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:

May-June 2023

Christopher Stiriz Bustard ’10

Christopher Stiriz Bustard ’10 passed away unexpectedly on December 29, 2022, after being hit by a car during a neighborhood run in Sarasota, Florida.

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.

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Books
Shared Experiences
Excerpts from “Why Black Men Nod at Each Other,” by Bill Raynor ’74
Voices in the Wilderness
One of a Kind
Author Lynn Lobban ’69 confronts painful past.
From the Archive
Going the Distance

How Abbey D’Agostino ’14 became one of the most prolific athletes in Dartmouth history. 
Continuing Ed
Joseph Campbell, Class of 1925
The author (1904-1987) on mythology and bliss

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