August 15th  - Happy Birthday Alice McGonigal Freeberg!!
  

August 14th  - Happy Birthday Fred Williams (Hubby of Sandra Unch Williams)!!
  

It is with great sadness that I must report the loss of another Classmate!  They all hit me hard, but the loss of William Charles (Chuck) Nelson, a personal childhood friend and playmate, is particularly poignant.  Chuck lost his battle with cancer on July 6, 2016.  

Thanks to Sam Lansberry, Barbara Ondo  and Joyce Moody for passing this along to me.

Here is a copy of Chuck's Obituary from the Centre County Times.

Obituary for William Charles (Chuck) Nelson

William Charles (Chuck) Nelson, July 21, 1941 -  July 6, 2016.  Chuck Nelson, 74, of Pleasant Gap, lost his battle with cancer on Wednesday, July 6, 2016, at Mount Nittany Medical Center. Born July 21, 1941, the son of Thelma Ruth Nelson and William Clyde Nelson, he was a resident of Clearfield and Pleasant Gap. Chuck graduated from Clearfield Area High School in 1959. He served in the Army following graduation from high school. He retired from Sears in 1992, and went on to work many years for C.S. Myer's & Son of State College. He was the loving husband of Gayla J. Nelson, and they enjoyed 49 years together before his passing. Chuck was proceeded in death by his parents and one brother, Jim Nelson, of Clearfield. He is survived by a sister, Sonja Brobeck, of Julian; a brother, Ken Nelson, of Charlotte, N.C.; a daughter, Miranda Nelson, of Silver Spring, Md.; a son, Eric Nelson, of Newburgh, N.Y.; a son, Brad Nelson, of Pittsburgh; a daughter- in-law, Renee Savin, of Newburgh; a daughter-in-law, Megan Nelson, of Pittsburgh; and grandchildren, Asa, Charlotte, and Ivy Nelson, of Newburgh, N.Y. and Layne Nelson, of Pittsburgh. During his lifetime, Chuck was a member of the Pleasant Gap American Legion and Pleasant Gap Lions Club. As a young adult, he played baseball for the Pleasant Gap Peppers. As a parent, he served as both a coach and the president of the Pleasant Gap Little League. He also coached for Bellefonte Teener League and the local Babe Ruth Team. Chuck's hobbies included fishing, gardening, and watching baseball. His passion was his family. Friends will be received Saturday, July 8, 2016, from 10:00 a.m. until 12:00 p.m., the time of the service, at the Wetzler Funeral Service, Inc, 206 North Spring Street, Bellefonte. A memorial service will be held Saturday, following the visitation, at the funeral home, at 12:00 p.m., with the Rev. Calvin Miller officiating. Burial will be private at the convenience of the family. Online condolences may be made at www. wetzlerfuneralhome.com. Memorial contributions can be made, in lieu of flowers, in his memory to Pirates Charities, http:// pittsburgh.pirates.mlb. com/pit/community/charities.jsp.

Rest in peace, Chuck.
   

August 8th  - Happy Birthday Donald Schnars!!
  

August 3rd  - Happy Birthday Ronald Potter!!
  

Not exactly sure why this shows up on my computer - but not on others!!  Probably has something to do with the NUT connected to the keyboard!  Thanks to Jessica (search Blog for origin of this AKA person - but please note that it is now Gigi!!).  To save searching - I am referring to our own Joyce Moody Fletcher - the keeper of all records!!  She keeps me straight if I go astray {:~)

Hope your BIRTHDAY was a good one - even though it doesn't show up here until now!!

July 25th  - Happy Birthday Lea Davidson!!
July 25th  - Happy Birthday Biaggina Accordino Haas!!
  
  

July 31st  - Happy Birthday Lois Wisor Buck!!
July 31st  - Happy Birthday Wilda Homman Williams!!
  

A very belated birthday wish to Grace Burnett Serafini (July 5th!!).  Thanks to Joyce Moody Fletcher, keeper of all records and constantly on the lookout for missing information on our classmates, when she recently ran into Grace - she knew we didn't have a birthday date for her and when asked, Grace kindly furnished it!!

So..........


July 5th  - Happy Birthday Grace Burnett Serafini (Gracie)!!
 
We'll get on time next year!  Hope your day was a good one!
 

July 18th  - Happy Birthday George Aughenbaugh (hubby of Anne Bartley Aughenbaugh)!!
July 18th  - Happy Birthday Sandra Wisor Pry!!
  

July 14th  - Happy Birthday Patricia McCoy Livelsberger!!
  

July 12th  - Happy Birthday Robert Thompson (hubby of Peggy Jo Knepp Thompson)!!
  

July 10th  - Happy Birthday Thomas O'Day!!
  

July 7th  - Happy Birthday Diana Schnars (wife of Donald Schnars)!!
  

July 1st  - Happy Birthday Susan Weisshaus Speicher!!

July 1st  - Happy Birthday Judith McKinn Turner!!
 

June 30th  - Happy Birthday Rebecca Kline Gill!!
  

June 29th  - Happy Birthday Helen Adam Badger!!
   

June 26th  - Happy Birthday Robert Bloom!!

June 26th  - Happy Birthday Connie Selfridge Coons!!
   

June 25th  - Happy Birthday Sandra Price Lansberry (wife of Sam Lansberry)!!
  

June 21st  - Happy Birthday Anne Bartley Aughenbaugh!!

June 21st  - Happy Birthday Bonnell (Bonnie) Robbins Witherow!!
   

I recently received the following email from Eleanor and she has given me permission to publish it on the Blog.  She expresses so well how many of us feel about our beloved classmate!
Orvis

6/15/16

My name is Eleanor Thomas-Hawkins.  I am deeply saddened to learn that my mentor, friend and former boss has passed.  

I worked with him during his Bell Atlantic International days in Arlington, Va.  We reconnected several years ago when our friend Charlie Pacunas passed.  I had not spoken to him in recent years but often spoke of him to fellow former co-workers, family and friends. There was always some antidote or wise bit of advise from him to pass on for someone's benefit.  

Dennis left a profound impact on every life he touched.  An example is my niece who is now 31 meeting him when she was 7 while visiting me for the summer and hanging out at work with me.  She clearly remembers him and conversations they had during her visits. 

Please pass on to Rosemary, Tracey and Drew my heartfelt condolences.  I will always remember him for his humor, his love of people and the kindness of his heart.