Alumni Weekend 2018
Bethany hosted the 10th annual alumni reunion weekend on September 22, 2018 for graduating classes ending in 3 and 8. The class of 2013 did not meet. Nearly 300 alumni, spouses, children, and some former faculty were in attendance of which 187 were alumni from these graduating classes. The evening included tours of the school, a catered dinner, and children’s activities. The Class of 1968 held its 50-year class reunion at Bethany with 41 class members attending out of 84. The class celebrated with a full day of activities, including remembering 13 class members who have died. For class reunion photos click on the year:
1958
2018-58
Row 1: Lavera (Troyer) Hooley, Virginia (Hostetler) Wenger, Carolyn (Hershberger) Miller, Joann (Miller) Buerge, Pauline (Kaufman) Borntrager, Paul Borntrager, Roger Eby
Row 2: Edwin Bontreger, Philip Dintaman, Marcile (Kauffman) Miller, Ruby (Bontrager) Wilden, Ruthann (Gardner) Brunk, Gloria (Guedea) Ventura, Ruby (Bontrager) Bontrager, Ned Miller
Row 3 Steve Kauffman, Phil Seitz, Fern (Cender) Yoder, Myrl Nofziger, David Horst, Elmer Stutzman
1963
2018-63
Row 1: Ruth A. Miller, Marcia Miller, Rachel (Cross) Brenneman, Ola (Bontrager) Cosby, Joyce (Byler) Slaubaugh, Janice (Troyer) Hostetler, Jerry Richards
Row 2: Dan B. Miller, Dwight Landis, Glenn Stutzman, Dennis Yoder, Mary (Travino) Nieto, Joyce (Cross) Miller, Arleta (Schlabach) Kilmer
1968
2018-68
Row 1: Wilmer Hollinger (sponsor), John Bauman, David Weldy, Elroy Bontrager, Owen Weaver, Dan Shenk, Terry Martin, Vert Troyer
Row 2 Audrey (Gingerich) Miller, Jeanette (Miller) Patches, Peggy (Troyer) Garcia, Dorothy (Crilow) Schreck, Irene (Burkey) Hargrove, Jan (Riegsecker) Yoder, Anne Birky, Sharon (Yoder) Heatwole, Rosalie Yoder
Row 3 Mickey (Sullivan) Bontrager, Carol (Helmuth) Honderich, Kathy (Bennett) Stiffney, Gloria (Miller) Holub, Rachel A. (Miller) Miller, Cheryl Miller, Linda “Pert” (Miller) Shetler, Mary (Bontrager) Lakner, Barbara (Helmuth) Albrecht, Donna (Shrock) Quiring
Row 4 John Miller, Ray Nussbaum, Martin Honderich, Wes Yoder, Jane (Murray) Miller, Brenda (Tyson) Buller, Julia (Hartman) Stech, Merle Christner, Paul Hartman, Jerry Albrecht
Row 5 Daryl Zook, Robert Graber, Gary Miller, Don Chupp, Elroy Miller
1968 edited
Class of 1968 Edited
Row 1: Wilmer Hollinger (sponsor), John Bauman, David Weldy, Elroy Bontrager, Owen Weaver, Dan Shenk, Terry Martin, Vert Troyer
Row 2 Audrey (Gingerich) Miller, Jeanette (Miller) Patches, Peggy (Troyer) Garcia, Dorothy (Crilow) Schreck, Irene (Burkey) Hargrove, Jan (Riegsecker) Yoder, Anne Birky, Sharon (Yoder) Heatwole, Rosalie Yoder
Row 3 Mickey (Sullivan) Bontrager, Carol (Helmuth) Honderich, Kathy (Bennett) Stiffney, Gloria (Miller) Holub, Rachel (Miller) Miller, Cheryl Miller, Linda “Pert” (Miller) Shetler, Mary (Bontrager) Lakner, Barbara (Helmuth) Albrecht, Donna (Shrock) Quiring
Row 4 John Miller, Ray Nussbaum, Martin Honderich, Wes Yoder, Jane (Murray) Miller, Brenda (Tyson) Buller, Julia (Hartman) Stech, Merle Christner, Paul Hartman, Jerry Albrecht
Row 5 Daryl Zook, Robert Graber, Gary Miller, Don Chupp, Elroy Miller
1973
2018-73
Row 1 From Left: Gary Miller, Patti (Schrock) Miller, Cindi (Slabaugh) Dixon, Joan (Steiner) Vogt, Allen Peachey (Sponsor)
Row 2 Myron Yoder, Stephen Maust, Dale Goetz, Daryl Hershberger, Gwen (Friesen) Hershberger, Norm Mast
1978
2018-78
Row 1: Sheila (Koch) Graber, Stephanie (Haines) Horner, Julie (Wenger) Troyer, Marcia (Miller) Hamood, Julie Dooley, Deloris (Bontrager) Gibson, Anita Yoder Kehr
Row 2: Kristine (Schumm) Long, Nancy (Chupp) Nunemaker, Barbara (Yoder) Beachy, Kathy (Chupp) Chupp, Trish (Bontrager) Shenk, Mike Troyer, Randy Graber
Roe 3: Carl Horner, Fred Shaw, John F. Lapp
1983
2018-83
Row 1: Colleen (Yoder) Nafziger, Sharon (Miller) Smith, Rhonda (Clemens) Talbott, Karen Miller Rush, Tina Birky, Darla Schumm, Nancy Chupp
Row 2: Peter Burkholder, Durrell Ramer, Malinda (Stoltzfus) Sanna, Lynda (Lyd) (Gingrich) Troyer, Shawn Horton, Cheryl (Roth) Snyder, Robert Beachy, Becky (Troyer) Fontaine, Bruce Hostetler, Elaine Meyer-Lee, Jeff Strasser
1988
2018-88
Row 1: Carl Friesen, Sharon (Brugger) Norton, Rose (Vazquez) Puente, John Troyer, Amy (Birky) Mounsithiraj, Mark Claassen
Row 2 Jay Guengerich, Rafael E. Santos, Rick Yoder, Ken Cross, Tony Norris, Ly-Ly (Beane) Rose
1993
2018-93
Row 1: Kris (Sommers) Shenk, Laura Gilbert, Lisa (Kingerich) Keim, Lisa (Guengerich) Detweiler, Gretchen (Newcomer) Miller
Row 2: Heather (Saupe) Hanes, Lisa (Miller) Miller, Mark Moyer, Kevin miller, Beth (Swartzendruber) Goertzen, Carla (Nunemaker) Richer
1998
2018-98
Row 1: Kent Holsopple, Tony Hartman, Heidi Birky Sawatzky, Kara Westerbeek, Rebekah (Yoder) Westerbeek
Row 2 Angela Garber, Michelle Thomas, Marcos Garber, Daniel Mast, Eric Reinford
2003
2018-03
Row 1: David Glick, Aaron Gnagey, Nathan Mast, Justin (Heinz) Heinzekehr, Gabriel Bauman-Baker, Simon “Peter” Swartzentruber, Jared A. Clemens
Row 2 Dori Hartzler, Rebecca (Fath) Gnagey, Jenna Liechty Martin, Hannah (Kehr) Heinzekehr, Bethany Bauman-Baker, Uryna Gerber, Brenna Steury Graber
2008
2018-08
Front: Alyssa (Jarvis) Miller, Gwen (Kelly) Nothnagel, Elizabeth King, Jessica (Herschberger) Blough, Andrea (Hochstetler) Strickland
Back: Simone (Sommers) Horst, Emily Bowman, Calvin Graybill, Weston Troyer, Collette (Weaver) Troyer, Sara Alvarez Waugh