Elkhart High School Class of 1961
EHS Class of 1961 graduate William Lewis Holdeman passed away on March 20, 2011. Bill married Judith Sawyer , another EHS class of 1961 graduate in 1962. She survives along with a son, Brian K ( Sherry) of Douglasville, a daughter, Christina Linn Head ( Dale ) of Rydal , six grandchildren and a sister, Linda…
The following picture and comments were sent by Diane Maas Ficarelli. I’ve never forgotten my EHS classmates so it is a joy to discover this blog & see some news about you ( and discover with sadness that some have already passed away ) . I’ve been living in France ( near Paris…
Dear Classmate, Can you believe that it has been nearly fifty years since our graduation from Elkhart High School? Some of you have visited the blog before, but, for many of you, this is your first visit. After the last class reunion, we decided to develop a class blog to help keep everyone informed of…
Chuck Bower furnished this photo of the Samuel Strong Softball Team of 1954-1955. 1st Row – John Huster, Bill Ray, Don Asher, Bill Edwards, Dave Jarrell, Jim English, Tim Donavon, Denny Culp 2nd Row- Jim Boussom, Bill Zipser, Robin Podawiltz, Chuck Bower, Jim Jarrell, Willie Meyers, Sid Ulis Back – Coach and 6th grade…
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…
1961 Classmate Steve Hardy passed away on Monday, January 24, 2011 in Pueblo, Colorado. Steve is survived by his children, Eli Hardy, Holly ( David ) Waller, and Phebe ( Greg ) Golden , five grandchildren, Dylan, Chandler, Peyton, Natalie, and Hayden, and siblings, Mike ( Marta) Hardy, Tom Hardy , and Char…
1961 class member Lee R. Jesse of Nappanee passed away on December 15, 2010 at Elkhart General Hospital. Lee graduated from Ball State University with a BS degree and Thunderbird Graduate School of International Management with a B.I. M. degree. He worked for various organizations such as NIBCO as Canadian sales and marketing manager ; the Purdue…
Class of 1961 graduate Sharon "Sherry" Fisher Baldwin died Wednesday in her home in Elkhart. She is survived by her husband Terry B. Baldwin whom she married on September 29, 2001 in Goshen. She is also survived by three children, Joddi ( Ronald) Thompson of Elkhart, Julie K.L. Foreman of Lexington, Kentucky and…
EHS 1961 classmate David Dvorkin’s latest novel, Time and the Soldier, is now available as a Kindle ebook via Amazon: http://www.amazon.com/Time-and-the-Soldier-ebook/dp/B0047T7E36/ref=sr_1_6?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1287530937&sr=1-6 It’s also available in other formats on other sites.; but Amazon is the "biggie". David currently resides in Denver, Colorado and also has a website http://www.dvorkin.com and a Blog http://eyeblister.blogspot.com If…
Congratulations are in order for Myron and Hannah (Regnier) Rose and Dave and Phyllis ( Pauley ) Dygert. Both have recently celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary. The following write-ups appeared in The Elkhart Truth.