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Traverse City Senior High School Class of 1964 October get-to-gather, will be Tuesday, October 13th at (to be announced soon), Traverse City, MI 49685.  All T.C. High School class of 1964 alumni and your spouse or friend are welcome.  Please RSVP to bettyldell@gmail.com. 

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Class of 1964–80th Birthday Celebration–still know how to party!!

What a wonderful day we had celebrating 80 years!

Our Class of 1964 80th Birthday Celebration was filled with laughter, memories, and the joy of seeing old friends. It was so much fun visiting with classmates and friends—some we see regularly and others we hadn’t seen in years. There were lots of hugs, stories, laughter, and maybe even a few tears as we remembered the years we have shared.

A very special thank you to the classmates who helped make this celebration so memorable:

Karen Kucera Frook, our treasurer and historian, put together an incredible display of 62 years of Class of ’64 history—pictures, memorabilia, stories, happenings, and memories of classmates we have lost. It was amazing to see it all in one place. It gave us a chance to stop, look back, laugh, remember, and shed a tear or two. It was definitely a hit!

Judith Danford—thank you for all your wonderful ideas, planning, and help. Your contributions helped make the day come together, and we certainly missed having you there to celebrate with us.

Val Hays Klein—thank you for all the beautiful decorations and your handmade table centerpieces. They added so much to the celebration and made everything look so festive.

Sheldon and Tinia Penney—thank you for the wonderful cake and cupcakes. They were absolutely perfect and, of course, delicious!

And a very special thank you to Mike Nickels, our Master of Ceremonies. Mike did a wonderful job, and his speech was heartfelt and meaningful. We know it was an especially difficult day for him, having recently lost his wife, Lana Bromley Nickels, another beloved member of our class. We are so grateful that Mike was there and shared his heart with all of us.

And finally, thank you to everyone who came and celebrated with us. You are what made the day so special. After 62 years, we have shared a lot of life together—good times, difficult times, laughter, loss, marriages, children, grandchildren, and countless memories.

I feel very fortunate to be part of this wonderful group of people. The Class of ’64 really is something special!

Here’s to the memories we’ve made, the friendships that have lasted, and whatever adventures are still ahead. Happy 80th Birthday to all of us! 🎉❤️

P.S.  To view pictures of the 80th Class celebration, just click on the “80th Birthday Party Photos” button above.  Thank you to Larry Williams and Angie Dell for taking the great photos.  I will fill in names under the pictures soon.   🙂

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Click here for the 60th Year Class Reunion Photos

Thanks to Judith Danford, Lana Bromley Nickels & Cheryl Parker Wilson for the photos!

Click here for the 55th Year Class Reunion for Class of ’64 Pictures

IN MEMORY:  Larry A. Maize passed away June 30, 2026.  See full obituary in the “Classmate” section.                                                         
IN MEMORY:  Patricia Jane Waldby Rowe passed away April 20, 2025.  See full obituary in the “Classmate” section.  
IN MEMORY: James Edwin Grubbs passed away October 13th, 2025.  See full obituary in the “Classmate” section.
IN MEMORY:  Robert (Bob) James Manthei passed away December 10, 2025.  See full obituary in the “Classmate” section.
  IN MEMORY:  Lana Kay Bromley Nickels passed away May 7. 2026  See full     obituary in “Classmate” section.
 IN MEMORY: David Martin Mason, Sr passed away July 13, 2025.  See obituary in “classmate” section.
IN MEMORY: Candice Marie Barrett Westerfield passed away August 25, 2026.  See obituary in “classmate” section.
IN MEMORY:  Rick Dandridge Arnold passed away March 24, 2026.  See obituary in “Classmate” section.

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