Deaths
This is a full list of deaths reported to us since the previous issue. Full obituaries, usually written by the class secretaries, may appear in this or a later issue.
Malcolm Dexter Clarke '22 • Sept. 29, 1998 Richard Hunt Perry '24 • Oct. 19, 1998 William Edmund Ward '27 • Aug. 29, 1998 I.E. Theodore Baehr '2B • Oct. 8, 1998 William Clark Hood Jr. '29 • March 1, 1998 James Hammond Tyler '30 • March 3, 1998 David Hinman Gruger '33 • Sept. 25, 1998 Sidney Stoneman '33 • Oct. 15, 1998 Benton Blair '34 • Sept. 3,1998 Saul Richard Deitel '35 • Sept. 10, 1998 Robert Howard Brenner '36 • Sept. 5, 1998 Mark Gable Bowen '37 • March 1998 William Hart Lyons '37 • February 1998 George Albert Skinner '37 • June 6,1998 Gordon James Wise '37 • Aug. 31, 1998 Everett Kohn Arnold '3B • Sept. 24, 1998 Franklin Russell Fette '39 • Aug. 31, 1998 Linville Goodwin Higgins '39 • June 25, 1998 James Campbell Kelso Jr. '39 • July 25,1998 Chester Ridlon Berry '40 • Oct. 16, 1998 Theodore M. Boorum '40 • Sept. 3, 1998 Walter Powers Goodrich '40 • 1998 Scott Arthur Rogers Jr. '4O • Oct. 2, 1998 Robert Mackay Austin '4l • Aug. 22, 1998 M. C. Dinajati Suriyong '4l • Sept. 17,1998 Lionel Lemire Trudeau '4l • Oct. 4, 1998 Richard Edgar Bolton '42 • Sept. 23,1998 Robert Greeley Lee '45 • Oct. 1, 1998 Alexander Seymour Madenski '45 • Aug. 5, 1998 James William McBride '46 • Oct. 18,1998 Michael Rapak '46 • Dec. 16,1997 Laurence Warner Tyler '46 • July 11, 1998 Alfred B. Hathcock '53 • Oct. 1, 1998 Roger D. Wells '53 • Sept. 13, 1998 Stephen Pearlman '56 • Sept. 30, 1998 Harry Bruckner '60 • Oct. 2, 1998 Joseph William Frenzel '63 • May 14, 1998 John V. K. Helfrich '67 • Oct. 14,1998
1928
Irvine E. Theodore Baehr
Known to television audiences as Robert Allen, died on October 9,1998, in Oyster Bay, N.Y. From New York Military Academy, he was active in The Arts, The Players, the Glee Club, The Dartmouth, Circle Francais, and boxing and majored in English. He worked in banking and as a commercial pilot, then worked in more than 40 films as Robert Allen. He was nominated for an Academy Award for his tide role in The Life of Lafayette. He played opposite Rosalind Russell and Greer Garson in Auntie Mame and in Show Boat, and in many other plays. He leaves son Dr. Theodore Baehr, daughter Katherine Mayer, seven grandchildren, and six great-grandchildren.
Gwynne Augustine Prosser
died September 15, 1998, at Kendal at Hanover of unknown causes. Curly prepared for Dartmouth at North Plainfield (N.J.) High School. At Dartmouth he majored in political science and joined Sigma Alpha, now Alpha Sigma Phi. After graduation he joined Chase National Bank and was with diem until 1936. He then married Allene Thompson in New York. From 1936 to 1939 he was educational secretary, N.Y. chapter, of the American Institute of Banking. From 1940 to 1951 he was director of personnel at McLean, Erickson Inc., and from 1951 to 1964 he served in the same capacity for Young and Rubicam. During the war he was with the AAF in the appointment and procurement section, joining as a captain and finishing as a colonel. He served Dartmouth as secretary of the Alumni Association of New York City, head agent, and as class chairman, vice president, and president. He was a trustee of Canaan College. He is survived by sister Helen Rasmussen.
1929
Paul Morris Goddard
died on April 16,1989, in Baldwin, N.Y.. He came from Richmond Hill High School, belonged to Alpha Sigma Phi and Phi Beta Kappa, and majored at Tuck School. He worked at various things until 1937, when he earned his master's degree at N.Y.U. He spent three years in the army, mostly teaching at officer candidate schools. He spent the rest of his career teaching in the New York school system. His wife, Elsie (Ellings), died before him.
1932
Edmond Louis Loeliger
died July 29, 1998, at Greensboro, N.C., of unknown causes. He was a non-graduate who came to Dartmouth from Staten Island Academy, N.Y., and was a member of Phi Delta Theta. He served in the air force in WWII and the Korean War, achieving the rank of colonel, and was awarded the Legion of Merit and the Bronze Star. Ed also worked for several banks in the New York City area and for a family shipping business in New Orleans. His wife, the former Phyllis Fletcher, died in March 1998. Surviving are two grandchildren and six great-grandchildren.
1933
Arthur Harry Oesterheld
died at Stuart, Fla., on March 25,1998, from the effects of a stroke. He prepared for Dartmouth at Roosevelt High School in Bronxville, N.Y., and was a member of the Ledyard Canoe Club, the band, and Sigma Alpha Epsilon. His major was Tuck School, from which he received a master's degree in 1934. He was employed by Arthur Andersen and Co., Columbia Gas System in accounting, served as assistant controller for the New Haven R&R, and found final employment with the Texas Gas Transmission in Kentucky as manager of systems and procedures from 1960 to his retirement. During WWII he served for five years in the Army Coast Artillery and Signal Corps and attained the rank of captain. He is survived by wife Gwen, sons David '65 and Douglas, and daughter Janet.
1934
William C. Ramsey Jr.
died on August 24, 1998, at the University of Nebraska Medical Center of complications from pneumonia. Bill came to Dartmouth from Omaha Central High School, majored in English, and was a member of Green Key, Dragon, and varsity lacrosse. He received an LL.B. from Harvard Law School in 1938 and was a lieutenant commander U.S.N.R. (1942 to 1946) in the Bureau of Naval Ordinance in Washington, D.C. He was a dedicated community leader who was known for his generosity and commitment to education, serving on the Nebraska Board of Education from 1979 to 1994. He played a leadership role in the Civil Rights Movement, serving as president of the Omaha Urban League in the early 1960s. He was a delegate to the Democratic National Convention in 1980. He was president of Omaha Savings Corp.; vice president of N.P. Dodge Co.; vice president and part owner of the American Road Equipment Co. He was secretary of the Omaha Dartmouth club. Survivors include former wife Mary Jane; four daughters; and six grandchildren.
1935
Semon Emil Knudsen
died Ju1y6,1998, at William Beaumont Hospital in Royal Oak, Wise. He came to Dartmouth from Detroit Country Day School and stayed with the class through freshman year, after which he transferred to MIT to get an engineering education, graduating in 1936. He started work in a machine shop, but in a few years he changed to the Pontiac division of GM, where he had a highly successful career, becoming general manager at age 44. He became an executive vice president of GM in 1967, jumped to Ford as chief aide to Mr. Ford, then became chairman of White Motors, which prospered briefly under his leadership. He married Frances McConnell, who predeceased him. He is survived by son K. Peter; daughters Judith Christie, Lisa Flint, and Kristine Gregg; and two sisters.
Herrymon Maurer
died August 21,1998, at the Princeton (N.J.) Nursing Home. He came to Dartmouth from Perry High, Pittsburgh, Penn. He left Dartmouth after sophomore year and graduated from the University of Pittsburgh in 1936. After a short career of teaching English at the University of Nanking, China, he became an editor of Fortune magazine, a position he held until his retirement. An active writer, his articles have appeared in Fortune, Life,Commentary, and the New Leader. He lived in Princeton for 48 years and was active in many organizations, including the Religious Society of Friends, of which he was clerk. He was a trustee of Ad to Chinese Refugee Intellectuals, the India League of America, and the Princeton Friends School. He is survived by his wife, Helen, and daughters Helen and Ann.
1937
Joseph William Kiernan
died on July 12, 1998, of a stroke following a long illness in Washington, D.C. He came to Dartmouth from Mercersburg Academy and majored in English. Joe excelled in varsity football under Red Blaik and in baseball. He was prominent in class activities, serving as class president and member of Palaeopitus, Green Key, and the Glee Club, Casque & Gauntlet, and Psi Upsilon. In 1940 he received his law degree from Georgetown University, where he served on the Law Journal, He then joined the FBI as a special agent. Following service as an officer in the Marine Corps in the Pacific on the USS Massachusetts, he earned an LL.M. degree in 1948 from Harvard Law School. Joe sang at Dartmouth and was a member of the Cathedral Choral Society. He had served as a president of the Touchdown Club and enjoyed golf at Chevy Chase Club. He is survived by his wife, Suzanne, two daughters, and four grandchildren.
1938
John Henry Heil
died on June 24, 1998, of complications from Parkinson's disease. He came to Dartmouth from Rocky River, Ohio. He left college early but was there long enough to earn his numerals in freshman football. He completed his education with a degree from Kenyon College in Ohio. His business career was spent mostly with the Criss Craft Co., specializing in fine cabinetry and detailing. He spent four years with the U.S. Army during WWII and was stationed in Pearl Harbor when it was attacked by the Japanese. He lived most of his life in Berea, Ohio. There are no survivors.
1939
Stanley M. Brown
died at Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center on August 21,1998, of a staph infection. Stan was a Class of 1926 Fellow; a member of SAE fraternity, Junto, Forensic Union, The Dartmouth editorial board; and played football and baseball before graduating Phi Beta Kappa. Stan went on to graduate with distinction from Cornell Law School, followed by service in WWII as a navy aviator in the Pacific theater, before making a career as a trial lawyer in New Hampshire. During his career he argued two cases before the U.S. Supreme Court and more than 100 cases before the N.H. Supreme Court. Active in the Republican Party, he served as a state senator and was a delegate to the National Republican Convention. He was a state delegate and chairman of the House of Delegates to the American Bar Association and held a number of impressive positions. He is survived by wife Thalia, son Kenneth, and four grandchildren.
1940
Scott Arthur Rogers Jr.
died October 2,1998, of prostate cancer at his home in Rancho Santa Fe, Calif. Scotty came to Dartmouth from University School, Cleveland, Ohio, along with 15 other 1940 classmates. He received his degree in economics, was a member of Phi Kappa Psi, Casque & Gauntlet, Palaeopitus, Green Key, Athletic Council, and freshman soccer; and served as manager of varsity hockey. Scotty was class president, secretary, treasurer, co-chair of the 50th Reunion, head agent, and newsletter editor. He also served on the Alumni Council and on regional interviewing committees in Cleveland and Los Angeles. Professionally, he was senior vice president of Parker Hannifan Corp., president of American Chain and Cable, president and chief executive officer of Medusa Corp., president of General Portland Corp., and chairman and chief executive officer of Publishers Equipment Corp. He is survived by his wife, Louise (Loomie), daughter Virginia, son Scott III, and five grandchildren.
Wilbur Ray Smallwood
died September 2,1998, at home in Stratham, N.H. Beezie came to Dartmouth from Baldwinville Academy (N.Y.). He majored in political science and was a member of Phi Kappa Psi, Glee Club, Board of Governors, band, and J.V. football. During WWII Beezie was captain of the group armament office, 406th Fighter Group, in England, France, and Germany. His business career was in sales with Barrett Division, Allied Chemical, General Crushed Stone Co., and the U.S. Good Roads Association. He is survived by his wife, Ruth, son Robert, daughters Lacey and Pamela.
1941
Robert Mackay Austin
died at his home in Fairview Park, Ohio, on August 22, 1998, a victim of cancer. At Dartmouth Bob was a member of Cabin & Trail and played in the Handel Society orchestra. As a teenager he and his older brother, Briggs Austin '37, deceased, canoed the entire length of the Mississippi River over two summers' time. During WWII Bob served in the navy as a lieutenant and spent two years in the southwest Pacific area as a radar officer. After the war he returned to Hanover and earned a master's degree in business administration at Tuck School in 1948. In the same year he joined Union Carbide Corp. and began a 43 year sales career that took him to New York, Cleveland, and Pittsburgh. In each city he played the flute with amateur symphony orchestras and chamber music societies, often as a soloist. Bob is survived by Emma, his wife of 49 years, and sons Stanley and Douglas.
Alfred Wallace Gordon
died in his sleep in Omaha, Neb., on September 2, 1998, after struggling for 26 years with cancer and respiratory ailments. Tinner never gave up his passion for living and helping others with his charitable work, which included long service with Children's Memorial Hospital, Bishop Clarkson Memorial Hospital, Exchange Club of Omaha, and Boys Club of Omaha. He served in WWII as an instructor pilot in the U.S. Air Corps. In 1952 Tinner acquired Finley Ice Service Co. in Omaha and later owned a second ice manufacturing plant. His business interests also included land development, banking, and investment funds. Tinner served Dartmouth in many capacities over the years, such as through the Alumni Council, the Alumni Club of the Plains, and the class executive committee. He is survived by his wife of 54 years, Betty Hatteroth, and their children Margaret and Carl.
1945
David Dutton Joslyn
died August 8, 1998, of undisclosed causes, at Central Vermont Hospital in Berlin. After WWII service in the U.S. Air Force as a technical sergeant, "Deacon" returned to Dartmouth to graduate in 1947. He was a member of Green Key and played in the band. He later earned a master's degree in history from the University of Kentucky. He married the former Irene Archbold Hensvold in 1967. Over a span of 30 years David taught U.S. history in high schools ranging from Woodstock and Bradford, Vt., to Monroe, Ohio, and finally for 21 years in San Diego, Calif. Returning to Vermont in 1980, he pursued a second career as a resource librarian for the Vermont Department of Education until his second retirement in 1991. His final home was a converted one-room schoolhouse on the slopes of Worcester Mountain, Vt. His wife died in 1996. His survivors include stepsons Erik, Andrew, and Christopher and brother Malcolm.
Richard Hood Southwick
died August 28,1998, after a heart attack while swimming near his home in Alton Bay, N.H. At Dartmouth Dick was manager of the highly successful 1943 football team and a member of Sphinx Society and Delta Kappa Epsilon. During WWII he enlisted in the Navy V-12 program, attended midshipmen school at Columbia, and served as an officer aboard a destroyer escort for nearly two years in both Atlantic and Pacific theaters. He returned to Tuck School and received his master's degree in 1947. In 1948 Dick married the former Louise "Weezie" Pope, whose father and brother—like Dick's father, brother, and uncle were Dartmouth graduates. His business career included 20 years in the family sportswear business and 21 years in banking. He was president of Bay Bank & Trust Co. for 13 years prior to his retirement. Family survivors include his wife, sons Richard and William, daughters Lydia Williams and June LeClerc, and six grandchildren.
1947
John Theodore Schwartz.
of Sandy Spring, Md., died on June 23,1998, at home. John came to Hanover with the Navy V-12 in July 1944 and left in June 1946. He graduated from Dartmouth in 1947. While at Dartmouth he was active in intramural athletics and was a member of Sigma Nu. In 1950 he received an M.S. from Notre Dame in mechanical engineering and in 1955 an M.D. from Jefferson Medical School of Philadelphia. In 1963 he received a master's in public health from Harvard University. He was recalled to navy duty immediately following ophthalmologic specialty training at the Mayo Clinic. In 1962 he joined the Commissioned Officers Corps of the Public Health Service and retired in 1983 as a captain, specializing in research on diseases of the eye at the National Institutes of Health. He worked on his 11 acre tree farm and worked with several civic groups. Survivors include his wife of 41 years, Penny, four sons, two daughters, and 11 grandchildren.
1952
Burtis C. Flounders
died in August 17,1998, of cancer. He was a cum laude sociology major and took an extra year at Tuck. He held a number of jobs in product management for several large corporations. For a short time he owned his own trucking business near his home in Stamford, Conn., after which he became a member of McCaffrey and McCall Inc., an advertising agency, where he rose to executive vice president in 1988. He is survived by his wife Jane, whom he described as representing "one of the best moves I ever made," and daughters, Elizabeth, Mary '88, and Anne.
John Bacon Rhodes
died of a stroke on September 14,1998. At his memorial service the organist played "My Way" at his daughter's request. According to Bob Ringstad, Dusty's roommate in college, "He certainly did things that way." Dusty served two years in the army before matriculating at Dartmouth. He joined Phi Psi fraternity. After graduation he returned to Philadelphia, and for a short time he joined the family business. In 1970 he left and formed a water-pollution control company and then became president of Amtech. He was active in Little League and gardening and played golf and tennis. He was a consummate salesman. He is survived by daughter Mary Lee and son Mark.
1991
David Patrick O'Brien
died September 12,1998, in Mumbai, India, of pneumonia. He came to Dartmouth from Canisius High School in Kenmore, N.Y., and immersed himself in programs run by the Tucker Foundation, such as Book Buddies, prison tutoring, food drives, and AIDS Awareness Week. He was one of the founders of Students Fighting Hunger. After completing a term in environmental studies in Kenya, he worked at Mother Teresa's mission in Nairobi. David served as the New Hampshire coordinator for the National Campaign Against Hunger and Homelessness. A presidential scholar, Dave was a member of C&G and the DOC. Upon graduation he was awarded the Grace and James S. Parkes 1920 Prize. He served for a year as Dartmouth's volunteer coordinator and then attended the Fletcher School for a master's degree focused on food aid in diplomacy. Following graduation he worked with CARE in South Sudan and Somalia. He is survived by his mother and stepfather, Patricia and David Twist, three sisters, and two brothers.
