Grafton High School Class of 1957 - Grafton, Massachusetts  

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Grafton High School Class of 1957

Last update 02-14-2004

See Pictures from Class of 1957 Reunion Held July, 2000

See Photos From 45th Reunion that took place October 2002 

Note, if your are connected to this class, there is an on line 
web page address for the full Class Data File-Its LARGE
Just e-mail [email protected] & convince me you should have access !



Complete Grafton High School Year Book to Be Here Soon I hope. A few are already up, click on letters.There are 75 photos of members of this class in the book.Three to-a-page.  Below are last name pages.

A    B1B2    B3 /C1      C2       C3    D1     E    F1    F2    F3/G1       H2/K1
K2/L1     L2      L3  M1      M2     M4    N1    O    P2    Q   R1/S1     S2
 T1/W1     X      Y     Z1




L to R: Kay (Merrill) Sumera, Donna ( Merrier) Lotuff, Beth ( Dame) Morris, Pat ( Clark) Roeder, Elrid / Ellie ( Carlson) Elaine (Blondin).
They had dinner at Salem Cross Inn in Ware MA area.


Mini-Mini  Reunion @ Stone Mill in Ware MA  5-2-01 
Joan (Leland)--Edith Hassen--John Hassen--Marina Mainini--Donna (Messier) Lotuff
-- Don ( Joan's husband).



Donna Messier & Kay ( Merrill ) Sumera
Taken in Early 2001 in Ware MA. Kay now  lives in Ariz.



Kay (Merrill)  Sumera ( GHS57) & Husband Gene, now in Arizona
Two More Photos of them Are Linked Here---- #2#3 



 

Donna ( Messier) Lotuff  GHS57 & Husband Joe 
Click here for Larger Full Length Photo of Same


See GHS57  Year Book  Pages above for Judy Lundgren's Class Photo 
Judy died Friday April 13th, 2001 in Florida
Her husband was/is William Robert DeProspero . See this section of GHS57 for Obit
Her Sister Joan (Lundgren) Modig GHS61 ? lives on Cape Cod in MA



 

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Class Sophomore Officers--Future GHS57 Class members


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Future GHS 1957 in 6th Grade
(Picture dated 1949/1950)
Photo courtesy of Paul Wilson of Grafton

Teacher is Miss Hurd (Mrs. Rabidou, now a widow in Worcester @ 2003)

Last Row:
Gail Scobie, Sandra Usher, Judy Stone, Arlene Cunningham, Gale Faber, Judy Rand, Gerry Fleming, Karen Stidson, Audrey Healy, Ruth Ramsey, Sue Pond

Middle Row:
Paul Wilson, Richard Zaleski, Tom Parker, Reg Ide, John Hassen, Billy Darling, Gary Usher,
Richard Bolt, Eric Brawn, Tyler Davis, Richard Rocheleau

Front Row:
Gordon Nichols, Ken Tebo, Raymond Peavy, Ken Guman, Sergay Zarynoff, Larry Tebo,
Ed LaFlamme, Larry Dunbar, Donald Whitney
 
 



 Jack Belanger ( 3 photos ) of North Grafton & 1 of Dick Bolt during 2 hr visit in July 2000. We were buddies in 50s, but had not talked in 45 yrs!!!




Charlie Knowlton's ( Upton) graduation Photo from  57 Yr Book
He lives in NC. Was Ham Radio Op W1GFY in 55.


Judy Troy from GHS57, now in Florida



Beth Dame & her sister Carol going to HS Prom in 56 or 57


Photo from GHS55 Year Book of Cheer Leaders--Some in Class of 57


Photo From GHS55 Year Book of Sophomores-Class of 1957



Sample Report Card From Freshman Year With Teacher Names. Don't let this fool you, I was flunking French and had to drop it !




Basketball Team PageFrom 1955 GHS Year Book. Note, I ( Dick Bolt) am in photo. I was supposed to be the team manager ( I was) & do all the work of scoring shot locations & equipment transport. THey gave the promised LETTER to another Senior that played on the team. I got a plastic wallet from the principal !!! Sic



Chieftian Year Book Staff From 1955 Year Book 
Some of our GHS57 members are in here  as well as our classes.
Karen Stidsen

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Class List of GHS57 Grads

Nancy Ellen Babowitch

Joanne Marie Bates

Laurent Albert Belanger 

Elizabeth Bernice Benoit

Lousia Ann Berube 

Elaine Elizabeth Blondin

Jannette Marie Bonner 

Rosair Louis Boudreau 

Roberta Cecile Caravalho

Elrid Estelle Carlson

Valarie Lou Carlson 

Suzanne Mary Carron 

Carol Ann Christian 

Patricia Ann Clark
Anne Rose Croteau

Arlene Elizabeth Cunningham 

Elizabeth Agnes Dame

Bernard Lawrence Dunbar

Gail Ellen Faber 

Cynthia Sue Fadden 

Geraldine Margaret Fleming

Janice Phillips Fletcher 

Nancy Ann Foote 

Beverly Ann Forsman 

Marilyn Louise Francis

William Eli Froment Jr. 

Jeanne Girourd 

John Robert Hassen

James Gilroy Hayes 

Fred Morton Hebb 

Richard Gard Howarth

Reginald Steven Ide-

Muriel Louise King 

Charles Knowlton

Dolores Ann Krula 

Elizabeth Lillian Lamson 

Rose Marie Evelyn Lappiere 

Walter Eugene Lawrence 

Joan Annette Leland 

Pauline Anna Lukas 

Judith Florence Lundgren 

Austin Robert MacLaughin 

Donald Philleppe Mahoney 

Louis Edward Martin 

Margaret Joanne McAvoy 

Kathleen Rose McKeon 

Kay Lou Merrill

Donna Louise Messier 

Carol Ann Murphy 

Patricia Carol Ann Metivier 

Brewster Leroy Newton Jr. 

Gordon Glenn Nichols 

Doris Elizabeth Paille 

Raymond Edward Peavey

David Earl Perkins 

Susan Pond

Joan Catherine Quinn 

Phyllis Arline Randall 

Rita Ann Raymond 

Carol Margret Sampson 

Donald George Sanderson 

Gail Marilyn Scobie 

Elaine Joan Shilinsky 

James Simoneau 

Karen Christina Stidsen

Nancy Marie Sullivan 

Marshall Allen Temple

William Albert Tessier

Frank Eugene Thomas

Judith Ann Troy

Patricia Wanda Wenc

Fielden Williams

John Stephen Paul Zaleski

Marina Mainini

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Did Not Graduate with GHS Class of 1957, but were lost along the way
IE, likely in our class in Norcross!

Kenneth Tebo-Brother of Larry! Lived in Grafton in 50s. 
Larry Tebo 
Paul Wilson-Was with Grafton class in 40s at Norcross. 
Billy Darling-Was with class at Norcross! 
Richard (Dick) Bolt-Lives in Bowie,MD, On Internet. Was in Class of 1957 till 1955 when family moved to Wilbraham,MA.Web Site is http://www.his.com/~dickbolt/
Sergay Zarnoff-Went to Worcester Academy & Wilbraham Academy-Sergay & brother Paul in GA. Sergay is retired. 
Dennis Tilton-Was in GHS into early 50s? 
Gary Usher-He was in California writing songs for movies & Beachboys. Gary died 1990 of lung cancer. Gary Jr. living California. 
Sandra Usher--Sandra (Usher) Brady from Grafton & Westboro, Mass. sister of Gary
Marina Mainini-Newsclipping of Wed. June 10, 1953: Upton, Wed. - Miss Marina Diana Mainini, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. RudolphR. Mainini Jr. of Main Street, graduates from the Academy of the Assumption Junior High School at Wellesley today.

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Worcester Daily Telegram, Wednesday, June 17, 1953
These kids were the basis for Uptonites attending HS in Grafton HS for Class of 1957

Upton, Wednesday - Grade 8 graduation exercises took place yesterday afternoon at Memorial School. Certificates were presented to the following: Beverly Bates, 
Joanne Bates, 
John Leland, 
Anne Croteau, 
Betsy Cooper, 
Rosemarie Lapierre, 
Anne Paige, 
W. Ann Wood, 
Dorothy Negus,
Nancy Sullivan, 
Doris Paille, 
Marilyn Francis, 
Morton Hebb, 
Marshall Temple, 
Herbert Marshall Jr., 
Augstin MacLaughlin Jr., 
Raymond Fenner Jr., 
James Jacobson, 
Charles Knowlton, 
Clifton Teachout Jr., 
Brewster Newton Jr., 
Louis Martin Jr.,
Frank Thomas, 
Donald Sanderson, 
George Rivers, 
Kenneth Griffin, 
Joseph O'Donnell, 
Peter O'Donnell, 
Albert Hutchins, 
David Perkins 
and 
Norman Bouthiette.

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