The campus community mourns the passing of Gloria Orren ’94, P’82, ’85, ’89, who died on Friday, Jan. 21. Gloria retired from the Admissions office in 1994. Many of Gloria’s family members walked the paths at Bucknell. Gloria’s daughters Holly (Orren) Morgan ’82, M’84; Leslie (Orren) Herman ’85; and Marcia (Orren) Cooney ’86 graduated from Bucknell. Her son, Thomas Orren, also attended the University. Gloria’s daughter Marcia currently works in Human Resources, and her son-in-law Keith Herman is a member of the Facilities staff. Included below is the complete text of the obituary, as provided by the family. I encourage […]

Dear Colleagues, The campus community mourns the passing of Phyllis L. “Dolly” Conrad, who died on Thursday, Jan. 13. Dolly worked as a custodian while at Bucknell, retiring from the University in 1998. Included below is the complete text of the obituary, as provided by the family. You are encouraged to visit our In Memoriam site to share personal notes of sympathy and remembrance with others. On behalf of our entire University community, I extend our deepest sympathies to Dolly’s family, as well as to all who knew her at Bucknell. John C. BravmanPresident Phyllis L. “Dolly” Conrad, Northumberland, passed […]

The campus community mourns the passing of Helen Steeley, who died on Tuesday, Dec. 21. Helen retired in 1989 after 19 years of service as a custodial section supervisor. Included below is the complete text of the obituary, as provided by the family. ​You are encouraged to visit our In Memoriam site to share personal notes of sympathy and remembrance with others. On behalf of our entire University community, I extend our deepest sympathies to Helen’s family, as well as to all who knew her at Bucknell. Helen L. Steeley, 94, of 30 North Third St., Lewisburg, passed away Tuesday […]

The campus community mourns the passing of Gloria Myers, who died on Wednesday, Dec. 8. Gloria worked in Bertrand Library and retired from the University in 1991 after more than 30 years of service. Included below is the complete text of the obituary, as provided by the family. You are encouraged to visit our In Memoriam site to share personal notes of sympathy and remembrance with others. On behalf of our entire University community, I extend our deepest sympathies to Gloria’s family, as well as to all who knew her at Bucknell. Gloria B. Myers, of Phoenix, Arizona, passed away […]

The campus community mourns the passing of Nancy Leisenring, who died on Weds., Dec. 1. Nancy retired in 2008 after 36 years of service as a custodial section supervisor. Included below is the complete text of the obituary, as provided by the family. I encourage you to visit our In Memoriam site to share personal notes of sympathy and remembrance with others. On behalf of our entire University community, I extend our deepest sympathies to Nancy’s family, as well as to all who knew her at Bucknell. John C. BravmanPresident Nancy P. Leisenring, 75, of Winfield, passed away Wednesday, Dec. […]

The campus community mourns the passing of William Swartzlander, who died on Sunday, Nov. 14. William retired in 2000 as a utility technician. Included below is the complete text of the obituary, as provided by the family. You are encouraged to visit our In Memoriam Site to share personal notes of sympathy and remembrance with others. On behalf of our entire University community, I extend our deepest sympathies to William’s family, as well as to all who knew him at Bucknell. John C. BravmanPresident _____________________________________________________________________ William C. Swartzlander Sr., 86, of Lewisburg, passed away at his home Sunday evening, Nov. […]

The campus community mourns the passing of Franklin Ellis Harley ‘59, who died on Wednesday, Oct. 27. Ellis retired from Bucknell in 2000 after 36 years of service as associate vice president of finance. Many of Ellis’ family members were graduates of Bucknell, including his wife, Jane ’60, P’86, ’94; his son Craig Harley M’94; his daughter, Sue Ann (Harley) Geisler ’86; his nephew, Eric Sutherland ’85, P’20; and his great-niece, Tace Sutherland ’20. Included below is the complete text of the obituary, as provided by the family. You are encouraged to visit our In Memoriam site to share personal […]

The campus community mourns the passing of Martha Pangburn, who died on Thursday, Aug. 12. Martha retired in 1978 from her position in Student Health. Included below is the complete text of the obituary, as provided by the family. You are encouraged to visit our In Memoriam page to share personal notes of sympathy and remembrance with others. On behalf of our entire University community, I extend our deepest sympathies to Martha’s family, as well as to all who knew her at Bucknell. John C. BravmanPresident ______________________________________________________________________________ Martha Marguerite “Marge” (Cooper) Pangburn, of Lewisburg, passed away Thursday, Aug. 12, 2021, […]

The campus community mourns the passing of Jacqueline “Jackie” Miller, who died on Sunday, Aug. 22. Jackie retired in 2018 from her Student Health position after 21 years of service to the University. Jackie’s husband, Garry ‘03, also retired from the University, having worked in Library and Information Technology. Included below is the complete text of the obituary, as provided by the family. You are encouraged to visit our In Memoriam page to share personal notes of sympathy and remembrance with others. On behalf of our entire University community, I extend our deepest sympathies to Jackie’s family, as well as […]

The campus community mourns the passing of Donald Mull, who died on Thursday, January 7. Donald retired in 2003 from his Public Safety position at the University. Donald’s wife, Juliann, is also retired from the University. Included below is the complete text of the obituary, as provided by the family. You are encouraged to visit our In Memoriam Site at bucknell.edu/InMemoriam and share personal notes of sympathy and remembrance with others. On behalf of our entire University community, I extend our deepest sympathies to Donald’s family, as well as to all who knew him at Bucknell. John C. BravmanPresident ______________________________________________________________________ […]