Glenn Richard Bucher

Glenn Richard Bucher, 79, of Lititz, PA, passed away on Wednesday, June 26, 2019 at Landis Homes. Born in Mechanicsburg, PA, he was the son of K. Ezra Bucher and Anna Esther Markley. Glenn graduated from Elizabethtown College, PA, and went on to Union Theological Seminary, NYC, to earn a Master’s of Divinity and then to Boston University for his Ph.D. As a professor and administrator, Dr. Bucher worked with both students and faculty at The School of Religion at Howard University in Washington, DC; The College of Wooster, OH; as Dean of Columbia Theological Seminary in Decatur, GA; and as the President of The Graduate Theological Union in Berkeley, CA. After 2000, he directed the Boyer Center at Messiah College, Grantham, PA, and was Assistant to President Long of Elizabethtown College, PA. Dr. Bucher finished his career as an adjunct professor at Villanova University. When Glenn was not in the classroom, he enjoyed playing tennis, golf and going to the opera. He was on the board of Music At Gretna and Wheatland Chorale. His passion for music began as a young man. With three high school friends he formed a quartet called The Four Keys. In his later years, The Four Keys would reunite as an octet with their significant others. Glenn is survived by his wife of 56 years, Mary K. Bucher, his two children, Christina and Timothy, and his three grandchildren, Nathaniel, Elizabeth, Jackson; his brother, Larry L. Bucher, and several extended family members. The family would like to express its deep gratitude for the visits of clergy and members of St. James Episcopal Church, Hospice & Community Care, Landis At Home, and Mary and Julia for their care and compassion. A Requiem Mass will be held on Saturday, June 29, 2019 at 2:00 p.m. at St. James Episcopal Church, 119 North Duke Street, Lancaster, PA 17602 with the Rev. David W. Peck and Rev. Richard C. Bauer officiating. Friends are welcome to greet the family at 1:00 p.m. at the church. Parking is available at the Duke Street garage across the street from the church. In lieu of flowers, please make donations in Glenn’s honor to one of the following, Music At Gretna; Hospice & Community Care; Wheatland Chorale; Landis Homes Caring Fund; or the K. Ezra and Esther Bucher Music Fund at Elizabethtown Church of the Brethren. Please visit Dr. Bucher’s Memorial Page at www.TheGroffs.com