St Paul Catholic School
SPHS Class of 1959
Classmates
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Garden City, MI
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Hello classmates. Following high school graduation I attended Flint Jr. College and worked in the Owosso/Corunna area. In 1964 I moved to Lansing and worked at the Bank of Lansing in the mortgage department as well as attending Lansing community College. … more »
View profile »Rosemary Newcomb (Amos)
Chesaning, MI
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I guess it has been about 52 years since I have seen most of you. As you know I left to join the Oxford Dominicans in ’57 where I finished High school and then went on to Sienna Heights where I got my BA in ’61.. I taught in various parochi… more »
View profile »Suann Paluska (Beaudoin)
Silverthorne, CO
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What can I say, I have had a wonderful life. I married a wonderful guy and have three wonderful intelligent and caring boys. I have had downs, I lost two siblings and had a “close encounter” with the Lord, but so much to be thankful for. … more »
View profile »Marie Kay Bach (Bompezzi)
Portage, MI
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After graduating from St Paul’s in 1959, I attended Siena Heights College in Adrian, Michigan on a service scholarship. Then I transferred to Western Michigan University in the fall of 1960 and graduated in June of 1963. My senior year, I met Mike… more »
Flint, MI
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I got a new hip since the 50th Reunion. I also have aged a bit!
View profile »Barbara Cunningham (Brown)
Plainwell, MI
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After high school Jim McAvoy and I were married on December 31, 1960. I was working since graduation and continued to help him through Michigan State to be a civil engineer. We moved 13 times with college, the army and Consumers Power. During that time … more »
Park Falls, WI
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My husband Ron and I were married at St Paul’s Catholic Church in Owosso, Michigan on September 7, 1963. We have four children and ten grandchildren.

We have lived in Michigan, Wisconsin, North Dakota, Utah and Minnesota as Ron was employed with… more »
View profile »Judy Koebel (Dutcher)
Carleton, MI
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As many of you may remember, I entered the Adrian Dominican Order after my sophomore year in high school. After two years at Siena Heights, I had enough credits to begin my teaching career. My first assignment was at St Norbert’s in Inkster where … more »
Owosso, MI
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After I graduated from St Paul High School I worked in the grocery business with my father and other supermarkets. For a while I worked at Crest, Inc in Owosso running a printing press. Then I started with the Chevrolet dealer in Owosso. I still work pa… more »
Owosso, MI
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After graduating from SPHS, I hired into GM in Lansing Michigan in production. I worked there until 1960. In 1961 January 7, I married my high school sweetheart, Brenda Graham. We then moved to Ithaca Michigan and worked at Wolverine Shoe Co. Our first son… more »
View profile »Ann Davis (Mastrodonato)
Houston, TX
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In the fall of 1959, I began college studies at Siena Heights in Adrian, Michigan. I completed my B.S. in January of 1963 and returned home. There I began teaching at St. Paul School, replacing an ailing 5th grade teacher. In September of that year, I mov… more »
San Jose, CA
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Lots of travel since leaving Owosso... Over the years I worked in radio broadcasting in Flint, Wheeling, WV and Cleveland, OH. I then worked in telecommunications for Ohio Bell and the City Of Cleveland. Moved to Washington D.C. with a video engineering c… more »
View profile »Delores Batora (Miros)
Elsie, MI
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After graduation I worked at General Telephone Co. until I married Ed Batora in 1960. We had 6 children, 4 daughters and 2 sons by the time I was 27 yrs. old.
We are crop farmers now for 48 years. I worked at the school at Ovid-Elsie part time while the c… more »
View profile »Patrica Twomley (Pernish)
Linden, MI
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After hearing from Bob Stechschulte and Fred Pirochta on the very same day that I had not sent my biography for the website, I knew it was time to put on paper what has happened in the last 50 years. I have read all your bio’s and enjoyed catching u… more »
Lansing, MI
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Following high school Bob Stechschulte, Tom Mehrens and I attended and graduated from Ferris Institute. My degree was in Automotive Technology. Upon graduation I worked one year for an independent garage not far from Lansing before moving on to work for … more »
Owosso, MI
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I have been married to my lovely wife Beverly for 49 years. I worked for 35 years as a Machine Repairman at Buick in Flint, Michigan. Beverly worked at the University of Michigan in Flint. We are both retired now. We have three children, two girls and a… more »
Lexington, KY
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Including all the normal ups and downs of life it’s been a pretty good fifty years.
My Dad died shortly before my graduation from Notre Dame University in 1963, so I stayed in Owosso and attended Michigan State University for a semester in the Mast… more »
View profile »Carol Cubr (Rigling)
Hartland, MI
 
View profile »Rosemary Hayes (Sivak)
Grand Rapids, MI
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In 1963 I Graduated from Siena Heights in Adrian, Michigan with a major in
art. I married Bill Hayes on August 3, 1963. We have three children Bill Jr., Kellie Marie and Mike.
They each blessed us with 2 wonderful grandkids, ranging in age from 8 to
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View profile »Bettie Pirochta (Spaleny)
Houghton Lake, MI
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We have no new children or grand children since the last reunion. We live on Houghton Lake in Michigan in the summer and Sarasota, Florida in the winter. We are both good......well a lot more aches and way more pains. I'm finding the 70's not so easy.
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Macomb, MI
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I’ve been self-employed for the past 40 years. I have a law office in Mt Clemens, Michigan. I’m divorced. My favorite recreational activity is golf. Other than that, I have gotten older.
Venice, FL
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While in high school, Fred Pirochta, Tom Mehrens, and I decided to go to Ferris Institute in Big Rapids. We all did and we all graduated. I got an Associates of Science Degree in Printing and worked for The Saginaw Valley Advertiser in St. Charles, Clin… more »
View profile »Charlotte Lauro (Swanson)
Owosso, MI
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One year after graduation I married Dick Czekai and we had five children; three sons and two daughters. Being a mother was the most important and satisfying job that I had in my life. When my children were all in school full time, I went back to school. … more »
Seymour, TN
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When I graduated from St Paul High School I went to work for Mitchell Bentley in Owosso. In August of 1960, I joined the United States Airforce. I stayed in the service until 1968 and was an electricians mate. I spent 14 months in Africa among other dep… more »
Lakewood, CA
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On November 22nd, 1959 I joined the Navy with 12 weeks basic training at Camp Dewey Great Lakes Illinois then 6 weeks steam engineering school. I then transferred to Long Beach, Ca Navy base aboard the USS Collett, A Destroyer Escort ship. In heavy fog we… more »
View profile »Diana Repichowski (Volek)
Lansing, MI
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In my past life I taught school from 2nd grade to seniors in high school for eleven years. I was then Principal for 20 years at Resurrection High School in Lansing, Michigan. I’m retired now but still involved on school evaluations, accredidation… more »