In Memoriam ~ Larry Reuter ’69 March 24, 2026 Dr. Lawrence Joseph Reuter, 74, of Atlanta, passed auszy peacefully on Thursday, March 5, 2026. Born April 1, 1952, in Hastings, Minnesota Larry was the beloved son of Leo Henry Reuter and Margaret Langenfeld and soas the seventh of nine siblings Larry grew up in Hastings, where his love of people, sports, and life first […]
In Memoriam ~ Roger Schwieters ’54 January 21, 2026 Longtime Crosslake resident, Roger H. Schwieters, passed away January 10, 2026, at his winter home in Titusville, FL. He was 89 years old. Roger was born on May 10, 1936, in St. Cloud, Minnesota, to Nick and Helen (Gerding) Schwieters. He graduated from St. John’s Preparatory School in 1954 and went on to earn a […]
In Memoriam ~ LeMay Wagner Bechtold January 15, 2026 Eulalia May (LeMay) Wagner Bechtold, 98, died on September 2, 2025, at her farm home in Rockville, Minnesota. She was born June 10, 1927, in Wolf Point, Montana, to Thomas A. and Margarette Jackins Wagner. She grew up on a wheat and cattle ranch in Nashua, Montana, where she worked cattle on the prairie on […]
In Memoriam ~ Richard “Dick” Schaefer ’49 January 13, 2026 Richard was born August 10, 1931, in the new St. Cloud Hospital, to Richard R. and Hazel M. (Hebert) Schaefer of Albany, MN, on his dad’s 31st birthday, and his parents’ 10th wedding anniversary. He attended St. John’s Prep (49ers) and St. John’s University. Dick met the girl of his dreams, Rita M. Neeb, Sophomore […]
In Memoriam ~ Pierre “Pete” Nadeau ’47 August 8, 2025 Pete Nadeau was born to William and Josephine (Rodrigue) Nadeau on October 19, 1929. He passed away of natural causes on August 7, 2025 at Waverly Gardens in North Oaks, MN. Pete grew up, raised a family, farmed, and lived his entire life within the same 5 mile radius in Lino Lakes, Centerville, and North […]
In Memoriam ~ Paul Diemert ’51 August 4, 2025 Paul Mark Diemert was born in Buffalo ND on October 22, 1933 and died at 6:40 am in Albany, OR on July 26, 2025. He left a legacy and example of faith, service, and community involvement, and will be missed by a large family including children, grandchildren, nieces and nephews. Paul was the youngest of […]
In Memoriam ~ William “Fuzzy” Femrite ’69 July 14, 2025 William Sullivan ‘Fuzzy’ Femrite June 17, 1951 – July 10, 2025 Born in Bismarck, North Dakota to Almont ‘Shorty’ Femrite and Mary ‘Babe’ (née Towne) Femrite. Fuzzy grew up across the river in Mandan, ND. He attended St. Joseph grade school and then moved to Collegeville, MN to attend St. John’s Preparatory School. He graduated […]
In Memoriam: James “Jim” Borgestad ’64 May 20, 2025 James “Jim” Thomas Borgestad ’64January 6, 1947 — May 19, 2025 Jim passed away peacefully, surrounded by loved ones, on May 19, 2025. Jim was born to Matt and Ann Borgestad, and raised on St. Paul’s Rice Street. From 1960-68, he attended Saint John’s Prep and University, in Collegeville, MN, where he captained the hockey […]
In Memoriam ~ Richard C. Volz ’49 April 30, 2025 Richard C. Volz, 93, of Fond du Lac, passed away on April 30, 2025, at the Hospice Home of Hope. He was born on August 23, 1931, in La Crosse, WI to Bernard J. and Thelma (Haines) Volz. Rick grew up in La Crosse. He attended St. John’s Preparatory School in Collegeville, MN and graduated […]
In Memoriam ~ Father Roger Botz ’51 April 21, 2025 Roger Botz was the youngest of two sons and one daughter born to Peter Botz and Anna (Monn) Botz in Freeport, Minnesota, on December 10, 1933. His father worked as a rural mail carrier, and his mother was an elementary school teacher. After his school years at Sacred Heart School in Freeport from 1939–1947, a […]
