Mary Esterheld, Provost’s Office

Mary E. Esterheld, a former assistant in the provost’s office, died as a result of a heart attack on March 5. She was 77 years old.

A Philadelphia native, Ms. Esterheld worked at Penn for 38 years. She first started in the Laboratory for Research on the Structure of Matter (LRSM) as secretary in 1968. 

In 1982, she became executive assistant to the Vice Provost for Graduate Education. She later assisted the Deputy Provost. She was a meticulous typist, editor and proofreader, according to a former colleague. Ms. Esterheld retired from Penn in 2006.

Ms. Esterheld is survived by her cousin, Ron Ayres.

Linda White, Physics & Astronomy

Linda K. White, a former staff member in the business office of the department of physics & astronomy, died at home in Landenberg, Pennsylvania on March 24. She was 67 years old.

Ms. White was the project budget assistant in Penn’s department of physics & astronomy for nearly a decade starting in 1975; the department is now known as the DRL business office. 

She was the owner of Design Design, Inc., a family-owned graphic and product design company in Kennett Square, Pennsylvania.

Ms. White is survived by her three children, Ian and his wife, Brooke Honeyford; Erika Bove and her husband, M. Jason Bove; and Kurt and his girlfriend, Brooke Wolmark; as well as two grandsons, Brayden and Cameron Bove.

Contributions in Ms. White’s memory may be made to St. Michael Lutheran Church Memorial Fund, P.O. Box 178, Unionville, PA 19375 or to the Kennett Food Cupboard (make checks payable to KACS), PO Box 1025, Kennett Square, PA 19348.