ST. MARY'S RECALL - St. Mary's School

ST. MARY’S RECALL
A NEWSLETTER FOR ALUMNI AND FRIENDS OF ST. MARY’S SCHOOL, SLEEPY EYE, MN � VOLUME 25 � NUMBER 3 � FALL 2011
State in 2011!
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Under the direction of Head Coach Brent Kucera, and assistant coaches Matt
Andres, Dan Schmid (‘95) Mark Simon (‘96), Mark Tauer (‘71), Dusty Mangen (‘02),
Nick Novotny (‘02), and Seth Nevold, the 2011 Knights football team had an incredible
season. With a record of 9-4 (unbeaten at home!), the Knights are enjoying the
school’s third trip to the elite State Tournament and the first ever school trip to the
Dome. Kucera says, “We are excited to be the first St. Mary's team to ever play at
the Dome. We are taking pride in making our alumni proud.” The entire school community,
including our alumni, are so proud of our Knights and their accomplishments.
Members of the 1979 and 1988 teams who also made trips to the State Tournament
joined the 2011 team at a pepfest before the first state game to offer their inspiration
and best wishes. Jason Hertling (‘89) generously offered a $500 donation from Mediacom,
his employer, to help St. Mary’s athletic department. The Knights tradition continues
at St. Mary’s!
Kucera explains, “The team chemistry and leadership is what has gotten us here. The
kids are truly a team and will do whatever is asked of them in the best interests of the
team. The seniors pictured front row l-r: Lauri Vuoerenpae (foreign exchange student);
Tanner Weiss, son of Mike (’86) and Lori; Zach Miller, son of Ron and
Melissa; Scott Salfer, son of Ron and Kim; Kyle Krzmarzick, son of Pat (‘78) and
Jacque (Ladd ’83). Back row l-r: Joe Meyer, son of Dean (’82) and Darla; Nolan
Helget, son of David (’81) and Tammy; Jake Lilleodden, son of Jeff and Julie; Josh
Kopacek, son of Terry and Janelle (Reinarts ‘87); Brady Hansen, son of Craig
(’74) and Linda; James Pulley, son of Tracy More, and Adam Sellner, son of Loran
(’83) and Heidi, have led this team all season and the team has followed.
A key for our success has been our balanced offensive attack. We take whatever teams
give us. If teams decide to stop our pass we run the ball. If they stack the box we pass
the ball. Not too many teams in the state have a strong balanced attack. Most are one
dimensional. Another huge key to our success has been our much improved offensive
line. They have not allowed a sack since our first game against Cathedral in the 1st
quarter. It has been 141 pass attempts since the last time Jordan (Anderson, son of
Paul and Julie) has been sacked. I think Jordan needs to take his line out for a steak
dinner! The team as a whole...coaching staff and players...just seems to gel. Our team
chemistry is as good as I have ever seen a team. We communicate well and respect
each other...and most importantly we have fun together. Another key to our success
has been our health. We have everybody healthy which is key to making runs in the
playoffs. Teams we have faced have not been so fortunate. So please say a prayer as a
thanks and a continuation [of our health].”
We are so proud of our Knights! Congratulations on your accomplishments this year!

Fall Sports Update
The St. Mary’s—Sleepy Eye-New Ulm Cathedral Knights cross country team learned a lot about themselves this year
according to Coach Scott DeMaris. The importance of being in good condition as the season starts was very evident as
the season went on. “We were not able to race well early in the season, and, as others were peaking, it seemed we were
still getting in racing shape,” said DeMaris. The team struggled to have a full team for parts of this season. For the
girls’ team, this meant having two seventh graders run. Junior Kari Schumacher, daughter of Dean (’76) and Julie was
a very consistent top runner. She was our top runner for the 5 th straight year. This included her victory at the
Tomahawk Conference Meet. Senior Amanda Goblirsch, daughter of David and Michelle was our most improved
runner. Winning the Conference Meet was a big highlight for the girls’ team. For the boys, freshman Stephen Joyce,
son of James and Kathleen, threatened at times to take over the top spot. St. Mary’s looks for him to help lead the way
again next year. “We will miss all of our seniors and hope for our underclassmen to return with a great excitement to
improve on this year’s results,” concluded DeMaris.
The River Valley Wildcats tennis team, under the direction of head coach Brad Goede, ended their season with a 6-14
record. The River Valley Wildcats include players from St. Mary’s, Sleepy Eye Public School, and Springfield Public
School. St. Mary’s players include senior Larissa Krebs, daughter of Shari (’90), and freshmen Erika Ries, daughter
of Bill and Julie, and Kacie Goblirsch, daughter of David and Michelle.
Under the direction of head coach Angie Novotny and assistant coaches Julie Lilleodden and Andrew Bach, the
Lady Knights volleyball team ended their season with a 9-15 record. Seven seniors led the team: Allison Woitas,
daughter of Bruce and Mary; Courtney Schneider, daughter of Kevin Schneider and Amy Wendinger; Ellen
Mathiowetz, daughter of Dean Mathiowetz and Judy Mathiowetz; Natalie Schwartz, daughter of John (‘74) and
Rose; Mandee Heiderscheidt, daughter of Todd (‘83) and Maureen (Berkner ‘85); Lex Domeier, daughter of Gary
and LeAnn (Lund ‘90); and Alex Brinkman, daughter of Dean (‘81) and Sandy. Team awards were given to Allison
Woitas for Leadership; Mandee Heiderscheidt for MVP; and Jessica Schmitz, daughter of Tony (‘82) and Lisa
(Mages ‘84), as Most Improved. Maddy Helget, daughter of Terry and Tammy, earned All Conference honors with
Mandee Heiderscheidt as All Conference Honorable Mention.
CORRECTION: Named to Tomahawk Conference All Academic Team was Molly Lax, daughter of Monica (Sellner
’79) and Rick Lax. Molly’s parents were incorrectly identified in the last RECALL; we apologize for the error!
Alumni & Friends Golf Tournament
Thank you to everyone
who participated
in the St. Mary’s
Alumni and Friends
Golf Tournament!
Our proceeds came
to $3,370.00 to
benefit the athletic
department. This
year we had two
flights. Winners in
Flight A were Dan
Schmid (’95), Judd
Walter (‘98) and
Bryan Weiss and
winners for Flight B
The winners of Flight A: Judd Walter (‘98), Dan
Schmid (‘95) and Bryan Weiss
The winners of Flight B: Bill Helget (‘93), Liz
(Neubauer ‘97) and Brad Braulick (‘97)
were Brad (’97) and Liz (Neubauer ‘97) Braulick and Bill Helget (’93). Second place for Flight A went to Larry
Pelzel (’80), Dave Riebel (’80), and Dave Helget (’81) and second place for Flight B went to Sean Mathiowetz
(’13), Dusty Mangen (’02), and Brandon Helget (’15). The longest drive went to Liz Braulick and Brett Mathiowetz
(‘00), closest to the pin-Brett Mathiowetz and longest putt-Larry Pelzel. The winners of skins were Dan Schmid-2x,
Judd Walter-2x, Bryan Weiss-2x, Larry Pelzel, Dave Riebel, Dave Helget, Brett Mathiowetz, Lori Mathiowetz,
and Matt Mathiowetz (’04). A big thank you to Dan Schmid and Judd Walter for helping organize this event!

Dear Alumni and Friends of St. Mary’s School:
These are exciting days for St. Mary’s as we rejoice with our Knights football team as
they won the section championship and moved forward to the state game at the Dome. I
want to commend each and every player for their sportsmanship as well as hard work and
determination to do their best. I wish to thank the coaching staff, especially Brent Kucera,
who has done a great job in leading our team. May God guide and bless all of you so that
He may be glorified through you.
We have just finished our first quarter and, from all indications, it was a great success.
Our students are applying themselves earnestly and accomplishing one of the primary ends
of our school: to be educated in order to be able to do whatever God asks of them in this
life.
We have begun our Alumni & Friends Annual Appeal. As you know the cost of
carrying on the work of Catholic education is becoming increasingly more challenging.
This is particularly true of a Catholic education endeavor such as St. Mary’s. A parish with a pre-school through 12 th
grade Catholic School is extremely rare today. It is possible only through the dedication, commitment and sacrifices of
the people of St. Mary’s Parish and you, our alumni and friends of St. Mary’s.
This appeal helps us meet our budget and thus carry on this great work which is such a vital ministry of the parish of
St. Mary’s. Our school exists to carry on the mission of Jesus who gave the command to go out to the world to baptize
and teach the message of the Gospel, the Good News that Jesus has suffered and died for them and has risen from the
dead thus opening the gates of heaven.
We will be grateful for whatever you can give to help us continue the mission of Jesus here at St. Mary’s. This work
is vital for our Church and our society. In these trying economic times, your sacrifice will take on special meaning and
significance as it draws all of us close to Christ who gave His all for us.
May God bless you and may His name be praised forever.
Msgr. Eugene L. Lozinski
Pastor/Superintendent
ALUMNI and FRIENDS MAILBAG
The Alumni Mailbag is a great place for you to let your fellow alumni know what is going on! Send your news via mail
or to sesm_dev@sleepyeyetel.net and we will be happy to share it in future issues of the RECALL!
*Congratulations to Heather (Heiderscheidt ‘96) Hoffmann who was recently awarded the honor of top sales
consultant for NorWex Enviro Products at a National NorWex conference held in St. Paul on August 27. Heather has
sold the environmentally friendly products since September 2009 and this is the second year in a row that she has
received this award for selling $25,000 in products for the fiscal year!
*Shawn Reynolds (‘83) won a new GMC Terrain truck after shooting a hole-in-one on the third hole at the Tee Up for
the Troops golf event at the Mankato Golf Course. This was Reynold’s first hole-in-one in his 30 years of playing golf!
*Steve (‘74) and his wife Jan Hansen are working with the non-profit organization Educate Tanzania (founded by Jan)
to help open Karagwe University, a college planned for 100 males and 100 females. Set to open in 2013, the college
will offer students an education in agricultural methods, environmental studies, teaching and computer technology. For
more information, please visit: www.educatetanzania.org
Congratulations to the Sleepy Eye ASA 18U
Team who placed fourth in the ASA Northern
National Tournament in Rochester. Pictured are
team members Sydney Remus, Megan Gilliland
(‘11), Angela Gewerth, Kailey Pelzel (‘11),
Mandee Heiderscheidt (‘12), Alicia Brey,
Coach Darla Remus, Molly Moldan (‘11),
Jenna Hose (‘13), Cheyenne Platz, Hallie
Kuelbs, Laura Holm, and Coach Maureen
(Berkner ‘85) Heiderscheidt.
*Thanks to Lori (Mertz ‘83) Gilliland for the
photo!

Congratulations St. Mary’s Class Reunions
St. Mary’s High School Class of 1951 held their 60 year reunion on October 11, 2011 at the Eagles
Orchid Inn in Sleepy Eye. Pictured in the front row l-r: Cleo (Neudecker) Fixsen, Morgan; Kathleen (Manahan) Baune,
Wabasso; Marion (Sellner) Bertrand, Sleepy Eye; Phyllis (Jemmings) Schouvieller, Morgan; Gerald Riebel, Sleepy Eye; Harold
Windschitl, Sleepy Eye. 2 nd row l-r: Lenora (Tauer) Schumacher, Sleepy Eye; Donna (Ludewig) Haala, Sleepy Eye; Marjorie
(Braun) Ahlrich, Sleepy Eye; Jack Steffl, Sleepy Eye; Bernadette (Sellner) Fischer, Springfield; Richard Callanan, Sleepy Eye;
Lillian (Haala) Stimpert, Sleepy Eye. Back row l-r: John Broich, Bristol, TN; Fr. Robert Goblirsch, Ortonville. Thank you for your
gift of $100.00 to be used for the Recall newsletter!
St. Mary’s High School, Class of 1956 held their 55 year reunion on October 15, 2011 at the Orchid Inn
in Sleepy Eye. Pictured in the front row l-r: Dale Krzmarzick, Sleepy Eye; Donna Kay (Ganske) Schlumpberger, Waconia;
Phyllis (Hillesheim) Neudecker, Eden Prairie; Lorraine (Helget) Tauer, Sleepy Eye; Phyllis (Schroepfer) Stoneberg, Sleepy Eye;
Rich Haas, Mankato; Shirley (Mertz) Hansen, Sleepy Eye. 2 nd row l-r: Lloyd Braun, Sleepy Eye; Pat Steffen, Stevens Point, WI;
Vernard Riebel, Sleepy Eye; Linus “Butch” Savage, Rochester; Pat Ubl, New Brighton; Jim Sellner, Sleepy Eye; Thomas Johnson,
Middletown, RI; Jerome Weicherding, Sleepy Eye; Kathleen (Olson) Bruckbauer; Naples, FL; Jerry Weiss, Sleepy Eye; Mary Louise
(Kral) Forst, New Ulm.

Congratulations St. Mary’s Class Reunions
St. Mary’s High School
Class of 1961 held their
50 year reunion on
August 6, 2011 at the
Orchid Inn in Sleepy
Eye. Pictured in the front
row l-r: Linus Kral,
Sleepy Eye; Mike
Goblirsch, Coon Rapids;
Bill Weber, Chanhassen;
Tom Fromm, North
Prairie, WI; Steve
Schotzko, Sleepy Eye;
Steve Ibberson, Sleepy Eye. 2 nd row l-r: Ginny (Schroepfer) Peichel, Fairfax; Marlene (Marks) Engelke, Glencoe; Mary Jane
(Hauser) Sellner, Sleepy Eye; Diane (Steffl) Kienlen, Fairfax; Marie (Schueller) Weber, Chanhassen; Helen (Riederer) Fahey,
Fairfax; Pat (Tauer) Alt, Sleepy Eye; Joyce (Soukup) Schwartz, New Ulm; Monica (Seidl) Mueller, New Ulm; Dick Huiras,
Houston, TX; Ervin Fromm, Sioux Falls, SD. 3 rd row l-r Eileen (Bruckbauer) Gannon, Duluth; Phyllis (Fischer) Nelson, Sleepy
Eye; Joyce (Meilander) Herzog, St. Louis Park; Yvonne (Crouch) Haas, Woodbury; Pat (Evers) Schroeder, Hobbs, NM; JoAnn
(Zollner) Lochner, Sleepy Eye; Janet (Marti) Jenniges, Finlayson; Carol (Rasmussen) Thompson, Big Lake; Phyllis (Kral) Juni, New
Ulm; Mary (Kruzick) Wilmes, St. Paul; Barb (Braun) Lyon, Port Murray, NJ; Elaine (Krzmarzick) Mickelson, Sleepy Eye; Marlene
(Haala) Schwartz, St. Peter; Doris (Guhlke) Kiecker, Sleepy Eye; Bob Zinniel, Sleepy Eye. Back row l-r: Pat Wurtzberger, Sleepy
Eye; Jim Frederickson, New Ulm; Father Jerry Paulson, Arlington; Reinhold Mathiowetz, Marshall; Paul Baechler, Eden Prairie;
John Sluss, Brooten; Delrose (Hauser) Stadick, New Ulm; Mary Jane Huberty, Bloomington; Carol (Mathiowetz) Davies, Garland,
TX; Albert Dietz, Ely; Elayne (Bertrand) Meinert, Sleepy Eye; Jim Weiss, Oakhurst, CA. Present but not pictured: Leon Sellner,
Sleepy Eye and Pat Welter, Sleepy Eye. Thank you for your gift of $430.39 to be used for the Recall newsletter!
St. Mary’s High School, Class of 1971
held their 40 year reunion on August
6, 2011 at the Orchid Inn in Sleepy
Eye. Pictured in the front row l-r: Renee
(Berkner) Bock, Park Rapids; Deb
(Bertrand) Heiderscheidt, Sleepy Eye;
John Schueller, Sleepy Eye; Vicky
(Cook) Helget, Sleepy Eye; Tony
Schroepfer, Sleepy Eye; Shirley
(Krzmarzick) Schroepfer, Sleepy Eye;
Joyce (Schroepfer) Miller, Rochester;
Tim Mickelson, New Ulm. 2 nd row l-r:
Renee (Seifert) Skow, Olath, KS; Patty
(Hansen) Saffert, New Ulm; Mike
Soukup, New Ulm; Mike Fromm,
Claremont; Dan Schroepfer, New Ulm;
Ken Lux, Sleepy Eye; Dean Hoffmann,
Sleepy Eye; Mark Tauer, Sleepy Eye;
Gary Krueger, Glenwood. Back row l-r:
Doug Dietz, Spicer; Bob Broich,
Plymouth; Leon Scherer, Sleepy Eye.
St. Mary’s High School, Class of 1966 held their 45
year reunion on August 6, 2011 at the Orchid Inn
in Sleepy Eye. Pictured in the front row l-r: Kathy
(Suess) Goetze, Duluth; Barb (Hillesheim) Filzen,
New Ulm; Bev (Forster) Cleary, Brandon; Richard
Sellner, Sleepy Eye. 2 nd row l-r: Connie (Lee) Tretter,
Baxter; Shirley (Helget) Sellner, Sleepy Eye;
Maxine (Larson) Yarnold, Sleepy Eye; Kathy
(Dressel) Servaty, Hutchinson; Barbara Jean
(Hillesheim) Kleiter, St. Paul; Brenda (Frederickson)
Walden, Sleepy Eye; Dee Ann (Pietig) Gieseke,
Sleepy Eye; Janet (Sellner) Braun, Annandale. 3 rd row
l-r: Ken Krzmarzick, Stewart; Jeanne (Miller) Hume,
Eagle Lake; Jeanne (Haala) Lund, Dassel; Mary Jean
(Hansen) Bloodgood, Mankato; Alice (Hoffmann) Tanley, Searles; Theresa
(Sellner) Thomas, Chanhassen; Joan Grausam, Sleepy Eye; Dawn Deibele,
Sleepy Eye, Jim Braun, Annandale. Back row l-r: David Krueger, The Villiages,
FL; Gerald Braulick, Sleepy Eye; Richard Filzen, New Ulm; Jim Fischer, Sleepy
Eye; Gary Schroepfer, Tucson, AZ; Dave Gehrke, Kenyon.

Congratulations St. Mary’s Class Reunions
St. Mary’s High School Class of
1976 held their 35 year reunion on
July 9, 2011 at the home of Lorin &
Denise Helget. Pictured in the front
row l-r: Scott Tauer, Sleepy Eye;
David Schroepfer, Madelia; Deb
(Schueller) Brandl, Sleepy Eye; Larry
Fischer, Sleepy Eye; P.J. Hittesdorf,
Sleepy Eye; Pam (Soukup) Penkert,
New Ulm; Brenda (Krzmarzick)
Schroepfer , Sleepy Eye; Marjorie
(Horvat) Ruud, St. Louis Park.
Second row l-r: Linda Fischer, Elko;
Jane (Moran) Cook, Sleepy Eye; Barb
(Schroepfer) Krzmarzick, Sleepy Eye;
Jeanette (Tauer) Lalim, Jordan; Laurie
(Hauser) Tauer, Sleepy Eye;
Lavern Hauser, Sleepy Eye; Joe Sellner, Sleepy Eye; Robert Sellner, Sleepy Eye; Dean Schumacher, Sleepy Eye. Third row l-r: Loren
Braulick, Sleepy Eye; Ken Kral, Sleepy Eye; Tom Hansen, Waseca; Neil Mangen, Sleepy Eye; Doug Kral, Hanska; Brian (Butch)
Sellner, Sleepy Eye; Greg Braulick, Sleepy Eye; and Lorin Helget, Sleepy Eye.
St. Mary’s High School, Class of 1981, held
their 30 year reunion on July 23, 2011 at
Doreen (Scherer) Tyler’s home. Pictured in
the front row l-r: Ken Horvat, Lowry; Donna
(Mages) Nelson, Grove City; Marcia
(Rosenhammer) Schindler, North Branch; Ann
(Broich) LaCourse, Sleepy Eye; Shelly
(Neudecker) Asfeld, Chokio; Chris (Berkner)
Heiderscheidt, Sleepy Eye; Jim Soukup, Sleepy
Eye. Second row l-r: Dale Kral, Sleepy Eye;
Lyle Fischer, Sleepy Eye; Chuck Riederer,
Sleepy Eye; Doreen (Scherer) Tyler, Sleepy
Eye; Dale Sellner, Sleepy Eye; Paul Schmitz,
St. James; Mark Riebel, Milaca. Present and
not pictured: Trude (Schumacher) Town, Ham
Lake. Thank you for your gift of $150.00 to our
Alumni & Friends Annual Appeal Fund!
St. Mary’s High School Class of 1986
held their 25 year reunion on August
6, 2011 at Jackpot Casino in Morton.
Pictured in the front row l-r: Doug
Braulick, Sleepy Eye; Lisa (Forster)
Hoffmann, Sleepy Eye; Sue (Steffl)
Iwen, Savage; Jan (Kral) Schilling,
Sleepy Eye; Laura (Kuebler) Horman,
Sleepy Eye; Shari (Groebner) Pelzel,
Sleepy Eye. Back row l-r: Mike
Reynolds, Rogers; Mike Weiss, Sleepy
Eye; Doug Hirsch, Sleepy Eye; Dean
Helget, New Ulm, Darren Sellner, Eagle
Lake, Denis Berdan, New Ulm, Bruce
Kiecker, Elko; David Hoffmann, Sleepy
Eye; Brad Zinniel, Waseca.

Congratulations St. Mary’s Class Reunions
St. Mary’s High School Class of 1996 held their 15
year reunion on September 30, 2011 at the Knights
Homecoming Game and Railway Bar & Grill in
Sleepy Eye. Pictured in the front row l-r: Becky Windschitl,
Winona; Kelly (Tauer) Hogan, Gilbert, AZ; Gina
Schroepfer, St. Paul and Jessica (Konz) Elliott, Ames, IA.
Second row l-r: Sheila (Sellner) Schmid, Sleepy Eye;
Heather (Heiderscheidt) Hoffmann, Sleepy Eye; Erin
(Kachelmeier) Warmbold, North Mankato; Sara
(Moldaschel) Wenner, Mapleton; Jacki (Hillesheim) Kyllonen,
Volga, SD and Chris (Braun) Andres, Sleepy Eye.
3 rd row l-r: Brian Wurtzberger, Chaska; Ryan Fischer,
Sleepy Eye; Terry Hoffmann, Sioux Falls, SD; Mark
Simon, New Ulm and Ryan Braulick, Mankato. Back row
l-r: Kaleb Walter, Sleepy Eye; Mark Schroepfer, Sleepy
Eye; Andy Hoffmann, Sleepy Eye and B.J. Cook, Morgan.
St. Mary’s High School, Class of 1991 held their
20 year reunion on August 6, 2011 at the
Sportsmen Park in Sleepy Eye. Pictured in the
front row l-r: Jason Moldan, Sleepy Eye; Jason
Mangen, Sleepy Eye; Steve Hoffmann, Milbank,
SD; Patricia (Sellner) Ericksen, Sleepy Eye; Aaron
Bates, Columbia City, IN; Robin (Smith) Rabey,
Prior Lake; and Margaret (Tauer) Nuehring,
Rockwell, IA. Back row l-r: Rusty Hoffmann,
Sleepy Eye; Brian Haala, Eden Prairie; Randy J.
Sellner, Sleepy Eye; Ron Dietl, St. Cloud; Terry
Zinniel, New Ulm; and Neil Helget, Gibbon.
St. Mary’s High School Class of 2001 held their
10 year reunion on August 20, 2011 at the Railway
Bar & Grill in Sleepy Eye. Pictured in the
front row l-r: Andy Konz, St. Louis Park; Dan
Schwartz, St. Paul; Steve Eckstein, Minneapolis;
Joe Heiderscheidt, St. Louis Park. Second row l-r:
Kristy Schumacher, Marshall; Alicia Krzmarzick,
Minnetonka; Melissa (Braulick) Fischer, Sleepy
Eye; Leslie (Braulick) Henslin, Bird Island; Eric
Newgord, New Ulm; Jenny Bertrand, Sartell.
Third row l-r: Lacey (Krzmarzick) Braulick,
Sleepy Eye; David Haala, Mankato; Nicole Steffl,
Sleepy Eye; Ben Suker, Mankato; Steven Tauer,
Rochester; Brian Schwartz, Sleepy Eye; Adam
Fischer, Sleepy Eye. Back row l-r: Chad Felton,
Cloquet; Jeremy Tyler, Eau Claire, WI; David
Fischer, Sleepy Eye. Present but not pictured: Dan
Simon, Norwood; Maria (Tauer) Pinks, Savage.
Thank you for your gift of $525.00 to our Alumni
& Friends Annual Appeal Fund!

A Marathon of Blessings
On October 7, 2011, St. Mary’s Catholic School celebrated our Marathon for Non-Public Education! As always, this
proved to be a day to reflect on the “marathon” of blessings that St. Mary’s receives, blessings in the form of our
students, parents, teachers, alumni, friends, generous benefactors, and the opportunity to share the gift of Catholic
education with Sleepy Eye and the surrounding communities. To date, the Marathon has generated over $35,000, monies
that will be used to continue providing a high quality Catholic education to our students. Thank you for being one of our
“marathon” of blessings as you support our school!
The Blessing of Faith
Bishop John LeVoir greets students following the allschool
Marathon Mass. It is an honor to have the Bishop
celebrate Mass with us as the celebration of the Eucharist
is the pinnacle of all that St. Mary’s stands for.
The Blessing of Students
Elementary students are paired with junior/senior high
school students for the symbolic Marathon through
town. Then, at the park, the students played games and
had a delicious snack courtesy of the Knights of
Columbus.
The Blessing of Fun
Students who brought in $90 or more where entered
into a drawing to participate in Minute-to-Win! These
students (Becky Guldan, daughter of Tom (’82) and
Bonnie (Nelson ‘84), Kyle Krzmarzick, son of Pat
and Jacque (Ladd ’83) and Bethany Berkner,
daughter of Pat (’80) and Patty (Spaeth ‘80)) are
attempting to place six penne noodles on a spaghetti
noodle in less than 60 seconds!
The Blessing of Alumni
Our students wrote
letters to our alumni,
asking for Marathon
pledges, and the
generous response was
overwhelming! Pictured
is one of our alumni
Judd Walter (‘98) with
his kindergarten son
Will. The support of our
alumni is extremely
important and much
appreciated!

A Marathon of Blessings
A Blessing of Gifts
Congratulations to our top Marathon pledge getters in the elementary school! A special congratulations to Marcus Lang, son of
Scott and Holly Haala, who brought in the most money and to Kya Krzmarzick, daughter of Clint (’87) and Kelly, who brought
in the most pledges. The two will each have the opportunity to be principal/teacher for a half hour!
Front row: Trent Steffensmeier, son of Jamey and Beth (Hoffmann ’94), Meriden Andres, daughter of Matt and Chris
(Braun ’96), Jonathan Petermann, son of Jon and Jackie (Schwint ’99), Emily Ericksen, daughter of Jason and Tricia
(Sellner ’91), Alexa Pelzel, daughter of Andy Pelzel (’01) and Amy Kral (’05), and Piper Mangen, daughter of Jason (’91) and
Heather. Middle row: Madison Mathiowetz, daughter of Matt (‘04) and Brynn (Braulick ‘05), Mark Anderson, son of Paul
and Julie, Abigail Schwartz, daughter of Mark (’80) and Anita, Jacob Lux, son of Matt ( ’88) and Maria, Lacey Mathiowetz,
daughter of Scott (’95) and Kayla, Madesen Roberts, daughter of Katie Trebesch (’98), Blake Steffensmeier, son of Jamey
and Beth (Hoffmann ’94), and Kya Krzmarzick. Back row: Leah Weiss, daughter of Karl and Jill (Schumacher ’92), Lexie
Anderson, daughter of Paul and Julie, Dallas Bauer, son of Jim (‘88) and Karla, Cole Krzmarzick, son of Clint (‘87) and
Kelly, John Luu Mathiowetz, son of Dean and Judy, and Marcus Lang.
The Blessing of a Catholic Education
Junior Devyn Meyer, daughter of Ernie and Missi, spoke
about the value of her Catholic education at her home parish
of St. Catherine’s in Redwood Falls. Because of her efforts,
parishioners from St. Catherine’s generously pledged her for
the Marathon, making her the top pledge earner for the
junior/senior high.
The Blessing of Family
Second grader Katelyn Fromm is pictured with her mother
Sharon Fromm and her grandmother Kathy Fromm.
Many families were able to join us for our Marathon and St.
Mary’s is so grateful for their continual support of our
school and its mission!

Congratulations Newlyweds!
Jessica Schroepfer (’07) married Jeremy Schaufler on July 30, 2011
Jeff Fischer (‘98) married Katie LaViolette on August 13, 2011.
Jaci Carr (’05) married Michael Krueger on August 27, 2011
Robyn Helget (’04) married John Schumacher on September 10, 2011
Samuel Heiderscheidt (’07) married Alisa Braulick on October 1, 2011
Kit Neubauer (’99) married David Rehman on October 7, 2011.
Kurt Wurtzberger (‘99) married Mary Faerber on October 8, 2011.
Robert Schmid (’99) married Amelia Christianson on October 15, 2011.
Angela Schroepfer (’03) married Andrew Guptill on October 29, 2011.
George Hoffmann (‘98) married Lauren Hansell on November 19, 2011.
From the Principals…By Jerry Neubauer and Mary (Hoffmann ‘78) Gangelhoff
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our fan!
On October 11-13, a visiting team from MNSAA (Minnesota Non-
Public School Accreditation Association) assessed the school by
examining our self-study documents, verifying reports, comparing
indicators of compliance with accreditation standards, interviewing
teachers and school administrators, and observing the school in action
for several days. They randomly chose parents to call and interview,
plus visited with parishioners. After the October visit, the team will
recommend accreditation status to the respective agencies’ governing
board. Thank you to all who helped to make the visit a success!
Let Perpetual Light Shine Upon Them…
Ervin Fischer, 82, passed away on July 21, 2011. He is survived by his wife Marian and their children, Allen (Carol) Fischer (’69),
Kelvin (Judy) Fischer (’71), Nancy Fischer (’75), and Beverly Hoffmann (’74).
Dianne (Steffl) Kienlen, 67, died on August 20, 2011. She graduated from St. Mary’s in 1961. She is survived by her husband Fred
and their children Jeff (Erika) Kienlen, Pat (Dawn) Kienlen, Carol (Rich) Weikle, Kathy (Pat ‘80) Sellner, and Mary (Tony) Klick.
Anthony Hauser, 56, died on August 25, 2011. He graduated from St. Mary’s High School in 1973. He is survived by his wife
Colleen and their children MaryAnn, Jennifer, Daniel, David, Gregory, Catherine, Joseph, Elizabeth, and Julia.
John Robert Syverson, passed away September 1, 2011. He is a 1962 graduate of St. Mary's High School. He is survived by his
wife Frances Virgil Syverson and three daughters, Amy Wanger, Lisa Vigil and Sarah Syverson.
Roman Hillesheim, 89, died on September 5, 2011. He is survived by his sons Jerome (Nancy) Hillesheim (’62), Paul (Laurie
Braulick ‘79) Hillesheim (’72), Richard (Jill) Hillesheim (’73), John Hillesheim, Phil (Winnie) Hillesheim, Robert Hillesheim,
Roman Jr. (Carolyn) Hillesheim, and his daughters Rita (Tom) Christoffel (64), Kathy (Chuck ‘63) Krzmarzick (’65), Marlene
(Doug ‘67) Pelzel (’68), Annette (Gary ‘70) Braun (’71), Jeanne (Tom) Guldager, and Lori (Dan ‘74) Braun.
Jack Welle, 3 days old, passed away on September 12, 2011. He is survived by his parents Jona and Lisa (Moldaschel ‘98) Welle
and his twin brother Roger.
Albert “Spin” Schroepfer, 99, died on October 10, 2011. A 1931 graduate of St. Mary’s Catholic School, he is survived by his
sons, Gary (’59), Thomas, and John.
Madeline (Buysse) Brandel, 86, passed away on October 12, 2011. She is survived by her husband, Marcus and her daughters Ruth
Ann Brandel, Arlene (Ron) Dietl, and Bonnie Brandel and her sons David (Karen) Brandel, Bill Brandel, and Mark Brandel.
Verna (Braulick) Sturm, 85, died on October 17, 2011. She is survived by her daughters, Barb (David) Guhlke (’70), Mary (Gary
’71) Krueger (’76), and Monica (Michael) Wistrand (’80).
Linus S. Krzmarzick, 92, died on October 18, 2011. Linus is survived by his children, Mary (Rick) Fischer (’71), Lori (Mike)
Braun (’76), Tony (Sally) Krzmarzick (’62), Ron (Janette Zuhlsdorf ’65) Krzmarzick (’64), Gary (Marlene) Krzmarzick (’66), Mark
(Suzanne Tauer ’75) Krzmarzick (’73), and John G. Krzmarzick (’77).
Helen Schmitz, 84, died on October 20, 2011. She is survived by her brothers E. Peter (Rita) Schmitz (’42) and James Schmitz
(’39).
Irene (Spaeth) Fischer, 87, died on October 30, 2011. She is survived by her children: Jim (JoAnne) Fischer (’66), Carol (Jerry)
Waibel (’67), Dan (Deb) Fischer (’68), Kathy Morris (’70), JoAnn (Kurt) Eischen (’72), Larry (Debra Mages ‘79) Fischer (’76) and
Donna (Kevin) Dewanz (’81).
Alyce (Krzmarzick) Schumacher, 85, died on November 4. 2011. She graduated from St. Mary’s Catholic School in 1944. She is
survived by her children: Marlene (Clay) Engman, Karen (Ron) Kauffmann, Loren (Gean) Schumacher, Lyle (Meri) Schumacher,
Diane (Frank) Samlaska, and Susan (Dan) Alleven.
Michael G. Tauer, 73, died November 4, 2011. He graduated from St. Mary’s Catholic High School in Sleepy Eye in 1956. He is
survived by his wife, Sandra and their children, Darren (MaryJo) Tauer and Sharla (Bruce) Norlander.

Congratulations Hall of Fame Inductees!
Congratulations to the 2011 Hall
of Fame inductees! Pictured
seated in the front (l-r) receiving
the Distinguished Service Award
in honor of �Rita Hirsch are her
siblings: John Hirsch (‘68), Clare
(Hirsch ‘67) Bowers, and Tom
Hirsch (‘59). Also seated on the
f a r r i g h t r e c e i v i n g t h e
Distinguished Service Award is
Tom Popken (‘75). Back row
standing (l-r) receiving the
Distinguished Athletic Award is
Shelley Schwab (‘68), Kim
(Schmid ‘87) Auth, and Vic Helget
Jr. (‘75).
Congratulations to the five extremely deserving individuals who were inducted into the St. Mary’s Alumni Hall of Fame
on November 19, 2011. The Distinguished Alumni Service Award is given to individuals who has made significant
contributions to their community or society through service or distinguished career while exhibiting the qualities of
character, citizenship and faith. This year’s Distinguished Service inductees are †Rita Hirsch (‘64) and Tom Popken
(‘75). The Distinguished Athletic Alumni Award is given to alumni/coaches with significant athletic achievements
during and after high school who demonstrate the qualities of character, citizenship and faith. This year’s Distingushed
Athletic Acheivement inductees are Kim (Schmid ‘87) Auth, Vic Helget Jr. (‘75) and Shelley Schwab (‘68). To read
the inductees’ complete biographies or to nominate a future Hall of Fame inductee, please visit our school website
(www.sesmschool.com) and click on “Alumni”.
Welcome to St. Mary’s!
St. Mary’s Catholic School was blessed with several
new educators during the 2011-2012 school year.
Pictured are Mary Kate Loseleben, high school media
specialist/journalism; Lisa Thomas, high school
religion instructor; Arlene Dietl, study hall monitor/
activities director assistant; Fr. Mark Steffl, high
school religion instructor; Andrew Bach, high school
social studies/psychology; Angie Novotny, English/
Spanish and Kevin Losleben, English/independent
reading. Not pictured but also joining the St. Mary’s
faculty are janitorial staff: Wendy Butler and Josh
Sellner (‘06) and school counselor, Sarah Dummer.
Visit the St. Mary’s Catholic School website!
www.sesmschool.com
The website provides regular updates on school and alumni events! Check it out!

St. Mary’s Recall
St. Mary’s High School
104 St. Mary’s Street NW
Sleepy Eye, MN 56085
507-794-4841
www.sesmschool.com
sesm_dev@sleepyeyetel.net
HOMECOMING 2011 AT ST. MARY’S!
Congratulations to our 2011 St. Mary’s Homecoming King Jake
Lilleodden and our Queen Natalie Schwartz! Jake is the son of
Jeff and Julie Lilleodden while Natalie is the daughter of John
(‘74) and Rose Schwartz. Matt Zinniel, son of Ron (’81) and
Irene Zinniel, and Becky Guldan, daughter of Tom (’82) and
Bonnie (Nelson ’84) Guldan were our first attendants while
Kyle Krzmarzick, son of Patrick (‘78) and Jacque (Ladd ’83)
Krzmarzick, and Courtney Schneider, daughter of Kevin
Schneider and Amy Wendinger, were our second attendants.
The Student Council planned a busy week, full of exciting
activities for the students. The week culminated with the football
game on Friday, September 30 against the BLH/S Mustangs
which the Knights won in dramatic fashion, 30-28.
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St. Mary’s 30th Annual
Alumni & Friends Tournament
December 30, 2011:
Co-Ed Volleyball Tournament
December 31, 2011:
Basketball Tournament
Post-Tournament Gathering at Railway Bar and Grill
in Sleepy Eye for all alumni & friends
Two Brackets:
“Older” Teams and “Newer” Teams
Registration Fee for Tournament:
Co-Ed Volleyball/$60 per team
Basketball/$140 per team
Lady Knights Basketball/$10 per person
Contact: Jerry Neubauer
507-794-4121/
jneubauer@sesmschool.com
Entry Deadline: December 9, 2011
Your Alumni Tournament Sweepstakes tickets are included in
this RECALL...please return as soon as possible
for a chance to win! Check out the Grand Prize!!!!!