Elkhart ‘61 Blog
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1st Row - Mary Steinke, Mary Wentz, Elenor Heiliger, kay Robinson, Jolene Moore, Sandra Cooper

2nd Row - Carol Perry, Joan Buzzard, Jackie Brown, Janet Fair, Sara Kohler, Barbara Carter

Top Row - Marilyn Wise, Sharon Wheeler, Laurili Chester, Karen Holopeter, Joan Trindle, Nadine Reed, Frances Baylor

1st Row - Lawton Shank, Barney Pletcher, Homer Stonein, Allen Mechling, Herb Bevington

2nd Row - Steve Lichtenberger, Jack Pressler, Steve Vargo, Warren Johnson, Dennis Stout

                                      The above photos were provided by Joan Trindle Stiver

             These pictures of the Roosevelt Junior High School 7th grade basketball team and football team were first printed in the Roosevelt paper, the "Blue and Gold" in June of 1956. The photos were attributed to Jim Fair.

Front row - Manager Brent Barkman, Merrill Smith, Tom Mathis, David Harvey, Bill Kincaid, Bob Silcott, Don Galloway, Coach Hank Morris. 

Second row- Owen Weldy, Bill Himbaugh, Larry Yoder , Dave Duthie, Charles Twa,   Third Row- Charles Gramm, David Pendill, Bill Holdeman, William Hilliar, Tim Barrett, Willy Newsome.   

        Front row - Dennis Mann, Merrill Smith, Owen Weldy, Steve Lichtenberger, David Pendill, Dave Duthie, Bob Woodward, Bill Petty, Dennis McCarty 

Back Row - Allen Mechling, Stanley Reilly, Otis Irving, John Coblentz, Don Galloway, Tom Mathis, Bob Silcott, Tims Hicks, David Kidder, Phil Oyer, Louis Linderman , Coach Hank Morris.                                                                                            

      These three pictures were sent in by Judy Sawyer Holdeman. She didn’t identify the students in the 3rd grade class.  Do you recognize any of them?

       Mrs. Niles 3rd Grade Class at Rice School

Mr.Bowman’s 5th  Grade Class at Rice School

Back Row: Mike Myers, Jerry Glant, Roger Denny, Dick Klingaman, Kenneth R., Randy Baker, Terry Taylor, David Miller 

Next Row: Dick Huffman, Colin Nifong, Dick Holdeman, John Gilliam, Diane Wagner,Barbara Hodge, Susan Holdeman, Jim U. 

Next Row: Jeannine Hughes, Susan Markley, Karen Schranz, Martha Headley, Betty P, Kay Krider, Billy Lilly, David S, Stephanie Truex, Duwane D. 

Front Row: Esther Sarantos, Karen Stephenson, Pam H., Ann Burkhart, Nancy Keech, Barbara Babcock, Judy Sawyer, Dave Hummel.

              Mrs. Ebersole’s 6th Grade Class at Rice School

1st Row :  Dale Hummel, Unknown, Unknown,Roger Denny, Bill Lilly, Judy Sawyer, Ann Burkhardt, Nancy Keech

2nd Row: Unknown, Unknown, Nancy Markley, John Gilliam, Terry Taylor, Stephanie Truex, David Miller, Dick Klingaman

3rd Row: Unknown, Unknown, Unknown, Jeannine Hughes, Karen Schranz, Kay Krider, Lee Parker, Susan Holdeman, Barbara Hodge

Back Row: Unknown, Susan Markey, Karen Stephenson, Diane Wagner, Esther Sarantos, Unknown, Dick Huffman, Unknown, Barbara Babcock, Martha Headley

Top Row: Rosemary Trotter, Ann Prugh, Ruth Ann Kennell, Joan Trindle

Middle Row: Unknown, Susie Sherman, Patty Johnson, Jolene Moore, Unknown, Unknown

Bottom Row: Nancy Schlabach, Unknown, Gene Trindle, Carol Perry, Janet Myers

Jim Stiver, Joan Trindle Stiver, Vicki Glick, John Perry.

The above photos were furnished by Joan Trindle Stiver

1st Row:  Tom Lehman, Bill Himebaugh, Eddie Bertrand ,  2nd Row: Scott Trotter, unknown, unknown, unknown,Marva Held, Patty Eads, CinnAnn Freel,  3rd Row: Allen Fisher, unknown, Judy Yoder, Ruth Ann Murray, Joyce Stewert, Barbara Brandchick,  Back Row, John Sailor, Owen Weldy, Tom Mathis, Ellen Chrispyn, Ruth Ann Kennell, unknown, unknown.

       Do any of these people look familar ????

        1st row:  Darla Divietro, Judy Simonson, Rev. Carl Benander,  Frank Cummins, Stephen Williams, Sandra Cooper

       2nd row: Julie Reno, Karen Strom, Diane Hangartner, Frank Rupe, Richard Nelson

        3rd row: Karen Achberger, Jean Swanson, Heidi Teuscher, Eric Ernst, Gordon Fletcher, James Pettit, Gary Soos

                                    Five Mary Daly 6th grade classmates dressed in International finery.  

From left to right:  Michele Schmalzried, Judy Sorg, Dee Pliskin, Judy McQueen, & Heidi Teuscher                                                                                               

 The above photos were provided by Heidi Teuscher Paston

The above photo appeared in the Elkhart Truth in June, 1991.