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:

March-April 2023

William Robert Guggisberg ’52

William Robert Guggisberg ’52 died on December 14, 2022. He was born January 28, 1930, in Bellerose, Queens, New York.

March-April 2023

John Ashby Yates ’52

John Ashby Yates ’52 passed away on November 21, 2022, at home in Artesia, New Mexico.

March-April 2023

John Milner Bergesen Sr. ’54

John Milner Bergesen Sr. ’54 passed away in Aurora, Illinois, on April 3, 2021.

March-April 2023

Donald K. Brief ’54

Donald K. Brief ’54, M.D., passed away November 9, 2022. He grew up in South Orange, New Jersey, and attended Columbia High School.

March-April 2023

Charles Allan Morrison ’54

Charles Allan Morrison ’54 of Naples, Florida, and Sunapee, New Hampshire, died on December 27, 2022, after a brief illness.

March-April 2023

Preston B. Fletcher ’55

Preston B. Fletcher ’55 died on January 26, 2022, in Ludlow, Vermont. He is survived by his wife, Margaret, and children Susan and Glenn.

March-April 2023

Frederick M. Lione Jr. ’55

Frederick M. Lione Jr. ’55 passed away on October 26, 2022, in Norwalk, Connecticut.

March-April 2023

Peter von Stricker Stevens ’55

Peter von Stricker Stevens ’55 passed away on June 16, 2022, in Las Vegas, Nevada. Peter came to Dartmouth from the Hotchkiss School.

March-April 2023

John H. Benisch ’57

John H. Benisch ’57 passed away peacefully at home with family by his side on November 27, 2022. John attended Lawrenceville (New Jersey) Prep.

March-April 2023

Thomas M. Cooper ’57

Thomas M. Cooper ’57 passed away on November 27, 2022, at Henry Ford Macomb Hospital in Clinton Township, Michigan.

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