Early 1960s First Mennonite junior choir
The Icon seeks some help from viewers to fill in the blanks of this First Mennonite Church junior choir photo. Our best guess for the year is 1961-62, figuring that the most of the members in the back row were in the sixth grade - making them high school seniors in 1967-68.
Wanda Pannabecker is the director standing in front of the choir.
Front row from left, Bev Balmer, Merri Brauen, David Reichenbach, Ken Cookson, Mary Purves, Sally Weaver, Mary Lehman, Becky Lehman, Roger Luginbuhl, Bill Amstutz, _____.
Second row, Jean Gerber , Bobbie Hamman, Teresa Reichenbach, Rhonda Reichenbach, Bruce Reichenbach, Sue Amstutz, Diane Dillman, Sue Neuenschwander, ______________.
Third row, Janet Winkler, Beth Dailey, Shirley Brauen, Rick Emmert, Phil Yost, ______, ________, Alan Amstutz, Ken Amstutz.
Top row, Doris Hamman, Kay Burkholder, Deb McKibben, Dan Amstutz, Jim Heiks, Rick Ewing, Judy Lehman, Mary Bixel, Mona Reichenbach and Raleigh Habegger.
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