Escanaba Class of 1959 holds 65th reunion

Courtesy photo Escanaba High School Class of 1959 celebrated the 65th reunion at the Island Casino on June 25, 2024. Shown above are, front row, Morris Sorby, Carl Johnson, Geraldine Jefferson Krause, Virginia Clairmont, Richard Courier, Judy Boyce Johnson, Rose Mary Ambeau Blake, Barbara Therrian LaCroix, Elaine Burak, Marlene Sopina LaPalm Noyes. Second row, Loreen Jenkins Mileski, Sally Rockman Sandoval, Wayne Finman, Suzanne Rublein Victorson, Donna Budinger Richer, LeRoy Cooper, Jim McDonough, Suzanne Thompson Gagan, Judy Pohl Sandona, Mary Jerow Dusenbery, Susan Pohl Lee, Sherry Chylek Austin, Lois Cholger Nordin, Claudette LaBay Therrian, Sharon LaPalm McMillie, Richard “Arni” Arntzen. Back row, Robert Gallagher, Gary Finman, Bette Sheedlo Richards, Raino Maki, Jim Barron, Jane Devlin Walsh, Sharon O’Neal Lutz, John Taylor, Ray John Seppanen, David Klasell, Lanny Johnston, Marilyn Nordquist Luedke, Jack Lindstrom, Alice Gonsowski Jensen, Dennis Victorson, Tom Lavolette, Casimer Zappia.

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Escanaba High School Class of 1959 celebrated the 65th reunion at the Island Casino on June 25, 2024. Shown above are, front row, Morris Sorby, Carl Johnson, Geraldine Jefferson Krause, Virginia Clairmont, Richard Courier, Judy Boyce Johnson, Rose Mary Ambeau Blake, Barbara Therrian LaCroix, Elaine Burak, Marlene Sopina LaPalm Noyes. Second row, Loreen Jenkins Mileski, Sally Rockman Sandoval, Wayne Finman, Suzanne Rublein Victorson, Donna Budinger Richer, LeRoy Cooper, Jim McDonough, Suzanne Thompson Gagan, Judy Pohl Sandona, Mary Jerow Dusenbery, Susan Pohl Lee, Sherry Chylek Austin, Lois Cholger Nordin, Claudette LaBay Therrian, Sharon LaPalm McMillie, Richard “Arni” Arntzen. Back row, Robert Gallagher, Gary Finman, Bette Sheedlo Richards, Raino Maki, Jim Barron, Jane Devlin Walsh, Sharon O’Neal Lutz, John Taylor, Ray John Seppanen, David Klasell, Lanny Johnston, Marilyn Nordquist Luedke, Jack Lindstrom, Alice Gonsowski Jensen, Dennis Victorson, Tom Lavolette, Casimer Zappia.

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Richard “Arni” Arntzen, Lanny Johnston, and Dennis Victorson share a laugh over a bottle of A1 Steak Sauce. The class is also the benefactor of a large scholarship at Escanaba High School, with many of the class members leaving money to the scholarship in their will.
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Escanaba High School Class of 1959 celebrated the 65th reunion at the Island Casino on June 25, 2024. Shown above are, front row, Morris Sorby, Carl Johnson, Geraldine Jefferson Krause, Virginia Clairmont, Richard Courier, Judy Boyce Johnson, Rose Mary Ambeau Blake, Barbara Therrian LaCroix, Elaine Burak, Marlene Sopina LaPalm Noyes. Second row, Loreen Jenkins Mileski, Sally Rockman Sandoval, Wayne Finman, Suzanne Rublein Victorson, Donna Budinger Richer, LeRoy Cooper, Jim McDonough, Suzanne Thompson Gagan, Judy Pohl Sandona, Mary Jerow Dusenbery, Susan Pohl Lee, Sherry Chylek Austin, Lois Cholger Nordin, Claudette LaBay Therrian, Sharon LaPalm McMillie, Richard “Arni” Arntzen. Back row, Robert Gallagher, Gary Finman, Bette Sheedlo Richards, Raino Maki, Jim Barron, Jane Devlin Walsh, Sharon O’Neal Lutz, John Taylor, Ray John Seppanen, David Klasell, Lanny Johnston, Marilyn Nordquist Luedke, Jack Lindstrom, Alice Gonsowski Jensen, Dennis Victorson, Tom Lavolette, Casimer Zappia. At right, from left, Richard “Arni” Arntzen, Lanny Johnston, and Dennis Victorson share a laugh over a bottle of A1 Steak Sauce. The class is also the benefactor of a large scholarship at Escanaba High School, with many of the class members leaving money to the scholarship in their will.