Wisconsin Lutheran High School Contact Magazine November 2011

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Beth Steinberg (’81) and Larry E. Wright, Jr.
(’81) were married on July 9, 2011, at Peace
Lutheran Church in New Berlin. Beth is a legal
secretary at Michael Best & Friedrich LLP in
Waukesha, and Larry is self-employed and going
to school at Concordia for Lay Ministry.
Bobbie (Balon) Johann (’86) and her husband
Bob are proud to announce the birth of
their twin daughters, Ava Elizabeth and Zoe
Leigh, born on May 20, 2011, and baptized
on August 28, 2011. They join big sisters
Bailee and Cassidy. Bobbie is an attorney in
Brighton, MI and Bob is a Calibration Engineer
at Chrysler in Auburn Hills, MI. The family
resides in Linden, MI.
Shannon L. (Grill) Swaziek (’90) and her
husband Stuart are proud to announce the
birth of their third child, Alexandra Faye, born
March 24, 2011, and baptized on April 17, 2011.
Alexandra joins her big brothers, James and
Shane. Shannon is an attorney with the USDA
Forest Service in Milwaukee and her
husband is a national sales manager for
Fox 6 TV in Milwaukee. The family resides
in Menomonee Falls.
Steinberg (‘81)
Johann (‘86)
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Kon Knueppel (’94) and his wife Chari
(Nordgaard) of Milwaukee welcomed their fifth
son, Kidman Nordgaard Knueppel on July 11,
2011. Kidman weighed 10 pounds, 2 ounces
and was 22 inches long. Kon is a Guidance
Counselor at Ronald Reagan High School in
Milwaukee and Chari is a stay-at-home mom
to Kidman and his four brothers: Kon II, Kager,
Kinston, and Kash.
Katherine (Schulz) Beres (’97) and her husband,
Michael, were blessed with their third child,
Emery Kathleen, born on December 7, 2010.
She joins big brother Greyson and big sister
Karli. The family resides in Charleston, WV.
Jennifer (dibb) Moore (’98) and her husband,
Jeff, were blessed with their third son,
Christopher Thomas, born on June 18, 2011 and
baptized on June 26, 2011, at Good Shepherd’s
in Downers Grove, IL. He joins big brothers
Samuel and Alexander. Jennifer is a Senior QA
Specialist at Point Technology in Oak Brook,
IL, and her husband Jeff is an owner of DMJ
Automotive in La Grange, IL.
Knueppel (‘94)
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Stephanie (Piekarski) Seitz (’98) married
Matthew Seitz on September 11, 2010, at
St. John’s Ev Lutheran Church in Wauwatosa.
Fellow Wisco alumni in the wedding included
sister, Shannon (Piekarski) Knaak (’93) and
best friends Jessica Boucha (’98), Andrea
(Bednar) Knoll (’98), Amanda (Nelson) Feiker
(’98), Nicole (Genthe) Smith (’98), Rachel
(Hurlebaus) Galanis (’98) and Amanda (Baer)
Manke (’98). Stephanie and Matthew are both
police officers in the city of Milwaukee.
Nicole (Genthe) Smith (’98) and Charlie Smith
were married on June 18, 2011 at Grace Ev.
Lutheran Church in Milwaukee. Fellow WLHS
alumni in the wedding included Andrea
(Bednar) Knoll (’98) and Amanda (Baer) Manke
(’98). Nicole is an account executive at Humana
and her husband is a mechanical engineer at
GE. The couple resides in Sussex.
Corey Eggers (’00) and Elyse (Ziesemer) Eggers
were married on November 26, 2010, at Christ
the Lord Ev Lutheran Church in Brookfield.
Beres (‘97)
Smith (‘98)
Fredrich (‘04