Columbus High School, 1959 Class Reunion

[David Sechrest]

The Columbus High School Class of 1959 will celebrate their 45th year reunion on July 16th, 17th, and 18th. Friday's activities will include an informal get together at the Moose Park (south on US 31, left on Base Road at the flasher). Coolers and memories allowed. Cost is $8 per person and includes a BBQ dinner catered by the Alan Smith family (drink included). Saturday, July 17th festivities include social hour, dinner, music and dancing at the Harrison Lake Country Club (take Country Club Road from 46W) Cost is $59 per couple, or $29.50 per person. Dress is smart casual. Begins at 5:30pm with a class photo taken promptly at 6:00pm. Sunday, July 18th is a golf outing at Otter Creek. Be there before 12:30pm! Cost is $35 per person (includes cart). Non-golfers can visit in the Club House RESERVATIONS ARE A MUST! Reservation deadline is June 25th! Make checks payable to "Columbus Class of 1959 Reunion," and send to Beverly Vetter McDermott, 3710 Saddle Drive, Columbus, IN 47203!

[Margo]

"Columbus Class of 1959 Reunion," Beverly Vetter McDermott, 3710 Saddle Drive, Columbus, IN 47203!

Beverly, We are currently in the planning stage for our 50th Class Reunion. Could you please email any details of your function that did not work out, and how the classmates felt about it? Thanks so much!! Margo McCalip Class of '55 [e-mail]

[Eric Gressel]

David said:

The Columbus High School Class of 1959 will celebrate their 45th year reunion on July 16th, 17th, and 18th. Friday's activities will include an informal get together at the Moose Park (south on US 31, left on Base Road at the flasher). Coolers and memories allowed. Cost is $8 per person and includes a BBQ dinner catered by the Alan Smith family (drink included). Saturday, July 17th festivities include social hour, dinner, music and dancing at the Harrison Lake Country Club (take Country Club Road from 46W) Cost is $59 per couple, or $29.50 per person. Dress is smart casual. Begins at 5:30pm with a class photo taken promptly at 6:00pm. Sunday, July 18th is a golf outing at Otter Creek. Be there before 12:30pm! Cost is $35 per person (includes cart). Non-golfers can visit in the Club House RESERVATIONS ARE A MUST! Reservation deadline is June 25th! Make checks payable to "Columbus Class of 1959 Reunion," and send to Beverly Vetter McDermott, 3710 Saddle Drive, Columbus, IN 47203!

Beverly, thanks for all your work on the reunions. Linda and I currently live in Sanford, NC and have been retired for 5 years. Hope to make the reunion. Contact you later if plans come together. Eric.

[John A Mahoney Jr]

Beverly; I am John Mahoney (Buck to old friends). I remember nights at the hospital nurses quarters many years ago. When Dotty Griffiths and I were married in 1946, Clarence Henry Carl Vetter was my best man!! We are still married after almost 60-years and live in Sun City West, AZ How about an e-mail as to how you are today? Buck Mahoney

[John Buck Mahoney]

John -
I was just informed about your message. My dad's name was Karl Louis Frederick Vetter (he was born in 1908 and died in 1960). He did not have any brothers. He was married to Edith Nolting who died in childbirth and then he married my mother, Julia Cunningham (who was 10 years younger than my dad and who is still living), in 1939 or 40. My grandfather's name was Charles Vetter. My great-grandfather's name was Carl Frederick Vetter (born 1839), but he changed his name to Charles when he came to the US from Germany in 1865. I don't know who Clarence Henry Carl Vetter is. There was a Clarence Henry Schwartzkopf (who died a couple years ago) whose grandfather was also Charles (Carl) Frederick Vetter. Could he have been your best man?
My husband, Ken, and I were in the same CHS class of 1959 and have dated since we were 15. We have been married for 42.5 years, have 2 adult children, and 5 grandchildren. I retired from Irwin Management Co as VP of Client Services at the end of 2001 -- I worked there for 35 years. Ken has his own business, McDermott Tools. Just in case you wonder what I have been doing since I retired, our son and his 3 children (ages 11, 13 and 16) have been living with us for 2 years -- so I am a "mother" of teenagers -- it's much better the second time around. We have never regretted staying in Columbus and consider ourselves to be blessed.
I hope we can straighten out who your best man was
Best regards - Beverly Vetter McDermott

[John Buck Mahoney]

Beverly Vetter Mcdermott: I appreciate your answer to my quiry but unfortunately my best man and I graduated from C.H.S. in 1939. Clarence Vetter married a nurse from the Columbus hospital whose name was Beverly and I was his best man as he was mine in 1946 when we camw back from service.
If there is anyone else on line that knows of either Clarence or Beverly I'd like to hear from you.

[Margo CHS Class of 55]

I'm just wondering if this 1959 Class has any plans for their 50th Reunion this year ? I can't seem to locate any info on one.