Meet the Bluffton High School class of 1954...60 years later
Dwight Eisenhour was president when these students graduated from Bluffton High School as its class of 1954.
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The class held its 60th reunion on June 21 in Marbeck Center. The reunion photos show class members and spouses. Class members are in bold face:
Standing from left, Daryl Badertscher, Richard Swineford, Bill Ramseyer, Mary (Burry) Ramseyer, Anne (Thomas) Bucher, Tom Bucher, Esther (Hofstetter) Bicker, David Bicker, Nancy (Steiner) Reichenbach, Ed Reichenbach, Lou (Moser) Geiger, Mike Geiger.
Front from left, Joan (Hochstettler) Badertscher, Joanne (Rodabaugh) Swinford, Harriet (Bixel) Burden, Mark Burden, Janice (Diller) Wohlgemuth, Sheila (Burkholder) Hurlburt.
Also with this story are two elementary class photos. The 1946-47 photo is the class as fifth graders. Adella Oyer is the teacher. The 1947-48 photo is as sixth graders. Theola Steiner Sutermeiser is the teacher.
Members of the class of 1954
Ann Thomas, president
David Tschiegg, vice president
Daryl Badertscher, secretary-treasurer
Richard Warren, business manager
Frederick Amstutz
Harriet Badertscher
Don Badertscher
John Badertscher
Doris Basinger
Jeanette Basinger
Roberta Basinger
Harriet Bixel
Vonda Burkholder
Mary Burry
Arlen Campbell
Janice Diller
Donavin Geiger
Todd Hey
Esther Hofstetter
Joel Joseph
Wade Lehman
Esther Mathewson
Ralph Molder
Lou Moser
William Ramseyer
Edward Reichenbach
Joanne Rodabaugh
Yvonne Rupright
Carolyn Shafer
Richard Stager
Marl Watkins
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