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William Lambdin, Class of 61 grad, passes away June 19th, 2009

Posted on June 23, 2009June 23, 2009 By Ellen Turnock 1 Comment on William Lambdin, Class of 61 grad, passes away June 19th, 2009

     William C. Lambdin passed away in Nashville, TN on June 19, 2009.  He graduated from Purdue University’s Krannert School of Business in 1968 and was employed by General Electric for 25 years.  He enjoyed golf, ham radio, food, traveling and family vacations to North Carolina.       He is survived by his wife of 45…

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Kay Plummer James passes away 8/24/2008

Posted on August 29, 2008September 3, 2008 By Ellen Turnock 1 Comment on Kay Plummer James passes away 8/24/2008

      The EHS Class of 1961 has lost another member.  Kay Plummer James passed away August 24, 2008 at UNC Hospital.  Kay was employed by the hospital and worked in the reproductive endocrinology department.       Kay was survived by her husband of 44 years, Daniel, 3 sons, 1 daughter, 3 grandchildren, 1 brother ( David…

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Dee Pliskin Congress passes away on August 5, 2008

Posted on August 7, 2008August 7, 2008 By Ellen Turnock 2 Comments on Dee Pliskin Congress passes away on August 5, 2008

        1961 Classmate  Dee Pliskin Congress passed away at home on Sanibel Island, Florida after a lengthy bout with cancer on August 5, 2008.  After high school, she attended the University of Miami .  Dee  was married to Larry Congress for 46 years.   She and Larry founded Congress Jewelers in Sanibel, Florida in 1982.  She is…

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Dennis R. Gardner passes away 4/9/08

Posted on April 22, 2008 By Ellen Turnock

          1961 classmate Dennis R. Gardner passed away on April 4, 2008 in Elkhart  where he resided. He is survived by his wife of 35 years, the former Pamela Sue Ellis, three daughters, and two sons, a sister Linda and a brother Michael.          Denny began working for the Elkhart Truth one week after graduation as…

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Steve Bell dies at age 64

Posted on October 12, 2007 By Ellen Turnock

         The class of  ’61 lost another member on October 10th, 2007.  Steve Bell passed away in Elkhart after a long struggle with cancer and diabetes.  After graduating in 1961, Steve had attended Tulane University,  the University of Hawaii, and IUSB.  He was a US Army veteran who served in Vietnam.         He is survived…

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EHS Class of 1961 loses two classmates

Posted on September 5, 2007September 6, 2007 By Ellen Turnock 2 Comments on EHS Class of 1961 loses two classmates

              The Class of ’61 has lost two members in the last several days.              Judith A. Luke Coelho passed away on Sunday, Sept. 2nd, 2007 at home .  Judy  was employed at CTS for 46 years.     She is survived by a daughter and a son, four grandchildren, and three sisters.                  John M. Schlamersdorf …

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Posted on April 27, 2007April 27, 2007 By Ellen Turnock

        The class of ’61 has lost another classmate .  Charlie Miles passed away last week.  He resided in Elkhart .  Our condolences to his family.

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Two classmates’ recent deaths

Posted on February 10, 2007 By Ellen Turnock

           Since the beginning of 2007, two more of our classmates have passed away.   Sharon Dorman Weed died in January, 2007…and Dianne Hangartner Marlow passed away February 8th, 2007.    Sharon attended Roosevelt Junior High School..but..was not listed in any of the EHS annuals and Dianne  ( Central Junior High ) was pictured in the senior…

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Recent Deaths

Posted on October 4, 2006October 5, 2006 By Ellen Turnock 7 Comments on Recent Deaths

    The class lost two class mates in the last several weeks. Pam Davis Nielson and Patrica Albert Nih. 

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