Class Notes

Class of 1968

John Wendell, John McNamara, Dan Klingberg, Ken Sophie, and Ken Balinski had a mini gathering last fall.

Class of 1970

Members of the Sacred Heart of Mary Class of 1970 had a small gathering at Kate Schafer Costello’s this fall in light of their postponed reunion.

Classes of 1978, 1979, & 1984

Last August,

Mike Dolan

'79, Gregg Ogorzelec '84,

Larry LaSusa

'78, Matt Dolan '84, and David

Brookwell '79

participated in Los Angeles’ annual International Surf Festival’s Pier-to-Pier Swim, one of the most popular long distance (two-mile course) swims in the United States. Larry LaSusa and David Brookwell also competed in the International Body Surfing Championships Grand Masters Division.

Class of 1982

Pat Mahoney and Fr. Dan Lydon, CSV '73 gathered with family and friends of the late Mike Spellman '82 for his annual memorial race last August 14 at Arlington Park.

Class of 2003

Linda Oberheim, CPA currently serves as a Computer Network Defense Analyst at the United States Department Of Defense.

Class of 2010

James Jensen currently serves as an environmental engineer, working for Wisconsin Energy. He supports a number of Wisconsin Energy sites ensuring environmental compliance. He bought a house in Oak Creek (just south of Milwaukee) about three years ago and is enjoying his life in Wisconsin.

Liz Fitzgerald married Jake Schoenung on October 9, 2021, in Milwaukee with more than 15 Saint Viator alumni in attendance including members from the classes of 2008, 2009, and 2010.

Class of 2011

Stephen Zieman assists in managing multiple HOA properties as a community assistant at May Management. He is a certified notary and a realtor in the Jacksonville, FL area. He will be working toward his LCAM license in the near future.

Classes of 2011 & 2012

Hank DeTrempe '11 and Megan Thompson '12 renewed their wedding vows in front of friends and family this past summer with Fr. Corey Brost, CSV, presiding over the wedding ceremony. In addition to the Saint Viator Lions in attendance as guests, there were eight alumni in the wedding party. Hank and Megan were thrilled to finally celebrate their marriage after dating since their early days at Saint Viator.

Class of 2012

Annie Ragauskis married Jorge Castellanos on June 5, 2021, at Queen of the Rosary in Elk Grove Village. Annie went to grade school at QR and has returned to teach spanish for grades 5-8. The following alumni and current students were in attendance for the ceremony: Frankie Ragauskis ’25, Mike Ragauskis ’16, Danny Sullivan ’16, Billy Durkin ’21, Nick Principi ’12, Tommy Durkin ’16, MacKenzie Durkin ’14, Amy Carroll ’12, Marena Steiner Fox ’12, Kameron Washington ’23, Laura Paprocki ’12, and Paulette Lopez ’11.

In August 2020, Marena Steiner and William Fox were married by Fr. John Van Wiel, CSV. This summer, they held a one-year anniversary vow renewal, presided by Fr. Daniel Whiteside '80, to finally celebrate with all family and friends including Laura Paprocki ’12, Annie Ragauskis Castellanos ’12, Marena Steiner Fox ’12, Amy Carroll ’12, longtime Saint Viator science teacher, Mrs. Cate Majka, and Joseph Lorenzini ’13.

A group of Class of 2012 alumni gathered for their annual Viator Cup golf outing in Louisville, Kentucky this summer. Golfers included Kole Luthringhausen, Ryan McCollum, Chris Myjak, Andrew Norris, Kevin Patzke, Kevin Walsh, Frank Laterza, Mike McNamara, Jack Corrigan, Patrick Martin, Kevin Rooney, Kevin Hammerlund, Mike Julius, Billy Cavanagh, Bob Napoleon Jr., and Jack Kellner.

Steve Jensen is an Nuclear Surface Warfare Officer in the Navy stationed in Norfolk on a brand new aircraft carrier, the John F Kennedy. He is handling the installation of the two nuclear energy plants on the ship. He just got married to his wife, an Intelligence Navy Officer stationed in Washington D.C, on September 11, 2021. They continue to live three hours apart and are only able to be together on the weekend. They will finally be able to live together in July, when they both will be restationed in San Diego.

Class of 2013

Emily Van Der Bosch Kirlin attended the University of NebraskaLincoln from 2013-2017 and graduated with a BSBA in Business Administration - Accounting. After working as a tax associate at KPMG, she now is a senior tax associate at a local Omaha firm called Hancock and Dana. On October 24, 2020, she married her husband, Ryan, and they have a black lab together named Macy.

Class of 2016

Patrick Hickey is the newest addition to Spain’s Club Deportivo Herbania soccer team on the Third Division.

Class of 2017

Last October, Ludovica "Vicky" Garro started her fifth year of medical school in Rome, Italy.

Class of 2018

Christian Cruz is completing his second season as a part of the Hoop Team for the Milwaukee Bucks. The team focuses on fan engagement, game operations, and running professional sponsorship and promotions.

Emma Perry was a semifinalist for Homecoming Queen at Mizzou this past fall and is applying for the Fulbright Scholarship with the US State Department. She will either be working in Cambodia next year or attending grad school to be a speech pathologist.

Class of 2019

Last fall, Dave Zeman celebrated the publication of his new book, "North to West: The Best of Modern Chicagoland Rail."