Elkhart High School Class of 1961
An article in People Magazine , December 21, 2009 issue, tells the story of a young woman who just celebrated her 25th anniversary with a transplanted heart . On October 8, 1984, Dr. Phil Oyer, as a member of Dr. Shumway’s heart transplant team at Stanford Hospital, placed a heart in the chest cavity of…
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The Class of 1961 has lost another member. Lee Feddersen passed away on November 17, 2009 in his home. Lee was the Owner and Operator of Hawkwind, Inc . in Elkhart and also had worked as a mail carrier for the US Postal Service, retiring in October 2009. Lee is survied by…
Brent Leroy Barkman passed away on September 21, 2009 in Cicero , Illinois. Brent married Christine Jamka and she survives along with two sons and three grandchildren. He is also survived by two brothers, Tom ( Sandi) Wade, and Daryl ( Carol) Wade, and one sister , Meribeth ( Don )Mulnickle. Funeral services were held…
These pictures of the Roosevelt Junior High School 7th grade basketball team and football team were first printed in the Roosevelt paper, the "Blue and Gold" in June of 1956. The photos were attributed to Jim Fair. Front row – Manager Brent Barkman, Merrill Smith, Tom Mathis, David Harvey, Bill Kincaid,…
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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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…
These three pictures were sent in by Judy Sawyer Holdeman. She didn’t identify the students in the 3rd grade class. Do you recognize any of them? Mrs. Niles 3rd Grade Class at Rice School Mr.Bowman’s 5th Grade Class at Rice School Back Row: Mike Myers, Jerry Glant, Roger Denny, Dick Klingaman,…
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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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…
EHS 1961 alum Joan Trindle Stiver has written a book for children entitled "A Door in the Floor : An Underground Railroad Adventure " The story is based on local history about the Underground Railroad. She debuted the book recently at Authors and Artists Day at the Elkhart County Historical museum in Bristol. On Saturday,…