Class NewsNotre Dame Academy1931Frances Lograsso Ficano, 96years old, has 20 grandchildren and15 great grandchildren.1944Faith Corrigan has authored anewly published book, Glass of Faithand Beauty.1961Pauline (Joann) Kotecki Mog hasfour grandchildren. She and husbandof 41 years, Richard, have traveledthrough the Panama Canal and allthe states, including Alaska andHawaii.1969Sally Pellegrin, a teacher at ClaraE. Westropp School in Cleveland,recently won the Presidential Awardfor Excellence in Mathematics andScience Teaching, the nation’s highestdistinction for teaching in those fields.Sally is one of only 87 elementaryteachers nationwide to win theaward this year which includesreceiving the award at a WhiteHouse ceremony along with a$10,000 from the National ScienceFoundation.Emese Vathy Blankenship’sdaughter, Katalan, graduated fromCase Western Reserve in May and isemployed at the University in themedical school finance department.Mary Lou Dlouhy Butwina ’69become a grandparent to her grandson,Lucas, was born several months ago.1973Laura Whittingham Bonse islisted in the Who’s Who in AmericanWomen 2008-09 and in theInternational Biographical Centre,Cambridge, England as an IBCForemost Professional of the Worldfor ’09. She has been a special educationteacher in Danville, Illinoisfor 22 years where she works as aTeacher of the Deaf and Hard ofHearing.1977Katherine Hermann Phillipsrejoices in her year old granddaughter,Zoe.1980Colleen Kazel DeBarr, a doctor ofpodiatric medicine, currently owns afoot care center in Duluth, Georgiaand is married with three children.1990Pray for the husband of Elisa AnnBertrand Nixon who is stationed inAfghanistan. Elisa, who also servedin the military, is an administrativeassistant with Gresham Smith &Partners in Nashville, TN. The couplehave a 15 year old son.Cathedral Latin School1951Stephen J. Sebesta is the authorof a The Wartime Experiences of aCleveland Czechoslovak Legionnaire.1952Mark Kelly’s third memoir TheWarriors has been published. It centerson his trip around the world whilein the Navy. His previous two publishedmemoirs are The Urchins andThe Barons.1972Tom Beyer and Gary Huth andTom’s son, Joe Beyer ’00 backpackedthe Appalachian Trail from Sunday,June 21st to Friday, June 26th. Tom’sgoal is to complete the whole trail(2,175 miles) during his lifetime.NDCL1994Jaime Smith Stoeger is currentlyemployed at Gannondale School inErie, Pennsylvania as a UnitDirector/Counselor. She and husband,Brian, had their first child in May.1996Brian Lepa and Hilary Whitewere married at St. John’s Church inOlean, New York on June 27, 2009.The wedding party included the followingNDCL alumni: Front Row:Chris Lepa ’02 and Jen Lepa Bakula’00. Second Row: Tim Salcer ’96,Tony Baucco ’96, Brian, Hilary,William Abouhassan ’96 and ScottLepa ’94. Brian and Hilary willreside in Medford, MA.1998Caterina Cocca Fulton lives inConcord, OH. She is a lawyer andher husband, David, teaches atEuclid Central Middle School and isa realtor.1999Renee Ticconi Andree graduatedfrom Kent State in 2003 with a BSNand is currently working at theCleveland Clinic as a RN. She marriedher husband, Bob, in 2005 and theyhad a baby this past October.Melissa Martin married MichaelGillen on July 17, 2009. The weddingparty included Geoff Martin ’92,Tracy Tallion ’99, Melissa Lallo ’99and Renee Ticconi Andree ’99.Melissa is currently employed atDrs. Brams, Cohn & LebOrthopedics.2000Dr. Marla Samide recently graduatedfrom the Ohio State Universitywith her Pharm.D. She is currentlyresiding in Columbus, Ohio andworks for Giant Eagle Pharmacy andas a Clinical Pharmacist for a localdiabetes clinic.2003-2005Christopher Mack ’03 andKristie Sloe ’05 are engaged. A July2010 wedding is planned.BUNDLES OF JOYCongratulations!Kelly and Dan Monroe ’93 ~Matthew RichardJoy and Scott Lepa ’94 ~ GiannaMarie LepaBrian and Jaime (Smith) Stoeger’94 ~ Breese Anthony StoegerDavid and Colleen (O’Brien)Beirne ’95 ~ Elizabeth (Ellie)Colleen BeirneJeff and Pamela (Novotney)White ’98 ~ Benjamin StevenDavid and Caterina (Cocca)Fulton ’98 ~ Madalena IleneFultonTyler and Elizabeth (Pavli) Studly’99 ~ Micaela PavliBob and Renee (Ticconi) Andree’99 ~ Nathan Robert AndreeIn MemoriamThe NDCL Community expresses sympathy to the families and alumni of the following:Sr. Mary Claudette Amrhein, SND ’41~(Helen Marie)Rita English Bachman ‘46Marian Karp Bewley ’42Lucille (Mary Jeanne) Broda ’51Dorothy M. Hodgson Cahill ’48 ~ sister toCarol J. Hodgson Kelly ’49Sheila Jenkins Cochran ’63John P. Ellison ’44Rose M. Bright Friedel ’45Geraldine Donahue Gardner ’49 ~ sisterto Patricia Donahue Corrigan ’45 andCarolyne Donahue Coleman ’51Arthur E. Hagan, Jr. ’39John B. Hawerott ’41Rose Mary Iannetta ’42Annette J. Kracker ’54Richard J. Kralik ’47John E. Leinberger ’71 ~ brother toSr. Joela Leinberger, SND, Charles F.Leinberger ’73, and Joseph A. Leinberger’64.Raymond Lualdi ’53Leonard J. Maier ’47Right Rev. Monsignor Frank P.Manieri,’49 ~ brother to Angela ManieriUlizzi ’56Robert A. Mawby ’58John R. McGinness ’33Philip Mesi ’49William Nichols ’64Rosemarie M. Papson Onda ’57 ~ sisterto Bernadine Papson Infield ’54Donald N. Patti ’52Edward J. Petkovich ’58Silvio R. Petti, DDS ’47Robert E. Pilch ’59Margie Wall Rehmer ’45Capt. John E. Renn, USN ’40Mary Krasek Ritley ’49Sr. Mary Kieran SND ‘37 ~ (KathleenFrances)Judith Michlik Spoerke ’61Wilma J. Schwerko Taylor ’45Raymond J. Slater ’41Loretta Strnad Terrion ’53Allen W. Thomas ’58Margot Goerres Vogt ’40 ~ mother ofMargaret Vogt ’73, and Monica VogtWilliams ’74James F. Wade ’47 ~ husband toMargaret Harks Wade ’45Joseph F. Zelle ’31Relatives of AlumniBernadette M. Cardillo, mother of JoanCardillo ’66 and Bernadette CardilloBagaria ’76Susie M. Pecjak, mother of Carol AnnPecjak Brooks ’68J. Bruce Volzer, father of Peggy VolzerHull ’78 and Judy Volzer Conte ’80Thomas Blair, husband of JaniceSempolski Blair ’59Geraldine Lally Kruchan, mother ofKathleen Kruchan Usaj ’72James J. Higginbotham, son of ClaireSchmitt Higgenbotham ’47Anna Mockus Zilionis, mother of VioletaZilionis Leger ’57Catherine Marie Wervey, mother ofRichard Wervey ’59 and Gregory Wervey’67Marjorie Thompson, wife of RobertThompson ’33If you are receiving more than one copy of SEASONS at the same address,please notify us at (440) 286-6226 ext. 242 or advancement@ndcl.org24 Seasons <strong>Fall</strong> 2009 Notre Dame-Cathedral Latin
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