WHS Class of 1959

THE 1959 WATERTOWN HIGH SCHOOL "ORBIT" YEARBOOK

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The yearbook was first scanned and saved at 600 dpi tiff color, then resaved at 300 dpi tiff color, and finally resaved at 300 dpi jpg color. All pages are to be 7.5" wide.

The Watertown High School Class of 1959 Commencement Exercises were held Wednesday evening, June 3, 1959, at the new high school gymnasium, Watertown, Jefferson Co., WI. Click on the picture for the official listing of class graduates.

The 10th Reunion of Watertown High School Class of 1959, Lindberg's by the River, Watertown, Jefferson Co., WI, June 28, 1969. Click on the picture for the PDF version.

Ye Olde Historical Data booklet for the Watertown High School Class of 1959, which was compiled in 2004 by Cam (Olson) Carlson. Click on the image for the PDF file.

The 10th Reunion of Watertown High School Class of 1959, Lindberg's by the River, Watertown, Jefferson Co., WI, June 28, 1969.

Front Row - Joseph Rhodes, Roger Griep, William Wiedenhoeft, Tim Justman, Dennis Krause, Stanley Kuehl, Waldemar Nass, Ronald Schwantes, Carl Lange, Jim Beerbohm, John Wittchow, Richard Podolske, Gerald Kreiziger, Daniel Dittmann, Joseph Clifford, and Larry Kapheim.

Second Row - Jim West, Danny Kaddatz, Frank Schmitt, Eugene Juul, Don Bartelt, Donald Rose, Wayne Fredrick, Russell Marcks, John Ponath, James Hady, Joseph Kellerman, John Splinter, Charles Wendt, Charles Buchert, William Zoelle, Richard Wicker, Eugene Borchardt, Eugene Coughlin, Wesley Kehl, Patrick Foley, William Loomis, and Ronald Heller.

Third Row - Sherry Rippe Galindo, Jane Rogers, Judith Melcher Reu, Marsha Wendt Sachdev, Muriel Higgins Zimmerman, Sandra Block Foley, Lu Ann Uttech Kube, Sandra Kugath Scholl, Carol Frey Krause, Shirley Shephard Kuester, Nancy Beschta Bulthuis, Cam Olson Carlson, Ruth Kasten Borbe, Susan Kressin David, Carol Reusch Penza, Susan Bruss Tesch, Beverly Borchardt Mallow, Karen Krueger Schmitz, and Lois Schadt Bente.

Fourth Row - Christine Klecker Huhti, Mary Koshelnick Schwoegler, Katherine Brady Klecker, Kathleen Ferry Lindemann, Darlene Kopfer Lemberger, Paula Imig Hibner, Marie Lotzgesell Kohn, Joyce Maron, Mable Lueck Frederick, Eileen Raether Sell, Pearl Callies Schwartz, Hazel Borck Mayer, Marilyn Arndt Blank, Vivian Seibel Von Reuden, Erla Henschel Nickels, Jane Schliewe Toebe, Leone Wood Kasten, Constance Wood Johnson, Harriett Rieck Brackett, Carol Strache, Marilyn Zabel Hall, Carol Jack, Sharon Heck Eigenberger, Rebecca Rupnow Strege, Sandra Korban Strege, Katherine Reynolds, Phyllis Hertel Block, Barbara Schlueter Schwartz, Audrey Schlueter Roeder, Rosalee Oestriech Torkelson, Ruth Ann Stai Hensler, Lois Radloff Corcoran, Joanne Gmeinder Pike, Mildred Kube Gauerke, Susan Turke Rhodes, Elaine Claas Justman, and Ruth Ann Wockenfuss Aagaard.

Top Row - Gretchen Burzynski Scott, Edith Niemann Pfaffenbach, Ralph H. Schmidt, Dale Blanke, David Pfaffenbach, Glen Grams, John Goethe, Wayne Schwartz, Dennis Korth, Wayne Fitzgerald, Dale Wetzel, Robert Eckert, Kenneth Kopp, Roger Uttech, Leigh Larson, Gene Tesch, Peter Westermeyer, Gerald Frank, Thomas Gamroth, Ralph Krueger, and Thomas Justman.

The Watertown Daily Times, Watertown, Jefferson Co., WI, Wednesday, May 16, 2018

The Watertown Daily Times, Watertown, Jefferson Co., WI, Monday, August 5, 2019

WHS holds 60th class reunion

Watertown High School class of 1959 held its 60th class reunion on July 13 at Lindberg’s By the River. Dale Wetzel, emcee for the event, welcomed 45 classmates plus guests. Classmates came from Arizona, Alaska, Illinois, Utah, Indiana, Maryland, California and Wisconsin. A moment of silence was held for the 51 classmates, now deceased. Judy (Melcher) Reu led the guests in the schools song and read emails from classmates unable to attend. Classmates that attended included Kathy (Reynolds) Barbasiewicz, Phyllis (Hertel) Block, Ruth (Kasten) Borbe, Gene Borchardt, Marylyn (Arndt) Bremer, Margaret (Mallach) Brody, Cam (Olson) Carlson, Sue (Kressin) David, Sharon (Heck) Eigenberger, Wayne Fredrick, Tom Gamroth, Jim Hady, Millie (Kube) Gauerke, Marilyn (Zabel) Hall, Mary (Goetz) Horack, Tim Justmann, Elaine (Claas) Justmann, Tom Justmann, Gene Juul, Dan Kaddatz, Karen (Krueger) Kaddatz, Wes Kehl, Dennis Krause, Carol (Frey) Krause, Richard Kreuziger, Ralph Krueger, Stan Kuehl, Carl Lange, Joan (Reinhard) McPherson, Wally Nass, Carol (Ruesch) Penza, Sandy Pirkel, Judy (Melcher) Reu, Jane Rogers, Joel Rosenow, Ralph Schmidt, Eileen (Raether) Sell, Robert “Skip” Strege, Roger Uttech, Sally (Rowe) Welter, Caroline (Else) Werner, Pete Westermeyer, Dale Wetzel, Dick Wicker and Jean (Blegen) Yagobian. The reunion committee consisted of Phyllis (Hertel) Block, Ruth (Kasten) Borbe, Jane Rogers, Karen (Krueger) Kaddatz and Millie (Kube) Gauerke.

PDF file of deceased members of Watertown High School, who at some time between 1954 and 1959 were in the Class of 1959.