One-half century later, introducing the BHS class of 1965
Bluffton Class of 1965 held its 50th class reunion Oct. 2 and 3. A tailgate party was held at the Bluffton town hall during the homecoming parade on Oct. 2. On Saturday class members toured the Slaw Cutter. Saturday evening was the reunion with 54 present from the class of 98.
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After the dinner an auction took place and $2,500 was raised to benefit the Bluffton Food Pantry, Bluffton elementary and high school.
First row from left, Kay (Motter) Ahten, Jayne (Barnett) McGarrity, Susan (Lehman) Sommer, Garland Bowers.
2nd row: Judith (Cheney) Kiracofe, Linda (Swank) Benroth, Janette (Benroth) Reineke, Sue (Cupples) Amstutz, Diane (Conrad) Dray, Kathy (Osborne) Benroth, Linda Crawfis, Dennis Morrison, Dennis Gable.
3rd row: Steve Smith, Mike Downey, Daryl Hochstettler, Bonnie (Cook) Dudgeon, Sharon (Moser) Styer, Jackie (Warner) Loescher, Linda (Reichenbach), Ruth (Lugibuhl) Hefner, Marry (Zimmerman) Augsburger, Don Patterson, Larry Moser, Dan Carter, Pam (Triplett) Hansell, Sandra (Dillman) Lambright, Sue (Hardwick) Bauman.
4th row: Roxanne (Fett) Baird, Ray Mumma, June (Montgomery) Kohlhorst, Jim Dillman, Dan Lehman, Daryl Kohlhorst, Phil Pannabecker, Tom Bogart, Jim McClain, Sam Reineke, Rich Little, Richard Herr.
5th row: Fred Rodabaugh, Jr. Davis, Michael Bennett, Roger Yoakam, James Spallinger, Charles Baker, Larry Amstutz, Thomas Harvey, David Travis, Larry Grant, Ron Steiner, Tom Bell, Tom Warren and John Geiser.
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