IN MEMORIAM   The York '52 Classmates listed on this page are classmates who were dropped from the rolls of the published Listing of All York Classmates in 2013--- for each of the 51 names listed below did not respond to the publisher's repeated attempts to reach them--- the presumption being that these classmates are now deceased. Punky Stevens, York '52, and I have tried to substantiate their deaths by reference to individual SSDI records. In some cases we were able to find them, yet in other cases we did not. So we subjected these names to a little further scrutiny by putting down the last known address per the 60th Reunion of York '52 held in 2012, and came up with 22 names for which we already had their most recent (2012) addresses. We will verify all those with addresses in a mailing to all known living classmates in January, 2016. If you should have anything to add about any of the names or addresses of anyone on this page, send an e-mail addressed to me, Bruce Downey, at hdowney@vt.edu, and your comments will be included below in the order they are received...   NAVIGATIONAL HINT:  When finished here...to return safely to the complete listing of all deceased classmates, first pause any music playing here, then scroll back to the top of this screen and point to and click on the word HOME which is found in the moving SIDEBAR running along the left-hand side of the screen.

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Obituary of Beverly Irene Dornoff Jellison:---   JUNE 10, 1934 – JULY 5, 2019 Beverly Jellison beloved mother, grandmother, friend and colleague, peacefully passed away on the evening of July 5th, 2019 in San Marcos, CA at the age of 85. Beve was born in Elmhurst, IL June 10, 1934 to Edward and Etta Dornoff. She graduated from the University of Illinois with a Bachelor’s degree in Speech and English. She also studied art and piano. She later attended SDSU and USC and received a Master’s degree in Theater of Arts. Beverly married Fred “Fritz” Tait in 1958 and had two daughters. She started her long and dedicated teaching career in California. Her tenure at GUHSD started in 1971. She considered herself a Santana Sultan to the end. An award for Teacher of the Year at GUHSD in 1989 was well deserved. She was the English department chair and on more boards, committees, and councils than there is room to list here. She continued to be a teacher and a student throughout her life. Beve was a respected member of the teaching profession and truly loved teaching in the classroom. Field trips to museums and the theater were regularly scheduled as well. She was always proud of her students. As a teacher of English Literature, creative writing, and her beloved Shakespeare, she passionately brought literature to life for them. Beverly married the love of her life, Walter T. Jellison in March 1972. She sentimentally saved every card he gave her. They traveled the world extensively, loving to take long cruises to many ports. They sailed to Catalina many times. They enjoyed sailing and the yacht club and all the social gatherings that ensued. They listened to classical music and opera as well as Tony Bennett, Frank Sinatra and all the crooners of their age. They read the paper and did the crossword puzzles together regularly. Walt would read to her while she cooked. She collected beautiful tea cups. She loved the works of Monet. Beve was very involved socially and philanthropically with Juniors, PEO, the Red Hat Society, and her bridge groups. Life long friendships were forged over card games into the wee hours of the night. She went to The Pops, and other times she would be reading the latest novel. She loved hot fudge sundaes. She passes her love of reading, music, and ice cream to her children and grandchildren. Her legacy lives on in the hundreds of lives she touched. She had a beautiful smile, a quick wit, and a genuine warmth. She will be missed greatly. Beverly is survived by her two daughters, Janet Waugh and Nancy Carrillo and her husband Joey Carrillo, her stepchildren, Sue Jellison, Jennifer Jellison and her husband James Martin, Steve and his wife Lori Jellison, Walt and his wife Tina Jellison; her 12 grandchildren, many nieces and nephews, and great-grandchildren. She was preceded by her husband, Walt, and her sister, Carolyn Bilyea.          The following was the reply I got from a "Sandy Bush" on July 4, 2019 in the Facebook's Group Website known as "I remember Elmhurst as a kid" >br> "Don't let math overcome your future."   Dan Mabee,York '52    Response by Priscilla Mohler Schmidt --- widow of Carl K. Schmidt, York '52 --- received on April 7, 2016:---

Jane Alderson,York '52 Joanne Carolyne Aue Warner, York '52 7129 Archibald Ave., #97 Alta Loma, CA 91701 Telephone: 909-994-3951 Grace C. Behegan Perkins, York '52 (1933 - 2014) 3281 N. Silver Ridge Drive Oregon, IL 61061 Telephone: 815-734-6464 Margaret Bell Acton, York '52 (1934 - 2012) 51855 N Wasson Lake Rd. Bigfork, MN 56628 Telephone: 218-245-1970 Loretta Belobraydich Havemann, York '52 195 Northshore Rd. Elgin, IL 60126 Telephone: 847-931-0231 Dr. Wallace R. Blischke, York '52 5401 Katherine Ave. Sherman Oaks, CA91401-4922    Evelyn Bossley, York '52 ... not pictured in Y'sTales of '52 Laverne Bowman Jenson, York '52 Barbara Brown Hoffman, York '52 5954 W. Filmore Chicago, IL 60644 Richard Carlson, York '52 Earl J. Carney, Jr., York '52 1805 S. 700 E Salt Lake City, UT, 84105 Reported as having died on 11/17/13 by wife Shirley at this same address, but death notice as shown here says he was 81 years old, which puts his death as sometime in say 2015 Anna Louise Cohan Horne, York '52 6852 W. 179th Street Tinley Park, IL 60477 Reported as being deceased in November, 2016 by Charlene Lukes Baker, York '52 Shirley Cope Volkman, York '52 (1934 - 1991) Helen Louise Crowell Metzinger, York '52 1240 Isabella Wilmette, IL 60091 David Cunningham, York '52 1108 Cleghorn Way Alpine, CA 91901-2907 --- No picture in 1952 Y's Tales Book Norma Decker, York '52 Beverly I. Dornoff Jellison, York '52 5480 Marengo Ave Apt# 275 La Mesa, CA 91942 Telephone 619-972-6919 Ruth Ellis, York '52 2550 S. Ellsworth # 249 Mesa, AZ 85209 Telephone 480-986-4331 Phoebe Ernst Husek, York '52 2S 563 Liowa Dr. Wheaton, IL 60187 No Telephone # Henry C. Harger, York '52 1528 Estberg Road Ely, MN 55731-8203 Telephone: 218-365-4096 Sharone Harte Stretch, York '52 3009 Oakwood Dr. Charleston, IL 61920 Dr. Judith Hendrickson Bowman MD, York '52 409 Alexander Blvd. Elmhurst, IL 60126 Phyliss Ann Higley, York '52 Delories Hill, York '52 Jo Hill, York '52 'Trudi' Gertrude A. Hoffman Lierman, York '52 Mary Jane Jaeger, York '52 Caroline Johnson Jackson, York '52 1745 Nipomo St., Apt B San Luis Obispo CA 93401 U.S. mail returned as undeliverable on 1/26/16 Jean Keller, York '52 Gordon F. Kirchoff, York '52 1211 Birch Dr. Hudson, WI 54016-1401 U.S. mail returned as undeliverable Jean Kohler Mueller, York '52 2810 Lake Tarpon Dr. Palm Harbor, FL 34654-1434 Telephone: 727-784-3673 Pat Kolzow Cunningham, York '52 243 Welter Wood Dale, IL 60191 Donald J. Kruppenbacher, York '52 180 Franklin St. Bristol, RI 02809-3352 Telephone: 401-254-1699 Glenn Richard Kruse, York '52 P.O. Box 1329 Templeton, CA 93465 Telephone: 805-434-5677 Carol Langer, York '52 James R. Lass, York '52 4405 Florence Ave. Downers Grove, IL 60515-3128    Sharon M. Lewis Johnson, York '52 05099 Lee Ct. Unit 101 Winfield, IL 60190-1821    Dan Mabee, York '52 5920 Encina Road Goleta, CA 93117-6200    In a note I received from Dan's wife, Sylvia, on September 6, 2016, she informed me that after battling his Parkinson's Disease over these past 20 years, Dan passed away just after he turned 80 in April, 2014.   ...H. Bruce Downey, York '52******** James R. McFadden, York '52 420 S. Preston Tr. Alpharetta, GA 30022    In a note I received from James' wife, James died in March, 2013.   ...H. Bruce Downey, York '52******** Howard McGee, York '52 Lois Mensing Voska, York '52 4000 S. Oak Brookfield, IL 60513 James H. Moore, York '52 340 SE 49th St. Oklahoma City, OK 73129 Telephone: 405 631-3849 Reinhold Mueller,York "52 1475 Northridge Dr. Prescott, AZ 86301-4450 Confirmed as being deceased by his wife, Helen, on January 9th, 2015 although SSDI shown at left says the date of death was June 2, 2000 ??? Joan Myers Nicklas, York '52 6123 Grand Oaks Dr SE Winter Haven, FL 33884-2715 Kenneth H. Niemann, York '52 518 Corral Ct. Branson, MO 65616 Telephone 417-561 6409 Jeanne A. Ninnemann, York '52 Rita Paoli Witt, York '52 368 N, Walnut St. Elmhurst, IL 60126 Telephone: 630-834-8253 Barbara Peiler Wiltfong, York '52 24 Pratwood Palm Coast, FL 32164 Dick A. Peterson, York '52 5809 Lakeland Dr. Davenport, IA 52807-2979 Telephone: 563-355-0809 Virginia Kathleen Pitt Foster, York '52 c/o Cheri Melkus, daughter 7436 Northridge Ave. NE Albuquerque, NM 87109 Robert (Bob) E. Sandman,York "52 Roberta D. Sang Wagner, York '52 Arlene A. Schmidt, York '52 445 West North Ave Elmhurst, IL 60126 "Thank you, Arlene, for your willingness to display your sense of humor to me." ...Bruce********* Carl K. Schmidt, York '52   Lois I Spafford Goranson, York '52 John R. Swanson, York '52 1528 Riparian Dr. Naperville, IL 60565 Telephone 630-416-3804    Walt Carl Swanson, York '52 1715 Melmar Dr. Marion, IL 62959 Telephone: 618-998-8222 SP4 Ronald Paul Thumm, York '52 10683 East Bay Tree Dr. Gulfport, MS 39503-4538    Place of Burial:--- Biloxi National Cemetery Lorene Tuell, York '52 Delores Vogt Morgan, York '52 Ronald G. Weber, York '52 1203 S College Street Mountain Home, AR 72653 Telephone 870-425-4524 Vivian Orida Wiegrefe Kay, York '52 805 49th Ave, Dr. W Bradenton, FL 34207 An Internet search in January 2017 indicates that Vivian died in 2016 at the age of 82. No other information is available. ...Bruce********* Robert Wilson, York '52 1677 Old Deerfield Rd. Marshfield, WI 54449 Paul John Windlow, York '52 427 Ruebens Dr. Nokomis, FL 34275 info on Paul's death at the left was obtained from a website called "MyLife.com." What their reference to Paul's "reputation score of 2.01" was, I have absolutely no idea. Diane Wright,York "52 Camillia S. Wright, York '52

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