Katherine C. Adams died on April 25, 2020, in Thomaston, Maine. Continue reading
Obituaries : Class of Staff
Martha J. Adams
Martha J. Adams, assistant director of alumni relations emerita, died on August 29, 2019, in Bath, Maine.
Andrew J. Alexander Jr.
Andrew J. Alexander Jr., a long-time custodian at Bowdoin, died on May 25, 2009, in Brunswick, Maine.
John J. Alexander
John J. Alexander, a campus security officer for fifteen years, died on December 3, 2018, in Rockport, Maine.
Louise D. Allen
Louise D. Allen died on June 21, 2024, in Brunswick, Maine.
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Elizabeth C. Amann
Elizabeth C. Amann, former library staff, died on January 8, 2023, in Brunswick, Maine. Continue reading
Robert R. Andreas Sr.
Robert R. Andreas Sr., a former member of Bowdoin’s facilities staff, died on January 4, 2018, in Mechanic Falls, Maine.
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Danuta M. Barnard
Danuta M. Barnard died on April 17, 2022, in Scarborough, Maine. Continue reading
Karen Biette Barstis
Karen Biette Barstis died on May 18, 2024, in Bath, Maine. Continue reading
Marion R. Becker
Marion R. Becker died on May 26, 2021, in Brunswick, Maine. Continue reading
Priscilla G. Belanger
Priscilla G. Belanger, who worked in the Bowdoin business office for thirty years and retired as bursar in 1985, died on October 12, 2013, at Mid Coast Hospital in Brunswick, Maine. Continue reading
Edmund (“Benji”) L. Benjamin
Edmund (“Benji”) L. Benjamin died on January 24, 2006, in Fort Pierce, Florida.
Theresa L. Bernier
Theresa L. Bernier died on June 19, 2025, in Brunswick, Maine.
Rhoda Zimand Bernstein
Rhoda Zimand Bernstein, who was the registrar at Bowdoin from 1979 to 1989, died on February 9, 2007, in Venice, Florida.
Ray S. Bicknell
Ray S. Bicknell, coach emeritus of men’s basketball and women’s soccer, died on November 11, 2013, in Falmouth, Maine. Continue reading
Frances S. Billings
Frances S. Billings died on September 2, 2022, in Brunswick, Maine. Continue reading
Carol A. Bisson
Carol A. Bisson died on April 10, 2021, in Topsham, Maine. Continue reading
John W. Blackie
John W. Blackie, who worked for the college in the Facilities Management Department from 1954 until his retirement in 1985, died on April 9, 2005, in Brunswick, Maine.
Geraldine H. Blanchette
Geraldine H. Blanchette, a former campus switchboard operator, died on September 9, 2015, in Gloucester Courthouse, Virginia. Continue reading
Sue E. Blier
Sue E. Blier died on February 12, 2026, in Augusta, Maine.
Gerald L. Boothby
Gerald L. Boothby died on July 23, 2022, in Dover, New Hampshire. Continue reading
Thomas C. Boudin
Thomas C. Boudin died on April 7, 2025, in Boston, Massachusetts.
Richard F. Boyden
Richard F. Boyden died on November 1, 2023, in Mashpee, Massachusetts.
Leon M. Braswell III
Leon M. Braswell III, for assistant director of admissions from 1987-1991 and assistant dean of admissions from 1991-1992, died on March 7, 2019, in Woodstock, Maryland. Continue reading
Grace Martha Jepson Brescia
Grace Martha Jepson Brescia, former director of annual giving at the College, died on October 21, 2006, after a six-year battle with breast cancer.
James R. Brewer Sr.
James R. Brewer Sr., a former Dining Service staff member, died on April 18, 2016, in Topsham, Maine. Continue reading
Kelly M. Brooks
Kelly M. Brooks died on November 21, 2019, in Topsham, Maine. Continue reading
Donald R. Brown
Donald R. Brown, who worked for Bowdoin’s facilities management department, died on August 14, 2008, in Brunswick, Maine.
Elizabeth Brown
Elizabeth Brown, former Dining Services staff, died on November 20, 2016, in Brunswick, Maine. Continue reading
Virginia Johnson Brown
Virginia Johnson Brown, a switchboard operator at the College for many years and for that reason often called “the voice of Bowdoin College,” died on October 24, 2004, in Brunswick, Maine.
James Fredrick Burrill
James Fredrick Burrill, a Dining Service staff member from the the late 1980s until 2011, died on August 25, 2019, in Brunswick, Maine.
Charles J. Butt
Charles J. Butt, coach in the department of athletics emeritus, died on September 14, 2018, in Brunswick, Maine.
Joann E. Canning
Joann E. Canning, Assistant Dean of Accommodation from 1998-2007, died on January 16, 2016, in Marion, Massachusetts. Continue reading
Nicholas L. Cardone
Nicholas L. Cardone died on June 4, 2022, in Brunswick, Maine. Continue reading
Joseph W. Caron
Joseph W. Caron, a longtime Bowdoin chef, died on November 6, 2013, in Lewiston, Maine. Continue reading
Louise C. Caron
Louise C. Caron, long-time administrative secretary in the Bowdoin Development Office, died on August 5, 2008, at her home in Brunswick, Maine after a long battle with breast cancer.
Helen Powers Carson
Helen Powers Carson, an honorary member of the Bowdoin Alumni Association, died on January 31, 2007, in Corvallis, Oregon, at the age of 81.
Irving F. Chipman
Irving F. Chipman, who worked for 19 years in the Buildings and Grounds Department at the College as a lead carpenter and locksmith, died on March 2, 2007, in Harpswell, Maine.
Merwin L. Chipman Staff
Merwin L. Chipman Staff died on September 11, 2025, in Brunswick, Maine.
Physical Plant foreman, 1960-1993; Honorary member, Bowdoin Alumni Association
Rodney F. Clark
Rodney F. Clark, a former facilities department staff member, died on January 9, 2018, in Togus, Maine.
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Michael W. Cobb
Michael W. Cobb, dining service staff from 1977-2018, died on August 30, 2022, in Augusta, Maine. Continue reading
Charles Cole Sr.
Charles Cole Sr. died on December 1, 2014, in Brunswick, Maine. He worked at Bowdoin for twenty years in various capacities in athletics, facilities, and dining, and was made an honorary member of the Bowdoin Alumni Association.
Jane P. Collins
Jane P. Collins died on October 3, 2023, in Topsham, Maine.
Alicia M. Cote
Alicia M. Cote died on September 8, 2022, in Portland, Maine. Continue reading
Anna E. Courson
Anna E. Courson died on December 28, 2011, in Brunswick, Maine. Continue reading
Robert M. Cross ’45, H’89
Robert M. Cross ’45, H’89, Secretary of the College Emeritus, whose prolific correspondence defined graciousness for generations of Bowdoin alumni, died on July 15, 2012, in Brunswick, Maine.
Germaine L. Cyr Bois
Germaine L. Cyr Bois, who worked in Bowdoin dining services for eighteen years, died on July 9, 2018, in Portland, Maine.
David D’Angelo
David D’Angelo, Director of Facilities Management at the College, died on October 23, 2004, in a motorcycle accident in Woolwich, Maine. Continue reading
Joseph Roger Phillip Daly
Joseph Roger Phillip Daly, ROTC staff from 1968-1969, died on March 1, 2017, in Wellesley, Massachusetts.
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Susan Danforth
Susan Danforth, associate director of communications and College editor, died on January 27, 2013, at Maine Medical Center after suffering a stroke. She was 53 years old.
Beverly G. DeCoster
Beverly G. DeCoster died on March 29, 2025, in Brunswick, Maine.
Christian S. Derbyshire
Christian S. Derbyshire, inventory manager in Dining Services, died on December 20, 2015, in Auburn, Maine. Continue reading
Rosalie Deschenes
Rosalie Deschenes died on October 8, 2025, in Bath, Maine.
Library staff, 29 years
Priscilla Desires
Priscilla Bernadette Desires, former Dining Service staff member from 1965 to 1992 and honorary member of the Bowdoin Alumni Association, died on June 27, 2018, in Brunswick, Maine.
Marilyn R. Diener Schroeder
Marilyn R. Schroeder died on May 5, 2022, in Plano, Texas. Continue reading
Orean Dionne
Orean Dionne died on April 21, 2020 in Brunswick, Maine. Continue reading
Frederick E. Disch
Frederick E. Disch died on March 12, 2025, in Brunswick, Maine.
Roger W. Doran
Roger W. Doran, former director of audio visual services, died on January 6, 2015, in Brunswick, Maine.
Helen L. Dow
Helen L. Dow died on January 16, 2021, in Brunswick, Maine. Continue reading
Arthur G. Dunlop Sr.
Arthur G. Dunlop Sr., a Bowdoin campus security officer for more than thirty-five years, died on June 13, 2017, in Freeport, Maine.
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Margaret E. Dunlop
Margaret E. Dunlop died on March 5, 2020, in Brunswick, Maine. Continue reading
Christine J.E.E. Edgecomb
Christine J.E.E. Edgecomb, a former dining service staff member, died on August 2, 2015, in Auburn, Maine. Continue reading
Blythe Bickel Edwards
Blythe Bickel Edwards, staff and spouse of President Emeritus Robert H. Edwards, died on November 1, 2024, in Edgecomb, Maine.
Richard A. Edwards
Richard A. Edwards, acting assistant dean in the admissions 0ffice, 1996-97, died on October 9, 2017, in Lindside, West Virginia.
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Michael W. Farmer
Michael W. Farmer, a dining service staff member, died on January 25, 2015, in Topsham, Maine.
Kirk G. Favreau
Kirk G. Favreau, a groundskeeper at Bowdoin for nineteen years, died on April 4, 2015, in Topsham, Maine. Continue reading
Gerald R. Fecteau
Gerald R. Fecteau, an electrician in the facilities department, died on January 13, 2015, in Lewiston, Maine. Continue reading
Clement Rich Field
Clement Rich Field, an instrument maker in the departments of biology, chemistry and physics for 28 years, died on April 11, 2008, in Brunswick, Maine.
Frank L. Field
Frank L. Field, College Counselor and Director of the Counseling Service, 1976-77, died on October 23, 2015, in Titusville, Florida. Continue reading
Mark J. Fisher
Mark J. Fisher, Bowdoin’s director of environmental health and safety, died on March 19, 2015, in Brunswick, Maine.
Nada C. Flint
Nada C. Flint, a long-time secretary at Bowdoin, died on March 20, 2014, in Grand Island, Florida. Continue reading
Cecile M. Fortini
Cecile M. Fortini, a former staff member, died on November 18, 2014, in Farmingdale, Maine.
Daniel Gagnon
Daniel Gagnon, Campus Security Officer from 2016-2018, died in May/June of 2018 in Brunswick, Maine.
Rodney Gagnon
Rodney Gagnon died on June 29, 2020, in Sabattus, Maine. Continue reading
William S. Gardiner
William S. Gardiner died on November 25, 2025, in Topsham, Maine.
Director of Facilities, 1994-2002
Beverly Prosser Gelwick
Beverly Prosser Gelwick died on July 21, 2023, in Cundy’s Harbor, Maine. Continue reading
Patricia M. Gipson
Patricia M. Gipson died on August 15, 2021, in Topsham, Maine. Continue reading
Kathleen W. Goodwin
Kathleen W. Goodwin died on February 15, 2025, in Brunswick, Maine.
James P. Granger
James P. Granger, controller of the College from 1963-1989, died on October 9 2015, in Harpswell, Maine. Continue reading
Betty Anne Green
Betty Anne Green died on March 25, 2026, in Topsham, Maine.
Todd Michael Greene ’89
Todd Michael Greene ’89 died on February 26, 2020, in San Pedro, California. Continue reading
John Grimaldi
John Grimaldi, ROTC staff, 1963-65; Sergeant first class, U.S. Army, died on September 16, 2019, in Mount Laurel, New Jersey.
Patricia R. Grover
Patricia R. Grover died on June 22, 2022, in Brunswick, Maine. Continue reading
Sherry A. Guerette
Sherry A. Guerette died on April 30, 2020, in Dresden, Maine. Continue reading
Dianne M. Gutscher
Dianne M. Gutscher, associate special collections curator emerita, died on August 20, 2019, in Portland, Maine.
Henry E. Haley
Henry E. Haley died on May 20, 2022, in Portland, Maine. Continue reading
Gertrude Constance (Morin) Hall
Gertrude Constance (Morin) Hall died on January 4, 2022, in Lisbon Falls, Maine. Continue reading
Marty Hall
Marty Hall died on February 25, 2025, in Laconia, New Hampshire.
Roland A. Hall
Roland A. Hall, longtime custodian, died on February 29, 2008.
Phyllis E. Harpell
Phyllis E. Harpell, former executive secretary, died on February 3, 2018, in Punta Gorda, Florida.
Michael T. Healy
Michael T. Healy died on August 3, 2026, in Brunswick, Maine.
Lois A. Heath
Lois A. Heath, a member of Bowdoin Dining Services for ten years, died on December 2, 2017, in Brunswick, Maine.
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Alice A. Hershey
Alice A. Hershey, a former staff member in the Residential Life office, died on July 28, 2016, in Bloomington, Indiana. Continue reading
Irene J. (Carter) Hilton
Irene J. (Carter) Hilton, economics department coordinator for 20 years, died on January 10, 2008, at Maine Medical Center in Portland, Maine.
Ronald S. Hodgdon
Ronald S. Hodgdon, who worked in the Bowdoin facilities department, died on December 12, 2011, at Miles Memorial Hospital in Damariscotta, Maine. Continue reading
Juliette Pauline Hodgkins
Juliette Pauline Hodgkins, a long-time secretary at the College and honorary member of the Bowdoin College Alumni Association, died on December 13, 2007, in Brunswick, Maine.
Janet Hotham
Janet Hotham, former staff member, died on March 12, 2023, in Cumberland, Maine. Continue reading
Paul Howell
Paul Howell died on September 12, 2026, in Westbrook, Maine.
Lab instructor in Physics, 2017-2023.
Theresa Howell
Theresa Howell died on May 9, 2025, in Brunswick, Maine.
Edward N. Huggins
Edward N. Huggins died on May 26, 2025, in Auburn, May.