Hiram High School grads dating to the class of ’46 reunited to remember the glory days

1st row – Ken Brigham, Margaret Smith, Dave Stutzman, Maryan Jenkins, Marilyn Atwood, Helen Brigham
2nd row – Gary Spencer, Richard Masters, Phyllis King Brosius, Duane Siracki, Patty Hurd, Marilynn Szabo, Barbara Biltz.
3rd row – Mary Spencer, Jean Valot, Dottie McCoy, Diane Long, Paul Szabo, Jerry Matzek, Norbert Boyk,
4th row – Shirley Siracki, Shirley Matcek, Barbara Hill(blue shirt), Joe Long(green shirt), Maryanne Chamberlin, Leann Campbell(turquoise), Carla Altiere, Carol Bott, Gary Bott, Dick Szabo, Robert Simsa, Ron Simsa, David Hayes.
5th row – Wilbur Valot, John Porter, George Hill, Jack Matzek.
6th row – Ruth Marlewski, Julie Urban. Jeremy Brown/The Portager

Garrettsville Hiram People

Hiram High School grads dating to the class of ’46 reunited to remember the glory days

- Jeremy Brown

The Hiram High School alumni held their 29th reunion July 17 at the Troy Community Center in Welshfield after a two-year hiatus due to the Covid pandemic. Fifty classmates attended the potluck event that represented the graduating classes of 1946 to 1964, the last year the school was in service. The event was organized by Maryan Jenkins, Barbara Biltz, and Gary and Carol Bott. 

The oldest known classmate to attend was John Porter, 93, of Garrettsville, who graduated from the school in 1946. Porter said he and Frank Fields are the only surviving members of the class as far as he knows. Fields was not in attendance.

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