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Deceased Alumnae Memorial Mass In loving memory…

Thanksgiving Liturgy for Class of 2017 Every year, Cor Jesu celebrates the lives of alumnae who have gone before us at Cor Jesu remembers, with grateful hearts, our deceased
an all-school First Friday Liturgy. It is an opportunity to pause and pray for those
At the Thanksgiving liturgy on Wednesday, November 22, 2017, it appeared that every mem- who have left an indelible mark on our school. This year, the liturgy was held on alumnae:
ber of the Class of 2017 had returned for the traditional alumnae Mass and breakfast hosted March 2, and it was at that Mass that we prayed for and remembered in a very Susan Burdette Bohr ’60 Susan Svejkosky ’73
by the Alumnae Association in their honor. In fact, the sea of faces was so familiar that for a Louise Rigoni Grant ’60 Suzanne Comerford Uelk ’73
moment, it seemed as if the newest alums had never graduated. But once the class gathered special way each of the 106 alumna with a rose that was carried up to the altar in Susan Winter Bauman ’61 Joan Wilhelmus Droege ’74
in the cafe to share breakfast and stories of their new lives as college students, the reality that her name by a family member, classmate or member of the Cor Jesu community. Jane Krispin ’61 Madeleine Weidhaas-Laury ’74
they had indeed moved on became more evident. “Each year this Mass for our deceased alumnae is so special,” stated Patty Fer- Wilma Evans Luecke ’61 Virginia Isaacs Mueller ’74
“It was so much fun to be reunited with my class,” said Kathleen Magee ’17. “Even though it Mary Joan Maniscalco ’61 Vivian Pasetti ’74
hadn’t been too long since we’d seen each rara ’85, Director of Alumnae Relations. “For some families, they are attending Mary Annette Margherio ’61 Kris Gumz Ahlemeyer ’75
other, it was really exciting to get caught the Mass for the first time, and it is so emotional for them to open up all those Sharon Brennan Hennessy ’62 Sophia Werth Costantino ’75
up with how everyone was doing. The memories. But they are so moved and touched that the CJ community remem- Cathleen Collier Wunderlich ’62 Carol Cunningham ’76
morning was even more special because Mary Catherine Amighetti ’63 Carol Lang Hibbeler ’76
I had the opportunity to celebrate Mass bers their loved ones each year.”
together with all of my friends for the first “I had the privilege and honor to attend this year’s memorial Mass to remem- Sr. Grace Berger, D.C. ’63 Patricia O’Reilly Lueders ’76
time in the new gym.” ber the deceased alumnae of our Cor Jesu family,” said Barb Davis Reinholz ’85. Rosalie Italiano Birnstill ’64 Ellen Beato Modock ’76
Kathryn Jansky ’64
Sue D’Agostino Bresnan ’77
LEFT: Class of ’17: Emma Poisson, Allison Darmody, “Reading over the list of names, I couldn’t help but think how these women have Barbara Crivello Roscoe ’64 Julia McLaughlin Hawk ’77
Megan Dailing, Claire Laaker, Brianna Swaller, Laura
Moro, Emma Campbell, Sydney Habert touched the hearts of so many. The songs chosen were so moving and reminded Donna Cipolla Mateo ’65 Nancy Siegel Lammert ’77
TOP RIGHT: Class of ’17: Courtney Wood, Claire me that life – no matter how long we are here on this earth – is truly a gift from Joan Gleason Meah ’65 Lori Hoffmann Brown ’78
Boehm, Rylee Davis, Emily Brimberry, Sarah Scherrer June Haukap Ohlemeyer ’65 Mary Ann Farkas Reisenleiter ’78
BOTTOM RIGHT: Class of ’17: Hanley Pandolfo, Rachel God. May we all embrace that gift and place our trust in His plan, so that when Susan Thomas Buffington ’66 Laura Rasche Genelin ’79
Passig, Annalisa Seib we reach the shores of our new dawn, we will not forget your spirit true!” Barbara Klein Griffard ’66 Christine Simcik ’79
Following the liturgy, the family members and guests of our deceased alumnae Maureen Dailey Schmitz ’66 Donna Etling Lambrechts ’80
were invited to a reception in the library. Karen Lesmiester Beck ’67 Linda LaRose ’80
Alumnae Basketball Game St. Patrick Center Joellen Struckhoff Etter ’67 Theresa Sorrentino Twellman ’80
Bernadette Ceriotti ’81
Sr. Joan Krueger, ASCJ ’67
Thanks to the CJ alumnae basketball players who came out to support the current varsity Alumnae Night Jeanne Rabe Martin ’67 Sherrie Thuet Lema ’81
basketball Chargers at their game against Ursuline on Thursday, January 18, 2018. It was an Susan Wolf Matula ’67 Mary Hunsicker Parris ’81
exciting game with the Chargers coming away with the win! The excitement continued as The Alumnae Service/Community Out- Donna Munroe ’67 Karen Kolb Bathke ’82
the alumnae took to the court in the new gymnasium to play a fun and tiresome (as some reach Committee, a facet of the Class Rep Mildred Ongjoco Cagle ’68 Denise Newton Jouravel ’82
alums revealed) game against each other! There were free throws and layups all night – it Program, will be hosting an evening at Stephanie Crane ’68 Amy King ’83
was as if they just played at 10230 Gravois Road yesterday! St. Patrick Center on Tuesday, April 10, Donna Greathouse Trom ’68 Joanne Krupp ’83
“It was so great to be one of the first alums to play in the first-ever alumnae basketball 2018, from 4:30-7:00 p.m. Andrea Frisella Barr ’69 Nancy Schuster Natoli ’83
game in the new gym, especially with two of my teammates from back in the day,” com- Ten-12 CJ alumnae will have the op-
mented Amy Vogel Berger ’92. “I am so thankful my daughter Lilly ’21 is able to use this new portunity to purchase/prepare a meal for Sheila Sullivan Garrison ’69 Anne Stecher Skoff ’83
space, not just for playing basketball but for having the use of the classrooms, workout room, the women residents. If you are interested Susan Griffard Kuhnert ’69 Jean Vonder Haar ’83
etc. The gym may be new, but that same CJ spirit still remains the same.” in helping with this unique alumnae service Cynthia Rhea ’69 Dawn Glandt Jalil ’84
opportunity, please contact Patty Ferrara Dorothy Westing Vaugier ’69 Christine Mantych ’84
Alumnae basketball players along with members of the current Charger basketball team. Alumnae who ’85 at pferrara@corjesu.org or 314-842- Susan Feldhaus Blumm ’70 Traci Stirnaman Ervin ’85
played were: Jen Flatley Ronshausen ’90, Amy Vogel Berger ’92, Bitsy Luna Wolf ’92, Kim Krus Bokern ’93, Julie 4429, ext. 266. Barb Smith Cliffe ’70 Deborah Wilding ’85
Flatley Dame ’94, Sarah Stawizynski Peniston ’99, Jen Cleary ‘08, Loraine Feldmeier ’08, Kelly Gorman ’08, Details of the evening: Mary Cosgrove-Cosentino ’70 Kathleen Gianino Malin ’86
Ashley Poth Schwendeman ’08, Colleen Barry ’11, Chaley Poth ’13 • Meet at CJ at 4:30 p.m. and proceed to Colleen Jackson Gill ’70 Jennifer Sedlack Huffman ’87
STPC to arrive at 5:00 p.m. Cheryl Puff Kennington ’70 Ann Kaminsky Moran ’88
• 5:00–5:45 p.m.: Alumnae will prepare ABOVE LEFT: Kathy LaRose Judy Colombo Meyerkord ’70 Holly McIntyre ’89
the meal, while others will socialize placed a rose before the altar Kathy Bowdon Moore ’70 Jennifer Metherd ’90
with the women. in memory of her daughter, Mary Pat Dolan Chollet ’71 Clare Furay ’91
Linda LaRose ’80.
• 5:45–6:00 p.m.: Alumnae will serve ABOVE RIGHT: Becky King Barbara Heusler Fornell ’71 Jennifer Suda ’91
dinner to the women (no earlier than Niehoff ’78 and Kerry King Dorothy Michaels Gualdoni ’71 Brenna Kern Muldoon ’94
5:45). Bakula ’81 remembered their
sister, deceased alumna Amy Barbara Burke Winschel ’71 Kimberly Batsch ’96
St. Patrick Center can provide for 20 King ’83, during the rose Marilyn Hilgert Ball ’72 Susan Shaughnessy ’96
women in the program at a time. We can procession. Cyndi Emrie Caton ’72 Julie Staten ’96
expect to serve 15–20 women in April. LEFT: The family of deceased Jeanne Cika Heck ’72 Christina Miller ’01
alumna, Ellen Beato Modock
What a great way for us, as Cor Jesu ’76, attended the Mass and Marcia Kretz Morris ’72 Scarlett Barger ’02
alumnae, to give back to the community reception. Pictured from left to Diane Ortinau Sambo ’72 Annie O’Neill ’02
by helping other women in such a faith- right: Christine Beato ’78, Jane Robin D’Alessandro Hooper ’73 Kathleen Brooks ’04
Beato, CJ Principal Sr. Veronica
filled and spirited way! Beato, ASCJ ’74 and Mary
Beato Mattli ’81. Linda Westermayer Schepker ’73 Jennifer Straszacker ’07
Gail Schwartzkopf ’73 Carolyn Dolan ’11
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