Obituaries

Some of the best writing to appear in the Newsletters have been the obituaries. These eulogies to prominent and not-so-prominent Antarcticans by those who knew them highlight and celebrate the lives of those who were fortunate enough to experience the Great South.

To go directly to the page containing a specific obituary, click on the link in the "Reference" column.

Thanks to Paul Dalrymple and many others for contributing this information.

Last Name First Name Birth Death Author Ref.
AbercrombieThomas19312006Paul DalrympleVol. 05-06 May No. 4
AllenRobert19232015Paul DalrympleVol. 15-16 October No. 1
BenkertAdmiral Michael19231989Paul DalrympleVol. 89-90 January No. 3
BenninghoffWilliam19151993Paul Dalrymple Vol. 92-93 January No. 4
BentleyCharles R.19292017Guy GuthridgeVol. 17-18 October No. 1
BermelPeter F.19272017Guy GuthridgeVol. 17-18 January No. 2
BevilacquaCharles A.19322019Guy GuthridgeVol. 19-20 April No. 3
BlackburnRichard19021992Paul DalrympleVol. 92-93 September No. 2
BlanchardLloyd G.19502014Guy GuthridgeVol. 14-15 January No. 2
BlochErich19252016Guy GuthridgeVol. 16-17 January No. 2
BornsHarold19282020Guy GuthridgeVol. 19-20 April No. 3
BregerDee Lewis19432016Guy GuthridgeVol. 17-18 April No. 3
BullColin19282010John SplettstoesserVol. 10-11 November No. 2
BurnhamJames B.19342015Paul DalrympleVol. 14-15 April No. 3
BurrillMeredith"Pete"19031997Paul DalrympleVol. 97-98 October No. 1
BushnellVivian19101994Walter SeeligVol. 95-96 July No. 1
CalkinParker E.19332017Guy GuthridgeVol. 16-17 July No. 4
CameronRichard L.19302019Guy GuthridgeVol. 19-20 October No. 1
CanhamDavid19231986Paul DalrympleVol. 85-86 March No. 4
CartwrightGordon19102007Paul Dalrymple Vol. 06-07 February No. 4
CassidyWilliam19282020Guy GuthridgeVol. 19-20 April No. 3
ClinchNick19312016Paul DalrympleVol. 16-17 October No. 1
CsejteyBela19342012Art Ford Vol. 14-15 July No. 4
Clark Arnold H.19041976UnknownVol. 76-77 March No. 3
Clarke Bolling Byrd19222007Paul DalrympleVol. 07-08 February No. 3
CongerRichard19012003Paul DalrympleVol. 04-05 July No. 1
CraddockJohn Campbell19302006Bob RutfordVol. 07-08 November No. 2
CraryAlbert P.19111987Paul DalrympleVol. 87-88 November No. 2
CraryMildred19292017Guy GuthridgeVol. 18-19 April No. 3
DalrymplePaul C.19232020Guy GuthridgeVol. 19-20 July No. 4
DanielsAmbassador Paul Clement19071989Paul Dalrymple Vol. 85-86 April No. 5
DarlingtonJennie19242017Guy GuthridgeVol. 17-18 October No. 1
DenHartogStephen19332018Guy GuthridgeVol. 17-18 July No. 4
DeWittHugh Hamilton19341995Paul Dalrymple Vol. 94-95 March No. 4
de ZafraRobert L.19322017Guy GuthridgeVol. 17-18 January No. 2
DingleRobert19202016Herbert J.G. DartnallVol. 16-17 April No. 3
Dufek Adm. George19031977UnknownVol. 76-77 March No. 3
Dyer John Newton19111996Paul DalrympleVol. 95-96 April No. 6
ElfringChris19552018Guy GuthridgeVol. 17-18 July No. 4
El-SayedSayed19262005Paul Dalrymple, Andrew ClarkeVol. 05-06 February No. 3
FeeneyRobert19132006Paul DalrympleVol. 06-07 November No. 3
FieldWilliam Osgood "Bill"19041994A. L. "Link" WashburnVol. 94-95 September No. 1
FowlerCapt. Alfred N.19262020John CloughVol. 19-20 January No. 2
FrancisHarry19301990Steve Den Hartog, John Twiss Vol. 90-91 November No. 2
FriisHerman19061989Walter SeeligVol. 89-90 November No. 2
FuchsSir Vivian "Bunny"19081991Charles Swithinbank Vol. 99-00 December No. 3
GoldthwaitRichard19111992A. L. "Link" WashburnVol. 92-93 July No. 1
GouldLaurence Mckinley18961995A. L. "Link" Washburn, Paul Dalrymple Vol. 95-96 July No. 1
HamiltonGordon19662016Guy GuthridgeVol. 16-17 January No. 2
HansonKirby19292006Paul Dalrymple Vol. 06-07 February No. 4
HarrisonHenry19041991Paul DalrympleVol. 91-92 July No. 1
HillarySir Edmund19202008Christchurch PressVol. 07-08 February No. 3
HowardAugust19101988Paul DalrympleVol. 88-89 January No. 3
HutchinsonLouise19262017Guy GuthridgeVol. 16-17 July No. 4
JonesThomas O.19061993Walt SeeligVol. 92-93 April No. 6
JorgensenArthur E.19332015Guy GuthridgeVol. 15-16 January No. 2
KatsufrakisJohn19251994Rob FlintVol. 94-95 January No. 3
KershawGiles19491990Paul DalrympleVol. 89-90 April No. 5
KnezevichNick19482015Paul DalrympleVol. 14-15 July No. 4
LanyonMargaret19312017Guy GuthridgeVol. 17-18 October No. 1
LaudonThomas S.19322017Guy GuthridgeVol. 17-18 January No. 2
LeatherwoodSteven19441997Victoria Underwood, Paul DalrympleVol. 96-97 March No. 3
LentonRalph19231986Paul DalrympleVol. 86-87 October No. 2
LettauBernard19392014Paul DalrympleVol. 13-14 February No. 2
LewisPrice19201999Paul DalrympleVol. 99-00 August No. 1
LindseyAlton19071999Paul DalrympleVol. 99-00 May No. 4
LinehanFather Dan19041987Paul DalrympleVol. 87-88 November No. 2
LlanoGeorge19122003Washington Post, Paul DalrympleVol. 02-03 March No. 4
MachemerGrace S.19262019Guy GuthridgeVol. 19-20 October No. 1
McCormickWilliam S.19132001Paul DalrympleVol. 01-02 January No. 2
McWhinnieMary Alice19221980Sayed El-SayedVol. 79-80 May No. 6
MellorMalcolm19331991Paul DalrympleVol. 91-92 September No. 2
MirabitoJohn19881988Paul DalrympleVol. 88-89 September No.1
MitchellJ. Murray19281990Paul DalrympleVol. 90-91 November No. 2
MiyodaLarry19361995Paul dalrympleVol. 06-07 February No. 4
MogensenPalle19081991Paul DalrympleVol. 91-92 October No. 3
MorrisonCharlie19272004Paul DalrympleVol. 04-05 December No. 3
MulgrewPeter1979Paul DalrympleVol. 79-80 January No. 3
MurphyCharles J.V.19041987Paul DalrympleVol. 87-88 January No. 3
NelsonWillis H. "Willie"19202010Art FordVol. 10-11 April No. 3
NicholsRobert19041995Paul DalrympleVol. 94-95 March No. 4
OstensoNed19311997Paul DalrympleVol. 96-97 May No. 4
OwenArthur E.19272000Robert DodsonVol. 00-01 October No. 1
PerryJohn19372016Guy GuthridgeVol. 16-17 April No. 3
PierceChester19272016Paul DalrympleVol. 16-17 October No. 1
PomerantzMartin19162008San Francisco ChronicleVol. 08-09 December No. 2
PoulterThomas18971978Paul Dalrymple Vol. 78-79 October No. 1
RobinGordon19212004Charles SwithinbankVol. 04-05 December No. 3
RonneFinn18991980Bob NicholsVol. 79-80 February No. 4
RonneEdith "Jackie"19192009Karen Ronne TupekPrivate Obituary
RubinMorton J.19192005Paul DalrympleVol. 04-05 July No. 1
RudolphEmanuel19281992Paul DalrympleVol. 92-93 July No. 1
RutfordRobert H.19332019John CloughVol. 19-20 January No. 2
ScottSir Peter19091989Washington PostVol. 89-90 September No. 1
SeeligWalter Roy19192005Paul Dalrymple and others Vol. 04-05 May No. 5
SipleRuth J.19122004Paul Dalrymple Vol. 03-04 March No. 4
SladenWilliam J.L.19202017Guy GuthridgeVol. 16-17 July No. 4
SmithDean1987Los Angeles Times Vol. 87-88 September No. 1
SplettstoesserJohn19332016Paul DalrympleVol. 15-16 July No. 4
StearnsCharles R.19252010Matthew Lazzara Vol. 10-11 September No. 1
StonehouseBernard19262014Guy GuthridgeVol. 14-15 January No. 2
SullivanWalter19181996New York Times Vol. 95-96 April No. 6
SwinburneHarry1991Paul Dalrymple Vol. 90-91 May No. 6
TaylorRonald C.2005Paul Dalrymple Vol. 05-06 November No. 2
ThomsonRobert2008Al Fowler Vol. 07-08 February No. 3
Tierney-HollyJames Q.19252014Steve Dibbern Vol. 14-15 October No. 1
ToddEdward P.19202003Al Fowler Vol. 03-04 August No. 1
ToneyGeorge R.19182008Kendall Moulton Vol. 08-09 September No. 1
TuckJack19331984Paul DalrympleVol. 84-85 September No. 1
TurnerMort D.19202004Paul DalrympleVol. 04-05 July No. 1
TwissJohn R.19382009Bob HofmanVol. 09-10 October No. 1
TyreeAdm. David M.19041984Paul Dalrymple Vol. 84-85 October No. 2
VaughnNorman19052005Paul DalrympleVol. 05-06 February No. 3
VictorPaul-Emile19071995Paul DalrympleVol. 95-96 July No. 1
WadeF. Alton19031978Paul DalrympleVol. 78-79 October No. 1
WaiteAmory H, "Bud"19021985Paul DalrympleVol. 84-85 March No. 5
WaldronKenneth19352017Guy GuthridgeVol. 16-17 July No. 4
WeinerMurray19161988Paul DalrympleVol. 88-89 January No. 3
WhartonRobert A.19522012Vol. 12-13 November No. 1
WilknissPeter19352005Paul Dalrymple Vol. 05-06 September No. 1
WilsonChristopher19462015Guy Guthridge Vol. 15-16 January No. 2
ZehnderBruno19461997John SplettstoesserVol. 97-98 October No. 1
ZellerEdward19261996Paul DalrympleVol. 95-96 April No. 6
ZotikovIgor A.19272010Vladimir EiseneVol. 10-11 September No. 1
ZumbergeJames19231992Bob Rutford, Link Washburn, Chet LangwayVol. 92-93 July No. 1
 
 
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