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Class of 1970

35th Class reunion - October 22, 2005

Allen and Diane (Suter) Berkshire graciously hosted us again this year.  It was a small turnout with only 7 on Friday evening and 15 classmates plus a few spouses on Saturday.  We had such good time sharing, catching up, reminiscing and story telling that I want to make the pictures available for the rest of the classmates. 

 In 5 years we will celebrate 40 years and we hope many more of you will join us.  

Thanks Diane for being our class mom and keeping up with us.

Then and now the class of 1970....

Facts:

  • We were a class of 77 students (42 girls and 35 boys).
  • 27 came from ministerial heritage.
  • Two are deceased: 
    • Dave Neer along with his wife and daughter were killed in a car accident in
    • Darwin Wissler
  • Most of us can now be respectfully referred to as grandpa & grandma and we need our reading classes and hair coloring!
  • Diane Suter Berkshire was the first in the class to be married in 1971, followed by Pat Heatwole Hertzler in June 1972 and Dennis Kauffman in August 1972.
  • Dennis Kauffman has the oldest grandchildren.
  • Two high school sweetheart couples who married: 
    • Joe Baer and Pat Beachy 
    • Darrel Hostetter and Sherill King
  • We are scattered across the globe:
    • Egypt: Elaine Strite 
    • Ethiopia:  John Augsberger
    • Honduras: Terry Hawk
    • California: Curt Berkey & Kirk Martin
    • Idaho: Karen Smucker
  • Marriage of classmates children:
    • Obe Hostetter, son of Darrel & Sherill married Jill Hertzler, daughter of Pat Heatwole & Gene Hertzler

    Class officers:

    • President: Curtis Berkey
    • Vice-President:  Barbara Brenneman
    • Secretary:  Joy Burkholder
    • Business Manager:  Kirk Martin

    Back: Randy Kiser, Carl Berkey, Ron Brown, Jim Eby and Sheldon Burkholder

    Middle: Diane Suter Berkshire, Dwight Burkholder, John Augsberger, Leland Brenneman and Gary Turner

    Front: Pat Heatwole Hertzler, Joy Burkholder Kanagy, Bonnie Barnhart Shoemaker, Carla Janzen (?) and Dennis Kauffman

    Not pictured:  Margie Maust

  

Seated around the table

John Augsberger and Carl & Rosie Berkey

Ron Brown and Dwight & Linda Burkholder Jim Eby (front) and Gary Turner (back)
Dennis Kauffman Diane Suter Berkshire, Pat Heatwole Hertzler & Joy Burkholder Kanagy
Sheldon Burkholder Randy & Sharon Kiser
Carla Janzen Leland Brenneman
Jim &  Eby Bonnie Barnhart Shoemaker
Diane Berkshire