WAYMART HIGH SCHOOL 2009 REUNION

1964 Waymart High School graduates, classmates and guests attended the 45^th WHS Reunion on June 27, 2009 at Ehrhardt’s Waterfront Banquet Center on the shore of Lake Wallenpaupack.

The Welcome was given by President Leona Nolan followed by the Invocation by Leroy Spoor. The minutes of the 44^th 2008 Reunion was read by Recording Secretary Jane Varcoe. The Treasurer’s Report was given by Ruth Ann Robbins.

Honored were the 50 year graduating class of 1959 introduced by Leona Nolan. In the graduating class were 29 members of which 4 are deceased; Elaine Robinson; Sylvia Cobb Hoefling, Carl Kennedy and Ivan Koberlein. 13 members of the class of ‘59 were present: Barbara Green Boguski; Sandra Dukerich Boguski (guest Leonard Boguski); Doris Gillow Brooks (guest Eston Brooks); Samuel A. Fox; Dotty Edwards Grimm (guest Chuck Grimm); Mary Gaylord Haag; Robert Stanton; Maynard Stratton; Ann Marie Malia Thompson (guest Don Thompson); Jane Varcoe; Joanne Petryk Wilczynski (guest Joe Wilczynski); Paul Wildenstein (guest Marlene Wildenstein); R. Fred Wilson (guest Linda H. Wilson).

Leona Nolan read the names of the Banner Year classmates who were in attendance. 1931-78 years: Wilson Hutchins (guest Don Mack). 1933-76 years: Lenore Spangenberg Tonkin (guest Gary G. Tonkin). 1934-75 years: Mary Ann Burrier Propeack (guest Beverly Pena). 1941-68 years: Jean Naizby Williams. 1942-67 years: Gordon Williams. 1943-66 years: Dorothy Bunting Spaulding. 1944-65 years: Buck Hutchins and Hobe Hutchins. 1946-63 years: Wyland Clift, Barbara Medland Farley. 1947-62 years: Gene Cook (guest Helen Cook); Kathryn Jubinsky Lucas (guest Gus Hahn); James Naizby; Anna Ambrose Poltanis (guest Judy Poltanis); Frances Robert Costelloe Ruddy

(guest Frank Ruddy); Helene Skates (guest John Skates). 1948-61 years: Jack Davitt; William Rickard (guest Jean Grimes), Edward Shaffer; Cecelia Davitt Zapotosky. 1949 60 years: Gerald B. Beam; Clyde Bunting (guest Joan Bunting); Bonnie Temperton Naizby; Thomas Robinson; Frank Sargent (guest Susan Sargent); Richard Seeley; Mary Gardas Tragis (guest James Mazeika); Paul Zintel. 1950-59 years: Shirley Racht Clift, James Enslin (guest Ann Marie Enslin); Edward Fobes; Russell Gillow (guest Joanna Gillow), Dorothy Davitt Keen, Ann Gaardsmoe Loefflad (guest Ann Gaardsmoe), Thomas J. Stephenson; Geraldine Ball Zintel. 1951-58 years: William Bronson (guest-Connie Bronson); Janice Fenwick Shaffer. 1952-57 years: Nancy White Fobes, Lorraine Hallowich Robinson; Kathryn Wood Shifler (guests Jere, Kim and Sarah DeEsch); Thelma Beam Stratton; Thomas White. 1953-56 years: Alberta Gregory Constantine (guest Toni Savage); Ed Dennhardt; Millie Jubinsky Dennhardt; Mary Lu Anderson Hutchins; Mary Lou Malia McPhail, Joe Podunajec; Bill Wayman, Marguerite “Peggy” Salak Smith. 1954-55 years: Doris West Bannon (guest Frank Bannon); Carl House (guest June House); Darryl Gustin (guest Judith Gustin); Wade Keen; Lois Keill Keen; Richard Roberts (guest Sally Roberts); Larry Romich (guest Fran Romich); Bob Tuthill; Albert Urban (guest Shirley Urban); Louise Zelazenski Walsh; Lona Franklin Wayman.

1955-53 years: Joe Davitt; Rudy Dietrich (guest Anne M. Dieterich); William Racht (guest Kathy Racht); John Varcoe (guest Emma Louise Varcoe). 1956-53 years: Joe Fox; Robert Matoushek; Roy Thorpe; William C. Tuthill; Barbara Gaylord Podunajec; Kimlyn Wilson Vaganos. 1957-52 years: Lois Haney Batzel; Arthur H. Daniels (guest Shirley Daniels), Janet Houman; Gail Mousley Kin zinger (guest Gordon Kinzinger); Ann Davis Matoushek. 1958-51 years: Yvonne Blum Henneforth (guest Larry Henneforth); Lois Wildenstein Panullo; Nancy Loesch Ruff (guest George Ruff); Joan Shaffer; Leroy Spoor (guest Pat Spoor); Joe West (guest Beverly West). 1959-50 years Banner Class. Class of 1960: Louis Matoushek (guest JeanMatoushek) Edward F. Spewak (guest Karen Spewak); Gloria Novak VanValkenburgh (guest James VanValkenburgh). Class of 1961: Ruth West Dietz (guest Frank Kowalczyk); Judy Edwards Fairchild; Betty Gillow Guarino; Ann Marie Zelazenski Guiliani; Leona Hopkins Nolan (guest Tim Nolan); Lillian Pennell Stanton. Class of 1962: Ruth Ann Bowen Robbins (guest Jim Robbins); Davy Stiles; Georgia Gaylord Thorpe. Class of 1963: Gail Wittig Fox. Class of 1964-45 years: Dianne Margie Eltz Beynon (guest Donald Beynon); Vicky Davitt Bonear (guest Clark Bonear); Barbara Blum Bucconear (guest Alfred Bucconear); Robert Fielding (guests Gordon & Lynda Courter); Stuart French; Martin Geer (guest Erin Geer); Virginia Bowen Pauler (guest Frank Pauler); Ed Robinson; Gene Smith (guest Carmelita Smith); Carol Thorpe; Belva Cook Utegg; Richard Utegg. Class of 1966: Tom Sutor (guest Debbie Happold). Class of 1967: Lester C. Blum (guest Vicki L. Blum); Nancy Williams

Finlon; Robert Stiles (guest Donna Stiles). Class of 1968: John Drobnicki. Class of 1969-40 years: Vicky Cadenhead Borthwick; Marilyn Kline Palmer (guest Thomas Palmer); William Stiles. Class of 1970: Nancy Reilly French; Richard Stanton (guest Janet Stanton. Class of 1972: Mary McDonald Ballard; Lee Bender (guest Christine Lutz); Marilyn Sutor Ferraro (guest Richard Ferraro). Also attending were Gail Wayman Gillow and Vladimir Koropchak.

Letters of regret were read by Mary McDonald Bollard. Doris Brooks observed a Memorial Moment for Alumni deceased since the Reunion in 2008. 1929-Edna Munson Wiltz. 1934-Ernest Rothrock. 1938-James Snedeker. 1944-Eunice Drake Reese. 1944-Dr. John Sutton. 1946-Betty Lamberton Frey. 1947-Joan Merwin Cain. 1949-Neil Bennett. 1950-William Roegner. 1952-Oliver Shifler. 1954-Karl Fries. 1960-Margaret Kizer Chiarelli. 1964-Reynold Vinton. 1971-Roger Jones. 1972-Susan Willis.

Report of the Nominating Committee was read by Jane Varcoe. Elected unanimously were President-Leona Hopkins Nolan; Vice-President-Mary McDonald Ballard; Treasurer-Ruth Ann Bowen Robbins; Recording Secretary-Jane Varcoe; Historian & Reservation Chairperson-Doris Gillow Brooks. Other reunion committee members are Eston Brooks; Robert Fielding ‘64; Frank Pauler ‘64; Richard Ferraro; Marilyn Sutor Ferraro ‘72; Jim Robbins; Lois Wildenstein Panullo ‘58.

Recognized with gifts were the oldest graduates present: Wilson Hutchins ‘31; Lenore Spangenberg Tonkins; ‘33 and Mary Ann Burdick Propeack ‘34. The first reservation was made by Alberta Costantino. The farthest traveler Fred Wilson who lives in Maui, Hawaii. The flower arrangement was won by Judith Gustin. 50/50 won by Sally Bridges Bensavage, Kearney NJ.

Judith Edwards Fairchild ‘61 led the assembly in Waymart High School’s Alma Mater. The benediction was given by Leroy Spoor ‘58. The 46^th Reunion of Waymart High School will be held at Ehrhardt’s Lakeside Restaurant on Saturday, June 26, 2010.