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DEFIANCE PUBLIC HIGH SCHOOL GRADUATES (1890-1947)

NOTE: No classes graduated in 1891, 1894, 1895, 1907, 1913, and 1921. The last graduating class was in 1947. After 1947 the students went to Irwin.

FIRST NAMELAST NAME
1890
VictorGunsolley
RobertPenniston
JamesQuinn
KateWilliams
1892
FrankEigler
WilliamLoudenslager
CeliaPeterson
LeroySinclair
HattieSpielman
MabelWay
FloraWilliams
1893
MayeByers
GertrudeKeys
LettieLathrop
LydiaMiller
Cora Penniston
MiloRidenour
Edith Way
1896
ArchMcCord
JohnPeterson
BlancheWright
1897
LeoraHannon
MarieHulsebus
DellaLathrop
SadyeLongnecker
FrankLuxford
RoseMcCann
Ray McCord
ArthurReams
1898
BerthaEasterly
AltaNewman
MaryRobinson
WilliamRuffcorn
1899
HughTyler
1900
MyrtleEdwards
WinfieldFlanagan
MyrtleLongnecker
MerlePettis
Caroline Schmaller
FredSchmaller
GraceTyler
MyrtleYeaman
1901
ByronEitemiller
FlorenceEdwards
1902
EmmaByers
LulaByers
Edith Penniston
OlinRuffcorn
EmmaTooker
ErmaTooker
BessieWickersham
1903
FloyMaxwell
MayeMuller
LauraScott
DeeSchwarm
Jennie Steele
TillieLehan
1904
VidaCox
EthelMiller
FredYoung
1905
AlmaHammitt
ClaraHulsebus
Jennie Scott
SarahSherman
HattieYackey
1906
DonnaAllstot
MabelBloomenshine
Harry Crist
ThecilHemphill
MaeHunter
William Hunter
NinaLudenslager
HuldaRewerts
Ray Westbrook
JessieWilson
JuneWright
WilliamYoung
1908
EdnaHarris
BlancheLewis
ForrestMcBride
HelenSherman
HarveyYoung
1909
GladysByers
CharlesHulsebus
JohnNoonen
AnnaRewerts
NellieReams
OttoTilton
1910
VelmaByers
MabelCleveland
WilmaDavis
BeatriceFord
HelenHunter
MichaelKirschbaum
RalphLewis
OtaCox
JohnReuwsaat
EvettRuffcorn
HarperShannon
ErmaVan Meter
VeraVan Meter
1911
MartinBrewster
DaisyHannon
HomerMcGuire
AnnaQuinn
HelenRethlefsen
FrankSchlensig
FIRST NAMELAST NAME
1912
GlennHostetter
LeoraHulsebus
VernaKnauss
GlennLuxford
CecilMaxwell
MizellaPowell
1914
RoseEigler
MagdaleneHulsebus
GladysKnauss
BerneiceLegge
Ray Lewis
CecilLuxford
MabelMitchell
EstherRewerts
FrankSampson
BerthaSchlensig
AgnesScott
JamesWickersham
1915
LeonaChristie
FredFox
RuthEigler
KatieKirschbaum
HelenNoonan
MarieQuinn
EarlSteers
BurnsYoung
1916
MaymeKirschbaum
ElsieLuxford
MaryQuinn
1917
ForrestEigler
EdwardHulsebus
LillieHulsebus
PaulHulsebus
EthelKingsbury
RuthKnauss
HelenMcBride
MabelleMcCord
MabelNewman
EdnaNollen
1918
HazelHulsebus
GladysLewis
JessieTilton
1919
ReinhardtRewerts
MildredWeiland
1920
HelenHulsebus
HarryKalas
IreneQuathamer
FernSteers
1922
IvanHulsebus
FlorenceJarnecke
BenQuathamer
1923
MarthaQuathamer
ElizabethRushenburg
1924
LeoneConner
AliceCox
VioletGregerson
MildredHulsebus
FredaMeyers
ShirleyNoonen
HazelTerwilliger
1925
HaroldCuppy
JohnHulsebus
NellieHulsebus
DelbertKingsbury
FayeMiller
JohnSchleier
LenoraWeiland
1926
LeeAhrenholtz
HildaCarstens
MyrtleCox
LauraFisher
EllaGregerson
OliveHennes
BernardJordan
MildredKirschbaum
LorettaKobold
LetaMorrison
NielTilton
1927
LouisAllstot
AnthonyArkfeld
AlphonseBook
MayeCuppy
WilliamFinken
Edith Gregerson
ViolaHennes
Edith Hulsebus
OliverJensen
DorothyLoehr
NorbertLoehr
SelinaLoehr
CarlMeyers
TharsillaSternberg
1928
ChesterAhrenholtz
ClarenceCampbell
MaudeCox
MarianGregerson
GraceKingsbury
RelindaLakers
RomanRosman
TheonellaSternberg
ClarenceTryon
1929
NealAhrenholtz
DorothyDensmore
ZenoGoeser
DonaldHomrighausen
MayeHulsebus
AdelineKirschbaum
ZenoLoehr
LesterMeyers
EmilPauley
ElizabethRosman
FIRST NAMELAST NAME
1930
FlorenceHulsebus
NaomiHulsebus
CorneilLoehr
HelenTryon
LucilleMcBride
1931
RaymondBright
ClarenceGregerson
DonaldJensen
1932
BillHartman
LeRoyHomrighausen
DavidHulsebus
PearlHulsebus
LeoneHulsebus
GuthrieKoch
LaVerneMcBride
RalphMcBride
Alda RuthMcKinley
MildredScott
1933
GeorgeDensmore
DeLilaHulsebus
GlenHulsebus
LloydHulsebus
RichardGregerson
IoneYoung
1934
EmeranConner
DarylMcCord
JimTryon
1935
IoneBrewster
LeonDensmore
DonaldHowe
LaverneHulsebus
HaroldKingsbury
Hazel Belle Webster
1936
MarieFromm
JulieHenning
DorisHomrighausen
DorothyHomrighausen
PhyllisHulsebus
BernadeinePedersen
MaxineVest
1937
EdwardBeerman
MarvinBrewster
DeanDensmore
MargaretFromm
OliverHulsebus
MerlinMcBride
DeanMuller
Nona MaeTryon
HowardVest
1938
LawrenceBlackwell
LeonardHowe
WilliamHulsebus
AliceMiller
DaleMuller
RichardPedersen
RobertaScott
EvelynTheulen
DaleVest
1939
Harry Ahrenholtz
DarrellBradley
LeoFromm
BerthaHenning
VernonHulsebus
1940
AlmaBeerman
GaynellBlackwell
LyleChristofferson
RobertChristofferson
RalphHansen
MiloHulsebus
DorothyHowe
IlaKirby
RaymondTryon
JamesYoung
1941
Betty LouAhrenholtz
HaroldAhrenholtz
JuanitaHenning
StanleyHulsebus
1942
DorothyBeerman
GladysBlackwell
GlennBrewster
InezHulsebus
Una BelleHulsebus
HelenQuathamer
GeneWilladsen
1943
AlethaAhrenholtz
DonaldHulsebus
WilmaRank
LaRoyceShepard
RuthWilladsen
1944
HowardAhrenholtz
HarveyHulsebus
ShirleyNoble
RobertQuathamer
1945
HaroldBlackwell
DouglasHulsebus
FredHulsebus
Norma JeanHulsebus
Virginia Noble
FrancesScott
1946
GenevieveBlackwell
HaroldBeerman
AdelineErnst
GeraldineHulsebus
DorothyQuathamer
JuneVest
1947
DorothyAhrenholtz
GeorgeDieber
Betty LouSmith

Transcribed May, 2020 by Denise Wurner from Defiance Centennial Review 1882 1982 pages 27-28.