Alumni Feature

Alumni Association Looks Ahead

In August, new Alumni Relations Manager Krystal Harris ’15 welcomed new and existing members of the Alumni Association Board to the first group meeting of the year. Leading the Board this year are chairpersons, Jim Platania ’08 and Jennifer Culhane ’00.

Despite not being able to plan for a homecoming tent or class reunions due to COVID-19, the group has already begun sharing ideas on how to bring alumni together this year. Among the first steps will be some virtual networking events for the Loyal Hearts Business Forum.

The Board is responsible for connecting and interacting with over 15,000 graduates of Saint Viator and Sacred Heart. We’ll update their progress in future editions of A Lion for Life and through the monthly Alumni eNewsletter.

To learn more about how you can be involved with the Saint Viator and Sacred Heart of Mary Alumni Association, contact Alumni Relations Manager Krystal Harris at kharris@saintviator.com. To submit personal updates like new addresses, phone numbers, photos, please email them to alumni@saintviator.com.

Get to Know Your Alumni Association Board

Jennifer Culhane

Graduating Class: 2000

Currently Resides: Bloomingdale, Illinois

Profession: Wealth Management

Years Involved with the Alumni Association Board: 1

Reason for Joining the Board: Giving back to the school that created so many wonderful life opportunities for me

Favorite Alumni Event: Reunions

Favorite High School Memory: Making it to State for girls swimming 1996-1998

Most Influential Faculty Member: Br. Robert Ruhl, CSV, JoAnn Calzaretta and Eileen Manno

Classmates I’m Still Close With: Kristen Holtane ’00, Mike Candela ’00, Sarah Guski ’00, and Jason Jacoby ’00

Why Should Alumni Get Involved? Form local connections, inspire the next generation, and encourage all alumni to use the resources the Board can provide.

Alumni Association Board 2020-2021

Kristen Abrahamson ’14 Judy Wampach Amberg (Alumni Relations Manager Emeritus) Jennifer Bonifacic Anderson ’89 Elise Catlado Cirone ’08 Mike DeBartolo ’87 Colleen Drolet ’14 John Kolassa ’81 Katy Augustin Lamantia ’75 Reid Lappin ’05 John Leahy ’05 John McNamara ’68 Matt O’Malley ’08 Pete Schmidt ’16 Nick Smeriglio ’12 Pam Swiderski ’94 Ryan Voyda ’08 Steve Zaleski ’04

In Memoriam

God, grant eternal rest to these members of the Saint Viator and Sacred Heart of Mary community.

ALUMNI

Helen Marie Bailitz ’97, May 18, 2020. Daughter of Ron and the late Helen Marie Bailitz; sister of Anne Watson and Joseph ’87, Ron ’89, John ’91, and Owen ’94 Bailitz.

Mark P. Galbraith ’74, 2020. Son of Carol and the late Loren Galbraith; brother of Curt Galbraith ’70.

George M. Goodall ’65, June 22, 2020. Husband of Teri; father of Mary, Joseph, Jennifer, and Brett; brother of Patricia and Marie.

Sara Ann Fliss Hennessy ’70, November 6, 2012. Daughter of the late Edward and the late Ellen Fliss; wife of Larry Hennessy; mother of Julie, Lori, Ryan, and Uriel; sister of Monnie Vena, and John, Tony, and Margaret Fliss.

Maria Villars Kenny ’68, September 3, 2020. Daughter of the late Lowell and the late Florence Villars; wife of Stephen Kenny; mother of Tim, Paddy, Colin, and Katy.

Heather A. Hoskins Morgenroth

’70, January 26, 2015. Daughter of the late Olan Hoskins and the late Rita Van Kirk; wife of Glenn Morgenroth; mother of Tyler Bosworth, Jodi Merrion, Jamie Heflin, Kyle Morgenroth, and Andrew Morgenroth; sister of Amanda Hoskins Bergstedt ’72, Nina Osmun, and the late Gary Hoskins.

Robert C. Walberg ’78, June 1, 2020. Son of Milton and the late Joan Walberg; husband of Tammy Howland Walberg ’92; father of Charles ’14, William ’19, Emily, Olivia, Sofia, and Matthew Walberg; brother of Richard Walberg ’77 and the late Kathy Walberg; brother-in-law of Kelly Howland Austing ’90, Stacy Howland Pacilio ’94 (Pete Pacilio ’95), and Mike Howland ’98 (Shannon Schaeffer ’03). William R. Weisbruch ’70, August 12, 2019. Son of the late Mary Ellen and the late Theodore Weisbruch; husband of Carla Weisbruch; brother of Theodore Weisbruch Jr., Patricia Albiero, Tom Weisbruch, and Barbara Keady.

FAMILY

Anna Marie Anderson, May 30, 2020. Wife of the late Francis “Red” Anderson; mother of Kathryn Anderson Viken ’72 (Mark Viken ’73).

James C. Arena, August 22, 2020. Husband of Mary Arena; father of Jamie Arena Lovings ’04 and Chris Arena; brother of JoAnn, former member of Saint Viator Board of Trustees, Murphy (Dan) and Alan Arena; uncle of Dan Murphy ’04 and Jim Murphy ’08.

Mary Joan Brinkworth, June 27, 2020. Wife of the late William Brinkworth; mother of Catherine ’71, John ’73, Jane ’74, and Paul ’78 Brinkworth, and Susan Zak.

Frank “Lou” Buchenot, June 13, 2020. Husband of Geraldine “Gerry” Buchenot; father of Susan Buchenot-Macklin ’72, Steve Buchenot ’74, Nan Buchenot Melligan ’75, and Bonnie Buchenot Dhamer ’80.

William Edward “Bill” DeSelm, May 11, 2020. Husband of Karen DeSelm; father of Brett ’17, Morgan, and Eleanor.

Goldie G. Einecker, July 16, 2020. Wife of the late Mathew Einecker; mother of Alan ’71, Keith ’76, Neil ’79, Richard ’81, Stuart ’83, and Gregory.

Mary D. Erfort, June 19, 2020. Wife of the late Charles Erfort; mother of John “Chuck” ’65, Kathleen Erfort Hott ’67, David ’69, Richard, Lawrence, and Mary Clare Somers.

Richard Eshoo, May 11, 2020. Husband of the late Ellen Eshoo; father of Joseph ’78, Michael ’85, and Victoria Eshoo, Cynthia Gorman, and the late Laura Schwartz. Dennis G. Frey, July 26, 2020. Husband of Eileen Frey; father of Denise Frey Hayes ’80 (Thomas Hayes ’80), Thomas ’82, Julie Frey Stamper ’90, and Patricia.

William R. Geary, June 22, 2020. Husband of Karen Geary; father of Shawn ’88, Terry ’90, Bridget, Kevin, Maureen, and Eric Geary, and Megan Kile.

Dolores M. Giblin, May 19, 2020. Wife of the late Thomas Giblin; mother of Michael ’75, Maureen, and Kathleen Giblin.

George O. Hansen, May 5, 2020 and Joan M. Hansen, July 7, 2020. Parents of Jeffrey P. Hansen ’72, Mary Ellen Brown Wright, and Paul Hansen.

Clifford T. “Maj” Hermanson, August 29, 2020. Husband of the late Marcella Marie Hermanson; father of Thomas ’75, Michael ’76, Robert, Mary Cline, the late Julie Hermanson ’74 and the late Catherine “Kate” Liberio.

Josephine Louise Heyden, May 18, 2020. Wife of the late Donald Heyden; mother of Yvonne Heyden ’72, Yvette Heyden Gellis ’74, and Marc Heyden ’78.

Catherine Corinne Jordan, May 30, 2020. Wife of the late James V. Jordan, Sr.; mother of James V. Jordan Jr., Dennis Jordan ’68, Kevin Jordan ’70, Donna Jordan LaNasa ’72, Terence Jordan ’74 (Susan Frank Jordan ’75), and Timothy Jordan ’76.

Thomas Daniel Kajohn Jr., August 9, 2020. Husband of the late Geraldine Kajohn; father of Thomas D. Kajohn III ’86, Charles Kajohn, and Sharon Egger.

John F. Kane, August 10, 2020. Husband of the late Carol Kane; father of John F. Kane Jr. ’73, Teresa Kane Walker ’75, Patrick D. Kane ’77, Kathryn Kane Botterman ’78, Kelly Kane Murphy ’79, Colleen Kane McLain ’81, Tom J. Kane ’82, Mary Kane Botterman ’83, Marty C. Kane ’86.

James E. Keehan M.D., September 4, 2020. Husband of the late Marie Keehan; father of James ’66, Joseph ’68, and Thomas ’70 Keehan, and Marilyn Brinckerhoff.

Edward J. Keeshan, Aug, 26, 2020. Husband of Carol Keeshan; father of Charles Keeshan ’88 (Mary Hack Keeshan ’88) and the late Thomas Keeshan ’85.

Paul Krause, May 20, 2020. Husband of the late Maureen Krause; father of Greg ’79, Mary ’80, Brian ’82, Theresa ’85 (Joseph Stubitz ’85), Matthew ’88, Colleen ’89, and the late Paul ’78.

Daniel T. Lamka, July 2, 2020. Husband of Elaine Lamka; father of Daniel Lamka ’92 and Carrie Lamka Angst ’93.

Prabha Josephine Lockwood, June 24, 2020. Wife of the late Eugene Lockwood; mother of Tara Lockwood LaCerra ’98 and Michael Lockwood.

Jane A. Marsiglia, May 22, 2020. Wife of Bernard A. Marsiglia; mother of Bernard J. Marsiglia ’89.

Marion Z. Mason, August 28, 2020. Wife of the late Robert Mason; mother of Karen Mason ’69, Kathy Pratt, and Kim Borland.

Rose M. Massey, May 6, 2020. Wife of the late Lester Massey; mother of Michael ’65, Robert Massey ’70, and the late John Massey ’66.

Eugene “Gene” D. McTigue, May 26, 2020. Husband of Margaret McTigue; father of Kathleen McTigue ’76, Mary McTigue Zieker ’78, Margaret McTigue ’79, Kevin McTigue ’83, and Eileen McTigue Glynn ’85; grandfather of the late Brendan Zieker ’11.

Constance M. Moisan, July 22, 2020. Wife of the late Edward Moisan; mother of Kathy Moisan Steffen ’67, Debbie Cotopolis, and Cindy Moisan.

Kevin James Murphy, August 6, 2020. Husband of Margaret Murphy; father of Patrick Murphy ’80, Kevin W. Murphy ’82, and Matt Murphy ’88 (Julie Enright Murphy ’88); grandfather of Erin ’13, Molly ’15, Kevin John ’19, and Colleen ’22 Murphy.

Judith Ann Notaro, July 25, 2020. Wife of Frank Notaro; mother of Steve Notaro ’89, Nancy Smearman, and Julie Notaro.

Joseph S. Obradovitz, May 13, 2020. Husband of the late Joan Obradovitz; father of Donna Obradovitz Hanetho ’86, Michael Obradovitz, Dawn Davis, and Deana Verros.

Dolorese J. “Dodie” Olsen, August 28, 2020. Wife of Kenneth H. Olsen; mother of Julianne Olsen DiCicco ’80 and Michael Olsen ’82.

Delores Pasik, July 1, 2020. Wife of the late Leonard Pasik; mother of Suzanne Pasik Jeuck ’69 (the late Philip Jeuck III ’68), Lyn Johnson, and Michael Pasik,

Joyce Pizek, May 6, 2020. Wife of the late Robert Pizek; mother of Jeffrey Pizek ’93.

Joan M. Reinert, August 28, 2020. Wife of the late Deacon William Reinert; mother of William Reinert ’77, Patricia Ann Julian, and Robert Reinert.

Isabell H. Stevens, July 20, 2019. Wife of the late John Stevens; mother of Robert ’67, John, and Gregory Stevens, and Patricia Kassinger.

Grace Elizabeth Tangney, July 27, 2020. Wife of the late Gerald Tangney; mother of Patricia Tangney Richards ’86, Elizabeth Ammon, and the late Kathleen, the late Scott, and the late Michael.

Patricia Trausch, June 8, 2020. Wife of the late Lawrence Trausch; mother-in-law of Christine Hower Trausch ’78, former Sacred Heart of Mary art teacher; mother of Meg Trausch, Patti Sills-Trausch, Laura Snyder, Maria Conlon, and the late James Trausch ’75.

Mary Ellen Walker, July 8, 2020. Wife of Dr. Jerome Walker; mother of Kathleen Walker Dillavou ’80, Jerry Walker ’81, Jeanne Walker ’82, Sherri Walker Page ’86, Timothy Walker ’90, MaryAnn Walker Willing ’92, Michael Walker ’95 and Christine Walker Gresik ’98.

Arthur L. Weidner, January 26, 2020. Husband of Debra Weidner; father of Alexander Weidner ’19 and Ashley Weidner. Alexander P. White Jr., May 24, 2020. Husband of Marilyn White; father of Julie White Gabala ’85, Brad White, Christy Stuercke, and Laura Tuider.

FACULTY

Rev. George J. Auger, CSV, June 2, 2020. Son of the late Seraphine and the late Eugenie Auger; brother of Paul Auger, the late Rita McKune, and the late Simone Deady. As one of the founding faculty members of Saint Viator High School, Fr. Auger taught English and religion when Saint Viator opened in 1961, remaining there for two years. Fr. Auger returned to Saint Viator in 1965, where he served the next six years as chairman of the English department.

Donna Flerchinger (nee

Gravereau), July 12, 2020. Wife of the late Joseph Flerchinger; mother of Charles and Robert; sister of Cheryl Quinn, Saint Viator librarian from 1989 - 2016; aunt of Jonathon ’90 and Kathleen ’96 Quinn, and Jennifer Quinn Vasovic ’92.

Robert W. Given, May 9, 2020. Husband of the late Norine Given; father of Michael Given ’70, Patricia Flosi, Julie Theros, Lynette Merkell, and Janine Steeves. Robert taught English at Saint Viator High School from 1964-1969.

Alumni Memorial Mass We Remember, Celebrate, and Believe

Each fall for over 30 years, family members and classmates of deceased Saint Viator and Sacred Heart of Mary alumni have gathered in the chapel for the annual Alumni Memorial Mass. When Fr. Charles Bolser, CSV, began this tradition his intention was to provide an opportunity for the community to remember the lives of those who walked the halls of Saint Viator and Sacred Heart of Mary, to celebrate the legacy of these women and men who are gone from our sight, but not from our hearts, and to remind each other of God’s promise of new life. The Mass also provides the opportunity for family members to know that they are not alone in their grief. Saint Viator is a “home” where others will listen, share stories, laugh, cry and pray with them.

As is the case with so many things, while this year’s Alumni Memorial Mass will be different, we will still remember, celebrate, and believe, as we gather virtually. Technology will allow us to reach out beyond the walls of the Saint Viator chapel. There will also be a worship aid online that will list the names of our deceased alumni by class.

We realize that we may not be aware of all of the Saint Viator and Sacred Heart of Mary alumni who have passed away. If you have a deceased family member whose name is not on the list in the worship aid, please email the obituary notice to alumni@ saintviator.com. We will add the notice to the alum’s record, add their name to our list, and order a plaque for them to be in place for the 2021 Alumni Memorial Mass.

As family members come together in faith to prayerfully support each other around the Lord’s table, the Alumni Memorial Mass is truly an experience of the Saint Viator and Sacred Heart of Mary community at its best. Wherever you are, we hope you will join us in prayer on Sunday, November 1, 2020, at 10:00 a.m.

via livestream on the Saint Viator and Sacred Heart of Mary

Alumni Association Facebook Page as we remember, celebrate, and call to mind what we believe.