Tag: Class of 1969

Shelia Weischedel ~ Class of 1969

Arrived ~ 9/23/1950
Departed ~ 7/9/2021

Lovingly reported by, Trish Doering Blair

I came across this while down the rabbit hole last night. Weischedel’s lived next door to us on Soi 14. Their dad Ted worked with my dad. I remember Sheila as a wild child that enjoyed every minute of life and was kind and fun to be around.

Sheila Rae Weischedel Allen obituary

Sheila Rae Allen passed away at her home in Gillette, WY on July 9, 2021 at age 70. She was born on Sept. 23, 1950 to the late Ted Weischedel and Virginia Weischedel in Sheridan, WY.

She graduated from the International School of Bangkok in Bangkok, Thailand in 1969. She taught English to Thai workers during the summer following her high school graduation.

Sheila married Jim Allen on Sept. 16, 1977 in Carlsbad, NM. They lived in New Mexico, Utah, and Wyoming. They operated the Recluse Store and Post Office from 1983-1987. Sheila also worked at the Gillette Day Care and would often have people come up to her that remembered her, when they were toddlers. She worked at Wal-Mart for 11 years and was a guard at the Wyodak mine for 5 years.

She was very generous and enjoyed helping people. She would give you the shirt off her back if it would help. She was a mother to three boys, but was motherly to a lot of people over the years. She especially enjoyed spending time with her grandchildren.

She is survived by her sons, Aaron Allen of Carlsbad, NM, James (and Heather) Allen of Fredericksburg, VA, David (and Stacey) Allen of Gillette, WY, four granddaughters, three grandsons, her mother, Virginia Weischedel of Recluse, WY, siblings Cheryl (and Dan) Kotschwar of Farnam, NE, Danny (and Anita) Weischedel of Recluse, WY, numerous nephews and nieces, family and friends, to include Lynard the pug and her cats.

She is preceded in death by her husband, Jim and father, Ted Weischedel.

Memorial services will be held at the Recluse Community Hall on Saturday, July 17th at noon.

Memorials are suggested to be made to a college fund for Sheila’s grandchildren, whom she loved very much. Online condolences can be shared at the Walker funeral home.

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Marni Crans ~ Class of 1969

Arrived ~ 5/10/1951

Departed ~ 1/22/2025

Obituary of Martha Crans Dunn

Martha Crans Dunn of Red Rock, Texas passed away peacefully at her home on January 22, 2025 surrounded by her family. She was known to everyone as Marni Dunn. Marni was born on May 10, 1951 at Harmon Air Force Base in Stephenville, Newfoundland, Canada. She was the third of four girls born to her father, Lt Col Robert Edward Crans, and mother, Martha Jane (Waller) Crans. As an “Air Force brat,” her childhood was spent in many places including Maine, Florida, California, Missouri, Michigan, Washington DC, Weisbaden, Germany and Bangkok, Thailand. She graduated from high school in Bangkok and used to enjoy saying she survived “Youth in Asia.” She attended college briefly at Culver Stockton College in Canton, Missouri and later in life at Austin Community College in Austin, Texas. She had a beneficial impact on many people through her work in the field of mental health and later in the field of child care. She was certified as a Child Care Administrator and, in 1992, she started her own day care center in Austin called Treehouse Child Care Center which she directed until she retired.

Marni met her husband, Bill, in 1973 when they both worked at St. Jude’s children’s mental hospital in Austin Texas. Bill was immediately taken by her inner and outer beauty and they began dating in May of 1974. They began living together on Valentine’s Day in 1975 and married on 12/6/75. They and their children lived most of their lives in the Austin area except for 1 year in Lubbock Texas. Marni enjoyed going on road trips with her husband Bill, her sister(s) or her daughter and granddaughters, around the country to different National Parks and to visit with distant family and friends but she especially liked the Four Corners area of the USA. If you wanted to see her eyes light up, all you had to do was say “Let’s go on a road trip.” She was also quite an artist and excellent at various arts and crafts. She would make dolls that looked like and wore old clothes of a particular child that she would then sell or give to people. She also made artisan Santas to sell or give people. She was a very private person but beloved by all she met.

Marni was very family oriented and loved spending time with her children and grandchildren. She is survived by her husband, William G. (Bill) Dunn; her children Ericka McDonald and her husband Neil, Hyatt Dunn and his wife Donna (DJ), and Karine (Kari) Dunn and her husband Gabby (Gab) Guerrero, as well as an older sister Roane (Ranie) Gray and 8 grandchildren; Megan and Kelsie McDonald, Justin and Jacob and Cody Dunn, and Miranda and Alyssa and Reanna Guerrero, all of whom she loved with all her heart. She is also survived by nieces and nephews too numerous to list. She is joining her parents and two sisters, Jane Jett and Kacy Crans, in the afterlife.

Viewing and visitation is from 5-7pm followed by a brief service on Tuesday, 1/28/25, at Cook Walden Funeral Home, 6100 N. Lamar Blvd, Austin, TX 78752. A memorial service is set for 2-4pm on 3/8/25 at Red Rock Community Center, 114 Red Rock Rd, Red Rock, TX 78662.

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Paula Schulz ~ Class of 1969

Arrived ~ 2/12/1951

Departed ~ 3/15/2025

Paula Dahlke Obituary
Paula Marie Dahlke, 74, of Durango, Colorado, died 3/15/2025, at home, Born 2/12/1951. A service will be held at 3:30 p.m. on April 9, 2025 at Durango church of Christ 2100 West 3rd Ave. Durango, CO 81301. She is survived by her husband, Dennis; four siblings: Tim (Ann Beauprec) Schulz, Edmund Schulz, Gloria Schulz and Kathleen Strawn, her three children; Remy, Daniel, and Rachel (Clark), extended family and wonderful friends. Paula’s love for her family, friends and relatives was paramount in her life. She loved her health care clients and treated them with love and respect.

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Fred Jay Halsworth ~ Class of 1969

Arrived ~ 5/15/1951

Departed ~ 9/9/1986

Lovingly reported by Candice Kranz Busch.

Fred Halsworth MP #67232)

Last Known Location
Dutch Harbor, Alaska

Circumstances of Disappearance
Last seen 09/09/1986 aboard the fishing vessel, Normar II, which sank in the Bering Sea, 70 miles northeast of the Pribilof Islands. Missing with Kenneth Ridgely (MP #66794), Richard Bennett (MP #66888), and Annabelle Moser (MP #66546).

https://namus.nij.ojp.gov/case/MP67232

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James “Jim” Matisin ~ Class of 1969

Arrived ~ 7/23/1951

Departed ~ 7/26/23

Throwback Thursday! World Conference Coach Jamie Matisin, as coach (left) and Gordon Rutledge (father of current Commissioner Greg Rutledge), Sponsor (right) – Singapore American Football League circa 1979-82

Vikings won the Championship (see trophy in background). They played on the football field at the SAS Ulu Pandan Campus, K-8. The building is still there but is now occupied by Nexus International School.

James Parkinson Matisin Wrote:
This was my first year as Head Coach of the Vikings. 1981. Don’t remember the shorts being so pink. Or me ever being that skinny!

SAFL – Home of American Football in Singapore

With a sad heart, the SAFL shares that we have lost Coach Jamie Matisin. For over 40 years he has coached and/or officiated 1000’s of youth football players in Singapore. Coach Matisin passed away 26th July after a battle with cancer & covid. Even while sick, he was still giving back as officiating advisor for our last international games with the Emirates American Football League in April. I ask the global SAFL community to open your generous arms and give Coach’s Family a hug and the help they need. To learn more and donate, please visit our crowd funding page at https://gogetfunding.com/coachmatisin/
A call to our global SAFL Alumni, please share with your personal networks which have played in the SAFL.

Coach Matisin’s family needs your support and every donation will help cover his final medical and funeral costs. Coach’s family needs your support!!!

Jeff Majestic SAFL Commissioner and Friend of Coach Matisin
jefferymajestic@yahoo.com for questions about how to help Coach’s Family

Campaign Story
https://gogetfunding.com/coachmatisin/

To all Donors and Friends ,

James Parkinson Matisin, better known as Jamie, or simply, Coach, sadly passed away on July 26th. His wife Sheryl and son’s Ben and Ryan are now in need of as much assistance as they can get.

Jamie moved to Singapore from the United States in 1976 at just 25 years old. In the 47 years that he spent in Singapore, he gave much to the community including more than 40 years volunteering in SACAC’s youth football programme where he coached the values of hard-work, discipline, responsibility and teamwork to hundreds of kids.

In 2019, Jamie was first diagnosed with stage 1 colon cancer, which he managed to beat. However, shortly thereafter, he developed blood cancer (Myelofibrosis) that ultimately developed into Leukemia. After two years of relatively good health and fighting the good fight, a bout with COVID led to complications and his condition rapidly deteriorated.

Due to his rapid decline, Jamie’s family were unable to make the necessary preparations and are in need of immediate financial assistance.

Medical bills and funeral costs alone exceed 80k after subsidies. As Jamie had not been able to work, rent, school fees and utility bills have been unpaid for months. Jamie’s wife, Sheryl, is now at a loss of how she is going to cope.

By God’s grace, the family is appealing for any financial support you can afford. All donations will go to pay for the medical expenses, outstanding bills and to help the family adjust to life without Jamie.

Any amount will be of great help. Please keep Jamie’s family in your prayers & may God bless you all.

If you have any questions or would like to reach out please email josh nobles at: josh.nobles@gmail.com

Jeff Majestic SAFL Commissioner and Friend of Coach Matisin
jefferymajestic@yahoo.com for questions about how to help Coach’s Family

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Ernest Rajendra ~ Class of 1969

Departed 2/2/2023

Lovingly submitted by: Angeline P. Rajendra Behrend

My brother Ernest Rajendra passed away from heart failure on February 2, 2023, in Los Angeles, CA. He was 73. He was the eldest son of Mr. P.E. Rajendra and Hilda Pushparatnam Rajendra. His daughter and wife were by his side. I know he would appreciate your prayers.
Here are two photos. The second one is from Ernest’s own previous FB posting: Picture courtesy of Larry Jacobs, Ernest Rajendra (a fierce bowler) 1968. Umpire in the back is Mr. P.E. Rajendra. Good old times to cherish.

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Steven Kung ~ Class of 1969

Departed ~ 1966

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John Beach ~ Class of 1969

Departed ~ 5/22/2020

Obituary for Mr. John Richard Beach

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Ria Mercado – Fisher ~ Class of 1969

Departed ~ 7/17/84 ~ Murdered by her husband

 

 

Detroit Free Press (MI)

March 13, 1985 MAN TO FACE TRIAL IN DEATH OF HIS WIFE
Author: JOE SWICKARD Free Press Staff WriterEdition: METRO FINAL
Section: NWS
Page: 7D

College professor Charles Fisher was ordered Tuesday to stand trial on a first-degree murder charge. He is accused of killing his wife in a staged burglary of their Canton Township home in July. Plymouth District Judge James Garber, at the end of a five- day preliminary examination, ruled that Assistant Prosecutor Timothy Kenny had presented enough circumstantial evidence to warrant a trial. But, in an unusual move, Garber granted Fisher a $250,000 bond, requiring a $25,000 cash deposit.

Kenny objected to the bond, saying that Fisher could flee to the Caribbean island of St. Kitts. Fisher, a former head of microbiology at the Ann Arbor Veterans Administration Hospital, was teaching at a medical school on the island when he was arrested. Fisher, 44, is accused of murdering his wife, Ella Marie, and trying to disguise it as a slaying by burglars. Mrs. Fisher, 31, died five days after she was found — her face and mouth sealed with duct tape and her legs and hands bound with ropes — facedown and covered with a blanket in their living room. Kenny charged that Fisher killed his wife, fearing she was about to resume a romance with her cousin.

Defense attorney Daniel Burress said no evidence linked Fisher to the killing. If convicted, Fisher faces a mandatory sentence of life in prison without parole. Fisher told police he was awakened by a noise shortly after midnight July 15. He said he was confronted in the dark kitchen by intruders, one of whom demanded money and keys to his pickup truck. Fisher told police he was struck down from behind before he could respond, and awoke about two hours later bound and gagged in his bedroom. He said he freed himself and found his wife unconscious in the living room. He said he tried mouth-to-mouth resuscitation before calling police.

But Kenny said Fisher’s account of burglars did not stand up. “The B&E men were thoughtful enough to go and put him back on his bed,” Kenny said. When the rescue squad arrived, Kenny said, the house was still dark and Mrs. Fisher was facedown. Kenny said the reported intruders went to the trouble of immobilizing two people and getting access to a pickup truck, then fled without taking valuables.

**** Copyright (c) 1985 Detroit Free Press
Record Number: 8501100699

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Kathy Kline ~ Class of 1969

Departed 1980 ~ Accidental Overdose

She was my Janis Joplin, my free spirit, my kindred soul and like so many things in life now gone, but renewed again elsewhere. I miss Kathy, but I don’t worry about her. She’ll be back!

SF

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