News from the class of 1963

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Ken Schwarzentraub, currently in Garden Valley, Calif., and his wife Betsy live on a 6.5 A piece of land with a pond, oak & cedar trees, much wildlife, 3 horses and 2 retrievers. Before retirement, Ken worked as an affordable housing developer for special needs populations in the state of California. He enjoys horse back riding in the back country and stewardship of the land and animals.

Eileen Schultz Burry, Cleveland Heights, loves the flexibility of retirement and especially enjoys travel, time with family and friends, hiking, tennis, biking, gardening and reading. The final 17 years of her career she worked at a retirement community in Cleveland, first developing the assisted living program and then as administrator. She has three sons and daughters-in-law and seven grandchildren ranging in age from 2 to 20.

ted schumacher, currently living in Lima, Ohio, and his wife Doris have three children and five grandchildren. They own DorAnne's Gifts and Gourmet in downtown Findlay and TS Imported Automotive. Ted has and still does get paid to race some of the cars the business manufactures.

crodell geissinger, of Brooktondale, N.Y., and his wife Mary Kay (McFarland '65) have two daughters and nine grandchildren. Crodell worked at Cornell University as a research technician, two years with a private research company, and 12 years as a Lead Carpenter for a contractor. He enjoys gardening, woodworking, furniture refurnishing, hiking, reading, bow hunting, making maple syrup, doing maintenance projects at church, and teaching geography to the grandchildren.

Garold Burkholder, of Perkin, Ill., and his wife Deena have four children and eight grandchildren. Garold worked in positions around financial accounting, reporting, and management in the agricultural seed industry. He enjoys being on the Church Council, Finance Committee, and being the Church Treasurer. He also enjoys reading and maintaining their property.

stan and joenite shetler clemens, from Bluffton, Ohio, have four children and six grandchildren. Jo was a Registered Nurse in the ICU and Recovery Room and later a school nurse in Lima. Stan taught mathematics at Illinois State University and Bluffton University, co-authored mathematics textbooks, was the Vice President for Advancement at Bluffton University, and began the residential subdivision in Bluffton known as Riverbend. He now serves as Director at Citizens National Bank in Bluffton. Now retired, they enjoy traveling, visiting family, reading, and golfing.

richard brooks, of Hockessin, Del., and his wife Martha has two children and four grandchildren. Richard worked in sales, marketing, and product management. He now enjoys spending time with grandchildren, traveling, golfing, and doing church work.

dennis e. bishop, of McComb, Ohio, and his wife Jan have three children. He and his son farm together. Dennis taught school, owned real estate and rental offices, owned a plastic company, and farmed. He enjoys traveling, especially to Panama.

alice witter gelsanliter, currently in Ashland, Ohio, is married to Ken and they have two children and three grandchildren. Alice was a teacher and a substitute teacher. She now enjoys reading, participating in church activities, and spending time with family and friends.

Connie rhoades eichenauer, of Louden, Tenn., has one son and a daughter as well as five grandchildren. She taught kindergarten, first, and second grade before retiring. Now, Connie enjoys traveling, swimming, reading, and biking.

harold m. stockman, of Springboro, Ohio, and his wife Norma have two sons and one grandson. Before retirement, Harold was a United Methodist Clergyman for 47 and a half years, a volunteer Police Chaplain in Cincinnati, Chief Chaplain of District 3, Chaplain of Twin Towers U.M. Home on College Hill, Cincinnati, and an adjunct professor at United Theological Seminary in Dayton (where he still teaches). He and his wife enjoy traveling, attending concerts of the Dayton Philharmonic Orchestra, and attending shows at the Cincinnati Art Museum and Dayton Art Institute.

marilyn driver helser, now living in Harrod, Ohio, and her husband have four children and eight grandchildren. Marilyn taught at Bowsher High School in Toledo, Lima Senior High School, and Rhodes State College. She also spent 24 years on the Allen East Local School Board. Now in retirement, she enjoys spending time with family and friends, traveling, and participating in church activities.

barbara miller kornhaus, living in Basehor, Kan., has three daughters and seven grandchildren. She is a retire elementary school teacher and enjoys volunteering in the community and church, playing the organ, piano, and bells, and helping with the grandchildren.

judy mull pierman, of North Palm Beach, Fla., and her husband Jerry have three children and five grandchildren. She works full time as the Deputy Director/Education Director of Hispanic Human Resources Council, Inc. She was (and still is) an educator, the first female mayor of her city, and served on city council for eight years. Judy enjoys writing books.

dennis w. risser, currently living in Goshen, Ind., has three children - all graduates of Bluffton. Dennis taught high school business classes for 29 years and was a part time instructor at a community college. He has been an active realtor for the past 22 years. In retirement, he enjoys singing in choral groups, traveling (especially to Florida in the winter), church and community activities, and volunteering at the local MCC thrift shop.

mary e. shilling evans, of St. Peters, Mo., is widowed with twin boys and a daughter. She has five grandchildren. Mary works full time as a Home Delivered Meals manager.

e. willie stemen, now living in Bethany, Okla., and his wife Karis have four children (one passed away in 1994) and ten grandchildren. Before retirement, he taught high school math, coached, and was a minister. They are now managing a 72-unit, church-owned, low-income retirement apartment complex. Willie and his wife served as missionaries in Swaziland in 2008-2009.

Barbara K. Van Orsdall, currently living in New Washington, Ohio, is retired from teaching. She enjoys reading, doing word games and sudoku puzzles, playing bridge, cooking, playing in the town band, singing in various choruses, and participating in church activities.

Janice kempf kleinline, of New Albany, Ohio, and her husband are both retired teachers. They have one married daughter. In retirement, she enjoys gardening, reading, and sewing. Janice is involved with a local garden club and the Society of Mayflower Descendants in the State of Ohio. Through the latter she gives programs to schools on the pilgrims and Wampanoag Native Americans.

Neil Lehman, currently living in Indiana, Pa., and his wife Edna (see below) have two daughters and a son. He is retired from teaching American history and chairing the department of history at Indiana University of Pennsylvania. He enjoys reading, traveling, water skiing, church involvement and visiting family.

Edna Morrow lehman, also lives n Indiana, Pa., and her husband have two daughters and a son. Before retirement, Edna was an elementary teacher, youth director at the Presbyterian Church and daycare director at a daycare for adults in a retirement home. Now retired, she enjoys being involved at church, traveling to visit family, spending time at the lake, reading and gardening.

Ron Conrad, currently living in Thornhill, Ontario, Canada, has two daughters and one son and five grandchildren. He was a university professor for 25 years and wrote textbooks. Since retiring, Ron enjoys backpacking, wilderness canoeing, singing in the Ontario Choir, gardening, and spending time with his grandchildren.

James Larimer, of Fort Wayne, Ind.,  has a son, daughter, and step-daughter as well as four grandchildren and two step-grandchildren. He worked as a computer programmer for IBM, Lincoln National Life Insurance, and Mutual Security Life Insurance. Upon retirement, James enjoys home improvement projects, riding bicycle, reading, and solving Sudoku puzzles.

sandra (soni) Grosvenor gruenbaum, currently living in Plain City, Ohio, is married to Kenneth and has two children (one of which has passed away) and seven grandchildren. She is retired from teaching elementary education for 35 years. Soni now helps out on the family farm with accounting, records and feeding the calves. She also enjoys tutoring at the local school, being on the altar guild, catering committee and friendship committee at her church.

Joyce Oyer Frey, from Archbold, Ohio, and her husband travel to Phoenix, Ariz., during the winter and visit friends. They have two sons - one graduated from Bluffton and one from Goshen College - and they are both auctioneers and real estate agents. Her sons have taken over the family business, Frey and Sons, since her husband's stroke. They have three granddaughters. Before retirement, Joyce taught home economics, organized a preschool, worked at Frey and Sons, and help with home auctions.

Joan Eisenbach Johnston is living in Newport, Mich. She is retired from teaching and enjoys traveling, walking, spending time with family, and participating in church activities. Joan and her husband have four children and five grandchildren.

SARA RADEBAUGH EBERHARD, currently residing in Findlay, Ohio, has had five sons and two daughters (one passed away) and 16 grandchildren (one passed away). Her husband passed away in 2012. After teaching in Galion, Ohio for three years, she served in various capacities as a missionary with World Gospel Mission in Nicaragua and Honduras. Back in the US, she worked at a Christian bookstore and as a church secretary. Now retired, Sara enjoys communicating with family and friends, playing piano and organ at church, singing in a ladies trio, water exercise, and reading.

JEANNETTE SPRUNGER BECHTEL and her husband Tom have two children, three grandchildren, and two step-grandchildren and are currently living near Goshen, Ind., and Orlando, Fla. They lost a grandson (age 17) in 2007. Jeannette retired in 2004 after working as administrative secretary at 8th Street Mennonite Church in Goshen, a secretary in the personnel office at Goshen College and at Brookmyer Accountancy, a cashier at Quality Farm & Fleet, and a teacher's aide and director of 8th Street Preschool. She also taught second grade for two years at the American School in the Congo and has given piano lessons for nearly 23 years. Jeannette and her husband enjoy travelling, volunteering at church and in the community, and she enjoys counted cross-stitch.

LOUISE PANKRATZ KREIDER lives in Harrisonburg, Va., with her husband Emil. They have three sons, two daughters-in-law, and six grandchildren. Before retirement, she was an academic advisor at Southern Illinois Unversity and the program coordinator of International Studies at Beloit College. She now enjoys traveling, reading, gardening, visiting family and volunteering.

SUZANNE DILLER STAUFFER lives in Stone Creek, Ohio. She and her husband have two daughters. Amy is married to Paul McNutt and they have a daughter, Greta, age 4; Megan is married to Brent Miller and they have a daughter Lydia, age 5 and a son, Isaac, age 2. Before retirement, Suzanne taught high school English for six years, one year at West High School in Columbus and five years at Dover High School in Dover, Ohio. After staying home to raise their daughters, she worked as a reference assistant for 19 years in the Tuscarawas County Public Library, New Philadelphia, Ohio. She enjoys reading, playing the piano, gardening, doing creative projects for their daughters, touring in their Model T's and Model A and being involved in church and community activities, particularly the Community Arts Council.

Darrell L. Huber resides in Bluffton with his wife Kay. They have one daughter and two grandchildren. Darrell served as the director of buildings and grounds for Bluffton University and as fire chief of Bluffton Fire Department. The Hubers enjoy boating on the Sandusky River north of Fremont, Ohio, with their grandkids.

ARTHUR SMUCKER lives in Smithville, Ohio, with his wife. They have five children and three grandchildren, spread out in Maine, Ohio, Ga., Ala. and Fla. For almost 30 years, Arthur was a recruiter and in sales positions. He now does some consulting, helps his wife with her real estate business and golfs.

HOWARD HOUSE lives in Vineland Sta, Ontario and is married to Lynette '62. They have two children. Howard taught biology and chemistry for 34 years before retirement. He now enjoys being a golf starter at a country club and cycling.

FRANK SWARTZ is currently living in Albuquerque, New Mexico.

ELLEN HOSTETLER SPRUNGER, and her husband Fritz have two sons, two daughters-in-law, and three grandchildren, grades 3, 4 and 5 who all live in Michigan. Ellen taught 1st grade in Indiana for a year before going to Japan with the General Conference Mennonite Church. They were in Japan for 25 years. She served as the secretary at a new Mennonite assisted-living facility in Orrville, Ohio, until retirement. Now, Ellen volunteers at a MCC thrift shop, is involved in church activities, grocery shops for assisted-living residents, and enjoys reading and cross-stitching.

GLENN BAUGHMAN, of Des Moines, Iowa, and his wife Ann-Marie have owned and operated Trimble-Parker Guest House/Bed & Breakfast near Bloomfield, Iowa, for the past six years. A business administration major, he had a career in clinical social work including 35 years on staff at Child Guidance Center in Des Moines and served on Iowa's Child Death Review team. He is currently chair of Davis County Tourism Development & Promotion committee and on the Des Moines Mennonite Church council. In 2011 he gave a winter small group book review series tracing the nation's response to conscientious objection. They recently returned from touring Amsterdam, Brugge, Gent, the Hagge and Antwep's cathedrals and art museums. They have three adult children and two grandsons.