Woodstock School Alumni Magazine Vol CIV, 2011

1950s
Jottings
Class of 1950
DOREEN FRANCES BARLOW lives in
Western AUS. After a dry & lifeless summer,
the winter rains partly refilled the lake
opposite her home. Black swans & other
birds returned. She belongs to the Fremantle
Harbour Theatre & enjoys the shows. The sr
morning tea once a mo at St. Paul’s Anglican
Church remains a pleasure. HAROLD
BERGSMA & Lily Chu live in San Diego
CA. He travels & writes books. Rupa Press
of India has signed a contract to publish
his newest book, Bonded, a story of poor
carpet-weaver children in PAK. See www.
haroldbergsma.net. LILI VON TUCHER
BOWES has had a busy yr—a visit from
her daughter & friend who live in Juno AK,
a visit to sister LORE ’54 in the UK & time
spent with brother PAUL ’49 & wife Becky
in Germany. She will present a paper on her
life in India at the Quaker Yrly Mtg in Jan.
MARJORIE DAVIS BRINES & family have
been through a yr of sorrow. Her husband
Bill passed away after suffering greatly. He
is with the Lord & he is missed. I am the
survivor. With all the prayers & support of
the church, life is an experience of God’s
love. BARRY COATS would like to have
attended the WOSA reunion in Ft. Collins but
distance & scheduling conflicts clouded any
travel plans he might have made. LOIS DU-
ERKSEN DECKERT & Marion did attend
the WOSA reunion. They live in N Newton
KS. After last yr’s garden bounty, they are
in an endless hot, dry cycle in KS. Without a
well, they would have no 2011 garden. Their
yard looks like an example of desertification
& the vegetable garden produces sparingly.
RICHARD MENZEL lives in Vermillion SD
& maintains interest in wildlife conservation.
A recent big thrill for him has been talking
a music prof into orchestrating a tone poem
he wrote about 35 yrs ago. It is a sextet for
English horn (ie alto oboe, alto shahnai),
string quartet & bell (13.5 minutes). DAVID
MITCHELL & SYNNOVE ’55 keep active
in retirement & in touch with the churches
in PAK & their fellow missionaries. David
hopes to participate in a pastors’ retreat & the
25th anniversary of the Assoc. of Evangelical
Churches. He was granted a visa to return to
PAK. ELEANOR GRIFFITHS RANDEL
lives in San Leandro CA. Her eldest daughter
recently died of breast cancer. Eleanor is still
coping with the trying & painful times her
daughter had. She hopes the new flowers
she planted will thrive in the cool off-shore
breezes. LYNN WATSON VINING & Robert
have a cottage on Lake Huron & spend
much of their summer there. Their beach is
noted as one of the best in Ont CAN. 2 of
their 3 sons & Lynn’s mother live in the US
so they travel several times a yr to visit them.
In winter they keep active skiing. They enjoy
their 8 grandchildren. LI CHUN CHU WU
& Robert traveled to China twice in the past
yr & saw many of the famous sites along
the Silk Road. They left for another visit to
China in Aug. Li Chun injured her rotator
cuff while trying to prune thicker branches
on their trees & might require surgery.—Lois
Class of 1951
60 YEARS! CAN YOU BELIEVE IT? Twice
classmates have met this yr to celebrate.
In CO the LOEHLINS, SULLIVANS,
HOSTETLERS, PARKERS, CONNELLS,
KEN BONHAM & son, Lynn & Janet
STRICKLER & WINS attended WOSA/NA
after being entertained at the Wins’ mtn-top
home the night before. At the reunion, WIN
read a tribute to BOB ALTER ’43 to whom
(along with ELLEN) we had dedicated our
Whispering Pine. In Oct the following attended
the WOSA Gala at WS: the WINS, the
CONNELLS, JIM LOEHLIN & son Dave,
JUDIE LANDRY & daughter Adena, KEN
BONHAM, MARGARET WARD, ROBIN
SHARPE, WARREN CRAIN, JOHN
MORGAN with friend & sister, ASHOKE
CHATTERJEE & PRONOTI SINHA. A
BIG THANKS is due WARREN for arranging
the class part of our trip. Our sympathy
reaches out to AL BARROWS who continues
working in Brazil under Fellowship Int’l
Mission. Wife Virginia suffered with lung
cancer & passed away 3 days after their 53rd
wedding anniversary in Jun. He says he lived
with an Angel unawares for 53 yrs. We will
meet again in Glory. Praise the Lord! I sure
miss her! CHRIS & Margo APPLEBY have
had a great yr. They’ve played golf all over
Norfolk & managed to keep reasonably fit.
They vacationed in Scotland & Northumberland
seeing Hadrian’s Wall & other old
Roman sites, in spite of Margot’s health. She
has another stent to be fitted, so maybe this
will do the job. MEITI OPIE & hubby have
been working hard around house & property,
enjoying their wild AUSian landscape.
Kangaroos hopped quite close to the house
a few times recently. She still enjoys singing
in a French language choir & every Tues
after school picks up their granddaughter to
practice piano under her strict supervision.
Son Mike, wife Tamar & little Aviv live a
5-min drive away. They spent May/Jun in
CA between renters. JOHN ANDERSON
& Doris have been kept very busy since
50s CLASS REPS
Lois Duerksen Deckert 1950
PO Box 475
North Newton, KS 67117-0475
USA
deckert@bethelks.edu
316-283-4352
Judie Schiller Landry 1951
718 Lake Heather Rd
Knoxville, TN 37934-4865
USA
gliderwishtn@tds.net
865-966-0063
T.Z. Chu 1952
12796 Normandy Ln
Los Altos Hills, CA 94022-4609
USA
tzchu@tzchu.com
650-941-5522
Quadrangle - 51
Marianna Presler McJimsey 1954
119 E San Miguel St
Colorado Springs, CO 80903-2313
USA
rmcjimsey@comcast.net
719-471-1765
Verda Hostetler Bialac 1955
5216 Hamilton St
Omaha, NE 68132-1352, USA
vbialac@cox.net
402-933-7802
Pat McGavran Sheafor 1956
2678 S Shore E
Frankfort, MI 49635-9553
USA
psheafor@gmail.com
231-352-4879
Judy Ebright Warner 1957
30 College Ave
Buckhannon, WV 26201-2645
USA
judyewarner@msn.com
304-472-1907
Jacquelyn Horton Benjamin 1958
PO Box 249
Emmett, ID 83617-0249
USA
jacquelyn.benjamin@gmail.com
208-398-7103
Li-chiang Chu 1959
24 Pine Ln
Los Altos, CA 94022-1639
USA
LiChuCalif@att.net
650-949-1279