Elkhart ’61 Blog
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Janet Mansfield Cannon is in the middle of the front row and her sister, Pamela Mansfield, is in the 2nd row, 2nd girl.

Pictured from the left are Central Junior High friends  - Linda Braun, Nancy Keech, Judy Campbell, Carolyn Gustafson, Nancy White, and Janet Sinton.

This picture was contributed from Linda Braun Oelschlaeger.

1st Row – John Peckham, Steve Price, Steve Bell, Adolph Leach, Jim Dempsey

2nd Row – Bob Walton, Steve Raholin, Don Pletcher, Merrill Smith, Jerry File

This photo was contributed by Robin Podawiltz

Senior Class officers pictured in the Pennant Weekly in June 1961 were Nancy Keech, John Coblentz, Phil Oyer, Matt Yeknik, Carolyn Gustafson, and Robin Podiwiltz.

The above picture was contributed by Jo Davis Ryan.

The following photo  of Samuel Strong 6th Grade was provided by Robin Podiwiltz. No names were furnished, but, the young girl listening to the teacher looks very much like  1961 classmate Carolyn Gustafson.

The following pictures were sent to me from Shawnee, Kansas..with no note  and no return address !!!

The following picture was contributed by Liz Tulley McLane.

Row 1 – Unknown, Unknown,  Jim Kincaid, Mrs. Ethel Cripe, 6th Grade teacher and Principal, Mark Summers, Unknown

Row 2 – Don Kidder, Dorothy Mann, Unknown, Lizette Tulley, Unknown, Unknown, Darl Compton (Deceased ), Barbara Curtis, Unknown

Row 3 – Connie Grose, Norris Dryer, rest of row unknown

Row 4 – Eugene Grossman , Joan Perrin, Gary Egolf, Isabel Herring ( Music Teacher ), Ken Cornelius, Josephine Vlaeminck ( Deceased ), Eldon Hany

Those in the class but not identified include – Judy McQueen, Ronnie Borem, Jerry Ringenberg ( Deceased),  Mary Ann Sampsell, Jon Danforth,  Karen Drudge, Carolyn Ernsberger, Dave Ferling, Jerry Flickeinger, Beverly Green ( Deceased ), John Growcock, Ron Hoffman, Linda Johnson

The following photo was printed in The Elkhart Truth on May 16, 1961

Front Row : Jim Jarrell, unknown, Chuck Bower, Dale Tarnowieski, Lonnie Atkins, Judy Fall, Pat McKenzie, Gloria Sawyer, Vicky Dickerhoff, Carolyn Gustafson (Partial)

Middle Row: Ralph Bradley, Sammy Galloway, Jim Boussom, Bill Zipzer, Robin Podawiltz, John Huster, Diane Maas, Bill Ray, Bernadette Jackson

Back Row: Mr. Jerry Freed, Kathryn Newman, Pat Helfrich, Shirley Kneile, Sandra George, unknown, unknown, Odessa Lewis, unknown, Linda Newman, Joyce ??

Sixth Grade at Samuel Strong with Mr. Jerry Freed ( 1955)

Samuel Strong Sixth Grade Basketball Team – 1955

Front Row – Bill Edwards, Willie Myers, Bill Zipser, Robin Podawiltz, Jerry File, Don Asher: Back Row – Dave Jarrell, Chuck Bower, John Huster, Sid Ulis, Jim Jarrell, Arthur Gamble

The above photos were contributed by Robin Podawiltz

                        The above photo was contributed by Stephanie Wright Wenzel