“I just wanted to thank the generous people for giving me the chance to get an education, my family could not afford tuition so without the support of the community, I would be sitting in a special education class right now learning my ABC’s instead of learning about nuclear science. It means the world to me that strangers care about my well-being, and someday when I graduate from college, I will pay it forward and give someone like me a chance like the one I received.” Lisa (St. Rita School Student)

IN THIS ISSUE:

2 From the Director

3 Leave a legacy through a gift annuity

4 Grand Raffl e

5 Celebrating 100 years

9 Mya overcomes doctor’s grim diagnosis

10 Memorial Program

A miracle childEthan is a miracle. There’s no doubt about it. From the very beginning he faced challenges most kids never have to deal with, including heart surgery when he was only 2 days old. Born with a list of issues, Ethan braved them all with that sweet, good nature that all who know him have come to love.

“Ethan seemed to be delayed in all the milestones as he grew, but when he was 14 months old, he still wasn’t making any sounds. I mean no sounds. Nothing,” says Katie, Ethan’s mom. “No squeaks, no coos, just nothing.”

When he was a toddler, mom and dad took him to a geneticist at Chil-dren’s Hospital. After seeing Ethan and hearing his parents’ story, the doctor recommended they send him to St. Rita School. The doctor had seen fi rsthand, on many occasions, the difference St.

Rita School can make in the life of a child like Ethan. On the doctor’s good advice, they came for a tour of St. Rita School and enrolled Ethan in Preschool that summer at age 3.

“That was when I heard the term ‘Apraxia’ for the fi rst time.” Katie recalls, “Everything I learned just seemed to fi t Ethan’s situation.” Shortly after that came the Apraxia diagnosis. “Having a diagnosis is a different kind of chal-lenge,” Katie said thoughtfully. “It’s one thing to have a delay. We knew with this diagnosis it would be more of a chal-lenge for him to overcome.”

Miracle Child continued on page 2

“Coming to St. Rita School has been life changing…Totally life changing.” Katie, Ethan’s mom

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WINTER 2015

This school year we have spent time in refl ection as we reach our 100 year anniversary. What began as a dream to serve the deaf community, has grown into a remark-able education program that reaches children with vary-ing communication challenges and their families. As our team has grown and evolved over the years, we will never forget our God-inspired roots and the heart of the priest that fi rst broke ground for St. Rita School.

While we reminisce and celebrate our history, we also are looking to the future. We want our legacy to be strong for another 100 years. We have only begun to scratch the surface of methods to reach each individual child.

Our mission has been and will continue to beaccepting, embracing, and teaching each child as they grow in their unique ways. While we will see changes in faces, building updates, and teaching techniques, we will always continue to help our students succeed and be the best they can be.

You can join us in our mission and change lives for another 100 years. Please consider making a gift, be-cause as you can see from the past 100 years, your generosity does change lives.

Sincerely,Sincerely,

Gregory Ernst, Executive Director

“One thing you have to under-stand,” Katie continued, “is that Apraxia is frustrating for parents too. Once Ethan was at St. Rita I met lots of other parents of Apraxic children, and I learned of other resources. The support has been tremendous.”

“Ethan immediately began learn-ing sign language, so in order to keep up with him the whole family took classes in the evenings at the school. Now my daughter teaches it to her friends at school and even to her teachers!”

“Coming to St. Rita School has been life changing…Totally life changing” said Katie, searching a second for the right words. “Ethan has a voice now. First, he got his voice through sign language, then, he found his own voice. He went from no sounds at all; to signing and showing us his personality…it is heartbreaking to not know your child’s personality at the age of 3.

He was fi nally communicating what had been locked up inside. Now he laughs and giggles. He asks ques-tions and runs around the house chanting, ‘Ohio, Go Bucks!’”

“Before we came to St. Rita I had pretty much resolved myself to accept that I would never hear my

son call me ‘mom.’ Now he says it several times a day, ‘Oh mom…love you mom!’”

Most moms might take that for granted. Ethan’s mom never will.

Ethan is a miracle. There’s no doubt about it.

Miracle Child continued from page 1

While we reminisce and celebrate our history, we also are looking to the future. We want our legacy to be strong for another 100 years.

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Some people’s legacies are written on monuments.Yours can be written on lives.

Leave a legacy through a gift annuityA gift annuity is an agreement between you and St. Rita School for the Deaf. In exchange for your irrevocable gift, St. Rita School pays a fi xed dollar amount during your life and/or the life of a designated loved one. The amount you receive is determined by the size of your gift, your age and the age of your benefi ciary. Your income is guaranteed, regardless of market fl uctuation. A major portion of your income is a tax-exempt return of principal and the income may be deferred until a later time as part of your retirement plan.

I have never served on a board or a community foundation but I have made small charitable donations to organizations that were important to

me. However, being involved in the insurance industry I have some basic understanding of estate planning. At the time I created my will I had younger children, so as a way to pro-vide some immediate funding upon death I decided to also include im-portant organizations as a percent-age benefi ciary of a life insurance policy. Also upon death a simple trust is created to benefi t my children until a particular age, at which point my benefi ciaries and organizations are funded through the trust’s provi-sions. One of those organizations is St. Rita School for the Deaf.

Although I have never been able to be a major donor to any organiza-tion, I understand the importance of consistent participation and try to

do my part. I recognize that my best chance of making a signifi cant con-tribution will be through the legacy program like the one at St. Rita School for the Deaf. I feel it is impor-tant to give back to the community in which I have been blessed with a healthy family, love and happiness, and I hope others that feel the way I do think about what they’d like their legacy to be.

—Joe (Legacy Society Member)

For more information about gift annuities and the St. Rita Legacy Society, please contact Julie O’Meara at 513-205-0918 or jomeara@srsdeaf.org.

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Celebrating100 years

St. Rita School for the Deaf was built on the dream of a young priest. 100 years ago, a challenge by Archbishop Henry

Moeller was given to a young priest, Fr. Henry J. Waldhaus to build a school for the Deaf in the Cincinnati area. Fr. Waldhaus accepted the challenge and began to dream of a school that would educate children from across the country and the

world. With the help of the Knights of De l’É pé e and the Saints Mary and Joseph Society, he was able to purchase 237 acres of land that would become St. Rita School.

Throughout the years, St. Rita School has embraced the same founding vision to encompass the growing needs of children, not only in the Greater Cincinnati area, but beyond. The rich history of service and unparalleled visionaries leaves an inspiring legacy that will continue to propel St. Rita School to advocate for children who need individualized instruction and direct communication.

(top) Fr. Waldhaus collects the fi rst fruits of the land on the day of purchase.

(bottom) Fr. Waldhaus with St. Rita’s fi rst stu-dents (not in order): Roumilda Bischoff, Agatha Bloom, Harold Brooks, George Casey, William Hornung, Stephanie Imbus, Julian Kitchkowsky, Oscar Landers, Ruth List, Veronica Riesenbeck, and Florence Timmer.

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Beginning with only eleven stu-dents and a staff of three Sisters of Charity, Fr. Waldhaus embarked on a mission which would produce the fi rst accredited high school for the Deaf in Ohio.

As construction workers were breaking ground for two new buildings, completed in 1924, Fr. Waldhaus and the Sisters of Charity were breaking ground in their education of Deaf children. They offered an atmosphere of learning and growing which was unique to Deaf students in the Cincinnati area.

The available technical equipment of the day enabled teachers to communicate with students who existed in a silent world. Religious and social training exposed the children to ways of life essential to functioning in the Deaf world. Academic and vocational training helped the children become productive members of society. The homelike atmosphere offered camaraderie and a chance to grow and share with other Deaf children.

The fi rst graduates of St. Rita

School took their education and newly found dreams into the world, bolstered by the care and devotion of Fr. Waldhaus and his staff, and lived lives that would have otherwise been impossible.

In 1967, Fr. Waldhaus passed away, and the dream was entrusted to his assistant, Fr. Paul Klenke. With twenty-seven years of experience as a teacher, principal, and coach, Fr. Klenke guided the school into imple-menting modern methods and ad-ditional extracur-ricular. He encour-aged the students to participate in sports, supervised many capital improve-ments to the build-ings and grounds and sought ways to provide equipment and facilities for the students. Under Fr. Klenke’s leader-ship, students were encouraged to pursue interests including art and

drama. Most importantly, during his tenure as director, Fr. Klenke devel-oped many friendships with people, who even today, continue to support St. Rita School’s mission by volun-teering and initiating projects. Fun-draising projects developed during Fr. Klenke’s years as director, such as the 1720 Club and the Scholar-ship Benefi t, still continue to provide funds for the school.

Upon the death of Fr. Klenke in 1981, a Franciscan Friar named Fr. John Bok was chosen to lead the school. Fr. John devoted nine years to upholding the traditions established by his predecessors, while simultaneously bringing a fresh spirit and life to the school as he directed a committed governing board and growing staff toward sound fi scal policies and a renewed relationship

with the business and professional community. Fr. John’s efforts with the United Way/Community Chest,

Construction begins on new school buildings in 1921(left) Fr.Heitker using the latest in hearing technology of the day; Fr. Klenke teaching in 1947.

Fr. John Bok, OFM; Director 1981–1990

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and with leaders in the business community have increased public awareness about the work of St. Rita School, and have built bridges toward ongoing support needed to insure its future.

Fr. John initiated the fi rst day school program at St. Rita School. Now nearly all the students are local, non-residents. Sign language classes for the public, guided tours of the facility and a speaker’s bureau also broadened public awareness of St. Rita School during the 80’s. In 1986, Fr. John spear headed a $4.8 million capital fund drive to fund the renovation of the school, the fi rst such upgrade since its erection in 1921. The cheerful colors and brightly lit living areas refl ected the children’s personalities and their positive approach to living and learning.

Following the departure of Fr. Bok in 1992 the care of St. Rita School passed to Gregory Ernst. With 20 years of service as resi-dent advisor, teacher, and principal, Greg has led the school into the technological world. The chalk and blackboards of old have given way to electronic white boards. Students develop skills and are exposed to new opportunities utilizing technolo-gy equipped classrooms that include laptops, I-pads and FM systems.

St. Rita School’s LOFT (Lan-guage Opportunities for Tots) early childhood and preschool program has also fl ourished, starting with 12 students in 1992 to over 70 pres-ently. Through integrating hearing children into the Deaf world, this reverse mainstreaming approach to learning benefi ts both hearing and

(top) Current director Gregory Ernst; Communication skills begin at an early age in the LOFT program — as early as six weeks old.

St. Rita School encourages the development of students in mind, body, and soul toward a well-rounded individual.

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Deaf children from as young as six weeks of age. Small ratios, direct communication using sign language and individualized instruction lowers the frustrations of a young child and opens up avenues to allow for devel-opment and learning to take place.

In an effort to reach students with oral and global Apraxia, St. Rita School also has developed the Sign n’ Say program. As the only program of its kind in the country, it incor-porates the use of sign language and individual-ized multi-sen-sory instruction, allowing for a well-rounded cur-riculum as well as a way of experiencing

arts, athletics, social development, and community service.

The real dream of St. Rita School lives on in the future of the children. The unique environment St. Rita School offers its students encour-ages them to explore the world

of knowledge, experience

the arts

and sports, learn the meaning of responsibility, develop lasting friend-ships, and lead productive lives. As the bright faces of St. Rita graduates enter mainstream adult life, they con-tinue to serve as shining examples of the educational and spiritual values learned within St. Rita School’s walls.

St. Rita School is about making dreams a reality for students. It was Fr. Waldhaus’s dream, too. The heri-tage of 100 years of growth, built by the strength of its leaders, nurtured by the friendship of many supporters, and bonded in the love shared by its staff and students, lends a promis-ing future to all who will enter St. Rita School’s doors. St. Rita, saint of the impossible, has protected her name-sake well.

White boards and computers become the latest technology in the 1990’s.

Stained glass window of St. Rita of Cascia, origi-nally installed at Girls Town in Cincinnati, was restored and now holds a prominent place in the sanctuary at St Rita School for the Deaf.

each students Apraxia, has

of knowledge,experience

the arts

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Mya overcomes doctor’s grim diagnosisMya has been a student at St. Rita School since she was 2½ years old. When Mya was just a baby, the only diagnosis doctors could tell her par-ents, Matt and Melisa, was that she was ‘hearing impaired’ and had low muscle tone.

When Mya was 6 months old, she was seen by a geneticist. “This was all so new to me,” Melisa said,

“but I needed to know what I was up against. So I asked him to tell it to me straight. What could I expect?”

His answer quickly moved Melisa to tears. They were words no mother ever wants to hear from a medical professional.

“He told me my daughter would never walk and never talk. I was shocked as I heard those words, and they slowly began to sink in. But I’m not a mom who just accepts a diag-nosis like that! I worked with my baby girl every day. When she was 18 months old, we had another appoint-ment with that doctor, and I put her down on the fl oor and let her walk in on her own! It was beautiful, but that

was only the beginning.”

While consider-ing school options for Mya, they toured the local pub-lic school.

“They told us they had a Deaf program at one of the schools,”

Melisa said. “When we visited, they had one deaf child. The little boy had hearing aids and an FM system. While we were there observing, his FM system quit working. As the

teacher took the FM off the child she commented, ‘He can’t hear anyway, so what’s the difference?’ “

“I knew at that moment this wasn’t the place for my child,” said Melisa. “I was still pretty new at this, but I was sure it wasn’t her place to say something like that! What I want-ed to say to her was, ‘Just because a child is labeled ‘deaf’ doesn’t mean he can’t hear anything!’”

“This was the ‘program’ they had to offer for my child.” As far as her social development, Melisa remem-bers, “they said they would teach her classmates one sign a week and they would give every student a sign name so Mya could talk to them. I remember thinking, ‘Great. In about 2 years they will be able to say one sentence to her.’”

Meanwhile, Mya had a wonderful

speech therapist. “She told us from the very beginning she thought the best place for Mya was at St. Rita School,” Melisa said. “So when Mya was 2 and a half, we started her in the LOFT program.”

“Our experience at St. Rita, LOFT and in the preschool was wonderful! Mya came in with about 20 words, and we watched as her vocabulary grew to 30, then 50, then 100 words and more in such a short time! She had come a long, long way from the child who would never walk and never talk!

When Matt was fi rst transferred to Ohio, I couldn’t understand why God would send me to a place so far away from my home and family. Then we had Mya and I realized, we were here because God was giving us St. Rita School!”

“Our experience at St. Rita, LOFT and in the preschool was wonderful!” Melisa, Mya’s mom

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Memorial Program

Looking for a way to honor someone who has everything? Celebrate a special occasion, say thank you or remember an important person in your life by making a gift to St. Rita School for the Deaf in his or her name. Weddings, anniversaries, birthdays, and holidays take on a new meaning when your gift brings help and hope to families who are struggling with their child’s special needs. Remembering those who have touched your life in a special way can comfort and console loved ones while also helping children to succeed in their life. People enrolled in the Memorial Program as well as the donor, are remem-bered at a special Mass and daily in the prayers of our students and staff. If you are interested in participating in the Memorial Program, please call 513-771-7600.

At the time of this publishing deadline, only 2 months of memorials were available. For a complete listing of our memorials visit www.srsdeaf.org.

December

Anniversary of Death

Mildred HartmanMs. Jean M. Hartman

Clement E. HutzelMr. and Mrs. James H. Bittner

Bud PaffMs. Helen Koch

Birthday Remembrance

Connie GeckelerMr. and Mrs. Richard D. Jackson

Raymond (Bud) PaffMs. Helen Koch

Christmas Remembrance

Mildred (Mert) AdamsonMs. Helen KochMrs. Rita Mahoney

Bill BechtolMrs. Alberta T. Bechtol

A. J. BechtoldMrs. Alberta T. BechtolMs. Diane Bechtol

Mike and Mary BechtolMrs. Alberta T. Bechtol

Juanita CooperRev. Ronald C. Cooper

Lawrence DanielMrs. Alice A. Hafertepe

Martha GrossMs. Helen KochMrs. Rita Mahoney

Cecilia HafertepeMrs. Alice A. Hafertepe

David HartmanMs. Jean M. Hartman

Douglas HittMrs. Margie L. Hitt

Francis NoonanMr. John T. Noonan

Linda OsnerMs. Mary Gretchen Osner

Clarence E. PaffMs. Helen KochMrs. Rita Mahoney

Edgar SnellingMs. Helen KochMrs. Rita Mahoney

Get Well Wishes for

Vera F. BrennerMr. and Mrs. Richard Brenner

Mary Lee DavisMs. Pat Wood

Jack PilgrimSt. Mary’s Aux. No 346

In Honor of

JTM Food GroupThe Hock FamilyWorthmore Food Products

LaRosa’sThe Hock FamilyWorthmore Food Products

Christine AyersMr. Robert C. Ayers

St. RitaMs. Anne Berwanger

Susan L. DorwardMs. Becky A. Sittason

Julie B. DreyerJulie B. Dreyer

Adam DuffeyMr. and Mrs. Robert W. Goodfellow

Michael F. DuffyMr. Robert D. Ernst

Jack C. LoobyMr. Gavin ConnellyMrs. Marie Connelly

Mary PenningtonMrs. Jeanne Fleckenstein

Lucy RobertsAlberta Gregory

The Ed Stratman FamilyMr. Randolph Turner

Josephine TipaneMrs. Jeanne Fleckenstein

Rosalyn G. WysongMr. and Mrs. Daren W. Cecil

In Memory of

Bob AdamsMr. and Mrs. John E. Ruthven

Russ AlbertsonMr. and Mrs. George G. Gibeau

Arthur H. BabelMr. and Mrs. Lawrence R. Babel

John R. BarnesMr. and Mrs. David A. Barnes

Esther BeasleyMiss Elizabeth A. Maus

Mary H. BeckFaye Cheek

Dain BeemerLinda W. Easley

Henry BenderMr. and Mrs. Robert J. Bender

Roy BigfordMs. Julie Sanders

Jan BokenkotterMr. William A. Bokenkotter

Ellen BoyleMrs. Virginia R. BoehlMs. Jane Macbeth

Edna BrinkmanMr. Thomas E. Brinkman Sr.

Agnes BrownAlma Sliter and FamilyWalter S. BunkerMr. and Mrs. Richard E. BeermanRuth E. BurnsAllen and Alice ButteRosemary N. TankersleyPaul CouzinsAlice and Gene HedgesCharles F. CurroMr. and Mrs. John J. CurroMark A. EllertMrs. Jo ZeilmanDoris FergusonMrs. Rita MahoneyDeanne FlahertyMr. and Mrs. Mark FlahertyIrene FlamionDiana K. WrightCarter FoutsMr. and Mrs. Kenneth C. BaumannJean Luttmer FreemanDr. and Mrs. Thomas D. EnglishArlene R. GeldreichMs. Sheila HutchinsonMr. and Mrs. Thomas MillerMr. and Mrs. Daniel J. TiernanJerry GlackenMs. Marilyn HaenningMr. and Mrs. Frank RammingerClarence GormleyEd and Jane SebreePaul G. HalloranMr. and Mrs. Daniel J. VonderhaarReba HartkemeyerMs. Mary A. HartkemeyerGerald HassettAlice and Gene Hedges

Richard C. HauckMrs. Margie HaarmannKevin G. HeebMr. and Mrs. Joe GillisMarie HemmerleMr. and Mrs. Michael B. GrimmHarry HerdemanMarge ScheweneMs. Mary Ann VennemeyerAngela HermesMr. and Mrs. Otto H. HermesHarvey HufnagelMrs. Joan E. MurphySt. Bart’s Ladies BridgeWalter Lee HuntAlice and Gene HedgesBob IhlendorfMrs. Jeri Anne MurrayGemma M. KaufmanMr. and Mrs. Joseph E. KaufmanMr. John C. SchleckFrank KerstingMs. Irene RichardsonDorothy L. KirsteinMr. Carl G. KirsteinWalter KnuevenMr. and Mrs. John A. KnuevenEvelyn KochMr. and Mrs. Thomas M. RudlerJake KorteMr. and Mrs. Niel C. KortePhyllis KreinerMr. Paul F. KreinerPhilma M. KuebelMr. and Mrs. Russell W. KuebelWilliam (Bill) LeeMr. and Mrs. John E. Ruthven

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Robert LehmkuhlMrs. Rita A. RipplohLaurencia ListermanMr. and Mrs. Dale A. MarisJack W. LosekampMr. and Mrs. Lawrence R. BabelPatricia M. LosekampMr. and Mrs. Lawrence R. BabelDaniel MahoneyMrs. Rita MahoneyAllan MartinMrs. Marion SheldtElizabeth MatthewsSociety Of The TransfigurationEffie MeltonMrs. Carol BegleyRobert H. MeyerMr. and Mrs. Daniel J. VonderhaarPhilip MilanoDr. and Mrs. Stanley A. HastingsDr. Donna M. MatherMrs. Jeanette M. MatherSally MonahanDr. and Mrs. Thomas T. McGranahanPeg MuehlenkampSt. Rita School for the DeafGayle PearsonMr. and Mrs. Jerry KohlsTina Marie PowerMr. and Mrs. John E. Ruthven

Rita RobersDick and Pat AnnekenMr. and Mrs. Ken BirdMr. and Mrs. J. Steven GammeterMr. and Mrs. Dennis R. GoebelMr. and Mrs. Wayland HolyfieldMr. and Mrs. Robert A. KoenigDr. and Mrs. Joseph B. McClureDr. and Mrs. Charles E. Morton IIIEileen Pavely

Mr. and Mrs. Mark M. RoflowLawrence RoellMr. and Mrs. John E. RuthvenGloria RohrkasseDr. and Mrs. Louis H. RohrkasseBob SchehrMrs. Patricia RiesenbergWilliam H. SchimanskiMrs. Marilyn SchimanskiHelen SiddallSusan and Hap CastleberryJanice M. SiemerMr. Daniel E. SiemerJoyce SkerrettMr. Norman J. ThomasBarbara J. SmithSt. Rita School for the DeafDr. and Mrs. George J. WatkinsRocky StoneMr. Frank LaubenthalLynn Rohrkasse SwabodaDr. and Mrs. Louis H. RohrkasseRosemary A. TuttleSt. Rita School for the DeafMs. Ellen M. BriggerMr. and Mrs. Timothy L. CoombsAnne M. ErnstMr. and Mrs. Dennis ErnstMr. and Mrs. Mark ErnstMr. and Mrs. Mike ErnstCharlie and Coralee FreySister John Michael Geis

Mrs. Jerome M. GrahamMr. Roger F. GreinVince and Julie HopkinsMr. and Mrs. James KroegerDr. Alan L. LaubSister Jane Bernadette LeoRuth and Ray LineschMr. and Mrs. Jeffrey MooreMr. and Mrs. John MurphyMr. and Mrs. Greg PopolinMr. and Mrs. Gayl RotschingBridget A. RueterDaniel SharkeyMs. Lynn R. Todd and Rost Cousins Tim, Mike, Dave and Families

Mr. George TuttleMr. and Mrs. Don A. Vonderhaar, Sr.Mrs. Mary H. Weitzel

Robert F. WernerMr. and Mrs. Richard H. Finan

Edna WsheelerMr. and Mrs. Jerry Kohls

Fred WimmersSt. Rita School for the DeafMr. Ray GeigerSister John Michael Geis

Jerome WulkerMr. and Mrs. Steven W. Leibel

In Thanksgiving

Donald L. ArkenbergJo Ann EllertArthur E. FisherFrances KlostermanHarry E. Nolan

January

Anniversary of Death

Douglas HittMrs. Margie L. Hitt

Paul PlunkettMr. and Mrs. Joseph A. Martini

Birthday Greetings

Rose Mary BedinghausMary Beth, Therese and Arkie

Danny ScheetzNancy J. O’Hara

Ruth M. SchwartzMrs. Clarita A. Gindele

Birthday Remembrance

Gemma M. KaufmanMs. Margaret Schleck

Elmer F. KochMs. Helen Koch

Christmas Remembrance

Juanita CooperMs. Krisa M. Cooper

In Honor of

St. RitaMs. Anne Berwanger

Luther BlackLoyal Christian Benefit Association #1218

Joanna OsherDr. and Mrs. Robert H. Osher

Jordan PhillipsRick and Patty Deaton

Christopher RechelSt. Rita School for the DeafSusie TerrellMr. and Mrs. Philip L. Zorn

Bernadette Marie ShumateMr. and Mrs. John T. FogartyRosalyn G. WysongAngela Bim-Merle and Family

In Memory of

Alverna AdletaMr. Don AdletaRichard AloisioMr. and Mrs. Daniel J. VonderhaarDean AndersenMr. and Mrs. George G. GibeauDarlene F. AngelBob and Barb HotoppAnne AtkinsMr. Robert GoodpastorElsie BaechleMs. Marilyn HaenningDot BarnettMr. and Mrs. Jerry KohlsMary H. BeckMr. Robert AmmerBob and Linda HeglinMr. and Mrs. Rodney C. HobdaySandy and Dave MarschnerMeister FamilyMr. and Mrs. Raymond D. WagnerFlora F. BolchiMr. and Mrs. Richard M. DaldineEdward M. BolgerMrs. Alice BolgerJames BorchersMrs. Edna GrillotGretchen BruneyMr. and Mrs. John C. BoydBetty R. BurkeSt. Rita School for the DeafRichard Burke and FamilyMr. and Mrs. Robert E. BurkeBill and JoAnn CampbellMr. and Mrs. Mark FlahertyBarbara GaddisSister John Michael GeisJack and Carol HaydenMr. Lathos B. IrvinHenry and Judy KauscherMr. and Mrs. Daniel J. KellerSister Jane Bernadette LeoMr. and Mrs. John MurphyTerry and Renee StranskyDavid ByrneMr. and Mrs. Jerry KohlsJulie ChapmanMrs. Jo ZeilmanCharles F. CurroMr. David Kreppel and Mrs. Monica CuocoLothar and Maria Curro KreppelMary L. DavisIan and Mary Lee Edwards

Eleanor DodsMr. and Mrs. William L. DodsWilliam DuebberMr. and Mrs. Alfred N. SchneiderJames DuryeaMr. and Mrs. Lawrence R. BabelMatilda T. EmmerichMrs. Corinne M. CrawfordMr. and Mrs. James E. KentJean EvansMrs. Eileen C. RebholzRuth FanningMr. and Mrs. Mike DuffyMr. and Mrs. John MurphyDeanne FlahertyMr. and Mrs. Mark FlahertyW. G. FreckmanMrs. Erma BruckmannGrace S. GarmannMr. and Mrs. Norbert J. WeisbrodJoan E. GregorovichMr. and Mrs. Harold H. HeukerRalph GrothjanMr. and Mrs. Jerry KohlsRonald HalePickard Enterprises –McDonalds RestaurantMr. and Mrs. Henry L. BangMr. and Mrs. Andrew J. CameleBrian and Valerie CombsVivian HammondDave and Carol MalsbaryMs. Kim MieleMs. Elaine M. SchlueterSharon SerraEckhart H. SieversMr. Donald W. WagnerJoyce ZinserWillard HallMrs. Joan FreemanAlton C. HeadworthMr. and Mrs. Donald L. KramerHerman and Evelyn HellmannMr. and Mrs. Mark FlahertyCarla HittMr. and Mrs. Darrell A. CourtneyMs. Barb Ehler – Lorraine, David, Connie, and RonMr. Roger F. GreinMs. Jean M. HartmanMrs. Margie L. HittMr. and Mrs. William F. JessenWendell and Diana LykinsPat and Tom MascaritoloMr. Larry B. McCordBetty OverstreetMr. and Mrs. Stephen M. SteiberMildred HoeperMr. and Mrs. James H. Bittner

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Mr. and Mrs. Joseph A. Hoeper

Edward J. HoynesMr. Robert ArmourRay and Eileen ArtHollis and Amanda BottlesonMr. William K. DunwoodyMike and Jill KoehlerMs. Patricia Q. PartchWalter and Caroline SzczypinskiRoss and Tara VigranMr. Victor G. Villegas

Robert JanningMr. and Mrs. Dennis W. Connor

Janet JoeringMrs. Bette A. Vorbroker

Robert F. KnappKehoe Financial Services LLCMr. and Mrs. John W. GoodyearDorothy J. Prichard

Ron KochMs. Helen Koch

Eugene KoestersMs. Edna M. Bechtold

Margie Ann KoetterMrs. Ginny Beemer

John KohlsIllinois Tool Works FoundationMr. and Mrs. Robert B. Kohls

Phyllis KreinerMr. Paul F. Kreiner

Vera Mae KrimmerMarjorie DamesMrs. Marilyn M. Olberding

Ruth E. KuhlmanAlice and Gene Hedges

Angie LaubDr. Alan L. LaubMr. and Mrs. Daniel J. Vonderhaar

Mary Martha LeistlerMr. Kenneth Leistler

Pamela LoomanMs. Leona Altwies

Paul MayfieldMr. and Mrs. George G. Gibeau

Helen McBrideMr. and Mrs. Cole EvansSister Jane Bernadette Leo

Helen McQuaideMorgan FamilyMr. and Mrs. Allen G. Vonderhaar

Harry MelkeMr. William Melke

Robert H. MeyerMorgan FamilyMr. and Mrs. Allen G. Vonderhaar

John (Jack) MurrayRichard Burke

Mary Yvonne NapierMr. and Mrs. Mark Flaherty

Dorothy NightingaleMorgan FamilyMr. and Mrs. Allen G. Vonderhaar

Genia D. NippertCollins, Heeb, Miller & CoMr. and Mrs. John Murphy

Jack NoeMrs. Jeanne FleckensteinMr. and Mrs. Edwin A. Strotman

Betty OdleyMrs. Clarita A. Gindele

Katherine M. OschipMs. Pamela M. Oschip

Lucille OttoMr. and Mrs. Joe AppelmannMrs. Hilda M. Foegle

Alice PatronMr. and Mrs. Daniel J. Vonderhaar

Raymond PrusMorgan FamilyMr. and Mrs. Allen G. Vonderhaar

Jean RinckelMr. and Mrs. Kenneth W. Rettig

Rita RobersMr. and Mrs. Glen HarmeyerMr. and Mrs. William G. Moehring

Mr. and Mrs. Don C. Pavely

Tim SchaeferMr. and Ms. Steven K. ComptonMrs. Mary A. Mullucey

Bob SchehrMr. and Mrs. Ronald R. Swensen

Betty Jean SchmelzMrs. Mary Frances Costello

Edmund SchwartzMr. and Mrs. G Michael Cappel

John SegristMr. and Mrs. Edward F. Kettler

Mick SharkeyMr. and Mrs. Edward Waltz

Sharon StadtmillerMr. and Mrs. Thomas R. O’Meara

Becky StaggeMr. and Mrs. Dennis W. Connor

Isabel SupapoMr. and Mrs. Daniel J. Vonderhaar

Paul TabelingMr. James E. Winter

Rosemary A. TuttleMr. and Mrs. James J. GosinkMrs. Joanie L. Hoelscher

Richard ValentineMrs. Rita C. DeRoseJames WagnerMrs. Marguerite AmatulliLeslie A. WalzPaul and Phyllis WalzDot WellerMr. and Mrs. John C. BoydMary L. WhiteMr. and Mrs. John MurphyGene WilliamsMr. and Mrs. John C. BoydFred WimmersMr. and Mrs. Lawrence R. BabelNick WomeldorffMr. and Mrs. Henry MeyerCharles WoodleyDolores KuhnDale M. PontzThomas WorrallMorgan FamilyMr. and Mrs. Allen G. Vonderhaar

Prayers forJulie NiehoffMr. and Mrs. Richard E. Beerman

Special Intention forSt. AnthonyDiane BechtoldGinny L. Beemer

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