‘54 Rollin Wagner passed away on September 23, 2020. He is survived by his brother, Bruce ‘71; sister-in-law, Patricia Wagner; nieces, Teresa Wagner-Surrell, Kim Rechnagel, Andrea Watts and Emily Righter; nephew, Jeff Wagner; great-nieces and greatnephews; and a long list of Godchildren. He was preceded in death by his parents, Fritz and Margaret; step-father, Vernon Case; and one brother, Denny. ‘64 Gayle (Faini) Hantz passed away on July 2, 2020. She is survived by her children, Tonia Pierce ‘88, Tammy Skillman ‘89, Jessica Anderson and David ‘93; son-in-law, Jay Pierce ‘87; mother, Louise; and siblings, Gerard ‘78, Tom ‘81, Teresa Knepper ‘78 and Donna ‘85. She was preceded in death by her husband, John; and father, Larry. ‘67 David Pearson passed away on July 12, 2020. He is survived by his wife, Jean (Crider) ‘67; children, Nathan and Katie Westanmo; and siblings, Patricia Reed ‘68, Keith, Bill, Tim, John, Margie Gurney, Mary Weaver and Karen Brion. He was preceded in death by his parents, Stanley and Beverly. ‘68 Deborah (Fines) Thomas died on June 8, 2020. She is survived by her daughter, Kristina Baker; her grandchildren, James and Dalton Baker; her sisters, Pam Burke ‘70 and Mary; and nephews, Ryan ‘93 and Tyson ‘95 Burke. ‘68 Richard “Dick” Cota passed away on June 23, 2020. He is survived by his wife, Denise; siblings, David ‘70, Daniel ‘71, Dale ‘73, Steve ‘74, Mike ‘76, John ‘80 and Elizabeth “Beth” Kosse ‘82; sistersin-law, Joan Cota ‘72 and Judith Cota ‘70; Godchildren, Alex Daeger, Tony Daeger, Tracy Teerink ‘04 and John “J.J.” Cota; and many nieces and nephews. ‘70 R. Michael Doane died on June 26, 2020. He is survived by his wife, Claudine; son, Guillaume ‘99; daughter, Sarah Sheldon; siblings, Catherine “Kitty” Simpson ‘66, Nancy Ward ‘69 and Robert ‘79; brother-in-law, Hervé Ripoche; and two grandchildren. He was preceded in death by his mother, Margaret ‘45. ‘70 Tom Armstrong passed away on May 8, 2020. He is survived by his wife, Eileen; his son, Jon; and his siblings, Becky ‘73,
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Sue ‘77, Jim ‘81 and Mike ‘90. He was preceded in death by his parents and four siblings, Roger ‘71, Mary ‘74, Bob ‘76 and Cindy ‘79. ‘70 Tim Johnson died on September 9, 2020. He is survived by his wife, Ann; children, Clare, Amanda and George; his parents, George and Clare; brothers Stephen ‘68, David ‘72, Daniel ‘74, Paul ‘77 and Philip ‘79; and many nieces, nephews, cousins and in-laws. ‘72 Daniel Meyer died on September 15, 2020. He is survived by his children Margaret, Joseph, Benjamin and Robert; his siblings Frank ‘70, Margaret Fisher ‘72, Mary Reiter ‘74, John ‘77, Bob ‘78, Tom ‘79, Jane ‘81 and Tim ‘87; brother-in-law, Bill Reiter ‘74; numerous other relatives and good friends. He was preceded in death by his parents. ‘73 Ed Verley passed away on July 12, 2020. He is survived by his children Michael and Michelle; and nephew Patrick ‘08. He was preceded in death by his wife, Rita; father, Eugene; and brothers, Michael ‘69 and Robert ‘81. ‘74 Kurt Brick died on July 1, 2020. He is survived by his mother, Ruby; children, Michael, Kristine, Daniel and Patrick; three grandchildren; siblings, Kevin ‘70, Karn Barth ‘71, Kent ‘73, Kerri Ridenour ‘75, Konni Swenson and Kaija Bonde ‘82. He was preceded in death by his parents and sister, Kathleen ‘76. ‘76 Debbra (Letcher) Sampica passed away on September 25, 2020. She is survived by her husband, Steve; daughter, Jen Binkerd; son, Ben Sampica; siblings, Mike Letcher, Kathy Barnett and Russ Letcher; siblings-in-law, Mike Sampica ‘66, Kathy Charpentier, Dave Sampica and Mary-Kay Broesder ‘79; grandson, Sam; and many nieces and nephews. She was preceded in death by her parents Wesley and Irma. ‘88 Michael Rieff passed away on August 26, 2020. He is survived by his children, Alexus, Andrew and Brielle; his parents, James ‘66 and Linda; siblings, Jennifer, Chris ‘98 and Katrina ‘02; five nieces and nephews; five aunts and
uncles; and numerous cousins. He was preceded in death by his grandparents, Alfred and Florence Rieff, Joseph and Lorraine Schwab; and his uncle, David Schwab. ‘16 Benjamin Longley died on July 21, 2020. He is survived by his parents, Paul and Leigh Longley; siblings, Emma and Kristy; grandmothers, Mavis and Audrey; and many more in his extended family. He was preceded in death by his grandfathers; a grandmother; and an uncle.
FAMILY OF ALUMNI: Adeline McIlvenna, mother of Sherri Zuelke ‘70, Dan, Mary Blau ‘76, Kelly ‘79, Teresa McKenney ‘80, Mike ‘82 and Jerry ‘86. Betty Lynch, mother of Neil Schmid ‘66, Sue Satterlee, Linda (Schmid) Klein ‘68, Mark Schmid ‘71, Ellen (Schmid) Lind ‘73, Paul Schmid ‘76, Pete Schmid, Chris Schmid and Betsy Lyren; and mother-in-law of Rick Lynch ‘79. Lois Hallem, mother of Chris Nielsen ‘72, Jeffrey ‘73, Karen Bergeson ‘75, Jon ‘79 and Kathryn Schroeder ‘82. Sheryl Baete, wife of Greg Baete ‘71. Judy Bierle, mother of Kelly Burfischer ‘85 and Tammy (Burfischer) Mason ‘87. Ross Crist, father of Austin Crist ‘01 and father-in-law of Sarah (Thompson) Crist ‘01. James Clark, father of Patrick ‘88, Shannon Segovia ‘90 and Michael ‘91. Pat Coughlin, father of Mary Coughlin-Julian ‘90 and Casey Coughlin ‘92. Virginia “Ginger” (Weisensee) Becker, mother of Anne Weisensee ‘81, John Weisensee ‘82, Patrick Weisensee ‘83 and Matthew Weisensee ‘84; and mother-in-law of Todd Purtell ‘81. Genevieve “Gen” Ament, mother of Lori Hilmoe ‘82 and Pat Ament ‘86. Memorials are being directed to Bishop O’Gorman Catholic Schools Foundation, 3100 W 41st St, Sioux Falls, SD, 57105. Liz Kemp, wife of Tom Kemp ‘54.