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Mary K. Wasgatt '30, May 20, 1997, in Camden, Maine, at 90. Brought up in Rockland, Maine, she worked for Maritime Oil Company, Rockland Savings Bank and the William A. Farnsworth Library and Art Museum. Her community gave her a distinguished service award in 1968. Surviving are her sister, Martha Wasgatt, two nephews and two nieces.
Howard L. Ferguson '31, March 17, 1997, in Windham, N.H., at 88. He was an All-Maine baseball player at Colby and coached the Newton (Mass.) High School baseball team from 1948 to 1970. A World War II Army veteran, he also taught social studies at the school. He was named Colby Man of the Year in 1952. He is survived by his son, Roy Ferguson, a daughter, Suzanne Ferguson Yeo, four grandchildren and two great-grandchildren.
Bernard H. Lipman '31, June 28, 1997, in Silver Spring, Md., at 89. He was founder, chief executive officer and president of Lipman Bros. Inc., one of the largest agri-business operations of its kind in the U.S. He gave the Colbiana Room in Miller Library, endowed the Lipman Lecture, made a gift to establish the Bernard H. Lipman Library of Judaic Studies and served as an overseer. The College honored him with two Colby Gavels and a Colby Brick. Surviving, besides his wife, Thelma, are three sons, including Samuel B. Lipman '72, a daughter, two sisters and six grandchildren.
Margaret L. Choate '33, March 8, 1997, in Penobscot, Maine, at 85. She was a Latin teacher at Thayer Academy in Braintree, Mass., and Foxcroft School in Middleburg, Va.
Priscilla Perkins McLaughlin '33, April 13, 1997, in Boothbay Harbor, Maine, at 86. She taught art in elementary and secondary schools in Waterville, Maine, from the 1940s to the 1970s. A founding member of the Maine Poets Society, she won many awards for her poetry. She is survived by her daughter, Carol E. Cragin, a brother, two grandchildren and two great-grandchildren.
William M. Terry '33, in 1996 in Newport News, Va., at 86. He was an industrial relations director for Aerodex Inc. in Miami. Survivors include his wife, Jean Wellington Terry '32.
Asa H. Roach '36, April 19, 1997, in Houlton, Maine, at 83. After earning an LL.B. degree from Boston University School of Law, he distinguished himself as an Army prosecutor in World War II and served with the Maine National Guard as a legal officer until 1961. He practiced law and was prominent in the public affairs of Houlton, Maine, until his retirement in 1976. Survivors include his wife of 55 years, Jessie Adams Roach '38, four children and five grandchildren.
Beryl McKeen Donovan '37, March 28, 1997, in Houlton, Maine, at 80. She was known for her custom-created draperies. Survivors include her husband, John, a son, a daughter, seven grandchildren, six great-grandchildren and several nieces and nephews.
Charles N. "Chick" Nawfel '37, April 20, 1997, in Waterville, Maine, at 82. He graduated from Boston University School of Law before serving in the Army, then devoted more than 50 years to his law practice in Waterville and to involvement in the community. Survivors include his wife, Elizabeth, two sons, a daughter, two sisters, a cousin, nine grandchildren and 11 great-grandchildren.
Hazel Wepfer Thayer '37, May 28, 1997, in Brunswick, Maine, at 80. After working as a secretary for the Sperry Gyroscope Co. during World War II, she was a homemaker in Concord, Mass. In 1980 she and her husband, J. Marble Thayer '38, moved to Orrs Island, Maine. Survivors include her husband, a daughter, two nieces and a nephew.
