In Memoriam ~ Father Roger Botz ’51 April 25, 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 […]
In Memoriam ~ Phabe Wartman ’51 April 8, 2025 Phabe Wartman ’51 of Shorewood, MN, born June 20, 1933 in Victoria, MN, passed away peacefully on April 2, 2025. Beloved husband, father, grandfather, brother, uncle, and friend. Phabe was a graduate of St. John’s Prep School and St. Johns University in Collegeville, MN. Served in the Army and returned to MN. Prior to a […]
In Memoriam ~ Leon Schefers ’65 April 7, 2025 Leon H. Schefers ’65 passed away at the age of 77 on March 15, 2025 as a result of an automobile accident. He was born Nov. 30, 1947 in St. Cloud to Norbert and Cecilia (Maus) Schefers.He married Elizabeth (Betsy) Liedl April 8, 1989 in Wolverton, MN. He attended St. John’s Prep and High School and […]
In Memoriam ~ Joseph Condoluci March 27, 2025 Parent of Tim ’73, Jim ’78, and John ’80 Condoluci Joseph Condoluci, formerly of Bloomington, passed away peacefully on March 23, 2025 at the age of 96. Joe was preceded in death by wife Juanita, parents Dominik and Marie, sisters Florence Brown, Gloria Clifton, and Geraldine Hoard. He is survived by children Tim ’73 (Marilyn), […]
In Memoriam ~ Robert Schenk ’64 March 21, 2025 Robert Schenk ’64 died on March 17, 2025, at IU Methodist Hospital in Indianapolis. He was born on Sept. 21, 1946, in Hutchinson, Minn., son of the late Richard M. Schenk and Frances A. (Smith) Schenk. His childhood was spent in Stewart, Morton, and Little Falls, Minn. He married Germaine Bole in Chicago on Dec. 27, […]
In Memoriam ~ Jacklyn Enke March 12, 2025 Mother of Andrew ’02, Steven ’04, and Jay ’07 Enke Jacky, 71, of St. Joseph, MN, passed away peacefully on Saturday, March 8, surrounded by family at the St. Cloud Hospital, after a courageous 2 ½ year battle with ALS. Jacky was born in St. Croix Falls, WI to Roger and Darlene (Hopkins) Ekstrand. She graduated […]
In Memoriam ~ Juliana Howard February 14, 2025 Spouse of past Prep faculty member Jerry Howard, mother of Thomas Howard ’80, Ann Heymans ’82, and David Howard ’85, grandmother of Sophia Heymans ’08 and Chloe Heymans ’10 Juliana Howard passed away peacefully on Sunday, February 9, 2025, at St. Cloud Hospital. Juliana was born in Dickinson, ND, on November 13, 1936, to the […]
In Memoriam ~ Fr. Stanley F. Wieser ’60 February 11, 2025 Reverend Stanley Francis Wieser ’60 passed away on Wednesday, February 5, 2025, at Traverse Care Center, Wheaton, MN. Father Wieser was born on June 25, 1942, in Wheaton, MN. He was the son of Robert and Margaret (Crooks) Wieser. Father Wieser attended the Wheaton Public Schools through 9th grade, and Saint John’s Preparatory School, Saint […]
In Memoriam ~ Lorraine H. Cofell February 3, 2025 Past Staff Member and Grandmother of Kieran ’02, Emerson ’05, and Liam ’11 Cofell-Dwyer, Emiliana ’12, Leela ’14, and Fynn ’18 Cofell Lorraine Helen Westrup Cofell, born November 2, 1927, died on Wednesday, January 29, 2025. She was blessed to spend 66 of those years with William “Bill” Cofell, who she married on a sunny […]
In Memoriam ~ Jan Kubesh ’53 January 25, 2025 Jan Gregory Kubesh ’53 passed away on January 23, 2024 in Rising Sun Maryland at the age of 88. Born in Minneapolis, MN, on June 30, 1935, to Theodore L. and Della V. Kubesh, he was the devoted husband of 48 years to Heather D. Kubesh. Jan began his education in Hackensack, MN, graduated from […]
