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ALUMNI TRUCKER LINE
June 2014 Fourth Annual Edition
Class of ‘63 Celebrate 50 Years!
Row 1: Carol Amato Anderson, Toni Cronk
Medlen, Sandi Presnell Wise, Patricia Betz
Komarek, Myrial Chambers Kessler Row 2:
Bill Reagan, Ilene Kanwischer Tracht, Jill
Wiggins, Karen Keefer Ellis, Jane Woodward
Wagner, Judy Pool Emmons Row 3: Sandy
Barr Schillig, Dick Pohl, Carrol Souslin
Coon, Larry Heath, Leona Hay Kerper, Tom
Parish, Doug Barman, Doug Levers
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Celebrate 40 Years Norwalk Truckers
1974 State Football Champs
1974 State Football Team to be Recognized at All-Classes Reunion
The 1974 football team defeated Louisville St. Thomas Aquinas for the first team state title in Norwalk High
School history. What a season! The NPSAA is planning to honor the ‘74 State Football Champions at this
year’s AUGUST 17, 2014 ALL CLASSES REUNION!
Anyone involved in any way from the classes of ‘75, ‘76, ‘77, and ‘78 , as well as coaches is invited to attend.
If you were a Truckerette, Cheerleader, Band Member, or just a fan, come and enjoy the afternoon! We are
going to have a great time at NHS from 2—5 p.m. on August 17th. This will be the first time the team has been
together since 1974.
Start spreading the word! Team members—Dan Hipp has designated a former player from each class to contact
team members. If you have not been contacted by now, you can reach Dan at 419-668-5320 or at this email
[email protected].
ON THE WEB
www.norwalktruckers.
net
Click on Alumni
The Trucker Line is in
COLOR on this website.
Check it out.
1974 State Football Champs
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State Football Champs Names from Pg. 1 Picture:
Doug Barman ‘63 checks out
the archives table.
NPSAA BOARD MEMBERS
President
1st V President
2nd V President
Treasurer
Bob Mitchell
Janet Brinker Schaeffer
Chuck Carpenter
Linda Lombardo Bersche
Members Sue Crossen McCreery
Judy Pool Emmons
Jerri Snyder Hipp
Joyce Dendinger Lombardo
Jean Geer Richards
Janet Brinker Schaeffer
Kathy Gorman Veith
CONTACT US
Email us: [email protected]
Write to:
Superintendent’s Office
Norwalk Public Schools
134 Benedict Ave.
Norwalk, OH 44857
Dale Olcott ‘53 “The Reunion was pretty neat.
Somebody’s doing a lot of
work. I met some cousins I
didn’t even know would be
there. The Signal I’m holding is from Oct.1952. The
article states our football
team beat Galion 47-7 and
Bellevue 43-12.” Dale
was honored that year as
All-League end.
Row 1: Brian Boehler, Marty Perry, Ed Arlin, Barry Smith, Dan
Hipp, John McCarty, Herb Harkness, Brian Meagrow, Scott Tyson,
Tom Waugh. Row 2: Rick Brutsche (mgr), Dan Lachowyn, Jeff
Suchar, Mike Seitz, Larry Pflieger, Pat Lynch, Scott Roy, Tom Mitro,
Ron Johnson, Brad Mason, Rick Kerkoff (mgr). Row 3: Steve Wolf
(mgr) Steve Chappelear, Todd Roscoe, Randy Stower, Rikk Evans,
Ed Ciersezwski, Jim Ramsey, Jim Seitz, Ray Missey, Tim Justice
(mgr). Row 4: Tim Lynch, Mike Fries, Jeff Malcolm, Scott Tester,
Harold Smith, John Lendrum, Tom Wilson, Jeff Orwick, Mark
Hester. Row 5: Coach Rick Smith, Duane Cannon, Jeff Grosswiler,
Matt Smith, Jeff Schaffer, Chris Kluding, Jim Barnes, Pat Brown,
Tom Becker, Chuck Sneddon, Duane Graffice, Coach Joe Widman.
Row 6: Coach Jack Drinkwine, Coach Bud Kraft, Coach Ken Woodruff, Jim Loughton, Mark Pigman, Jeff Wyatt, Mark Lane, Dondi
Walton, Tim Graham, Head Coach Bob Hart, Coach Dennis Corrigan,
Coach Ron Deluca.
ATTENTION BAND ALUMNI for 2015
Dust off those instruments! Get your winds in shape!
Alumni have expressed an interest in having an
alumni band play at the Aug. 16, 2015, All-Classes
Reunion!!! Yes, 2015. Perhaps play the Fight Song, Alma Mater,
and some other selections. It would take interested former band
members to help organize this. That would be done over the next
year. No one group had more fun in high school than the band.
This could be a good time! We will have a sign up at the August
17, 2014 All Classes Reunion. If you cannot attend that day,
contact us at [email protected] or write to: Bob
Mitchell, 3309 Coopers Trail, Lorain, Ohio, 44053 and include
your phone number. It is important to tell us if you would like
to help get this off the ground. With emails, Facebook, and no
cost long distance calling, anyone could assist . We would need
a director, music, a way to disseminate music ahead of time, and
other logistics.
ORCHESTRA MEMBERS
Do you recall playing Mr. Laycock’s
Yosemite Suite? Mr. Laycock’s son,
Rand, has kindly given us permission to
make Yosemite Suite and some other
orchestral selections available to alumni.
As your alumni organization, we are
making efforts to build our Archives. The
original manuscript of Yosemite Suite has
been given to us by Rand and will become
a part of the Archives. We plan to
have a CD which includes Yosemite Suite available to alumni at the
August 17 All-Classes Reunion.
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Norwalk Truckers 2014 State Basketball Champs!
The 2013-2014 boys basketball team followed in the footsteps of the 1974 football and 1989
volleyball teams by winning a State Championship! This past March the boys defeated
Columbus Bishop Watterson 65-58 to win the Division II title. The 29-1 season capped a stretch
of four straight NOL titles and a string of 57 straight regular season wins. Another state title
banner for the gym wall and many memories for the team, coaches, and fans!!
Front Row (from left): Cooper Marsh. Row 2: Jaycee Jordan, Brandon Bleile, Ben Neuberger, Jordan Johnson, Seth
Staley, Grant Hull, Matt Davidson. Row 3: Head Coach Steve Gray, Asst. Coach Wes Sellers, Asst. Coach Nick Lee,
Joesph Hinckley, Garret MacFarland, Kaleb Cashen, Jeff Thomas, Ben Haraway, Breck Turner, Asst. Coach Reid Shoop.
Asst. Coach Tom Foster. Not pictured: Travis Cring, Griffin Rinner, Cameron Shoop.
Norwalk Trucker
Basketball
Best in the State!
DIVISION II
STATE CHAMPS!
And the team goes wild!!
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Basketball team
gather at the Schott
just after winning
the championship
game.
Jeff Thomas
shoots again!!
NHS again brought
home the NOL AllSports Trophy for the
2012-13 school year
and at press time are in
1st place for the current year!
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Georgia Skinn Bobryk ’65 and Linda
Ickes Moon ’65.
Class of 1958—55th Reunion
Row 1: Marlene Ringle Allgood, Martha Jamison Shample, Kay Kugel Hartman, Joan O’Dell Ackerman, and Joan
Chapin Simon. Row 2: Raymond Kettel, Deanna Scott
Gens, Judy Pierce Missig, Joan Snyder Stringer,
Nancy Wilcox Walter, Bob Sommers, Delores Lohman
Janeda, and Nancy Butch Morehouse.
Not pictured: Dolores Hutton and Marie Grosswiler Bodde
Jean Richards ’51 draws the winning ticket
for the 50/50 drawing with Chuck Carpenter
ready to announce the name The winner was
Joyce Dendinger Lombardo’49.
Linda Keefer ’68 and Paul Pelham ’53 turn it
loose to Blue Pride Marching Band music.
Jim Lawrence ’70, Mike Hipp’70, Sue Rogers ’66, Jerri
Snyder Hipp’70, Mike McLaughlin ‘70, and Sandy Smith
Moffit’70.
Alumni, guests and Blue Pride Marching Band.
The Archives
tables attracted
many alumni.
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HALL OF FAME
The purpose of the Norwalk Hall of Fame is to
recognize individuals who have made significant
contributions toward the betterment of our schools
and have gone on to make significant contributions
to society, or performed meritorious service to our
country. The Hall of Fame serves as a living
example of accomplishment and excellence for our
community and current students in the Norwalk
City Schools.
The three categories for nominations include
Distinguished Citizen, Academic, or Athletic.
Hall of Fame Nomination Forms can be found on
the District’s website:
www.norwalktruckers.net
High School >> Hall of Fame
For more information contact:
Director of Student Activities
Norwalk High School
419-660-6522
“Yeah, but I remember it differently…….”
1953—60th Class Reunion
Attended the All-Classes Reunion:
Louise Ross Allen, Norwalk
Carolyn Rolsten, Houston, TX
Rosemary O’Dell Conney, Norwalk
Janet Cross Meinert, Sandusky
Nancy Ellis Morgan, Milan
John Sharick, Youngstown
Sue Brainard Young, Cookeville, TN
Dale Olcott, Macungie, PA
Steve Bowen, Huron
Paul Pelham, Norwalk
Beverly Trace, Norwalk
Pat Wagner Seitz, Norwalk
Huntz Gregory ’58, Mary Gough Gregory ’60, and
Donna Jean Lewis ’60.
Larry Cesare ‘70 , Jerri Snyder Hipp ’70,
and Mike Hipp ’70 supplied some
entertainment at the Reunion.
Mike Lehan’74, Lisa Lendrum ’77, and Hoyt Lolla ’74.
The All-Classes Reunion
is the
3rd Sunday in August.
2:00—5:00 p.m. at NHS
FREE & Casual
If you are receiving this newsletter by mail we do not have a
current email address. Please send your email address to:
norwalkalumni @gmail.com
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Deanna Scott Gens ‘58 , enjoyed the refreshments.
Malcolm Fowler ’64 and Mark Fowler ’60 must be
saying, “Who is that?”
The registration tables
were busy.
Larry Cesare ’70, Peggy Freeman Scheid ‘69,
and Tom McLaughlin ’70.
Class of ’48—65th Reunion Attendees
Joyce O’Dell Shelley, Oregon, Elaine Mellott,
Norwalk, Harry Chandler, Columbus, Jim Stark,
Norwalk, Carl Laface, Norwalk, Bill Kemper, East
Lansing, MI, Herb Brown, Willard, Dick Blackburn,
Milan, Juanda Hutton Smith, Norwalk
Class of ’49 had a good time!
Catherine Amato Downer, Joyce Dendinger Lombardo,
Juanda Hutton Smith, Norma Chapman Schaecterle,
Elaine Daugherty, and John Borgia.
Steve Bowen ’53 and Tom Lendrum ’45 .
HELP WANTED:
Do you have 12 hours a years to help update our mailing and emailing lists? This can be done from
your home. We have returned newsletters with outdated addresses that need to be deleted from our data
base. This should be a person fairly local as they would need to pick up the returns. We received
updated class lists and other new addresses throughout the year that need to be entered into our data
base. Please contact Bob Mitchell at 440-960-0324 or email: [email protected]
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Fun Times at the All-School Class Reunion
Carolyn Rolsten ’53,
Sue Brainard Young ‘53,
Janet Cross Meinert ‘53,
Pat Wagner Seitz ‘53,
Rosemary O'Dell Conney
Paul Pelham ‘53, Don Weltlin ‘50, Jim
Spettel ‘54 , Leroy Shample (Martha
Jamison ’58)
Siblings Toni Aiello Brutsche ’66
and John Aiello ’75.
John ‘59 & Judy Endsley ‘60
Chapman
Colletta Sellinger, Jackie Helsel,
Marjorie Bell, Betty Sellinger
The Wilkinson sisters,
Lois ‘60, & Margaret ‘63
The Braker kids, Dorlene '56 & Ralph '62
Front row- Brad and Matt Craven ( sons of Ron
Craven). Row 2: Chuck Carpenter ‘60, Steve Schillig
’61, and Bruce Ward ‘61. Row 3: Ron Craven ’61,
Dallas Newton ’62, and Alex Koslow ‘62.
Thank you for supporting your N.P.S.A.A.
in 2013.
Donations:
$500 and over:
The Gathering
Class of ‘63
Breakfast Club ‘47
$250 and over:
Frances Hawk Rang
$100 and over:
Robert ‘70 and Judith Skinn
Dale Olcott ‘53
$50 and over:
Henry ‘61 and Marti Timman
Kane More ‘72
Kevin (Casey) Fogg ‘72
Class of ‘53
Thank you to everyone who participates in our
50/50 drawing and those who put money in our
donation boxes at the All-Class Reunions.
Trucker Line Page 8 NORWALK ALUMNI DEATHS 2013 Brian D. Ketcham ’78, DOD January 15. He served in the U.S. Marine Corps Reserve. Janice S. Sweet Stoneham ’67, DOD January 8. She was a fi h grade teacher at St. Mary’s Elementary in Norwalk. Merle L. McConkey ’47, DOD February 4. He served in the U.S. Air Force, was an avid golfer, and officiated basketball and football. Charles F. Stumpf ’43, DOD March 21. He was a WWII veteran serving in the Army, a farmer, and manager of Jennings Ready‐
Mix. Sabra Ba les ‘66, DOD March 22. She was a teacher and head of the Special Needs Department of Medina Elementary Schools. Gloria Jean Latham O ’49, DOD March 24. She was an employee of the former Rotary Prin ng Co., and hostess at the Home‐
stead Inn and Berry’s Restaurant. William Walker ‘47, DOD March 28. He joined the U.S. Navy in WWII, was manager of W.T. Grant Stores, and in re rement han‐
dled and trained dogs in dog shows. Gina Lynn Staley ’85, DOD April 3. She a ended EHOVE, worked at Hiltz, Wiedeman, Allton and Koch Law Office, and loved to play the fiddle. Shirley VanDe e Lantz ’36, DOD April 15. She was a lifelong member of First Bap st Church and co‐owner of Lantz Grocery in Fremont. Robert P. Cleary ‘71, DOD May 19. He was an enthusias c collector and enjoyed traveling. Edwin C. Linder ’84, DOD May 20. He a ended EHOVE, was a former employee of Becker Auto Electric Co., and was a foreman at Kokosing Construc on. Co. Perrin Michael Ellis ’71, DOD May 21, 2012. He was a U.S. Navy veteran and re red from the U.S. Postal Service. Donald Sweet ’47, DOD June 13. He was an avid sportsman and among the first group of inductees into NHS Hall of Fame for Ath‐
le cs. He a ended Drake University and was a veteran of the Korean War. Gordon Schaechterle ’46, DOD July 15. He was an outstanding athlete in the 1940’s at NHS and throughout his life. He was man‐
ager of Mike Myers Century 21 Real Estate. Barbara Edith Tinker Bauer ’54, DOD July 22. She and husband David Bauer ’49 founded David Bauer Service. They were most recently of North Carolina. John D. Baker ’71, DOD July 24. He was a former employee of Hart Adver sing, CertainTeed Corp., and Time Warner for 32 years. Donna J. Runals ‘56, DOD July 25. She was an employee of Wappler Instrument, Linda’s Bake Shop and Thomson Ind. Barbara J. Sertz Jameson ’53, DOD August 3. She enjoyed slow pitch so ball and volleyball as a youth. Bonnie Low Ross ‘74, DOD August 10. She a ended Ohio University and Capital University, and was a former teacher at League Street Elementary. Patricia L. Latham Giles Spayd ‘50, DOD August 29. She was manager of several restaurants in the area. Walter Irwin Doughty ‘49, DOD August 26. He was a member of Ohio Guard and served in the U.S. Army inn Germany from 1951‐
1954. Sue Arthur, DOD August 25. teacher in Norwalk Public Schools. Her five children a ended Norwalk Schools. Gladys Pearl Bilton Perkins ‘34, DOD August 31. She received her teaching cer ficate from Bowling Green State University and her BA in Educa on from Western Michigan University. Samuel (Sam) Hartzell DOD September 1. He was a teacher in the Norwalk School system for 40 years and ac ve community member. He fought a long, hard ba le with cancer. Ann M. Missler Johnston ‘83, DOD September 2. She was a lifelong resident of the area, and was an employee of Norwalk Con‐
crete and Mayflower. Jean A Knoll ‘79, DOD September 11. She was a graduate of The Ohio State University with a degree in Hospitality Management. Gay Hart Sanders ‘61, DOD September 14. She a ended Ohio University and was owner of Piccolo’s Wine Shop, Sandusky, and worked with her father and brother at Hart Adver sing. Elizabeth Ann Hester Phillips ‘44, DOD September 16. She le NHS prior to gradua on in 1944 to join the Women’s 484th Army Air Force. Donna M. Nickoli Ross ‘69, DOD October 1. She was a lifelong resident of the area and formerly worked for the Norwalk Reflec‐
tor. Ronda J. Wireman ‘84, DOD October 11. She a ended EHOVE in the Culinary Arts. Carolyn (Connie) Helsel Buchner ‘47, DOD October 18. She recently lived in California and returned to a end reunions. Alex S. Ward, DOD October 26. He a ended NHS and was an independent truck driver. Errol (Chum) Zimmerman ‘89, DOD October 26. He was a lifelong resident of the area, worked at the Sandusky Goodwill un l re ring in 2011, and was an avid fan of the Norwalk Truckers. Kathryn Harrie Brandal ‘37, DOD October 26. She worked for Miller, Miller, and Miller A orneys for 25 years and recently moved to Michigan. Trucker Line Page 9 NORWALK ALUMNI DEATHS 2013 Florence Wreath Post Felter ‘43, DOD October 31. She worked at Fanny Farmer for many years before re ring in 1984. Jack D. Lawrie ’49, DOD November 1. He a ended Ohio State University and Duke University with degrees in Educa onal Administra on and Supervision. Nancy Terry Hoyt Rutherford ’43, DOD November 9. She worked at the former Norwalk Truckline, was clerk at the Huron County Courthouse and re red from Norwalk’s WLKR. Ryan B. Baldman ’04, DOD November 10. He was a member of Mt. Harvest Church of God. Christoper W. Stoddard ’82, DOD November 5. He was a veteran of the U.S. Navy and supervisor at Janesville Products. Nancy M. Burger Cross ‘66, DOD December 1. She was a nurse and connected to the Medical reserve Corp. Nancy was a member of the missionary fellowship and mission team. Clifford E. Springer ‘54, DOD December 11. He was a heavy equipment operator for A.J. Baltes for 44 years and for Milan Steel, re ring in 1997. Ruth H. Gfell ‘41, DOD December 24. She was employed at Columbia Gas, Durkee Famous Foods, and Fanny Farmer. She was a lifelong resident of Norwalk. The Class of 1959 members and guests will meet at Duane and Marilyn (Hargraves) Ringle’s 59 ‘
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home, 48 Townsend Avenue, Norwalk, at 4 p.m. on Saturday, August 16 to celebrate their 55th ass l
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provided so you can plan to keep that weekend open! Thank you. Marilyn Senne Bowen ’54 Huron (back to reader) greets Sue Brainard Young ’53, TN. Toni Cronk Medlin ‘63 “I was here for the first All‐
Classes Reunion. It has real‐
ly progressed!” The Class of 1963 ladies loved Elvis at their 50th reunion! Sue Brainard Young ’53 TN “ I’ve missed some of our class reunions so I thought it was me to come to the All‐Classes Reunion. I thought it was wonderful! Had the greatest me. Really glad I did it. I saw a lot of people from outside my class. The Reunion was done really well. I have family in the area so I could see them also.” The Norwalk High School Athle c Boosters are in the process of raising funds to build an All‐Sports Complex. You can be part of this project forever by pur‐
chasing an inscrip on on the granite wall that will be erected just outside the complex. Order forms are available at www.norwalktruckers.net, or contact commi ee member Joe Widman (‘71) 419‐668‐9628, [email protected] for more informa on.