In Memoriam Rose Marie (Vigil) ’55 Turgeon, Chamberlain, SD passed away March 27, 2011.
Sr. Gertrude Greathouse, OSB ’44, Atchison, died June 16, 2011. She graduated from Mount St. Scholastica College in 1948, making her monastic profession in 1949. She earned her master’s degree in music education from the University of Missouri and taught music in all three Atchison Catholic Elementary Schools; Sacred Heart, St. Benedict’s and St. Joseph’s as well as other schools in Iowa, Nebraska, Kansas and Missouri. Susan (Stanton) ’51 Shrout died October 6, 2010. Her twin sister, Sarah (Stanton) ’51 Hagen, passed away June 17, 2011 Bernadette (Haegelin) ’39 Seikel, Yukon, OK died June 19, 2011. Shirley Hammack, wife of Jack R. Hammack ’44, Overland Park, KS passed away July 21, 2011. Jack and Shirley were very good friends with Fr. Edwin Watson, OSB. Shirley was a member of the League of St. Maur. John E. Vandeloo, Atchison, passed away August 4, 2011. He is survived by his daughters, Cindy ’75 (Don) Lassen, and Kathy Vandeloo ’69. Mamie Domann, Atchison, died August 8, 2011. She is survived by her six children, David ‘71 (Libby) Domann, Patricia Domann ‘72, Joe ’74 (Sherry) Domann, Sara ’76 (Jeff) Ryan, Grace ’77 (Les) Burchett, BJ ’82 (Maria) Domann. Nancy (Lambert) ’53 Gianino, St. Louis, MO passed away August 30, 2011. Geraldine (Gormley) ’61 Jestel, Davenport, IA passed away September 2, 2011.
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Michael Purcell ’73, Atchison, died September 11, 2011. He is survived by his parents, Larry ’52 and Bonnie Purcell, wife, Gail, son, Jason ’01, daughters, Jodi and Amy; sisters, Sharon ’76 Kuhn, Debbie Stone, and Diane Dame. Betty (Koch) ’39, Istas, Blue Springs, MO passed away September 12, 2011. James Wavada ’42, Enfield, CT died September 13, 2011. Jim was a friend of Fr. Edwin Watson, OSB and assisted him in fundraising with his time and writing skills. Mary Lou (Heier) ’61 Maciel, Overland Park, passed away September 16. Among her survivors are brother, Jack ’58. Martha ( Lanfermann) ’48 Heath, Gaithersburg, MD, passed away September 17, 2011. She is survived by her sister, Mary Lou (Lanfermann) ’59 Smith, and brother Paul Lanfermann ’56. David Hoffman, ’58, Atchison, died September 17, 2011. He is survived by his wife, Lynn (Dempster) ’61 Hoffman; his daughters, Deborah, Beth, Ann, and Patricia; and thirteen grandchildren including Brendan Hoffman ’11. Rebecca (Giles) ’84 Armontrout, Atchison, passed away September 18, 2011. Survivors include sister, Deborah (Giles) ’81 Sauer; brothers, Charles ’82 and Timothy ’87. Her three children survive, Caralyne (who attended MSSA in 2001 and 2002 as a freshman and sophomore), Kathleen, and Darren. Michael P. Keeley, ’49, Belleville, IL passed away September 19, 2011. He was the past president and owner of the Keeley Brothers Contracting Company in East St. Louis, IL. He was a cousin of P.J. Keeley ‘47 and Hank Keeley ’52.
Margaret “Betty” Mize, Atchison, died October 15, 2011. Among the survivors are the families of Jonathan Mize ’87 and Courtney (Mize) Laurie. Michael Cleary ’63, Norborne, MO passed away October 18, 2011. Survivors include brother, John Cleary ’66 of Denver. Michael was preceded in death by brother, Edward Cleary ’60. John McNerny, ’49, Atchison, died October 20, 2011. Survivors include sister, Fran (McNerny) ’42 Indermill. John was preceded in death by sisters, Mary (McNerny) ’35 Lykins and Catherine (McNerny) ’41 Hopkins. Ryan Federinko, Atchison, passed away October 29, 2011. His fiancée, Stephanie Wood ’10 is among the survivors. Julianne (Wolfe) Blair, Atchison, passed away November 8, 2011. Julie attended MSSA as a freshman 1976-77. Her sister, Jane (Wolfe) ’73 Hagen is among the survivors. Gene Vader Jr. ’48, Minnetonka, MN died November 11, 2011. He was preceded in death by his sister, Jacque (Vader) ’51 McNichols. Julie (Lutz) ’76 Bradley, Atchison, passed away November 16, 2011. She was the niece of Dick Lutz ’54. Other survivors include the members of the Conrad and Kathleen (Lutz) ’46 Scholz (both deceased) Families Timothy Conrad, ’68, Fairway, KS died November 20, 2011. He was a founding partner of Tanner’s Bar & Grill in the greater Kansas City area and Wichita, KS. Survivors include a sister, Colleen (Conrad) ’59 Stork and brother, Mike ’62 (Barbara) Conrad.