Elkhart High School Class of 1961
Food, friendship, and fun was had at our monthly class breakfast in May , 2013. We meet the 4th Thursday of every month except November at Perkins Restaurant in Elkhart at 9 AM. We meet with old friends , make some new friends, reminisce about the “good old days’, and have quite a few laughs. All classmates…
1961 classmate Sharon Frye Steele passed away February 6th, 2013 at th IU Cancer Center in Indianapolis. Sharon is survived by her husband, Stanley Steele of Elkhart, brothers: Raymond ( Gwen ) Frye of Tulsa , Oklahoma; Dale ( Jeanne ) Frye of Elkhart; and Terry Frye of Alabama, and a cousin, Rose Greene of…
1961 classmate Harold L. Leer, of Simonton Lake, passed away June 28, 2012 at Elkhart General Hospital. He is survived by his wife Janet, a daughter Erin ( David ) Rumfelt, and a son, Michael ( Laurie) Prugh, both of Elkhart; six grandchildren, five great grandchildren, a sister Sandra ( Tom ) Baylor of Elkhart…
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 !!!
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, …
The following pictures were contributed by Ron Wolschlager. Do you remember these ?? YES WE DO !!!
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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Can you identify any of these 6th graders from St. Thomas ?? The picture was furnished by Emil Friedauer. After publishing this pictures, Bob Hapner identified a few of these classmates. 1st Row – Holding sign, both unknown. 2nd row: unknown 1st name Deputy, ??, Robert Reno, rest of row unknown. 3rd row: ??, Jimmy Ashe,…
Congratulations to Nancy Brown Maurer (EHS Class of 1961 ) and Paul Maurer on their 50th wedding anniversary.
The 50th Class Reunion Yearbook is being published and should be ready to be mailed the second week in November. The Yearbook committee of Chuck and Connie Bower, Marcia Butterbaugh, and Robin Podawiltz worked extremely hard and put in many, many long hours to bring this Reunion Yearbook to completion. They deserve a HUGE, HUGE thank…