Elkhart High School Class of 1961
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…
Classmate Alan Nadon passed away February 10,2013 at the St. Joseph Regional Medical Center. He resided in Elkhart. He was preceded in death by his wife, Irene Walter. Alan served the U.S. Navy from 1961 to 1966. He received a BA in Business from IUSB. He was employed as the Chief Electrical Inspector of the City of…
1961 classmate Sharon Frye Steele passed away February 6th, 2013 at th IU Cancer Center in Indianapolis. Sharon is survived by her husband, Stanley Steele of Elkhart, brothers: Raymond ( Gwen ) Frye of Tulsa , Oklahoma; Dale ( Jeanne ) Frye of Elkhart; and Terry Frye of Alabama, and a cousin, Rose Greene of…
Denny Foster, a member of the Elkhart Blue Blazers basketball team, contributed the following pictures that were printed in the Elkhart Truth Sectional section – February 1960.
1961 Classmate Daniel Edelman of Mishawaka died November 7, 2012 . Dan is survived by his wife of 50 years, Judith Lidecker Edelman; two sons , Scott ( Pam ) Edelman of Osceola and Steve ( Darlene ) Edelman of Elkhart ; a daughter , Tref Chupp of Mishawaka; 6 grandchildren; a step grandson; 4…