In Memoriam

Rosemary Frehse Geist, 97, of Rochester Hills, Michigan, died March 2, 2026. She was closely connected to the Spring Sing community through her husband of 60 years, the late Woody Geist of the Detroit Grunyons. The Geist family—Woody, Rosemary, Alison, Mary Ellen, and Libby—often sang…

Dr. Robert “Rob” S. Northrup Sr., known for his lifelong devotion to improving public health both in the United States and around the world, died peacefully on July 12, 2024, in Ann Arbor, Michigan, at the age of 86. He had suffered a long decline…

Stalwart bass and loyal alum, Lambert “Nick” Heyniger, has died. He was class of 1953 at Princeton and a Nassoon. A memorial service for him will be/was held on June 1, 2024 at the Darrow School in New Lebanon, NY (Hudson Valley). The family has…

She was a soprano with a bell-like tone and a natural gift for performing. While raising her family in Princeton, NJ she became an original member of the Boudinotes, a female a cappella group that performed both locally and nationally for over a decade.

Bob possessed a big heart, a ready smile and sharp wit, and an extraordinary mind - a truly beautiful combination for the gentleman he always was.

Spike led the group from the “good old days” when the group rehearsed over a case of Miller High Life at Wolcott Ely’s rec room around a hat that collected beer money, to the next level, where music directors rehearsed the group in church choir rooms, and beer drinking was reserved for post-rehearsal sessions at favorite bars and taverns.

Scott O’Gorman, who passed away April 3, 2020 at the age of 87, was a beloved member of the Augmented 8 who sang with the group for over forty years from 1964 to the early 2000’s. Scott was a true bass with a fierce loyalty…

For many years whenever the Off Sounders needed to cover a voice part or sing a solo the group turned to Len Saari, a lyric baritone with a remarkable range.

“James directed All Good Children from ’71 through ’74 including all four of our appearances at Spring Sing. His death is a big loss to academe and music—and to friendship.” —George Bassett, All Good Children & Cahoots (Obituary taken from the Princeton Alumni Weekly. Class…

Betsy Lynn Morris Rosen of Wellesley, Mass. left us on March 29, 2019, after a year-long battle with stomach cancer. She was an amazing wife, mother, sister, and friend. As a clinical social worker, she made a significant difference in the lives of her clients.

Mary Elizabeth Pitcher Stewart of Kensington, Maryland, died on January 5, 2019, at the age of 95.  She was born in Albany, NY, on December 13, 1923, to Mabel Tynan Pitcher and Ralph Morgan Pitcher. Later the family moved to Buffalo where Mary attended the…

Dave was known as the “Velvet Hammer” as a member of the Off Sounders. “Velvet” was an ode to his smooth baritone crooner style of singing jazz favorites so like Mel Torme, who was known as the “Velvet Fog.” Dave was the first choice as…

BROOKLIN — Roxanne Twitchell Sly died Sunday, June 4, surrounded by her family in Brooklin. She passed peacefully and, as with everything in her life, accompanied by the music that she loved so dearly. Roxanne (Rig to her family and friends) was always grounded in…

Nancy Trowbridge Holmes July 25, 1926 – March 20, 2017 Died peacefully on Monday, March 20, 2017. Born in New York City, NY she grew up in Washington, DC, where she attended the Potomac and Madeira schools. She graduated from Smith College in 1948. Two…

Edwin Lynn Wolff came to the end of his life’s adventures on February 23, 2017, aged 92. He died comfortably at his home at The Academy in Boulder, Colorado. He was born in New York City on November 26, 1924 to Samuel Edwin Wolff and…

Born in Yeadon PA, resided in Havertown PA, died on February 15, 2017, at the age of 69. He is survived by his beloved wife, Ginny (nee Raffel); his brother, Richard (Paula); his children, Jacob (Annie) and Laura (Oscar); and his granddaughter, Rebekah. Len’s home…

JEFFERY, William Wallace Jr. 93, of Nashua, NH, died peacefully at The Huntington on September 3, 2016, surrounded by his family. Born on April 20, 1923 in Keene, NH. Beloved son of the late William Wallace Jeffery, Sr. and Mabel Elizabeth (nee Vaughan). Devoted husband…

For forty years Jeff Parker was a mainstay of the bass section of the Off Sounders.

William Young Gard, a tooling manufacturing company executive, died Tuesday, Jan. 22, 2013. He was a longtime Grosse Pointe resident. He was born June 10, 1927, in Detroit, to Paul Drown and Martha Young Gard and graduated from Detroit University School in 1944. From 1945…

Wolcott was a Whiffenpoof at Yale and a founding member of the Off Sounders. He sang Second Tenor as an Off Sounder for fifty-six years. His signature tune, “I Love the Ladies” was in great demand every concert. Wolcott was a member of the Griswold…

CHATHAM – Lewis E. Kimball, Jr., of Chatham died peacefully August 16[2012] at Cape Cod Hospital from complications of Parkinson’s disease. Lew was an active leader in Chatham, and was a founding member and a president of Friends of Chatham Waterways, where a scholarship program…

LEESE JAMES REED, Age 86, of Birmingham, passed away suddenly on May 5, 2012 in Mystic, CT. Jim was born in York, Pennsylvania on May 20, 1925 to Reed O. and Mary Loucks Leese. At age four, his family moved to Detroit and he graduated…

Died peacefully on Wednesday, February 1, 2012 at his home in Washington, DC. A native of Pittsburgh, PA, he simultaneously entered Yale University and the U.S. Navy‘s officers training program in 1942. He served in the Navy throughout World War II, attaining the rank of…

William “Wat” Stewart, a retired manager at Acacia Mutual Life Insurance who was passionate about promoting a cappella singing, died Jan. 22 [2011] at his home in Kensington of congestive heart failure. He was 88. Mr. Stewart was a human resources training manager at Acacia…

It’s not often the world-famous Whippenpoofs of Yale get the chance to learn the fight song of a small Colorado town. But Jay Tracey, an alum of the famed men’s a cappella group, taught the singers there the fight song of the Meloneers of Rocky…

John Small Winder Jr., 59, national coordinator of the Environmental Protection Agency’s office of site remediation enforcement, died of cardiac arrest Aug. 13, 2002 at his home in Potomac. Mr. Winder spent 28 years in law and management positions at the EPA, mostly working on…