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:

September-October 2024

Miles Keedy Hoffman ’66

Miles Keedy Hoffman ’66 passed away on June 23, 2023, in Black Mountain, North Carolina, from complications due to multiple myeloma, with which he was diagnosed in 2020.

September-October 2024

Albert Jones ’66

Albert Jones ’66, a proud and lifelong New Hampshirite, was born in Hanover and passed away in Laconia on May 13.

September-October 2024

John Merritt Shiver ’66

John Merritt Shiver ’66 passed away at Archbold Living-Cairo, in Cairo, Georgia, on May 24.

September-October 2024

Thomas Vosteen ’66

Thomas Vosteen ’66 passed away peacefully with family by his side on May 30.

September-October 2024

Arthur Norris Haupt ’67

Arthur Norris Haupt ’67 passed away on May 3 in Savoy, Illinois.

September-October 2024

Thomas R. Draper ’68

Thomas R. Draper ’68 died on April 23 after a long illness.

September-October 2024

David Ronald Irwin ’68

David Ronald Irwin ’68 passed away unexpectedly at his family home in Beaufort, South Carolina, on April 26.

September-October 2024

Wharton Westfeldt ’68

Wharton Westfeldt ’68 passed away on May 3 surrounded by family. He was born on January 20, 1946, in Denver.

September-October 2024

Katharine A. Clute ’76

Katharine A. Clute ’76 of Oak Hill, Virginia, died in April, confirms her brother, Kenneth.

September-October 2024

Laurel Bates Preston ’78

Laurel Bates Preston ’78 died at home in Medina, Washington, on April 19 after a three-year battle with cancer.

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