July 13, 2026
- Jul 13
- 8 min read
Updated: Jul 15
SPECIAL THANKS to Friends of Angels "Kitty" which sponsored today's luncheon at the Alumni House. DeRango's sheet pizzas were the main course.
Low attendance numbers was due to to the fact that a number of the regulars played or assisted with the Annual Angel Golf Classic held at Meadowbrook CC today.
Joining Us: Don Klemt, Lloyd Tremmel, Dan DeMatthew, Amy DeMatthew,
Rick Jones, Marty Defatte, Tom Ropiak, Pam Mano, Mark Mano, Nick Comande,
Rick Ropiak, John Ketarkus, Joe Osterman, George Oteman, Joe Woitach, Tom Goebel, Mike Lewis, Joe Macareno, Chuckie Schovain, Terry Kovara, Tom Miller,
Steve Madsen, Kurt Guttenburg
Table Pictures thanks to..........Lloyd Tremmel '60
NEW Faces................sorry no photo
Kurt Guttenburg '75 - in town visiting from California, stopped by to see Dan DeMatthew
Special Thanks.............from the FOA BOARD
Marty Defatte '61 H purchased a new back door for the Alumni House Lower South Unit. Mark Mano '59 & his assistant LeRoy replaced the back door this past week. Mark also did some extra yard work/weeding along the fence and in the front of the Alumni House.
Marty took all the photos..................
Out with the Old - In with the New !!!
Mark Mano - weeding the fence line - removing front weeds - What the "H" am I doing ???
CONGRATULATIONS to our good friend Marty Defatte '61 Horlick
The Grand Opening of the new conference room at the Marty Defatte COP House (1522 6th St.)! We look forward to the many meetings, events, and community gatherings that will take place in this beautiful new space.
A tremendous thank you to our community partners—SC Johnson, A Family Company, Habitat for Humanity of Racine & Kenosha Counties, and the Racine Community Outpost—for helping make this project possible.
A special shoutout to the Gateway Technical College students who helped bring this vision to life by physically building the space. Your hard work and craftsmanship are greatly appreciated!
Thank you to everyone who joined us to celebrate this exciting milestone. If you weren't able to attend, don't worry—Rob'd Arts captured some fantastic photos for everyone to enjoy!
Out & About............
Join Dave McCauley '82
Saturday, July 25, 7-10 pm
The Forge Tavern
3001 Douglas Ave, Racine
Sunday, August 16, 12-4 pm
Reefpoint Brewhouse, Racine
ANIMAL CRACKERS! We're talking about the 39th annual Animal Crackers Concert Series with Beth and Abby of the Racine Zoo this week! Don't miss it Sunday at 7 am on WMLW the M! Learn more or buy tickets now: https://racinezoo.org/animal-crackers
Remaining 2026 Season Schedule
First Fridays typically run from 4:00 PM to 9:00 PM in the downtown district. The 2026 themed schedule includes: [1, 2]
Join the Racine Zoo for one of the most anticipated family events of the year: Car, Truck, & Bike Show! Join us on Sunday, August 16 from 10 AM - 5 PM for the 30th annual Car, Truck, & Bike Show at the Zoo!
Learn more or register now: https://racinezoo.org/product/car-truck-bike-show
The stars are aligning for Ravinia Festival 2026! Whether you’re looking for the soulful sounds of Al Green, the high-energy rock of Deep Purple, or a symphonic reimagining of Nas’ ---visitlakecounty.org
Our historic and iconic boats are back on the water! Join us for a breathtaking tour of the lake. From stunning architecture to sparkling blue waters, come and see why we’ve been a local favorite since 1873.
Angels Connecting.................
Classmates: Where are they Now ???
Special Thanks to '56 John Ketarkus -
Please share the Blog with fellow Alumni & Friends - foa1220.org - then Click on Blog
''56 Nancy (Quinn) Hussey now lives in Appleton WI
'56 Patricia (Bonner) Limbach now lives in Naples FL
contact via Facebook Messenger
'56 Jack Evenson he and his wife Barbara live in Centervillle, Ohio.
937-287-4553 - jackevenson@earthlink.co
‘56 Julie (Haislmeir) Linehan lives in Scottsdale AZ.
Phone/text 262-957-7286
‘71 Cece (Ketarkus) Metzger lives in Henderson NV.
Text message 262-937-0077
‘59 Joe Woitach lives in Racine WI with his wife, Mary (Dacquisto).
‘61 Bobbie (O’Claire) Rehbein lives in Racine
‘79 Marcia (Ketarkus) Tomka lives in Henderson NV.
'56 Lawerence Funk lives in Kenosha
'56 Jerome Gross lives in Brighton, MI
'56 Jane Holt lives in Alphasetta, GA
'70 Denise Ketarkus lives in Racine
'56 James "Jim" Henes lives in Appleton, WI
'60 Donna (Lamers) DeFatte & hubby Martin live in Racine
'60 Lloyd Tremmel & wife Jane live in Racine
Text message 262-762=3959
'56 Ralph Principe lives in John's Island ,SC
'56 Gerald "Judy" Wells lives in New Port Richey, Fl
'56 John Ketarkus lives in Racine
'56 Mary (Woitach) Korzilius lives in Mount Pleasant, WI
'56 Kathleen "Kathy" Cramer lives in Boise,ID
Message"208-841-3862
'56 George Oteman & wife Mary Lou live in Racine
Call/Text 262-639-2268
'65 Dan Kovara lives in Caledonia, WI
'56 Willam Hanson lives in Eagle,WI
Text Msg 262-422-5676
'57 Henry "Hank" Brill lives in St Charles IL
‘57 Mildred “Millie” Lechner lives in Caledonia, WI with
her husband, Ron Carls.
‘57 Sally (Huennekens) Madden lives in Racine, WI.
‘57 Donna (Kaye) Crain lives in Franklin, WI.
‘55 Kenneth “Ken” Kurhajec lives in Franksville, WI.
'55 Richard Russo lives in Madison, WI
russo.biker@gmail.com‘ Mardell (Bohn) Danowski lives in Mount Pleasant, WI.
‘56 Mardell (Bohn) Danowski lives in Mount Pleasant, WI.
Phone: 262-554-1069
‘56 Connie (Dunham) McCormick lives in Saint Pete, FL.
Phone: 727-614-5330
‘55 Mary Claire (Weibel) Betker lives in Nekoosa, WI.
‘58 Judith “Judy” (Floyd) Glider lives in Waukesha, WI.
‘58 Rose (Konicek) Gresser lives in Seattle, WA.
‘71. Jeff Pulda lives in Racine, WI.
‘58. Sally (Hansen) Yeager lives in Ocala, FL.
‘58. Karen (Peterson) Verbeten lives in Racine, WI.
‘58. Gerald “Jerry” Verwey live in Nevada
Phone: 479-644-2102
‘54. Thomas Parr lives in Brighton, MI.
tparr10@ yahoo.com
‘54 Margaret(Peterson) Grebevada lives in Waukesha, WI
‘59 Caryl (Nelson) Yasko lives in Whitewater, WI
‘54 Rita (Langlois) Curty lives in Mount Pleasant, WI
‘59 Marcia (Simenson) Watson lives in Wasilla, AK
1st Thursday of the Month - Alumni & Friends meet 9:30am (time Change) at DeRango's
on Washington & West Blvd
Class of '76 - Committee is meeting and planning for their 50th Class Reunion this summer. Details forth coming Contact Nick Comande - MTCLIMBR@EXECPC.com
Class of '73 - Luncheon was Tuesday December 9th at the Alumni House. Paul Sklba is coordinating the get-together.
Class of '69 -
Class of '62 - website: SCHS1962.org - Compliments of John McNamee '62
• Class of '60 -They also meet the last Wednesday of each month at Dynasty restaurant.
- contact Renee (Ricchio) Benjamin for details - rsbenjam@sbcglobal.net
• Class of '59 - meets the 3rd Tuesday of each month at Castlewood restaurant
- contact Mary (D'Acquisto) Woitach for details - JWOITACH@yahoo.com
• Class of '58 - meets 1st Tuesday of the month at Dynasty restaurant
- contact Karen (Petersen) Verbeten for details - Kverbeten1@wi.rr.com
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CRIBBAGE.................SEMI CORRECT ???
Table #1: No Players
Table #2: Joe Osterman/Rick Ropiak 0 - 2, LloydTremmel/Dan DeMatthew 2 - 0
Joe Osterman/Rick Ropiak 3 - 1, Dan DeMatthew/Bill Dombrowski 1 - 3
Rick Ropiak '87, Lloyd Tremmel '60, Joe Osterman, Dan DeMatthew '75
Table #3: Canadian Cribbage
Mark Mano/Rick Jones, 0 - 6, Tom Miller/Joe Macreno 1 - 5,
Steve Madsen/Mike Lewis 5 - 1
Steve Madsen, Joe Macareno '76, Mark Mano '59, Mike Lewis '74, Tom Miller, Rick Jones '73 H
Famous Racinians..............
FYI................
Aging Well
Point to Ponder..............
AMEN...........
Trip Down Memory Lane............The Good Old Days
How many SCHS Athletes remember being send by your coach to Palermo's for a hair cut before you could tryout for a team or once on a team before you could practice. John Palermo's barber shop on 9th & Villa St.
St. Bonaventure Prep School, also known as St. Bonaventure Minor Seminary and High School, was founded in 1901 in Pulaski, Wisconsin. Originally, the school's goal was to prepare Polish youth for the priesthood. The Franciscans who ran the school wanted a location to draw students from the larger Polish populations of Milwaukee and Chicago. In 1921, they moved to Sturtevant. As the years passed and interest in the priesthood decreased, the school's focus changed to preparing young men for college. In 1982, financial difficulties forced the school to decide to close after graduation the following year. In 1983, the school closed and eventually was converted into the Racine Correctional Institution
Laugh for the Day..............
Still trying to get my head around the fact that 'Take Out' can mean food, dating, or murder.The older I get, the more I understand why roosters scream to start their day
You know you're over 50 when you have 'upstairs ibuprofen' and 'downstairs ibuprofen.'
If only vegetables smelled as good as bacon.
I woke up this morning determined to drink less, eat right, and exercise. But that was four hours ago when I was younger and full of hope.
Anyone who says their wedding was the best day of their life has clearly never had two candy bars fall down at once from a vending machine.
The biggest joke on mankind is that computers have begun asking humans to prove they aren't a robot.
When a kid says "Daddy, I want mommy" that's the kid version of "I'd like to speak to your supervisor."
It's weird being the same age as old people.
Racine Happenings...........
St Catherine's in the News..........
Prayers for families of deceased Alumni - Friends
Prayers for Alumni & Friends dealing with Health Issues:
Tom Konieczko '65 is scheduled for Back Surgery Wednesday July 15th
Mark Pawzun dealing with Rotator Cuff - surgery planned in the Fall
Al Mollerskov former SCHS Biology teacher in 70'ts. Dealing with Hydrocephalus (often called "water on the brain") it has effected his balance & sort term memory loss. Scheduled for surgery on July 6th.
Earl Wirtz had a Stroke, bleeding on the brain had surgery. Earl is rehabbing in Kenosha.
Speech and right side effected.
Bill Horvath was rear ended in his vintage Mustang - has neck & back issues
Jim May is at Brookside in Kenosha dealing with a number of Health issues
SPECIAL PRAYERS.............
Jim May, Bill Horvath, Denise Ketarkus, Lloyd Tremmel, Joe & Mary Woitach, Jim Mascari, Terry Toll, Joe Ingrasci, Dave Schilling, Fr Joe Hornack, Chris & Sue Gorman's grandson Elijah, Walt Strini, John Hansen, Don Heck, Bob Letsch, Mickey Postorino, Helen (Wilmes) Miller, Mike O'Brien, Dick Albregts' wife, Marty Defatte's wife Donna, Bill Halberstadt's wife Judy, Dan Peterson's wife Donna
Important Dates.................................
Monday August 17th - Gary & Sharon Schonert Picnic - 519 Island Ave
Monday September 7th - Labor Day - Alumni House Closed
ANNUAL SCHONERT PICNIC
From Pam Mano: Here is the link to RSVP for our counts. You can hyperlink it in communications. https://host.nxt.blackbaud.com/registration-form/?formId=9518e19f-0e33-43e2-880b-4713f29d1d35&envId=p-ebe0g_ChVU-vsrbjHzOGnQ&zone=usa
Here is the tentative SignUpGenius to volunteer to bring a dish, organized by broad categories. Please let me know if you would like more specifics or if the numbers should be adjusted. Marty, please provide specifics on setup times. https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10C0944AEA629ABFCC43-63987958-schonert
BE SAFE - BE HEALTHY - BE POSITIVE
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