In Memoriam: March / April 2026

In Memoriam entries are grouped by decade and listed alphabetically by last name.

 

1940s

 

head shot pencil illustration of Friedland by Randy Glass

Bernice Friedland ’45 Edu and her husband, Arthur, owned the clothing store Tots to Teens for 30 years in Cumberland, where she was a founding member of the Allegany County Commission for Women and the first woman to serve as president of her synagogue, B’er Chayim Temple. Read the full profile.

 

Arthur P. Miller Jr. ’47 Com (FDQ, Swimming/Diving, Collegian, Glee Club, Parmi Nous), Norristown, Pa.—Nov. 16, 2025.
Kathryn Jane Miller Jones ’48 Eng, El Segundo, Calif.—Aug. 28, 2025.
Louis J. Maierhofer ’49 Com, Hollidaysburg, Pa.—Oct. 18, 2025.

 

1950s

George E. Brehman Jr. ’50 Lib, ’52 MS Edu, Lancaster, Pa.—Sept. 15, 2025.
Helen Baily Cochrane ’50 Bus (ZTA), Bethlehem, Pa.—Nov. 1, 2025. Child: Richard ’73 Eng, ’80 MPA Hbg.
Ann Orr DeHaas ’50 Edu, State College—Aug. 2, 2025. Child: Sarah Jane ’91 PhD Edu.
A. Duer Pierce Jr. ’50 Agr (FDQ, Lacrosse), Kennett Square, Pa.—Nov. 15, 2025. Child: Laurie Lincoln ’79, ’86 MEd A&A.
Walter A. Sowa ’50 Eng (QX, AFROTC), Nanticoke, Pa.—Sept. 29, 2025. Children: Christopher ’76, ’78 MS Eng; Rebecca Bartuska ’87 Edu.
Virginia Fernandez Cederberg ’51 Edu, Hanover, Pa.—Oct. 12, 2025.
Gilbert Goldstein ’51 Bus (BSR, AFROTC), Palm Beach Gardens, Fla.—July 25, 2024.
Edward J. Witek Sr. ’51 Eng, Stow, Ohio—May 23, 2025.
Dorothy Naveen Friedman ’52 Com (Collegian), Stamford, Conn.—Sept. 26, 2025.
Edward M. Goldberg ’52 Lib (FEP), Walnut Creek, Calif.—Sept. 13, 2025.
Muriel Amsel Rosenberg ’52 Lib, Sacramento, Calif.—Aug. 1, 2025.
Anna Belle Russell Thomas ’52 A&A (ACW), San Diego, Calif.—Aug. 12, 2025. Sibling: Beverly Creelman ’48 Com.
Addison F. Unangst ’52 Eng (QDC, AFROTC), Birmingham, Ala.—Sept. 12, 2025.
Allan Woolford ’52 Eng (FGD, Blue Band, Glee Club, Skull & Bones), Lansdale, Pa.—Sept. 27, 2025.
Elizabeth Agnew Alburger ’53 Com (GFB, Collegian), Glen Mills, Pa.—Sept. 30, 2025.
Shirley Holt Kinsey ’53 Edu, Dushore, Pa.—Jan. 12, 2025.
Thomas A. Lazaroff ’53 Lib (KDR), Pittsburgh—Nov. 16, 2024.
Marvin Y. Neely ’53 Bus (DTD), Ocean View, N.J.—Sept. 16, 2025.
Miriam A. Niemond ’53 MEd Edu, Richfield, Pa.—April 10, 2025.
Thomas S. Rile ’53 Eng, Brownsville, Pa.—Sept. 20, 2025.
Charles A. Baltzer ’54 MEd Edu, Solon, Ohio—Sept. 17, 2025.
Kent M. Clouser ’54 Bus (SAE, AFROTC), Seminole, Fla.—Oct. 2, 2025.
Robin M. Eiche ’54, ’55 MA Lib, Hollidaysburg, Pa.—Oct. 12, 2025.
Muriel Henderson Garson ’54 Edu, Richmond, Va.—Nov. 2, 2025.
James G. Seton Jr. ’54 EMS (DSF), Lancaster, Pa.—Oct. 9, 2025.
Joseph G. Streamer ’54 Eng (Blue Band), Hamburg, N.Y.—Oct. 13, 2025.
Angelo R. Borzillo ’55 EMS (AFD), Lansdale, Pa.—Oct. 11, 2025.
Robert D. Buchwald ’55 Sci (PKF), Williamsburg, Va.—Feb. 11, 2025.
Richard B. Feicht ’55 Eng, New York—Sept. 24, 2025.
H. Diehl McKalip ’55 Com (QDC, Blue Key, Collegian, Lion’s Paw, Skull & Bones), Springfield, Va.—Sept. 14, 2025. Spouse: Karole Panameroff ’59 Lib.
Margaret Kidda Stafford ’55 Sci, Kennett Square, Pa.—Sept. 19, 2025. Child: Marshall ’88 Sci.
Frank C. Valla ’55 Bus, Harwick, Pa.—Oct. 11, 2025.
Alexander W. Zerban ’55 A&A (TKE, AROTC, Blue Band, Choir, Skull & Bones), Traverse City, Mich.—Oct. 3, 2025.
William I. Childs ’56 Eng (ACS, Parmi Nous), Boise, Idaho—Oct. 19, 2025.
J. Earl Epstein ’56 Bus (AEP), Narberth, Pa.—Oct. 5, 2025.
Bernard P. Fabian ’56 Bus Alt, Altoona, Pa.—Oct. 19, 2025. Son: Paul ’98 Lib.
John H. Gilleland ’56 Agr (FSK), Portland, Ore.—Sept. 21, 2025.
Edward M. Harvey Sr. ’56 Bus (SP), Suwanee, Ga.—June 12, 2025.
Beverly Smith Kiehl ’56 Edu, State College—Nov. 11, 2025. Child: Kimberlee ’90 PhD Edu.
Walter L. Paynter ’56 Eng, West Grove, Pa.—Sept. 18, 2025.
James F. Trump ’56 Eng (DF), Warminster, Pa.—Sept. 19, 2025.
Richard Bobrow ’57 Eng, Mission Viejo, Calif.—Jan. 27, 2025.
Ray S. Bolze ’57 Lib (QX, Blue Band), Rockville, Md.—Nov. 10, 2025. Spouse: Marlene Marks ’58 Lib.
Betty Wilton Glenn ’57 H&HD (KD), Johns Island, S.C.—Sept. 12, 2025. Spouse: Arthur ’56 Eng.
Robert F. Haley ’57 Bus, Fairport, N.Y.—Sept. 26, 2025.
Kenneth I. Outwater Jr. ’57 EMS (KS), Tucson, Ariz.—Sept. 22, 2025. Spouse: Daria Dutko ’57 Sci.
Norman E. Schue ’57 Agr (AZ, AFROTC), Brick, N.J.—Sept. 8, 2025.
David B. Wilkins ’57 Eng, Miami—Feb. 21, 2025. Spouse: Phyllis Stiefel ’57 Edu.
Robert W. Gongaware ’58 Eng, Delaware, Ohio—June 11, 2025.
John G. Harhai ’58, ’62 MS EMS, Rostraver Township, Pa.—Sept. 13, 2025. Child: Lara Roeding ’88 Lib.
Thomas B. Heath ’58 Eng, Belmont, N.C.—Oct. 3, 2025.
Joseph A. Hrusovsky ’58 Eng (WDFM), Ardsley, N.Y.—Oct. 9, 2025.
George W. Koch II ’58 Lib (SAE), Brookhaven, N.Y.—July 9, 2025.
Robert S. Rydzewski ’58 Eng, Wyoming, Pa.—Sept. 19, 2025.
Mark T. Soisson ’58 Eng, Hanover, Pa.—Oct. 17, 2025.
Richard L. Twiddy ’58 EMS, Winter Park, Fla.—Oct. 17, 2025.
Richard C. Weigel ’58 Eng, Cedar Rapids, Iowa—Oct. 8, 2025. Child: Beth ’91 Lib.
David L. Weiss ’58 EMS, Slingerlands, N.Y.—Sept. 11, 2025.
M. Richard Despotakis ’59 Bus (AROTC), McKeesport, Pa.—Oct. 11, 2025.
Alan J. Lipner ’59 Bus (FEP), Denver—Oct. 3, 2025.
Emory L. Mertz ’59a Eng LehVly, Maine, N.Y.—Oct. 6, 2025.
John E. Perry ’59 Bus, Carlisle, Pa.—Sept. 18, 2025.
Charles M. Robinson ’59 Agr, State College—Sept. 15, 2025. Child: Pamela Froncillo ’79 H&HD.
Joseph D. Servello ’59 A&A (Thespians), Hollidaysburg, Pa.—Oct. 8, 2025.
Richard N. Spare ’59 JD Law, Zieglerville, Pa.—April 17, 2025.
Donald B. vonWolffradt ’59 Eng, Leawood, Kan.—Sept. 17, 2025. Sibling: Carl ’54 Eng.

 

1960s

Thomas A. Carter ’60 Agr, ’69 MA Lib, ’71 PhD Agr, Apex, N.C.—Dec. 11, 2024.
Gerald P. Duckett ’60 EMS, Gormania, W.Va.—Sept. 19, 2025.
James F. Gates ’60 Alt, Wilkes-Barre, Pa.—Aug. 12, 2025.
Robert D. Mertz ’60a Eng, Reading, Pa.—Sept. 12, 2025.
Charles P. Schell ’60a Eng Berks, Somers Point, N.J.—April 6, 2025.
Rodney K. Smith ’60a Eng York, Lovettsville, Va.—Oct. 7, 2025.
Ruth A. Wilson ’60 Lib, Duncannon, Pa.—July 16, 2024.
William H. Foeller ’61a Eng Berks, Orchard Park, N.Y.—May 28, 2025.
C. Theodore Mattson ’61 Agr, Wausaukee, Wis.—Oct. 13, 2025.
Mary Marsh McIlvaine ’61 Edu, Manhattan, Kan.—June 22, 2024.
B. Jerry Plavin ’61 Bus (AEP), Warminster, Pa.—July 17, 2024.
Gary R. Reeder ’61 EMS, Grand Junction, Colo.—Oct. 21, 2025.
Gary R. Vittorio ’61 MS H&HD, Denville, N.J.—Jan. 5, 2025.
Paul C. Augustine ’62 Agr, Curwensville, Pa.—April 8, 2025. Child: Matthew ’90 Sci.
Edward G. Becker ’62 Agr, Armagh, Pa.—Sept. 3, 2025.
Irwin Blank ’62 Bus (BSR), Atlantic City, N.J.—Oct. 5, 2025.
William J. Brosius ’62 Edu, Millersburg, Pa.—Sept. 17, 2025.
Richard K. Case ’62 Eng, Golden, Colo.—July 4, 2025.
Malcolm H. Cohen ’62 Lib (Thespians), Delray Beach, Fla.—Jan. 3, 2025.
Edward J. Lieb ’62 Eng (NROTC), Charlotte, N.C.—Sept. 22, 2025.
Larry E. Logero ’62 Bus (QDC), Reading, Pa.—Sept. 15, 2025.
David J. Long ’62, ’63 MEd Edu, Harrisburg, Pa.—June 21, 2025. Spouse: Suzanne Reed ’67 Edu.
Eugene L. Mariotti ’62 Edu, Old Forge, Pa.—July 1, 2025.
William T. Murphy ’62 Eng, El Cajon, Calif.—May 7, 2025.
Dale W. Parker ’62 Eng (Triangle), Bethlehem, Pa.—Oct. 3, 2025. Spouse: Jennet Cramer ’63 Bus; Sibling: Thomas ’60 Eng.
Wendy R. Snetsinger ’62, ’71 MS, ’99 PhD Edu, State College—Sept. 14, 2025.
Tyco V. Swick ’62 Lib, Erie, Pa.—Nov. 10, 2025. Spouse: Sharon Haise ’63 H&HD Behrend.
Phyllis Lutz Barr ’63 H&HD, Pennsylvania Furnace, Pa.—Oct. 15, 2025.
Mary Virginia Brown ’63 Edu (KD), Hatboro, Pa.—Sept. 9, 2025.
Judith Damillio DeLellis ’63 Edu, Chalfont, Pa.—Sept. 12, 2025.
Austin L. Helmbreck ’63 MEd Edu, Butler, Pa.—Oct. 31, 2025.
Frances Lawrance Jamison ’63 Edu, Media, Pa.—July 27, 2025. Spouse: William Jr. ’62 Agr.
Walter J. Junewicz ’63 Lib, Egg Harbor Township, N.J.—Sept. 26, 2025.
Emery L. Moore ’63 Eng, ’75 PhD Sci, Naples, Fla.—Sept. 13, 2025.
Carol Laudenslager Murphy ’63 Lib (AOP), El Cajon, Calif.—July 12, 2025.
John A. Palm Jr. ’63 Lib, Winchester, Va.—Sept. 18, 2025.
Susan Ochroch Savitch ’63 Com (AEF), Key West, Fla.—Oct. 11, 2025.
Dale C. Sherman ’63 Edu, Julian, Pa.—Sept. 13, 2025.
David J. Brightbill ’64 Bus, Lebanon, Pa.—Nov. 6, 2025. Child: Adam ’23 Eng.
Bonnie Powell Decker ’64 H&HD, Altoona, Pa.—Oct. 24, 2025.
William V. Gillis ’64 Bus, Export, Pa.—Sept. 21, 2025.
Susan Weisbord Newman ’64 Edu, Bethesda, Md.—Sept. 28, 2025.
James B. Shields ’64 Agr, Summerville, Pa.—Nov. 10, 2025. Child: Erin ’01 Sci.
Joseph B. Desmond Jr. ’65 MEd Edu, Topton, Pa.—Aug. 13, 2025.
Larry M. Girvin ’65, ’71 MS Eng (Acacia), Henrico, Va.—Oct. 3, 2025. Child: Douglas ’90 Eng.
Susan Bridenbaugh McAlevy ’65 H&HD, Birmingham, Ala.—in 2025.
Thomas Mark Ogorzalek ’65a Eng WB, Hazleton, Pa.—Sept. 1, 2025. Child: Kevin ’13 EMS, ’21a Hazlt.
Ronald J. Oleksa Sr. ’65 Eng, Winchester, Va.—Sept. 20, 2025.
Thomas L. Ashburn ’66 Edu, Altoona, Pa.—Oct. 9, 2025.
Carol Carlson Egerton ’66 Edu, Ocean Springs, Miss.—Nov. 6, 2025.
Gary L. Joines ’66 Agr (AFROTC), Beaufort, S.C.—Oct. 14, 2025.
Patrick J. Kelly ’66 MEd Edu, Royersford, Pa.—Sept. 21, 2025. Spouse: Twila White ’65 MEd Edu.
Frances Schnell Meako ’66 H&HD, Albion, Pa.—Oct. 10, 2025.
Eileen Rowe Melhorn ’66 Edu (Choir), Media, Pa.—Sept. 29, 2025. Child: Melissa Krissinger ’96 Edu.
Stephanie Shelton Norcott ’66 Lib (DSQ), Lawrence Township, N.J.—Sept. 16, 2025.
Maris Pravs ’66 Bus, Gulfport, Fla.—in 2025.
Mary A. Uzelac ’66 Bus, Buena Vista, Colo.—Aug. 26, 2025.
James J. August ’67 Lib, Philadelphia—Sept. 26, 2025.
Frederick J. Beck ’67 Bus Abgt (FKQ), Philadelphia—Sept. 30, 2025.
Halbert C. Brink ’67 Lib, Le Raysville, Pa.—Nov. 1, 2025.
Kathleen A. Case ’67 Lib (KKG, Collegian), Flourtown, Pa.—Nov. 4, 2025.
Jodi Harro Gammon ’67 Lib (Thespians), Charlottesville, Va.—July 11, 2025.
Howard L. Guscar ’67, ’72 MS Agr (TFD, AROTC), Tipp City, Ohio—June 6, 2024.
David W. Hutchinson ’67 EMS, Allison Park, Pa.—Sept. 30, 2025.
Mark J. Itle ’67 Eng, North East, Pa.—Oct. 3, 2025. Sibling: Charles ’60 Agr; Child: Laura ’05 PhD Eng.
Faye M. Nye ’67 Lib, Lititz, Pa.—Dec. 31, 2024.
Holly Swan Wright ’67 Lib (KAQ), Chevy Chase, Md.—Sept. 27, 2025.
Yu-Tsai Chen ’68 PhD Eng, Glen Ellyn, Ill.—Sept. 29, 2025. Spouse: Angeli Yu ’71 MS EMS.
Walter L. Clark ’68 Bus (Wrestling), Clearfield, Pa.—Oct. 21, 2025. Children: Stefani Campbell ’87 Lib; Cristen Urich ’92 Eng.
Raymond G. Fast ’68 PhD Edu, Saskatoon,—July 26, 2025.
David E. Haag ’68 Bus (AROTC), Myerstown, Pa.—Sept. 25, 2025.
Roger L. Hoover ’68 H&HD Alt, Tyrone, Pa.—Nov. 12, 2025.
Dennis R. Karalfa ’68 A&A (Blue Band, Glee Club), Elizabethtown, Pa.—Oct. 7, 2025.
Carolyn Clark Newsom ’68 Edu (CW), Wil-
mington, Del.—Sept. 25, 2025. Sibling: Beverly Zehr ’88 Bus.
Dennis L. Reeder ’68 Eng, Dothan, Ala.—Sept. 15, 2025.
Lorna Boland Rudi-
sill ’68 Hbg, Hershey, Pa.—Nov. 6, 2025. Child: Vincent ’86 MAdm Hbg.
Gary L. Seacrest ’68 Bus (KDR), Atlanta—Oct. 29, 2025.
John C. Spielmann ’68 MA Lib, Hartford, Wis.—Oct. 4, 2025.
Linda Norris Sutton ’68 Lib, Greenville, R.I.—Sept. 3, 2025. Spouse: Daniel ’66 Bus.
L. Dale Sulaitis Baltrus ’69 H&HD (ASA), Seaford, Va.—April 6, 2025. Spouse: Daniel ’68 Eng; Child: Lisa Prager ’92 Bus.
Roderick J. Bartell ’69 H&HD, ’70 MPA Lib (RA), State College—Sept. 17, 2025. Spouse: Kathy Gordon ’79 Lib; Children: Jason ’11 Sci; Nathan ’13 Lib.
Paul R. D’Andries ’69 Edu (NROTC), Pittsburgh—July 25, 2025.
Ok-Hi Lee ’69 MFA A&A, State College—Aug. 20, 2025.
Richard A. Matscherz ’69 Eng MtAlt, North Apollo, Pa.—Oct. 15, 2025.
J. Valerie Nisbet ’69 Lib, State College—Sept. 15, 2025. Children: Robert ’79 Lib; Alexander ’82 Lib.
Daniel L. Schultz ’69 Eng Hazlt, Orangeville, Pa.—Sept. 20, 2025.

 

1970s

Michael Brywka Jr. ’70 Agr (AROTC), Wilmington, Del.—Jan. 2, 2025.
Ronald D. Ferreri ’70 Sci, ’80 Sci (AROTC), Waldwick, N.J.—Oct. 26, 2025. Spouse: Carla Culp ’79 H&HD.
Joseph L. Gehrlein ’70 Bus Behrend, Erie, Pa.—Oct. 26, 2025.
Paula Verry Gribble ’70 Nur, Greenville, N.C.—Jan. 1, 2025.
Anne Fallon Jack ’70 Hbg, Monroeville, Pa.—Oct. 3, 2025.
John C. Knoll ’70 Lib (SC, Blue Band, NROTC), Wernersville, Pa.—Oct. 20, 2025.
Robert G. Leonard ’70 PhD Eng, Radford, Va.—June 23, 2025.
David A. Panckeri ’70 Edu, Weatherly, Pa.—June 29, 2025.
Geoffrey G. Stilley ’70 H&HD (FDQ), McLean, Va.—Aug. 23, 2025.
Joseph G. Turner ’70 PhD H&HD, Fort Collins, Colo.—Sept. 25, 2025.
Charlene James Vener ’70 Sci (QFA), Woodstock, Ga.—Oct. 21, 2025.
William R. Weaver ’70 Lib (QC, Glee Club), Pittsburgh—Sept. 22, 2025.

 

head shot pencil illustration of Benson by Randy Glass

Clifford Benson Jr. ’71 Bus helped shepherd the Pegulas’ $88 million donation to the university for the building of Pegula Ice Arena and creation of Division I men’s and women’s hockey programs. Read the full profile.


 

Marianne Szymanski Chambers ’71 A&A, Fallston, Md.—Aug. 12, 2025.
Frederick A. Fornwalt ’71 A&A (Blue Band), Altoona, Pa.—Oct. 20, 2025.
Albert A. Griffith Jr. ’71 Agr (ASF), King of Prussia, Pa.—Sept. 10, 2025.
Wade M. Heintzelman ’71a Eng Hazlt, New Ringgold, Pa.—Sept. 19, 2025.
Richard C. Hevey ’71 PhD Sci, Clermont, Fla.—Feb. 16, 2025. Children: Michael ’88 Sci; Matthew ’91 Sci.
Michael P. Holdsworth ’71 DUS, Raleigh, N.C.—Sept. 26, 2025.
Bess Fall Joftis ’71 Edu, Margate City, N.J.—June 30, 2025.
James A. Schnell ’71 MEd Edu, Milroy, Pa.—Nov. 6, 2025.
Eugene R. Tomlinson ’71, ’79 Edu, State College—Nov. 16, 2025. Child: Kathleen ’08 H&HD.
Terry L. Wertz ’71a Eng Alt, Hollidaysburg, Pa.—Nov. 7, 2025.
John F. Brewer ’72 MEd Edu, State College—Sept. 11, 2025.
Susan E. Buckel ’72 Edu, Dover, Pa.—Sept. 23, 2025.
Allan L. Casciola ’72 MA Lib (RA), Andover, Ohio—Sept. 12, 2025.
John A. Goga ’72 Lib, State College—Sept. 25, 2025. Child: Lauren ’12, ’14 MS H&HD.
Joseph R. Hannum ’72 MEng Eng GrtVly, Blue Bell, Pa.—Sept. 18, 2025.
David G. Kapson ’72 Bus, Dallas, Pa.—Oct. 4, 2025.
James F. Knepper ’72a Eng Behrend, Cincinnati—Dec. 12, 2024.
Gary C. Marshall ’72 MS Eng, Oil City, Pa.—Oct. 5, 2025.
Edward A. Matkowski ’72 Bus, Philadelphia—Oct. 14, 2025.
Janet A. May ’72 Lib Behrend, Ashburn, Va.—Nov. 19, 2024. Sibling: Patrick ’81 Hbg.
Milton M. Miller ’72, ’76 MEd Edu, Hollidaysburg, Pa.—Sept. 17, 2025. Child: Russ ’97a Nur Alt.
Barbara A. O’Reilly ’72 MA Com, Jackson, N.J.—Sept. 28, 2025.
Bradley D. Rowan ’72a Sci NewKens, Canonsburg, Pa.—Sept. 17, 2025.
Larry W. Smith ’72a H&HD, Lake Charles, La.—Sept. 11, 2025. Spouse: Gayle Varasse ’73 H&HD.
Julia R. Swink ’72 Nur, Lakeside Marblehead, Ohio—Sept. 18, 2025.
William E. Bell Jr. ’73 H&HD, Pittston, Pa.—Oct. 5, 2025. Child: Cara Green ’08 H&HD, ’17 MPS Edu WC.
Patricia E. Burack ’73 MA Lib, Union, N.J.—Sept. 16, 2025.
Thomas Cadwallader III ’73 JD Law, Yardley, Pa.—Sept. 15, 2025.
John P. Schwartz ’73 Hbg, Middletown, Pa.—Nov. 3, 2025.
Theodore A. Beam ’74 Edu, Altoona, Pa.—Sept. 25, 2025. Spouse: Catherine Cronin ’77 H&HD.
Lynn Rothberg Kearney ’74 Hbg, Boulder, Colo.—July 22, 2025.
Azure Woolheater Montaig ’74 Edu, Hollidaysburg, Pa.—Oct. 8, 2025.
Richard A. Petroski ’74 Hbg, Dauphin, Pa.—Aug. 8, 2025. Spouse: Elizabeth ’90 MEd Hbg; Child: Joseph ’02, ’06 MS Agr.
Karl M. Polacek ’74 Lib, Belle Vernon, Pa.—Sept. 23, 2025.
Henry T. Applequist ’75 Bus, Baden, Pa.—Oct. 19, 2025.
Susan L. McLaughlin ’75 Edu, Hermitage, Pa.—Oct. 9, 2025.
Brian K. Rogaski ’75 A&A (Soccer), Hopewell, N.J.—Nov. 9, 2025. Children: Brent ’08 Eng; Courtney ’10 A&A.
Joseph P. Rudolph ’75 MD Hershey, South Park, Pa.—Oct. 12, 2025.
Stanley A. York ’75 Hbg, Mechanicsburg, Pa.—July 12, 2025.
James E. Hall ’76 Hbg, Pittsburgh—Oct. 3, 2025. Spouse: Cynthia Dobson ’76 Hbg; Children: Jennifer Gabel ’00 Sci; James II ’02 Eng.
Ronald R. Housler ’76 Agr (FMD), Kane, Pa.—Oct. 9, 2025.
Wayne Metheny ’76 Hbg, Oak Ridge, Tenn.—Sept. 6, 2025.
Richard A. Holodick ’77 MEd Edu, Wilkes-Barre, Pa.—Sept. 26, 2025.
Donald J. Tyger ’77a EMS Alt, Punxsutawney, Pa.—Sept. 23, 2025.
Kim B. Whitman ’77 Bus, Elizabethtown, Pa.—Sept. 16, 2025.
Carlyle Carter ’78, ’83 MEd H&HD, Minneapolis—Aug. 6, 2025.
Timothy Oprisu ’78 Eng, New Cumberland, Pa.—Sept. 1, 2025.
Melinda Rice Rosini ’78 Edu (ACW), Northumberland, Pa.—Sept. 21, 2025. Child: Matthew ’05 Com.
William J. Bengel ’79 MEd Lib, Erie, Pa.—Oct. 9, 2025. Child: Matthew ’03 Behrend.
David A. Doriguzzi ’79 Bus, Bridgeville, Pa.—Oct. 3, 2025. Sibling: Tina Dangel ’84 Bus.
Stanford M. Lembeck ’79 PhD Lib, State College—Sept. 13, 2025. Spouse: Carolyn Sehl ’71 MPA Lib, ’93 MS H&HD.
Richard A. Merluzzi Jr. ’79 Eng (SP), West Chester, Pa.—Oct. 27, 2025. Sibling: Craig ’82a Eng Hazlt.

 

1980s

Michael F. Flannery ’80 Edu (Track/Cross Country), Wake Forest, N.C.—Sept. 13, 2025. 
Brenda L. Harsch ’80 A&A (Choir), Ambridge, Pa.—Sept. 18, 2025.
M. Lynn Hayden ’80 Hbg, Huntingtown, Md.—Aug. 20, 2025.
John A. Organiscak ’80 EMS, Eighty Four, Pa.—Sept. 18, 2025. Spouse: Joan Sexton ’81 Bus, ’86 MS H&HD.
Margaret Sharpe Reider ’80 MPA Lib GrtVly, Beaufort, S.C.—Jan. 23, 2025.
Joseph A. Smolko ’80 Eng (ASF), Pelham, N.H.—Sept. 16, 2025.
Daniel D. Wert ’80r Hershey, Lititz, Pa.—Sept. 21, 2024.
Reginald S. Arford ’81, ’85 EMS, Hastings, Pa.—Oct. 19, 2025. Sibling: Susan ’83 Agr.
Lawrence J. Dugan ’81 Edu, Houtzdale, Pa.—Oct. 25, 2025. Child: Lawrence ’88 Sci.
Barbara A. Koons ’81 Nur, Pottsville, Pa.—Sept. 15, 2025.
Robert J. D’Ambrosio Jr. ’82 Bus (Baseball), —March 7, 2025.
Joanne Gorman ’82 MEd Edu, Jersey City, N.J.—Oct. 19, 2025.
Mary L. Lehman MacDonald ’82 Lib, Baltimore—Sept. 23, 2025. 
Michelle Souleyret Perkins ’82 Bus, ’97 MEd Edu GrtVly, Phoenixville, Pa.—Nov. 19, 2025. Spouse: Michael ’76 Bus.
Kenneth M. Wardenski ’82 Hbg, Evans, Ga.—Oct. 17, 2025.
Patrick A. Hewitt ’83 JD Law, Pittsburgh—Sept. 17, 2025. Spouse: Jennifer Wilson ’85 JD Law.
Paul M. Sever ’83 Agr, Salmon, Idaho—Oct. 6, 2025.
Barry A. Crawford ’84 Bus, Woodbury, Pa.—Sept. 30, 2025. Spouse: Teresa England ’84 Agr, ’92 MEd Edu; Child: Andrea Ritchey ’11 Com, ’11 Lib.
William Dean Esper Jr. ’84 MEd Edu, Altoona, Pa.—May 18, 2025.
Robert Grier ’84 MRP Hbg, Clyde, N.Y.—Sept. 19, 2025.
Jeffrey L. Liggett ’84a EMS Fayt, Palm Coast, Fla.—March 23, 2025.
Barbara Doyle Thaller ’84 PhD Edu, Brasher Falls, N.Y.—Sept. 15, 2025.
Timothy C. Darling ’85 Edu (Gymnastics), Perkasie, Pa.—Sept. 10, 2025.
Kathleen Haley Hunsicker ’85 H&HD (Schreyer), Bath, Pa.—Oct. 12, 2025. Spouse: Garry ’77 Agr; Child: Steven ’12 Agr.
Deborah A. Moore ’85 Lib (Alum. Council), Groton, N.Y.—Jan. 17, 2025.
Bonnie McLaughlin Szweda ’85 MEd Edu GrtVly, The Villages, Fla.—Sept. 24, 2025.
Diane M. Turchetta ’85 Lib, Frederick, Md.—Oct. 1, 2025.
Mary Lynn DiEmedio ’86 Eng, ’86 Eng, Glen Mills, Pa.—Sept. 21, 2025.
John Inserra ’86 Lib (Football, Wrestling), Saddle River, N.J.—Oct. 15, 2025.
David J. Conley ’88 Behrend, Erie, Pa.—Oct. 28, 2025.
Scott T. Rushe ’89 Agr, Julian, Pa.—Sept. 14, 2025. Spouse: Gloria Grdanski ’90 Bus.

 

1990s

J. Douglas Byler ’90 Lib (KS), Lancaster, Pa.—Nov. 5, 2025.
Michelle Olson Festa ’90 Eng, Cranberry Township, Pa.—Sept. 28, 2025. Spouse: Daryl ’91 Com; Children: Ariel ’18 Sci; Avery ’21 Behrend, ’22 Behrend.
Christie Fackler Gamber ’90, ’96 MEd Hbg, Hummelstown, Pa.—Nov. 7, 2025. Children: Janelle Singer ’09 A&A; Clinton ’07 Edu, ’13 MEd Hbg.
Margaret Triplett Haught ’90 Lib Allghy, Uniontown, Pa.—Oct. 3, 2025. Child: Bruce ’80 Sci.
Jeffrey W. Climpson ’91 Behrend, Erie, Pa.—Nov. 9, 2025. Child: William ’21 Behrend.
Richard J. O’Donnell ’93 Hbg, Weston, Pa.—Sept. 19, 2025.
David M. Sharapan ’93 Com (ATW), Las Vegas—Sept. 20, 2025.
Maryellen McDaniel Bonavita ’94 Lib DuBois, Brookville, Pa.—Sept. 29, 2025.
Nigel W. Sparks ’94 Sci (Soccer, Parmi Nous), Port Matilda, Pa.—Sept. 20, 2025.
Stefanie Spritzler Hempstead ’95 Bus, Irvington, N.Y.—Sept. 15, 2025.
Martha Louise McFadden Quimby ’95 MPA Hbg, Harrisburg, Pa.—Sept. 20, 2025.
Carla Williams Harris Smith ’96a Lib Behrend, North Chesterfield, Va.—Sept. 20, 2025.
Richard N. Roman ’96 Eng, ’05 MPA Hbg, Drums, Pa.—Nov. 1, 2025.
Raymond G. Wolfe ’96 A&A, Martinsburg, Pa.—Dec. 20, 2024.
Danny A. Brown ’97 Hbg, Enola, Pa.—Oct. 21, 2025.
William J. Bergen ’98 MS GrtVly, Havertown, Pa.—Sept. 20, 2025.
Ryan C. Geiges ’98 H&HD, Missoula, Mont.—Aug. 26, 2025.
Margaret Hogan Brock ’99 Eng, Coopersburg, Pa.—Sept. 16, 2025.
Nancy J. Ciarrocca ’99 Nur Hbg, Mechanicsburg, Pa.—Sept. 24, 2025.
Frances E. Pilarski ’99 MEd Edu GrtVly, Ocean Pines, Md.—June 13, 2025.

 

2000s

Roger J. Brown ’00 PhD Bus, San Diego—August 2025.
Lisa Barber Krebs ’00a MtAlt, Seven Valleys, Pa.—Sept. 25, 2025.
Valarie A. Schreck ’00 MS H&HD, Cockeysville, Md.—Oct. 27, 2025.
Wesley R. Hoagland ’01 Com Abgt (DS), Charlottesville, Va.—Sept. 25, 2025.
Justin P. Spillane ’02 Bus, Manasquan, N.J.—July 11, 2025.
Derek R. Benoit ’03 Bus (AKL), Reading, Mass.—Sept. 15, 2025.
Robert W. McKinney ’03 Alt, Hollidaysburg, Pa.—Oct. 1, 2025. Child: Heather ’06 PhD Edu.
Ann T. Salva ’04 Worth, Olyphant, Pa.—April 3, 2025.
Lisa M. Moyer ’08 Alt, Altoona, Pa.—Feb. 25, 2025.

 

2010s

Joseph R. Weeks ’10 MA Lib, Vermilion, Ohio—Oct. 23, 2025.
Paige F. Willauer-Kruger ’11 H&HD, Camp Hill, Pa.—Sept. 16, 2025. Parent: William Jr. ’77a Lib Berks.
Tyrel J. Woelfel ’12a Eng DuBois, Kersey, Pa.—July 19, 2025. Parent: Robert ’84a Eng DuBois.
Joshua D. Yohe ’13 EMS, Rockton, Pa.—Sept. 17, 2025. Parent: Wendy Kuntz ’82 H&HD.
Shaun M. O’Malley ’15 MEd Edu, University Park, Pa.—Sept. 19, 2025.
Juntwillis A. Sanders ’15 Behrend, Erie, Pa.—Nov. 1, 2025.

 

2020s

Aaron J. Kopicki ’20 Eng, Dallas, Pa.—Aug. 13, 2025. Spouse: Kayley ’22 H&HD.
 

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