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:

Sep - Oct 2018

Philip Howard DeTurk ’54

Philip Howard DeTurk ’54 passed away on June 4 in San Antonio, Texas. Phil came to Dartmouth from Garden City, New York, where he attended Garden City High School.

Sep - Oct 2018

George Roland Fitzgerald ’54

George Roland Fitzgerald ’54 passed away on June 20. George came to Dartmouth from East Jaffrey, New Hampshire, where he attended Conant High School.

Sep - Oct 2018

Ralph Gardner Griffin Jr. ’54

Ralph Gardner Griffin Jr. ’54 passed away on June 13 in Old Lyme, Connecticut. Ralph came to Dartmouth from Hamburg, New York, where he attended Hamburg High School.

Sep - Oct 2018

Valentine Rock Grundman ’54

Valentine Rock Grundman ’54 passed away on June 13 in San Antonio, Texas. At Dartmouth, Rock was an economics major, president of Bait & Bullet, and a member of the DOC.

Sep - Oct 2018

Sargeant Eastman Joys ’54

Sargeant Eastman Joys ’54 passed away on February 26. Sarge came to Dartmouth from Milwaukee, Wisconsin. He attended Whitefish Bay High School.

Sep - Oct 2018

Donald E. Aronson ’55

Donald E. Aronson ’55 died May 8 in Saddlebrook, New Jersey. He came to Dartmouth from Newton (Massachusetts) High School.

Sep - Oct 2018

Bruce Bergquist ’55

Bruce Bergquist ’55 passed away on March 30 in Olympia, Washington. He came to Dartmouth from Worchester (Massachusetts) Academy.

Sep - Oct 2018

John H. Cogswell ’55

John H. Cogswell ’55 passed away on June 1 in Needham, Massachusetts. He is survived by daughters Julie and Catherine and grandchildren Jacob, Isaac, and Kiernan.

Sep - Oct 2018

Earl Fain III ’55

Earl Fain III ’55 died April 29 in Dallas. A native of Dallas, Earl came to Dartmouth from Deerfield Academy in Massachusetts.

Sep - Oct 2018

John W. Fitzpatrick ’55

John W. Fitzpatrick ’55 died December 22, 2017, in Cheshire, Connecticut. He came to Dartmouth from Hamden (Connecticut) High School and majored in geology.