OA-Spring 2023

canoeing in the Adirondacks numerous times yearly is a favorite outing. Monthly they participated in a Zoom liturgy with the priest they have known since 1970 who lives in a Benedictine Abbey near them, and they attend Mass each Sunday with him. Jeanne Cowden Meyer and Paul avoided Covid and the flu. They visited their son in Delaware and spent two weeks in Puerto Rico. In March, they are taking a Caribbean Cruise and another Puerto Rico trip. While Paul is experiencing the effects of Macular Degeneration, he continues to do well. Camille Filar Kopielski has experienced some health issues, but when Laura “Lolly” Trauscht Holland and I visited her in June, she looked good. Camille continues to be involved in many activities. Kathleen “Kitty” Farrell Zink reported that all their families shared the cottage this year. An added plus was that Kitty stayed with each family as they passed through. In August, with the help of family members, she hosted a contingency of Purdue Freshmen. In February, granddaughter Bernadette gave birth to Leland, her fourth great-grandchild. Daughter Catherine Clare was diagnosed in September with glioblastoma, the same brain cancer that took Kitty’s husband George. Because the cancer was so aggressive, treatment was not an option. She passed away on November 19, 2022, now joining her father and sister, Susan in heaven. We send our sympathy to Kitty and the family. She is grateful for the memories and good times shared. Elizabeth “Liz” Merry O’Daniel and Roger are enjoying their new row house. Liz keeps busy with doll and book clubs. She traveled to St. Louis in August for a doll convention. Staying home provides opportunities for the Guthrie Theatre, operas at the Ordway and orchestras and symphonies throughout the Twin Cities. Daughter Kadi works at the hospital and clinic downtown. Son Lee is recovering from a bike accident that resulted in severe head injuries. Mary Alice Cullen Wimmer produced a print for the Madison Wisconsin Print Club. Her travels included a trip from Amsterdam to Budapest via the Rhine and Danube Rivers. She was surprised at the lack of water in the rivers. Jacqueline “Jackie” Chott Carey and Tim traveled to Hawaii, St. Louis, Canada, Italy, a Switzerland and enjoyed a Viking Cruise on the Rhine. Daughter Margaret and husband Gino enabled the European trip. Jackie’s four children are doing well. Jackie’s brother Bill passed away in November. We send our sympathy to the family. Rosemary “Dee” Cirando Coyne and Mike were grateful for not sustaining damage from Hurricane Ian. They lost power for four days but had no damage to their home. Covid has hampered their usual travel plans, but they did drive to Atlanta in June. In November, they drove to DC to attend a fundraising dinner for the Archdiocese for the Military Services held at the St. John Paul II National Shrine. Carolyn Stower Edelmann retired from D&R Greenway Land Trust on January 11, 2022. After spending 17 years preserving New Jersey open space, she is particularly gratified in surpassing the 22,000 acre mark, saving dense woodlands and small mountains. Her favorite trails wind in dense forests and alongside clear streams, and tributaries of the nearby Delaware River. She enjoys nature adventures with friends in New Jersey, Cape May, Cape Cod and the Berkshires of Massachusetts. Rosemary “Roe” Fratto Malec and Bruce recovered from the RSV virus and bronchitis. They are anticipating becoming great `grandparents for the second time in April. In June, they are planning a long weekend in Door County, Wisconsin, with siblings and their spouses. Family vacations began there, and the tradition continues. C L A S S N O T E S

We learned from husband Tom that Margaret “Madge” Busher Spreitzer passed away on December 11, 2021, after being in poor health for several years. They lived in Philadelphia and had two children and three grandchildren. Using the name Carol in her writings, she wrote a children’s book Duncan and the Blueberry Challenge. We express our sympathy to the Spreitzer Family. Ann Boersig Harrigan writes that her life has gone to the dogs! Her five-year-old Westhighland White Terrier, Rosie, monitors her every move. It gets her walking on a mile path around the Catholic Church across the street. Since husband Dan isn’t doing well, traveling is not possible. Their big social event is Sunday family dinner, a tradition for over 20 years. Their two daughters and two grandchildren live nearby. Ellen Cooper Riddle is recovering from spinal surgery. It has been a long recovery, but her family has been very helpful, and some aides come daily to assist. Prayers are always welcome, as are emails to ellenriddle3@gmail.com or calls to 317-446-5264. Barbara “Barb” Roubik Hasbrook and her husband, John Lytie, went to France this past summer along with Barb’s kids. She came home with Covid. The family is all fine, John’s too. His four plus the grands and Barb’s daughter are all in California ‘forever’. Two of her grandkids will finish high school in June. But that doesn’t make her feel old. Life is good. I continue to serve on the boards of Maryville Academy and Loyola University of Chicago Alumni. To stay healthy and keep moving, I attend water aerobics classes at least three days a week. In January I spent a week in Boca Raton, Florida, with my sister Margaret “Peggy” Piszczek Kloempken ’62 . Following the visit, I took a two-week cruise through the Panama Canal, sailing from Miami and disembarking in Los Angeles, California. Please remember to continue to support The Woods. Mary Simmons Murphy shared that she and her husband, formerly of Albany, New York, had moved to a new home in Cincnnati, Ohio. They live near their oldest daughter and family. She now attends the SMWC monthly luncheon meetings and really enjoys that since she didn’t have that in Albany. Nancy Kotowicz Williams has been staying close to the hospital where her dear son, Chris, has been for some time. He was put on a ventilator but is now breathing on his own. Before he fell ill, Nancy and husband, Carl, visited Madrid and Bilbao. Dolores “Dodie” Hoss Pflumm writes that it has been an exciting year for her and Basil. Their youngest daughter, Mary Ellen Pflumm-Schmucher ’87 , who graduated from SMWC, raised four sons as a single mom for eight years and remarried this Christmas season in Las Vegas, Nevada, to a fellow they all love. The day after the wedding, they and many friends celebrated with a Christmas meal and a “White Elephant exchange” for charities. Had a great conversation with Donna Narolewski Bahadur , who now lives in Sun City, South Carolina, a retirement community. She plays lots of bridge and spends winters in Jensen Beach, Florida, where she engages in many activities. Donna is a widow of eight years. Mary Catherine Morley, SP , wrote, “after 47 years of living in Cincinnati, I decided to move back to The Woods.” She resides at St. Mary’s Senior Living Center, and the greatest thing is that Mickey, ’60 Mary Janice “Jan” Robertson Jaqua 52203 ETerra Fern Dr Sandy, OR 96055-7415 (503) 318-2104 janjaqua@gmail.com

her little canine friend of nine years, can live with her. She also shared that Kathleen “Kak” Desautels, SP , also moved back to The Woods in June 2022 because of medical problems with her back. Kak asks for your prayers as she continues her healing process. (Kak’s address is Mother Theodore Hall, 1 Sisters of Providence, St. Mary-of-the-Woods, Indiana 47876 1007) Andrea “Andy” Unruh Linde lost her sweet husband, Harry, this past year, and she has moved into an independent senior living community where she can be involved in many activities and still play golf frequently. She spent Thanksgiving with son Gary and had a hilarious plane trip in which they were delayed for hours and even had to “arrest” a passenger. Jeanne Smith Rielly writes, “we are buried in snow, finally, in Maine. Reading a zillion murder mysteries, still helping a bit to feed the homeless.” She recommends these authors to us: Timothy Radcliffe, Brian Doyle and Kathleen Norris. Also, Tim Egan’s Pilgrimage to Eternity, a travel book. Dorothy Wilson Felix is doing well recovering from lymph node surgery after chemotherapy. Her family is well. Grandson Dan graduated from Loyola with a master’s degree and is now the director of the David Dharst retreat center in Chicago and Josh is a junior at Oklahoma State University! Time marches on! Mary Anne Schraffenberg Burger wrote that she and husband Bill moved to Helena, Montana, to a retirement center near their daughter. New address: 2801 Colonial Dr. Apt 317, Helena, MT 59601. “We are alive and reasonably well – our daughter is our support system, and we try to keep busy and happy. We lost our eldest son to cancer in July of 2021. A rough period but many blessings too.” “I just celebrated my 84th birthday on Jan 17th and am trying to wrap my head around that number,” writes Lois Leinenbach Mootz . (Ed. Note: You and whole bunch of us octogenerians. It can’t be possible, can it?) Pete and I are moving along and enjoying life in Estero, Florida in spite of Hurricane Ian. Thankfully, we were not affected. On March 28, 2021, we were blessed with the arrival of Marcus Callan Cadger, our first great-grandchild! My sister, Martha Leinenbach Moore’61 spends the winter in Naples, Florida, so we get together often. We also have dinner planned with Vivian Larkowski Kozak and her husband Al.” Had a great phone conversation with Mary Alice Conboy Kelly “of SMW lounge Scarlett Ribbons fame.” She lives in Chicago, Illinois, and is doing well – but has no computer or text, so we will have to correspond by phone. Please call me if you need her number! Also talked with Georgia Spaetti , who is living in Evansville, Indiana. Everything is good with her. My most recent conversation was about an hour long “catch up” with Mary Ellen Greubel Coates. She has always loved to garden and knows a lot about it! Recently she had her night-blooming cactus flower, Cereus, open, and Aconites were growing in the garden, a harbinger of spring! She’s having some health issues, but all and all, she’s enjoying life in her Indiana family home, where she’s lived for nearly 50 years now. Aurelia Duralski Costanza was invited by her daughter to spend the winter in Arizona. She did not have to worry about shoveling a long driveway on a ski hill. Volunteering helps keep her busy and socializing. She is very active with the Ogden Dunes Historical Society, voted Best society in the state, working at the church food pantry and continuing to be active in the associate chapter of Tri Kappa of Gary. Jeff and I are, again, empty nesters! Last February, our son and his family, who had lived with us for nine years, and Jeff’s mom, Doris, who had lived with us for 15 years, moved. Our son bought a home, and

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