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Eleanor Thomas Curtis '40
May 2, 2016, in Houston, Texas, at 97. In addition to being a mother and homemaker, she earned a degree in occupational therapy and worked as a therapist at Houston Community College. Her daughter and three grandchildren survive her.
Earl E. Thompson '42
May 7, 2016, in Dover-Foxcroft, Maine, at 95. Skills earned in the U.S. Navy during World War II furthered his work with Scott Paper and Great Northern Paper as a radio technician. He belonged to the American Legion and the Masonic Lodge, where he served as chaplain. He was the first person to ski down Big Squaw Mountain in Greenville, Maine, and was a ski instructor there. Two daughters, two grandchildren, and four great-grandchildren survive him.
Harriet Rex Feeney '43
Feb. 1, 2016, in South Dartmouth, Mass., at 93. She studied advertising at the University of Missouri and spent her career at J. Walter Thompson in New York, first as a writer for print advertising and eventually as a producer for TV commercials. She won a Cannes Gold Lion award and was named Advertising Woman of the Year in 1972. Her son and three grandchildren survive her.
Donald M. Butcher '44
March 31, 2016, in Pittsford, N.Y., at 94. His military service included three years in the Pacific as a Marine, retiring as a captain. He went on to a 40-year career as an insurance field manager. A devoted golfer, he shot his age twice and had three holes-in-one. Survivors include his wife of 70 years, Dorothy, three children, and a granddaughter.
George H. Conley '44
July 29, 2016, in Ellsworth, Maine, at 98. He was in Europe during World War II with the Army’s 9th Infantry Division. After the war, he worked for a furniture company, belonged to the VFW, and was active with his church. Two daughters and two grandchildren survive him.
Peter H. Igarashi '44
April 15, 2016, in Philadelphia, Pa., at 93. He earned a B.D. in 1946, a Th.D. from Harvard University in 1950, and a certification from Virginia Theological Seminary in 1960, the same year he was ordained a deacon and a priest. He ministered in churches in Pennsylvania, then was a professor of the New Testament at the University of the South. His last church was St. Mark’s Church in Waterville, Maine, from which he retired in 1988. Survivors include his wife, Kimiko, with whom he raised a daughter.
Lois Loudon Cutler '45
April 19, 2016, in Bryan, Texas, at 91. She was a stewardess for Eastern Airlines for three years before starting her family. In 1965 she began graduate work in education then taught in Newton and Cambridge, Mass., for 15 years. She raised, trained, and showed English springer spaniels, winning numerous awards. Genealogy interested her too-she belonged to the Mayflower Society and the Daughters of the American Revolution. Five children, six grandchildren, and 11 great-grandchildren survive her.
Glenyce Miller Kaplan '46
May 5, 2016, in Newcastle, N.H., at 91. Dedicated to her family, she volunteered at local hospitals and was a founding member of Temple Emanuel in Marblehead. Predeceased by her aunt, Dorothy Levine Alfond ’38, uncles Ludy Levine ’21 and Pacy Levine ’27, and brother Howard Miller ’40, she is survived by her three children and four grandchildren.
Avis Yatto Gadbout '48
Feb. 20, 2016, in Bethlehem, Pa., at 88. A homemaker and mother, she gave her time as a literacy volunteer, as a religious education teacher, and to her community through the Welcome Wagon. Gardening, golfing, skiing, and bridge occupied her free time. Survivors include four children, eight grandchildren, and a great-grandchild.
Barbara Herrington Keith '48
July 13, 2016, in Springfield, Mass., at 89. An involved citizen, she served on the Watertown, Mass., Girl Scout Council for 10 year, three of them as president, and volunteered at her local hospital and food pantry. In 1966 she was the first woman underwriter trainee hired by Massachusetts Mutual Life Insurance and went on to be an underwriter for 23 years. Two children survive her.
