Elkhart ’61 Blog
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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

                                      Northside 8th Grade Choir with Mrs. Corns

Row 1 – Denny Zollinger, Queleen Mayhousen, Mike Bibler, Unknown, Judy Booker, Dave Steede, Sue Booker, Eilly Estes

Row 2 – Jeff Van Horn, Gloria Smith, Tom Linder, Karen Johnson, Bruce Mechler, Steph Wright, Denny Speas, Jerry Grimes

Row 3 – Devon Garberick, Phylis Pauley, Gary Bevier, Barb Cunningham, Tom Miller,  Unknown, Teacher Drusilla Mallery

Row 4 – John Peckham, Toni Van patten, Bob Walton, Larry Ort

The above pictures were contributed by Stephanie Wright Wenzel with additional information from John Peckham

Hawthorne Brownies - 1951

                                           Mrs. McCall’s 5th Grade Class at Hawthorne

                        The above pictures were contributed by Carolee Renn Searles

1st Row: Jack Turnock, John Paston, unknown, Steve Davis, Wayne Hostetler, unknown, Dan Wagner, Dick Dehayes, unknown

2nd Row: Jerry Bremer, Phil Nusbaum, Frank Walker,Mike Lehman, Ricky Aherns, unknown, unknown, Bill Hollar, Merrill Smith, Cornelius Miller

3rd Row: unknown, unknown, unknown, Harold Leer, Ron Tharp, Ron Null, Charles Mapes, Bill Landoc, Bob Silcott, unknown, Tim Hicks

4th Row: unknown, Dave Duthie, Bill Kinkaide, Bob Woodward, unknown, unknown, unknown, unknown, John Cleveland, John Coblentz,Richard Moyer

The principal is Mr. Larimer

The above photo was furnished by Heidi Teusher Paston

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, Connie Bachman,  ?? Perry

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