Congratulations to seven extremely deserving individuals

on November 17, 2012. The Distinguished Alumni Service Award is given to individuals who have made significant con-tributions to their community or society through service or a distinguished career while exhibiting the qualities of charac-

inductees, seated in the front row (l-r) are Fr. Robert ,

receiving the award for her father, and receiv-

ing the award for his father, . 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,

-r), are Kyle , and

to nominate a future Hall of Fame inductee, please visit our school website (www.sesmschool.com) and click on Alumni.

- All of our students in grades K-12 write let-ters to our alumni, asking for support for our Marathon for Non-P u b l i c E d u c a -tion. Second-grader Shelby Hertling, daughter of Eric and Tina, was lucky enough to get to meet the recipient of her letter. Joe Pietrus

He took the opportunity to return to his alma mater, meet the girl who had sent him a Marathon letter, and enjoy lunch at school with Shelby and some of her friends. Joe is pic-tured with second graders, Emily Helget, daughter of Rick and Becky ; Jake Heinrichs, son of Kris and Sara; Shelby Hertling, Lacey Mathiowetz, daughter of and Kayla and Abby Schwartz, daughter of and Anita.

Successful Marathon! Alumni Provide Great Support!

Thanks to all of our alumni for supporting

for Non-Public Educa-tion! Each year the stu-dents write to some of our alumni asking for a donation to our Mara-thon. The students in grade school each send three letters while the students in high school each send five letters. Our students are encour-aged as they receive the donations in the mail. This year we surpassed our goal of $32,000 as we received a grand total of $42,713. Of this, about $12,000 comes from our alumni! We truly appreci-ate your support.

Three generations prepare to walk the Marathon. Pictured is (l-termann with her daughter Jasmine, and her mother LuAnn

their school spirit wearing green and gold wigs.

A NEWSLETTER FOR ALUMNI AND FRIENDS OF ST. MARY’S SCHOOL, SLEEPY EYE, MN • VOLUME 29 • NUMBER 1 • WINTER 2013

CONGRATULATIONS HALL OF FAME INDUCTEES!

The St. Mary‘s Knights Football team had another excellent season (10-0) as they achieved both

Conference and Section Championships. Coach Brent Kucera recaps, ― The seniors will be missed.

The Anderson to Mathiowetz combo was unstoppable and exciting for everybody to watch. Alex

Mages (son of Mike („83) and Amy (Steffl „84)) anchored the line like nobody expected, Tyler Hel-

get (son of Paul („82) Helget and Tonya Wendinger) was a 2 point conversion machine, Mitch

Neid blitzed like the Waterboy, Cody Berkner (son of DeLoy („82) and Annette (Braun „82)) was

always smiling and always had something to say; he only had one bad snap this year, which is very

impressive for a shotgun team.‖ Moving on to State playoffs the Knights experienced their first loss

against Bethlehem Academy ending their season. Seniors receiving awards: Jordan Anderson, son

of Paul and Julie, received All Conference, KNUJ Player of the Year, KNUJ Player of the Week,

Conference Offensive MVP, Offensive MVP team award, Leadership team award and was recently

named to the Minnesota Vikings All-State Football Team; Mitch Neid, son of Dan („81) and Sandy,

received All Conference and the Charlie Hale team award; Sean Mathiowetz, son of Glen and Lana

(Wendinger „81), received All Conference. Juniors receiving awards: Andrew Steffl, son of Dan

(„85) and Lisa, received All Conference and the Most Improved team award, and Nate Lax, son of Randy and Diane,

received Honorable Mention All Conference. Sophomores receiving awards: Lucas Heiderscheidt, son of Terry („86)

and Shelly, was named All Conference, received the KNUJ Player of the Week and Defensive MVP team award; Carter

Krzmarzick, son of Clint („87) and Kelly, received All Conference and Lineman team award; David Surprenant, son

of Scott and Judy, received Honorable Mention All Conference. Rookie of the Year team awards went to Alex Mages

and Brandon Helget, son of Bill („93) and Jenny (Braulick „94).

The cross country team consists of St. Mary‘s, Sleepy Eye Public and New Ulm Cathedral. The girls were led by senior

Kari Schumacher, daughter of Dean („76) and Julie. Kari won her third straight Tomahawk Conference race. She was

also named the Conference‘s Most Valuable Runner for the third straight year. Eighth graders Mary Joyce, daughter of

Dr. Jerry and Kathleen, and Jenny Lax, daughter of Randy and Diane, placed 9th and 10th respectively at the Confer-

ence Meet to earn All Conference Honorable Mention. For the boys, Stephen Joyce, son of Dr. Jerry and Kathleen,

and Nick DeMaris, son of Scott DeMaris and Mary Bougie, both sophomores, earned All Conference Honors by plac-

ing 5th and 6th respectively. Kari missed making it to the State Meet by one place when she finished 17th out of 133 at the

Section Meet. She led our girls to a 12th place finish out of 20 teams. This was a good finish for a team with one senior

and 4 eighth graders, states Coach Scott DeMaris. Kari Schumacher was the team‘s Most Valuable Runner, and she

earned the Leadership Award as well. Mary Joyce was named Most Improved. Stephen Joyce was the boys‘ Most

Valuable Runner. Nick DeMaris was the Most Improved.

The Lady Knights volleyball, under the direction of Coach Nicole Jensen, ended their season with a record of 12-14-1.

Senior Maddy Helget, daughter of Terry and Tammy, received All-Conference. Team Awards: Most Improved—

Rebecca Schmitz, daughter of Tony („82) and Lisa (Mages „84), MVP—Bethany Berkner, daughter of Pat („80) and

Patty (Spaeth „80), and Leadership Award—Maddy Helget. Academic All Conference: Jessica Schmitz, daughter of

Tony („82) and Lisa (Mages „84), Chelsea Hoffmann, daughter of David („86) and Mary Jo, Maddy Helget, Mariah

Salfer, daughter of Ron and Kim; Nikki Carr, daughter of Mike and Tammy; Lexie Weiss, daughter of Mike („86)

and Lori; Rebecca Schmitz, and Tori Anderson, daughter of Paul and Julie. Academic All State—Maddy Helget, and

Jessica Schmitz. Seniors that we have graduating are Maddy Helget, Jessica Schmitz, Lexi Fischer, daughter of Mary

Ann (Weiss „75) Fischer; Chelsea Hoffmann, Karlie Heiderscheidt, daughter of Terry („86) and Shelly and Jenna

Hose, daughter of Ed and Judy (Braulick „85).

Fall Sports Update

Senior Jordan Ander-

son is pictured with his

Southern Minnesota

Conference Offensive

Player of the Year

award.

The KNIGHTS OF OLDE held their annual reunion on Friday, December 7, 2012 at the Lost Spur in Eagan, MN. Pic-

tured in the front row (l-r): Phil Witt, Bill Weber („61), and Ron Witt („68). Second row (l-r): Marv Krzmarzick („53),

Jerome Hirsch („52), Pat Ubl („56), Tom Hentges („55), Bob Johnson („54), Paul Steffen („57), and Charles Murry

(„46). Back row (l-r): Gerard Schnobrich („57), Gerald Braun („57), Jerry Sellner („58), Bob Cleary („58), Bob

Huberty („55), Tom Ries („58), Dave Running

(„58), Melvin Weber („54), Rex Savage („53),

Linus “Butch” Savage („56), John Johnson („64),

Mike Hentges („62), Dick Hentges („56), Jim

Losleben („58), and Rich Haas („56). Bob

Schroepfer („56) was present earlier but not pic-

tured. The Knights of Olde consists of any males

who graduated from St. Mary‘s School. Please join

them for their next reunion on Friday, December 6,

2013. Thank you to the Knights of Olde for their

donation of $260.00 to our Adopt-A-Student fund.

Dear Alumni & Friends,

The first semester of this school year was

a flurry of activity as it is every year.

There are so many good things happening

at St. Mary‘s that it is impossible to enu-

merate all of them. Undoubtedly at the top

of the list are our dedicated and committed

administrators and staff, our teachers, support staff, mainte-

nance people, cooks, teachers‘ aides, our committed parents

and finally our wonderful students. All of this combined

makes for a joy-filled and inviting school. I believe, when

one keeps Jesus as the center of one‘s life, this is what hap-

pens.

The great value of our school is that it provides the oppor-

tunity to help all to be aware of the presence of Jesus and

the vital role He plays in our lives. This is what we hope our

students carry with them throughout their lives. There is

nothing more important for nothing has an eternal effect in

their lives like Jesus Christ. I ask that you continue to sup-

port all of our efforts to help our young people know Jesus

and love His Holy Church, His instrument of salvation in

the world. Please be generous with the blessings that you

have been given by God. It is in sharing that we become

more like God in our lives and deepen our bonds with Him.

May God bless each of you and may His name be praised

forever.

Msgr. Eugene L. Lozinski

Pastor-Superintendent

St. Mary‘s School held their 22nd Annual Alumni &

Friends Golf Tournament on Saturday, September 8, 2012.

Our proceeds came to $4,549.83 with 26 teams participat-

ing! Congratulations to the winners of the golf tourna-

ment: Brett Mathiowetz „00) holding his daughter Lilly,

Matt Mathiowetz („04) and senior Sean Mathiowetz.

Second place went to Tom Rathman („82), Rick Sellner

(„82) and Terry Reynolds („82). The longest drive went to

Bryan Weiss and senior Mackenzie Schutz, closest to the

pin was Brett Mathiowetz, and longest putt was Alan

Woitas („06). Skins went to Terry Heiderscheidt („86),

Mike Weiss („86) and Mike Reynolds („86).

Alumni & Friends Golf Tournament

31st Alumni Basketball Tournament

Thank you to everyone who participated in the tournament

this year and to the following sponsors for helping to make

this fundraiser one of our best yet with proceeds approx.

$,9,000: Schwartz Farms, Kim (Schmid „87) Auth,

Chuck Spaeth Ford, Sleepy Eye Electric, Dan („85) &

Lisa Steffl, St. Mary‟s Catering Ladies, Student Council,

Community Insurance Agency, Brian Mathiowetz („88),

Brad („88) & Christine Mathiowetz, Stimpert Enter-

prises, Tony („67) & Joyce Hoffmann, Catholic United

Financial, CCW, KColumbus, Tom Schmid („89), Shan-

non (Schmid „92) Yocum, Toby („63) & Gwen Schmid,

Dan („95) & Sheila (Sellner „96) Schmid, Judd („98) &

Jen Walter, Brent & Rachel (Mathiowetz „02) Kucera,

Bill & Anita Walter, Keven & Marnee (Schwab „93)

Currans, Thriveon, Chuck („74) & Lorette Zinniel,

Catholic Order of Foresters, Stark Farmers Mutual In-

surance Co., Bob („99) Schmid and Schweiss Meats.

The 2005-06 team won the basketball tournament for the

fourth time (third consecutive year) by defeating the 2001

Team with a score of 45-34. Pictured in the front row (l-r):

Willy Mangen („06), Alan Woitas („06), Jacob Bohnen

(„05). Back row (l-r): Billy Cook („06), Chris Ibberson

(„05), and Andrew Woitas („06) holding a photo of their ab-

sent teammate from previous years, Matt Gangelhoff („05).

Winning the co-ed volleyball tournament was Team Steffl:

David Schroepfer, Crissi Schewe („09), Becky

(Schroepfer „93) Wilfahrt, George Schwint („97), Jackie

(Schwint „99) Petermann and Nicole Steffl („01). Not pre-

sent for the picture was teammate Tom Hazuka.

Thank you to those who purchased raffle tickets. Con-

gratulations to our winners: Krista (Armbruster „05)

Moeller - TV, Roger Kral („61) - Apple iPad (chose $375 in

cash), Jim Peterson („04)- $300, Kathy (Moran „72)

Spaeth - $200, Gerald Shamla - $100, Dennis Bowers -

$100, Patricia (Sellner „91) Ericksen - $25, Dan Schmid

(„95) - $25, David J. Sellner („64) - $25 and Kayla (Koll

„78) Hanus - $25.

Mark Your Calendar for 2013 Tournaments

Golf Tournament—Saturday, September 14

Basketball Tournament—Saturday, December 28

St. Mary‘s High School Class of 1957 held their 55 year reunion at the Servicemen‘s Club on August 11, 2012. Front row (l-

r): JoAnn (Krzmarzick) Seifert, Sleepy Eye; Jeanette (Huiras) Zollner, Acton, MA; Mildred (Seidl) Rosenhammer, Sleepy

Eye; Mary Alice (Schroepfer) Berberich, Comfrey; Marianne (Hillesheim) Bianchi, New Ulm; and Pat (Remiger) Burns, Fair-

mont. Second Row (l-r): Delores (Mathiowetz) Helget, New Ulm; Charlene (Hillesheim) Peichel, Dell Rapids, SD; Patsy

(Hittesdorf) Weicherding, Sleepy Eye; Patsy (Sellner) Reynolds, Sleepy Eye; Eunice (Huiras) Frericks, New Ulm; Jan (Seidl)

Gallup, Mankato and Ralph Jon Fritz, Miromar Lakes, FL. Back row (l-r): Gerald Schnobrich, Hudson, WI; Les Haala, Sleepy

Eye; Clarice (Bruckbauer) Pilon, Inver Grove Heights; Ron Zollner, Acton, MA; Tom Bertrand, New Ulm; Myron Helget,

Shakopee; Tim Tauer, Sleepy Eye; Jerry Braun, Eagan; Clem Hoffmann, New Ulm; Paul Steffen, St. Paul. Present but not pic-

tured, Leo Steffl, Sleepy Eye. Thank you to the Class of 1957 for their donation of $125.68 to the Adopt-A-Student program.

Congratulations St. Mary’s Class Reunions

St. Mary‘s High School Class of 1962 held their 50 year reunion on August 4, 2012 at the Servicemen‘s Club in Sleepy Eye.

Pictured in the front row on the floor (l-r): John Zschetzsche, Mountain Lake; Ron Krzmarzick, Lake Elmo; Don Haala, Sleepy

Eye; John Krambeer, Richfield. Second row (l-r): Karen (Klein) Huettl, North Mankato; Bernadette (Riederer) Johnson, Mon-

tevideo; Marlene (Riederer) Johnson, New Ulm; Phyllis (Thul) Heinrich, Woodbury; Mary Lou (Gilland) Juettner, Columbia,

MO; Carol (Gulbrandson) Fischer, Maple Grove; Marian (Boettger) Altmann, New Ulm. Third row (l-r): Donna Mae (Suess)

Scofield, Backus; Frank Johnson, Waseca; Lois (Huiras) Hines, Alexandria; Margaret (Wurtzberger) Thiner, Walters; Veron-

ica (Marso) Schroeder, Mankato; Grace (Sellner) Strangis, Minneapolis; Diane (Schroepfer) Heiderscheidt, Sleepy Eye;

Phyllis (Helget) Sellner, Kasota; Sr. Clara Marie Schotzko, Paducah, KY; Tom Haala, New Ulm; Herb Schreiner, Sleepy Eye;

Elaine (Schueller) Berdan, Burnsville. Back row (l-r): Jerry Piehl, Sleepy Eye; Paul Hoffman, Hanska; Richard Zinniel, Sleepy

Eye; Jim Ries, Jackson; John Dietz, Breezy Point; Gerald Sellner, Sleepy Eye; Anthony Krzmarzick, Coon Rapids; Maurice

Gent, Bowlus. Present but not pictured, Don Mathiowetz, Springfield, and Don Hirsch, Sleepy Eye. Thank you to the Class of 1962 for their donation of $246 to the Recall and $200 to the Adopt-A-Student program.

Congratulations St. Mary’s Class Reunions St. Mary‘s High School Class of 1967

held their 45 year reunion on September

29, 2012 at the Eagles Orchid Inn in

Sleepy Eye. Pictured in the front row (l-r):

Tony Hoffmann, Sleepy Eye; Phil Witt,

W. St. Paul; Jerome Wurtzberger, Sleepy

Eye. 2nd row (l-r): Doug Schleisman, De-

lano; Neil Steffl, Shoreview; Mary

Baumann Durdin, Sleepy Eye; Carol

(Haecherl) Gent, Bowlus; Dennis Brau-

lick, New Ulm; Steve Soukup, New Ulm;

Mark Lee, St. Paul; Mike Carroll, Savage.

Back row (l-r): Pixie (Hoffmann) Dudley,

Lake City; Mary (Rubey) Bertrand, Coon

Rapids; Diane (Kachelmeier) Johnson, Baxter; Kathy (Bertrand) Suker, Akeley; Karen (Frederickson) Schafer, New Ulm;

Nancy (Connors) Brosam, Waseca; Diane (Ludewig) Maurer, Sleepy Eye; Steve Konz, Sleepy Eye; Carol (Fischer) Waibel,

Searles; Darlene (Hoffmann) Bjerketvedt, Eden Prairie; Arlene (Schmitz) Mages, New Ulm; Caroline Dietz, Edina; Jamie

Wurtzberger, New Ulm; Mary Jane (Hillesheim) Price, Spring Park; Louie Sellner, Sleepy Eye, Duane Helget, St. James.

St. Mary‘s High School Class

of 1977 held their 35 year reun-

ion on July 14, 2012 at the

Eagles Orchid Inn in Sleepy

Eye. Pictured in the front row

(l-r): Lowell Mathiowetz,

Sleepy Eye; Jeff Helget, Sleepy

Eye; Peter Schumacher, Sleepy

Eye; Dave Berdan, St. Cloud

and Brian Neid, Sleepy Eye.

Second row (l-r): Sally (Moldaschel) Boelter, Slayton; Jim Moldaschel, North Mankato; Ron Schroepfer, Brooklyn Park;

Mary Jo (Scherer) Pieper, Henning; Dan Tauer, Sleepy Eye; Denny Lux, New Ulm; Kathy Jo (Carr) Lux, New Ulm; Germaine

(Helget) Michels, Hanska; Denise (Sellner) Fischer, New Ulm; Mitch Maurer, Benson; Denise (Stoneberg) Helget, Sleepy

Eye; Mike Schroepfer, Comfrey and John Sellner, Sleepy Eye. Not pictured but present: Steve Hertling, Rita (Kuebler)

Hertling, Tom Schroepfer. Memories of the following deceased classmates will forever remain: Mary Haala, Scott Hoffmann,

John Eichberger, Ron Sellner, Rick Losleben, and Pat Ladd.

St. Mary‘s High School Class of

1982 held their 30 year reunion on

July 28, 2012 at the Eagles Orchid

Inn in Sleepy Eye. Pictured in the

front row (l-r): DeLoy Berkner,

Sleepy Eye; Tom Mages, New Ulm;

Andy Baumann, Green Bay, WI;

Tom Rathman, Otsego; Jim Sellner,

Sleepy Eye. Second row (l-r): Brad

Ludewig, Sleepy Eye; Tim Hey-

mans, Saint Joseph; Chris (Sellner)

Steffen, Sleepy Eye; Dorinda

(Kotten) Roiger, Springfield; Gwen

(Riebel) Brey, New Ulm; Lori

(Helget) Deibele, Sleepy Eye; Paul Sabatino, New Ulm. Third row (l-r): Stacie (Lee) Falvey, Lake City; Christine (Hoffmann)

Lukes, Sleepy Eye; Kim (Hoffmann) Krzmarzick, Sleepy Eye; Annette (Braun) Berkner, Sleepy Eye; Linda (Lochner) New-man, Maple Grove; Lenore (Horvat) Ellertson, Loganville, GA; Sue (Windschitl) Huiras, Sleepy Eye; Valerie (Tauer) Kranz,

Amboy; Danette (Sellner) Olson, Lakeville; Lyle Mangen, Willmar. Back row (l-r): Rick Sellner, North Mankato; Tony

Schmitz, Sleepy Eye; Michael Schwartz, New Ulm; Terry Reynolds, North Mankato; Dean Meyer, Sleepy Eye; Tim Steffl,

Prior Lake; Francis Fromm, Sleepy Eye; Randy Goblirsch, Sleepy Eye; Brian Braun, Sleepy Eye; and Mike Steffl, Sleepy Eye.

Thank you to the Class of 1982 for their donation of $560.00 to the Terry Treml Memorial Fund in memory of their deceased

classmates, Terry Treml and David Braulick.

Congratulations St. Mary’s Class Reunions St. Mary‘s High School

Class of 1992 held their 20

year reunion on August 4,

2012 at the Railway Bar &

Grill in Sleepy Eye. Pic-

tured in the front row (l-r):

April (Schroepfer) Wood,

Shoreview; Liz (Treml)

Sobolik, Minneapolis;

Kristi (Groebner) Hose,

Lake Crystal; Tricia

(Seidl) Tauer, Lafayette;

Jenny (Schwab) Minelli, Pleasantville, NY; Becky (Hoffman) Weymann, Sleepy Eye; Jenny (Heiderscheidt) Stevens,

Sleepy Eye. Back row (l-r): Michael Huiras, North Mankato; Brian Strate, Sleepy Eye; Craig Sellner, Eagle Lake; Bryan

Sellner, Sleepy Eye; Brent Haala, Kasson; Matt Sprenger, St. Paul. Thank you to the Class of 1992 for their donation of

$75 to the Recall.

St. Mary‘s High School Class of 2002 held

their 10 year reunion on July 28, 2012 at the

Eagles Orchid Inn in Sleepy Eye. Pictured in

the front row (l-r): Tricia (Zinniel) Ander-

son, St. James; Allison (Braun) Hazuka,

New Ulm; Shelly Eckstein, Minneapolis;

Lisa Sellner, Sleepy Eye. Second row (l-r):

Rachel (Mathiowetz) Kucera, Sleepy Eye;

Julia (Fischer) Strand, Janesville; Clint

Mack, Inver Grove Heights; Brian Seidl,

Mankato; J.J. Helget, North Mankato; Geri

(Carr) Pelzel, Woodbury. Third row (l-r):

Sarah (Haala) Hinderman, Sleepy Eye; Faith

Moldan, Absarokee, MT; Stacy Kay

Berkner, Minneapolis; Terry Tauer, Colo-

rado Springs, CO; Ben Marti, Mankato; Andrew Huiras, Sleepy Eye; Cory Walser, New Ulm. Back row l-r: Andrew Wagner,

Sleepy Eye; Mike Lax, Sleepy Eye; Joe Huiras, Janesville; Chad Armbruster, Sleepy Eye and Darrin Haala, New York, NY.

Homecoming 2012 Congratulations to our 2012 Home-

coming Queen Elise Helget and King

Jordan Anderson. Elise is the daugh-

ter of Rick and Becky (Wagner „92 –

Homecoming Queen in 1991) and

Jordan is the son of Paul and Julie.

Congratulations to the attendants,

Molly Schwartz, daughter of Joe

(„72) and Judy; Kansas Adams, son

of Kristi Domm; Jessica Schmitz,

daughter of Tony („82) and Lisa (Mages „84); and Dillon

Kober, son of Mark and Tami. We also congratulate the en-

tire court: Maddy Helget, daughter of Terry and Tammy;

Jenna Hose, daughter of Ed and Judy (Braulick „85);

Mackenzie Schutz, daughter of Shannon and Sue; Karlie

Heiderscheidt, daughter of Terry („86) and Shelly; Cody

Berkner, son of DeLoy („82) and Annette (Braun „82); Alex

Mages, son of Mike („83) and Amy (Steffl „84); Sean

Mathiowetz, son of Glen and Lana (Wendinger „81); and

Mitch Neid, son of Dan („81) and Sandy.

Welcome! St. Mary‘s Catholic

School welcomes two

new faculty members

for the 2012-2013

school year. Pictured

here is Nick Mayhew,

high school English

teacher for grades 7, 8 and 10 and Amber Dell-Green,

the guidance counselor.

St. Mary’S CatholiC SChool—Since 1883 Our school will celebrate 130 years of Catholic Educa-

tion next fall. We are busy preparing an event to cele-

brate this milestone. Please watch for more information

to be published at a later date.

1953 Class Reunion The Class of 1953 will hold their 60 year class reunion

on September 14, 2013 at noon at the Eagles Orchid

Inn in Sleepy Eye. Contact person: Arlene (Pelzel)

Tauer at 507-794-6156.

Let Perpetual Light Shine Upon Them… (through December 10, 2012)

Bruce Virgin, 83, died on May 6, 2012. Bruce is survived by his wife Kathleen (Murry ‗49) and their sons, Kurt,

Bryan, Paul and Tom.

Joseph Braun, 81, died on July 22, 2012. He was a member of the class of 1949. He is survived by his three children,

Pat Zuhlsdorf, Gary and Kevin.

Delbert Fischer Sr., 87, died August 27, 2012. Delbert was a 1942 graduate of St. Mary‘s School. He is survived by his

wife Geraldine and children, Sharon Stueber, Delbert Jr., Ricky, Mark, Brian, Dean and Kevin.

John “Jack” Steffl, 79, died on September 4, 2012. Jack graduated from St. Mary‘s High School in 1951. He is sur-

vived by his wife Sylvia (Marso ‗54) and their children, Michael (‗82), Stephen (‗83), Dan (‗85), and Paul (‗87).

E. Peter Schmitz, 88, died on September 24, 2012. He graduated from St. Mary‘s in 1942. He is survived by his wife

Rita and their 13 children, David (‗70), Joseph (‗71), William (‗73), Marita (‗75), Catherine (‗76) Smith, Peter (‗78),

Clare (‗79) Bjork, Paul (‗81) (Deb Krzmarzick ‗80), Tony (‗82) (Lisa Mages ‗84), Ann (‗84) (John ‗84) Schotzko, Car-

mella (‗85) Leggon, Dan (‗86), and Jon (‗90).

Juline (Ubl) Moldan, 73, died on September 24, 2012. She graduated from St. Mary‘s in 1959. She is survived by her

son Daniel.

Alan Braun, 52, died on October 11, 2012. Alan graduated from St. Mary‘s in 1978. He is survived by his wife Lynda

and their two children, Cole and Ally.

Herbert Windschitl, 82, died on October 14, 2012. Herbert graduated in 1949. He is survived by his wife Bernie and

their children, Michael, Francis, Brian, Jane, Patrick and Gary.

Robert “Bob” Simon, 57, died October 22, 2012. He is survived by his wife Vickie (Ladd ‗85) and their children, Dan,

Nicholas and Lindsay

Vickie Wenner, 62, died on November 5, 2012. She is survived by her husband Bernie and children, Shawn (‗97) (Sara

Moldaschel ‗96), Ben (‗98), Jesse (‗02) and Maria (‗04). Vickie taught at St. Mary‘s School for many years.

Jerome Schroepfer, 84, died on November 27, 2012. He attended St. Mary‘s School. He is survived by his wife Arlene

and children, Carol (‗72), Ronald (‗77) and Steven (‗79).

Rosella Hillesheim, 90, died on December 4, 2012. Rosella is survived by her children, Bernetta Helget, Carol (Pat ‗61)

Wurtzberger, Diane Seifert, Beverly (Stephen ‗67) Soukup, James, John (Lorraine Scherer ‗81), and Christina Hopp.

Rose Mary H. (Bertrand) Kral, 95, died December 9, 2012. Rose Mary was a member of the class of 1936. She is sur-

vived by her children, Eileen McNab (‗55), Leon (‗63), Priscilla Dudley (‗67), Marjorie Balint (‗68), Dan (‗70)

(Christine Seifert ‗70) and Curtis (‗75).

Congratulations Newlyweds!

Kristine Seidl („06) married Tyler Mickelson on April 12, 2012

Matt Ibberson („01) married Crystal Lauzer on August 3, 2012

Michael Braulick („05) married Caitlin Dolphin on Sept. 8, 2012

Sara Wersal („04) married Jason Filzen on Sept. 15, 2012

Jessica Pelzel („07) married Justin Helget on Oct. 20, 2012

Joe Heiderscheidt („01) married Laura Backer on Oct. 26, 2012

Krista Armbruster („05) married Michael Moeller on Nov. 3, 2012

Andrew Konz („01) married Christine Alberts on Nov. 16, 2012

Rachel Heiderscheidt („04) married Seth Weeks on Dec. 1, 2012

Terry Treml Memorial Fund By Dean Brinkman (‘81)

This year was another phe-

nomenal year for the TERRY

TREML MEMORIAL. The

team water cooler cart was

purchased and put to use just

in time for the fall football

schedule. This multi-use cart

will be used for more than

football. A very special

THANK YOU goes out to all

donations and especially the

generous donation of $560 from the Class of 1982

(while celebrating their 30 year reunion) in memory

of their two deceased classmates, David Braulick &

Terry Treml.

If you are looking for a tax deductible way to give

to St. Mary's, please consider donating to this won-

derful cause. Remember, ANY size donation is

greatly appreciated and adds up to A LOT each and

every year. We have been truly blessed! Each &

every penny is turned over to the school and they

decide where they can truly use these wonderful

donations. We are so blessed. THANK YOU!

From the Development Director, Chris (Berkner ‘81) Heiderscheidt

Our 2013 Alumni & Friends Annual Appeal

is on its way to reaching its goal of $50,000!

Thank you to everyone who has sent a gift; as

of 1/9/13 we have received $33,533.78 from

200 donors. Wouldn‘t it be great to hear from

at least 25% of our 3,300 alumni and friends?

The money received from this appeal will be

used to satisfy the budgeted increase of $500

(plus benefits) for school personnel salaries already factored

in for this 2012-2013 school year. Once the money is received

to satisfy this budgeted amount, any extra funds will be given to the

teachers as an additional bonus. Please consider sending your dona-

tion today. Thank you!

St. Mary’s Recall

St. Mary‟s High School

104 St. Mary‟s Street NW

Sleepy Eye, MN 56085

507-794-4121

www.sesmschool.com

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Permit no. 36

Sleepy eye, mn

We STILL Got Fr. Steffl! The rivalry between the St. Mary‘s Knights and the Cathedral Greyhounds is always an excit-

ing one. During this year‘s football season, SMS was fortunate enough to not only beat CHS during the regular season (30-

14), but eliminate a strong Hounds team during play offs (48-28). The SMS Cheerleaders believe that the Knights‘ ―secret

weapon‖ just may have been Fr. Mark Steffl. Fr. Steffl used to teach at Cathedral, but since his appointment to Sleepy Eye

St. Mary‘s our football team has experienced incredible success…and Fr. Steffl has traded his maroon and gray for green

and gold! St. Mary‘s knows that we are very blessed to have Fr. Steffl! Pictured (l-r): Jessica Schmitz, daughter of Tony („82)

and Lisa (Mages „84); Kaitlyn Krzmarzick, daughter of Leon („81) and Kim (Hoffmann „82); Fr. Steffl; Leah Schneider, daughter

of Kevin Schneider and Amy Wendinger; Lexie Weiss, daughter of Mike („86) and Lori; Deonna Brinkman, daughter of Dean

(„81) and Sandy; Nikki Carr, daughter of Mike and Tammy; Andrea Schwartz, daughter of Mark („80) and Anita, Mariah Salfer,

daughter of Ron and Kim: Jamie Marti, daughter of Dell and Cindy; Taylor Pelzel, daughter of Larry („80) and Lisa, Larissa Hel-

get, daughter of David („81) and Tammy; and Bethany Berkner, daughter of Pat („80) and Patty (Spaeth „80).