Elkhart High School Class of 1961
News about classmates
Elkhart High School Class of 1961 “Those were the days, my friend…” We hope many of you will be able to join us at the Elkhart High School Class of 1961’s 50th Class Reunion on August 19,20 & 21, 2011. There will be events all weekend beginning with an informal get-together Friday evening at the…
The following picture and comments were sent by Diane Maas Ficarelli. I’ve never forgotten my EHS classmates so it is a joy to discover this blog & see some news about you ( and discover with sadness that some have already passed away ) . I’ve been living in France ( near Paris…
EHS 1961 classmate David Dvorkin’s latest novel, Time and the Soldier, is now available as a Kindle ebook via Amazon: http://www.amazon.com/Time-and-the-Soldier-ebook/dp/B0047T7E36/ref=sr_1_6?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1287530937&sr=1-6 It’s also available in other formats on other sites.; but Amazon is the "biggie". David currently resides in Denver, Colorado and also has a website http://www.dvorkin.com and a Blog http://eyeblister.blogspot.com If…
Congratulations are in order for Myron and Hannah (Regnier) Rose and Dave and Phyllis ( Pauley ) Dygert. Both have recently celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary. The following write-ups appeared in The Elkhart Truth.
The Class of 1961 – and 1959 – has been invited to attend a mixer for the Class of 1960. Friday, August 20th, 2010 – Mixer party at High Dive Pavilion, 500 E. Beardsley St. This will be from 6:30 PM until 11:00 PM. Classmates from both ’59 and ’61 are invited to attend…
EHS 1961 class member Laurali Chester Smith passed away August 10, 2010 after a brief illness. After graduating from EHS, Laurali graduated from North Central College in Naperville, IL in 1965 with a degree in secondary education but put off a career in teaching to raise her children. She was an instructor for…
EHS Class of 1961 reunion committee recently toured the Lerner Theatre which is under construction. For those of you who are not up-to-date on Elkhart happenings, the Lerner Theatre is the old Elco plus the addition of land on the corner of Franklin and Main …and it is being restored into a…
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The following e-mail was sent to me by Jim Pettit and Jim has given his permission to share it with classmates. Jim can be contacted at jim@jpengraving.com Ellen Date: January 26, 2010 To: Friends and Business Associates: From: Jim Pettit Subject: Health Update Dear Friends and Business Associates: I have had…
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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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,…