Obituaries

Henry “Hanque” Parker passed away in Hanover, NH, on July 7, 2023, at the age of 99. Hanque had a long and productive association with the AMC and the OHA, starting as the 18-year old Hutmaster at Galehead in 1942, and including service on the AMC Huts Committee for several years.

Sally Harris Wilbur, 85, died at Legacy Hospital, Gresham, Oregon on December 25, 2022. A native of Massachusetts, she was born in Winchester in 1937 and lived there until 1952, when the family moved to Boxford. Sally’s parents, Stuart K. “Slim” Harris, and Calista (Crane) Harris, were both Old Hutmen, and well-known in the White…

Thomas E. “Tom” Kelleher, a loving and beloved son, brother and uncle, an avid outdoorsman, retired information technology officer, and Acton resident, died of a sudden illness at Beth Israel Hospital Boston on New Year’s Eve 2022. Tom was born on June 11, 1951 at Fort Leonard Wood, Missouri to Peter T. Kelleher and Marie…

David F. Hayes, passed away on Tuesday, June 28, 2022. He was 86. Born in Malden on May 21, 1936, David is one of three children of the late William and Elizabeth (nee Cratsley) Hayes. He attended Melrose High School before transferring to Phillips Academy in Andover, graduating cum laude in 1953. He went on…

Alex MacPhail of Easthampton, MA, died peacefully on January 19, 2022 after a brief illness. He was 78. Alexander Lee MacPhail, Jr. was born on June 11, 1943, the second child and only son of Lee MacPhail and Barbara (May) MacPhail. His parents’ marriage was not a happy one, and when Alex was about five,…

Charles Burnham was born in 1933 in Detroit, MI to Charles Hubbard and Anne (Wilson) Burnham, he was raised in Winchester, MA. He attended MIT, as did his father and grandfather before him, graduating in 1954. Following two years of service in the USAF, he returned to MIT to earn a PhD in 1961. He…

Elizabeth “Liz” Russell Haigh, 60, died at her home in Salt Lake City, Utah, on November 6, 2021, after a two-year battle with pancreatic cancer. Liz was born on September 30, 1961, in Glens Falls, New York, the oldest child of Andy Haigh and Pam Russell (Jessup).  Her father was a jazz musician and college…

Bradley C. Ray, 82, of Milan, NH passed away on Thursday September 16, 2021 at his home after a period of failing health. He was born in Berlin, NH on December 31, 1938 the son of Charles and Norma (Parrish) Ray and was a lifelong resident of the area. Brad was a graduate of Berlin…

Richard Adriance Low, 77, loving husband of Joan W. (Whitney) Low of Bridge Street, Salem, and former longtime resident of Hamilton, passed away on Thursday, April 29, 2021, from heart failure. Dick was born in Greenfield, on September 25, 1943, son of the late Dr. Merritt B. Low and Marian (Johnson) Low. He grew up…

Andrew M. Norkin, son of the late Paul and Florence Norkin, brother of the late Peter Norkin, all of Connecticut, was born in 1963 and resided for the last 22 years in Denmark, Maine. He is survived by his lovely caring wife, Joy; his wonderful children, and his dear sister, Mary Kate. More than anything…

Christopher Martin Moon, born September 14, 1947 Pomfret CT, died peacefully, with his wife Inez of 44 years by his side at his home in Danielson, CT on January 12th 2021. Chris was one of five Moon brothers born in this order: Gary, Russel, Peter, Chris, and Dana, and son of Edward Moon III and…

Mike Micucci, aged 66 passed away October 22, 2020 at home surrounded by his beloved family and with a full head of hair and all of his own teeth. Many people fight a courageous battle against cancer, but Mike Micucci willingly chose to accept the inevitable and let the disease take him on its schedule.…

Robert “Bob” Stillings, 73 of Barrington RI died peacefully at home surrounded by his loving family on August 20, 2020. He was the beloved husband of Anne C. Stillings. Born in Washington, D.C., the son of the late Robert F. and Josephine S. Stillings, he lived in Barrington for 64 years. Bob was a graduate…

Lori Jane Dombek, a woman whose super power made people nicer and more open to love when they were around her, and who had an ability to help the most hardened person love others, died on May 10, 2020 from kidney cancer. She was 61 years old. Her family has been embraced by an outpouring…

Paul Anthony DiBello left this earth on April 29, 2020, in Aurora, Colo. He was truly a force of nature and a man who lived life to the fullest. Paul was born to Donald and Marilyn DiBello in Amsterdam, N.Y., on Oct. 25, 1950. Paul’s father was very active in the Boy Scouts, and the…

Edward W. Blatchford, 76, of Greenfield Mass died Sunday, April 19, 2020 due to complications from late stage Parkinson’s Disease and the COVID-19 virus. In addition to his beloved wife of 52 years, Claire (Howell) Blatchford, Ed leaves two daughters, Laurel Blatchford and her husband Bernie Kluger of Washington, DC and Christa Blatchford and her…

John Burnham Howe, 93, of Jackson NH, has completed his final hike.  He died January 20, 2020, after a long and vibrant life. John was born in Boston July 8, 1926. He attended Deerfield Academy and Princeton University, and, in 1945, served briefly in the Army Air Corps.  His varied career was primarily in geology and meteorological sciences. In the early ’60s he worked with NASA on the…

Dave Eastman , 8/29/1943-11/18/2019. Naturalist, author, radio show host, newspaper columnist and decorated Vietnam War helicopter pilot veteran Capt. (U.S. Army) David L. Eastman, 76, of Tamworth, N.H. Dave worked at Mizpah hut in 1965. Eastman’s well-read nature column, “Country Ecology,” was published in the Saturday editions of The Conway Daily Sun and his nature radio…