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William C. Thomas
of Frackville,
Pa., Aug. 17, 2015.
Lawrence L. Verdekal Sr.
of
Carlisle, Pa., Sept. 20, 2015.
1964
Fred T. Feigley
of The Villages,
Fla., Oct. 17, 2015. Fred was
inducted into the Lycoming
Athletics Hall of Fame in 2006
for Soccer.
David J. Jackson
of Auburn,
N.Y., Jan. 26, 2016.
Jay L. Morris
of Lebanon, Pa.,
Sept. 8, 2015. Among survivors
is his wife, Carol (Blaker)
Morris ’64.
1965
Chris P. Christie
of Groton,
Mass., Jan. 7, 2016.
Judith D. (Merk) Custer
of
Winter Haven, Fla., Jan. 22,
2016. Among survivors is her
husband, Robert S. Custer ’64.
Carolyn G. (Torsch) Grove
of
Carmel, Ind., May 18, 2015.
James A. Larrabee
of Venice,
Fla., Aug. 11, 2015.
John H. Tracy
of Springfield, Vt.,
Oct. 7, 2015. Among survivors is
his wife, Sandra (Rogers)
Tracy ’68.
1967
Susan E. Helsman
of
Watsontown, Pa., Feb. 5, 2016.
Robert S. Swigart
of
Factoryville, Pa., Dec. 23, 2015.
1968
Phyllis (Egleston) Buckingham
Shafer of Linden, Pa., Aug. 29,
2015. Among survivors are
her son, L. Jay Buckingham
III ’73, and daughter, Ruth
(Buckingham) Bennett ’77.
David E. Hughes
of Warren,
N.J., Jan. 9, 2016.
Philip B. Piper
of North
Stonington, Conn., June 13,
2015. Among survivors is his
wife, Margaret (Mac Clay) Piper
’68, brother, David Piper ’64.
Philip’s grandfather, E. Foster
Piper, and great uncle, Charles
Piper, were alumni of Dickinson
Seminary.
John C. Welsh
of Fort Myers,
Fla., Nov. 17, 2015.
John D. Zettelmoyer
of
Quakertown, Pa., March 9, 2016.
1971
Richard C. Drake
of Coral
Springs, Fla., May 21, 2015.
William O. Olsen
of
Williamsport, May 29, 2015.
1972
Anne M. (VanBramer) Demick
of
Stephentown, N.Y., May 12, 2016.
1973
Betty J. (Allbritten) Bloodgood
of Bakersfield, Calif., July 25,
2015.
Donald L. Souder
of
Mechanicsburg, Pa., Nov. 15,
2015.
1975
George B. Gross Jr.
of
Williamsport, Nov. 11, 2015.
Glenn R. Miller
of Southport,
N.C., Oct. 6, 2015.
1977
Barry L. Shetter
of Carlisle, Pa.,
March 24, 2016.
Jon C. Stenberg
of Doylestown,
Pa., Oct. 22, 2015.
1978
Steven B. Barth
of Lewisburg,
Pa., March 16, 2016. Among
survivors is his brother, Brian L.
Barth ’82.
The Reverend J Marco Hunsberger, 74, of
Williamsport, passed away Feb. 17, at his home. “Marco”
was the campus minister for Lycoming College from 1989
to 2007, retiring after 18 years of inspired service to the
Lycoming Community. During his time at the College, he
was awarded the Sister Vincent Humanitarian Award and the Dale V. Bower Service Award.
Among Marco’s accomplishments was his role in the Habitat for Humanity program at Lycoming
College. He coordinated at least 15 Collegiate Challenge spring break trips where hundreds of Lycoming
students had life-changing experiences as they built homes and served others. Marco also created
the Community Service Center on campus, partnering with local community service groups allowing
Lycoming students to get first-hand community volunteer experience.
Marco was a graduate of Mercer University in Macon, Ga., and received his master’s degree from the
United Theological Seminary in Dayton, Ohio. He was an ordained United Methodist minister serving the
Halifax United Methodist Church for 19 years along with the Lycoming College community.
Surviving is his wife, Beverly A. (Smith) Hunsberger, four sons and many grandchildren and great-
grandchildren.
James V. Deery
of Laporte, Pa.,
June 30, 2015.
1981
Nancy J. Harman
of Wellsboro,
Pa., Nov. 22, 2015.
1984
James F. Finkler
of Hughesville,
Pa., June 27, 2015.
1986
Patricia (Witas) Dietrich
of
Montoursville, Pa., Sept. 8, 2015.
1991
Thomas Michael Hall
of South
Williamsport, Pa., Aug. 22, 2015.
Among survivors is his brother,
T. Max Hall III ’88.
1992
Patricia A. (Paluck) Shpock
of
Pittston, Pa., Jan. 23, 2016.
1998
Christopher L. Benson
of
Montoursville, Pa., Feb. 7, 2016.
2000
Richard T. Gold III
of Unityville,
Pa., July 7, 2015.
2007
Sean E. Cullen
of Cinnaminson,
N.J., March 8, 2016. Sean was
inducted into the Lycoming
Athletics Hall of Fame in 2012
for wrestling.
2010
Bryant L. Miles
of High Point,
N.C., July 12, 2015.
FRIENDS
Mrs. Ruth L. Engel
of
Williamsport, June 18, 2015.
Ruth was a housekeeper for
Lycoming College for 27 years.
Bernadine Hileman
, April 16,
2016. Bernadine served as
Office Services Coordinator.
Dr. Michael “Ben” Hogan
, who
served as Dean of Student
Affairs at the College from Aug.
1992 to June 2000, passed
away on Sept. 25, 2015, in
Wilbraham, Mass.
Dr. Robert Maples
, Associate
Professor Emeritus of Foreign
Languages, Feb. 6, 2016.
Phyllis L. Yasui
, trustee emerita,
of Philadelphia, Aug. 4, 2015.
the reverend
J Marco
Hunsberger
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