Obituaries

Kathleen Bierlein Yancer served the Michigan-based institution for more than 30 years before retiring in 2003.

Brian McVeigh passed away on Dec. 31, following a 14-month battle with brain cancer, according to a release from the Michigan Credit Union League, having spent more than 35 years serving in a variety of roles at CUs across the state.

Irene Oberbauer spent 12 years in the credit union movement and was SDCCU's first female CEO, serving from 2007 until her retirement in 2010.

The Maryland Democrat served five terms in the U.S. Senate, a 30-year tenure in which he was chairman of the Senate Banking Committee when it responded to a rash of accounting scandals. He didn’t seek a sixth term and retired on Jan. 3, 2007.

Dale Owen began his career at the Bettendorf, Iowa-based institution in 1999 and took over as chief executive in 2013.

The Iowa Republican followed one term in the Senate with six years as chairman of the credit union regulator.

Kathie Kasper spent 24 years at the Livermore, Calif.-based institution, having started as a teller in 1976 and ultimately rising to the level of chief executive.

Haegelin spent several decades in the credit union movement, including helping found the nonprofit Credit Unions for Kids.

Wallace Watanabe spent more than 40 years at the Honolulu-based credit union, including serving as CEO from 1992 until his retirement in 2013.

He co-founded California Rural Legal Assistance, Public Advocates and the Greenlining Institute.