Elkhart Central Class of '77

03/18/2026

ECHS Class of 1977, we have dates confirmed for our 50th Class Reunion so mark your calendars and start planning! Sept 10 & 11, 2027. Memorial’s Class of 1977 decided to go “solo” for their reunion plans but we will extend an invite for their class to join us on Friday night for a small fee. Saturday night will be our ECHS Class only.
We will have a block of rooms, again, at Tapestry Hotel Elkhart. I will be sending the link for reservations and more details later.
Please forward this information to all our classmates or feel free to email me (Patti DeGolier-Cripe) at [email protected] or direct message me through this page. I need updated contact information along with email addresses, pls. Committee members: Susan Davis Cinelli, JP Abplanalp, Dianna Morningstar, Teresa Anne Stoffer-Keyser, Greg Stone Patti DeGolier Cripe & Kevin Keyser
More details to come but please mark your calendars for this event and help to celebrate 50+ years of friendship and fellowship!

03/03/2026

Updating the page with more photos.

02/14/2026

Hey ECHS Class of 1977, we had our first meeting this week to start plans for our BIG 50th class reunion for the summer of 2027 in late August or early September. Please feel free to post ideas and if you want to continue combined reunion with EMHS Class of 1977. A Friday night ECHS event with Sat night being combined with Memorial is being discussed. Cost will include both evenings.

11/02/2023

Remembering a classmate, Rhonda Rentrow Shinabarger, and wishing her husband, Carl Shinabarger and family, peace and comfort during this difficult time. RIP Rhonda

08/20/2022

One week away from our big weekend, celebrating our 45th class reunion along with Memorial. Weather right now looks great, and those that have reserved their spot for the weekend, we will have a blast! Hopefully see the rest of you for our Golden 50th in 5 yrs.

06/26/2022

Hey all, hope your plans are being made for our 45th reunion, Aug 26-27. Get your reservations made and money sent in pls. For more info, pls reach out to me!

03/24/2022

ECHS Class of '77 Members,
I sent postcards out to classmates I have no email address for. Some have come back and searched for some updates for new addresses. I'm hoping to have these people email at [email protected] to update me with their email address. If you have received a postcard and not emailed me, please do so.
I learned of a couple more classmates we have lost, now at 47, unfortunately, out of 466 graduates. I am still looking for information on the following:

Baker, Charles
Barton, Alice
Bishop, Lisa
Boykins, Annie
Brown, Mary
Brown, Margaret
Childers, Darlene
Comstock, Loretta
DeLucenay, Debora
Drbousek, Margaret
Edwards, Tamela
Fuller, Michael
Gibson, Diane
Goble, Mike
Hall-Tallman, Penny
Hartman, Jan
Heal, Terrence
Hill, Ben
Hornsby, Annette
Howard, Elmer
Jone-Giles, Rhonda
Keim, Darlene
Kelsey, Bonnie
Kern, Patricia
Krause, Gene
Lenox, Judy
Lint, Randall
Mast, Tamera
Mayes-Mills, Sheila
McMillan, Rhonda
Merritt, Darlene
Merritt, Debra
Mills, Janet
Mitchell, Mark
Murray, Randall
Pariso, JoAnn
Parrish, Christopher
Pegues, Edwin Tyrone
Pelton, Mary
Peterson, Bonnie
Phillips, Marty Jo
Rauguth, Mark
Reiff, Terry Lee
Riebesehl, Janet
Robinson, Catherine
Rogers, Charles J.
Schlundt, Deborah
Scott-Williams, Eleanor
Seal, Sherrie
Shields, Jeanette
Soto, Reynaldo
Starr, Bonnie
Stephenson, Steve P.
Summey, Deborah
Swihart, Letha
Taylor, Chinese
Thompson, Jerry
Tracy, Patrick
Warren, Martha
Wegner, Arthur
White, Carolyn
Windecker, Marilyn
Wunderlich, Brad

If you have any information on these folks, please email that to me at the above mentioned email address or feel free to private message me here on Facebook.

Again, 45th class reunion will be held with Elkhart Memorial Class of '77, on Friday & Saturday, Aug. 26 & 27, 2022. Cost for the weekend is $65/per person. I have Venmo & Paypal set up to make payments for the event. We also have a block of rooms held for a discounted price at the new, refinished boutique Hotel Elkhart. The accommodations are great for the locations of our events plus all the local establishments in our downtown area. I will personally email you the link to make the reservation with Hotel Elkhart.

So please update your information to me, Class of '77. Let's make this a fun weekend of many years of friendships! 😀

Patti DeGolier Cripe

02/24/2022

ECHS 77 class members, please email to [email protected] to make sure we have your email to send you all the information for the 45th reunion this summer, Aug 26-27! Sure going to be a fun weekend!

01/20/2022

UPDATED MISSING CLASSMATES 1/25/22

***NOTE***Email correction from original post

ECHS Class of 1977, 45th Class Reunion, again with EMHS Class of 1977, will be Aug. 26-27, 2022. Cost will include both nights, $65/person, which includes meals, music, fellowship & fun! 7 months, 1 week and 1 day away so let's get this on your schedules!
I am in need of addresses, and e-mail addresses, none of which will be publicized except to add on the Master List of Classmates. It is important to me that I try and keep this information updated so if anything has changed within the last 5 years, please advise me of this.
We will be doing e-vites so it's important that I have your email. You can email the information to [email protected] or private message to Facebook Messenger. I am also posting the list of classmates that I have no information on and if anyone can help out with this, it is greatly appreciated. We also are looking at a block of hotel rooms, at a discounted rate, at the newly renovated Hotel Elkhart, convenient to both locations where our events are happening.
If anyone needs any additional information at this time, please do not hesitate to reach out to me by email previously given. Looking forward to a great event! Thanks, Patti DeGolier Cripe

Missing classmates are as follows:
Allen, Cheryle
Baker, Charles
Barton, Alice
Bishop, Lisa
Boykins, Annie
Brown, Mary
Brown, Margaret
Charpentier, Paul
Comstock, Loretta
Drbousek, Margaret
Edwards, Tamela
Fager, Dave W.
Fuller, Michael
Hall-Tallman, Penny
Hargrove, Billy
Hartman, Jan
Heal, Terrence
Heeg, Jim
Higbee, J
Hill, Ben
Hornsby, Annette
Howard, Elmer
Johnson, Rodger
Keim, Darlene
Kelsey, Bonnie
Kern, Patricia
Klingler, Douglas
Krallman, Kathy
Krause, Gene
Leach, Anne
LeBarron, Elizabeth
Leer-Edwards, Delores
Lenox, Judy
Lint, Randall
Long, Carl
Marks, Stewart
Mast, Tamera
Mayes-Mills, Sheila
McMillan, Rhonda
Merrick, Todd
Merritt, Debra
Merritt, Darlene
Miller, Bradley
Mills, Janet
Mitchell, Mark
Morgan-Beasley, Paul & Debra
Mullinax, Patricia
Munn-Stoner, Kelly
Murray, Randall
Nand, Shirley
Neal, Susan
Pariso, JoAnn
Parrish, Christopher
Pegues, Edwin Tyrone
Pelton, Mary
Peterson, Bonnie
Phillips, Marty
Rauguth, Mark
Reiff, Terry Lee
Riebesehl, Janet
Robinson, Catherine
Rogers, Charles J.
Sanders-Powell, Cathy
Schlundt, Deborah
Schmucker, Leonard
Seal, Sherrie
Shields, Jeanette
Soto, Reynaldo
Starr, Bonnie
Stephenson, Steve P.
Summey, Deborah
Swihart, Letha
Swoape-Harris, Willa
Taylor, Chinese
Terry, Greg
Tracy, Patrick
Warren, Martha
Weaver. Kent Allen
Wegner, Arthur
White, Carolyn
Williams, William
Windecker, Marilyn
Wunderlich, Brad
Young-Jackson, Kathy

01/15/2022

Extending condolences and prayers to our classmate, Charles Cross. May you Rest In Peace.

View Charles Edward Cross's obituary, send flowers and sign the guestbook.

08/14/2021

Hey all. If your address or email address has changed in the last 4 years, please Private Message or email at [email protected]. And if you know of others in our graduating class, please let them know about the 45th reunion planned for Aug 26 & 27, 2022.