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1940S Johnston Alumni 1940s Johnston Alumni Last Name First Name Maiden Name Class of E-mail Address Badgley Frances Sandegren 1940 Ferguson Mary Vignovich 1940 Hixson Clyde 1940 Huelsbeck Frances Badgley 1940 Jeffrey Wendell E. 1940 Jordan Evelyn Clayton 1940 Lowry Virginia Such 1940 Manderson Albert 1940 Mayernick Anna Cerar 1940 Michael Delbert 1940 Orlich Steve 1940 [email protected] Read Jack 1940 Seymour Betty 1940 Stall Dwight K. 1940 Stout Dorothy Forret 1940 Tarlton Jacqueline 1940 Taylor Harold 1940 Thomas, Jr. James 1940 [email protected] Torgerson Abe 1940 Wilfon Stan 1940 Wisdom Georgia Sjeklocha 1940 Zibert Leo 1940 Denman Donald 1941 Ellis Maxine Haifley 1941 Emerson Doris Clark 1941 Fletcher James 1941 Giles Helen Neideffer 1941 [email protected] Hummel-LeBarron Elayne Hearney 1941 [email protected] Landgren Jeanne Swanson 1941 Marion Thelma Elings 1941 Michael Donald Roy 1941 Mott Eva Conner 1941 Proudfit Alice O’Connell 1941 Rice Rilma Leeper 1941 Seibert Richard R. 1941 Siemsen Doris Cox 1941 Stone Ruth Hunt 1941 Thomas, Sr. Robert L. 1941 [email protected] Wallace Donald C. 1941 Williamson, Jr. Robert 1941 Amish Lucille Dunn 1942 Besch Pauline Seibert 1942 Biddle Ruth 1942 Burt Paul A. 1942 Byers William E. 1942 [email protected] & [email protected] Cruikshank John 1942 Dickey Lloyd 1942 Ebert Dorothy Jo Williamson 1942 Foshe Wayne 1942 Gabbert Charles 1942 Gates Marilyn J. Stotts 1942 1940s Johnston Alumni Heldenbrand Jean Wigton 1942 Manderson Ernest R. 1942 Michael Ferne Bice 1942 [email protected] Miller Ted 1942 Minnick Harry Max 1942 Olmstead Marianne Surber 1942 Otto Robert C. 1942 Reese Philip Raymond 1942 Robinson Violet Orlich 1942 Stall Wayne 1942 Taylor Bettie Stirts 1942 Temple Lowell 1942 Thomas Gloria Lancaster 1942 Vignovich Barney 1942 Anderson Robert 1943 [email protected] Bauman Bob 1943 [email protected] Baumeister Margaret Sjeklocha 1943 Blonin Gloria Manderson 1943 Daniels Selma 1943 Dawson Ruth Moore 1943 Denman William 1943 Dietz Fenton 1943 Elings Calvin 1943 Foust Jim 1943 Goodman Jarrett 1943 Knott Betty Coyle 1943 Koll Katy Thomas 1943 Olsasky Leonard 1943 Olsasky Wallace 1943 Orlich Nick 1943 Rastovac Mildred 1943 Renfrow Richard 1943 Rhode Lois Temple 1943 Sandegren John 1943 Schlenker Barton 1943 Stall Patricia Smith 1943 Steen Vaughn 1943 Van Helen 1943 Walker Ellen 1943 Dietz William 1944 Fjare Maxine Stall 1944 Forret Ralph 1944 Gandy Wayne 1944 Garlock Robert 1944 Grahl Robert 1944 [email protected] Leach Barbara 1944 Leonard Virginia Young 1944 Lundy Rogene Tiedge 1944 Marchant Geraldine 1944 Moss Richard 1944 Mott Charles 1944 Petterson Mary Barnard 1944 [email protected] 1940s Johnston Alumni Pickering Maxine Mansfield 1944 Robinette Charles 1944 Smith Francis 1944 Swanson C. R. 1944 Tam Marion 1944 Vignovich Radomir 1944 [email protected] Wissink Jane Ann Hall 1944 [email protected] Ansley Lillian Ansley 1945 Basset Don 1945 Crowell Russell 1945 Fogelson Helen Bauman 1945 Gandy Harold 1945 Gandy Betty Otto 1945 Lamp Lowell 1945 Leach Patricia Ann 1945 Manny Evelyn 1945 Mott Dick 1945 Oakman Dorothy Rastovac 1945 Potter Helen Mae 1945 Robinette Duane 1945 Scavo Vincent 1945 Sellner Wayne 1945 Steen Richard Theodore 1945 Wallerstedt Patricia Byers 1945 Zarley Robert 1945 Andrews Billy 1946 Fischer Ruth Grief 1946 Goodman Eugene 1946 Kincaid Barbara Horner 1946 Lamar Robert 1946 Lamp Laurel 1946 Mc Neer Lucille Olsasky 1946 Nagle Harry Earl 1946 Neideffer William 1946 [email protected] Opperman Elizabeth Harding 1946 Overturf Lola Robinette 1946 [email protected] Porter Robert 1946 Read Alfred 1946 Reed Betty Mott 1946 Smith Helen Orlich 1946 Switzer Claudine Lutz 1946 Tufts Helen Moss 1946 [email protected] Valenti Velva Slone 1946 Woods Floyd 1946 Andrews-Schuster Doris Jeffrey 1947 Bassett Ralph 1947 Betz John 1947 Billings Lyle 1947 Dix Dorothy Sandegren 1947 Fischer Richard 1947 Fors Donna Crees 1947 Gioffredi Margaret Reese 1947 1940s Johnston Alumni Hall, jr. Jim 1947 Harding, Jr. Charles 1947 Hughes Mary Lee Kirkpatrick 1947 Klobnak Margaret Goodman 1947 MacDonald, Jr. Thomas 1947 Melas Frances Longo 1947 Moss William E. 1947 Ostrand Lois Manny 1947 Phillips Bill 1947 Putney Irene Boyer 1947 Ratliff Juanita Young 1947 Shawhan Dolores Witmer 1947 Soloman Ruth Long 1947 Swanson Patricia Whisler 1947 Trollape Germaine Cousineau 1947 Van Maren Mary Jane Rastovac 1947 Vignovich Nick 1947 Waldoff Nora Lee Richards 1947 Ward Ramona Crowell 1947 Yoshida Ross Soto 1947 Zarley Don 1947 Daggett Harlan Rex 1948 Dunn Carl 1948 Frey Luella Elings 1948 Hansen Juanita Evans 1948 Nelson Marjorie Brown 1948 Robinette William 1948 Young George 1948 Baker Lee 1949 Beck Margaret Otto 1949 Betz Beverly B. 1949 Bowen Dean 1949 Chandler Delores Christinsen 1949 Finney Marilyn Bauman 1949 Gordon Opal Boyer 1949 Haifley Kenneth O. 1949 [email protected] Hesseltine Lester 1949 Lamar Richard 1949 Major Waneta McDowell 1949 Miller Ted 1949 [email protected] Olsasky Robert 1949 Ritchhart Darrell 1949 Shiffer Bob 1949 Siever Charles 1949 Slauson Wanda McDowell 1949 Vertz Lewis 1949 Wheeler James 1949 Wheeler Sufica Binachi 1949 Wigton Roger 1949 Wilson Margaret Kirkpatick 1949 Wood Evelyn Siever 1949.
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