Published November 05. 2014 04:00PM
On Sept. 6, Tamaqua High School Class of 1948, held a reunion picnic at Owl Creek reservoir. Seventeen class members attended. Sadly, many of the classmates have passed away. The majority of class members live in distant parts of the country,
Grace Krapf Sakusky was in charge of the reunion. Gladys Hoffman Sakusky, Emma Best Vlcek and Shirley Phillips Becker also served on the reunion committee.Helen Buragas Firkal traveled from Harrisburg with her son, Robert. He took photos of the class group. Also from Harrisburg, were Crystal Jones Snyder and William Hill. Joan Tennant Krell, now living in Maryland also attended.Kathy Carpenter, longtime employee of the Times News, chauffeured her father, Kaye Leiby, who has never missed a class reunion.There were 173 graduates in the class of '48. Ninety-one in the academic course and eighty-two in commercial course.The class colors were blue and gray; the class flower was the white rose. There were 95 girls and 78 boys.
Those who attended the Tamaqua High School Class of 1948 66th class reunion are pictured above. Seated in the front row, from left to right, Lillian Hoppes, Mildred Assalita, Emma Best, Robert Betz, Kaye Leiby, Shirley Phillips and Helen Buragas. Standing, left to right, Gladys Hoffman, Grace Krapf, Shirley Eckroth, Rosalie Hill, Jean Reed, John Isganitis, Crystal Jones, William Hill and Earl Stahler. Present but not pictured was Joan Tennant.