The Class of ’60 Reunions 

just get better and better!

Georgeann (Brown) and Verne Casey opened their beautiful yard and vintage grain barn for our 55th Class Reunion.  Worker Bulldogs were Georgeann and Verne, Linda (Geister) McCrary, Georgia Alden Aas, Judy (Rich) Bailey, Dorothy Davis, Lucy (Rogers) Hodson, Nancy (Richards) Hayes, Mary (Buerge) King, Joyce (Cray) Barrett, Betty (Coates) Thorn, and Bev (Rogers) and LeRoy Haven.

The inviting and welcoming tables set up in the "dining hall".

 Linda set up the party and Judy Rich Bailey made the delicious salads.

 Dessert was a Pie Bar baked by the Bulldog helpers.

The presentations....

ALL SET???

Nancy, Joyce and Mary, on behalf of the class, presented a beautiful glass Bulldog plate crafted by our well known class artist Kay (Roner) Ferguson.

THE GUEST OF HORROR HONOR????

Verne with the help of his son-in-law and grandson roasted one big pig!  The unveiling brought everyone out into the sunshine.

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KOOL RIDES!!!

Thanks to the classmates who brought their cool cars!

 Sharon and Wayne Schmidt’s ’03 Anniversary Model convertible Corvette

                  Valetta (Croshaw) and Dan Smith’s C-5 Corvette

              Betty and Jerry Thorn’s ’32 Ford pickup “Putter”
              Built by Putter Morse in the 50’s.
              Restored by Jerry Thorn

Georgeann and Verne Casey’s 1941 cab over truck built by Verne

              Georgeann and Verne Casey’s 1936 Packard

Georgeann and Verne Casey’s 1933 Ford Roadster built by Verne

                       Linda and Don McCrary’s ’46 Chevrolet

                     Sharon and Wayne Schmidt’s ’56 Ford pickup

Sylvan Humphrey’s ’34 Ford Roadster

FUN IN THE BARN

 Thanks to all the Bulldog helpers who transformed the barn into a graceful, elegant banquet hall.  The big room sparkled with tiny lights and was adorned with a clothesline full of very old photos.  Each of the round tables had a bouquet of sunflowers, new cloth napkins, and its very own Bulldog!  The Caseys had hung a huge chalk board on which classmates wrote the changes we have seen since graduation.  If we hadn’t been so busy visiting, I’m sure we would have thought of even more changes.

 Our unexpected bit of excitement came about when Earl Snell suddenly collapsed to the ground!  Nurses Valetta and Karen (Pluemke) Lewis were right there to help.  Dehydration?  The paramedics discreetly checked him out.  All is well that ends well.  Maybe Earl just couldn’t wait any longer for that roast pork!

                                       Kay Roner Ferguson and Jocelyn Howells

                 Dixie and Steve Trout with Larry and Wilma Schmidt

                                      Sandy Bond and Jan Steinbrink

                                               Karen Pluemke Lewis

                                                Henry Pavelek

                                   John Barrett, Linda Fisk Rouches, Georgeann

                                                Linda Rouches

Karen Harris Griffin

SOMEONE'S BEEN FRAMED

(More fun in the barn)

                                         Dan and Valetta Smith

                                        Jerry and Jan (Logan ’61) Steinbrink
                                           

                                     Mel and Delphine (Hamilton) Jensen

                                                   Vivian (Hoiseth) Bronec

                                         Georgia and Gary Aas              

                                        Georgeann and Verne Casey

                               Mike Derrah, John Brockley and John Barrett

                                        LeRoy and Bev Haven

                                         Ray and Judy Bidwell

                                          Ken and Sallee Pinkard

                                         Candy and Orange Decker

                                         Joyce and Denny Barrett

                                        Mike and Linda Fish

                         We appreciate Roy and Carol Farlee coming all 

                          the way from Randlett, OK!    

As Dave Joseph (Yagelski)  so well put it in his thank you note, “As the years go by, it seems our reunions take on a special meaning.”

Thank you all for making this day happen!

A very special big Thank You to our hosts, Verne & Georgeann Casey!

Betsy (Williams) McClung

Betsy (Williams) McClung, 72, Dec. 14, 1942 – Sept. 10, 2015

Obituary published in The Oregonian, Oct. 11, 2015

McClung, Betsy (Williams) RN, MN, was born in Bend, to Dr. Oscar and Helen (Carlson) Williams.  Most of her early years were spent in Oregon and near Olympia.  After graduating from Albany High School, she attended Lewis and Clark College for two years before completing her undergraduate education at the Univ. of Oregon School of Nursing.  In her early nursing career, she coordinated educational activities for clinic nurses at the Univ. Hospital in Portland.  

            She married Ron Love with whom she had her two children, Holly and Andy.  She later returned to school and received her master’s degree in nursing from the Oregon Health & Science University. 

            In the mid-1980’s, she and Dr. Michael McClung, founded the Oregon Osteoporosis Center in Portland which became widely recognized as a leading clinical, educational and research center.  She and Dr. McClung married in 1993.  Betsy made presentations at many national and international meetings and was widely recognized as a strong advocate of the role of nurses in managing patients with osteoporosis.  She was a teacher and mentor who inspired many by her intelligence, compassion and sensitivity. 

            Betsy served as president of the Endocrine Nurses Society, and served on the boards of the Paget Foundation and the North American Menopause Society.

            Tributes are planned at international meets where her leadership, humanity and spirit were appreciated.

            Betsy reveled in her family.  By sharing her optimistic outlook and her enthusiasm for each new day with us, she made us all be better.  Her wisdom, courage, love and special way of making us happy will be deeply missed.  Betsy lived a full, happy, productive and influential life.  She was a star during life, and we know that her light still shines on us even in her absence. 

            An extended personal history is available at http://www.BetsyMcClung.com. 

            Survivors include her husband, Michael McClung; daughter, Holly Love; son Any Love; and grandson, Oscar Love, all of Portland; stepson, Daniel McClung of Ann Arbor, MI; sisters, Margaret Hitchcock, Exeter, England and Janey Sherman, Amesbury, MA; and brothers, James Williams, Colorado Springs, CO, and Doug Williams, Omaha, NE.

            A private memorial service will be held.  Remembrances may be made in Betsy’s memory to the Pancreatic Cancer Action Network or the American Society for Bone and Mineral Research.

Lonnie R. St. Dennis

Oct. 16, 1941 — Sept. 25, 2015

Death Notice: ADH, Sept. 28, 2015

LON St. DENNIS, 74, of Phoenix, Arizona, formerly of Albany, died Friday at Sherman House Hospice of the Valley in Phoenix.  No local service plans have been announced at this time.

Lon was born on Oct. 16, 1941, in North Bend, Oregon to Louis W. and Beatrice (Kingsford) St. Dennis.  He attended Marshfield High School in Coos Bay before coming to Albany Union High School in his senior year (1959-60).  According to the 1959-60 Albany City Directories, Lonnie R. St. Dennis was a student at AUHS who lived at 1430 Hill Street with his parents Louis W. and Beatrice St. Dennis.  His father was a Road Master Clerk for Southern Pacific Railroad.  No other siblings were listed.

Lon was in the military and stationed in Wisconsin where he met his wife.  Lon and Kay Hopefl were married on June 4, 1963 in Milwaukee, WI.  Lon is survived by his son, Dan St. Dennis and daughter Dawn (St. Dennis) Mabrey and four grandchildren. 

Lon owned his own business in Salem for many years called PS Enterprises, which was a promotional company.  He facilitated home shows in Albany, Salem, Bend and other places in Oregon. 

Lon took a big part in the planning of our class reunions.  He was always available with suggestions and contacts, and several times he was our emcee.  He had a restored 1937 Ford coupe which he enjoyed driving on sunny days.  He transported the car to Phoenix where he was active in one of their local car clubs.  He was planning to take the coupe to “Midnight at the Oasis” in Yuma, AZ in the spring of 2016.

After Kay’s death, Lon moved to Phoenix to be near his daughter Dawn, and because he love the very hot climate.  In Phoenix he met a widowed lady of our age, Arlene Casale.  They lived together for four years and enjoyed traveling.  Lon was diagnosed with colon cancer in 2013 and spent a lot of time in the hospital.  He made one last trip to Albany in 2014 and was planning on attending our 55^th Reunion in August of 2015.  Arlene was devoted to Lon and was at his bedside every day.

Service information will be announced at a later date.