Alumni of IHM Academy, Coeur d'Alene, Idaho, class of 1954

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  23 Dec 2012
School Year Topic Notes
1949-1950 8th grade group photo Eighth Grade graduation, on steps of St Thomas School. 24 students with Fr COLLINS, CSsR.
1950 - 1954 Le Coeur 1951, 1952 Yearbooks / annuals for our years at IHM, in PDF format.
Last Name First Name Notes Contact/SSDI
BATCHELDER Bernadine class treasurer 9. Born 24 Jul 1936 to Howard & Helene BATCHELDER. Sister of Joan '55, Richard '57, & Gary '59 BATCHELDER In 1946, the family lived at 1411 Wallace. Married William HANSES.  
BUBB Marilou    
CLARK Eva    
DOUGLASS Charles M Married Ruth Ann CHAMBERS on 12 Oct 1963 at St Pat's, Spokane.  
FRUECHTL Carolyn Ann Born 1 Jul 1936 at Billings MT to Frank X Jr and Dolores T (ALLEN) FRUECHTL. Lived 2318 Sherman (1946). Died, age 67, on 30 Jun 2003 of lung cancer. See her obituary and more family information. SSDI: Carolyn
GALIPEAU Marie class treasurer 12; born 6 May 1936 to Aldhemar W & Florence M (TESKE) GALIPEAU, who married 9 Apr 1927 at Kellogg. Lived 1402 Cd'A Ave (1946). Sister of Virgil (b 5 Feb 1926), Earl '47, Yvonne '48, and Donna Jean '56 GALIPEAU.  
GARVEY Joan Born 27 May 1936 to William J and Laura (SECAUR) GARVEY. Lived 601 N 17th (1946). Sister of Kathleen, Rita, Bernita, & Mary GARVEY. Cousin of Catherine '55, Eddie, Lucille ('58), Eleanor '61 & Gerald '64 GARVEY. Married Leslie STEELE Jr on 13 Oct 1962 at St Thomas.  
GORDON Margaret class secretary 9, 12. Lived 801 N 8th (1954) with parents Charles J & Mildred (CROWFOOT) GORDON. Married at St Thomas on 12 Feb 1955 to George '54 NIELSEN.  
GUSTAFSON Larry Born 12 Oct 1936 to Roy C & Genevera (KANE) GUSTAFSON. Lived 902 Montana (1946). Brother of Patricia '51 & Roy A '51 GUSTAFSON and a brother ('58?). Married 29 Sep 1956 at St Thomas to Carol MORELAND, daughter of Leonard T & Charlotte (PETERSON) MORELAND.  
HAUGHTON William T Born 15 Mar 1936, possibly to T M HAUGHTON (lived RR 3 in 1952) or George (b 1891 CAN, d 1977) and Mary HAUGHTON (of Bonner county, 1930). Brother of Bonnie '57, a brother ('63?), and Carol ('65) HAUGHTON. Lives Cd'A (2009).  
KANE Thomas J class president 12. Born 23 Nov 1935 to Raymond J and Laura F KANE. Lived 822 Garden (1950's, 1960's). Brother of Terry '57 and Tim '57 KANE and Colleen ('66) KANE. Married 25 Apr 1960 to Mary Lou HANSON; divorced in 1985, reconciled in 1992. Mary Lou died 13 May 2007. Three sons: John (1966~2005), Jim, and Justin. See Mary Lou's obituary. Also see Son John's obituary. John KANE
KOSS Dona Kay (Donna Lou) Born 3 Sep 1936 to Sylvester "Smokey" and Monica (KNUTSON) KOSS, who married on 30 Nov 1933 at St Thomas parish. (two years later, they were witnesses for Howard & Helene BATCHELDER's wedding.) Lived 1901 Pennsylvania Ave (1946). Sister of Shirley '57, Lloyd (58?), and Kenneth '63 KOSS.
Sylvester KOSS was the son of Jakole & Anna KOSS, who emigrated from Germany (Austria/Slovenia) in 1903. Jack was a coal miner in Black Diamond WA, where Smokey was born. Monica KNUTSON was the daughter of John and Harriet (BACKES) KNUTSON. Myron and Magdeline KNUTSON witnessed the KOSS wedding.
SSDI:
Smokey
1909~1983
Monica
1912~1997
MEYER Robert Kenneth class president 9; class vice-president 12. Born 22 Apr 1935 to Kenneth L and Catherine A MEYER. Lived 613 Locust (1946); 612 Annie (1954). Brother of Jerry ('55) and Sharon '58 MEYER. Married Carol KOETTER on 22 Jun 1963.  
MULLER Henry Born 9 Jun 1935 to Elmer Aloysius and Magdaline (SCHWARZEL) MULLER. Lived 2102 Mullan (1946); 820 Birch (1954). Brother of Eleanor '55 MULLER, and nephew of Magdalene '33 and Rita '37 MULLER. Cousin of Dick '61, Tom '61 & Jo Ellen '63 HOLZER. See more MULLER / HOLZER information. Elmer, born 13 Nov 1907 in Illinois to Joseph A & Josephine (MEYER) MULLER, was a Kootenai County deputy sheriff, and died 20 May 1964. Magdaline, born 24 Apr 1910, died Sep 1973. Elmer
Magdaline
NIELSEN George Class president 10. Born 21 Jul 1936 to George Hans & Esther (STREETER '28) NIELSEN, died 4 Mar 1994. Brother of Helenmarie '50, Esther Marlene '53, John '56, Richard '58 & Margaret '60 NIELSEN. Nephew of Lillian '32, Rose '34, Irvin '37, Delico '38 & Irene '40 STREETER. Married at St Thomas on 12 Feb 1955 to Margaret '54 GORDON. SSDI: George
PIEDMONT Katherine Boarding student, sister of Frances '52 PIEDMONT. Class secretary 10. Married 23 Feb 1963 in Japan to USMC Capt Frederick Scott CARR of Florida.  
STILLINGER Mary L Born 23 Oct 1936 to Walter W and Catherine (SAYER) STILLINGER. Lived 1222 N 10th (1938), 1220 N 10th (1941), 1001 Walnut (1946). Aunt of Penny '74 KACZOR. Sister of Phyllis '40, Wendell '42, Larry '44, Ramona (non-grad), Joan '50, and James '58 STILLINGER.
Mary married [1] at St Thomas on 24 Oct 1954 to James WILCOTT of Hayden, son of Glenn WILCOTT and Mabel FISCH. Married [2] --- BREEDEN. Lives Spokane (2011). See additional family information.
 
TOULOU Leona Lee Born 5 Oct 1936 on Colville Indian Reservation, 3/16 blood quantum (parents may be Julius A (1912-1987) & Gertrude (VEACH 1915-1990) TOULOU). Married --- NICHOLS, died age 44 in Jun 1981. Buried with TOULOU family in Kewa cemetery, Ferry coounty WA. Leona
Julius
Gertrude
VEDDER Darlene Born 29 May 1936 to Clarence R and Katherine Leona (MARTELL) VEDDER. Sister of Colleen '55, Anna Marie '60, & Clarence ('7x) VEDDER. Lived 305 Garden (1938); 12A Mullan Pk (Project) (1946, 1949); 210 Indiana (1952). Married 30 Oct 1956 at St Thomas to Donald B MOORMAN, son of Henry & Mary M (BESTE) MOORMAN. Marriage nullified 29 Apr 1976.
Clarence R, born 06 Apr 1903 in WI to Edgar (1872-1946) and Ella (1880-1949) VEDDER, died 14 Nov 1994. (Katherine) Leona, born 1912 to Leo (1880-1934) & Katherine C MARTELL (1884-1976), married Clarence 5 Apr 1934 at mass at St Thomas, and died 16 Dec 1976. All six are buried in St Thomas cemetery (VEDDER), or MARTELL.
About 1907, the VEDDER family moved from Wisconsin to Cd'A. In 1910, the family lived on Davidson St.
in 1920, Clarence VEDDER, 16, lived with his parents & sibs in Cd'A (LaCrosse area) (1920 census).
Clarence
class of 1954
NON GRADUATES
Donna Eugenia BROOKS (b 1 Sep 1935) and her sister, Darlene "Sally" BROOKS (b 23 Oct 1936 in Philip SD to Martin N & Darlene Jean (FORTUNE) BROOKS [MORELAND], were in this class during sophomore year. Lived 2201 N 4th (1946, 1953). Sisters of Martin (??) and Roger '63 BROOKS.
Donna married Thomas Nelson LOUDIN, lives in Kootenai county.
Sally married John J GAMET Jr on 24 Aug 1953, lived Cd'A, and died 27 Jun 2009. Buried in Riverview cemetery, as are her parents, Martin, 1906-1978, and Darlene J, 1918-2008.
 

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