The campus community mourns the passing of James D. Hostetler, who died on Tuesday, March 20. Jim retired in 2015 as Director of Construction and Design in Facilities, after 30 years of service at Bucknell. You can find a fond tribute to Jim on the Bucknell Magazine website as part of the Spring 2018 issue that details his many contributions to outdoor education at 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 […]

The campus community mourns the passing of Ruth Maturani, 90, who died on Friday, October 13. Ruth was employed in Facilities while at Bucknell, retiring in 1996 after 28 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 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 Ruth’s family, as well as to all who knew her at Bucknell. John C. Bravman President __________________________________________________ ­­­­­­­ Ruth Luck Maturani, 90, of […]

The campus community mourns the passing of Audrey Zuch, 95, who died on Wednesday, October 11. Audrey was employed in Library and Information Technology while at Bucknell, retiring in 1988 after 20 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 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 Audrey’s family, as well as to all who knew her at Bucknell. John C. Bravman President ______________________________________________ Audrey Anne Tarbert […]

The campus community mourns the passing of Robert Harder, who died on Thursday, August 24. Bob was employed in Development & Alumni Relations while at Bucknell, retiring in 2002 after 15 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 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 Bob’s family, as well as to all who knew him at Bucknell. John C. Bravman President _____________________________________________________________ Robert S. Harder, Lewisburg, […]

Dear Colleagues: The campus community mourns the passing of Garvis Kron, 82, who died on Monday, August 21. Garvis was employed in Administrative Services (now PP&M) and Athletics & Recreation while at Bucknell, retiring in 1996 after 18 years of service. His daughter, Kathy Kron, is a 1986 graduate. 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 Garvis’s family, as […]

The campus community mourns the passing of Elisabeth Wulczyn ’81, who died on Sunday, July 16 at age 87.  Elisabeth was employed in the Registrar’s office at Bucknell, retiring in 2000 after 26 years of service. Her son, Hans Wylczyn ’92 and daughter-in-law, Susan Wulczyn ’78, were also graduates of Bucknell. Included below is the complete text of the obituary, as provided by the family this week. A memorial service will be held on campus in Bucknell Hall at 3:30 pm, Sunday, September 24. You are encouraged to visit our In Memoriam Site at bucknell.edu/InMemoriam and share personal notes of sympathy and […]

The campus community mourns the passing of Robert “Bob” Reigle, 85, who died on Monday, August 14.  Robert was employed as a custodian at Bucknell, retiring in 1995 after 17 years of service. His daughter, Bonnie Wirth, is employed in the Bucknell facilities department, and his grandson, David Wirth, is a 2002 graduate. 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 […]

The campus community mourns the passing of Ronald Batman, 70, who died on Monday, July 17. Ronald was a supervisor in the cogeneration plant, retiring in 2010 after 38 years of service. Born in Milton on December 17, 1946, he was the son of the late Palmer A. and Helen M. (Sieklicki) Batman. Ronald was a graduate of Milton High School and served in the US Navy. He was a member of the American Legion Post 323 in Watsontown, and the VFW Post 1665 in Milton. He was also a DCNR Certified ATV Instructor and enjoyed hunting and fishing. His […]

The campus community mourns the passing of Venetta G. Bilger, 94, who died on Saturday, July 15. Venetta worked in Facilities, retiring in 1985 after nearly 22 years of service. She was born on November 24, 1922 in Union County, a daughter of the late Elmer E. and Pearl M. (Wirth) Gotshall. On April 26, 1941, she married Kenneth Beaver Bilger, at Christ’s Evangelical Lutheran Church, Lewisburg. Mr. Bilger passed away on February 24, 2001. During retirement, she and Ken spent many years traveling with the Lewisburg Ramblers Club, visiting several states on the East coast, the eastern provinces of […]

The campus community mourns the passing of Thomas A. “Tommy” Thompson ‘60, 78, who died on Sunday, June 25. Tommy spent 37 years at Bucknell University as an assistant coach or head coach for Men’s Basketball, Baseball and Golf until his retirement in 2001. Tommy was a son of the late Lloyd and Edith (Johnson) Thompson. On August 3, 1979, he married the former Robynn Jackson, the love of his life, who survives. Tommy was a 1956 graduate of Kane Area High School. Following graduation, Tommy went on to pitch professionally for the Detroit Tigers organization for three seasons until […]