The Rev. Arthur Wyndham Kuschke Jr., died peacefully at home Thursday, July 1, 2010. He was 96 years old.

Kuschke was born in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania, a son of the late Arthur Wyndham Kuschke Sr., and Mildred Parkhurst Kuschke. His only sibling, Mary-Carson Kuschke, died in January of 2010.

Mr. Kuschke received his early education at Wyoming Seminary in Kingston. He obtained a bachelor’s degree from Wheaton College, Wheaton, Ill., in 1936. He then attended Westminster Theological Seminary in Philadelphia, Pa., from which he received a Bachelor of Divinity degree in 1939 and a Master of Divinity degree in 1940.

Upon graduation, Mr. Kuschke served the seminary as a field representative. In 1942, he became Librarian of Westminster Theological Seminary, a position he filled with distinction until his retirement in 1978. During his long tenure, the library’s collection was greatly expanded and a library building was erected.

Rev. Kuschke was an ordained minister in the Orthodox Presbyterian Church. He served the denomination faithfully and well on denominational committees and as a member of its Philadelphia Presbytery. He was a member of the committee that produced the original Trinity Hymnal for the denomination.
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Interment will be private. A memorial service will be held at 2 p.m. Saturday, July 24, 2010, at Calvary Orthodox Presbyterian Church, 734 E. Willow Grove Ave., Glenside, PA 19038, to which friends are cordially invited.

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