Ruth Crocker Young
Oct 3, 2018
Ruth Crocker Youngdied October 3, 2018 at Harvest Hill, Lebanon, NH. Ruth was born on February 21, 1919, in Boston, the daughter of Richard W. and Constance Homer Crocker. Raised in Brookline, she graduated from Milton Academy, Milton, MA, and earned her R.N. degree from Children's Hospital School of Nursing. After graduation, she served in the Army Nurse Corps...
Dorothea (Bea) Tuxbury
Sep 24, 2018
Dorothea (Bea) Tuxburypassed away on Monday, September 24th surrounded by family. She was 80. Bea grew up in Denville, NJ and attended Drew University earning a degree in English Literature with post-graduate work in education and a teacher's certification. She worked in publishing and taught in elementary schools for several years before leaving teaching to become a full-time homemaker....
Alexander Cooper
Sep 24, 2018
Alexander Cooperof Columbia, Maryland unexpectedly passed away on Monday, September 24th in Boston. He was 34 years old. Alex was truly one-of-a-kind; an eccentric musician, curious world traveler, open-minded friend, and adoring husband and father. His hair was as untamed and beautiful as his personality. Alex grew up in the quiet suburb of Southborough, MA and graduated with a...
R. Kevin Hughes
Sep 19, 2018
R. Kevin Hughes74, of Grantham, died on Wednesday, September 19th after a long battle with Primary Progressive Aphasia. Born in Berlin, New Hampshire on March 2, 1944 to Robert and Ann Hughes, he was a graduate of Dartmouth College '66. In 1967 he married Margaret White. From 1966 to 1970 he chaired the English department at Kents Hill School,...
Ruth Benjamin Fisher
Sep 16, 2018
Ruth Benjamin Fisherpassed away on September 16, 2018 in Lebanon, New Hampshire, comforted by the presence of her four children. Ruth was born in Brooklyn, NY on August 9, 1931 to Abraham and Frances Benjamin; she was a feisty girl with two older brothers, to whom she was devoted well into old age. As a student at James Madison...
William C. "Tony" Quimby
Sep 16, 2018
William C. "Tony" Quimbypassed away suddenly on September 16, 2018 at Dartmouth-Hitchcock Hospital at age 90. Tony was born in Cleveland, OH, on April 26, 1928, son of Arthur and Marguerite (Lewin) Quimby. The youngest of three children, his youth was spent in Ohio, with summers in Plainfield, NH, where his ancestors go back generations. He attended The Hawkin...
Harry Benoit Jr.
Sep 4, 2018
Harry Benoit Jr.was born on November 1, 1922 in Twin Falls, ID to Harry Sr. and Lesley Williams Benoit. He graduated from Twin Falls High School in 1940 and entered the U.S. Naval Academy that summer. He graduated in 1943 under the wartime acceleration program. He departed San Diego in September 1943 with the destroyer U.S.S. Abbot (DD-629) and...
Jacqueline Quayle
Aug 30, 2018
Jacqueline Quaylelongtime resident of Kendal, age 95, died August 31, 2018. She was was born in Kings Mountain, North Carolina and attended Lenoir Rhyne College in Hickory, N.C. She married Oliver A. Quayle III in 1942 in Washington, D.C. and they lived in Bronxville, NY before retiring to Hanover, NH in 1973. Mrs. Quayle was predeceased by her husband...
Laura G. Prescott
Aug 26, 2018
Laura G. Prescottdied Sunday, August 26 at the age of 60 after a three-year battle with cancer. Laura was born on July 19, 1958 in Charleston, West Virginia, the fifth of Baxter and Eloise Prescott's six children. After her graduation from George Washington High School in 1976, she attended Dartmouth College where she graduated with a B.A. in History...
John F. Girard, Sr.
Aug 12, 2018
John F. Girard, Sr.died on August 12, 2018 from a traumatic brain injury sustained as the result of a bicycle accident on August 4th in Norwich, Vermont. He died peacefully, surrounded by his loving family. Born in Somerville, Massachusetts to Howard and Eleanor (McAuliffe) Girard on April 17, 1939, John graduated from Saint Clement's High School, Boston University, and...
Stuart Newlands Templeton
Aug 3, 2018
Stuart Newlands Templetondied on August 3rd 2018. Believing in the Golden Rule, Stuart's lifetime of service was characterized by civility, kindness and humor. He was modest and preferred to listen, but when called upon, he offered wisdom tempered by wit. Above all Stuart was steadfast. Stuart was born on May 21, 1927 in Glencoe, Illinois to Wallace and Elizabeth...
Charles Louis Braun
Jul 22, 2018
Charles Louis Braunof Norwich died on July 22, 2018. He was Chuck to his family, colleagues, and friends. Born in Webster, South Dakota on June 4, 1937 to Myrene C. (Strand) and Louis F. Braun, Chuck was the oldest of four brothers. As a boy, he was particularly close to his brother David, with whom he perpetrated fantastic schemes...
Vivian Kogan (Benn)
Jul 17, 2018
Vivian Kogan (Benn)was born at about 2:00am in a Cairo, Egypt maternity clinic during an air raid. True to form, she died railing against the undermining of our nation's democracy, virtues, and values by the autocrat in the White House. She had struggled with breast cancer for 7 years and passed away at 4:00pm on July 17, 2018 at...
Barbara Bernice Cheney
Jul 9, 2018
Barbara Bernice Cheney92, passed away peacefully on July 9, 2018 at Harvest Hill after a brief illness. Barbara was born on November 2, 1925 in Alameda, California to Ira Allen Farringer and Ann Rettie or "Reta" (Garden) Farringer. She was a precocious and gifted child. She began playing the piano when little more than a toddler, picking out tunes...
Kathleen Tefft
Jul 5, 2018
Kathleen Tefft73, died Thursday, July 5, 2018 at her home in Hanover, N.H. She was born Kathleen Andrea Linkous on January 20, 1945 in Daytona Beach, Florida and grew up in Florida and Vermont. Kathy graduated from Seabreeze High School in Daytona Beach in 1963, then attended Rollins College in Winter Park, Florida. She moved to Burlington, Vermont, where...
Robert E. Field, Sr.
Jun 23, 2018
Robert E. Field, Sr. 1921-2018 Hanover, NH It is with quiet reflection, and great thanks for a long life well-lived, that family, friends near and far, and the entire Hanover community mark the passing of a true and loyal son of Dartmouth, Robert E. Field, Sr. Bob died at DHMC's Dorothy Byrne Hospice Center on Saturday, June 23rd, just...
Elizabeth (Betsey) Brackett
Jun 21, 2018
Elizabeth (Betsey) Brackett91, died June 21, 2018. She was born June 4, 1927, in Hanover, NH, the daughter of Roy F. and Dorothy (Gile) Brackett. Betsey graduated from Hanover High School and attended Bradford Jr. College and Pierce Secretarial School. She worked at Dartmouth Medical School and for twenty-eight years at the Central Intelligence Agency as an Analyst. She...
Sybil Benton Williamson
Jun 20, 2018
Sybil Benton Williamsonour sweet mother, died Wednesday, June 20, at the Jack Byrne Center in Hanover. She had been ill for several months. Sybil was born on January 4, 1934 in Hempstead, NY. She grew up in Norwalk, CT and attended Northfield School (now Northfield Mount Hermon School) and Bates College. After college she moved to Boston, where she...
John Upman Farley
Apr 30, 2018
John Upman Farleypassed away peacefully on April 30th at his home in Hanover, NH, a mile from Dartmouth College, a place that significantly influenced his illustrious career in international marketing. Born in Grove City, PA of Jack Farley, an aluminum worker, and Hazel Farley, a school teacher, John was the first generation to attend college. As valedictorian of his...
Stephen Ludwig Denhartog
Apr 23, 2018
Stephen Ludwig DenHartog"Denny," 84, former long-time resident of Hanover and Wolfeboro, NH, passed away unexpectedly at his home in Hanover on Monday, April 23rd. Born May 11, 1933, to Jacob and Elisabeth DenHartog of Wellesley Hills, MA, Steve's life was guided by a strong sense of independence and curiosity that he shared with all he knew. From his father,...
