<
An Internet
email newsletter
connecting the alumni of
Volume 3, Number 2
------------------ November 2003
Larry L. Oatman (BHS'59), Editor
<HOME ROOM LINK>
Welcome to <BATH
LINK> a newsletter for and about
who graduated or
attended
classmates, reunions,
school events, teachers, plus web site links, a pop
quiz (but no homework),
some humor or other items of alumni interest. The
newsletter, due to have
47 graduating classes (and all are important), is
somewhat long. It is
suggested that if you don't have time to read it all
right now, save it in a
special folder named, "<BATH LINK>," and then read
it when you do have the
time.
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If you missed any of the
previous issues of <BATH LINK> you can now
read them on the Bath
Schools web site. Thanks to the excellent efforts of
Mrs. Ruth Mowery and her
computer class, this issue and the past seven of
the <BATH LINK>
alumni email newsletter are now available in an archive
file. [ http://www.noacsc.org/allen/ba/Alumni.html ]
<EXCELLENT SCHOOL
LINK>
The
an "excellent"
school for the 2002-2003 school year, with students meeting
all of the state's 12
indicators. In recognition of this tremendous
accomplishment, the
State Board of Education sent a "certificate of
commendation." Now
that is really something to turn cart-wheels over!
<BATH 2002-03 SCHOOL
CALENDAR LINK>
Oct. 27-Jan. 16, Second
Grading Period
Nov. 27-28, Thanksgiving
Break
Dec. 22-Jan. 2, Winter
Break
Jan. 19, Martin Luther
King Jr. Day
Jan. 19-Mar. 19, Third
Grading Period
Feb. 16, Presidents Day
Mar. 22-May 26, Fourth
Grading Period
Apr. 9-12, Spring Break
May 26, Last day for
students
May 27, Staff work day
May 29, Graduation
<MARCH LEVY LINK>
The
and to add an increase
on the March 2004 ballot. It is a five-year, 11-mill
levy which includes both
the renewals and new money.
The combined renewal levies generate $2.8
million a year, while the
increase would generate
$2 million the first year and drop to $600,000 for
each of the next four
years.
According to Supt. William Lodermeier, the
district will not receive a Ford
Motor Co. Lima Engine
Plant tax abatement until 2006.
looking at a $500,000
deficit in 2005 due to cuts in school funding and
employee health
insurance costs. He said without additional income the
district would need to
reduce the budget $1.4 million in the 2005-06 school
year.
<SCHOOL BOARD
ELECTION RESULTS>
Last June long-time
school board member Bob Tomlinson resigned after
serving for 24 years.
Jeff Cary was appointed to fill the vacancy. In
November Jackie Place
was elected to the post and will take office in
January. Board members
Jeff Dackin and Brent Garver were re-elected.
<MUSIC ROOM LINK>
The Wildcat band will
march in
27.
The Bath Music
Association is holding its 31st annual fruit sale. Members
are selling naval
oranges, red grapefruit, tangerines, pineapples and red
apples. All fruit can be
picked up in Dec. 10-11 in the high school band
room. Call (419)
221-0366 to place an order.
The audience was treated
to a delightful production of "The King and I,"
directed by Sandi
Alstaetter and Jenny Lloyd. The April school musical
featured Matthew Bruden
(BHS'03) as the King and Katie Deeter (BHS'03)
as Anna.
<
The Bath Booster Club,
which help's support the many athletic programs at
donations. Blue and Gold
membership for $50 receives a
their name printed in
the program. Gold membership for $40 receives a
Bath coffee mug and
their name printed in the program. Blue membership
for $15 will have their
name printed in the program. The club meets the
third Wednesday of each
month in the high school library at
<DOLLARS FOR SCHOLARS
LINK>
Eight scholarships,
totaling $11,000, were awarded in 2003. The reciptients
from the Class of 2003
were: Ashley Ansley, Donna Battig, Amanda
Conner, Katie Deeter,
Kellie Glazer, Allison Kirkendal, Hillary Schiffer and
Brian Wolfe. A group of
25 citizens established the Bath Dollars for
Scholars program in 1964
to help
education.
<SPIRIT DEN LINK>
The Wildcat Spirit Den
is the headquarters for
For the second year the
Bath Boosters Club is operating the store in the
p.m. Thursday and
Friday.
WILDCAT SPIRIT APPAREL
(in youth and adult sizes)
$12.00 Short Sleeve T-Shirt (white or gray)
$16.00 Long Sleeve T-Shirt (white or gray)
$17.00 Baseball Shirts
$22.00 Crew Sweatshirt (gray or
$28.00 Embroidered Crew Sweatshirt (gray)
$26.00 Hooded Sweatshirts (gold)
$28.00 Reversible Hooded Sweatshirt (printed on both
sides)
$35.00 Hooded Sweatshirt (
$25.00 Fleece Pants (navy, light blue)
$30.00 Full Zip Light Blue Hood (matches Light Blue
Fleece Pants
$30.00 Full Zip Hooded Sweatshirt (gold,
$15.00 Roll Down Mesh Shorts (
$18.00 Lounge Pants
$48.00 Full Zip Jackets (navy blue and gold)
$18.00 Fleece Skirts (gray & navy)
WILDCAT SPIRIT ITEMS
$18.00 Stadium Seats
$15.00 Dazzle Bags
$ 4.00 Ribbons
(
$10.00 Umbrellas
$ 4.00 Sleeve Scrunchies
$ 4.00 Hair Scrunchies
$12.00 Baseball Hat (gold,
$12.00 Wool Hats (gold,
$ 8.00 Furry Paw Prints - Wildcats
$25.00 Small Duffel Bag (navy blue)
$40.00 Large Duffel Bag (navy blue)
$25.00 Blanket (navy blue)
$35.00 Personalized Yard Flag (available in any sport)
$ 5.00 Key Chain (lanyards)
$ 4.00 Spirit Towel
$ 2.50
Kiddie Bracelet
$ .50
Wood Pencil
$ 1.00 Mechanical Pencil
(An entire line of
sterling silver jewelry, including bracelets, ankle
bracelets,
necklaces, charms and
earrings, ranging in price from $6.00 to $30.00)
<
-- 45th
-- 43th
-- 40th
-- 35th
-- 30th
-- 25th
-- 20th
-- 15th
-- 10th
-- 5th
Check individual
<CLASS LINK> for more details.
RING-G-G-G-G-G-G!
There's the school bell. Time to go to your class.
<1957 CLASS LINK>
Paul Reed (BHS'57)
married Margene (Ruhlen) (BHS'60) and they live in
school as an assistant
librarian and for the past 15 years has worked with
Manpower in
daughters and two
grandchildren.
<1958 CLASS LINK>
Kathryn (Skobler)
Bruchfield retired from teaching school and moved to
NEW SUBSCRIBER: Janelle
Kocher (BHS'58) of
<1959 CLASS LINK>
Barbara (Brookes) Reeder
(BHS'59) still has the cutest little...(smile) and is
retired from teaching
high school. Living in
children.
<1960 CLASS LINK>
Tom Bowerman (BHS'60)
emailed that he married Nancy (Gesler) (BHS'60)
and they both recently
retired. Tom retired from the State of
They have two children
and five grandchildren.
It is with sadness the
following is reported:
John D. Skinner (BHS'60), 61 died at
Rita's
He was born
Middlestetter Skinner,
who preceded him in death. On
Gerard Catholic Church,
he married Janet A. Brinkman, who survives.
John was president and chief executive
officer of Armor Fire Protection
669 for 38 years. He was
a member of St. Rose Catholic Church. He was a
3rd degree member of
Knights of Columbus and a member of Benevolent
and Protective Order of
Elks Lodge 54.
Survivors also include three sons, Timothy
(Caralee) Skinner, James
(Patsy) Skinner and Alexander
Skinner, all of
(Luke) Stechschulte of
Lima; and six grandchildren, Danielle Skinner,
Danielle Skinner,
Makenzie Skinner, Ryan Stechschulte, Benjamin
Stechschulte and
Samantha Stechschulte.
He was preceded in death by a brother, who
was missing in action and
presumed dead, Col. Owen
"Pete" Skinner; and a sister, Janet Frey.
Mass of Christian Burial will begin at
Catholic Church. Burial
will be in
Memorial contributions may be made to the
Lima Central Catholic Chapel
Fund or the Oncology
Unit at St. Rita's
(Ed. Note: John and I
rode on the same school bus from 1954, which Jim
Siniff drove. John was
warm and caring for others and a fun person to be
around. I last saw him
this past March and he still had his wonderful sense
of humor, which will be
missed by those who knew him.
It is with sadness the
following is reported:
The wife of Joe Roeder (BHS'60), Karen S.
Roeder, 58, died March 25,
2003, at St. Rita's
<1961 CLASS LINK>
An update on Bonnie Jean
(
married Charles Meyer
(BHS'60) and they moved to
years later they moved
to
their present home on
seven acres about a mile from the rapidly growing
city of
VoiceStream Wireless.
<1962 CLASS LINK>
Larry L. Carroll
(BHS'62), who lives in
been married for 35
years and has four children and four grandchildren.
<1963 CLASS LINK>
Those attending the 40th
class reunion held at Westgate Entertainment
Center had lots of
guessing who was who, but everyone was eventually
identified, according to
a reliable source. Paulina (Czeto)
Harner of
Phoenix, AZ, won the
prize for traveling the farthest and Joseph Nelson
Dunkle of St. Louis, MO,
came in second.
It is with sadness the
following is reported:
Carolyn May (Wright) McKinley (BHS'63), 58,
of Media, Pa., formerly of
Lima, died Sept. 10,
2003, at Taylor Hospice residence, Ridley Park, Pa.
She was born in Lima to
Imogene Tuner, who survives in Lima. She
married Phil Rogers, who
preceded her in death.
She was dean of math, science, engineering
and technology at Delaware
County Community College
for 14 years and had been a professor at
Widener College. She
belonged to several professional and educational
organizations and was
affiliated with Ethel Mason Child Care Center.
She received her bachelor's degree from Ohio
Northern University, Ada,
her master's and
doctorate from the University of Toledo, and did her post
doctorate studies at
Oakridge Labs, Oakridge, Tenn. She was raised in
Lima and lived in Media,
Pa., for the last 20 years.
Survivors also include a stepson, Patrick
Rogers; a brother, Anthony
(Terrel Dahill) Turner
of Lima; two nieces, Erin and Amanda; and two aunts,
Georgine (Neil)
Augsburger of Lima and Sharon (David) Miller of Fullerton,
CA.
(Ed. Note: Lynne
(Pilkerton) Dunlap (BHS'65) emailed that Carolyn grew up
across the street from
her on Mt. Holyoke in Lost Creek. Carolyn's mother
still lives in the same
house across from Lynne's mother. Last July 4th,
Carolyn visited her
mother, who is a shut-in. Carolyn died of cancer.)
<1964 CLASS LINK>
Rebecca
"Becky" (Brown) Kuhlhorst (BHS'64) writes that she has children.
In high school she was a
member of the band and a cheerleader.
<1965 CLASS LINK>
Nadiji Lynn (Sroute)
(BHS'65) of Las Vegas, NV, emailed that she married
classmate Ronald Paul
Struble (BHS'65). They also graduated together
from the University of
Maryland, European Division in 1991 with BA
degrees. Previously, she
had graduated from St. Rita's School of Nursing
and has worked in
nursing for the 34 years. Ron retired in 1991 after
serving 25 years in the
Air Force.
<1966 CLASS LINK>
Elaine (Hefner)
Burkholder lives in Meadville, PA, and emailed that she
enjoys reading the
alumni newsletter.
<1967 CLASS LINK>
Cheryl (Ribley) Briggs
(BHS'67) emailed that she and her husband have
been married for 34
years. She works at Lima City's West Middle School in
the cafeteria, while her
husband works at Lima Corrections. They have two
girls, one son and seven
grandchildren. Cheryl adds, "Life has been good
to us."
It is with sadness the
following is reported:
James Douglas (BHS'67), 53, died May 11,
2003, of a heart attack while
hunting with his father
in Meigs County, Ohio.
He was born sept. 27, 1949 in Lima to Avery
and Opal Strohl Douglas,
who survive in Cairo. On
Nov. 26, 1977, he married May Jo Ferancak, who
survives.
He was a supervisor for Sprint for more than
34 years. He graduated
from Bath High School in
1967. He was a member of the Cairo Bass Club
and an Army veteran of
Vietnam. He was an avid hunter, fisherman and
golfer.
Survivors also include a daughter, Christina
(Andre)s Murphy of San
Diego, CA; a brother,
Avery (Jean Ann) Douglas Jr. of Kalida; a sister,
Lorna Stimmel of Lima;
and two grandchildren.
He was preceded in death by a sister, Mary.
Memorial contributions may be made to the
Lima Literacy Council or
Habitat for Humanity.
Doyle Jay Mikesell (BHS'67) died at 7:30
a.m. May 13, 2003, at Lima
Memorial Hospital.
He was born March 7, 1949, in Lima to Oliver
Wayne and Marcetta I.
(Beemer) Mikesell, who
preceded him in death. On Nov. 16, 1974, he
married Betty M.
Salsburey, who survives.
Doyle worked at Dana Corp. for 29 years. He
graduated from Bath High
School in 1967. He was a
member of the Cairo United Church of Christ and
was an Army veteran. He
enjoyed deer hunting, fishing and was a
Cleveland Indians and
Browns fan.
Survivors also include two sons, Anthony W.
and Matthew J., both of
Lima; a sister Sharon of
Cairo; and three grandsons.
Memorial contributions may be to the Bath
EMS or the American Heart
Association.
Donations from the class of 1967 will be
sent according to their wishes,
according to Kathy
(Laman) Reinhart.
<1968 CLASS LINK>
Ann (Kissel) Bush
(BHS'68) for the past 20 years has been living in Citrus
Heights, CA, where her
husband operates his own business. Their
combined marriage gave
them four adult children and 10 grandchildren. In
her spare time she sells
Vaseline glass and other collectibles on E-Bay. Her
sister Pamela Sue
(Kissel) Nichols (BHS'70) lives nearby at Grizzley Flats,
CA. Since Sue isn't on
the Internet, Ann makes a copy of <Bath Link> and
gives them to her.
It is with sadness the
following is reported:
Bruce Jeffery Rex (BHS'68), 53, died Oct 25,
2003, at his residence, in
Lima. He was born Jan
18, 1950, to Wilbur and Charis Rex, who survive in
Lima. On March 6, 1971,
he married Beverly R. (Warren) (BHS'70), who
survives in Lima.
He was an assistant store director at Lima's
Meijer. He had worked at
Clyde Evans and Pangles
grocery stores. He coached T-ball and
baseball
at Bath Elementary
School. He was an avid golfer and enjoyed area
football, photography
and travel in the United States and Europe.
Survivors also include a son, Aaron Rex
(BHS'93) of Lima; a daughter,
Jodi (Rex) Lee (BHS'91)
of Pickerington; three brothers, Randy Rex
(BHS'71), Blaine Rex
(BHS'76) and Chris Rex (BHS'85), all of Lima; and
five grandchildren.
<1969 CLASS LINK>
John Craig Cameron
Kammeyer (BHS'69) of Dayton, TN, is the site
engineering manager of
the Watts Bar Nuclear Power Plant in Spring City,
TN. He graduated from
The Ohio State University in 1979. John married
classmate Rhonda
(Whetsel) (BHS'69) and they recently celebrated their
30th wedding
anniversary. They have three daughters: Nichole Jessica, 23;
Ashley Elizabeth, 17;
and Caithlin Leigh, 12.
<1970 CLASS LINK>
Dale Raymond Johnson
(BHS'70) emailed that he is living in Lima and
working for Oxford
Systems Integration, a computer retail company,
[ http://www.d-johnson@oxfordsys.com ].
It is with sadness the
following is reported:
Mary Catherine Hobbs (BHS'70), 51, died
March 14, 2003, at St. Rita's
Hospital. She was born
Jan. 28, 1952, in Lima, to Robert E. and Frances
M. Stowe McPheron, who
survive in Lima.
Mrs. Hobbs was a supervisor at Milcor for 15
years and she was a
member of St. Gerard
Catholic Church.
Survivors also include two sons, David Hobbs
of Arvada, CO, and Daniel
Hobbs of Lima; three
daughters, Dawn and Devan Hobbs, both of Lima,
and Deanna Voiers of
Venedocia; two brothers, Michael McPheron
(BHS'68) of Louisville,
CO; and Robert McPheron (BHS'78) of Lima; and
three grandchildren. She
was preceded in death by a brother Mark
McPheron and a sister,
Lynne (McPheron) Linet (BHS'64).
<1971 CLASS LINK>
Judy (Bakies) Schafer
(BHS'71) is a third grade teacher at Perry
Elementary School. She
lives in Lima and has three children: Courtney, 26;
John, 23; and Natalie,
14. While she enjoyed going to Lum's after the
games, today she prefers
writing poetry, travel, photography and reading.
<1972 CLASS LINK>
The Class of '72 held
its "30th plus 1" reunion Aug. 2 at Lost Creek Country
Club. Sally (Czeto)
Boedicker (BHS'70) emailed that it was great to see
everyone at the reunion
and hopes to have the class directory out after the
first of the year.
Priscilla (Niebel)
(BHS'72) emailed that she married Thomas Joseph Hawk
(BHS'71) and they live
in Glen Carbon, IL.
<1973 CLASS LINK>
Sandra (Brown) Baker
(BHS'73) of Versailles, KY, teaches third grade at St.
Leo's School there. She
has a master's degree in education with an
endorsement to teach
gifted students. Sandi and her husband Ron have
three sons, Matt, Thomas
and Andrew.
<1974 CLASS LINK>
Harold William Nungester
(BHS'74) runs a Children's Home in port Au
Prince, Haiti, which has
35 children ranging in age from 1 to 14. Hal's wife,
Chris, is a 1974
graduate from Allen East.
<1975 CLASS LINK>
Stephany Sue (Bohn)
Adkins (BHS'75) of Sebring, FL emailed that she
graduated in 1981 from
nursing school at The Ohio State University. She
married in 1988 and has
two children: Kati, 15; and Kyle, 9. She is currently
very involved as a
cubmaster for Pack 841 with her son.
<1976 CLASS LINK>
Teri (Roth) Brunsman
(BHS'76) married Paul Brunsman and they live in
Harpersfield, OH.
<1977 CLASS LINK>
Patty (Fagan) (BHS'77)
married classmate Larry Good (BHS'77) and they
live in Bath Township.
<1978 CLASS LINK>
Timothy Eugene Joseph
(BHS'78) graduated by the art Institute of
Pittsburgh and worked in
Toledo and then in New Jersey as an art director.
In 1988, he moved to
Vermont and worked for 12 years as the Catalog
Director for the hunting
and fishing catalogs of The Orvis Company. In
2000, he moved to
Williamsport, PA, as the Director of Catalog and Internet
for the Woolrich Outdoor
Clothing Company in Woolrich, PA. He and his
wife, Liri, have four
boys, Alex, 19; Chirs, 15; Andy, 11; and Sam, 9.
<1979 CLASS LINK>
Lisa Kay (Spencer)
Griffith (BHS'79) of Lima works in the pharmacy at the
Eastgate Kmart.
<1980 CLASS LINK>
Kim Alan Oliver (BHS'80)
emailed that he still lives in Bath Township and
works for Procter and
Gamble. He is married and has two children, a 16-
year-old daughter who is
a junior, and a 12-year-old son who is in the
seventh grade.
It is with sadness the
following is reported:
Thomas D. Sybert, 41, died at 7:05 a.m. Aug.
28, 2003, at St. Rita's
Medical Center.
He was born Dec. 24, 1961, in Lima to Gibert
R. and Louann (Smith)
Sybert, who survive in
Lima. On July 3, 1982, he married Constance
Sanders (BHS'80), who
survives.
He worked at John P. Timmerman Co. and was a
member of Community
Church of the Nazarene
and the Lima Westside Lions Club. He was a
soccer coach for Lima
parks. He was a member of Buckeye Farm Antique
Inc. and restored
antique tractors with his father.
Survivors also included two daughters,
Alisha and Aspen, both at home;
a brother, Maj. Robert
(Tina) Sybert (BHS'77) of Hattiesburg, MS; a sister,
Susan K. (Mark) Williams
of Mason; and paternal grand-father, Gilbret A.
Sybert of Lessburg, FL.
<1981 CLASS LINK>
Jeffery Antonio Sanchez
(BHS'81) married Tracey Jo (Sarno) (BHS'80) and
they live in Bath
Township.
<1982 CLASS LINK>
Kelly (McCloy) Braun
(BHS'82) posted that she remembers that in school
she was interested in
drama, music, sports and foreign language. Her
fondest memory of high
school is just hanging and going cruising with Patti
Mattevi and Amy Dupes.
She loved the road trip she took with Amy, Pam
Lamb and Rita Swint and
can't believe their parents let them go. Mr.
Eatkins was the teacher
who most influenced her life because he was very
kind and patient and
made her feel like she could do anything. She and her
husband David, live in
Houston, TX, and have three boys, 11, 9, 2; and a
girl, 4. She is
presently a very busy stay-at-home mom and is active in
church. She enjoys
cooking and was on the Oprah TV show for sending in
a cooking recipe. She
tries to get back to Lima at least every other year.
<1983 CLASS LINK>
The Class of '83 held
its 20th reunion Sept. 13.
Susan (Piller)
Billingham (BHS'83) posted that after gradation from high
school she moved to
Bloomington, IN, to attend Indiana University and has
been living there ever
since. She graduated in 1987 with a degree in Child
Development. Two years
later she received her Master's Degree in
Marriage and Family
Therapy. She married her husband, Bob, in 1989.
They have a son, Eric, a
daughter, Grace, and two step-children. Susan
served as PTO president
at her children's elementary school for three years
and currently teaches
English as a Second Language to a group of Korean
women at her church.
NEW SUBSCRIBERS:
Christina Lynette (Ashley) Ruvoldt (BHS'83) of
(unknown); Scott William
Campbell (BHS'83) of Lima, OH, Lauri Lee (Mauk)
Garland (BHS'83 of Lima,
OH
<1984 CLASS LINK>
Jeff Ridenour of
Lebanon, MO, recently became Director of Cliff Springs
Camp, located near
Richland, MO and a ministry of the Episcopal Church.
Jeff is a minister
within the United Methodist Church and has been
appointed by the Ohio
bishop to serve as a minister extending the church in
an ecumenical setting.
Jeff and his wife, Valli, have three children.
<1985 CLASS LINK>
Matt George (BHS'85) of
Columbus, OH, teaches eighth grade Math and
Science in Yorktown
Middle School there.
NEW SUBSCRIBER: Brad
Yazel (BHS'85) of Watervliet, MI
<1986 CLASS LINK>
Bill Crouse (BHS'86)
posted that he joined the Army right out of high
school. He spent three
years in El Paso, TX before receiving a four-year
Army ROTC scholarship to
Central State University near Xenia, OH, where
he earned a BS in
chemistry. He was commissioned an officer in the Army
and spent three years in
Colorado Springs, CO. He got married in 1996. He
left active duty in the
Army the next year and moved to Massachusetts,
where he currently is
working as a development chemist just outside of
Boston. He is a Captain
in the Army Reserve and working on a Master's
degree in Quality
Assurance.
NEW SUBSCRIBER: Tony
Hammer (BHS'86) of Lima, OH
<1987 CLASS LINK>
(Nothing to report,
please send your bio to share with your classmates)
<1988 CLASS LINK>
John H. Bishop (BHS'88),
who prefers to be called Jack, married classmate
Diane L. (Felski)
(BHS'88) and they live in Denver, CO.
<1989 CLASS LINK>
Chad Metcalf (BHS'89)
married Melissa A. (Schroeder) (BHS'88) and the
live in Lima.
<1990 CLASS LINK>
Scott T. Slusser
(BHS'90) emailed that he lives in Wilmington, NC,
practicing law.
<1991 CLASS LINK>
(Nothing to report,
please send your bio to share with your classmates)
<1992 CLASS LINK>
Eric Pierce (BHS'92)
posted that he is living and working in Columbus, OH,
as a software developer
for American Electric Power. He graduated from
Bowling Green State
University. He and his wife Amy have a daughter
Camryn.
<1993 CLASS LINK>
Matt Diepenbrock
(BHS'93) is the second Diepenbrock generation to
graduate from Bath,
following his father, Steve (BHS'70). Matt has a
mechanical engineering
degree from the University of Cincinnati and is in a
masters degree graduate
program at The Ohio State University, College of
Business. He is still
single and is a sales and design engineer for
Environmental Comfort
Systems,
<1994 CLASS LINK>
(Nothing to report, please send your bio to share with your classmate