BLAIRSTOWN HIGH SCHOOL ALUMNI
Blairstown High School Alumni Association
Ruth O Jones '50
In Memoriam
Classmate Obituaries
Warren S. Guiler '75 (NWRHS)
The memory of Warren S. Guiler of South Abington Township, Pennsylvania, who passed away on May 25, 2026 at the age of 68, will forever remain in the hearts of those touched by this precious presence in their lives. Leave a sympathy message to the family on the memorial page of Warren S. Guiler to pay them a last tribute.
He was predeceased by: his parents, Richard Guiler and Olga Baley Guiler. He is survived by: his wife Cora Talaroc Guiler; his daughter Stephanie Guiler; his son-in-law Chris; his son Dean Stanton Guiler; his daughter-in-law Jenn; his grandson Milo Stanton; and his siblings, Patricia Shaffer (Kenneth), Frederick Guiler, Pauline Leupo (Robert), Gerard Guiler (Elizabeth), Richard Guiler (Bettina) and Karl Guiler (Shanna). He is also survived by several nieces and nephews.
Visitation will be held on Sunday, June 7th 2026 from 10:00 AM to 12:00 PM at the Solfanelli-Fiorillo Funeral Home Inc. (1030 N Main Ave, Scranton, PA 18508). A funeral service will be held on Sunday, June 7th 2026 at 12:00 PM at the same location.
Marilyn Christian '59
Marilyn Elaine Christian, 85, of Blairstown, NJ, passed away peacefully on May 3, 2026.
Born and raised in Blairstown on November 13, 1940, Marilyn was the daughter of the late Harold and Elsie (Hill) Jones. A lifelong member of the community she loved, she carried her small-town roots with pride throughout her life.
Marilyn earned her associate’s degree and went on to build a career as a dedicated real estate agent with Weichert Realtors in Hackettstown, where she was known for her warm personality and commitment to helping others find a place to call home.
In her free time, Marilyn found great joy on the golf course and proudly celebrated a hole-in-one at Sawmill and she was an artist. She also had a deep love for animals, especially dogs, and took great pride in breeding Irish Setters and working with Yorkshire Terriers over the years. Above all else, Marilyn cherished her family. Her greatest happiness came from time spent with her daughters, grandchildren, and extended family.
Marilyn is survived by her beloved husband of 65 years, Brice Christian; her loving daughters, Linda Messex; Kathleen Weatherman and her significant other, Vic Klinger; Connie Schreffler; and Julie Christian and her significant other, Donald Meers. She is also survived by her cherished grandchildren, Keith Messex (Rachel Jones), Sadie Roe (James), Aydan Derr, Krystyl Young (Andy Webber), Kyle Young (Brandy), Jacob (Dana), Jeremy (Kieran), Jesse Schreffler (Courtney), and Brice Matthews (Caitlyn); many great-grandchildren and great-great-grandchild; and many nieces and nephews.
She was the last surviving of five children and was predeceased by her siblings, Roger, Vannie, Donnie, and Hazel Krotje.
Marilyn will be remembered for her kindness, her love of family, and the joy she brought to those around her. Her presence will be deeply missed and forever cherished by all who knew her.
Friends and family may visit at, Newbaker Funeral Home, Blairstown, NJ, on May 9, 2026, from 10AM-12PM, with a service at 12PM. Interment to follow at Cedar Ridge Cemetery, Blairstown, NJ.
Janet Jones Zanetti '43
Betty Jane Carpenter '54
( Note: Deceased classmate records were compiled as of 2017.
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Blairstown High School
Deceased
Doris Hill Osterberg '35
Helen Gaisler Earl '36
Florence Savacool Gouger ’38
Jennie Uhorchak Black ‘38
Frances M. Newcamp '38
Clarice Bertholf Bobin '39
Frank Squeri ‘39
Pauline Thomas Cebulka ’39
Ernest Billow ‘40
Freda M. Cook '40
Marjorie Hendershot Cook '40
Howard Mott ‘41
Olena Jadick '41
Walter Ramond Vass '41
Earle Jones ‘42
Verna VanSyckle Shuster ‘42
Elizabeth Hezel Johnson ‘42
Vida Trapani Burdge ’42
Elizabeth Crisman Zenock ’42
Elmer T. Stoffels '42
Lillian L. Sydrock '42
Frederick Belet ’43
William J. Beegle '43
Sophia Szalobryt Silva ’43
Elizabeth May Beegle '43
Robert Beegle ‘43
Patricia Ringleben '43
Janet Jones Zanetti '43
Jean Chamberlain Zanetti ‘43
Vivian Hendershot Dickerson '44
Jane Szalobryt ’44
Victoria Kozimor Perini ‘44
Grace Rich Range ‘44
Doris Chamberlain Bair ‘45
Alice May Erd '45
Joseph Smolha '45
Doris Burham Weber '45
Dorothy J. Winters '45
Audrey K. Boglioli '46
John B. Foley '46
Mildred Cowell Kise ‘46
Gertrude Walker Polhemus ‘46
Shirley Newbaker McCracken ‘46
Gordon Beegle ’46
Olga Bailey Guiler ’46
Norma Pennell Hill ’46
M. Maria Woodruff '46
Anne Duimstra Beegle ’47
Virginia Wester Cooke '47
Eleanor Bostwick Crownfield ‘47
Thelma “Tilly” McPeek,'47
Anna Mae Robertson Raesly ’47
Mildred Sipley Shaftic '47
Lawrence Vass ‘47
Greta Hezel Crisman ‘48
Henry Kozimor ‘48
David Keyser '48
Nancy Malon Hickey '48
Blanche Titman Kelly'48
Anna Mae Cowell Eber 49'
Lorraine Skow Everett '49
George D. Hall '49
Barbara DePuy Smolha ‘49
M. William Berry '50
Josephine Drake '50
Leon Kot ‘50
Joan Pilewski Cook ‘50
Norma J. Cowell '50
Ruth Olschewsky Jones '50
Raymond K. Ward '50
Rhonda Westervelt '50
Hazel Nemeth Angle '51
Mary Burham Hayes '51
Teresa J. Heines '51
Melita Stickle Hurd ‘51
Lyman Lawson '51
John C. Sipley '51
Louise Sprague Lambert ‘52
Alex Malon '52
Donald Meshach ‘52
Shirley Huff Moore ‘52
Michael Joseph Bufis '52
Marie Sipley '52
George Fee ‘53
Irene M. Litz '53
Gayle Lambert Salamone '53
Carolyn Biles Simonetti '53
Allen Zanetti '53
Betty Jane Carpenter '54
Margaret Henderson Kernan ‘54
Melissa Jane Belet-Kohler '54
Bennett Van Der Wal ‘54
Charles Rowe ‘54
Marcus Drake ’54
Carolyn Litts Elston '54
George William Transue '54
Walter Jones ’55
Ross Marshall '55
Helen Gramberg Winters '55
Jean Belcher '56
Joan Roof Clark '56
Howard Cowell ‘56
Jessica Huttick Gately '56
Elaine Bozzuffi Hoover '56
Ralph Nemeth '56
Shirley Shaffran '56
Robert Walters ’56
June Whitworth '56
Charles Catalano ‘57
Barbara Chammings '57
Cedric Rhinesmith ’57
Ann Noordenbos Smith '57
Nancy J. (Brown), (Torok), Psyhojos '57
Gerald R. Bufis (aka Jeffrey Allen) '58
Eloise Cecile Gebhart Foreman '58
Mary Jane Katzenstein Nemeth '58
Duane A. Nolder, Jr. '58
Robert J. Sandberg'58
James Sprague'58
Roger Whitford, Sr. '58
Diana Shipps Demund '59
Mariyln Christian '59
Barbara Semken Rydell ’59
Barbara Ann Brady '60
Lena Meshach Keyser ‘60
Josephine Labar '60
Diana M. Lowman Middleton '60
Joseph Murphy '60
Harry K. Rush '60
Earl M.H. Burge '61
Carl Darst ‘61
Della Mae Gulick Darst '61
Frederick Grandin '61
Andrew C. Foley '61
Joan Helen Ostrowski '61
Elizabeth Ann Shotwell '61
Bruce Woodruff ‘61
Frank "Hank" Cook '62
Phillip H. Zabowski '62
Catherine A. Bacon, '63
Fred Brown '63
Michael Pryslak '63
Rebecca Meagher Bender '63
Ronald Cook ‘63
Edmund Hagopian ’63
Kathleen Murphy '63
Ronald E. Pittenger '63
Richard Skow ’63
Wieka DeBoer Dykstra ‘64
Barry W. Rusweiler '64
Kenneth R. Tims '64
John Klaver ‘65
Raymond Edgar Schwind '65
William Andrew "Andy" Tims '65
Thomas A. Sawyer '65
Carla Vitale '65
Martin Ackerman '66
Michael Anthony Cook '66
Marilyn Heitmann Grandin ‘66
Brenda G. Lenkey Maxman '66
Delmar A. Paul '66
Howard Schwarz ‘67
G. Richard Cook ‘67
Linda Eckrode Tigner ’67
Glenn Barry ’68,
Sara L. Budd '68
Charles Cowell '68
Robert Mikkelson '68
Robert Volpe ’68
Jon Thomas Cramer ‘68
William Hashagen'68
(died in Vietnam in 1971)
Gary Barker ‘69
Thomas Bennett '69
Nancy Burdge Drake ‘69
Marlene Bennett Lothian '69
Henry Natyzak '69
David L. Cooper '70
Lauren Chianese Cowell ’70
Robert Lewis Depuy Jr. '70
Elaine Hellwege Hawes '70
Paul Meagher (Marr)
Mayme Vivian Nemeth, '70
Gary Neil Sandberg '70
Warren Keith DePuy '71 (NWR)
Henry C. (Buddy) Kozimor '71 (NWR)
William M. Reay '71 (NWR)
Robert Karl Andres '72 (NWR)
Carole Chrusz '72 (NWR)
Drexel Simonson '72 (NWR)
Donald Stoddart '72 (NWR)
Becky Jennings Erd ’73 (NWR)
Linda Schwarz Bisbing’73 (NWR)
Arthur Haney '73 (NWR)
Robert Stout ‘74 (NWR)
Kenneth J. Bertholf, Jr. '74 (NWR)
Onalee Cramer '74 (NWR)
Howard "Bill" Phillips '74 (NWR)
Deborah Louise Wittschiebe '74 (NWR)
Warren S. Guiller '75 (NWR)
Sharon VanAuken Steen, 1975 (NWR)
Thomas Gross, Former Teacher
Bequests:
Please consider a bequest in your Will to
the Blairstown High School Alumni Association to help us continue our scholarship program which currently awards a $2000 scholarship each year to a graduating senior who is a direct descendant of an alumni.