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Nancy Tanney Herlocher ponders petroglyphs at the V-Bar-V
Archaeological Site near Sedona, AZ in May 2007.
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More Class
News
Bad news/sad news: We lost two
classmates within two days of each other in 2007. Margaret Ann
Weaver Wolfe died on September 17th from injuries sustained
in an automobile accident and illness took MaryEllen Oves
Rosenhoover on September 19th. Sadly, we lost
five classmates in 2008. Joanne Brooks Thal died
in March, Thomas A. Rhoades in July, Jack Shaughnessy in October,
and Tom Gingher and Leah Leitzell Neff in November.
In 2009 we've lost three: Pauline Ranio Auman on
March 1, James Haupt on March 31, and Emeline Ream Corl on April 15.
News from the
75th Birthday Party attendees:
Glenn & Jean Heltman Miller are
celebrating their 56th wedding anniversary in October.
They volunteer at Centre Crest and the Fairways nursing
homes.
John & Marge Lowery recently had a
family reunion (pictured above) with all of their eight
children plus grandchildren and great-grandchildren.
John is a volunteer in his church and he and Marge enjoy
camping in their motorhome at Little Pine State Park.
Ray Wilson enjoys working in his shop and likes to hunt
while Sally Rider Wilson enjoys her two
grandchildren who live next door and also stays busy
keeping up with all Ray's hunting trips.
Richard King keeps busy maintaining things around the
house, PT work at Centre County House, and ushering at
Beaver Stadium. He's also Treasurer of the
Bellefonte Museum, President of the Bellefonte Senior
Citizens Club, and Vice-President of the Bellefonte
Kiwanis. Joanne Sellers
King volunteers in her church and many community
groups. She also joined the Kiwanis Club because they do
so much for children.
Eleanor Keller Benner still
volunteers at the Muncy Prison once a month, the Centre
County Correctional Facility several times a month,
helps with the soup kitchen and is still putting on the
Passion Play, now in its 32nd year. This will be
her 30th year for a fall service at Christ's
Chapel in their woods.
Lois Davidson Rhoades is keeping
busy with family nearby since the recent death of Tom.
She is also an active volunteer in her church.
Frank Clemson is still officiating
football (49th year) and is looking to complete at least
one more. He'd like to sell that BIG HOUSE.
Joe Besecker is still working as a
life science research analyst for a financial firm and
spends much of his spare time fly fishing for trout and
steelheads.
Maggie Hockenberry Russell
volunteers at church, cooks in the soup kitchen, and has
also done wishes for "Make-a-Wish" for over 12 years.
In addition she reports doing lots of babysitting
for her two granddaughters and loving it.
Betty Stover Kantner volunteers with
the Red Cross, Centre Crest, and her church. She
also is happy to be able to spend time with her
94-year-old Dad.
Charlie Sager and his wife of 52
years enjoy their grandchildren and great-grandchildren.
He's also still into hunting, fishing, and camping.
Lucille Saxion Kronk counts 11
grandchildren, 5 great-grandchildren with one more on
the way, and adds that they're all beautiful.
Nancy Tanney Herlocher is still
keeping busy 24/7 raising exotic Bengal cats.
Kathryn Whipple Temchack reports
having a son in New Hampshire, one in North Dakota, and
one in Gettysburg, PA. She also noted a grandson's
marriage in April and her granddaughter's in September
along with the fact that she's moving into a one-floor
apartment in November.
Jim McClellan volunteers for his
church and is very active in the Masonic Lodge. He
enjoys helping his children and his friends with
projects. One for himself was the building of a
new back deck for his house. Janet Biddle
McClellan volunteers with the Red Cross
Bloodmobile, the Milesburg Museum and Historical
Society, Logan Grange, and her church. She notes
that this year was her 74th year of camping at the
Grange Fair.
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