SPRING-OA 2022

C L A S S N O T E S Theresa “Terry” Jones Swayze has been enjoying retirement since November 2019. She has two grandsons who live locally and who participate in multiple sports. She enjoys watching their games as well. Her son, who is thirty-three, got married in mid- February. Terry was so glad that she got to be there. She has a small group of close friends that enjoy going to dinner theater plays and she hopes to get back to taking bus tours soon. Carol Conway has kept busy during the Pandemic. She tells us she was blessed by Zoom to spend lots of time with Gene Hogan, Lynn George Crotty and Mary O’Malley Kratofil . Carol says, as you know Gene went to the Lord in 2020 but not before Carol spent great moments with her via phone and Zoom. In June of 2021, she flew to Kansas City to surprise Mary and Greg on their 50th wedding anniversary where she also reconnected with Linda Fowler Voyles . Such laughter! (And such pictures!) Mary and Carol Zoomed with Lynn the next day; that was the last time the three roommates were together. The day after Thanksgiving Lynn fell into the tenderness of God, after so much suffering! A couple of months before she died, she told me she was afraid she wasn’t ever leaving the hospital and cried for the first time in all the years she was ill. The good news is that she no longer felt that way toward the end. Death did not scare her and, while she regretted leaving her beloved Don, five sons, daughters in law, and grands, she was ready. There is comfort in that. The funeral was in Detroit, Mich., and there was a Memorial Mass in Chicago, Ill. Mary Getty, Valerie Woods ’72 and Mary Jane Welter ’72 attended. Lynnie brought them together to remind them that time is precious; those four got together for a great day of remembering and promised to gather once a month. Carol and Lynnie met in fourth grade and roomed together for four years at The Woods, with never so much as one harsh word. Carol says as she types this, she still can’t believe Lynnie’s gone. Anyone reading this knows that there is no friendship like a Woods friendship. Thanks be to God! (Thank you, Carol, from all of us.) Elizabeth “Betsy” Carey Blameuser sent a card with her 2021 news. Not only a 50th Reunion year but a 50th anniversary year as well. They planned a 50th-anniversary party in California with family. Betsy and Larry spent time traveling in California. The next big affair was Larry’s 50th Reunion from the Air Force Academy in Colorado. The Reunion was followed by more family visits in the northern Midwest. They are two very busy people. Typical of those two since forever. The Larkin family is settling into 2022 nicely. Reunion was the highlight of 2021. I will be there at our 55th. We’ll have more fun flying under the radar. I went to Alaska for the first time and spent time in Sitka in a snowstorm. I hope to go back in the summer. Big plans for this year…Colorado and North Carolina. Let’s hope. Blessings to all of you for a safe, healthy, happy year. ’73 Barbara Cooney Anderson 13 Naramore Dr Batavia, NY 14020-2725 585-409-7458 canders3@rochester.rr.com Greetings from the Class of 1973! I always enjoy hearing from each of you! It’s hard to believe we’re only a year away from celebrating 50 years since our graduation from The Woods! I hope a lot of you will be able to attend our 50th Reunion in 2023. I made it to the 40th and it was a wonderful weekend! Edith “Edie” Bird Breneman has lived just outside of Marshall, Ill., since 1978. Next May, it will be 50 years since we graduated, and she and Matt were married the following Saturday in the Big Church! They

Purcell Card . She loves visiting The Woods and seeing the start and finish of Les Bois Hall. She is looking forward to the 50th Reunion. Mary O’Neill Schuler and 11 family members spent Christmas at Disney. Then they were off to the Dominican Republic for a golf tournament. They’re looking forward to a Viking cruise in September, where they’ll get to see their European kids and grandkids. Golf and family keep them happy and busy. She’s hoping to get to Reunion to see everyone! Patricia “Patty” Kaperak Talen lives in Plymouth, Wis., with husband of 39 years, Tim. They now have six grandchildren. They are retired but still try to freelance directing plays and musicals and teach drama in classrooms. Visiting actor son, Andy, in New York City, son Luke and family of four kids in Milwaukee, and daughter Jenny and family of two kids in St. Paul is their favorite kind of adventure. Katie Underwood Dietrick and Charlie still live in St. Louis, Mo., but recently bought a home in Lakewood Ranch, Fla. They love both places but being able to play golf in the winter has been fun! She continues to play the violin in a Community Orchestra while in St. Louis. She decided to learn to play at age 57 so says she had to devote a lot of time to learning but it has been so rewarding! Mary Pat Williams Sharpe has been retired from her position as a school administrator for eight years. She is currently an adjunct professor at Marian University supervising teachers. She enjoys traveling and watching her grandkids’ sports activities. She gets together with Brenda Lewis Treadway , and Patricia “Trish” Cawley and Mary Elizabeth “Liz” Cawley Delucia ’74 , former Woodsie roommates. She also worked with Woodsies Molly Ellsworth ’92, Sarah Batt ’82 , and Emilee Monahan ’99 while principal at St. Joan of Arc in Indianapolis. Clair and I continue to live in Batavia, N.Y., most of the year, but spend the winter in Naples, Fla. We are Grammy and Pop to a twenty-one-month-old girl and a seventeen-month-old boy and love spending time with them! We will be welcoming another girl in July as Curt and Emilie are adding to their family. I write this report with a heavy heart as my sister, Jane Cooney Skrodenis ’71 passed away suddenly yesterday, from a brain bleed. She leaves behind her husband of almost 48 years, Don, four children and six grandchildren, along with six siblings. Have a good year, everyone, stay safe and cherish time with your loved ones! ’74 Lee Ann Schiller Knapp 7116 Darby Rd Bethesda, MD 20817 240-688-7500 lasknapp@gmail.com Greetings! Thanks for writing. Start planning now for our 50th Reunion … Save the Date: May 31, 2024. COVID was no match for Lynn Moore Delehanty (deledude2@gmail.com) and Tim. Always active in The Villages, Fla., they’ve been busy with trips and projects, driving cross-country twice to see grandsons Luke and Jack. Tim ranked in Top Ten masters swimming and Lynn continues to pursue her interest in decorating. Patricia “Pat” Lyman Darnell (Pittyd41@gmail. com) and family recently celebrated the engagement of daughter Emily during a family vacation. Congrats! Between weddings, new jobs and graduations, 2022 will be a fun and busy year at the Darnell house. So grateful to Pat for sharing the following news. Last November, at a Memorial Mass for Catherine “Cathy” Avelis Ford , it was announced that her parish-–Christ the King--renovated her favorite chapel

have two great kids who are in their forties. They have twin step-grandchildren who will be twenty-one this year and an almost two-year-old granddaughter with who they keep busy. They expect a lot of help in the garden this spring! Lynn Bronikowski i s looking forward to the world opening up again and traveling, starting with a safari in Tanzania, Africa in January 2023. Colleen Wade Grady says all is well with her and Raleigh. They continue to volunteer together at the airport while Raleigh volunteers at the hospital and Colleen at the Chandler Center for the Performing Arts. She prays the Class of 73 are all ok and looking forward to celebrating a 50-year Reunion soon! She and Raleigh hope to get back to doing some traveling by the summer. Donna Paonessa Gunyon wrote that she is heartbroken to share that her beloved Mickey passed away on January 24, 2021. Our sympathy to Donna and family! They were blessed with four children and thirteen grandchildren. They retired to Norris Lake outside Knoxville, Tenn., in 2012 and had twelve years of retirement together. Their oldest son and his wife moved to Norris Lake two years ago. She says to cherish your loved ones, blessings to all. Judith Mrozowski Halbreich says hello to all you beautiful women and happy hearts. She hopes to see everyone at the 50th Reunion. Blessings and fun to all! Anne Kelley Hanada is enjoying her three grandchildren- Allison, Bradley, and Connor. Her ABC’s! She had a wonderful reunion with Cynthia “Cindy” McHugh Sivore and Mary Domke McGrath at a wedding. She is looking forward to a St. Louis reunion in April with Collette Dick Burke, Cynthia “Cindy” McHugh Sivore, Mary Domke McGrath, Therese Lysaught ’72 and Mary Ryan Cook ’72 . She still keeps busy with St. Vincent DePaul work and helping with grandkids. She and Eric are enjoying retirement. JoAnn Joganic says all is well! She is now “Great Grandjo” since Barry’s granddaughter gave birth on February 5, 2022. She intends to be at the 50th as long as she stays on this side of the dirt! Jane Melevin says that with all that has gone on the last couple of years they have stayed close to home and tried to stay safe. She has stayed in touch with Lynn Bronikowski and looks forward to seeing everyone in 2023 (hopefully without masks!) She has lost many friends and family in the past couple of years but looks forward to better times! Mary Echsner Moore wrote that since Norm’s passing in May 2019, she has still enjoyed living in Columbus, Ind., and in Apollo Beach, Fla. She tries to stay active, playing pickleball daily and bicycling frequently, and hanging out with family and friends. Helen Hegarty McGee and Bob celebrate their 50th next year. She is “Gran” to three grandchildren, ages 14, 10, and 9. She says the Providence sisters were so wise to make most of us take at least one semester of teaching. She had a great visit with Jeanette “Jeanne” Hagelskamp, SP before Covid. Helen hopes to attend the Reunion, at least for the dinner. Health issues in recent years have been challenging. Cynthia “Cindy” Philbin hopes to see many of you at the Reunion. She says life is grand. She is working part-time at the high school. Their children are sophomores in college trying to find their path in life. Stef has five more years till she finishes teaching. She says to stay well and safe, and she is looking forward to seeing the new changes at the college. Ann Prox says Covid has slowed down her traveling! She keeps up with Catherine “Cathy”

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