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:

Nov-Dec 2019

Howard Cooper Van Valzah ’52 of Sterling Heights, Michigan, passed away on June 21. He was the loving husband of Mildred “Milly” for 62 years.

Sept - Oct 2019

Albert Edward Collins Jr. ’52 passed away on May 17 at Fairfield County House hospice in Stamford, Connecticut.

Sept - Oct 2019

James Sanford Ketchum ’52, M.D., passed away at home in Peoria, Arizona, on May 27. Jim was a career officer in the U.S. Army and a medical doctor with a specialty in psychiatry.

Sept - Oct 2019

Richard Gilbert Lathrop ’52 passed away peacefully on May 9. He was born in Plainfield, New Jersey, on August 24, 1930.

Sept - Oct 2019

Benjamin Heady Lawwill ’52 died April 16 in Tucson, Arizona. Ben was born in Cincinnati on September 1, 1930.

Sept - Oct 2019

Weyman Ivan Lundquist ’52 died May 19 in San Francisco. Wey was born on July 27, 1930, in Worcester, Massachusetts, and graduated from Holden (Massachusetts) High School.

Jul - Aug 2019

Alfred Walter Acker Jr. ’52, Tu’53, passed away on February 9 in Niantic, Connecticut.

Jul - Aug 2019

Roland Barker Jr. ’52 of South Yarmouth, Massachusetts, passed away on January 23 at home.

Jul - Aug 2019

Robert Barnett Binswanger ’52, a teacher, educational advocate, and civic steward for more than six decades, passed away March 16 in Hanover.

Jul - Aug 2019

Glendon Martin Campbell Jr. ’52, Tu’53, passed away in San Marcos, California, on January 17. “Don” was born in New York City on June 29, 1930, and grew up in Manhasset, New York.

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