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We note with regret the deaths of these members of our Rutgers community and extend condolences to their families, colleagues, and friends.

  • NameDepartmentPosition
    * Denotes Active Employee    		Date of PassingDate of Rutgers Flag Lowering
    Active Employee
    or Retiree    		Details
    Coyle, ChaninCareer Center - CamdenCareer Management Specialist*10/11/2025TBDObituary
    Chakravarty, SujoySSW, Health Sciences - CamdenAssociate Professor*10/01/202512/01/2025-12/02/2025Obituary

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    NameDepartmentPosition
    * Denotes Active Employee    		Date of PassingDate of Rutgers Flag Lowering
    Active Employee
    or Retiree    		Details
    Rashed, OmarSchool of Social Work - New BrunswickLecturer*09/20/2025TBDNo Details Available
    Boikess, Robert S.Chemistry and Chemical BiologyProfessor*09/07/202511/19/2025-11/20/2025Obituary
    Walker, KevinHousingCustodian08/21/202511/17/2025-11/18/2025Obituary
    Gabriel, LarryEnvironmental Services NB, FacilitiesCustodian*08/13/202511/12/2025-11/13/2025No Details Available
    Edara, NeilBiological Sciences with Minors in Exercise Science and Military ScienceRutgers Army ROTC /Student*07/24/202511/05/2025-11/06/2025Obituary
    Dennis, RogerRutgers University–CamdenFormer Provost07/17/2025TBDObituary
    Yue, GangRSDM-Periodontics, Newark Adjunct Assistant Professor*07/11/2025TBDObituary
    Reyes-Columna, SucelPlanning Development and DesignAdministrative Coordinator*07/09/202510/29/2025-10/30/2025Obituary
    Howard, AllenDepartment of HistoryProfessor Emeritus07/04/2025TBDObituary
    Smith, StevenDigital Classroom Services, New BrunswickTech Support Specialist*07/02/202510/27/2025-10/28/2025Obituary

     

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    NameDepartmentPosition
    * Denotes Active Employee    		Date of PassingDate of Rutgers Flag Lowering
    Active Employee
    or Retiree    		Details
    White, LisaCollege of Nursing - NewarkClinical Instructor06/30/202511/03/2025-11/04/2025Obituary
    Lakic, MomirIPO Facilities - Maintenance, NewarkSr. Carpenter/Maintenance Mechanic*06/09/202510/01/2025-10/02/2025Obituary
    Schlesinger, Elfriede G.School of Social WorkProfessor Emerita06/06/2025TBDObituary
    Chandra, RamdasRBS - Management and Global Studies NewarkProfessor*06/04/202510/15/2025-10/16/2025Obituary
    Kelsey, AlineInstitute for Marine and Coastal Services - SEBSAssociate Director06/01/202510/13/2025-10/14/2025Obituary
    Wolock, IsabelSchool of Social Work, College AvenueProfessor Emeritus05/30/2025TBDObituary
    Rescigno, RonaldNJMS - Ophthalmology, Doctors Office Center RBHS NewarkAssistant Professor - Clinical*05/28/202510/31/2025-11/2/2025No Details Available
    Creteau, JoyceCenter for Critical Intelligence StudiesBusiness Manager05/27/202510/08/2025-10/09/2025Obituary
    Evans, HughNJMS-Pediatrics-AmbulatorProfessor05/27/202510/24/2025-10/26/2025Obituary
    Matro, BrianSchool of Nursing, CamdenProgram Coordinator I*05/23/202509/17/2025-09/18/2025Obituary
    Smith, LoriStudent Centers and Activities - Busch CampusAssistant Director*05/18/202509/24/2025-09/25/2025Obituary
    Lee, Will YeKooFASC - Mathematics,  CamdenAssociate Professor*05/15/202509/08/2025-09/09/2025Obituary
    Berlingieri, AntoinetteCareer Exploration & ServicesSr. Program Coordinator*05/11/202509/02/2025-09/03/2025Obituary
    Hoover, Ann C.Administration - Arts & Science Department CamdenAccounting Assistant II05/08/202509/10/2025-09/11/2025Obituary
    Chaudhary, AliSAS - SociologyAssociate Professor*05/08/202509/04/2025-09/05/2025No Details Available
    Mack, PhyllisDepartment of HistoryProfessor Emerita of History05/05/2025TBDObituary
    O'Hara, GeneBoard of TrusteesTrustee Emeritus*05/04/202508/27/2025-08/28/2025Obituary
    Stubbs Jr., C DanielRBS Accounting & Information Systems - NewarkAssistant Professor of Professional Practice and Director of Master of Accountancy in Financial Accounting*04/30/202508/20/2025-08/21/2025Obituary
    Cullen, KyleIPO - Environmental Services FacilitiesCustodian Group Leader*04/17/202508/25/2025-08/26/2025Obituary
    Burian, AndrewIPO - Project ServicesProject Manager*04/10/202508/06/2025-08/07/2025Obituary

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    NameDepartmentPosition
    * Denotes Active Employee    		Date of PassingDate of Rutgers Flag Lowering
    Active Employee
    or Retiree    		Details
    McLaughlin, PollyCounseling Center - NewarkAssociate Director Supervisor03/24/202508/13/2025-08/14/2025No Details Available
    Gordon, Ann D.Department of HistoryResearch Professor Emerita03/19/2025TBDObituary
    Mendoza-Ryals, Mitchizko University Behavioral Health CareOffice Manager*03/16/202507/28/2025-07/29/2025Obituary
    Arteaga, PatriciaUndergraduate Education Academic ServicesSr. Administrative Assistant*03/14/202507/23/2025-07/24/2025Obituary
    Lewis-Stein, VernaUHR Training and DevelopmentInstructional Designer03/05/202508/04/2025-08/05/2025N/A
    Craig, Dr. Charlotte M.n/an/a03/05/202507/21/2025-07/22/2025Obituary
    Wong, MarthaUniversity Procurement, Cook CampusHead Clerk03/02/202507/09/2025-07/10/2025No Details Available
    Neimark, EdithDepartment of PsychologyProfessor02/25/202507/14/2025-07/15/2025Obituary
    Jakubowski, HieronimNJMS- Microbiology NewarkAdjunct Professor*02/22/202506/30/2025-07/01/2025No Details Available
    Ensel, HowardRSDM Restorative Dentistry - NewarkAssistant Professor*02/21/202507/07/2025-07/08/2025No Details Available
    Hampton, AubreyPassaic CountyCounty Agent II02/09/202507/30/2025-07/31/2025No Details Available
    Cotter, FrancisIPO Facilities - Maintenance - NewarkAssociate Director Supervisor02/06/202507/02/2025-07/03/2025Obituary
    Fitzpatrick, Roberta B.George F. Smith Library, EVPAA NewarkAssistant Director02/04/202507/16/2025-07/17/2025Obituary
    Brustowicz, GeraldineHuman Ecology-Social Sciences SASAdministrative Assistant02/01/202506/18/2025-06/19/2025Obituary
    Hill, Dr. JamesNJMS Psychiatry - NewarkAssistant Professor/Associate Dean*01/30/202506/16/2025-06/17/2025Obituary
    Lo Monaco, Dr. Carmine J.RSDM-Diagnostic Sciences NewarkProfessor*01/28/202506/11/2025-06/12/2025Obituary
    Galen, RitaRBS-MBA Admissions - NewarkAssistant Dean 01/24/202506/09/2025-06/10/2025Obituary
    Van Duyne, Bruce C.Passaic County, AgricultureProfessor Emeritus / County Agent I01/15/202506/25/2025-06/26/2025Obituary
    Tenorio, GraceRWJ - PathologyAssistant Professor*01/12/202506/02/2025-06/03/2025Obituary
    Beachem III, Dr. Michael T.Board of TrusteesFormer Trustee01/11/202506/23/2025-06/24/2025Obituary
    Hannon, FrancisScheduling and Space ManagementProgram Coordinator01/09/202505/21/2025-05/22/2025Obituary
    Davis, KennethIP&O -  Environmental Services - CamdenCustodian*01/09/202505/19/2025-05/20/2025No Details Available
    Wenokor, CorneliaNJMS RadiologyAssociate Professor*01/04/202505/14/2025-05/15/2025No Details Available
    Coogan, CharlesUndergraduate Education Academic ServicesAssistant Dean III01/02/202506/04/2025-06/05/2025Obituary

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    NameDepartmentPosition
    * Denotes Active Employee    		Date of PassingDate of Rutgers Flag Lowering
    Active Employee
    or Retiree    		Details
    Kowler, EileenSAS - PsychologyDistinguished Professor*12/30/202405/07/2025-05/08/2025Obituary
    Smith, MelissaViolence Prevention and Victim AssistanceSr. Student Programing Coordinator*12/29/202405/12/2025-05/13/2025No Details Available
    Coletta, Susan E.Waksman Institute of MicrobiologySr. Science Education Specialist*12/13/202404/30/2025-05/01/2025Obituary
    Walker, StevenSAS - Asian Language and CultureProfessor12/12/202408/11/2025-08/12/2025Obituary
    Forte, KatherineProcurement ServicesPPL Accounting Clerk*12/06/202405/05/2025-05/06/2025Obituary
    Luciani, AnthonyIP&O Facilities - NewarkGroundskeeper*12/06/202404/28/2025-04/29/2025Obituary
    Holmes, AmandaOffice of Communications - NewarkAdministrative Assistant*11/28/202404/16/2025-04/17/2025No Details Available
    Braunschweig, IraCancer Institute of New JerseyProfessor*11/21/202404/23/2025-04/24/2025Obituary
    Hunczak, OlgaRutgers Law SchoolDirector of Admissions - Newark11/19/202404/14/2025-04/15/2025Obituary
    Eltringham, MaryAlexander LibraryLibrary Assistant11/14/202404/02/2025-04/03/2025Obituary
    Mosko, KimRHS- Counseling and Psych ServicesSecretarial Assistant11/10/202404/21/2025-04/22/2025Obituary
    Kozak, MatthewSEBS - Haskin Shellfish Research LaboratorySystems Programmer*11/09/202403/31/2025-04/01/2025No Details Available
    Umberto, MarianiDepartment of Italian- SASProfessor Emeritus11/08/202403/26/2025-03/27/2025Obituary
    Estevez, AltagraciaIP&O - Environmental ServicesCustodian Group Leader*11/03/202404/09/2025-04/10/2025Obituary
    Appleby, AlanSEBS - Environmental SciencesProfessor Emeritus10/27/202403/12/2025-03/13/2025Obituary
    Griffin, RogerIP&O - Environmental ServicesEnvironmental Services Worker*10/27/202403/17/2025-03/18/2025Obituary
    Chavis, CherylRutgers Southern Regional Child Care Resource & Referral AgencySr. Program Coordinator*10/26/202403/19/2025-03/20/2025No Details Available
    Sumner, WinifredWaksman Institute of MicrobiologyExecutive Assistant10/22/202403/24/2025-03/25/2025Obituary
    Daniel, Ja’NaeUniversity Human Resources, One SourceSenior HR/Payroll Shared Services Specialist*10/22/202403/10/2025-03/11/2025Obituary
    Arrangements
    Antoine, AlanSEBS - Department of Biochemistry and MicrobiologyProfessor Emeritus         Associate Dean10/20/202412/13/2024-12/15/2024Obituary
    Mario, Dr. ErnestBoard of Trustees
    Board of Directors, Rutgers University Foundation         		Former Trustee
    Director Emeritus    		10/20/202412/06/2024-12/08/2024Obituary
    Obliski, DavidRBHSPurchasing Coordinator10/08/202403/03/2025-03/04/2025No Details Available
    Ledeen, RobertPharmacology - New Jersey Medical School NewarkProfessor*10/05/202402/26/2025-02/27/2025Obituary
    Santana Ramos, ReinaldoIP&O - Rutgers Police New BrunswickDispatcher10/02/202402/19/2025-02/20/2025Obituary
    Strawderman, WilliamSAS - StatisticsProfessor Emeritus
    Distinguished Professor    		10/01/202403/05/2025-03/06/2025Obituary

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    NameDepartmentPosition
    * Denotes Active Employee    		Date of PassingDate of Rutgers Flag Lowering
    Active Employee
    or Retiree    		Details
    Grant, SandraLibraries Technical ServicesStaff09/14/202402/24/2025-02/25/2025No Details Available
    Iuso, KennethRegistrarUniversity Registrar09/13/202402/12/2025-02/13/2025Obituary
    Giaconia, Ronald W.Board of Trustees
    Board of Governors    		Trustee Emeritus
    Former Governor    		09/13/2024

    01/27/2025-01/28/2025

    02/07/2025-02/09/2025

    		Obituary
    Scanlin, MD., ThomasRobert Wood Johnson University Hospital - Pediatrics/ PulmonaryProfessor*09/10/202402/03/2025-02/04/2025Obituary
    Gitlitz, RenaUniversity Behavioral Health Care - Outpatient, Community Based ServicesSenior Director*09/10/202401/29/2025-01/30/2025Obituary
    Pastva, Jr., John JosephUniversity ParkingParking Maintenance Supervisor09/10/202401/13/2025-01/14/2025Obituary
    Cohen, MichaelRutgers Business School - Accounting & Information SystemsAssociate Professor*09/08/202401/08/2025-01/09/2025Obituary
    Sanchez, KarenSchool of Arts & Sciences Spanish and PortugueseAssistant Teaching Professor*09/07/202401/22/2025-01/23/2025Obituary
    Morgenstern, DanInstitute of Jazz Studies - Dana Library, NewarkDirector09/07/202401/06/2025-01/07/2025Obituary
    Vergara, FranciscoIP&O - Environmental ServiceSupervisor09/04/202402/17/2025-02/18/2025No Details Available
    Camasso, MichaelSEBS Agricultural Economics & Marketing Professor*08/31/202401/15/2025-01/16/2025Obituary
    Cowans, JonSchool of Arts & Sciences Newark-Department of HistoryProfessor*08/28/202412/18/2024-12/19/2024Obituary
    Matsumura, ShigekoDivision of Life SciencesAssociate Research Professor*08/14/202412/16/2024-12/17/2024Obituary
    Persaud, HarryRutgers University Police Department IP&O - NewarkSecurity Officer  Parking Enforcement*08/12/202402/10/2025-02/11/2025Obituary
    Van Heuvelen, AlanPhysics DepartmentProfessor Emeritus08/11/202402/05/2025-02/06/2025Obituary
    Dzantah, Elsa JustinoUniversity Correctional Health CareStaff Nurse*08/11/202410/16/2024-10/17/2024Obituary
    Plummer, Dr. MarkSchool of Arts & Sciences - Division of Life SciencesProfessor*08/03/202409/27/2024-09/29/2024Obituary
    Petillo, GerardOperations & Maintenance, NewarkEnergy Management Operator07/09/202409/15/2025-09/16/2025Obituary
  • NameDepartmentPosition
    * Denotes Active Employee    		Date of PassingDate of Rutgers Flag Lowering
    Active Employee
    or Retiree    		Details
    Bartley, SamanthaCenter for Advanced InfrastructureBusiness Manager III, Supervisor*06/19/202409/25/2024-09/26/2024Obituary
    Ragin, JohnCustodial ServicesSenior Custodian06/17/202409/23/2024-09/24/2024Obituary
    Thomas, MelissaGraduate School of EducationHuman Resources Manager*06/17/202409/18/2024-09/19/2024Obituary
    Fitzgerald, Darlene FrancesStudent AccountingAccounting Supervisor II06/14/202409/30/2024-10/01/2024Obituary
    Kanouse, William HenryCCMS, Database Admin.Associate Director06/13/202412/02/2024-12/03/2024No Details Available
    Oliver, RonaldGrounds & Utilities, CamdenGrounds Worker06/06/202412/09/2024-12/10/2024Obituary
    Gregory, ZeldaPaul Robeson LibraryLibrary Assistant06/03/202412/04/2024-12/05/2024Obituary
    Tangri, ShantiEconomicsProfessor Emeritus5/25/202409/11/2024-09/12/2024No Details Available
    Illiano, LuannDisbursement ControlPPL Accounting Clerk05/24/202409/16/2024-09/17/2024Obituary
    Kedzierski, EdmundFacilties- Maintenance & Operations - UtilitiesCogen Operating Technician05/20/202409/09/2024-09/10/2024No Details Available
    Meseha, HannaDining Services, Neilson Dining HallCook C05/18/202409/04/2024-09/05/2024Obituary
    Graham, KerryUBHCPeer Support Specialist III*05/10/202408/26/2024-08/27/2024Obituary
    Trabb, HarveyPresident's OfficeExecutive Associate05/09/202408/28/2024-08/29/2024Obituary
    Simon, Lee DonGeneticsProfessor Emeritus05/02/202408/21/2024-08/22/2024Obituary
    Concepcion, EddieUBHC Outpatient ServicesPeer Support Specialist III*04/27/202408/14/2024-08/15/2024Obituary
    Adalist-Estrin, AnnInstitute for FamiliesCoadjutant*04/11/202408/12/2024- 08/13/2024Obituary
    Goldfarb, Dr. WilliamSEBS-Environmental Sciences (Cook College)Professor Emeritus04/10/202408/19/2024-08/20/2024Obituary
    Koch, DeborahSEBS - Food and Nutrition Science - WestProgram Coordinator II*04/07/202407/29/2024-07/30/2024Obituary
  • NameDepartmentPosition
    * Denotes Active Employee    		Date of PassingDate of Rutgers Flag Lowering
    Active Employee
    or Retiree    		Details
    Evans, Dr. RobertFaculty of Arts and Sciences-CamdenAssociate Professor, Biology03/30/202408/07/2024-08/08/2024No Details Available
    John, HyacinthAdministrative Computing ServicesHead Data Entry Machine Operator03/29/202407/31/2024- 08/01/2024Obituary
    Baranello, JohnMail ServicesPostal Clerk03/19/202408/05/2024-08/06/2024No Details Available
    Grasemann, AnnelieseMusicFaculty / Department Administrator03/12/202407/24/2024- 07/25/2024Obituary
    Simon, WillieRBHSHousekeeping03/01/2024n/aNo Details Available
    Vetrecin, LindaNJMS-SurgeryProgram Coordinator*02/29/202407/08/2024- 07/09/2024Obituary
    Neese, RobertBusiness Office, Rutgers–CamdenDirector02/25/202407/15/2024- 07/16/2024Obituary
    Kuchler, Robert J.Biological ScienceProfessor02/24/202407/01/2024- 07/02/2024Obituary
    Butala, SwetaRutgers Health Group / Robert Wood Johnson Fee Coordination UnitSenior Medical Coder*02/23/202406/26/2024- 06/27/2024No Details Available
    Sewell, RobertUniversity Libraries Collection Department, College AvenueEmeritus - Librarianship02/23/202412/11/2024-12/12/2024No Details Available
    Schiffman, AaronCenter for Molecular and Behavioral Science, SAS-NewarkGraduate Assistant*02/15/202406/19/2024- 06/20/2024Obituary
    Shareshian, AlanOIT Enterprise Application Services, New BrunswickApplication Developer III*02/12/202406/12/2024- 06/13/2024Obituary
    Bodnar, Raymond D.Center for Government ServicesProfessor Emeritus02/07/202407/10/2024- 07/11/2024Obituary
    Cole, PerryIPO Environmental Services - New BrunswickOperations Area Manager, Supervisor*02/05/202406/03/2024- 06/04/2024Obituary
    Kwiecinski, LucySchool of Environmental and Biological SciencesAssociate Director, Business Affairs02/01/202406/17/2024- 06/18/2024Obituary
    Torres De Rodriguez, RamonaIPO Environmental Services - New BrunswickCustodian - Housing*01/31/202405/29/2024- 05/30/2024Obituary
    Scardaville-Schmidt, ArleneRisk Management and Insurance, RBHSChief Financial Officer01/30/2024n/aNo Details Available
    Cohn, GloriaInstitute for Women & Gender StudiesPrincipal Secretary / Administrative Director01/24/202406/10/2024- 06/11/2024Obituary
    Politano, TeresaAcademic AffairsSenior Program Administrator*01/24/202405/20/2024- 05/21/2024Service Information
    Obituary 
    Dean, JeffreyAthletics and Recreational ServicesAthletics Director Camden*01/23/202405/13/2024- 05/14/2024Obituary
    Thanner, JosefGermanAssociate Professor01/17/202407/17/2024- 07/18/2024Obituary
    Belton, BeatriceBrower CommonsDining Services Worker01/10/202405/22/2024- 05/23/2024No Details Available
    Weimer, Dr. DavidEnglishProfessor01/10/202405/15/2024- 05/16/2024Obituary

Lowering the Rutgers Flag

As an expression of universitywide mourning, the Rutgers Flag on the Old Queen’s campus, New Brunswick, NJ, shall be flown at half-staff for a period of two days as outlined in University Policy 60.1.4: Flags at Half-Staff.

  • On the occasion of the death of:

    1. A member or emeritus member of the Board of Governors or Board of Trustees
    2. An administrative officer whose jurisdiction is universitywide
    3. A regularly employed member of the university faculty and staff
    4. A retired member of the university faculty and staff
    5. A current student or Rutgers graduate who, at the time of death, was serving as an active member of the United States Armed Forces

     

  • Upon the death of an employee, the employee’s family should notify their department of the death.  The following information should be provided to the OneSource Rutgers Faculty and Staff Service Center by calling 732-745-SERV (7378):

    • Name of the deceased
    • Date of Death
    • Name and address of the surviving spouse/domestic partner
    • Name of the executor and/or the individual reporting the death and the relationship to the deceased
    • Funeral arrangements