Reunions & Class Notes


Austintown Fitch High School Class of 1956 will meet for its monthly breakfast at 9 a.m. Oct. 18 at Denny’s on Mahoning Avenue. For information, call Jerry/John Africa at 330-533-1418 or Ann Marth Stertzbach at 330-530-3211. All classmates and guests are invited.

Campbell Memorial High School Class of 1963 will meet for lunch at noon Oct. 17 at Barry Dyngle’s Pub, 1601 S. Raccoon Road, Austintown. For directions, call the restaurant at 330-259-4788. Guests are welcome.

Campbell Memorial High School Class of 1968 will host its monthly luncheon at noon Wednesday at Phoenix Fire Bar and Grill, 5231 S. Canfield-Niles Road, Canfield. Contact Debbie at 330-318-3333 to make a reservation. Leave a message. Guests are always welcome.

Campbell Memorial High School Class of 1998 will celebrate its 20-year reunion from 7 to 11 p.m. Nov. 23 at Buddy’s Cafe, 28 Jacobs Road, Youngstown. This will be a casual event; no need to buy tickets. Food and drinks will be available for purchase. No formal invitations will be sent.

Cardinal Mooney High School Class of 1959 will be part of the Ursuline and Mooney pep rally Oct. 18 to commemorate the 60th anniversary of the first football game. On Oct. 19 the class will tailgate at Caseese’s MVR at 5 p.m., before the game. For information and to respond, call Barbara Schmolder Banks at 330-757-4584 by Oct. 14.

Cardinal Mooney High School Class of 1963 will celebrate its 55-year reunion Oct. 20. The class will meet from 1 to 4 p.m. in the Radius Room at the Davis Center in Fellows Riverside Gardens, Mill Creek Park. A 5 p.m. Mass will take place at St. Dominic Church; at 6:15, Mark Oles will speak briefly at Cardinal Mooney High School; and at 7 p.m., the class will gather at Stonebridge Grill and Tavern, 1497 Boardman-Canfield Road. Refreshments will be provided, and a cash bar will be available. Dinner, if anyone wishes, will be available from a limited menu. Cost for the day is $30 per person. For information, call a reunion committee member: Rosemary Cuccarese Battaglia, 330-788-5505; John Marino, 330-533-6386; Perry Ventresco, 330-716-5586; or Barbara Fisher Sloan, 330-787-4731.

Cardinal Mooney High School Class of 1978 will celebrate its 40-year reunion at 6 p.m. Nov. 23 at the Albatross Bar & Grill, 710 E. Liberty St., Girard. For information, email Sue Koken Brandenstein at sbrandenstein@oyoungstowndiocese.org; Mike Iacobucci at miacobucci59@gmail.com; Lori Frank Babich at lbabich34@icloud.com; or Dave Ezzo at mahoninggolf@prodigy.net. Join the Facebook page for updates at Youngstown Cardinal Mooney Class of 1978.

Chaney Class of 1948 will meet at 1 p.m. Tuesday at Denny’s in Austintown.

Cardinal Mooney High School Class of 1993 will celebrate its 25-year reunion at 6 p.m. Nov. 24 at the Holiday Inn, 7410 South Ave., Boardman. For information, call Brian Lopatta at 330-986-6220 or email him at brianlopatta@gmail.com.

Chaney High School Class of 1959 will meet for breakfast at 9:30 a.m. today at Davidson’s Restaurant, Cornersburg. Classmates and guests are welcome.

East High School Class of 1962 will meet for its fall dinner at 5:30 p.m. Saturday at Davidson’s Restaurant in Cornersburg. For information, call Adeline DiPasqua.

East High School Class of 1969 is planning its 50-year reunion for Aug. 31, 2019. Addresses for all classmates are needed. Send information to East1969@zoominternet.net.

Girard High School Class of 1968 will celebrate its 50-year reunion Saturday at St. Mark Hall, 3560 Logan Way, Liberty. Cost is $25 per person. Plans are being made to attend the GHS 2018 Homecoming football gameFriday. For information or to give information on missing addresses of graduates, call Ron Hetrick at 330-545-3640, Pat (Coppinger) Shively at 330-366-0006 or email Englishbme@aol.com. Information also is available on the class Facebook page, Girard High School Class of 1968.

Liberty High School Class of 1969 will celebrate its 50-year reunion July 6, 2019, at the Mahoning Country Club. Information on class members is needed. Reply with information to Beth at mbh0051@aol.com.

The Rayen School Class of 1960 will meet for dinner at 4 p.m. Thursday at Donavito’s Restaurant, 139 S. Bridge St., Struthers. Classmates and guests are welcome.

The Rayen School Class of 1969 is planning its 50-year reunion to take place Oct. 10 and 11, 2019. Classmates may send contact information to Brenda (Henry) Spencer at brendasj59@hotmail.com or call 330-559-4501. Classmates also are needed for the planning committee.

The Rayen School Class of 1973 will celebrate its 45th reunion with a 3-day event Nov. 23 through 25. A meet and greet will take place from 7 to 11 p.m. Nov. 23 in the first floor dining area at Hollywood Gaming at Mahoning Valley Race Course, 655 N. Canfield-Niles Road, Austintown. A Masquerade Dinner and Dance will be from 6 to 11 p.m. Nov. 24 at the Avalon Inn, 9519 E. Market St., Warren. Masks will be provided or classmates may bring their own. The final day will be a service at 11 a.m. Nov. 25 at Mt. Zion Baptist church, 827 Wilson Ave., Youngstown. The dinner-dance event requires a $50 ticket purchase per person. Tickets may be purchased online at Eventbrite under The Rayen Class of 1973 45th Reunion or at Sterling-McCullough-Williams Funeral Home, 632 Belmont Ave., Youngstown, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. For information, visit the Facebook page, The Rayen Class of 73 45th Reunion. For information, call Annie Terry at 330-519-5233 or Betty Couzart Gray at 330-442-6514.

Sacred Heart Class of 1959 will meet at 11:30 a.m. Thursday at Thano’s Family Restaurant, 6620 Tippecanoe Road, Canfield. For directions, call the restaurant at 330-702-0330. Guests and others who attended Sacred Heart are invited.

South High School Class of 1963 will meet for its monthly breakfast at 9 a.m. Wednesday at Bob Evans Restaurant, Boardman.

South High School Class of 1965 will meet at 11:30 a.m. Thursday at Eat ‘n Park in Boardman. The group meets for lunch the second Thursday of each month. Guests are welcome.

Woodrow Wilson Class of 1953 will meet for its monthly luncheon at 11:30 a.m. Monday at Johnny’s Restaurant in Boardman. For information, call Betty at 330-743-8235 or Evelyn at 330-793-5745. Spouses and guests are welcome.

Struthers High School Class of 1954 will meet for breakfast at 10 a.m. Saturday at What’s Cookin’ Restaurant, South Avenue, Boardman. All classmates and guests are welcome. No reservations are needed.

Struthers High School Class of 1959 will meet for lunch Wednesday at noon at Donavito’s in Struthers. All classmates and plus-ones are welcome.

Woodrow Wilson High School Class of 1959 will meet for lunch at noon Wednesday at Stonebridge Grille & Tavern, 1497 Boardman-Canfield Road. Spouses and guests are welcome.

Youngstown North High School Class of 1959 will celebrate its 60-year reunion July 6, 2019. Information about classmates is needed and should be reported to Helena Todhunter Balog at 330-793-1168 or todhunter60@aol.com; Judy Demsey Zyvith at 330-629-6261 or judy.neyman@gmail.com; or Bill Sonnenlitter at 330-545-5957 or grandpabill129@gmail.com.

Upcoming reunions and class events are published Tuesdays. Please submit information about class and family gatherings to the Society Department by noon Friday.