On July 15, 1916 Alex married Gertrude Ewing of Brooklyn who passed away on December 31, 1946 Surviving are two sons, William G. 42, of Livingston, N. J., and Dana E. 49 of New York; a sister, Mrs. N. H. Trafton North Reading, Mass., and three grandchildren Burial was in the family lot in Dummerston.

1909

HERMAN Louis DILLINGHAM passed away suddenly from a heart attack on September 30 at South Casco, Me., while visiting at the home of his sister-in-law.

Dill was born in Boston on September 22, 1886, the son of Joseph Edgar and Cora Elizabeth (Smith) Dillingham. He entered Dartmouth from Milford (Mass.) High School and was very active as an undergraduate, being vice-president of the freshman class, on the varsity track and football squads for three years, and a member of the sophomore hockey team, College Choir, Orchestra and Band. He was leader of the band in his senior year. His fraternity was Delta Kappa Epsilon.

After graduation he was a bond salesman for P. W. Brooks 8c Co. In 1912 he became assistant to the secretary of the Boston Chamber of Commerce and, recognizing the future importance of South American trade, organized a group of about fifty business men and took them on a conducted tour of that country. In 1914 he joined the Walter M. Lowney Co., candy manufacturers, as a production manager and was with them until 1932, except for time out to serve as a 2nd Lt. in the Mexican Border Service in 1916 and as a Major of Ordnance from April 1917 to April 1919 in World War I. From 1932 to 1934 he was manager of Chocolate Products, Inc., with headquarters in Michigan. In 1934 he became a staff member of Stevenson, Jordan & Harrison, Inc., management engineers. In 1937 they assigned him as secretary to the American Glassware Association and he held that position until his retirement in 1956.

Being a descendant of one of "the 12 men of Saugus" who settled the town of Sandwich in 1637, he took a great interest in preserving the fame of Sandwich glass and used his influence to have the glass trade give its support to the erection, of a plaque on the site of the old glassworks and help in the erection of a museum to house examples of the famed product. He was a member of the Jamestown Glasshouse Foundation and helped in the restoration of those works at Jamestown, Va.

Upon retirement, he moved to 88 Tower Hill Road, Osterville, Mass. He transferred his Masonic membership to Mariners' Lodge, Cotuit and became a member of Barnstable Post 206 American Legion.

He was married October 9, 1920, at Mt. Vernon, N. Y., to Mary Perkins Smith, who survives him with two sons and a daughter, Lincoln Smith Dillingham of Sinking Springs, Pa.; Bruce Edgar Dillingham of Fairfield, Conn.; and Ruth Dillingham of New York

Private funeral services were held with burial in Springvale, Me.

LEON JEREMIAH MORSE passed away at his home in Lyme, N. H., on September 30 after a long illness.

"Parson" was born in Bethel, Vt., on December 24, 1880, the son of Orlando and Ednah (Towne) Morse. He came to Dartmouth from Montpelier Seminary. He continued his studies at Boston University and received the degree of S.T.B. in 1912. Norwich University awarded him an honorary Litt.D. degree in 1952.

For more than half a century, he was an active clergyman in the Methodist Episcopal Church, serving in Waits River, West Topsharn and Wilder, Vt.; and Milford, Dover, Somersworth and Lyme Center, N. H. At the time of his death he was serving the churches at Post Mills and North Thetford, Vt.

Endowed with a keen mind and ready wit, he found time outside his clerical duties to influence society as an editorial writer for Foster's Daily Democrat in Dover, N. H. from 1919 to 1943. His "Your Friend" column in the Claremont Eagle and Burlington FreePress was often quoted by other papers. The children's summer camps in the vicinity of his home were always glad to have him come and speak to them and the campers carried his influence back to their homes.

He was married April 7, 1912 at Wilder, Vt„ to Ethel Cambridge, who survives him.

Funeral services were held October 2 in the North Thetford Church with burial in the North Thetford cemetery.

1911

WILLIAM EVERHARD HERRON passed quietly away on September 25 at his home, 2320 New Jersey Rd., Lakeland, Florida. He had been in poor health for some months and a week's bout with pneumonia was too much to overcome.

Bill was born in Lake Mills, Wis., May 7, 1888. His parents moved to Auburndale, Mass., and he entered college from Newton High School. After two years at Dartmouth he attended M.I.T. for one and a half years, then returned to Dartmouth where, under special dispensation, he attended extra classes and got his degree with his class in June. In college he was a member of Phi Kappa Psi, the Glee Club and the Choir.

Following graduation Bill went to Florida with several classmates and was the only one of them to stay permanently. He bought a tract of land with a hut on it, a horse and wagon and he was in business with 35 dollars left. He opened a small repair shop for automobiles, became a Ford dealer, then Ford distributor for his area, and in 1931 the W. E. Herron Motor Co. became the Ford dealer in Birmingham, Ala. In 1923 acquired a tract of land in the Everglades and operated the Gulf Red Cypress Sawmills. He soon established himself as builder of "Better Built Homes," first in Birmingham and then in Lakeland, followed by entrance into the real estate field.

In 1915 Bill married Abbie Hamilton, who was the mother of a daughter, Abbie Venette, and twin sons, William E. Jr. and Jack. Both sons were together in the Navy after graduating from Annapolis. Jack was killed in action and Bill is now an executive in an oil company in Texas. Eleanor, Bill's wife by a second marriage, survives him.

1913

LINCOLN EMERSON MORTON died August 28 after a long illness. His home was at 34 Upland Rd., Waban, Mass.

Line was born September 18, 1891 in Kennebunk, Maine, the son of Luella (Jordan) and Dr. Edward W. Morton. He prepared for Dartmouth at the Kennebunk High School. In college he was a member of SAE and Casque and Gauntlet. He was manager of varsity baseball in 1912-1913 and a member of the executive committee for Commencement.

After graduation in 1913 he was with the Stanley Works in New Britain, Conn., for the summer and then became associated with Wm. Filene's sons in Boston. He was made assistant merchandise manager in August 1920, and was later buyer of toilet goods.

He married Mary Elizabeth Goodnow of Kennebunk, Maine, on September 7, 1914 and Frances Goodnow Morton was born on September 2, 1916 and Lincoln Emerson Morton Jr. on February 11, 1920.

In 1937 Line went to New York and was associated with Houbigant and then Lucien Lelong, cosmetic firms. He returned to Boston in 1954 because of poor health and consulted many doctors and clinics. He suffered a stroke in June 1956 and was a hopeless invalid, unable to see anyone up to his death.

Line was Alumni Fund class agent during 1918 and 1919. He and Mary attended the class reunions in Hanover through the 15th. Besides his wife Mary, Lincoln Jr. '41 of Framingham, and Frances (Mrs. Cornelius Dal ton) of Newton Centre, he is survived by a brother, Henry J. Morton '11 of Meridian, Miss., and six grandchildren. Burial was at Kennebunk, Maine.

1914

RUDOLPH VON LENZ died at his home, 235 Trenor Dr., New Rochelle, N. Y., on August 28 following a long siege of pulmonary emphysema.

Rudy was born in Ottawa, Ill., on May 26, 1891, the son of Maximillian Emil Franz von Lenz-Langerhannss and Alwine Bremer.

In December 1952 Rudy had retired as executive vice-president of General Dyestuff Corp. after 381/0 years of continuous service with this and its predecessor company. As exclusive sales agent for inorganic chemicals manufactured by General Aniline and Film Corp., Rudy had built up the sales of his company to over $200 million a year, accounting for some one-third of the entire dyestuff industry. His reputation was international as one of the chemical industry's ablest executives. Both during World War II and in the period immediately following, he worked closely with government agencies, being sent abroad on special missions in 1948, 1949 and 1951.

In August 1913 Rudy was married to Gertrude Haag, who survives him with two daughters, Mrs. Stewart Wade of Paoli, Pa. and Mrs. Peter Veit of Larchmont, N. Y., two grandsons and two granddaughters.

1918

MARTIN LOUIS STRAUS 2ND died of a heart attack at Lenox Hill Hospital, New York City, on July 17. His home was at no East End Ave.

Marty was born in St. Louis, July 18, 1896. He spent two years at Dartmouth, then transferred to the University of Illinois for the year 1916-17. He entered the Air Corps and served until December 1918.

After his discharge he entered the advertising field as account executive with H. W. Kastor and Sons, Chicago. In 1939 he headed a group which gained control of the Wahl Co., owner of the Eversharp trade name, and became president in 1940. Under his leadership Eversharp became a giant in its field and sponsored "Take It or Leave It," one of the first radio quiz programs, which made "the $64 question" a household word. In 1949 he was forced out of his chairmanship of the company.

Seven years ago Marty and Carl Byoir founded Bymart-Tintair, Inc., producers of hair colorings, of which he was president at the time of his death. He was also president of the Advance Corp. and of Marlowe Chemical Co.

Marty is survived by a son, Philip B. Straus; a daughter, Mrs. Roger Gimbel; a step-daughter, Mrs. George Levine; and a step-son Stephen Malawista. It was a great blow to Marty when his son Martin L. '45 was drowned while on a camping trip in Canada in 1950.

The funeral, held at Universal Chapel in New York, was attended by Dick Holton and Jules Van Raalte. Dick said, "I was proud to have known Marty."

1928

A bee sting proved fatal to WILLIAM ARTHUR BREYFOGLE on August 17. Bill, an au- thor and former Rhodes Scholar, was sitting on the porch of his Norwich, Vt., home when he was stung on the mouth. He collapsed five minutes later and within an hour was dead despite the efforts of three physicians.

Bill was born in Toronto, Canada, November 29, 1905. He prepared for college at the Peterborough Collegiate Institute, Peterborough, Ont. At Dartmouth he was president of The Arts, and a member of Palaeopitus, Phi Beta Kappa and Casque and Gauntlet. After graduation he was a Rhodes Scholar at Oxford for two years and then attended the University of Munich for a year. A freelance writer since 1931, his stories and articles have appeared in Saturday Evening Post, Collier's, Harpers and other publications. He had worked at the Dartmouth Printing Co. as a proofreader for the last six years.

He was the author of two books, WagonWheels, published in 1956, and Make Free —the Story of the Underground Railroad, published September 10 by J. B. Lippincott Co.

Bill was married to Elizabeth Hopwood of Peterborough, Ont., in 1939. In 1946 they moved from Peterborough to Vermont.

1" addition to his wife, he leaves his mother and a brother, Robert Breyfogle '25, both living at Leenningdale, Berks, England.

Representing the Class of 1928 at the funeral were Paul and Dorothy Cutler, Harold Fielas, and Herb and Mimi Sensenig.

RICHARD GALLIVAN WELCH died of a heart attack JulY 13 in the Milton, Mass., Hospital. He suffered a heart attack only a few days after returning to work on a part-time basis following a month's hospitalization for a previous attack. His home was at 20 Osborne Rd., Milton, Mass.

Dick was a native of Lowell, Mass and a graduate of Lowell High School. He went with the National Shawmut Bank after graduation from Dartmouth and for the past ten years had been manager of the bank's South Boston branch. He was an officer in several community and medical drives, was first president of the South Boston Board of Trade, treasurer of the South Boston Little League, treasurer of the South Boston Kiwanis Club, and a past grand knight of Pere Marquette Council 271, Knights of Columbus.

In 1938 Dick married Margaret Cronin, who survives him with their daughter, Mary Ellen.

1931

NORMAN CHANDLER ROLFE died of a heart attack on July 24 at his home, 28 Roosevelt Ave., Waterville, Me.

Norm was born at Penacook, N. H., February 22, 1909, the son of Katherine Graves and Henry C. Rolfe and cousin of Robert "Red" Rolfe '31. He prepared for Dartmouth at Phillips Exeter Academy. In college he was a member of Phi Sigma Kappa and was stage manager and a student director of The Players.

Norm had been a resident of Waterville for the past twelve years, where he was district manager of Lock wood-Gordon Enterprises, in charge of the firm's ten Maine theatres. He was a member of the Waterville Rotary Club, a past president of the Braintree, Mass., Rotary Club and a member of Delta Lodge, F & A M, Braintree. He served in the U. S. Air Force during World War II.

He is survived by his wife Dorothy; two daughters, Janet Rae and Barbara Lee; his mother, Mrs. Katherine Graves Rolfe; and his brother Ben.

1940

KENNETH HERBERT McCOTTER passed away after a short illness in Montclair, N. J., on September 3. His home was at 425 Upper Mountain Ave., Upper Montclair. He is survived by his widow, Sara Traver McCotter; twin daughters, Emelie and Finette, 13; Marcia, 9, and Traver, 12; as well as by his mother, Mrs. Herbert McCotter of Montclair; and two sisters, Mrs. Benjamin Phillips of Glen Ridge, N. J., and Mrs. Dwight. Davis of Poundridge, N. Y.

Kenneth was born in Brooklyn, N. Y., on July 7, 1918, and moved to Montclair as a child. He was graduated from Montclair High School and entered Dartmouth in the fall of 1936. While in college he was a member of Phi Delta Theta and was active in freshman soccer and freshman basketball. After graduation he went to work for the Curtiss- Wright Corp. and subsequently served in the Navy, where he attained the rank of Lieutenant.

In 1944 he married Sara Traver of Hudson, N. Y., and after the war he was employed by S. B. Pennick & Co. from 1946 to 1948. He then went to work for Lehn and Fink Products Corp., Bloomfield, N. J., and served with that company until his death. He rose to the position of factory manager.

Ken was active in civic and church affairs in his community, belonging to the St. James Episcopal Church where he taught Sunday school. He was also active in the work of the Red Cross and the Community Chest. His athletic interest continued and he was coach of a Little League Baseball team as well as the St. James Basketball team.

1956

HENRY TATNALL MCEWEN was killed in a plane crash near Salina, Kansas, on July si. He was on his third trip, on the first day of his employment piloting a crop-dusting plane, when his plane looped out of control.

Henry was born in Wilmington, Del.. April 10, 1934, the son of Willard Lewis and Esther (Tatnall) McEwen. He prepared at Englewood School for Boys. He entered Dartmouth with the Class of 1956, but withdrew in February 1954 to enter the Air Corps. He had been readmitted and was to have returned to college in September.

After his pre-flight training at Lackland Air Force Base he took His preliminary flight training at Spence AFB. Graduating there in April 19.55, he was sent to Vance for multi-engine training. He was commissioned on September 30, 1955 and his father was one of the proud spectators. After a leave and a visit to Hanover, Henry was assigned to the 40th Air Refueling Squadron at Smoky Hill AFB, near Salina, and from there made a flight to Newfoundland. In January 1950 he was ordered to McConnell AFB for B-47 training. In April 1956 he was transferred to Stead AFB and then back to Smoky Hill, now Schilling, named for Col. Dave Schilling 391 Now a 1st Lt. he was assigned to the 25th Bombardment Squadron, 40th Bomb Wing until his discharge in April 1958. During this period he made a flight to Labrador and spent three months in England as co-pilot of a B-47.

After his discharge, Henry worked briefly for a box company in New Jersey but the excitement of flying made everything seen) dull indeed. He had gone to Salina to see his fiancee, and against the advice of his parents had taken the crop-dusting job.

He is survived by his parents and severs brothers and sisters. Their home is on Willow St., Woodcliff Lake, N. J.