Spring 2010 - Assumption High School

Alumnae Class Updates
1962
Class Ambassador: Jane Kruse O’Hern
1964
Nancy Lydon with students at Palm Beach
Day school
Nancy Nichols Lydon retired from teaching in
June 2009 after 40 years. She taught at Palm
Beach Day School for 30 years where she had
much love and support from the faculty and
families. She plans to volunteer for Habitat for
Humanity and for a literacy program in Florida.
Class Ambassadors: Dolores Kemper Karman,
Paulette Harpring, Norma Poole Riley
A note from Kathleen Zehnder Brown-
Topolsky’s husband, Bob - I regret to inform
you that Kathleen passed away on February
6, 2009. She fought a brave, 2½ year
battle with stage IV lung cancer which had
metastasized to her brain. In an attempt to
find the best treatment for Kathy, we traveled
to the Cleveland Clinic where she underwent
brain surgery and Gamma Knife treatment.
She was also treated at the Karmanos Cancer
Center in Detroit by a top ranking lung
cancer specialist and went through four
rounds of chemotherapy, both at Karmanos
and at our regional hospital in northern
Michigan. Her quality of life was very good
until the last few weeks when the effects of
the chemo took their toll. She passed away,
peacefully, in my arms. Kathy’s memories of
Assumption were all very positive and she
took me on a tour of the campus a few years
ago during a visit to Louisville.
1965
Class Ambassadors: Sandy Fleming Bissmeyer,
Donita Minogue Brown
Barbara Burdette Edwards has had her first
two grandbabies - one in August and one in
January - both girls!
1967
Class Ambassador Needed
Janet Gardner Grissom celebrated her 60th
birthday with her husband, daughter, stepchildren,
and grandchildren in Tuscany. Janet has
a cabin on her farm in Henry County so she
gets back to Kentucky every month now. Her
stepdaughter got married there in May.
1968
Class Ambassador: Suzette O’Bryan
Schellenberger
Suzette O’Bryan Schellenberger has been
married to her husband, Mike, for 41 years as
of April. They are blessed with three amazing
children and three wonderful grandchildren.
Her daughter, Melissa ’89, a certified pediatric
RN at Kosair Children’s Hospital, completed
her master’s degree in counseling psychology
from UK, her BSN from Bellarmine University,
and her MSN from Spalding University, and
has recently passed her nurse practitioner
board exam. She is continuing preparation
for her pediatric NP boards. Her son, Michael
(St. X ‘92) graduated from UK with an MBA,
completed his JD at UofL School of Law and is
preparing for his bar exam in February. He and
his wife, Wendy, have given them Madeline
Paige, 4½, and Barret, 2 weeks, to love.
Wendy has also lovingly shared her son,
Hunter (St. X ’11). Their daughter, Jessica ’02,
graduated from UK with an animal science
degree and has completed 1½ years of the law
program at Chase School of Law in Highland
Heights, Kentucky with expected date of
graduation of May 2011 with an equine law
focus.
1977
Class Ambassador Needed
Tina Peters Arnold’s son, Patrick, graduated
from Kentucky Wesleyan College on May 15,
2010. Tina is going back to graduate school
to get her masters in business.
Terri Linker Ferguson welcomed her first
grandchild, Alexis Grace Ferguson, on
September 16, 2009!
1980
Class Ambassador Needed
Amber Davis `02 on her wedding day with several
members of the Class of 1980.
Martha Clements Johnson’s daughter, Amber
Davis ’02, was married on June 6, 2009
and several of Martha’s classmates were
there to celebrate with her.
1985
Class Ambassadors: Kari Berger Prince, Gail
Harrison Schell
Karen Brian and her husband, Tim Hargesheimer,
are proud to announce the birth of their son,
Jonah Emmanuel, on November 1, 2009.
Jonah joins Lilly, 7, Ivan, 5, and Gabriel, 3.
1988
Class Ambassadors: Terri Harrison, Colleen
Quesenberry Revelette
Andrew, Sarah Beth, and Jason Bruner
Michelle Kremer Bruner and her husband,
Ryan, have three children. Jason is 10, Andrew
is 8, and Sarah Beth is 2. They are currently
stationed in Shanghai, China for her husband’s
job. She has taken a yearlong sabbatical from
her job as a realtor with Semonin Realtors. Michelle
said that it is kind of hard to sell houses
when you don’t speak the language! They
will be returning to the States for good in July
2010. In the meantime, the boys are going to
an international school where they are learning
to speak Mandarin, and they are doing much
better at it than their mom who can only speak
about 10 words! Sarah can count to 10 and
is learning some basic Mandarin as well. You
can check out information about their travels
and see pictures of Shanghai, Hong Kong, and
Beijing by visiting their blog at www.brunerfamilytravels.blogspot.com.
1989
Class Ambassador: Lauren Yates Hardwick
Angela Elbert has two little boys, Robby, 2½,
and Eric, 15 months, that keep her very busy!
Kimberley Townsend
Tegge and her
husband, Daron,
proudly announce
the birth of their third
child, Madison Marie,
on November 12,
Madison Marie Tegge 2009, at 1:30 a.m.
She weighed 6 pounds, 13 ounces, and was
19 inches long. Madison joins proud big
brothers Austin, 9, and Cameron, 7.
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