Deaths

This is a list of deaths reported to us since the previous issue. Obituaries may appear in this or a later issue.

Francis Irving Hutchins '20 • July 18 Douglas Graham '24 • May 24 Edward Winsor '24 • June 6 Kenneth Mervyn Montgomery '25 • unknown Herschel B. Fryberger Jr. '27 • Sept. 6, 1997 James Walter Kilton '28 • Aug. 9 James Hartshorn Woods '28 • April 20 Paul Morris Goddard '29 • April 16 Thomas Edward Hayes '29 • May 25 Robert Sharp Jones '29 • June 16 George Barnum Redding '29 • June 30 Herbert Emanuel Christman '30 • June 21 Howard Nelson Flanders Jr. '30 • May 24 John Raible Fletcher '30 • Aug. 2 David Noah Marks '30 • June 26 John Sherman Marsh '30 • Aug. 1 Wallace Sherman Pedersen '31 June 6 Maurice Whittinghill '31 • July 29 John Rodger Brown '32 • June 20, 1997 Ben Read Barbee '33 • June 25 Robert Edwin Niebling '33 • Aug. 5 Seymour Ballard Dunn '34 • June 30 Cornelius Joseph Shea '34 • Aug. 1 Semon Emil Knudsen '35 • July 6 William B. Garlick '36 • July 21 Delano Redfern Ives '36 •Jan. 21 Robert Ruggles Kable '36 • March 29 Duncan Hale Newell Jr. '36 • June 7 Vincent Ellis Wentworth '36 • May 26 Frank Thomas Weston '36 'July 27 William Sterling Atwater '37 • April 24 Joseph William Kiernan '37 • July 12 Alfred Whittemore Brown Jr. '38 • unknown James Evans Cooney '38 • June 19 William Alexander Fasolo '38 • June 21 Atherton Fuller Jr. '38 'June 1 John Nicholas Nassikas '38 • June 9 Robert Henkle Reno '38 • July 23 Philip Sutherland '38 • June 3 Frederick Kent Blatchford '39 • May 22 Robert McFarland Catharine Jr. '39 • June 14 George Augustus Mcllroy Jr. '39 • May 16 Wilbur Francis Shea '40 • June 2 Kenneth Clark Steele '40 • July 11 James William Keating '4l • July 11 Thomas Burgess Lawley '4l • July 27 Hal Harker Newell '4l • June 1 Edward Mastin Crane '42 • June 20 Elmer Jacob Hansen '42 • June 7 Richard Woodruff Lawton '42 • May 25 Robert Johnson Alesbury '43 • June 4 James William Hooker '43 • June 11 Richard E. Kimmel '43 • June 19 Richard Barrett Smith '43 • July 11 Charles James Webb II '43 • June 26 C. Edwin Fitzgerald '44 • May 14 Louis Donald Pfeifle '44 • July 26 Walter Richard Prosser Jr. '44 • unknown Philip Richard Sholl '44 • June 22 James Edwin Burton '45 • March 28 Kenneth Ackerman DeGruchy '45 • June 30 Frederick Scott Perry '45 • June 27 Holmes Green Jr. '46 • Aug. 7 John Jason Anthony '47 • Nov. 22, 1997 Lansing Hartwick McGill '47 • July 4 John Theodore Schwartz '47 'June 23 Lawrence Theodore Barnett Jr. '49 • July 29 Edward Leeds Gulick '5O • June 3 Alan Richard Kerivan '50 • June 26 Thomas D. Brown II '51 • May 28 William M. Craven '53 • June 6 Masao James Itabashi '54 • July 6 Charles Daniel Johnson '59 • March 5 David Ballard Armstrong '62 • June 29 Ned Richard Harley '63 • April 17 David Nair Saunders '63 • July 25 Peter Robbins Helwig '66 • May 28 Edward French Gillette '67 • August 1998 Peter Francis Miele '71 • May 10

1925

William Junior Bryant died on june 13,1998, at Mt Ascutney Hospital in Windsor, Vt. "June" prepared for college in the high school of his native Springfield, Vt., and at the Phillips Exeter Academy. A mathematics major at Dartmouth, he was a.member of the Jack-O-Lantern board, the College orchestra, the canoe club, and Sigma Alpha Epsilon fraternity. After graduation he began a career-long association with the Bryant Chucking Grinder Cos., a machine-tool manufacturing firm founded in Springfield by his father. He served as its president from 1949 to 1958 and as chairman of its board during his final two years prior to a 1960 retirement. In May of 1926 he married Frances Hazelton, who died in 1991; they had one child, Bruce H. Bryant '51. The College library was a special focus of June's interest and philanthropy.

1931

William Francis Nutt died on October 10,1997. Coming to Dartmouth from Frankfort (Ind.) High School and Wittenburg Academy, Bill resided in Topliff, began a major in English, and became a member of Sigma Alpha Epsilon before leaving Dartmouth to get his B.A. at Occidental College. His initial business career included 25 years with RKO Pictures before joining CBS Television in 1958. He retired from the firm as studio executive and administrative assistant to the head of its Seven Arts Production. Bill kept up with local Dartmouth and SAE groups, and he had a host of hobbies and activities with his family, including tennis and golf; a summer home on Balboa Island for swimming, sailing, and deep-sea fishing; polishing and tinkering with foreign sports cars; and stamp collecting. Bill is survived by wife Amette and sons William HI and Randolph.

Wallace Sherman Pedersen died on June 6, 1998 in Portland, Ore. "Sherrn" had come to Dartmouth from Park Ridge, 111. He had grown up in Chicago, and in its environs worked his way through the Depression, including graduate study in business administration at Northwestern. In 1942 wife Martha and he moved to Portland, where he and an associate formed the Pedersen Allen Advertising Agency, which handled Pepsi-Cola and Volkswagen accounts and became involved in political campaigns. He was chairman of the board of the Parry Center and of the Visiting Nurses Association in Portland, and served on the boards of the Junior Symphony and of Hospice House. Sherm is survived by his wife, daughter Mary Louise, and one grandchild.

1933

Benjamin Read Barbee died on June 25,1998, at the Glen Rose Medical Center in Abilene, Tex. He prepared for Dartmouth at McCallie School in Knoxville, was editor-in-chief of The1933 Aegis, and a member of SAE. Ben joined Anderson Clayton and Cos. upon graduation and spent his career with that company, becoming president of Western and Southern Cotton Oil and Paymaster Feed Mils. He was made a director in 1957 and president of the company's agricultural divisionin 1965. One of Abilene's foremost citizens, he was an active Episcopalian, a member of the board of Anderson Cancer Center, and through his work with the West Central Texas Municipal Water District helped solve the water problems of the region. Upon retirement he moved to his ranch in Erath Coun- ty. He is survived by his wife, Louise, sons John and William, daughter Suzanne Crawford, 12 grandchildren, and 13 great-grandchildren.

1934

Donald G. Allen died at Walden Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in Concord. N.H., following a long illness. He was predeceased by his wife, Charlotte, in 1944. After attending Manchester, N.H., public schools, he was a 1930 graduate of Phillips Academy in Andover, Mass. At Dartmouth he was a member of Palaeopitus, Green Key, the Outing Club, Cabin & Trail, Ledyard Canoe Club, the winter sports team, and a senior fellow. He graduated Phi Beta Kappa. As a Rhodes Scholar he received a diploma in 1935 from Oxford University, earned his law degree magna cum laude from Harvard Law School in 1938, and served on the Harvard Law Review. Don began his legal career at Ropes and Gray in Boston, but he took leave from 1942 to 1945 to serve in the Coast Guard. In 1951 he began a successful career with the New England Electric System, serving as general counsel from 1963 to 1967 and as vice president from 1967 to 1978. He is survived by sons Thomas and Stephen.

Robert H. Douglass died on March 24,1998, at the Family Life Enrichment Center in Bishop, Ga. Bob came to Dartmouth from East Orange (N.J.) High School and at Dartmouth was a member of Alpha Delta Phi, Sphinx, and the varsity boxing team. He was born in St. Louis, Mo., moved to East Orange in his school years, married in 193 7, moved to Chatham, N.J., in 1948, and finally to High Shoals, Ga., in 1997. Bob was an independent manufacturer's representative. His expertise was paper packaging products. He retired only a few years ago. Survivors include his wife of 61 years, Katherine, son William H., daughter Mary Sommers, three granddaughters, and one great-granddaughter.

1938

John Parker Coleman died on May 11,1998, of complications from diabetes at Marina Health of Bethesda, Md. He was born in Panama, grew up in New Rochelle, N.Y., and entered Dartmouth from New Rochelle High School. He majored in political science and belonged to the Dartmouth Union and Delta Epsilon. John earned his master's degree in political science in 1940 from Columbia University. After receiving a master's of divinity degree from the Episcopal Theological School in Cambridge, Mass., he began his ministry in 1953 on the staff of Christ Church Cathedral in Hartford, Conn. In 1956 he was named rector of the Church of The Redeemer in Glen Echo, Md. He left the parish ministry in 1972, joining the chaplain's staff at St. Elizabeth's Hospital. He is survived by his wife, Mildred, three sons, five grandchildren, and one great-grandchild.

James Evans Cooney a former member of the Alumni Council from 1950- 1954, died in Des Moines, lowa, on June 19,1998. He entered Dartmouth from University High School in Chicago, 111. His major was English and his fraternity was Chi Phi. He was a member of the Outing Club, Cabin & Trail, and Canoe Club and served on the Winter Carnival Committee. He obtained his LL.B. from Harvard Law School in 1941 and spent 47 years as a practicing attorney as a partner in one of Des Moines oldest law firms Bannister, Carpenter, Ahlers, and Cooney. During WWII Jim served in the U.S. Army from 1942-1946 with the 87 th Mountain Infantry Regiment. His wife, Helen, survives him, along with a son and daughter and three grandchildren.

William Alexander Fasolo who practiced law in New York and New Jersey from 1941 to 1986, died on June 21,1998, in Carefree, Ariz. Bill came to Hanover from Fort Lee (N.J.) High School and while in college he majored in political science and belonged to the Kappa Sigma Fraternity. He obtained his law degree from Harvard Law School in 1941. He was a past president of the Lawyers Club of Bergin County, N.J. Bill served three and one half years with Army Air Force, being discharged in 1946. Bill and his family moved to Carefree, Ariz., in 1986. He is survived by his wife, Gerrie, daughter Jerilyn, and son Bill.

1939

F. Kent Blatchford died at his home in Santa Fe, N.M., on May 22,1998. He came to Dartmouth from North Shore Country Day School. A member of Alpha Delta Chi, Key majored in sociology. He put five years in the Navy Air Force during WWII, serving on the carriers Ticonderoga and Hancock, and earning two air medals and the DFC. He participated in the first navy squadron to fly overjapan. He spent 30 years as an advertising sales executive in the Chicago area before retiring and moving to Santa Fe in 1988. With a fondness for outdoor living, Key spent much time fishing, canoeing, skiing, and playing tennis, much of the time surrounded by his family. He is survived by Beverly Blatchford, his wife of 55 years, sons Christopher and Edward, daughter Beverly, and eight grandchildren. He was predeceased by son Frederick Kent Blatchford Jr.

Robert MacFarland Catharine Jr. died unexpectedly on June 14, 1998, at his home in Somers, N.Y. At the time of his death Bob was president of Jackson Marine Corp. of NYC, a corporation he founded which represented worldwide shipyards. He spent his entire professional lite in the shipping business. Bob entered Dartmouth from Lawrenceville School, played both freshman and varsity lacrosse on the Ivy championship teams, and was a member of Beta Theta Pi fraternity. He also attended Harvard Law School. During WWII Bob served as captain of a destroyer escort in the Pacific, attaining the rank of lieutenant commander. He is survived by his wife, Jeanne (DuBois) Catharine, whom he married in June 1942, daughter Elsie Johnson, son Lester D., and six grandchildren. Son Robert M. III predeceased him.

1943

Robert Johnson Alesbury died June 4, 1998, at Falmouth Hospital, Falmouth, Mass., of emphysema. Bob came to Dartmouth from Peddie School of Hightstown, N.J. After graduation from Dartmouth Bob earned a medical degree from Temple University School of Medicine. He served in the navy during WWII. Bob practiced obstetrics and gynecology in Philadelphia after the war. In 1955 he moved to Manchester, Conn., where he established a private practice in affiliation with Manchester Memorial Hospital. In 1973 he moved to Clinton, N.Y., joining the Slocum-Dickson Medical Group of Utica. Bob moved to Cape Cod on retirement in 1986. Surviving are daughters Nancy Bradley, Susan Kimberly, Dana Dimock, and Patricia Heitmeyer; sons Robert and William; and 16 grandchildren.

James William Hooker died of kidney failure at his home in Friendship Village, Upper St. Clair, Pa. June 11,1998. Jim was born in Spokane, Wash., but lived most of his life in Pennsylvania. A graduate of Mt. Lebanon High School, he was a member of the skating team and Chi Phi fraternity at Dartmouth. Jim served as a second lieutenant in the army during WWII and after the war went to work for Procter & Gamble, serving in sales and marketing for 36 years. As a counselor for Service Core of Retired Executives, Jim was the 1989 recipient of Man of the Year award in Western Pennsylvania. He was a member of the Lions Club and Isaac Walton League Reserve Officers Club. He is survived by his wife, Lois; daughters Barbara Gigler, Deborah Sauers, and Lynn Pierce; ten grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren.

Richard E. Kimmel died June 19,1998, at Lake Forest (III.) Hospital. Dick came to Dartmouth from Willoughby (Ohio) High School. After graduating from Dartmouth he entered the navy's Midshipmen's School at Notre Dame. After three years of militaiy service on a destroyer and as liaison officer with the third Maine Division he finished his military service in 1946 as a lieutenant. In 1949 Dick began a business career with the American Steel & Wire division of U.S. Steel. In 1961 he left U.S. Steel to become president of American Hair & Felt Cos. of Chicago, which he renamed the Ozite Corp. He manufactured indoor-outdoor carpeting, becoming a market leader. He is survived by wife Jane, son Richard, daughter Kathleen, and three grandchildren.

Robert Irwin Roberts died April 25, 1998, in Bryn Mawr,Penn., of emphysema. Bob came to Dartmouth from Penn Charter School. He entered the military as a member of the USNR in January 1942 and was discharged in September 1945. Bob's business career was in retailing with the John Wanamaker Cos. He is survived by his wife of 55 years, Harriet Cooke Roberts; sons Robert Jr., Blair, and William; and nephew Wallace I. Roberts '63.

Charles J. Webb died of a massive stroke June 26, 1998, at his summer home on Nantucket Island. Charlie, who was a prominent figure in the chemical industry, lived in the Chestnut Hill section of Philadelphia. In addition to his business interests, Charlie was a philanthropic leader for Philadelphia area organizations, including Abington Hospital, the Pennsylvania Academy for Fine Arts, and the Philadelphia Zoo. He was a board member of Springside School as well as the Pennsylvania chapter of the American Heart Association, the New Jersey State Aquarium, and the Recording for the Blind and Dyslexic. Charlie attended the William Penn Charter School prior to entering Dartmouth, where he was a member of the ski team and of Beta Theta Phi. He is survived by his wife, Elizabeth, son Charles, daughters Lisa Howe and Nina Cullen, and nine grandchildren.

1945

James Edwin Burton died March 28, 1998, in Bronx, N.Y. A history major while at Dartmouth, James served in the U.S. Navy during WWII from 1943-46, before returning to Hanover to receive his degree in 1947. He earned a master's degree at the University of Maryland and later attended Teacher's College of Columbia University in New York. James's lifelong career was spent in education. He served as a teacher of world history for the New York City Board of Education and for John Jay College in New York until his retirement prior to 1994. His wife, Mary, predeceased him.

Dunbar Nicholas Van Derveer died December4,1997, at his home in Stuart, Fla., where he had lived for four years in retirement. A member of the class of 1946 at Tuck School, he served in the Army Air Corps during WWII. Van taught at Syracuse University and later became an administrator for the Niagara Falls, N.Y., board of education. He and his family owned and operated a guest inn at Chautauqua, N. Y., and an antique business in Canandaigua, N.Y. Survivors include his wife of 41 years, Rita; daughters Tara, Heidi, Beth, and Marie; and son Dunbar.

1948

Maurice Marlow Witherspoon Jr. died of cancer at home in Savanna, Ga., on September 27, 1994. Chuck came to Dartmouth from Brooklyn in the V-12 in July 1943 during WWII. After training at Dartmouth, Great Lakes, and elsewhere he spent nine months at sea before returning to Hanover after the war. Active on campus he participated in the Experimental Theater, played on or managed soccer, hockey, and baseball teams, joined Sigma Chi, and majored in English. Chuck spent most of his career in the hotel and club business in New York, Atlanta, and Savanna. He was always active in music, and he became a notable figure in Savanna, where he was appointed town crier in 1983 by the mayor to officiate in the city's 250 th anniversary. Chuck is survived by second wife, Patricia, and by five children.

Dudley K. Wright died of a heart attaekin Mission Viejo, Calif., on March 5,1998. A transfer from the University of South Carolina, Dud was a pre-law major and a member of Zeta Psi. He had been a second lieutenant in the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. Moving on to Stanford Law School, he obtained his law degree in 1951 and returned to Los Angeles to practice in the family firm before breaking away to start his own firm in Orange County. He practiced there until his death. His main avocation was as a horseman and he belonged to many local equestrian and hunt groups. He is survived by children Marnie Barnhorst, Dudley jr. Joan, Pauline, and Stacey Renker, companion Marilyn Murphy, and 11 grandchildren, including granddaughters Kiley Ann Barnhorst '94 and Amy Vanessa Barnhorst '95.

1963

Ned Richard Harley a psychiatrist who also devoted time to architecture, painting, and writing, died on April 17,1998, in Vail, Colo. The cause was not given. Born in Detroit, Harley majored in art and biomedical science at Dartmouth and was an avid skier. He graduated Phi Beta Kappa and magna cum laude with high distinction and attended Dartmouth Medical School. Harley earned his medical degree from Harvard in 1966 and a master of architecture degree from the University of Colorado in 1983. As a psychiatrist Harley specialized in behavioral medicine, including eating disorders, alcoholism, and adolescent problems. He was on the staff of the Mercy Medical Center in Denver. Harley also designed homes and published a guidebook on the ski centers and restaurants in Vail and Beaver Creek. He is survived by his mother, Dorothy, children Benjamin and Alicia, and brothers, William '68 and Kenneth.

1965

Edward John Higgins Jr. on May 2,1998, in Huntington Bay, N.Y., after a two-year battle with cancer. After graduation from Dartmouth Ed received his M.B.A. from Tuck in 1966. He had come to Dartmouth from Scarsdale (N.Y.) High School. At Dartmouth Ed was a member of DKE fraternity and was involved in the Interdormitory Council, the Intramural Council, the Jack-0-Lantem, the Newman Club, and ROTC. After five years in the air force, where he became captain, Ed's business career was centered around the publishing industry. At one time he was the owner of Community Newspapers Inc., a chain of eight Long Island weeklies. He is survived by his wife, Eileen, and children Christopher, Frances, Matthew, Patrick, James, and Mary.