Burton Ploener, a retired advertising coordinator for The Pennsylvania Gazette, died on October 21 after a long illness. He was 84 years old.

Mr. Ploener was born in Wilmington, Delaware, and graduated from P.S. DuPont High School in 1951 and Pennsylvania Military College in 1955. He served in the US Army and Reserves as a captain. Following his military service, Mr. Ploener was the general manager for Frank’s Beverages in Philadelphia for more than 20 years.

He joined The Pennsylvania Gazette in 1991 as an advertising coordinator and held the position for 12 years until his retirement in 2003.

During his time at Penn, Mr. Ploener regularly served as a Commencement Marshal and continued to do so well after his retirement until he and his wife relocated to Maryland.

He is survived by his wife, Phyllis; daughter, Missy Dubroff (Andrew); son, Nathan (Christina Juarez); grandchildren, Matthew Dubroff (Mandy), Lindsay Dubroff and Sofia Juarez; and brother, Frank.

In lieu of flowers, donations may be made in Mr. Ploener’s name to JSSA Hospice, 200 Wood Hill Road, Rockville, MD, 20850.