Class of 1961 participates in OSD festivities years ago
Twenty-two members of Marion High School class of 1961 attended their 45th anniversary class reunion during Old Settlers' Day weekend.
Classmates and spouses gathered Friday evening at the home of Skip and Eileen Sieger. After riding in the parade Saturday, class members ate lunch together in Central Park and participated in class introductions. A dinner was held Saturday evening at Burns Community Center.
Class members and their spouses who attended included Jerry Bessel and wife Barbara, Assaria; John Christensen, Clarksdale, Ariz.; Rosalie Dohner Carr and husband Bill, Jetmore; Pat Funk Esau and husband Phil, Topeka; Donna Jost Ames, Derby; Karen Jost Enns and husband Pete, Kingsburg, Calif.; Jim Melton, Newton; Ron Oelschlager and wife Marcia, Lawrence; Judy Richards Hiebert and husband Allen, Hillsboro; John Russell and wife JoAnne, Yuma, Ariz.; Jerry Schwemmer, Springfield, Mo.; Janet Stiller Vogel, Clearwater; Julie Wooldridge Elliott, Camarillo, Calif.; Bea Cogdill Martinez and husband Raymond, Ladd Helmer and wife Luci, Gerald Kelsey and wife Sharon, Patty Longhofer McLinden and husband Dick, Gary Loveless and wife Paula, Thad Meierhoff and wife Janie, Rose Melcher Vinduska, Tressie Miles Kelsey and husband Bud, and Eileen Pavey Sieger and husband Skip, Marion.
Deceased classmates were honored. They were Gerry Herzet Berg, Delores Lucas Stirman, W.H. "Tuck" Tucker, Billy Wheatley, and Robert Waltner.
