Alumni 1947-51
1947 Founders Society Benne Muckenthaler Founders
Alumni 1951-54
Eddie and Audrey Zins*
Benedictine Legacy Society
Faithful Donors
Rev. Eugene G. Belair†
Rev. Leander E. Dosch, OCSO*
Ernest J.† and Eileen Bergeron
Rev. Sylvester M. Kleinschmidt*
Dr. Theodore and Bernadine† Gimenez
Dr. J. Raymond† and Mary Helbert Patrick Greil Founders Msgr. James D. Habiger Dr. Harris D. and Mary Hanson
Benedictine Legacy Society
1948 Founders Society Boniface Wimmer Founders Frank and Julia Ladner
Dr. Robert R. and Megan Haan
Cornelius Wittmann Founders
John M. Haupt
Robert J. and Jeanette Welle
Rev. Florian Muggli, OSB†
Benne Muckenthaler Founders
Rev. Thomas J. Reardon†
W. Bronson† and Dorothy Simonet
Annual Giving
Patrick Greil Founders
Rev. Peter W. Grady† John E. and Geraldine Happe George E. and Jeanine Hawkins Arthur J. and Esther Hessburg Albert T. Hinnenkamp† and
George and Dolores Schmidt*
Rev. Vernon Miller, OSB† Jerome H. and Lois† Terhaar Robert J. and Jeanette Welle
Annual Giving
President’s Level
Peter W.† and Mary† Demery
Jerome J. Engleson*
Benne Muckenthaler Founders
Jerry and Kay Ulschmid*
Dave and Marian Aylmer*
H. James Gahr, LLB†
Eugene and Claire Fox*
George and Shirley Borgerding
Alvin R. Wichterman*
Ch, Col. G. R. Pryor, USAF (Ret)*
Lt. Col. Francis and Margie Riley
Bert and Barbara Hartinger*
Rev. Alan W. Moss†
John W. and Sylvia Winkelman*
Gerald and Patricia Schnobrich*
William R. Stary†
Philip J.† and Rose Marie Hartman*
John D. O’Dougherty†
Faithful Donors
Dean’s Level
Richard V.† and Sunny Wicka
Dr. Philip and Elizabeth Hessburg*
Patrick Greil Founders
Gabe J.† and Shirley Brusseau*
Robert J. Breen*
Rev. Thomas J. Ryan
Max J. Burbach*
Patrick W. and Elaine Bresnahan*
John R. and Mary Conlin
John E. and Carole Broeren*
Ralph and Gitta Opatz
Dr. Delphin† and Kathleen† Kohler
Albert J.† and Carol Ann Francis*
John B. and Mary Kay Dougherty*
Rev. Gerald L. Potter†
Lester F. LeMay†
Leo and Lucia Huntington*
Robert C. Henry*
Rev. William A. Wenninger†
Rev. John E. Malik†
Bernard and Kathryn Jansen*
Jack Hyneman*
Annual Giving
Rev. Alan W. Moss†
Tom Landwehr*
Dr. Robert and Theresa Kelsch*
John D. O’Dougherty†
William E. Murray
James and Darlene Leinen*
Rev. Thomas J. Ryan
Francis Rausch*
Lt. Col. Donald Miller*
Thomas† and Lois Sinner
John W.† and Phyllis Roche*
Louis and Sarah Reilly*
Richard and Jean† Stranik
James W. Seifert*
Anthony Schulzetenberg*
Wilfred A.† and Bunny† Wahl
Louis† and Jo Senta*
James D. Schumacher*
Dr. Gordon C. Zahn†
Arthur S. Severson*
Rev. William C. Sherman*
James and Carol† Unger*
Jerome and Elizabeth Spaeth*
Benedictine Legacy Society
Wallace F. and Marge Pattock*
Frederic† and Rita Templeman*
Raymond J. and Loretta Colwell*
Anonymous
Dean’s Level
Founders Society
James J. and Virginia Engel*
Anthony M. and Margaret Cremers*
Donald LeMay Fellows
Frank and Julia Ladner
Richard J. and Shirley† Donovan*
Patrick Greil Founders
Eugene R. Hawkins
J. Patrick Rooney†
James F. Griffin†
Edwin M.† and Kathleen† Theisen
Rev. Kenneth E. Thielman*
Dr. Robert A. and Lois Liners
Harry W. John*
Frederick F. Fandel*
Trustee’s Level
John and Bette Streeter*
Benedictine Legacy Society
Walter Reger Fellows
President’s Level
Richard J. and Jean† Stranik*
Merlen Biebe-sheimer
Francis W.† and Lee Miller
Hon. Robert G.† and Catherine Renner*
1950
Virgil Michel Fellows Rev. Peter W. Grady† Martin Schirber Fellows William L. and Lorraine Cofell Willem T. Ibes*
Annual Giving
George W. Lund*
Donald LeMay Fellows
1951
Walter Reger Fellows
Dr. Delphin† and Kathleen† Kohler Virgil Michel Fellows
Founders Society
Donor Key
Donald LeMay Fellows
George E. and Jeanine Hawkins*
Robert J. and Jeanette Welle*
George and Shirley Borgerding*
Demetrius di Marogna Founders
Founders Society
Trustee’s Level
Walter Reger Fellows
Ralph R. Opatz*
Rev. Kenneth F. Knoke†
Wimmer Founders
Martin Schirber Fellows
W. Bronson† and Dorothy Simonet*
Donald and Charleen Peterson*
$5 million or more
James and DeLoris Gits*
Cornelius Wittmann Founders
Trustee’s Level
Lawrence E. and Carole Schwietz
Vincent and Elizabeth† Paul
di Marogna Founders
Walter Reger Fellows
Edward W. Edelbrock*
President’s Level
$1 million - $4,999,999
James and Rita Gassner*
Benne Muckenthaler Founders
President’s Level
Donald A. and Rosemary Kalkman*
Peter M.† and Norma† Mies
Wittmann Founders
Jacob J.† and Ruth Polta*
William H. Meyers*
Joseph P. Martin†*
Rev. Joseph J. Senger*
Leander and Mary Torborg
$500,000 - $999,999
Dolores and Roger J. Nierengarten
Robert Schanhaar*
Riss Founders
Trustee’s Level
Patrick Greil Founders
Dean’s Level
Dean’s Level
Eugene R. Hawkins*
Terry and Kathy Dooley
$250,000 - $499,999
Gordon J. Durenberger*
Ernest J.† and Eileen Bergeron*
Muckenthaler Founders
Robert and Anita Peffer*
Donald F. Meyers†
Dr. Austin and Fran Loeffler*
John T. Cassidy
Dr. Raymond† and Charlotte Shirley*
Robert J. and Rita Rengel
$100,000 - $249,999
James H. and Kathleen Martin*
Andre Chaveton*
Greil Founders
President’s Level
Lewis C.† and Vivian McGonagle*
Frederick J.† and Lois Gelbmann*
$50,000 - $99,999
Dr. Douglas J. and Janet Coy*
Phillip E. and Mary Jane McManus*
Rev. Douglas J. Gits
Benedictine Legacy Society
Robert and Joann Sauter*
Donald† and Pat Gray
Planned gifts to Abbey or University
Dr. James and Gabrielle Traxler* Duane R.† and Dolores Van Orsow* Richard J. and Jeré Wasko* Joseph A. Wilfahrt* William J. and Kathleen Wimmer* Sylvester J. Zylla* Faithful Donors
Benedictine Legacy Society Anonymous Roger E. and Mary Lou Birk Roger G.† and Mary Anne Boos Dr. Donald E. and Sandra Chisholm Daniel G. and Mabel Coborn Peter W.† and Mary† Demery Dr. Ev and Ardeth Duthoy Jerome and Catherine† Engleson H. James Gahr, LLB† Paul and Mavis Gannon Rev. Jerome J. Holtzman Thomas and Mary McKeown William O.† and Elizabeth Nilles Rev. David J. Reider† Lt. Col. Francis and Margie Riley Claude and Mary Schneider Robert and Anne† Simons William R. Stary† Dr. Felix E. and Bibiana Tristani Richard V.† and Sunny Wicka
Benedictine Legacy Society
George E. and Anne C. Hildahl*
Virgil Michel Fellows
Rev. Kenneth F. Knoke†
Rev. Edwin J. Kraemer
Dr. Ev and Ardeth Duthoy*
Valerius N. Gasperlin*
Donald F. Meyers†
Francis J.† and Maxine Macioch*
Martin Schirber Fellows
Linus L. Guggenberger*
Peter M.† and Norma† Mies
Rev. Gerald A. McCarthy*
William R. VanSloun*
Vincent and Elizabeth† Paul
George† and Margaret Nelson*
Joseph A. and Gloria Cascalenda*
Richard and Marian Zejdlik*
Dr. Robert A. and Lois Liners*
James D. and Connie† Schumacher
Dr. George† and Twila Richter*
Edgar A. and Betty Harthman*
Donald LeMay Fellows
Dean’s Level
Allan and Anne Schmid*
Patrick H.† and Eleanor McHale*
Dr. James H. Weber
James and Margaret Sturm*
Dr. John N. and Marjorie Heinz*
$10,000 - $24,999
Loyal L. and Dorothy Arens*
Ralph E. and Rosemarie Weber*
John W. Zapp
John E. and Rosemary Woell*
Raymond and Jean Keating*
Kenneth H.† and Jane Zirbes
William T. Mosso*
Dean’s Level $100 - $249 Faithful Donors Up to $99 † deceased * unrestricted annual fund gift • Saint John’s Abbey
Rev. Eugene G. Belair† James H. Garfunkel† George E. and Jeanine Hawkins Lawrence and Marilyn† Schwietz Rev. William A. Wenninger† Patrick Greil Founders
Larry J. O’Donnell*
David J. and Leona G. Braun*
Vernon M.† and Helen Sames*
Bob† and Martha Brophy*
Annual Giving
Clifford and Edith Scherer*
John E. Cronin, Jr. and Mary Cronin*
Donald LeMay Fellows
Kenneth D. Schlichting*
Michael J. and Mary Dressen*
Vincent J. Paul*
Faithful Donors
Dick Eich*
Virgil Michel Fellows
Founders Society
Anonymous
Dr. Roger Greer*
Robert J. and Rita Rengel*
Boniface Wimmer Founders
Arthur J. and Veronica† Buchl*
Robert A. Gresbrink*
Martin Schirber Fellows
Robert and Anne† Simons
Dr. Bernard† and Janet Gervais*
William B. and Colette Kauffman*
Terry and Kathy Dooley*
Demetrius di Marogna Founders
Ralph P.† and Mary Ann Hackert*
John and Jean Kosch*
Walter Reger Fellows
Anonymous
Dr. Eugene C. and Sally Herzog*
Dr. Allen and Rose Krebs*
Lawrence O. and Claire Chouinard*
The Coborn Family and Coborn’s Inc.
Thomas P. Hockert*
Dr. James J. Michels and
Vernon W. Fahrenkrug*
Cornelius Wittmann Founders
Paul and Mary Loeffler*
Colleen Thompson Michels*
William J. Herzog*
Roger E. and Mary Lou Birk
Albert and Louise Nieters*
James and Rita Mullen*
Patrick† and Marianne Murphy*
Dr. Ev and Ardeth Duthoy
James W. Quinlivan†*
Robert† and Helen Nicklaus*
Robert and Marilyn Obermiller*
William O.† and Elizabeth Nilles
George† and LaDonna Reisdorf*
Dr. Maurice and Eileen Northup*
John S. and Peggy Spalding*
Bruno Riss Founders
Robert† and Mary Lou Schoenberg*
Michael D. O’Brien*
Jack and Claire Stary*
Paul and Mavis Gannon
Rev. Thomas J. Ryan*
Leander and Mary Torborg*
Thomas and Mary McKeown
Eugene Scribner*
DePaul Willette and Judith Willis*
Benne Muckenthaler Founders
John C. Smith*
John W. Zapp
Raymond and Jean Keating
Eldor A. and CalVerna Wilfahrt*
Rev. Donald LeMay, OSB
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Joseph A. Kimlinger*
William O.† and Elizabeth Nilles*
George W. and Audrey Hinger*
$250 - $499
Thomas E. and Margaret Hanson*
Robert J. Hasling*
Frederick J.† and Kathleen Pusch*
President’s Level
Robley B.† and Rita Evans*
Thomas and Mary McKeown*
Dr. Joseph W. and Dawn Miller*
Benne Muckenthaler Founders
Wallace A. and Betty Diekman*
Rev. Lawrence S. Gerend*
John E. and Geraldine Happe*
Rev. Peter W. Grady†
Richard and Katherine Chmielewski*
Donald LeMay Fellows
Lloyd W.† and Betty Miller*
$500 - $999
Richard J.† and Catherine Carey*
Sidney† and Patricia Dierberger
$25,000 or more
Young Fellows
Robert† and Shirley† Boeser*
Rev. Wilfred R. Theisen, OSB
Hon. John E.† and Doris Simonett*
Thomas E.† and Mae L. Bolger
Rev. Knute Anderson, OSB •
Daniel G. and Mabel Coborn*
Walter Reger Fellows
Bruno Riss Founders
Faithful Donors
Eugene L. and Rose Deutsch*
Don Talafous Fellows
$500 - $999
Bernard Wenninger*
Robert and Katherine Scheuer*
Henry R. Chirhart*
Trustee’s Level
Charles and Nancy Wenner*
Roger E. and Mary Lou Birk
John B. Moriarty*
Dr. Theodore and Bernadine† Gimenez
Rev. James F. Vennix*
Robert R.† and Mary Lou Dahms*
Raymond and Beverly† Muskat
Anonymous
Rev. Robert L. Valit*
Charles V.† and Mary Ann Randall*
Richard† and Mary Pluth Palmquist*
$1,000 - $2,499
Deacon Glenn and Patricia Teske*
Richard J. and Loretta Miller*
Rev. Donald W. Rieder
Walter Reger Fellows
Rev. Edward J. Sherman*
E. Joseph and Jane E. Welle*
Thomas C. and Shirley Herzog*
Cornelius Wittmann Founders
Col. William T. Schwob, USAF Ret.*
Don Talafous Fellows
Raymond L. and Barbara Hackert*
Founders Society
Claude and Mary Schneider*
Robert M. and Deloris Condon*
Thomas† and Lois Sinner*
$2,500 - $4,999
Lt. Col. Francis and Margie Riley*
Norman J. and Shirlee Bauer*
Arthur J. and Esther Hessburg*
Martin Schirber Fellows
Dr. Thomas and Virginia Reichert*
Robert E. and Vivian King*
Otto† and Marge Schaefer
1949
Edward and Dorothy O’Brien*
Annual Giving
Faithful Donors
$5,000 - $9,999
Rev. Jerome J. Holtzman*
William J. and Claudine Athmann*
Annual Giving
Virgil Michel Fellows
Dr. Hector F. and Mary Hoenig*
1952
R. Ted and Lorraine Peller Dr. Felix E. and Bibiana Tristani* Richard V.† and Sunny Wicka*
Rev. Arthur A. Vogel
Annual Giving Don Talafous Fellows Dr. James and Marlene McKeown Martin Schirber Fellows Thomas and Carol Jean Krause Walter Reger Fellows Bernard and Peggy Althoff* Robert F. and Elodia Dixon* Harold J. and Mary Duffy* Dr. Robert and Mary Foley* Roland and Rose Anne Ley* Bob W. and Mary Mareck Dr. David† and Betty McMahon* Francis H.† and Ludmila Voelker
Rev. Alexander P. Ludwig Dr. Joseph M. Moser
Dale Lungwitz*
James A. and Joan Pierret
Deacon Thomas J. and Marilyn Murray
Dr. John E. and Irene Rielly
Francis and Rosemary Roehl*
Rev. Kenneth Russell
R. Conrad and Georgia Schmid*
John G.† and Lois Schwob
Rev. Nicholas M. Zimmer*
Dr. Waldemar H. Wenner
Dean’s Level
Hon. Kenneth G. and Maxine Ziebarth
Roger and Mary Braun* James E. and Helen Burkart* Rev. Martin T. Cullen Robert H. Engels* Donald E. Futrell*
John and Theresa Thurmes*
Gerald J.† and Maurna† Donovan
Rev. Marc C. Tillia*
Dr. Robert and Mary Foley
Leo H. and Betty Sue Wolf*
Capt. John J. and Jan Lahr
Lambert X. and Virginia Zenner*
Lyle and Marilyn Theisen
Faithful Donors
Patrick Greil Founders
William A. and Dorothy Bierbaum*
Dr. Robert L. Delorme
George F. and Geri Bodmer*
Harold J. and Mary Duffy
Roger W. and Marcia Bresnahan
Thomas and Carol Jean Krause
Robert J.† and Irene Casey*
Paul and Julia Frawley*
James P. Gillach†
John and Rita Lange*
Rev. Theodore F. Gustin†
Norman J. and Rosemary Meyer*
Capt. John J. and Jan Lahr
Eugene P.† and Margaret Preiss*
Rev. Eugene K. Lemm†
Dean’s Level
Rev. Kenneth Russell
Lawrence J. and Candy Hayes*
Rev. Martin T. Cullen
Dr. Robert and Mary Foley
Victor J. Lab†
Robert C. and Sybil Johnson
William and Kathryne Sather*
Charles E. and Carmelle Dowdle*
Joe B. Eikmeier
Dr. Robert L. Delorme*
Donald W. and Lorraine Rubertus*
Dr. Robert L. Delorme
Patrick Greil Founders
Donald J. and Mary Lu Herzog
Benne Muckenthaler Founders
Timothy M.† and Stella Curran*
Rev. Richard M. VerBust†
President’s Level
Dr. James and Marlene McKeown
Rev. Martin T. Cullen
Donald J. and Mary Lu Herzog
Joe B. Eikmeier
Charles D. and Margaret McCarthy*
Roger G.† and Mary Anne Boos*
Leonard S. and Margie Busch
Aloysius W. Then*
Patrick and Marilyn Lewis*
William O.† and Mary Christopherson
Benne Muckenthaler Founders
Michael M. and Mary Donahue
Eugene W. McCarthy†
Roger L.† and Margaret Abler
John G.† and Lois Schwob
Capt. John J. and Jan Lahr*
Cornelius Wittmann Founders
Dr. Zdenek Cernohous
James A. and Joan Pierret
Charles F. and Sally Cammack
Donald and Frances Lamm*
President’s Level
Charles F. and Sally Cammack
Roger C. and Thelma Huyink*
Richard J. Lalonde*
George F. and Geri Bodmer
Bruno Riss Founders
Benedictine Legacy Society
Founders Society
Peter M. and Joan Herges*
Dr. Waldemar H. Wenner
Trustee’s Level
1953
Benedictine Legacy Society
H.E. Ambassador Robert and Ellen Shafer
Eugene J.† and Phyllis Volk
Julian J. Gasperlin*
Trustee’s Level
Robert C. and Sybil Johnson
Terence L. and Millicent Dosh Gene A. and Frances J. Eiden* Gerald R. and Margaret Hovey* Richard A. and Marjorie† LeBrun* John L.† and Janet Martin* John W. and Wendy McKenzie* Rev. Luke Steiner, OSB† Chris and Patricia Traxler* William O. and Pat Wendlandt*
Annual Giving Don Talafous Fellows Hon. Kenneth G. and Maxine Ziebarth* Donald LeMay Fellows Leonard S. and Margie Busch Victor J. Lab† Rev. Alexander P. Ludwig James A. and Joan Pierret* Virgil Michel Fellows H.E. Ambassador Robert and Ellen Shafer Martin Schirber Fellows Francis and Harriet Giesen* Daniel and LaVonne Nicolai* Walter Reger Fellows Michael M. and Mary Donahue Joe B. Eikmeier* Louis M. and Eileen Gottwalt* Dale J. and Joan Happe* John C. Massmann* John G.† and Lois Schwob Dr. Waldemar H. Wenner* President’s Level Dr. Henry† and Ruth Brattensborg* Paul and Sallie Goebel* Clement C. and Winnie Kroll* Dr. Rolland D. Pistulka* Dr. John E. and Irene Rielly* Casey A. and Mary Ann Vilandre* Dean’s Level Bill and Georgia Braun*
1954
Charles F. and Sally Cammack*
Eugene W. McCarthy†
Founders Society
Rev. Peter J. Fransco*
Anonymous
Dr. James and Marlene McKeown
Demetrius di Marogna Founders
John R. and Greta Gravelle*
Dr. Donald E. and Sandra Chisholm*
Lyle and Marilyn Theisen
Rev. Alexander P. Ludwig
Hans J. and Beverly Koehler*
Larry A. and Rita Donlin*
Francis H.† and Ludmila Voelker
Cornelius Wittmann Founders
Richard A. and Regina McCarthy*
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Louis and Peggy Filiatrault*