1961 OBITUARIES
Patricia Albino Tollett
July 10, 1943 - May 1979
Bonita Bale Holmquest
August 1, 1943 - May 30, 1988
My sister Bonnie was a special person, and my best friend. She had been sick since the age of 10. Bonnie lived in San Diego with her husband, Lee. They never had children (I was GLAD to share mine). My kids tried to donate a kidney to her, but her heart couldn't take the surgery. I was so lucky to be there with her when she died. She was sweet, shy, but fiercely loyal. I miss her every day – Judy Bale Pitts '64
Leah Faye Bartlett
b. March 2, 1943
Charlene Baurmann Radici
June 6, 1943 - February 28, 1997
Charlene was a good school and neighborhood friend. When my mom passed away in 1998, I called her mom to let her know. She told me Charlene had breast cancer, had too much radiation, which in turn injured her heart and she died. She was married, had two boys and I'm sure is dearly missed.
Sharon Barrows Dahlkamp
May 10, 1943 - August 2, 2001
I learned in the course of a visit with one of her sons, Eric Dahlkamp, that Sharon died of complications from surgery to replace her knees. I met Sharon in the second (or was it the first?) grade at Jackson School, and was her admirer ever since. She was my date at the Senior Prom and we were able to visit a few times thereafter on my occasional visits to San Diego.
Sharon became a teacher for the San Diego City Schools. She suffered for decades from severe and debilitating arthritis and resultant limitations on her mobility, but remained kindly, sentimental, and light-hearted. She had beautiful hands! She is survived by her mother, Mildred, her sister Susan, her two sons Eric and Ethan, their wives Melissa and Tracy, and grandchildren Veronica Sharon (Eric), and Owen (Ethan).
William Lee Butner
October 14, 1942 - July 24, 1991
Michael L. Davis
(No photo in annual)
August 8, 1943 - November 17, 2005
Mike passed away of cancer. The illness progressed rapidly after having been discovered in August.
Robert Chafe
(No photo in annual)
November 28, 1943 – May 8, 2008
Pat Dutton Byrd
May 28, 1943 - November 30, 2005
Last night I went to visit Pat at San Diego Hospice. She passed away right after I left. I’m grateful I got to say goodbye to her. She is survived by her daughter Tracy, son Joby and 6 grandchildren. She will be greatly missed by all who knew her.
Gayle Kirby Price ’62
December 1, 2005
John Edward Fulton
January 30, 1944 - January 12, 2003
William Arthur Giaciolli
May 28, 1944 - September 10, 1975
Sheila Gibson Raikow
October 14, 1943-June 4, 2005
Born in Columbus, Ohio, Sheila and her family moved to San Diego in 1949. She attended SDSU and joined Alpha Epsilon Phi sorority. In 1963 she married Les Raikow and they had two sons, Ian and David Raikow. In her 40s, Sheila returned to school to earn a BA in Psychology and Addiction Studies. She worked at the Vietnam Veterans of SD Recovery Services, Grace Center for female alcoholic and drug addicts, Center for Recovery for HIV clients in San Francisco and Episcopal Community Services in SD. In 2002 she was diagnosed with ovarian cancer and despite a gallant fight, died on June 4, 2005 at S.D. Hospice. Sheila is survived by her sons Ian and David: her sister and her family, Frances and Edward Grimes, Alicia Grimes Ross, Scott Grimes and Leslie Grimes; her brother and his family, Larry and Lois Gibson; Stuart, Richard, James, Mark Gibson and Jessica Gibson Cook; and by nieces and nephews, Manya Buske, Galit Hale, Simone Levy and Ethan Levy. Published in the San Diego Union-Tribune on 6/21/2005
Gary Goodman
July 16, 1943 – January 1, 1991
Gary Grossman
July 27, 1943 - January 21, 2008
Gary died peacefully in his home surrounded by his family. He will be remembered for making a difference in the many lives he touched. He enjoyed movies, crossword puzzles, painting, relished good food, woodworking and sharing stories with his family. Gary is survived by his beloved of forty years Gayle Millman '65 and children Joshua and Molly.
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Larry Dale Hamilton
June 17, 1943 - January 1966
He was in the Navy and was buried at Fort Rosecrans
Carol Herwig Ruck
(Photo taken from Horace Mann Annual)
October 31, 1942 - February 13, 2006
Born at Mercy Hospital in San Diego, Carol is survived by her husband Roy R. (Bob) Ruck, daughter Diana Lynn Ruck (El Cajon), brother David Allan Herwig (Alpine), four stepchildren, Donna Johnson (Texas), Karla Mika (Long Beach), Tim Ruck (Washington), Tameri Etherton (Carlsbad), and 14 grandchildren. Carol attended Euclid Elementary and Horace Mann Junior High. Carol recently retired from Cajon Valley Union School District where she worked as a Clerk Typist for 30 years. Published in the San Diego Union-Tribune on 2/21/2006
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Yvonne Jorrey Parker
June 26, 1943 - March 30, 2007
Steven Kramer
March 23, 1943 - February 17, 2008
Steve was born in San Diego and lived here almost all his life. He attended San Diego State College, where he earned his degree in Accounting. He was active in the California CPA Society and did a great deal of volunteer work with KPBS. After a long illness, Steve passed away peacefully, and surrounded by family, at Grossmont Hospital. He is survived by his sisters Phyllis Strauss and Linda Kramer Chisholm ‘65, brothers Gerry, Stuart, and Joel Kramer, and his mother Jeanette Kramer. In lieu of flowers, the family has asked that donations be made to Mama's Kitchen.
Sherri Lampert
November 10, 1943 - December 31, 1974
Mary Virginia Moldenhauer Dietrich
December 3, 1943 - April 19, 1989
 
Nora Morgan Pepper
August 7, 1943 - March 27, 2003
I lost my beloved wife Nora to cancer. She fought a long hard battle for 13 months. For anyone wishing to, our family would ask that people send a donation to the Desert Pacific Council of the Boy Scouts of America, 1207 Upas Street, San Diego, California.
Jack Lee Morris
June 10, 1942 - December 7, 1987
A native San Diegan, Jack died at UCSD Medical Center in San Diego of leukemia. He married Loanne Dehaven '62 in March of 1962. They had three children, Kim, Lee and Therese. He was an artist who specialized in seascapes, and he did a lot of commercial work. Jack was a beautiful person, great brother and my closest friend
Melinda Myrick Brown
March 22, 1943 - July 25, 2000
Mrs. Brown was a native of San Diego and a graduate of Hunter College. She did graduate work in political economy at the New School for Social Research.
In New York, she was a television and radio market researcher for the A.C. Nielsen rating service and for advertising representatives. She also did office work for Rohr Aircraft in San Diego, wired switchboards for Western Electric and did fundraising and other work with miners wives in West Virginia.
David Gerald Nachison
October 7, 1942 – June 2, 1977
Theresa Jean Naughton Studdard
Theresa Naughton Studdard, was born in Boston, Massachusetts on Sept. 11,1943 and died in San Bruno, CA on January 8, 1990. Theresa was always known as "Terry”. Her death was unexpected. Her husband “Jimmy” died in 1984. They were never blessed with any children. She is still missed by her mother and sisters and brother.
Fred Novell
December 17, 1942 - February 26, 2003
Fred Fraser Novell, of Alpine was born in St. Louis and was a civil service civil engineer. He was a member of the Young Enthusiastic Stroke Survivors. Survivors include his wife, Gloria Jean Templeton (Hoover '64); daughter April Meyer of El Cajon; son Robert of Gilmer, Texas; brothers Bill of El Cajon and Ben of Canyon Lake; and four grandchildren.
Michael Parker
October 17, 1942 - June 3, 1990
Mike was an Army Sergeant in Vietnam and is buried at Ft Rosecrans
Steven Parrell
April 18, 1944 - September 14, 2003
Mildred Perry Nott Fouse
September 27, 1943 - December 11, 2003
Millie died of ALS. She was married to Howard Nott from 1961 to 1970. She met and married Dale Fouse in 1976. She had worked as a pet supply representative for 20 years when she passed away.
Donald Pitts
November 15, 1943 - June 7, 2000
Don "Lefty" Pitts and I played on the same Food Basket Little League team and then on opposing teams in Pony and Colt league baseball. Don was a class act. He was a good friend and classmate. -- Jerry W. Ellis ’61
Hi John!
Class of 1961 member Donald Pitts' death was a tragic suicide. The Pitts family lived across the street from us on Corinth Dr. Don's mom Jo was a second mother to my younger sister. My brother and I spent a lot of time at their house as well. Don's younger sister Rita Jo has two grown children both of whom were my students in the band at La Mesa Jr. High. Don's father Sam is in his ‘90s. Latchkey brother, sister, and I will always be grateful to the entire Pitts family. -- Joe Dyke '65
Sharon Reeher Bailey
April 13, 1943 - January 14, 2005
With sadness I report the passing of Sharon Reher Bailey. She was residing in Ohio and was waiting for a heart transplant when she suffered a fatal stroke. -- Sharon Demsey Thomas
Paula Remington Tschetter
March 21, 1943 - June 8, 2003
I am sad to report the death of my best high school friend. Paula is survived by her husband Loyal, 4 children and 5 grandchildren. Paula and I spent so many happy times in our senior year at Crawford, and immediately after our graduation, we both went to work for the FBI. She married Loyal in 1962 and remained in San Diego, living 2 doors down from the house in which she grew up. May God rest her soul. -- Linda Berdeen Sanders '61
Judy Scott Luna
July 15, 1943 - August 2, 1971
Samuel K. "Sam" Siegler
December 15, 1942 - August. 30, 2001
Samuel K. "Sam" Siegler, 58, was born in San Diego and was a self-employed general contractor. Mr. Siegler was an officer-member of the El Cajon Elks Lodge 1812, BPOE. Survivors include his wife, Christine; mother, Bernice Bunny Siegler of Escondido; and sister, San Savary of El Cajon.
 
Carolyn Smithson Richardson
May 30, 1943 - March 21, 2001
Carolyn died in Sacramento, where she had lived since 1977. Born Carole Lynn Smithson in San Diego, Carole completed three years on a scholarship at the University of Chicago, then married her high school sweetheart, Bob, and moved with him to Baton Rouge where she earned her BA in Anthropology at LSU. After 15 years of devoted and brilliant duty as a homemaker and mother to sons Ian and Max she entered law school at King Hall (UC Davis), earning her JD and admission to the California State Bar in 1982.
Carole is survived by her husband of 37 years, Bob, her son Max of Philadelphia, her son Ian and grandchildren Kate and Henry of Eugene, her mother Evelyn Smithson and brother Lloyd and sister Sally Hayes '67 of San Diego, her brother Jerry '63 of Phoenix, and Lottie.
John "Pete" Sollinger
August 30, 1943 - December 16, 1999
Pete died in Slayton Minnesota of congestive heart failure. He married Jill, a hometown girl in Minnesota. He owned the only liquor store there, which he purchased in the early nineties. He moved there after retiring as manager of the Marine Corps Recruit Depot service station in San Diego. They had no children, but Pete made a friend of everybody he met. I was fortunate to have him as my best friend since our days at Horace Mann Junior High. -- Gary Morris '61
Roy Earol Thompson
Carolyn Townsley Randolph
Don Vinkemulder
(No photo in annual)
April 28, 1942 - March 1972
Mary Woods Stone
June 15, 1943 - April 20, 2001
My wife died of kidney failure -- Tom Stone
(Thanks to Mary Gale Rogers '67 for many of the above dates)
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