Class of 1938      

                        Congratulations to our fellow alumni on this great accomplishment. 

70 Year Reunion Held

 The 70 year reunion of St. John’s class of 1938 was held on Sunday, June 29.  Eight of fourteen surviving members celebrated with Mass at St. John’s Church, followed by dinner at Vancrest.  Pictured seated above are (l-r) Rita (Bertling) Daley, Nellie (Finlay) Simons, Marciel (Pohlman) Etzkorn and Eda (Kurber) Kohls.  Pictured standing are (l-r) Bob Shenk, Dr. Jack Ockuly, Irvin Brandehoff and Dick Weber.  Special guests of the class included Jane (Deffenbaugh) Beckman, Marie (Martin) Etzkorn, Della Rekart (widow of the late Roger Rekart) and Sr. Louise (Susan) Scherger, S.N.D. (daughter of the late Lou Scherger and the late Rosemary (Metzner) Scherger).  The class was also honored by the presence of Fr. Mel Verhoff, Fr. George Maramkandom, Fr. James Simons (son of Nellie Simons and the late George V. Simons) and Sr. Kevin Patrice Daley, S.N.D. (daughter of Rita Daley).  Master of Ceremonies Dick Weber led the festivities at Vancrest that began with a social hour at which punch and hors d’oeuvre were enjoyed.  The classmates shared old photographs and memories.  The St. John’s Alumni Committee gave a brief presentation before dinner that included a poem read by Mary Jeannette Menke.  Fr. Simons offered grace, blessed everyone present and remembered the deceased members of the class.  The dinner, which was prepared by Tina Williams and served by David and John Simons, consisted of a salad, roll, beef roast with gravy, pork roast with escalloped apples, twice-baked potatoes, peas with pearl onions, wine, coffee and white or chocolate cake.  Several members of the class commented that it was their best reunion ever.  Everyone enjoyed the event that was organized by Nellie Simons.

     Top row: Eda (Kurber) Kohls, Roger Rekart, Rosemary (Metzner) Scherger, Richard Weber, Janis (Kaverman) Welling, Irvin Brandehoff, and Ruth (Murray) Juneman

     Second row: Edna Jane Nolte, Francis Wanamaker, Veronica (Berres) Johns, Richard Young, Thelma (Murray) Bryan, William Gladen, Dorothy (Pohlman) Schwinnen, Edmund Hotz and Marciel (Pohlman) Etzkorn

     Third row: Irene (Baken) Grifford, Richard Spieles, Rita (Bertling) Daley, Carl Hotz, Jeanette (Schwinnen) Hoehl, Robert Shenk, Mary (Lindeman) Wellman, Joseph Stallkamp and Mary Ellen ( Moorman) Bruskotter

     Fourth row: Margaret (Mueller) Hess, Gilbert Wellman, Marjorie (Macke) Glaser, Dr. John Ockuly, Ruth (Kipp) Imholt, Louis Klausing, Pauline (Adams) Odenweller, Cyril Hempfling and Lois (Kaskel) Welch

     Bottom row: Rita (Kill) Sever, George Odenweller, Georgianna (Brandehoff) Ulrich, Louis Scherger, Nellie (Finlay) Simons, Laverne Kemper and Myrtle (Rahrig) Louth