July 20, 2026
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Updated: 4 hours ago
SPECIAL THANKS to Chris & Sue Gorman, Sam & Lori Azarian for sponsoring today's Alumni House luncheon. Fried Chicken,Coleslaw, Potato Salad and Homemade Chocolate Chips Cookies were on today's menu.
Lori Azarian, Sue Gorman, Chris Gorman, Sam Azarian had to work
Joining Us: Chris Gorman, Sue Gorman, Lori Azarian, Don Klemt, Lloyd Tremmel,
Renee Benjamin, Dave Benjamin, Dan DeMatthew, Amy DeMatthew, Marty Defatte,
Pam Mano, Mark Mano, Nick Comande, Rick Ropiak, Tristian Ropiak, John Ketarkus,
Joe Osterman, George Oteman, Terry Toll, Joe Woitach, Tom Goebel, Mike Lewis,
Joe Macareno, Terry Kovara, Steve Madsen, Monica DaPra, Cathy Poulsen, Tim Mattes,
Ed DeMeulanere, Mike O'Brien, Lori Prideaux, Rachel Lance, Debbie Mielcarek,
Tom Konieczko, Dan Kovara, Jerry Jardina,
Table Pictures thanks to..........Lloyd Tremmel '60
Welcome Back..................
Lori Prideaux former Cheer/Pom Coach, Debbie Mielcarek '70 Teacher,
Mike O'Brien '69 retired Baseball Coach/Teacher
Rachel Lance Former Teacher/Administrator
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 -
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''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.
Claire54457@yahoo.comYEs, John Keta
‘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: Sue Gorman/Monica DaPra - Lost, Chris Gorman/Dave Benjamin - Winners,
Renee Benjamin/Lori Azarian - Lost
Sue Gorman/Frank D'Acquisto - Winners, Chris Gorman/Dave Benjamin - SKUNKED, Renee Benjamin/Lori Azarian - Lost
Sue Gorman/Frank D'Acquisto - Lost, Chris Gorman/dave Benjamin - Winners,
Renee Benjamin/Lori Azarian - Lost
Renee (Ricchio) Benjamin '60, Sue Gorman ''79 C, Chris Gorman '77,
Lori (Gross) Azarian '77, Monica DaPra '77, Dave Benjamin '61
Table #2: Joe Osterman/Rick Ropiak 1 - 4, Don Klemt/Dan DeMatthew 4 - 1
Lloyd Tremmel/Terry Toll 0 - 5
Dan DeMatthew '75, Lloyd Tremmel '60, Rick Ropiak '87, Don Klemt '61,
Terry Toll '65, Joe Osterman '56
Table #3: Canadian Cribbage
Mark Mano/MikeLewis 4 - 4, SteveMadsen/Joe Macreno 4 - 4
Joe Macareno '76, Mark Mano '59, Steve Madsen '75 H, Mike Lewis '74
Famous Racinians..............
Caron Butler is a cousin to Mark Duckworth '82. Mark starred in Basketball at SCHS and UW-Whitewater
Respect the Name: Mark Duckworth Did Work
FREEGAME: Mark Duckworth 1982 Racine Player of the Year. First Team All-Milwaukee Area. Metro Conference Player of the Year. Led St. Catherine’s to the state tournament semifinals. Game recognize game.
Hit a legendary last-second dagger to send Marquette packing. Then went bucket for bucket with Mr. Basketball Rick Olson in the state All-Star Game—dropping 25 and leading the South squad! Season stats? 17 points and 8 assists a game. WISSA All-Tournament Team. Cold. Ice UW-Whitewater? Still cooking. Averaged 15 a night for the #2-ranked team in the nation. Opened senior year 12–0. All-WSUC honors alongside Robert Barnes. But here’s the kicker: 51% from three. Not a typo. Fifty-one percent. The man was automatic. DUCKWORTH. Stamp the name in bold. Mark Duckworth Did Work
FYI................
Aging Well
Point to Ponder..............
AMEN...........
Trip Down Memory Lane............The Good Old Days
Yes, John Ketarkus '56 sister was one of the people and John's dad found the victims of the robbery...............
Jim Poulsen's '60 dad was the Mgr of Hotel Racine. Check out the prices.............
Wood Window Cleaning Co did the windows inside & out once a year.
Owner of Wood Window Cleaning OC was my dad, LeRoy Wood '26
Laugh for the Day..............
Sally was driving home from one of her business trips in Northern Arizona when she saw an elderly Navajo woman walking on the side of the road. As the trip was a long and quiet one, she stopped the car and asked the Navajo woman if she would like a ride. With a silent nod of thanks, the woman got into the car.
Resuming the journey, Sally tried in vain to make a bit of small talk with the Navajo woman. The old woman just sat silently, looking intently at everything she saw, studying every little detail, until she noticed a brown bag on the seat next to Sally.
'What in the bag?' asked the old woman. Sally looked down at the brown bag and said, 'It's a bottle of wine. I got it for my husband.'
The Navajo woman was silent for another moment or two. Then speaking with the quiet wisdom of an elder, she said, 'Good trade.'
Racine Happenings...........
St Catherine's in the News..........
New 12th & Park Main Entrance - Handicapped Accessible in progress
John Ketarkus' 56 - His Dad's '35 Commenent Booklet.........
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. Mark Mano '59 and his wife Pam visited with Jim May and his wife. Carol was there. Jim's hip surgery went well and right now they are contemplating whether he needs shoulder surgery. He’ll be down there a while.
Jim May '59
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
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