Alumni of IHM Academy, Coeur d'Alene, Idaho, class of 1961 | ||||
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IHM Alumni Homepage | Class Index | Class pictures | Obituaries | Families | Laurel & le Coeur |
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1956-1957 | 8th grade group photo | 46 students, Eighth Grade graduation, on steps of St Thomas School, with Fr MEIER, CSsR. | ||
1957 - 1961 | Le Coeur Yearbooks | Yearbooks / annuals for our years at IHM, in PDF format. | ||
2 0 1 1 | 50th Reunion | AROUND AUGUST 1. -- See updated info. | ||
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ANDERSON | Judith Lee | class secretary 12. Born at Cd'A to Nels (1916-2008) and Mary (McEVOY 1909-1985) ANDERSON. Married August 1964 to Bob (CHS '61) HATHAWAY. Three children. More family information. |
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BERTSCH | George Alfred | Born 1 Sept 1943 at Bremerton WA to Wendelin P & Mildred (ANGEVINE) BERTSCH. Brother of James, Robert and Renee '57 BERTSCH. Lived 721 Indiana. George died near Farragut on 8 Dec 1960, while on a hunting trip with classmates Mike'61 GIESA, Bill'61 BLESSING, and Tom'61 PETERS. News article / obituary. Buried in St Thomas Cemetery. See Renee listing for additional family information. |
St Thomas:
George '61 Wendelin Mildred | |
BLESSING | William | Born to Walter Philip and Norma ('39 CROWLEY) BLESSING. Brother of Linda'67 and Robert'69 BLESSING. Cousin of a half-dozen CROWLEY graduates, and tangentially related to several PETERS graduates. |
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BOUGHTON | Donald J | class president 12. Brother of 'Salie '57, Susan '59, Mike '63 BOUGHTON. Don earned Eagle Scout rank in 1957 in Troop 2 (along with Fred McMURRAY, Phil ERICKSON and Bill GREEN). See more family information. Don married 26 Dec 1966 at Spokane to Diane Del CUNNINGHAM, lives in Los Angeles where he is a professional actor. Children include: Sarah J & Megan Victoria. |
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DIXON | Diane Marie |
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DOBROSKI | Sandra Kay | Transferred grade 12 from White Fish MT. Born to Richard D (1917-2006) and Mary Clara (POWERS, 1917-1986) DOBROSKI. Boarding student (grade 12) from Whitefish MT, along with her sister, Judith '62 DOBROSKI. Married --- RINGHOFER. Died 2003, buried with family. | Whitefish:
Sandra'61 | |
DRISCHEL | Patricia Lee |
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FREDRICKSON | Elane Mae | Born 20 Feb 1943 at Butte to Emil Leonard & Mae (LYNCHEHAN) FREDRICKSON. Entered St Thomas in 1955 from St John's in Butte, graduated 8th grade #1 in class. Married c1967 to Ronald E NEUHRING of Madison WI. Lived (1967) Sun Prairie WI. |
St Thomas:
Emil (dad) Mae (mom) | |
GALBRAITH | Joan(ne) Frances | Daughter of William and Carmen (SERVICK '37) GALBRAITH. Niece of Luverne '35, Gwen '41, Eloise '45, and Sr Jaqueline '49 SERVICK, IHM. Sister of Jim '60 GALBRAITH, and Bobby (1943~1951). Married Robert THOMPSON, lives Crosby ND. See more SERVICK & GALBRAITH family information. |
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GARDNER | Eva Lynn | Boarding student (grade 12). |
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GARRON | James Arnold | Born to Luke & Catherine M ('36 WILLIAMS) GARRON (1918-1960). Lived 627 Lincoln Way (1954). Brother of Mike '64 and Joan '57 GARRON. Cousin of Melvin '57 GREEN. |
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GARVEY | Eleanor Ann |
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GIESA | Michael William | Born to William M and Margaret (GRIDLEY) GIESA (parents' obituaries). Brother of Kathy '63, Pat '67, and Jim '68 GIESA. Married Audrey LONG, lives Sheboygan Falls WI. |
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HALLGREEN | John (Gus) | Son of Clarice '30 (STREETER) HALLGREEN. married 1969 to Linda '66 STOCKWELL. |
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HARTZ | Robert E | Son of Clinton J and Margaret '33 (WARD) HARTZ. Brother of Arlene '55 HARTZ. Married Betty ----. Lives Cd'A. |
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HENDERSON | Helen Katherine | born to Darold Edward & Ellen Martha (ROBINS) HENDERSON. |
Evergreen cem PF Darold(dad) Ellen(mom)) | |
HILL | Doris Marie | 4-year boarding student from Bonners Ferry. Sister of Lois '60 HILL Joined Sisters of St Joseph of Newark on 22 Aug 1961 at Bellingham WA, as Sr Mary Lucia. Later, married Denny HARROLD. |
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HOLZER | Richard J | Twin of Tom '61. Born to Rita '37 MULLER and Fred G HOLZER. Brother of Tom '61 & Jo Ellen '63 HOLZER. More Family Information. |
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HOLZER | Thomas F | class vice-president 12. Born to Rita'37 MULLER and (IHM coach) Fred G HOLZER. Brother of Richard '61 & Jo Ellen'63 HOLZER. Attended Carroll College. More family information. |
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IRONS | Sharon Ann | Born to Helen ('40 MOATE) IRONS. Sister of Beverly '60 IRONS JUSTUS. Married 12 May 1962 to Chuck DORISI. |
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JOLIN | Ronald | Transfer grade 10 from Fairbanks AK. |
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JORGES | Sharon | non-graduate. Sharon was a boarding student from Blackfoot ID, joining this class in January 1959 (sophomore), from St Mary's at Wasatch UT. |
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KOEP | R Blaise | Ray Blaise KOEP was born 25 July 1943 at Pensacola FL to Raymond J & Constance (READ) KOEP. lived 1623 Montana Av.
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Blaise '61 | |
KOM | Katherine E | born at Sandpoint to Peter (1914-2000) and Vera (SAUNDERS 1917-2002) KOM. Sister of Donald '58, Robert '60 & Thomas '69 KOM. Married on 27 Oct 1962 at St Thomas to Jerome GEHLEN, brother of Judy '64 GEHLEN. Worked at General Telephone (1961). Father's obituary. Also see More KOM family information. |
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LARSON | Sharon Ann "Sherry" | Born in Spokane to Charles T "Bus" LARSON and Bernice (CHASTEK). Sister of Judy'60 & Mary Lou('64) LARSON. Enrolled IHM grade 5 in Sept 1953, from Spirit Lake elementary. Lived on a mink farm on Spirit Lake.
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McCOMB | Paula Elaine | Boarding student at IHM in 9th, 10th & 12th grades. Married (1) Carl E SIMPSON on 29 Dec 1962 at Boise; (2) Bill BAILEY |
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O'CONNELL | Sharon Anne | Born 2 Feb 1944 in San Diego to James P and Ona Marie (WHITNEY) O'CONNELL. Sister of James '60 and Gary '65 O'CONNELL and Susan ('70 CHS) O'CONNELL. Cousin of Kathleen '60 (O'CONNELL) NEESER. Married in 1968 to Michael Jeffrey CLABOE (1939-2017). More family information. |
Mike (husband) St Thomas: Jim (dad) Ona (mom) | |
PAUL | Lenore Mary | Married Lloyd DONNENWIRTH on 8 Feb 1964 at St Stan's in Rathdrum; divorced in 1982. Two daughters, (Lorraine and Laura), four grandsons. Retired in 2011 from Brown & Haley/Almond Roca, located in Tacoma after 46 years as Corporate Credit & Finance Manager. |
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PETERS | Thomas Charles | Born 30 Jan 1943 at Cd'A to Lawrence & Marjorie (BONALLO) PETERS. Lived at 1223 Garden. Married 1975 to Carol OHRN. Brother of David('66) PETERS
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Tom'61 Larry(dad) Marge(mom) | |
RARICK | Mary Dell | Born to Douglas '40 RARICK & Mary '40 BRODERICK. Sibling of Tim'64, Jim'67 & Bob'63 RARICK. Niece of Mary'37, Madeline'39, & Carmel'41 RARICK. Cousin of Edward'60, Thomas'61, Carol'64 & Fred'67 SCHAFFNER. |
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RASSIER | Dianna Marie | Married 11 Nov 1961 at St George, Post Falls, to Arthur Raymond ENGEN Jr. 3 children, 5 grandchildren. Sister of Philip'65 RASSIER.
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Martin (dad) Margaret (mom) | |
SCHAFFNER | Thomas M | Born to Frederick and Veronica ('35 HEALY) SCHAFFNER. Siblings include Edward '60, Carol '64 & Fred '67 SCHAFFNER. Cousin to many IHM grads; see list at Edward '60 and More HEALY information. |
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SELZLER | Elizabeth |
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WEINMANN | Susanna P | Boarding student at IHM in 9th, 10th & 12th grades. |
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WILHELM | James Paul | Transfer Junior from Mt Angel seminary. born c1943 to Herman P "Dutch" and Jean (PETERS '42) WILHELM. Father's obituary.
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WILLIAMS | Theo(phila) Ann | class treasurer 12. Born 24 May 1943 at Cd'A to Clinton B '27 WILLIAMS and Theophila BRAUN. Died 4 Sep 2003, Cd'A. Niece of James '30 and Catherine '36 WILLIAMS. Sister of Fred ('66), Gary '68, and Pat WILLIAMS. More family information. Also see Theo Ann's obituary. |
St Thomas:
Theo Ann'61 C B (dad) Theo (mom) /td> | |
ZIEGLER | Leander | Transfer grade 11 from Post Falls. |
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Twelve-Year Seniors | Joan GALBRAITH, Eleanor GARVEY, Sharon IRONS, Sharon O'CONNELL, Mary Dell RARICK, Theo Ann WILLIAMS, Jim GARRON, Donald BOUGHTON, Robert HARTZ, Richard & Tom HOLZER, Blaise KOEP, Tom PETERS, and Tom SCHAFFNER. |
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