Warren Harding Junior High School
Class of 1955
 

Warren Harding Junior High School

(now Warren G. Harding Middle School)
203 East Euclid Avenue
Des Moines, IA 50313
(515) 242-8445
Warren G. Harding Middle School District website
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Contacts:
(for those who went to North High School)
Claradell Gergely Shedd
2313 Sahalee Drive East
Sammamish, WA 98074
(425) 868-0260
[email protected]

(or for those who went to East High School)
I need a contact person.

(or for those who went to Tech High School)
I need a contact person.
Warren Harding Junior High - January, 1955
Enlarged left side of January, 1955 graduation photo
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Warren Harding: Class of January, 1955
Photo: Compliments of Janis Jurgensen Meek
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Warren Harding: According to numbers assigned (total of 91)
(Letter after graduate's name indicates which high school attended) E=East High N=North High T=Tech High
A yellow-shaded cell indicates deceased.
1/Annette Lovry (sp)/East 24/Bert William Newsom/N 47/Kay Winifred Whipple Mills/N 70/John Carl Anneberg/N
2/Gloria Evans 25/Ronald Lee Watson/N 48/Clifford Hayden/T 71/X
3/Sandra Music/E 26/Russell Olsan/N 49/John (Hayden) Bertelsen/T 72/Jerry Hook/E
4/Nancy Sue Summers/N 27/Roger Nelson (?T) 50/X 73/X
5/Janet McCall/T 28/Leonem Koepple/N or Richard Letze 51/Darwin Nystrom/E 74Douglas Lorey/N/
6/Sally Brobst/T 29/Gary Van Gundy/E 52/X 75/X
7/Donna Mae Babcock/N 30/Gary Wistrom/E 53/Dwayne Kelce/M 76/X
8/Georgeann (sp) Wingert/E 31/Jack Quetschenbach/T 54/Ron Graf/N 77/James Barton Wood/N
9/ X 32/___Peterson (sp) 55/X 78/Phillip Cook/E
10/Helen Price 33/Jim Case or Leon Chase 56/X 79/David Allen/E
11/Karen Graham (?T) 34/Wayne Allstedt/E 57/Marcene Sullivan/T 80/Richard Stromberg/E
12/Diane Bell/E 35/X 58/Donna Schreck/E 81/Billy(William)Denning/E
13/X 36/Ronald (Andy) Anderson/E 59/X 82/X
14/Marilyn Lind/E 37/Kelly Gilbert/E 60/X 83/X
15/Penny Sears/E 38/Janis Gay Jurgensen Meek/N 61/Arthur Priebe/N 84/Breta Lavon James Westlund/N
16/Sandra Foster Bertelsen/N 39/Joan Parmenter/E 62/Richard Brumbaugh/N 85/X
17/Barbara Lund 40/Joan Jolly/E 63/X 86/Judy McCarty/N
18/X 41/Carol Christensen/E 64/X 87/X
19/Florence Nuckolls Onnen/T 42/Sandra Wright/E 65/X 88/Jeanne Rinne/N
20/Roger Nelson(?T) 43/X 66/X 89/Phyllis Baker/E
21/Helen Marie Fortune/N 44/X 67/Harry Dean Young/N 90/Louise Stewart/N
22/(Male) Mickey Parsons (?T) 45/LaVerne Mickle (Mrs.Cliff Hayden)/T 68/Dennis Allison/T 91/Jeanine Booten/E
23/X 46/Ms.Michael Ann Davis/N 69/Dennis Lass/N x
Classmates not matched with photo: Joan Lee Patterson/N; Ms Chriseeta Newell Sloan/N; Bobby (Robert) Edwards; Chuck Heathershaw, Andy Kroenick, Leonem Koepple, Jackie (female) Nordstrom; Andy (Andrew) Koenig; Warren William Westlund/N; Richard Letze
Photo Identification: Compliments of Janis Jurgensen Meek and Claradell Gergely Shedd
Warren Harding Junior High - June, 1955
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Warren Harding: Class of June, 1955
Photo: Compliments of Richard Prewitt
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Warren Harding: According to numbers assigned (total of 199)
(Letter after graduate's name indicates which high school attended) E=East High N=North High T=Tech High
A yellow-shaded cell indicates deceased.
1/Ronnie Rodine 51/Suzanne Elin 101/ 151Phyllis Elings
2/ 52/ 102/ 152/Mary Jane Krietlow/N
3/ 53/ 103/ 153/
4/Jack Storm 54/ 104/ 154/
5/ 55/ 105/ 155Judy Moseley/N
6/John Adamson 56/Mary Jo Sodi/N 106/ 156/
7/Steven Paul Bowers/N 57/Leon Redko/N 107/ 157/
8/Robert Leroy Johnson/N 58/Patricia Ann Kuskulis/N 108/Richard Arthur Prewitt/N 158/
9/Don Roush or Paul Crouch 59/ 109/James Anthony Stewart/N 159/Carol Jean McClellan/N
10/ 60/ 110/Elaine Hagan 160/
11/ 61/Marna Pugh/N 111/ 161/
12/Frank William Ince/N 62/Louis Fortino, Jr./N 112/ 162/Carole Ann Howk/N
13/James Howard Pike/N 63/James Downey Wilhelm/N 113/ 163/
14/Herbert Munger 64/ 114/ 164/Yvonne Webb/N
15/ 65/Eunice Elaine Bengston/N 115/ 165/
16/Larry Rowen 66/ 116/Joan? 166/
17/ 67/Arthur Burns/N 117/Sandra Hanselman/N 167/Nancy Goldberg/N
18/ 68/ 118/ 168/
19/Bobby Reynolds 69/Joan Webster/N 119/ 169/
20/ 70/Sandra Clark/N 120/ 170/Sherry Gegner/N
21/Larry Fiscus/N 71/Larry Lackshaw? 121/Judy Olds/N 171/Robert Warren Ferguson/N
22/Nancy Reiner 72/Shirley Phillips/N 122/ 172/Sandra Sales/N
23/Barbara Moran/N 73/Beverley Fitch/N 123/ 173/Ivor Mardel Austin/N
24/Karen Schroeder 74/Virginia Louise Clark/N 124/ 174/Donna Rae Burrhus/N
25/ 75/ 125/ 175/Gail Peterson
26/Penny Wingert 76/ 126/ 176/Jerry Duane Wilhelm/N
27/Jean Carole Hamilton/N 77/Geraldine Wade/N 127/ 177/Louise Stewart?
28/Sue Krantz/N 78/William Robert Walker/N 128/Karen Maloney/N 178/Corrine Anderson
29/ 79/Ramona Warnock/N 129/ 179/
30/Gary Richard Greenwood/N 80/ 130/Dick Wits 180/
31/ 81/ 131/ 181/
32/ 82/ 132/ 182/
33/Karma Burns/N 83/ 133/ 183/
34/Sharon Horrocks/N 84/ 134/David Ross 184/William Nelson Pearce/N
35/Jerry Jensen 85/John Montgomery/N 135/Wilbur Van Houten 185/
36/ 86/ 136/Carole Sue Rank/N 186/
37/Patty Breeding/N 87/Gary Duane Raymond/N 137/Chris Newell/N? 187/Joan Sims/N
38/ 88/ 138/Ron Whitlatch 188/
39/ 89/ 139/John Boardman Wilson/N 189/
40/Jean Webster/N 90/Barbara Shadley/N 140/ 190/
41/ 91/ 141/ 191/
42/ 92/ 142/ 192/
43/ 93/ 143/ 193/
44/ 94/ 144/ 194/
45/Judy Pharis 95/ 145/Mark Lynn Stacey/N 195/
46/ 96/ 146/ 196/
47/ 97/ 147/Guy Stewart/T? 197/
48/ 98/ 148/ 198/
49/ 99/ 149/Gerald Foot? 199/
50/Susan Myklebust/N 100/Mary Sue Callen 150/Richard Brumbaugh/N x
Names of some of the 9th grade class (hopefully someone can loan a copy of
The Broadcaster from which a student list can be obtained)
yellow shaded = deceased
       
       
       
       
       
       
       
       
       
       
       
       
       
       
       
       
       
       
       
       
       
       
       
       
       
       
     
Photo Identification: Compliments of _________ and Claradell Gergely Shedd
1949 Faculty 1949 Faculty 1949 Faculty
1949 Faculty 1949 Faculty 1949 Faculty
1949 Faculty 1949 Faculty 1949 Faculty
Faculty
1st Row Mr. Snyder, Miss Bollwine, Miss Eddy, Miss Anderson, Mr. Russell, Miss Comiskey, Mrs. Tallman
2nd Row Mrs. Mullen, Mrs. Hunter, Miss Hagen, Mr. Casady, Mr. Burnham, Mr. Rush, Mrs. Hagy
3rd Row Mr. Gray, Mr. Pratt, Miss Rittgers, Mr. Hosfelt, Mrs. Nelson, Mr. Whitlatch, Miss Forkner, Mr. Sterrett, Miss Dolliver, Mr. Iliff Shepherd
1949 Class Presidents 1949 Class Presidents 1949 Class Presidents
1949 Class Presidents 1949 Class Presidents 1949 Class Presidents
1949 Class Presidents 1949 Class Presidents 1949 Class Presidents
Class Presidents (1949)
1st Row X, Marlene Ward, Charlotte Norstrum, X, Vera Booten, X, Duane L. McIntyre, X
2nd Row Joe Van Arkel, Dick Smith, Barbara Anderson, Jo Ann Trisler, Sarah Olsan, Duane Moss, Ben Nefzger, Dick Porter, Robert Lee White?
 
Broadcaster Staff
(included students from the 1949, 1950, and 1951 classes)
1st Row Ann Lawdahl, Ileane Gnade, Carole Ledford, Jean Anderson, Grace Johnson, Jane North, Luann Spratt, Sondra McDole, Jackie McCracken
2nd Row Carolyn Downing, Jo Ann Dawson, Harriett Letington, Nancy Russell, Sarah Olsan, Mary Reid, Norma Olouson, Joyce Stevens, Norma Dungan, Joyce Bates
3rd Row Jerry Lou Thatcher, Wilma Thornton, Sherma Stevens, Jack McWilliams, Jerry Lass, Dick Onnen, Jim Bradley, Ruth Anne Beard, Lila Baumann
1949 January Holiday Revue 1949 January Holiday Revue 1949 January Holiday Revue
1949 January Holiday Revue 1949 January Holiday Revue 1949 January Holiday Revue
1949 January Holiday Revue 1949 January Holiday Revue 1949 January Holiday Revue
1949 January Holiday Revue
(included students from the 1949, 1950, and 1951 classes)
1st Row Patricia Clair Holloway, Joan Dawson, Karol Jo Hubbart, Juanita Cubbage, Mary Papich, Wilma Thorton, Darrel Heckart, Nancy Stromberg, Larry Davidson, Luann Spratt, Jack McWilliams, Clarence French, Jerry Lass, Don Werner
2nd Row Mary West, Joyce Bates, Marlene Carlson, Mary Lou Frederick, Margery Swanson, Sherma Stevens, Pauline Kalor, Dorothy Weter, Marlene Winnick, Norma Dungan, Carole Boyce, Harriett Lettington, Nancy Russell, Carolyn Downing
3rd Row John Turner, Charles Venn, George Eldridge, Myra Keith, Kenneth Palmer, Wendell Hayden, Sari Mae Robertson, Don Clark, Bob Klisares, Billy Smith, Ruth Anne Beard, Joann Briggle
4th Row Karl Christensen, Jerry Erickson, Jim Bradley, Buddy Williams, Bob White, Duane Loy, Bob Range, Don Olsen, Dick Onnen, Bruce Nelsen, Loren Wigton, Kenneth Carley, Harry Mongar. Not pictured is Paul Upchurch.
Does anyone have a June, 1955 Washington Irving graduation group photo?
Below: Washington Irving Junior High - 1949
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Washington Irving: enlarged left side of June, 1949 graduation photo
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Washington Irving: enlarged right side of June, 1949 graduation photo
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Washington Irving; June, 1949 Washington Irving; June, 1949 Washington Irving; June, 1949
Washington Irving: 9th grade Class of June, 1949
Washington Irving: enlarged left side of 1949 graduation photo with numbers
Washington Irving: enlarged right side of 1949 graduation photo with numbers
Washington Irving: According to numbers assigned (total of 173)
(Letter after graduate's name indicates which high school attended)
E=East High N=North High T=Tech High R=Roosevelt
A yellow-shaded cell indicates deceased.
1/ 46/ 90/ 130/
2/ 47/ 91/ 131/
3/ 48/Dean Schultz 92/ 132/
4/Ronald Douglas Gauld/N 49/Leslie Covil Billings/T/E 93/Patricia Lou Burke/N 133/
5/ 50/ 94/

134/Marylan Norma Vidis/N

6/ 51/Herbert William Montis/N 95/ 135/Diane
7/Charles Roosevelt Riccio/N 52/Richard Ralph Hadden/N 96/Sandra Rae Levin/N 136/Beverly Janice Oliver/N
8/ 53/ 97/ 137/Roberta Margery Cochrane/N?
9/ 54/ 98/ 138/
10/Donald David Greenfield/N 55/ 99/ 139/Gwyen Paulette Bigham/N
11/Peter Riley Blair, Jr./N 56/ 96/ 140/Helen McDonald/N
12/ 57/ 97/ 141/
13/ 58/James Franklin Elmore/N 98/ 142/
14/ 59/ 99/ 143/
15/ 60/ 100/ 144/
16/ 61/Ronald Eric Veverka/N 101/Ethel Lea Shaw/N? 145/
17/Arthur Floyd Jefferson/N 62/ 102/ 146/Marilyn Colleen Dingeman/N
18/ 63/Anita Jane Hickman/N 103/ 147/Barbara Janette Oliver/N
19/ 64/ 104/

148/Marty Jane Miller/N

20/ 65/Mary Lou Maltas/N 105/ 149/
21/Byron G George 66/Sandra Rae Kurtz 106/ 150/
22/ 67/Ruth Anne? 107/ 151/Clell Len Hemphill/N
23/ 68/Marilyn Jane Donovan/N 108/ 152/Richard Allen Delk/N
24/

69/Patricia Anne Duncan/N

109/ 153/
25/ 70/Margaret Jean Webb/N? 110/Emily Anne Wallukait/N 154/
26/ 71/Betty Lou Ritzman/N? 111/ 155/John Raymond Nichols/N
27/Dennis Gust Lindstrom/N 72/Gloria Jeanne Courtney/N 112/Beverly Highland 156/
28/Hollis Craig Argo/N 73/ 113/ 157/Lawrence Andrew Graves/N
29/Albert Laurence Jennings/N 74/ 114/ 158/David Milten Glazer/N
30/Manfred Kiess/N 75/ 115/ 159/
31/ 76/Carolyn Jean Holtz/N 116/ 160/
32/ 77/ 117/Fanny Anne Greaves/N 161/
33/ 78/ 118/Rosalie Ann Geiger?/N 162/
34/ 79/ 119/Marlene Joan Wellington/N 163/
35/ 80/ 120/ 164/Shirley Garvin?
36/ 81/ 121/JoAnn Robison/N 165/
37/ 82/ 122/Ruth Elaine Ray/N 166/
38/ 83 123/Coleen Kay Martin/N 167/
39/ 84/ 124/ 168/
40/ 85/ 125/ 169/
41/ 86/Antoinette Marie Farao/N 126/ 170/
42/Betty Lou Smothers/N 87/ 127/ 171/
43/Dorothea JoAnn Still 88/ 128/ 172/
44/Carla Joan Courter/N 89/Gayle Louise Winters/N 129/ 173/
45/Richard Wyatt Russell/N x x x
Photo: Compliments of Jo Ann Robison Petrie
Photo Identification: Marilyn Surles and Claradell Shedd
In Memoriam
(of those who graduated from North High in 1958)

Class of January/June/August, 1955
January, 1955(total class numbered ?)
North High
East High
   
June, 1955 (total class numbered ?)
North High
East High
   
   
August, 1955 (total class numbered ?)
       
For further input, please email me at [email protected]
 
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