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TORONTO HIGH SCHOOL ALUMNI ASSOCIATION www.torontoohioalumni.com WINTER 2014

Saying “Good-bye”

Fallen Knights

Memorials, Gifts,

Donations, Life Members

Dues and Donation Form

Red Knight Quilt Winner Winner of the Red Knight quilt raffle was alumni and life member, Amy Ter-nasky Makemson ’74. The drawing was held during the homecoming game on October 10, 2014. Congratulations to Amy and to all those that purchased tick-ets on this magnificent quilt, the alumni association “thanks you”. The Piece-makers Group of St. Francis Church donated their time and talents. The quilt was offered to the alumni association to raise money for scholarships. I am happy to say that $1087 was raised on ticket sales. Picture will follow in the spring newsletter.

Class of 1965 Save the Date The class of 1965 will celebrate their fiftieth reunion over Labor Day weekend 2015. The dinner is set for Saturday, Sep-tember 5th and a home football game will be available on Friday, September 4. Your class officers, senior senate mem-bers and several classmates have been planning and accepting donations to cele-brate the fiftieth reunion. If you haven’t been contacted, please contact Bill Blank-enship (740-537-3884), Dave Pellior (614-870-7281, email: dpellior26@aol.com), or Jennifer Dougherty Arunyon (email: jennya2947@aol.com) for further infor-mation.

So Long, Farewell, Auf wiedersehen, Goodbye……….. There’s a sad sort of clanging that echoes through the halls of THS. The bell at band camp was rung for the last time by Kirk and Sally George this past August, ending a thirty-three year career as band and choir directors at Toronto. The Georges are retiring at the end of this school year, although we are sure they will just redirect those music skills. The celebration began on the final evening at band camp this summer when former alumni band members showed up to pay tribute and reminisce about their band camp experiences. The band camp bell, which once proudly rang calling students to school, and has been a lasting tradition of being rung by the seniors at band camp, was dedicated to Kirk and Sally George who rang it for the final time this year. Jessica George ’01 and Michael George ’06 organized an Alumni Band Night Cele-bration for September 19th that would honor their parents’ years of teaching and dedi-cation to the Toronto High School Band. Hundreds of letters were sent out to alumni band members and as the night approached, one hundred twenty-five former stu-dents gathered, sporting tee shirts with a picture of Mr. George and the caption, “Keeping the Pride Alive Since 1982”. The alumni band members were joined by the current seventy band members mak-ing it one of the largest bands in history to play on Clarke Hinkle Field. A special trib-ute song to Mr. George was performed at half time, followed by the THS Alma Mater. There was not a dry eye on the field. A tailgate party, courtesy of the Saner Family, was held after rehearsal that after-noon and before the football game. A nostalgic evening ended with an after game

party held at Margaret’s Café. Kirk and Sally George would like to thank everyone who was part of this special night and especially their children, Jessica and Mi-chael, for putting it all together. So Long, farewell, auf wieder-sehen, goodbye, goodbye, good-bye, goodbye……..We hate to see you go and leave this happy place.

FALLEN KNIGHTS

Al Van Wie Wooster, OH, de-

ceased.

Mary Sapp Johnson ‘37, Toronto,

OH, deceased.

Dohrman Rosenlieb ‘44, Toronto,

OH, deceased.

Jennie Rocko ‘44, Cuyahoga Falls,

OH, passed away December 3,

2013.

Robert Humphrey ‘39, Aurora,

CO, passed away May 25, 2014.

He worked forty-one years for

the railroad.

Judy Pinkerton Horvath ‘54, Peo-

ria, AZ, passed away June 27,

2014. She was the owner of

“Judy’s All Craft Haven” store on

Fourth Street in Toronto for years

prior to moving to AZ. After mov-

ing, she worked for Kroger’s until

her retirement.

Burk Emery ‘61, Toronto, OH,

passed away August 7, 2014. He

was retired from First Energy

Corp. W.H. Sammis plant in

Stratton, OH where he worked

for thirty-four years as a yard

foreman.

Sandra Robinette Piff ‘59, Ke-

nosha, WI, passed away October

2, 2014. She worked for the

state.

Samuel Shevelow ‘49, Toronto,

OH, passed away September 10,

2014. He was a U.S. Army veter-

an having served in the Korean

Conflict. Sam retired in 2000

with fifty-one years of service

with the Columbia Gas Company

of Ohio.

Joyce Silvis Sherwood ‘64, Myrtle

Beach, SC, passed away September

28, 2014. She worked for Bank One,

Toronto, OH branch, as lead teller

and The Legends in Concert at Surf-

side Beach, SC.

Jerry Bolles ‘55, Toronto, OH,

passed away October 4, 2014. He

was a veteran of the U.S. Army.

Jerry was a Toronto First Ward

Councilman for over five years. He

retired from Weirton-Steel, where

he was a railroad engineer. After

retirement, he was the delivery

driver for the Rite-Aid Pharmacy in

Toronto.

Emerson “Babe” Pope ‘47,

Steubenville, OH, passed away Oc-

tober 7, 2014. He retired from

Weirton Steel Corp. after forty

years of service, working in the Tin

Mill Electric Dept. He was a gradu-

ate of Steubenville Business Col-

lege.

John Karaffa ‘53 ,Toronto, OH,

passed away October 11, 2014. He

retired from Timet-Titanium Metals

and from Standard Carbon. He also

was owner of Karaffa Enterprises.

John served on Toronto City Coun-

cil, served as City Safety Director

and also was on the Toronto City

School Board. He was a veteran of

the U.S. Army.

Harry Jeans ‘54, Wilmington, NC,

passed away October 22, 2014. He

was a veteran of the U.S. Air Force.

He graduated from Kent State and

received his Masters Degree from

Fairfield University. He retired from

IBM after twenty-five years of ser-

vice. Harry was a THSAA Life Mem-

ber.

Michael Cervenak ‘53, Los Angeles,

CA, passed away October 28, 2014.

He graduated from Ohio University

and moved to Los Angeles to work as

an engineer for Hughes Aircraft. He

received his degree from Southwest-

ern Law School and practiced prod-

uct liability and personal injury law in

CA. for over thirty years until his re-

tirement. Michael was a THSAA Life

Member.

Pam Greco-West Hamer ‘74, Hager-

stown, MD, passed away November

2014.

Joseph Plesich Jr., Steubenville, OH,

passed away November 1, 2014. He

retired from Toronto City Schools,

where he was a guidance counselor.

Armand “Army” Trasoline ‘61, Rock-

port, MA, passed away November 8,

2014. He was a veteran of the U.S.

Navy as an Electronic Technician. He

was an avid and accomplished musi-

cian.

Robert Wickham ‘77, Toronto, OH,

passed away November 17, 2014. He

had worked at Levalor Blind Co.in

Weirton and at the Toronto Union

Cemetery as laborer.

Beatrice Wilson Troski ‘41, Toronto,

OH, passed away November 19,

2014. She was a member of the To-

ronto Senior Citizens Club and the

Young Mothers Card Club.

All information for the Winter News-letter was received prior to November 20, 2014. Any deaths, donations, memo-rials, life members or news from alumni received after that date will appear in the Spring newsletter. Any AlumNotes and notices from the September newsletter will also appear in the Spring newsletter. This newsletter was abbreviated because of the all school reunion.

A monetary donation to the Alumni Association, in memory of a classmate, friend or classmate’s family member, is a

gift that continues giving through scholarships to graduates each year. Acknowledgements are sent to the families

IN MEMORIAM Sam Shevelow ‘49

Anna Lea Litten Wirth ‘49

Ross Flanagan ‘49

Janet Wilson Clore ‘58

Melissa Bodnar Watts ‘74

Susette Shevelow Hannan ‘73

Sam Shevelow Jr. ‘76

Frank Shevelow ‘82

Scott Shevelow ‘86

Sara Coffey Franke ‘49

David Bray ‘58

Janet Wilson Clore ‘58

Lee Etta Wade Bray ‘59

Patty Woodburn McInnes ‘58

Dennis Clark ‘56

Gail Walker ‘62

Joe Chadwick ‘71

Larry/Sue Gabriel Davidson ‘66/71

Melissa Bodnar Watts ‘74

Howard Kincaid ‘49

Jane Hartwell Martinez ‘71

Charlotte Flanagan ‘53

Chuck/Carol Wasyk Rogers ‘53

Ross Flanagan ‘49

Joel Lamantia ‘64

Larry/Sue Gabriel Davidson ‘66/71

Kathy Kruise Smith ‘64

William Hutchison ‘64

Jerry/Carolyn Motter Walker ‘64

Bob Reynolds ‘37

Ray Reynolds ‘39

Betty Reynolds Lucenti ‘41

Kay Irwin ‘60

Deceased Members of ‘49/50

Garnet Reynolds Lanthier ‘49

Jerry Bolles ‘55

Randall/Georgette Munis Litten ‘54/55

Mary Jane Ryan Shane ‘42

Deceased Classmates ‘74

Class of 1974

Esther Lamantia Pavia ‘40

David Pellior ‘65

Dawn Holt Anderson

Jim Walker ‘60

Janet Kruise

Patricia Kruise Kosin ‘61

Kathy Kruise Smith ‘64

Ed Hosey ‘68

Michael Joy ‘68

John Karaffa ‘53

Bill/Rosemary Tarulli Rebres ‘53/58

Mark/Janice Tarulli McClain ‘70

Richard/Barbara Harasimik Carter ‘52

William/Mary Catherine Straka ‘53

Jeff/Becky Starr Foster ‘72

Randall/Georgette Munis Litten ‘54/55

David Batcho ‘53

Chuck/Carol Wasyk Rogers ‘53

Joyce Silvis Sherwood ‘64

David Sherwood ‘61

Kathy Kruise Smith ‘64

Harriet Piatt Sherwood ‘52

Jerry/Carolyn Motter Walker ‘64

Pamela Porter Dunlap ‘64

Joan Paisley Hendricks ‘50

Randall/Georgette Munis Litten ‘54/55

Ralph Kruise ‘37

Kathy Kruise Smith ‘64

Robert Suffoletta ‘48

John “Flash” Holmes ‘45

Howard Kincaid ‘49

John Cich ‘54

Jim Kirkpatrick ‘54

Mark Ward ‘73

Sherrie Turner Taylor ‘78

Dick/Loretta Housley Willoughby ‘53/55

Jim Willoughby ‘46

Gail Willoughby Wilder ‘47

Dr. Joseph Mayhew ‘56

Don Kestner ‘56

Mel/Barbara Blakely Bauer ‘48/47

Anna Marie Dahill Karaffa ‘46

June Bauer McLeod ‘46

Ernie Troski ‘34

Ernie Troski ‘74

SCHOLARSHIP FUND

Patricia Kruise Kosin ‘61

Richard Rust ‘46

Patricia Hinkle Campbell ‘47

Betty Hudok Walker ‘71

Toronto Retired Educators Association

Patrick K. Mossor ‘56

John Romey ‘57

Pete Warren ‘60

Don Redmond ‘63

Dona Ault Ryan ‘57

David LaRue ‘57

Robert Leonard ‘56

Michael Baker ‘70

Donald Davis ‘44

Jeff King ‘82

Jill Lewis Davies ‘77

Barbara Parker Licata ‘58

Anita Tyska Argentine ‘59

Dan Visnich ‘51

Jim Stone ‘58

Paul Marker ‘67

Janice Freeman ‘58

Magdalene Zdinak Pellior ‘40

Elva Van Dyke McDougle ‘52

Mary Mischik Grooms ‘50

OPERATING FUND

Pete Warren ‘60

Dona Ault Ryan ‘57

Dan Brown ‘45

Gary Martin ‘61

Patricia Hinkle Campbell ‘47

Howard Kincaid ‘49

David Pellior ‘65

Jim/Marilyn McClelland Ray ‘64/68

W. Douglas Brown ‘62

Jim Walker ‘60

David Shultz ‘52

Robert Leonard ‘56

Jim Morrow ‘62

Jerry “Lurk” Hughes ‘60

Janis Dormer Allan ‘68

Bill Hale ‘57

Don Kestner ‘56

Mary Angela Sweda Dishauzi ‘52

Joseph McKelvey ‘58

EQUIPMENT FUND

Larry/Sue Gabriel Davidson ‘66/71

David Pellior ‘65

Bob Herald ‘77

Robert Leonard ‘56

Pete Warren ‘60

Dona Ault Ryan ‘57

Class of ‘62

LIFE MEMBERS

Linda Cable Nicholson ‘65

Jill Lewis Davies ‘77

Bob Herald ‘77

Charles Glasure ‘51

John Hale ‘80

Fr. Mario Tizziani ‘72

Denny Leasure ‘66

James Glasure ‘62

Gary Martin ‘61

IN HONOR OF:

Madge Zdinak Pellior ‘40 - 92nd birthday

Ann Blaner’s birthday

If you sent in donations before the printing deadline and you don’t see your listing here, it will be in the spring issue. This is due to a wonderful re-sponse after the reunion and limited space in this newsletter.

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