Penn State University Memorials: Remembering the life, death and legacy of George Gurney
George Bruce Gurney October 14, 1929 March 12, 2014 George Bruce Gurney, 84, died March 12, 2014, at the Mount Nittany Medical Center. He was born in Aurora, Ill., on Oct. 14, 1929, to George Wayne and Hazel Clark Gurney. He was predeceased by his older sister, Roberta. Upon graduation from Ottawa Township High School in 1947, he served with the U.S. Air Force until 1950. He received his Bachelor of Science degree in Mechanical Engineering in June of 1954 from the University of Illinois,...
