Hanover, NH – Harte C. Crow of Etna, NH died peacefully on March 21, 2026 after a sudden illness. He was 91.
Harte was born in Uniontown, PA, on September 5, 1934 to Frank and Adelaide Crow. He had many fond memories of his childhood with his younger sister Linda and brother Frank. He attended a one-room elementary school where he entertained himself by doing the lessons of all of the grades at once. That love of learning stayed with him throughout his life.
He graduated from Yale College in 1956, and earned his medical degree from the University of Pennsylvania. While at Penn he met Ann Henry, while they were both on failed blind dates with other people. They married on August 29, 1959, starting a lifelong partnership that Harte described as the smartest decision he ever made.
Following internal medicine training at Case Western Reserve he returned to Philadelphia for a radiology residency at Penn. His residency was interrupted by a tour at the 3rd Field Hospital in Saigon. His service there made him an outspoken opponent of the war.
In 1971, Harte and Ann moved with their three young children to Etna, NH, where he took a position as a staff radiologist at Dartmouth-Hitchcock and served on the faculty at the Dartmouth Medical School. He loved his work. Over his career, he helped establish DHMC’s ultrasound and CT programs and led the breast imaging department. He especially enjoyed his time at Speare Memorial Hospital in Plymouth. He took great pleasure in his relationship with colleagues and scores of residents over the years, developing lifelong friendships with many. This included a close bond he and Ann had with Dave and Elsa Desrochers, which included many adventures together.
Harte had a bright and curious mind, and indulged many passions over the years. He was an avid collector of art, and he and Ann donated some of this collection to the Currier Museum in Manchester. He loved design and architecture. In retirement, he taught Osher classes on Frank Lloyd Wright, historical art collectors, and Henry Ford.
He enjoyed working on their property in Etna where he assembled a world-class collection of broken-down antique tractors. He extended this part of his life after he and Ann bought land and a house that they lovingly called the Dismal. He spent years maintaining trails and doing projects at rental houses there and in Etna. They eventually donated the land to the Upper Valley Land Trust.
Harte and Ann loved to travel with close friends, including yearly ski trips and many international adventures.
More than anything, Harte loved his family: his children, Kate, Andrew, and Peter (Sarah); eight grandchildren, Henry Pfeffer (Eliza), Charlotte Pfeffer (Andrew), Jane Pfeffer Devore (Colin), Jack Crow, Beatrice Crow, Alice Crow, Augusta Crow and Josephine Crow; and three great-grandchildren, Harte and Ida Agolioti and Cecelia Devore. The extended family all assembled for yearly vacations in the Adirondacks where Harte participated in group hikes into his 80s. He was always positioned at the back of the pack, carrying on long and thoughtful conversations with his fellow stragglers. He was well known for his unconventional views on proper hydration and perspiration.
Harte was loved for his wisdom, kindness, generosity, and mischievous wit.
A celebration of life will be held in the spring.
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