John William Reps ’43
John William Reps ’43—professor emeritus in the city and regional planning department at Cornell—died November 12, 2020, at his home in Ithaca, New York, from a cystic mass in his brain.
Obituaries Class of 1943
Search Obituaries Prior to 2010George Horning Lowden ’43
George Horning Lowden ’43 passed away at his home in Fort Myers, Florida, on October 7, 2019.
Robert E. Field ’43
Robert E. Field ’43—a longtime contributor to his college and class—died June 23 at DHMC. Bob’s Dartmouth career was interrupted by WW II. He joined the U.S.
William Thomas Doar Jr. ’43
William Thomas Doar Jr. ’43 died June 20, 2016, in Naples, Florida. Tom was born and raised in New Richmond, Wisconsin. He graduated from St.
Daniel Joseph Hurley ’43
Daniel Joseph Hurley ’43 died November 8, 2016, in Rochester, New York. Joe grew up in Elmira, New York, and graduated from the Elmira Free Academy, where he was a member of the dramatics club.
Thomas Ford Swick ’43
Thomas Ford Swick ’43 died November 11, 2016.
Robert Clinton Barnum Jr. ’43
Robert Clinton Barnum Jr. ’43 died October 23, 2016, at home in Stamford, Connecticut.
Robert Joseph Fieldsteel ’43
Robert Joseph Fieldsteel ’43 died September 25, 2016. At Dartmouth Bob was an English honors major, a member of the Interdormitory Council and on the staffs of The Dartmouth and Jack-O-Lantern.
Howard Bliss Leavitt ’43
Howard Bliss Leavitt ’43 died October 16, 2016, at home in Amherst, Massachusetts. Howie grew up in Beirut, Lebanon, where his father was president of International College, a prep school associated with the University of Beirut.
Lee Romanow ’43
Lee Romanow ’43 died July 23, 2016, at his home in Natick, Massachusetts.
Stanley Douglas Skaug ’43
Stanley Douglas Skaug ’43 died in Omaha, Nebraska, on August 10, 2016, and was buried with military honors. Stan grew up in Clarkfield, Minnesota.
William Trout Wolf ’43
William Trout Wolf ’43 died September 9, 2016, at his home in Mount Wolf, Pennsylvania (a town named for his great-grandfather).
Joseph Gustav Hirschberg ’43
Joseph Gustav Hirschberg ’43 died March 27 at his home in Miami. At Dartmouth he majored in physics and graduated magna cum laude and Phi Beta Kappa.
Warren Bergstrom Thompson ’43
Warren Bergstrom Thompson ’43 died March 24, 2012, at the Indiana Veterans Home in Lafayette, the College has recently learned. He grew up in Lafayette and graduated from Lafayette Jefferson High School in 1939.
Roy Harrison Kirch Jr. ’43
Roy Harrison Kirch Jr. ’43 died March 13.
Robert McAllister Hamill ’43
Robert McAllister Hamill ’43, M.D., died February 26, 2005, at the Genesis ElderCare Keene (New Hampshire) Center. Bob grew up in Holyoke, Massachusetts.
James B. Malley ’43
James B. Malley ’43 died June 23, 2015, in Weston, Massachusetts. At Dartmouth he majored in history and was a member of Sigma Nu.
Joaquin J. Vallarino Jr. ’43
Joaquin J. Vallarino Jr. ’43 died October 5, 2015, in Panama City, Republic of Panama. A native of Panama, Val attended local schools before graduating from Culver Military Academy.
Martin Borofsky ’43
Martin Borofsky ’43 died October 14, 2015. He grew up in Concord, New Hampshire, and graduated from Concord High School, where he was on the student council and a member of the glee club and choir.
Berger H. Carlson ’43
Berger H. Carlson ’43 died September 14, 2015.
Rentoul C. Grevatt ’43
Rentoul C. Grevatt ’43 died May 16, 2015, at St Joseph’s Regional Medical Center in Little Falls, New Jersey. He grew up in Little Falls and graduated from New Hampton Academy.
Allan R. Hardie ’43
Allan R. Hardie ’43 died September 23, 2015, at home in West Hartford, Connecticut.
Frank C. Myers ’43
Frank C. Myers ’43 died September 26, 2015, at his home in Dillsburg, Pennsylvania.
Burrows Barstow Jr. ’43
Burrows Barstow Jr. ’43 died July 7, 2015, in St. Petersburg, Florida. Burrows grew up in Shaker Heights, Ohio.
John William Bartemus ’43
John William Bartemus ’43 died April 16, 2015, in Brighton, Massachusetts. John was with our class at Dartmouth for only one year before joining the Air Force and serving as a navigator on a B-17 in the 385th Bomb Group.
Joshua Boylston Clark ’43
Joshua Boylston Clark ’43 died February 8, 2014, in Framingham, Massachusetts. Josh grew up in West Newton, Massachusetts, and graduated from Phillips Exeter Academy, where he was active in dramatics.
Robert Sisson Moyer ’43
Robert Sisson Moyer ’43 died September 14, 2014, at Silver Lake Rehabilitation Center in Dover, Delaware. Bob was raised in Providence, Rhode Island, and graduated from Mount Pleasant High School.
Calvin John Osberg ’43
Calvin John Osberg ’43 died May 19, 2015, at the William P. Clough Center in New London, New Hampshire.
Philip Preston Brooks Jr. ’43
Philip Preston Brooks Jr. ’43 died March 3, 2015, in Cincinnati. Pres grew up in Framingham, Massachusetts, and graduated from Framingham High School.
Harry Fox Hopper Jr. ’43
Harry Fox Hopper Jr. ’43 died June 17, 2013. Harry grew up in Pasadena, California, and graduated from the Polytechnic School before coming to Dartmouth.
William MacFarland Jones ’43
William MacFarland Jones ’43 died January 16, 2015.
Derek Van Quackenbush ’43
Derek Van Quackenbush ’43 died January 25, 2015, at the Palomar Medical Center in Escondido, California. Van grew up in Le Sueur, Minnesota, and attended Culver Military Academy.
Richard Peter Nickelsen ’47
Richard Peter Nickelsen ’47, Ph.D., died on November 23, 2014, in Lewisburg, Pennsylvania. He started college in the summer of 1943, served in the Army from 1943 to 1946, returned and graduated in 1949.
Michael Roger Pender ’47
Michael Roger Pender ’47, P.E., of Sarasota, Florida, died on November 23, 2014. He was born February 16, 1926, in Garden City, New York, where he grew up and went to high school.
John William Sant ’43
John William Sant ’43 died October 27, 2014, at his home in New Castle, Pennsylvania.
Herbert Hess Schaffer ’43
Herbert Hess Schaffer ’43 died February 7, 2010, in Columbus, Ohio.
Ellis Smedley Ward Jr. ’43
Ellis Smedley Ward Jr. ’43 died September 13, 2014, in Media, Pennsylvania.
William Martin Hallagher ’47
William Martin Hallagher ’47 died at his home in Lincoln, New Hampshire, on December 2, 2014. He was born in Denmark, where his father worked for Texaco.
Ernest Elijah Ball II ’43
Ernest Elijah Ball II ’43, Tu’44, died December 3, 2013, in Charlottesville, Virginia.
Robert Edward Costello Jr. ’43
Robert Edward Costello Jr. ’43 died May 20, 2014, in Amagansett, New York.
Charles Mahoney Donovan ’43
Charles Mahoney Donovan ’43 died August 30, 2014. Charles was raised in Lawrence, Massachusetts, and graduated from Exeter, where he was on the school handbook committee and debating team and played baseball.
Larrabee MacMillan Johnson ’43
Larrabee MacMillan Johnson ’43, Tu’44, died August 26, 2014, in Redding, Connecticut.
Donald Wray Jones ’43
Donald Wray Jones ’43 died August 27, 2014, in Evergreen, Colorado.
Richard Hartshorne Kimber ’43
Richard Hartshorne Kimber ’43 died August 4, 2014, at the Mercy Suburban Hospital in East Norriton, Pennsylvania. Dick was raised in Germantown, Pennsylvania.
Miles Lew Lasser ’43
Miles Lew Lasser ’43, Tu’44, died July 15, 2014, at his home in Jamestown, New York. A native of Jamestown, he graduated from the Jamestown High School.
George Barber Munroe ’43
George Barber Munroe ’43 died August 19, 2014. George grew up in Joliet, Illinois, and graduated from Joliet Township High School.
Paul Francis Young ’43
Paul Francis Young ’43, Tu’44, died August 30, 2014, at Harvest Hill, in Lebanon, New Hampshire.
Manuel Diaz Jr. ’43
Manuel Diaz Jr. ’43 died July 5, 2014, in San Mateo, California. Mike grew up in Pelham Manor, New York, and graduated from the Loomis School.
Harry Hodges Semmes Jr. ’43
Harry Hodges Semmes Jr. ’43 died July 3, 2014, at Buckingham’s Choice, a retirement community in Adamstown, Maryland, to which he and his wife had moved in 2001.
Richard Gray Kelley ’43
Richard Gray Kelley ’43 died June 15, 2014. Dick was raised in Minneapolis, Minnesota, and graduated from West End High School.
Robert Whitmore Bradford ’43
Robert Whitmore Bradford ’43 died May 25, 2014. Bob grew up in Melrose, Massachusetts, and graduated from Melrose High School, where he was a member of the Dramatics Club and editor of the school paper.
Ralph Howard Dushame ’43
Ralph Howard Dushame ’43 died January 13, 2014. Duke grew up in Methuen, Massachusetts. At Hebron Academy he was on the student council and active in dramatics and debating. He also played hockey, tennis and golf.
Richard Fellows Handrahan ’43
Richard Fellows Handrahan ’43 died February 17, 2014, at Jones Memorial Hospital, Wellsville, New York. Dick grew up in Canandaigua, New York.
Howard Thomas Bates ’43
Howard Thomas Bates ’43 died February 20, 2014, at his home in Wickenburg, Arizona. Tom grew up in Davenport, Iowa, and graduated from Davenport High School, where he was an honor student and played golf.
Charles Maurice Cahn Jr. ’43
Charles Maurice Cahn Jr. ’43 died February 10, 2014, at Roland Place in Baltimore.
David Cummins Donaldson ’43
David Cummins Donaldson ’43 died January 15, 2014, at home in Orleans, Massachusetts.
Richard Marion Lansburgh ’43
Richard Marion Lansburgh ’43 died January 28, 2014.
Raymond Donald Reich ’43
Raymond Donald Reich ’43 died February 3, 2014. Don came to Dartmouth from Yonkers, New York, after graduating from Gorton High School, where he played football and was a member of the drama club.
Peter Frederick Southwick ’43
Peter Frederick Southwick ’43 died September 17, 2013. Pete grew up in White Plains, New York, and graduated from White Plains High School, where he was a member of the student council and honor society.
George Fairlamb Tillson ’43
George Fairlamb Tillson ’43 died February 16, 2014, at the Attleboro Retirement Village, Langhorne, Pennsylvania. George was born in Philadelphia, but most of his childhood was spent in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania.
Gilbert Lewis Augenblick ’43
Gilbert Lewis Augenblick ’43 died December 1, 2013, in Denver. Gil grew up in South Orange, New Jersey. He was a cum laude graduate of Newark Academy. At Dartmouth he was a member of the Outing Club.
Richard H. Proctor ’43
Richard H. Proctor ’43 died June 7, 2013, at his home in Winter Park, Florida. At Dartmouth he was a member of Phi Delta Theta.
Alvin Eisenman ’43
Alvin Eisenman ’43 died September 13, 2013, at his Martha’s Vineyard home in Chilmark, Massachusetts. Al graduated from the Horace Greeley High School in Chappaqua, New York.
Richard C. Klein ’43
Richard C. Klein ’43 died October 18, 2012. Dick graduated from De La Salle High School in Plymouth, Minnesota, where he was class treasurer and a member of the Dramatics Club and football team.
Robert Hilton Meservey ’43
Robert Hilton Meservey ’43 died June 18, 2013, in Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center in Boston. Bob grew up in Hanover, the son of physics professor Arthur Meservey.
Scott Hugh Mitchell ’43
Scott Hugh Mitchell ’43 died June 12, 2013, in Salisbury, North Carolina. Scott graduated from Columbia High School in Maplewood, New Jersey, where he was a member of the orchestra, band, senior council and tennis team.
Gordon Henry Francis Carter ’43
Gordon Henry Francis Carter ’43 died March 22 in Brittany, France. Gordon graduated from Roosevelt High School in Yonkers, New York, where he was on the board of the yearbook and played soccer.
Hugh Francis Lena Jr. ’43
Hugh Francis Lena Jr. ’43 died June 28 at his home in Niantic, Connecticut.
Jeremy Richard Waldron ’43
Jeremy Richard Waldron ’43 died November 21, 2012, in Portsmouth, New Hampshire. Judd graduated from Portsmouth High School. At Dartmouth he was a member of Theta Chi and Green Key, managed the band and majored in topical II.
George W. Benz ’43
George W. Benz ’43 died April 30 in San Antonio, Texas. George graduated from Tuckahoe (New York) High School, where he was a member of its scholastic honorary society.
Jeremy Blanchet ’43
Jeremy Blanchet ’43 died April 30 in Springfield, Oregon. Jerry graduated from Saranac (New York) High School, where he was a member of the dramatics club, worked on the school paper and enjoyed skiing.
Powell Campbell Groner Jr. ’43
Powell Campbell Groner Jr. ’43 died February 24 in Kansas City, Missouri.
Millard Preston Goodfellow ’43
Millard Preston Goodfellow ’43 died January 28 at Sunrise Assisted Living in Wilmington, Delaware.
Allan Myers Hirshberg ’43
Allan Myers Hirshberg ’43 died December 10, 2012. Al lived in McKeesport, Pennsylvania, and graduated from Milford Prep, where he was on the student council, school paper and yearbook. He also played basketball and tennis.
James Horn Gilbert ’43
James Horn Gilbert ’43 died September 4, 2011. Jim grew up in Woodbridge, Connecticut, and graduated from Deerfield Academy.
Robert B. Atkinson ’43
Robert B. Atkinson ’43 died June 17, 2012, at his home in Longmeadow, Massachusetts. “Boone” graduated from the Loomis School (now Loomis-Chaffee) in 1938.
George N. Beaton Jr. ’43
George N. Beaton Jr. ’43 died December 10, 2011, at the Torrance (California) Memorial Hospital.
William Raymond Osmun ’43
William Raymond Osmun ’43 died September 8, 2012, at his home on Bainbridge Island, near Seattle, Washington. Bill was born in Elizabeth, New Jersey, and after attending local schools, graduated from Lawrenceville Academy.
George L. Rider ’43
George L. Rider ’43 died July 8, 2012. George graduated from McGuffey High School in Oxford, Ohio, where he was very active in football, basketball, track and tennis.
Henry H. Townshend Jr. ’43
Henry H. Townshend Jr. ’43 died July 28, 2012.
Douglas D. Perry ’43
Douglas D. Perry ’43 died November 23, 2010, at his home in Bristol, Connecticut.
Albert Nathaniel Drake ’43
Albert Nathaniel Drake ’43 died January 28. He attended Newark Academy and graduated from Deerfield Academy, where he participated in football, baseball and basketball.
Edward Clarke Ingraham Jr. ’43
Edward Clarke Ingraham Jr. ’43 died November 17, 2011. Ed graduated from Dolgeville (New York) High School. At Dartmouth he majored in English and was a member of Alpha Theta Chi.
Theodore de la Ree Hopper ’43
Theodore de la Ree Hopper ’43 died July 4, 2011. Ted graduated from Westwood (New Jersey) High School. At Dartmouth he was a member of the band and orchestra, the German and Dramatics clubs and the track team in his senior year.
Gerson Max Rosenthal Jr. ’43
Gerson Max Rosenthal Jr. ’43 died April 4, 2011. Gus graduated from Pittsfield (Massachusetts) High School, where he worked on the yearbook and was a member of the ski team for three years—its captain as a senior.
Charles Walter Clarke Jr. ’43
Charles Walter Clarke Jr. ’43 died July 9, 2011. “Bud” graduated from College High School in Montclair, New Jersey, where he was on the student council, school paper, yearbook and a member of the orchestra and chorus.
George Raymond Funk ’43
George Raymond Funk ’43 died July 16. Ray grew up in Wilkinsburg, Pennsylvania, and graduated from the local high school, where he was an honor student and played football for three years.
John F. Harvey ’43
John F. Harvey ’43 died November 29, 2009. John grew up in Maryville, Missouri, and graduated from Maryville High, where he was a member of the student council, band, orchestra, chorus and glee club.
Herbert Lewis Marx Jr. ’43
Herbert Lewis Marx Jr. ’43 died May 31. Herb grew up in Albany, New York, and graduated as an honor student from Milne High School, where he was on the school paper and magazine.
Harry Clinton Sayre Jr. ’43
Harry Clinton Sayre Jr. ’43, M.D., died November 26, 2010, at his home in Warwick, New York. Harry graduated from Warwick High School, where he played both varsity baseball and varsity football.
Forbes Delany ’43
Forbes Delany ’43 died March 31 in Greenwich, Connecticut. Forbes grew up in Scarsdale, New York, and graduated from Mamaroneck (New York) High School.
Robert Reed Gray ’43
Robert Reed Gray ’43 died April 5. Bob grew up in Yonkers, New York, and graduated from the Charles E. Gordon High School. At Dartmouth Bob majored in economics and graduated with distinction in his major.
Tyler Harold Bunce ’43
Tyler Harold Bunce ’43 died February 11 in Jamestown, New York.
Donald McCorkindale ’43
Donald McCorkindale ’43 died March 12 at the Liberty Common Nursing Home in North Chatham, Massachusetts.
William Tracy Maeck ’43
William Tracy Maeck ’43 died December 5, 2010, in Arizona.
Gail C. Smith ’43
Gail C. Smith ’43 died May 16, 2010. Gail grew up in Fairfield, Connecticut.
James MacKenzie Stewart ’43
James MacKenzie Stewart ’43 died September 30, 2010. Jim grew up in Rochester, New York. At Dartmouth he majored in chemistry-zoology—winning the Francis L.
Albert Coons Jr. ’43
Albert Coons Jr. ’43 died August 31, 2010, in Lafayette Hill, Pennsylvania. At Dartmouth Al won his “D” in soccer, was a member of the Glee Club, worked for The Daily Dartmouth and majored in English.
Joseph Paul Harvey Jr. ’43
Joseph Paul Harvey Jr. ’43 died June 12, 2010, at his home in Pasadena, California. He attended Dartmouth for three years before entering Harvard Medical School, from which he graduated in 1945.
James C. Knoepfler ’43
James C. Knoepfler ’43 died May 27, 2010, at his home in Sioux City, Iowa.
Howard Clark Thomas Jr. ’43
Howard Clark Thomas Jr. ’43 died July 23 in Tucson, Arizona.
John Riddle Burleigh ’43
John Riddle Burleigh ’43 died February 19 in Bedford, New Hampshire. Jack graduated from Philips Exeter Academy, Dartmouth and Tuck School. He was business manager of the Dartmouth Players.
Walter Russell Daggart ’43
Walter Russell Daggart ’43 died May 16 in Rancho Mirage, California. Walt graduated from Grant High School in Portland, Oregon.
James Davis Elleman ’43
James Davis Elleman ’43 died February 19 in North Kingstown, Rhode Island. At Dartmouth Jim majored in history, was a member of Beta Theta Phi and Sphinx and played on the basketball team.
Charles Wayne Holsworth ’43
Charles Wayne Holsworth ’43 died May 3. Charley graduated from Loomis, where he edited the school paper, was on the honor roll and played hockey and baseball.
Richard Donnan Livingston ’43
Richard Donnan Livingston ’43 died April 11 near his home in Seaford, Delaware.
David Austin Schirmer ’43
David Austin Schirmer ’43 died April 8, 2010 at his home in Portsmouth, New Hampshire.
Russell Gordon Smith ’43
Russell Gordon Smith ’43 died November 6, 2009, in Newport Beach, California.
Frank Howard West ’43
Frank Howard West ’43 died March 11. At Dartmouth he was a member of Alpha Kappa Kappa, on the freshman debating team, president of the Natural History Club and in the Navy V-12 program and the Outing Club.
Conrad Scotland Young ’43
Conrad Scotland Young ’43 died April 12 in Omaha, Nebraska.
Robert Splinder Fuiks ’43
Robert Splinder Fuiks ’43 died November 26, 2009, at his home in Vero Beach, Florida. Before entering Dartmouth Bob graduated from the Barnard School, where he was salutatorian.
William Campbell Burr ’43
William Campbell Burr ’43 died May 30, 2009. Bill came to Dartmouth from Yonkers, New York. He played baseball and basketball at Dartmouth and was a member of Chi Phi and Heorot.
Paul Richard Hackstedde ’43
Paul Richard Hackstedde ’43 died November 20, 2007. Paul grew up in Cincinnati, Ohio, and attended the Asheville (North Carolina) School. At Dartmouth he was a member of Delta Tau Delta and Bones Gate.
John Fielding Wynne ’43
John Fielding Wynne ’43 died August 28, 2008. John graduated from the Hopkins School in New Haven, Connecticut, before coming to Dartmouth. In college he played freshman hockey and was a member of Zeta Psi.
John Dickinson Milburn III ’43
John Dickinson Milburn ’43 III died August 2, 2009, in San Francisco.
Thomas Nolan Schroth ’43
Thomas Nolan Schroth ’43 died July 23, 2009, in Sedgwick, Maine.
Donald Leslie Kersting ’43
Donald Leslie Kersting ’43 died August 3, 2009. A native of New Jersey, Don graduated from the Gilman School in Baltimore, Maryland.
Matthew Peter Smith ’43
Matthew Peter Smith ’43 died April 29, 2009. Mat went to Clark School in Hanover before attending Dartmouth. He majored in chemistry in college and was a member of the undergraduate Scientific Society.
