Obituaries: July / August 2024 (2024)

1930s

Edna Oren Ayers ’39 H&HD, Wetumpka, Ala.—May 4, 2023.

1940s

Thelma Aaron Deitcher ’42 MS Lib, Ann Arbor, Mich.—Oct. 20, 2023.

Jack V. McKee ’42 Lib (ΤΚΕ), Williamsport, Pa.—Jan. 28, 2024.

Dorothy Teresinski Withey-Carroll ’42 Edu (ΘΦΑ), Dallas, Pa.—March 13, 2024.

Sara Fisher Eligman ’43 Lib (ΑΕΦ), Reading, Pa.—April 26, 2023. Child: Donald ’77 Agr.

Leonard E. Schaeffer ’44 Agr, Grovetown, Ga.—March 1, 2024.

Obituaries: July / August 2024 (1)

Joan Bock Brew '45 Lib founded Hillandale Nursery School in Connecticut and volunteered tirelessly in service to women, children, and the elderly. Read the full profile.

Melva Davis Weisberger ’45 Edu (ΣΔΤ, Froth), Steubenville, Ohio—Dec. 11, 2023.

Barbara Haas Mosley ’46 Lib (ΓΦΒ), San Diego—July 30, 2023.

Obituaries: July / August 2024 (2)

James Dannenberg '47 Agr was an expert on dental care for children, served as a stateside military dentist during the Korean War, and became a professor of endodontic and pediatric dentistry at Penn. Read the full profile.

Jullia V. Pastewka ’47 Sci (ΘΦΑ), Mechanicsburg, Pa.—Nov. 29, 2022.

Stanley L. Von Nieda ’47 H&HD (Basketball, Parmi Nous), Elizabethtown, Pa.—Sept. 6, 2023.

Emory J. Brown ’48 Agr (ΑΖ, Skull & Bones), State College—Feb. 16, 2024. Children: Barbara ’75 Lib; Nancy Delricco ’85 Sci.

Joseph Januszkiewicz ’48 Eng, ’52 JD Law, State College—May 18, 2023.

Sallyann Rowe Wolf ’48 H&HD (ΑΧΩ), Warner Robins, Ga.—Jan. 7, 2024. Spouse: Penrose ’48 Lib; Child: Penelope Byrd ’75 H&HD.

Larry L. Gerwig ’49 Eng (ΠΚΦ, Track/Cross Country), Corning, N.Y.—Jan. 29, 2023.

Jane McCormick Lewis ’49 H&HD (ΚΚΓ), Lancaster, Pa.—Feb. 1, 2024.

Martha Koons Nissley ’49 Lib (ΓΦΒ, Thespians), Mechanicsburg, Pa.—Dec. 8, 2023.

Sidney B. Simon ’49 Edu, ’52 MEd Lib (ΦΣΔ, Basketball, Blue Key, La Vie, Skull & Bones, Thespians), Fort Myers, Fla.—Jan. 12, 2023.

Ruth Brown Werkheiser ’49 H&HD, Scotrun, Pa.—Feb. 15, 2024. Spouse: George ’49 Agr.

1950s

William F. Besser ’50 Sci (ΖΒΤ), Princeton, N.J.—Oct. 28, 2023. Spouse: Ruth Phillips ’51 Lib.

John P. DeBarber ’50, ’62 PhD Eng, Boalsburg, Pa.—Jan. 29, 2024.

John R. Hess ’50 Edu, Irvington, Va.—Dec. 12, 2023.

Joy C. Hicks ’50 Law, Berwick, Pa.—Jan. 22, 2023.

Charles L. Kocher ’50 Agr, Berwick, Pa.—Dec. 5, 2023. Child: Nancy Krauss ’77 H&HD.

John V. Resig ’50 Eng Alt, Murray, Ky.—Nov. 3, 2023.

Marjorie Sloan Silverberg ’50 Edu, Huntington, N.Y.—Nov. 24, 2023.

John E. Booth ’51 Eng (ΚΔΡ), Lancaster, Pa.—Feb. 6, 2024. Child: Mary Olshefsky ’84 H&HD.

Dean C. Cherrington ’51 Eng (Triangle), Stamford, Conn.—Oct. 19, 2023.

Harry D. Graham ’51 Eng (ΠΚΑ), Smyrna, Del.—Jan. 27, 2024. Child: Eric ’95 Eng.

Robert S. Reese ’51 Edu (ΔΥ), Hollidaysburg, Pa.—Jan. 17, 2024.

Paul Shogren ’51 Agr (ΔΘΣ), Oakland, Md.—Jan. 16, 2024.

Richard F. Spittler ’51 Eng WY, Wernersville, Pa.—Dec. 15, 2022.

Walter J. Broscious ’52 Com (ΠΚΑ), Westlake Village, Calif.—Feb. 25, 2024.

Marion B. Burton ’52 Sci (ΦΓΔ, NROTC), Little Rock, Ark.—Jan. 27, 2024.

John B. Donahoe ’52 Agr (AFROTC), Fairfield, Calif.—April 23, 2023. Siblings: Frederick ’58 Agr; Mary Gagnon ’60 H&HD.

Anne M. Greene ’52 Agr, Pompton Plains, N.J.—Oct. 13, 2023.

Elizabeth Parsons Kirchner ’52 MS, ’55 PhD Lib, Putnam Valley, N.Y.—Feb. 12, 2024.

Jay S. McMahan Jr. ’52 Sci (ΒΘΠ, Basketball, Parmi Nous), Kingston, Ontario —Oct. 26, 2023. Sibling: Elizabeth Fair ’49 Sci.

Charles H. Naginey ’52 Edu, ’60, ’67 MS Eng (Alum. Council, ΦΚΤ, AFROTC, Choir, Glee Club, Skull & Bones, Thespians), State College—March 12, 2024. Children: Judith ’78 Lib, ’84 MS Edu; John ’80 H&HD; Jacqueline Hook ’83 Bus; Julie DeCooman ’91 Lib, ’97 MS H&HD.

Keith D. Smith ’52 Sci (NROTC), Houston—Jan. 17, 2024.

Thaddeus Yarosh ’52 Agr (ΑΚΛ), Klamath Falls, Ore.—Feb. 4, 2024.

LaVonne Althouse ’53 Com (Collegian), Lititz, Pa.—Dec. 15, 2023. Sibling: Joan ’61 Lib.

Joan Heinz Hahn ’53 Edu, Reading, Pa.—Jan. 21, 2024. Spouse: Tom ’53 Lib; Children: Tom ’76, ’78 MBA Bus; Kathy ’80 Com.

Charles L. Hall ’53 A&A, Manhattan, Kan.—Nov. 2, 2023.

Richard E. Hallgren ’53, ’60 PhD EMS (Alum. Fellow, AFROTC), Silver Spring, Md.—Nov. 5, 2023.

Robert T. Ives Jr. ’53 Lib, Naperville, Ill.—May 13, 2023.

Ruth Abt Mauer ’53 Lib (ΦΣΣ), St. Petersburg, Fla.—March 17, 2024.

Ira L. Reiss ’51 MA, ’53 PhD Lib, Minneapolis—Jan. 9, 2024.

James H. Salmon ’53 Sci, Erie, Pa.—Nov. 13, 2023. Sibling: Verel ’67 Sci.

Robert F. Sweeny ’53, ’55 MS, ’60 PhD Eng (Glee Club), Crozet, Va.—Sept. 3, 2022.

G.H. Edward Walden ’53 Eng (ΑΧΣ, NROTC), Pullman, Wash.—Dec. 8, 2022.

Hope Meloy Yenko ’53 Edu (ΑΓΔ), Sherman Oaks, Calif.—Sept. 25, 2023.

Marilyn Buzby Flagler ’54 Sci (ΚΚΓ), Medford, N.J.—Feb. 14, 2024.

Edith Spalding Heckel ’54 Edu (ΑΧΩ, Thespians), Lititz, Pa.—Nov. 25, 2023. Spouse: David ’54 Agr.

William B. Hess Jr. ’54 Lib (ΔΥ, Blue Band), Dallastown, Pa.—Oct. 16, 2023.

George A. Resh ’54 Lib (ΛΧΑ, AFROTC), Lancaster, Pa.—Dec. 31, 2023.

Ethel Sandson Schultz ’54 H&HD (ΣΔΤ, Collegian), Cincinnati—Feb. 1, 2023.

Ethel Wilson Setman ’54 H&HD, Galeton, Pa.—Feb. 6, 2024. Child: George V ’82 Bus.

Ralph Caputo Jr. ’55 Lib, Old Bridge, N.J.—June 1, 2023. Child: David ’87 Eng.

Jack E. Diehl ’55 Eng (ΦΜΔ), Bowling Green, Ohio—Feb. 5, 2023.

Mary Nolt Huber ’55 Bus (ΔΓ), Mount Joy, Pa.—March 5, 2024.

Ralph P. Miller ’55 Eng, ’76 MAdm Hbg (AFROTC), Elizabethtown, Pa.—Feb. 25, 2024.

Jay M. Rotberg ’55 Lib, Greensboro, N.C.—Jan. 19, 2024.

Lamont B. Smith ’55 H&HD (ΘΧ, Track/Cross Country), Mifflinburg, Pa.—Jan. 6, 2024.

Robert G. Traugh Jr. ’55 MEd Sci, Indiana, Pa.—Jan. 29, 2023.

Kathryn Crissey Wagenblast ’55 Lib, Greensburg, Pa.—July 11, 2023.

H. Kenneth Butera ’56 JD Law, Philadelphia—Jan. 29, 2024.

Robert E. Donohue ’56 Bus (ΣΝ), Chesterfield, Mo.—Feb. 24, 2024.

George A. Fisher ’56a Eng York, Mount Joy, Pa.—Feb. 1, 2024. Child: David ’83, ’86 MS Eng.

Faye Goldstein Glick ’56 Com (Collegian), Towson, Md.—July 15, 2023.

Ronald L. Harris ’56 Eng, State College—Feb. 23, 2024. Children: Robert ’78 Lib; Renee Pusey ’21 MPS Edu WC.

William A. McLaughlin ’56 Eng, Tyrone, Pa.—Dec. 12, 2023.

Joseph P. Rebeck ’56 Bus, Rancho Palos Verdes, Calif.—Dec. 17, 2022.

Jean McElroy Schmid ’56 Edu (ΔΓ), Blue Bell, Pa.—Oct. 18, 2023.

Edward J. Shaffer ’56 MEd Edu, Tunkhannock, Pa.—Nov. 10, 2023.

James K. Slopey ’56 Lib, Pittsburgh—Feb. 20, 2024.

Philip J. Stevens ’56 Edu (ΦΚΤ, AROTC), Hampstead, N.C.—Jan. 12, 2023.

John R. Campbell ’57a Eng York, Chambersburg, Pa.—March 1, 2024.

Charles T. Darragh Jr. ’57 Eng (Acacia), San Diego—June 1, 2023. Spouse: Catherine Jones ’57 Edu.

John R. Ferrari ’57 Eng (ΘΔΧ), Savannah, Ga.—March 2, 2024.

Carl R. Gehman ’57 Eng WY, Lititz, Pa.—March 3, 2024.

Allan Jaffe ’57 Bus (ΑΕΠ), Elkins Park, Pa.—Jan. 2, 2024.

Frederick C. Oswald ’57 Eng, Whitehall, Pa.—March 10, 2024.

Dean C. Presnall ’57, ’63 PhD EMS, Chevy Chase, Md.—Feb. 3, 2023. Spouse: Barbara Smith ’63 Edu.

Wilson B. Smith ’57 Eng, State College—Jan. 24, 2024. Spouse: Debra Diehm ’57 H&HD; Children: Doria Osborn ’79 Lib; Sharon Childs ’81, ’98 MA, ’11 PhD Lib; Linda ’82 Lib; Pamela Gibble ’84 H&HD, ’90 MEd Hbg.

Carole Hite Welch ’57, ’81 DEd Edu (ΣΣΣ), Walnutport, Pa.—Dec. 12, 2023.

Charles A. Bernheisel ’58 Eng, ’75 MEng Hbg, Millersville, Pa.—Jan. 13, 2024. Spouse: Marcia Cassler ’58 H&HD; Child: James ’82 Sci.

Charles A. Curtis Sr. ’58a Eng Behrend, Signal Mountain, Tenn.—Sept. 27, 2022. Children: Craig ’75 Sci; Roger ’82 Bus; Charles Jr. ’87 H&HD.

Dennis S. Findley ’58 Agr, Rock Hill, S.C.—March 7, 2024.

Paul L. Henry ’58 MEd Edu, York, Pa.—March 14, 2024.

John H. Hughes Jr. ’58 Edu, Punxsutawney, Pa.—Sept. 23, 2023.

James L. Jordy ’58 Edu (ΣΧ, Basketball), Port St. Lucie, Fla.—Jan. 13, 2024.

Robert Kopf ’58 Lib (ΘΞ, Track/Cross Country), Glen Ellyn, Ill.—Feb. 14, 2023.

Ronald Levis ’58 Eng (ΣΦΕ), Punta Gorda, Fla.—Feb. 6, 2023. Child: Julie Duke ’84 EMS.

Ida Barr McCammon Ritchey ’58 H&HD, Bedford, Pa.—Sept. 26, 2023. Child: Deborah Burkholder ’85 H&HD.

Lawrence J. Sacks ’58 MS Sci, Newport News, Va.—Dec. 18, 2022. Spouse: Ruth Lubert ’55 Lib.

Edward P. Scott ’58 EMS, Morristown, N.J.—Jan. 25, 2024.

Edwin R. Sidwell ’58 Bus (ΣΝ, Gymnastics, AFROTC), Bellefonte, Pa.—Jan. 16, 2024. Child: Robin ’80 Edu.

James B. Stere Jr. ’58a Eng York, Lancaster, Pa.—Dec. 9, 2023.

Pamela King Wagner ’58 Lib, Milton, Pa.—Nov. 12, 2023.

Elmer L. Wagner Jr. ’58, ’60 MS Eng, Peoria, Ill.—Jan. 6, 2024. Children: Renee ’83 PhD Sci; Brent ’84 Eng.

James M. Weiler ’58 Agr (ΑΓΡ), Fort Washington, Pa.—Feb. 29, 2024.

Richard F. Yoder ’58 Lib (ΔΥ), Charlotte, N.C.—Sept. 4, 2022. Spouse: Barbara Knoebel ’57 Bus.

Donald E. Alcorn ’59 Agr (ΔΘΣ, Blue Band), Clifton Park, N.Y.—Jan. 13, 2024.

Richard A. Beggs ’59 A&A, Kutztown, Pa.—Sept. 13, 2023. Spouse: Patricia Humbert ’57 H&HD.

Foster E. Billheimer ’59 Agr (ΑΖ, Blue Band), Locust Grove, Va.—Nov. 20, 2023.

Leonard R. Borkon ’59a Eng York, Lancaster, Pa.—Jan. 29, 2024.

David C. Diehl ’59 Agr (ΔΘΣ), Kempton, Pa.—Oct. 14, 2023. Sibling: Donald ’66 Agr.

Robert B. Edwards ’59, ’61 MEd H&HD (ΠΚΑ, Basketball, AROTC, RA), Warrenton, Va.—Dec. 9, 2023. Spouse: Jeanne Alger ’63 A&A.

Herbert H. Hertner ’59 Eng (ΑΣΦ, Soccer, AROTC), Candler, N.C.—Feb. 28, 2024.

Jeremiah J. Kellett ’59 MEd Sci, East Dennis, Mass.—Jan. 1, 2023.

Robert P. Kroah ’59a Eng DuBois, Tallmadge, Ohio—Feb. 10, 2024.

Elgin J. Landry ’59 EMS, Metairie, La.—Jan. 30, 2024.

Sandra Shogren Lenthall ’59 Lib (ΧΩ), Bethesda, Md.—Nov. 30, 2023.

Ruth Steinberg Mutchnik ’59 Edu (ΦΣΣ), Naples, Fla.—Feb. 1, 2024.

John L. Parke ’59 Eng (ΑΤΩ), Malvern, Pa.—July 30, 2023.

John C. Probert Jr. ’59 Eng Hazlt, Hazleton, Pa.—Oct. 31, 2023. Child: Christine Cabell ’97 MD Hershey, ’01r Hershey.

Terrance J. Quinn ’59 EMS (ΑΧΣ, Thespians), Bethel, Conn.—Oct. 19, 2023.

James S. Seidel ’59 Agr, Milton, Pa.—Dec. 24, 2022. Child: Shawn ’84 Hbg.

Douglas W. Smith ’59 Lib (ΑΤΩ, NROTC), Harleysville, Pa.—Oct. 4, 2023.

Walter E. Weiland ’59 MS, ’64 PhD H&HD, Exeter, N.H.—Dec. 23, 2022.

1960s

Harold C. Craige ’60 Lib, Montrose, Pa.—Jan. 24, 2024.

Marilyn J. Crowell ’60 Edu, Springfield, Pa.—Dec. 22, 2023.

Norman A. Eberle ’60 Bus, Auburn, Calif.—Dec. 2, 2023.

Larre E. Hoke ’60 Lib, Denver—Feb. 21, 2023.

James L. Hollinger ’60 JD Law, Norristown, Pa.—Nov. 3, 2023.

Charles R. King Jr. ’60 Eng (Track/Cross Country, Acacia, Parmi Nous), State College—Feb. 20, 2024.

Denis J. Milke ’60 Sci, Harrisburg, Pa.—Feb. 7, 2024.

Sandra Lamont Milke ’60 Agr (ΦΜ), Mechanicsburg, Pa.—June 17, 2023.

Donald F. Mosher ’60 H&HD, Oakland, Mich.—Oct. 19, 2023. Spouse: Carol Wilson ’60 H&HD.

Myles E. Paisley ’60a Eng WB, Troy, Mich.—Jan. 23, 2023.

William E. Reif ’60 Bus (ΦΚΤ, AROTC), Waymart, Pa.—July 22, 2023.

Kenneth C. Richards ’60 Edu (ΛΧΑ), Moosic, Pa.—Dec. 11, 2022.

Lynda Hillman Russikoff ’60 Edu, Riverside, N.J.—Oct. 30, 2023.

Leonard G. Schanbacher ’60 MEd Edu, Williamsport, Pa.—Nov. 17, 2023.

Samuel R. Wineman ’60 Bus, Greensburg, Pa.—Nov. 8, 2023. Child: Dave ’83 H&HD.

John T. Anderson ’61 Bus (RA), Gilbert, Ariz.—July 25, 2023.

Robert B. Antanavage ’61 Eng, Pottsville, Pa.—March 1, 2024. Children: Robert ’86 Eng; Joanne ’16a Lib WC.

Barbara Reber Barwis ’61 Edu (ΚΔ), Atlanta—March 10, 2024.

Sylvia Shuler Byers ’61 MEd Edu, Palmyra, Pa.—Oct. 12, 2023. Child: Timothy ’96 PhD Hershey, ’96 MD Hershey.

Sara Albertson Cairns ’61 H&HD, Newark, Del.—Oct. 15, 2023.

C. Elton Crider Jr. ’61, ’63 MEd Edu, Altoona, Pa.—Jan. 5, 2024.

Eugene H. Dirk ’61 Sci, Las Cruces, N.M.—Feb. 29, 2024. Sibling: Michael ’69 Bus.

Carol G. Johnson ’61 Lib, DuBois, Pa.—Jan. 13, 2024.

Linda Firrell Lucido ’61 Edu (ΔΓ), Potomac, Md.—Feb. 17, 2024. Spouse: Chester Jr. ’61 Bus.

Earl S. Myers ’61 MEd Edu, Newport, Pa.—Nov. 28, 2023.

Robert E. Rhody ’61 Eng, Greensburg, Pa.—Feb. 8, 2023.

John A. Scavnicky ’61 Eng, Ellicott City, Md.—Dec. 19, 2023.

Marshall L. Sneiderman ’61 Bus, Rockville, Md.—Dec. 28, 2023. Sibling: Donald ’63 Bus.

Joseph R. Stryjewski ’61 Bus, Warrington, Pa.—Dec. 28, 2022. Spouse: Joan Krajewski ’62 Edu; Child: Michele ’91 Lib.

George T. Tait ’61 MS, ’69 PhD H&HD, Huntingdon, Pa.—Jan. 11, 2024.

Theodore S. Urban Jr. ’61 Lib, ’62 MEd, ’68 DEd Edu (ΔΘΣ), Erie, Pa.—Jan. 19, 2024. Sibling: David ’70 Lib; Child: Theodore III ’82 Lib.

Edrie J. Watson ’61 MEd Edu, Kingsport, Tenn.—Jan. 27, 2024.

John J. Airhart ’62 Eng, North East, Pa.—Nov. 24, 2023.

Gerald M. Burke ’62 PhD Agr, Las Cruces, N.M.—April 22, 2023.

Roberta Stermer Cathell ’62 Lib, Greer, S.C.—Nov. 16, 2023.

Stanley B. Christman ’62 Sci (ΑΚΛ, Thespians), Lebanon, N.J.—Feb. 28, 2024. Child: Theresa McGrath ’88 H&HD.

Glen A. Eckhart ’62 EMS, Lebanon, Pa.—March 9, 2024.

Emery C. Etter Jr. ’62 Agr, Chambersburg, Pa.—Feb. 2, 2024. Spouse: Vada Elliott ’62 Agr; Children: Emery III ’84 Agr; Elizabeth Yates ’86 Agr; Matthew ’94 Eng; Kathleen ’96 Lib; Linda ’96 Lib, ’99 MEd Edu; Grant ’03 Eng.

Diane Wendle Fink ’62 H&HD (ΔΓ), Naples, Fla.—Feb. 15, 2024. Spouse: Karl ’63 Eng.

William C. Loop ’62 Lib, ’72 MA Lib, Centre Hall, Pa.—Aug. 15, 2023. Child: Eric ’82 Lib, ’96 MS Edu.

Bruce R. Mengel ’62 Eng, Fincastle, Va.—Jan. 19, 2024.

Arthur J. Oplinger ’62 Agr, Spring Grove, Pa.—March 15, 2024. Son: James ’21 York.

Richard N. Pigossi ’62 Eng (ΦΓΔ, Lion’s Paw, Skull & Bones), Asheville, N.C.—April 15, 2023.

Judith Howe Shanefelter ’62 Bus (ΑΓΔ), Silver Spring, Md.—Feb. 10, 2023. Child: Kristen Llanes ’95 Edu.

Cynthia Hawkins Shogren ’62 Edu, Hobe Sound, Fla.—Feb. 14, 2024.

Kenneth A. Sletvold ’62a Eng LehVly, Allentown, Pa.—Jan. 20, 2023.

Hubert J. Thomas Jr. ’62, ’64 MS, ’69 PhD Eng, Painesville, Ohio—Feb. 8, 2023.

Larry M. Balsbough ’63a Eng Berks, Reading, Pa.—July 19, 2023.

Melvin E. Clark ’63, ’80 MEd EMS, ’88 PhD Edu, Pennsylvania Furnace, Pa.—Jan. 29, 2024. Spouse: Carolyn Smith ’82 Sci.

Joseph H. Gallagher ’63 Bus, Erie, Pa.—Jan. 29, 2024.

Obituaries: July / August 2024 (3)

Harry R. "Bob" Glahn '63 PhD EMS played a major role in shepherding weather forecasting into the modern era during his 54 years with the National Weather Service. Read the full profile.

Carole Babuska Kizis ’63 H&HD (ΑΞΔ), Exeter, Pa.—Feb. 13, 2024. Spouse: Casimir ’64 Edu.

Carol Rupp Licastro ’63 A&A (ΑΣΑ), Sewickley, Pa.—Dec. 31, 2023. Sibling: Patricia ’93 MEd Edu.

David L. Lightner ’63 Lib, Edmonton, Alberta—Dec. 13, 2024.

Bernard A. Mack ’63 Eng, Succasunna, N.J.—Feb. 12, 2024. Children: Wendy Notari ’90 Lib; Kevin ’93 A&A.

Raymond B. McAlevy ’63 Eng, ’65 MS EMS (ΦΜΔ, Track/Cross Country), Birmingham, Ala.—Nov. 6, 2023. Spouse: Susan Bridenbaugh ’65 H&HD.

William R. McCall ’63 Eng, Westworth Village, Texas—Oct. 15, 2023.

Richard E. Pearson ’63, ’64 MS Agr, Sunderland, Md.—April 26, 2023.

Richard P. Pohanish ’63 Eng, Sedona, Ariz.—March 23, 2023.

M. Charles Seller Jr. ’63 MA Com, State College—Jan. 5, 2024. Child: Jennifer Miska ’87 MEd Edu.

William G. Wells ’63 Bus, Tulsa, Okla.—Dec. 2, 2023.

Merril L. Brofee ’64, ’68 MS Agr (ΑΓΡ), Millerstown, Pa.—Feb. 8, 2023. Spouse: Linda Kipp ’67 A&A.

Pasquale J. Cellini ’64 Eng, Charlotte, N.C.—Dec. 25, 2023. Child: Michael ’83 Bus.

Robert M. Chell ’64 Lib, Hilton Head Island, S.C.—March 5, 2024.

Larry S. Click ’64 MS Eng, Knoxville, Tenn.—March 4, 2024.

Dennis R. Custer ’64, ’67 MS Eng, West Granby, Conn.—Feb. 2, 2023. Spouse: Joyce Barbagallo ’65 Lib.

Harris Drucker ’64 Eng, Neptune, N.J.—Jan. 10, 2024.

John R. Grimm ’64 DEd Edu, Hershey, Pa.—Feb. 21, 2024. Children: John ’86 Lib, ’00 MBA Bus; Jennifer Watson ’90 Lib, ’12a Nur.

Patricia H. Kentzler ’64 Edu, Levittown, Pa.—Feb. 23, 2024.

John J. Kucik ’64 Bus, Raleigh, N.C.—Sept. 21, 2023. Child: Joseph ’90 Lib.

Martha M. Long ’64 MA Lib, Mechanicsburg, Pa.—May 6, 2023.

Jerome F. Machamer ’64 PhD EMS, Holley, N.Y.—Sept. 24, 2023.

Eleanor Hoffman Parmer ’64 MEd Edu, Enola, Pa. —Jan. 31, 2023.

Robert A. Pennachio ’64 JD Law, Ramsey, N.J.—Feb. 29, 2024.

Arthur B. Ramsay Jr. ’64 Bus (ΣΠ, Track/Cross Country), Lancas-
ter, Pa.—Aug. 23, 2023.

Richard G. Reislund ’64a Eng Behrend, Erie, Pa.—Dec. 22, 2022.

Jay L. Shaffer ’64 MEd Sci, Indiana, Pa.—Dec. 26, 2022. Spouse: Sally Kamer ’64 MEd Sci.

Monroe E. Trout ’64 JD Law, ’96h, Appleton, Wis.—March 4, 2024.

Frederick J. Fernsler ’65 A&A (RA), State College—May 14, 2023. Spouse: Patricia ’68 Lib; Children: Kurt ’92 Bus; Gavin ’95 Lib; Adam ’97 Eng.

Judith Mathe Foley ’65 H&HD (Collegian), Philadelphia—Jan. 27, 2024.

William J. Foltz ’65, ’67 A&A, DuBois, Pa.—Feb. 22, 2024.

Edward L. Houser ’65 Agr MtAlt, Brogue, Pa.—Nov. 9, 2023.

Franklin G. Humbert ’65 MEd Edu, Danville, Pa.—Feb. 7, 2024. Child: Franklin Jr. ’86 Agr.

Barbara Mehaffey Jocoy ’65 H&HD, Wadsworth, Ohio—Oct. 20, 2023.

Richard Lee Kauffman ’65a Eng Hazlt, Dornsife, Pa.—March 12, 2024. Child: Andrew ’96 Eng.

David Levenberg ’65 Bus, Ambler, Pa.—Oct. 9, 2023.

Forrest L. Lucas ’65a Eng Alt, Johnstown, Pa.—Jan. 23, 2024.

David A. Penkunas ’65 Eng, The Villages, Fla.—Feb. 6, 2024.

John M. Piech ’65 Eng, Hilton Head Island, S.C.—Jan. 28, 2023. Child: Gregory ’08 Sci.

Linda Flinchbaugh Riale ’65 H&HD, Felton, Pa.—Jan. 21, 2023.

Carolyn Helmig Schwartz ’65 A&A, San Diego—Feb. 1, 2024.

Robert A. Smith ’65 MS Sci, Clifton Park, N.Y.—Jan. 25, 2023.

Zane D. Williamson ’65 Lib, Altoona, Pa.—Dec. 6, 2023. Children: Lisa Covitch ’81 H&HD; Kiersten ’15 Alt, ’18 MNur WC.

James J. Barefoot ’66 MEd Edu, Carlisle, Pa.—May 10, 2023. Spouse: Myrna ’76 MS Edu.

Jennie Knepp Bullard ’66, ’71 MEd Edu, Vandergrift, Pa.—Jan. 19, 2024.

Richard C. Carickhoff ’66, ’68 MS Eng, Lakewood Ranch, Fla.—Sept. 14, 2023.

Earl B. Gerlach ’66 Agr, Lancaster, Pa.—Dec. 28, 2023.

James W. Korman ’66 Agr, Venice, Fla.—Jan. 31, 2024. Child: Lori Schipman ’93 MEd Edu Behrend.

Glenn C. Kroh Jr. ’66, ’70 MS Sci, Fort Worth, Texas—Jan. 18, 2024.

Robert A. Mariotti ’66a Eng Scranton, Old Forge, Pa.—Jan. 15, 2024.

Larry R. Orkus ’66, ’68 MEd H&HD, State College, Pa.—Jan. 20, 2023. Children: Spencer ’99 Eng; Lauren ’01 A&A.

Margaret A. Scott ’66 MEd Edu, Reading, Pa.—Jan. 19, 2023.

David M. Yajko ’66 MS Sci, San Francisco—Dec. 4, 2023.

Howard M. Barakat ’67 Bus (Basketball), Cecil, Pa.—Sept. 30, 2023.

Glenn E. Busch ’67 Lib (ΠΚΦ, Blue Key), Lynchburg, Va.—Jan. 22, 2023.

Kenneth R. Collette ’67 Lib, Waterbury, Conn.—Feb. 16, 2024. Child: Kenneth ’95 Lib.

Obituaries: July / August 2024 (4)

Robert Doyle '67, '76 MA Lib, Vietnam War veteran and naval intelligence liaison officer, was a Fulbright lecturer of American Studies in Germany and wrote four books on military history and POW captivity. He taught history for 50 years and played multiple instruments in a bluegrass band. Read the full profile.

Richard J. Gelston ’67 MBA Bus, Stone Ridge, N.Y.—March 11, 2024.

Donald J. Graybill ’67 Eng, Mount Joy, Pa.—Nov. 24, 2023. Children: Christina Keitel ’99 Edu; Aaron ’02 Edu.

Ruth E. Groves ’67 Lib, Palmetto Bay, Fla.—Oct. 13, 2022.

Ronald E. Matlack ’67 Bus (Acacia), Wexford, Pa.—Feb. 10, 2024. Children: Kevin ’92 Lib; Brian ’95 Lib.

Wilbert H. McCaulley Jr. ’67 Bus (Blue Band), Fort Lauderdale, Fla.—Dec. 22, 2022.

Albert R. Rago ’67 JD Law, Maple Shade, N.J.—May 11, 2023.

Edward K. Whitby ’67 Lib, Allentown, Pa.—Oct. 18, 2023.

Gail Gresko Wick ’67, ’69 MEd Edu, Yarmouth, Maine—Jan. 12, 2024. Spouse: David ’69 Eng; Children: David ’98 MS Eng; Jon ’00 Lib.

David J. Biss ’68, ’71 MEng Eng, Rockville, Md.—Feb. 15, 2024.

Ruth Chronister Coble ’68 Edu (Fencing), York, Pa.—Jan. 8, 2024.

Rosellen Druckenmiller Frey ’68 Com, Lewistown, Pa.—Feb. 13, 2024.

Kay Williams Grignol ’68 Sci, Erie, Pa.—Feb. 14, 2024. Child: Kathryn ’93 Bus.

John N. Heid ’68 EMS, Emmaus, Pa.—Oct. 1, 2023. Spouse: Patricia Edmonds ’69 H&HD; Child: Rebecca ’00 H&HD.

Charles James Keener ’68 Agr (Blue Band), Boalsburg, Pa.—March 21, 2024.

John R. Ousey Jr. ’68 MS, ’80 PhD EMS, Exton, Pa.—Feb. 29, 2024. Spouse: Mary ’93a Lib Brandy; Children: John ’85 Sci; Christopher ’92 Com; Marybeth Lieb ’90 EMS; Michael ’92 Lib Brandy; James ’93 EMS; David ’95 Eng.

Lawrence D. Smith Jr. ’68 Agr, —November 2023.

James A. Stroup ’68 Bus, Denver—Nov. 29, 2023. Sibling: Robert ’58 Eng; Child: Kimberly ’88 Bus.

Paul S. Ulrich ’68 MA A&A, Berlin, Germany—Oct. 29, 2023.

Anita Siefen Zebrovious ’68 Lib (ΑΦ), Naples, Fla.—Aug. 4, 2023. Child: Devon ’02 Edu.

Terence B. Albright ’69 Sci (ΔΧ), Wells, Maine—Jan. 1, 2024. Child: Brent ’99 H&HD.

William J. Banis ’69 Edu, ’74 MA Lib (RA), Virginia Beach, Va.—Jan. 24, 2023.

Dahle D. Bingaman ’69 MEd, ’72 DEd Edu, Millmont, Pa.—Feb. 2, 2024.

Nancy Aston Bullock ’69 Edu, Williamsport, Pa.—Dec. 4, 2023. Child: Kristofer ’99 Sci.

Michael Dill ’69 Bus, Harrisburg, Pa.—Nov. 30, 2023.

John H. Griffith ’69 Hbg, Carlisle, Pa.—Dec. 17, 2023. Children: David ’92, ’94 MS Eng; Brian ’95 H&HD.

Glenn B. Kelman ’69 Bus, Margate City, N.J.—Jan. 19, 2024.

Hedva Goldman Kobes ’69 Edu, ’72 MA Lib, Brookline, Mass.—Feb. 4, 2023. Spouse: David ’70 MBA Bus.

Edwin L. Llewellyn ’69 Eng (ΦΜΔ), Newport Beach, Calif.—Oct. 10, 2023.

James B. McNicholas ’69 Lib, Brandon, Fla.—Jan. 30, 2023.

C. David Nelson ’69 Agr, Hamilton, Ohio—Jan. 20, 2024. Children: Deborah Feairheller ’93 Sci; Daryl ’95 Bus.

Frederick D. Round ’69a Eng NewKens, New Kensington, Pa.—Feb. 8, 2023.

August C. Schultes III ’69 Eng, Woodbury Heights, N.J.—Dec. 17, 2022. Children: August IV ’93 Eng; Peter ’96 Eng; Debra Cline ’99 H&HD; Elizabeth ’03 Edu.

Leonard W. Tillman ’69 Bus, Heathsville, Va.—Jan. 29, 2023.

Gerald E. Vargo ’69 MEd Sci, Julian, Pa.—Oct. 20, 2023.

Joseph D. Wolf ’69 Agr, Stewartstown, Pa.—Jan. 10, 2024. Sibling: Virginia Babcock ’80 Agr; Child: Justin ’95 Eng.

Cynthia Shoemaker York ’69 Edu, Lititz, Pa.—Oct. 25, 2023.

1970s

Ralph S. Allsopp Jr. ’70 Lib (ΦΚΘ, NROTC), Pensacola, Fla.—Feb. 12, 2024. Spouse: Antoinette Leisey ’82 Lib; Children: Erika Sykes ’92 Lib; Tara Walter ’99 Lib.

Gerald D. Gold ’70 A&A (Wrestling), Watsontown, Pa.—Jan. 10, 2024. Spouse: Jean Stankovich ’69 Edu; Sibling: Scott ’66 Agr; Child: Bryan ’03 H&HD.

William C. Hendrickson ’70 Edu, Driftwood, Pa.—Jan. 24, 2024. Spouse: Marsha Jeffrey ’78a Agr DuBois.

Myrtle Heichel King ’70 Edu, Spruce Creek, Pa.—Jan. 28, 2024. Children: Michelle Raabe ’93 Edu; Megan ’04 Alt.

Thomas B. Mullarkey ’70 MS Eng, Golden, Colo.—Dec. 12, 2023. Child: Catherine ’00 H&HD.

Larry D. Peterson ’70 Bus (ΦΣΚ), Canton, Ga.—Feb. 10, 2024.

Neil Reichman ’70 Lib, Beverly Hills, Calif.—Dec. 5, 2023.

Peter M. Rossi ’70, ’73 MA Lib, DuBois, Pa.—Dec. 30, 2022.

Dennis A. Smale ’70a Eng WB, Kunkletown, Pa.—Jan. 15, 2024.

Jay B. Style ’70 Lib, Washington Crossing, Pa.—Jan. 28, 2024.

Kimberly Owens Wagner ’70 H&HD (ΦΜ), Downingtown, Pa.—Jan. 20, 2024.

Donald P. Wharton ’70 MA Lib, Landaff, N.H.—Jan. 3, 2024.

Boyd B. Anastas ’71 A&A, West Mifflin, Pa.—Nov. 25, 2023. Child: Ethan ’07 Sci Allghy.

Samuel C. Bear II ’71, ’74 MS EMS, Washington, Pa.—March 27, 2023. Spouse: Jean Remmel ’73 Sci.

Thomas D. Clark ’71 Lib Behrend, El Paso, Texas—March 8, 2024.

John S. Dublanica ’71 MA Com, Denville, N.J.—Feb. 28, 2024.

Marilee Alexander Glick ’71 Edu (Choir), Pittsburgh—Oct. 10, 2023.

Beverly Huzinec Graham ’71 Edu Behrend, Erie, Pa.—March 10, 2024.

Joel W. Houser ’71 Lib, Williamsport, Pa.—Jan. 10, 2024.

William J. Jordan ’71 Hbg, Lancaster, Pa.—Aug. 11, 2023. Child: Mary Beiler ’00 Com, ’15a Berks.

Michael A. Klein ’71 Lib, ’72 MEd, ’82 PhD Edu, Powell, Ohio—Feb. 1, 2023.

Karol Robinson Logan ’71 Lib, Lanham, Md.—Sept. 29, 2023.

Joan M. Loveridge-Sanbonmatsu ’71 PhD Lib, Syracuse, N.Y.—Feb. 6, 2024. Spouse: Akira ’68 PhD Lib.

Elizabeth A. Maloney ’71 Lib, Pine City, N.Y.—Jan. 26, 2023.

Jennifer Porter-Gerald ’71 Lib (ΑΚΑ), Philadelphia—Jan. 2, 2023.

Rex R. Richards ’71 Agr (ΑΓΡ, NROTC), Naples, Fla.—Dec. 30, 2023.

Carl W. Schreiber ’71 Bus, Gilbert, Ariz.—Nov. 25, 2023.

Marilyn Taylor Schultz ’71 A&A, Phoenixville, Pa.—Jan. 14, 2024. Spouse: Robert ’71 A&A.

Bonita L. Upton ’71 Edu (ΑΦ), Conshohocken, Pa.—Feb. 18, 2023.

James M. Adams ’72 H&HD (AROTC), Lenexa, Kan.—Dec. 16, 2023.

Robert E. Anderson ’72 Eng, Hanover, Pa.—Jan. 30, 2024. Spouse: Shirley Kuhns ’72 Edu.

M. Scott Baker ’72 Eng, Charleston, S.C.—Jan. 15, 2024. Children: David ’04 Sci; Kevin ’09 Sci.

Joseph J. Demelfi Jr. ’72 Edu, Freeland, Pa.—Jan. 22, 2024.

Charlotte Johnston Farris ’72 PhD Edu, Homer, N.Y.—Nov. 2, 2022.

David P. Gardner ’72 Eng, Middletown, N.Y.—Oct. 18, 2023.

Joseph L. Green ’72 Hbg, York Haven, Pa.—Oct. 18, 2023.

Paula Martino Hansen ’72 MEd Edu (RA), Wesley Chapel, Fla.—March 21, 2024.

Samuel L. Kimmel ’72 EMS (Gymnastics), Shelocta, Pa.—Feb. 20, 2024. Siblings: Rebecca Eshelman ’69 H&HD; Thomas ’73a Eng WB; Karen Orsolics ’74a H&HD NewKens; George ’78 Eng; Jeffrey ’84, ’93 MS Agr.

Jimmie G. Miller ’72, ’75 MEd Edu, Centre Hall, Pa.—Jan. 3, 2024.

Richard M. Moessner ’72 Lib, Ventura, Calif.—Dec. 9, 2022.

John Nestor ’72 MPA Lib, Ipswich, Mass.—Jan. 28, 2023.

Jan P. Paden ’72 JD Law, New Bloomfield, Pa.—Dec. 12, 2023.

Eddie J. Shellman ’72 DEd Sci, Ocala, Fla.—Dec. 10, 2023.

George H. Stewart ’72a Eng LehVly, Reading, Pa.—Oct. 28, 2023.

Linda A. Thomas ’72 H&HD, Nazareth, Pa.—March 14, 2023. Spouse: Russell ’71 Agr.

Ellen Green Torrance ’72 H&HD (ΠΒΦ), Bellefonte, Pa.—Jan. 28, 2023. Spouse: William ’73 Lib; Child: William ’05 Lib.

Randall L. Chamberlain ’73 H&HD, Port St. Lucie, Fla.—Jan. 16, 2023.

Larry M. Conaway ’73 H&HD, Bellefonte, Pa.—Oct. 11, 2023.

David A. Diehl ’73 MS Sci, Southport, N.C.—Aug. 29, 2023.

Mark C. Flannery ’73 A&A, Winchester, Mass.—April 25, 2023.

Kenneth E. Luczak ’73a Eng NewKens , East Vandergrift, Pa.—Feb. 5, 2023.

Craig R. Rhodes ’73 Sci, Sicklerville, N.J.—Jan. 18, 2023.

Janet B. Spungen ’73 H&HD, Los Angeles—May 21, 2023.

C. Edward Bortzfield ’74 Agr, Waynesboro, Pa.—July 11, 2023. Child: Tanya Whitehair ’00 MtAlt.

Clyde J. Gwinn ’74 MD Hershey, Tampa, Fla.—Aug. 2, 2023.

Bess Braude Kellar ’74 A&A, Boston—July 2023.

Robert W. Malick Jr. ’74 Sci, Camp Hill, Pa.—Feb. 24, 2024.

Robert C. Nelson ’74 PhD Eng, Denver—Oct. 20, 2023.

Patrick J. O’Boyle ’74a Eng WB, Pittston, Pa.—Jan. 21, 2024.

Dennis J. O’Donnell ’74 PhD Lib, Missoula, Mont.—Jan. 14, 2024.

David C. Peters ’74 Edu, Elysburg, Pa.—Jan. 4, 2024. Spouse: Marianne Desantis ’76 Lib.

Barbara A. Allison ’75 Edu, Pittsburgh—Jan. 17, 2023.

James A. Fulton Jr. ’75 Bus (ΦΜΔ), Bethel Park, Pa.—April 22, 2023.

C. Brian Greenawalt ’75 Eng, Fayetteville, Pa.—Sept. 17, 2023.

W. Douglas Holmes ’75 Lib, State College—Feb. 27, 2023. Spouse: Anne Desantis ’76 H&HD.

John M. Howey ’75 Sci, Freeland, Pa.—Feb. 6, 2023.

Wendy Knapp McGhee ’75 Nur, Egg Harbor Township, N.J.—Jan. 25, 2024. Spouse: Paul ’74, ’91 MS Bus.

John T. Melick ’75 EMS, Tucson, Ariz.—Feb. 8, 2024. Spouse: Pamela Leitzel ’76 Bus; Child: Philip ’00 EMS.

John Monaco Jr. ’75 Eng, Rockwood, Pa.—Jan. 21, 2023.

Mary C. Randall ’75 MEd Edu, Philadelphia—Feb. 18, 2024.

James H. Shanahan ’75, ’77 MS Edu, Bridgeville, Pa.—Dec. 24, 2022.

Melvin R. Snyder ’75a Eng Alt, Duncansville, Pa.—Jan. 28, 2023. Children: Melissa LaBorde ’00 Edu; Michael ’04 IST.

James G. Sumner ’75 Lib, Oxford, Pa.—Feb. 15, 2023.

David F. Bianco ’76 JD Law, Carbondale, Pa.—March 17, 2024.

Christopher C. Eisenhart ’76 Agr, York, Pa.—Feb. 29, 2024.

Leslie Fairweather Brooks ’76 Sci, St. Leonard, Md.—Nov. 19, 2022.

H. David Greene ’76 MEd H&HD, East Aurora, N.Y.—Jan. 25, 2023. Spouse: Gina Conley ’76 Edu; Siblings: Robert Jr. ’67 Bus; Chris ’86 Lib.

Reese H. Hunter IV ’76 Hbg, Sun City Center, Fla.—Feb. 21, 2024.

Thomas R. Irvin ’76 Bus, Gilberton, Pa.—Feb. 8, 2023.

Paul T. McCommons ’76a Lib Fayt, Latrobe, Pa.—Feb. 13, 2024.

Judson W. McCune ’76 DEd Edu, Lancaster, Pa.—Feb. 8, 2024.

Howard L. Melman ’76 Edu, Bensalem, Pa.—Feb. 14, 2024.

Susan O’Koorian ’76 H&HD, Bensalem, Pa.—Oct. 20, 2023.

Thomas E. Sullivan ’76 PhD Sci, Hillsborough, N.J.—May 30, 2023. Spouse: Clare ’71 MA, ’81 PhD Lib; Child: Terence ’10 Sci.

John S. Trach ’76 Lib, Atlanta—Dec. 9, 2023. Siblings: Luba Vujcic ’78 Sci; Stefan ’82 Sci.

Robert A. Dunlap ’77 Eng, Paducah, Ky.—Oct. 13, 2023.

James R. Franks ’77 Hbg, Pennsville, N.J.—Sept. 7, 2022.

Thomas H. Gavigan ’77 MS Eng, Reading, Pa.—Feb. 15, 2024. Spouse: Miriam Aberg ’73 H&HD.

Gregory A. Hoover ’77 Agr, Lemont, Pa.—May 12, 2023. Children: Kyle ’04 Lib; Kirk ’06 H&HD.

Theresa A. Kranyock ’77 Sci, Middlesex, N.J.—Nov. 9, 2023.

Jeffrey L. McGee ’77 H&HD, Washington, Iowa—July 29, 2023.

Francis E. McKenna Jr. ’77 Lib, Bowling Green, Ohio—Jan. 30, 2023. Spouse: Denise ’79 A&A.

Joseph Pugliano Jr. ’77 Lib, Sewickley, Pa.—Jan. 18, 2023.

Allen A. Snyder ’77 Eng, Luray, Va.—Feb. 9, 2024.

Theodore N. Spotts ’77 Hbg, Harrisburg, Pa.—Jan. 7, 2024.

Judy Holler Weber ’77 Nur, Sewickley, Pa.—Jan. 16, 2024.

John E. Farr ’78 PhD Sci, ’09a Agr DuBois, DuBois, Pa.—Feb. 19, 2024. Spouse: Catherine Kuniski ’76 Edu; Child: Cynthia O’Hora ’76 Nur.

Judith G. Henry ’78 MA Lib (Thespians), Bellefonte, Pa.—Jan. 5, 2024. Spouse: William ’74 Eng.

Mary Muth Keller ’78 Hbg, Greencastle, Pa.—Nov. 25, 2023.

Carolee Kpakiwa ’78 Hbg, Milford, Del.—Jan. 21, 2024.

John C. Mills ’78 Bus, North Port, Fla.—Oct. 20, 2022.

Jane Hart Seeley ’78 Nur, Salem, Ohio—Feb. 13, 2024.

James E. Treher Jr. ’78 Lib (ΤΚΕ), Canonsburg, Pa.—Jan. 22, 2024. Sibling: Adrienne Taucher ’81 Com.

Martin J. Yany ’78 Bus, Allentown, Pa.—Oct. 29, 2023. Child: Martin III ’13 Bus.

Raymond O. Addis ’79a Eng Fayt, Greensburg, Pa.—Jan. 5, 2023. Children: Matthew ’10 Eng; Michael ’12 Bus.

Stephanie J. Albright ’79a Agr DuBois, Reading, Pa.—Dec. 18, 2023.

Craig A. Harting ’79 Eng, Muncy Valley, Pa.—Nov. 30, 2023.

Robert C. Robbins ’79 Lib, Drums, Pa.—Oct. 30, 2023.

Glenn L. Wagner ’79 Bus, Reading, Pa.—May 6, 2023.

Mary Buritsch Young ’79 Agr, Lansdale, Pa.—Jan. 31, 2024. Spouse: Kenneth ’80 Eng; Child: Michael ’11 Com.

1980s

Lawrence S. Melenchek ’80 Lib, Harrisburg, Pa.—Jan. 17, 2024. Child: Justin ’14 Lib, ’19 MBA Hbg.

Paul A. Bauerlein ’81 Eng, Chester Springs, Pa.—Feb. 18, 2024.

Stephen M. Bishop ’81 EMS, Canton, Ohio—Aug. 31, 2023.

Margaret Martin Koble ’81, ’88 MEd Edu, State College—Dec. 8, 2023. Children: Ann Viozzi ’85 Sci; Marc ’93 Lib.

James B. Ropp ’81 JD Law, Wilmington, Del.—Dec. 26, 2023.

Michelle D. Evans ’82 A&A (Blue Band), Pottsville, Pa.—Feb. 15, 2024.

Timothy C. Dean ’83 EMS, ’85 MEPC IDF, Cranberry Township, Pa.—Jan. 27, 2023. Spouse: Leslie Kleckner ’86 H&HD.

Samuel M. Griffith ’83 Agr, Northumberland, Pa.—June 14, 2023. Spouse: Amy Griffiths ’82 MS Agr.

Dorothea M. Ihnat ’83 Sci, Royersford, Pa.—Feb. 5, 2024.

Leslie Hrebin Lenarcik ’83 Eng, Phoenixville, Pa.—Jan. 19, 2023.

Beth A. Mascherin ’83 Lib (ΑΣΑ), Solana Beach, Calif.—July 27, 2023.

Timothy F. Albright ’84a Lib Schuyl, Ashland, Pa.—Nov. 21, 2023. Child: Tiffany ’00 Sci.

Russell D. Gula ’84 Lib, Williamsport, Pa.—Jan. 6, 2024. Spouse: Patricia ’77, ’86 MA Hbg; Child: Elizabeth Gula Hodgson ’11 Lib, ’16 JD Dickinson.

Anne Pavelka ’84 MS EMS, Marlton, N.J.—Nov. 18, 2023.

James B. Rader ’84 Eng, ’96 JD Law, York, Pa.—Feb. 20, 2024.

John E. Schulenberg ’84 MS, ’87 PhD H&HD, Ann Arbor, Mich.—Feb. 9, 2023. Spouse: Cathleen ’83 MS, ’86 PhD H&HD.

Anne F. Dever ’85 Bus, State College—Jan. 22, 2023.

Ada M. Hallman ’85 Hbg, Lancaster, Pa.—Sept. 13, 2023.

Terry L. Hough ’85 MRP Hbg, Hummelstown, Pa.—Oct. 16, 2023.

Ann F. Michalski ’85 Lib, Beaver Falls, Pa.—Jan. 31, 2024.

Judy Trisko Nork ’85a Lib Hazlt, Hazleton, Pa.—May 31, 2023.

Michael A. Setley ’85 JD Law, Reading, Pa.—June 18, 2023. Child: Abigail ’18 Agr.

Bruce J. Yourechko ’85a Bus Hazlt, McAdoo, Pa.—Oct. 5, 2023.

Stanley P. Gain ’86 Hbg, Palmyra, Pa.—Jan. 10, 2023.

James R. McNees ’86 Bus, Houston—Jan. 19, 2024. Siblings: Karen Merante ’72 H&HD; Michael ’75 Lib; Thomas ’80 H&HD; John ’83 Edu.

Jenny Petruska Sunderwirth ’86 Sci, Littleton, Colo.—Jan. 29, 2024.

Michael P. Jones ’87 Hbg, Lancaster, Pa.—Aug. 20, 2023. Child: Eleni ’18 A&A.

Kate Stoll Kelly ’87 Com, Norristown, Pa.—Feb. 27, 2024. Children: Marie ’09 Lib Abgt; Kate ’11 H&HD.

Paul J. Lehmann ’87 H&HD, Philadelphia—Feb. 16, 2024.

Mark A. Singer ’87 JD Law, Pittston, Pa.—March 9, 2024. Child: Anjelica ’22 Com.

David A. Ebert ’88 Eng, Schwenksville, Pa.—Jan. 28, 2024.

Anthony J. Baldere Jr. ’89 Bus, Landenberg, Pa.—Oct. 19, 2023.

Stephen W. Curry ’89 Sci, Doylestown, Pa.—Dec. 28, 2023.

Tracy L. Griffith Moutevelis ’89 H&HD, State College—April 10, 2023.

Wilhelmina M. Mazza ’89 MEd Edu, Lewistown, Pa.—Jan. 29, 2023.

Michael A. Merbach ’89 Bus, Apopka, Fla.—March 8, 2024.

1990s

Abigail Deffibaugh Hammond ’90a Lib Alt, Carthage, N.Y.—Oct. 19, 2023. Child: Jessi ’18 Sci, ’18 Sci.

Michael A. Ricciuto ’90 Lib, Barnegat, N.J.—Jan. 11, 2024.

Frank A. Semelka Jr. ’91 Lib, Erie, Pa.—Feb. 4, 2023.

S. Scott Galant ’92 Bus, Altoona, Pa.—Jan. 8, 2024.

Mark E. Heffner ’92 Hbg, Dillsburg, Pa.—June 14, 2023.

John E. Long ’92 Agr, Horseheads, N.Y.—Oct. 17, 2023. Spouse: Stacey Carman ’92 H&HD.

Amit K. Patel ’92 Eng, New Castle, Pa.—Oct. 12, 2023.

Benjamin L. Ranney ’92 Lib, Woodward, Pa.—March 31, 2023. Spouse: Julie Horner ’95 Com.

Christopher J. Takacs ’93 Bus, West Chester, Pa.—May 26, 2023.

Grete Furrow ’95a Lib Berks, Reading, Pa.—November 2023.

P. Anne Gaspar ’95 MMgt IDF GrtVly, Hamburg, N.Y.—Sept. 11, 2022.

William E. McLucas ’96 Hbg, Spring Grove, Pa.—Nov. 22, 2023.

Melinda Knapp O’Brien ’96, ’04 MEd Hbg, York, Pa.—Dec. 22, 2022.

Michael A. Torrance ’96 Behrend, Blakely, Ga.—March 10, 2024.

Anoop Duggal ’97r Hershey, Millersville, Pa.—Jan. 12, 2024.

Mary J. Harmelin ’97a Lib Berks, Birdsboro, Pa.—Jan. 31, 2023.

Andrew M. Lasich ’97 Eng, Phoenix—March 1, 2024.

Alan J. Stone ’97a Eng Berks, Morgantown, Pa.—March 4, 2024.

April L. Trimble ’97 Bus, Bellefonte, Pa.—Jan. 24, 2023.

Kathleen A. Wolff ’97 MEd Hbg, Lancaster, Pa.—Jan. 11, 2024.

Margaret Smalley Biegel ’98 Lib (Schreyer), Chester Springs, Pa.—Jan. 18, 2023.

Jamison Forbes ’98 Hbg, Harrisburg, Pa.—Feb. 28, 2024.

Douglas A. Gregory ’98a Eng Behrend, Erie, Pa.—March 23, 2024.

Karen M. Kelly ’98 Lib, Fairport, N.Y.—Nov. 23, 2023.

2000s

John J. Mangan ’00 JD Law, Carlisle, Pa.—Jan. 30, 2024.

Carl P. Babinski Jr. ’01 EMS, State College—Jan. 13, 2024.

Martin M. Echols ’01 MEng Eng GrtVly, Stroudsburg, Pa.—June 28, 2023.

Jennifer L. Ranker ’01 Hbg, York, Pa.—Dec. 29, 2022.

Wesley J. Wertz ’02 Behrend, Adamsville, Pa.—Feb. 10, 2023.

Jeffery A. Paulhamus ’03 Lib, Williamsport, Pa.—March 11, 2024.

Justin T. Curtis ’05 Alt, Sugar Grove, Pa.—May 2, 2023.

Roger G. Gonzalez ’05 PhD Edu, Mechanicsburg, Pa.—Dec. 1, 2023.

Carole E. Heberlig ’05 MEd Hbg, Selbyville, Del.—Jan. 22, 2023.

Renae Cauger Kochel ’06 Com (ΚΚΓ), Woodinville, Wash.—Jan. 17, 2023. Spouse: Travis ’06 Bus.

Deborah L. Boyer ’08 Nur WC, Tionesta, Pa.—Aug. 15, 2023.

Stephanie D. Buckel ’09a Behrend, Girard, Pa.—Jan. 27, 2024. Parent: Elaine Seely ’82 H&HD.

Nicole M. DeAngelis ’09, ’11 Alt, Ashville, Pa.—March 16, 2024. Spouse: Adam ’13 Alt; Parent: Lewis Jr. ’77a EMS Alt.

2010s

Debra L. Cohen ’10 Com (ΧΩ), Frisco, Texas—Jan. 1, 2024.

Valerie M. Lindner ’16 Sci, Falls, Pa.—Dec. 9, 2023.

Alyssa R. Reynolds ’16a Behrend, Erie, Pa.—Jan. 26, 2023.

Jared D. Carnes ’17 Berks, Stevens, Pa.—Sept. 28, 2023.

Christopher J. Faber ’17 MPS WC, Stafford, Va.—July 4, 2023.

2020s

Sachin Venkatesh ’22 Hbg, York, Pa.—March 30, 2023.

Send death notices to: obituaries@psu.edu or by mail to:Penn State Alumni Association, Dept. B,University Park, PA 16802-2096.

We rely on family members and newspaper obituaries to inform us of the deaths of Penn State alumni. We need to verify all death announcements. Because of the volume of material we receive, information typically isn’t published until several issues after it is submitted. Please include your name and daytime phone number with all correspondence.

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FAQs

How do I find an obituary in NJ? ›

To locate an obituary, ideally you would know the date of death or burial of the person of interest, and also the newspaper in which the obituary was likely to appear. Generally, if an obituary was published, it will appear in the newspaper within about a week of the death or burial, however it can be later.

What is the largest obituary website? ›

Legacy.com hosts obituaries for more than three-quarters of the 100 largest newspapers in the U.S., by circulation. The site attracts more than 30 million unique visitors per month and is among the top 40 trafficked websites in the world. Legacy Inc. Chicago, Illinois, U.S.

How do I find a local obituary? ›

You can typically find current obituaries through a simple online search (if one was written). Most funeral homes and cremation providers publish obituaries on their websites. Older obituaries are becoming increasingly easier to find online. Search old newspapers or genealogy sites.

How much does it cost to put an obituary in the star ledger? ›

Placing an obituary in The Star-Ledger starts at $244.00.

How to find out if someone died in NJ? ›

Requests for vital records can be mailed directly to the State Registrar of Vital Statistics, Office of Vital Statistics & Registry, NJ Department of Health, P.O. Box 370, Trenton, NJ 08625-0370. Copies can be requested online from the Office of Vital Statistics and Registry.

How do I find obituaries in the US by name for free? ›

Many funeral homes publish obituaries on their websites. These can usually be located with a Google search on the person's name. Local genealogical and historical societies, public libraries, and some newspaper publishers maintain clipping files of obituaries.

How do you find out if a person passed away? ›

  1. Start an Online Search. Arguably the best way to find out whether or not someone you know has passed is to begin an online search. ...
  2. Check Social Media. ...
  3. Use Word of Mouth. ...
  4. Read The Paper or Watch The Local News. ...
  5. Go To An Archive Facility. ...
  6. Review Government Records.

What is the best obituary website? ›

Best online memorial websites
  • ForeverMissed.com. Forever Missed is a cost-friendly option for those who want to collect and share memories of the loved one they have lost. ...
  • MyKeeper.com. ...
  • EverLoved.com. ...
  • WeRemember.com. ...
  • inmemori.com. ...
  • never-gone.com. ...
  • GatheringUs.com. ...
  • Memories.net.
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Are obituaries always published online? ›

Obituaries and death notices can be published by alumni organizations, religious or community institutions, and professional organizations, or online.

Is there an app for local obituaries? ›

As funeral homes across America post obituaries to their respective funeral home website, The Obituary App organizes them all into particular cities. Now, a user can look at all the obituaries posted by multiple funeral homes in one place.

How much does it cost to put an obituary in a local paper? ›

An average obituary can easily be $200.00-500.00. Costs vary by publication. Newspapers charge by the line and can average $450 for a complete obituary. The average obituary cost begins at $200.00 and increases due to the amount of content, including a photograph and the length of the obituary.

Are obituaries public domain? ›

Copyright and Obituaries. To be clear, obituaries are protected by copyright. They are creative works of expression that are fixed into a tangible medium of expression. Both the text and the images that make up an obituary are protected by copyright (even if the facts and information are not).

Why do newspapers charge so much for obituaries? ›

Why does it cost so much to post an obituary? Publishing an obituary in the newspaper is expensive because of the limited space papers have. Newspapers value every inch of each page, so they must charge to use that limited space for an obituary.

Does everyone publish an obituary? ›

No, obituaries are not legally required, but many choose to include them in their End-of-Life Plan as a part of their estate plan.

Do people get paid to write obituaries? ›

But, chances are, if you're considered the scribe in your tribe of family members and friends, at some juncture, you'll be asked to pen an obituary for someone you know. And, though it doesn't offer the same glitz, glamour, or excitement of other forms of creative work, well, it helps to pay the bills.

Are obituaries required in NJ? ›

No law insists families should publish an obituary.

Can anyone get a copy of a death certificate in NJ? ›

The following persons are authorized to obtain a certified copy of a record: The parents of the person listed on the record. A child of the person named on the record, if of legal age (You will need to show your own birth certificate)

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