Clearfield Area High School Class of 1959

50th-Year Reunion Planning Meeting

August 2nd - Shaw Library - 10 am - Noon

Come Join in the Planning

and

The Fun!

Betsy Kephart Kruckenberg Uncovers a Treasure of Photos

Betsy Kephart, maybe Seventh or Eighth Grade.

Somedays you open your mail and a wonderful gift arrives. Our classmate Betsy Kephart Kruckenberg produced an envelope full of memorable photos, both students and teachers, primarily from our Junior High School years. What you see here and below are but a fraction of the photos. Watch this website though the next few months for the complete file. Thanks, Betsy. You really came through for your classmates.

Great Group of Girls - Can you Name Them?

Vickie Libreatori and Betsy Kephart

Linda Wright and Kay Skinner

Jerriann Jury

LaRee Luzier

Keith Knepp - This Man Obviously Loves To Party

Keith Knepp's birthday party, 1959

Dressed for the Senior Prom, 1959

White sports coats, pink carnations, and two lovely women in their elegant prom dresses. From left, Fred King, Corrine Gelnett, Sue King and Keith Knepp.

- Copies of photos from Keith Knepp

Molluras Drop In on the Nagles in Indiana, PA

On their way home from a family reunion in Clune (Coal Run), PA, Dennis and Rosemary Mollura had a great idea - why not drop in on Karl and Suzy Nagle at their lovely new home on School Street in Indiana.

The visit was brief but filled with lots of fun and laughs. Suzy and Dennis dominated the conversation, mainly about our 50th-year class reunion in 2009 and some memorable CHS moments and characters. Suzy even promised to deliver the long-awaited "Growing Up in Hyde City" article that she's been "writing" for this website.

Karl and Rosemary played the patient spouse routine and let the conversation wash over them. What choice did they have?

Karl, ever the gracious host, served coffee and made these "historic" photos. We're looking forward to the Reunion Planning Committee this Saturday at the Shaw Library in Clearfield.

- Dennis Mollura

Classmates and Prom-mates, 49 Years Later

Suzy and Dennis, reunited at the Nagle's new home in Indiana, PA on a sunny Sunday morning.

- Photos by Karl Nagle

Tom and Dawn O'Day on the Ice Fields of Alaska

We're not sure which is more breath-taking, the O'Days or the Alaskan Ice Fields.

Interesting note about Dawn. "She married me for my last name," O'Day says. "In Irish she is Dawn of the Day Clan. She really is a 'morning' person."

O'Day could go on and on with this, but we won't let him, at least for now.

Tom and Dawn (of the Day) on Cruise Ship with Glacier in Background

Finally, An Opportunity To Reconnect with Gary Greene

Classmate Gary Greene and his lovely grandchildren, Chasidy Marie, Keirsten Nicole, and SeAnne Elizabeth) ages 8, 7 and 5.

It's been almost 50 years since most of us have connected with classmate Gary Greene. He has not attended any of our class reunions but says he is looking forward to our 50th-year bash in 2009. Gary has led an eventful and fruitful life since we last saw him.

After graduation, he attended Bucknell University and planned to become a biochemist. But a tragic explosion which claimed the life of his father Norman Greene in July 1960 forced him to to leave school for a spell. He enrolled at Indiana State Teacher's College (now University) in 1961 and became a successful junior and senior high school science teacher at Elkton, MD, High School from 1965 through 1995.

He then taught science at Mount Aviat Academy in Maryland for 11 years before "retiring" in 2006. Not one to stay inactive, Gary has been substitute teaching in Cecil County since then, "29 schools, any grade, any subject." During the 2006-07 school year, he taught 187 days in a 180-day school year. How so? Some days he worked two jobs.

Now for a real Clearfield angle. At CHS, Gary was an aspiring wrestler. Although he never stepped on the varsity mat, "I apparently learned something," Gary says. He organized the wrestling program at Elkton High School in 1970 and compiled an impressive record for 23 seasons. Among the highlights of his coaching career, Gary led his team to an undefeated season in 1972-73 and organized the Cecil County Junior Team and the first Cecil County Junior Tournament in 1983 (which, of course, his team won).

After his retirement, the Elkton wrestling program went downhill, so the school invited Gary and his son Mike to return to the mats last year as co-coaches. Talk about being in demand!

Congratulations, Gary, and welcome back. We look forward to seeing you and your family at our 50th-year reunion.

Coach Greene With His Undefeated 1972-73 Wrestling Team

Riding to Victory in Donkey Basketball

Gary (Age 39) With His Son Mike (Age 4)

Orvie Kline Offers Up 30th-Year Reunion Photo

CAHS Class of ‘59
30th Year Reunion
July 1, 1989

ROW 1
David Maurer, Anson “Bud” Graham, Orvis Kline, Gary Bolton, Ken Rishel, Guy Graham, Donald Schnars, Kirk High, Norman Kyler

ROW 2
Penny Hile McCracken, Suzanne Sherkel Nagle, Peggy Borst Bloom, Linda Smith Dale, Lea Davidson, Mary K. Garman Mierley, Jean Hoffman Coberly, Betsy Kephart Kruckenberg, Gloria Rice Henneman, Biaggina Accordino Haas, Joyce Billotte Difelice, Bonnie Henchbarger Powell

ROW 3
Bonnie Wilson Hartsock, May Neeper Powers, Diana Rumery Greene, Sandra Brown Everist, Janice Gormont McCool, Patricia McCoy Livelsberger, Anna Unch Davis, Sonia Borst Anderson, Peggy Godin Amon, Sandy Unch Williams, Barbara Bauman Polkinghorn, Kay Peavy Jury, Kathryn Hahn Ogden, Connie Hamm Suprono, Kay Skinner Kelly William G. Hipps,

ROW 4
Charles Nelson, John Kruse, William Sass, Blaine A. Bloom, Dennis Mollura, James McBride, Melvin Lingle, Philip Jury, Earl McCracken, Thomas Brigandi, Ashley Woolridge, Lewis Marrara, Ronald Lingle, Wilbur Shirey, Samuel Lansberry

ROW 5
Ron Kennedy, Amos Hixon, Tom O’Day, Merlyn L. Maney Sr., Lonnie M. Kovalick Sr., Joel J. Hoffman

Suzy Nagle Uncovers "Hyde City Tech" Photo

(Editor's Note - We have been holding this great photo for some time awaiting Suzy Nagle's tome about life in "Hyde City." Since all of these photos are precious and deserve to be shared and viewed by all, we decided to run it now. Suzy's story is forthcoming, we believe.)

Suzy's Photo Description:

I found this 4th and 5th grades class picture while going through all the junk that we decided NOT to throw out when we moved. I'm still mulling over the accompanying text; but I need Orvie Kline to help identify folks. Hopefully, Orvie, you have the same picture somewhere.

It should be noted that HCT (that's Hyde City Tech) had only four classrooms for six grades when I started first grade. Later, with the influx of Litz Bridge, Mt Zion and West Second and Third Avenue residents, plus the new Highview Village development, a fifth classroom was added.

The teacher pictured is Mrs. Bartley (our classmate, Anne Bartley Aughenbaugh's mother). Most of the kids pictured were fifth graders (class of '58). The other half of the fourth grade was in another classroom.

Here are the names that I remember: Top Row - Mrs Bartley, Joe White (5th), Suzy Sherkel, Jim Lanager (Giles' brother-5th), Judy Haag/Shubert, Wes Shimmel, Lois Schickling (5th), Dick Duckett (5th) and Helen Newpher.

Second Row (from top) - Raymond Ogden (5th), Sarah Reitmyer, Dick Rose (Bob's brother-5th), Bill Newpher (Helen's brother-5th), Joyce Billotte, and ________?

Third Row (from top) - Delores Goss (5th), Jim Hile, Becky Holt (5th), Bob Rose, Margaret Bell (5th), Ronny Taylor (? 5th), Gloria Heitsenrether, Orvie Kline, and _________?.

Fourth Row (from top) - Nancy Johnson (5th), Mary Jane Yatta, ________?, Doris Magnuson (5th), Clayton Teats (5th), ________?, Chuck Nelson, ________?, and whomever I cut out (for whatever reason).

Bottom Row - Celine Collins (Sandy Collins Foust's sister-5th), ________?, Virginia Mabie, ________?, Suzanne McBride (5th), and Sonia Nelson (Chuck's sister-5th)

- Suzy Sherkel Nagle

Say Hello to Paul Clarke and Family

Hi, All

Some way to catch up after almost fifty years, huh ...These are some recent pictures of our little clan. My wife, Darlene, our daughter, Lesa and son-in-law, Dave. The two little treasures that keep Nana and Grampa young are John and Julia.

Darlene and I are looking forward to next year.

Paul