Mishawaka High School - Class of 1980


Condolences go out to former Mishawaka wrestling coach Al Smith on the passing of his wife Ruth Lynn Smith on 07/13/2008.

The 25th reunion events were held:
Friday 7-15-2005 at Merrifield Park - Class Picnic and
Saturday 7-16-2005 at the Mishawaka FOP lodge - Class Dinner and Social Event.


It's now time to start thinking aboutout 30th reunion. To volunteer, please call:
Beth Erwin Davis at (574) 258-0399,
Jenny Hamman Nijak at (574) 291-1311, or
Shelley Curtis Regina at (574) 256-0337

M.H.S. Class Roster - To view a re-creation of the official M.H.S. commencement program from June 4, 1980 - Click here

Alumni on the World-Wide-Web
Bob Boehnlein - Bob is a senior vice president and key executive at Aprimo, Incorporated in Indianapolis.
Karen Furore Grau - After working for Indiana Governor Evan Bayh, Karen has a production company called Calamari Productions.
Paul Modlin - Paul is a teacher and the co-webmaster at Mishawaka High School.
Tom Schultz - Tom is an attorney and co-owner at the Law Firm of Schultz & Pogue, LLP in Carmel, Indiana.
Joy Lynn White - Joy is a singer/songwriter and a major recording artist who has released six albums. She resides in Nashville, TN.
  Please email me with your web page address for this area.

Deceased Alumni*
Chris Allison   1961 - 2005Teresa (Gorny) Grill   1961 - 1996
Richard Arnold   1961 - 1986Greg Hall   1961 - 2003
Mike Barbera   1961-1998Greg Krakoske   1962 - 2005
Doug Carrico   1961 - 2007Doug Magnuson   1960 - 1998
Charlie Drake   196x - 1990Scott Salyers   1961 - 1987
Andy Egendoerfer   1961 - 2005Jeff Wilder   1961 - 2007
Tammy (Ford) Hardin   1961 - 2007Janet Wilson   196x - 1998
* I do not have or maintain any detailed information regarding the passing of alumni. For more information please contact the St. Joseph County Public Library. The library keeps a microfilm record of all death notices from the South Bend Tribune and Elkhart Truth newspapers. For areas outside St. Joseph County, try an obituary search engine, such as Ancestor Hunt.com. Please send additions or corrections to the email address at the bottom of this page. Thank you.

Class of '80 Alumni Booklet:
A class booklet including contact information for alumni was created for the 20th reunion attendees. For confidentiality purposes, only those classmates who returned their information were included.

All MHS Alumni Directory:
An all-school alumni directory was published in late 2000. Phone 1-800-877-6554 for details on availability.

All MHS Alumni Club:
An all-school alumni club has been formed. They meet the first Wednesday of every month at the FOP Lodge on East 12th Street in Mishawaka (where else?). Contact John C. Moore at 3701 Lindahl Drive, Mishawaka, IN 46544, Phone 574-259-1640 for details. An article appeared in the South Bend Tribune about the club.

Other MHS Alumin Class Sites:

MHS Alumni Home

Reunion Related Sites:
Mishawaka High School - The Official School City Site
Mishawaka High School - ASD Site
Classmates.com - High School Alumni Database
Highschool-reunions.org - Free Registration for Site and is run out of South Bend
Schoolnews.com - High School and College Alumni Database

Other Mishawaka-Related links:
City of Mishawaka - Official Mishawaka Site
Mishawaka, IN A commercial development site.
Mishawaka, Colorado - Yes there is another Mishawaka in the US! I've been there and it's gorgeous (no pun intended).
World Whiffleball Page - Directly from Mishawaka, Indiana.
MHS Wrestling Team - Information from the 2000-2001 season.

Old Yearbooks For Sale:
Lost your Miskodeed over the years? Chances are you can get another Misko. On sale for around $40.00 (cash only) are new [never been used] copies of many old yearbooks. Many years are available (although, MHS Class of '80 is NOT). Contact MHS for more information:
Mishawaka High School
1202 Lincoln Way East
Mishawaka, IN 46544
phone: 574-254-7300

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