In Memoriam

UPDATED September 2026

51st Reunion

Since the days of the Roman empire, the words “in memoriam” (in memory) have been found on monuments and gravestones. None of us want to think about losing people we know, but the reality is that over the course of the years since our graduation, we have lost a number of our classmates. At the 50+ Reunion, we thought it was important to acknowledge those who have passed.

Laura Krampetz Cuevas is a lifelong artist and teacher who is on the reunion committee. She volunteered to create an in-memoriam display for the 51st Reunion. Using yearbook photos and electric votive lights, she made luminaries and set up a multi-level display that was set up in the corner of our event room. For our 55th Reunion, Laura created a new display.

Reunion 55 (2026)

At both reunions, we saw attendees walking around the display and sometimes thinking of a friend now gone, and sometimes discovering that someone they did not know had died was there.

If you open your yearbook, take a look at those who have passed or just remember someone noted here that you knew in high school, and send out a good thought or prayer.

The alphabetical list of classmates below is from the current class database and includes a date when one was found in an obituary or a “?” when the date is unknown. Women are listed by the last name used in our yearbook. Some class members’ obituaries have been posted on our private Facebook group.

  1. Frederick Adamcsik – January 2021
  2. Carmen Algarin – 2017
  3. Lu-Ann Alliegro – 2019
  4. Julie Alliston – 2008
  5. William Alves – 1976
  6. Charles Ambielli – 2017
  7. Michael Balkun – 2014
  8. Jacqulyn Bellas – 2006
  9. Frank Bellis – November 2024
  10. Anthony Blasi – 2008
  11. Thomas Blasi – 2007
  12. Frederick Bol – 2015
  13. Linda May Boyce 2025
  14. Howard Brennan – 2019
  15. Peter Brunarski – 2004?
  16. Joanne Carbone – December 2010
  17. Reynold Catelli – while in high school
  18. William Charniga – 1974
  19. Paul Cocuzza – April 2020
  20. Glenn Conrad – ?
  21. Andrea Corrao – ?
  22. Karen Crawford – 2016
  23. John Crispin – ?
  24. Tom Denora – 2022
  25. Diane Demers Massino – 2015
  26. Joanne DiCecco – ?
  27. Frank Dobrowolski – 1993
  28. Philip Dombrowski – 2001
  29. Harry Donovan – Many years ago
  30. Michael Droppa – 1999
  31. Kim England – January 2022
  32. Richard Flynn – ?
  33. Phyllis Foti – late 1970’s
  34. Frank Fox – February 2023
  35. Beverly Friedman Bruno – 2023
  36. Kathleen Gallagher – before 1991
  37. Connie Gargiulo Kusher – June 2023
  38. Mike Geller – January 2022
  39. Alice Colleen Gensinger Yednak – January 2024
  40. Kenneth Gerisch – 2007
  41. Kenneth Gladd – 2012
  42. Elizabeth Grasmueck – April 2022
  43. Jeffrey Greenspan – 2019
  44. Marc Greenspan – April 2020
  45. Linda Gresham – 2022
  46. Michelle Grohol Andolino – July 2021
  47. Roy Gross – ?
  48. Warren Gross – 1971
  49. Thomas Gruppuso – ?
  50. John Haderthauer – 1996
  51. Jerry Heda – ?
  52. Hazel Hohweiler – ?
  53. Peter Jensen – 2009
  54. Joanna Junger Ciccone – January 2026
  55. Richard Kahl – April 2022
  56. Richard Kiefer – 2016
  57. Arlene Kokosinski Fetta) – August 2023
  58. Paula Kolodich – ?
  59. Joseph Kormylo – April 2016
  60. Eugene Lalevee-?
  61. Barbara Laue – 2014
  62. Karen Long Rohe – February 2024
  63. Joe Longionotti – January 2026
  64. Bruce Lovenberg – August 2002
  65. Frederick Lucking – ?
  66. James MacConchie – 2007
  67. Linda Maciolek – 2017
  68. Faye Mauriello Menzel – June 2026
  69. Grace Murn Fairchild – 2019
  70. Rich Murray – 2018
  71. Gloria Neander Cignarella – 2018
  72. Esther Niwinski – ?
  73. Charles Nystrom – 2008
  74. Janis Olsson – September 2020
  75. Joseph Patriarca – 2018
  76. Sally Peralta-Wain – 2018
  77. Frank Pospisil – 2011
  78. Joann Raddi – October 2014
  79. Joyce Reingold Ciaburri – October 2021
  80. Clare Riggio – 2022
  81. Mario Russo – 2011
  82. Sandra Sanko – 2009
  83. Carol Schaffer – 2010
  84. Edward Joseph Sienkiewicz – 2023
  85. Keith Spaeth – 2007
  86. Dennis Testa – ?
  87. Steven Thatcher – 2017
  88. Gerald Turi – ?
  89. Joanne Urso – ?
  90. Manny Vazquez – July 2001
  91. Wayne Vogler – 2001
  92. Barbara Weekley – 2015
  93. Cinda Weldon – 1990
  94. Alexander Wieczorek – March 2007
  95. Ray W. Wills  – 2011
  96. Jane Woody – before 1996
  97. John Zabriski – 2014
  98. James Zangari Jr. – 2009
  99. Michael Zielinski – ?

Any updates to this list can be emailed to our class email. If you have a link to an obituary, please include that.

Reunion Videos

Our 55th Class Reunion happened – despite a Nor’easter trying to stop us! The Spirit of ’71 held on and showed up in Neptune, NJ. Though only 4 miles from a churning Atlantic Ocean, it was just light rain and light winds, and no flooding on the roads at the country club.

We had an issue with the projector, so we couldn’t show the latest reunion video, but it is added to our video collection on YouTube and embedded here for all to see.

There will be a new video of the 55th event as soon as we collect photos and videos from those of you who attended and share them with us. You can send them to Ken or Mike or our class email ihsclassof1971 at Gmail.

Enjoy! (Play your own copyrighted music soundtrack as you watch.)

Down Irvington Memory Lane

Thanks to all of you who shared your memories and visuals of growing up in Irvington. Here is a short “trip down memory lane” of photos from our Irvington days from our class YouTube site.

As a reminder, the deadline to submit your registration form and payment to John Manning is September 1st if you plan to attend our 55th Year Reunion. The event will be held at the Jumping Brook Country Club in Neptune, NJ, on September 26th from 11:00 AM to 4:00 PM.