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1930s
Helen (Newman)
Sawdon and Harriet
(Newman) Reams
are both 1939
graduates of Cathedral
High School. They
celebrated their 88th
birthdays on Oct. 15, 2009.
1940s
Doris Buechel, 1941 Cathedral High School
graduate, resides in Lincoln. She has seven
children and is a retired nurse. She now works
part time for pastoral care and Hospice.
1950s
Karen (Krueger) Kubacki, 1955 Cathedral
high School graduate, and her husband, Jim,
reside in Ohio where they are retired. They
have five children and 18 grandchildren.
Charleen (Smiley) and Clancy Woolman,
both 1956 Cathedral High School graduates,
reside in Lincoln and have four children, Ed
’79, Tim ’81, Debra Ramsay ’83 and Mike
’84. They also have three grandchildren
who have attended or are attending Pius
X including, Andrew Ramsay ’06, Jacob
Ramsay ’10 and Katherine Woolman ’13.
Richard Kirk, 1956 Cathedral high School
Graduate, and Ann (Hauschild)
Kirk ’58 reside in Lincoln where Richard is
a retired electrician. They have four children,
Laurie, Dan, Julie and Kimberly.
Don Mustard ’59 moved to Illonois in 1958,
but would have been in the class of 1959 if he
had not moved. He would like to hear from
his fellow classmates. Don gives much credit
of his foundation of life, ethics and morals
to fellow classmates, teachers and of course
coach Vince Aldrich.
1960s
Maralee (Mitzner) Cloran ’60 has two
children, Eddy, 26, and Katie, 21, one
grandchild, Keynen, 4, and two beloved
Pomeranians, Prissy, 13, and Penny, 8, who
were both rescued from a puppy mill. Her
dad passed away two years ago and her mom
still lives in Lincoln. She has been a school
nurse in Lincoln for eight years. Marilee also
has a booth in the Haymarket and Havelock
Farmer’s Markets with her daughter Katie.
They make and sell Mama Mara’s Meat Rubs.
It is also sold in two stores and soon will
be available on the internet. Maralee enjoys
writing. She has written a funny romance
and two preteen mysteries and hopes to be
published in 2010. She also speaks on Using
Humor at Work, Reducing Stress, Developing
a Good Memory. She loves to read with a
good cup of coffee and believes that life is
good if not taken too seriously and being
“seasoned” isn’t bad either.
Mary (McCoy) Ehehardt ’61 recently
moved from Illinois to North Carolina. She is
a mother of two and has five grandchildren.
Linda McEnerny ’61 retired to Costa Rica
in 2006 and is now a permanent resident. She
has eight children and eight grandchildren.
James Biggs ’64 and his wife, Diane, reside
in New Mexico where Jim is now retired.
They have three children, Jennifer, Jill and
Joseph.
Mary Jo (Sharrar)
Rodeno ’64 and her
husband, Tom, were
recently honored by the
Cystic Fibrosis Foundation
with the “Breath of Life
Award for 2009.” Tom and Mary Jo have
been involved with Cystic Fibrosis for over
30 years after losing their daughter Amy to
this disease at the age of 7. Tom served on the
National Board of Trustees for over 10 years
and Mary Jo has chaired and been involved
in countless events to help raise money to
find a cure for this disease. Tom and Mary Jo
have established a scholarship at Pius X in the
name of Dr. and Mrs. Lynn Sharrar honoring
their daughter, that helps Blessed Sacrament
students attend Pius X.
James Reams ’65 was elected as presidentelect
of the National District Attorneys
Association in July 2009. He will take over
as president in July 2010. Last October he
was named County Attorney of the Year by
the New Hampshire Association of Counties.
John is serving his sixth two-year term as
Rockingham County Attorney. He will be up
for re-election in November 2010.
Stephanie (Lowe) Rasmussen ’69 has been
married to Bill Rasmussen for five years, and
between them, they have seven children and
seven grandchildren, ranging from ages 7
to 41. Stephanie and Bill live in Vancouver,
Wash. They love to travel, show an old car in
the summer and enjoy NASCAR races and
puttering around their home and yard.
Steve Busick ’77 and his wife, Kimber,
reside in Illinois where Steve is an engineer/
manager. They have two children, Emily, 20,
and Matt, 17.
1970s
Paul ’70 and Susie (Schwindt) Hamersky
’70 reside in Colorado where Paul is an
orthodontist and Susie is a RN. They have
three children, Rory, 28, Tim, 26, and Deslie,
22.
Bob Koenig ’73 and his wife, Kathy, reside
in Beatrice, Neb. where Bob is self employed.
They have one son, Nicholas.
Mike Rezac ’73 of Rezac Construction, Inc.
was installed as the president of the Home
Builder’s Association of Lincoln.
Julianne (Clifford) Taylor ’77 and her
husband, Michael, reside in Texas, where
Julianne is a full-time mother and is active
as a community volunteer. They have three
daughters, Amanda, Carolyn and Emily.
Ann Pettiford ’79 resides in Lincoln where
she is an electronic technician. Ann has two
sons Benjamin ’05 and Michael.
Mark ’79 and Mary (Brazie) Wiese ’80 live
in Silverdale Wash. Mark just celebrated 25
years with the United States Postal Service
and Mary manages a multispecialty medical
clinic. Their son Aaron, 26, is a nuclear
physics tech with the Department of Energy
and lives in Richland, Wash. Their daughter
Laura, 24, was married in Disneyland last
year and lives on Camp Pendleton Marine
Base in Oceanside, Calif. with her husband
Brian.
1980s
Marie (Scholer) Johnson ’80 lives in a small
town just outside of Minneapolis, Minn.
She has two beloved Australian Shepherds,
Isaac and Louie. Marie completed her
Ph.D. in computer engineering in 2004. In
September 2009 she completed a master’s
in business for project management. She
worked for 3M for the last 15 years, until her
position was eliminated. Prior to that, she
ran a small aircraft company in El Segundo,
Calif. for Hughes Aircraft. She also had her
own business for several years before it was
acquired in a merger. Marie travels around
the country now, providing management
assistance in IT, business, service (BSM),
rebranding, process design, IT architecture,
ERP and strategy. She also has a successful
nonprofit company, which is designed
21 Pius Connections ❖ Spring 2010