July 6, 2026
- Jul 6
- 6 min read
Updated: Jul 11
SPECIAL THANKS to Stan Postorino & Charlie Presta for sponsoring today's Alumni House luncheon. Jersey Mike's Sub Sandwiches & Chips were the main course.
Charlie Presta '73, Stan Postorino '71
Stan was in town, visiting from the Carolinas.
Charlie "Deer in the Head Lights"
Joining Us: Stan Postorino, Charlie Presta, Don Smiley, Rick Rabalais, Chris Gorman,
Sue Gorman, Frank D'Acquisto, Monica DaPra, Bill Dombrowski, Terry Toll, Dan Kovara, Don Klemt, Jerry Jardina, Lloyd Tremmel, Dan DeMatthew, Amy DeMatthew, Cathy Poulsen, Rick Jones, Marty Defatte, Pam Mano, Mark Mano, Kellie Arson, Cindi Sanchez,
Nick Comande, Rick Ropiak, John Ketarkus, Bobby Letsch Jr, Joe Osterman, Mike Hyduke, George Oteman, Joe Woitach, Chelsea Ostrov, Amber Hacker, Ed DeMeulenaere,
Tim Mattes, Bobby Letsch Jr., Peter Jackel, Tom Konieczko, Tom Goebel, Alia Onaczynski,
Dave Benjamin
Table Pictures thanks to..........Lloyd Tremmel '60
Special Guest...........
'71 Classmates Stan Postorino & Rick Rabalais
Stan in from Carolinas & Chris in from Florida
Don Smiley '73 former President of Summerfest &
President of the Marlins NBL '97 World Series Champions,
in visiting from Florida
Yes, Donny wore many hats even back at SCHS
Out & About............
Join Dave McCauley '82
Sunday, July 12, 12-4 pm
Reefpoint Brewhouse, Racine
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]
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
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.
‘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 next summer. 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: Chris Gorman/Frank D'Acquisto 2 - 1, Sue Gorman/Monica DaPra 1 - 2
Chris, Sue, Frank, Monica
Table #2: Joe Osterman/Rick Ropiak 2 - 2, Don Klemt/Lloyd Tremmel 2 - 2,
Terry Toll/Charlie Presta 0 - 4
Joe Osterman/Charlie Presta 1 - 0, Rick Ropiak/Dan DeMatthew 0 -1
Charlie, Don, Rick,Terry, Lloyd, Joe
Table #3: Canadian Cribbage.............
Mark Mano/Rick Jones 2 - 4, Tom Miller/Bobby Letsch Jr 4 - 2
Tom, Tim, Rick, Bobby, Mark
Table #4 Stan Postorino/DaveBenjamin 3 - 0, Jerryt Jardina/Mike Hyduke 0 - 3
Jerry, Stan, Mike, Benji
Famous Racinians..............
Kevin Henkes '79 - Kevin Henkes - Official Website
FYI................
Aging Well
Point to Ponder..............
AMEN...........
Trip Down Memory Lane............The Good Old Days
The insides of the Marc's Big Boy on Durand Avenue Racine Wisconsin.
Laugh for the Day..............
Racine Happenings...........
St Catherine's in the News..........
Today, we were honored to welcome Governor Tony Evers to O&H Danish Bakery
He stopped by to present the official proclamation declaring June 30 as Wisconsin Kringle Day, honoring the day Kringle became Wisconsin’s Official State Pastry in 2013.
A visit like this is a heartfelt reminder of how one flaky pastry can bring an entire community closer. From all of us at O&H Danish Bakery, Happy Wisconsin Kringle Day
Becky (Dickert) Jackson '87, Peter Olesen Pres, Matt Horton VP, Governor Tony Evers
Becky is the Mgr of O&H Bakery located at Main Store/Offices on Washington Ave.
Tristian Ropiak '23 - son of Rick Ropiak '87, grandson of Tom Ropiak '65, mom Heather '92 teaches for Sienna Catholic Schools. Tristian ran High Hurdles for UW-Whitewater
Prayers for families of deceased Alumni - Friends
Prayers for Alumni & Friends dealing with Health Issues:
Chris Gorman dealing with bad back
Mark Pawzun dealing with Rotator Cuff - surgery planned in the Fall
Al Mollerskov former SCHS Biology teacher in 70'ds. 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 July 13th - Angel Golf Classic
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 - : 262-V-1069