In Memory

HONOR AND CHERISH THE LHS CLASS OF 1961

"THESE ARE THE LINKS"

Our mascot, "The Links", exemplifies connection. As time passes, these connections are strengthened by sharing memories, life events and photos.

In life and death we honor our classmates. On these pages, we celebrate and pay tribute to their lives.

Your input and comments are appreciated.

Click in "Show Yearbook Photo" box to view all images of deceased classmates.

2026
Jerrilee M. Christopher	Wayne Ehlers	Corey Gacusana
F. John Hruza	David E. Rathjen	Loren D. Swanson
Connie L. Vernon (Blake)	Annie Laurie Whitmer (S…)
2025
Mary A. Chipman (Schuck)	Sharon K. Coy (Wrede)	Roger F. de Brown
Andrea Georgi	Judith E. Greely (Hanham)	Ray W. Lambert II
Duane L. Nelson	Biff Pfeiff	Nick Robinson
John H. Rybij	Bessie Ruth Stevens (King)	Donna Vinson (Giebelhaus)
2024
Troy E. Cleveland	Charles L. Hottenstein	Karlis M. Liepins
Linda K. McMichael (JOH…)	Kay E. Michael	Carol A. Outz (Rousar)
John H. Pabst	Valdis Rutmanis	Michael B. Siedell
Melvin J. Weisgerber	Sondra S. Witt (Aksamit)
2023
Gary D. Butcher	Alice F. Cooper (Novak)	Leland Verne Crosby II
Michael Crow	Richard W. Durham	Donald T. Fults
Esther R. Garcia (Ortiz)	Roger D. Hawk	Wilma A. Iburg (Finley)
Sharon Kay Potts (Buskirk)	Joan E. Schach	Gerald G. Stricker
Judith K. Thompson (Vidlak)	Janice M. Westbrook (Sachs)
2022
David G. Allchin	Harold F. Anderson	Jerry A. Bodfield
David E. Burk	Ronald G. Chambers	Sandra K. Gordon (Shapo)
Leslie E. McGerr	David O. Mitchell	Patricia Rein (Weeth)
Nancy E. Stark	Judith A. Woods (Rutter)
2021
Tom W. Beach	Carolyn G. Condon (Walden)	Gloria J. Daugherty (HE…)
Susan Evans (Olson)	Frederick A. Glover	Leland R. Hancock
Virginia P. Hodgin (HER…)	Joseph G. Huffman	Frances A. Kingery
Michael M. McGrath	Lynn A. Neumann	Carl F. Robinson
Wayne H. Schwindt	Annamarie Starcher (CZA…)	Don R. Thomas
Melvin L. Tupper
2020
Rita C. Aguilar (Cook)	Earl R. Baldwin	Gerry W. Cullen
Thomas L. Eitel	Jane E. Enevoldsen (D'A…)	Gretchen Greenwald (BOM…)
Sharon F. Johnson (Albro)	Allan A. Leybold	Michael D. Loos
Marvin J. Louthan	Corwin D. Moore	Judith L. Simpson (MCFA…)
Gary L. Stiles	Marion "Bob" Yordt
2019
Julia Akin (Boehm)	Clifford S. Bates	Ronald E. Bauers
Donald E. Betten	Anne L. Coffey (Eichorn)	James D. Curtin
James Duffy	Linda E. Fager (Bair)	Robert H. Failing
Curtis N. Faust	RoJean L. Fritz (LANDEN…)	Barbara J. Hedges (Wright)
Theodore E. Maser	Wesley R. McCoy	Larry E. Nichols
Judith L. Parker (Lewis)	Sandra Renken (Berman)	Stanley W. Sparling
Robert J. Tindle	Artis C. (Artie) Trout
2018
Sandra Davis (Zollicoffer)	Nancy E. Duffek (Strom)	Dennis Garrison
Basyl W. Hulewicz	John A. Martin	David L. Stewart
Lola Jacquelyn VANDER…	Jenny M. Whittington (C…)	Sharon K. Wrede (Weir)
Sandra Young (Frey)
2017
Jerry Bickford	Linda Chattin (Colquette)	Tony Holder
Mark P. Koch	Jerry N. Shaw	Sandra R. Weyer (Vosta)
Claudeen S. White (Allen)
2016
Randy Acher	Frank Chavira	Jean K. Dawson (Cookson)
Ted Gushard	Shirley J. Hopkins (CLO…)	Penny J. Kjergaard (Sabin)
Marcia Mishnick (Stiles)	Dean A. Schwenke	Gary Siemers
Elga Zegelis (Marker)
2015
Helen A. (Ann) Anderson	John (Jack) Downs	Dan Green
Mary L. Kreps (Schwandt)	Ernest W. Lundquist	Larry B. Martin
Peggy Ann Speights (Palmer)	Elva E. Stevens (Price)	Prairie Rose Tillinghast
Charles W. (Bill) WOR…
2014
Roger L. Campbell	Richard A. Clark	Ronald Kurtzer
Sharilyn A. LOHSE (Gothier)	Steve Nimocks	Frank Orosco
Lyle A. ROLOFSON, Jr.	Beverly A. Sintek (HARR…)
2013
Nadyne E. Baars (Bryson)	Robert L. Farber	David "Doc" Daniel SN…
2012
Phyllis M. Cotton (Pearson)	Joseph A. Damian	Gary L. Edwards
Karen K. Knott (Ackman)	Dennis W. Phillips	Shirley L. Smack
Bobby R. Williams	William H. Wurm
2011
Patsey A. Hudson (Sanders)	Otis Moore	Jean Perrin (Hellerich)
Richard P. Rogers	Patricia R. Veigel (Thorne)
2010
Margaret A. Armstrong	Virginia F. Meek (Engel)	Gary L. Prey
Miva Robbins (Miles)	Sondra Roberts (Miller)	Ronald G. Rosenberg
Mervyn L. Wilson
2009
Cynthia L. Bruce (Cease)	Della L. Kildaw (Kingsbury)	Vicki S. Weber (Scheidt)
2008
Darold R. Johnson	James P. Maloney	Janis K. Pitsch
Marion B. Smith (Sanders)
2007
Joan E. Campbell	Pamela R. Hauschildt (S…)	Sandra L. Peterson (Uribe)
Nancy E. Riggins (Jensen)	Mildred M. Weisgerber
2006
Sherry L. Beatty (Cotton)	Leslie Z. Johnson (Casto)	Charles R. McDaniel
Sharon L. Neely (Nygren)
2005
Jerry Gettman	Valentine D. Lockard	Thomas L. Maul
John "Ron" Radcliff	Billy D. Rogers	Robert Zichek
2004
Robert D. Griggs	Laverne K. Louden	Sharon L. Mielak
Billie E. Mixon (Kiefer)	Marilyn K. Owen (Skold)
2003
Willene Letcher (Miller)	K. Ann Oder (McGuire)	Aletta A. Sintek (Moore)
2002
Norman E. McConnell	Lydia Minicz (Meier)	Stephen R. Schick
2001
James W. Burkey	Nancy R. Cornell (Snyder)
2000
Janis E. Mauter (Brunk)	Judith A. Newell (Meyer)	Mickey E. Snider
1999
Astrida A. Augstums	Dean C. Clark	Patty R. Lintt (Carragher)
James H. Schroeder
1998
Gerald H. Hergenrader
1997
Cheris E. Wright (Harris)
1996
Ernest E. Baum
1994
Janice R. Johnson (Adler)	Henry L. Steinhauer	Terry L. Stephenson
Ronald J. Stork
1993
Deanna K. Fischer (Bukoske)
1990
Marc R. Danekas
1989
Carol A. Van Cleave
1988
Karen E. Benting (DeBrown)	David R. Gibson
1987
Melvin D. Fischer	Willis E. Leyden
1986
Jeanne M. Sinnen (Johnston)
1984
Theodore La Rose
1981
Dewitt A. Ault	Gary E. Dillow
1980
William Snook
1976
Gary H. Gerstenberger	Janice D. Lovgren (Owen)
1975
Douglas J. Thom
1974
Howard H. Knox
1970
Alfred L. Reel
1966
Sidney M. Rhamy (Massa)
1965
Darwin L. Bigley
1963
Vilis Purins

If you are aware of a Classmate who should be added to this page please let us know.