Celebration of Life for Dennis Foster
Author: Dave Ferling
Classmate David Edward Mount Passes Away
It is with great sadness that we announce the passing of Dave Mount on April 20, 2023 at the age 80 while at his home in Marco Island, FL. He and his wife, Mary Ellen, wintered in the 4000 Riviera building, in Hideaway, Marco Island, Florida since 1997 and summered on Diamond Lake in Cassopolis,…
1961 Classmate John Michael Perry, Ph.D. passes away.
August 23, 1943 – February 15, 2023 John Michael Perry, Ph.D., age 79 years, of Hillsborough Township, NJ, died peacefully on Wednesday, February 15, 2023, at Foothill Acres Rehabilitation and Nursing Center, Hillsborough Township, NJ. Born on August 23, 1943, in Tuscola, IL, son of the late J.C. and Lois Seip Perry, John grew up…
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Updated EHS ’61 Blog site. Welcome !
If you have re-subscribed to this version, ignore this message. This is the current mobile device capable theme EHS Blog layout and the subscriber feed Follow-It. If you were on the old Google blog site and haven’t re-subscribed, You will now need to re-subscribe to the site so that new posts will be sent to…
Classmates in Florida & Hurricane Ian.
I took a survey of our EHS classmates, some of my friends and relatives in Florida to see how they fared from Hurricane Ian. Depending on where they lived in reference to the on-shore path of Ian, is how well they did. To most in the hurricane area, lost power for 3-6 days. Some, like…
More 60th Reunion Photos
Here are some more photos sent by Doris Howard taken by Chris Warren at the Friday gathering at the High Dive Pavilion. For a PDF of these photos click here: https://www.elkhart61.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/60th-Warren-Pics1.pdf https://www.elkhart61.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/60th-Warren-Pics1.pdf
60th Reunion
The 60th Reunion went off well. Many thanks to Doris Howard, Judy Hardy, the rest of the committee and Ellen and Buzz Turnock for registration duties. While we had many in attendance, there were many local area classmates that were not there. You missed out ! We even had an Elvis imitator for entertainment singing…
Remember: Class of 1961 60th reunion
Classmates, it would be good to hear from more of you that you are coming to the Reunion. Many of us are coming from long distances, so if you’re in the Michiana area, get with it ! We plan to have fun and it will be great to see you. Contact: Doris Howard 574-875-8655 or…
1961 Classmate Karen A. (Gurka) Gustafson Passes
October 27, 1942 ~ November 26, 2020 (age 78) Karen A. Gustafson, age 78, of Bristol, passed away at her home surrounded by her family on November 26, 2020. Karen was born on October 27, 1942 in Elkhart to Edward and Garnet Gurka. She married Elwood “Woody” Gustafson on November 25, 1961 at Augustana Lutheran…
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EHS Class of 61 Paver
The EHS Class of 1961 paver is now installed at the Wellfield Botanic Gardens. Many, many thanks to classmate Moe Jacobson for all of his efforts to make it happen…and also to our 1961 classmates that contributed to the funding of the paver. A small group of about 25 to 30 classmates gathered July 29th,…