Obituaries Class of 1960

James Anthony Nolan ’60 passed away on October 13, 2021, in Virginia Beach, Virginia, surrounded by his loving family. Jim was the eldest son of James and Mary (Frances) Nolan.

Michael Heitner ’60 passed away unexpectedly on October 19, 2021, at his home in Waterbury Center, Vermont. Son of Rose and Manny Heitner, Mike lived a storied, loving childhood in Brooklyn.

Richard Weller Strehle ’60 of Frankfurt, Germany, died at home June 3. Richard was born July 21, 1938, in Litchfield, Illinois, to George W. and Edith Strehl and graduated from Litchfield High School with the class of 1956.

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

James Page Blaisdell Jr. ’60 passed away at home in Gardnerville, California, May 24 due to complications from a brain bleed. He was born February 12, 1938, in Oakland, California.

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

Charles Weingartner ’60 died on December 3, 2020. He was born November 20, 1938, the son of Adam and Barbara Weingartner. He grew up in Franklin Square, New York, and graduated from Sewanhaka High School.

Thomas R. Torinus ’60 died January 8 in Egg Harbor, Wisconsin. At Dartmouth he majored in economics, was a member of Phi Beta Kappa, Phi Gamma Delta, and the ski team and left with a Tuck degree in 1961.

Arthur Lewis Pritchard ’60 died on August 2, 2020. He was born in New York City to George and Margaret Pritchard. He graduated from Mepham High School in Merrick, New York.

Charles Carroll Lund ’60,Ph.D., died of Covid-19 on November 30, 2020, at Sibley Memorial Hospital in Washington, D.C. Born in Boston in 1938, Charles was the youngest of three brothers.

Arthur E. Balser Jr. ’60 died January 6. He was raised in Danvers, Massachusetts, and graduated from Governor Dummer Academy, where he participated in varsity football and received the most valuable player award his senior year.

Robert Evans Dohrenwend ’60, M.D., died at his home after a long bout with lymphoma on September 27, 2020. He was a resident of Elo, Michigan, for the last 45 years. After graduation from Dartmouth and the U.S.

Paul Fredrick Sitz ’60 passed away on September 20, 2020, after a long battle with cancer. Paul was born in Chicago on March 23, 1939.

Edward W Meissner ’60 died on August 12 in his hometown of Federalsburg, Maryland. He was born on April 7, 1938, to the late Walter and Alice Meissner in Chicago and was raised in Rush City, Minnesota.

Richard Arden Guilford ’60 of Portland, Michigan, was born on March 12, 1938, and died in Bonita Springs, Florida, on July 25 from the effects of idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis.

Henry J. McCourt Jr. ’60 passed away peacefully at his home in Brockton, Massachusetts, on February 19. He was the husband of Carmella (Capozzoli) for 61 years. Hank was born in Brockton, the son of the late Henry Sr.

Richard “Rik” Howard Rodefer ’60 of Franklin Park, a suburb of Pittsburgh, passed away on August 18, 2018. He was the son of Dorothy Shackleford and Howard Hayden Rodefer of Bellaire, Ohio.

Bryant Page Barnes ’60 passed away peacefully on December 15, 2019, surrounded by his family. Bryant was born in Kansas City, Missouri, to Pete and Peggy Barnes on May 10, 1938.

Lester Robertson McCracken ’60 died on January 4 in Bonifay, Florida.

Donald H. McGreevy ’60 died December 20, 2019, in Kansas City, Missouri. He was born on January 16, 1938, to Donald and Emmy Lou McGreevy. He grew up in Mission Hills, Kansas, and attended nearby Pembroke Country Day School.

John A Benjamin ’60 of Sun Prairie, Wisconsin, died on November 3, 2019, at the University Hospital in Madison, Wisconsin. He was born on July 12, 1938, in Glencoe, Illinois, to Reuben and Meta Benjamin.

Peter Alexander Holland ’60 died at the Southgate Retirement Community in Shrewsbury, Massachusetts, on September 9, 2019. He was born on February 27, 1937, in Boston and rowed crew and graduated from Middlesex School.

Henry Gordon Starkey ’60 of New London, New Hampshire, passed away July 12 after a long battle with esophageal cancer.

Jacque Edward Sohm ’60 of Vero Beach, Florida, died of pancreatic cancer on July 20. Born in Cleveland to Edward William and Ardith Sohm, he attended high school in Bedford, Ohio, where he graduated as salutatorian.

Jon Robert Stockholm ’60 passed away unexpectedly from pneumonia on April 13 surrounded by his family. He was born on April 2, 1938, in Chicago and attended Oak Park High School.

Charles Manning Kaufman ’60 died of a heart-related medical issue on January 13 in Boynton Beach, Florida.

John T. Guy ’60 died at Watson Fields, New Hampshire, on January 26. He was born April 6, 1938, in Portsmouth, New Hampshire, the son of Dr. John and Sarah Guy.

Archibald Duncan Gray Jr. ’60 passed away on October 29, 2018, in Durango, Colorado, after a period of ill health.

Donald David Belcher’60 of Pauma Valley, California, passed away on July 6. Donald was born November 29, 1938, in Kansas City, Missouri, to Donald D. and Elizabeth Jane Martin Belcher. He married M. Marie Langguth.

Michael Gary Ehrlich ’60, M.D.—a pioneering and beloved orthopedic surgeon, teacher, father, and friend—passed away peacefully on July 21 at his home in Providence, Rhode Island.

Conrad Earl Gardner ’60, more than 50 years a Golden, Colorado, attorney and past leader of the Jefferson County Library and Golden Landmarks Association, passed away peacefully October 29, 2017.

Norris Conrad Knosher ’60 of Montpelier, Vermont, died on June 8. He was born in Brooklyn on November 5, 1938, then moved to California, where his family settled in Sacramento. Norris graduated from C.K.

Bruce Webb Eaken Jr. ’60 died on February 11 surrounded by his wife, Wilhelmina, daughter Amanda ’99 and son Bruce III.

Richard Drake Baldwin ’60 of Wendell, Massachusetts, died on May 18. He is survived by his partner, Joy, and niece Melissa. Richard and Joy had lived in Wendell since 1982.

Norris C. Knosher ’60 of Montpelier, Vermont, passed away on June 8 after a lengthy battle with cancer. Norris was born in Brooklyn, New York, on November 5, 1938, the son of Vernon and Margaret.

William A. Veech ’60, professor of mathematics at Rice University, died unexpectedly on August 30, 2016, in Houston. He was born on Christmas Eve in 1938 in Detroit.

Kurt Herman Buerger ’60, Ph.D., died on January 16 after several longstanding illnesses. He retired from San Angelo State College in 2007. His retirement years were compromised first by cancer and then by Alzheimer’s disease.

Robert Henry Mathog ’60, M.D., died on October 10, 2014, at Harper Hospital in Rochester, Michigan, the College has recently learned.

Kent A. Kubitz ’60 died at home on July 29, 2015. Kent matriculated with the class of 1960 but did not graduate from Dartmouth. In his freshman year Kent played football.

Thomas Walter Wahman ’60 died on February 26 at St. Luke’s Hospital in N.Y.C. He had been suffering from a progressive dementia for some time. “He loved Dartmouth and the class of 1960,” says his wife, Susan.

Bruce Henry Hasenkamp ’60 passed away in his home on Saturday, November 7, 2015. Born in Brooklyn, New York, Bruce grew up in Hillsdale, New Jersey, graduating cum laude from Dartmouth.

James H. Chubb ’60 died on September 8, 2015. Jim was born in York, Pennsylvania, on March 23, 1938. At Dartmouth he joined Sigma Alpha Epsilon, rowed crew, participated with the Dartmouth Players and majored in philosophy.

Franklin X. Loeb ’60, M.D., died on July 16, 2015. He lived in Galloway, New Jersey. He was born in Hempstead, Long Island.

Philip A. Clark ’60, a resident of Annapolis, Maryland, died of natural causes on January 10, 2015. Phil was born October 13, 1938, in Great Falls, Montana, and was raised in Salt Lake City, Utah, and Sacramento, California.

Jules D. Cote ’60 of Essex, Vermont, passed away peacefully on November 17, 2014, at the Vermont Respite House. Born in Asbestos, Quebec, at age 13 he became a U.S. citizen and grew up in Manchester, New Hampshire.

Daniel Rosen ’60 died peacefully on December 9, 2014, in Manhattan, where he had lived and worked most of his adult life. He married Charlene March on March 12, 1966, after a brief engagement.

Jack N. Hodgson ’60 died October 30, 2014, surrounded by his family. Jack spent most of his early years in Ottawa, Canada, where his father was stationed as the American Air attaché to Canada.

Oliver S. Hayward ’60 of Mount Pleasant, Wisconsin, died on July 2, 2014, at St. Luke’s Hospital in Milwaukee after a long battle with multiple health issues.

John T. Walker ’60 passed away in Asheville, North Carolina, on February 27, 2014, a month after suffering a stroke. John came to Dartmouth from Whittier, California.

Stephen L. Larson ’60, M.D., died on November 15, 2013, at his suburban Minneapolis home after being shot by an intruder while packing for his family’s move to Arizona following his approaching retirement.

Lawrence R. Mayo ’60 died on September 30, 2013, survived by his wife, Gail, children Peter, Eric and Robin and nine grandchildren. Larry was born in 1938 to loving parents Margaret and Ralph Mayo.

Allen Howard Stowe ’60 of Vero Beach, Florida, and Normandy Beach, New Jersey, died August 5 in Vero Beach from complications related to pancreatic cancer.


J. Bradley Lund ’60 passed away October 12, 2012, as a result of esophageal cancer. His is survived by his wife, Mary Anne “Maizie,” children Anne, Amy and Tim and 10 grandchildren.

Morris Feldman ’60 died on July 19, 2012, in Arden Court, an assisted living facility near his Chicago home. Morris had been a resident of the facility for the last two years of his life.

Clifford Hamilton Anderson ’60 died of brain cancer on March 15, 2012, at his home in San Antonio, Texas. Cliff was born in Berkeley, California on November 15, 1938. He attended Dartmouth on a U.S.


David Clarence Chevrier ’60 passed away at his retirement home in Saxton’s River, Vermont, on July 8 of heart failure. He is survived by his loving wife, Eloise, son Stephen, daughter Suzanne, and eight greatly loved and enjoyed grandchildren.

Peter Pennington Herrick ’60 of Annapolis, Maryland and formerly of Crofton, Maryland, and Calabash, North Carolina, passed peacefully on August 22 at the Mandrin Hospice House in Harwood, Maryland.


John C. Baird ’60 died peacefully at his home in South Pomfret, Vermont, on June 8. While at Dartmouth, “Jack” played varsity football, and his teammates said that, pound for pound, no one hit harder. He also was a member of Phi Gamma Delta.


Robert Hamilton Reid ’60 died unexpectedly on November 27, 2010, at his home in Wilmette, Illinois. Bob came to Dartmouth from Rye (New York) High School. In College he was a member of Sigma Chi and was the junior varsity football manager.

Allan Max Greenberg ’60, M.D., passed away unexpectedly August 28, 2010, in Cody, Wyoming, while on a tour of Western national parks with his wife of 47 years, Hazel.

Milton James Singleton Jr. ’60, a resident of Rio Rancho, New Mexico, passed away April 14.


John Widman Appleford ’60 died October 6, 2009, at his home in Waynesboro, Virginia. He was preceded in death by his wife, Marguerite. He is survived by brother Robert and children Patricia, Susan, Barbara, Laurie, John and Mark.

Martin Avery Lower ’60 of Naples, Florida, and Wilbraham, Massachusetts, passed away on December 16, 2009. He came to Dartmouth from Syracuse, New York, was active as a member of Alpha Theta and completed his M.B.A.

Lloyd Herbert Maurer ’60, M.D., died on September 13, 2009, at his home in Norwich, Vermont, after battling recurrent cancer.

Patrick Melville Morris ’60 died on March 25 of Alzheimer’s disease. Patrick, son of Thomas and Lennie Morris, was born on February 28, 1938, in Hamilton, Montana, moving to Great Falls, Montana, where he spent most of his young life.