Elkhart High School Class of 1961
William Vernon Zipser passed away on Friday, July 19,2013 at Ironwood Health & Rehabilitation Center in South Bend. He is survived by two sons , William “Todd” of Goshen, and Thomas ( Jennifer ) of South Bend, 5 grandchildren and one great-grandson, three sisters, Wanda, Louise, and Norma, and a twin brother, Louis Jr. Bill…
Left to right : Pat Baker, Suzy Wilcox , Jeanne Kiefer, Bobby ??, Janet Marks, Phil Oyer, Carrol Monk, Steve Stoner, Sandy Linton, Jim Stiver. The above picture was provided by Suzy Wilcox Stoner.
Congratulations to 1961 Classmate Syd Ulis Jr. and his wife Elizabeth Anne Ulis on their 50th wedding anniversary.
1961 EHS Classmate Dennis Murphy of La Grange, Illinois, passed away June 12, 2013 . He is survived by his wife of 44 years , Deborah; 2 daughters, Kristen Murphy and Laura ( James ) Ferri and three grandchildren. Dennis graduated with a BS in Electrical Engineering from Purdue University , and an MBA from…
Congratulations are in order for 1961 Classmate Donald Padgett and Mollie Padgett who are celebrating their 50 wedding anniversary.
Food, friendship, and fun was had at our monthly class breakfast in May , 2013. We meet the 4th Thursday of every month except November at Perkins Restaurant in Elkhart at 9 AM. We meet with old friends , make some new friends, reminisce about the “good old days’, and have quite a few laughs. All classmates…
Class of 1961 grad, Judith Sawyer Holdeman passed away April 4th, 2013 in Hiram , Georgia. Judy was married to William Holdeman, another 1961 classmate who passed away in March, 2011. Survivors include a son, Brian ( Sherry ) Holdeman of Douglasville, GA; a daughter, Christina Linn ( Dale ) Head of Rydal, GA; her…
Being a long time beer can collector, Marcia Butterbaugh’s friends in Los Angeles surprised her with an “Old Marcia Beer” cake modeled after an Old German beer can. The party was held at one of Marcia’s favorite brewpubs, Red Car Brewing in Torrence. Dave Ferling, a fellow EHS Class of 1961 grad , joined the party and…