Rodney J. Rothlisberger died on December 16, 2024, in Anacortes, Washington.
Obituaries : Faculty
Mortimer F. LaPointe
Mortimer F. LaPointe died on November 24, 2024, in Brunswick, Maine.
Coach, Men’s Lacrosse 1969-1990; Honorary Member, Bowdoin Alumni Association
Denis Corish
Denis Corish Faculty died on October 26, 2024, in Brunswick, Maine.
1973-2007 Assistant Professor to Professor of Philosophy; Emeritus in 2007
Joel Peskay
Joel Peskay Faculty, died on October 2, 2024, in Easton, Connecticut.
Instructor in Psychology, 1972-1976; Assistant Professor in Psychology, 1976-1979
William C. Watterson
William C. Watterson died on May 01, 2024, in Auburn, Maine. Continue reading
Faculty David L. Roberts ’62
Faculty David L. Roberts ’62 died on March 16, 2024, in Brunswick, Maine. Continue reading
Maurice I. Levin
Maurice I. Levin died on December 13, 2023, in Port Amherst, Massachusetts.
Assistant Professor of Russian, 1963-65
Guy T. Emery ’53
Guy T. Emery ’53 died on September 14, 2023, in Hanover, New Hampshire. Continue reading
Robert Andriulli
Robert Andriulli died on June 6, 2023, in Millersville, Pennsylvania. Continue reading
James D. Redwine, Jr.
James D. Redwine, Jr., Edward Little Professor of the English Language and Literature and Honorary member of the Bowdoin Alumni Association, died on March 22, 2023, in Brunswick, Maine. Continue reading
John McKee
John McKee, Associate Professor of Art Emeritus, died on March 8, 2023, in Brunswick, Maine. Continue reading
Polly W. Kaufman
Polly W. Kaufman died on January 22, 2023, in Harpswell, Maine. Continue reading
George J. Condo
George J. Condo died on January 5, 2023, in Harpswell, Maine. Continue reading
Robert J. McIntyre
Robert J. McIntyre, former Visiting Associate Professor of Economics (1995-97), died on January 4, 2023, in Harpswell, Maine. Continue reading
Howard S. Vandersea
Howard S. Vandersea died on December 29, 2022, in Boston, Massachusetts. Continue reading
John C. Rensenbrink
John C. Rensenbrink died on July 30, 2022, in Topsham, Maine. Continue reading
John E. Sheats
John E. Sheats, Assistant Professor of Chemistry from 1965-1970, died on July 13, 2022, in Pennington, New Jersey. Continue reading
Edmund T. Gilday
Edmund Theron Gilday died on May 17, 2022, in Grinnell, Iowa. Continue reading
Robert A. Walkling
Robert A. Walkling died on March 24, 2022, in Brunswick, Maine. Continue reading
A. Myrick Freeman, III
A. Myrick Freeman, III died on February 6, 2022, in Topsham, Maine. Continue reading
Carl H. Klaus
Carl H. Klaus died on February 1, 2022, in Iowa City, Iowa. Continue reading
Guenter H. Rose
Guenter H. Rose died on January 12, 2022, in Vista, California. Continue reading
George R. Anderson
George R. Anderson died on October 8, 2021, in Falcon Heights, Minnesota. Continue reading
Giulio Pontecorvo
Giulio Pontecorvo died on September 26, 2021, in New York, New York. Continue reading
Donald C. Almy
Donald C. Almy died on July 12, 2021, in Brunswick, Maine. Continue reading
Frederick N. Springsteel
Frederick N. Springsteel died on July 1, 2021, in Poulsbo, Washington. Continue reading
John Davis ’52
John Davis ’52 died on June 6, 2021, in Yarmouth, Maine. Continue reading
Marcia-Anne Dobres
Marcia-Anne Dobres died on May 14, 2021, in Randolph, Maine. Continue reading
Roger K. Bechtel
Roger K. Bechtel died on May 10, 2021, in Tucson, Arizona. Continue reading
Harold F. Nelson, Jr.
Harold F. Nelson, Jr., an Instructor in Government (1950-51), died on May 4, 2021, in Ashburn, Virginia. Continue reading
Clifton Cooper Olds
Clifton Cooper Olds died on April 8, 2021, in Massachusetts. Continue reading
Peter Gottschalk
Peter Gottschalk died on March 25, 2021, in Portland, Oregon. Continue reading
Lian Shu Li
Lian Shu Li died on March 6, 2021, in Ithaca, New York. Continue reading
DeWitt John Jr.
DeWitt John Jr. died on October 6, 2020, in Brunswick, Maine. Continue reading
Richard B. Lyman, Jr. ’57, P’87
Richard B. Lyman, Jr. ’57, P’87 died on August 23, 2020, in Norway, Maine. Continue reading
William L. Steinhart
William L. Steinhart died on July 4, 2020, in Las Cruces, New Mexico. Continue reading
J. Clayton Baum
J. Clayton Baum, a Visiting Associate Professor of Chemistry (1989-90), died on June 21, 2020, in Indian Harbour Beach, Florida. Continue reading
Reginald L. Hannaford
Reginald L. Hannaford died on June 13, 2020, in Brunswick, Maine. Continue reading
Barbara J. Kaster
Barbara J. Kaster died on May 9, 2020, in Destin, Florida. Continue reading
George N. Appell
George N. Appell died on May 2, 2020, in Phillips, Maine. Continue reading
Kit (Christopher) Blake
Kit (Christopher) Blake died on February 20, 2020, in Dundee, Scotland. Continue reading
David A. Wheatland
David A. Wheatland, Assistant professor of Chemistry from 1967 to 1973, died on February 13, 2020, in Cumberland Foreside, Maine. Continue reading
David A. Wheatland
David A. Wheatland, Assistant Professor of Chemistry from 1967 to 1973, died on February 13, 2020, in Cumberland Foreside, Maine. Continue reading
Gerard J. Breault
Gerard J. Breault, an Instructor in French between 1957-59 and an Assistant Professor of Romance Languages between 1959-61, died on February 5, 2020, in State College, Pennsylvania. Continue reading
Duane A. Paluska
Duane A. Paluska, an Assistant Professor of English (1968-73), died on January 28, 2020, in Lewiston, Maine. Continue reading
Noel Ignatiev
Noel Ignatiev died on November 9, 2019, in Tucson, Arizona. Continue reading
A. Raymond Rutan IV ’51
A. Raymond Rutan IV ’51, director of theater emeritus, died on June 16, 2019, in Portland, Maine.
Lawrence M. Washington
Lawrence M. Washington, Instructor in German, 1954-56, died on April 23, 2019, in Weybridge, Vermont.
Ronald M. Pike
Ronald M. Pike, a visiting professor of chemistry from 1983-1984, died on February 26, 2019, in Mapleton, Utah. Continue reading
Stephen C. Foster
Stephen C. Foster, instructor in art, 1972-73 and assistant professor of art, 1973-74, died on November 26, 2018, in New London, Connecticut.