On 13th June Somerville’s annual Commemoration Service will be held in the College Chapel at 2.30 pm, during which we will remember all those alumni and Fellows of whose death we have been informed during the past year.
2026 Commemorations
The alumnae and Fellows below will be commemorated this year. If you know anyone else whom you think should be included in this year’s memorial, please contact jacqueline.watson@some.ox.ac.uk.
Averil Cameron née Sutton (1958) on 7 April 2026, aged 86. Literae Humaniores. Honorary Fellow.
Hazel Mary Fox née Stuart (1946) on 12 July 2025, aged 96. Jurisprudence. Honorary Fellow and tutor in Law.
Barbara Fitzgerald Harvey (1946) on 12 August 2025, aged 97. Fellow in History.
Carole Jordan on 3 February 2026, aged 84. Fellow in Physics.
Franklyn Kimmel (Frank) Prochaska on 15 February 2026, aged 85. Senior Research Fellow.
Chitra Kamini Agrell née Wickremsinghe (1964) on 8 February 2026, aged 85. Anthropology.
Gina May Vere Alexander née Pirani (1953) on 9 January 2026, aged 91. History.
Corinna Mary Balfour (1964) on 9 July 2025, aged 79. PPE.
Helen Rachel Bennett (1967) on 18 March 2026, aged 76. PPP.
Aylwin Patricia (Patricia) Chancellor née Humphrys (1949) on 17 October 2025, aged 95. Botany.
Elizabeth Ann (Pippa) Cookson née Hobday (1954) in October 2024, aged 87. Chemistry.
Shirley Cordeaux Wilde née Legge (1952) on 19 March 2026, aged 92. Modern Languages.
Rowena Courtney née Walton (1950) on 21 January 2026, aged 92. Mathematics.
Heather Ann Dobson née Williams (1963) on 26 June 2025, aged 80. Modern Languages.
Jill Donnelly née Challenor (1967) on 9 February 2025, aged 76. Physiological Sciences.
Pamela June (Pam) Drewett née Evans (1947) on 28 August 2025, aged 96. English.
Louis Fletcher (2009) on 19 December 2025, aged 35. English.
Judith Mary Gardner née Adams (1958). Modern Languages.
Laura Agnes Gascoigne née Warner (1969) on 18 October 2025, aged 75. Literae Humaniores.
Judith Mary Goldfinch née Oldham (1964) on 19 April 2025, aged 79. Mathematics.
Rachel Isabel Griffiths née Cullen (1967) on 24 December 2025, aged 72. English, and MSc in Applied Social Science.
Diana Marjorie Handford (1961) on 4 November 2025, aged 83. History.
Gillian Margaret (Gill) Hayward née Todd (1950) on 28 March 2025, aged 94. Mathematics.
Helen Felicity (Felicity) Hindson née Lambert (1953) on 13 March 2026, aged 91. History.
Jane Mary Howarth (1966) on 18 February 2026. DPhil Philosophy.
Nerys Hucker (1990) on 18 February 2026. Physics.
Elizabeth Jessie Maslen née Thomas (1957) on 29 September 2025. Dip. Comparative Philology.
Minnie McMillan (1960) on 28 January 2026, aged 84. Chemistry.
Helen Josephine (Josephine) Millar née Hamilton (1945) on 27 July 2025, aged 98. Modern Languages.
Richenda Milton-Daws née Milton-Thompson (1975) on 4 July 2025, aged 68. English.
Okpyo Moon (1975) on 27 November 2025, aged 75. DPhil Social and Cultural Anthropology.
Judith May Morris née Sharp (1965) on 23 September 2025, aged 78. Mathematics.
Pamela Ahilya Noone née Nehaul (1959) on 2 January 2026, aged 85. PPP.
Elspeth Anne Orrom née Oliver (1949) on 30 March 2025, aged 93. Mathematics.
Eleanor Jane Pearce née Hartwell (1973) on 4 December 2025, aged 71. Mathematics.
Helen Ruth Katherine Peters (1972) on 8 January 2026, aged 83. DPhil English.
Corinne Louise Petford née Chamber (1951) on 8 June 2025, aged 93. Physics.
Margaret Mackay Porter née Wallace (1951) on 4 January 2026, aged 92. English.
Priscilla Leslie (Cilla) Price née Pantin (1964) on 4 October 2025, aged 80. Physiological Sciences.
Bethany Anne Smith (2019) on 30 July 2025, aged 24. Biology.
Katherine Elizabeth Snape née Faulkener (1970) in July 2025, aged 76. MLitt Turkish Studies, BLitt Oriental Studies
Margaret (Rita) Sullivan née Rivera (1951) on 22 November 2025, aged 93. History.
Sarah Tillotson (1957) on 17 November 2025, aged 86. Biochemistry, Dip. Public and Social Administration
Jean Constance Toynbee née Asquith (1940) on 14 January 2026, aged 105. Physiological Sciences.
Jennifer Ann (Jenny) Wiggins née Walkden (1958) on 28 June 2025, aged 85. Mathematics.
Daphne Williamson née Gloag (1952) on 27 March 2024, aged 91. Literae Humaniores.
Tresca Winteringham née Davis (1953) on 21 February 2025, aged 90. Physiological Sciences.
Fiona Margaret Zeiner née Milligan (1990) on 25 December 2025, aged 53. Chemistry.