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EHS 1961 Classmates get together in Alabama

Posted on January 8, 2020January 8, 2020 By Ellen Turnock

1961 Classmates Joan (Trindle ) and Jim Stiver stopped on their way home from Florida to visit with ’61 Classmate Robin Podawiltz and his wife Martha at their home in Foley Alabama,

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1961 Classmate Moe Jacobson enjoying Council on Aging Celebration

Posted on December 13, 2019 By Ellen Turnock

1961 Classmate Moe Jacobsen is celebrating Christmas with other seniors at the 1st Council on Aging of Elkhart County’s weekly Life Enrichment Activities program, which offers seniors a twice-weekly gathering space. Elkhart Council on Aging life enrichment activities are held from 9AM to 1PM Wednesdays and Thursdays at First Presbyterian Church in Elkhart.

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EHS 1961 Classmate Donald E. Kidder passes away

Posted on October 28, 2019October 29, 2019 By Ellen Turnock

EHS 1961 Classmate Donald E. “Don” Kidder passed away October 25. 2019 at home with his family by his side to be reunited with his loving wife, Sharon K. Kidder who preceded him in death. He was also preceded in death by his parents, Lee and Helen (Dodge ) Kidder. and a sister,Carol Dehayes. He…

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Bob and Carrol Snyder Farley still enjoy riding.

Posted on October 4, 2019October 4, 2019 By Ellen Turnock

Bob and Carrol Snyder Farley still enjoy riding their Boss Hoss trikes. This fall, the rally was in Pidgeon Forge, Tennessee.

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Wellfield Paver Update

Posted on October 2, 2019October 2, 2019 By Ellen Turnock

Moe Jacobsen sent me the following e-mail and ask me to share with the class. Moe has taken on the task of raising money for a paver to be installed at the Wellfield Botanic Garden for the GREAT EHS class of 1961 !! Hi Ellen,   Thank you for posting the paver info in The…

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1961 Classmate George Cartwright passes away

Posted on September 24, 2019 By Ellen Turnock

George E. Cartwright September 8, 1942 ~ September 21, 2019 (age 77) George Eugene Cartwright, 77, of Bristol, passed away Saturday, September 21, 2019, with his family and friends by his side at Elkhart General Hospital. George was a lifelong resident of Elkhart, born on September 8, 1942, he was the son of Dolores and…

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Wellfield Gardens

Posted on September 17, 2019 By Ellen Turnock

Moe Jacobsen has proposed having the EHS Class of 1961 sponsor a paver for the Wellfield Memorial Pathway.  He has talked to several of our classmates, including, but not limited to : Jeff Wells, Don Pletcher, Dave and Phyllis Dygert, Phil Oyer, Marge Nickel(Flanders).  If 40 of us each put up $25.00, we could have a…

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Classmate Dave Duthie still enjoys his Friday nights at Rice Field

Posted on September 11, 2019September 11, 2019 By Ellen Turnock

1961 Classmate Dave Duthie has worked on the down box as part of the chain crew for Elkhart Central High School since the fall of 1972. Behind some help from Elkhart and Elkhart Central football coach Tom Kurth, Dave got the job on Friday nights. For 48 seasons, Dave has spotted the ball on every…

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Classmate David Dvorkin publishes a short memoir about his time working on the Apollo Project at NASA.

Posted on July 18, 2019July 18, 2019 By Ellen Turnock 1 Comment on Classmate David Dvorkin publishes a short memoir about his time working on the Apollo Project at NASA.

When We Landed on the Moon  In September 1967, I started working at NASA in Houston, at what was thencalled the Manned Spacecraft Center. I worked on Apollo missions. In November 1971, I left NASA and moved to Denver to work on the Viking Mars lander project at Martin Marietta Corporation. By the time I…

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1961 Classmate Larry Williams passes away

Posted on June 29, 2019June 29, 2019 By Ellen Turnock

ELKHART — Larry Wayne Williams, 76, of Elkhart, passed away Tuesday, June 25, 2019, at Goshen General Hospital. He was born July 20, 1942, in Danville, Illinois, to Newell and Opal (Collier) Williams. On Dec. 9, 1961, in Elkhart, he married Joyce A. Stewart. She survives along with five children, Todd Williams, Clay Edward Williams,…

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