Elkhart High School Class of 1961
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…
Congratulations are in order for the 50th wedding anniversary of 1961 classmates Chuck and Connie Drudge Bower.
Congrats to Class of 1961 grad Heidi Teusher and her husband John Paston on their 50th wedding anniversary.
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.
The following pictures are from the Roosevelt Junior High School Blue ‘n” Gold, June 5th, 1958. They were contributed by Suzy Wilcox Stoner.
The following birth announcement clipping was published in The Elkhart Truth on March 1st, 1943. It was contributed by Joan Trindle Stiver who discovered it while sorting thru her Mom’s things. Three of the four ended up being classmates.