Hazel Berry Pettengill ’25, December 25, 1998, in Island Falls, Maine, at 94. She managed Fashion, a store in Island Falls, from 1950 until 1994. She is survived by a son, Herbert Pettengill, a daughter, Jean Hamlin, seven grandchildren, eight great-grandchildren and several nieces and nephews.
Flora Harriman Small ’25, October 28, 1998, in Winslow, Maine, at 95. She was a dietitian at Thayer Hospital and at Sisters Hospital in Waterville, Maine, and the first president of the Maine Dietitians Association. Survivors include a stepson, Weston MacRae ’42, his wife, Jean Cannell MacRae ’42, and nieces and nephews.
Albert W. Wassell ’26, November 29, 1998, in Ormand Beach, Fla., at 95. He earned degrees from Mozarteum in Salzburg, Austria, and from Tufts University and was the music director for the Trenton, N.J., public school system. He is survived by his wife of 63 years, Elizabeth Alden Wassell ’27.
Helen Brigham Trefethen ’30, October 1, 1998, in Friendship, Maine, at 88. She earned her master’s degree in geology at the University of Wisconsin and taught at the University of Maine from 1938 until her retirement. Predeceased by her husband, Joseph Trefethen ’31, she is survived by three children, Martha Clark, David Trefethen and John Trefethen, two brothers, 10 grandchildren, 17 great-grandchildren and nieces and nephews.
Barbara Works Dyer ’32, December 5, 1998, in Carlisle, Pa., at 87. She was a schoolteacher in her hometown of Dixfield, Maine. Her husband, Clarence Dyer ’30, predeceased her. She is survived by two daughters, Joy Swartz and Susan Hope, a son, William Dyer, 10 grandchildren and a great-grandchild.
Edith Hoskin Bolster ’33, January 19, 1999, in Auburn, Maine, at 86. After raising a family she was a teacher of English, French and Latin in several Maine high schools. She is survived by her husband of 55 years, Vernon L. Bolster ’33, a son and daughter, a brother and several grandchildren and great-grandchildren.
Norman R. Brown ’35, September 30, 1998, in Rye, N.H., at 86. He was a hospital administrator at several hospitals before retiring as administrator of Concord (N.H.) Community Hospital. He is survived by his wife, Kathleen, and four children, including Jill Brown Fuller ’68.
Edward L. Poland ’36, December 1, 1998, in Arlington, Va., at 87. He was a transportation specialist for the U.S. Government. Survivors include his son, Leonard Poland.
Marion E. Dugdale ’38, December 11, 1998, in Daytona Beach, Fla., at 81. She worked as an accountant at Bradford College in Bradford, Mass. In 1974 she was awarded a Colby Brick for “her strong, steady, and stalwart support of the College.” She leaves her brother, Edward Dugdale, a niece and nephew and several grandnieces and grandnephews.
Peter C. Antonakos ’39, July 23, 1998, in Union, N.J., at 80. After serving in the Merchant Marines in World War II, he was a food service manager for various establishments in the Linden, N.J., area. Surviving are two daughters, Mary Antonakos and Constance Brookes, four sisters, a brother and two grandchildren.
Arno N. Day ’39, November 5, 1998, in Sedgwick, Maine, at 81. He was a designer and builder of wooden lobster boats and owned his own boatyard. The Maine Maritime Academy awarded him an honorary doctor of science degree in 1998. Survivors include his wife, Dorothy, two sons, two daughters, a brother, a sister, 10 grandchildren and a great-granddaughter.
Glenyes Smith Stone ’40, February 18, 1999, in Kennebunk, Maine, at 80. She taught English at the Standish, Maine, high school and was principal of the Consolidated Schools of Lyman for eight years. She also taught for 15 years in Alfred and Massabesic, Maine. Survivors include two sons, Maurice St. Clair and Dwight Stone, two daughters, Alyson Stone ’79 and Eileen Richard, a sister and six grandchildren.
Mary Anacki ’41, December 17, 1998, in Wareham, Mass., at 79. She received a master’s degree in education and taught English in Petersboro, N.H., and in Dennisport, Rochester and Middleboro, Mass. Survivors include a brother, Daniel Anacki, a nephew and a niece.
Claire F. Emerson ’41, December 18, 1998, in Biddeford, Maine, at 79. She taught math and English in Woodsville High School in New Hampshire and at Newburyport (Mass.) High School for more than 30 years. Two teenagers were charged in connection with her death.
Janet H. Pfleger ’42, October 19, 1998, in Philadelphia, Pa., at 79. She was employed in social work in public and private settings for 30 years, then became a public health legislative analyst and congressional liaison in the Public Health Service in Washington, D.C. Survivors include her cousin, Vivian Miles ’57.
Joseph D. Slattery ’42, November 17, 1998, in Marshfield, Mass., at 77. After World War II service in the Coast Guard he was employed by General Dynamics and Boston Gas. In 1994 he was elected to the Weymouth (Mass.) High School Athletic Hall of Fame. Surviving are his wife, Patricia, three daughters, seven grandchildren and two great-grandchildren.
Robert C. Cornell ’43, November 26, 1998, in Alpine, Texas, at 80. A graduate of Tufts University Medical School, he served in the Navy in World War II and again during the Korean Conflict. He was a physician and orthopaedic surgeon on the staffs of St. Joseph’s Hospital and Eastern Maine General Hospital. He is survived by his wife, Gayle, his daughter, Catherine Cornell ’74, his sons, Peter Cornell and John Cornell ’65, and five grandchildren, including Jared Cornell ’91 and Alexandra Cornell ’97.
George E. Whittier ’43, February 19, 1999, in Farmingdale, Maine, at 76. He served with the Navy in World War II. For 15 years he was a parish minister in Congregational churches in Ward Hill, Mass., Gorham, N.H., and Winthrop, Maine, and for eight years was the first full-time Protestant Chaplain at Augusta State Hospital. He leaves his wife, Rachel, two sons, including Douglas Whittier ’68, three grandsons and a sister.
Ecla Hanscom Merrill ’44, September 27, 1998, in Lincoln, Maine, at 75. She was employed in the grocery business in Lincoln, then worked at Fleet Bank until her retirement. She is survived by her daughter, Deltha Davis, and by a granddaughter, a brother, a sister, a cousin, Robert F. Estes ’35, and four nieces and nephews.
Charles H. Perkins ’44, September 2, 1998, in Haverhill, Mass., at 77. During World War II he served with the Army Air Corps. For three decades he was a firefighter in Haverhill, Mass., Survivors include his wife of 52 years, Thelma, a son and four daughters.
Annabell Morrison Wolfertz ’44, October 31, 1998, in Owls Head, Maine, at 74. She was a school teacher in Rangeley, Maine, then settled in Rockland, Maine, where she was a homemaker. In 1969 she joined her husband, Russell Wolfertz, in operating Cousens’ Realty until 1980. She is survived by her husband, two sons, four daughters, a sister and 12 grandchildren.
Ernest J. Williams ’45, December 5, 1998, in Holden, Mass., at 75. After serving in World War II, he practiced dentistry, first in Dover-Foxcroft, Maine, and then in Holden. He also served at Holden District Hospital and Doctors Hospital in Worcester, Mass. He leaves his wife of 48 years, Lillian, two sons, three daughters, six grandchildren and nephews and nieces.
Laura Higgins Field-Anderson ’46, August 14, 1998, in Freeport, Maine, at 74. She was co-founder and first editor of the Freeport News and a volunteer for several local organizations. She leaves her husband, Robert J. Anderson, and several children, stepchildren and grandchildren.
Joan A. Donnelly ’49, August 20, 1998, at 71. She had a long career as a librarian at Princeton University and other institutions. Survivors include her brother, Thomas Donnelly.
Allen I. Dublin ’49, November 6, 1998, in Laconia, N.H., at 71. He practiced law in Massachusetts from 1952 to 1983, then moved his practice to New Hampshire, where he also served on several planning and community-based committees. He is survived by his wife of 43 years, Gloria, a son, two daughters and two grandchildren.
Richard G. Michelsen ’49, October 3, 1998, in Lewiston, Maine, at 74. He was a lieutenant in the Navy during World War II before attending the College. He was a teacher, basketball coach and athletic director at Auburn (Maine) High School. He is survived by his wife, Eileen, four children, two brothers, a sister and eight grandchildren.
Warren J. Finegan ’51, January 9, 1999, in Boston, Mass., at 75. He worked in the banking, marketing and advertising fields after service with the Army in World War II. He remained active at Colby as a member of the Board of Trustees from 1980 to 1989. He received a Colby Brick Award in 1973 and the Distinguished Service Award in 1996. He leaves three sons, Richard, James and Kenneth Finegan, his daughter, Catherine Gant, and five grandchildren.
Harvey M. Kierstein ’51, November 25, 1998, in Boston, Mass., at 68. He was the owner of Colpitt’s Travel in Lexington, Mass., and Hartours, Inc., in Boston. He is survived by his wife, Naomi, a son, Stephen Kierstein ’80, a daughter, his mother, a sister and three grandchildren.
Paul G. Poulin ’51, August 6, 1998, in South China, Maine, at 72. After serving in the Navy during World War II he was employed by the city of Augusta for 28 years and retired in 1983 as city manager. He is survived by his wife of 52 years, Marguerite, two sons, a daughter, five grandchildren and an uncle, James E. Poulin ’33.
Patricia E. Moss ’52, October 7, 1998, in Glen Ridge, N.J., at 67. She worked at Bell Lab Innovations, a division of Lucent Technologies, for many years before retiring as a public relations officer in 1996. She also received a master’s degree in business administration from New York University. Two nieces survive her.
Arthur W. Wyman Jr. ’52, November 27, 1998, in Phoenix, Ariz., at 69. A Korean Conflict Army veteran, he was a physics major at the College and went on to a career as an engineer. He is survived by his wife, Barbara, and two sons.
William C. Clark ’53, October 16, 1998, in Lowell, Mass., at 74. He was decorated for bravery during combat with the 82nd Airborne Division during World War II. An award-winning humorist in the tradition of Mark Twain, he was an editorial cartoonist for The Lowell Sun and taught art classes at the University of Massachusetts-Lowell. His wife, Charlotte, his sons, Richard W. ’76 and Stephen F., four grandchildren and his sister survive him.
Robert W. Gleason Jr. ’55, July 15, 1998, in Simsbury, Conn., at 67. He served with the Army in the Korean Conflict. He was an investment banker at Shawmut Bank in Hartford, Conn., for 22 years prior to his retirement. Besides his wife, Alice Beale Gleason ’55, he is survived by two sons, two grandsons, a brother, a niece and three nephews.
Betsy Benson Sherburne ’55, March 11, 1998, in Troy, N.Y., at 64. She was an elementary school teacher in Dunstable, Mass., and a homemaker. She is survived by her three sons, Robert, Miles and Tad, and two daughters, Ingrid and Hope.
Jean Pratt Moody ’56, February 25, 1999, in Sarasota, Fla. She earned a master’s degree from the University of Southern Maine. A leader in civic affairs, she was a Colby trustee and served on the Museum of Art board of governors. Her husband, James L. Moody Jr., established the Jean Pratt Moody Scholarship Fund at Colby in her memory. Surviving are her husband, a daughter, two sons and six grandchildren.
John G. Salinger ’56, July 7, 1997, in Waterville Valley, N.H., at 63. He worked for the Mason-Neeland Co. in Needham, Mass., and for the Andover-Newton Theological School in Newton Center, Mass. He is survived by his sister, Mary L. Uhlman.
Melvin B. Dunn ’57, September 6, 1998, in Binghamton, N.Y., at 62. He was executive vice president of Security Mutual Life Insurance Company of Binghamton and was involved in numerous local and national nonprofit organizations and industry activities. He is survived by his wife, Myra, a son, a daughter, two grandchildren and three sisters.
Ezra A. Goldberg ’57, September 20, 1998, in Weston, Mass., at 62. He was employed by Donaldson, Lufkin & Jenrette in Boston, Mass. Survivors include his son, Andrew Goldberg, two sisters, his brother, Edward Goldberg ’59, and three grandchildren.
Robert S. Bates ’58, January 22, 1999, in Waterville, Maine, at 64. He was an actuary for Buck Consultants in New York for 25 years. In 1985 he retired to Belgrade Lakes, Maine, and volunteered his services to the town of Belgrade. Survivors include his wife, Mary Anne Stetson Bates ’58, two sons, a daughter, a sister, three grandchildren and a niece.
Virginia True Masterson ’58, June 24, 1998, in San Jose, Calif., at 62. She worked for many years in the insurance industry in Hartford, Boston and San Francisco before becoming director of volunteers at French Hospital in San Francisco. She is survived by her husband, Paul B. Masterson, a brother and several nieces and nephews.
Mary Story Mathieu ’58, July 13, 1998, in Boston, Mass., at 62. She taught at South Grammar School in Waterville, Maine, for 14 years and for 23 years was a paralegal at a Waterville law firm. Her husband, Stanley Mathieu ’57, a brother, two nieces and two nephews survive her.
Susan Pelson Gillum ’63, September 18, 1998, in Jensen Beach, Fla., at 57. She taught English as a second language at South Fork High School in Stuart, Fla. Survivors include her brother, Mark C. Pelson, three nieces, including Jennifer Pelson Hopkins ’90, her aunt and uncle, Weston ’42 and Jean Cannell MacRae ’42, her aunt and uncle, Robert ’51 and Joan Kelby Cannell ’52, and her cousin, Joyce Cannell ’80.
Margaret A. Cook ’67, December 21, 1998, in East Longmeadow, Mass., at 53. An art teacher with a master’s in art education from the University of Hartford, she was adjunct professor at Springfield College. She also taught art in Springfield, Mass., public schools and in schools in Connecticut. She leaves two daughters, Alexandra Tucker and Amy Tucker, her parents and her cousin, Carole Betterley Buchanan ’67.
Martha Pilling Wolk ’67, September 22, 1998, in Philadelphia, Pa., at 53. For 25 years she was a librarian at the Philadelphia Academy of Natural Sciences, George Washington Library in Mount Vernon, Va., and the Philadelphia Museum of Art. Her husband, Michael Wolk, her parents, two brothers and a sister survive her.
Jean Blatt Flores ’70, August 17, 1998, in Brooklyn, N.Y., at 49. For the last 16 years she was a staff member at the United Nations in New York. She earned an M.A. in international studies and held teaching, correspondent and management assignments in Central and South America as well as in New York. Survivors include her son, Dajin, her mother and her brother.
Sarah K. Bean ’90, February 15, 1999, in Amman, Jordan, at 30. Despite her lifelong struggle with cystic fibrosis, she participated in many archeological digs around the world. A graduate student at the University of Missouri, she was studying Bedouin culture and working to complete her thesis. She leaves her mother, Marjorie Bean, and her brother.