Elkhart High School Class of 1961
1961 Classmate Larry Ort passed away in his home in South Bend on December 22, 2011. Larry is survived by a brother Richard ( Jean ) Ort of Arlington Heights, IL, a long time companion and caregiver, Johann Backer, and cousins Nancy (Hicks) Wilson and Jon Hicks, both of Elkhart. He was preceded in death by a brother, Rollie Ort.
Larry was a Vocations/Spiritual Director of the Reformed Catholic Church of South Bend.
Our sincere condolences to the family.
Congratulations to Nancy Brown Maurer (EHS Class of 1961 ) and Paul Maurer on their 50th wedding anniversary.
The 50th Class Reunion Yearbook is being published and should be ready to be mailed the second week in November. The Yearbook committee of Chuck and Connie Bower, Marcia Butterbaugh, and Robin Podawiltz worked extremely hard and put in many, many long hours to bring this Reunion Yearbook to completion. They deserve a HUGE, HUGE thank you !!!
Originally, we had intended to put the 50th Yearbook on the blog in the blog roll….but.. the size of it prohibited that. Consequently, it can be accessed thru DropBox. Because of the size, please allow anywhere from two to five minutes for it to load. There are two options to view the Yearbook. One is a lower resolution and should take a little less time to load. However, the picture quality is not as good as the higher version.
For lower resolution, click on http://dl.dropbox.com/u/47049301/1961%20reunion%20yearbook%20lr.pdf
For higher resolution, click on http://dl.dropbox.com/u/47049301/1961%20reunion%20yearbook.pdf
Please be patient !!! It is well worth the wait !!!
Added 10/29/2011 - Since we got locked out of Dropbox, click on http://min.us/murWFkENn . This will take you to Minus web site and you may copy or save the 1961 Yearbook PDF. This takes about three minutes for the higher resolution.
On June 4th, 2005 Dave Steede organized a reunion of Weston Teacher and Coach Bill Mellish with several of the guys who played for him. The shirts were furnished by Denny Foster . Mike Bibler contributed the pictures.
Back Row: Roger Kollat, Coach Bill Mellish, Steve Price, Denny Foster, Front Row: John Peckham, and Dave Steede
Also at the reunion were 1955 Grads of Weston.
1st Row : Rich Nelson, Devon Garberick, Bob Walton, and Mike Bibler 2nd Row: Denny Foster, Dave Steede, Jerry Grimes, John Peckham
EHS Class of 1961 classmate, Michael J. Palmer, passed away on Saturday, October 8, 2011 in his home. Mike received his bachelor’s degree from Purdue University and his master’s degree in engineering from Western Michigan University.
He married Helene Heffington in 1998. She survives along with his three sons, Michael A. Palmer of Elkhart, Derek ( Danielle ) Palmer of Indianapolis, and Ty ( Anita ) Palmer of Elkhart, three step daughters, Germaine Harden of North Little Rock, AK, Jeanette ( Tim ) Glancy of Little Rock, AK, and Carmen ( John ) Arvidson of Milton, GA. He is also survied by six grandsons and seven grand daughters . He was preceded in death by his parents and a brother, Duane Palmer.
Mike retired as vice president of T.R. Arnold & Associates in Elkhart. He was a member of the Moose Lodge and an antique classic car enthusiast. He was a member of Vintage Wheels and enjoyed showing his 1932 Ford Coupe. He was also an avid fisherman.
Online condolences may be sent to the family by visiting http://www.wmzfh.com Our sincere condolences to the family.
http://www.dfsystems.net/Photo%20Section/slideshows_index.html
Many thanks to Dave for sharing his excellent photos and also his hard work !!!
Gale Hatfield Bale and Sandy Cooper Raholin
Carol Raatz Kuhns, Beverly Swanson Havera , Marilyn Yoder Whetstone, Irma Floor Wanke
Steve Raholin, Sharon Papa, Nancy Wallace Showalter, and Vince Papa
In the 1959 Goshen Relays,” little” Bobby Scott, Class of 1961 , nosed out Gary Roosevelts “big” Floyd Theus at the finish line. Scott , a sophmore, was five -four, and weighed 98 pounds . Theus was a six foot junior. The winning time was 3:29.9 which was good for the second best relay mark in the state.
Bobby Scott at the Goshen Relays - 1959
This photo appeared in The Elkhart Truth and was furnished by Robin Podiwiltz.
