Onyx Anneau Spring 2021

’80 Catherine Ley Cornell 402 Cheetah Dr Columbia, MO 65202-3790 famcornell@yahoo.com We lost a dear classmate this year. Amy Donkle Gaines died after a long battle with cancer in Feb. 2021. Kathleen “Kathy” Wentland Lubeznik wrote: “Looking forward to our 41st Reunion set for May 21-23 whether virtual or in person, time will tell! Because annual visits with these classmates were curtailed due to pandemic, we made an extra effort to stay in touch via technology; Frances “Fran” Christian Olender , Mary Antonsen Hoffman , Sandra “Sandy” Hall Wiederholt , Elizabeth “Beth” Killion Traub and Alice Kirwan Murray . I also enjoy keeping in touch regularly with Mary Coleman ’79 , Sheila Record ’79 , Michelle Tesar Barrentine ’78, ’16G , Frances “Fran” Rumely Jones ’75 , Martha “Marti” Rumely Kuehn, ’69 , Andrea Kras Turnbull ’81 , Alice Sherfick Shelton ’87 , Judith “Judy” Coulup Hund ’87 , ’13G , Mary Ann Kelly Hellmann ’64 , Juliet Muro Oeffinger ’64 , Kathleen Desautels, SP, ’60 , Denise Wilkinson, SP, ’68 and Lisa Stallings, SP, ‘74 . I am thankful my immediate family members in Michigan City, Chesterton and Indianapolis IN are all well. Our beloved alma mater is thriving thanks to the hard work and dedication of President Dottie, her administration, and staff. Please keep SMWC in your prayers and philanthropic planning.” Catharine “Cathy” Brown Phillips and her husband Brad are still in Poway, California. They are enjoying the next chapter of their lives as empty nesters, after remodeling their home. Work continues on a book in honor of Cathy’s dad. They enjoying their outdoor walks and cooking adventures. Carolyn Boehnlein Parrish has been caregiver for seniors the past two years. Her mom had dementia and diabetes. When her Dad died (May 1987) age 65, Mom lived in a nursing home. As caregiver, she works clients’ homes, run errands, etc. She loves it!! She is finally continuing to write her own book this year. God bless America and all her classmates! Mary Angela “Angel” Brown Menestrina and husband, Rick are both enjoying retired life even with the social restrictions due to the pandemic. They are hoping to close on a place in Panama City Beach within two weeks. It will be a warm escape from these Indiana winters plus they will be just across the street from her brother, Rick, and his wife, Kay. Margaret “Meg” Swift Rogers and husband Allen are both retired. Their oldest daughter and her husband moved to Duluth, Minnesota in time to welcome their second child, a boy. It was an awful pregnancy, so she got to shelter in place with them and granddaughter, Aubrey who just turned 4. Their youngest daughter got married in 2019 and lives nearby. Meg drove her mom from Indiana to San Diego where she spends her winters and back home in March because she refused to let her fly during this pandemic. Frances “Fran” Christian Olender’s son Sam and his wife Katie who live in Arlington VA had

Leisa and Steve are now booking sites for 2021. Leisa had a few professional moments throughout the year, but camping was the highlight. It has been a crazy yet busy year for Kathryn “Kathy” Jasinski (kejasinski@hotmail.com) who returned to the Montessori School in August 2020 as a classroom teacher for “in-person” learning to 30 children. Kathy has a new home, and her mom is living with her. Kathy keeps in touch with many classmates and faculty from SMWC. She visits with Julia Thompson Henry (jannehenry@gmail.com) and Norma Marie Honiball (nmhoniball@hotmail. com). Christine “Chris” Miller Retseck (cretseck@ gmail.com) and Bill are happy, healthy and active with projects around their home and community. Chris is in her fourth year of retirement and loves it. She is patiently waiting for Bill to decide when he will retire. Chris keeps busy as an active volunteer to the local Hospice Artisans group. Chris and Cathy Nolin Taylor (ta4hay@gmail.com) keep in touch and visit. Chris sends her love. The numbers are rising…the third generation in the family of Pamela “Pam” Etling Devine (devine@lcss.org) totals 34 in 2021…and the fourth generation has arrived! Pam continues to teach, Tommy is in college and Matt remains in law enforcement. The Devine family returns to SMWC quite frequently when visiting family members in Terre Haute…especially Pam’s mom, Patricia Carbon Etling ’54 . The COVID-19 lockdown kept Susan “Suzie” Kuehl (suekuehl623@gmail.com) at home in Vincennes, Indiana, for the winter 2020…and again in 2021. Suzie keeps busy at home with chores, crafts and connecting with old SMWC friends. She hopes to do some traveling in the future and officially become a “snowbird” winter 2022. Linda Lovellette McLeaish (kenwoodcottage@ att.net) and husband, Bob, are enjoying and loving retirement. They have traveled throughout the country with their luxury camper and are planning another excursion after the travel bans are lifted. Linda takes many pictures of their travels and posts them with short stories on our SMWC Class of 1979 Facebook page. The relationships between the Class of 1978 and Class of 1979 continues to be connected by Ellen Murphy (emurphygirl@sbcglobal.net). Ellen communicates through USPS, email, phone and an organizer for mini-vacation destinations. Ellen, Nancy Hunter Miller (ejmiller4@charter.net) and Ann Hartman Stolte (ahstolte@gmail.com) join together with Kim Alexander ’78 , Catherine “Cathy” Nolan Balay ’78 , Susan Finley ’78 and Anne Walsh Walton ’78 . Mike and Catherine “Cathy” Jacikas Fox (5slyfox1@msn.com) reside in Madison, Indiana, and are busy with retirement and family activities. Their boys live locally with their families. Daughter, Christy, and son-in-law, Rob, have been honorably discharged from the army (thank you for your service). Cathy is grandma to four: Adaley (10), Oliver (8), Owen (7) and Allie (1). Adaley completed a report on Saint Mother Theodore Guerin and received an A+! Cathy is a retired educator and serves as the director of religious

education at Prince of Peace parish. Shirley Makowski McAlister (saemcalister@ att.net) resides in Mishawaka, Indiana, and has a new family title of “grandma!” Her sister, Linda Makowski Squadroni ’78 , and her family live nearby so the sisters can visit often. Shirley finds much pleasure in volunteering her time in the community and is looking forward to returning “back to work” with the public soon. Costa Rica is home to Norma Marie Honiball (nmhoniball@hotmail.com) and family. The boys are all grown, the next generation has arrived, and Norma Marie keeps active with her grandchildren as much as possible. While many of us were buried under snow and ice in late January, Norma Marie was spending her days at the beach! Susan Dempsey Gresham (sgresham@smwc. edu) is at SMWC full-time as the director of the career development center. Susan was highlighted in the #WoodsGivingDay – 2021 YouTube video. Mary L. Coleman (maryc4479@aol.com) assists SMWC as a member of the Board of Trustees. Deborah K. Lary (dietitian@bsodhi.com) and Christine Miller Retseck (cretseck@gmail.com) continue as the Class Agents and happily report that #WoodsGivingDay was a tremendous success in 2021. Thank you all for your service to our wonderful alma mater – so very proud of you! The Class of 1979 connected via Zoom on Jan. 29, 2021. Classmates were connected and tiled like the Brady Bunch in order to see and speak with one another. A toast to the Class of 1979 began a two-hour Reunion meeting which was filled with fond memories. Many of our classmates came up in conversation – it was all good news! The evening was so much fun that another Zoom reunion gathering is planned for a summertime meeting in 2021. A special “shout out” from the Class of 1979 to Sarah Stultz Mahady ’05 , (sarah.mahady@smwc. edu), SMWC director of alumni relations. Sarah was able to send the latest happenings on SMWC campus with classmates for our Zoom reunion. Her input was appreciated in addition to the plans and videos for #WoodsGivingDay. Our Class Gift is growing for the next Reunion Weekend at SMWC in 2024. How lucky we are to have Sarah working so closely with all SMWC alumni! As for me, Judith Ann “Judy” Gilberti , (megaphonemaniac@aol.com) working as a high school counselor… judging at cheer/dance competitions…and loving spending time with the family…all in the virtual world! A professional highlight was being recognized as the “School Counselor of the County” in Monmouth County, New Jersey, for 2020. I enjoy keeping connected with the SMWC New Jersey alumnae Madeleine Walsh Sullivan, ’65, Ph.D. and Lydia Ruiz Hull ’71 . 2020 was a quiet and peaceful summer spent at home. Thank you for sharing your latest news and activities with all of us. It is an honor to serve as your class secretary and I look forward to many additional years of correspondence with you. May the year 2021 be filled with many blessings for you and your families.

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