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Wednesday, October 25th, 2017

William G. “Bill” Holzberger

The campus community mourns the passing of William “Bill” Holzberger, 85, who died on Wednesday, October 25.  Bill joined the Bucknell Faculty in 1969 and after teaching for 28 years, retired as Professor Emeritus of English in 1997. Bill’s wife, Annegret ’92, and his son and daughter-in-law, Stefan and Jennifer Holzberger ’93, are Bucknell alumni. His grandson, Ethan, is a member of the Class of 2020. 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 […]

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Monday, October 23rd, 2017

Joseph P. Fell

The campus community mourns the passing of Joseph Fell, 86, who died on Monday, October 23.  Joseph joined the Bucknell Faculty in 1963 and after teaching for 30 years and serving as Presidential Professor of Philosophy from 1987-92, he retired as John Howard Harris Chair in Philosophy, emeritus, in 1993. 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 Joseph’s family, as well […]

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Monday, October 16th, 2017

Ruth Maturani

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 […]

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Wednesday, October 11th, 2017

Audrey Zuch

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 […]

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Sunday, August 27th, 2017

Robert “Bob” Harder

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, […]

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Thursday, August 24th, 2017

Garvis Kron

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 […]

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Thursday, August 24th, 2017

Elisabeth Wulczyn ’81

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 […]

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Monday, August 14th, 2017

Robert “Bob” Reigle

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 […]

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Thursday, July 20th, 2017

Thaddeus Aaron Davis ’09

Dear Colleagues and Students: The Bucknell community continues to mourn the sudden passing of Thaddeus Davis ’09 who died tragically last week while on vacation with his family. Thaddeus was employed as a development officer in the Annual Fund Office since 2014. Services have been scheduled for Saturday, July 29. Details may be found in the complete text of the obituary below, 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 […]

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Monday, July 17th, 2017

Ronald Batman

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 […]

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