George Anthony Knepp (1948-2026) Warren Area High School class of 1966

 

1966 Dragon yearbook

Peterson Blick Funeral Home

1967 Warren City Directory 

• Knepp family lived in Clarendon

1983 Warren City Directory

• George lived in Clarendon

The popularity of George was previously in 2017 when it ranked #126.  Let's take another look.

Source:  Social Security Administration

George was one of the most popular baby names for boys during the 1st half of the 20th century when he consistently charted in the top 20.  He remained in the top 100 until 1992.  He bottomed out at #166 in 2012 but has since moved up 42 places.

Other members of the class of '66 (39):

2026

Jeanne Book Cahoon.  (3/2)

Marilyn Roberts Rode.  (1/14)

2025

Leon Edmiston.  (11/29)

Gary Sorenson.  (7/21)

Elaine Sorenson Ainsworth.  (7/20)

Sylvia Niedzialek Wurst.  (2/7)

2024

Harold Cummings.  (8/29)

Cheryl Cervola Taylor.  (8/22)

Darlene Cassell Nicklas. (4/2)

Linda Heimann Secor.  (3/9)

2023

Robert Nelson.  (11/30)

Michael Smith.  (10/27)

William John Curtis.  (8/29)

Charles Hollingshead.  (8/13)

Clarence Jay Pees.  (7/27)

Kenneth Knight.  (4/26)

Linda Johnson.  (3/23)

Gail Anderson. (2/24)

2022

Douglas Glass.  (8/16)

James Gray.  (7/14)

Charlotte Loper Strickland.  (5/4)

Larry  Donaldson.  (3/30)

Allen Eugene Wenzel.  (1/23/)

2021

Roger Jenkins.  (1/20)

Loren Sederberg.  (3/15)

2020
Harry Rosequist.  (8/28)
Donna Dunkle Spahr.  (8/17)
Victoria Hanson.  (1/27)
Darrell Robinault.  (1/4)

2019
Edward Houser.  (10/22)
Michael Phillips.  (6/12)

2018
Sue Ellen Strandbert Nazario.  (11/25)
Frank Chiaravalloti.  (9/21)
Howard Johnson.  (8/3)
Albert Conklin.  (4/11)
Betsy Colt Brinkley.  (3/9)

2017
Deborah Snyder Sproveri.  (8/8)

2015
Sally Johnson Horrocks.  (4/3)

2014
Charlene Postlethwait Knowlton. (10/8)
Dennis Peterson.  (8/31)

John Park (1935-2025) Warren High School class of 1953

 

1953 Dragon yearbook

Peterson Blick Funeral Home

1967 Warren City Directory

• Park Chester C (Helen M) treasurer-assistant secretary New Process 108 Onondaga Avenue
• Park John W (Dorothy [sic] M)  clerk New Process 307 Monroe Street

1983 Warren City Directory

• Park Chester C retired 108 Onondaga Avenue
• Park Dorothea M Mrs bookkeeper Molly & Me 307 Monroe Street
• Park John W & Dorothea; clerk New Process 307 Monroe Streset

The popularity of John as a baby name was previously graphed through the year 2014, when it ranked #26.  Let's take another look.

 

Source:  Social Security Administration

John remains one of the most popular names for boys.  It spent nearly the entire 20th century in the top 10, including 24 years at #1.  He has never charted lower than #28 and has moved up 7 places since reaching that low point.

Other class of '55 members (31):

2025

Ann Liberty Arzner.  (7/8)

Norma Andersen Nagurney.  (1/25)

2024

Raymond Scalise.  (8/3)

2023

Richard Lundahl.  (9/12)

Jean Mostert Kondak.  (6/22)

Nicholas Tomassoni.  (3/25)

2022

Douglas Smith.  (12/27)

Agnes Fiscus McMillan.  (12/3)

William Stevenson.  (10/19)

Carolyn Eddy Johnson.  (1/9)

2021

John William Shea.  (8/20)

Joan Angelotti Munella.  (4/12)

Judith Toner Scheno.  (3/16)

Roger Siggins.  (3/3)

Gail Dorsey McClellan.  (2/17/)

David Swanson.  (1/2)

2020

Raymond Morrison, Jr. (12/13)

2019
Rose Quiggle Barney.  (7/23)

2018

Donald Mahaffey.  (1/5)

2017

James Rose.  (12/17)

Howard Russell Buchanan. (7/13)

Carol Burgeson.  (6/9)

Theodore Huber.  (5/3)

Mary Sperry.  (4/11)

James Graziano.  (3/28)

2016

Lavonne Devore Saber.   (12/8) 

Martin Gage . (12/5)

Sally Jean Nelson Kittner.  (11/15)

Lester Nero.  (9/8)

2015

Cleo Stack Yaegle.  (10/24)

Carl Stranburg.  (1/30)

Richard Swick (1930-2025) Warren High School class of 1947

1947 Dragon yearbook

Palm Beach Post

1967 Warren City Directory

•  Swick Richard (Karen) teacher Youngsville School 401 East Fifth Avenue
• Swick Sarah (widow John) 200 Duncan Boulevard

1983 Warren City Directory

• Swick Richard H & Karen R; president Warren Barber Shoppers 401 East Fifth Avenue

The popularity of Richard as a baby name was previously graphed in 2012, when it ranked #140.  Let's take another look.

Source:  Social Security Administration

Richard spent the entire 20th century in the top 100, which included 51 years (1920-1970) in the top 10.  He peaked at #5 for 18 consecutive years (1930-1947).  Since 2012, he's dropped another 92 places on the baby names chart.

Other Class of '47 graduates (43)

2024

Eveline Peterson Warchol.  (4/12)

2023

Lois Ann Loree Hoffman.  (6/14)

Arnold Allen.  (4/25)

2022

Charles Richard Hagberg.  (11/5)

Lavern Stapfer.  (6/29)

Edward Allen.  (6/22)

Paul Bobelak.  (5/31)

Dorothy Giancotti McCarthy.  (3/15)

Lena Constable.  (3/5)

2021

Audrey Myers Mader.  (12/14/)

Martin Sisk.  (6/2/2021)

Marjorie Shorts Wilbur.  (5/11)

William Hill, Jr.  (3/11)

Roger Sorensen.  (1/9)

2020
Yvonne Miller Bearfield Lee.  (10/28)
Mary Lou Blair Peterson.  (10/1)

Jeanne Anthony Soliday.  (4/13) 
Jacquelyn Smith Cunningham.  (3/10)
Martha Winans.  (1/12)

2019
James Johnson.  (11/1)
Richard Morrison.  (8/6)
Richard Blair.  (6/25)
Mary Ann Gnagey Masterson.  (5/30)
Roscoe Knapp.  (5/18)
LeRoy Marti.  (3/7)

2018
Bonnie Bauer Lucia.  (8/20)
David Lopez.  (6/20)
Alan Schuler.  (6/8)

2017

Agnes Porter Green.  (5/9)
Carolyn Johnson Sorenson.  (4/8)
Rose Gleason King Font.  (1/2)

2016
Thomas Hampson.  (12/22)
William Nordin.  (12/10)
Barbara Bova Kerr.  (11/22)
Wilbur Nordin.  (11/16)
Elwood Beckwith.  (10/28)
Robert Huck.  (3/24)
Lois Sigworth Conaway.  (3/23)
Leroy Weaver.  (1/26)

2015
Betty Uplinger Hagberg.  (10/4)
Betsi Conaway Preston Yerkes.  (6/15)
Frank Shanshala.  (4/28)

2014
Joyce Mack Phelps.  (12/2)
Henry Blick.  (8/29)

Kathleen Bloomquist Anderson.  (8/2)

Frances Cash VanVolkinburg.  (2/7)

Robert Songer.  (1/19)

Patricia Steele Solock (1937-2025) Warren High School class of 1955

 

1955 Dragon yearbook

Warren Times Observer

1967 Warren City Directory

•  Solock Thomas L (Patricia) foreman Anderson Baker (Tiona residents)
• Francis and Marion live in Tiona

1983 Warren City Directory

• Patricia lives in Tiona
• Marion lives in Tiona

The popularity of Patricia is graphed here.  Let's take a look at granddaughter Jessi.  She spent 17 years on the baby names chart, peaking early at #648 in 1981.

Source: Social Security Administration

Jessi, a variant spelling of Jessie, never caught on.

Other class of '55 members (26):

2024

Frank Bruno.  (8/4)

Phyllis Gorton O'Neill.  (1/15)

Beverly Mathis Petersen.  (1/11)

William George Porter. (1/7)

 

2023

Nancy Blomquist Shattuck.  (9/15)

2022

Donna Gray Laih.  (7/27)

George Lee Munch.  (2/22)

2021

Rose Ann Sorensen Hennessy.  (9/21)

Madeline Gray Colvin.  (8/31)
John Hugh Sechriest.  (6/9)

Roger Siggins.  (3/3)

Gail Dorsey McClellan.  (2/17/)

David Swanson.  (1/2)

2020

Raymond Morrison, Jr. (12/13)

2019
Rose Quiggle Barney.  (7/23)

2018

Donald Mahaffey.  (1/5)

2017

James Rose.  (12/17)

Howard Russell Buchanan. (7/13)

Carol Burgeson.  (6/9)

Theodore Huber.  (5/3)

Mary Sperry.  (4/11)

James Graziano.  (3/28)

2016

Lavonne Devore Saber.   (12/8) 

Martin Gage . (12/5)

Sally Jean Nelson Kittner.  (11/15)

Lester Nero.  (9/8)

2015

Cleo Stack Yaegle.  (10/24)

Carl Stranburg.  (1/30)

Nancy Lowe Siggins (1949-2024) Warren Area High School class of 1967

 

1966 Dragon yearbook 

Source: Legacy

1967 Warren City Directory

• Lowe Mary office secretary Warren General Hospital residence 207 Willoughby Avenue

1983 Warren City Directory

• Lowe D Richard & Mary H; retired home 207 Willoughby Avenue
• Siggins Roger A & Nancy L; firefighter Warren Borough Fire Department home 105 Lookout Street

The popularity of Nancy as a baby name is graphed here. Let's take a look at classmate Vicki.   

Source:  Social Security Administration

Vicki had a meteoric, 42-year career on the baby names chart.  She debuted in 1934 and quickly shot up into the top 100, where she spent 15 years (1948-1962), peaking at #50 in 1954.  She went into a free fall in the 1970s and attempted, unsuccessfully, to bounce back into contention in 1990.

Other class of 1967 graduates (14):

2024

Stephen Beyer.  (6/8)

Daniel Reiff. (3/10)

2022

Margaret Broderick Manno.  (12/1)

2021

Margaret DeMarco.  (10/21/)

Marjorie Edwards Bidwell.  (10/4)

Terry Littlefield.  (2/24)

2020

Linda Calla Grove Voigt.  (11/26)

Ronald Farnham.  (3/6)

2019
Craig Goodwin.  (11/25)
James Nelson.  (8/21)
Marcia Peterson Weyel.  (1/15)

2017

Judy Warr Tyler.  (12/29)
William MacKenzie.  (5/5)
Fritz Shoup.  (3/5)
William Lucia.  (2/22)

2015

Dorothy McClain Zimmerman.  (7/31)

Susan Shaver.  (3/30)

  

Frank Bruno (1937-2024) Warren High School class of 1955

 

1955 Dragon yearbook

Peterson Blick Funeral Home

1967 Warren City Directory

• Angelo and Elsie live in Tiona

1983 Warren City Directory

Time to update the graph charting the popularity of Frank as a baby name.

Source: Social Security Administration

Frank spent the years from 1900 to 1922 in the top 10 and remained in the top 100 until 1988.  It now appears that he will soon drop into the bottom half of the baby names chart.

Other class of '55 members (25):

2024

Phyllis Gorton O'Neill.  (1/15)

Beverly Mathis Petersen.  (1/11)

William George Porter. (1/7)

 

2023

Nancy Blomquist Shattuck.  (9/15)

2022

Donna Gray Laih.  (7/27)

George Lee Munch.  (2/22)

2021

Rose Ann Sorensen Hennessy.  (9/21)

Madeline Gray Colvin.  (8/31)
John Hugh Sechriest.  (6/9)

Roger Siggins.  (3/3)

Gail Dorsey McClellan.  (2/17/)

David Swanson.  (1/2)

2020

Raymond Morrison, Jr. (12/13)

2019
Rose Quiggle Barney.  (7/23)

2018

Donald Mahaffey.  (1/5)

2017

James Rose.  (12/17)

Howard Russell Buchanan. (7/13)

Carol Burgeson.  (6/9)

Theodore Huber.  (5/3)

Mary Sperry.  (4/11)

James Graziano.  (3/28)

2016

Lavonne Devore Saber.   (12/8) 

Martin Gage . (12/5)

Sally Jean Nelson Kittner.  (11/15)

Lester Nero.  (9/8)

2015

Cleo Stack Yaegle.  (10/24)

Carl Stranburg.  (1/30)

Eveline Peterson Warchol (1929-2024) Warren High School class of 1947

1947 Dragon yearbook

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1967 Warren City Directory

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1983 Warren City Directory

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Eveline, a variant spelling of Evelyn, had an on-again, off-again relationship with the baby names charts during the 1st quarter of the 20th century

Source:  Social Security Administration

Other Class of '47 graduates (42)

2023

Lois Ann Loree Hoffman.  (6/14)

Arnold Allen.  (4/25)

2022

Charles Richard Hagberg.  (11/5)

Lavern Stapfer.  (6/29)

Edward Allen.  (6/22)

Paul Bobelak.  (5/31)

Dorothy Giancotti McCarthy.  (3/15)

Lena Constable.  (3/5)

2021

Audrey Myers Mader.  (12/14/)

Martin Sisk.  (6/2/2021)

Marjorie Shorts Wilbur.  (5/11)

William Hill, Jr.  (3/11)

Roger Sorensen.  (1/9)

2020
Yvonne Miller Bearfield Lee.  (10/28)
Mary Lou Blair Peterson.  (10/1)

Jeanne Anthony Soliday.  (4/13) 
Jacquelyn Smith Cunningham.  (3/10)
Martha Winans.  (1/12)

2019
James Johnson.  (11/1)
Richard Morrison.  (8/6)
Richard Blair.  (6/25)
Mary Ann Gnagey Masterson.  (5/30)
Roscoe Knapp.  (5/18)
LeRoy Marti.  (3/7)

2018
Bonnie Bauer Lucia.  (8/20)
David Lopez.  (6/20)
Alan Schuler.  (6/8)

2017

Agnes Porter Green.  (5/9)
Carolyn Johnson Sorenson.  (4/8)
Rose Gleason King Font.  (1/2)

2016
Thomas Hampson.  (12/22)
William Nordin.  (12/10)
Barbara Bova Kerr.  (11/22)
Wilbur Nordin.  (11/16)
Elwood Beckwith.  (10/28)
Robert Huck.  (3/24)
Lois Sigworth Conaway.  (3/23)
Leroy Weaver.  (1/26)

2015
Betty Uplinger Hagberg.  (10/4)
Betsi Conaway Preston Yerkes.  (6/15)
Frank Shanshala.  (4/28)

2014
Joyce Mack Phelps.  (12/2)
Henry Blick.  (8/29)

Kathleen Bloomquist Anderson.  (8/2)

Frances Cash VanVolkinburg.  (2/7)

Robert Songer.  (1/19)

Darlene Cassell Nicklas (1947-2024) Warren Area High School class of 1966

 

1966 Dragon yearbook

Source:  Peterson Blick Funeral Home

1967 Warren City Directory 

• Cassell Robert J (Jean M) foreman Pennsylvania Gas h644 Beech Street

1983 Warren City Directory

• Duckett Darlene E Mrs aide Warren Medical Services h644 Beech Street
• Duckett Vincent & Darlene E; driver GTE Sylvania h644 Beech Street

The popularity of Darlene as a baby name is graphed here.  Let's take a look at Ariane.

Source:  Social Security Administration

That's it, folks!  Ariane spent just 1 year on the baby names chart.

 

Other members of the class of '66 (310):

2024

Linda Heimann Secor.  (3/9)

2023

Robert Nelson.  (11/30)

Michael Smith.  (10/27)

William John Curtis.  (8/29)

Charles Hollingshead.  (8/13)

Clarence Jay Pees.  (7/27)

Kenneth Knight.  (4/26)

Linda Johnson.  (3/23)

Gail Anderson. (2/24)

2022

Douglas Glass.  (8/16)

James Gray.  (7/14)

Charlotte Loper Strickland.  (5/4)

Larry  Donaldson.  (3/30)

Allen Eugene Wenzel.  (1/23/)

2021

Roger Jenkins.  (1/20)

Loren Sederberg.  (3/15)

2020
Harry Rosequist.  (8/28)
Donna Dunkle Spahr.  (8/17)
Victoria Hanson.  (1/27)
Darrell Robinault.  (1/4)

2019
Edward Houser.  (10/22)
Michael Phillips.  (6/12)

2018
Sue Ellen Strandbert Nazario.  (11/25)
Frank Chiaravalloti.  (9/21)
Howard Johnson.  (8/3)
Albert Conklin.  (4/11)
Betsy Colt Brinkley.  (3/9)

2017
Deborah Snyder Sproveri.  (8/8)

2015
Sally Johnson Horrocks.  (4/3)

2014
Charlene Postlethwait Knowlton. (10/8)
Dennis Peterson.  (8/31)