Martha I. Abbate, 76, of Chicago, passed away peacefully at home on Sept. 14, 2019. Beloved wife of Joseph Abbate; loving mother of Francesca (Dan Hellenberg) Abbate; devoted sister of Zoe Keithley and the late Byrne & Allen Marhoefer; cherished aunt of many loving nieces and nephews; treasured friend of many. Special thanks to Rainbow Hospice.
Welcome to the Trinity Class of 1965 page! This page will be updated with class notes, memorials, and information about reunion and class gifts when relevant.
60th Reunion Co-Chairs
Ann Schroeter Mangone
Marianne Novy
Maribeth Flynn
1965 Class Notes
2021
Hazel Farrell Murray called me in March to let me know about a Mass being celebrated on Zoom in honor of Sister Seton Cunneen shortly before she died. She wrote that Seton was in her wedding to Matthew 56 years ago and felt that Seton was a blessing to so many. Hazel saw 2020 as a strange year, but one that had some good things come out of it. Nothing is taken for granted anymore. Priority lists have taken on more importance…and as Matthew said “we are rounding third base.” One wouldn’t think that as “we watch our fabulous Nancy Pelosi work hard and make such a difference.” Hazel’s vision would be: “spending much time with my family, looking after friends, staying curious and painting and being grateful for so much…realizing too that difficulties are usually opportunities to learn something new.”
Sandra Skwirut Jaszek wrote that she can picture Seton among us, 60 years ago hearing people ask many times why she chose Latin and Greek as her major. The answer to “What can you do with it?” lies in Sr. Seton’s life work! In this proclaimed year of St. Joseph, he eased her into death with the joy of knowing that she made a difference in the world. Sandra and Alex spent many hours watching movies from the 1930s through 2019. Anniversary editions include features about casting, screenwriting, filming on location, special effects, and more. It was a diversion from both the pandemic and the presidential election. In the near future, hallelujah to a visit with family. In the long-term, she would love to return to Paris when the renovation of the Cathedral of Notre Dame is complete.
Anne Cavanaugh Habbick had a terrible year of grief and loss, losing eight friends and colleagues, half of them from COVID. What made it more difficult was the inability to mourn them in the normal ways. When she read of the death of Sr. Seton Cunneen, her heart broke. Seton and Anne were roommates for the last three years at Trinity and although very different in their habits, had many good times together. Anne was an early riser, loved to study in the library and finished papers early. Seton was a night owl, studied to music and would be up typing away late the night before a paper was due. She visited Seton when she had begun her journey to becoming a SND and her peace and sureness of her decision made a strong impression on her. They both had academic careers which was something they had in common. Anne wrote that “Seton was without doubt the most generous and thoughtful person I have ever known.”
In 1996, Trinity established the Sr. Seton Cunneen Fellowship Program with a generous grant from the Maurice R. Robinson Fund. Every summer for the last 25 years, Trinity students chosen as Cunneen Fellows work in social service settings to deepen their commitment to social justice. If you would like to honor Seton by contributing to this fund you can contact the Development Office at Trinity, kelloggp@trinitydc.edu.
Hedy San Denis Glenn described working in two local elections this year and a three-week stint of early voting in Fairfax Co., VA. The voters were masked and well-behaved, about 1,000 a day. There were ten different ballots because it was a county-wide election which made it complicated. Workers wore several layers of protection, and someone described them as ‘bee-keepers in hazmat suits.’ Hedy and Wayne have seen their four grandchildren only a few times since March 2020 and they are all in school remotely until further notice. Both parents work from home. Wayne is making mobiles in his studio and is currently in one show and is preparing a second show, both virtual.
Martha Moon Pavlick’s big adventure after months of quarantine was attending the priestly ordination of their eldest son in Arlington, VA in June. The entire family was able to be together for the first time in three years and to attend his first Mass together during which he gave First Communion to one of his nephews. He has offered the traditional Latin Mass privately in their home several times. They are expecting their 22nd grandchild and second great-grandchild this year.
Susan Walker Wilson retired in December of 2019 and got her fourth joint replacement surgery, a hip (after the other hip and both knees previous years), on March 2 – and was at home recovering when the whole world joined her for staying at home! She is extremely grateful that she retired in the nick of time. She now spends her days in the garden. She noted that she is ecstatic that Trump is out of office and is rooting for Nancy Pelosi.
Mary Beth Nason has remained in good health during the pandemic and is looking forward to meeting the three new babies in her extended family when she can travel. She is also looking forward to returning to tennis doubles this summer.
Marianne Novy’s niece stayed with her while getting a master’s in public health at Pitt. She loves having this spirited and generous young woman with her. Before the lockdown Marianne had started volunteering in ESL conversation groups for immigrants, some of whom have stayed on as they moved to Zoom, and she has taken online training to do more structured tutoring. Through the Episcopal Diocese of Pittsburgh Marianne arranged two Zoom forums on police reform, which gave useful information to 60+ people each time. She received the Iris Marion Young Lifetime Achievement Award for Social Justice from Pitt’s Gender, Sexuality, and Women’s Studies Program. She is looking forward to the opening of the Canadian border so they can visit their daughter in Vancouver, happily working as a trainer and coach there, and married to a lovely woman who teaches grade school.
Jane Raymond Smith reported getting through the “big freeze” in Houston-no power for 24 hours and no water for several days, but no damage on the whole, other than the back and front yards which are pretty much brown. They have everything cut back and are hoping for green sprouts of life at some point. She and Joe are both vaccinated but are still being careful – staying masked and not going out much. They continue to attend book clubs and take several classes through Zoom on various topics – music, art, etc. She hadn’t yet returned to the gym, so continues to walk along the bayou trail each morning. They have planned a family vacation to FL for the end of June. She had been in touch with Margaret Hammann Way and Christine McHale O’Connell. Christine’s husband Vincent died in January. Christine will continue to live in Hawaii where she has been for the last few years.
Margaret and Gunner are still in Witchita; her older son and grandchildren live in Idaho and her younger son lives in Kansas City. Their granddaughters are in college and high school so no little people anymore! Her biggest change in 2020 was re-retiring last summer and this time not having gone back to work. It is an adjustment – especially with being more homebound with the pandemic. Their 50th wedding anniversary celebration of 2021 will be delayed for now.
Many of us were disappointed that our 55-year reunion had to be cancelled and hope that we will be able to get together for the next one. Dominic and I and our family members have been fortunate to stay healthy during the pandemic but miss being with the extended family. I’m currently serving as the President of our Residents’ Association which keeps me busy.
Best wishes to all of you and your families,
Robin Spence Costa
Robinc1209@gmail.com
2019
Thank you all for sharing your lives with me and the other blue class members. Terrel Funk Gagermeier reported a lovely 2018 including the marriage of her son Michael to Karon, a family reunion with Terrel’s siblings in Big Sky, MT and time spent with daughter Kate and Luke and their four children. Kate’s family lives only 25 minutes away.
Sandra Skwirut Jaszek has retired from her major involvement at the library and enjoys visits with son Alex, his wife and their twin granddaughters who are in third grade. She also is trying to deal with their forty-year accumulation of “stuff.”
Eileen O’Donnell Jacxsens has also sorted through their accumulations in preparation for a move to Richmond, VA, where they will live across the street from their daughter. Eileen and Peter have 11 grandchildren to enjoy and sent a photo of nine of them.
Purging the accumulation of many years is something Mary Reinhard Webster and I dealt with before moving to our respective continuing care retirement communities. Mary and Gary keep busy with volunteer activities at church and the Denver Metro community. They also take cruises about twice a year and have been to seaports on five continents. They hope to add a sixth this year. Gary was among the veterans honored with a “Quilt of Valor” in recognition of his military service by a quilting group affiliated with their church.
Dominic and I had two wonderful trips in 2018. The first was to northern Spain and Barcelona. We were awed by Santiago de Compostela with its many pilgrims, as well as La Sagrada Familia in Barcelona. In the fall we traveled to Croatia and Slovenia with their beautiful scenery. We look forward to three graduations this spring: two grandchildren from college and the third one from high school.
Hedy St. Denis Glenn and Wayne also traveled to Slovenia to visit her cousins and went to the beach in Croatia with them. They also visited friends in Hawaii where Hedy had lived while in graduate school. In the fall they attended the 50 year reunion of the Great Gull Island Project, an ornithological research project at which Hedy had spent several summers. She continues with several French and Italian language discussion groups while Wayne spends time building mobiles and stabiles and participating in some shows.
Christine McHale O’Connell and husband Vincent live permanently in rural Waimanalo on the windward side of Oahu. They spend summers in Boulder, CO, close to one of his children. She is looking forward to our 55 year reunion next year.
Margaret Hammann Way still lives in the same house in Wichita, KS, but is in the midst of getting a new kitchen and adjacent family room. Christopher and his family are still in Coeur d’ Alene, ID. An older granddaughter is a sophomore at Boise State University and is a STEM girl and is on the E-Sports team – not a thing like her grandparents. Their younger granddaughter is in eighth grade and is a competitive, champion swimmer. Son Matthew has moved to Louisville, KY, so now they have a new place to visit.
Jane Raymond Smith also mentioned looking forward to reunion. She and Joe got back into their rebuilt home in July about a year after Hurricane Harvey did its damage. They are enjoying their new, improved surroundings and hope to stay there for the foreseeable future. Jane keeps busy with exercise, book clubs and academic classes.
Emmy Portuondo Eaton is sporting two new hips and a new car. The latter is due to a rear-ender in which her car was totaled, without serious injury to Emmy. She is grateful for good health and being more mobile after the surgery.
Martha Moon Pavlick and Tom are enjoying excellent health and a “quiet close-to-home” lifestyle. Their eldest son will be ordained a transitional deacon in June and their first daughter has found a new vocation in nursing. Another daughter is expecting their twenty-first grandchild this summer and the youngest has a cooking series on You Tube called Anne’s Family Recipe. Martha and Tom enjoy CD and DVD courses, gardening and a Latin Mass community.
Marian Patrizio is still teaching refugees in NZ and is very active in a Buddhist Sangha. She feels equally engaged in New Zealand and the US, keeping up via the internet and her annual family visit to the States. She recommends Jill Lepore’s “These Truths” as a highly readable history of the United States which made clear to her that “the current conversations taking place have been going on since the beginning of the country. These are conversations about civil rights, social justice and the willingness to change, in the face of our fears about wealth and the accumulation of power to protect wealth. We are so focused on individualism at times, we forget the need for community.”
Leila Gonzalez Sullivan completed work on a NSF grant in May and was able to have a summer of leisure at the beach with family and doing some travel. She took a river cruise on the Nile with some friends from church which she found amazing. This winter she visited Vieques Island off Puerto Rico and afterwards visited some cousins in San Juan. She continues to study Italian in hopes of returning soon to Italy. She has also been growing her photography skills.
Ruth Chojnacki continues teaching part-time for DePaul University’s Peace, Justice and Conflict Studies Program which she describes as a wonderful way to keep learning and staying in touch with the rising generation. She also teaches in the Archdiocese of Chicago’s deaconate and lay leader formation program for Spanish speakers. She and Cary spent two weeks in As, Norway with family where her niece and husband studied goats and cheese at the Norwegian Life Sciences University, followed by a stay in a renovated nineteenth century farm building on an island near Bergen. She recommends this “model social democracy” and its natural beauty as a vacation destination.
Lee Rogers Matyola occasionally looks up the achievements of the Millburn Township Science Research students where she was Science Supervisor. They had 15 Intel Semifinalists and two finalists in the course we designed to support student interest in science while she was at Millburn. She still volunteers occasionally at Students to Science, an organization that provides laboratory experiences to students that do not have lab activities in their inner city schools. This year a second location in downtown Newark, NJ, was added. Students work in a professional chemistry lab with about four million dollars’ worth of equipment. She and Dan enjoy a yearly getaway to Maui.
Maribeth Flynn is still teaching art history, Art and Architecture of the Catholic World and the basic Western survey, at Caldwell University in New Jersey. She and Tom took a quick trip to Madrid in January and will be taking a brief sabbatical this fall to spend time in Paris. She notes that 2020 will be a big year for all of us, and not just Reunion. I do hope to see many of you on that occasion.
Jane Fee Baker Apollony had the happy news of her marriage in Williamsburg last December to Paul Apollony. After working for the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency and its predecessors for almost 40 years, she retired in 2014. Her husband Paul Baker had passed away in 2012 after 43 years of marriage. While attending some classes after retirement, she ran into Paul Apollony with whom she had worked with in the late 1960s. Life for her is very, very good right now.
Robin Spence Costa
203 Foulkeways
Gwynedd, PA 19436
robinc416@comcast.net
2018
I was pleased to hear from several classmates again after a break since our last Reunion, but was sad to hear from Chuck Johnson that Blanche Coughlin Johnson passed away. Blanche wrote six cookbooks and was his business partner and editor of their publishing company, Wilderness Adventures Press. She was also an avid bird and big game hunter and fly fisher. We also lost Pastor Jake Kopmeier, whom we knew as Anne Kopmeier, within the last year.
Happier news was received from Martha Moon Pavlick who with her husband took a nine-day pilgrimage through England and Wales following in the footsteps of the English martyrs, including an ancestor of hers, as well as the oratories of Blessed John Henry Newman. She and Tom expect their first great-grandchild and 20th grandchild later this year. She still is active in her church and sings in the funeral choir. Gardening, reading and the piano are also favorite activities.
Gary and Mary Reinhard Webster have settled into life at Wind Crest, a senior independent-living community of about 1,300 residents in Highlands Ranch, CO. She and Gary are active in a few of the many groups there, as well as church and community organizations. Gary is a Denver International Airport Ambassador, and dressed in a bright plaid vest and a black cowboy hat, he provides information and assistance to travelers. Last summer’s eclipse was one of the amazing events of the year for them. They have planned trips in 2018 to the Panama Canal and the South Pacific.
Leila Gonzalez Sullivan got to take her dream trip to the Galapagos Islands and is now planning a river cruise on the Nile, another dream. She is in the second year of work as director of research for a National Science Foundation grant to investigate the STEM programs in historically black colleges and universities. She traveled all over the south and met some wonderful leaders and students. Analyzing thousands of lines of transcribed interviews, along with nudging a few students to finish their dissertations keeps her busy.
Margaret Hammann Way and Gunnar spent two weeks in England, France, Scotland and Ireland with their children and grandchildren last summer, and this year went on a 10-day driving trip to UT via NM and AZ that included visits to national parks. Son Christopher and family live in Coeur D’Alene, ID, which Margaret describes as beautiful. Their other son is closer in Kansas City. Margaret’s mother passed away in 2016 at age 98.
Sr. Seton Cunneen’s brother, Monsignor Sean Cunneen, passed away in March of this year. Ann Schroeter Mangone’s husband, Bob, and one of her sisters both passed away in the last quarter of 2017. She indicated that her daughters have been wonderful during this time and in February she got together with her London daughter, traveling to India and the Maldives, a very interesting trip.
Hedy St. Denis Glenn went to Macedonia twice in Oct.-Nov. as an international election observer for municipal elections and went to VT in August for a Peace Corps reunion. Her husband Wayne has had his mobiles displayed at the Smithsonian (Ripley Gallery and Hirshhorn Museum) and elsewhere. Her sister Shari Lama ʼ66 moved to two miles from them in Reston, VA.
Mary Ann Maloney Murphy left Chevy Chase and her friends and moved to CA in 2005 to be near her son, taking a big leap into the unknown. She was able to use her MSW from Smith to find a job, from which she retired in August 2016. She loves sleeping in late and doing what she feels like doing after so many years of pushing herself. She spent time in Bulgaria in 1991 while her former husband was teaching law on a Fulbright fellowship there and learned how awful Communism is in terms of destroying trust between people since everyone was afraid of being reported to the KGB. She is thankful to Trinity for so many blessings.
Terrel Funk Gagermeier and Dave are still in their house where they can host sleepovers for their four grandchildren and enjoy the large porch in summer. Their grandson Ben is improving after the head injury he suffered in 2015. During Lent, Terrel was reading a book on thankfulness rather than worry.
Jane Raymond Smith and Joe are in the process of rebuilding their home of 39 years after losing pretty much everything in it to the Houston floods of 2017. They hope to spend a number of years in it before making another move. The idea is to modernize it so that it will be easier to sell when they are ready. They are living in a furnished apartment, which is working out well and work is proceeding. She is still working out, taking classes, participating in two book clubs and staying as busy as she wants.
Hazel Farrell Murray is still enjoying painting, museums and volunteer teaching at a camp in CO for children facing cancer, epilepsy, autoimmune disease or transplants. She looks forward to visiting her 3 grandchildren in San Francisco. She is also pleased to be able to spend time with Kathleen Amend Collins and Margaret (Cis) Keller Sperling when in NY. Her daughter Kathryn has a few Aillea stores, which sell toxin-free cosmetics. Hazel has done some of the artwork for her.
Marian Patrizio is enjoying being a grandmother and having her son and his partner in Auckland; they are expecting a boy to join his sister in May. Marian is still teaching English as a second language to UN Quota refugees. She is pleased that New Zealand has elected a government more aligned with economic and environmental concerns since NZ needs to look at the effects of corporate dairying on its waterways. She returns home to see family annually and follows developments in the states. She is hopeful that the questioning and push back that is developing will continue to create a force against the current dismaying mess. For her, the elephant in the room is campaign funding by large corporations who write the agenda for members of Congress. Elections in NZ are within a specified time frame of months, not years, and there are very strong public disclosure regulations around funding which makes such a difference.
Susan Walker Wilson is still working full time teaching human anatomy and physiology at a CA community college. She loves her work and has no retirement incentives. She had three joint replacements in the past four years, both knees and a hip. Her non-work passion is her garden, where she spends any free hours on weekends pruning, weeding, and planting. Pat Cawunder successfully completed chemotherapy for lymphoma, which was to be followed by radiation to prevent its recurrence. She wrote that the other parts of her life were doing well.
Sheila Tully Hamilton shares that she and her husband Perry moved to San Diego to be closer to their son, Nicholas.
Marianne Novy retired from Pitt in August 2016, after teaching there since 1971. Since retiring she finished and published another book, “Shakespeare and Feminist Theory” (Bloomsbury) and an article, “Transcultural Adoption Literature for Pediatricians and Parents,” to appear in a journal, “Adoption and Culture,” published by Ohio State University Press in cooperation with the Alliance for the Study of Adoption and Culture, which she helped to start about 20 years ago. She also hopes to do some more writing about recent adoption memoirs and novels, and is trying to educate about adoption in other ways. She has also been working with church-related groups to arrange panel discussions of issues ranging from race to fracking. Her husband David Carrier has recently published a book about art galleries and is working on another one about Naples, Italy.
Dominic and I moved to Foulkeways, a continuing care retirement community, in December and are adjusting happily to the change. We recently spent a weekend in NYC with all three of our sons and spouses and four grandsons, a real treat. In May, we’re traveling to northern Spain as well as Porto, Portugal, and some of France near the Pyrenees, finishing in Barcelona.
I look forward to hearing more news from classmates on the Trinity website.
Robin Spence Costa
2015
Many of you wrote about how much you enjoyed renewing friendships at our 50th Reunion last May. Thanks to Maribeth Flynn, Leila Gonzalez Sullivan, Jane Raymond Smith, Marie-Jeanne Marcouyeux Gwertzman, for organizing it and to Jane Raymond Smith, Kathy Kennedy Chapman, Melanie Martinelli Gajarsa, and Dorothy Ryan Siden for leading us to surpass our class gift goal of $100,000. Several of you commented on wanting to support Trinity’s current mission of educating lower income women. Over 50 class members were able to attend all or part of Reunion.
People started to gather informally at the Washington Court Hotel on Friday afternoon and some attended afternoon talks at Trinity and then a reception buffet. Then it was back to the hotel where additional time to get reacquainted was enjoyed by many. Saturday was the luncheon for all classes at which we were presented with our Trinity Golden Jubilee medals and photographed as a group. During our class meeting we had a memorial for the eleven deceased members of the class where each one was remembered individually.
Mass followed in the chapel celebrated by Sr. Seton Cuneen’s brother, Sean. The class party followed at the hotel in the evening. Dan and Lee Rogers Matyola and Mickey (Marilyn to the world outside Trinity) Demorest had put together a slide show of photos from our Trinity years which played continuously during the class party. Their roomie, Cappy Finn Smith, brought her usual humor. She has recently moved to a condo in Lowell, MA, following husband Gene’s death a year ago. Lee & Dan celebrated the 50th anniversary of their elopement during reunion. They had just returned from a trip to Japan and China.
Hazel Farrell Murray and Matthew came to the luncheon but missed the other events due to the conflict with Matthew’s Georgetown Reunion. Eileen O’Donnell Jacxsens enjoyed seeing people at the luncheon and the memorial. Her husband Peter joined us for the Mass.
Gunner and Margaret Hammann Way came from Wichita, KS where Margaret is still working part-time for a law firm. They combined it with one of their visits to her mother in NJ. Afterward they enjoyed a visit at home with Christine McHale DiBenedetto and Vincent who were on their way from their winter home in Hawaii to a family vacation in Provincetown, MA. Margaret’s one son and grandchildren live in Coeur D’Alene, ID and the other in Kansas City. Jane Raymond Smith & Joe are enjoying time with their nearby grandchildren and planned to take an African Photography Safari.
Terrel Funk Gagermeier asks for prayers for her grandson’s recovery from a fractured skull and brain injury. She had intended to come to Reunion but cancelled due to his accident which occurred shortly before the birth of a younger sibling. Nana Terrel was needed to help. She did get a firsthand report from Paula Pratt Pomainville who stopped on her way home to see Terrel and deliver greetings from Reunion attendees. Paula and Ruth Chojnackiare two reunion attendees who left Trinity before graduation but still feel a special attachment to the class. Ruth taught a Peace, Justice and Conflict Studies course at DePaul University and planned to teach a new course on poverty ethics in the fall. She also teaches 10-week theology modules for the Chicago Spanish-speaking diaconate formation program. Her husband Cary coordinates the math center at Truman College. They planned to return to Penobscot Bay, ME, and perhaps a bit of Quebec later in the summer for vacation, followed by multi-generational Chojnacki family reunions soon thereafter.
Marion Patrizio reported that, although too far away to attend, she enjoyed reading about reunion and the photos that were posted and thinks we are aging graciously. Portia Saponaro Redfield and Itti Hartigan Furlong were unable to come due to family deaths. Health issues prevented Cis Keller Sperling and Mary Harrington Post from coming. Kathy Mullin Mullinix was with her daughter-in-law who died a few weeks later. Ellen Corge Umlauf is in nursing home after a serious stroke a few years ago. We were sorry to miss seeing all who could not come for whatever reason.
Sr. Seton retired last year from Gonzaga and traveled to Nemours for a retreat celebrating her Jubilee with the SNDs. Sr. Ann Gormley ’45 (Sr. Frances while we were at Trinity) is also accompanied Seton. She and Sister Margaret and two other members of the class of 1945 also attended the reunion luncheon.
Anne Hunter Ganley and her husband hosted Tere Jover Tibbetts for Tere’s first reunion, coming from S. Lake Tahoe. She told us about arriving from Cuba and being sent to Trinity by her father, determined that she would get an education. She also related how after a few years teaching and a trip out west she decided to quit her job and move out west, convincing a few more teachers at her school to do the same. Also attending were Phil and Aldonna Picardi Noto; Aldonna was in the midst of chemo but feeling good and doing well. Phil was as gracious yet humorous as ever. A new grandson arrived after reunion.
Tom and Karen Jesatko Kenyon, Alex and Tina DePaulo Ross, Nina Scoma Jannik, Ginny Hamill, and Tina Scarcia Pugliese, who is still operating her PR business in Florida also attended. Mary Ann Fintz Alt, Aileen Armstrong Murck, Kathy Schiltz McDaniels, Cathy Norton McRae, Cecily O’Donovan Gargaro, and Kathy Amend Collins all came together. Sandra Skwirut Jaszek and Jenny Hart Lavail roomed together again for reunion. Jenny & husband Russ have taken up sailing. Pat Moylan Capozzi had Emma Portuondo Eaton and Blanche Cummings as house guests during reunion.
Dick and Kathy Kennedy Chapman , Liz Meunier Landis and Kathy Murray Matthews, Cora Glassmeyer Ogle, Ann Carroll Nealon and Louise Cleary Lintz also came in great humor. Maribeth Nason made a speed trip to reunion. She took the train from Boston early on Saturday, came to the luncheon and party and then returned overnight. Sheila Tully Hamilton and her husband Perry also added to the good cheer. Eileen Cooney kept us amused with her stories.
Art & Melanie Martinelli Gajarsa are enjoying new friends and activities in NH. Flo Robinson Ford is still on her farm in Vermont. I learned that she is only known as Flo with Trinity friends. Her family called her Dover, starting with little brother’s mispronunciation of “sister.”
Maribeth Flynn took the lead in planning the Reunion. She still is involved with the Brooklyn Museum. After reunion she and Tom took a trip to Amsterdam. Marie-Jeanne Marcouyeux Gwertzman led the planning for the memorials and Mass arrangements. She is still doing parish religious education in NY.
Marianne Novy continues teaching at Pitt and is pondering when to retire. She brought a collection of old Trinity publications to share. Leila Gonzalez Sullivan and Charlie had just had their new vacation home on Long Beach Island completed. Their prior one was destroyed by super storm Sandy. Mary Gillen McElroy and her husband finally got into their new home in VA last spring. Mary Reinhard Webster and Gary moved into a retirement community in Highland Farms after living in a suites hotel for several months. They also celebrated 50 years of marriage last June, as did Tom and Martha Moon Pavlick, and Anne Schroeter Mangone and Bob. Anne has taken up Master Gardening. Martha’s eldest son, formerly a D.C. contract lawyer, is now in the seminary studying for the diocese of Arlington, VA. He lives right down the street from Trinity. Tom and Martha celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary with three days in NYC and then with a surprise cook-out/pool party at the home of their second son with all five children, their four spouses, and 16 grandchildren present.
Judy Szalontay Grosch expressed an interest in photos of reunion and reported that she is currently very involved with Syrian families in Germany, helping with school work, doctor’s appointments, etc. Hedy St Denis Glenn and her sister Shari Lama ’66 have been spending a lot of time in FL with their mother who is doing well at 102. Hedy got to do some business travel last November to Moldova, as an international election observer (one of 18 Americans in a group of 200 observers) sent by OSCE (Org. for Security & Cooperation in Europe) and ODIHR (Office of Democratic Institutions & Human Rights). She has also gone to Azerbaijan, Armenia and Ukraine with this group.
Judy Sugimoto Sykes called from Hawaii to catch me up on her extensive international travels which included Kuala Lumpur, Singapore and Japan. She is part of the International Federation of Real Estate Professionals and their meeting last September was hosted in Hawaii. She indicated that Hawaii is currently a good market. Her mother is now living in a care home in Pearl City which takes a good bit of time to reach due to Oahu’s lack of mass transit. She is still enjoying her work and believes that age is how you feel.
I also enjoyed spending time with friends at the Reunion and wish even more of you could have come. It’s hard to convey the closeness experienced in writing about reunion. Several people suggested trying to have local mini-reunions in between those held at Trinity. I hope you’ll share them with your class scribe. Best wishes for a happy and healthy 2016!
Robin Spence Costa
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1965 In Memoriam
Martha (Marhoefer) Abbate
Ms. Rosemary (McPeak) Berry’65
Rosemary McPeak Berry, born on July 29, 1936, in Philadelphia, PA, to James and Margaret (McCall) McPeak, died on September 25, 2013. Rosemary loved teaching and learned from the best, the Sisters of Notre Dame de Namur, of which she was a member for 15 years. On November 3, 1972, as Rosemary McPeak, she married James H. Berry. He died on November 7, 2006. Rosemary is now also reunited with her parents; two sisters, Kathleen (Tom) Dennin and Peg Haffey; four brothers, Jim McPeak, Harry McPeak, John McPeak and Joe McPeak; and a sister-in-law, Mary McPeak. Surviving are a stepdaughter, Pam (John) Carpenter of Summerville, SC; three sisters-in-law, Joan McPeak, Ellen McPeak and Rita McPeak, all of Philadelphia; and two cousins, Cass Norris of Philadelphia and Joan Robb of New Jersey. Mrs. Berry will lovingly be remembered by nieces, nephews, and by many students who liked her. Rosemary appreciated all who had touched her life and let her touch theirs. A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated at 11:00 am Saturday, September 28, 2013, in Sacred Heart of Jesus Church. Cremation will follow. Burial of her ashes will take place at a later date in Our Savior Memorial Gardens, Cocoa Beach, FL. Family and friends may call from 9:00-10:30 am Saturday in the Zahoran Funeral Home, 1826 South Kemble Avenue. In lieu of flowers, remember Rosemary the next time you are at a party.
Mrs. Donna (Lucido) Bland ’65
5/15/2015
Sister Jane Blizzard ’65
1/14/2014
Sister Bernadette Burkardt, SND ’65
On January 10, 2010 Sr. BERNADETTE BURKARDT beloved sister of the late Monsignor Harold, Walter, Fr. Gordian, Donald, and James Burkardt. She is survived by many nieces and nephews and by her religious community. Friends may call at Villa Julie Chapel, Friday 9:30 to 10:45 a.m. A Liturgy service will be celebrated at 11 a.m. Interment in the Sisters of Notre Dame de Namur Cemetery. In lieu of flowers, please send donations to the S.N.D. de N.Development Program, 1531 Greenspring Valley Road, Stevenson, MD 21153
Clayton (Scanlan) Byrne, Esq. ’65
Clayton Scanlan Byrne, 62, of Chappaqua, New York, died on February 9, 2006. Clayton was an inspirational and courageous woman and a beloved mother, grandmother, sister, aunt and friend. She is survived by her seven children: daughter Clayton Colleen (Richard) Puccio and family, son Austin, son Timothy Jr., (Susan) and family, son Toby (Carrie) and family, daughter Jennifer (fiance Michael Gilhuley), daughter Meghan (Robert) Bufton and family, and son Dennis (Ella). She is also survived by her eight loving grandchildren, brother William Dennis Scanlan, and longtime companion S.J. Nardozzi Jr. Clayton was a resident of Chappaqua for 39 years. She graduated from Trinity College, Washington, DC in 1965 and Fordham Law School in 1991. She was an attorney with Brinton and January, White Plains, New York for 14 years. Family and friends may visit at Beecher Funeral Home, Inc. 418 Bedford Road, Pleasantville Monday, February 13, from 2 to 4 and 6 to 9 PM. Funeral Mass will be held at The Church of St. John and St. Mary, 30 Poillon Road, Chappaqua, on Tuesday, February 14 at 11:30 AM.
Sister Janet Cahill, SND ’65
Sister Janet Cahill, of the Sisters of Notre Dame de Namur, 93, died Saturday, January 31, 2026 at the Notre Dame Long Term Care Center, Worcester.
She was born in Johnstown, Penn., a daughter of James J. and Adele McCall Cahill. She graduated from Notre Dame High School in Moylan, Penn. She entered the Sisters of Notre Dame de Namur in 1952 and took the name Sister James Adele Cahill in honor of her parents. She earned her bachelor’s degree from Trinity University.
Sister Janet taught elementary school – mostly first, second, and third grades – in Notre Dame affiliated schools in Maryland, Pennsylvania, Georgia, New York and South Carolina including St. Jerome School in Hyattsville, Md. and St. Thomas Moore School in Decatur, Ga. An important part of her ministry was helping children develop their reading skills and preparing them to receive their first communion.
She was predeceased by her sister, Rosanne Rozmus, her twin brother James Cahill, and brother John Cahill.
Sister Janet leaves behind nieces and nephews; and her sisters in religion, the Sisters of Notre Dame de Namur.
Sister Janet’s funeral will be held Thursday, February 19, in the Notre Dame du Lac Chapel, 555 Plantation St., Worcester, with visitation at 1 p.m. followed by sharing of memories at 1:30 p.m. and a Mass at 2 p.m. Burial will be the following week in Ilchester Cemetery in Elliott City, Maryland.
Memorial donations may be made to the Sisters of Notre Dame de Namur, 351 Broadway, Everett, MA 02149.
Ms. Patricia Cawunder ’65
2/15/2026
Ms. Eileen Cooney ’65
EILEEN G.passed away peacefully with family at her side on Friday, March 1. Born in Providence on June 9, 1943, Eileen was the daughter of the late Gertrude (Quinn) and Noel J. Cooney.
Eileen attended St. Mary Academy – Bay View and graduated from Trinity College in Washington, D.C.
Her career began as a social worker in Boston but then turned to law. She was an honors graduate of Suffolk University Law School where she was on the editorial board of the Law Review. Eileen clerked for Rhode Island Supreme Court Chief Justice Joseph Bevilaqua. She then was appointed as a Special Assistant Attorney General handling civil litigation, trials and appeals before going into the private practice of the law. The Rhode Island Bar Association awarded Eileen the Dorothy Lohmann Community Service Award for her volunteer work with women in need at Dorcas Place.
Eileen is survived by her four sisters, Rosemary Dean (Jack), Susan Murphy (Jim), Karen Burke (Joe) and Patricia Dandrea (Brian). She is survived by her thirteen nieces and nephews and thirteen grand-nieces and nephews. She was devoted to them all. Eileen enjoyed her Irish heritage, it’s history, music, literature, landscape and people. Eileen also loved politics, especially at the local level. She was actively involved in the Cranston Democratic Party and volunteered for several candidates.
The funeral will be held Thursday at 8:45 from the Monahan Drabble Sherman Funeral Home 230 Waterman St. Providence with a Mass of Christian Burial at 10am in St. Paul’s Church, 1 St. Paul Place, Edgewood. Burial will follow in St Francis Cemetery. Calling hours Wednesday 4-7pm.
Sister Catherine D. Cress, SND ’65
On July 3, 2016 SR. CATHERINE DOLORES CRESS, S.N.D de N., beloved daughter of the late William J. and Mary Cecilia McGee Cress. She was the last of her family . She is survived by numerous nieces and nephews. Sister Cress will lie-in-repose at the Villa Julie Chapel (Greenspring Valley Road) on Monday, July 11, 2016 from 9:15 to 10:45 AM where a Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated at 11:00 AM. Interment in Ilchester Cemetery. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to Sisters of Notre Dame de Namur Development Office, P.O. Box 157 Stevenson, MD 21153.
Sr. Seton Cunneen, SNDdeN
Sister Seton Cunneen, a member of the Congregation of the Sisters of Notre Dame de Namur died on March 28, 2021 at Mt. Notre Dame Health Center in Cincinnati, Ohio. She was 77. Sister Seton was born in Orange, New Jersey on July 1, 1943 and is predeceased by her parents Raymond Cunneen and Elizabeth McLaughlin Cunneen, and by her two brothers, Thomas and Msgr. Sean Cunneen of the Archdiocese of Newark, New Jersey. Seton came to Washington, D.C. to attend Trinity College (now Trinity Washington University) where she graduated with a major in Greek and Latin; she then earned a master’s degree in Greek and Latin from New York University. She joined the Congregation of the Sisters of Notre Dame in 1965 and from 1968 to 1971 chaired the Latin Departments in high schools in Atlanta and Villanova, Pennsylvania where the Sisters of Notre Dame were faculty members.
Visit Sr. Cunneen’s obituary at Legacy.com.
Ms. Elizabeth DiMarco ’65
Sr. Rosemary Donohue, SNDdeN
Sister Rosemary Donohue, a Sister of Notre Dame de Namur, died peacefully on September 21, 2020, at the age of 78 in the 60th year of her religious life. Her passing is mourned by the Sisters of Notre Dame de Namur, her sister Peggy Donohue Zecca, and beloved nieces and nephews.
Ms. Maureen (Allen) Doyle ’65
Doyle, 61, died on April 15, 2005, in Phoenix, Arizona. She was a graduate of Trinity College (now Trinity University) in Washington, DC, and of George Mason University in Virginia. Maureen opened and ran the first school for Special Education students in Loudoun County, Virginia. She was the Director of Marketing at AG Communication Systems (now Lucent Technology). Maureen leaves her beloved husband, Darrell Richardson, her loving daughter, Kathleen Ann Iudicello, her loving son, Kevin Parker Iudicello, her adoring grandchildren, Olivia Kate Brock Iudicello, Parker Joseph ludicello, and Kyla Maureen ludicello, her sister, Sheila Ryan, her brothers, David and Michael Doyle, and her cousin, Marie Doyle. Maureen’s quick and clever wit, contagious laugh, and generous, loving heart are dearly missed. In lieu of flowers, donations can be made to The Maureen E. Doyle Bronchiectasis Foundation-A.S.F. and sent c/o Kathleen Iudicello, 2222 N. Dayton St., Phoenix, AZ 85006. Visitation, Wednesday, April 20, 2005, 5:00 to 8:00 P.M., with Rosary at 7:00 P.M., A.L. Moore Grimshaw Bethany Chapel, 710 West Bethany Home Road. Scripture service, Thursday, April 21, 2005, 10:00 A.M., also being held at the Bethany Chapel.
Mrs. Anne (Flanigan) Emmett ’65
Anne Flanigan Emmett passed away peacefully on November 14, 2022, at her home in Bethesda, Maryland, after a courageous battle with cancer. She was surrounded by family and friends throughout the day.
Anne was born in Baltimore, Maryland, in 1943. She attended Trinity College in Washington, D.C. and Stanford University in California, where she earned her Masters in Education. While at Stanford, she met law student Robert Addis Emmett, III, in the cafeteria, but only because she broke the ice and invited him to walk her to class. They married in Baltimore in 1969. Together they spent two years in the Peace Corps in Venezuela, where Anne taught English and pursued dark room photography.
Anne and Bob later moved to Bethesda, Maryland, and had four children followed by nine grandchildren. After years of teaching, she became a realtor and was a top producer at various firms, ultimately partnering with her daughter Laura Emmett O’Connor at Long and Foster in the Bethesda All Points office. Her intricate knowledge of houses, magic touch with people, and deft negotiating skills led to many satisfied clients and happy homes.
Anne was active in her community throughout her life and served as president of the Edgemoor Citizens Association, president of the Sidwell Friends Parents Association, and president of the Gibson Island Garden Club, among many other posts. Anne’s hobbies included reading, gardening, and traveling, but most of all she loved being with her large and happy family, especially at the family’s Chesapeake Bay home where many enjoyed legendary porch dinners, crab feasts, and luau-style family reunions.
Her family will remember her as a loving mother and grandmother, a dedicated friend, a gracious entertainer, and someone who would take charge in any situation. She embodied the maxim, “I’m not bossy—I just have better ideas.” Those ideas included the annual epic multi-generational Emmett family Christmas party, family vacations on Lake Michigan and in Maine, Peace Corps reunions at the Bay, and New Year’s with “the group,” her dear lifetime family friends.
Anne is survived by her husband of 53 years, Robert Addis Emmett, III; her daughter Jennifer Emmett, and husband Lee Bodner, their children Katherine Bodner, David Bodner, Sarah Bodner; her daughter Laura Emmett O’Connor, and husband Francis O’Connor, their children Lilly O’Connor, Patrick O’Connor; her son Bob Emmett and partner Amy Strope, his son Finn Emmett; her son Andrew Emmett, and wife Blakey Burr Emmett, their children Palmer Emmett, Austin Emmett, Elise Emmett; her sister Kathie Asmuth and husband Tony Asmuth, her brother John Flanigan and wife Karen Girg; and her sister-in-law Susan Flanigan, as well as numerous nieces, nephews, and cousins. She is pre-deceased by her parents Mary Ann and Pierce Flanigan, her brother Pierce Flanigan, her sister Eileen Flanigan Serene, and her brother-in-law Joe Serene.
Funeral services will be held at Holy Trinity Church, 1315 36th Street, NW, Washington, DC, on December 9th 11:30 AM, followed by a reception at La Ferme, 7101 Brookville RD. Chevy Chase, MD, 1:30-3:30 PM.
Sister Helen Feeney, SND ’65
Sister Helen W. Feeney, SND On May 1, 2010, SISTER HELEN W. FEENEY, SND, beloved daughter of the late Mary Winston Feeney and William D. Feeney.
Religious and friends may call at the Sisters of Notre Dame de Namur Villa Julie Convent, 1531 Greenspring Valley Road, Stevenson, MD 21153 on Tuesday, May 4, 2010 from 9:30 AM to 10:45 AM, Funeral Mass will follow at 11:00 AM. Interment Sisters of Notre Dame de Namur Cemetery, Ilchester, Maryland at 2:00 PM.
Dr. Annette (Heiser) Ficker ’65
Mrs. Lu Ann (Bowie) Frye ’65
Mrs. Lucille Ann Bowie “LuAnn” Frye, 55, of 212 E. Church St., Frederick, died Monday, Feb. 8, at University of Maryland Hospital, Baltimore, following surgery.
She was the wife of Judge John H. Frye III.
Born March 4, 1943, in Washington, she was a daughter of Judge and Mrs. William Beall Bowie of Upper Marlboro.
Mrs. Frye received her bachelor’s degree from Trinity College, Washington, her master’s in early childhood education from Towson University, and her master’s in elementary education from Mount St. Mary’s College, Emmitsburg. She received both master’s degrees with high honors.
She achieved numerous awards and commendations throughout her professional and academic careers.
Mrs. Frye had been employed with Washington County Public Schools as an intervention reading specialist at Bester Elementary School, Hagerstown, at the time of her death.
She was an active member of All Saints Episcopal Church, Frederick. She was a former member of the church vestry and a former member of the board of directors of the Bishop Claggett Center.
Mrs. Frye was a founding member of the Frederick Preservation Advisors; a volunteer for Maryland Historical Trust, documenting historic properties prior to demolition; and had researched and compiled the original list of compatible trees for the City of Frederick.
She was a member of Landmarks Foundation, Frederick County Historical Society, Tasker’s Chance Garden Club, Pi Lambda Theta International Education Honor Society, Frederick Civic Association and Friends of Baker Park. She was a former member of Advocates for the Homeless.
Surviving in addition to her husband and parents are three sisters, Polly Bowie of Mill Valley, Calif., Kathryn B. Murphy of La Jolla, Calif., and Lisa B. Thompson of Birmingham, Ala.
Memorial services will be held at 10 a.m. Saturday, Feb. 13, at All Saints Episcopal Church, 106 W. Church St., Frederick. The Rev. James R. Seale, rector of the church, and the Rev. Scott P. Bellows, associate rector, will officiate.
Inurnment will be in the church columbarium.
Keeney and Basford Funeral Home, 106 E. Church St., Frederick, is in charge of arrangements. There will be no calling at the funeral home.
In lieu of flowers, the family requests memorial contributions be made to Bishop Claggett Center, P.O. Box 40, Buckeystown, Md. 21717, or Advocates for the Homeless Families Inc., 216 Abrecht Place, Frederick, Md. 21701.
Ms. Lenne Gapstur ’65
We are sad to announce Lenne Ann Gapstur passed away peacefully at home in North Palm Beach, Florida on June 25th, 2023 at the age of 80. Lenne was born on January 6th, 1943 to the late Joseph and Hannah Gapstur in Ashland, Ohio where she was raised.
Lenne attended The Laurel School in Shaker Heights, Ohio and graduated from Trinity College in Washington D.C. in 1965. She received a Masters in English from John Carol University in University Heights, Ohio in 1966. She taught high school English and then college English at Marymount College in Boca Raton, Florida in 1968. Lenne then moved to Boston, Massachusetts and worked at Suffolk University while attending their law school. She graduated in 1976 and relocated to North Palm Beach, Florida where she began to practice law. For the next forty plus years Lenne specialized in Estate Planning, Estate Administration and Estate Taxation.
Lenne was a voracious reader, often reading two or three books at a time. Her other passions were caring for her beloved orchids, cooking wonderful gourmet meals which she loved to share with family and friends and collecting recipes. Her cookbook collection was second to none. But more than anything Lenne loved visiting and spoiling her nieces and nephews and their children. She always sent unique and intriguing gifts for every birthday, holiday or special occasion.
In addition to her parents, Lenne was predeceased by her brother, Jeffrey as well as her loving husband Kenneth Smith whom she met while teaching in Florida and reconnected with many years later. They married in 1998 in Chatham New York.
She is survived by her brother, James (Isabelle) Gapstur from Harwich Port, Massachusetts, her sister-in-law, Linda Gapstur, from Stuart, Florida, her stepsons, Sean Smith from Los Angeles, California and Christopher Smith (Thomasina) from Dobbs Ferry, New York, her step-grandchildren, Gabrielle, Olivia, Caitlin, Francesca, Brendan, Owen and Lucas, her nieces and nephews, John (Amy) Gapstur from Plymouth, Massachusetts and Alicia (Jonathan) Regan from Yarmouth Port, Massachusetts, Christopher (Amilie) Gapstur from Vero Beach, Florida and Devin (Michael) Tesmer from Saint Petersburg, Florida, and her grand nieces and nephews, Cameron, Emma, Jackson and Sofia.
Lenne will be remembered for her kindness, generosity, sense of humor and devotion to her family. She will be dearly missed.
Mrs. Virginia Hamill ’65
Mrs. Patricia Hishiki ’65
6/12/1991
Mrs. Mary (Bough) Hyde ’65
HYDE, Mary Ann (Bough) Age 78, of Scituate, MA, passed away peacefully on December 25, 2022, with her family by her side. She was predeceased by her loving husband, James; and is survived by her daughter Marianne Hyde and son-in-law Stas Zakrzewski of New York; her son James “Jamie” Montgomery-Hyde and son-in-law Paul Montgomery-Hyde of Scituate; and son Scott Hyde of Colorado. She was a proud grandmother of Zoe, Juliette, Danny, and Teddy; and a caring aunt to the Dellera family.
Born in Santa Barbara, California in 1944, she was adopted as an infant by her parents, Lawrence and Ann Bough of Milton, MA and summered at the family house in Dennis, MA on the Bass River. In both locations, she was always surrounded by a menagerie of animals, given to her by her father, much to the chagrin of her mother. Mary Ann’s love of animals was well known and throughout her life she had many pets, including Lik-a-Pik, Shadow, Taffy, Patrick, Sampson, Nik-Nik, Skinny, Finbarr, Leah, and Maya; and adored her family’s pets Spike, Skunky, Bobo, Eliot, Thor, Scout, Gigi, Gus, Jack and Zen.
Mary Ann attended Newton Country Day School and Trinity College earning a degree in Social Work. Upon graduation she moved to New York City and was a bilingual social worker before relocating back to the Boston area. It was in Boston that she met her future husband, Jim, at one of his “legendary” parties on Joy Street on Beacon Hill. They wed in 1967 and it was the beginning of a life of family and friends filled with joy and world travels. The couple started their life in West Roxbury and then moved to Hanover where they raised their children before moving to Scituate in 1993, finding a beautiful home on the North River where they graciously entertained family and friends.
Mary Ann loved her home on the North River and never ceased to marvel at the beauty of the estuary through each season. Here she nurtured a beautiful garden and which in turn rewarded her with an ever-changing palette of colors, scents, and textures. Tending to her garden was never a chore as she loved all the effort that went into creating a place that connected her with nature.
Mary Ann started her sobriety in 1974 opening a beautiful new chapter making many lifelong friends who, in turn, imparted much love, support and wisdom in this journey. She was proactive in helping many others achieve their own sobriety and changed the lives of many. She considered herself extraordinarily fortunate to be embraced by great friends committed to such a powerful approach to healing and support.
Mary Ann recognized she was having memory issues when she was in her fifties and sought treatment. She received the diagnosis of dementia and accepted that with both sadness and grace. She was an active participant in her treatment and made it clear to her family how she wanted to navigate this illness with courage and dignity informing all decisions.
She resided with Jim as long as possible before moving into memory care at Linden Ponds. The last three years, she was a resident of Cardigan Nursing Home in Scituate, with support from Beacon Hospice, where she was cared for with compassion and love which her family is deeply grateful for.
A private Memorial Service will be planned for both Mary Ann and Jim later this year.
Mrs. Maureen (Sheehan) Jacobs ’65
SHEEHAN – Maureen E., 59, of Hyannis, died unexpectedly, May 12, 2003, at her home. She is survived by a daughter, Jessica N. Jacobs of Boston; two brothers, Myles N. Sheehan, S.J. of Oak Park, IL and Brian Sheehan of Glen Ridge, NJ. Visiting hours will be held from 7-9 p.m. on Wednesday, at Doane, Beal & Ames Funeral Home, 160 West Main St., Hyannis. A funeral Mass will be celebrated at 9:30 a.m. on Thursday in Our Lady of Victory Church, Centerville. Burial will follow in St. Francis Xavier Cemetery, Centerville.
Mrs. Eileen (O’Donnell) Jacxsens ’65
Eileen O’Donnell Jacxsens, 81, died with her husband, Peter, by her side at their home in Richmond, VA, on May 1, due to complications from Parkinson’s Disease.
Born to Dr. Paul J. and Margaret O’Donnell on May 24, 1943, in Washington, D.C., she grew up in the Spring Valley neighborhood. Eileen was the eldest of twelve children. She attended and graduated from Georgetown Visitation and Trinity College Class of ’65. After graduation, Eileen taught school, including ten years as a third and fourth grade teacher at Holy Trinity in Georgetown and eight years as a middle school math teacher at Our Lady of Victory (OLV). At both schools, Eileen was able to teach alongside her sisters (Maureen at Holy Trinity and Sheila at OLV).
Eileen and Peter were married on December 27, 1975, at Little Flower Church in Bethesda, MD. They lived on Fulton Street where she enjoyed a wonderful marriage and all the challenges and rewards of raising four children. Eileen was a lifelong parishioner of Annunciation Catholic Church where she was baptized, a member of the first sixth grade class when the parish school opened in 1954, and where she later taught religious education for many years. Eileen’s spirit and love continue through the lives she touched as a wife, mother, sister, teacher, dog lover, walker, Catholic and best friend.
Eileen was predeceased by her parents, as well as her brother, Paul, and sister, Patricia. Eileen is survived by her husband; her sisters, Kathleen Albertson (Fred), Maureen Short (Chuck), Sheila, Mary Anne, and Claire; brothers, Kevin (Donna), Brian, Dennis, and Michael; children, Peter (Christiana), Eileen Lapington (Justin), Paul (Kelly), Patrick (Elizabeth) and twelve grandchildren.
To celebrate Eileen’s life there will be a wake on Sunday, May 11, in Richmond, VA, at Bliley’s Funeral Home, 3801 Augusta Avenue, from 4 to 6 p.m., with Rosary at 5:30 p.m. A funeral will be held at Annunciation Catholic Church in Washington D.C. on Monday, May 12, at 11 a.m. Followed by interment at Gate of Heaven Cemetery at 2 p.m.
Mrs. Nancy (Klipa) McGavock Johnson ’65
Ms. Karen Krempa ’65
Sister Regina Lake, SND ’65
10/28/2016
Ms. Elisabeth Anne Luick ’65
Elisabeth Anne Luick, of Belmont and East Dennis, MA, passed away on Friday, April 28 after a long illness.
Always known as Betsy, she was born in Cambridge, MA on September 25, 1943. She was the daughter of the late Robert Burns Luick and Evelyn Pelletier Luick. She graduated from Marycliff Academy in Winchester, MA and went on to earn a Bachelor of Arts degree in English from Trinity College in Washington, DC. After graduating
from college, she went to Michigan State University for a master’s degree in English.
Betsy remained a lifelong fan of MSU Spartans football after her time spent in East Lansing.
Betsy was a principal with the Boston based management consulting firm, Harbridge House, Inc. For many years, she ran their Editorial and Creative Services Division. She worked on client engagements centered on the development of management training, consulting, and marketing materials relating to change management, leadership, and strategic focus. Her office at Harbridge House was located on Arlington Street
overlooking the Boston Public Gardens and she often commented on how much she loved working from such a delightful spot. She joined Coopers & Lybrand when the firm acquired Harbridge House in 1993 where she became a director and senior writer/editor in the Organization Effectiveness and Development group. Betsy continued to hold this position after Price Waterhouse and Coopers & Lybrand merged in 1998 to create PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) until her retirement.
Above all, Betsy cherished her family. She leaves her three sisters, Susan Luick Good and her husband Fred of Cambridge, Sarah H. Luick of Boston and Nancy Luick Bryan and her husband Jim of Greensboro, NC. She was devoted to her nieces and nephew, Caroline Good of Washington, DC, Jessica Good and her husband Brett Smith and their
children Sam, Max, and Catherine (Cat) of Belmont, Marjorie (Maggie) Bryan of Brooklyn, NY and Robert Luick Bryan of Washington, DC. She also leaves a large extended family of aunts, uncles, and cousins. The family especially would like to thank Betsy’s caregiver of the last few years, Agnes Acheampong, for her kindness.
Returning to the Boston area after finishing her graduate studies, she remained a resident of Belmont for the rest of her life. She lived in the family home and remained friendly over the years with the old neighbors she and her sisters had grown up with as well as fond of the many new neighbors she met. Before her health began to fade, Betsy delighted in hosting family gatherings at holidays and cooking delicious and festive
meals.
Betsy enjoyed many wonderful summers from the mid-1950’s on at the family’s home overlooking Cape Cod Bay. She loved introducing her nieces and nephew to the special places on the Cape she had enjoyed as a child. Betsy even created a fictitious character, the Fairy Princess of Cape Cod, to entertain them when they were young.
A generous philanthropist, Betsy supported many caregiving organizations over the years. She also showered family dogs with love and fun gifts. When her aunt passed away, she took it upon herself to adopt her aunt’s beloved dog, Coco, a pretty long-haired Chihuahua, who became her wonderful companion for many years.
Mrs. Ann Ripton McIntyre ’65
Mrs. Jacqueline (Maier) Mitchell ’65
Jacqueline “Jackie” Mitchell (nee Maier) of Northfield, formerly of Wilmette; loving wife, mother, grandmother, sister and friend. Jackie passed away at home December 8, 2009 after a long battle with breast cancer. She will be missed by many who will remember her loving, generous and strong spirit. Visitation Friday, December 18, 12 noon until time of Funeral Mass 1 p.m. at Saints Faith, Hope & Charity Church, 191 Linden Street, Winnetka. Interment St. Mary Cemetery, Lake Forest.
Ms. Joyce Morton ’65
Mrs. Dorothy (Giuffre) Nussbickel ’65
Dorothy Nussbickel died in her home on June 27, 2022 at the age of 78, surrounded by family. She lost her long battle with cancer, bravely fought since 2019. Dorothy leaves behind her two sons: Justin and Gregory; her 4 year-old Granddaughter: Elise; and her two siblings: Mary Giuffre and Philip Giuffre.
Dorothy (or “Dottie” as she was known) was universally beloved and admired. In addition to being a wife (to John Nussbickel, deceased) and mother, Dottie taught elementary school in New York for 30 years with passion and warmth. Many of her students fondly remember her as one of their all-time favorites.
Dottie was a voracious reader and lover of literature. Her thirst for knowledge led her to achieve a Masters degree from NYU. She continued her pursuit of higher education throughout much of her teaching career.
Dottie was also remarkably physically active, even later in life. She enjoyed tennis, biking, and walking. Her favorite activity, though, was aerobics; so much so, that she got certified as a Zumba instructor in her early 70’s.
Most of all, Dottie was a charming, strong, and selfless woman who brought light and joy into people’s hearts. Her absence is sorely felt, and a heavy loss to bear. Her wonderful influence on those around her lives on, however…ALWAYS to be cherished and NEVER to be forgotten.
Mrs. Theresa (Interdonato) O’Connell ’65
Theresa Amelia O’Connell (nee Interdonato), 81, of Camp Springs, MD passed away on November 29, 2024. She was predeceased by her parents Paul & Amelia (Mirabile) Interdonato and husband Edmond B O’Connell. She is survived by her sons Denis (Shannon) and Paul; grandchildren Edmond & Sophia; brothers Andrew (Beverly) & Anthony (Katie); sister Rita & many loved ones. Visitors may pay their respects on Tuesday, December 10 at Lee Funeral Home in Clinton, MD, 2 to 4 & 6 to 8 p.m. Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated at St. Philip the Apostle Catholic Church, Camp Springs, MD on Wednesday, December 11 at 11 a.m.
Mrs. Gwendolyn (Foard) Pierce ’65
5/13/2025
Mrs. Mary (Harrington) Post ’65
Beloved wife, mother, grandmother, teacher, softball coach, and attorney, ‘she was a force of nature’ Mary Harrington Post died after a long illness on Friday, February 21, 2025. Mary was born in Elizabeth, NJ, to Paul and Margaret Harrington on July 6, 1943, the fifth of their six children. She graduated from Benedictine Academy in Elizabeth in 1961 and from Trinity College in Washington, DC, in 1965. She resumed her education in 1980, earning an MBA from Rutgers University in Newark in 1982, and then a JD from the Rutgers School of Law in Newark in 1985.
Whether as a wife and mother, teacher, cook, seamstress, gardener, softball coach, TV show contestant, graduate student, or practicing attorney, Mary was a force of nature. She invariably left an impression on everyone she met. Her boundless energy and enthusiasm coupled with her formidable intellect and wit enabled her to excel at everything she did.
She was a certified teacher and her second grade students at Our Lady of Lourdes in Mountainside loved her. The girls on her softball teams loved playing for her and she coached them to the Union County Championship.
Mary was the star of the show when she and her husband defeated seven other couples on the “Dream House” network television show and won a house that stands today in Mountainside.
After majoring in English at Trinity, and raising her children, at age 39 Mary enrolled in Rutgers’ highly quantitative MBA program, where she was required to take courses in Statistics and Calculus so that she could handle the Business School curriculum. She graduated in the top 10 percent of her MBA class, becoming a member of the Beta Gamma Sigma Honor Society in the process.
With her MBA in hand, Mary concluded that practicing law offered a better opportunity for meaningful work than the business world. She attended Rutgers School of Law – Newark, where she was a member of the prestigious Rutgers Law Review. After receiving her JD Mary was recruited by the State’s leading law firms and commenced a distinguished career as an advocate and litigator, with a rare talent for tax law.
Except for a 3 year stint for her husband’s military service, Mary was a life-long resident of Mountainside. She worked with architects and contractors to design and build a home in Mountainside adjoining her parents’ home, where she lived for the rest of her life. She also made a home at the Shore, where her parties after the annual Dog Day Race in Harvey Cedars became legendary.
In recent years Mary was saddened by the loss of three of her brothers, Paul, Jim and John Harrington, her sisters-in-law, Mary Isobel (“Marissa”) Post, Carol Harrington and Sally Harrington, and her brother-in-law, Jay Scott MacNeill. She is survived by her husband, John, also one of six children, two daughters, Elizabeth and Sarah, her son-in-law Timothy Smith, her grandchildren, Margaret and Timothy Smith, her brother, Timothy Harrington, her sister Margaret (“Peggy”) MacNeil, and dozens of nieces, nephews, their progeny, and by in-laws, all of whom she dearly loved.
Visitation will be at the Dooley Colonial Funeral Home, 556 Westfield Avenue, Westfield, N.J. on March 10, 2025 from 4 to 8PM. A Funeral Mass will be held on March 11, 2025, at 10:30AM at Our Lady of Lourdes Church, in Mountainside, N.J., followed by a graveside service at the Fairview Cemetery in Westfield.
To honor Mary’s philanthropic disposition, the family has requested that in lieu of flowers donations be made to Red Cross Central, 1540 West Park Avenue, Ocean, NJ 07712.
Ms. Mary (Bernbrock) Reedy ’65
Resident of Everett, Mary was welcomed home by her Savior and Lord on July 1, 2016. She passed away peacefully in her home after a two and half year battle with cancer. Mary was born in Aurora, ILL. The second of four children born to William and Madge Bernbrock. Mary held a bachelors degree in Economics from Northwestern University. In 1968 she married Gael Reedy, and they moved to the Pacific Northwest where they would raise their two daughters, Katie and Megan in Edmonds. For 25 years Mary worked supporting the family business, Wood World of Lynnwood. After the business closed she went on to pursue a career in Trust Administration with Frontier and Union Bank where she worked for fifteen years, retiring last March. Mary’s love and passion for her family, her faith, and education permeated everything she did. She was beloved and remembered by all who knew her for her warm, welcoming smile, her special gift of encouragement, her intelligence, her wonderful sense of humor, and her endless mission to create and cherish memories with family and friends. Mary is survived by her husband of almost 48 years, Gael Reedy; her two daughters and their spouses, Katie and Patrice Adjibly and Megan and Mike Viskovich; her three siblings and spouses, Cele Reidy, Chris and Yoopin Bernbrock, John and Mary Bernbrock ; and her brother and sister in law, Skip and Karen Reedy, in addition to a long list of extended family and friends who will miss her dearly. A funeral mass will be held on Friday, July 15, 2016 at St. Thomas More Parish at 11 a.m., with a reception immediately following onsite. The Committal will take place at 2 p.m. at Holyrood Cemetery in Shoreline. In lieu of flowers, donations in Mary’s name can be made to the Carmelite Monastery, 17937 250th St. Eldridge, Iowa 52748-9425.
Ms. Ann Robinson ’65
Ann Beatrice Robinson, 84 years, was born on March 16, 1939 in Horsley, Gloucestershire, England. She died on July 24, 2023 in Leesburg, Virginia.
A Funeral Service will be held on August 12, 2023 at 11:00am at Church of the Ascension (The Old Stone Church) in Centerville, Virginia. Immediately following the service, a Celebration of Life will take place at 5481 Rockpointe Drive in Clifton, Virginia.
Ann worked at Hillcrest. She served in the USAF.
In order to honor Ann’s memory, donations can be made to the Church of the Ascension.
Sister Patricia Schwartz, SND ’65
12/17/2019
Mrs. Marcia (Callaghan) Tyler ’65
2/5/2016
Mrs. Susan (Kramer) Watson ’65
11/1/1991
Mrs. Ellen (Savage) Williams ’65
Gretchen Wolfe, JD ’65
12/19/2005
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