Elkhart High School Class of 1961
News about classmates
The following pictures were taken by Suzy Wilcox Stoner at the Class of 1961 breakfast in April. The class meets on the 4th Thursday of every month ( except for November because of Thanksgiving ) at Perkins Restaurant in Elkhart. Plan to join us for good food and good times !!!
Earl Avery III, 1961 classmate, passed away on May 10,2012 at St. John’s Hospital in Springfield, Illnois. Earl worked as a telephone engineer for contractors in Indiana and Illinois, and retired in 2008. He was a huge sports fan and memorabilia collector. He managed and coached for Cleveland Little League for more than 10 years. Earl…
1961 classmate Mark D. Bloxson passed away on April 24, 2012 at his home in Colorado Springs, Colorado. He is survived by his mother, Ru Bloxson, and a brother , Jerry, both of Elkhart, a sister, Kathryn Cone of Fort Collins, Colorado, a son, Wray Bloxson of El Paso, Texas and a grandson, Brian of…
1961 Classmate John Collins Growcock passed away Sunday, April 29th, 2012 at St. Vincent Hospice in Indianapolis, IN. John is survived by his wife, Sherron Gyori Growcock, three children, Julie (Gabriel) Vargas of Thousand Oaks, CA, Jeffery ( Gloria ) Growcock of Brownsburg, IN, and Jennifer ( James ) LeMere of Middleton, WI, three grandchildren, …
Congratulations to Jack and Stephanie Wright Wenzel on their 50th wedding anniversary.
Congratulations to Class of 1961 classmate Cheryl Wright Kime and husband Steve on their 40th wedding Anniversary !!
Congratulations to Class of 1961 classmate Mary Werbiansky Houston and husband Nevin on their 50th wedding anniversary.
1961 Classmate Nancy Wallace Showalter finishing the zip line at the 2012 Super Bowl in Indy !! Congrats to you, Nancy !!!
1961 Classmate Larry D. Maier passed away on Febuary 17th, 2012. He lived at Simonton Lake in Elkhart. Larry is survived by his wife, Teresa R. Rogers Maier, two daughters, Jodi ( Mark ) Freshour of Constantine, Michigan and Monica ( Jason Moore ) Glanders of Elkhart, four grandchildren, one brother Robert K. ( Michele…
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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…