Onyx Anneau Spring 2021

resolve identity theft problems. She was sad to sell her Brown County cottage in July, after 50 years of wonderful memories there. Her house of 14 years is getting much-needed maintenance and upgrades. Cel nailed 2020 — “a year with plenty of time get things done but no motivation to do them!” In that vein, Louise Hertsted Musto reported nothing new happened in 2020 except that it was the year she “completed 80 years!” That made it a good year! Madeline Honnigford Roe and her family travelled to San Diego, California, in the spring of 2019 for youngest son Patrick’s marriage. Pat and his bride, Carli, live in Long Beach, California. Madeline sent her news from Sanibel, Florida, where she was vacationed with two widow friends and “enjoyed sand, surf and birding.” Madeline’s 80 birthday celebration, a family cruise, was put on hold. Barbara “Muffet” Curran saw her grandchildren mainly in the driveway of their home – and they had Thanksgiving and Christmas dinners via the iPad! Her daughter Katie started a non-profit FLAG (frontline appreciation group) to provide lunches and dinners to staff at Overlook Hospital in their hometown. They also contracted with local restaurants and businesses to give small businesses support. Muffet arranged a Zoom call in May with Madeline Honnigford Roe, Patricia “Pat” Curran Denato, Barbara “Barb” Millwater Herkner, Judy Reich Hoyt and Margaret “Peggy” Piszczek Kloempken and myself. Everyone was well but not enjoying the isolation! Muffet related that Tracy Johnson Schier’s widower, Wally, had Zoomed with them. Son Joe is married and lives in Taiwan. Daughter Jeanne and family live in New Hampshire. Jeanne’s son is headed to medical school. Patricia “Pat” Curran Denato keeps in touch via the internet and reported that she and her family remain well. She wrote that it’s great that almost 60 years out of college, we are still embracing new technologies and even though “many of our class communications now involve word of loss or serious illness, I like to think our Woods background and continued ties make us more resilient.” Barbara Millwater Herkner described 2020 as “nothing new beyond wearing masks, doing too much Zoom and playing bridge online!” Her family stayed healthy even though they had an emergency room doctor in the family. During the warmer months, she saw family frequently. She worked on getting her house on the market and hopes 2021 is the year. Shari Wigle sold her condo and moved in the middle of the pandemic. After 70 years of living in California, she moved to Surprise, Arizona, in September of 2020. “Selling, buying a house and moving to a new state during a worldwide pandemic was challenging.” But she’s very happy she did it! Gloria Hemery Duckworth lives an hour from Shari in Chandler, Arizona. Sadly, Gloria lost her husband, Bob, in November 2020 to respiratory complications. Gloria continues

treatment for a lung tumor and has been taking oral chemo daily since February 2020. The small tumor is stable. Please keep Gloria and her family in your prayers. Tom and Margaret “Peggy” Pisczcek Kloempken’s son-in-law, Mark Poker, suffered a fatal heart attack in September of 2019. His wife (Peggy’s daughter, Mary Catherine Kloempken Poker ’89) died in 2009. He is survived by two sons. Peggy’s carpal tunnel surgery and knee replacement, Tom’s emergency stint surgery — all successful — ended 2020. They rehabbed into 2021! Oldest grandson Michael graduated high school and attends Macalester College in Minnesota. Harriet Cox Hrezo’s grandson, Kyle, married Jackie in May 2019. Harriet’s knitting skills have produced three Christening blankets for great grandchildren and she made many of the 2020 Christmas presents. She wrote of fun cooking challenges since Andy, in charge of shopping, came home with untried food choices! They celebrated the holidays with family — very carefully. Elizabeth “Beth” O’Connell had successful gamma knife surgery for a tumor behind her right ear and a skin lesion removed over her left eye. Beth’s 80th was celebrated with family – masked at six feet — as they were at all O’Connell celebrations. Beth’s brother Tom died suddenly and unexpectedly the end of January 2021. Please keep Tom, his wife, Connie, and family in your prayers. A note from Annabelle Farr Mumma in early 2020 reported that she had spent Christmas with her son Kevin and family in Raleigh, North Carolina, and then drove to South Carolina to visit for a few days with her daughter Debbie and her two daughters. Everyone was well. No news from Annabelle since then. Louise O’Neill Keefe emailed that she was diagnosed with several heart problems but had recovered completely after surgery in October of 2019. Since COVID, she and Bob have stayed home but look forward to taking their travel trailer out to visit Florida State Parks and introduce their new Maltese puppy to camping trips. Johanna Reichel Schuller contacted Barbara Cratty Albanese’s sister, Stella Cratty Bryant ’64 and found out that Barbara had several health problems and moved to Maine to live with her son Justin and his wife. She died in November 2019 of complications from all the health issues. Barbara and her husband, who died in 2012, will eventually be buried in Rome. After extensive research, Johanna was able to obtain news of Nancy “Nan” Nose Watakabe, with whom we both lost touch. Johanna finally made contact in Japan with a friend of Nan and her husband, Shigeo, and found out that Shigeo died in July 2019 and Nan, in September 2019. May they rest in peace. I’m grateful for Johanna Reichel Schuller’s efforts since 30 grandchildren take a good deal of her time! In early 2019 Paul and Johanna traveled to the Holy Land where they renewed their marriage vows at Cana and baptismal vows by the river Jordan. They visited the south of France in August and in 2020, celebrated their 80 birthdays with family and friends.

Anne Sheridan Ruck declared turning 80 was great since her whole extended family gathered to celebrate! Anne’s “best travel year ever”— not 2020 — included visits to Wisconsin, the National Parks in Utah and Arizona for three weeks, New Orleans, Greece and Italy and Salt Lake City, Utah for Thanksgiving. She reported that son, Matt, has recovered from a serious leg infection. Wallette Garcia Pellegrino wrote that they had little to report except that they had gotten the COVID vaccination. She mentioned concern for the state of our country and is praying for resolution and unity. Ellen Goodrich Bondi couldn’t recall her last normal social event. Her daughter Lynn’s 50 2020 birthday was celebrated outside with masks and six feet apart. Zoom offered Ellen and Jim the opportunity to participate in their theater group activities. They missed gym and Ellen confessed to lackluster home routines. She was still recovering from 2019 shoulder surgery. Kathy Bogan Cannady reported a tough recovery from her second shoulder joint replacement in December 2019. Kathy continued bridge games throughout 2020 with proper precautions. She volunteered to be a U.S. Census enumerator and worked August through September. An October visit to Oklahoma and a December trip along the Sarasota Keys soothed quarantine malaise. Wally Shelley Nowicki found life rather dull after her normal busy volunteer schedule. She managed to get to church on Sundays and her weekly library book sort. She said grocery store and doctors appeared to be the rest of her social life. Wally worked the polls in 2019 and as always, loved doing it although the days were long! Wayne and Marcia Chester Richey met Shari Wigle in Fort Worth, Texas, in May 2019 for their first reunion since our 50. In 2020 the Richeys cruised the islands around New England, visited Colorado and attended Wayne’s August Air Force Reunion in San Antonio, Texas. Their 2021 agenda includes the Far East trip cancelled in 2020. A Christmas card from Arlette Orlando Tanin said they were still debating whether to head to Naples, Florida, for the winter where their daughter and family live. It was a very quiet and different holiday season in Massachusetts. They hoped life would get back to normal soon. Carol Sipe Harter had her 80 in February 2020 — celebrated with a big party/dance at her church. Art classes resumed in November but chorus was virtual. Sadly, Carol lost two sisters in the last two years. Carol and SMW roommate Gloria Hemery Duckworth enjoyed the Woods Viking Cruise up the Rhine River Ann McCrea Bresnahan wrote that her youngest daughter Sharon lost her husband to ALS in June of 2019. Her family of three daughters and three sons had a rough 2020 with many health issues. Ann, who was very active in the music ministry at church and volunteer sites, really missed those activities. Linda Roof Sheehan emailed from Florida where she was vacationing with friends. When home in Ohio, she helped with the crews at her

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