Obituaries

These are the most recent alumni obituaries. To report a death, please contact alumni records at (603) 646-2253. To view obituaries by class year, select from the drop-down menu:

July-August 2021

Richard K. Blodgett ’55

Richard K. Blodgett ’55 passed away on April 20 in Hanover. He is survived by Ruth, his wife of 63 years, and daughters Susan and Karen.

July-August 2021

John K. Wetzel ’55

John K. Wetzel ’55 died at his home in Fairlee, Vermont, on April 25. He is survived by his wife, Elizabeth, and his children, Daniel, James, Susan, Deborah, and Thomas.

July-August 2021

Henry Crommelin Jr. ’57

Henry Crommelin Jr. ’57 passed away April 4. Henry graduated from Phillips Andover.

July-August 2021

William D. Graham ’57

William D. Graham ’57 died peacefully at home in Jupiter, Florida, on March 14. Bill was born and raised in Ridgewood, New Jersey.

July-August 2021

John O. Harper ’57

John O. Harper ’57 was diagnosed with cancer and passed away peacefully in his sleep on May 2. “Jigger” graduated from Harwich (Massachusetts) High School.

July-August 2021

John VanRensselaer King ’57

John VanRensselaer King ’57 passed away on March 26 in Daytona Beach, Florida. Jack graduated from Nyack (New York) High School.

July-August 2021

Clifton C. Olds ’57

Clifton C. Olds ’57 died on April 8. Clif came to Dartmouth from Minnetonka (Minnesota) High School. He graduated summa cum laude and Phi Beta Kappa with a major in art history.

July-August 2021

Richard M. Streeter ’57

Richard M. Streeter ’57 passed away at Bobby’s Hospice in Saint John, New Brunswick, Canada, on April 8. Dick graduated from Rothesay Collegiate School in New Brunswick.

July-August 2021

Thomas Knapp Creal III ’60

Thomas Knapp Creal III ’60 of Warren, Michigan, died January 13 from complications due to Covid-19.

July-August 2021

Martin Kraidin ’60

Martin Kraidin ’60 died on April 26. He was born February 11, 1932, in the Bronx to the late Helen and Alexander Kraidin.