SPRING-OA 2022

C L A S S N O T E S of remodeling. I enjoy the decorating portion of the “new” but do not like the dust and drudge of the actual remodel. Looking forward to a non-COVID-19 Reunion in 2025! Kathleen “Kathy” Archer Steele: We have lived in our current home for 20 years in the Cincinnati suburb of Wyoming, a Norman Rockwell bedroom community. Dave retired in September but remains active in programming and lengthy bicycle rides. I’m still working for an environmental consulting firm and volunteering at the local food pantry. We continue to look after Dave’s 94-year-old mom. Both kids, Matthew and Renee are in town, so we see them often. Lucia Rosales: I am still acting as principal in Saint Dominic School, the school I founded in the year 2000. We got the school international accreditation to Cognia in 2021. My husband Carlos and I enjoy our two grandchildren that live close to our home. I have another grandchild who is living in Florida with her parents. A big hug to you all, from this warm tropical country of Nicaragua. Kathleen “Kathy” Daughtery: Just a little update about me, I am looking forward to retiring in April of 2022. It just so happens that my retirement is timed perfectly with the expected arrival of my second granddaughter...Quinn is very excited to be a big sister. Mary Angela “Angel” Brown Menestrina: Rick and I will be true Snowbirds for our first time this winter. We will be staying in Panama City Beach, Fla., from January to the end of April. My brother, Rick, and his wife, Kay, have a place there too just across the street. We are looking forward to some sun and fun! Mary Johnson Michael: After 10 years in public education, I have returned to a Catholic school. I teach French and theology. My son Joel and his wife Nina gave me a granddaughter, Charlotte Rozes Haas last April. By the time the Onyx Anneau is published son Luke and wife Kelly will have a new baby girl. Joel and family are moving to Chicago, Ill., where Luke and Kelly already reside. I’ll be driving between Indy and Chicago every chance I get. Susan “Sue” Sedlacek Wilson: Ray and I are both retired and missed traveling last year. Once we were fully vaccinated, we decided to celebrate. We started with our son’s wedding vow affirmation in July with reception. We have completed three cruises this year. The highlight was our cruise through the Panama Canal. We will get to see both our son and daughter with their families for Christmas and then took off for the Southern Caribbean for New Years. Catherine “Cathy” Ley Cornell: As for me, Tom’s mom moved in with us before Christmas and we’ve been gradually adapting things for her safety. Both grandchildren live in town, and we see them at least once a week with sleepovers! My youngest sister, Carolyn’s cancer has come back, it’s terminal. We are doing a sisters’ trip (all 4 of us) in early May, something we’ve been trying to do for years. Please say a prayer for Carolyn. Rita Devine Horan- My news is “My family is doing well. We welcomed Millie DiSalvo, our first grandchild into our family on February 23, 2022. Mark ’82 Sally King Backer 5968 Ponderosa Ct Saint Louis, MO 63128-4304 314-497-1933 sally.bckr@gmail.com Mary Elizabeth Gutman- my husband died in December 2020. Life is changed but I am doing well keeping involved in many ministries at our parish and doing a little traveling to see family.

Lucianne “Luci” Englert McKean’s TEDxBloomington talk about growing community via Zoom has 38,000+ views and climbing (https:// bit.ly/TED-lucimckean-zoom). She said that being a facilitator/trainer, she’d love to help fellow Woodsies and their organizations build trust and community and feel less isolated in facing their professional struggles. If interested, you can contact Luci at Luci@lucimckean. com. She sounds quite busy these days. Eva Gankiewicz Merkel said she and her husband Glenn are thrilled with their decision to move to Key Largo, Fla., following retirement. She’s still serving on Cognia teams as an Early Learning Reviewer for school accreditations. She’s also still working as a Gallup Strengths Coach, and always looking for coaching opportunities. Before she and Glenn headed south, she visited the Woods with Karin Stratton ‘84, Jane Kohanyi Villaroman ‘84, Janet Jayo and Rosemary Nudd, SP, ’69. Jacqueline “Jackie” Giordano Morgan’s brief note stated she said she went through a lifestyle change in 2021, but life is going well, and she stays in touch with a number of classmates. Shari Burton Nucci moved from Arizona to South Carolina in 2020 and got married in October 2021. Of course, just as she left Arizona, her daughter Claire became pregnant. She’s able to see Claire and her granddaughter Anastasia about every four months. Her other children are scattered and thriving. With the pandemic’s change in work procedures, it’s been virtual calls and meetings. She still connects with our classmate Christina Walsh , who has moved to Arizona, from time to time. Sue Ellen Snyder Weiler said her news is ‘mostly medical and boring’, just struggling to adjust to a new normal without her daughter and her own lack of mobility. Sue Ellen had a few more details about Rosemary Pineda-Muniz’s , condition. One of Rosemary’s kidneys had been damaged during her previous hospital stay, and Rosemary has had to go back to the hospital, as of this writing. Let’s all say a prayer for Rosemary! And me? I love retirement and am still paranoid of Facebook. Still working on my blog, divinationlessons. wordpress.com. Three weddings, three graduations, and the birth of my first grandniece are all on-tap for 2022. As we all get older, and several of our classmates have passed on, I realize what a gift continued good health is. I hope this year sees all of you in continued good health or improved health! Finally, a reminder: Reunion 2023 will be our 40- year class reunion. Do try to come. They’re fun and it’s great to see old familiar faces, plus additions to the campus since we’ve been at the Woods! Granted, I haven’t attended myself since our 25th year class reunion, but I will try to be there. See you then! ’84 Jan Giddens Lorenzano 13246 Brandy Ln Fishers, IN 46037-7449 317-257-4111 jan.lorenzano@bright-ideas.org Ellen Scudder Jones shared she and husband Brad celebrated their 45th wedding anniversary January 1. Taking a Norwegian cruise from Los Angelos, Calif., to Miami, Fla., through the Panama Canal to really celebrate. Elizabeth “Beth” Dietzen Purcell writes, “Phil and I did get to take trips to Key West, Fla., (our happy place!) and Asheville, N.C. Had lunch recently with classmate Brenda Blake. Always fun to catch up. The kids are great and everyone is happy and healthy. Lots to be thankful for.”

and I are still working but looking forward to retiring on Cape Cod, Mass., in a few years.” Anne Fleming Sweeney- Our son Carlos will be graduating from Kendall culinary college with a Bachelor’s degree and full honors academic and leadership honors. My husband, Greg, and I have retired in Arkansas to enjoy fishing. Elisabeth Magnuson Weger- Jerry and I retired at the end of 2017 and moved to Bloomington, Ind. I’ve been taking adult ceramics classes at Ivy Tech. I did a lot of pottery while at The Woods and am enjoying getting back into it. We have a new pup, Finn, who keeps us walking and laughing! Sally King Backer- Larry and I are still working full time and enjoying friends and church activities! Luckily, we were able to use technology during the pandemic to stay in touch with friends and family. Our daughter is a junior SPED major at Truman State. I hope to see several of you at Reunion this spring! Before I get into the class notes, let us take a moment to remember our classmate Mary T. Bovello Voelke l, who passed away just before Halloween in October 2021. I was notified by a text message from her sister. Let’s also keep our classmate, Diane Orr Schafer in our prayers; her husband, Kevin Schafer passed away on October 6, 2020. May they rest in peace and their loved ones be comforted. Mary Ann O’Malley Avery and her family welcomed grandchild number three, Henry O’Malley Avery, in 2021. Mary Ann sent a lovely picture of her 94-year-old mother holding her great-grandchild in church. Mary Ann and a number of our classmates have been rallying around our classmate Rosemary Pineda-Muniz , who is battling Stage Four Primary Biliary Cholangitis, a chronic, progressive liver disease. Caroline “Carrie” Carver Carpenter reports she attended a Zoomprayer service for Rosemary, led by the The Rev. Regina Volpe ‘85 . Also in attendance, in addition to her and Mary Ann, were Patricia “Trish” Moran Collins , Barbara “Barb” Kain, Shari Burton Necci, Sue Ellen Snyder Weiler, Mary Kae Jasinski Moss ‘84, Sally King Baker ‘82 and Doreen McGrew’s widow, Anne Thorvik.. Carrie had a Zoom get-together shortly before Christmas with Mary Ann, Trish, Sue, Rosemary, and Karin Stratton ‘84 . Carrie was able to pay an actual visit to Pascale Burton ‘84 in Austin, Texas, while she was there for a niece’s wedding. Sarah King Condit reports all is well with her family- healthy and gainfully employed. Both sons are married to lovely women. Sarah and Jeff have two grandkids now. All still live in town, so they see them quite often. Jeff retired in late 2019, but Sarah is still working, splitting her time between sewing for the dry cleaner and teaching as a gynecological standardized teaching associate. She hopes to see many in the class next spring at Reunion 2023. Brenda Heuring Howard writes that her 2022 plans include traveling to France, specifically to Ruille-Sur- Loir, France, where Saint Mother Theodore Guerin was born. Population 1,270 so it’s a small town. Take lots of pics and bring them to Reunion next year, Brenda! Barbara “Barb” Kain writes that she’s retiring at the end of the 2021-2022 school year, after 37 years of teaching elementary art. She’s planning and looking forward to doing some traveling with her partner Carol at times other than school vacations. She’s looking forward to Reunion 2023. ’83 Anne M Keough 600 S Dearborn St #1907 Chicago, IL 60605 ak4c2d@yahoo.com

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