Class of 1961 sets dates for 50th reunion activities

From Sandra Kay Sabroff Weber (Class of 1961:

50th Reunion
Madison Central High School
Class of 1961
August 19-21, 2011

The Madison Central High School Class of 1961 will begin its 50th reunion on Friday, August 19, 2011 at the Coliseum Bar, 232 E. Olin Avenue in Madison beginning at 5:30 p.m. There will be no charges for this meet and greet event as we are not renting a room. Food and drinks will be the responsibility of each individual.

On Saturday, August 20, 2011 the class will meet at the Elks Club, 711 Jenifer St., overlooking beautiful Lake Monona. Price is $35.00 per person. Time begins at 5:30 p.m. with a social hour followed by dinner at 6:30 p.m. Enter the parking lot at the corner of Blount and Williamson streets.

Choice of dinners will be chicken maison-chicken breast topped with wild mushrooms and shallot sauce; or 10 ounce prime rib, cooked medium; or vegetarian dish consisting of pasta, vegetables and sauce.

On Sunday, August 21, 2011 the class will take a 12:00 noon cruise on Lake Monona. The $35.00 price per person includes an entire meal plus the two hour cruise, but does not include the open bar. We will meet at the boat ramp parking lot at the entrance to Olin Park towards the end of Lakeside Street.

Reunion Book: Anyone not attending the Saturday or Sunday events is requested to donate $5.00 toward printing costs.

Please fill out an information page with a current picture if possible and return. Classmates who already submitted this information do not need to fill this out.


Any extra donation that classmates would like to make will be forwarded to future reunion committees.

PLEASE SEND YOUR RESERVATION AND MONEY ASAP to Carla DiMartino Butterfield at 1910 Lewon Drive, Madison, WI 53711. It is especially important to return this information promptly if you wish to attend the Betty Lou Cruise.

50th Reunion Committee Members: Carla DiMartino Butterfield, Jim Deneen, Joe Engelhart, Angie Fiscus Klosterman, Phil Kneebone, Georgia Hackett Smith, and 45th Reunion Chairs Ann and Denny Melville Otis.

We are still looking for some people. If you have a current address (or other information) for any of these people, please contact Carla DiMartino Butterfield at cdbutterfield@sbcglobal.net

Following are the names of the "missing" members of the Madison Central High School Class of 1961:

Joan Baldwin
Mike Castle
Margo Cuccia
Gay Gilroy
Gloria Halverson
Charles Howard
Joyce Hungate
Sandra Jacobson
Gerald Johnson
Fay Johnson Bomkamp
Kay Kamm
John Lingafelter
Velmarie Lloyd
Mary McGill
Pat Morrick
Edward Mulhall
Sandra Noble Anderson
Toni Pankow Gronley
Sandra Phillips
Michelle Rohr Maxwell
Barbara Ross
Mary L. Rubin
Angie Schiro
Susan Schmeling
Gary Schulz
Eric E. Schwebke
Mary Sinclair
Naomi Whitaker
Pauline Whittleton

Missing since 45th Reunion
Chuck Carlson
Jim H. Engelberger
Shirley Niehus Carlson
Dick O'Leary Jr.
Robert A. Ogden
Robert G. Rasmussen