Ithaca High School Class Of 1961

Kathy Durland (Dewart)

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Birthday:August 29, 1943 City:Ithaca State/Prov.:NY Occupation:retired, sort of Marital Status:Divorced No. of Children:1 What elementary school(s) did you attend?:cayuga heights What Junior high school did you attend?:Boynton Did you attend ninth grade at Boynton or IHS?:boynton What have you been doing for the past 50 years?:I will attempt a chronological list
Married Tim Saltonstall in 62, divorced in 65 traveled
Went to school at University of Hawaii, Cornell University, finished with an MFA in creative writing.
Taught Montessori School after getting Mont. teaching degree, taught at Kirkland College( Hamilton).married Brian Dewart 1973, daughter Tess born 75 l stopped teaching. lived in CA a couple years, worked with rescue dogs, lots of different volunteer and pay jobs. next major work was founding the Constance Saltonstall Foundation for the Arts in 1994. Involved there until just last year. Presently back to writing. Also do some watercolor and photography.

From Kathy : I went to Ithaca High for 3 weeks at which time my parents sent me to Ethel Walkers Prep school in Connecticut. I loved the people I met there but the experience was the pits. But now I get to go to 2 reunions!

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Kathryn Ekholm (Sinclair)

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Birthday:November 08, 1943 City:Apopka State/Prov.:FL Occupation:Housewife, child care provider Marital Status:Married No. of Children:1 What have you been doing for the past 50 years?:Attended Adelphi University for 2 years then returned home and worked at Cornell for a couple of years. Married and moved to NJ. After a few more moves ended up in Florida. We had 2 daughters. Susan is married, has 2 children and lives in South Florida. Our first daughter, Melissa, died of leukemia at age 13. Worked in daycare for 25 years, the last 5 as director of a pre-school-daycare. "Retired" 3 years ago but have been caring for children in my home. My sister, Martha, and her husband, Vic Newhart,live with us. All 4 of us are active in our Presbyterian Church.

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judith elmo (leonardo)

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Birthday:January 15, 1943 City:clio State/Prov.:MI Occupation:retired elementary teacher Marital Status:Married No. of Children:2 What elementary school(s) did you attend?:Immaculate Conception What Junior high school did you attend?:Immaculate Conception Did you attend ninth grade at Boynton or IHS?:IHS What have you been doing for the past 50 years?:graduated SUNY@Buffalo
master's from Marygrove (Detroit)
taught primarily elementary , 3rd and 4th grades
play in the bell choir at church
enjoy traveling especially to Italy and Mexico (have been also to Australia, New Zea-land, France, Switzerland, Guatemala, and Canada)
enjoy spending time with our 3 grandchildren

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Nancy Anne L. Falke (Merolle)

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Birthday:July 12, 1943 City:Middlebury State/Prov.:VT Occupation:retired medical staff coordinator Marital Status:Married No. of Children:4 What have you been doing for the past 50 years?:After high school I completed two years at Alfred Tech, worked at Cornell Hotel School for a year and then married my college sweetheart, Joe. We lived in Rochester for 10 years where I worked at Xerox corporate headquarters 4 years and then had 4 children in 5 years - 3 girls and a boy. We lived in rural Copake, NY, for 28 years. Sadly, we lost our 9-year-old daughter in 1982 in a pedestrian/truck accident. Most of my child rearing years I was a full-time mom, and prior to retirement 5 years ago, I was a medical staff coordinator for a small hospital in western Massachusetts (12 years). Three years ago we moved to Middlebury, VT, where our oldest daughter lives with her husband and 3 children (my husband works in Burlington, VT). Life is good here. Middlebury is a college town surrounded by farm country and mountains, much like Ithaca, but smaller. Now I volunteer as a reading mentor at an elementary school, Hospice volunteer, nursing home volunteer and Compassionate Friends Co-leader, among other things. We enjoy traveling and love visitors.

From Nancy Anne L.:Looking forward to the reunion.

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Thomas Fauls

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Birthday:March 16, 1943 City:Lansing State/Prov.:NY Occupation:Retired Marital Status:Married No. of Children:4

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Barbara Ferrell (Kjellman)

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Birthday:December 11, 1942 City:Westborough State/Prov.:MA Occupation:Retired, PT Marital Status:Divorced No. of Children:2 What elementary school(s) did you attend?:Imaculate Conception What Junior high school did you attend?:NA Did you attend ninth grade at Boynton or IHS?:IHS What have you been doing for the past 50 years?:Quit Ithaca College in 1962. Worked at TCT till 1965. Lived in Syracuse till 1967. Returned to Ithaca and TCT. Married later in 1967 and moved to Michigan then to Massachusetts in 1972. Divorced in 1979 and earned a Certificate in Respiratory Therapy. Took an early retirement from New England Electric CO. after 16 years so I could finalize our plans to move to New Jersey in 1998 after John M. and I had reunited in '97 after 30 yrs. Once our plans were set he was diagnosed in '98 with cancer. During his extended recovery period following surgery he was unable to move forward with such major changes in his established lifestyle. I did understand but had to focus on moving forward myself. After many temp. jobs I accepted a position as Program Director for the Senior Center since it was closer to my Westboro, MA location. I still miss Ithaca and all the "Old Familiar Places and Faces. My daughter Katie lives in Wash. DC. Paid singer, works for a Realtor who conducts seminars on Real Estate Restoration/Flipping. She also teaches classes at a Rec. Center in Alexandria, VA. My son Shaun was a lead guitarist for several bands in NH and a Christian band in FL. He also was a self-employed contractor for companies that needed designs and mock-ups for their product ideas and help with patents. The Empty Nest is Yuck & Ugh! Match.Com here I come! Looking for a Christian ManMatch who has children and grandchildren!

From Barbara:My interests have always centered around my kids and their activities in and out of school. Love Nature, outdoors, traveling, museums, singing in choirs, county fairs, all kids and animals.

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Thomas Ferretti

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Birthday:November 22, 1943 City:trumansburg State/Prov.:NY Occupation:Trumansburg Police Chief Website:www.trumansburgpolice.com Marital Status:Married No. of Children:9 What have you been doing for the past 50 years?:working and playing

From Thomas:

retired on 11-1-04 as full time police chief with 38 years. and went to part time chiief since.

was in US Navy prior for 4 years, got extended 6 months more for Viet Nam War.

married my wife Jacqueline in 1967, her husband was killed in traffic accident, they had four children under six years old. We had one more, adopted one and then picked three others at about age 12 that were friends of our kids and raised them as ours.

Thomas passed away on Feburary 5, 2023. To read his obituary, click here.

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Katherine Follett

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Birthday:November 18, 1943 City:Durham State/Prov.:NC Occupation:part-time psychology instructor, business owner Website:www.bullcityhomebrew.com/ Marital Status:Married No. of Children:3 What Junior high school did you attend?:Wellsville High Did you attend ninth grade at Boynton or IHS?:Nope What have you been doing for the past 50 years?:Right after high school, I married an Iranian and went to live in Iran and had two children there. I had a chance to teach in the USIA sponsored language school in Tehran and learned how much I loved teaching. We returned to Ithaca so he could earn his MS and then went to Oregon for his PhD. I had my third son in Corvallis.
Hubby went to work for ICI, now Astra Zeneca, and we ended up in North Carolina in 1973, We divorced in 1980. I was selling real estate at the time. In those days divorce was a criterion for the job. In 1981 I remarried and bought a restaurant and later a second, Miss Kitty's Steak and Seafood Palace. It was an enormous barn but with fireplaces and table cloths and fancy waiters.
In 1987, I sold my interest, left hubby #2, and enrolled in North Carolina State University as a freshman in 1988. I did my BA, MS, and PhD in Life Span Developmental Psychology in 1999. I was full time adjunct at Elon University for 6 years after having done various other adjunct teaching at
a few Universities. Long story best shared over a good Borolo.
In Feb of 2007, I left Elon pretending to be retired and took a part-time position (they count me as full-time but hey) at ECPI college. I still love teaching.
I have been married since 1989 to Patrick Donovan and we raised my two grandchildren, who are now in college.
I have just started a business with two partners and so I am very busy.
Don't be alarmed at my current photo taken last week by me in the kitchen with my Mac. I was 12 days out from a micro lift (po' folks face encouragement).
I have a bunch of other stuff going on. I make soap from scratch and face and body creams and other stuff. Mostly, we just make and drink lots of wine. I volunteer at our Unitarian Fellowship and belong to a group that reads A Course In Miracles together every week.
That is surely more than anyone wants to know. I am on Facebook and visit ever few months.
I'll scan in a then soon.

From Katherine:I only graduated from Ithaca High and really didn't know most of you as well as I would have liked. However, my best life-long friend, Linda Gaden unwittingly set the course of my life. I love her anyhow.

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Faye Fowler (Ink)

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Birthday:March 10, 1943 City:Groton State/Prov.:NY Occupation:housewife and retired nurse Marital Status:Married No. of Children:3 What elementary school(s) did you attend?:East Lawn(a one room school), West Hill What Junior high school did you attend?:Boynton Did you attend ninth grade at Boynton or IHS?:Boynton What have you been doing for the past 50 years?:After high school I went to the Ithaca School of Practical Nursing. My first job was at the new Upstate Medical Center in Syracuse. I worked there about a year. Then I came back to the old Tompkins Hospital and worked there for quite a few years. I married Fred Ink, IHS '65, in 1969. We moved in to the new hospital.

On Oct. 5, 1983 I was in a terrible car accident in which my mother was killed. I had many broken bones and a severe head injury. I was in a coma for four weeks and then in a rehabilitation/nursing home (Highgate in Cortland) for six months. Our three girls were young then. Sandy Greene, my best friend from high school, came and helped take care of the kids.

I recovered, which many people didn't think I would, but I wasn't able to work after that.

From Faye:I enjoy traveling with my husband Fred. Besides our three daughters, we have four granddaughters, and one great granddaughter. And now we have a great grandson, the first boy in generations!

Faye passed away on March 8, 2012. To read her obituary, click here.

Judi Fowler (Quagliaroli)

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Birthday:October 21, 1943 City:NEEDHAM State/Prov.:MA Occupation:Finance; EMT Marital Status:Married No. of Children:2 What elementary school(s) did you attend?:Fall Creek/Belle Sherman What Junior high school did you attend?:Boynton Jr. High School Did you attend ninth grade at Boynton or IHS?:IHS What have you been doing for the past 50 years?:Graduated from Cornell, went to work for IBM for 2 years to learn about computers...stayed 30 and retired. Met husband John at the Syracuse office and married in 1969. Moved to Boston area in 1973, have 2 sons, 2 daughters-in-law and 2 grandsons.

After IBM, spent 5 years as Dir. of Exec Ed at Simmons Graduate School of Management. Following that I began working in my husband's company doing corporate & industry research...still there.

Six years ago I became an EMT and work
sporting events all over MA on week-ends and Holidays. Long time Cornell and Children's Hospital of Boston volunteer.

From Judi:Looking forward to 7~8+9+10~11 and celebrating our 50th.

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