Alison Mccallum May
Jan 30, 2016
Alison McCallum Mayage 85, died peacefully at home in Hanover, New Hampshire, on January 30, 2016, surrounded by family. Born July 13, 1930 to James Dow McCallum, a professor of English at Dartmouth College, and Margaret Beck McCallum, Alison was raised in Hanover. She graduated from Vassar College in 1952, with a major in Economics. In 1954, she married...
Paul Williams Glover, Jr.
Jan 29, 2016
Paul Williams Glover, Jr.92, of Hanover, died peacefully at his home on Friday, January 29, 2016. He was surrounded by his sons and daughter, as well as his grandchildren and great-grandchildren. He was born to the late Paul Williams Glover, Sr., and Katherine Blandin Glover on July 25, 1923 in Bath, New Hampshire. He spent his early childhood in...
Mary Ellen Labombard
Jan 17, 2016
Mary Ellen LaBombard89, passed away on January 17, 2016 at Harvest Hill in Lebanon, New Hampshire, her home for the past 13 years. Mary was born April 23, 1926 in Wilder, Vermont, the daughter of Joseph and Stephania Megeaska. She was named Anna Jennie at birth and was later baptized as Mary Ellen. Along with her sister and three...
Scott G. Smedinghoff
Jan 13, 2016
Scott G. Smedinghoffage 28, of Lebanon, NH, passed away on January 13, 2016. Scott earned his B.A. in mathematics and physics at Williams College in 2009 and was quite active with the Williams music department. After receiving his degree he served as music director for two churches in Bennington, VT. In 2012, Scott began graduate work in mathematics at...
Albert Henry Esselborn
Dec 28, 2015
Albert Henry Esselborndied on Monday, December 28, 2015. He was born on April 9, 1925 in Portchester, NY to Jacob and Helen (Telschow) Esselborn. Al received his early education in Larchmont, NY. He enlisted in the US Navy in 1943 at the age of 17 and was commissioned an officer in 1945. After receiving an honorable discharge in 1946...
Thomas S. White
Dec 23, 2015
Thomas S. Whiteof Hanover, NH died at home on Wednesday, December 23rd, from a recently diagnosed and aggressive stage four esophageal cancer. Born in Hanover in March 1949 to E. Stanley and Ethel [Pasternak] White, Tom grew up in Lebanon and attended Sacred Heart School, graduating from Lebanon High School in 1967. He attended Norwich University and Black Hills...
Esther Elizabeth (Smith) Balch
Dec 21, 2015
Esther Elizabeth (Smith) Balchdied Monday, December 21, 2015 at the Grafton County Nursing Home, where she received excellent care, and was loved by all. She was born December 27, 1918 in Dorchester, Massachusetts (the youngest of nine children), to Annie (Keddy) Smith and Dennison Brown Smith. The family moved to West Fairlee Center, Vermont in 1921 and lived on...
Katherine Vanderwerken French
Dec 17, 2015
Katherine VanDerWerken Frenchpassed away peacefully on Thursday, December 17, 2015 at age 85 in Hanover, New Hampshire. She was the beloved wife of the late Roger French and the devoted mother of three children, Margaret Bartow, Stewart French and Elizabeth Fribush; and three grandchildren, Jesse French, Jenny French, and Justin Fribush. Her wide-ranging interests included ancient Greece and Rome,...
Hershner Cross
Dec 15, 2015
Hershner Crossdied peacefully at Kendal-at-Hanover in Hanover, NH, two months short of his 100th birthday. He is survived by his second wife, Jacqueline Bowers Cross, of Kendal; three daughters, Linda Cross More of Cary NC, Midge Cross (Scott Johnston) of Mazama WA, and N. Nora Cross of Wenatchee, WA; grandchildren Christopher G. Cross (Pauline) of New York City, Juliet...
Betty Brown
Dec 12, 2015
Betty Browndied peacefully on Saturday morning at Valley Terrace in Wilder, VT. She was 92. Betty was born in Atalissa, Iowa on June 18, 1923 to Charles and Nelle Metzinger Overman. She had two older sisters, Bonita and Janice, and an older brother Robert. When Betty was two months old, the family moved to Detroit, Michigan and later to...
Jean Anderegg Meck
Dec 12, 2015
Jean Anderegg Meckof Hanover, New Hampshire and Prouts Neck, Maine died peacefully in her New Hampshire home on December 12, 2015. She was 103. Jean was born in Chicago, Illinois on July 27, 1912 to Edith Williams and Gustavus Anderegg, a scientist with AT&T Bell Laboratories. She was married to John F. Meck, Dartmouth College Vice President and Chairman...
Sarah Baldwin
Dec 4, 2015
Sarah Baldwin55, died Friday, December 4, 2015 at Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center surrounded by her family. She was born in Princeton, NJ on March 24, 1960, a daughter of David Allen Baldwin and Marilyn Austin-Nelson. She worked as a clerk at the Hanover Co-op Grocery Store where she greatly enjoyed interacting with the customers and her fellow workers. She was...
John Arthur Rassias
Dec 2, 2015
John Arthur RassiasDartmouth's William R. Kenan Professor of French and Italian, Emeritus, and creator of the Rassias Method of teaching languages, died December 2nd at his home in Norwich, VT. He was 90. He will be remembered for his internationally renowned teaching method"€"which includes rapid-fire drills, immersion in culture, and a healthy dose of theater"€"a unique style that quickly...
Ruth May (Emerson) Bacon
Nov 24, 2015
Ruth May (Emerson) Bacon86, passed away on Tuesday, November 24, 2015 at the Cottage Hospital in Woodsville, NH. Ruth was born October 30, 1929 in Piermont, NH to Frank O. and Edith E. (Blanchard) Emerson, the second born of 13 children. Leaving home at 14 years old, Ruth worked for Carlton and Beulah Gray, babysitting their four children, helping...
Joan Allbright Ashley
Nov 22, 2015
Joan Allbright Ashleydied Sunday evening, November 22nd, at her home, Kendal at Hanover. The widow of James Wheeler Ashley, she was born on August 22, 1928 in Chicago, Illinois, the daughter of John and Mary (Gendell) Allbright. Joan attended the University of Chicago, Vassar College and Roosevelt University. After the death of her husband, she returned to finish her...
Sam Fitzgerald Smith
Nov 19, 2015
Sam Fitzgerald Smithdied unexpectedly of an apparent cardiac event on 19 November, 2015 at his apartment in Cornish, NH. He was born July 6, 1959 at the US Army Medical Center in Landstuhl, Germany, the son of 1/Lt. Roger P. and Rena J. Smith. In 1960 the family moved to Hanover, NH, his permanent home. He was a graduate...
Agnar Pytte
Nov 6, 2015
Agnar Pyttedied peacefully on the morning of November 6th, 2015, at the age of 82, in the presence of his wife of sixty years, Anah. He is also survived by his three children, Alyson, Anthony and Anders, and his brothers Erling and Odvar. Ag was born in Kongsberg, Norway, on December 23, 1932, the son of Ole and Edith...
Roberta Ruth Macdonnell
Oct 21, 2015
Roberta Ruth MacDonnell92, died on Wednesday, October 21, 2015 at Valley Terrace in Norwich, Vermont where she had been living since 2012. She was born in Chelsea, Mass. on December 16, 1922, the daughter of Robert and Ruth (Coyne) MacDonald. Roberta attended school in Boston and worked for the Danish Consul in Washington, D.C. during World War II while...
Theodore Richards Conant
Oct 14, 2015
Theodore Richards Conantthe documentary filmmaker and technology consultant, died on Wednesday, October 14, 2015, at home in Hanover, New Hampshire. He was 89 years old. Mr. Conant developed an early in interest in radio and was an avid ham radio operator as a teenager. While still a student at the Putney School in Vermont, he made his first short...
Reverend Norman A. Koop
Oct 7, 2015
Reverend Norman A. Koop69, of Woodstock, VT was called to be with the Lord on October 7, 2015. He was born in Philadelphia, April 8, 1946, the son of C. Everett and Elizabeth (Flanagan) Koop. Norman Koop attended The Stony Brook School, Eastern College, Eastern Baptist Seminary, and Princeton Theological Seminary where he received the degrees of Master of...
