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Dorcas Plaisted Larsen '29, October 26, 1999, in Quincy, Mass., at 93. She was a secretary at Stone & Webster Engineering Corp. in Boston, Mass. Wife of the late Gunnar H. Larsen, she is survived by four nephews and a niece.
Isa Putnam Johnson '30, November 18, 1999, in Houlton, Maine, at 91. A homemaker, she is survived by her husband, Gordon Johnson '30, and her daughter.
Ethel Rose Liberman '30, November 12, 1999, in Margate, Fla., at 90. She taught in Maine and Vermont and also worked as a secretary for General Electric in Schenectady, N.Y., the Alaskan Native Service in Juneau, Alaska, Sun Federal Savings and Loan in Portland, Maine, and Keyes Fibre in Waterville, Maine. Surviving are her husband, Joseph R. Liberman, her daughter, her son, Gilbert Earle '70, her brother, Cecil H. Rose '28, four grandchildren, four stepgrandchildren and a great-step-grandchild.
D. Marshall Eastment '31, June 29, 1999, in Cazenovia, N.Y., at 89. A Navy veteran, he retired in 1974 after 40 years as a manager at Long Island Lighting Co. He is survived by his wife, Patricia Claire Walker, a daughter, a brother and a grandchild.
Hope Pullen Gillmor '31, January 19, 2000, in Camden, Maine, at 92. A homemaker and member of several local organizations, she was predeceased by her husband, Alexander R. Gillmor '31. Surviving are three sons, George W. Gillmor, Robert S. Gillmor and John P. Gillmor '65, two sisters, Ruth Pullen '33 and Olive Pullen Palmer '40, a brother, John J. Pullen '35, five grandchildren, two great-grandchildren and several nieces and nephews.
Nissie Grossman '32, February 28, 2000, in Palm Beach, Fla., at 89. After he received his master's degree in business administration from Harvard University he joined Grossman's, the family's lumber and building materials business. Starting as a yard worker, he moved into sales and store operations and later supervised and oversaw all purchasing for the company. He became executive vice president of Grossman's in 1957 and president in 1965 before becoming chair of the board in 1968. He also served the industry on the board of directors and later as vice president and president of the Northeastern Retail Lumbermen's Association. His extensive record of community and professional involvement included the youth activities committee at Temple Emanuel in Newton, Mass., and memberships in the Quincy, Mass., YMCA, American Red Cross and Rotary Club. After serving as president of the Boston Alumni Association and the Boston Colby Club, he was elected to the Board of Trustees in 1964, serving until 1970 and again from 1971 to 1981. In 1976 he established the second endowed chair in the history of the College, the Grossman Professorship of Economics. Grossman Hall was dedicated in 1984, and in 1987 he received the Ernest C. Marriner Distinguished Service Award. Survivors include his wife, Ethel, two sons, J. Zachary Grossman and Thomas S. Grossman '63, three daughters, Eve Grossman, Janis Rush and Marsha Kadish, five sisters and a brother, nine grandchildren, including Scott Kadish '94, and three great-grandchildren.
Frederick R. Knox '32, November 30, 1999, in Concord, N.H., at 91. He was a pastor of First Baptist churches in Dexter, Maine, Chester, Vt., and Randolph and North Hanover, Mass. He is survived by two sons, William R. and Kenneth E. Knox, a daughter, Elizabeth Knox Stoddard '55, two sisters, 10 grandchildren, including Stacie Stoddard Starr '79 and Shellie Stoddard '82, 16 great-grandchildren and nieces and nephews.
Marion Clark Harmon '33, January 27, 2000, in Mars Hill, Maine, at 87. She was an English teacher at Caribou High School from 1933 to 1940 and later served her community in several volunteer roles. Surviving are two sisters, Emmeline Gregory and Norma Brewer, and several nieces and nephews.
Elizabeth H. Weeks '34, January 30, 2000, in Exeter, N.H., at 86. She earned a master's degree and a library science degree and had a long career as a librarian in 13 libraries, including the University of Maine-Farmington, the New York Public Library and the Claremont, Calif., library. Predeceased by her brother Lewis Weeks Jr. '42, she is survived by nieces, nephews and four cousins.
Maxine L. Knapp '36, October 31, 1999, in Farmington, Maine, at 84. She was a secretary in banks in Augusta and Portland, Maine, and at the Sugarloaf Ski Shop. She is survived by many cousins.
Arne O. Lindberg '36, November 18, 1999, in Port Angeles, Wash., at 87. A native of Sweden, he earned master's and doctoral degrees from Ohio State University, taught at Miami University in Ohio and from 1948 to 1977 was a professor at Washington State University, where he served as chair of the department of foreign languages. He was a member of numerous organizations and was listed in Who's Who in America. He is survived by his wife of 61 years, Hazel Lindberg, a son and daughter, two grandchildren and four great-grandchildren.
