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 2025

Richard Alvin Ellis ’52

Richard Alvin Ellis ’52 has passed away, according to the College; the exact date is unknown, though it is assumed to be in early 2025. Dick was a resident of Scarborough, Maine.

July-August 2025

Edward Joseph Finerty Jr. ’52

Edward Joseph Finerty Jr. ’52 of Framingham, Massachusetts, passed away on February 15.

July-August 2025

John Benton Knox ’52

John Benton Knox ’52 died on December 28, 2024, at Maine Medical Center in Portland.

July-August 2025

John Callanan McDonald ’52

John Callanan McDonald ’52 died at home on April 12. John was born in Plattsburgh, New York, on May 15, 1930, and lived most of his life in upstate New York.

July-August 2025

George August Moerlein ’52

George August Moerlein ’52 passed away on February 9 in Anchorage, Alaska.

July-August 2025

Laurence C. Schiffenhaus ’52

Laurence C. Schiffenhaus ’52 passed away peacefully on March 2 in Essex Falls, New Jersey. Born in Newark, New Jersey, Larry graduated from Dartmouth with a sociology degree.

July-August 2025

Nicholas J. Serenyi ’52

Nicholas J. Serenyi ’52, a Hungarian-born businessman and generous family head who helped rescue his family from postwar Europe, died on March 8. Born Miklós J.

July-August 2025

Alan Ames Sherburne ’52

Alan Ames Sherburne ’52 passed away on December 31, 2024. He was the beloved husband of Mariel (Bither), with whom he shared 72 years of marriage.

July-August 2025

Peter Robbins Vail ’52

Peter Robbins Vail ’52 passed away on December 28, 2024.

July-August 2025

Daniel Kniering Van Dorn ’52

Daniel Kniering Van Dorn ’52 died on March 6 at The Village at White River Junction, Vermont. Dan was born February 1930 in Orange, New Jersey.