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Rev. WALTER BUCKIUS

The Rev. Walter A. Buckius, S.J., 96, died on April 25, 2017 at Manresa Hall, Merion Station, Pa.

He was son of the late Harry Buckius and Mary Lammer Buckius.

Father spent much of his life as a spiritual formator of Jesuits and collegians at Wheeling Jesuit University, Wheeling, W.Va., where he served as Rector and Academic Counselor for long years until retirement.

He also had a lifelong interest in the Philippine Community and for many years, spent a part of each year working in areas of the Philippines which rarely saw a priest.

Visitation will be held on Thursday, April 27 from 7 to 8:30 p.m., with a Prayer Service at 7 p.m. at Columbiere Jesuit Community, 5704 Roland Ave., Baltimore, MD 21210.

The Funeral Mass will be celebrated on Friday, April 28 at St. Francis Xavier Catholic Church, 13717 Cuba Road, Hunt Valley, MD 21030 (Shawan Road Exit Rt. 83) at 10:30 a.m. Viewing in the church from 9:15-10:15 a.m.

Interment Jesuit Cemetery, Wernersville, PA immediately following. Additional information at: www.dinanfuneralhome.com.