Ridgeville High School - Carousel Yearbook (North Ridgeville, OH)

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4, Jfwpizecg A class reun1on that 15 Just what we must have Merv1n Th1s was the typlcal solut1on to an 1dea of Kathleen Da1ly aone t1me graduate of R1dgev1lle H1 class of 1954 who was enter ta1n1ng 1n her New York penthouse two successful mus1c1ans then domg a tremendous number on Broadway They were none other than Dale Sche1dler and Mervm Femstem who after 1n dulgmg 1n sports for a wh1le after graduat1on had settled down to mus1c and between show engagements were v1s1t1ng Kathy A hel1copter the common method of transportat1on 1n the enhghtened year of 1966 was soon gl1d1ng toward a fash1onab1e suburb of Cleveland Oh1o known as North R1dgev11le of the R1dge Landmg 1n the parkway of the R1dgev11le H1gh School the hel1copter unloaded 1ts three occupants who were met by Elma Cool Sh1r1ey Ba11ey and D1ck Reyes Elma and Sh1rley were now glamorous hostesses 1n a well known N1te Club w1th the1r own local T V programs wh1le D1ck hav1ng graduated from College was managlng a group of ultra modern Motels west of Cleveland These s1x overjoyed classmates dec1ded to phone the class presldent Arlene Laubenthal and acqua1nt her w1th the reun1on plans Arlene at th1s t1me was the superv1s1ng nurse at the Fa1rv1ew Park hosp1tal w1th Evelyn Janas superv1s1ng the nursery at the same hosp1tal Soon both nurses desp1te the1r heavy dut1es were able to Jom the group for further reun1on plans A clever restaurant w1th good food near R1dgev1lle was just the place to make arrangements so lt was that e1ght classmates walked 1nto the D1nner R1ng a popular eat1ng house owned and operated by Jean Gaydash and Norma Sweet Jean and Norma welcomed the1r classmate guests w1th the1r accustomed fr1endl1ness and plans were soon well under way when Jean1e told the story of the startl1ng success of B111 Wmter who was mak1ng great strxdes 1n rel1g1on and mu s1c was marr1ed and was m1n1ster1ng to a famous church 1n Ch1CagO He would probably make the reun1on 1n true class sp1r1t and br1ng w1th hun Gary Kell1ng now on the personnel 11st of Navy maneuvers 1n Waukegan lll1no1s Gary had made the armed serv1ce h1s l1fe s work Whxle everyone was enjoymg the conversat1on m burst Pete Ohmes and Bob Sull1nger on the1r way from a meet1ng of agrxcultural experts held 1n Columbus Bob and Pete were successful gentlemen farmers own1ng huge ranches we st of the MISSISSIPP1 They told of hav1ng met Bob Fortune 1n Columbus Bob was an adv1sor on hunt1ng and sportxng methods and was wr1t1ng popular artlcles on these subjects Somehow news had traveled rapldly and soon Donna Stob1e now a happy Wlfe and the mother of a famous mov1e ch1ld walked 1nto the D1nner R1ng w1th M1ldred Heckerman and Annette Scheutzow both M1lly and Annette were pref1x1ng the1r names w1th Mrs and both 1nv1ted the1r classmates to come to the1r luxur1ous homes near Elyr1a for the remammg plans of the reun1on of Class 1954 The enthus1ast1c group was Just leav1ng when they stopped m sudden wonder Out of a hmousme stepped Gerry James and Pat Gallagher look1ng splendxd 1n the1r styl1sh dresses Both had heard the news ofareun1on and had sped 1n from Cleveland where Gerry had a dancxng school and Pat was an 1nstructor 1n dramat1cs and playwr1te work w1th some famous produc1ng company W1thout much d1scuss1on It was dec1ded to go to R1dgev1lle H1gh School and from there try to contact the rest ofthe class Wa1t1ng at the doors of R1dgev1lle H1 were Sh1r1ey Juchem asslstant math teacher of R1dgev1lle Kathy Bommer lady mayor of the town and George Gage the owner of a farm 1mplement store 1n the ne1ghbor1ng town of Beldon More enthusxastxc greet1ngs followed as Marge B1ngge11Jo1ned the group Marge was gym teacher and dr1ver s trammg teacher at Avon Lake Someone 1n the crowd suggested that a w1re be sent to Tom Jares 1n Terre Haute Ind1ana where he was manager of a refrlgerator plant and happ1ly marr1ed also to Bonme Shaffer who was mn Cahforn1a, a Major 1n the WACS sta t1oned along the coast As the group of schoolmates were preparmg to separate for the mght and meet the next day Mar1anne J afllk came 1n and 1nv1ted the out of town class guests to spend the n1ght at her fash1onab1e hotel near the 1ntersect1on of the Oh1o Turn P1ke and Route 10 It seemed that Mar11yn Schwertle and Peggy Goede would meet them there Mar1lyn was pr1 vate secretary and part manager of an automoblle firm near Norwalk wh1le Peggy Goede was part owner of an elete shoe store cater1ng only to the soc1al class of people and known as Shoes H1 Class Corporat1on The fo1low1ng day w1th f1nal plans about completed all but f1ve alumn1 of the class of 1954 were present and 1t was certam that they would soon be present In the classroom where Mr Curr1er was preservmg h1s famous h1stor1ca1 data on Rocket Sh1ps and Planet v1s1tat1ons the Class of 54 was enjoymg a h1lar1ous reun1on At the helght of the conversat1on the door opened and 1n walked Charlotte Myers dressed 1n the latest of gown creat1ons wh1ch she had des1gned Charlotte at once told of her hurr1ed fhght from Mlallll where she was then des1gn1ng exclus1ve beach wear for the season and conduct1ng a school of art and des1gn 1n clothes l. 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DALE ARTHUR SCHEIDLER Dale I w11l l1ve wxth the nob1l1ty and d1gn1ty of the human sp1r1t Ca.feter1a 1 2 Safety Patrol 1 2 L1eutenant 2 Mov1e Operator 2 Baseball 3 4 Football 4 Basketball Manager 4 ANNETTE LOUISE SCHEUTZOW Skeets Two souls w1th but a smgle thought Safety Patrol 1 2 F H A 1 2 Football Scorer 4 M1xed Chorus 4 Annual Staff 4 Product1on Crew 4 Track 3 4 MARILYN JEAN SCHWERTLE Mar Thmkmg plus actzon spells progress F H A 1 2 Safety Patrol 2 Band l Staff Typ1st 4 Annual Productlon Crew 4 BONNIE LOUISE SHAFFER Bon Amusement grows out of work as the color petals out of a fru1tful flower Somerset P 1 GAA 234 FHA2 G1rls Ensemble 3 M1xed Chorus4 V1ce Presl dent 4 Pep Club 4 EDWARD JOSEPH SMITEK Edd1e He always f1nds nonsense a sort of l1fe pre server to keep h1m from s1nk1ng Baseball 1 2 3 4 DONNA MAE STOBIE Topz1 Soon confett1 w11l fly and church bells w1ll rmg for Donna wears a d1amond r1ng GAA 12 FHA 12 Latm Club 2 M1xed Chorus 4 Junlor Band 1 2 Staff Typ1St 4 Annual Typlst 4 ROBERT WILLIAM SULLINGER Bob Books thmk for me Football 2 3 4 NORMA JEAN SWEET Norm1e You know well the art and sc1ence that help create a satlsfactory home put them to use GAA 234 FHA 124 Presldent 4 Band 1 2 3 4 Secretary and Treasurer 4 Class Sec retary and Treasurer 2 Secretary 3 G1rls En semble 2 3 Muced Chorus 4 Spec1a1G1rls Tr1o 3 Latln Club 2 Cheerleader 3 4 Pep Club 4 Annual Typlst 4 WILLIAM WALLACE WINTER B111 I am only one but by the grace of God I w1l1 do somethmg Basketball 1 2 3 4 Capt 4 Football 1 2 3 4 Capt 4 Baseball 1 2 3 4 Track 1 2 3 4 Student Councll 2 4 Presxdent 4 Class Pres1dent 3 V1ce Pres1dent 1 aa 11 U . . . . . . . . . ,, . I I I I I 1 1 1 1 1: 11 ll ' ' ll I P . . - , F Q 1 1 I I 0 11 11 H . . . H . U 0 9 I I , ! , . If ,I u - 11 1 a. 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 13141 1 1 - ' , . as f 11 u - - . . . ,, . I I 1 ' 1: -11 ,, . . . . I - - 11 . . 1 , , . . 1 , , , 3 J I P 41 11 11 . 11 . 1 1 - aa - 11 u - 1 11 1 . I I 0 I , I I I I J 1 Q j 1 1 1 1 1 ' I I - I I I 1 1 1 1 1 11 - 11 aa - , P - 11 I I , I . I I D I I - 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1

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71 ii H X ,A .lfgx Q 6 1 dc, A-4 Q! Aqvy X1 v-3 r AQ g. So with the class members who could not be present who were Dave Miller co owner of a chain of theaters Harold Schenemen and Harold Lovell who were now headed for Ind1a having been sent there by the Navy to promote friendly relations w1th the far East Edward Sm1tek now transacting b1g business with a Real Estate f1rm in New York and Anna N1elsen busy traveling with her husband who was head engineer of United Railways and those already present the reunion of the graduates of 1954 was a complete success Kathy Daily one time editor of the Ridgevllle School paper who no longer signed her name Daily closed an old copy of a yearbook dated 1954 with a twinkle 11'1 her eye and said I told you that a class reunion is Just what we needed and she handed the beloved yearbook to Dale Sche1dler We the members of the class of 1954 being of sound mind and memory do hereby make and declare this to be our last will and testament Shirley Bailey w1ll my varled love life to Joy Yost Marjorie Bxnggeli will my sports enthusiasm to Marlyn Uhl1r Elma Cool will my nickname Elmer back to Karl Wysocki Kathy Daily w1ll my insistance that no one w1ll ever travel to another planet to Mr Currier Mervln Feinstein w1ll my school sp1r1t to whomever may need it Bob Fortune will my height to some unfortunate short person George Gage w1ll my qu1et ways to Rlchard Foley Pat Gallagher will my witty remarks in Government Class to anyone who has nerve enough to use them Jean Gaydash will my giggle to Flossle Dunham Peggy Goede w1ll my h11ar1ous laugh to my brother Howard M1ldred Heckerman will my Job in the bookroom on Monday mornings to some lucky person Gerald1ne James w1ll my pos1t1on as head magorette to Marilyn Gaede Evelyn Janas will my qu1et ways to Pat Lambardo Tom Jares will my position as r1ght end on the football team to Bob Herr Mar1anne Jan1k will my means of making frlends to Sharon Erwm Shirley Juchem will my fascination for a certa1n teacher to Theresa Sche1dler Gary Kelling w1ll my ways of flirtmg with the opposite sex to Edd1e Klalnmer Arlene Laubenthal will my ability to lead a group through th1ck or thin to my brother Nor man Harold Lovell w1ll my hot rod ability to Don Winterfleld Dav1d Miller w1ll a few inches to Jerry Hall Charlotte Myers will my dimple to J1m Yost Anna Nielsen will my blush to Janet Alexander Richard Ohmes will my ways w1th the girls to Ernest Galagda R1chard Reyes will my ability to study at any time or place to Harvey Winter Harold Scheneman w1ll my manly physique to Robert Arnold Annette Scheutzow will my ab1l1ty to keep and hold one boy to Donna Stone Marilyn Schwertle will my varied appetite to Miss Gottshalt Bonnie Shaffer will my pleasant smile to Mr Merkle Eddie Sm1tek will my many days of be1ng absent to Johnnie Palmer Donna Stob1e will my glft of gab to Mr Lorko Dale Sche1dler will my qu1et ways l1ke a hurricane to J1m Feinstein Bob Sull1nger will my days of sleeping through classes to Jack Jenkins Norma Sweet will my shorthand ability to Nancy Nagel I B111 Winter will my seat on the players bus to one of the future cheerleaders of R1dgev1lle To this our last will and testament we do affix our s1gnature th1s twenty seventh day of May in the year of our Lord one thousand nine hundred and fifty four The Senior Class X C' , f, 9 Q if , . g xiii v- ' . , , ., ' O -fr -, f - E f s' will L . . , . . . O L . . . ., . . . U I, Kathy Bommer, will my long hair to all girls with D.A.'s. I, I - - Aa ll -' I, , ' ' . . L , . . . i L ' . . . L , . . . u L 1 . . . , . L . I . . . . . I, , ' ' . L 1 . . . . . L . , . . . . U L I . , . . . . . . . L , . . . . . , - L I . . .. . . i L . . , . . . L I . . . . I, ' , ' . L . , . . . . D L . J . . . . . ' L D , . . I L I . . . . I, ' , ' ' . . L . , ..... . . t L . , . . . D L i . . . .