Elkhart High School Class of 1961
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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Class of 1961 member Richard A. Pedler passed away on June 23, 2010. Richard attended Purdue University and graduated from Bethel College with a degree in social work in 2006. He served with the First Infantry Division in Lai Khe, South Vietnam from 1968-1969. Rich was president and co-founder of Recovery Journey, an addictions…
Class of EHS 1961 class member Cinnann Freel Taylor passed away on June 16th, 2010 at Elkhart General Hospital. Cinnann is survived by her husband Terry, also a 1961 class member; of Elkhart; her mother, Bettie Freel of Elkhart:; a daughter , Kim ( Don ) Hilligoss of Elkhart;, a son , Mark ( Susan…
EHS 1961 Classmate James Pettit passed away Monday, June 14, 2010. Jim was also a graduate of Tri State College, and was employed beginning in 1965 at First National Bank in Elkhart, serving as senior vice president until 1990. In 1991, Jim founded J.P. Industries, Inc. with divisions of J.P. Engraving, Keline Manufacturing, A-One…
Toni R. VanPatten, a EHS class of 1961 graduate , passed away May 11, 2010 at her home in Mishawaka, Indiana. Toni graduated from the Purdue University School of Pharmacy in 1966 and was formerly employed at Newman’s Pharmacy, Alick’s Drug Stores and the Pharmacy at Elkhart General Hospital. She also worked in the pharmacy…
EHS 1961 Grad Carolyn Staub Edwards passed away on April 25, 2010. She was a homemaker who resided in Shipshewana, Indiana. She enjoyed bowling and motorcyling with her husband of 11 years, Steven . Survivors include her husband, Steven of Shipshewana; her mother , Margaret Chandler of Elkhart ; daughters, Tina L. ( Ron)…
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After responding to an editorial in The Elkhart Truth about forming an alumni choir , I received the following information. I thought perhaps some of our class would be interested in participating. More information can be found at the EHS Class of 1973 web site Http://www.ehs73.com Elkhart High School ALL Alumni Band-Orchestra-Choir! …
The Class of 1961 has lost another classmate. Judy Davis Doctor passed away February 9, 2010 in Hammond , Louisiana. Until recently, she was employed as a receptionist at Quad Area Community Action Agency. Judy was married to Tom Doctor for 46 years. He survives along with her mother, Marjorie Davis, sisters Carol Taylor and…
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…