Fowler High School
1956 Yearbook

FHS CLASS OF 1958 CELEBRATES 35TH REUNION

In a beautiful evening setting, next to a field of waving corn, the Fowler High School Class of 1958 celebrated its 35th anniversary class reunion on July 16, 1993. Twenty three members of the original graduating class of 39, plus spouses and special guests, gathered at the farm home of Tony Fosdick for a Western BBQ and an evening of sharing memories.

As the class gathered, the aroma of the pig and beef being barbecued by Paul Bersagel whetted appetites. Adding to the Western theme, everyone was given a straw cowboy hat and sheriff's badges for name tags.

A Western menu of chips and salsa, vegetables with dip, BBQ beef and pork, baked beans, rolls, fried squash and cole slaw was prepared by the reunion committee of Karen May, Sharlene Leslie, Louise Fosdick and Sandra Koehler with the help of Clara Fosdick and Ruth Fellhauer.

As guests sat on the lawn and ate Dove ice cream bars, the program began with Dale Poage as emcee. A class profile book with all class member biographies and letters from former teachers, prepared by Karen May, was given to each classmate. Special greetings and thank yous were given to two teachers who celebrated with us: Mrs. Grace Coltrin (4th grade) and Mr. Quinten Swope (high school Principal).

Awards were given to Dr. Bill Fedde for coming the longest distance from Oakland, MD, and to Butch Tyler with the most grandchildren (7). It was a close 3-way race for the class member who had lost the most hair, but Chris Larsen won over Wayne Stamps and Glenn Hoover. A special recognition was given to Louise Fosdick, a class member and reunion organizer, who was not able to attend because of serious injuries from a car accident on her way to Fowler.

As daylight waned, classmates and teachers shared memories and lots of laughs of school years together. Outstanding among them were memories of wild, fast noon hour rides to the lunchroom at Park School, fast drives over the Oxford ditch bridge west of town, new class members joining us from No. 6 and Prairie View schools, state championship games in football and basketball, and many others. One member thought it ironic that 36 years ago the girls of the class reversed the majority vote by the boys on a Western theme for Jr. Sr. Prom and now they had planned a reunion with a Western theme.

Class members continued to share memories as they gathered the next morning at the home of Mr. and Mrs. PeeWee Jones for a continental breakfast before boarding a trailer to ride in the Missouri Day parade.

Class members and guests included: Karen (Guthals) and Wayne May, Sharlene (Rowe) and Ron Leslie, and Sandra (Tillotson) Koehler from Denver, CO; Dale and Claudia Poage, Yuma, AZ; Joanne (Dillingham) and Joe Dowell, Rocky Ford, CO; Dr. Bill and Bonnie Fedde, Oakland, MD; Edwin Earl and Beverly Black, Aurora, IL; Chris and Joyce Larsen, Fayetteville, AR; Sally (Rothganger) and Gary Grimlund, Jennie (Garcia) Minjarez, Allan Kouns, Virginia (Hite) Owens, and Jake and Sheila Norton from Fowler; Dr. Larry and Sharon Fellhauer, Wichita Falls, TX; Peggy (Barr) and Ray Fankhouser, Springfield, CO; Richard and Veree Pickerel, DeSoto, TX; Ermon (Butch) and Freda Tyler, Calhan, CO; Wayne and Betty Stamps, Pueblo, CO; Laura (Sullivan) Neyman and Richard Whitney, Hudson, CO; Patsy (Huntley) Kesterson, La Junta, CO; Patricia (Sullivan) and Bill Tatman, Manzanola, CO; Jerry and Judy Nichols, Castle Rock, CO; and Glenn Hoover, Tigard, OR.   Secora (Aragon) Aragon joined several other class members for coffee the morning of the reunion. A reunion in 1998 will be planned.

Class of 1958 Fowler High School

Front, left to right: Rick Sharon, Freda (Gaddis) Tyler, Janis (Kraus) Grimes, Janet (Sartor) Valentine, Connie (Harriman) Cook, Velma (Daniels) Hart, Sandy (Teilborg) Webb.

Class of 1961 Fowler High School Reunions
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