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•   Mike Howard  12/31
•   Gloria Erickson (McKittrick)  9/25
•   Don Ferguson  8/18
•   Lucerne Brienen (Brienen)  7/13
•   Frances Link (Owen)  5/30
•   Mary White (Iwamiya)  1/15
•   Carroll Sigler  1/12
•   Holly Harris (Anderson)  1/11
•   Robert Bicket  10/10
•   Edward Burwitz  10/1
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UPCOMING BIRTHDAYS



•   Mike Nelson  1/19
•   Catherine Crutchley (Ellis)  1/20
•   Rich Rustemeyer  1/24
•   Connie Snow (McCarty)  1/27
•   Robert DeVary  1/28
•   Dennis Wach  1/28
•   Larry Burke  1/29
•   Delmar Carter  1/31
•   Linda Yeast (Lynch)  2/1
•   Frances Link (Owen)  2/6
•   Bonnie Koerner (Stucky)  2/7
•   Ronald Bratcher  2/13
•   Frieda Young (Baird)  2/15

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Bloomington High School
Class Of 1963

 

 
"Truly great friends are hard to find,

difficult to leave, and impossible to forget."


                               ≈G. Randolf ≈

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BHS CLASS OF '63

60TH REUNION

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55th Class Reunion

September 15, 2018

Center front-Shirley Stumm Drobnak 

The five behind Shirl left to right are Corlyne Lane Greene, Don Alsman, Louie Saunier, Betsy Harkes Terrill, and Kay Brook. 

The third row back left to right are Jeannette Butler Litherland, Pam Gillenwater Nagel, Joy Raney Franks, Joella Folks, Tim Calhoun, Vivian Toddhunter. 

Fourth row are Milan Jackson, Margaret Wilcox Currie, Kara Lynne Knight Schmitt, Loretta Feezor Terven, Dianne Pumphrey Mowrer, Bob Dierkes, and Glenn Haney. 

Fifth row are Bob Handley,  Betty BJ Nutt, Linda Reeves Dotson, Ron Maple, Arlene Prochnow Spector, Jim Jacobs, Char Lanham Clark, Sharon Ray Knott, Darlina Liska Wright, Frances Link Owen, Charlie McGrew 

Sixth row are Bob Berry, Mike Thomas, Ron Bratcher, Charlie Crowe, Norm Shaw, Leslie Calvert Frizzell, Don Ferguson, Phyllis Giese Devers Andrews, Suzie Gross Kiesewetter, Holly Harris Anderson, Mike Hardy, Mike Howard 

Back row are Carroll Lane, Mike Fonger, Joe Baker, Terry Mack, Steve White, Linda Buttry Roberts, Ron Brownfield, Paul Dillow, Dave Salch, Larry Burke, Dave Perkins, Dave Smith, Ron Monkman, George Danielson. 

 

 

50th Class Reunion
September 28, 2013

 

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Row 1

 

Mary Selk, Jan Whitman, Kay Burris, Donna Gordon, Denny Feicke, Louis Saunier, Harlan Greeneberg, Don Alsman, Ron Monkman, Ron Brownfield, Ron Maple, Tim Calhoun, Mike Chrisman, Dave Perkins, Mike Hardy, Ron Steege, Glenn Haney, Hobby Beich.

 

Row 2:

Betty Nutt, Larry Burke, Bonnie Koerner, Charlie McGrew, Pat Butcher, Vivian Todhunter, Betsy Harkes, Kara Lynne Knight, Kerry Meyer, Tim Hanes, Mike Hargesheimer, Mike Graybeal, Ed Brown, Leslie Calvert, Bob Lehmann, Jim Jacobs, Darlina Lishka, Sandy Martin, Rob Bicket.

 

Row 3:

Rollie James, Jim Bowers, Linda Reeves, Char Poorman, Rita Holly Harris, Loretta Feezor, Dianne Pumphrey, Mickey Goetsch, Pam Gillenwater, Jeannette Butler, Paul Dillow, Arlene Prochnow, Charlie Crowe, Bob Berry, Don Wheeler, Bob Dierkes, Sue Robbins, Doris Meyer, Kay Brook, Terry Mack, Bob Hull, Dave Mayfieldl

 

Row 4:

Milan Jackson, Suzi Gross, Warren Saunders, Sue Dillingham, Barb Mooney, Kath Woosley, Joella Folks, Jan Hoffman, Mary Jean White, Linda Buttry, Sharon Ray, Steve White, Linda Yeast, Jan Russell, Sue Myers, Shirl Stumm, Joy Raney, Gloria Erickson, Frances Link, William Becker, Joe Baker, Mike Fonger.

 

Back Row:

Gary McQuown, Don Ferguson, Kent Simons, Mike Howard, Phyllis Giese, Dave Smith, Burkhardt Hoeper, Bob Handley, Randy Lloyd, Carl Sneed, Carroll Lane, Ed Burwitz, Rich Rustemeyer, George Danielson, Dave Williams, Mike Thomas, Dave Salch, Steve Davenport, Ron Bratcher.

 

 

Mini Reunion

July 18, 2009

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Kneeling: Carol Ring, Ron Brownfield, Tim Calhoun, Janet Whiteman (Brokaw), Mike Chrisman, Mike Hardy, Louis Saunier, Norm Shaw.
 
Row 2: Barbara Mooney (Evans), Leslie Calvert (Frizzell), Betsy Bates (Birckelbaw), Sandra Martin (Edwards), Betsy Harkes (Terrill),  Shirley Stumm (Drobnak),  Kathy Woosley (Hoyland), Sharon Ray (Knott), Suzie Gross (Kiesewetter).
 
 
Row 4: Susie Buckler (Carnahan), Char Poorman (Miller), Donald Ferguson, Carroll Lane, Mike Thomas, Randy Lloyd, Milan Jackson, Ed Burwitz, Dave Nuckels, Charlie Crowe, Bob Hull. Dave Smith is behind the camera.
 

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JANUARY BIRTHDAYS

Loretta Freezor Terven  -  January 4
John Stuckey  -  January 6
Carolyn Greer Hughes  -  Janmuary 8
Shirley Stumm Drobnak  -  January 8
Bob Hull  -  January 12
Mike Nelson  -  January 19
Catherene Crutchley Ellis  -  January 20
Rich Rustemeyer  -  January 24
Joe Baker  -  January 27
Connie Snow McCarty  -  January 27
Bob DeVary  -  January 28
Larry Burke  -  January 29 

Wallt McGowan - Januay 30

Delma Cater - Jsanuary 31

 

 

 

Sending thoughts and ptayers to Sherry Lesher and family .  Jim Lesher passed away Friday the 27th of December.  Will post more if I find out more.

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Joseph Perry Baker

January 27, 1945  -  December 11, 2024

Joseph Perry Baker Obituary

 

Joseph Perry Baker, 79, passed away December 11, 2024 at the home of his granddaughter in Clinton, Illinois surrounded by family.

 

Kibler-Brady-Ruestman Memorial Home, 1104 N. Main St, Bloomington, IL, are assisting the family with arrangements. Visitation will be held on Thursday, December 19, 2024 at 10:00 am, with funeral services following, which will begin at 11:00 am. Full military rights will be accorded. Interment will be at Evergreen Memorial Cemetery in Bloomington, IL.

 

Memorials may be made to the Humane Society of Central Illinois.

 

Joseph was born on January 27, 1945 in Bloomington, IL to Maurice Baker and Gladys James Baker, one of 11 children. He attended Bloomington High School and then joined the U.S. Navy where he served aboard the USS Intrepid with the Pacific fleet off Vietnam in several combat cruises.

 

He started his own kitchen cabinet and countertop business called Kitchenland in El Paso, IL. He enjoyed home construction and remodeling and provided help and expertise on many projects for family members. He was an avid bow hunter and enjoyed playing golf, fishing and spending time with family. He moved to Doniphan, MO after retirement and was a member of the First Christian Church. He made many good friends there before moving back to Illinois last August due to health reasons.

 

Surviving are a son, Scott (Michelle) Baker, Kappa, and a daughter, Amy Richards, Daytona Beach, FL; eight grandchildren, Jessica (Miles) Bateman, Mackenzie Baker, Jordan (Curtis) Kessler, Cameron (Kevin) Bean, Cody (Sandra Rodriguez) Heynen, Caleb Kaupp, and Caiden and Cian Richards; three sisters, Lois Hall, Carole (James) Kalmes, and Rita Baker; great-grandchildren, Madison and Carter Bateman, and Morgan June who is due to arrive in February; plus many nieces, nephews, and cousins, and his two beloved companions, Odie and Shiloh.

 

He was preceded in death by his parents, five brothers, and two sisters.

 

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Pamela J. Nagel

September 9, 1945  -  December 4, 2024

 

Pamela J. Nagel Obituary

 

Bloomington – Pamela J. Nagel, 79, of Bloomington, passed away at 6:36 p.m. on Wednesday, December 4, 2024 at OSF St. Joseph Medical Center in Bloomington.

 

Her funeral service will be held at 1:00 p.m. on Monday, December 9, 2024 at Trinity Lutheran Church in Bloomington. Visitations will be held at Trinity Lutheran Church from 4:00-6:00 p.m. on Sunday, December 8, 2024, and also from 12:00-1:00 p.m. on Monday, December 9, 2024. Kibler-Brady-Ruestman Memorial Home in Bloomington is assisting the family with arrangements.

 

Interment will be at Park Hill Cemetery in Bloomington. Memorial contributions may be directed to Trinity Lutheran Church.

 

Pam was born on September 9, 1945 in Bloomington, a daughter to Owen and Gertrude (Mau) Gillenwater. She married Jimmy D. Nagel on April 5, 1975 at Trinity Lutheran Church in Bloomington. He preceded her in death on January 24, 2024.

 

Surviving are her son, Chad M. (Natalia) Nagel of Melbourne, Florida; daughter, Shaunna (Billy) Wuczynski of Park Ridge; and grandchildren, Avery, Dylan, Ethan, Olivia, Shane, and Cooper.

 

Pam was preceded in death by her parents, her husband, three brothers, and two sisters.

 

Pam was a graduate of Bloomington High School and worked for Commerce Bank. Later, she worked for the IRS Processing Center and the McLean County Circuit Clerk’s Office. She was a member of Trinity Lutheran Church in Bloomington. Pam was also involved in various community and church activities.

 

Pam was a loving wife, mother, grandmother, and friend. With kindness, she shared her big heart with many, always putting others first above herself. She will be missed by all who knew her.

We have recently learned that Phil Baker passed away in August of 2023.  RIP Phil.

Thoughts and prayers go out to Arlene Prochnow and family .  Arlene's husband passed away September 3.

 

Jerome B. "Jerry" Spector

November 4, 1944 - September 3, 2024

Jerry's Obituary

Spector, Jerome B. "Jerry", 79, married his beloved wife Arlene Marie (nee Prochnow) for 57 years, passed away in his sleep on September 3, 2024, at BJC after several months of declining health. 

He was the son of the late Dr. Irwin and Jane (Hoffman) Spector of CA. He was the father of Matthew Spector (deceased), Stacia Lynn Kaufman (Clay), and Jennifer Leigh Nicholson (Jeff). Grandfather of Brayden Daniel Nicholson, Dylan Jerome Nicholson, Ella Marie Kaufman, and Emma Jean Kaufman. Surviving brothers Alan Spector, Harlen Spector, and George Spector.

Jerry grew up in Normal, Illinois, and graduated from Washington University in 1966. In 1972, he graduated with an MBA from St. Louis University. His entire career was always in human resources which matched with his skills in working well with people.

Jerry loved Cardinal baseball all his life, playing music (guitar) with his friends, and listening to music of all kinds. His favorite athletic endeavor was tennis. He had a sense of humor and a quick smile. He treasured his friendships and was always there for them. The world was better for his time on earth; he will be unbelievably missed.

Services: Private. Celebration of life at the FAMILY CENTER at SCHRADER Funeral Home and Crematory, 14960 Manchester Road at Holloway, Ballwin, Saturday, October 5, 2:00  - 5:00 p.m. If desired, contributions may be made to Nami St. LouisCircle of Concern, or a charity of choice. As a service of SCHRADER Funeral Home and Crematory, friends may sign the family's on-line guestbook at Schrader.com.

 

 

 

I'm a little late, but wanted to express a big thank you to the 55th Reunion Committee for all of your efforts! It was fun to see everyone in attendance. The location, food and decorations were great! Thanks again for the time you spend to make our reunion so memorable!

REFER A FRIEND PROGRAM

I have added a link below that is automatically configured to use as a "Refer a Friend" program.  Not only is the Class Creator site used for high school classes, but for families and any group that may benefit. If we refer someone to the site and they sign up for Class Creator, a $50 check will be sent to US!!  This is a great way to earn a little extra money and try to keep our cost down for reunions. If you know anyone that could use the service please pass along the information. To receive credit they must use the link below. If they need assistance please use the "Contact Us" button