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Dear Colleagues, The campus community mourns the passing of Chia-Ching Chang, who died on Thursday, March 3. Chia-Ching retired from Library & Information Technology in 1994 after 30 years of service to Bucknell. Both of Chia-Ching’s daughters, Grace Chang-Fuoto ‘87 and Lil (Chang) DeWald ‘92, are Bucknell alumni. 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 Chia-Ching’s family, as well as to […]

Dear Colleagues, The campus community mourns the passing of RoseMarie Schluter, who died on Sunday, Feb. 13. RoseMarie retired from the Counseling & Student Development Center in 1993. 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 RoseMarie’s family, as well as to all who knew her at Bucknell. John C. BravmanPresident RoseMarie Schluter, 90, of Lewisburg, passed away peacefully Sunday, Feb. 13, […]

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 Zerna Bower, who died on Thursday, Dec. 28. Zerna worked in Bucknell Dining Services since 2010. Her colleagues shared that Zerna was beloved by Bucknell students and her co-workers. She worked at Bison Fresh during the dinner hours and was famous for “Mac and Cheese Mondays” and “Zerna’s Chicken Parm.” 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 […]

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 Mills Edgerton, who died on Monday, Dec. 6. Mills retired as professor emeritus of languages, cultures & linguistics after 32 years of service to the University, which included 21 years as director of the Bucknell University Press. Mills’ son Michael is an alumnus of the class of 1983. 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 […]

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. […]

Dear Colleagues, I write to share the sad news that our friend and colleague Mike Hackenberg has passed away. A 16-year member of the facilities team, Mike worked as a utilities technician. He was a certified pool operator with primary responsibility for the maintenance of Kinney Natatorium. Mike also served as a welder, rebuilt and maintained pumps on campus, and maintained the campus steam/condensate systems. His facilities coworkers recall Mike as a skilled craftsman who took pride in his work and found creative solutions for any problem that arose. For some, Mike was simply “a force of nature.” Friends describe […]