Elkhart High School Class of 1961
1961 Classmate Sue Ann Cummins Reavis passed away May 11, 2019 at home following an extended illness. She is survived by her children, Doug (Jan Rinehard) Seal, Pam (Brian ) Seal, Lloyd and Rhonda Seal Miller, a brother, Steve Cummins, 11 grandchildren and 12 great grandchildren. She was preceded in death by a sister, Jan…
Classmate Marilyn Yoder Whetstone passed away Jan 7, 2019. Marilyn lost her battle with breast cancer after a long and courageous fight. She was employed by Miles for 10 years prior to moving to the Chicago area where she lived for more than 30 years. She lived in Goshen from 2002-2014. Marilyn married Robert Masingill…
Susan “Sue” Lee Waggoner Estes passed away April 12, 2018 after a battle with cancer at Golden Living Center in Elkhart. She is survived by two sons, Richard ( Delores ) Estes and James Estes, two grandchildren, David and Brittany, a sister, Patti Kaser, a cousin, Rosie Martin and a niece, Devon Dean. Preceding her…
EHS 1961 Classmate Mae Thomas Redding passed away April 10th, 2018 at Elkhart General Hospital. Mae graduated from IU South Bend with a bachelors and masters degree in education. She taught at Monger Elementary and Head Start and retired as a substitute teacher. She was a member of the Minority Teachers Association and a faithful member…
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Classmate David Dvorkin recently published a book called “Self Publishing Tools, Tips and Techniques” , which just appeared in both print and e-book editions. According to Dave, he and his wife have been helping authors self-publish for years now. They have around 30 clients, and the total number of books is getting close to 80. He…
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Allen Duane Mechling, 74 of Oak Harbor, OH and formerly of Elkhart, IN, died Wednesday, February 07, 2018 at his home. He was born May 2, 1943 in Elkhart to the late Duane and Gladys (Hiatt) Mechling. He was a graduate of Elkhart High School. He married Sharon (Kelly) who preceded him in death in…
1961 Classmate Donald F. Voelkert passed away January 26, 2018 in Belleair Bluffs, Florida. Don is survived by his wife of 20 years, Ruth Ann Voelkert, a son, Randall ( Coleen ) Voelkert of Richmond, Michigan and a daughter Suzanne ( Terry ) Hart of Elkhart, ten grandchildren and 13 great-grandchildren . He is also survived by…
Dave Steede contributed this picture of Weston Graduation Day.. 1955
This picture and the description were provided by 1961 Classmate Dave Steede. The event was the spring choir concert during 8th grade year at North Side (spring of 1957). The story is such. In the “old” days the girls met in one class and the boys in another. In our class one day the boys…
Dr. Frank E. Cummins August 7, 1943 – December 18, 2017 Passed away peacefully on Monday, December 18th, 2017 in the presence of his loving wife, Marilyn, and family. He was born on Aug. 7th, 1943 in Elkhart, Indiana to Frank Daniel and Ellen (Erickson) Cummins. He will be forever remembered by his four children:…