John Kremer III ’61

John died Nov. 26, 2025, in Scarborough, Maine.  

Born in Montclair, N.J., he came to us from St. George’s School. At Princeton he majored in history, took his meals at Charter Club, was a cheerleader, and was assistant business manager of Triangle Club. During junior year he married Joan Lee. 

Following service as an officer in the Army, he worked for the Insurance Company of North America and Atlantic Richfield for 20 years, with overseas postings in Spain (six years) and the U.K. Shifting professions he then became the business manager of Fryeberg Academy in Fryeberg, Maine, where he met his second wife, Leslie Russell.  

Along the way they served as Peace Corps volunteers in Lithuania, traveled in New Zealand, and cooked professionally. A perpetual learner, he learned to cane chairs and took violin lessons well into his 70s — “The cat hates me and Leslie always manages to be elsewhere when I practice,” he observed.  

John was predeceased by Leslie a few months before he died. He is survived by his children, Ellen and John, and four grandchildren, as well as three stepdaughters and their families.