School: Dorchester H.S. 45th (Combined Reunion - 2006)

Contact: Robert Lipprandt
bob@wiclarkcountyhistory.org 

Surnames: Ashbeck, Barranco, Bramucker, Bartnik, Bednarek, Carlson, Chonjnacki, Chotoff, Culbertson, Decker, Deitsche, Deml, Duellman, Empey, Engel, Fenske, Fischer, Graffunder, Gebert, Hafferman, Hamm, Hawks, Herman, Hoeper, Hollman, Jantsch, Johnson, Klimpke, Kramer, Kwasny, Lang, Louret, Ludwig, Majerus, Mantor, Mertens, Meyer, Miller, Murphy, Neidhold, Paul, Pinter, Ploeckelman, Rahn, Riemer, Saladin, Sanchez, Schmidt, Schrader, Schuh, Schultz, Sebold, Seidel, Shelton, Smith, Springer, Stubbs, Umlauft, Underwood, Wagner, Waldhart, Werner, Wishart

----Source: The Star News (Medford, WI) 07/15/2006

The Dorchester High School Classes of 1960 through 1963 held their 45th class reunion on July 15.

The first part of the reunion was at Meadowview Golf Course in Owen. Brunch was enjoyed for an early morning start before classmates participated in an afternoon scramble golf outing. The Reunion continued with cocktails, dinner and karaoke at the Abbyland Banquet and Conference Center in Curtiss.

Each class was individually welcomed during the program. Ruby (Deitsche) Pinter was a guest for the evening activities.

Class of 1960 attendees were: Claudette (Decker) Saladin, Rodney Hawks, Sharon (Ploeckelman) Kramer, Donna Mae (Schrader) and Ronald Graffunder and Albert and Bunee Schultz.

Class of 1961 attendees were: Ann (Bednarek) and Charles Murphy, Judy (Bamucker) and Ron Shelton, Aurelie (Chotoff) and Jerry Ashbeck, Rachel (Decker) Louret, Judy (Hollman) Rahn, Linda (Johnson) Mertens, Jim Kwasny, Shirley (Lang) Majerus, Jim and Doris Meyer, Judy Meyer, Art and Judy Paul, Janice (Ploeckelman) Sanchez, Donna (Schmidt) and Allen Empey, Diane (Umlauft) and John Hoeper, Barbara (Underwood) and Roger Schuh, Wayne Underwood, and Mike and Louise Wagner.

Class of 1962 attendees were: Art and Judy Bartnik, Alicia (Bramucker) Culbertson, Carole (Carlson) and Joe Herman, Dan Duellman, Bonnie (Fischer) Hamm, Betty Ann (Gebert) and Jerry Gebert, Mary (Jantsch) and Louie Barranco, Lenny and Lue Miller, Vick and Bonnie Ploeckleman, Mary (Smith) and Clem Klimpke, Larry Springer and Chris (Waldhart) Mantor.

Class of 1963 attendees were: Tony and Sandy Chonjnacki, Ron and Carol Decker, Terry (Engel) and Mel Deml, Duwayne Fenske, Sandra (Hollman) Wishart, Dale and Kay Ludwig, Bob and Ann Neidhold, Darlene (Ploeckelman) Hafferman, Dewey and Dani Sebold, Ray Seidel, Jim Stubbs and Joe and Carol Werner.

The next class reunion will be held in 2011. Committee members are Albert Schultz, Pauline Riemer, Claudette Saladin, Judy Meyer, Rachel Louret, Mary Klimpke, Carole Herman and Duwayne Fenske.