Recent Obituaries

In 2013, we moved the obituaries from the printed Bowdoin Magazine to this new dedicated online site. Updated regularly, the improved obituary format better honors our Bowdoin community members and allows additional features that we can’t offer in print, specifically the ability for classmates, families, and friends to post photos and remembrances. We will continue to print a list of recent deaths compiled between issues and full obituaries will appear online here.

Please note: The obituaries posted here began with those from our Fall 2013 issue. We later retroactively posted an additional ten years of our printed obituaries on this site, going back to 2003. Earlier obituaries that were printed in Bowdoin Magazine from 1927 to 1969 can be viewed on the Special Collections website, and 2002 to 2013 editions are available on the Bowdoin Magazine website. Issues from 1970 to 2001 will be available through Special Collections at a later time.

The following is a list of the ten most recent obituaries. You can also search by keyword or browse by class year using the grid to the right.

Elizabeth L. Dreier ’89 - Elizabeth L. Dreier ’89 died on November 11, 2024, in Cambridge, Massachusetts.
J. Leonard Bachelder ’57 - J. Leonard Bachelder ’57 died on November 3, 2024, in Topsfield, Massachusetts.
Blythe Bickel Edwards - Blythe Bickel Edwards Staff died on November 1, 2024, in Edgecomb, Maine. Staff, Development and College Relations
L. Joseph Hickey ’63 - L. Joseph Hickey ’63 died on October 31, 2024, in Marblehead, Ohio.
John Strachan ’60 - John Strachan ’60 died on October 30, 2024, in Morganton, North Carolina.
Denis Corish - Denis Corish Faculty died on October 26, 2024, in Brunswick, Maine. 1973-2007 Assistant Professor to Professor of Philosophy; Emeritus in 2007
Richard S. Pike ’67 - Richard S. Pike ’67 died on October 26, 2024, in Port Chester, New York.
Peter M. Day ’63 - Peter M. Day ’63 died on October 22, 2024, in Land O’Lakes, Florida.
Tom C. Aceto ’77 - Tom C. Aceto ’77 died on October 21, 2024, in Yarmouth, Maine.
Robert D. Blair ’60 - Robert D. Blair ’60 died on October 19, 2024, in Scotch Hills, New Jersey.