The following is a list of the classmates, who are on the missing persons list. If you have any information about any of them, please contact me or Carl Lindquist, or post it on the blog, or something. You can reach me at 301-343-3379, or email me at bswoap1@gmail.com. Except for Pete Barnes and Flavio, all the missing are women, and most likely have different names, now. If you have kept in touch though the years, let me know what you've got, and I'll use it to try to find them. We would like to be able to contact EVERYONE for the next reunion (I realize that it's 3 years away, but they've had 42 years to get "lost") I'm listing the last known names on the women.
Pete Barnes
Trudy Botsford Brown
Lynn Boyce
Flavio Brando
Margaret Buranich Zeny
Sherry Dunkle
Ann Fava Blum
Barbara Green Flood
Jane Hickman Verdoni Grimm
Theresa Keller
Diane McFadden Decoursey Rogers
Toni Morando Seese
Barbara Schenk Boychek
Barbara Shannon Miller
Jackie Smith Howland
Nancy Snowden
Pamela Southall
Susan Weir
We're only missing 14 out of a class of 208, after 42 years, so that'as not bad. Your help is really appreciated!
Friday, July 30, 2010
60th birthday party
Well, here they are. Not all the best, but I tried to get everyone who made it to the party. Alice said the little people on the cake going up the hill toward 60 and the other side are the ones who have gone over it. We needed one on the very top for Ken Nodes, who's birthday was on the 24th! It was a really fun time for those who made it, and we were sorry more couldn't get there this time. The weather was really muggy and warm. Toward the end of the party, the skys opened and dumped rain. Didn't help, it was still really muggy. Later that evening, there was more rain, tornados nearby, and then Sunday turned into an absolutely gorgeous day, the kind that I remember from my youth. I don't miss the PA winters, but I really miss those PA summer days. On the way up to PA on Friday, my car said it was 108. It might be off a little, but not much. With that kind of weather, you don't need a stove to cook!
I'm looking forward to the next time we can all get together. I promise not to go 15-18 years between visits.
Thursday, July 29, 2010
Wednesday, July 21, 2010
Erik Durchman RIP
Erik Durchman, the brother of Neal Durchman, died on Sunday in Moravian Falls, NC. The obituary for Erik follows. Our sympathies to our classmate Neal and his entire family on their loss. Neal can be reached at scarnick8@aol.com.
Mr. Erik L. Durchman, age 63, of Orchard Road, Moravian Falls died Sunday, July 18, 2010 at his home.
A memorial service will be held 2:00, Friday, July 23, at St. Paul's Episcopal Church with the Rev. Scott Peterson officiating. Family and friends will gather for a celebration of life in the parish house after the service. The family will receive at Reins-Sturdivant Funeral Home from 6:30 until 8:00 Thursday night.
Mr. Durchman was born on May 16, 1947, at Lake George, New York to Olli and Marion C. Durchman. He grew up in Erie, Pennsylvania. He attended Carnegie Mellon University. He was married to the former Lynn Kinard for forty years. They have three sons, Thomas Durchman of Seattle, WA, Jeremy Durchman and son, Lennon of Fayetteville, AR, and Matthew Durchman and wife Stefanie of Mooresville.
He is also survived by his mother, sister, Jeanne Sterrett, brother, Neal Durchman all of Erie, PA, and sister, Cheryl Johnson of Cleveland, OH. He will be greatly missed by a large extended family of cousins, nieces and nephews.
Erik was passionate about animals, the outdoors, sports, rock music and travel. He spent 30 years in the NASCAR racing business, where he worked in various roles as engine builder, mechanic, chassis manager and machinist. Until his death, he was employed by Penske Racing South in Mooresville. He felt privileged to be a part of racing history and was fortunate to work with many pioneers of the professional stock car racing circuit.
In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to the Humane Society of Wilkes, PO Box 306, North Wilkesboro, NC 28659, Wilkes County Library, 215 10th Street, North Wilkesboro, NC 28659, or to Wilkes County Animal Shelter, 408 Call Street, Wilkesboro, NC 28697.
Tuesday, July 20, 2010
More Info on Class Picnic
From Alice Krebs Chipley (also sent by email):
Here is the List of everyone Bill and I know are coming to the Birthday party, starting at 1 PM and eating at 2 PM.
Number/ Name/ Bringing to share
2 Irene Abbott - Gazpacho
1 Jim Anthony
1 Rich Arpin - Broccoli Salad
2 Mary Ann Bandur Alpin - Special Recipe Baked Beans
2 Frank Ferko & wife
2 Tom & Alise Heinrich
1 Alice Krebs Chipley - Broccoli Rice Casserole
1 Cathy Learn VanLuven
2 Carl & Marybeth Lindquist
1 Lynn Mack Costello
2 Christine McBride Seblink & Steve - Warm Mexican dip with Scoops
1 Cindy McTaggert Rodgers
2 Bill & Ann Nesgoda - Fruit Salad
2 Dave Richardson & wife
2 Nancy & Bob Shorts - Macaroni Salad, table cloths, extra place settings, water
2 Bill & Maxine Sweet
1 Diane Voto Blumish
2 Beth Whitten Swoap & John - Corn on the cob (to be cooked on the grill)
2 Carolyn Wurst Fialkowski - Cheesy potatoes
1 Larry Yost - Tomatoes, fresh Mozzarella Cheese on a bed of Romaine lettuce
1 Zanita Zacks-Gabriel
Volunteers for Picnic Table duty:
Bill Nesgoda - 6:30AM
Carl Lindquist - early
Rich Arpin - 9:00AM to 10:00AM
Nancy & Bob Shorts - 10:00AM to Noon
We also need volunteers to help with the cooking. There are going to be 3-4 grills going.
If anyone has a big cooler, please bring it, we could sure use it to soak the corn before it goes on the grill.
According to my count there is 33 of us. If you or anyone you know may still want to come, please let Bill or me know, no later than Wednesday, July 21st, so we know how much meat & buns to get & how big the cake should be. My shopping day is Thursday & Bill's is Friday.
Thanks, it will be good to see all of you on the 24th !
Alice
Friday, July 16, 2010
Friday afternoon
Well, today is Friday, and next week is the big birthday party. I hope you have all responded to Bill or Alice that you will be attending. I also hope lots of you will take the time to come out to make it a really good party (of course it won't be like the old days, more Geritol than alcohol!). My husband and I will be there, and I know that Carl is coming back for it, so who else?
We have had some new events in our lives, recently. The most improtant is that after 2 years, John is now healthy enough to return to work, part time. He started last week, and is so much happier! He needs that mental stimulation, didn't like being home all the time, and I can't blame him. The cat(Chico) is not too pleased, but he'll get over it. The other event involves my political activity...I have just been elected Secretary of the Maryland Democratic Party. This is a gubernatorial election year, so we are all quite busy down here, and will be, for the next 4 months. This is also the year that our counties have all our local elections, so there is a lot happening.
This trip to Erie for the birthday party, is the 1st time I have been back since my father-in-law died, in 1995. I am really looking forward to seeing what's new. John is from North East, so he's excited about it as well.
That's it for today, hope to see you all at the lake next week.
We have had some new events in our lives, recently. The most improtant is that after 2 years, John is now healthy enough to return to work, part time. He started last week, and is so much happier! He needs that mental stimulation, didn't like being home all the time, and I can't blame him. The cat(Chico) is not too pleased, but he'll get over it. The other event involves my political activity...I have just been elected Secretary of the Maryland Democratic Party. This is a gubernatorial election year, so we are all quite busy down here, and will be, for the next 4 months. This is also the year that our counties have all our local elections, so there is a lot happening.
This trip to Erie for the birthday party, is the 1st time I have been back since my father-in-law died, in 1995. I am really looking forward to seeing what's new. John is from North East, so he's excited about it as well.
That's it for today, hope to see you all at the lake next week.
Saturday, July 10, 2010
John Nesgoda RIP
John Nesgoda, the oldest brother of Bill Nesgoda, died yesterday in Pittsburgh, PA. A memorial service for John will be held on Wednesday, July 14, at Harborcreek First Presbyterian Church in Harborcreek at 6 PM. Our sympathies go out to Bill, his mom and dad, and their entire family.
John's obituary can be found at clicking HERE.
John's obituary can be found at clicking HERE.
Wednesday, July 7, 2010
An Email Update from Sam Richardson
Carl,
As I said, I am a teacher and Roanoke County has trusted me to mold impressionable young minds for the last six years. I can't imagine how some of the teachers I tortured in school would react to that. Sometimes when I have a bad day I think "what goes around, comes around." I am constantly talking to my classes about how things used to be. They cannot believe we survived living in the prehistoric, predigital, unwired days. Whenever I talk about those times you can feel how sorry they are for me and how happy they are to be living in "modern" times. The truth is, I feel infinitely more sorry for them. We grew up in a special time and place. We were united by shared experiences in a way that will never happen again. We watched the same telvision shows, listened to the same songs on the radio, and shared a limited list of activities. Today there are hundreds of channels on television, thousands of songs stored on your personal Ipod and millions of websites availiable on the web. They have all that and we had each other. We got the better deal.
After high school I went to Edinboro for my first attempt to be a teacher. A year and a half later the school and I came to the mutual agreement that I wasn't cut out for academia. I left school and married Brenda. Much to Dick Mahon's surprise and her mother's chagrin, it has lasted 40 years.You might fault Brenda's judgement, but you have to admire her tenacity. We have two sons, Jeremy, 39 and Jon 38. I worked in the lab at Hammermill for 30 years until thay closed it in 2002. It was an interesting job and I worked with some of the greatest people in the world. During those 30 years I lived a pretty uneventful life in Wesleyville about a mile from where I grew up. We'd always intended to move back to Harborcreek, but the boys loved our neighborhood, they a lot friends there and they did incredibly well in school. So we stayed,
My sons both went to Virginia Tech. After they graduated they both married southern girls and settled far away from the ice and snow of Erie. Just when Brenda and I resigned ourselves to being long distance grandparents, the mill closed. it was devastating at the time, but became a blessing in disguise. Because of my aborted year and a half at Edinboro I had enough credits to qualify for a two-year training program. I had to do 100 credits in two years and it was mind-numbing for an old and atrophied brain. I did much better the second time around and getting a teaching degree allowed Brenda and me to follow our sons south.
I can't tell you how much I enjoyed reading your blog and how much I appreciate the effort that has gone into it. I was shocked to hear Larry's sad news about Aurora. I only met her once or twice and she seemed to be an incredibly nice person. Larry was a good friend in high school and it shames me terribly how I've neglected that friendship and others. I didn't go to the last reunion because it conflicted with the first week of school here in VA. ( I teach third grade, if you can believe that.) I didn't go to the one before that because I was back in college and taking 18 summer credits. Reading about Aurora and reading the growing list of classmates that are no longer with us has made me determined to make a better effort to stay in touch with more people.
As I said, I am a teacher and Roanoke County has trusted me to mold impressionable young minds for the last six years. I can't imagine how some of the teachers I tortured in school would react to that. Sometimes when I have a bad day I think "what goes around, comes around." I am constantly talking to my classes about how things used to be. They cannot believe we survived living in the prehistoric, predigital, unwired days. Whenever I talk about those times you can feel how sorry they are for me and how happy they are to be living in "modern" times. The truth is, I feel infinitely more sorry for them. We grew up in a special time and place. We were united by shared experiences in a way that will never happen again. We watched the same telvision shows, listened to the same songs on the radio, and shared a limited list of activities. Today there are hundreds of channels on television, thousands of songs stored on your personal Ipod and millions of websites availiable on the web. They have all that and we had each other. We got the better deal. After high school I went to Edinboro for my first attempt to be a teacher. A year and a half later the school and I came to the mutual agreement that I wasn't cut out for academia. I left school and married Brenda. Much to Dick Mahon's surprise and her mother's chagrin, it has lasted 40 years.You might fault Brenda's judgement, but you have to admire her tenacity. We have two sons, Jeremy, 39 and Jon 38. I worked in the lab at Hammermill for 30 years until thay closed it in 2002. It was an interesting job and I worked with some of the greatest people in the world. During those 30 years I lived a pretty uneventful life in Wesleyville about a mile from where I grew up. We'd always intended to move back to Harborcreek, but the boys loved our neighborhood, they a lot friends there and they did incredibly well in school. So we stayed,
My sons both went to Virginia Tech. After they graduated they both married southern girls and settled far away from the ice and snow of Erie. Just when Brenda and I resigned ourselves to being long distance grandparents, the mill closed. it was devastating at the time, but became a blessing in disguise. Because of my aborted year and a half at Edinboro I had enough credits to qualify for a two-year training program. I had to do 100 credits in two years and it was mind-numbing for an old and atrophied brain. I did much better the second time around and getting a teaching degree allowed Brenda and me to follow our sons south. We have two grandchildren here in Roanoke and two more in Greenville SC. We ge to see them much more often than we would have if we had stayed in PA. Having grandchildren is infinitely better than having children. All the fun an little or no responsibilty. I hope I haven't bored you to tears, but I enjoyed reading and catching up other classmates lives and wanted share mine.
Sam Richardson
Monday, July 5, 2010
Details on the 60th Birthday Party
HARBORCREEK'S CLASS OF 1968.......60TH BIRTHDAY PARTY
DATE: JULY 24TH
TIME: 1:00PM
PLACE: FREEPORT BEACH. ***See attached pictures.
Go to North East by taking Route 5 at Route 89 turn North until you get to the Lake.
- There are covered tables with grills
- No electricity
- Bathroom facilities at the concession stand
- Small guarded beach
- Volleyball net at the park
- Facilities are first come first serve
Spouses or significant others are definitely invited. The more the merrier!
COST: $5.00 PER PERSON
This will cover the cost of the hamburgs, hotdogs, buns, condiments, charcoal & of course the "Birthday Cake".
Bill and I would everyone to bring a favorite dish to share, table service, and whatever you'd like to drink.
Since there is no electricity, we are planning to eat at 2:00PM, so if you want to bring a hot dish you won't have to worry about keeping it warm.
For those of you who don't cook, or don't want to, there is always chips, pretzels, dips and premade veggie trays.
Even though there is a NO ALCOHOL permitted policy, Bill was told if we are discrete and don't flaunt it, there will be no problem.
We are also looking for a few volunteers to help organize some games and to take 1 or 2 hour shifts to hold the covered tables in the morning and until 1:00PM.
RSVP: Alice (AGC0709@aol.com ) or Bill (WN98@roadrunner.com or 814-602-6504) by July 17th
What you are planning on bringing to share in case adjustments are needed to be made
Time you can spend at the picnic area holding the tables.
Hope to see all of you on the 24th!
DATE: JULY 24TH
TIME: 1:00PM
PLACE: FREEPORT BEACH. ***See attached pictures.
Go to North East by taking Route 5 at Route 89 turn North until you get to the Lake.
- There are covered tables with grills
- No electricity
- Bathroom facilities at the concession stand
- Small guarded beach
- Volleyball net at the park
- Facilities are first come first serve
Spouses or significant others are definitely invited. The more the merrier!
COST: $5.00 PER PERSON
This will cover the cost of the hamburgs, hotdogs, buns, condiments, charcoal & of course the "Birthday Cake".
Bill and I would everyone to bring a favorite dish to share, table service, and whatever you'd like to drink.
Since there is no electricity, we are planning to eat at 2:00PM, so if you want to bring a hot dish you won't have to worry about keeping it warm.
For those of you who don't cook, or don't want to, there is always chips, pretzels, dips and premade veggie trays.
Even though there is a NO ALCOHOL permitted policy, Bill was told if we are discrete and don't flaunt it, there will be no problem.
We are also looking for a few volunteers to help organize some games and to take 1 or 2 hour shifts to hold the covered tables in the morning and until 1:00PM.
RSVP: Alice (AGC0709@aol.com ) or Bill (WN98@roadrunner.com or 814-602-6504) by July 17th
What you are planning on bringing to share in case adjustments are needed to be made
Time you can spend at the picnic area holding the tables.
Hope to see all of you on the 24th!
60th Birthday
Well, it's official, I am now 60 years old!!!! WOW, that sounds so old, but I sure don't feel that way. My wonderful family had a surprise party for me on Saturday evening and I wasn't even suspicious~~ of course my birthday wasn't until today. We had lots of family and friends to celebrate and my crazy brothers even put on a fireworks display!! I won't be able to attend the class 60th birthday party celebration at Freeport on July 24, but I'll be thinking about you all.
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