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Monday, December 9th, 2019

Mildred Dreese

The campus community mourns the passing of Mildred Dreese, who died on December 5, 2019.  At the time of her retirement in 2002 she was a Custodial Section Supervisor in Facilities and had served Bucknell for 30 years. 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 Mildred’s family, as well as to all who knew her at Bucknell. John C. Bravman President […]

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Tuesday, December 3rd, 2019

Caroline Hartman

The campus community mourns the passing of Caroline Hartman, who died on December 3, 2019.  Caroline was a Post Office Assistant and had served Bucknell for 44 years at the time of her retirement in 2013. 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 Caroline’s family, as well as to all who knew her at Bucknell. John C. Bravman President _____________________________________________________________________ Caroline […]

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Monday, September 9th, 2019

William B. “Bill” Zimmerman

The campus community mourns the passing of William “Bill” Zimmerman, who died on September 5, 2019.  At the time of his retirement in 2010 he was the Grounds and Labor supervisor in Facilities and had served Bucknell for 44 years. 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 BIll’s family, as well as to all who knew him at Bucknell. John C. […]

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Tuesday, August 13th, 2019

Doris (Harter) Walter

The campus community mourns the passing of Doris Walter, who died on August 13, 2019.  She retired from Bucknell Dining in 1990. 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 Doris’s family, as well as to all who knew her at Bucknell. John C. Bravman President ____________________________________________________________________________ Doris (Harter) Walter, 92, of Milton, passed away on Tuesday, Aug. 13, 2019. She was […]

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Tuesday, March 26th, 2019

Ruth Miller

The campus community mourns the passing of Ruth Miller who died on March 21, 2019.  At the time of her retirement she was the academic assistant in the computer science department and had served Bucknell for 28 year. Ruth’s daughter, Julie Ruch ’92 M’94, is a Bucknell alumna, and her son-in-law, Paul Ruch, is a current employee in the facilities department. 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 […]

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Friday, March 8th, 2019

Anna Jean (Swisher) Machamer

The campus community mourns the passing of Anna Jean Machamer, who died on March 5, 2019.  At the time of her retirement in 1991, she was the secretary in the Biology department and had served Bucknell for 31 year.  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 Anna’s family, as well as to all who knew her at Bucknell. John C. Bravman […]

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Wednesday, March 6th, 2019

Charles Berry

The campus community mourns the passing of Charles Berry, who died on March 3, 2019. He retired from Facilities in 1998, after 25 years of service to Bucknell. 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 Charles’s family, as well as to all who knew him at Bucknell. John C. Bravman President ____________________________________________________________________________ Charles Edward Berry, 87, of New Berlin, […]

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Tuesday, December 18th, 2018

William Batdorf

The campus community mourns the passing of William Batdorf, who died on Tuesday, December 18.  He retired from Facilities in 2010, after more than 22 years of service to Bucknell. Included below is the complete text of the obituary, as provided by the family. Services in his memory were held in December. 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 William’s family, as well as to all who knew him at Bucknell. John C. Bravman President […]

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Wednesday, October 17th, 2018

Juliann “Judy” Zimmerman

Dear Colleagues, The campus community mourns the passing of Juliann “Judy” Zimmerman, who died on Friday, October 5. Judy retired from the Finance office in 1988, after 17 years of service to Bucknell. 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 Judy’s family, as well as to all who knew her at Bucknell. John C. Bravman President _________________________________________________________________________________________________ Juliann “Judy” (Smith) […]

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Wednesday, August 15th, 2018

Dorothy Kerstetter

Dear Colleagues, The campus community mourns the passing of Dorothy Kerstetter, who died on Tuesday, August 14.  Dorothy retired from the finance office in 1999 after 18 years of service to Bucknell. 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 Dorothy’s family, as well as to all who knew her at Bucknell. John C. Bravman President ___________________________________________________________________________ Dorothy F. Kerstetter, 81, of […]

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