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| Above: Pictured in September 1999, the former main Administrative area entrance was a last remaining section of the old octagonal 1957 MPHS. It was torn down the next year for replacement with the current larger high school plant. Click for pix of the latest High School. Or the old downtown High School Building. Bottom Left: During their 1999 Reunion 1959 alums attended a MPHS vs. Ionia football game. Bottom: Mt. Pleasant City Limits on South Mission in September 1999 during the Class of 1959 Reunion. Place mouse cursor over top pics; displays front entrance |
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| Photo Story Sequences: Classmate Updates| 1999 Reunion Photos| Earlier Reunion Photos| Mt. Pleasant Historical|Mt. Pleasant Today| 1957 MPHS Bldg Dedication| 2000 MPHS Bldg Dedication |
| Classmate Update Personalities: | Kim Gravelle | Kay Krapohl Smith | Tom Kirkconnell | David McMacken | John Rosevear | Jesse Castillo | Joan Harless Brocki | Caroline Merrill | |
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| Click here to download required Adobe Acrobat software if you don't have it. Click Icon Below for Deceased Classmate Presentation which is an Adobe PDF file. If you have a dial-up phone modem, download time may be 7-9 minutes. Be very patient. Broadband Internet connections work much faster. |
| High School History Stuff: Current 1959 Class Roster| 1959 Commencement Pgm| Class of 1959 Senior Pics | Class of 1959 Junior Pics | Class of 1959 Sophomore Pics | Class of 1959 Freshmen Pics |
| Reunion Information Pages: 2009 Reunion Planning | 2009 Reunion Activities | 2004 Reunion Program Archive | 2004 Reunion Memories | Reserve Mt. Pleasant Hotel | Reunion Home Page |
| This is the Home Page of the MPHS Class of 1959 Reunion website |
| This is the Home Page of the MPHS Class of 1959 Reunion website |
| Free CD-ROMs Available of Above. Email Eric Filson: ericfilson@yahoo.com |
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50th Reunion Planning Committee for the 2009 Reunion Lansing, MI Connie Wittekind Conley-----Email Connie Greenville, MI Nancy Coon Bailey--------------Email Nancy Mt. Pleasant, MI Adverna Nolan----------------Email Adverna Beulah Ruegsegger McQueen: no email Janice Brien Huffman--------Email Janice Pete Moutsatson------------------Email Pete Redford MI Gary Taylor-----------------------Email Gary Midland, MI Jean Hanson Smith--------------Email Jean Sanford, MI Wayne Anderson---------------Email Wayne Mercer Island, WA Marcia Woodby Zech----------Email Marcia Shepherd, MI Kay Jones Bissett------------------Email Kay Pinconning, MI Bob McAlester----------------------Email Bob Vancouver British Columbia Canada Bill Hooker-------------------------Email Bill |
| Welcome. Location: Mt. Pleasant Michigan |
| Clicking any header in this website will bring you back to this Reunion Homepage |
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| MPHS 1959 Senior Pictures: Anderson thru Deming | Donald thru Kalis | Kigar thru Onstott | Opdycke thru Winland | Wittekind, others & no-pics |
| Mt. Pleasant History Downtown Borden Plant Approved for MP City Hall Relocation.. Mt. Pleasant voters approved a plan Nov. 8 2005 to seek the historic Borden Condensory building on West Broadway as a new city hall plus sell the current city hall on North Main, reports the 11/09/2005 Mount Pleasant Morning Sun. Redevelopment of adjacent land is also part of the plan. See Morning Sun news story details by clicking weblink URL below. www.themorningsun.com/stories/110905/loc_borden001.shtml Background 10/23/2005 Morning Sun news stories detailed the latest 2005 plans. Two weblink URL's to the Morning Sun Borden plant archive articles are: www.themorningsun.com/stories/102305/loc_borden001.shtml www.themorningsun.com/stories/102305/loc_parcel001.shtml Mt. Pleasant City government complete background on the Borden Plant http://www.mt-pleasant.org/depts/commdev/WBRP/wbrp.htm |
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| Please contact or email Nancy Bailey, Connie Conley or Eric Filson with updates of your address, email, or phone number. |
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Kay Ann Krapohl-Smith, 67, of Mt. Pleasant passed away on Wednesday, August 6, 2008 at the Hospice House in Mt. Pleasant. Funeral services for Kay were held at First United Methodist Church on Saturday, August 9th at 11 a.m. with Rev. John Boley and Rev. Melody Olin officiating. Interment followed in the Riverside Cemetery. The family received friends on Friday, August 8th from 4-8 p.m. at Clark Family Funeral Chapel and on Saturday, August 9th at 10 a.m. until time of service at the church. Memorial contributions may be made to the Mount Pleasant Area Community Foundation – Kay Smith Memorial Fund. Envelopes were available at the church. Kay was born on July 1, 1941 in Detroit, the daughter of Robert and Geraldine (Oviatt) Krapohl. She received a bachelor degree in Journalism from The University of Michigan. Kay was a previous owner of Smith Communications, part owner of Krapohl Ford-Lincoln-Mercury, co-owner of Kopy Korner in Mt. Pleasant and Big Rapids, writer in Public Relations at Morbark Industries and for the Guildhall Corporation in Copenhagen, Denmark and a Technical Writer for Health Systems Associates in Ann Arbor. Kay was a secretary and executive board member for Mt. Pleasant Area Community Foundation, past public relations chairperson, Women’s Intitiative fund honorary chairperson and co-founder, Board Member/treasurer for Michigan Hemingway Society, Trustee for Art Reach Board of trustees, past board member for the Wesley Foundation, CMU, Chairperson for Central Michigan Community Hospital Advisory Taskforce, member of Vision Group, Morning Sun Editorial Board and Big Rapids Women’s Caucus. Kay was also a past member of the Pardee Cancer Treatment Fund, past chairperson of Administrative Council at Coomer United Methodist Church, past member of Art Reach Anniversary Celebration Committee, Past President and founding member of Hospice of Central Michigan. She was past president of Art Reach of Mid Michigan and also served on the committee which founded Art Reach and purchased its building and she was past president of Mecosta County Area Chamber of Commerce and was the first woman president, founded its Ambassador Club and received award for setting record in member recruitment. Kay was past Vice-Chairperson for Mt. Pleasant City Charter Commission, rewriting City Charter, past board member of Central Michigan Community Hospital Auxiliaries, past board member of United Way of Mecosta County and past member of CMCH Advanced Life Support Fund Drive Board, Central Michigan Community Hospital Ball Committee, Mt. Pleasant Area Chamber of Commerce Distinguished Citizen Committee, Junior Achievement Advisor at Saginaw-Chippewa Indian Tribe, Martin Luther King, Jr. Day Committee in Big Rapids and she was the recipient of the Mt. Pleasant 2006 Citizen of the Year Award, a founding member of the League of Women Voters in Mt. Pleasant, organizer for the Women’s Initiative and she volunteered to help plan the hospital ball for Central Michigan Community Hospital, over the years. Kay was survived by her children, Mark Howard (Shelly) Smith of Mt. Pleasant, Mary Beth (Chris) Murphy of North Wales, PA and Angela Kay (Ben) Simpson of Cambridge, England; grandchildren, Alec, Samuel and Hayden Smith and Connor and Trevor Murphy and sister, Barbara (Paul) Birckner. Kay was preceded in death by her parents and sister, Nora Thuma in 1998. Memorials: Memorial contributions may be made to the Mount Pleasant Area Community Foundation – Kay Smith Memorial Fund. Clark Family Funeral Chapel Obituary: http://www.funeralquestions.com/obits/clark/memorial.asp?listing_id=113092 Morning Sun Interview with Kay August 5, at Hospice House: http://www.themorningsun.com/stories/080708/loc_hospiceproponent.shtml Morning Sun editor praises Kay's life and work: http://www.themorningsun.com/stories/081008/loc_opinionsmith.shtml |
| Kay Ann Krapohl Smith died August 6, 2008, in Mt. Pleasant |
| Picture of Kay Krapohl Smith as she attended Central Michigan University's School of Music's April 12, 2008, annual fundraising Opus XI Music Building event. Featuring the theme "Taste the World of Music," it included student performances, a reception, and a catered dinner. Opus XI proceeds benefited the School of Music Endowment, funding scholarships, equipment and travel for music students. |
| The 50th Reunion of the MPHS Class of 1959 was set for September 18-20, 2009 by the Reunion Planning Committee with a banquet at the Riverwood Golf Resort. |
| Elsie Simmons Detzler died 11/06/2008. Robert Onstott died 11/09/2008. Robert Onstott's Obituary will be posted here shortly. Click above names to view Mt. Pleasant Morning Sun obituaries. |
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| [Reprinted with permission from the Lux-Moody-Wolfel Funeral Home of Alma, Michigan.] (September 2, 1940 - November 6, 2008) Elsie M. Simmons, 68, of Pine Stump Junction north of Newberry, died Thursday morning November 6, 2008 at Marquette General Hospital in Marquette. Born September 2, 1940 in Isabella County, MI, daughter of the late John & Evelyn (Lilly) Detzler, Elsie was a graduate of Mt. Pleasant High School in Mt. Pleasant. In addition to being a devoted homemaker raising her children, she formerly owned and operated Oil City Small Mall in Oil City for several years. Elsie and her husband moved to Pine Stump Junction in the late 1980's where they owned and operated their business until present. Her hobbies included knitting, crocheting, camping and, most importantly, spending time with her grandchildren. In addition to her parents, Elsie is preceded in death by her brother Joe. Survivors include her loving husband Scott of Pine Stump Junction; children Mark (Rita) of Cynthiana, KY, Matt (Jennifer) of St. Louis, MI, Mike (Christine) of Alma and Mitchell (Rose) of Pine Stump Junction; eight grandchildren and one great-grandchild; brother Chris of FL and sisters Judy of Alma, Violet of FL, Patti of FL and Rosemary of Alma. Per request, cremation services were accorded. A gathering of family and friends took place Friday November 14, 2008 from 5-8 pm at the Lux-Moody-Wolfel Funeral Home, Alma. Condolences may be expressed at www.beaulieufuneralhome.com. |
| Elsie M. Detzler Simmons died November 6, 2008 in Marquette, MI |
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