Class Updates Summer 2012

CONGRATULATIONS IN ORDER
Congratulations to Gary Montel upon being selected as a Distinguished Alumni from Manchester College. ( Now Manchester University)  Will never be able to call the college a university. (Editor’s note) As of July 12,  Gary will be officially retired after 24 years from his position working with alumni, church relations and event planning for Manchester College.  He and Dee have lots of travel planned for this summer.  Enjoy retirement, both of you.  The greatest time of your life.
CELEBRATION
Are you ready to party for our 70th Birthdays?  The invitation is still out for everyone to come to Maggie Valley sometime next summer or fall for some fun and celebration of our 70th birthdays.  I am working on a possible venue where we can meet on Friday evening as well as on Saturday evening.  Soon, you will receive an invitation to go to a “doodle” and vote on your preference for a date.  Once we set a date, then you can check out all the options for lodging as well as special things to do here in the North Carolina mountains.  
CONDOLENCES
Our condolence to Carolyn Hippensteel Hoover upon the death of her Mother at age 95.  We should all be so fortunate to live this long with a full and rewarding life.  
AGATHA K. HIPPENSTEEL, 95, NORTH MANCHESTER, IN
Agatha K. Hippensteel, 95, North Manchester, IN went home to be with the Lord Monday, June 25, 2012 at 6:20 p.m. at Peabody Healthcare Center, North Manchester, IN.  She was born September 8, 1916 in Wabash County, IN to Otto P. & Mabel E. (Wall) Young.  She graduated in 1934 from Chester High School, North Manchester, IN.  On January 1, 1938 she married John E. Hippensteel. He died April 7, 2005. She was a homemaker and member of Central Christian Church, Huntington, IN.  Agatha enjoyed raising flowers, gardening, knitting and puzzles.  She is survived by two sons, Billy E. (Beverly) Hippensteel, Huntington, IN and Robert H. (Oris) Hippensteel, North Manchester, IN; one daughter, Carolyn (Jerry) Hoover, Marion, IN; one brother, Garl "Pete" Young, North Manchester, IN; nine grandchildren and thirteen great grandchildren.  Two brothers, Paul Young & Howard Young, and two sisters, Wanda Parr & Juanita Bechtold, are deceased. Family and friends may call Thursday, June 28, 2012 from 4:00-8:00 p.m. at McKee Mortuary, 1401 State Road 114 W, North Manchester, IN and one hour prior to the service Friday, June 29, 2012 at Peabody Chapel, North Manchester.  Services will be Friday, June 29, 2012 at 11:00 a.m. at Peabody Chapel, 400 W. Seventh St., North Manchester, IN. Pastor Chris Hayden & Rev. Sue Babovec will officiate.  Burial will be at Fairview Cemetery, Servia, IN.  For those who wish to honor the memory of Agatha K. Hippensteel, memorial contributions may be made to Central Christian Church, 500 MacGahn St., Huntington, IN 46750. To send a private condolence to the Hippensteel family, use the Condolence link on the Homepage.
Condolence also to Judy Vandermark Judjhan upon the death of her mother in February of this year. Unfortunately, I was not at my home computer to update the blog with this information.

HELEN L. VANDERMARK, 92, NORTH MANCHESTER, IN

Helen L. Vandermark, 92, North Manchester, Indiana died at 11:45 a.m. Saturday, February 18, 2012 in Peabody Healthcare Center.   She was born at North Manchester, IN on July 19, 1919 to Chester E. & Lula D. (Frederick) Grossnickle.  She was a 1936 graduate of Central High School at North Manchester and International Business College at Fort Wayne, IN.  She was a secretary for Dr. J. Raymond Schultz at Standard Life Insurance Compnay, Indianapolis, IN.  Later she was a clerk at the North Manchester Water Department and from 1971 -1988 she was manager of the North Manchester BMV License Branch, retirng in 1988.  On October 13, 1940 she married Orville L. Vandermark.  He died April 29, 1995.  Surviving are a son, Donald James (Pamela) Vandermark, Akron, IN; two daughters, Judith K. (Jerry) Judjahn, Glendale, AZ and Nancy (Neil) Tate, North Manchester, IN.  Six grandchildren, four step grandchildren, five great-grandchildren and six step great-grandchildren.  Three brothers and two sisters are deceased.  Helen loved to travel and spent many winters in Florida where she liked to shell.  She was active in local politics, was a member of First Brethren Church and a former member of Ivy Chapter # 69 Order of Eastern Star, North Manchester, IN.  Services will be held Thursday, February 23, 2012 at 11:00 a.m. in McKee Mortuary, 1401 State Road 114 West, North Manchester, IN.  Friends and family may call on Wednesday, February22 from 4 - 8 p.m. at McKee's and one hour prior to services on Thursday.  Pastor J.P. Freeman will officiate and burial will be in Oaklawn Cemetery, North Manchester, IN.  For those who wish to honor the memory of Helen L. Vandermark, memorial contributions may be made to Shriners Hospitals for Children, Office of Development 2900 Rocky Point Drive, Tampa, FL 33607 or the donor's choice. To send a private condolence to the Vandermark family, use the Condolence link on the Homepage.

Loss of Another Class Member

Morrie Sites just sent me a note that Cathy Walter Gilbert passed away 2 weeks ago.  Our prayers are with her family as we mourn their loss.
Catherine C. Gilbert
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Catherine C. Gilbert, 68, of South Whitley, died at 2:29 p.m. Monday, November 14, 2011 at Sycamore Village, Fort Wayne where she had been a resident for the past three years.
She was born February 4, 1943 in Wabash County, Indiana a daughter of Victor and Ruth (Tschantz) Walter. Her formative years were spent in North Manchester. She graduated from North Manchester High School in 1961.
On August 29, 1965, she was united in marriage to Donald D. Gilbert. They have always made their home in Whitley County moving to their farm in 1972.
She was employed by Whitko High School in the cafeteria for 17 years retiring in 2003.
Surviving include her husband, Donald; two sons, Todd ( Margaret) Gilbert, South Whitley and Troy (Morgan) Gilbert, Lafayette; a daughter Renee (Terry) Nicodemus, South Whitley; six grandchildren; two sisters, Kay Capistrona, California and Sharon (Charles) Martin, Fort Wayne and a brother, Donald (Mary) Walter, Ohio.
In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by a brother, Kendall Walter.
The funeral service were held Thursday 10:30 a.m. at United Methodist Church of South Whitley with Rev. Robert Barton officiating. The burial was in the South Whitley Cemetery.
Memorial may be made to United Methodist Church of South Whitley.

MHS Class donates to Center for History

 As those of you who attended the 50th Reunion last month remember, we took up a collection to defray some additional costs. You all were so generous that we have an additional balance in our account. It was decided to donate $100.00 to the Center for History in North Manchester in honor of our class and all those we have lost over the past 50 years. Many of you visited the Center for History while you were back for the reunion and enjoyed the quality of the work they are doing with very little financial support. Hope you all agree that this is indeed a worthy cause for us to support.

Thomas Marshall Photos Part 3

 

Grade Four and Five - Miss Brane - 1953-54

First Row - Bobby Knapp, Sandy Sayers, Ann Kitson, Sharon Leedy, Max Hammonds, Beverly Conine, Sandra Coon, John Leatherman

Second Row - Alice Kindley, Marylou Holford, Audrey Ellen Hinkle, Keith Lytle, Larry Shively, Kent Smith, Diane Oswald, Jane Grossnickle, Phil Franz

Third Row - Pat Roberts, Chirstine Shilts, Inara Stulpins, Steve Stitt, Donald Kistler, James Ross, Jerry Flynn, Judy Vandermark, Nancy Bickle

Fourth Row - Karen Walker, Cheryl McFarland, Rhoda Kathleen domer, Velda Pudis, Heidi Hoffman

 

Grade Five and Six - Mr. Kenneth Burr - 1954-55

First Row - Sharon Leedy, Danny Gradstaff, Jerry Roth, Steve Shively, Beverly Conine, Sandy Sayers, Sandra Coon

Second Row - Mike Lenz, Max Hammonds, Nancy Bickle, Jane Grossnickle, Susan Snyder, John Leatherman

Third Row - Judy Vandermark, Christine Shilts, Alice Kindley, Pat Roberts, Cheryl McFarland, James Ross, John Leatherman

Fourth Row - Douglas Tallas, Jerry Flynn, Steve Stitt, Kent Smith, Rhoda Kathleen Domer, Inara Stulpins, Karen Walker, Velda Pudis, Linda Ford

More Thomas Marshall Pictures

Grade Three and Four -- Miss Lucille Wright -- 1951-52

First Row -- ??, Sandy Sayers, Mike ___, Keith Lytle, Janet Parker, John Leatherman, Max Hammonds, Renee Rigdon

Second Row - Sue Miller, Janet Allen, Alice Kindley, Judy Vandermark, Johnny Hayes, Evelyn Holderman, Jane Grossnickle

Third Row - Rhoda Kathleen Domer, Norma Rice, Pat Roberts, Larry Greer, Kent Smith, Divid Conine, Roy Cleveland

Fourth Row - Steve Stitt, Jerry Flynn, Nora Lindholm, Heidi Hoffman, Karen Walker, Inara Stulpins, ??

Grade Three and Four -- Miss Lucile Wright -- 1952-53

Front Row - Susan Yeatter, Becky Meyer, Steve Shively, time Reiman, Sandy Sayers, Ann Kitson, Judy Martin

Second Row - Jerry Roth, Audrey Ellen Hinkle, Beverly Hammonds, Phil Reiman, ??, John Leatherman, Tommy Greer

Third Row - Nancy Bickle, Susan Snyder, Phil Franz, Max Hammonds, Nancy Reed, Judy Vandermark, Marylou Holford, Sandra Coon

Fourth Row - Linda Ford, Inara Stulpins, Cheryl McFarland, Velda Pudis, Heidi Hoffman, James Ross, Kent Smith, Alice Kindley

Max’s photos of Thomas Marshall

These are the photos that were running on Max’s computer at our reunion.  Now, we have photo IDs for most all in the pictures.

Kindergarten - at NMHS auditorium

Start in the front with Alice Kindley - going counter clock

Alice Kindley, Sandy Sayers, Judy Vandermark, Max Hammonds, Willodean Sands, ??, Pat Roberts, Ronnie Baker??, ?? Maxine Creecy, ??, Mary Lou Landis, Larry Ihnen, ??, Fred Baker, ??, Judy Pruitt, Rhoda Kathleen Domer, ??, Roger Grossnickle, ??, ??, ??, Billy Sincroft, ??, ??, ??, ?? Jane Grossnickle, Keith Lytle, ??, ??, Robert Brubaker, Judy Vandermark, Terry West, ??, ??

 

Kindergarten - morning class - 1948-49

Front Row - Max Hammonds, ??, Nancy Beam, Judy Pruitt, Larry Ihnen, Diana McCullough, Maxine Creecy, Bobby Steele, Keith Lytle

Back Row - Carol Lambert, ??, Ann Urschel, Billy Sincroft, ??, Jane Grossnickle, ??, Judy Vandermark, Robert Brubaker, Terry West, Roger Grossnickle

 

 

First and Second Grade - Miss Edith Drescher - 1950-51

Sitting - Susan Snyder, Nancy Reed, Phil Reiman, Tim Reiman, ??, ??, Tommy Greer, Audrey Ellen Hinkle, ??, // Susan Yeatter, Becky Meyer, Phil Frantz, Ann Kitson

Standing - Sandy Sayers, Max Hammonds, Brian Book, Heidi Hoffman, Ann Urschel, Inara Stulpins, ??, Karen Walker, Kent Smith, Rhoda Kathleen Domer, Norma Rice, Jerry Flynn, Steve Stitt, John Hanna, Keith Lytle

Reunion Photo ID

Were you having challenges identifying everyone in our reunion photo that was published after our reunion?  The following is now your cheat sheet.  Please let me know if I have made a mistake and a correction will follow.


Identification of MHS Class of 1961 photo
Front Row: Left to Right
Carolyn Coon Crist, Jean Littlefield Keel, Marilyn Hardman Brinker, Joyce Hinman Simmons, Ann Urschel Hapner, Barbara Stoops Schannep
Second Row:
Frieda Nutter Good, Pat Roberts Reisterer, Eva Jean Robinson Black, Marilyn Sue Miller, Carol Sue Rooney, Carolyn Hippensteel Hoover, Hilda Haupert Wilcox, Janet Purdy King, Judy Vandermark Judjan, Nancy Beam Wible
Third Row:
Bill Sincroft, Art Daub, Marvin Allen, Jerry Flinn, Steve Briner, Kent Smith, Max Hammonds, Lois Kay Ulrey Jones, Kathy Quick Bashore, Mary Lou Landis Moseke, Karen Walker Wright, Rhoda Domer Miller, Inara Stulpins Leimanis, Brunette Bazzoni Mihail, Larry Ihnen,
Fourth Row:
Gary Montel, Ted Oldfather, Jim Krichbaum, Steve Ulrey, Fred Baker, Ron Baker, Tom Torpy, Fred Lucas, Joyce Beery Miles, Hugh Russell, Terry West