Class Of 1959
55 Year Reunion 2014
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This article was published in the August 17, 2014 edition of the Advertiser-Tribune newspaper
in the People Clips.
1959 Columbian Class Celebrates
The 55th reunion for the Columbian Class of 1959 was held June 27 - 29.
Classmates met Friday at Kuebler House. Saturday evening was at AMVETS where Larry Sager gave the invocation, deceased classmates were remembered and Warren Spencer led high school reminiscing. Sunday brunch was at T.J. Willies.
Attending from Tiffin were Don Bird, Joan (Crilly) Stoner, Lyn (Fauber) Frontz, Phyllis (Feasel) Banks, Jean (Fisher) Angus, Elaine Heck, Penny (Heck) and Richard Daughenbaugh, Marge (Jacobs) Johnson, Jerry Lupton, Betty (Mitchell) Hall, Bev (Morris) Mestrey, Paul and Alma Moffett, Bob and Cherie Nichols, Jackie (Nusbaum) Depp, Burt and Jane Park, Joan (Reynolds) Corriveau, Larry and Ina Sager, Shirley (St. Clair) Anese, Wayne and Jane Shepherd, Nancy (Sherman) Ferguson, Rob VanCamp and Polly (Williams) Hoffman.
Those from other Ohio cities were Sue (Assenheimer) and Doug Metz, Karen (Blust) Tuttle, Tony Briihl and Carolyn (Lonsway) Devinney, Gary and Sue Chaney, Carol (Chinnis) and Rob Taylor, Sue (Cunningham) Zucker, Liz (Ebel) Stacy, Bonnie (Cline) and Ernie Estep, Arlene (Francis) Cooper, Rob Hartsell, Dick and Nancy Heebsh, Della (Kimmel) and Karl Lenhart, Kit and Sally Larick, Linda (Mercer) and John Cullen, Betty (Marrow) and Art Walker, Dave and Carol Pinkerton, Merle and Marilyn Smith, Sue (Spencer) and Tom Sevitz, Warren Spencer and Bob Taylor.
Classmates from out-of-state were Frank and Pat Bacon (NC), Carl and Martha Grieselding (GA), Lou and Jane Shepherd (GA), Steve and Marylynn Hartsel (FL), Doug and LouAnn Mills (IN), Ralph and Nancy Fraley (MI), Chris and Mari Thompson (MI), Jim and Karel Wetzel (VA) and Bill and Mariska Young (SC).
55th Class Reunion
The Class of 1959's 55th class reunion
was held on June 27 - 29, 2014.
Friday night the weather cooperated and
38 were able to sit outside in a big circle
under the trees.
Saturday night 84 attended the dinner at the AmVets.
Warren Spencer was at the microphone, telling stories
and encouraging other classmates to tell their favorite stories
from high school. Laughter was heard was all areas of the room.
First time attendees were Merle Smith and his wife
Marilyn, Don Bird and Shirley St. Clair Anese.
We voted to have a 75th birthday party for ourselves
in 2016. When did we get so old?????
Karl Lenhart has put reunion pictures from Friday night
on this website. However, we are limited on the number of
pictures that we can have at one time. Keep checking back
as he will be changing them. 
Tiffin Columbian High School - Class of 1959
55th Reunion - June 27 – 29, 2014
Evening Social Friday, June 27th from 6 - 10 pm at Kuebler House, 194 Riverside Dr. at Hunter St We formed a very large circle with the lawn chairs that were brought and sat outside under the trees.
Saturday, June 28th at noon - tour of Civil War Museum (only 4 attended) followed by tour of Tiffin Glass Museum (only 2 attended).
Saturday evening, June 28th at AmVets - 84 attended
Blue t-shirts with old Columbian Tower and "Class of 1959 55th Reunion" logo handed out to classmates along with name tags and updated roster.
Class and Grade School Photos taken by Maria Wahl followed by Buffet Dinner
Business Meeting conducted by Warren Spencer
Drawing for Door Prizes (table arrangements by Rodger's Florists) - Betty Mitchell Hall
Photos returned.
Sunday Brunch at TJWillies. Delicious. 22 attended and the conversations continued.
55th Class Reunion
Check heading at top of Home Page for 55th Class Reunion information.
55th Reunion Wrap-up:
The reunion committee met before the Class Lunch
on July 30th. We came up with the following suggestions:
1). Only plan Friday night, Saturday night and Sunday Brunch
activities for future reunions as classmates are busy driving around
Tiffin and doing other things during the day on Saturday.
2). Donate $200 to the Tiffin Columbian Alumni Association
in memory of our deceased classmates, leaving us about $800
start-up money for the next Birthday Party/Reunion.
3). At the suggestion of several classmate we will have an
annual class dinner on the second Saturday of every September.
On the year of our Birthday Party, it would be held on that date.
On the year of our Class Reunion, it would be that date also.
(We would continue to have our monthly class lunches, just not in September.)