1959 Waseca High School Bluejay yearbook

The Waseca High School class of 1959 has scheduled their 50 year reunion for Saturday evening, July 25, 2009. The reunion will be held in the banquet room at the Miller-Armstrong Building, Waseca, and the Miller-Armstrong Building will be the unofficial gathering place all day Saturday. 

Here's the schedule for WHS 1959 50 Year Reunion including informal gatherings for classmates:

• Friday
  • Lunch                      1 pm                   Boat House
  • Informal gathering      1 pm -- 5 pm        Boat House
  • Dinner                      7 pm                   Starfire Grill, Miller Armstrong Building (We will make reservations if we have a large group.)
  • Informal gathering      7 pm                   Club 57, Miller Armstrong Building
    
• Saturday
  • Lunch                      12 noon               Boat House
  • Informal gathering      1 pm - 5pm          Club 57, Miller Armstrong Building
  • Central School Tour   3 pm - 4 pm        Central School
    
  • Reunion
  • Social Time               5 pm -- 7pm         Banquet Room, 2nd Floor, Miller Armstrong Building
  • Dinner                      7 pm
  • Program                    Following dinner
    
• Sunday
  •  Brunch                    9 am -- 12 noon    Starfire Grill, Miller Armstrong Building
      

The Reunion Committee has contact information for all classmates and we're inviting all persons who were classmates over the years to attend the reunion. If you haven't been contacted, please contact Chuck Lucas at 218-349-2634 for further information.

Current WHS Class of 1959 50 Year Reunion Registrations

The Reunion Committee heard from all classmates.

Here's the list of classmates (and spouses/companions) who have registered to attend:

Betty & Dick Solseth (Fastle)
Dick & Pat Sommerstad
Helen Carlson (Nelemans)
Jayne & Rudy Mueller (Remund)
Marilyn Marsh (Gehring)
John & Charlene Barbknecht
Denny & Lori Neff
Gealdine & Louis Kampen (Bethke)
David & Gretchen Jewison
Larry & Pat Trusty
James Geraghty
Chuck Lucas & LeaRae Keyes
Bill & Jackie Slattery
Dayton Mokoff
David & Rita Born
Lorraine Harter
Eugene & Rosella Patten
Keith & Judith Graham
Knut & Gertraude Gerlach
Diane & Gary Dusbabek (Johnson)
Donna Petersen (Spies)
Merlen Gekeler
Mary Philip (Thramer)
Judi Szyszka (Larsen)
Sharon Routh (Bartz)
Bob & Phyllis Koehler
Buzz & Bernie Lortis
Ellen & Dwayne Spies (Youngberg)
Sharon Killday (Campbell) and guest
Roger Volkmann & Mary Thomas
Larry Olson
Sharyn Fowler (Hoberg)
Connie & Gary Frederick (Drews)
Barbara & LaVerne Blowers (Weckwerth)
Barb Wheelock (Bauman)
Barb Friedl (Osmundson) & Paul Krause
Sharon & George Batt (Connolley)
Bob & Colleen Blasing
Judy & Jon Greeney (Fosveit)
Bruce & Sheryl Downie
Archie & Lois Johnson
Janet Rou (Ziegler)

Here's the list of teachers who will attend:

Jim & Elaine (Beise) Fox (Mrs. Fox was our kindergarten teacher)
John Lloyd
John Bendix has a conflict but may drop by

Phyllis Judge - Ms. Judge said she regrets she will be unable to attend
Paul Andrewjewski - died on 6/4/09

Here's the list of classmates who have said they will be unable to attend:

Matthew Kahnke
Alvin Kreutz*
Kay Greeley
George Johannsen*
Judy (Wynnemer) Seidel
Sandra (Warner) Jurek
Mary (Benson) Ripka
Marsha (Knaak) Irmen
Judy (Hackett) Koechel
Barbara (Lake) Backdahl
Lorna (Stuart) Rubenstein
Delores Buker
Yvonne (Deno) Graham
Kristen Iversen Bender
Sadie Shargent Flattum
Sharon Endersen Iverson
Diane Erickson Kukuk
Gailen Lowery
Arlan Malling
Ilene Paulson Nikoley
John Pelant
Jim Peterson
Joel Sutter
Gerald Tollefson
Judy Winge Lord
Jerry Bathke (planned to attend but had to cancel)
Carol (Madigan) Loney (planned to attend but had to cancel)

* These classmates didn't graduate with the class.

Here's a link to some 1958 and 1959 tunes to get you in the mood: 1958 Tunes - 1959 Tunes

We have not been able to contact the following persons who were classmates at some time during our school days in Waseca. If you have contact information for them please contact us. We'd like to hear from them.

JoAnn Androli
Mary Ann Beheman
Wayne Berry
Bob Carlson
Judy Cooper
P Decker
Darwin Gasner
Janet Hershey
Alice Hugill
Rosella Iverson
Gretchen Fisher Kruse
Larry Ladwig
Bob Olander
Judy Senn
Donald Stoltz
Paul Wininger