St. Patrick’s High School Class of 1967 Reunion


St. Patrick’s High School Class of 1967 Reunion ... Pictured left to right, front row: Msgr. Joseph Slepicka, Laura (North) Cira, Mary (Deeney) Chapman, Ann (Cunningham) Fossum, Carole (Anderson) Lahr, Kate (Tierney) Tooke. Middle row: Mary (Gregan) Timmerman, Faye (O’Neill) Nevermann, Elaine (Byrnes) Gaul, Nancy (Anderson) Nissen, Jill (Cronin) Maslowski, Bob Ryan, Ed Blake. Back row: Cathie (Collins) Logan, Greg Waldron, Fran (Sweeney) Samuel, Peg (Fries) Abshire, Bonnie (Blake) Sweeney, Arlene (Liddiard) Reich, Margaret (Doubek) Hammell, Jerry McCabe, Tom Brandt, Pat Liddiard, Frank Magner. Submitted photo.

St. Patrick’s High School Class of 1967 held its 50th-year reunion Saturday, October 7 at Green Valley Getaway in Waukon. Special guests at the event were Monsignor Joseph Slepicka and Father Mark Osterhaus. Reunion committee members were: Kate (Tierney) Tooke, Bonnie (Blake) Sweeney, Margaret (Doubek) Hammell and Greg Waldron.

The celebration began with Mass at St. Patrick’s Church followed by a tour of the school. Dinner and a program followed at Green Valley Getaway. A highlight of the evening was a trip down memory lane led by a lively group of St. Pat’s grade school girls dressed as cheerleaders. They led several cheers from the 1960s and sang the school song. A silent auction was held with donations going to St. Patrick’s School.

Members of the Class of 1967 attending the reunion, along with their guests, included Carole (Anderson)  Lahr, Nancy (Anderson) Nissen, Bonnie (Blake) Sweeney, Ed Blake, Tom Brandt, Elaine (Byrnes) Gaul, Cathie (Collins) Logan, Jill (Cronin) Maslowski, Ann (Cunningham) Fossum, Mary (Deeny) Chapman, Margaret (Doubek) Hammell, Peggy (Fries) Abshire, Mary (Gregan) Timmerman, Arlene (Liddiard) Reich, Pat Liddiard, Frank Magner, Jerry McCabe, Laura (North) Cira, Faye (O’Neill) Nevermann, Bob Ryan, Fran (Sweeney) Samuel, Kate (Tierney) Tooke and Greg Waldron.  A tribute was paid to the deceased members: Catherine (Connor) Holt, Lowell Larson, Barbara (Lewey) Russell, Lyle McCabe, Joyce (Schott) Haas and Eugene Schulte. The guests enjoyed an evening reminiscing with their old friends and making plans to meet again in 2022.