Margaret Schmiermund '26 Bruce, Covington, La., July 3, 2000.
Dorothy Strine '30 Bowers, York, Pa., April 19, 1998. She received a master's degree from Columbia University. She retired in 1960 after 25 years of teaching in Red Lion, Pa where she had been head of the business department. In 1955, she received "Teacher of the Year" award. She was a very active member of Bethany E.U.B. Church in Red Lion.
Elizabeth Watkins '30 McMillen, Upland, Calif., Dec. 24, 2000. She was a teacher from 1930 to 1939 at Hartman Junior High School. Then she taught eighth grade and was also a school librarian and then retired in 1972 as a reading specialist, El Monte, Calif. She was active in Junior Women's Club, Eastern Star and Retired Teachers' Association.
Robert G. Hartman '32, Wayne, Pa., Dec. 3, 2000. He taught algebra and physics at Williamsport High School, Williamsport, Pa., from 1933 to 1935. He taught math and physics and coached football and basketball at South Williamsport from 1936 to 1944. He was a product engineer at Sylvania Electric from 1944 to 1945. He was head of the math department and a coach at Lower Merion School District from 1945 to 1971, when he retired. He was a member of St. Luke Lutheran Church in Devon, Pa.
The Rev. Robert R. Sala '34, Richmond, Va., Jan. 15, 2001. He graduated from the Lutheran Theological Seminary in Gettysburg, Pa. His service in the church was mainly with young congregations. He served Resurrection Lutheran Church in Detroit, Mich., from 1938 to 1946; was mission developer for St. Matthew Lutheran Church in Lancaster, Pa., from 1946 to 1947, and Grace Lutheran Church in Oak Ridge, Tenn., from 1947 to 1952. Then he served Epiphany Lutheran Church in Richmond, Va., from 1952 until 1977 when he retired. He was a member of the executive board of the Virginia Synod of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America for nine years.
Francis C. Miller '36, Dalton, Ga., Dec. 24, 2000. He taught French in the York County schools from 1947 to 1966, then at Dalton, Ga., from 1966 to 1976. Fran cultivated a life-long interest in the French language and the people of France. He and his wife traveled many times to France, often accompanying local French students during their summer vacation periods. Member of First United Methodist Church in Dalton, he was a dedicated member of the chancel choir. He was author of HE WHO CANNOT, A Teacher's Lament.
James F. Higgins '38, Montgomery, W.V., Nov. 17, 2000. He had been a music teacher at Montgomery High School for 37 years until his retirement. In honor of his many years of service for the Valley High School (formerly Montgomery High School) band room was named the James Francis Higgins Band Room. He was a member of Immaculate Conception Church, where he was organist for 50 years and served as a Eucharistic minister, lector, acolyte and daily communicant. He was a substitute organist at other local churches and performed volunteer work at local nursing homes and Mount Olive State Correctional Complex.
Charles W. Snyder '48, Myerstown, Pa., Dec. 19, 2000. He served in the U.S. Army during World War II. He was an insurance sales man for MetLife, Lebanon, Pa., for many years, and then was office manager for Eastern Industrial Insulation, Reading, Pa., for 19 years. He also worked for BH&T Inc., Myerstown, for seven years and retired from IMC Inc., Lebanon. He was an active member of Zion Evangelical Congregational Church in Myerstown, where he was treasurer for 20 years, a Sunday school teacher for many years, and served on the church council.
Norman L. Gray '49, Leisure Knoll, Lakehurst, N.J., Feb. 6, 2001. He was employed by Lockheed Electronics in Plainfield, N.J., as a senior industrial relations representative for 16 years, retiring in 1982. Prior to that, he worked in the personnel department for Triangle Conduit Cable Company in Brunswick, N.J. He was a councilman and police commissioner for Dunellen from 1960 to 1966, and was a deacon of First Presbyterian Church in Dunellen, N.J. Among the survivors is his wife, Jane Malkames '46 Gray.
William L. Plock '49, Selinsgrove, Pa., Jan. 26, 2001. He served in the U.S. Army from 1941 to 1945. He was a hospital administrator in the U.S. Air Force from 1949 to 1966, serving in Cheyenne, Wyo.; Honshu, Japan; Rome, N.Y.; Fort Sam Houston, Texas; Chanute, Ill.; Washington, D.C.; Rhein, Germany. He retired in 1966 at the rank of lieutenant colonel. He then was associate administrator for hospitals and clinics, Medical College of Georgia. He was last employed by the Georgia War Veterans Nursing Home, retiring in 1970.
Richard L. Schuster '68, St. Peter's, Pa., Dec. 14, 2000. A graduate of Dickinson Law School, he was in private law practice in West Chester, Pa. He attended Robeson Lutheran Church, Mohnton, Pa.
Rodney Jay Bamford '84, Doylestown, Pa., Oct. 12, 2000. A native of Lehigh County, he grew up in Northampton, Pa., and was a member of St. Paul's United Church. He majored in computer science while at Susquehanna and was a managing partner for KPMG Consulting in Radnor, Pa. He was very involved in Habitat For Humanity while at KPMG. He was a linebacker for the Crusaders from 1980-1983 and played an integral role on the 1983 M.A.C. Championship team. In 1999, he was honored as one of the "Top 100 Football Players in 100 Years" at Susquehanna. He was laid to rest in his hometown on Oct. 16, 2000, and is survived by his wife, Lisa, daughter, Jillian, and son, Griffin.
Bradford P. DeNoce '93, Millville, Pa., Dec. 7, 2000. He received a master's degree in social work from Marywood University, Scranton, Pa. He was a self-employed counselor, licensed social worker and CAC diplomat, doing business as Opportunities Counseling. He was a member of the National Association of Social Worker, the National Association of Alcoholism and Drug Abuse Counselors, and the National Association of Interventialism Counselors.
Nicole Lea Dagenhart '02, April 12, 2001, as a result of an automobile accident in Perry County. A 1998 graduate of Newport (Pa.) High School, Nicole majored in religion and minored in psychology, Spanish and classical studies. She was a member of Alpha Lambda Delta freshman honor society, SU International, University Chorale, Sigma Alpha Iota, and Students for the Value of the Environment. She was also a resident assistant and mailroom assistant.
Matthew K. Black '03, February 26, 2001, of apparent asphyxiation in his residence hall room. A business administration major, Matt graduated from Huntingdon (Pa.) Area High School in 1999 where he served as president of the Student Council and as a class officer for four years. He also lettered in golf, baseball and basketball and was the recipient of the Laura Newton Student Council Leadership Award and the Huntingdon Area High School Service Award.
Frances L. MacCuish, Selinsgrove, Pa., Jan. 18, 2001. She received a bachelor's degree from Boston University. She was employed for eight years as a placement counselor at Sloan House YMCA in New York and for two years as a placement counselor of Commercial Placement Agency in New York. In 1966, she became the first fulltime director of placement at Suquehanna University, retiring in 1980. In her youth, she was a highly ranked amateur tennis player in Massachusetts. She was a member of Sharon Lutheran Church, Selinsgrove. She was married to Dan MacCuish, who preceded her in death in 1966. Dan was director of public relations at Susquehanna University. Among the survivors is her son, Douglas F. MacCuish '67, of Selinsgrove.
James A. Herb, Williamsport, Pa., March 16, 2001. He earned bachelor's and master's of science degrees in physics from Bucknell University, which he attended from 1953 and 1958. He also pursued post-graduate studies at Pennsylvania State University and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. He taught mathematics and physics at Susquehanna from 1960 until 1986. He was most recently employed by the Municpal Authority of Williamsport.
